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  • DaringDirkDaringDirk Daddy CEO Oakland, CARegistered User regular
    Holy wow. @lolo is a classy son of a gun. He gifted me Borderlands! I was about to buy three copies for friends and myself. Now it's two!

    Good. More people need to be starting out in Borderlands. Now I just need free time, or a clone to play Payday at the same time...

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  • SkyTurnsRedSkyTurnsRed Saint LouisRegistered User regular
    If you guys like circle-strafing, you hooks buy Hard Reset. It's short, but a great deal on a rock-solid retro shooter for five bucks.

    Plus, it's gorgeous, especially in motion. Seriously. Crank it up to max settings and it looks like electric sex.

    Retro as in Quake?

  • EndaroEndaro Registered User regular
    I had read people were having trouble getting the Poker Night at the Inventory achievement so I thought I should start on it now. Got it in the winning hand on the first tournament, beat Tycho in an All in with a full house that included 3 kings. I think I dodged a bullet there.

  • Joe Camacho MKIIJoe Camacho MKII Registered User regular
    Demo managed to run nicely on my laptop, so Hard Reset Bought! Thanks a lot guys!

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  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    Endaro wrote:
    I had read people were having trouble getting the Poker Night at the Inventory achievement so I thought I should start on it now. Got it in the winning hand on the first tournament, beat Tycho in an All in with a full house that included 3 kings. I think I dodged a bullet there.

    It was nerfed. Before it had to be a Three Kings win only. 4 Kings, full houses, would disqualify it.

  • starmanbrandstarmanbrand Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote:
    Man... Skyrim. Still expensive, but it's at the price I paid for SR3 now...


    :( Man. I'm really, REALLY torn, especially as I haven't really done any Christmas shopping for my family yet...

    Planning on hitting up a gas station tonight or something?

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  • HiT BiTHiT BiT 🍒 Fresh, straight from Pac-man's Registered User regular
    Does anyone know which of the two new achievements will be the one requiredfor the Xmas event? (I mean the "Win 12 hands" one or the 3 Kings one).

  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    Athenor wrote:
    Man... Skyrim. Still expensive, but it's at the price I paid for SR3 now...


    :( Man. I'm really, REALLY torn, especially as I haven't really done any Christmas shopping for my family yet...

    Planning on hitting up a gas station tonight or something?

    I will probably buy online gifts. I want to get bigger ticket items for my folks (I'm still debating between a Kindle and a Prime membership), but for everyone else? No damned clue.

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  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    HiT BiT wrote:
    Does anyone know which of the two new achievements will be the one requiredfor the Xmas event? (I mean the "Win 12 hands" one or the 3 Kings one).

    Probably 12 hands. Three Kings was getting a ton of complaints about it being supremely luck based then a few days later 12 hands was added.

  • AuburnTigerAuburnTiger Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote:
    Man... Skyrim. Still expensive, but it's at the price I paid for SR3 now...


    :( Man. I'm really, REALLY torn, especially as I haven't really done any Christmas shopping for my family yet...

    You might want to get on that. :)

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  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular
    If you guys like circle-strafing, you hooks buy Hard Reset. It's short, but a great deal on a rock-solid retro shooter for five bucks.

    Plus, it's gorgeous, especially in motion. Seriously. Crank it up to max settings and it looks like electric sex.

    Retro as in Quake?
    I think it's a bit more painkiller than quake, from what I've heard. Though, Painkiller WAS basically a love letter to quake, so...

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  • minor incidentminor incident expert in a dying field njRegistered User regular
    edited December 2011
    If you guys like circle-strafing, you hooks buy Hard Reset. It's short, but a great deal on a rock-solid retro shooter for five bucks.

    Plus, it's gorgeous, especially in motion. Seriously. Crank it up to max settings and it looks like electric sex.

    Retro as in Quake?

    To a degree, yeah, it shares DNA with those old id shooters. It's a lot like Serious Sam and Painkiller, to give a more direct comparison.

    Enemies SOAK up bullets, and you have tons of ammo. And your guns don't reload, so gameplay is "hold down fire while moving until everything is dead."

