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Steam Winter Sale 2016 thread of hoping for better deals elsewhere

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Benedict

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Teggy said:
When is the third one even coming out? I also have Trails of Cold Steel purchased waiting for me to play 2 and 3. I'm not too efficient sometimes.
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I thought Cold Steel was a separate series with no direct connection, except being in the same world?
Just finished TiTS and was planning on waiting for chapter 2 getting cheaper on PSN here in Sweden.
Bought Cold Steel in the January sale and was planning to play it now...
 
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LurkerPrime

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TellTale Batman gets pretty interesting in Ep3-4. If they can cap it off well in Ep 5, it might end up in the middle of my unofficial cinematic adventure game ranking instead of trialing the back.

Unfortunately, thus far it has been lacking the killer style and writing of Tales From the Borderland, while also missing the weight from TWD; it's far from TellTale's best work. I'd call it Wolf Among Us-tier, but people liked that (I didn't) so I dunno.
McBryBry said:
I'm looking for something to scratch my Civ itch, but in space.

Please don't say Beyond Earth...
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Stellaris is the king of space 4X. There is nothing better.
 
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preta

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Benedict said:
I thought Cold Steel was a separate series with no direct connection, except being in the same world?
Just finished TiTS and was planning on waiting for chapter 2 getting cheaper on PSN here in Sweden.
Bought Cold Steel in the January sale and was planning to play it now...
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No, there are definitely connections. While you can understand the plot of Cold Steel 1 and 2 (hard to say about 3 yet) without having played the Sky games, they do spoil the Sky games (including SC) a good bit, and there are some subtler things you wouldn't pick up on without playing them.

Definitely continue with Sky and play SC before Cold Steel, and if you're willing to wait a few more months, play The 3rd beforehand as well.

The Cold Steel games are also intimately connected with Zero no Kiseki/Ao no Kiseki (tentatively Trails to Zero/Trails to Azure). These games have not been announced for localization (at least not yet), but the fan translation project for them is in very good hands.
 
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Eila

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Benedict said:
I thought Cold Steel was a separate series with no direct connection, except being in the same world?
Just finished TiTS and was planning on waiting for chapter 2 getting cheaper on PSN here in Sweden.
Bought Cold Steel in the January sale and was planning to play it now...
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Uh no, same world, same timeframe. I would say they are fairly related. You can probably think of them as arcs.
Not sure how you can take finishing TitS and not moving on to SC, lol.
 
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Servizio

I don't really need a tag, but I figured I'd get one to make people jealous. Is it working?
SuperBanana said:
Is Arkham Knight worth buying now? It's only $6 and the current reviews on Steam are "Very Positive". I thought they abandoned fixing it up but people are saying it's been fixed to an ok state now. Has anyone played it recently?
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I binge'd it a week or so ago on my fairly old CPU/new GPU mix (i5-760 2.9GHz/GTX 970) and I thought it played really, really well compared to what I was expecting. It has some starts and stutters and I never tried it anything but vsynced 30fps, but I thought it was eminently playable.
 
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More_Badass said:
Nice, both are great. Honestly those two are my favorites in the survival genre

I made a thread about Subnautica a while back, a lot of impressions from GAF there
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1197498

The Long Dark is the polar opposite, pun intended. It's perhaps the purest and most realistic of the genre, outside of simulation/roguelikes, and the strongest gamification of man vs nature I've seen yet. The dangers aren't mobs. It's getting lost in a blizzard, it's freezing to death from hypothermia, it's falling through thin ice. Just surviving a harsh night feels satisfying. The latest update added a ton, such as frostbite and a layered clothing system.
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Awesome, I'll definitely take a look at the thread and read up a bit on the development of both games. I ended up forgetting about Subnautica and played Long Dark till now. First time I played a game where night time really feels like night. I didn't last all the way through. Enjoying it!
 
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McBryBry said:
On Stellaris, is the Nova edition worth it for the extra race? Also, opinions on the DLC's?
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Species portraits are purely cosmetic, so no. There's dozens to choose from already in the game, and the Plantoids DLC (also purely cosmetic) adds even more flair.

