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  • TodesbartTodesbart Registered User regular
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    I've got a spare key for the new Humble Bundle Weekly and I'm giving it away! It's without the Walking Dead, but who doesn't want to play BTTF or Sam & Max? If you want to enter my little contest, just send me a PM and I'll randomly select a winner tomorrow evening.

    It's too bad that Steamgifts doesn't list the bundle (yet?) so I can't do this the easy way, but hey, it's free games and all you have to do is write a short message!

    Quoting this from the old thread and there's only one entry so far, I need more participants! I'll probably pick a winner tonight, so get going!

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  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    Oh man, the best minor improvement in Xenonauts has to be that your ship has exit ports on the sides of the ship, so you can get your guys out faster, or not have to move your vehicle first.

  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Thanks again to @Big Classy who gifted me Far Cry 3 way back when. Just finished it this weekend, it was pretty damn fun. I feel like the story missed some opportunities, but the gameplay was crazy fun. I loved that I could stealthily snipe a base, or sneak through it with a knife, but when someone spotted me there were enemies with flamethrowers and I was getting out the RPG. The stealth rarely felt forced because if I got caught then I'd just start shooting. And both the shooting and the stealth were fun!

    Fun stuff, and thanks again Isy

    Hey, you gifted it to me first :p

  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    DoctorArch wrote: »
    Iolo wrote: »
    You kids and your Steam threads...

    Singularity is good fun (especially the time reversal puzzles and the third-person steerable sniper bullets.) Good value at $7.50 on Amazon right now, as others have mentioned.

    What I would give for a Raven Software collection on Steam. They always were one of those blue-collar developers that toiled in the shadows of the big boys over at id yet still made great games.

    Basically I really want Star Trek Elite Force and Heretic II.

    And I thought I owned Hexen, Heretic and Hexen 2 on Steam but it turns out I don't. On to the wishlist they go.

    I've always wondered why Heretic, Hexen and Hexen II are on Steam, but not the Hexen II expansion or Heretic II.

  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    A big shout out to the people who were hyping up the new Call of Juarez game in the last Steam thread (or was it the one before? These things move so fast it's hard to keep track). I just started playing it yesterday and it's superb, easily the best £9 I've spent this year.
    The game is an absolute delight.

    Enough to forgive them for The Cartel?

    Not sure about that, but Gunslinger is a real gem for the price they're charging. Once it drops for 50% off it'll be an absolute steal considering how much fun it is

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  • DyasAlureDyasAlure SeattleRegistered User regular
    Oh my bundle. I stumbled out of the D3 thread into here as I have steam. I had no idea of the bundles, of the deals. I want Police Quest, Kings Quest, Space Quest, Quest Quest Quest! I had most of them. Funny I was looking for Kings Quest 8 forever, and never found it. To bad I all ready spent my money, but I will def be hanging out here and keeping a few bucks for next deals.

    Anyway, I'm I'm Dyas, and you just turned me into a steamhead. Or whatever you call it. :P

    On that note, what are these card things? I have Civ 5, but haven't played for a while, oh and Worms. I think it is multi, so if anyone has that and wants to play I would.

    /me heads of to update wishlist for sale alerts.

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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Dyvim Tvar wrote: »
    A big shout out to the people who were hyping up the new Call of Juarez game in the last Steam thread (or was it the one before? These things move so fast it's hard to keep track). I just started playing it yesterday and it's superb, easily the best £9 I've spent this year.
    The game is an absolute delight.

    About my only complaint is that it was really short for me (3 hours, though I didn't go for collectibles). Then again I haven't gotten through arcade mode yet so that'll probably be another hour or two at least.

    It's basically Bastion, the shooter. Just like Bastion it's gameplay isn't anything new, just really really well done shooter fare, it's visuals are pretty neat and the story is just fun as hell. Also it's soundtrack is like a mixture of old school Western movie soundtracks with Rock guitar riffs.

  • KelorKelor Registered User regular
    edited June 2013
    DyasAlure wrote: »
    Oh my bundle. I stumbled out of the D3 thread into here as I have steam. I had no idea of the bundles, of the deals. I want Police Quest, Kings Quest, Space Quest, Quest Quest Quest! I had most of them. Funny I was looking for Kings Quest 8 forever, and never found it. To bad I all ready spent my money, but I will def be hanging out here and keeping a few bucks for next deals.

    Anyway, I'm I'm Dyas, and you just turned me into a steamhead. Or whatever you call it. :P

    On that note, what are these card things? I have Civ 5, but haven't played for a while, oh and Worms. I think it is multi, so if anyone has that and wants to play I would.

    /me heads of to update wishlist for sale alerts.

    These are the guys you want to talk to about the Quest games.

    They have sales pretty regularly and they're all packed in bundles.

