The Steam Thread

[Abe Sargent]

Has anyone else been playing that monster game? I somehow got to level 1060 without understanding the game at all.

Teh Steam game? Yeah put a few hours into it here and there.

[Ironhead]

Question for those that have purchased Cities Skylines - how heavy is it on financial management and complex things like that? I think my wife would enjoy the city building aspect of the game but she doesn't like overly complex budgeting, planning, etc.... aspects of games.

[stevew]

It's not very involved. She might get bored with running sewage lines though.

[NobodyHere]

There's also an option for unlimited money that comes with the game.

[twothree]

At $17.49 I finally purchased FOF7.

[cuervo72]

FOF7 purchased-glad to finally have it back on my computer :)

FOFL has openings and we'd be glad to finally have you back in it. :)

[Thomkal]

FOFL has openings and we'd be glad to finally have you back in it. :)


yeah yeah yeah :D I think you remember at least one reason I left, maybe two. I don't think those reasons have changed :( At least I can say my FOFL team claimed a championship, thanks to an incredible QB. (unlike the FOBL where Mali stole my stud pitcher (who is probably going to win a championship for them :) )

[Grover]

Who's got Sunless Sea?

[rjolley]

Anyone played Starbound? It looks interesting and at $10, could be a nice game to gamble on.

[Grover]

Anyone played Starbound? It looks interesting and at $10, could be a nice game to gamble on.

It's good. Lots of world building. A lot like Terraria.

[PilotMan]

Who's got Sunless Sea?

No but it's on my list.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Sunless Sea is awesome. Very slow paced, tons of reading, and lots of really, really annoying death when you start to feel comfortable...but awesome. The atmosphere and the writing are absolutely top notch, and the game forces you to make difficult choices at times.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I picked up FOF7 as well. I already own the game, but it's worth $18 to not have to deal with the eLicense crap anymore and also just to support Jim.

[Abe Sargent]

Im enjoying Sunless Sea thus far. Just picked it up two hours ago, plopped 95 minutes into it, expect to play it some more tomorrow.

[MrBug708]

Picked up running with rifles...very fun little game

[law90026]

Bought FM15 even though I wasn't convinced I wanted to play it but seems like good value at the discounted price. Also bought Mount & Blade.

A little annoyed that I recently bought NBA2k15 at full price and it's crazily discounted now. Ah well.

[cuervo72]

Anyone played Starbound? It looks interesting and at $10, could be a nice game to gamble on.

My son has been wanting me to get that for ages. Like Grover says, very much like Terraria (which I did like).

[BillJasper]

Bought FOF7.

[MikeVic]

I have a giftable HL2 in case anyone wants it.

[EagleFan]

I have a giftable Frozen Cortex and Blockland.

[JPhillips]

I'd love Frozen Cortex.

[EagleFan]

I'd love Frozen Cortex.

What's your Steam ID?

[bob]

I finally picked up FOF 7 as well. My first version since the original EA version.

Figured I owed Jim that much for the fun I had back in the day as well as bringing me to this board, which I've spent a ton of time on despite not having played the game it was originally for.

[dubb93]

I really hope Jim did well yesterday. I chipped in and answered a few questions for people that were on the fence over on the steam FOF forums.

[Abe Sargent]

I really hope Jim did well yesterday. I chipped in and answered a few questions for people that were on the fence over on the steam FOF forums.

Me too. I wonder how long it takes for Jim to know his sales numbers?

[Critch]

Anybody have an opinion on Watch Dogs? Is it a good enough game that didnt live up to it's totally over-the-top hype, or is it just junk?

Finished GTA5 so itching for a new open world type of thing.

[bhlloy]

Solid game, just didn't live up to the hype. Probably worth it at sale price

[Schmidty]

So is Town of Salem worth $2.49, or should I just actually play WW again?

[Thomkal]

So is Town of Salem worth $2.49, or should I just actually play WW again?

I played Town of Salem, and its a fun and very quick way to play something similar to WW (closer to Mafia really). The quickness is a problem with the game-you have so little time to defend yoursef or ask questions of others. Its definitely worth that price if you need a little WW "fix" though.

[dubb93]

Town of Salem is actually free to play. You are paying to access it from steam rather than a browser and you are buying in game currency.

BlankMediaGames | Town of Salem (http://blankmediagames.com/)

[EagleFan]

I'd love Frozen Cortex.

Sent

[EagleFan]

Anybody have an opinion on Watch Dogs? Is it a good enough game that didnt live up to it's totally over-the-top hype, or is it just junk?

Finished GTA5 so itching for a new open world type of thing.

Played in on the PS3. It was okay but didn't get anywhere near the level that I was hoping that it would. It is fun to hack people but that starts to get old after a while.

[JPhillips]

Sent

Thanks. I appreciate it.

[Thomkal]

ToME is now 50% off if you have been looking to try it out.

[Schmidty]

ToME is now 50% off if you have been looking to try it out.

What's ToME?

[Vince, Pt. II]

Roguelike game in the vein of Angband and Moria.

Roguelike being a gameplay and storyline (NOT graphic) driven game in which character death is permanent and happens ALL THE TIME. When you die you start over.

[digamma]

Maybe I'll throw my question in here as well, in case people don't look in the FOF forum.

Does anyone have a Mac and use the Windows version of Steam through Parallels or Crossover (or other)? If so, have you run into any issues and have you used it for FOF?

[Schmidty]

Roguelike game in the vein of Angband and Moria.

Roguelike being a gameplay and storyline (NOT graphic) driven game in which character death is permanent and happens ALL THE TIME. When you die you start over.

Cool, but what is the actual name?

[Thomkal]

What's ToME?

what vince said, Roguelike first based on Pern, then Middle-Earth. Now set in a world of its creator-it plays differently than any other Angband variant. Its not my favorite, but worth checking out if you like roguelikes

[Thomkal]

Town of Salem is actually free to play. You are paying to access it from steam rather than a browser and you are buying in game currency.

BlankMediaGames | Town of Salem (http://blankmediagames.com/)

Thanks for the clarification there dubb. He is quite correct. I do not have it on Steam, but I'd pay for it If I played the game often enough.

[MrBug708]

Since I dont think it was answered, google tells me the game is tales of maj'eyal?

[Vince, Pt. II]

Since I dont think it was answered, google tells me the game is tales of maj'eyal?

Yeah, that's it.

[EagleFan]

That click game doesn't seem to be going over well. Only 2 of the 9 items unlocked from yesterday.

[EagleFan]

Guess they changed the numbers over early. Looks like there are 8 deals from yesterday for that click game.

[Fidatelo]

Frozen Cortex got unlocked, gonna have to grab that one.

[Peregrine]

I picked up Lords of Xulima on the Steam Sale - seems pretty well reviewed and maybe I will have time to play it...by the next Steam sale.

[Ragone]

Snagged Civ V Ultimate dlc.. 24.99 was kinda hard to resist

[Grover]

Really considering pulling the trigger on the Talos Principle

[Scoobz0202]

Snagged Civ V Ultimate dlc.. 24.99 was kinda hard to resist

The complete edition? It was $12.49 two days ago. Might want to return it and wait until the last day if you want

[EagleFan]

Have Verdun giftable.

