The Steam Thread

[MizzouRah]

Kyn has been a pleasant surprise. Played about 90 minutes so far and I really like what this indie team has done.

[Grover]

I have no idea where else to put this, but I'm sure it'll end up on Steam since Harebrained is doing this.

BATTLETECH - Tactical 'Mech Combat Returns to the PC. Coming to Kickstarter Fall 2015. (http://battletechgame.com/)

[Warhammer]

What does this mean for megamek?

[Ramzavail]

I have no idea where else to put this, but I'm sure it'll end up on Steam since Harebrained is doing this.

BATTLETECH - Tactical 'Mech Combat Returns to the PC. Coming to Kickstarter Fall 2015. (http://battletechgame.com/)


um yes! subscribed.

[Ramzavail]

Kyn has been a pleasant surprise. Played about 90 minutes so far and I really like what this indie team has done.

I wishlisted it, what do you like about it ?

[MizzouRah]

I wishlisted it, what do you like about it ?

Kind of like Torchlight/Diablo/Titan Quest - you can only slow down time though so some of the battles are crazy.. but in a good way. Haven't gotten too far yet.. but it has puzzles to solve, ways to craft, etc..

Beautiful game too... this was basically a two man team programming.

[Grover]

Kind of like Torchlight/Diablo/Titan Quest - you can only slow down time though so some of the battles are crazy.. but in a good way. Haven't gotten too far yet.. but it has puzzles to solve, ways to craft, etc..

Beautiful game too... this was basically a two man team programming.

I highly recommend Victor Vran as well.

[Capital]

Saw some good reviews on Steam for Victor Vran. May have to get both of these games with Kyn coming first. Thanks for all who recommended them.

[MizzouRah]

Endless Space 2 announced!!!

In celebration of the announcement, Endless Space is 80% off until 8/3 so it's $6.

[NobodyHere]

Endless Space 2 announced!!!

In celebration of the announcement, Endless Space is 80% off until 8/3 so it's $6.

I just couldn't get into the first one. The game just seemed to have no energy to it.

[MizzouRah]

I just couldn't get into the first one. The game just seemed to have no energy to it.

I couldn't at first.. but after the Disharmony DLC was released, I found myself really digging it.

[dzilla77]

I just couldn't get into the first one. The game just seemed to have no energy to it.

Felt the same way - the game had no soul.

[FrogMan]

why have I waited two full years to fire up FTL???

FM

[MizzouRah]

I picked up Cosmonautica... pretty fun game.

[Glengoyne]

Has anyone tried Card Hunter?

It looks like it might be something I find appealing, D and D style tactical combat on a "board" where each character is equipped with a hand of cards to expend in combat and maneuvers.

If I find a game appealing, there are usually some like minded nerds around here.

[Honolulu_Blue]

why have I waited two full years to fire up FTL???

FM

my own dojo - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=81285)

[thesloppy]

Has anyone tried Card Hunter?

It looks like it might be something I find appealing, D and D style tactical combat on a "board" where each character is equipped with a hand of cards to expend in combat and maneuvers.

If I find a game appealing, there are usually some like minded nerds around here.

I've played plenty of Card Hunter. It's definitely fun and worth playing, but it also never truly captures my interest all the way...I always get bored after a few days, forget about it for a few months, and then rediscover it for another couple days of fun, rinse, repeat.

Even if it turns out you don't enjoy the game it's totally worth checking out for the design and humor, which should totally appeal to any old-school nerd.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I agree wholeheartedly with thesloppy re: Card Hunter. I'm not quite as enthused about it even when I'm playing it, but it's a nice little time waster type thing.

[thesloppy]

I agree wholeheartedly with thesloppy re: Card Hunter. I'm not quite as enthused about it even when I'm playing it, but it's a nice little time waster type thing.

I think a big part of the problem for me is that despite it ostensibly being a loot based collectible card game, no matter how many cards I'd get or adventures I'd complete my characters never felt like they progressed (or even played slightly differently) from the instant I started. The presentation and management/inventory part of the game makes it feel like all this grand progression is happening, but every time you actually start playing the meat of the game feels pretty much exactly the same.

[FrogMan]

my own dojo - Front Office Football Central (http://www.operationsports.com/fofc/showthread.php?t=81285)

yeah, you might have a point... ;)

FM

[BishopMVP]

Been out of the game a little while, but sports sims aren't doing it for me in my downtime and I'm jonesing for a good 4x game... Is Endless Legend the obvious choice? Anyone think Age of Wonders is better? I have Civ 5, so Civ BE/Galactic Civ seem not to be worth the upgrade.

I'm pretty up to date on my Paradox games, but is there something similar in that vein I've missed? Where did people end up on Banished? Was it as fun as early Tropico games, or did it have limited replay value?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Been out of the game a little while, but sports sims aren't doing it for me in my downtime and I'm jonesing for a good 4x game... Is Endless Legend the obvious choice? Anyone think Age of Wonders is better? I have Civ 4, so Civ 5/Galactic Civ seem not to be worth the upgrade.

You couldn't be more wrong on Civ V. It's a game changer. Would pick it up in a heartbeat. I still play it a lot.

[BishopMVP]

You couldn't be more wrong on Civ V. It's a game changer. Would pick it up in a heartbeat. I still play it a lot.Whoops. Have Civ 5, meant the newest one (Beyond Earth).

I agree I still play it a lot, just suffers from the same general problem I have with Civ games - the early to mid game is awesome (and there are some good later game scenarios), but the end of the game always feels like I've either won or lost 100 turns in advance and I'm playing out the string at that point, so I always end up with a ton of saved games I never really want to go back to.

[Abe Sargent]

See, I like that feeling in games. There are times in Eu or CK where I took an early aggressive stance, and I can tell that a decade or so into the game that I'm in such a strong position that I'm good, you know? But I use that to push myself to do increasingly dominant stuff

[Vince, Pt. II]

I feel exactly the same way about Civ, Bishop. Have since Civ 3. For whatever reason, once I got myself into a game in Civ 2, I was never letting go until you pried it from my cold, dead hands. Now...not so much.

If you have Civ 5 and all the expansions (Brave New World, essentially), then you don't need Beyond Earth. I was rather disappointed by it, actually.

[oykib]

I feel exactly the same way about Civ, Bishop. Have since Civ 3. For whatever reason, once I got myself into a game in Civ 2, I was never letting go until you pried it from my cold, dead hands. Now...not so much.

If you have Civ 5 and all the expansions (Brave New World, essentially), then you don't need Beyond Earth. I was rather disappointed by it, actually.

I totally agree with that. But the expansion looks like it might give us the game we all wanted from Civ:BE. Well... not give.

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[RainMaker]

I love Civ 5 but I do hate how the AI has never really gotten better over the years. The computer uses the same strategy and tactics. And increasing the levels isn't increasing their ability to outplay you, just their ability to cheat.

[RainMaker]

Also agree with the late game stuff mentioned above. I've wanted them to increase the cost for units later in the game to discourage you from having 25 units to deal with each turn. Maybe a penalty of sorts for outdated units as well.

Wouldn't mind less of a penalty for razing a city too. Maybe allow people to move the population to one of their existing cities for a cost. There are just so many useless small cities the computer builds up during the game that it becomes a drag later on. Either that or just have the computer be a little more conservative with setting up new cities.

[BishopMVP]

See, I like that feeling in games. There are times in Eu or CK where I took an early aggressive stance, and I can tell that a decade or so into the game that I'm in such a strong position that I'm good, you know? But I use that to push myself to do increasingly dominant stuffBut EU and CK have the badboy rating, and a much more level playing field. I guess you can dominate on the fringes (take Spain/England and go dominate the Americas), but even with a France as long as you focus on Europe there's always a country or coalition that can challenge you. Similarly in CK, except the risk of a large empire breaking apart is even higher. Militarily even if you're a whole level or two higher that's like a 10% or 20% advantage in a fight. And if you can absolutely dominate with manpower you still have to pick and choose your spots because raising and keeping a standing army will bankrupt you (plus you have increasingly punitive attrition if you just throw a huge army on the offensive.)