    Edit: In fact, Police Quest, Space Quest and King's Quest are all currently on sale there. Just look in the middle for the "On Sale" toggle and click it.

    Kelor on
  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    Whew, just finished the Book of Unwritten Tales Demo. That was quite substantive for a demo and my gameplay seems to have been a bit over 2 and a half hours. The save wouldn't happen to transfer over to the full game if I got that, right? I kinda don't want to have to do all that over again.

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  • DyasAlureDyasAlure SeattleRegistered User regular
    Kelor wrote: »

    Edit: In fact, Police Quest, Space Quest and King's Quest are all currently on sale there. Just look in the middle for the "On Sale" toggle and click it.

    Yeah, that is why I mentioned it. I could digress on games, but won't. Oh the memories.

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  • PixiePixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Whew, just finished the Book of Unwritten Tales Demo. That was quite substantive for a demo and my gameplay seems to have been a bit over 2 and a half hours. The save wouldn't happen to transfer over to the full game if I got that, right? I kinda don't want to have to do all that over again.

    No idea if it transfers, but the full game is awesome. You should play it anyway. ;)

    And you have a long way to go. It clocks in somewhere between 15 and 20 hours.

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    If anybody is looking to buy Costume Quest before June 16, tell me first so I can give you this 50% off coupon I found.

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  • PixiePixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Why is Neverwinter Nights 2 not available on Steam any more? This makes me sad.

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • Kristmas KthulhuKristmas Kthulhu Currently Kultist Kthulhu Registered User regular
    Luchaire wrote: »
    Why is Neverwinter Nights 2 not available on Steam any more? This makes me sad.

    It is not, unfortunately. Makes me happy I managed to snag a copy for myself and gift another out before it went bye bye.

  • jdarksunjdarksun Struggler CORegistered User regular
    Check out this Bundle Stars bundle - specifically, check out how you can get Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood.
    Seriously tempting.

  • MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Luchaire wrote: »
    Why is Neverwinter Nights 2 not available on Steam any more? This makes me sad.

    Pretty sure it has to do witth Atari's license expiring or something.

  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    About 20 minutes left!

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Just finished playing through Dust: An Elysian Tail on XBLA. Pretty good game! If you like action platformers with Metroidvania elements, you'll find it to be worth your time. One thing I was a bit disappointed with, though, was your character's move list. I thought you would unlock more combo moves as you progressed through the game, but you pretty much have all your combat attacks after the tutorial chapter. You do unlock some magical spells, though, and you also gain a few abilities that let you revisit certain areas to reach parts of a level you couldn't reach before.

    There's also a great little Castlevania II reference. :)

    Anyway, if it goes on sale this summer on Steam, I highly recommend it.

  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    And the winner is....

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    Oh, Steamgifts.

  • TodesbartTodesbart Registered User regular
    Beat Capsized just a moment ago and I loved every second of it. It was kind of short, even though I searched for all the secrets, but the art style alone made it worth playing. Thanks again @cardboard delusions!

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  • SteevSteev What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Todesbart wrote: »
    Beat Capsized just a moment ago and I loved every second of it. It was kind of short, even though I searched for all the secrets, but the art style alone made it worth playing. Thanks again @cardboard delusions!

    If I recall correctly, the person who did the art is/was a regular on these forums!

  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited June 2013
    As someone who has only played the campaigns of Portal 1 and Portal 2, can anyone tell me whats "out there" that's interesting, wether by the community works or what the state of online play is like? I recently beat The Swapper and it left me craving more so I thought I'd pick it up again.

    When I build my first "from scratch PC" next week I'm giving my old machine to my brother so he too can be a PC gamer, and avoid the two upcoming consoles. I've got so much co-op to do with him.

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  • MovitzMovitz Registered User regular
    I'm really interested in The Swapper, is it any good? I never heard any buzz around it.

  • CantidoCantido Registered User regular
    edited June 2013
    Movitz wrote: »
    I'm really interested in The Swapper, is it any good? I never heard any buzz around it.

    I found it mind blowing. It has the length of Portal 1, is slightly tougher puzzle wise, and amazing clay art and chilling story and atmosphere. Definitely worth the sale price, but it left me craving juuuust a bit more with how good it was. But it was worth it for the art alone.

    Cantido on
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  • Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Cantido wrote: »
    As someone who has only played the campaigns of Portal 1 and Portal 2, can anyone tell me whats "out there" that's interesting, wether by the community works or what the state of online play is like? I recently beat The Swapper and it left me craving more so I thought I'd pick it up again.

    When I build my first "from scratch PC" next week I'm giving my old machine to my brother so he too can be a PC gamer, and avoid the two upcoming consoles. I've got so much co-op to do with him.

    I know that someone made the flash portal games levels into a full portal map pack.

    So that might be a good thing to track down.

