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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Uriel wrote: »
    Wren wrote: »
    Uriel wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    metro 2033 is basically a really excellent synthesis of stalker's immersiveness and environmental design combined with the best parts of half life 2's linearity and story telling. play it. PLAY IT

    That makes it sound really good.

    But my pc probably ain't beefy enough.

    if you can play half life 2 or stalker you could quite likely play metro 2033

    Those screenshots look pretty hefty is all.

    Maybe I will try it.

    well it looks nice if you have an amazing rig but I never had problems with it with my 4 or more year old computer

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Uriel wrote: »
    Koshian wrote: »
    metro 2033 is basically a really excellent synthesis of stalker's immersiveness and environmental design combined with the best parts of half life 2's linearity and story telling. play it. PLAY IT

    That makes it sound really good.

    But my pc probably ain't beefy enough.

    Yeah that sounds pretty amazing. Not going to spend the 10 bucks though. It'll just add up.

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    ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I managed to snag Fable 2 for free on my 360 when they accidentally had it up like that a while ago and I have not gotten around to playing it. The first fable disappointed me so much since I had followed it a bunch since it was Project Ego and I loved morrowind and was expecting something similar.

    That sure learned me.

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I was disappointed when it wasn't Morrowind but got over it quickly when it turned out to be a simplistic but rather decently polished action adventure rpg. A very enjoyable 20 or 30 hours of total content, in my opinion. Wish they'd put 2 on the PC.

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    DoobhDoobh She/Her, Ace Pan/Bisexual 8-) What's up, bootlickers?Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Artreus wrote: »
    I managed to snag Fable 2 for free on my 360 when they accidentally had it up like that a while ago and I have not gotten around to playing it. The first fable disappointed me so much since I had followed it a bunch since it was Project Ego and I loved morrowind and was expecting something similar.

    That sure learned me.

    And me! I'm sure we aren't the only ones.

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    FlatEricFlatEric Leaves from the vine, Falling so slow Like fragile, tiny shells, Drifting in the foamRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
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    PiptheFairPiptheFair Frequently not in boats. Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    CATCH A RIDEEEEE

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    ZandraconZandracon Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    X2/3 is on steam so i guess i can put this here
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LabrDe4XJo0
    this is going to devour my time when it comes out

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    FyndirFyndir Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Zandracon wrote: »
    X2/3 is on steam so i guess i can put this here

    Are the earlier (and therefore cheaper, now) games representative of the newer games in the X series?

    I mean, I'm looking at X: Beyond the Frontier for £3.49 and wondering if I want to buy it and treat it like a demo for the other games to help me decide if I should buy them, is this a workable plan?

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    L|amaL|ama Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    will it reflect the growing market in space meth over space weed though




    the earlier X games are from like, the late 90s-early 2000s I think. X2 would be more of a representation, but I haven't played it. Oh and don't get both X3:R and X3:TC, you just need TC.

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    oh shit yes another X game.

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    Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    so I did finally play Portal 2
    that little turret opera at the end was actually really moving, especially after I found out what the words mean. seem like either GLaDOS didn't really delete Caroline, or some parts of her were incorporated into GLaDOS' main personality. Which is cute and touching, but still leaves room for SCIENCE etc.

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    zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Is there no Portal 2 thread?

    I could have sworn there was one a few days ago, and now that I've beat it, it's no where to be found :(

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    ultimakayultimakay Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    zimfan wrote: »
    Is there no Portal 2 thread?

    I could have sworn there was one a few days ago, and now that I've beat it, it's no where to be found :(

    http://forums.penny-arcade.com/showthread.php?t=140936

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    zimfanzimfan Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Found it right after I posted that.

    Felt like an idiot.
    An idiot developed for the sole purpose of being an idiot.

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    ultimakayultimakay Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    zimfan wrote: »
    Found it right after I posted that.

    Felt like an idiot.
    An idiot developed for the sole purpose of being an idiot.

    Well to be fair if you haven't encountered that particular quote in the game its makes it hard to know that thats the portal thread.

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    SyphonBlueSyphonBlue The studying beaver That beaver sure loves studying!Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    What is this X2/X3 game? It looks like Freespace and I could always go for more Freespace
    YOU HEAR THAT VOLITION

    GIVE ME FREESPACE 3 NOW

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    Cilla BlackCilla Black Priscilla!!! Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    It's more of a sandbox space game. Closer to a mini EVE than GTA, but you don't really need spreadsheets to play. There is a steep learning curve but once you learn how to play it is amazingly addicting.

