I want to pick up Ironclad Tactics from the Humble Store for cheap, but from what I've seen, the real time aspect of it kinda scares me. I like what are essentially card battles games, but to not have time to think?
Anyone who owns it, is the game more fun than tough, or vice versa?
@drascin Remember Me is probably worth the 6 dollars, but if you have other stuff you KNOW you're gonna buy, then you can probably wait till the sale. Especially if you have a large backlog and won't get around to playing/beating it. THEN it probably feels more like a waste of money.
Yesssssss! Finally, two whole nights off work
I probably should've saved Enslaved for these two nights. After 3 weeks of constant work, it's gonna be weird not watching the clock
Also, anyone own Door Kickers? Is it as strict as a game like say, Frozen Synapse? I'm tired of walking into a room and scanning left and getting shot right, or vice versa.
Borderlands 2, so I'm incredibly behind on the curve, but hey. I did it. I did a thing. And at least it was a better ending than the first game.
If it helps, after a burst of enthusiasm last month, I still haven't finished Borderlands 2. On the other hand, my thread inspired replay of ME2 is going well.
Annoyingly, I actually found the saves from my last ME1/2 playthrough on an old backup drive yesterday - but there doesn't seem to be a way to merge the old and new player profiles (for achievements and whatnot).
On the gripping hand, my Vanguard is a BEAST. Not quite the human wrecking ball of ME1, but we're getting there...
Been away from PC gaming for a while and pretty much gaming in general but i built a new gaming rig and have started messing around with D3 and some games on steam so if I could get a group invite that would be awesome. Been messing around with the demo for Running with rifles and its pretty damn fun and seems like it'd be even better with a group of people. Steam id: lehmancm
@BigDes dislikes birds and decided to express this hatred by gifting me a game about dating them, then displaying incredulity that I would find this concept amusing.
I got the Sims bug and though well, it must be pretty cheap on Steam right now, what with a new version being out... Oh ahaha, no.
Subtotal: $389.81
Seriously, EA? That's roughly $10 less than what I'm buying an iPhone Plus for.
Coulda sworn some Sims game was either free or really cheap on Origin. Might have been in a Humble Bundle.
The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition was free for a brief period to rouse some excitement for the release of The Sims 4, but I don't think it's still a thing
P.S. Don't buy The Sims 4, not for a long while at least. My missus, who is a Sims maniac, recommends Sims 2 if you want full control over peoples lives and Sims 3 if you want more options with house design.
Sims 4 is the kind of game I'd have to wait 2 or 3 expansions before looking at. I was just hoping Sims 3 would go on sale, because every, single expansion is still at least $20. Most of them don't even add that much beyond decorations.
Sims 4 is the kind of game I'd have to wait 2 or 3 expansions before looking at. I was just hoping Sims 3 would go on sale, because every, single expansion is still at least $20. Most of them don't even add that much beyond decorations.
That's pretty, pretty awful. But we live in the hallowed world of Gaben, so maybe our outlook is skewed
While the pathfinding for the Walrus is horrid, its still nice to sweep over the landscape with mantas, scout out the terrain, inch forward the Walrus groups, slowly taking over bases, ordering resupply, docking, etc. (didn't know I could order them to restock from the overhead map).
Not to mention the screams of agony from the robots.......wait......shit! Where did those guys come from?
In other news, hm. How worth it would you guys say Remember Me is? It's been sort of interesting me forever, but these next months are going to be REALLY painful on the wallet, what with Smash Bros coming out double and Civilization Beyond Earth and several awesome DLC packs and I don't even know what the hell else, so I'm trying to be a bit frugal.
Exellent world-building, stunning aesthetic, decennt Arkham-y combat and some genuinely original ideas, all wrapped up with a bloody excellent female protagonist. Very worth it, but also likely to be at a similar discount come the Thanksgiving/Winter sales, so fret not if you have to pass for now.
While the pathfinding for the Walrus is horrid, its still nice to sweep over the landscape with mantas, scout out the terrain, inch forward the Walrus groups, slowly taking over bases, ordering resupply, docking, etc. (didn't know I could order them to restock from the overhead map).
