I'm not much of a fan of punishing platformers... I enjoyed Super Meat Boy for a little while but eventually it became me bashing my head against my desk in failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
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I'm not much of a fan of punishing platformers... I enjoyed Super Meat Boy for a little while but eventually it became me bashing my head against my desk in failure.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
I LOVE punishing platformers, but I'm not spending any money on any games for a while. Guild Wars 2 is my game of choice right now and will be for a long time.
In case anyone is always on the hunt for games like I am this is what I use every weekend to find deals.
http://www.shacknews.com/article/755...r-day-bonanza#
I will post every weekend if you guys want as it takes less than one minute.
Crusader Kings + DLC is 10.00 through Amazon, its a steam download code also so thats even more sweet.
Greenlight is such a fantastic idea. Valve is comprised of a bunch of geniuses.
Also, Borderlands 2 is $37.50 until September 10 with coupon GMG25-1BW0K-K1A3G on Green Man Gaming. The coupon gives 25% off any game, actually, but you can only use it once. I think I'll finally pull the trigger on BL2.
Trine 1 + Trine 2 + The new Trine 2 Expansion "Goblin Menace" is $8.74 on Steam until Monday. The Crysis Collection is $17.49 also until Monday on Steam. I think I'll be getting the Trine bundle. That's a great price especially since the new DLC is included.
I've exclusively been playing nothing but Guild Wars 2. If you even remotely like MMOs (or, like me, hate them for reasons that GW2 fixes), then you need to at least check it out. I've spent probably 80+ hours in the past two weeks (combining it and football on weekends) and I'm constantly itching to play more.
I'm interested in it but haven't been able to convince myself to pull the trigger on it. I'd love to hear some more in depth impressions from you, mors. I've read all the reviews, but I have a hard time trusting people who have different tastes than me.
Anyway, finally prepurchased Borderlands 2. GMG had it for $36 with a coupon and I figured I'm not going to find it anywhere lower than that so it was the perfect time. Can't wait.
Well, my tastes are different from yours as well, but, coming from someone (me) who has pretty much hated every other MMO I've ever tried because they're a giant grindfest where you go kill boars in a forest, wolves in a forest, and then spiders in a cave to finish the "quests", Guild Wars 2 is a GINORMOUS breathe of fresh air.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
This video goes over 60 reasons for looking at Guild Wars 2 if you have even a remote interest in MMOs:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzEqJAg8460
Then these three videos are more indepth talks about the three aspects of the game that I think REALLY make it better than any other MMO around:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4iexQui2xA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eETY558A5ds
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNw-rx42r7E
Though it was, unsurprisingly, abused, and then got a $100 entry fee as a result. I wonder if they could instead use the $100 like a security deposit ... that way small developers who might not normally afford the fee could pay it, but get it back.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
The $100 goes to Childs Play if you're unaware. I think if I were a developer and were serious about my game, I could stand to put up a $100 donation. If someone was truly desperate, start a Kickstarter for the $100.Quote:
Originally Posted by JeffHCross
I'm aware, and, as someone who has donated to Child's Play for the last five years, that's huge for me. But I also understand, especially overseas, that $100 can be a significant buy-in. I agree with you that there are reasons/ways to fund the $100 ... I just think, personally, that if the point of the $100 fee is to guard against fake entries, there are alternative ways to do that without negatively affecting the developers.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
Big Picture Mode beta on Steam launches today. I don't think they've detailed exactly when today it will start or how to get in, but I can't wait.
...and it's sexy. I hope you can boot into it eventually.
Steam finally lets you choose your game locations! Long overdue, especially in today's day & age of SSDs.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012...all-locations/
:clap:
Played around with Big Picture Mode a good bit last night and while it's a bit barebones right now, it's an amazing interface, especially with a controller. Hopefully they expand upon it.
Has anyone played this game? It's coming to consoles soon.
Terraria coming to XBLA/PSN early 2013, 1.6 million sold on PC
It's a side-scrolling Minecraft. It's pretty fun but I got bored with it since there's not an end-game other than just to see what you can find next. Pretty sure you can play multiplayer so the fun might be there.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Black Mesa (Half-Life Source remake) has been Greenlit by Steam.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile...s/?id=94128543
Will be available for download Friday (not sure if it will be on Steam at that point).
You are wrong there sir. There is MOST DEFINITELY an end-game. There are 4 pre-hardmode bosses to kill and 3 to kill after hardmode (WAY harder to just walk around in).Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
It's definitely worth checking out if you like side-scrolling games at all and is a MAJOR time sink if you have someone to play with.