    It's ultra simple, but the incredibly cool weapon customization system gives it a lot more variety than you might expect.

    Oh, and it adds a ton of environmental destruction and hazards to use against your enemies. Exploding cars, red barrels, terminals you can shoot to generate electrical storms, etc.

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  • SumanaiSumanai muh PTRegistered User regular
    DaringDirk wrote:
    SkyEye wrote:
    BTW Steam is weird. The more downloads I have running, the faster each individual download progresses.

    Also this thread moves scarily fast.

    If you get ALL GAMES ON STEAM, and start downloading them all at once, they'll come through instantly.

    Wow, that's an awesome tip. I'll keep that in mind for January 2nd! ^^
    Not really... I'm weak and can't resist crafting my coal for coupons. :cry:

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  • AuburnTigerAuburnTiger Registered User regular
    I actually crafted a game today; seems a lot more people are as we get closer to Xmas.

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  • cckerberoscckerberos Registered User regular
    Huh. Turns out I hate And Yet It Moves about as much as I thought I would.

  • rikdalyrikdaly Registered User regular
    I wish I could go back in time and play prototype for the first time again, Despite its flaws, i love that game so hard.

    you and me both, though Hulk: Ultimate Destruction was a better game

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  • TNTrooperTNTrooper Registered User regular
    Borderlands is the best shooter since Duke 3D and the best collectathon since Diablo. Everyone should have it.

    Jamestown is the best shump on Steam and it's pretty newbie friendly. It's part of the current Humble Bundle which has a ton of awesome games so you should really get it there and then get the DLC cause the new ships are awesome.

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  • KendrikKendrik Lewisville, TXRegistered User regular
    @Striderjg, you're my hero! I've been wanting to check out Claptraps Robot Revolution for awhile now. I now have no excuse not to. :)

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  • AdditionalPylonsAdditionalPylons Registered User regular
    Anybody willing to trade a copy of EYE for my 5 coals? I know i have no chance at winning anyway

  • StragintStragint Do Not Gift Always DeclinesRegistered User regular
    How appropriate. The first time I don't get coal for an achievement, I get a Penny Arcade Precipice of Darkness double pack.

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  • SkyTurnsRedSkyTurnsRed Saint LouisRegistered User regular
    edited December 2011
    @Iolo what's your steam name? i want to add ya bud.

    Edit : oh my gosh, I've been spelling your name with an L and not an I.

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  • Al BaronAl Baron Registered User regular
    Hey, if a Brit is willing to do some footwork to help me get Skyrim for $33, hit me up on Steam.

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  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    Many thanks to @JMan711 who has gifted me the nifty looking Capsized. I'm at my in-laws' place until tomorrow, but will happily redeem it when I get back home. Happy Steamsmas Eve to you as well, oh classy one.

  • rikdalyrikdaly Registered User regular
    edited December 2011
    the only game I'm really interested in today is HAWX, anybody know if it's any good?

    oh, and the hard reset demo was pretty cool but I have Singularity to play first

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    @lolo what's your steam name? i want to add ya bud.

    pretty sure its the same as here.

  • GaardeanGaardean Registered User regular
    Many thanks to @JMan711 for the gift of Plants vs. Zombies. I shall plant a field of top-hats and monocles in your honor.

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  • heenatoheenato Alice Leywind Registered User regular

    Edit : oh my gosh, I've been spelling your name with an L and not an I.
    That's a very common mistake. You won't believe how many people I've seen calling him Lolo. (The character the username is BASED off of, that is)

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  • SkyTurnsRedSkyTurnsRed Saint LouisRegistered User regular
    Big Isy wrote:
    @lolo what's your steam name? i want to add ya bud.

    pretty sure its the same as here.

    It is, haha. I read the first letter as an L and not an I. I gifted him Company of Heroes. :)

  • Lord YodLord Yod Registered User regular
    rikdaly wrote: »
    the only game I'm really interested in today is HAWX, anybody know if it's any good?

    It's not.

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  • KillaWhaleKillaWhale Registered User regular
    Okie dokie, Drakensang claimed by Corpekata, sorry Daringdirk, you were just literally one minute too late bro.

