The Steam Thread

[lighthousekeeper]

thinking of taking the plunge on fm2013. what are the features that make upgrading from fm2011 to fm2013 worth it?

[DaddyTorgo]

Is there _any_ reason I shouldn't upgrade from FM2012 to FM2013?

No reason. FM13 is crack.

[lighthousekeeper]

No reason. FM13 is crack.

yeah but isn't fm11 crack and fm12 crack too? so why upgrade?

[DaddyTorgo]

yeah but isn't fm11 crack and fm12 crack too? so why upgrade?

better crack!

-match engine is better, more natural
-classic mode - if you're looking for something simpler
-revamped scouting & training
-i get confused about what changes from version to version, help me out guys, what am i forgetting?

[lighthousekeeper]

better crack!

-match engine is better, more natural
-classic mode - if you're looking for something simpler
-revamped scouting & training
-i get confused about what changes from version to version, help me out guys, what am i forgetting?

do you opt for classic mode?

[DaddyTorgo]

do you opt for classic mode?

Nope. Havn't ever checked it out, but I understand it simplifies things and makes for a faster, less detail-oriented game.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

My stash so far:

Orcs Must Die: Franchise Pack ($8.72)
FM13 (was going to buy FM14 in the fall as part of my every other year thing, but $10 is hard to pass up)
Deus Ex Collection ($5.99)
Kerbal Space Program ($13.49)
Roller Coaster Tycoon 3 Platinum ($4.99)

Lots of gaming goodness for around $43.

[Izulde]

Does Dragon Age: Origins PC version have a bunch of mods that the console version doesn't?

[mckerney]

Does Dragon Age: Origins PC version have a bunch of mods that the console version doesn't?

There were just a couple mods I used when I played, most important being a party chest at the campsite. It is a game that controls much better with a mouse and keyboard than gamepad if you're debating which system to get it on.

[MizzouRah]

I think that's one of the barriers I am facing. I strongly prefer turn-based as well. Maybe I'll fire up Gal Civ II sometime.

I have played the new Civ Expansion. I really enjoy it.

Gal Civ II is FANTASTIC so far!

[DaddyTorgo]

Gal Civ II is FANTASTIC so far!

Yeah?

For that price I'm tempted.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Yeah?

For that price I'm tempted.

Easy buy. I have the disks but just went ahead and bought it off Steam to make it easy. It's a great game.

[DaddyTorgo]

Easy buy. I have the disks but just went ahead and bought it off Steam to make it easy. It's a great game.

AI isn't boneheaded?

I mean I guess it's not...this is the same Gal Civ II that everyone is like "I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE A 4x GAME BETTER THAN GAL CIV II" right?

[Izulde]

There were just a couple mods I used when I played, most important being a party chest at the campsite. It is a game that controls much better with a mouse and keyboard than gamepad if you're debating which system to get it on.

Oh I already have it on the console. I just try to buy those games for the PC as well when they get cheap enough if there's enough mods worth checking out.

[oykib]

Does Dragon Age: Origins PC version have a bunch of mods that the console version doesn't?

Yes! Join the Nexus Community. There's something like twice the game with mods. It's not quite as broad as the Skyrim Nexus community. But there's a lot there.

New equipment
New Classes
New Quests
New Spells
Varying levels of difficulty
Nekkid People (you can skip that last one)

[FrogMan]

better crack!

-match engine is better, more natural
-classic mode - if you're looking for something simpler
-revamped scouting & training
-i get confused about what changes from version to version, help me out guys, what am i forgetting?

sigh, I told myself I wouldn't upgrade to '13 this year, yet here I am, with the game bought and installing right this minute... I "only" played '12 for 16 hours, still if I get 16 hours of play time for the 10 bucks I just paid for '13, it'll still be the best 10 bucks I've spent in a while ;)

FM

[PilotMan]

I'm holding strong til '14, but I did break down and get Dishonored today.

[Izulde]

Caved on both DA:O ($9 for awesome mod access seems worth it to me) and FM 13. $10 is worth it when I've skipped 11 and 12 IMO.

[DaddyTorgo]

So is the bits of complaining I read about GC II's AI just perfectionists bitching, or is it actually not as good as people make it out to be?

[Neon_Chaos]

Sleeping Dogs at $6.24. Can't go wrong with that.

[MizzouRah]

AI isn't boneheaded?

I mean I guess it's not...this is the same Gal Civ II that everyone is like "I WISH THEY WOULD MAKE A 4x GAME BETTER THAN GAL CIV II" right?

It has like a 92 metacritic rating.. I've only just started though to really test the AI yet.

[Peregrine]

It has like a 92 metacritic rating.. I've only just started though to really test the AI yet.

To be fair if you click through to the metacritic reviews you see that that 92 is just for one of the expansions in the pack - not sure what the whole game is rated - just a quibble.

[DaddyTorgo]

True. Ah well it's on sale for the whole duration of the summer sale, so not like I have to make up my mind RIGHT THIS SECOND or anything. Hehe.

[MizzouRah]

True. Ah well it's on sale for the whole duration of the summer sale, so not like I have to make up my mind RIGHT THIS SECOND or anything. Hehe.

Well it went up $1.80 :)

I'll get some more time with it tonight.. I'm about 2-3 hours in and it feels like Civ V set in space.

[FrogMan]

for once, a game I voted on won and I wanted to get it, just bought Walking Dead...

And I got a call from my credit card company who were about to lock my CC because they were afraid my Paypal account had been hacked. They felt that the many little transactions were not normal ;)

FM

[Bobble]

for once, a game I voted on won and I wanted to get it, just bought Walking Dead...

And I got a call from my credit card company who were about to lock my CC because they were afraid my Paypal account had been hacked. They felt that the many little transactions were not normal ;)

FM

I hope you informed them that it's the Summer Sale and if they continue to behave this way, you will NOT be trading any of your steam trading cards with them!

Does anyone else avoid playing the games you want to play because you already have all the free drops from that game? I might have a problem...

[FrogMan]

I hope you informed them that it's the Summer Sale and if they continue to behave this way, you will NOT be trading any of your steam trading cards with them!


Of course I did! But she wasn't impressed, she's not one of us, me thinks ;)

FM

[Arles]

Took the plunge on Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes for $13 as it looks like something I would like. Also got Company of Heroes for 50% off. The question is they just put the original Fallen Enchantress on sale for 75% off ($7.49) - is it worth getting for that price or just stick with the expansion? I checked and I don't think you need the original to play FE: Legendary Heroes.

[Glengoyne]

I did see skyrim on the flash sale for the legendary edition.

I'm holding out hope that the standard will go for less than the $20 it is listed at now. I couldn't see pulling the trigger on the legendary edition for $31, when the standard goes for $29 every day.

I'll probably end up dropping the $20 on the final day of the sale, but I'm willing to hold out.

[FrogMan]

Took the plunge on Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes for $13 as it looks like something I would like. Also got Company of Heroes for 50% off. The question is they just put the original Fallen Enchantress on sale for 75% off ($7.49) - is it worth getting for that price or just stick with the expansion? I checked and I don't think you need the original to play FE: Legendary Heroes.

I was also curious about these two...

FM

Edit: meaning the two Fallen Enchantress games...

[Izulde]

I was also curious about these two...

FM

I was curious about FE and FE:LH myself.

[Arles]

From what I understand, the original FE was a little buggy and FE:LH was a lot better. It got very good reviews and says you don't need the original to play.

[Neon_Chaos]

Purchasing the THQ collection during the 2012 winter sale for $24.99 has turned out to be really really good value. :)

[Eaglesfan27]

FE:LH is my most played game right now. I'm really enjoying the balance in the various tech trees (Civilization improvements, warfare improvements, and magic improvements.) The AI is decent and the random events are well implemented and add a lot of unpredictability to any game.

[Honolulu_Blue]

FE:LH is my most played game right now. I'm really enjoying the balance in the various tech trees (Civilization improvements, warfare improvements, and magic improvements.) The AI is decent and the random events are well implemented and add a lot of unpredictability to any game.

I agree. FE:LH is a really good game. It's what I thought Elemental: War of Magic was going to be. I guess third time is the charm.

[Neon_Chaos]

The Steam sales hve given me an insight on why the wife goes crazy about shopping. :)

[Izulde]

Hope Expedition: Conquistadors wins the Flash vote this next round. Hope even more that I'm still in town to buy it if it does.