[Ragone]

The complete edition? It was $12.49 two days ago. Might want to return it and wait until the last day if you want

Returned it for now.. ugh 12.49 would have been so much better


Got Frozen Cortex though!

[Scoobz0202]

I would really like that Verdun if you don't mind. Really big FPS fan and have been eying it

[Dutch]

I've got an extra copy of Verdun as well if anybody wants to give it a go.

[MrBug708]

I'm down for it.

[EagleFan]

I would really like that Verdun if you don't mind. Really big FPS fan and have been eying it

I'll get it to you once I get back on the home laptop this evening.

[Coffee Warlord]

Damn, I'da taken that Verdun. Looked interesting.

Dibs if anyone else has an extra. :)

[Coffee Warlord]

As a side, I've had an extra copy of the base X-Com Enemy Unknown in my inventory for ever. No expansions or anything, just base game. If anyone wants, lemme know.

[MrBug708]

Sure!

[Coffee Warlord]

Add me on steam (coffeewarlord). Don't think I have you.

[MrBug708]

Will do! I'm mrbug708 lol

[Dutch]

Will do! I'm mrbug708 lol

Oh, there it is, disregard the PM. :)

[MrBug708]

I've got a copy of Secret Ponchos and Guns of Icarus if anyone wants

[Bobble]

Anyone got a spare Frozen Cortex? I'm willing to purchase it if necessary but it seems fiscally irresponsible (read: I'll get disapproving looks from The Mrs.) if I can get it for a 100% discount.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'd give Secret Ponchos a try.

Does remind me, I really need to get back into Guns of Icarus.

[Arles]

Anyone got a spare Frozen Cortex? I'm willing to purchase it if necessary but it seems fiscally irresponsible (read: I'll get disapproving looks from The Mrs.) if I can get it for a 100% discount.
I have an item of Frozen Cortex as a gift. My steam name is arlesgreydog

[Grover]

Pillars of Eternity! 33% off. Snapping this up when I get home.

[Peregrine]

Yeah PoE on sale as well as the Elder Scrolls series (if you're missing one.)

[jeff061]

I bought PoE, though I was really hoping for a larger discount. This is probably the only game I'll buy at a price higher than I planned.

[Grover]

I bought PoE, though I was really hoping for a larger discount. This is probably the only game I'll buy at a price higher than I planned.

It's new enough that I can't see it being any cheaper.

[Peregrine]

I picked up Telltale's GoT which for some insane reason I hadn't already - but half off is nice.

[Barkeep49]

I picked up Telltale's GoT which for some insane reason I hadn't already - but half off is nice.
I might have sprung for it if the season were done, but I'll just wait for the holiday sale so I can play it as a complete experience.

[finkenst]

I'd give Secret Ponchos a try.

Does remind me, I really need to get back into Guns of Icarus.

cw,

if no one's claimed GoI, i'm interested..

tfrichards92 and i'm part of the steam fofc community

[MrBug708]

You arent showing up

[Coffee Warlord]

Bug has Icarus. I have my own copy (no free ones for it). I was commenting that I need to play that again.

[finkenst]

i can't read / didn't scroll up far enough.. i'm on steam, now, mrbug.. sent you a friend request

[Schmidty]

I'm not sure if I've said this before, but I'm KelanKrowli on Steam.

Edited: It's showing me as jasonpaulschmidt when I go to the FOFC group. Strange.

[Grover]

Ooh Banished at $4.99. Might have to grab that too.

[path12]

Haven't seen today's list but I think at this point I'm just waiting to see if any of the following go on daily flash or special:

Distant Worlds
Xenonauts
Hero Generations
Hand of Fate (maybe)

My graphics card is starting to get way hot on newer games so am going to wait on those for a later sale when I should have something better in my rig. Besides, I've got enough backlog -- just now playing Expeditions Conquistador (which is pretty fun BTW)

[Bobble]

I have an item of Frozen Cortex as a gift. My steam name is arlesgreydog

Thanks! Friend request sent. My steam name is Bobble for anyone who wants to friend me and make me feel like a bigshot. :cool:

[Arles]

gift sent

[Grover]

Haven't seen today's list but I think at this point I'm just waiting to see if any of the following go on daily flash or special:

Distant Worlds
Xenonauts
Hero Expedition
Hand of Fate (maybe)

My graphics card is starting to get way hot on newer games so am going to wait on those for a later sale when I should have something better in my rig. Besides, I've got enough backlog -- just now playing Expeditions Conquistador (which is pretty fun BTW)

Xenonauts was 50% off the other day.

[path12]

Xenonauts was 50% off the other day.

Crap, must have missed that. I'll grab it last day of the sale then.

[SirFozzie]

I think we broke Steam's game somehow

http://i.imgur.com/0jtVBHQ.png

[Schmidty]

:(

[Abe Sargent]

Hoyl crap Im alread at like 1860 in teh STeam game today!!! And we didn't break it like Foz!

[SirFozzie]

We're up to level 950,000. I wish I knew how they're doing it.

[EagleFan]

I tried to get on once and gave up waiting. Then came back later (not too much later) and the level was extremely high and I had no chance, kept dying immediately before I could upgrade anything).

[Abe Sargent]

I have like 25 cripple emoticans I haven' tused yet and we're really high up

[cuervo72]

cripple emoticans

Don't know if this is interesting typo or actual thing.

[law90026]

Picked up Massive Chalice and Dynasty Warriors. This sale is killing me.

[Coffee Warlord]

Wonder if Jim can post how his sales have been over the sale thus far.

[path12]

Haven't seen today's list but I think at this point I'm just waiting to see if any of the following go on daily flash or special:

Distant Worlds
Xenonauts
Hero Generations
Hand of Fate (maybe)

My graphics card is starting to get way hot on newer games so am going to wait on those for a later sale when I should have something better in my rig. Besides, I've got enough backlog -- just now playing Expeditions Conquistador (which is pretty fun BTW)

Welp, three of the four on sale today so there goes fifty bucks. I can wait on Xenonauts, still getting play out of X-Com.

[Grover]

I love me a good old fashioned hack and slash ARPG.

Anybody have Grim Dawn?

[thesloppy]

I love me a good old fashioned hack and slash ARPG.

Anybody have Grim Dawn?

I do. It's fun, but there's still some stuff (top tier items, mainly) that they haven't implemented, which makes me lean towards saying hold off until it's complete.

[Peregrine]

Been toying with picking up Assassin's Creed: Black Flag - never played any of this series but I hear good things. 60% off sealed the deal.

[spleen1015]

Damn this Summer Sale nonsense.

Badur's Gate II
Banished
Brothers
Endless Legend
Endless Space
How to Survive
Just Cause
Just Cause 2
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Wolf Among Us

[Grover]

Damn this Summer Sale nonsense.

Badur's Gate II
Banished
Brothers
Endless Legend
Endless Space
How to Survive
Just Cause
Just Cause 2
Murdered: Soul Suspect
Rise of Nations: Extended Edition
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Wolf Among Us

That's a pretty excellent haul.

