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STEAM 2013 Announcements & Updates VIII - Don't ask when the sales are starting.
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Really? I've had a DS4 for like almost 3 months now and I haven't had any problems with my shoulder buttons sticking. The controller that came with my PS4 is fine too but that one isn't used nearly as much as the other controller. Guess I'm lucky lol
Same. Especially when in BPM on my couch and I want to play a game that has a non-controller compatible launcher. The trackpad is amazing for that.
GOT 'EM
OK, I added you just to read your reviews. lol
Intheflorsh
Banned
I'm really interested in Steam's turn by turn feature. Do we know how many games support it?
What the heck is this feature for?
Asynchronous multiplayer.
Thief probably will have better stealth than that. Depends how far into dishonored territory that game pushes.
Intheflorsh
Banned
Turn based multiplayer games. I'm assuming it lets a player take a turn and then notifies the opponent that he can take a turn. It sounds a bit like how Frozen Synapse did multiplayer.
I don't know if it counts since its short and the gameplay is... different, but I really liked Hell Yeah! gave me a SoTN vibe, was really fun, and oozes charm.
As said above,Asynchronous multiplayer.
Think of games like Chess, Chess, Scrabble, Go, or anything else with two or more players taking turns and it's okay if it's not done instantly or can take a while because it's a casual and relaxing thing or long thought out and deeply strategised thing (in the case of Chess and Go). A modern/future version of chess by mail. If you want a modern showing of it now, look up mobile or facebook apps like Words With Friends.
I personally want SEGA Swirl on Steam. Loved playing that on Dreamcast,taking turns and the system sending it via email.
Yeah, I'll go in on that. Little interest in card games but SpaceChem was too good to ignore the follow up.
I usually argue that Mark of the Ninja is a puzzle game that uses stealth elements as its means.
MMBosstones86
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Gamefly has it on sale for $15 right now. There is a coupon (GFDDEC20) that brings it down to $12. I doubt Steam will get that low for quite some time.
It's about $2 cheaper on GameFly UK, but since you can neither purchase items as a gift nor purchase the same item twice, finding somebody to assist may prove problematic.
More_Badass
Member
First off, I've only played solo Survival but that's impressive and substantial enough to enjoy.
So you might be thinking that those three elements in the title seem like a weird mix, but that's the kind of vibe I'm getting during my time with Samurai Gunn. Take the samurai films of old, ramp it up to eleven with the Tarantino-style violence and blood, and then imbue that with lightning-fast white-knuckle pace of Hotline Miami, and that's Samurai Gunn in a nutshell
Choose a samurai, choose an arena, and then fight. One hit kills. Armed with only your blade, your handful of bullets, and your agility, you must survive against increasingly challenging waves of enemies in increasingly complex arenas. Like Hotline Miami, death comes fast and at a moment's notice; a single lapse in timing, in reaction and reflex, and your blood will stain the ground rather than your opponent's. There are no power-ups to equip, no special swords to unlock, or abilities to use. You and your foes are equally matched; superior skill and reflexes are your only advantages. Each battle is one of hair's-breadth dodges over swinging blades, of smart positioning, perfect timing to strike down an enemy in mid air or deflect his bullet back at him. And that's just against one opponent; it only becomes more intense once you're down to one life and three enemies are out for your blood.
It's not just this frantic dance of death that makes Samurai Gunn so compelling, but the sheer variety of arenas as well. From levels consisting of moving platforms and traps to levels with spike pits and saw blades, to levels made of nothing but easily breakable bamboos so that the layout changes and shrinks as you play, they are numerous and each must be learned and mastered if you wish to succeed.
It's the little details that round out this impressive package. Fall into a pond and your gun won't fire but instead misfire and discharge spurts of water. Your blood and bodies stay behind, monuments and reminders of your past failures. Slash at your enemy at the same time he does, and you'll clash swords and fly apart, leaving a dust trail in your wake.
So again, I've only played single player, but I can only imagine that multiplayer is only enhanced thanks to human players instead of AI. You can play co-op against bots or fight against each other in Versus mode. As for Samurai Gunn's future, the developer has said he's "interested in experimenting with different types of enemies, modes, and other things" so there's only more frenetic bloodshed to come.
So you might be thinking that those three elements in the title seem like a weird mix, but that's the kind of vibe I'm getting during my time with Samurai Gunn. Take the samurai films of old, ramp it up to eleven with the Tarantino-style violence and blood, and then imbue that with lightning-fast white-knuckle pace of Hotline Miami, and that's Samurai Gunn in a nutshell
Choose a samurai, choose an arena, and then fight. One hit kills. Armed with only your blade, your handful of bullets, and your agility, you must survive against increasingly challenging waves of enemies in increasingly complex arenas. Like Hotline Miami, death comes fast and at a moment's notice; a single lapse in timing, in reaction and reflex, and your blood will stain the ground rather than your opponent's. There are no power-ups to equip, no special swords to unlock, or abilities to use. You and your foes are equally matched; superior skill and reflexes are your only advantages. Each battle is one of hair's-breadth dodges over swinging blades, of smart positioning, perfect timing to strike down an enemy in mid air or deflect his bullet back at him. And that's just against one opponent; it only becomes more intense once you're down to one life and three enemies are out for your blood.
It's not just this frantic dance of death that makes Samurai Gunn so compelling, but the sheer variety of arenas as well. From levels consisting of moving platforms and traps to levels with spike pits and saw blades, to levels made of nothing but easily breakable bamboos so that the layout changes and shrinks as you play, they are numerous and each must be learned and mastered if you wish to succeed.
