Out_Of_Ammo
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Holy shit, how long did that take you? I've played for 25 hours and haven't even discovered most locations yet, let alone 100% them :O
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Holy shit, how long did that take you? I've played for 25 hours and haven't even discovered most locations yet, let alone 100% them :O
The annoying thing is that there are collectibles (vehicle parts, weapon parts and cash stashes), water towers, fuel pumps, etc. scattered throughout non-settlement locations, but as far as I can tell the game offers no hints as to their whereabouts, so I'm not going to bother chasing them down (Edit: You obviously have the proximity indicator for the aforementioned collectibles, but you need to be in the vicinity for it to be of any use). Also, I've read that the world file the game reads from is missing the final water tower that actually adds to the completion percentage, but it can be added via a mod.
I've been playing on and off for about two years now and Steam says I'm ~120 hours in, but the in-game timer reports around 80-odd hours. Although the game says there are 368 locations, there are actually 369 that add to the counter and many more that don't for seemingly no particular reason.
Avalanche did a rather poor job of ensuring 100% overall completion was viable or even obtainable at all. It would have been nice if, say, collecting all the faction items was tied to reward that gives you location markers for the non-settlement sabotage structures and collectibles.
DunderHassan
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Ah sorry about that, Offline just indicates that I'm "offline" and won't be able to send out orders until later when I'm back, sometimes I forget to edit it though
Finally we're getting a Steam release of Guacamelee, I'm a sucker for metroidvania(?) games and it seems pretty great.
Now I just need to beat all the other hundred games in my backlog
Out_Of_Ammo
Member
Guacamelee got confirmed for PC? Missed the news, but awesome!
That's the same reason I stopped playing. I love to mess around and blow shit up in games, but I need some good missions to go along with it.
I don't know man, it feels really boring. I believe I know what to do with the seeds and all, it's just that I don't feel like waiting for the pink one to grow (why does it have to be so sloooow?), and it's purely trial and error so far.
But yeah, I'll give it another chance someday. I just hope I don't get frustrated.
Not at all, and I usually like "artsy" games (quotation marks because I think all games are art -yes, even Bad Rats, which can be considered the Duchamp's Fountain of games). But this one does feel pretentious, and revels in that idea. The devs themselves said so on the Steam forums (which are the Duchamp's Fountain of message boards), so I don't believe I'm being unfair to the game.As soon as you try something that's a little out of the ordinary you're bound to be seen as 'pretentious' by some. I really don't think it is fundamentally though; it's just that a huge part of the experience is finding out stuff for yourself.
Basically it's a game that tries to push the concept of "discovering and understanding the game's mechanics" to its fullest, so you do have to think about what you do and what the consequences are and you'll start to notice the patterns and understand the game's system. And it's not's just an 'experiment', under all that occultism lies a game that you can truly master and is fairly challenging, with elements of puzzle and platforming. Just throw out your expectations of what a game ought to tell you and start thinking!
To me, this is being obscure for the sake of being obscure. There's a difference between discovering the mechanics and smashing my head against the wall until I manage to proceed by sheer luck. I don't have any problem with the former, even if I'm used to being told pretty much everything in a tutorial, since I can still find out the mechanics if I keep at it (provided that I don't get frustrated with the game's difficulty -I'm looking at you, Dark Souls). It's the latter what bothers me. I don't find that rewarding, I don't think that makes the game fun, and I don't think it adds anything to the experience.
Oneironaut
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Are there any Steam skins that increase font size, preferably of both the game list and chat windows?
Oh man, I hope he still has some copies left when I get home tonight.
Probably not :/
Ah sorry about that, Offline just indicates that I'm "offline" and won't be able to send out orders until later when I'm back, sometimes I forget to edit it though
Finally we're getting a Steam release of Guacamelee, I'm a sucker for metroidvania(?) games and it seems pretty great.
Now I just need to beat all the other hundred games in my backlog
Is there any way of knowing how cheap something will be in your store before it's released? I'd love Guacamelee.
I couldn't resist at 14$. Impulse buy, i thought castlevania was too hard back on SNES ; ;.
Not until it actually gets on steam.
Not until it actually gets on steam.
I couldn't resist at 14$. Impulse buy, i thought castlevania was too hard back on SNES ; ;.
That's the last Castlevania you played?
DunderHassan
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Not really, it need to be purchasable on Steam first.
My guess is $10 for the base game, but can't know for sure though.
I really hope not, liezryou, explain yourself.