[mckerney]

Hope Expedition: Conquistadors wins the Flash vote this next round. Hope even more that I'm still in town to buy it if it does.

Really hope the fact that CK2 is available for $10 every other week and Risen 2 received poor reviews leads Expedition: Conquistadors to win.

[FrogMan]

my vote is in for Expeditions: Conquistador!

FM

[MizzouRah]

FE:LH is my most played game right now. I'm really enjoying the balance in the various tech trees (Civilization improvements, warfare improvements, and magic improvements.) The AI is decent and the random events are well implemented and add a lot of unpredictability to any game.

FE:LH is excellent, much better than the first one.

[Eaglesfan27]

I should add I got FE:LH for free. Stardock gave it and FE for free to everyone who bought Elemental at pre-order as an apology for messing up that game. I thought it was a great PR move and makes it a near certainty I will get their next project.

[FrogMan]

Well, crap. No love for Expeditions: Conquistador at all. Of the three, it got the lowest percentage of vote. Risen 2, buggy or not got the win... :(

FM

edit: 23% for Expeditions, 30% for CK, 47% for Risen 2

[Grover]

Oh God the Steam Sale...

I have purchased...

Batman: Arkham City GOTY
Cave Story
Deadlight
Doom 3 BFG Edition
Fez
Final Fantasy VII
FTL - Faster Than Light
Hotline Miami
Mark o the Ninja
McPixel
Penny Arcade's On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 4
Puzzle Quest 2
Terraria.


I may have a problem.

[mckerney]

Well, crap. No love for Expeditions: Conquistador at all. Of the three, it got the lowest percentage of vote. Risen 2, buggy or not got the win... :(

FM

edit: 23% for Expeditions, 30% for CK, 47% for Risen 2

Damn, that's pretty disappointing. Hopefully it will still show up on deal before the sale ends.

[FrogMan]

Damn, that's pretty disappointing. Hopefully it will still show up on deal before the sale ends.

yeah, that's what I hope. Probably won't be today, since had it won, it would have been on a community choice sale and couldn't have been in two sales at once. Hopefully in one of the three days left after that...

FM

[mckerney]

XCOM back on sale for another who missed out last time. Torchlight 2 for $5.

Stay far, far away from Infestation: Survivor Stories though, It's the WarZ rebranded.

Sang Froid is a decent tower defense style game (though traps instead of towers) and has been called, "the most Canadian game ever made."

[mckerney]

Deadly Premonition: Director's Cut is coming to PC and is up on Steam Greenlight, which it will probably be approved through very quickly.

[mckerney]

FarCry 3: Blood Dragon is also on sale and is awesome.

[cartman]

I'm intrigued by Euro Truck Simulator 2. Anyone here bitten the bullet on it?

[Draft Dodger]

so, not sure I "get" XCOM. Do I take the plunge anyway?

[Honolulu_Blue]

so, not sure I "get" XCOM. Do I take the plunge anyway?

Yes.

[DaddyTorgo]

Yes - it's a good game, especially at that price.

[Arles]

Pretty excited XCOM is down to $10. As I setup my cart, what are your guys' opinion on Magicka? It's on sale for $2.49.

[Atocep]

As I setup my cart, what are your guys' opinion on Magicka? It's on sale for $2.49.

Can be a blast with other people. Single player is kind of average.

[FrogMan]

I'm also unsure about XCOM, mostly because I don't know much about the franchise, and I've already bought quite a few this time around...

Will think about it... which means I'll probably get it at some point tonight ;)

FM

[FrogMan]

Stay far, far away from Infestation: Survivor Stories though, It's the WarZ rebranded.

What do you mean about that? I know nothing about WarZ but my son really wanted to get it.

After reading a bit about, I get the feeling it's pretty bad... Still, can it be that bad that even getting it for $3.74 is not worth it?

FM

[Arles]

Can be a blast with other people. Single player is kind of average.
Does the DLC help or do you just need the game? The game is $2.49 while the full collection (22 items + DLC) is $8.74.

[FrogMan]

silly question. If you had to choose between Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes for $13.59 or XCOM: Ennemy Unknown for $9.99, which would you pick?

I know they're not the same type, but they kinda, sorta fall in the turn based type game and I might be tempted by one of the two...

FM

[Atocep]

Does the DLC help or do you just need the game? The game is $2.49 while the full collection (22 items + DLC) is $8.74.

I haven't messed with the DLC yet. I've heard the Vietnam expansion is pretty good though.

[Honolulu_Blue]

silly question. If you had to choose between Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes for $13.59 or XCOM: Ennemy Unknown for $9.99, which would you pick?

I know they're not the same type, but they kinda, sorta fall in the turn based type game and I might be tempted by one of the two...

FM

Hrmm... A tough call.

I think XCom is a better game overall. It's really quite excellent.

That said, at least for me, it lacks much in the way of re-playability. I played through it, really enjoyed it, beat it and then moved on.

I think Fallen Enchantress has much more re-playability, because it's more of a Civ type game and really allows for vast customization. So, if you end up liking it, you may get a little more bang for your buck.

If someone told me that I could only own one of the two, I'd still go with XCom.

[MizzouRah]

Shadowrun in 1 week!

[MizzouRah]

so, not sure I "get" XCOM. Do I take the plunge anyway?

I didn't "get" it either and got it gifted to me awhile back.. fantastic game, turn based strategy game more or less.

[mckerney]

I haven't messed with the DLC yet. I've heard the Vietnam expansion is pretty good though.

One note on the DLC, if you're playing multiplayer you don't need to own the DLC to play it if the host of your game does. So if you and some friends are purchasing it to play together only one needs to buy the DLC pack.

[mckerney]

Shadowrun in 1 week!

Got my key yesterday!

Though I did notice the other day that I could be playing in a Dota tournament on the day Shadowrun comes out. I don't think it will happen because I think we'd need to win 3 games to play on the 25th and I've got no idea how good my team or the other teams playing are. Kind of hoping we don't make it through though. :redface:

[Arles]

Took the plunge and bought XCom and the Magicka collection for under $20 total.

[DaddyTorgo]

I think I finally had a Eureka! moment with XCom last night re: keeping my soldiers closer together in order to provide more firepower. I was spreading them too far apart before.

[MizzouRah]

Got my key yesterday!

Though I did notice the other day that I could be playing in a Dota tournament on the day Shadowrun comes out. I don't think it will happen because I think we'd need to win 3 games to play on the 25th and I've got no idea how good my team or the other teams playing are. Kind of hoping we don't make it through though. :redface:

I'm trying to clear out my schedule. :)

[mckerney]

I'm trying to clear out my schedule. :)

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[Tellistto]

I'm down for that game, ordered it a few weeks ago soon as I heard about it. Yes, I'm slow sometimes.

So far this Summer Sale, even though I'm limited to games I can play.

Torchlight II
Tropico 4
FM 2013
FE:LH


Kinda want to buy Simcity 4 Deluxe, but haven't done so.

[frnk55]

Kinda want to buy Simcity 4 Deluxe, but haven't done so.
6 bucks for Simcity 4. Well worth it!

[Tellistto]

6 bucks for Simcity 4. Well worth it!

You talked me into it.

[Abe Sargent]

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This yera in PC gaming may be the most interesting. IF these mega crowd-sourced games, like WL2 or Shadowrun Returns are really good, it'll be a huge shot into the arm of crowdsourcing going forward. If no, it could be real problem.

[MizzouRah]

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Oh yeah!

[cartman]

I'm intrigued by Euro Truck Simulator 2. Anyone here bitten the bullet on it?

I guess no one has picked this one up. I probably am for only $10. Might be worth a flyer, based on the generally positive reviews I've seen.

[Critch]

I have Euro Truck Simulator 2. It's a lot better than a game about driving a truck around Europe has any right to be, but in the end it's still a driving game where you have to obey traffic laws. The business side is quite well done though.

If the thought of that doesnt put you off, you'll get your $10 worth of entertainment from it. I didnt regret buying it.

[FrogMan]

Hrmm... A tough call.

I think XCom is a better game overall. It's really quite excellent.

That said, at least for me, it lacks much in the way of re-playability. I played through it, really enjoyed it, beat it and then moved on.

I think Fallen Enchantress has much more re-playability, because it's more of a Civ type game and really allows for vast customization. So, if you end up liking it, you may get a little more bang for your buck.