Hmm... I played it for 2.5 hours and didn't get much out of it I suppose. I tried to read up on it and all I could find was that you could build up your town so that others would come live there. I never knew you were supposed to kill any enemies, I just thought they were there as a challenge.Quote:
Originally Posted by morsdraconis
IOU (or anyone else), did you ever get the SSD you were planning to get? I see the prices continue to drop making me tempted. Right now my primary drive I've got down to 55GB used so I easily could work with 128GB which I see can be had for as low as $80. Is it worth it solely for the boot-up and program launch?
Alternatively, I've recently discovered that my motherboard is only a SATA II... so any input from anyone on whether better to upgrade my motherboard or to SSD?
Nevermind, I found my answer regarding SATA2 vs SATA3... apparently spinner drives don't fully utilize SATA2 so they don't even come close to hitting SATA3. SATA3 is specifically designed for SSDs though obviously is backwards compatible both ways.
Haven't got mine yet. I've had one in my Amazon wish list for about a month and it just keeps dropping in price, so I figured I'd wait it out and try to get the best price. Although seeing the one you linked to, I'm tempted to get it. $80 is a great deal. I might just have to go ahead and get that one to use as my main drive and then just get one of those 2TB Western Digital My Book external drives for storing Steam games/music.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
Finally found a game that I couldn't run on Ultra settings. Sleeping Dogs. I was getting about 15 FPS on Ultra, but damn does that game look good. Plays fine on High thankfully.
Apparently Saints Row The Third is supposed to be under $10 tomorrow on GMG.
Black Mesa came out today and by my count, about 30 seconds after it was up for download the entire site went down. :D
I think I'm just going to wait until it releases on Steam.
I'll get it sometime next week. Hopefully Monday so that it can be a distraction while I wait for Borderlands 2. Otherwise it may be awhile before I can pick it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
They posted a torrent from their twitter.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
http://www.mediafire.com/?khmzyygg4vetko0
Homefront for $3.75
http://slickdeals.net/permadeal/7998...source=twitter
I know all indications are that it's not very good but I figure can't go wrong for $3.75.
The campaign(as long as you excuse your idiot AI team members) is fantastic. The story is great and it's paced extremely well. There was no repetitiveness in it at all. As far as campaigns go, Homefront and Spec Ops The Line are by far the best I've played. For under $4, I highly recommend it.
I wasn't a huge fan of the multiplayer, but even it was relatively entertaining for a few weeks. I'm not really sure why it got bad reviews.
Metro 2033 for $3 on GMG. THREE DOLLARS. I love gaming on PC.
Good game... Very cpu intensive though.Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
I played a few hours of Black Mesa last night... very well done. It's not a 1:1 remake, they make some tweaks here & there, but that said, the overall feeling is certainly the same. I made it to the point where the marines show up.
LOL I read this too late. My CPU can't quite handle it. 3.00 wasted for now, until I finish my build that has been going on for about a year.Quote:
Originally Posted by gschwendt
I can play it on high at about 45FPS. I put it on Ultra and I can see my PC just starting to melt. :D
Thoughts on Humble Bundle 6?
I know Torchlight and Shatter are solid games.Quote:
Pay what you want for Torchlight, Shatter, Rochard, Vessel, and Space Pirates and Zombies. If you choose to pay more than the average price, you will also receive Dustforce! And many of the games come with a breathtaking soundtrack!
Each of these DRM-free games work on Mac, Windows, and Linux, and can optionally be redeemed on Steam (if you purchase for $1 or more). For Linux users, you also have the option to redeem through the Ubuntu Software Centre. Please note that the finishing touches for Vessel's Mac and Linux debut are still being completed and it should be ready in 24-72 hours.
I'm pretty sure the installer alone would make my PC melt :smh:Quote:
Originally Posted by I OU a Beatn
It's like $6... I just buy it, unless it has nothing I'm even remotely interested in. This time, everything but Torchlight was semi-interesting so I bought it, for $5.94. Can't beat that.Quote:
Originally Posted by JBHuskers
Not sure what I'm missing but 1TB SSD (albeit PCI-E) for $200? Ummm... tell me why I should hold off?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16820227753
Only thing I've found is that it's not guaranteed that it would work as a bootable drive depending on your motherboard but even if not, it would be beautiful with a 60GB boot SSD and use this as primary storage. Thoughts?
*Edit... nevermind, it's actually a hybrid PCI-E drive. It uses 100GB flash for cache and a spinner for the actual storage.
SSD Deals
http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/316029
I finally made the jump picking up the 90GB Vertex 3. If you make the jump, after reading, you want to go SATA3 even if your motherboard is SATA2. #1 for future upgrade but #2 you still get a higher bump with SATA3.
Seems like there are always a ton of SSD deals on SlickDeals.