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[Chairmanchuck]

Yea this is why I didn't get it. Somehow MH is the only game in the genre that provides fun, challenging fights that require more than just hitting the mob over and over with no other thought. It's the only genre I can think of that has one game series miles past the rest.

I just wonder what the reason is that those "clones" all are just hack and slash games where you dont need any tactics, while MH remains the hardest ones.

Like God Eater has all those different stats, skills and elements, but somehow it doesnt matter, since they dont affect much. The bosses till now are a joke and require no tactics whatsoever, you dont really need to grind for anything (which is great) but you also cant upgrade your weapons till you reach certain ranks (I have all items for a rank 8 weapon, but since I am just in rank 6, I cant upgrade it).

Toukiden was similar. The enemies just changed colors, got more HP and hit more, but actually you just take longer to kill them. They didnt get any harder.

 

[derFeef]

Speaking of MH and God Eater. Soul Sacrifice would be a good game on PC, you know... :-/
It's really great.

edit: Freedom Wars is also good apparently?

 

[Stumpokapow]

I've been running into an issue the last few times I've had parties at my house. I walk over to my PC, press the toggle switch on my footrest HDMI switcher to toggle it over to my computer, use my Steam Controller to start big picture and pick a game, and then launch it. Normally when people are over we play some Jackbox, so all the games are controlled on our phones. Then, 3 or so minutes into the game, my computer says "well, no activity detected" and shuts off my TV. It doesn't matter in most games because you're actually holding the Steam controller, but in Jackbox no one is touching a controller. And then I say "d'oh, meant to turn off power settings", but it's annoying to pause, walk back to the computer, switch the HDMI back to the monitor, go into power settings, etc.

Is there any way to EITHER a) tell Windows to override power settings when a given executable is running or b) tell Steam Big Picture to constantly keep my computer awake when it is running?

 

[Parsnip]

That neogaf thread with the custom steam grid icons has Ni No Kuni, can someone pls explain that to me

Maybe PS Now? I don't know if you can add individual PS3 games to desktop or Steam with PS Now though.

 

[Mivey]

Is there any way to EITHER a) tell Windows to override power settings when a given executable is running or b) tell Steam Big Picture to constantly keep my computer awake when it is running?

Maybe use this? Bit desperate, though.
When a fullscreen app is running, Windows should never turn off the screen. That's a software thing, as far as I can tell. Like when you watch a video on VLC, it tells Windows to never turn of the screen. Games should do that too.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

O_O

Steins; Gate is surprisingly quite funny and witty in places, like the main character's reactions in this scene xD

 

[Stallion Free]

Nice and clean icons but no zero-space grid?!

If they manage to make the Co-Op worthwhile, then I'm game.

Zero grid space looks awful.

 

[Spring-Loaded]

O_O

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwVd9Yd8K3k

 

[rtcn63]

See weirdass graphical glitches in Bioshock + hit print screen = froze and lost close to two hours of progress. Yeah I'm uninstalling it.

EDIT: Uninstalled. Fuck that. Seriously.

 

[Nabs]

Zero grid space looks awful.

yup

 

[Kudo]

O_O

Steins; Gate is surprisingly quite funny and witty in places, like the main character's reactions in this scene xD

That scene was pure gold.
Writing in S;G is really good overall, not that many dull moments and it's constantly entertaining. Game deserved its popularity.

 

[Nillansan]

Metal Gear Survive looks pretty cool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E0JZuqD1yts

Zombie Mode is the best thing about the Black Ops games in my opinion, I am sure that I will enjoy Metal Gear Survive.

 

[PetriP-TNT]

I completed Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines and rambled something into a LTTP: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1280202

 

[Baron von Loathsome]

My RX 480 arrived today. We're putting it in next week.

 

[Rockin' Ranger]

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[derExperte]

Yet another example for why consoles are useless and PC prevails in the long run. Want Mario Maker? Forget Nintendo, just buy BoxMaker! Who knows, one day they might even patch in controller support.

 

[Backlogger]

Pretty good good bundle here:

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/nemesis-bundle

Grabbed Tier 3 which took care of a few games on my wishlist including Van Helsing 3, Toren, Killer is Dead and Risen 3.

I also had a 10% coupon in my email!

 

[Dragon1893]

Speaking of MH and God Eater. Soul Sacrifice would be a good game on PC, you know... :-/
It's really great.

edit: Freedom Wars is also good apparently?

Freedom Wars has some annoying flaws that stop it from being great.
It sure had potential though.

 

[spindoctor]

Is the thread title new or have I not been paying attention? Also what's the reference?

 

[mp1990]

Is the thread title new or have I not been paying attention? Also what's the reference?

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed the title change. I have no idea what the former was though.

 

[texhnolyze]

I just wonder what the reason is that those "clones" all are just hack and slash games where you dont need any tactics, while MH remains the hardest ones.

Like God Eater has all those different stats, skills and elements, but somehow it doesnt matter, since they dont affect much. The bosses till now are a joke and require no tactics whatsoever, you dont really need to grind for anything (which is great) but you also cant upgrade your weapons till you reach certain ranks (I have all items for a rank 8 weapon, but since I am just in rank 6, I cant upgrade it).

Toukiden was similar. The enemies just changed colors, got more HP and hit more, but actually you just take longer to kill them. They didnt get any harder.

I guess I'll just stick with Monster Hunter Online for the unforseeable future.

 

[Ucchedavāda]

Is the thread title new or have I not been paying attention? Also what's the reference?