If someone told me that I could only own one of the two, I'd still go with XCom.

thanks for your thoughts on the matter. For now, I'm kinda leaning toward XCOM, if only because it's the older of the two games, is cheaper, and is a space themed game. I've got quite a few fantasy type games for now, including Might and Magic Heroes VI that I just bought this Summer...

I'm just the price for FE:LH will fall even further in a future sale...

And I'm still holding out hope that we'll see Expeditions: Conquistador on sale before the 22nd. ;)

FM

[cartman]

I have Euro Truck Simulator 2. It's a lot better than a game about driving a truck around Europe has any right to be, but in the end it's still a driving game where you have to obey traffic laws. The business side is quite well done though.

If the thought of that doesnt put you off, you'll get your $10 worth of entertainment from it. I didnt regret buying it.

I pulled the trigger. Probably won't get to it until next week. Thanks for the info!

[Shkspr]

So I finally pulled the trigger on FM13, and within just a couple of hours of play, the game informed me that I'd managed to complete one of the rarest achievements possible in the game - a feat so amazing, that fewer than one in 200 Steam users had completed it.

Finished the tutorials.

[FrogMan]

not sure this has ever been mentioned but Death Rally for $2.49 is a fun little top down racer. I played quite a lot on my iPhone, bought it on Steam when it came out but was out of time and just gifted it to my son the other day. Looking forward to race him, or do some coop work with him...

FM

[Radii]

I pulled the trigger. Probably won't get to it until next week. Thanks for the info!

I did as well, based mainly on stuff I'd heard Critch mention about it in the past. I've driven a few routes, turned on a WTF podcast for it and that passed the time quite nicely.

[SirFozzie]

You Shadowrun folks are going to have to help me out.. I have a Shadowrun Returns Hack-A-Thon (IE, four hour session to build a module contest with a prize to the best module) at GenCon, and with the delayed release, I only have three weeks to learn a lot of the stuff about the editor before GenCon.

So you may be asked to be beta testers as I try the system out,

[Grover]

Batman: Arkham City might be the best $5.99 I've spent this year.

[Honolulu_Blue]

thanks for your thoughts on the matter. For now, I'm kinda leaning toward XCOM, if only because it's the older of the two games, is cheaper, and is a space themed game. I've got quite a few fantasy type games for now, including Might and Magic Heroes VI that I just bought this Summer...

I'm just the price for FE:LH will fall even further in a future sale...

And I'm still holding out hope that we'll see Expeditions: Conquistador on sale before the 22nd. ;)

FM

My pleasure, sensei.

[Draft Dodger]

Batman: Arkham City might be the best $5.99 I've spent this year.

I've been a little disappointed, to be honest. I mean, the production values for both Arkham games are terrific but I already feel like it's repetitive and I'm not all that far into it. Kicking the crap out of henchmen was fun for a while, but after a while it's like "gee, another fight?"

[Bobble]

I have a few Guest Pass: Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - GOTY and Guest Pass: Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45. This pass only gives you access to the full version of this game for a limited time period. The Heroes of Stalingrad passes say 3-day pass. I presume the Ostfront ones are the same but they don't specifically say. Anyone want?

[scooter]

I did as well, based mainly on stuff I'd heard Critch mention about it in the past. I've driven a few routes, turned on a WTF podcast for it and that passed the time quite nicely.

I'm interested in this one as well. Where did you find the WTF podcast? I'd also like to hear some more of your impressions of the game (or anyone else's for that matter).

[mckerney]

What do you mean about that? I know nothing about WarZ but my son really wanted to get it.

After reading a bit about, I get the feeling it's pretty bad... Still, can it be that bad that even getting it for $3.74 is not worth it?

FM

Hadn't seen this until now, but everything I've seen about it has it being a terrible game. On Metacritic is has a 20 with a 1.5 user score (http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/infestation-survivor-stories), and if you want to see for yourself...

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It was likely quickly made with the title The War Z so people would confuse it with DayZ, though the name change came after the trademark for the name was denied after being too close to World War Z.

[Izulde]

Same question re: Fable 3 I had with DA:O - Is there enough in the way of modding to make PC pickup worthwhile if I already have the console version? Initial googling says no.

[Izulde]

Also, anyone played the Monaco heist game?

[gstelmack]

I think XCom is a better game overall. It's really quite excellent.

That said, at least for me, it lacks much in the way of re-playability. I played through it, really enjoyed it, beat it and then moved on.

The issue with X-Com right now is the teleporting aliens issue. I had one game destroyed by this (battleship capture-the-overlord mission) where I was eking it out, then an alien teleported into the middle of a group and destroyed what chance I had left, and another one ruined when aliens appeared in a cleared area (played the "wake-up" cutscene with them gutting a body everything).

The thing to remember is XCom is not a tactical combat game, it's a chess game. Trying to use flanking tactics will just wake enemies up and make it near impossible to win, you have to advance, destroy the aliens you wake up, then advance more. As a chess game, it's pretty fun, once you figure out it's a chess game and play it that way rather than trying to use "good tactics". The problem is, every now and then the aliens get to violate all the rules through the teleport bug, and it's no fun playing chess against someone who cheats.

This issue actually got worse for me (I didn't have the bad cases until the latest patch), and I've put the game away until they release a patch that fixes it. To me it's a game-killing bug, which is disappointing because the rest is so very well done. One little thing just kills it for me.

[Radii]

Where did you find the WTF podcast?

I was just listening to itunes while playing. There is some kind of integrated radio stuff but I'm not terribly interested in that.

I'd also like to hear some more of your impressions of the game (or anyone else's for that matter).

So far all I've done are some "quick jobs" which involve driving from city to city for someone else to earn cash. The reviews I've read make it sound like the business side of things once you can start to buy your own trucks is well done, but I'm still a ways from getting to that I think.

I go through phases where I like to listen to a lot of podcasts, and I watch a ton of league of legends matches, but if teams I'm not quite as interested in are playing I like having something light and somewhat mindless to do. This game seems like it will fill that need for a little while at least. Perhaps once I get further into it I'll find there's more there, but for now that's where it sits for me.

[Honolulu_Blue]

The issue with X-Com right now is the teleporting aliens issue. I had one game destroyed by this (battleship capture-the-overlord mission) where I was eking it out, then an alien teleported into the middle of a group and destroyed what chance I had left, and another one ruined when aliens appeared in a cleared area (played the "wake-up" cutscene with them gutting a body everything).

The thing to remember is XCom is not a tactical combat game, it's a chess game. Trying to use flanking tactics will just wake enemies up and make it near impossible to win, you have to advance, destroy the aliens you wake up, then advance more. As a chess game, it's pretty fun, once you figure out it's a chess game and play it that way rather than trying to use "good tactics". The problem is, every now and then the aliens get to violate all the rules through the teleport bug, and it's no fun playing chess against someone who cheats.

This issue actually got worse for me (I didn't have the bad cases until the latest patch), and I've put the game away until they release a patch that fixes it. To me it's a game-killing bug, which is disappointing because the rest is so very well done. One little thing just kills it for me.

I played through the entire game and never really ran across this issue. Maybe I finished it before the latest patch came up and made it worse. I heard about this happening a few times here and there, but nothing systemic or game breaking. Then again, not sure when the latest patch was released.

That said, I do agree that the game does "punish" you in a way for trying to flank enemies or advance quickly because it "pops" a set of aliens on you.

[mckerney]

Also, anyone played the Monaco heist game?

It's probably the most fun I've had with a co-op game. Still alright but not nearly as good on its own. Fairly unique in that it can actually get harder the more people you are playing with.

[FrogMan]

Hadn't seen this until now, but everything I've seen about it has it being a terrible game. On Metacritic is has a 20 with a 1.5 user score (http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/infestation-survivor-stories), and if you want to see for yourself...

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It was likely quickly made with the title The War Z so people would confuse it with DayZ, though the name change came after the trademark for the name was denied after being too close to World War Z.

yeah, my son decided against getting it after reading all the bad reviews. The one I think I had heard about was the DayZ mod for Arma II. But then, to play that one with all the textures, you need to buy the complete version...

FM

[mckerney]

yeah, my son decided against getting it after reading all the bad reviews. The one I think I had heard about was the DayZ mod for Arma II. But then, to play that one with all the textures, you need to buy the complete version...

FM

There is a stand alone of DayZ coming out, though no release date yet.