Not to mention the screams of agony from the robots.......wait......shit! Where did those guys come from?
Hrmm...gonna have to get that guy a touch smaller, i think.
Anyhow, two quick questions, oh SteamThread.
First, i've got a couple of unredeemed HumbleBundle games i was thinking of fobbing off through SteamGifts, but i'm not entirely sure how to do so. It seems the FAQ is focused on games bought as gifts through Steam.
Second, next week is my set-aside time to get through Borderlands (the first), i've been wavering between Roland and Lilith (Brick and Mordecai don't interest me all that much). Thoughts? Advice? What'd'ya thinks?
Hrmm...gonna have to get that guy a touch smaller, i think.
Anyhow, two quick questions, oh SteamThread.
First, i've got a couple of unredeemed HumbleBundle games i was thinking of fobbing off through SteamGifts, but i'm not entirely sure how to do so. It seems the FAQ is focused on games bought as gifts through Steam.
Second, next week is my set-aside time to get through Borderlands (the first), i've been wavering between Roland and Lilith (Brick and Mordecai don't interest me all that much). Thoughts? Advice? What'd'ya thinks?
I'm a Lilith main all the way, although she's a bit (alright, a lot) OP about halfway through the game. Phasewalk is just so much better than any other special ability. It's also incredibly fun and can be built out in multiple viable ways (invisi-shotgun-surprise, escape any danger, melt everything and then burn it, melee power house, etc.)
Roland's solid too (and a good man). I probably played him second most of my BL playtime, then Mordecai and then Brick (who never appealed to me. Why a melee character in a game about guns? Different strokes, I guess.)
Hrmm...gonna have to get that guy a touch smaller, i think.
Anyhow, two quick questions, oh SteamThread.
First, i've got a couple of unredeemed HumbleBundle games i was thinking of fobbing off through SteamGifts, but i'm not entirely sure how to do so. It seems the FAQ is focused on games bought as gifts through Steam.
Second, next week is my set-aside time to get through Borderlands (the first), i've been wavering between Roland and Lilith (Brick and Mordecai don't interest me all that much). Thoughts? Advice? What'd'ya thinks?
Doing Steamgifts with keys, or humble bundle links is much the same as doing it with gifts purchased via Steam. First, you make your giveaway in Steamgifts. Just a warning, make sure you've got everything right, once you set the giveaway, you can't go back and change it. Things like the start and end times and making sure it's set up as a group giveaway are the things I always double check.
If you want to put one of the nifty clickable banners in the thread for your giveaway, there will be a button on your giveaway page.
Just copy and paste that into the thread and you're set!
Then, wait! Once the giveaway is over, just send the humble link, or the key to the person who won. You can do it via Steam, or email (steamgifts will give you the winner's email address), or if they're members here, via PM. Make sure you mark the game sent. The winner will then mark the game received, and the giveaway will be over!
Just going to repost this if there's anything folks might want. I lived through my son's birthday, including a five kid sleepover this weekend that felt like it was never going to end! Had a great time with Murder Miners on Friday with everyone too...even if it was pretty much the only time I was able to get near my pc all weekend (it was pretty much a Minecraft box the past few days).
Looks like I've got a bunch of codes too! Kind of a nice surprise feature for them to add. I will warn you though - if you want one, it may take me until tomorrow to send them out. My son turns 10 today so we'll be busy this evening, followed by me drinking heavily and plucking out grey hairs until bedtime.
Origin:
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Steam:
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition
Greed Corp
Incredipede
Medal of Honor
Orcs Must Die! GOTY
Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter
Serious Sam HD: The Second Encounter
Sims 4 is the kind of game I'd have to wait 2 or 3 expansions before looking at. I was just hoping Sims 3 would go on sale, because every, single expansion is still at least $20. Most of them don't even add that much beyond decorations.
Well, you can do without the stuff packs, THOSE don't add much beyond decorations, but every one of hte actual expansions adds new game content and mechanics.
So I bought a 500 GB SSD and copied my stuff over.
HOW DID I EVER LIVE WITHOUT THIS?!?!?!
Because $texas?
...fair enough.