[Grover]

My Summer Sale Haul to this point...

Sunless Sea
Pillars of Eternity
Banished
Ori and the Blind Forest


I've been extremely patient, unlike past sales. I'm up over 230 games as well, so maybe that's part of it.

[Ben E Lou]

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</td> <td class="xl64" style="border-top:none;border-left:none; font-size:11.0pt;color:black;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;text-underline-style: none;text-line-through:none;font-family:Calibri;border:.5pt solid windowtext" align="right">2.99</td> </tr> <tr style="height:15.0pt" height="20"> <td class="xl65" style="height:15.0pt;border-top:none;font-size:11.0pt; color:black;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;text-underline-style:none; text-line-through:none;font-family:Calibri;border:.5pt solid windowtext" height="20">TOTAL</td> <td class="xl66" style="border-top:none;border-left:none; font-size:11.0pt;color:black;font-weight:400;text-decoration:none;text-underline-style: none;text-line-through:none;font-family:Calibri;border:.5pt solid windowtext" align="right">36.69</td> </tr> </tbody></table>

[Radii]

The only thing I bought this sale was Rocksmith 2014, but when most of the DLC hit 40% off I went a bit nuts and spent $150 or something.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

What's the difference between EUIV and the Extreme Edition?

[Grover]

It looks like the price point and that's it... weird

[NobodyHere]

What's the difference between EUIV and the Extreme Edition?

This might explain the difference.

Europa Universalis IV Digital Extreme Edition - Buy and download on GamersGate (http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-EU4DEE/europa-universalis-iv-digital-extreme-edition)

In other words you get some extra content.

[NobodyHere]

dola,

The Extreme edition upgrade pack is only $1.99, so if you are interested it might be worth it to buy it seperately.

[PilotMan]

This might be my most low key summer sale ever. The only thing I've added is This War of Mine. I blame most of it on a busy work schedule and already having over 500 games. Maybe I'm just hitting the gaming wall?

[Grover]

This might be my most low key summer sale ever. The only thing I've added is This War of Mine. I blame most of it on a busy work schedule and already having over 500 games. Maybe I'm just hitting the gaming wall?

This War of Mine is awesome, but very.... somber/depressing

[NobodyHere]

This might be my most low key summer sale ever. The only thing I've added is This War of Mine. I blame most of it on a busy work schedule and already having over 500 games. Maybe I'm just hitting the gaming wall?

I feel ya. I got a good sized back log myself and currently I find myself digging into sandbox games that you can't really finish (Civ 5, Cities Skylines) or just replaying games that I've beaten several times before (like Tie Fighter). So my back log just keeps growing.

[Grover]

I feel ya. I got a good sized back log myself and currently I find myself digging into sandbox games that you can't really finish (Civ 5, Cities Skylines) or just replaying games that I've beaten several times before (like Tie Fighter). So my back log just keeps growing.

This has been my problem. I'm so into EUIV/CK2 with their replayability that I have this massive backlog that I feel like I'll never get into.

[spleen1015]

I have never done much with these cards on Steam.

I need 3 to complete the Summer Sale 2015 set.

I need:
Blitzkrieg
Z-Lo
Gold Helm

I have extras of:
Bob
Crusta-Sean
Dansky
Dire Frog

I am spleen1015 on Steam. Hit me with a trade if your interested.

[whomario]

Other than the El Dorado DLC for EUIV i haven´t bought anything yet, though i´m poised to buy at least This War of Mine (just gonna wait till the last day, just in case it gets a further discount). Have played it at a friend and this is just an incredible experience.

Not going to be having any meaningful time to play until september due to workload at university, so i am not too eager to spent money i don´t really have to spare anyway ;) Plus i still have some games i bought ages ago and still have hardly played or not at all (for example i still want to sink my teeth into Endless Space and have the Witcher 2 to play). And thats not counting stuff like FM15, EUIV and CKII where i know i will come back to for another round or 3.

[SackAttack]

I picked up Hero Generations. Really enjoying it so far.

[Groundhog]

Did Rockstar really pump up the price of GTA V right before the Steam sale, to make it look like you are getting a 25% off sale price, when you are in fact paying the pre-sale price? Sheesh.

[SirFozzie]

No.

The Truth Behind The Steam Summer Sale Controversy (http://steamed.kotaku.com/the-truth-behind-the-steam-summer-sale-controversy-1710941999)

[jeff061]

Did Rockstar really pump up the price of GTA V right before the Steam sale, to make it look like you are getting a 25% off sale price, when you are in fact paying the pre-sale price? Sheesh.

Wolfenstein did that. Rockstar just removed GTA5 altogether and put the GTA bundle, which includes GTA5, on sale for $60.

[EagleFan]

Wolfenstein did that. Rockstar just removed GTA5 altogether and put the GTA bundle, which includes GTA5, on sale for $60.

They didn't remove it. It is still there for full price. What they did was create a bundle for the sale for basically full price but you get some in game currency to sort of make it look like it is a deal.

[MrBug708]

Did Rockstar really pump up the price of GTA V right before the Steam sale, to make it look like you are getting a 25% off sale price, when you are in fact paying the pre-sale price? Sheesh.

I call that Kohl's marketing

[jeff061]

My understanding is they removed it initially and added it back a day or 2 later.

[Edward64]

Sid Meier's Pirates (2006) for $2.49. I have the original disk somewhere but think I'll buy this for nostalgia.

[EagleFan]

Looks like Steam is down.

[EagleFan]

Or just coming back up.

[Grover]

Just finished off my purchases with Transistor and Grow Home

[thesloppy]

For about 2 1/2 days I thought Windward was the funnest thing ever. It's like Pirate's with Diablo loot. I haven't had the slightest urge to go back to it, though.

[Cap Ologist]

I have never done much with these cards on Steam.

I need 3 to complete the Summer Sale 2015 set.

I need:
Blitzkrieg
Z-Lo
Gold Helm

I have extras of:
Bob
Crusta-Sean
Dansky
Dire Frog

I am spleen1015 on Steam. Hit me with a trade if your interested.


I have a Z-Lo you can have. I'm motoole00, sent you a friend request.

[Dutch]

What happens if you complete the set?

[PilotMan]

What happens if you complete the set?

A great sense of accomplishment and some nerd points.

[Qrusher14242]

I think i'm done for steam sale. Here's the damage:

Van Helsing 2 Complete Pack - $6
Tesla Effect: Tex Murphy Adventure - $5
Outcast 1.1 - $4
Football Manager 2015 - $17
The Walking Dead Season 2 - $6
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky $10
Pillars of Eternity - Hero Edition - $22 (Gamesplanet)
Hero Siege: The Karp of Doom + The Depths of Hell DLC - $4
Half Minute Hero : The Second Coming(Comes with First one) - $3

Total Spent: $77

The Pillars of Eternity Deal is still live https://uk.gamesplanet.com/game/pillars-of-eternity-hero-edition--2709-1

They give you a Steam key and it worked for me in the US.