[DaddyTorgo]

yeah, my son decided against getting it after reading all the bad reviews. The one I think I had heard about was the DayZ mod for Arma II. But then, to play that one with all the textures, you need to buy the complete version...

FM


Yeah, wait for the standalone DayZ game - it's going to be frigging awesome I think.

[mckerney]

Civ V: Brave New World $21 with voucher code listed on page.

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/strategy/sid-meiers-civilization-v-brave-new-world-na/

[FrogMan]

There is a stand alone of DayZ coming out, though no release date yet.

Yeah, wait for the standalone DayZ game - it's going to be frigging awesome I think.

thanks for the insight guys, talked with him about it and that's what he'll do. It's not as if he's running of games to try with this sale anyway ;)

FM

[Mota]

Hey Bobble, if you still have that Civ IV code would you mind sending it over to me? One of my good friends just signed up on Steam and he's a big Civ I-II fan (hasn't played games in a long time). Thanks! :)

[Bobble]

Hey Bobble, if you still have that Civ IV code would you mind sending it over to me? One of my good friends just signed up on Steam and he's a big Civ I-II fan (hasn't played games in a long time). Thanks! :)

I wish I could. There were two Civ IV's in my inventory. I thought, "I'll just add one to my library and I'll still have one to give away." When I added it, they both went to my library. The second one says "not available on your current platform." I think maybe it was one PC and one Mac. Sorry to yank your chain. Would you like a Guest Pass: Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - GOTY instead?

edit: Top of page! Don't I get a FOFC trading card for that? All I need is FOFC: Dola and I'll have the set!

[Mota]

Haha no problem Bobble! It's pretty cheap right now so I'll just tell him to man up and buy it. :)

[frnk55]

You know you're dying to buy something when you're thinking about getting Train Simulator. Geez... Maybe it's the 80% off that's pulling me in.

[Abe Sargent]

Fight against that

[JPhillips]

You know you're dying to buy something when you're thinking about getting Train Simulator. Geez... Maybe it's the 80% off that's pulling me in.

80% off is still about 1000$ for all the DLC.

[SackAttack]

I wish I could. There were two Civ IV's in my inventory. I thought, "I'll just add one to my library and I'll still have one to give away." When I added it, they both went to my library. The second one says "not available on your current platform." I think maybe it was one PC and one Mac. Sorry to yank your chain. Would you like a Guest Pass: Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - GOTY instead?

edit: Top of page! Don't I get a FOFC trading card for that? All I need is FOFC: Dola and I'll have the set!

This is correct. If you buy Civ IV for one platform - or any of its expansions - you get it for both. Not sure why they didn't also do that for Civ V, but anyway.

Yeah, it's one PC and one Mac.

[mckerney]

This is correct. If you buy Civ IV for one platform - or any of its expansions - you get it for both. Not sure why they didn't also do that for Civ V, but anyway.

Yeah, it's one PC and one Mac.

You get both if you buy Civ V too, it just doesn't show up as different entries in your library.

If a game says SteamPlay above it's Add to Cart button on its store page and has the Windows, Mac or Linux logos you can play it on any of those operating systems if you purchase it. Nearly every game that is available on multiple operating systems is like this. There are a few exceptions that I think are almost all games with different publishers on Mac and PC like the original Borderlands.

[Abe Sargent]

Why is BG EE still for sale on Steam anyway?

[Izulde]

Why is BG EE still for sale on Steam anyway?

Because idiots like me bought it at $5 sale price forgetting until too late that it's bugged?

[frnk55]

Fight against that
I did and won. Close call. :)

[scooter]

I was just listening to itunes while playing. There is some kind of integrated radio stuff but I'm not terribly interested in that.



So far all I've done are some "quick jobs" which involve driving from city to city for someone else to earn cash. The reviews I've read make it sound like the business side of things once you can start to buy your own trucks is well done, but I'm still a ways from getting to that I think.

I go through phases where I like to listen to a lot of podcasts, and I watch a ton of league of legends matches, but if teams I'm not quite as interested in are playing I like having something light and somewhat mindless to do. This game seems like it will fill that need for a little while at least. Perhaps once I get further into it I'll find there's more there, but for now that's where it sits for me.

Thanks for your impressions. I've been wondering if the game would play better with a steering wheel. I don't have one and the Let's Plays that I've watched don't give a lot of insight. I may just wait for the Christmas sale as I've got plenty of other stuff to keep me occupied.

[Glengoyne]

Because idiots like me bought it at $5 sale price forgetting until too late that it's bugged?


oh me too...hmm?

[Mota]

Thanks for your impressions. I've been wondering if the game would play better with a steering wheel. I don't have one and the Let's Plays that I've watched don't give a lot of insight. I may just wait for the Christmas sale as I've got plenty of other stuff to keep me occupied.

It's good with an Xbox controller as well. I play it that way. It's probably one of my most played games of 2013 on Steam, haha. Then I realized how much I hate driving 2 hours each day to/from work and I stopped playing it. It is pretty relaxing though. Seems like that's what I enjoy in gaming, as I usually only get to play later at night and I'm usually pretty exhausted already. It's my wind down time.

[A-Husker-4-Life]

Because idiots like me bought it at $5 sale price forgetting until too late that it's bugged?

I bought it also, what is the bug?? Is it a game stopper?

[MizzouRah]

Hey Bobble, if you still have that Civ IV code would you mind sending it over to me? One of my good friends just signed up on Steam and he's a big Civ I-II fan (hasn't played games in a long time). Thanks! :)

I still have a free copy, PM me your Steam name.

[Abe Sargent]

I bought it also, what is the bug?? Is it a game stopper?

it has a variety of bugs of various states. Due to atari's bankruptcy, there are legal questions surrounding the game. The devs pulled it from all of their sale outlets and cannot release any patches. Atari, because they need the money badly, choose to leave it on Steam, where only they make money from the sale, and the dev gets none. That's the short story.

[MizzouRah]

I've read great things about "The Swapper" has anyone played it yet?

[mckerney]

I've read great things about "The Swapper" has anyone played it yet?

I grabbed it when it was half of earlier in the sale. Love the mechanics of the swapper device and it has some really challenging and excellently designed puzzles. The story is about what you would expect given the nature of the swapper device you use and it takes around four and a half hours to complete. Definitely recommend it to a fan of puzzle games.

[MizzouRah]

I grabbed it when it was half of earlier in the sale. Love the mechanics of the swapper device and it has some really challenging and excellently designed puzzles. The story is about what you would expect given the nature of the swapper device you use and it takes around four and a half hours to complete. Definitely recommend it to a fan of puzzle games.

Thanks, bought it.. 25% off right now so I took the plunge. :)

[Draft Dodger]

LOL, tried to buy two games today only to find out I already own them. I think I need an intervention

[DaddyTorgo]

Pulled the trigger on GalCivII Ultimate Edition just now for $6.79.

[britrock88]

LOL, tried to buy two games today only to find out I already own them. I think I need an intervention

I know that I have some games that I haven't activated on Steam yet. I also don't know where I could find those games and their key codes. I am petrified.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Looking at Prison Architect and Omerta today. Think I could get my money's worth out of both games.

[Grover]

Looking at Prison Architect and Omerta today. Think I could get my money's worth out of both games.

If Prison Architect was $10 I'd pull the trigger. I'm very curious about it.

[MizzouRah]

The Swapper has killed about the last two hours for me.. it's fantastic.

[Havok]

If you don't have Chivalry, buy it! For 7 bucks, it's an absolute blast!

[PilotMan]

Really wanting KY Rt 0 on this next vote.

[Icy]

Just bought Prission Architect and Trials, two games i have been curious about for a while.

[Grover]

Just bought Prission Architect and Trials, two games i have been curious about for a while.

When you get into Prison Architect, let us know how it is! It looks fascinating.

[mckerney]

Really wanting KY Rt 0 on this next vote.

Disappointed that didn't win. Through the first two chapters it's right up there with The Last of Us for best games I've played this year.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Just bought Prission Architect and Trials, two games i have been curious about for a while.

Bought it as well. Also picked up StarForge Alpha. Still figuring that out.

[frnk55]

Can't resist Bioshock infinite for 29.99 even though no quick save which pisses me off.

[mckerney]

<s>Save 91% on Galactic Civilizations Complete Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18252/?snr=1_5_9__403)

Galactic Civ 1 & 2 bundle for $2.24.</s>

[frnk55]

Save 91% on Galactic Civilizations Complete Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18252/?snr=1_5_9__403)

Galactic Civ 1 & 2 bundle for $2.24.
Great game. Haven't played in a long time and flippin cheap!!