It's a reference to a recently discovered Half-Life Easter egg:
http://www.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1278589

 

[data]

Is the thread title new or have I not been paying attention? Also what's the reference?

People've discovered a new easter egg in Half-Life


edit: beaten

 

[Tizoc]

Could someone post about the pros of Deadfall Adventures?

Pretty good good bundle here:

https://www.bundlestars.com/en/bundle/nemesis-bundle

Grabbed Tier 3 which took care of a few games on my wishlist including Van Helsing 3, Toren, Killer is Dead and Risen 3.

I also had a 10% coupon in my email!

Make sure to use the fixes mentioned in Killer is Dead's Steam Community page for optimal performance :3

 

[pantsattack]

Could someone post about the pros of Deadfall Adventures?



Make sure to use the fixes mentioned in Killer is Dead's Steam Community page for optimal performance :3

dex3108

I finished Deadfall Adventures and I must say it is nice little adventure. Maps are huge and beautiful, characters are mediocre and story is simple but all in all it is solid game from that genre.

 

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Contagion -- MB-252FA014ABBBC1CA

SOME EXTRAS

 

[Grief.exe]

Some more Dead Rising

 

[Madrugador]

I just found out Fallout New Vegas has cloud saves again. I remember It got removed after launch. When I started playing it a few years ago, it didn't have any.

What a pleasant surprise.

 

[shintoki]

SOME EXTRAS

Took one, thanks ^_^

 

[Grief.exe]

I did it.

 

[KingKong]

Bioshock really hasn't aged well. I forgot just how clunky that game was (to be fair that applies to most shooters from the mid 00s)

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

http://www.strawpoll.me/11247836

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

RE4 polled very well I see amongst SteamGAF

Is KB&M controls good enough or do I need a controller?

E: Spoke too soon

 

[septicore]

http://www.strawpoll.me/11247836

Go Alan Wake!

 

[Nomadic Sparks]

System Shock 2 in 2nd place,


ayyyy lmao

 

[The Dear Leader]

I just finished Homefront: The Revolution, I'm sure I could have found a better use for those 17 hours...

 

[madjoki]

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[Vamphuntr]

I'm playing the early access of Divinity Original Sin 2 (from the KS). Much harder and prettier than the first one for sure. Not sure if I will be fan of the Memory Stat in the long run.

 

[pantsattack]

http://www.strawpoll.me/11247836

What was it? Rating control schemes?

 

[Jawmuncher]

Resident Evil 5 is still so good.

 

[LurkerPrime]

I'm playing the early access of Divinity Original Sin 2 (from the KS). Much harder and prettier than the first one for sure. Not sure if I will be fan of the Memory Stat in the long run.

DOS2 is really good at throwing curveball encounters at you. There one battle against crocodiles that is like a grade A example of this, in the first map.

And yeah, it is super beautiful, with animations to match.

 

[Adnor]

DOS2 is really good at throwing curveball encounters at you. There one battle against crocodiles that is like a grade A example of this, in the first map.

And yeah, it is super beautiful, with animations to match.

If you see the map in that encounter, you can actually ambush those crocodiles, in that same part of the map you have a little hill that only has one entrance, and you can use that to your advantage, having one or two turns of attacks where the crocodiles waste their turn running to you.

Now the frog fight is just unfair.

 

[Crimsonclaw111]

Welp bought 2 copies of Diablo 3 from CDkeys, one for me and one for my girlfriend. First purchase from them, weird that it's a cropped pic of the box codes.

 

[The Dear Leader]

Welp bought 2 copies of Diablo 3 from CDkeys, one for me and one for my girlfriend. First purchase from them, weird that it's a cropped pic of the box codes.

I've gotten a few like that, it always seems really shady but I haven't had any problems with games I've bought there.

 

[kagamin]

"OpFor has eliminated all friendlies."

 

[LurkerPrime]

If you see the map in that encounter, you can actually ambush those crocodiles, in that same part of the map you have a little hill that only has one entrance, and you can use that to your advantage, having one or two turns of attacks where the crocodiles waste their turn running to you.

Now the frog fight is just unfair.

You'd think taking the high ground would be a good idea, but then they teleport on you. Telediles are always a threat. But it's that kind of flipping expecations that makes the fights so fun.

And the frog fight, eh... I actually beat it level 1 as Red Price Battlemage. Solo. There's no way I could do that against the telediles. (Battlemages are GOAT)

 

[Adnor]

You'd think taking the high ground would be a good idea, but then they teleport on you. Telediles are always a threat. But it's that kind of flipping expecations that makes the fights so fun.

And the frog fight, eh... I actually beat it level 1 as Red Price Battlemage. Solo. There's no way I could do that against the telediles. (Battlemages are GOAT)

Weird, the crocodiles didn't teleport to me, they just ran.

Still, they ran really far in one turn, and thanks to the armor system you can't just stunlock everything forever like before.

 

[jon bones]

Finally making the jump to PC's in earnest - be chilling with you STEAMbros soon!

 

[kagamin]

Finally making the jump to PC's in earnest - be chilling with you STEAMbros soon!

Welcome, have fun, I guess.

 

[LurkerPrime]

Weird, the crocodiles didn't teleport to me, they just ran.

Still, they ran really far in one turn, and thanks to the armor system you can't just stunlock everything forever like before.

The armour change and compressing the numbers flying around in battle were genius changes. I think the memory one will be too, but I haven't gotten far enough to really feel its effects yet.

But yeah, if you don't block off their line of sight to the clifftop (I think?) they'll teleport up; though they won't even advance if their route is blocked by a hazard, like fire. And man, their melee attack hurts.