It is being obscure for the sake of it, because it's something that you can't find in games today and some people really love it - maybe you're just not among them, that's entirely possible. In the same way that some people like open-world over authored corridors and vice-versa, maybe you just prefer a bit of guidance, when the aim of this game is specifically to provide none at all. But: there is no luck at all, it is pure observation and deduction and assimilation, and the way the game presents more mysteries as you unravel previous ones can be truly engrossing and it shows that it's not just a case of "random game with hidden rules", it's an experience carefully crafted around the concept of discovery. The author knows that when you find out about X, you'll stumble on Y and it will blow your mind.
Next you're gonna tell us you've never played a Metroid before...
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I've been to paradise, but I've never been to me.
Yes, Please don't hurt me.
After i failed so miserably at the SNES version back in my childhood i never really had the motivation to pickup another one. My tastes went more towards JRPGs and then eventually into MMORPGs.
JaseC in worse castlevania condition then me
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jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
You really should have stuck around. The PS1 Castlevania (Symphony of the Night) is widely regarded as not only the best Castlevania game, but one of the best games of that generation.
JaseC in worse castlevania condition then me
He's not alone
Yes, Please don't hurt me.
After i failed so miserably at the SNES version back in my childhood i never really had the motivation to pickup another one. My tastes went more towards JRPGs and then eventually into MMORPGs.
JaseC in worse castlevania condition then me
Aria of Sorrow and Symphony of the Night are probably the best Metroidvanias of all time.
And Jase loves Metroidvanias.
My phone always autocorrects Jase to Jade.
Baron von Loathsome
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I've only played the first couple levels of the first Castlevania.
Yeah uhm so i'll just "borrow" it from a friend and then emulate a playstation to play it on my pc before i get started on this lords of shadow then.
It did seem to drop off a bit post-sale.
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
I entered but I'll be going in to work. I'll be back later to see I didn't win out of the 200 people who entered.
Agreed. Play all the Castlevania games on GBA and then Symphony of the Night as well. All of them fun as hell.
How is that even possible...
DunderHassan
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Wonder how many people have entered so far. Crossing my fingers
Must be less than the people that woud enter at Steamgifts
My guess is closer to 150. This has to be the most-entered of the ModBot raffles.
And really, this is simply unacceptable. Castlevania is IMHO one of the most consistently good series out there, save for some missteps here and there. Correct this mistake ASAP, Jase.
Nymphae
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You are really missing out!
And has nobody here played C:LoS yet? Game was meh 3 years ago. Maybe I should give it another shot on PC, but I was pretty unimpressed when I played it on PS3, I just remember lots of God of War style gameplay, and no explorable map.
I'm curious too.Wonder how many people have entered so far. Crossing my fingers
Looking at JaseC's map for JC2 makes me kinda want to play it soon. I love me some collectibles!
davonaytor
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Does anyone in this thread like getting Steam Achievements?
For some reason I hate Playstation Trophies (used to love them), but now I'm finding Steam achievements fun to go for. Maybe it's because I can feel good even when I don't 100% a game, whereas on the PS3, if I didn't get the platinum trophy, I didn't feel like I was done. Weird.
For some reason I hate Playstation Trophies (used to love them), but now I'm finding Steam achievements fun to go for. Maybe it's because I can feel good even when I don't 100% a game, whereas on the PS3, if I didn't get the platinum trophy, I didn't feel like I was done. Weird.
It's quite the opposite for me. I prefer getting trophies over Steam achievements, as I find the comparison with friends easier. Next to that, it's a fun addition that the achievements across all games count towards your level, just like the badges do on Steam.
When did they start releasing pc versions?
It's "funny" to have them at least, but I have never cared about achievements, trophies, whatever. In some games they have ruined the game experience.
You would think creating a 3D Castlevania game wouldn't be that difficult.
SotN and Aria of Sorrow are considered the best in the series. Copy that style, large Map, nonlinear progression, items and powers unlock new areas, monster kills give you new magic spells.
Use Dark Souls and Metroid Prime as inspiration.
I wish they locked down achievements a bit more. I enjoy unlocking them but knowing there is a tool out there to pop anything you want takes some of the fun out.
Super Metroid is my favourite game of all time!
This is actually a very good question. I don't have the answer, though.
Well, Lords of Shadow isn't far off.
I'll dive into the entries Grief mentioned one day.C00kie M0nster
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I love them because on Steam, they are nowhere near as prominent and I don't feel compelled to 100% everything. I hate how Xbox and Playstation are making it the go-to thing for an analysis of what a player put in and got out of a game. Steam analyzes player time, player stats and achievements.
Plus, for some reason they are way more fun to get on the PC. I don't know the reason besides it being my platform of choice. Maybe I just answered my own question.
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