[FrogMan]

was gonna comment about another day without Expeditions: Conquistador and say that most of the game had already been on sale multiple times already until I saw the mention "Encore Day", heh. Guess I'll pick it up for 9.99...

FM

[FrogMan]

Save 91% on Galactic Civilizations Complete Pack on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/18252/?snr=1_5_9__403)

Galactic Civ 1 & 2 bundle for $2.24.

err, how do we get it for 91% off? When I follow the link, it's 66% off and some 8 bucks for the bundle...

FM

[mckerney]

err, how do we get it for 91% off? When I follow the link, it's 66% off and some 8 bucks for the bundle...

FM

Gah, looks like it was a pricing error and has been fixed now.

[FrogMan]

Gah, looks like it was a pricing error and has been fixed now.

ah, ok, so I'm not going completely crazy ;) It's ok, it's not as if I don't have enough to stay busy for a while ;)

FM

[mckerney]

Save 85% on Fallout Collection on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2008/)

Fallout 1, 2 & Tactics for $2.99 while New Vegas is a flash deal.

Hope this one doesn't get changed too. :redface:

[mckerney]

For anyone with Civ V looking to buy Gods & Kings, it's included in the Gold Edition so it's actually cheaper to get it by buying the upgrade to Gold Edition than buying Gods & Kings on its own.

[mckerney]

was gonna comment about another day without Expeditions: Conquistador and say that most of the game had already been on sale multiple times already until I saw the mention "Encore Day", heh. Guess I'll pick it up for 9.99...

FM

I think I'll end up doing the same. Disappointed that after this and Incredipede didn't win their community choice votes they never showed up as any other kind of deal.

[Doug5984]

So I got a desktop to mostly work from home, but now all these steam sales really have me wanting to get back into playing some good games. My processor and ram are great, but looks like I have a very basic Video card
"Intel HD Graphics 2500"

How hard is it to upgrade the video card- they seem pretty cheap online, I did it years and years ago but not sure I'd know how to do that anymore. (It's an acer desktop)

[FrogMan]

I think I'll end up doing the same. Disappointed that after this and Incredipede didn't win their community choice votes they never showed up as any other kind of deal.

yeah, it's not as if 10 bucks will break the bank, and it's still at 50% off but it is disappointing that it never got a chance, not even as a Flash deal...

FM

[mckerney]

yeah, it's not as if 10 bucks will break the bank, and it's still at 50% off but it is disappointing that it never got a chance, not even as a Flash deal...

FM

Yeah. I am convinced though that if I buy it right now it will be on the next flash deal or first daily deal after the summer sale. Just the way Steam sales always work.

[mckerney]

So I got a desktop to mostly work from home, but now all these steam sales really have me wanting to get back into playing some good games. My processor and ram are great, but looks like I have a very basic Video card
"Intel HD Graphics 2500"

How hard is it to upgrade the video card- they seem pretty cheap online, I did it years and years ago but not sure I'd know how to do that anymore. (It's an acer desktop)

Right now you don't have a video card but are using the integrated graphics on your CPU. You'll need a free PCI express port which likely won't be an issue, but the stumbling block you may run into is power supply. Even the lowest end of Tom's Hardware's Best Entry Level Graphics For the Money (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-2.html) requires a 400W PSU. If you need an upgrade a new PSU might run at least $50 or so. You could run into some trouble there as some manufacturers use proprietary designs for PSU where a standard model may not easily fit in the case, though I have no idea if Acer does this.

[FrogMan]

Yeah. I am convinced though that if I buy it right now it will be on the next flash deal or first daily deal after the summer sale. Just the way Steam sales always work.

yeah :D

I will probably wait until tomorrow after breakfast to buy it :)

FM

[Wolfpack]

So I got a desktop to mostly work from home, but now all these steam sales really have me wanting to get back into playing some good games. My processor and ram are great, but looks like I have a very basic Video card
"Intel HD Graphics 2500"

How hard is it to upgrade the video card- they seem pretty cheap online, I did it years and years ago but not sure I'd know how to do that anymore. (It's an acer desktop)

Right now you don't have a video card but are using the integrated graphics on your CPU. You'll need a free PCI express port which likely won't be an issue, but the stumbling block you may run into is power supply. Even the lowest end of Tom's Hardware's Best Entry Level Graphics For the Money (http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/gaming-graphics-card-review,3107-2.html) requires a 400W PSU. If you need an upgrade a new PSU might run at least $50 or so. You could run into some trouble there as some manufacturers use proprietary designs for PSU where a standard model may not easily fit in the case, though I have no idea if Acer does this.

I am pretty much finding myself in the same boat. I have a Dell box with an i5 processor, but it's still running on the integrated graphics card which I'm now finding inadequete to play games like Just Cause 2 and I think can't run Sleeping Dogs (I'm getting the dreaded HKShip.exe error which I think it's doing because I don't have a video card to handle it). I'm not really needing to get the super duper top of the line since I don't buy games on day one, but usually months or years after release during Steam sales. I was looking at getting something like this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008Y8PON8/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=16NQ635C00DVPYGA4207&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846) as a starting point. Thoughts?

[Grover]

Really starting to get hooked on Cave Story.

[mckerney]

I am pretty much finding myself in the same boat. I have a Dell box with an i5 processor, but it's still running on the integrated graphics card which I'm now finding inadequete to play games like Just Cause 2 and I think can't run Sleeping Dogs (I'm getting the dreaded HKShip.exe error which I think it's doing because I don't have a video card to handle it). I'm not really needing to get the super duper top of the line since I don't buy games on day one, but usually months or years after release during Steam sales. I was looking at getting something like this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008Y8PON8/ref=s9_simh_gw_p147_d1_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_r=16NQ635C00DVPYGA4207&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938811&pf_rd_i=507846) as a starting point. Thoughts?

Going off of this (http://community.futuremark.com/hardware/gpu/NVIDIA+GeForce+GT+630/games) it looks like the GT 630 doesn't meet the minimum requirements for Sleeping Dogs.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Really enjoying the Prison Architect game. It feels a lot like Classic SimCity in how you build things, but it's pretty intuitive. Still figuring out how much I can expand the building and still have money for staffing. I built a great prison to start and had money for one guard, no warden, and no cooks. Needless to say, that didn't end well. Back to the drawing board.

[FrogMan]

Really enjoying the Prison Architect game. It feels a lot like Classic SimCity in how you build things, but it's pretty intuitive. Still figuring out how much I can expand the building and still have money for staffing. I built a great prison to start and had money for one guard, no warden, and no cooks. Needless to say, that didn't end well. Back to the drawing board.

hrm interesting, buggy much? Given that it's still in early access...

FM

[Izulde]

been busy all day so missed the Prison Architect sale.

Going to end up missing the Expeditions: Conquistador 50% off deal too as the encore day ends tomorrow morning and I won't be back on a secured network until tomorrow night.

Oh well.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

hrm interesting, buggy much? Given that it's still in early access...

FM

It's actually pretty good at this point. I've played through a few times. Seen a couple things that were a bit odd, but nothing that hinders the game much. I don't have any doubt that I will sink a chunk of time into it. It's a fun concept and designed pretty well.

I will say that the opening introduction to the game was pretty intense. Was a bit surprised, pleasantly so without giving anything away. Hope they continue to develop the story aspect of the game.

been busy all day so missed the Prison Architect sale.

It's still on sale through noon tomorrow.

[DaddyTorgo]

been busy all day so missed the Prison Architect sale.

Going to end up missing the Expeditions: Conquistador 50% off deal too as the encore day ends tomorrow morning and I won't be back on a secured network until tomorrow night.

Oh well.

Why not just have someone buy it for you and just paypal them the $ for it?

[DaddyTorgo]

Interesting looking game. I'd be more in if I could play as the Aztecs and slaughter the fucking invading dipshits though.

[Izulde]

Was able to find a secure connection and picked up not only Expedition: Conquistadors, but Total War: Shogun 2 Collection Pack to finish out my Steam sales purchases. Nice way to end IMO

[Icy]

Weird, can't find that Expedition: Conquistadors game in steam, googled it, clicked on the steam url and it said it's not available in my region... wtf? i thought the only difference in steam regions was the currency, not the games released.