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    ShabootyShabooty Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    tried to play x3, but having to go to a station to save sucks

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    ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Now that i've finished portal 2 I think the next game I work on will be Bioshock. Still never bothered to beat that one.

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    However, the ring will never leave your finger, and you will be unable to ever describe to another living person what you see.
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    ArtreusArtreus I'm a wizard And that looks fucked upRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I never got anywhere near finishing Bioshock 2.

    Probably should not have even gotten it. I was just so un-excited about the whole thing, then played it for about an hour and never touched it again.

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    Lucky CynicLucky Cynic Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Artreus wrote: »
    I never got anywhere near finishing Bioshock 2.

    Probably should not have even gotten it. I was just so un-excited about the whole thing, then played it for about an hour and never touched it again.

    It really, really, shapes up towards the end. Its kinda like Bioshock 1 but in reverse. Where as the first one started to fray at the edges towards the end, the second one becomes pretty tight and much more like Bioshock 1.

    Sure some parts of it seem cheesy and don't quite have the same touch as before, but I by the time I was done with it, I felt like yeah, it does have a reason to exist and that I genuinely enjoyed some of the scenes and many of the more epic battles.

    Playing it on hard also helps.

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    ZoelZoel I suppose... I'd put it on Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    yeah. I didn't get bioshock 2. It was panned before it came out and that never really changed.

    After bioshock it's gonna be dawn of discovery though.

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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    so Brink is 25% off on Direct 2 Drive but you're buying a steam product code. also any other steam game on D2D I guess since its an easter special I just don't know which ones are steam only products

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    SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    There was a list in the gnt steam thread

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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Spoit wrote: »
    There was a list in the gnt steam thread

    well then you've just volunteered to go look for it

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    SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Decoy wrote: »
    Aside from their continuing month long "Daily Deals", Direct2Drive is also having 2 deals for Easter. Both are tied to the promotion code "bunny" when checking out.

    The first deal is a general one for the whole site. Using the "bunny" code will take off 25% from any order totaling $19.99 and up.

    The second is specific to Crysis 2. Since they're already knocking of 5% from the $60 price tag, adding the "bunny" code knocks off another 25%, lowering the total to $41.95 or $45.41 after tax (at least for me). The banner says this sale ends Monday.

    Because I know how some people love Steam, below is a manually created listing of the Steamworks games currently being sold by Direct2Drive.

    Currently Available for Purchase
    A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
    Alien Breed 2: Assault
    Aliens vs. Predator
    Altitude
    And Yet It Moves
    Anomaly Warzone Earth
    APOX
    Aquaria
    Atom Zombie Smasher
    B.U.T.T.O.N. (Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now)
    Blade Kitten
    Bob Came in Pieces
    Braid
    Breach
    Burn Zombie Burn!
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
    Clones
    Cogs (game)
    Commander: Conquest of the Americas
    Darksiders
    Defense Grid: The Awakening
    Diamond Dan
    Empire: Total War
    F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
    Fallout: New Vegas
    Fate of the World
    Flock!
    Football Manager 2011
    Front Mission Evolved
    Harvest: Massive Encounter
    Hoard
    Homefront
    IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
    Just Cause 2
    Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
    Killing Floor
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
    Mafia II
    Magicka
    Mayhem Intergalactic
    Metal Drift
    Metro 2033
    Mevo and The Grooveriders
    Mount & Blade: Warband
    MX vs. ATV Reflex
    Napoleon: Total War
    Obulis
    Osmos
    Post Apocalyptic Mayhem
    Puzzle Quest 2
    RailWorks 2
    Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
    Sanctum
    Serious Sam HD: Gold Edition
    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
    Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops
    Sid Meier's Civilization V
    Super Meat Boy
    The Ball
    The Maw
    Torchlight
    Total War: Shogun 2
    Trine
    Unreal Tournament 3
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
    World of Goo
    Worms: Reloaded
    Zeno Clash
    Zombie Driver

    Available to Preorder
    Brink
    Dungeon Defenders
    Dungeon Siege III
    Hunted: The Demon's Forge
    Rage
    Red Faction: Armageddon

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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    too bad you can't pre-order red orchestra 2 on D2D

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    FyndirFyndir Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I really do love Counter Strike sometimes.