So far been playing Outcast 1.1 the most. Used to love that game and to be able to play it high res with a controller is amazing.

[Ironhead]

My damage during the sale:

Witcher 1 = $2
Witcher 2 = $3
This War of Mine = $8
Wolfenstein: The New Order = $15
Shadow of Mordor = $25
Cities Skylines = $20
Fallout 3 GOTY = $7
Batman: Arkham Knight = $36 (Greenmangaming)

Total = $116

More than I thought but should keep me covered until the winter sale.

[Groundhog]

So far I've just grabbed Arma 3, but South Park is awfully close... been on my wishlist for a long time.

[dubb93]

Not a single game this time. My backlog is enormous and my videogame time greatly decreased. I'm still in act 1 of The Witcher 3.

[Edward64]

I bought

1) Dead State
2) Sid Meier's Pirates
3) Assassin's Creed IV

Assassin's Creed is not typically something I would play but thought I would check it out with its Pirates them.

Any pirates fans out there and what do you play? Anything that matches up to Sid's?

[MrBug708]

I loved Assassin's Creed IV

[Thomkal]

I have never done much with these cards on Steam.

I need 3 to complete the Summer Sale 2015 set.

I need:
Blitzkrieg
Z-Lo
Gold Helm

I have extras of:
Bob
Crusta-Sean
Dansky
Dire Frog

I am spleen1015 on Steam. Hit me with a trade if your interested.

I have extra Gold Helms and Blitzkriegs. I just need Dansky to complete my set. i've (dangamer33) added you as a friend

[Thomkal]

Could have bought a lot of stuff from this sale, but money is tight so I just managed FOF7 (cause I promised Jim I'd buy it when it was on sale :) )

[IlliniCub]

Has anyone tried Basketball Pro Management series on steam? Just kind of wondering how it is and how it compares to Fast Break if at all. It looks like it has a 2d game view.

[whomario]

Have only read on it and all i am reading suggests that this is not a very good game, much less so if your main interest is the NBA.

Get Draft Day Sports Pro Basketball by Wolverine if you are looking for a more graphically oriented game compared to Fast Break. Have not played the newest one (no time, no money, happy with the old version) but have played DDSPB 1 - 3 extensively and enjoyed them very much.
It is also on sale and recently updated and while still a higher price tag than Basketball Pro Management, i am pretty sure its a much better purchase.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Has anyone tried Basketball Pro Management series on steam? Just kind of wondering how it is and how it compares to Fast Break if at all. It looks like it has a 2d game view.

It's terrible. I got it for free and didn't think I got my money's worth.

[IlliniCub]

Thanks! I figured that was probably the case!

[EagleFan]

If anyone needs Dominic or Dire Frog let me know.

[BYU 14]

Aw hell guys, should I just cave and get FM15 for 17 bucks?

[stevew]

YCredit card was being a bastard when I was down to the wire on buying new Vegas. Luckily got it in @last minute. Also how is Prison Architect and does it start race wars, etc

[Groundhog]

Has anyone tried Basketball Pro Management series on steam? Just kind of wondering how it is and how it compares to Fast Break if at all. It looks like it has a 2d game view.

It's really, really bad. Perfect example of trying to do too much and having everything come off either unfinished or badly implemented. The 2D engine is laughable, and the game doesn't include any actual shooting fouls.

[bob]

Has anyone played This War of Mine? Assuming I can only get one, should I pick up that or Wasteland 2?

[Groundhog]

This War of Mine is definitely worth grabbing, really interesting game - I would stop short of calling it "fun" because of how intense the experience gets when you are desperate for supplies. I haven't been able to start it up again after a particularly grueling experience where I lasted way longer than I ever had before.

[bob]

Has anyone played This War of Mine? Assuming I can only get one, should I pick up that or Wasteland 2?

Ok, missed that others have played this war of mine... So which one should I get?

[Groundhog]

Wasteland 2 didn't grab me, and I usually love those type of games. This War of Mine would get my vote.

[bob]

Thanks... I was leaning this way anyways, especially since wasteland 2 will fall even further in price in another year or so.

[frnk55]

Never heard of This war of mine. But thanks to you people I now have another game in my backlog. :)

[Ironhead]

Never heard of This war of mine. But thanks to you people I now have another game in my backlog. :)

FWIW - I got it during the sale and enjoyed it. 1st playthrough of the game took about 12 hours. It is a game that I could see playing through again as there are definitely a few different approaches to how you go about surviving (i.e. I was peaceful during my playthrough but I think that a more aggressive playthrough would feel very different).

[Groundhog]

It's marks the one game where I've sat there at my keyboard weighing up whether to beat an old man to death because he might have bandages or medication in his bathroom.

[bob]

Is this a traditional game with start and end, or do you just try to last as long as possible ala Don't Starve?

[sabotai]

It's marks the one game where I've sat there at my keyboard weighing up whether to beat an old man to death because he might have bandages or medication in his bathroom.

Sold.

[Fidatelo]

So my total damage was (all figures in Cdn$):

Nidhogg: $1.69
Child of Light: $3.74
Lego Batman 3: $7.49
Valkyria Chronicles: $5.49
Frozen Cortex: $13.99
The Wolf Among Us: $6.99
Epic Battle Fantasy 4: $3.89
Fighting Fantasy: The Forest of Doom: $3.29

Total: $46.57

[Groundhog]

Is this a traditional game with start and end, or do you just try to last as long as possible ala Don't Starve?

It's basically a survival type game - there's no ending as far as I'm aware, but I've only last around 30 days at the absolute most.

[Ironhead]

Is this a traditional game with start and end, or do you just try to last as long as possible ala Don't Starve?

Spoilering for others just in case:

The game does have a defined start and end. It isn't apparent though as you play through the game which adds to the overall tension and feeling of being caught in the middle of a war. There is a big difference between the feeling of "How are we going to just keep surviving?" versus "I think I just need to survive another 7 days."

[Marmel]

I picked up the following games for all less than $5:

Borderlands 2 - I avoid FPS like the plague but damn if this game isn't amazing. I felt like I was 20 years old again, staying up too late and ignoring all my other responsibilities!

Terraria - Not feeling it yet

Torchlight 2 - Owned it when it came out but haven't been able to locate it on steam or anywhere else. It just vanished from my computer. Steam had no record of me purchasing it. It was fun to play this again though.

[heybrad]

Terraria - Not feeling it yet
I had a friend who pushed me hard to give Terraria a try. It has a huge hump you have to get over in starting a game but once you put some time into it and open up a lot of the options it becomes a really fun game.

[Grover]

Grabbed Wolfenstein. At $14.99 how could I not... and I despise FPS.

[BillJasper]

Grabbed Wolfenstein. At $14.99 how could I not... and I despise FPS.

The New Order?

I dislike FPS games as well and had a blast with it. Very detailed universe and it is always fun shooting Nazi's. :lol:

[Grover]

The New Order?

I dislike FPS games as well and had a blast with it. Very detailed universe and it is always fun shooting Nazi's. :lol:

Yep!

I'll get to it once I get through the other 150 games I've yet to beat.