[FrogMan]

Was able to find a secure connection and picked up not only Expedition: Conquistadors, but Total War: Shogun 2 Collection Pack to finish out my Steam sales purchases. Nice way to end IMO

good for you! And yeah, I have Total War: Shogun 2, had installed it and never actually played. Maybe now's the time ;)

FM

[Vince, Pt. II]

Brief first impressions of Dust: An Elysian Tale are quite good. Looking forward to getting into the meat and potatoes of the game. Difficulty is nice to begin with, hopefully it scales well (on the 2nd highest difficulty level now).

[Honolulu_Blue]

So, I ran that Steam Calculator thing (Steam Calculator · Steam Database (http://steamdb.info/calculator/))

Here are my sobering numbers :

Profile Created: October 13, 2007
Games owned: 144
Games not played: 101 (70%)
Hours spent: 1,286.7h
Worth: $2247.78

[jeff061]

Ran the calculator, does not seem to factor in sale prices. At least not in the breakdown.

Edit: Yeah has verbiage that says as much.

[Honolulu_Blue]

Ran the calculator, does not seem to factor in sale prices. At least not in the breakdown.

Edit: Yeah has verbiage that says as much.

Yeah, that's why I think it includes "worth" instead of "spend".

I could probably go back and look at all of my Paypal payments to Valve (I think I've pretty much always used Paypal) and that would give me a good sense of how much I've spent on Steam.

[Abe Sargent]

So, I ran that Steam Calculator thing (Steam Calculator · Steam Database (http://steamdb.info/calculator/))

Here are my sobering numbers :

Profile Created: October 13, 2007
Games owned 144
Games not played 101 (70%)
Hours spent 1,286.7h
Worth: $2247.78


Cool idea!


Abe


Profile Created: December 25, 2009
Games owned 93
Games not played 38(41%)
Hours spent 1,249.4h
Worth: $1332.16

[Abe Sargent]

My most recent Steam-oriented obsession is FF7 - currently at 59 hours

[Fidatelo]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198004584646&country=us))


Worth: $494.70
Games owned: 41
Games not played: 10
Percentage: 24%
Hours spent: 811.0h

[Draft Dodger]

apparently, I don't exist

[Honolulu_Blue]

apparently, I don't exist

Getting the URL error thing? I got that too, but I fixed. Unfortunately, I forget how, but I do remember it being really easy. You can do it from your steam profile page, I think.

[mckerney]

My most recent Steam-oriented obsession is FF7 - currently at 59 hours

I'm going to have to pick that up and play through it again at some point, but right now Ni no Kuni is filling my JRPG needs.

[Draft Dodger]

Getting the URL error thing? I got that too, but I fixed. Unfortunately, I forget how, but I do remember it being really easy. You can do it from your steam profile page, I think.

it's easier just to whine about it

[DaddyTorgo]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198002281290&country=us))


Worth: $591.63
Games owned: 53
Games not played: 23
Percentage: 43%
Hours spent: 4,202.4h


Most played top 4 are all FM - the most recent versions. Close to 1,000 hours on FM13 and close to 900 on FM12 and FM11.

[Honolulu_Blue]

it's easier just to whine about it

Truth.

[PilotMan]

apparently, I don't exist

slacker, just go into your profile and create a custom url.

[jeff061]

You're all amateurs.

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561197970425627&country=us))


Worth: $3464.84
Games owned: 243
Games not played: 118
Percentage: 49%
Hours spent: 1,248.2h

[PilotMan]

It feels like so much more.

Worth: $2998.31
Games owned: 258
Games not played: 150
Percentage: 58%
Hours spent: 701.5hFTR, most of the games I play aren't on Steam. I have good intentions though.



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[Abe Sargent]

We should find out who has the best money/hour breakdown of folks.

[DaddyTorgo]

We should find out who has the best money/hour breakdown of folks.

I gotta be way the hell up there. $591 for 4,200 hrs?

That's $0.14/hr.


Hell - on FM13 alone I'm at 4 cents/hour. That's frigging amazing. Where else can you get that kind of value?

[Grover]

Worth: $526.65
Games owned: 38
Games not played: 3
Percentage: 8%
Hours spent: 2,203.8h


About 1,800 hours is FM13/Civ V

I also noticed it counts the games at full price, not what we may have paid for them in any sort of sale environment.

[Fidatelo]

Yeah, my 'worth' is almost $500 but I bet the actual cost to me was somewhere in the $100-150 range, possibly even lower.

[Bobble]

So, I ran that Steam Calculator thing (Steam Calculator · Steam Database (http://steamdb.info/calculator/))

Here are my sobering numbers :

Profile Created: October 13, 2007
Games owned: 144
Games not played: 101 (70%)
Hours spent: 1,286.7h
Worth: $2247.78

I feel like that line from O Brother, Where Art Thou where Delmar says, "I'll only be eighty-two!"

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198008894217&country=us))


Worth: $2104.14
Games owned: 163
Games not played: 110
Percentage: 67%
Hours spent: 1,900.2h

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Here's mine. Lots of hours. Paid amount is likely around $500-600.

* *Worth:* $2710.42
* *Games owned:* 227
* *Games not played:* 115
* *Percentage:* 51%
* *Hours spent:* 2,272.0h

[Radii]

We should find out who has the best money/hour breakdown of folks.

It might be me, but I cheated:

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198004065844&country=us))


Worth: $922.54
Games owned: 53
Games not played: 20
Percentage: 38%
Hours spent: 6,163.4h



5700 hours in FM10, but during long stretches when my FM10 dynasty was active, i would leave the client running for days, if not weeks at a time without closing it. I'm sure I have hundreds of legit hours there, but yea...

most games I bought on sale of course, I expect my actual spending on steam is $300 at most.

Like Pilotman, most of my gaming isn't on steam. I've probably got 2500 legitimate hours into league of legends (which has nothing at all to do with steam, was just curious once we started talking hours played)

[Alan T]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198002792011&country=us))


Worth: $292.88
Games owned: 18
Games not played: 3
Percentage: 17%
Hours spent: 3,553.0h

[Izulde]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198005539788&country=us))


Worth: $925.42
Games owned: 76
Games not played: 47
Percentage: 62%
Hours spent: 793.0h

[Thomkal]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198000779028&country=us))

Worth: $389.80
Games owned: 26
Games not played: 2
Percentage: 8%
Hours spent: 652.3h

[Arles]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198026497895&country=us))




Worth: $513.74

Games owned: 30

Games not played: 20

Percentage: 67%

Hours spent: 364.6h

[Draft Dodger]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561197984346314&country=us))


Worth: $1654.95
Games owned: 125
Games not played: 44
Percentage: 35%
Hours spent: 1,208.9h


and my poorly formated top 10 games list

APPID APP TYPE NAME TIME PRICE
105600 Game Terraria 229.9h $9.99
97330 Game Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013 80.7h $9.99
18500 Game Defense Grid: The Awakening 75.2h $9.99
8930 Game Sid Meier's Civilization V 72.8h $29.99
49470 Game Magic: The Gathering — Duels of the Planeswalkers 2012 66.4h $19.99
20540 Game Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor 49.9h $19.99
57690 Game Tropico 4 47.3h $29.99
22330 Game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion 43.9h $19.99
102600 Game Orcs Must Die! 40.8h $9.99
22370 Game Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition 39.1h $19.99
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[ozias]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198052368827&country=us))




Worth: $311.83

Games owned: 18

Games not played: 5

Percentage: 28%

Hours spent: 236.1h



A couple of games I play offline, X3 Terran Conflict, and X3 Albion Prelude, as I've modded the games and don't want to have Steam overwrite the Mods.

X3TC I bought a long time ago, but in order to purchase Albion Prelude, I had to register it with Steam, so that saved me from having to download the base game, as it just downloaded the X3AP portion I was missing.

[MizzouRah]

I'm definitely a rookie!

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198021141699&country=us))

Worth: $548.76
Games owned: 27
Games not played: 3
Percentage: 11%
Hours spent: 72.8h

[Marmel]

* *Worth:* $361.81

* *Games owned:* 24

* *Games not played:* 11

* *Percentage:* 46%

* *Hours spent:* 878.6h


And I feel like I spend too much time on the computer! I guess I'm just a rookie.