The soundtrack is good, though, so I'd recommend the Nova Edition on that basis.
 
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Benedict

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preta said:
No, there are definitely connections. While you can understand the plot of Cold Steel 1 and 2 (hard to say about 3 yet) without having played the Sky games, they do spoil the Sky games (including SC) a good bit, and there are some subtler things you wouldn't pick up on without playing them.

Definitely continue with Sky and play SC before Cold Steel, and if you're willing to wait a few more months, play The 3rd beforehand as well.

The Cold Steel games are also intimately connected with Zero no Kiseki/Ao no Kiseki (tentatively Trails to Zero/Trails to Azure). These games have not been announced for localization (at least not yet), but the fan translation project for them is in very good hands.
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Ok, asked the question in a PSN thread where I got the answer that they weren't that connected...

Eila said:
Uh no, same world, same timeframe. I would say they are fairly related. You can probably think of them as arcs.
Not sure how you can take finishing TitS and not moving on to SC, lol.
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I'm a really really cheap arse gamer...
Haven't erased my game from the memory card so I can transfer the save, whenever that happens.

Let's see if Sky chapter three will ever get released for the Vita.
Might have to find them in a cheap sale on PC instead then. But that will not be the same as playing it on a Vita.
 
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More_Badass

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Any hidden gems in the roguelike sim niche? Basically stuff akin to Caves of Qud, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, and Dwarf Fortress. Not management, but controlling a single character in a dynamic world, a lot of overlapping systems, etc. I already know of Project Zomboid
 
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Ascheroth said:
The answer is always TitS.

But in all seriousness, they are very different beasts. Trails has amazing world-building, story and writing, with servicable turn-based gameplay.
Zestiria has really awesome action-RPG combat (although it is most definitely over-complicated with subsystems and subsystems and it's something that needs a fair bit of practice and memorizing all your stuff, which can be a turn-off if you don't want to put the work in), whereas it's story is just servicable. Characters and their interaction were pretty fun, but they're also really anime.
Also the whole skill and equipment system is shiiiiiiiiiiiit. Would pay for a mod that removed that garbage.
Or I'll just wait for Berseria which seems to be all the good things Zestiria did done better and without the bad parts.

It depends on what you want, but TitS is most definitely the better game overall.
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Thanks for the answer (and sorry for the late reply). The problem I have with TitS is, that I am scared to get into such a big game, with lots of reading. It's not that I have problem with something like that, but that I don't have that much time in the end and I guess a game like Zestiria is better if I play it iregulary and not in such huge time chunks, or am I also wrong here?
 
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Tizoc

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DrAg0nBoY said:
Thanks for the answer (and sorry for the late reply). The problem I have with TitS is, that I am scared to get into such a big game, with lots of reading. It's not that I have problem with something like that, but that I don't have that much time in the end and I guess a game like Zestiria is better if I play it iregulary and not in such huge time chunks, or am I also wrong here?
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Get Grandia 2 then if you could.
 
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preta

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Eila said:
Uh no, same world, same timeframe. I would say they are fairly related. You can probably think of them as arcs.
Not sure how you can take finishing TitS and not moving on to SC, lol.
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Not exactly the same timeframe - Cold Steel and the Crossbell arc (Zero/Ao) both start a little over a year after the end of SC.

Benedict said:
Ok, asked the question in a PSN thread where I got the answer that they weren't that connected...

I'm a really really cheap arse gamer...
Haven't erased my game from the memory card so I can transfer the save, whenever that happens.

Let's see if Sky chapter three will ever get released for the Vita.
Might have to find them in a cheap sale on PC instead then. But that will not be the same as playing it on a Vita.
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The 3rd will not be localized for Vita or PSP, only Steam. It would simply not be profitable for XSEED to localize another PSP game in 2017, and the 3rd game in a continuity-heavy series at that - and it would still be inferior to the PC version in every way except for portability.
 
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Eila

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Benedict said:
Let's see if Sky chapter three will ever get released for the Vita.
Might have to find them in a cheap sale on PC instead then. But that will not be the same as playing it on a Vita.
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Well, if there's no urgency it's abolutely safe to grab it once it goes 50% off. The original has never gone for less than that. Do pay mind that SC is considerably longer than the first one. Close to double the length I'd say.
 