I mean, I did have a 1 TB hard drive before, and I do miss the space, but alas, almost no loading times is worth it. I'll just get another 500 GB when I get the money.
So I bought a 500 GB SSD and copied my stuff over.
HOW DID I EVER LIVE WITHOUT THIS?!?!?!
Because $texas?
...fair enough.
I mean, I did have a 1 TB hard drive before, and I do miss the space, but alas, almost no loading times is worth it. I'll just get another 500 GB when I get the money.
Use both?
I mean, I love my SSD (best single component upgrade ever), but I still use all three of my 1TB SATA drives for storage (and most Steam games, to be honest).
So I bought a 500 GB SSD and copied my stuff over.
HOW DID I EVER LIVE WITHOUT THIS?!?!?!
Because $texas?
...fair enough.
I mean, I did have a 1 TB hard drive before, and I do miss the space, but alas, almost no loading times is worth it. I'll just get another 500 GB when I get the money.
Use both?
I mean, I love my SSD (best single component upgrade ever), but I still use all three of my 1TB SATA drives for storage (and most Steam games, to be honest).
Well I would but I'd rather put it in my PS3 which had a 40GB drive before.
Last night, I got to put about 3 more hours into Alice: The Madness Returns and I need to say another big "thank you" to @Pixelated Pixie and @Lindsay Lohan because I'm really loving my new computer (EDIT: D'oh! Forgot to mention that they provided the mobo, CPU, RAM and GPU for free!). Games play so much smoother and look so much nicer than they did on my laptop. Not to mention the part where I'm not having to worry about burning my hand by resting it on the plastic above the GPU or have the laptop precariously hanging off the side of the TV table so that the GPU exhaust isn't blocked.
I also wanted to post a few more thoughts about Alice while I'm here. The first is that I absolutely love the gothic feel and dark stylised look of the game. I'm actually really interested in seeing where this narrative is going because the game is starting to get pretty twisted in an awesome way (including statues of disemboweled dancing owls that I took a picture in front of to remember the moment). The platforming has been good and the combat is actually pretty satisfying with multiple weapons picked up through the game. While wailing people with a hobby horse is effective, it's just not as satisfying as slicing up your enemies as a gothic Alice wielding a vorpal sword that looks like a kitchen knife.
Basically, if you like dark, fantastical settings and visuals and stories, that is what this game does best. If that's your thing, I highly recommend checking it out.
The no brainer PC upgrade for years was RAM (remember that "needs more RAM" meme?), but the current no brainer upgrade for PCs is definitely an SSD.
Even if it's a cheapo 60GB that you use solely for your OS and a game or two, an SSD will be a noticeable and immediate upgrade no matter how current your system is, and no matter what you use it for. It's basically a drop in turbo for your computer.
I would place an SSD on equal footing with a good monitor and a good mechanical keyboard for devices that will add significantly to increasing the quality of life measurement in a person's PC usage.
Last night, I got to put about 3 more hours into Alice: The Madness Returns and I need to say another big "thank you" to @Pixelated Pixie and @Lindsay Lohan because I'm really loving my new computer. Games play so much smoother and look so much nicer than they did on my laptop. Not to mention the part where I'm not having to worry about burning my hand by resting it on the plastic above the GPU or have the laptop precariously hanging off the side of the TV table so that the GPU exhaust isn't blocked.
I also wanted to post a few more thoughts about Alice while I'm here. The first is that I absolutely love the gothic feel and dark stylised look of the game. I'm actually really interested in seeing where this narrative is going because the game is starting to get pretty twisted in an awesome way (including statues of disemboweled dancing owls that I took a picture in front of to remember the moment). The platforming has been good and the combat is actually pretty satisfying with multiple weapons picked up through the game. While wailing people with a hobby horse is effective, it's just not as satisfying as slicing up your enemies as a gothic Alice wielding a vorpal sword that looks like a kitchen knife.
Basically, if you like dark, fantastical settings and visuals and stories, that is what this game does best. If that's your thing, I highly recommend checking it out.
Don't forget to edit the INI to get access to all the special edition goodies (Yeah. I'm not joking) It's all just a true-false option in the INI file. Comes with special costumes that do stuff, and also a new version of each weapon.