It's the little details that round out this impressive package. Fall into a pond and your gun won't fire but instead misfire and discharge spurts of water. Your blood and bodies stay behind, monuments and reminders of your past failures. Slash at your enemy at the same time he does, and you'll clash swords and fly apart, leaving a dust trail in your wake.
So again, I've only played single player, but I can only imagine that multiplayer is only enhanced thanks to human players instead of AI. You can play co-op against bots or fight against each other in Versus mode. As for Samurai Gunn's future, the developer has said he's "interested in experimenting with different types of enemies, modes, and other things" so there's only more frenetic bloodshed to come.
Tesseract
Banned
re: https://groupees.com/shinyloot
do i have to buy two games to get the bonuses? all i really want is aztaka.
do i have to buy two games to get the bonuses? all i really want is aztaka.
Mmh, so I took the DA:O UE CD keys from Steam and redeemed them on Origin and BSN. So far so good, every DA:O DLC appears in my BSN registered game content page... except for The Golems of Amgarrak for some reason. I read that DLC may take a while to appear on the BSN registered game content page, but it's been more than an hour and still nothing.
I'll check my registered content on the BSN tomorrow, and hopefully by then the Amgarrak DLC will had been added. I don't really want to deal with EA's support.
I'll check my registered content on the BSN tomorrow, and hopefully by then the Amgarrak DLC will had been added. I don't really want to deal with EA's support.
State of Decay comes to mind.
More_Badass
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Yeah but State of Decay was already a full fledged release, so while it is Early Access, it's in a different situation than most of other Early Access games on Steam
Intheflorsh
Banned
I've taken a look around to see which games support turn by turn notifications, and it seems there are no obvious ways to tell. The info might be in SteamDB, but I'm not knowledgeable enough to what I'm looking at. I'm just going to assume Valve will make an announcement about the feature some time in the future.
More_Badass
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Sir, either you're being sarcastic or misinformed. I'd rather know which before going on a rant
Is that COD ghost? I can't see anything about a free weekend. :|
Mmh, so I took the DA:O UE CD keys from Steam and redeemed them on Origin and BSN. So far so good, every DA:O DLC appears in my BSN registered game content page... except for The Golems of Amgarrak for some reason. I read that DLC may take a while to appear on the BSN registered game content page, but it's been more than an hour and still nothing.
I'll check my registered content on the BSN tomorrow, and hopefully by then the Amgarrak DLC will had been added. I don't really want to deal with EA's support.
Thanks for reminding me that I got DA:O on Origin during their free game frenzy last year.
Don't need to buy the Steam version now.
Won't have one for a while probably.
Arma 3 is perhaps a more pertinent example, then. It was one of the first Early Access titles and in alpha at the time.
Guacamelee is better than Aquaria in every way possible. I wouldn't take anyone that mentions Dust seriously as its not a proper Metroidvania. Don't get me wrong Dust is a good game but it has very light Metroidvania elements.
It's a one-game minimum so you just need the one. If you scroll down to where you make your selection you'll see the bonus titles are already highlighted.
Tesseract
Banned
rad, thanks.
Played through Gone Home tonight. What a beautiful story. It's left me a little depressed though...like I'm not going to get the same level of emotional involvement from another videogame story for a long while. I'm just sitting here and thinking that I don't even want to play anything else tonight...
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
I'm sure Derrick hates them both equally.
He likes Euro Truck Simulator 2, which makes him okay in my books.
I liked Euro Truck before it was cool too.
Fine Ham Abounds
Member
Derrick thought Vanquish was ok and hated new Tomb Raider, I will forever forgive his other trespasses
You two are making me want to buy Euro Truck Simulator, I must be missing out
You two are making me want to buy Euro Truck Simulator, I must be missing out
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Grabbed Blood of the Werewolf, interested to see just how sloppy it is. Thanks duder!
Thanks for Slender!
equippedwithtowel
Member
Grabbed And Yet It Moves - many thanks
Buy it!
Taco_Human
Member
Rickenslacker
Banned
It's a good one to sit on for a while. Never thought I'd enjoy snooping on the personal life of my fictional little sister, but after it all wrapped up it left me really satisfied.
Sorry, I feel like a dick posting this all the time, I'll try and limit this to once a day, so other regions of the world can get notice. I think we've nearly reached saturation point in voter turnout anyway.
People who have been added to the poll so far (send a pm if you can't see your name.):
Where is Barbie Dreamhouse Party situated on the GOTY list so far?
Also sent you a PM for my GOTY list.
Didn't have this one, thanks Jase!
Nabs
Member
Loved it.
I've decided that Barbie is going to be my 3000th game. I'll buy a copy when it's discounted and it'll sit in my inventory for as long as it needs to.
No worries.
I was beginning to worry that it wouldn't find a home, haha.Mmh, so I took the DA:O UE CD keys from Steam and redeemed them on Origin and BSN. So far so good, every DA:O DLC appears in my BSN registered game content page... except for The Golems of Amgarrak for some reason. I read that DLC may take a while to appear on the BSN registered game content page, but it's been more than an hour and still nothing.
I'll check my registered content on the BSN tomorrow, and hopefully by then the Amgarrak DLC will had been added. I don't really want to deal with EA's support.
So if you do this can you not use those same keys on Steam again?
Visualante2
Member
I can definitely sympathise with that. It's two fold, these type of games are rare but they're often quite draining experiences emotionally. So I never feel up to playing them.
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