In Civ I find it incredibly engaging and challenging during the world building/discovering phase, but by the time it gets to the "modern era" and like infantry or marines or tanks I'm usually so far ahead (or, occasionally, behind) that there's almost no doubt who will win. And it's not just militarily - one civilization is usually the most technologically advanced, produces the most shields/gold per turn, and has enough of an advantage they can just dominate wonder-building, or ally with a plurality of the city states, and increase their advantage that way. Maybe there's two dominant civ's, or a 3rd within shouting distance, but a whole bunch that are just complete also-rans at that point.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I think that's really the major problem with strategy games in general, and 4X games specifically though, right? Heuristics is hard, and AI is still a pipe dream. I've thought a lot about how I would code difficulty into a game if I did (former computer programmer, always wanted to make a game), and I think I would try to put in different strategies for each level of AI, and simply make sure that each strategy had a different degree of effectiveness. So you didn't see homogeneity between games even when ratcheting up the difficulty level. But that's a lot of extra work, and it honestly doesn't really address the problem: that over time, these games are somewhat not replayable, because the AI is going to largely do the same thing each time.

I had mentally spitballed coding in a sort of weighted random factor into the decision making process, but that's hard to do as well, because you not only have to account for specific instances, but you have to then determine optimal and sub-optimal decisions and weigh choices...and that's assuming you have a somewhat binary choice. It's a nightmare.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I think the correct answer is 'multiplayer,' but that's not an option for many people for tons of different reasons - time management being chief among them. Getting everyone together at the same time is hard, and otherwise you're waiting on that one guy to finish his damned turn...

...and that's not to mention the people who simply do not want to play multiplayer.

[MizzouRah]

Been out of the game a little while, but sports sims aren't doing it for me in my downtime and I'm jonesing for a good 4x game... Is Endless Legend the obvious choice? Anyone think Age of Wonders is better? I have Civ 5, so Civ BE/Galactic Civ seem not to be worth the upgrade.

I'm pretty up to date on my Paradox games, but is there something similar in that vein I've missed? Where did people end up on Banished? Was it as fun as early Tropico games, or did it have limited replay value?

Civ BE didn't grab me at all.

Pandora -especially with the DLC expansion is fantastic.
Endless Legend with DLC expansion is also a fantastic 4x.
I've also enjoyed Sorcerer King and Gal Civ III from Stardock.

[BishopMVP]

I think that's really the major problem with strategy games in general, and 4X games specifically though, right? Heuristics is hard, and AI is still a pipe dream. I've thought a lot about how I would code difficulty into a game if I did (former computer programmer, always wanted to make a game), and I think I would try to put in different strategies for each level of AI, and simply make sure that each strategy had a different degree of effectiveness. So you didn't see homogeneity between games even when ratcheting up the difficulty level. But that's a lot of extra work, and it honestly doesn't really address the problem: that over time, these games are somewhat not replayable, because the AI is going to largely do the same thing each time. Of course, but I think there are other similar games that do some things better, and I also think that the comprehensiveness of Civ works against it at that point. A big part of Civ's appeal is that you can play at different speeds, you can play on different size maps, and it can be played by novices to experts, so by default they have to simplify some things so they'll scale pretty well regardless of how the game's being played (and they do an amazing job of that.) And like I said, they have some great later-game scenarios, but if you're starting from the ancient era and advancing to the modern era, it's really unlikely that most civilizations will be close enough, especially because it seems like scientific advances come much faster and the increase in unit military power seems to be greater as well (especially in terms of mobility - even if I have 8 archers 2 turns in, I'm not really going to be able to press that advantage against all but a really close neighbor. But give me 8 tanks (maybe pair them with a few bombers) before anyone else has them, once you have roads and rails everywhere, and holy shit you can blitzkrieg almost anyone.)

One place where other games do kind of run circles around them is having factions that play differently, and legitimately different paths to victory. Civ has done a little better opening other paths to victory, but every civ still has to have the same broad base - you can't have one civ that's the most technologically advanced, but has poor cities and a low population, or one with a great military but is technologically behind. This is in large part due to how the tech tree is set up. I know they're not technically 4x, but I actually really like the way that EU/CK do this in their games - yes you can target specific things to research, but advances also spread by osmosis, which makes sense. It needs to be balanced so there's enough incentive to put money into research, but if my neighbor figures out a better way to approach markets, or how to build railroads, eventually it should spread to me. Civ doesn't have the province system, but you could do something like "Once 70% of Civilizations have a technology, everyone else automatically gets that tech", allowing certain civs to take more specific paths towards their goals while not falling hopelessly behind in other areas. Having a bigger tech tree with various branches where you can't actually finish all f them in any single game wouldn't hurt (and I know they went down this route a little bit with the emphasis on social policies.)Civ BE didn't grab me at all.

Pandora -especially with the DLC expansion is fantastic.
Endless Legend with DLC expansion is also a fantastic 4x.
I've also enjoyed Sorcerer King and Gal Civ III from Stardock.Let's be honest on BE - it'll probably improve markedly just like every Civ going back to #2 maybe? That's half the appeal of Endless Legend - yeah, maybe it's last year's game of the year, but all of these 4x games take a DLC or two to really reach their potential.

You'd put Pandora over Gal Civ at this point? A lot of people in the reviews for the Stardock games seem to be complaining they're buggy or a DLC or two away from reaching their potential.

[MizzouRah]

Let's be honest on BE - it'll probably improve markedly just like every Civ going back to #2 maybe? That's half the appeal of Endless Legend - yeah, maybe it's last year's game of the year, but all of these 4x games take a DLC or two to really reach their potential.

You'd put Pandora over Gal Civ at this point? A lot of people in the reviews for the Stardock games seem to be complaining they're buggy or a DLC or two away from reaching their potential.

Yes, the next BE expansion will probably something that gets me back into it for sure.

Well.. Pandora is different from Gal Civ.. I've enjoyed both to be honest, and probably played both about the same amount of time. Pandora had a major AI patch recently though.. so I've been getting my arse handed to me, which keeps me coming back to it. :)

[SirFozzie]

I won't buy GalCiv... (StarDock's creator's been eaten by the GamerGate brainworm). BE.. isn't my cup of tea yet.. we'll see how it gets better.

[MizzouRah]

Leaked... Stellaris.. a 4x space game coming by Paradox.

http://i.imgur.com/EekVpZc.png?utm_content=buffer0c670&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://imgur.com/a/wAJgu

Paradox makes some really deep grand strategy games.. this is really interesting.

[MizzouRah]

Invisible, Inc.. is $11.99 this weekend.. worth it?

[Vince, Pt. II]

I picked it up during the steam summer sale. Played two missions or so, enjoyed it. Haven't been back to it, but that's more because of my schedule/game time allocation than the game.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Invisible, Inc.. is $11.99 this weekend.. worth it?

Picked it up for free on the Vita through PS+. It's a fun game.

[MizzouRah]

Thanks.. I picked it up.

[JAG]

Leaked... Stellaris.. a 4x space game coming by Paradox.

http://i.imgur.com/EekVpZc.png?utm_content=buffer0c670&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

https://imgur.com/a/wAJgu

Paradox makes some really deep grand strategy games.. this is really interesting.

Just read a review of it and it sounds pretty ambitious.

Stellaris: Gamescom Preview | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/08/06/stellaris-paradox-strategy-game/)

[Vince, Pt. II]

This...is very intriguing.

[bhlloy]

It's paradox - I will happily give them my money knowing that it will probably be buggy as hell at launch but one of the best games I've ever played after 6-9 months.

[MizzouRah]

Just read a review of it and it sounds pretty ambitious.

Stellaris: Gamescom Preview | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/08/06/stellaris-paradox-strategy-game/)

Very ambitious.. I can't get into their other games.. but a space type game definitely has me interested.

Endless Space 2 coming as well...

[JonInMiddleGA]

sounds pretty ambitious.

Yeah, that's a pretty good word for it.

Just reading that, it feels as though the likeliest outcome is a grand idea that ultimately fails in execution. It's a darned good concept, I just don't have much confidence that anybody could actually pull it off.

(that's not shot at Paradox either, I have a similar concern about Fallout 4. It has the potential to be the last game I'd likely ever need to buy ... and I have grave concerns that the potential will exceed the reality by an uncomfortably large factor)

[MrBug708]

Looks like the old Mac game, Escape Velocity

[MizzouRah]

I'm on easy in Invisible, Inc. and I'm on a 3rd mission and it kicked my arse. :)

Very cool game though!