    "If you were chinese you'd be called hacky chan, you little hacker."

    Fucking genius.

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    SenorTacosSenorTacos Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    lol valve inventing counter-strike

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    FirmSkaterFirmSkater Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I think they hired the dudes who made counter-strike, at least temporarily.

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    WrenWren ninja_bird Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    after the fact

    I wonder what happened to those dudes

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    FyndirFyndir Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Wren wrote: »
    after the fact

    I wonder what happened to those dudes

    The internet knows all things.

    One is working on this game.

    The other is running this blog.

    According to the internet, at least.

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    freakish lightfreakish light butterdick jones and his heavenly asshole machineRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Spoit wrote: »
    Decoy wrote: »
    Aside from their continuing month long "Daily Deals", Direct2Drive is also having 2 deals for Easter. Both are tied to the promotion code "bunny" when checking out.

    The first deal is a general one for the whole site. Using the "bunny" code will take off 25% from any order totaling $19.99 and up.

    The second is specific to Crysis 2. Since they're already knocking of 5% from the $60 price tag, adding the "bunny" code knocks off another 25%, lowering the total to $41.95 or $45.41 after tax (at least for me). The banner says this sale ends Monday.

    Because I know how some people love Steam, below is a manually created listing of the Steamworks games currently being sold by Direct2Drive.

    Currently Available for Purchase
    A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
    Alien Breed 2: Assault
    Aliens vs. Predator
    Altitude
    And Yet It Moves
    Anomaly Warzone Earth
    APOX
    Aquaria
    Atom Zombie Smasher
    B.U.T.T.O.N. (Brutally Unfair Tactics Totally OK Now)
    Blade Kitten
    Bob Came in Pieces
    Braid
    Breach
    Burn Zombie Burn!
    Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
    Clones
    Cogs (game)
    Commander: Conquest of the Americas
    Darksiders
    Defense Grid: The Awakening
    Diamond Dan
    Empire: Total War
    F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin
    Fallout: New Vegas
    Fate of the World
    Flock!
    Football Manager 2011
    Front Mission Evolved
    Harvest: Massive Encounter
    Hoard
    Homefront
    IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
    Just Cause 2
    Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days
    Killing Floor
    Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
    Mafia II
    Magicka
    Mayhem Intergalactic
    Metal Drift
    Metro 2033
    Mevo and The Grooveriders
    Mount & Blade: Warband
    MX vs. ATV Reflex
    Napoleon: Total War
    Obulis
    Osmos
    Post Apocalyptic Mayhem
    Puzzle Quest 2
    RailWorks 2
    Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45
    Sanctum
    Serious Sam HD: Gold Edition
    Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
    Shadow Harvest: Phantom Ops
    Sid Meier's Civilization V
    Super Meat Boy
    The Ball
    The Maw
    Torchlight
    Total War: Shogun 2
    Trine
    Unreal Tournament 3
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Retribution
    Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II: Chaos Rising
    World of Goo
    Worms: Reloaded
    Zeno Clash
    Zombie Driver

    Available to Preorder
    Brink
    Dungeon Defenders
    Dungeon Siege III
    Hunted: The Demon's Forge
    Rage
    Red Faction: Armageddon

    It's worth pointing out that some of these games use Steamworks in the Steam version, but can't actually be activated on Steam. Before you buy, look for "Requires third-party activation and download" in the product description.

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    MrMonroeMrMonroe passed out on the floor nowRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    soooomeone cool is to have been gifting me half life 1

    smooooches

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    OrikaeshigitaeOrikaeshigitae Registered User, ClubPA regular
    edited April 2011
    anyone else up for borderlands

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    Man of the WavesMan of the Waves Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    I would've been, but the boards was being butts and I played alone for a bit. What's your steam id, anyway?

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    FlatEricFlatEric Leaves from the vine, Falling so slow Like fragile, tiny shells, Drifting in the foamRegistered User regular
    edited April 2011
    If you ever want to borderlands orik, just message me.

    Mr. Domino on your friendslist.

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    JC of DIJC of DI I think we're fucked up. I know I am.Registered User regular
    edited April 2011
    Hey so I found out the hard way that Magicka as a solo experience gets hard as hell. Anyone still play it much?

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