I want to pick up Ironclad Tactics from the Humble Store for cheap, but from what I've seen, the real time aspect of it kinda scares me. I like what are essentially card battles games, but to not have time to think?
Anyone who owns it, is the game more fun than tough, or vice versa?
Ironclad Tactics is more about deck building (and luck) than clock & turn management. The base campaign, at least, is more much more on the fun side than the tough side. Clock management isn't usually much of a problem. More often than not, you'll find yourself waiting for your turn to tick over and a new card to appear, so you can find out if you can either advance your strategy, or get totally boned.
Now NG+ and the DLC are totally different animals though. Where in the main campaign you can usually get by with whatever deck you like, these basically require you to figure out a custom deck for each mission, and I still couldn't beat the final campaign mission until I got some cards from the first DLC.
I'll also add hat the developer (Zachtronics) are a cool little group, they gave away their first game (SpaceChem) to any school teachers who asked for it for their classes, and are definitely devs worth supporting.
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Anyone who owns it, is the game more fun than tough, or vice versa?
@drascin Remember Me is probably worth the 6 dollars, but if you have other stuff you KNOW you're gonna buy, then you can probably wait till the sale. Especially if you have a large backlog and won't get around to playing/beating it. THEN it probably feels more like a waste of money.
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I probably should've saved Enslaved for these two nights. After 3 weeks of constant work, it's gonna be weird not watching the clock
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If it helps, after a burst of enthusiasm last month, I still haven't finished Borderlands 2. On the other hand, my thread inspired replay of ME2 is going well.
Annoyingly, I actually found the saves from my last ME1/2 playthrough on an old backup drive yesterday - but there doesn't seem to be a way to merge the old and new player profiles (for achievements and whatnot).
On the gripping hand, my Vanguard is a BEAST. Not quite the human wrecking ball of ME1, but we're getting there...
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Subtotal: $389.81
Seriously, EA? That's roughly $10 less than what I'm buying an iPhone Plus for.
Coulda sworn some Sims game was either free or really cheap on Origin. Might have been in a Humble Bundle.
3DS Friend Code: 2165-6448-8348 www.Twitch.TV/cooljammer00
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https://www.humblebundle.com/gift?key=dkbqAGxsb7rF2s3E PAPERS PLEASE
EA doesn't understand the concept of "sale" for anything.
@BigDes dislikes birds and decided to express this hatred by gifting me a game about dating them, then displaying incredulity that I would find this concept amusing.
Thanks, Des!
The Sims 2 Ultimate Edition was free for a brief period to rouse some excitement for the release of The Sims 4, but I don't think it's still a thing
P.S. Don't buy The Sims 4, not for a long while at least. My missus, who is a Sims maniac, recommends Sims 2 if you want full control over peoples lives and Sims 3 if you want more options with house design.
edit: Yes Geth, hail hydra indeed
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That's pretty, pretty awful. But we live in the hallowed world of Gaben, so maybe our outlook is skewed
Not to mention the screams of agony from the robots.......wait......shit! Where did those guys come from?
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I'm sorry, I took this! Thanks! Downloading it now.
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Metal Gear Solid V Ground Zeroes and Phantom Pain just popped up on Steam.
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Exellent world-building, stunning aesthetic, decennt Arkham-y combat and some genuinely original ideas, all wrapped up with a bloody excellent female protagonist. Very worth it, but also likely to be at a similar discount come the Thanksgiving/Winter sales, so fret not if you have to pass for now.
Steam | XBL
They actually showed up right after they announced the PC versions almost a month ago.
It really, really is.
Steam | XBL
Hrmm...gonna have to get that guy a touch smaller, i think.
Anyhow, two quick questions, oh SteamThread.
First, i've got a couple of unredeemed HumbleBundle games i was thinking of fobbing off through SteamGifts, but i'm not entirely sure how to do so. It seems the FAQ is focused on games bought as gifts through Steam.
Second, next week is my set-aside time to get through Borderlands (the first), i've been wavering between Roland and Lilith (Brick and Mordecai don't interest me all that much). Thoughts? Advice? What'd'ya thinks?