[sabotai]

Just read a review of it and it sounds pretty ambitious.

Stellaris: Gamescom Preview | Rock, Paper, Shotgun (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/08/06/stellaris-paradox-strategy-game/)

Reading that makes it sound exactly like the kind of Space 4X game I've been waiting for (and thought about trying to make at times). I think it'd be awesome to play a game where I could accidentally become the Borg, or open a rift letting Species 8472 into my dimension. Or maybe discover the Force which results in a cult taking over.

[EagleFan]

Anyone tried Empyrion?

[Abe Sargent]

I bought Invisible Inc a long time ago back when it was in Early Access and gave it a bit of time to shake it out. I'll be glad to see what it's like now that it's over. I'm looking forward to it.

[A-Husker-4-Life]

Anyone tried Empyrion?

I'm holding off on it, it gives me a Starforge vide and I'm not falling for that one again.

[Peregrine]

Okay Adventure Capitalist is just insanely addicting. Must...buy...more...hockey teams!

[FrogMan]

Okay Adventure Capitalist is just insanely addicting. Must...buy...more...hockey teams!

yeah, I know. It's a shame they can't synch across multiple platforms. I have it installed on my iPhone, iPad and PC and I dabble on it on all three ;)

FM

[MikeVic]

Anyone playing Rocket League?

[SirFozzie]

I'm hopefully picking it up next week

[Grover]

Anyone playing Rocket League?

It's amazing.

[RainMaker]

Anyone playing Rocket League?

On the PS4 and it's great.

[MikeVic]

Yeah I just got it last night and played the rest of the evening. I'm on PC, but I think it's cross-platform? I saw someone named Rainmaker last night, and that made me think of FOFC.

[Grover]

Yeah I just got it last night and played the rest of the evening. I'm on PC, but I think it's cross-platform? I saw someone named Rainmaker last night, and that made me think of FOFC.

Yep. Completely cross-platform.

[Grover]

Just preordered...

MegaSphere: procedural action platformer (http://www.antonkudin.me/megasphere/)

[MikeVic]

Yep. Completely cross-platform.

Is there a separate friends list in the game? I didn't pay attention. Or how would a PS4 person play a game with PC?

[Grover]

Not sure how that works, to be honest.

[mckerney]

Is there a separate friends list in the game? I didn't pay attention. Or how would a PS4 person play a game with PC?

Currently you can only join a party with people on the same system, though you can get matched against players on either. The devs have said they have plans for cross platform parties in a future update though.

[MikeVic]

Ok cool thanks. Well, I think my Steam account name is superking83.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Interesting.......

A Lot Of People Are Getting Refunds On Steam (http://steamed.kotaku.com/a-lot-of-people-are-using-steam-refunds-1709938036)

[Mike Lowe]

On the opposite side of the 2 hour spectrum, I had the game listed as being played "3 hours" when really I had just stepped away to make dinner with the game on pause. I wasn't even aware of the policy, so whatever, but it left a bad taste in my mouth seeing how easily people were getting refunds. I was simply trying to return a game that had gone on sale 12 hours after I purchased it simply to repurchase it.

All I get are automated responses. I like Steam, but they truly are some of the worst at customer service, especially considering they talk such a big talk about it all now.

[Scoobz0202]

Yeah. Steam is great at a lot of things but in the customer service department they have some of the worst I have ever encountered.

[frnk55]

Interesting.......

A Lot Of People Are Getting Refunds On Steam (http://steamed.kotaku.com/a-lot-of-people-are-using-steam-refunds-1709938036)
I was one of them and saved 40 bucks. And no problems at all. :)

[Abe Sargent]

In case you forgot, don't want to bother looking it up, or didn't care until now, my Steam Nick is Euplatious if you are interested in adding muh.

[heybrad]

Okay Adventure Capitalist is just insanely addicting. Must...buy...more...hockey teams!

Thanks for ruining my life. :) My son and I are in a full on competition now to see who can rake in more money.

[lighthousekeeper]

Thanks for ruining my life. :) My son and I are in a full on competition now to see who can rake in more money.

from the steam page for this game, it looks very shallow and generic. so what is the appeal of this game?

[MrBug708]

It seems like just a click, click, click, click, click game

[Vince, Pt. II]

That's all it is. After a few minutes, it's less a click-fest and more a watch fest.

[heybrad]

from the steam page for this game, it looks very shallow and generic. so what is the appeal of this game?
It's totally shallow and generic. I think for me it's more the competition I'm now having with my son.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

It's totally shallow and generic. I think for me it's more the competition I'm now having with my son.

It's total game crack. Can't stop watching. It's like sitting at a slot machine in a casino just watching the numbers go by.

[Grover]

from the steam page for this game, it looks very shallow and generic. so what is the appeal of this game?

"This meatloaf is shallow and pedantic"

[Arles]

Just an FYI, but World of Mixed Martial Arts 3 has been discounted on Steam to just $6.79 for the week:

Steam Community :: World of Mixed Martial Arts 3 (http://steamcommunity.com/app/344800/)

[MizzouRah]

Hacknet is a fun little hacking game.

[MizzouRah]

Planetary Annihilation: Titans is freaking awesome.. that is all!

[HarryLime]

Super mega baseball launched today! I almost bought a PS4 just for this it looked so much fun :D

Save 15% on Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/314070/)

15% discount for the first week..

[RainMaker]

Has anyone had someone try to hijack their account? Got an e-mail saying someone was trying to login from the Netherlands. I have the e-mail authentication so I'm guessing they couldn't get in.

I do use that password on a few other sites so I'm wondering if I should change everything online.

[MizzouRah]

Has anyone had someone try to hijack their account? Got an e-mail saying someone was trying to login from the Netherlands. I have the e-mail authentication so I'm guessing they couldn't get in.

I do use that password on a few other sites so I'm wondering if I should change everything online.

I got one of these yesterday so I changed my PW just in case.

[Cap Ologist]

Same here

[bronconick]

Got one a few weeks ago where I changed it around

[Scoobz0202]

Yea, it has been going around, especially with major streamers.

Use steam guard if you are already not doing it though to be safe

[SirFozzie]

Picked up Rocket League with a birthday steam card.

A) I'm as bad as it as I feared.

B ) I love this game.

[Shoveler]

Keep staring at that one but i haven't pulled the trigger yet.

[Pumpy Tudors]

Super mega baseball launched today! I almost bought a PS4 just for this it looked so much fun :D

Save 15% on Super Mega Baseball: Extra Innings on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/314070/)

15% discount for the first week..
This is a great little game. As goofy as the graphics are (which I love), the gameplay and physics are actually really good. The only thing that I'm struggling with is finding the right difficulty level. I played my last game on 60, and it felt OK, so I'll try a couple more games there and see how it goes. Wonderful game.

[Groundhog]

Does super mega baseball have a career mode, or is it just season/exhibition?

[SirFozzie]

Does super mega baseball have a career mode, or is it just season/exhibition?

Just season, but it has hiring/firing of coaches as a power up of the team

[Julio Riddols]

Rocket league is a trip, man. I feel like a kid learning to play a new sport, but I like it. It's definitely got a learning curve, and watching the MLG teams makes it feel like more of a curve than it is, but it should be fun getting around that curve.

[MizzouRah]

Didn't even know Endless Legend Shadows DLC was released.. love the new faction - the forgotten.

[Grover]

Rocket league is a trip, man. I feel like a kid learning to play a new sport, but I like it. It's definitely got a learning curve, and watching the MLG teams makes it feel like more of a curve than it is, but it should be fun getting around that curve.

So much fun. I've got about 11 hours into it and I'm finally starting to feel like I'm decent at it. I still have a bad game here and there, especially online, but I'm loving everything about it.

[Coffee Warlord]

I'm terrible, but I don't even care. It's a blast.

We need to get an FOFC match going.

[AlexB]

Kind of reminds me of Blood Bowl.

I downloaded the demo for this: nice little game and ended up buying it for £10.99.

Glad I did, it's a immediately fun game, but getting through the leagues it does require different plans the more you get promoted.

It's still early access, but worth it IMO, definitely got that 'one more game' addictive vibe to it.

[Tasan]

So anything new on steam lately that's just taking everyone over? I haven't been getting much lately.

[Honolulu_Blue]

I've been caught up in a mix of Blood Bowl 2 and X-Com: Long War. That's pretty much it.