[SackAttack]

Seems like there's some stuff they can't pull the info for. For example, here's what it says for me:

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198001890668&country=us))




Worth: $997.75

Games owned: 106

Games not played: 48

Percentage: 45%

Hours spent: 1,494.3h



OTOH, it says 'free or no price' for games quite a few games in my list, and it's weird. Some were gifts or are just otherwise free-to-play, but some games I know were gifted to me, like FM13, are showing up with a price (whereas FM12, which I bought, it showing up as 'free or no price). Some other games I know I bought, like Civ IV + expansions, are showing up 'free or no price.' And the Civ IV bundle I actually acquired during a sale so I wouldn't have to fuck with my hard copy any longer.

Then there's the fact that, yeah, I didn't pay near full price for many of these.

[mckerney]

Some were gifts or are just otherwise free-to-play, but some games I know were gifted to me, like FM13, are showing up with a price (whereas FM12, which I bought, it showing up as 'free or no price). Some other games I know I bought, like Civ IV + expansions, are showing up 'free or no price.'

It's going off the current store price for anything in your library so FM12 isn't going to show up with a price because it is no longer for sale in the Steam store. Civ IV probably has another entry on your list that shows a price while there's a duplicate entry without one due to how it handles PC and Mac version for that game.

[MrKordell]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561197993653772&country=us))


Worth: $1934.91
Games owned: 132
Games not played: 52
Percentage: 39%
Hours spent: 526.4h

[atatange1]

Steam Profile:
* *Worth:* $1817.06
* *Games owned:* 112
* *Games not played:* 32
* *Percentage:* 29%
* *Hours spent:* 1,433.4h

[Izulde]

What's interesting about my stats is that it doesn't record my CK1 hours (was all Pre-Steam) and I haven't played CK2 nearly as much. But despite that, the top 5 games are as follows in terms of playtime:

1. Crusader Kings 2: 348.8 hours
2. Football Manager 2010: 333.9 hours
3. Tropico 3: 17.7 hours
4. Simcity 4: 12.9 hours
5. Tropico 4: 12.8 hours

Wonder how it would look with my CK 1 stats.

[FrogMan]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198003580239&country=us))


Worth: $1230.66
Games owned: 104
Games not played: 52
Percentage: 50%
Hours spent: 488.8h


top 5
1) Football Manager 2010, 140.3h
2) King's Bounty: The Legend, 62.3h
3) Terraria, 49.5h
4) Civilization V, 46.5h
5) Flatout 2, 38.2h

Some obvious ones not on this list, like Civ IV which I bought on D2D iirc and with which I played way more than Civ V.

Still interesting stats. The Sales tab is also kind of interesting...
FM

[nilodor]

Hmm, maybe this is an insight into why I'm so bad at video games...


Worth: $144.95
Games owned: 6
Games not played: 1
Percentage: 17%
Hours spent: 313.2h

[Izulde]

Heh, well I screwed up. Set C:E in Windowed mode and now it crashes whenever I try to start it, even after reinstalling the game.

Did a search and came up with this:


Find the config file here: ".local/share/Expeditions Conquistador" and set fullscreen=True

Only I can not find that path anywhere on this Mac.

[Groundhog]

My Steam Profile (from SteamDB (http://steamdb.info/calculator/?player=76561198005550141&country=us))
Worth: $1628.01
Games owned: 121
Games not played: 27
Percentage: 22%
Hours spent: 1,369.2h

[Blackadar]

Worth: $1464.12
Games owned: 101
Games not played: 18
Percentage: 18%
Hours spent: 1,906.0h (incorrect)

The hours are wrong. It has me in for 21 hours on Fallout 3, but I completed the entire game, the expansions and saw everything there was to see - that takes a lot longer than 21 hours. It has my top 5 as Civ 5, Skyrim, ME2, FM 2010 and Terraria (al over 100 hours played).

I don't feel bad about that 18% not played anymore after looking at the other stats posted here.

[Doug5984]

Mine is so weak...

Tropico 4, Civ V = 64.98
27.4 total hours (I don't think that's quite right- it should be a little higher_

[britrock88]

I think we should make people post in their signatures the percentage of owned games they haven't played so we know who to listen to among those trumpeting games and sales. :p

[Vince, Pt. II]

Dust is pretty fantastic. Got through the intro, chapter one and part of chapter two so far. It's like Metroidvania meets Mega Man, with witty dialogue and beautiful graphics. Gameplay is good, albeit hectic - I find myself mashing buttons more than I'd like because the combo system is pretty tight so you have to hit the buttons quite rapidly.

The story uses the amnesia trope, but it's been fairly interesting thus far despite that. Stylistically it's very anime-like, with the characters all being anthropomorphized animals.

So far, it's excellent, enjoying myself immensely.

[Izulde]

Finally figured out the problem to solve the E:C crash.

Wandered through the first city but haven't figured out yet how to start traveling in the wilderness.

[JPhillips]

Finally figured out the problem to solve the E:C crash.

Wandered through the first city but haven't figured out yet how to start traveling in the wilderness.

Once you get your supplies back talk to all the available people and then leave through the gate just to the right of the palace.

You can also exit down left, but I found it much tougher that direction.

[mckerney]

Finally figured out the problem to solve the E:C crash.

Wandered through the first city but haven't figured out yet how to start traveling in the wilderness.

Ugh, this talk of Expeditions: Conquistador reminded me I actually have to play the games I bought in the Summer Sale. Thanks a lot.

[mckerney]

Really wanting KY Rt 0 on this next vote.

Kentucky Route Zero is today's daily deal, $12.49 at 50% off.

[mckerney]

Also looks like they changed daily deals up a bit. They're only on the store front page for a day but the deal is up for 48 hours.

[Dutch]

Ugh, this talk of Expeditions: Conquistador reminded me I actually have to play the games I bought in the Summer Sale. Thanks a lot.

I actually went back and played it a bit last night and now that I get the interface a bit, it's a pretty slick little game. It's very "board-game"-esque with some good play-balance. That board-game part threw me off at first but now that I get it, I see what the dev had in mind.

[britrock88]

Kentucky Route Zero is today's daily deal, $12.49 at 50% off.

Tempting.

[PilotMan]

Kentucky Route Zero is today's daily deal, $12.49 at 50% off.

nice, thx

[mckerney]

You also get the soundtrack downloaded to the games folder and it is wonderful.

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[Lonnie]

Kentucky Route Zero is today's daily deal, $12.49 at 50% off.

Waited all Summer Sale for this deal. Was pissed when it didn't win the community choice. All mine now.

[mckerney]

It looks like Shadowrun Returns isn't going to launch on Steam until 1 pm eastern tomorrow, though TotalBiscuit will have a 43 minute video of it up on his youtube channel at midnight eastern time.

[Honolulu_Blue]

It looks like Shadowrun Returns isn't going to launch on Steam until 1 pm eastern tomorrow, though TotalBiscuit will have a 43 minute video of it up on his youtube channel at midnight eastern time.

I almost forgot about Shadowrun. Lady H_B is heading over to a friend's house for most of Saturday and I was contemplating what I would get up to.

That question has been answered.

[MizzouRah]

It looks like Shadowrun Returns isn't going to launch on Steam until 1 pm eastern tomorrow, though TotalBiscuit will have a 43 minute video of it up on his youtube channel at midnight eastern time.

We have a tournament this weekend in Columbia, Mo at the Show me games, so I guess I'll dive into this on Monday, which just so happens to be a day off. :)

[FrogMan]

grrr, you guys are making me want to get Shadowrun now!!!!

FM

[Eaglesfan27]

grrr, you guys are making me want to get Shadowrun now!!!!

FM

Me too! I just pre-ordered it ;)

[FrogMan]

Me too! I just pre-ordered it ;)

well, dang, me too... sigh... I rarely preorder stuff, I'm sure I'll get my money's worth, even at such a high price as 18 bucks ;)

FM

[mckerney]

Eurogamer with one of the first review for Shadowrun Returns, giving it an 8/10 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-25-shadowrun-returns-review)

For those who just want to relive the isometric action of the SNES and Megadrive days, Shadowrun Returns easily delivers. It's not the deepest or most flexible game of its type, but there's a lot to be said for simple ideas realised intuitively. Add in some excellent writing and, judged purely as a standalone game, it's an unambiguous success.

There's more to Shadowrun Returns though. Much more. And it won't be until the community gets its hands on the editor, starts remixing the current material and generating its own, that the game will really begin to blossom. When it does, the patience of the hardcore will be well rewarded.