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I'm a Lilith main all the way, although she's a bit (alright, a lot) OP about halfway through the game. Phasewalk is just so much better than any other special ability. It's also incredibly fun and can be built out in multiple viable ways (invisi-shotgun-surprise, escape any danger, melt everything and then burn it, melee power house, etc.)
Roland's solid too (and a good man). I probably played him second most of my BL playtime, then Mordecai and then Brick (who never appealed to me. Why a melee character in a game about guns? Different strokes, I guess.)
There's a bunch of info on how the four classes play, as well as a ton of other new player tips and general info, in one of the old Borderlands thread OP's, like this one.
Have fun! Don't let your jaw hit the ground when the game actually starts giving you orange weapons!
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Getting started with BATTLETECH: Part 1 / Part 2
Doing Steamgifts with keys, or humble bundle links is much the same as doing it with gifts purchased via Steam. First, you make your giveaway in Steamgifts. Just a warning, make sure you've got everything right, once you set the giveaway, you can't go back and change it. Things like the start and end times and making sure it's set up as a group giveaway are the things I always double check.
If you want to put one of the nifty clickable banners in the thread for your giveaway, there will be a button on your giveaway page.
Just copy and paste that into the thread and you're set!
Then, wait! Once the giveaway is over, just send the humble link, or the key to the person who won. You can do it via Steam, or email (steamgifts will give you the winner's email address), or if they're members here, via PM. Make sure you mark the game sent. The winner will then mark the game received, and the giveaway will be over!
I hope this helps a little.
It has been there for what seems like years now!
HOW DID I EVER LIVE WITHOUT THIS?!?!?!
Steam ID: 76561198021298113
Origin ID: SR71C_Blackbird
Because $texas?
Steam | XBL
Ha ha ha, yes that sure is funny.
Steam profile.
Getting started with BATTLETECH: Part 1 / Part 2
...fair enough.
I mean, I did have a 1 TB hard drive before, and I do miss the space, but alas, almost no loading times is worth it. I'll just get another 500 GB when I get the money.
Steam ID: 76561198021298113
Origin ID: SR71C_Blackbird
Use both?
I mean, I love my SSD (best single component upgrade ever), but I still use all three of my 1TB SATA drives for storage (and most Steam games, to be honest).
Well I would but I'd rather put it in my PS3 which had a 40GB drive before.
Steam ID: 76561198021298113
Origin ID: SR71C_Blackbird
I also wanted to post a few more thoughts about Alice while I'm here. The first is that I absolutely love the gothic feel and dark stylised look of the game. I'm actually really interested in seeing where this narrative is going because the game is starting to get pretty twisted in an awesome way (including statues of disemboweled dancing owls that I took a picture in front of to remember the moment). The platforming has been good and the combat is actually pretty satisfying with multiple weapons picked up through the game. While wailing people with a hobby horse is effective, it's just not as satisfying as slicing up your enemies as a gothic Alice wielding a vorpal sword that looks like a kitchen knife.
Basically, if you like dark, fantastical settings and visuals and stories, that is what this game does best. If that's your thing, I highly recommend checking it out.
Link to my Alice screenshots
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Even if it's a cheapo 60GB that you use solely for your OS and a game or two, an SSD will be a noticeable and immediate upgrade no matter how current your system is, and no matter what you use it for. It's basically a drop in turbo for your computer.
I would place an SSD on equal footing with a good monitor and a good mechanical keyboard for devices that will add significantly to increasing the quality of life measurement in a person's PC usage.
Ironclad Tactics is more about deck building (and luck) than clock & turn management. The base campaign, at least, is more much more on the fun side than the tough side. Clock management isn't usually much of a problem. More often than not, you'll find yourself waiting for your turn to tick over and a new card to appear, so you can find out if you can either advance your strategy, or get totally boned.
Now NG+ and the DLC are totally different animals though. Where in the main campaign you can usually get by with whatever deck you like, these basically require you to figure out a custom deck for each mission, and I still couldn't beat the final campaign mission until I got some cards from the first DLC.
I'll also add hat the developer (Zachtronics) are a cool little group, they gave away their first game (SpaceChem) to any school teachers who asked for it for their classes, and are definitely devs worth supporting.
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