[mckerney]

So anything new on steam lately that's just taking everyone over? I haven't been getting much lately.

Undertale is phenomenal.

A sampling of reviews from the Steam page:

“The puzzles aren't particularly impressive.”
10/10 – Destructoid

“I have a couple of issues with the user interface.”
10/10 – PCInvasion

“If there’s a criticism to be had, it’s that sometimes Toby Fox doesn’t know when to let a joke go.”
10/10 – The Jimquisition

EDIT: It also has item shops.

http://i.imgur.com/5YtIWCj.jpg

And dogs.

http://i.imgur.com/R8Os1q7.jpg

[MizzouRah]

I'm nuts.. purchased Might and Magic Heroes VII at $50 but it's one heck of a game. I've only dabbled in the series, but I'm hooked so far. I haven't had any issues yet on W10 running at Ultra settings with my GeForce 650 Ti graphics card.

Most should wait until a price drop.. but I'm really happy with the purchase thus far.

[Eaglesfan27]

I'm nuts.. purchased Might and Magic Heroes VII at $50 but it's one heck of a game. I've only dabbled in the series, but I'm hooked so far. I haven't had any issues yet on W10 running at Ultra settings with my GeForce 650 Ti graphics card.

Most should wait until a price drop.. but I'm really happy with the purchase thus far.

Why wait? I've been considering this although most user reviews on steam and metacritic talk about a lot of bugs and such.

[Grover]

Paradox titles are the massive sale through Tuesday.

Looks like I'll be picking up Cities Skylines for $15.

[Ramzavail]

It's worth it. It's worth $30 honestly.

[Grover]

It's worth it. It's worth $30 honestly.

Oh I know. I haven't had a city builder I really liked since Sim City 3000.

[rjolley]

Does the sale include the DLC that was recently released?

[MizzouRah]

Why wait? I've been considering this although most user reviews on steam and metacritic talk about a lot of bugs and such.

Wait if you're a M&M vet I guess? I don't know too much about the series.. but lots of complaining from the hardcore M&M folks.

Don't want anyone mad at me.. but so far no bugaboos!

[BrianD]

Is there much point to the Cities Deluxe edition? I'm not sure 5 monuments would be all that exciting.

[MizzouRah]

Anyone playing Thea: The Awakening via early access?

[Groundhog]

I've been playing Mordheim: City of the Damned on Early Access for awhile now. The latest update last week added progression for your warband, so now it actually feels like a 'game'. Still heavily unbalanced and the difficulty ramps up considerably after your first skirmish... hell, I usually get crushed in my first skirmish.

I never played the tabletop version, but it's got some great features that may also have been there in tabletop - injuries that leave your men maimed - peg legs, eye patches, etc. - and random chaos mutations that turn your cultists into living weapons.

I would love to see these guys tackle Necromunda.

[tarcone]

I picked up Victoria 2.
It's a fun game. But I'm learning it. I'm not sure I've grasped it yet. I'm playing as Texas. But I can't do much. Can't build an army.
I'm building an economy. And trying to become allies with the U.K. So I can attack Mexico.

[Coffee Warlord]

I played a lot of Vicky 2. And I'm still not entirely sure I grasp that byzantine industrial system.

[tarcone]

Yeah. My people just started building an explosives factory. Not sure why or how.
I need to play a great power.
Reading the reviews on Steam, people said they were playing as Ireland. Not sure how they did that.
And no help menu is a bummer.

[lighthousekeeper]

Anyone playing Thea: The Awakening via early access?

no - but it really looks like an amazing game

[MizzouRah]

no - but it really looks like an amazing game

The LP's I've watched made me grab it while it was 10% off. I hope to dive into it this weekend.

[mckerney]

Almost done downloading Transformers: Devastation. Can't wait for more Platinum Games action. What I've seen of the game looks awesome.

http://gifyu.com/images/GIFaf540.gif

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[Honolulu_Blue]

Another sad statement on H_B's Steam library.

I go to the Steam store and see that Prison Architect is finally out of early access.

I click the store page and ask myself, "Huh, I wonder how much it costs..."

It's already in my Steam library.

This happens. A lot.

[EagleFan]

Have had a similar experience with other games. Looking through the specials and see that "in library" tag and think "Really? When did I get that?"

[PilotMan]

Have had a similar experience with other games. Looking through the specials and see that "in library" tag and think "Really? When did I get that?"

Me too.

[Critch]

Enjoyed The Silent Age, a point-and-click adventure where you try to help a time-traveling janitor from the 70s save the world. Not the longest game and not the most difficult adventure, but entertained me for 1.5 evenings and only cost $2.49

[Marmel]

Almost done downloading Transformers: Devastation. Can't wait for more Platinum Games action. What I've seen of the game looks awesome.

http://gifyu.com/images/GIFaf540.gif

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What the hell? That looks exactly like City of Heroes except with robots. The streets, buildings, bridge, backgrounds and powers are a pretty much an exact copy!

[Grover]

What the hell? That looks exactly like City of Heroes except with robots. The streets, buildings, bridge, backgrounds and powers are a pretty much an exact copy!

Wow. You are 100% right. This is crazy.

[nilodor]

Invisible Inc is on for I'm guessing 10 dollars right now (whatever the hell 13.19 CDN is). It's a great game. Think XCOM but with more stealth and less shooting things. Takes a little bit to get good but is a lot of fun.

[MizzouRah]

Invisible Inc is on for I'm guessing 10 dollars right now (whatever the hell 13.19 CDN is). It's a great game. Think XCOM but with more stealth and less shooting things. Takes a little bit to get good but is a lot of fun.

It's a great game for sure!

[Abe Sargent]

Tots worth $10. Pretty much anything by that indie developer comes back quality.


EDIT - Seriously. If you go to the Invisible Inc or Don;t Starve, and click on the dev (Klei) and look over their games, you will see great side scrollers and platformers, good stealth stuff, and so forth. Anything Klei touches is auto-gold, and they are almost at a point where I'm at auto-buy mode with them these days. Almost.

[Grover]

Tots worth $10. Pretty much anything by that indie developer comes back quality.


EDIT - Seriously. If you go to the Invisible Inc or Don;t Starve, and click on the dev (Klei) and look over their games, you will see great side scrollers and platformers, good stealth stuff, and so forth. Anything Klei touches is auto-gold, and they are almost at a point where I'm at auto-buy mode with them these days. Almost.

I am so bad at Don't Starve

[Lonnie]

Just got my Steam Link and Steam Controller in the mail. I had pre-ordered them when they were first announced.

Now they are giving out Rocket League and Portal 2 with pre-orders. I just checked and both were in my inventory. Sweet.

[mckerney]

My Steam Controller is being delivered today as well. Plan on trying it out with a few different types of games, but I also have Yoshi's Woolly World coming today too and it remains to be seen which one will get more of my time tonight.

[jeff061]

Very interested in people's thoughts on the Steam Controller.

[Grover]

One Week With The Steam Controller (http://steamed.kotaku.com/one-week-with-the-steam-controller-1736744572)

[jeff061]

Thanks for link, that's kind of how I thought it would go. My gaming PC is hooked up to my TV in the living room. No desk. Any way I can limit the need for mouse and keyboard is great.

Curious to see if after early learning curve and pains people start getting used to it. Loved that it was working for Civ before his thumb started hurting.

[Ramzavail]

I can give my opinion next week as well. My link and controller is sitting at my back door right now.

[djsatu]

Anyone played Metro 2033 Redux? Looks cool and has great reviews, but anyone have first hand impressions?

[frnk55]

Anyone played Metro 2033 Redux? Looks cool and has great reviews, but anyone have first hand impressions?
I got this long time ago and found out it does the checkpoint system. I flippin hate that. I want quick save.

[jeff061]

Not just a checkpoint system, if only it was. A timed saved system with only 1 save. Save in a bad spot, restart the level. Mismanage the horrible gas mask mechanic, restart the level.

Its an OK game, but there are a lot of fundamentally idiotic design decisions that can be infuriating.

[Fidatelo]

My Steam controller is supposed to get delivered on Monday. Not sure I'll get the free games, though, since in Canada we had to order through EBGames and not directly through Steam.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Anyone else having issues buying games on Steam?

I keep getting this error message: "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your transaction. Please wait a minute and try again or contact support for assistance."