[MizzouRah]

I picked up the following games for all less than $5:

Borderlands 2 - I avoid FPS like the plague but damn if this game isn't amazing. I felt like I was 20 years old again, staying up too late and ignoring all my other responsibilities!



The BL series is one of my favorite series!

[Groundhog]

I picked up the following games for all less than $5:

Borderlands 2 - I avoid FPS like the plague but damn if this game isn't amazing. I felt like I was 20 years old again, staying up too late and ignoring all my other responsibilities!


Argh, I sat there with my finger on the trigger with this one... I know a lot of people who love this game, but I've never tried it.

BTW anyone want Frozen Cortex? For one reason or another I have a copy to give away.

[bob]

I'd love frozen cortex if you still have it!

[Groundhog]

I'd love frozen cortex if you still have it!

Sure do, I'll send it through when I'm home - what's your Steam ID?

[Peregrine]

Borderlands 2 is amazing - I put in so many hours in this game. The next one, the pre-sequel, is good but not great - not sure why but it never grabbed me as much as BL2 did.

[bob]

Sure do, I'll send it through when I'm home - what's your Steam ID?

PM sent. Thanks!

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I'm intrigued.

Football Tactics on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/375530/)

[Mota]

I'm intrigued.

Football Tactics on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/375530/)

Kind of reminds me of Blood Bowl.

[EagleFan]

Anyone able to download tonight? Have tried downloading and getting nothing, everything just sits there. Connected and everything else is working fine.

[Ironhead]

Anyone able to download tonight? Have tried downloading and getting nothing, everything just sits there. Connected and everything else is working fine.

Yep, it is preloading a game right now.

[EagleFan]

Eventually was able to download. Not sure why everything was hanging for a while.

[Coffee Warlord]

So I finally caved at the end of the summer sale and picked up ARK: Survival Evolved.

For the uninitiated, it's Minecraft + Rust/DayZ with Dinosaurs. It's also shaping up to be grand fun, particularly since I found a well run private server. My biggest fear in this game was the widespread reports of griefers/exploiters - it seems playing on a well moderated private server tends to eliminate that problem. You still have the element of PvP danger, but with far less chance of obnoxious kiddies.

For anyone who's been looking at it and on the fence, I'd say pull the trigger.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Borderlands 2 is amazing - I put in so many hours in this game. The next one, the pre-sequel, is good but not great - not sure why but it never grabbed me as much as BL2 did.

Yeah, Borderlands 2 is a great game. I put 208 hours into it according to Steam, plus, at least, another 30 or so hours on the XBox. I probably played through the entire game 4-5 times, including all of the DLC.

The game is a lot of fun and the writing is incredibly sharp and funny. Even on our 4th or so play through we (the 3 other friends I played with) found ourselves laughing at some of the dialogue.

Of the DLC, I'd highly recommend the Tiny Tina DLC. It's easily the best of all the DLC offered and is probably the best part of the game overall. I enjoyed the Mr. Torgue DLC a lot too. The Pirate one is okay and the Hammerlock one isn't all that good.

I felt exactly the same way about the pre-sequel. It just didn't... have it. At all. We played through it once, thought it was okay, but had zero desire to play it again. The writing wasn't as good, the missions were pretty dull, the PCs weren't as interesting... Something was definitely off. It was an entire different studio that did it, so I guess it's not too surprising.

[Lonnie]

Argh, I sat there with my finger on the trigger with this one... I know a lot of people who love this game, but I've never tried it.

You are in luck. Humble Bundle is having a Borderlands 1+2 bundle right now.

[Schmidty]

Bought stuff. Not happy with all of it. Anyone wants to trade: Hit me.

[Grover]

Bought stuff. Not happy with all of it. Anyone wants to trade: Hit me.

What do you dislike?

[MizzouRah]

There are many games I don't play.. how do you trade?

[Ironhead]

Avoid PC version of Batman Arkham Knight. Very bad port issues galore. 70% negative reviews on Steam right now (out of 5,000+ reviews).

Batman: Arkham Knight's PC Version Is A Mess (http://kotaku.com/batman-arkham-knights-pc-version-is-a-mess-1713351974)

[Groundhog]

You are in luck. Humble Bundle is having a Borderlands 1+2 bundle right now.

Ah awesome!

I waited until the 10% off sale finished before grabbing Witcher 3 last night... Didn't like the 2nd one much (didn't give it much of a chance), but this one looks great. Only played it briefly last night, but had a video card quirk in the opening cut scenes - any time the main character was on the left side of the screen, his hair went green. Very strange. Amazing graphics though.

[Ramzavail]

There are many games I don't play.. how do you trade?

It depends on if they are in your library or in your "inventory". Games in your library you cannot trade. Games in your "inventory" you can trade.

Also, search for the steam trade thread I started on FOFC too.

[MizzouRah]

Thanks.. I'll do some research!

[EagleFan]

Ticket to Ride - 1.99 Guess it was a midweek deal, looks like it is until tomorrow.

[Draft Dodger]

interesting stuff about Steam.

Some things you should know about Steam — Medium (https://medium.com/@galyonkin/some-things-you-should-know-about-steam-5eaffcf33218)

[Mota]

Great article. Anybody trying to sell their games on Steam should have a solid understanding of this. These days you can't just release a game on Steam and hope it sells.

[PilotMan]

Jim hasn't said anything about how he fared in the sale. I assume it wasn't earth shattering, but I'm still curious to find out.

[Dutch]

Hmmm, I haven't heard from him since he bought that new palace in the Italian Alps.

[Solecismic]

Just in case anyone reading this imagines, even for a fleeting moment, that leaving the corporate world and writing games for a living is an instant pathway to the Italian Alps (personally, I prefer the Swiss side) or some such nonsense...

Yes, there are the occasional Minecraft productions that hit it big. Yes, some guy somewhere in Asia wrote Flappy Birds and made a zillion dollars he didn't even want overnight. I have dreams sometimes.

But, by and large, most indies make little to nothing. I really appreciate that Front Office Football has made enough to keep me out of the cubicles for 17 years. That's wonderful - a benefit beyond money. But in terms of money, I would have more of it had I remained a programmer for a large business for the last 17 years. And endured fewer 100-hour work weeks, of course. Those are actually kind of fun, once you're past the deadline and can relax a little afterwards. Maybe even visit the Swiss Alps for a few days if you've been careful and saved your money.

As for the sale, it was a good day, but not a game-changer in the slightest. There's no question getting on Steam saved my company. I would be working for "the man" right now if the Greenlight hadn't gone through. I'm still somewhat convinced that tablets/hand-helds are not in my near future, though Marc Vaughan has been very generous with his advice and thinks I should start developing for tablets. Steam has bought me some more time with this project.

I'll even experiment in the not-too-distant future with the next level of programming for tablets (JNI wrappers for C++ code, for those of you who have programming experience) because my work with Java/Android last year had me convinced tablets were too slow and too small to handle something like FOF. But I'm not certain I'll ever go in that direction. I'm a lot further from the Apple world - my last experience on Mac was in Hyperscript. It's an expensive leap.