  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu PIGEON Registered User regular
    Cantido wrote: »
    As someone who has only played the campaigns of Portal 1 and Portal 2, can anyone tell me whats "out there" that's interesting, wether by the community works or what the state of online play is like? I recently beat The Swapper and it left me craving more so I thought I'd pick it up again.

    When I build my first "from scratch PC" next week I'm giving my old machine to my brother so he too can be a PC gamer, and avoid the two upcoming consoles. I've got so much co-op to do with him.
    Just download the highest rated stuff from the Steam workshop.

  • MovitzMovitz Registered User regular
    edited June 2013
    Cantido wrote: »
    Movitz wrote: »
    I'm really interested in The Swapper, is it any good? I never heard any buzz around it.

    I found it mind blowing. It has the length of Portal 1, is slightly tougher puzzle wise, and amazing clay art and chilling story and atmosphere. Definitely worth the sale price, but it left me craving juuuust a bit more with how good it was. But it was worth it for the art alone.

    Nice to hear. I'll add it to my wishlist and nab it during the summer sale :)

    Movitz on
  • Sir CarcassSir Carcass I have been shown the end of my world Round Rock, TXRegistered User regular
    About 20 minutes left!

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    The real winner is

    @Slappybag

    Accept my friend invite mang

  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    I was waiting for the new thread to post this:

    My three giveaways ended last Friday, and unfortunately, no one here won any of them. Sorry about that.

  • striderjgstriderjg Registered User regular
    Cantido wrote: »
    As someone who has only played the campaigns of Portal 1 and Portal 2, can anyone tell me whats "out there" that's interesting, wether by the community works or what the state of online play is like? I recently beat The Swapper and it left me craving more so I thought I'd pick it up again.

    When I build my first "from scratch PC" next week I'm giving my old machine to my brother so he too can be a PC gamer, and avoid the two upcoming consoles. I've got so much co-op to do with him.

    I can personally vouch for portal: Prelude, Portal Pro and blue portal. (Portal 1 mods)

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  • mere_immortalmere_immortal So tasty!Registered User regular
    Few hours left!

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  • The Dude With HerpesThe Dude With Herpes Lehi, UTRegistered User regular
    Oblivion after Morrowind.

    If tomorrow is Skyrim I think there's something afoot.

    All my cocks for the sale after that to be FO3, then NV then a FO4 announcement. :rotate:

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  • 38thDoe38thDoe lets never be stupid again wait lets always be stupid foreverRegistered User regular
    @BrocksMullet is a classy person who hit me with a surprise gifting of Alice Madness returns. Much appreciated!

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  • anoffdayanoffday To be changed whenever Anoffday gets around to it. Registered User regular
    Luchaire wrote: »
    Why is Neverwinter Nights 2 not available on Steam any more? This makes me sad.

    Still on gog.com

    Steam: offday
  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    Also, my problem with Singularity, and the reason why I will probably never buy it, has nothing to do with the gameplay and all about the story:
    After giving you the illusion of choice through much of the game, including a freakin' time machine, the endgame ruthlessly railroads you into a But Thou Must Downer Ending. (Apologies for trope-speak, but that's where I found out about it.)

  • HeartfinderHeartfinder Registered User regular
    edited June 2013
    Yeah, Atari (or whoever holds the Atari name these days) lost the licenses. As noted, GOG carries both Neverwinters if you don't mind dealing with them.

    NWN Diamond

    NWN 2

    Also, it seems Steam still hasn't gotten around to fixing the activate a retail edition, but still on your wishlist bug. Got Brutal Legend, X-COM, and Back to the Future from Amazon/Humble Weekly Sale and had to manually delete all three from my wishlist after activating my codes.

    Heartfinder on
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  • PixiePixie They/Them Registered User regular
    GOG's prices are too high for my taste for a seven-year-old game.

    ~~ Pixie on Steam ~~
    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • SpoitSpoit *twitch twitch* Registered User regular
    DyasAlure wrote: »
    Kelor wrote: »

    Edit: In fact, Police Quest, Space Quest and King's Quest are all currently on sale there. Just look in the middle for the "On Sale" toggle and click it.

    Yeah, that is why I mentioned it. I could digress on games, but won't. Oh the memories.

    Besides, everyone knows that Quest for glory is the best quest

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  • Banzai5150Banzai5150 Registered User regular
    Today may be the day...going shopping with a higher budget!

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  • ToyDToyD Registered User regular
    edited June 2013
    Boy, I'm still working on learning endless space. I think I might finally sorta have the military building part figured out if not the actual combat. However I just got stomped by a wonder victory from my ally. We conquered the universe together for me to lose 2 turns after the last foe fell and I didn't even know there was a wonder victory, much less how to get one. Yeesh.

    ToyD on
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