[Scoobz0202]

I use this website when I have problems.

https://steamstat.us/

According to that the Steam Store and Community are down.

[Fidatelo]

Steam controller and Link came this week. The controller I would give a B+. The standard analog stick and buttons are fine, though their position isn't ideal. I'll get used to it quickly though and it will be fine. I haven't found a really good use for the haptic pad things yet, but they show promise. Overall I'm happy enough with the controller though I'm not sure I could recommend it over a standard XBox controller.

The Link was a write off. I wanted to use it wirelessly but it was basically unplayable for anything but turn-based games like Civ. I wired it up to my router, leaving my computer still over wireless, and that improved things but it still wasn't perfect. I returned it two days after it arrived.

[mckerney]

Steam controller and Link came this week. The controller I would give a B+. The standard analog stick and buttons are fine, though their position isn't ideal. I'll get used to it quickly though and it will be fine. I haven't found a really good use for the haptic pad things yet, but they show promise. Overall I'm happy enough with the controller though I'm not sure I could recommend it over a standard XBox controller.

I've found the touch pads work phenomenally when being used as trackball emulation on the right pad. It's easily the best controller for first person shooters, though I'll still stick to mouse and keyboard for them. Some third person action games like Dark Souls II work really well with a trackball as well. I still haven't gotten comfortable using thumbstick emulation on the right pad yet, though I have been paying attention to people who are working on settings for it (https://youtu.be/DnLiwGFQR_Y). The settings on customizing the touchpads are quite daunting too, so it's probably going to take some time. For now I'm going to stick with an XBox controller for games that rely on them though as my experience with Transformers: Devestation using the Steam Controller.

The two biggest positives I have are the grip buttons and being able to use it for mouse based games. Hopefully grip buttons become commonplace on controllers in the future, I've been playing Rocket League with Boost and Jump on the grips and I love being able to use them while still being able to make adjustments to the camera if I need to. With the mouse emulation I've been using it for web browsing and playing Star Realms and other turn while lounging, which has probably been most of my use with it so far.

A couple things I've read about people doing that are interesting is using the left trigger soft pull to aim down sites in shooters with a full pull being aim down sights but lowering aim sensitivity. Also read people raving about the gyro controls for aiming, though haven't tried them since I was never a big fan of it on the Wii U gamepad.

[MikeVic]

So unbelievably this is my first run-in with the Steam cloud stuff involving save games files and not just game licenses... I reinstalled Rogue Legacy after a format for a few months ago, and was looking to continue where I left off... only to find that I was starting all over. Some quick Googling revealed that Rogue Legacy was not a game that utilized the cloud for save game files.

In the past, I used to backup my save games folder before a format but stopped doing that once the majority of games I played became available on Steam. Is it just me that expected the cloud to be used once a game is being sold through Steam? Kind of disappointing that I have to Google the game to figure it out.

[jeff061]

I think the majority of games I play do not support Steam Cloud. For a good amount of them its an option that's disabled by default.

[Ramzavail]

3 big sales today - on the verge of buying. Kyn, Guild of Dungeoneering, Bedlam Deluxe - any thoughts of these games?

$24.99
$6.24

Kyn Deluxe Edition

$22.99
$13.79

Guild of Dungeoneering Deluxe Edition

$24.99
$12.49

Skyshine's Bedlam Deluxe

[Groundhog]

Guild of Dungeoneering was fun for a while, but got stale after a few hours. I would have preferred it if your little minions had some form of progression that carried over between trips to the dungeons.

[Thomkal]

I too liked Guild of Dungeoneering-haven't played it a while though.

[MrBug708]

Does anyone else have a super buggy OOTP16 via Steam?

[lighthousekeeper]

Does anyone else have a super buggy OOTP16 via Steam?

mine only crashed twice - but those two times were when attempting to play for the first time. after that it ran fine. also, you need to disable the Ctrl-Shift overlay in steam too.

[tarcone]

Anyone having trouble launching games? Im trying to play Civ 5 and its stuck on the preparing to launch screen.

[Bobble]

Does anyone else have a super buggy OOTP16 via Steam?

I was playing earlier today and it was fine.

Anyone having trouble launching games? Im trying to play Civ 5 and its stuck on the preparing to launch screen.

I was also playing this earlier today and it was fine.

[MrBug708]

mine only crashed twice - but those two times were when attempting to play for the first time. after that it ran fine. also, you need to disable the Ctrl-Shift overlay in steam too.

No crashes, the video screen just sort of timed out and I got a white screen.

I did have a couple of ctrl-shift issues though and turned that off

[NobodyHere]

Did anyone else see the Steam ad for Dragon Quest Heroes?

[mckerney]

Didn't see it myself but saw a thread on NeoGAF about it (http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1139222).

http://i.imgur.com/UbVvR5y.png?1

Still no store page up for it though, but continuing to see Japanese games making their way to Steam is a great thing.

[Draft Dodger]

Anyone having trouble launching games? Im trying to play Civ 5 and its stuck on the preparing to launch screen.

this happens to me fairly often and I find a lot of time it's because there's a steam update waiting to install. when it hangs like this, I will restart steam and more often than not there's a quick update installation. once I get back in, I'm usually good to go

[mckerney]

Disgaea PC on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/405900)

Awwww yes. The JRPG to PC train keeps on rolling.

[spleen1015]

I've always wanted to give that series a shot. I'm looking forward to that!

[NobodyHere]

Disgaea PC on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/405900)

Awwww yes. The JRPG to PC train keeps on rolling.

I tried to get into the PS3 version of one of those games, but it kept wanting to download a 2 GB update that basically contained DLC that I had no plans on purchasing.

[PilotMan]

Boooo. I actually liked the insanity of it.

Steam's Autumn and Holiday sales will ditch daily deals and flash sales - PC Gamer (http://www.pcgamer.com/steams-autumn-and-winter-sales-will-ditch-daily-deals-and-flash-sales/)

[EagleFan]

I agree, I always liked seeing what the new flash sales were.

[Mota]

Now why would I need to log in every day and spend $10 when I can log in once and spend $20? I'm 100% sure that I'll spend LESS money this way.

[Barkeep49]

Now why would I need to log in every day and spend $10 when I can log in once and spend $20? I'm 100% sure that I'll spend LESS money this way.
I agree. I'm guessing the discounts won't get as deep and so I will spend less overall because the value proposition won't cause me to impulse buy.

[jeff061]

I took it as them wanting their best deals to last the week due to all the competition that's come up in the last couple years. I know I look elsewhere for sales on games significantly more than I did just a couple years ago. Especially since most of them still activate on Steam. Cheaper price same result.

I don't know how limiting the deals makes any sense.

[Fidatelo]

I won't miss the Flash sales, but I will miss the daily deals. I don't see myself impulse buying as much now, because I'll have all the information at my fingertips on day 1, and then a week or more to really consider it.

[IlliniCub]

The steam sale is a little underwhelming without the flash sales. I do see Draft day sports College basketball 3 is on sale for 9 bucks. Is it worth it at this price? A good game? I'm a pretty big fastbreak college basketball fan.

[CrimsonFox]

Been playing this game for awhile and I finally beat it. An extra difficult platformer with a twist. Definitely worth a dollar.

Save 75% on VVVVVV on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/70300/)

[PilotMan]

Nice Job!

I'm still stuck on it. Not sure I can go any further with it. You're right, it's a fun little game.

[Abe Sargent]

Don't Starve Shipwrecked on Alpha over at Steam.

[CrimsonFox]

abe is don't starve any good? Have been tempted to get it multiple times

[Abe Sargent]

I think it's one of the best designed and interesting and stressful and fun indy games in the last few years.

Here, let's go over why:

1). It's extremely detailed, with a ton of animals, plants, food sources, and most importantly, things that want to kill you. The ecology far exceeds anything you'd see in a lot of games.

2). The game mechanics are easy to figure out but very difficult to master. and you never really master. Expect to die early and often.


3). Did you ever play a game like Angband and then as you are playing, and you think you know everything, you suddenly encounter something brand new? A new item, a new creature a new type of land? Same here.

4). Don't starve is very smooth, and very flavorful. Oozes flavor massively.


5). If you can find it, you can unlock a campaign mode with increasingly difficult campaigns.

6). You have caves, an underworld, and more to explore if you want. Or you can just skip by it.