[Draft Dodger]

(his butler typed that)

[Apathetic Lurker]

I heard it was his butlers butler who typed it

[MikeVic]

Thanks for the honest feedback Jim!

[Abe Sargent]

Holy Crap!



It was released on Steam back in September 2014, so I grabbed a Visual Novel called Planetarian. It was done by Key about ten yes ago or so, and if you don;t know who Key is, they are sort of to the Visual Novel genre was Microprose was to strategy gaming on the PC. Multiple big name VNs, among the best in the field, one of which, Clannad, will be coming to Steam soon

Alright, so Planetarian was quickly played - 3 and a half hours by me. Not a long commitment, and not a typcial VN - there are no choices, no alternate novels nothing.


Despite the age, the visuals were nice, the voice acting of the Yumemi character is downright amazing, there are lines that will blow you away, the the sci-fi is good, and it will be a very emotionally visceral experience. I don't want to say anymore, but if you come out of that without any major emotional responses, I will seriously question your humanity. :)


EDIT: It's impactful like To the Moon, and I'd put them on the same level

[Groundhog]

As for the sale, it was a good day, but not a game-changer in the slightest. There's no question getting on Steam saved my company. I would be working for "the man" right now if the Greenlight hadn't gone through. I'm still somewhat convinced that tablets/hand-helds are not in my near future, though Marc Vaughan has been very generous with his advice and thinks I should start developing for tablets. Steam has bought me some more time with this project.


Financially speaking, it would probably be your best bet, but for me personally I find the smaller screener doesn't fit well with a true sim. I've tried FM on both phone and ipad and just find the smaller screen far too restrictive. FOF is even more ratings/stats heavy than FM, and I think displaying all that info in an attractive way would take up too much screen space, leading to too much clicking/tapping to view the info you want to see.

Tablets/phones are for the casual gamers, and a more lightweight sim is probably the way to go with that crowd.

[nilodor]

I really like Invisible Inc. It's a turn based stealth game kinda like XCOM. You have a squad and have limited time to level up and accumulate resources before your final mission. You have to make tradeoffs for your final build (character levels and equipment) and I always felt just a little bit behind where I would want to be to be able to pull off missions comfortably. It was tense without being impossible.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

While being firmly against Early Access Games in general, I do have to continue to point out what a success story Prison Architect is. The development guys are adding great new features every single month. They're really focused on the product and seem to enjoy making the game. They make YouTube videos every month that demonstrate the new features and their excitement shows through in their narration.

Prison Architect Alpha 34 - YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl-_QQorFoM)

It's amazing that they put out this many bug fixes/new features every single month.

= Gangs
Some prisoners will now have gang allegiences upon entering your prison.
This can make those prisoners much harder to deal with, as they will work to defend each other during trouble.

This is an optional feature, enabled by ticking the new "Gangs" tickbox in the New Map screen.
(Nb. You can also hack gangs into an existing prison by adding 'EnabledGangs true' to the top of the .prison file)

More dangerous / higher security prisoners are more likely to be gang members.

- Gang members can be identified visually by their full body tattoos
- Gang members will always come to the aid of their fellow gang member when fights break out.
This includes coming to the aid of a fellow gang member involved in a fight with guards.

- Gang members more likely to try to steal weapons, and more likely to carry them rather than stash them
- Gang members will not participate in any voluntary reform programs
- Gang members will not work for the prison

- New view : Intelligence => Gangs. Highlights all known gang members and shows the total number of members of each gang.

Nb. This is part 1 of a larger feature.


= New room: Shop
- Requires shelves and a shop front. The shop front should go on a wall such that prisoners can acces the shop front from a corridoor.

- Shop goods will be brought into the prison in the usual way, and taken to the shop.
- Prisoners can work in the shop, and will unpack the boxes of goods onto the shelves.
- Prisoners can buy items from the shop to help with their needs:
- Soap, shampoo etc for Hygene
- Towels, blankets etc for Comfort
- Magazines for entertainment
- Snacks for Hunger

- All prisoners are now paid a fixed wage of 50 cents per hour when working for the prison
- Items in the shop cost $5 each
- Prisoner wages and shop takings are now shown in the daily cashflow report (updated at midnight)

- Prisoners are more inclined to participate in voluntary training programs, and will concentrate harder,
when there is a shop on site. (They want to earn that wage to buy things for themselves).

- The shop is a potential source of smuggled contraband


= Asian language support
The game now supports asian character sets, paving the way for translations into
Japanese
Chinese
Korean
etc

- Mail room (continued)
- Fixed: Mail satchels would be endlessly delivered in certain circumstances
- You can now dump mail satchels if you end up with too many


- Escape tunnels (continued):
- Each member of a dig team now brings diminishing returns to the overall speed of digging.
This represents the fact that (say) 10 prisoners just couldn't dig all at once in one square.
Previously 4 prisoners would dig four times faster than just 1 prisoner.
it will now take 4 prisoners to dig twice as fast as just 1 prisoner
It will take 11 prisoners to dig three times as fast as just 1 prisoner

- Searching a toilet manually will now reveal any escape tunnels.
Nb this requires you specifically search the toilet itself, and does not apply if the toilet is searched
as part of a "search cell" or "search cell block" order

- Conventional fences no longer slow diggers down


- The research screen now flashes a warning if you are attempting to research an item,
but are missing the neccesary Administrator, or he does not have an office