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zkylon

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DrAg0nBoY said:
Thanks for the answer (and sorry for the late reply). The problem I have with TitS is, that I am scared to get into such a big game, with lots of reading. It's not that I have problem with something like that, but that I don't have that much time in the end and I guess a game like Zestiria is better if I play it iregulary and not in such huge time chunks, or am I also wrong here?
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i can't remember but i think tits being a psp game had like a save anywhere system?

i think you u can just quit whenever you want if you don't want to keep playing and it saves where you were (someone correct me if i'm wrong)

i would recommend recettear instead for a shorter session game but that game can also stretch for a long while sometimes. maybe chantelise?

chantelise is so good
 
Boss Doggie

Boss Doggie

all my loli wolf companions are so moe
dat "paid online in consoles" thread

I'm laughing at the fact that people think cheaters don't exist there
 
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Parakeetman

No one wants a throne you've been sitting on!
Man was hoping for a slightly larger sale with the Total War: Warhammer game. Even more so considering how much DLC they put out already.
 
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Rhaknar

The Steam equivalent of the drunk friend who keeps offering to pay your tab all night.
abracadaver said:
Bought Resident Evil 7 and expected 6 trading cards for that but I got none?
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Note: Pre-purchase items are not eligible for The Steam Awards Trading Card rewards. The following items will not earn trading card rewards:
RESIDENT EVIL 7

says right on the checkout page
 
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Nabs

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I know it's a small discount, but I really do appreciate the new bundles

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RainForce

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dreamfall said:
Do I buy this Danganronpa bundle at 40% off or wait...
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Can't imagine it'll get much lower than that for a while. Only other reason to wait is if you want to pick up the games on PS4 when that releases, but I doubt the additions will be anything major.

I'd honestly go for it now. They're incredible games and the sooner you play them, the less chance of getting spoiled, which I imagine will start being an issue again once V3 releases.
 
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Shari

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So I'm getting:

Deadbolt (indies with good music and gameplay are insta-buy)
Witcher 3 Goty
Hyper Light Drifter
Sniper Elite 3 (love me some online coop)

Dropped:
Subnautica (I NEED online)

If you have any online coop game that you think might have went under the radar please tell me.
 
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thenexus6

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Okay so I bought Shadowrun Returns ages ago put two hours in and got distracted. I will go back to be eventually. I have Dragonfall already to go for after. With Hong Kong on sale should I just grab that too?

Or maybe I should wait to see if I actually like the games first as two hours isn't much to base a strong opinion on I guess.
 
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deadfolk

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Is there any danger of the rest of the trails games getting pulled from PSN, or any of them (including the first) from Steam, Gog, etc.?
 
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kAmui-

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More_Badass said:
Any hidden gems in the roguelike sim niche? Basically stuff akin to Caves of Qud, Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, and Dwarf Fortress. Not management, but controlling a single character in a dynamic world, a lot of overlapping systems, etc. I already know of Project Zomboid
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Gnomoria is very much a Dwarf Fortress-like. Sadly the devs have apparently abandoned the game so there probably won't be any more content. Last time I played it I had fun and there seemed to be a lot content at least for early game.
 
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CecilRousso

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thenexus6 said:
Okay so I bought Shadowrun Returns ages ago put two hours in and got distracted. I will go back to be eventually. I have Dragonfall already to go for after. With Hong Kong on sale should I just grab that too?

Or maybe I should wait to see if I actually like the games first as two hours isn't much to base a strong opinion on I guess.
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That series is on sale all the time, so wait instead if you arent chasing a +1 in your Steam library count. And if you end up not liking Dragonfall, the chance that you will like Hong Kong is very slim.
 
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Jelle

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SuperBanana said:
Is Arkham Knight worth buying now? It's only $6 and the current reviews on Steam are "Very Positive". I thought they abandoned fixing it up but people are saying it's been fixed to an ok state now. Has anyone played it recently?
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It ran great for me on a 980, pretty much 60fps everywhere. Really enjoyed the game as well. It's a steal at $6.
 
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