7). Lots of patches are released, adding game content for free. Great mods for the game too.

[CrimsonFox]

Nice Job!

I'm still stuck on it. Not sure I can go any further with it. You're right, it's a fun little game.

and I only found 13 of 20 trinkets...

The Gravitron and tower were oh so ballbustingly hard

i put it down for months. then recently got back to it. like all platformers, some nights you die repeatedly quickly. put it down then. other nights you are IN THE ZONE!!!!!! Play til you complete a level on those nights :)

[CrimsonFox]

other indie games I highly recommend...
Limbo - gorgeous moody puzzle platformer.
The Ship - muliplayer frag game where you have a target and are someone else's target in the era of the titannic. your weapons are things you find on the ship :)
Sir YOu Are HUnted - you are on an island being hunted by robots dressed as british foxhunters. RUN!!!!!!! multiplayer is especially fun especially ganging up on the bots

[CraigSca]

Anyone play Elite:Dangerous? Looks like they're adding the capability to land on planets on the 15th. Looks so pretty, but I'm not sure if I'll be bored within minutes.

https://youtu.be/B4sAe16UTDg

[PilotMan]

Grey Dog and Adam Ryland's Wrestling Spirit 3 is now on Steam and on sale for $15.99.

[Abe Sargent]

Grey Dog added The Greatest Cape to Steam today. I started it, and created a character for it, and was going to make a dynasty for it here, and I loved the backstory, but I didn't get it past the initial stage. I should post it sometime to see what y'all think, since I invested teh work.

[PilotMan]

The sale started today and wow did they ever suck all the fun out of it.

[bronconick]

Yep. Picked up the couple of things I was waiting for and I'm done.

[jeff061]

Just finished up Life is Strange(picked up during Thanksgiving). Jesus, what an experience that game was. It starts out rather slow and you wonder where it's all leading, but the last couple episodes are phenomenal. The final one was absolutely amazing, I don't know how they pulled off what they were going for, but they did. It hits on all cylinders.

Definitely a Telltale style adventure game, so use that as a guide for if you'd like it or not. I think it easily tops any Telltale game, but the base gameplay mechanics are identical.

[Atocep]

Just finished up Life is Strange(picked up during Thanksgiving). Jesus, what an experience that game was. It starts out rather slow and you wonder where it's all leading, but the last couple episodes are phenomenal. The final one was absolutely amazing, I don't know how they pulled off what they were going for, but they did. It hits on all cylinders.

Definitely a Telltale style adventure game, so use that as a guide for if you'd like it or not. I think it easily tops any Telltale game, but the base gameplay mechanics are identical.

Probably one of my top 3 games this year.

[Balldog]

Bought Beseige, Don't Starve, and The Escapists (for my son). Still thinking about Cities Skylines.

[Fidatelo]

The sale started today and wow did they ever suck all the fun out of it.

They sure did, what a disappointment. Hopefully sales will reflect it and they'll rethink things for next year.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

I can't make heads or tales of what's for sale or find the stuff I want to buy. Really annoying, because I was a big purchaser during the sale periods. Checked back every day. Now, I'm not sure I even care.

[Thomkal]

Witcher 1 for $1.99 and Pillars of Eternity for 60% off.

[weegeebored]

I didn't know if I should start a new thread but...has anyone else noticed that if you click on your Steam user name on the right side of the title bar of the Steam app, and then click account details, you get someone else's account info? I am looking at someone's Steam wallet, purchase history, contact info... I can't get to my own info -- it's as if the accounts get mixed up although my games library is accurate.

Other weird things are happening too -- no wishlist, no cart. I went to Big Picture mode, and then exited, and suddenly the language changed to Spanish.

Clearly something's wrong and just wondering if it's my account/computer or if others are having similar issues.

[mckerney]

Is something wrong with Steam? (Warning: Security Issues) [Don't post usernames] - NeoGAF (http://neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1162196)
What we know so far


Most likely an error in the way Steam caches pages.
People are able to access random Steam profiles and see compromising information, account names, emails, last 2 digits of credit card, paypal email address, purchases, etc.
No changes can be made to the effected account, no purchases can be made. Any evidence to the contrary is, as of yet, unsubstantiated.
It's been advised to not access Steam URLs, including the client, until we have more information.
Do not post account names you see, huge security risk.
Do not log into Steam to unlink your Paypal. If you feel the need, can be done from the actual Paypal website.
Reminder: Steamdb is not affiliated with Valve in any way.


https://i.imgur.com/bJK2asd.png

https://i.imgur.com/owZ6BYU.png

https://i.imgur.com/3lbQyvr.png

I'll update this post with more information going forward.

[FrogMan]

FWIW, right now I can't seem to be able to log into my account... Click login, enter in my account info, it waits a little then comes back to the main screen but no account info visible and still a "login" link at the top...

FM

[MizzouRah]

Yeah.. Steam is jacked up.

[Thomkal]

Steam Goes Nuts, Offers Access To Other People's Accounts [UPDATES] (http://kotaku.com/steam-goes-nuts-offers-access-to-other-peoples-account-1749718979?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow)

[MizzouRah]

Apparently it's fixed now.. seems to be.

[BishopMVP]

Good, because I finally got around to buying Sunless Sea and am hoping to get a good run in with it tonight! (Tried it a little last night, and it's gonna take me a little getting used to the keyboard aspect. Although I think it's really having the 2 hands so close together that's bothering me, so maybe I'll just plug in a mouse for that game.)

I assume I'll also buy Dungeon of the Endless eventually. Idk if it's Steam or Paradox's fault, but I just get so annoyed any time I buy a Paradox title trying to figure out exactly what's in which version that I go through with less than 50% of my intended transactions with them :)

100% agreed on the lack of interest in the sale. This new way I just typed in the name of the few games I was targeting, and bought them or didn't. The old way I'd scroll through the whole list and at least look at, if not outright impulse buy, new games I'd never heard of. Even if I "missed" a flash sale if people were talking about one I'd give it a look see and maybe add it to my wishlist or KAEO for it during the next sale. So it doesn't expose new games to me, and it goes on so long I *know* I will be able to buy almost any title on sale within the next 6 months, instead of the past where if I wanted a game I might just pay full price because there was a decent chance I'd miss it when it was on sale anyway.

[CrimsonFox]

Finally sales worth jumping on...

Don't Starve
Battlefront II
Garry's Mod
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend

[jeff061]

Picked up Concrete Jungle. Very fun puzzler/strategy game. Highly recommend.

[EagleFan]

Anyone having Steam issues? Can't seem to get to Inventory (or other profile related links). Tried community discussion and home links and getting same issue. Store is working just fine it seems.

[mckerney]

Finally sales worth jumping on...

Don't Starve
Battlefront II
Garry's Mod
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend

Didn't you enjoy Heavy Rain? You should check out the Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy Remasted. The high points are the best of any David Cage game, but the lows are much, much stupider than anything else he's done (which is saying quite a bit for David Cage).

[CrimsonFox]

Didn't you enjoy Heavy Rain? You should check out the Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy Remasted. The high points are the best of any David Cage game, but the lows are much, much stupider than anything else he's done (which is saying quite a bit for David Cage).

oh yeah i heard about that game...but WHAT??? only 50% off??? what kind of communist pinko society game is this????

[weegeebored]

Anyone having Steam issues? Can't seem to get to Inventory (or other profile related links). Tried community discussion and home links and getting same issue. Store is working just fine it seems.Yeah, things weren't 100% for me earlier, but seems ok now.

[Thomkal]

Anyone having Steam issues? Can't seem to get to Inventory (or other profile related links). Tried community discussion and home links and getting same issue. Store is working just fine it seems.

could not access inventory either. Guess its related to the problems they have been having since yesterday,

[CrimsonFox]

oh yeah i heard about that game...but WHAT??? only 50% off??? what kind of communist pinko society game is this????

i take this back. If this were gaming in communism, we'd all get a small turn without getting to play the whole game.

It must be ultracapitalistic.

[CrimsonFox]

*sigh*

and here I was going to stop steambuying and only do humblebundles...