[mckerney]

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<i>It's probably what you were hoping for if you were are into Shadowrun. I think this is the kind of thing that you were praying for.

It feels old in a good way. Very reminiscent of RPGs of old.

The fact that it doesn't have voice acting is a strength of it...It forces you to read and the writing is good<i>

[Wolfpack]

Eurogamer with one of the first review for Shadowrun Returns, giving it an 8/10 (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-07-25-shadowrun-returns-review)

For those who just want to relive the isometric action of the SNES and Megadrive days, Shadowrun Returns easily delivers. It's not the deepest or most flexible game of its type, but there's a lot to be said for simple ideas realised intuitively. Add in some excellent writing and, judged purely as a standalone game, it's an unambiguous success.

There's more to Shadowrun Returns though. Much more. And it won't be until the community gets its hands on the editor, starts remixing the current material and generating its own, that the game will really begin to blossom. When it does, the patience of the hardcore will be well rewarded.

I suppose it will depend on how well the game does, but are there plans to expand beyond Seattle and Berlin? I know what drew my attention about the original RPG though I didn't play it much was sourcebooks like the Neo-Anarchist's Guide to North America, which gave a whole bunch of information about places across the continent and how they'd been affected by the changed world of the Shadowrun future.

[mckerney]

I suppose it will depend on how well the game does, but are there plans to expand beyond Seattle and Berlin? I know what drew my attention about the original RPG though I didn't play it much was sourcebooks like the Neo-Anarchist's Guide to North America, which gave a whole bunch of information about places across the continent and how they'd been affected by the changed world of the Shadowrun future.

There's plans for other DLC, not sure what if anything they have planned for other locations.

[Grover]

I've been watching the developer videos on Prison Architect tonight and I have to say I am highly impressed with the amount of input and feedback the designer and developer are taking in from people playing the alpha.

I'm seriously considering giving them a huge chunk of money for one of the higher support tiers because of these videos alone. If they're willing to put so much work in and are willing to make changes based on suggestions from the people putting down their money to play the game, I'm willing to make an investment to it.

Considering the $100 or $250 option.

I love the idea of getting my face in the game as a prisoner.

Prison Architect by Introversion Software (http://www.introversion.co.uk/prisonarchitect/)

[Izulde]

I also got sucked in by the Shadowrun Returns pre-order.

[Dutch]

Hopefully I'll find some time to dig in to Shadowrun on Sunday. :)

[BYU 14]

Thanks for sucking me in fuckers :D

Just purchased, never played the original or the TT version, but it definitely looks interesting.

[Izulde]

I rented it for the SNES and really enjoyed it, but never bought it for whatever reason.

[BYU 14]

Played a little bit of Shadowrun, definitely like the feel. Combat is very X-Com like (which is good) and the story grabs you right away. Very early impression is this will be a good one

[mckerney]

If anyone was wondering about the Citadels game that showed up on Steam the other day...

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
This Citadels game just came out of nowhere. Looks Russian, it's a gamble

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
Oh dear lord unit selection is so horribly broken in this game. I've never seen a game do band-boxing so badly

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
Ahh, this is a game about the Knights of the Round Table, so obviously all the peasants are speaking Russian

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
Gather 100 of the four different resources. But we won't give you any Stone within about 2000 miles of your home base, enjoy

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
I am happy to say that attempting to construct a wall causes an 85% drop in framerate

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
And now it crashed. SAFE TO SAY YOU SHOULD NOT BE BUYING THIS THING RIGHT NOW

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 16h
My $35.99 died for your sins. I'll give it a more indepth look tomorrow when I summon up the courage

[mckerney]

Oooh, and there's more.

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 1h
Ok I swear half my workers just vanished in Citadels, nowhere to be seen

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 1h
OH RIGHT, units have no collosion detection so they infinitely stack up, great

Totalbiscuit ‏@Totalbiscuit 1h
DO NOT BUY CITADELS UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. Video coming tomorrow showing you exactly why

[FrogMan]

LOL, what a trainwreck... :D

FM

[SackAttack]

I think this got posted in the CK thread, but just on the off chance, CK II and all its DLC on sale on Steam. The Old Gods is $3.74.

[Lonnie]

Good enough time to fill in all the DLC blanks I have.

[PilotMan]

Expeditions is on sale for $9.99

[Grover]

Spelunky went on the Steam store finally and is $13.49. It's an awesome, ever-changing little platformer that is finally on PC after being, I believe, a PlayStation Online title.

[mckerney]

Spelunky went on the Steam store finally and is $13.49. It's an awesome, ever-changing little platformer that is finally on PC after being, I believe, a PlayStation Online title.

It was previously on 360 with a simpler free version on 360, coming out on PSN later this year. Picked it up and haven't had a chance to play yet, but it definitely should be worth it going off the original on PC (available here (http://spelunkyworld.com/original.html). For the PC version it has a Daily Challenge mode. Papers, Please (free beta available here (http://dukope.com/)) and Guacamelee! (metroidvania game that came out last year on PSN to great reivews) also out today.

[Marmel]

Has anybody given the game Skulls of the Shogun a try? How is it?

[MizzouRah]

Papers please is fantastic!

[bhlloy]

It really is... I wondered how he was going to expand the game from the demo/free version (which was fun but very limited) but the story is great and they packed in a ton of additional features

[DaddyTorgo]

It really is... I wondered how he was going to expand the game from the demo/free version (which was fun but very limited) but the story is great and they packed in a ton of additional features

He did? Cuz I think the free version is awesome...there's more features? Like what?

[Vince, Pt. II]

...and Guacamelee! (metroidvania game that came out last year on PSN to great reivews) also out today.

I haven't played it, but I watched my roommate play a good deal of it. Guacamelee looked freaking awesome.

[A-Husker-4-Life]

Papers please is fantastic!

Explain why? I was looking at buying it..

[MizzouRah]

Explain why? I was looking at buying it..

This pretty much sums it up for me. :)

Papers, Please review • Reviews • PC • Eurogamer.net (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-09-papers-please-review)

Starts off simple and then ramps up the difficulty, forcing you to make some quick, critical decisions. I had an hour pass without even batting an eye. The game absorbs you into its 16-bit world so effortlessly. You have an important job, but also have to balance your decisions with what's right vs making sure you make enough money to provide for your family. It's just well written and laid out.

[DaddyTorgo]

This pretty much sums it up for me. :)

Papers, Please review • Reviews • PC • Eurogamer.net (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-09-papers-please-review)

Starts off simple and then ramps up the difficulty, forcing you to make some quick, critical decisions. I had an hour pass without even batting an eye. The game absorbs you into its 16-bit world so effortlessly. You have an important job, but also have to balance your decisions with what's right vs making sure you make enough money to provide for your family. It's just well written and laid out.

What'd be really cool to increase replayability would be some sort of procedurally-generated code for it that would randomize who's coming through your line more.

[sterlingice]

That is a totally disturbing game idea. I love it

SI

[mckerney]

GLORY TO ARSTOTZKA!

[Grover]

DuckTales remastered looks amazing.

[gstelmack]

Has anybody given the game Skulls of the Shogun a try? How is it?

Tried it on my phone, and gave up when it wouldn't let me save during the initial tutorial part, which I was like 20 minutes into. I deleted it, I don't typically game for stretches like that on my phone.

Maybe the other platforms will allow you to save more often, or it's easier to dedicate time to. The gameplay itself was fine, I just hate it when they don't think through things like the save system.

[chinaski]

This pretty much sums it up for me. :)

Papers, Please review • Reviews • PC • Eurogamer.net (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-08-09-papers-please-review)

Starts off simple and then ramps up the difficulty, forcing you to make some quick, critical decisions. I had an hour pass without even batting an eye. The game absorbs you into its 16-bit world so effortlessly. You have an important job, but also have to balance your decisions with what's right vs making sure you make enough money to provide for your family. It's just well written and laid out.

hah, i just played 3 1/2 hours and I honestly thought it was no more than an hour tops. Game is great.

[MizzouRah]

What'd be really cool to increase replayability would be some sort of procedurally-generated code for it that would randomize who's coming through your line more.

Yeah.. that would be great. Maybe in a PP2 :)

[MizzouRah]

hah, i just played 3 1/2 hours and I honestly thought it was no more than an hour tops. Game is great.

It's such an odd game and it works beautifully.