- Emergency services personel no longer need to rest in a staff room

- More prisoner faces added to the sprite bank, for greater variety

= BUG FIXES
- 0003270: [Control & User Interface] Flashing Yellow area in deployment screen not explained
- 0004990: [Gameplay] Basic Detention Center fails to recognize completed rooms if other rooms are incomplete
- 0003318: [AI & Behaviour] Delivery Trucks fail to stop and unload (when delivery zone at bottom of the map)
- 0006493: [AI & Behaviour] prisoners use the same seat/phone/shower etc
- 0007248: [Mod System] Special Characters prevent mods from work
- 0008666: [AI & Behaviour] Prisoners reading books will stop following regime and freeze up unable to fulfill needs.
- 0008916: [AI & Behaviour] Mail Room keeps ordering more Mail Satchels
- 0007670: [Control & User Interface] Spelling of bureaucratic in Chapel Description
- 0003271: [Gameplay] Clone Tool + Water
- 0007630: [AI & Behaviour] Gardeners and other AI vibrate when in 3x speed mode
- 0006067: [Gameplay] Prisoners are tunneling too fast (through perimeter wall)
- 0001166: [Gameplay] Guards wont take prisoners to Solitary Confinement, prisoner stuck in limbo
- 0008714: [AI & Behaviour] Some dump jobs are never done
- 0008766: [AI & Behaviour] Empty Parole Program slots not being filled despite long queue of eligible prisoners
- 0005953: [Graphics] Uniform's are sometimes under the bed
- 0006142: [Graphics] Render issues when stacking drains with other items
- 0008750: [AI & Behaviour] Prisoners do not leave Transport Bus if reception is full of laundry
- 0005453: [Gameplay] Power Switch + Cctv Monitor = UNLIMITED VISIBIlITY!
- 0008996: [AI & Behaviour] Prisoner released during shower leaves naked
- 0000665: [Gameplay] pausing stops the limit-check for daily spending
- 0008034: [AI & Behaviour] Chefs Don't Cook
- 0008129: [Graphics] Death Row font too dark
- 0006952: [AI & Behaviour] In large prisons suboptimal transport job causes death of overdosing prisoners during transportation to infirmary
- 0005830: [Gameplay] Bureaucracy research never finishes if started during pause after firing warden
- 0002935: [Gameplay] Guard dogs kill prisoners
- 0007920: [AI & Behaviour] Unconscious dog and dead handler
- 0006228: [AI & Behaviour] Dog handlers can't get tazers anymore, but research says they can
- 0009032: [AI & Behaviour] Dead guards in hearse still have flashlight on
- 0003311: [AI & Behaviour] Guards escorting prisoners to from their cell to the same cell over and over
- 0008135: [AI & Behaviour] Dirty trays are being stacked outside canteen (in a remote solitary cell, for example)
- 0007151: [Gameplay] Truck drivers can be sacked
- 0006966: [AI & Behaviour] 0 demand for meals in the second hour of Eat
- 0003132: [Gameplay] Sometimes contraband is listed as "None"
- 0007437: [AI & Behaviour] Cooks Not Cooking
- 0007933: [Other] cooks wont cook (Cellblock assigned to non-canteen in logistics)
- 0008904: [AI & Behaviour] Laundry without door breaks near-by rooms
- 0008624: [AI & Behaviour] Riot Police get tired
- 0007675: [Graphics] Altar not displaying properly against a wall
- 0008988: [Save & Load] Last Game Save causes a Crash to Steam Client
- 0008946: [Gameplay] Library Books keep coming

[Dutch]

I really like Prison Architect...glad to see more of it!

[Draft Dodger]

seems to be more the exception to the rule with EA games though.

in semi-related news, Terraria 1.3 update was released today and it adds a SHITLOAD of new stuff.

[Groundhog]

I go through big Prison Architect binges - won't touch it for a month or more, and then have a solid couple of days where I play it non-stop. It's always got some frustrating bugs, especially as your prison grows, but it's a really excellent example of an indie game done right via early access.

[Ramzavail]

Got suckered into the green man gaming $29.99 VIP sale of Witcher 3 which I didn't realize didn't come with a Steam key (for some reason) and it is only redeemable on GOG.com.

1. Don't fall for it
2. Let me know if anybody wants to buy it off of me or trade for it.

I have no interest in playing a game that doesn't play on Steam. grr.

[dubb93]

Got suckered into the green man gaming $29.99 VIP sale of Witcher 3 which I didn't realize didn't come with a Steam key (for some reason) and it is only redeemable on GOG.com.

1. Don't fall for it
2. Let me know if anybody wants to buy it off of me or trade for it.

I have no interest in playing a game that doesn't play on Steam. grr.

I imagine the reason is as simple as the company that makes The Witcher series is REALLY pushing GOG since they own it. I imagine most of the best deals for this game will come on that platform.

[Ramzavail]

I imagine the reason is as simple as the company that makes The Witcher series is REALLY pushing GOG since they own it. I imagine most of the best deals for this game will come on that platform.

I would have never thought that since my last VIP purchase was like 40% or 50% off of Pillars of Eternity Champion Edition and it had a Steam key.

[Ramzavail]

oh you meant CD Projekt, not green man. got it.

[MizzouRah]

Anyone play Sovereignty Crown of Kings? It's EA but I've read it has the full feature set and very little bugs. Looks pretty interesting..

[Coffee Warlord]

Anyone play Sovereignty Crown of Kings? It's EA but I've read it has the full feature set and very little bugs. Looks pretty interesting..

No buts. :)

[MizzouRah]

No buts. :)

lol.. I bought it.. will have thoughts later on.. :)

[Mike Lowe]

So how does one trade games via Steam?

Anyone looking to trade? I'm hoping to get that Cities Skylines game.

I have FM 11 and 15, Crusader Kings II, Civilization 5 and a bunch of sport sims. I play all of them minus FM it seems...

[Ragone]

Guild of Dungeoneering is amazing.. just saying.. :)

[Grover]

Guild of Dungeoneering is amazing.. just saying.. :)

Absolutely love the idea. Will be picking this one up tonight.

[Ragone]

Man, Grover.. its been a long time since i had a game that made me want to "just one more adventure" before quitting like this one has..

[Grover]

Man, Grover.. its been a long time since i had a game that made me want to "just one more adventure" before quitting like this one has..

Is the idea to try and 'beat' the hero?

[Ragone]

Is the idea to try and 'beat' the hero?

No, you are laying down rooms and monsters so your hero gains gear to accomplish the mission.. all the while collecting gold/gems to gain gold to expand your guild "more card options/starting character etc"

your character starts with 0 gear and level 1 at the beginning every time.. its a VERY fun game..

[Ramzavail]

So how does one trade games via Steam?

Anyone looking to trade? I'm hoping to get that Cities Skylines game.

I have FM 11 and 15, Crusader Kings II, Civilization 5 and a bunch of sport sims. I play all of them minus FM it seems...

You can only trade games that are in your inventory or in other places like humble bundle etc. If the game is in your library, you are SOL.

[rjolley]

If I take advantage of the sale on OOTP 16 and buy it from OOTP Developments, do I get a Steam key or can I register my install with Steam?

[Dutch]

You can only trade games that are in your inventory or in other places like humble bundle etc. If the game is in your library, you are SOL.

SOL is a little strong. It would give people the ability to buy one game and play what they want. Not really a good business model for the game makers.

[Ramzavail]

If I take advantage of the sale on OOTP 16 and buy it from OOTP Developments, do I get a Steam key or can I register my install with Steam?

yes and yes you can register it under "games" and "activate a product on steam"

[Ramzavail]

SOL is a little strong. It would give people the ability to buy one game and play what they want. Not really a good business model for the game makers.

I don't understand. SOL is a little strong? I didn't make the rules. I'm just saying once you place it in your game library, you cannot trade it. The best thing to do is buy everygame as a "gift" and place it in your inventory. Only put it in your library when you know you are going to play it.

Not sure how you think this is bad for the game makers? If we all bought deepest dungeon (especially one that hasn't really gone on sale yet) or the hottest game out there and all passed it around when we were "done", then we all wouldn't buy it and the game makers wouldn't make any money. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your point, though.

[Neon_Chaos]

No, you are laying down rooms and monsters so your hero gains gear to accomplish the mission.. all the while collecting gold/gems to gain gold to expand your guild "more card options/starting character etc"

your character starts with 0 gear and level 1 at the beginning every time.. its a VERY fun game..

Oh man. This is just a great game.

My fear is that it's going to end up being repetitive towards the end?

[rjolley]

yes and yes you can register it under "games" and "activate a product on steam"

Thanks. Looks like I didn't get a Steam key with my serial number last night. Not the end of the world, and a great deal at $20 for OOTP16, but being able to fully use Steam would be nice.