Five Nights at Freddy's 3
The Bridge
Grim Fandango Remastered
The Secret of Monkey Island Special Edition
Mark of the Ninja
Goat Simulator

[larrymcg421]

Was given a $50 Steam Card for XMAS, so I bought:

FOF7
Five Nights at Freddy's
The Stanley Parable
Octodad
Back to the Future
Rocket League + Delorean DLC

That left me with .52 on my Steam card. Also, someone bought me Goat Simulator at a Secret Santa gathering and I bought Talos Principle for my girlfriend.

[Barkeep49]

My one steam sale purchase has been EP1 of Talos Principle since I like Telltale-style games. I also found a sale on FM16 that I bought which activated on steam.

[Ramzavail]

yeah I missed the FM 16 sale, grr.

[Warhammer]

Picked up Armello for my youngest son. Looking forward to seeing how it plays. My older son picked up Rainbow 6 Siege, Garry's Mod, and Mount and Blade Fire and Ice (?).

[PilotMan]

I picked up a few games this season. I've been holding a bunch of games on my wishlist just for this sale. So the sale itself sucks, but I just couldn't hold back on these games anymore.

-Rocket League
-Darkest Dungeon
-Besiege
-Endless Legend Collection
-Life is Strange Complete
-Sunless Sea
-Metahuman Inc.

[INDalltheway]

yeah I missed the FM 16 sale, grr.
http://www.kinguin.net/category/22106/football-manager-2016-steam-cd-key/
I've always had good luck with this site.

[Ramzavail]

thanks. I used it.

[JPhillips]

Grim Dawn is my favorite Diablo clone since Titan Quest. If you like those types of games, get it now while it's on sale. It's early access, but the full release is scheduled for February and the whole story is complete as is.

[Vince, Pt. II]

What about it do you like? I've found that since Diablo II, I play those games for about 1/2 the story and then get incredibly bored with them.

[JPhillips]

Mostly, I like the world they've created. I've found the map to be fun to explore. It's bleak, but captivating. The encounters are a bit too clumped, but it's nothing major. The leveling system is simple, but still offers plenty of directions on builds.

I've also died a few times on normal, which doesn't happen often in these types of games.

[QuikSand]

Grim Dawn is my favorite Diablo clone since Titan Quest. If you like those types of games, get it now while it's on sale. It's early access, but the full release is scheduled for February and the whole story is complete as is.

Thanks. I have actually been scratching that itch with Titan Quest of late... would welcome a new entry in a comparable vein.

[IlliniCub]

Grim Dawn is actually made by the lead gameplay designer of Titan Quest and uses an updated version of the Titan Quest engine. I'd describe it as Titan Quest with the darkness and bleakness of Diablo thrown in. Definitely a great game.

[thesloppy]

I've been in Grim Dawn's early access for like 6 months too, and it's probably finally at the point where I'd feel comfortable recommending it, now that it's content complete. I'll also echo JPhillips in saying that the difficulty's ramped up a bit compared to Diablo, and I've died plenty of times (especially after passing level 35 or so)...the combat is a little closer to Path of Exile than Diablo, as bosses/mobs can require you to actually put some (slight) thought into when to use your skills, and some movement/dodging is often required during combat, as opposed to Diablo where you generally just click and wait.

[mckerney]

I backed Grim Dawn on Kickstarter but never played the early access. I'll probably start it up once I finish Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

[MizzouRah]

Oh wow.. Dragon's Dogma - one of my favorite games of all time. I finish very FEW games, but this one of those.

For $15 I think I'll pick up GD today.. I'm not a huge ARPG dude but this one looks pretty fun.

[SirFozzie]

For those of you with Rocket League, anyone up for some games this evening? Going to run an informal stream.

[mckerney]

Oh wow.. Dragon's Dogma - one of my favorite games of all time. I finish very FEW games, but this one of those.

Finally coming out on PC after nearly 3 years. After hearing so many great things about the combat for so long I can't wait to get into it next month.

[thesloppy]

Oh wow.. Dragon's Dogma - one of my favorite games of all time. I finish very FEW games, but this one of those.

Same here, and I "finished" Dragon's Dogma like 5 times over....it really is a fun game, which is truly the definition of "greater than the sum of it's parts", as it's production values and story are all kinda mediocre when judged on their own, but it just plain plays fun.

[Eaglesfan27]

Same here, and I "finished" Dragon's Dogma like 5 times over....it really is a fun game, which is truly the definition of "greater than the sum of it's parts", as it's production values and story are all kinda mediocre when judged on their own, but it just plain plays fun.

Agreed. One of my favorite games despite no one part being truly stellar.

[MizzouRah]

Finally coming out on PC after nearly 3 years. After hearing so many great things about the combat for so long.

Yeah.. I saw that just a bit ago.

[MizzouRah]

Same here, and I "finished" Dragon's Dogma like 5 times over....it really is a fun game, which is truly the definition of "greater than the sum of it's parts", as it's production values and story are all kinda mediocre when judged on their own, but it just plain plays fun.

Would agree with this. I typically play game X and after some hours I get that "ugh.. not really in the mood" feeling and either trade it in or delete it from Steam (if pc game). Not with DD.. that game had me playing daily until I finished it. :)

[JPhillips]

Grim Dawn is actually made by the lead gameplay designer of Titan Quest and uses an updated version of the Titan Quest engine. I'd describe it as Titan Quest with the darkness and bleakness of Diablo thrown in. Definitely a great game.

Shows how much I pay attention!

The leveling system is reminiscent of TQ, simpler than PoE, but still offering a lot of possibilities.

[frnk55]

Grim Dawn is actually made by the lead gameplay designer of Titan Quest and uses an updated version of the Titan Quest engine. I'd describe it as Titan Quest with the darkness and bleakness of Diablo thrown in. Definitely a great game.
This game will soon become one of my all time favs. It's 15 bucks now so buy it now everyone. You won't be sorry!

[MizzouRah]

This game will soon become one of my all time favs. It's 15 bucks now so buy it now everyone. You won't be sorry!

Done :)

[EagleFan]

Anyone try 80 Days? Just started that today and it has been a very pleasant surprise. Guess I shouldn't say surprise since I heard good things about it but still more than what I was expecting.

[Thomkal]

Further explanation of what happened when Steam "bugged" out:

Steam Reveals What Caused Their Christmas Day Issue, Says About 34,000 Accounts Were Exposed (http://www.gamnesia.com/news/steam-reveals-what-caused-their-christmas-day-issue-says-about-34000-accoun)

[PilotMan]

For those of you with Rocket League, anyone up for some games this evening? Going to run an informal stream.

I would, but I'm not sure my internet will be good enough or that I'll be awake enough for it to be any good.

[QuikSand]

Grr, looks like my laptop (with no dedicated video card) can't handle Grim Dawn. Bummed.

[MizzouRah]

I had no idea CoE 4 was out!

[MizzouRah]

Grim Dawn is freaking awesome so far. Kind of spooky too. :)

[Marmel]

Is Grim Dawn similar to Torchlight 2? Better or worse? I really loved T2.

[SlyBelle1]

Grim Dawn is freaking awesome so far. Kind of spooky too. :)

I am thinking of picking this up too....can you give any more details what makes this great and worth it? How is it different than other games of this type?

[thesloppy]

It's kind of hard to describe what makes Grim Dawn different from other games of this type, other than to say it just plays well.

Grim dawn has guns....not all that different from a range weapon in any other game, but it does "feel" like your character is shooting a firearm. There are factions within the game that will reward you with bounties and side quests aside from the main story. The maps are large (I don't think they're random, other than the few "roguelike" dungeons), with lots of area to explore and entrances into smaller off-shoot dungeons/caverns/caves, which allows for more of an "exploring" feel than you get from the randomly generated maps of similar games. There is a healthy degree of collection/crafting if you're a completist.

I've heard it described as halfway between the click-and-forget of Diablo 3, and the relative complexity of Path of Exile, which seems like a fair comparison.

For whatever it's worth, I believe at one time they were planning on releasing a demo near the 1.0 release date, but I have no idea where that plan is at now.

[MizzouRah]

Is Grim Dawn similar to Torchlight 2? Better or worse? I really loved T2.

It's been so long since I played TL 2. It's similar to Diablo but has much more in the way of character design and leveling and isn't so linear.

Watch some gameplay videos on youtube, that should give you an idea about the game.

[MizzouRah]

It's kind of hard to describe what makes Grim Dawn different from other games of this type, other than to say it just plays well.