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  • DaringDirkDaringDirk Daddy CEO Oakland, CARegistered User regular
    Reminder to folks who want to rediscover their music collection through the joy of a Tetris/WipeOut hybrid:
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  • SkyTurnsRedSkyTurnsRed Saint LouisRegistered User regular
    Big Isy wrote:
    @lolo what's your steam name? i want to add ya bud.

    pretty sure its the same as here.

    You have no idea how many times I've tried to gift you something, only to find that you already have it. Can you just, you know, "un-own" Company Of Heroes? Or Jamestown?

  • DaringDirkDaringDirk Daddy CEO Oakland, CARegistered User regular
    KillaWhale wrote:
    Okie dokie, Drakensang claimed by Corpekata, sorry Daringdirk, you were just literally one minute too late bro.

    No problem, but take my friendship anyhow, yo!

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    Man I had Jamestown before the sale, but fuck the music is so good in this game.

    Overall it's just completely insane on a production value level.

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  • Lord YodLord Yod Registered User regular
    Big Isy wrote:
    @lolo what's your steam name? i want to add ya bud.

    pretty sure its the same as here.

    You have no idea how many times I've tried to gift you something, only to find that you already have it. Can you just, you know, "un-own" Company Of Heroes? Or Jamestown?

    Even when you manage to send him something he doesn't have, someone else will have sent it first!

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Big Isy wrote:
    @lolo what's your steam name? i want to add ya bud.

    pretty sure its the same as here.

    You have no idea how many times I've tried to gift you something, only to find that you already have it. Can you just, you know, "un-own" Company Of Heroes? Or Jamestown?

    Haha, I shit you not but Lord Snot actually said the same thing in steam chat not too long ago :lol:
    Blame PA, most of my library has been gifted to me. I'm not even exaggerating. <3

  • StragintStragint Do Not Gift Always DeclinesRegistered User regular
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  • CorpekataCorpekata Registered User regular
    @killawhale is classy and tossed Drakensang my way.

    I also noticed he only has like 12 classy gents on his friend list. He needs more!

  • ElaroElaro Apologetic Registered User regular
    Have I said that @AP0Dionysus is a psychic gentleman of class and distinction? Who cares, because it deserves to be said again.

    Why psychic? Because, just as the thought of trying Jamestown was being constructed in my brain, @AP0Dionysus gifts it to me. What a guy.

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  • DrakeDrake Edgelord Trash Below the ecliptic plane.Registered User regular
    If you guys like circle-strafing, you hooks buy Hard Reset. It's short, but a great deal on a rock-solid retro shooter for five bucks.

    Plus, it's gorgeous, especially in motion. Seriously. Crank it up to max settings and it looks like electric sex.

    Retro as in Quake?

    To a degree, yeah, it shares DNA with those old id shooters. It's a lot like Serious Sam and Painkiller, to give a more direct comparison.

    Enemies SOAK up bullets, and you have tons of ammo. And your guns don't reload, so gameplay is "hold down fire while moving until everything is dead."

    It's ultra simple, but the incredibly cool weapon customization system gives it a lot more variety than you might expect.

    Oh, and it adds a ton of environmental destruction and hazards to use against your enemies. Exploding cars, red barrels, terminals you can shoot to generate electrical storms, etc.

    There's a decent bit of replay value in the Newgame+ feature and the survival arena if you like this kind of gameplay. Steam Scoreboards too, so you can chase your friends level scores and overall scores. There's also more levels on the way, both in the form of an expanded base game for new players and DLC for the previous owners. If those do well enough, I don't see any reason why they wouldn't keep adding "Episodes" like Doom did.

    Also, I fucking love Hard Reset. It's a serious contender for my FPS of 2011. Smashing robots is glorious. The presentation is pitch perfect. It's like getting dropped into some awesome over the top euro action-cyberpunk graphic novel.
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    I think it's a bit more painkiller than quake, from what I've heard. Though, Painkiller WAS basically a love letter to quake, so...

    Hard Reset's Rocket Launcher and Railgun will give you crazy flashbacks if you are a Quake II fan. I swear you'll think you'll hear the Gorillas shouting "STROGG."

    I'm so happy this game has gotten a decent daily.

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