[Ramzavail]

I think you could email them and they will give it to you. look around on the ootp boards.

[Ragone]

Oh man. This is just a great game.

My fear is that it's going to end up being repetitive towards the end?

They are activately making dlc for it.. i'll gladly pay a few extra bucks every couple of months to add content..

and with all the classes and loot.. it'll take quite a long time to reach repetitive stage i imagine..

plus the game doesn't take itself seriously.. which i love

[MizzouRah]

Sorcerer King was released today.. I've been on the EA and it's one of my favorite 4x games I've played. Kind if a new twist where the SK has already conquered everyone and you have to build up to defeat him before he destroys all the shards and the world.

[rjolley]

I think you could email them and they will give it to you. look around on the ootp boards.

I sent them an email this morning. Waiting on a response. We'll see what happens.

Thanks for the info.

[EagleFan]

Axis Football 2015... Anyone know anything about this?

[bhlloy]

Axis Football 2015... Anyone know anything about this?

Every game is the same... some early success with the blitz but always ends up in complete disaster by the fourth quarter. Do NOT play in the snow. And if some little Japanese guy tells you he's got the perfect sneak play, probably time to quit and pick another game.

[EagleFan]

Every game is the same... some early success with the blitz but always ends up in complete disaster by the fourth quarter. Do NOT play in the snow. And if some little Japanese guy tells you he's got the perfect sneak play, probably time to quit and pick another game.

Best response ever!

[Vince, Pt. II]

Every game is the same... some early success with the blitz but always ends up in complete disaster by the fourth quarter. Do NOT play in the snow. And if some little Japanese guy tells you he's got the perfect sneak play, probably time to quit and pick another game.

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[Izulde]

Every game is the same... some early success with the blitz but always ends up in complete disaster by the fourth quarter. Do NOT play in the snow. And if some little Japanese guy tells you he's got the perfect sneak play, probably time to quit and pick another game.

Internet won.

[GrantDawg]

Axis Football 2015... Anyone know anything about this?


Axis Football is an unintentional ode to high school football - PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/axis-football-2015-is-an-unintentional-ode-to-high-school-football/)

Pretty funny review.

[FrogMan]

Guild of Dungeoneering was my little gift from me to me as my three weeks of vacation started yesterday and I've already played some 2.5 hours with it. Really nice and relaxing little game.

FM

[MizzouRah]

I didn't even know Pandora First Contact got a huge AI patch last month. :)

Looks like I'll be up late this week.

[Vince, Pt. II]

Hero Siege is fantastic, and a great value at $6. It's a rogue-like action RPG - think Smash TV meets Diablo. I haven't tried playing it with a mouse and keyboard, but with a controller it is phenomenal. You essentially enter a portal, and waves of enemies spawn. After you defeat all the enemies of a particular wave, you have 20 or so seconds before the next wave spawns. What's a nice twist is that you can force the next wave to spawn whenever you want (even while the prior wave(s) are still active) by pressing a button - so when you die and have to 'start over,' you can smash that button and get all the waves down immediately so you can quickly get back to where you were when you died.

There are I think 12 different classes, you get gear drops and relics, and when you level up you can invest in your skill tree and your attributes. It's super fast, super simple and just plain fun.

[Groundhog]

Guild of Dungeoneering is pretty fun, but I got real concerns for longevity. I think I'd prefer the heroes to skill up with progressively harder dungeons... I realize it's not really the point of the game, but I think that would keep me playing it.

[mckerney]

Picked up Rocket League last weekend and absolutely love it.

This is what good players in the game can do.

http://puu.sh/j6MOo/9fb7013131.gif

http://cdn.makeagif.com/media/7-21-2015/plxuLl.gif

And here's what most of my attempts to score end up looking like.

http://i.imgur.com/gl1jaSP.gif

[Vince, Pt. II]

My roommate has also been loving Rocket League.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Rocket League is free on PS+ this month in case anyone hasn't picked it up. Great game.

[BrianD]

Rocket League is fantastic. I am having a blast even in games I lose.

[Qrusher14242]

Me too. Love that it has couch coop and bots. Just a fun game. I'm just no good at it lol.

[Qrusher14242]

Also, the Humble Bundle this week has OOTP15 in it. It comes with a steam key. It's in Pay What You Want part of the bundle so you can get it for $1

Humble Weekly Bundle: Simulators 4 (pay what you want and help charity) (https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly)

Some other games in the bundle, but OOTP was the only one that interested me

[lighthousekeeper]

thanks - purchased

[SirFozzie]

I have two 75% off coupons for Dawn of War I and II for trade, and in other news, I spend my time watching Rocket League, wishing I had money. (pretty much literally.. my financial situation right now is pretty horrid)

[muns]

Also, the Humble Bundle this week has OOTP15 in it. It comes with a steam key. It's in Pay What You Want part of the bundle so you can get it for $1

Humble Weekly Bundle: Simulators 4 (pay what you want and help charity) (https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly)

Some other games in the bundle, but OOTP was the only one that interested me

Thanks for posting this, but I do have a dumb question as I have never done the humble bundle thing. I purchased, but how do I get the steam key? I got the download link from humble bundle but didn't want to mess anything up by doing something without asking first.

[Ramzavail]

Go into your humble bundle account and look for the "Keys" tab (3rd tab) and you should see the games you purchased and a button that says "click to redeem on steam"

[Ramzavail]

I have two 75% off coupons for Dawn of War I and II for trade, and in other news, I spend my time watching Rocket League, wishing I had money. (pretty much literally.. my financial situation right now is pretty horrid)

Do you have anything else for trade ? any games ?

[muns]

Go into your humble bundle account and look for the "Keys" tab (3rd tab) and you should see the games you purchased and a button that says "click to redeem on steam"

Thank you Ramz!

[Coffee Warlord]

I dunno if any of you play train simulator, but I'm sharing this 'cause one of my best friends did the work on this.

Engine Driver | Introducing “The Racetrack: Aurora – Chicago� (http://www.engine-driver.com/article/show/11537/introducing-the-racetrack-aurora-chicago)

[SirFozzie]

Do you have anything else for trade ? any games ?

I have a Talisman game to trade. That's it :)

[Ramzavail]

sorry i have that already.

[Mike Lowe]

So City Skylines...does it also get 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews here too? Will it run well on a GeForce GT740 video card?

[frnk55]

So City Skylines...does it also get 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews here too? Will it run well on a GeForce GT740 video card?
Not sure if it will run on that card but give it a try cause Steam has a return policy. I absolutely love the game. It's everything SC should of been.

[MizzouRah]

EA Alert! Anyone play this.. looks like FTL + Sims

Save 33% on Cosmonautica on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/320340/)

[Barkeep49]

So City Skylines...does it also get 'overwhelmingly positive' reviews here too? Will it run well on a GeForce GT740 video card?
There was a Skylines thread that was very positive when it came out.

[Bobble]

Anyone with thoughts on Wreckfest? I really enjoyed Flatout 2 a couple of years ago. Same deal? Is it mostly open field derby or tracks like Flatout was?