Grim dawn has guns....not all that different from a range weapon in any other game, but it does "feel" like your character is shooting a firearm. There are factions within the game that will reward you with bounties and side quests aside from the main story. The maps are large (I don't think they're random, other than the few "roguelike" dungeons), with lots of area to explore and entrances into smaller off-shoot dungeons/caverns/caves, which allows for more of an "exploring" feel than you get from the randomly generated maps of similar games. There is a healthy degree of collection/crafting if you're a completist.

I've heard it described as halfway between the click-and-forget of Diablo 3, and the relative complexity of Path of Exile, which seems like a fair comparison.

For whatever it's worth, I believe at one time they were planning on releasing a demo near the 1.0 release date, but I have no idea where that plan is at now.

This... pretty much. Although I don't feel yet like I have to spend a ton of time messing with all the deep character stuff if I don't want to and still bash some skulls in. :)

Spooked me out a bit last night too playing while the house was asleep. The graphics and sound are excellent.

[thesloppy]

This... pretty much. Although I don't feel yet like I have to spend a ton of time messing with all the deep character stuff if I don't want to and still bash some skulls in. :)

Spooked me out a bit last night too playing while the house was asleep. The graphics and sound are excellent.

Yeah, I'll admit to putting like 3 seconds of toal thought into my character build, through 40+ levels. I've stuck to a single class and simply maxed out the 4 low-level skills I use.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Finally bought a few games. Bought the Stronghold bundle that had several of the original games. Also bought Dungeon Hearts. Rounded out the grouping by purchasing the You Don't Know Jack bundle. Spent around $19 for 17 games.

[Vince, Pt. II]

I also caved and bought Grim Dawn. I can echo most of the sentiments above - it just feels right. The setting, the SFX/music, the character building. They provide an incentive for lore and exploration as well, which helps to keep you from just blindly smashing everything. I'm only a couple hours in and haven't seen any of the difficulty noted by some, but I've definitely started to see creatures that make me use my health potions. Interesting things that are different from prior entries:

-Multi-classing. When you create a character, you simply create a character. You don't choose your class until your first level up. At level ten, you can select a new class to start putting skill points into, or you can simply keep pouring points into your original class.

-Exploration incentives. You can find shrines out in the world, and when you cleanse them (by sacrificing items to them), you get a point of Devotion. The Devotions are spent like skill points on a map of constellations. Each point unlocks a star, and your selection of stars is gated. The first constellation you have access to is a five pointed hub that unlocks branches of constellations around you, and each branch is themed. Most stars provide a passive stat bonus, but some provide actual skills or abilities. I've only found two so far, so I can't speak to the longevity of this decision making process, but I like it thus far.

-Moving around in the world feels fluid. In games like Diablo, the acts are very stark and different; even moving from zone to zone sometimes felt like a very abrupt change to different geography. It always felt very video-gamey to me. It's still early yet for me in Grim Dawn, but the world seems to flow together much more seamlessly between zones.

[Eaglesfan27]

You guys are selling me on Grim Dawn. I wonder how well it will run on a surface book.

[djsatu]

I'm also intrigued about Grim Dawn. Anyone know how the game would run on my graphics card (4400 Intel HD)? I have 8 gigs of ram, intel core [email protected] (2 core, 4 logical processors) also.

[MizzouRah]

I'm also intrigued about Grim Dawn. Anyone know how the game would run on my graphics card (4400 Intel HD)? I have 8 gigs of ram, intel core [email protected] (2 core, 4 logical processors) also.

Good question.. there are many graphic options though.. so maybe on lower settings. I would search on the forums for the graphic threads.

My GTX 970 runs at 60fps on 4x/4x with all settings maxed.. so happy with this particular Christmas present. :) The game is certainly beautiful!

[MizzouRah]

Yeah, I'll admit to putting like 3 seconds of toal thought into my character build, through 40+ levels. I've stuck to a single class and simply maxed out the 4 low-level skills I use.

+1

[NobodyHere]

Same here, and I "finished" Dragon's Dogma like 5 times over....it really is a fun game, which is truly the definition of "greater than the sum of it's parts", as it's production values and story are all kinda mediocre when judged on their own, but it just plain plays fun.

One thing I thought was fantastic about DD was the lighting in the dungeons. Never have dungeons seemed so creepy to me.

Just remember to keep plenty of lamp oil on hand.

[CrimsonFox]

Just got Rocket League. Oh man is this fun. who wants to play? :)

[thesloppy]

One gripe I do have about Grim Dawn is though I noted above you use can use firearms, it doesn't seem that they're properly balanced. They're not particularly restricted to any class (though I think the demolitionist gets some bonuses), and it seems like they're perhaps purposefully 30% lower in damage than melee weapons. Though I was able to use a firearm early on with a couple character builds I've eventually always ended up feeling forced to play with a melee weapon, because I eventually find an melee artifact/item that is literally two to three times as powerful as any firearm I can find.

For example, the idea of using two pistols is neat, and there are specific skills and armor/items to buff up the build....except your chances of finding a single decent pistol (let alone two) seem to be astronomical past the first dozen levels or so, which kind of ruins the whole idea. There are seemingly a couple other builds/ideas, and/or features to each class that appear to run along that same line, where the concept sounds neat, but is crucially underpowered in execution, or where the rareness of the related items/loot doesn't allow you to properly play the build you're trying to make.

That said, the developers have said they're going to spend a good part of the next couple months before the official release doing testing and balancing, so hopefully that will all change for the better in the future.

[thesloppy]

One thing I thought was fantastic about DD was the lighting in the dungeons. Never have dungeons seemed so creepy to me.

Just remember to keep plenty of lamp oil on hand.

Yeah! The expansion was especially good at that. Did anybody come close to beating the Daimon boss in the Dark Arisen DLC? Despite all my hours put into that game I didn't even come close....it seemed nearly impossible, like you'd have to slog through three straight hours of combat AND hope to got really lucky. Maybe I was missing something crucial, though.

[sovereignstar v2]

Just got Rocket League. Oh man is this fun. who wants to play? :)

What's your steam handle? Mine is 'Seoulstar' for anyone that wants to add me to play some Rocket League.

[thesloppy]

A hint from Grim Dawn that took me way too long to figure out: the #3 skill on your hotbar is mapped to your middle mouse button.

[Vince, Pt. II]

....except your chances of finding a single decent pistol (let alone two) seem to be astronomical past the first dozen levels or so, which kind of ruins the whole idea.

It's funny, I'm at level 22 and I have found nothing but pistols. And I'm playing a full on melee build.

[djsatu]

I picked up Titan Quest tonight and absolutely love it. It's been a long long time since I've played these types of games, and was scared there would be alot of buttons (mouse/keyboard combo), but its really not that bad. Just learned about holding shift to hone in from long distance etc. Is there a certain beginner layout of the keys/buttons that I should follow for this game? Im pretty much using the mouse for everything, and using the M for the map. Can see things getting really hectic later on, and I really don't want to get caught having to use a bunch of buttons etc when **** hits the fan.

[thesloppy]

It's funny, I'm at level 22 and I have found nothing but pistols. And I'm playing a full on melee build.

Of course!

...though I think I possibly still could've been using firearms at around that level. Somewheres around there I got my first epic weapon, and every one since then seems to have been melee for me.

I will also mention that I've been dying a lot recently. Perhaps I just suck, but it seems like in the later levels things can get pretty tough. There seems to be parts of the map and/or particular mobs/bosses that are scaled for a bit above your level, whereas some are static, as determined by map/story. Now that I'm level 40 running into a boss/mob of level 45, with the right set of buffs, can put a dying on me several times over.

[CrimsonFox]

What's your steam handle? Mine is 'Seoulstar' for anyone that wants to add me to play some Rocket League.

sircrimsonfox :)
anyone can add me to play things too :)

[Peregrine]

I picked up Gemcraft: Chasing Shadows on sale during the Steam Winter sale - for only 2 bucks. This game is great so far - it's a really well put together tower defense game with some nice addons like skill development, spells, etc. Well worth the 2 bucks if you like that kind of game.

[MizzouRah]

It's funny, I'm at level 22 and I have found nothing but pistols. And I'm playing a full on melee build.

I'm using some hatchet thing like a mad man.

[JPhillips]

The splitting missile spell for the arcanist is fantastic. I'm up to a point where it pierces through enemies and splits when it stops piercing. It's a great mob stopper.