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  • CoffeyCoffey Terre Haute, IndianaRegistered User regular
    edited September 2015
    I really need to get a new video card. I have a GeForce 8800 GTX. When I'm not playing anything, I actually unhook it & remove it from my PC because it gets so hot. When I'm playing a game that taxes it, like Marvel Heroes, I put a house fan on it & run NSI Afterburner to turn the fan speed to 100%. I mean, even if I didn't have to do those things, it's already way outdated. It's just become a hassle at this point. I can't afford to build a whole new PC but I can probably get a new video card, even if it's not a top-of-the-line one. Something that's better than what I have that doesn't run as hot as the sun.

    My birthday is in two days, so I'm thinking video card over new game. I'll be moving in a couple of weeks too, to a different city, so I'm feeling the crunch.

    EDIT: Well my car battery is dead apparently. So I guess that just moved to the front of the list.

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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    cB557 wrote: »
    Do any modern military shooters even have good campaigns though

    Vegas 1 and 2 did. 3 also did.

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    vamen wrote: »
    jclast wrote: »
    Big Classy wrote: »
    I've fallen back into Destiny. Steam, see you in a couple weeks.

    A friend and I are (slowly) running through the base and first 2 expansions. I like the changes a lot, particularly how the original DLC is woven in where it's level appropriate now. The story is still nonsense, and I wish the world was better fleshed-out, but the core mechanics are still great, and the changes are making me wish Taken King didn't cost $40.

    If you're doing that on PS4 and need another, hollar! I solo way too much in Destiny.

    We are, indeed, on PS4. Schedule is pretty sporadic though. I'll shoot you a PM next time we play to see if you're available. We just opened up Mars in the main story, have only the strike left from Dark Below, and have done the first 2 missions from House of Wolves.

    Every time I go into a menu I'm amazed there's no PC version. I'm sitting there moving a mouse cursor with my analog stick wondering why those that prefer PC don't get to play.

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  • SniperGuySniperGuy SniperGuyGaming Registered User regular
    jclast wrote: »
    vamen wrote: »
    jclast wrote: »
    Big Classy wrote: »
    I've fallen back into Destiny. Steam, see you in a couple weeks.

    A friend and I are (slowly) running through the base and first 2 expansions. I like the changes a lot, particularly how the original DLC is woven in where it's level appropriate now. The story is still nonsense, and I wish the world was better fleshed-out, but the core mechanics are still great, and the changes are making me wish Taken King didn't cost $40.

    If you're doing that on PS4 and need another, hollar! I solo way too much in Destiny.

    We are, indeed, on PS4. Schedule is pretty sporadic though. I'll shoot you a PM next time we play to see if you're available. We just opened up Mars in the main story, have only the strike left from Dark Below, and have done the first 2 missions from House of Wolves.

    Every time I go into a menu I'm amazed there's no PC version. I'm sitting there moving a mouse cursor with my analog stick wondering why those that prefer PC don't get to play.

    They hired a PC person fairly recently, so here's hoping. I sold my PS4 after realizing the only thing I was playing on it was Destiny and I had already beaten that soooo. I'd be interested in checking out the new content but don't want to invest on console again.

    Also Microsoft should release Halo for PC but who knows if that'll ever happen.

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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    Here's an early Halloween present! Enjoy!
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  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    Also, congrats to @Coffey on his Don't Starve victory! Hope you successfully fend off hunger!

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  • f3rretf3rret Registered User regular
    Once there was a game called The War Z. That game was a horrible money grab, and people hated it. The developer re-released the game as Infestation: Survivor Stories. People still hated the developer and the game. Now the developer has changed their name, changed their publisher name, and changed the name of the game again, and we have "Romero's Aftermath":
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/349700/

    And people still hate the developer, and still hate the game.

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  • CoffeyCoffey Terre Haute, IndianaRegistered User regular
    Also, congrats to @Coffey on his Don't Starve victory! Hope you successfully fend off hunger!

    Thanks, dude. Appreciated. :-)

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  • DaringDirkDaringDirk Daddy CEO Oakland, CARegistered User regular
    f3rret wrote: »
    Once there was a game called The War Z. That game was a horrible money grab, and people hated it. The developer re-released the game as Infestation: Survivor Stories. People still hated the developer and the game. Now the developer has changed their name, changed their publisher name, and changed the name of the game again, and we have "Romero's Aftermath":
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/349700/

    And people still hate the developer, and still hate the game.

    All they need to do is take out the single-player campaign and add some Nazi Shark romance options, and people will buy it in droves and love every minute...

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  • vamenvamen Registered User regular
    jclast wrote: »
    vamen wrote: »
    jclast wrote: »
    Big Classy wrote: »
    I've fallen back into Destiny. Steam, see you in a couple weeks.

    A friend and I are (slowly) running through the base and first 2 expansions. I like the changes a lot, particularly how the original DLC is woven in where it's level appropriate now. The story is still nonsense, and I wish the world was better fleshed-out, but the core mechanics are still great, and the changes are making me wish Taken King didn't cost $40.

    If you're doing that on PS4 and need another, hollar! I solo way too much in Destiny.

    We are, indeed, on PS4. Schedule is pretty sporadic though. I'll shoot you a PM next time we play to see if you're available. We just opened up Mars in the main story, have only the strike left from Dark Below, and have done the first 2 missions from House of Wolves.

    Every time I go into a menu I'm amazed there's no PC version. I'm sitting there moving a mouse cursor with my analog stick wondering why those that prefer PC don't get to play.

    Awesome, sounds good!
    I'd played through all the single player stuff on a Hunter but I'm not doing a Warlock, which I like better overall, and going back through. I'm about 25 on him or so, I think.

  • MundaneSoulMundaneSoul fight fighter Daehan MingukRegistered User regular
    f3rret wrote: »
    Once there was a game called The War Z. That game was a horrible money grab, and people hated it. The developer re-released the game as Infestation: Survivor Stories. People still hated the developer and the game. Now the developer has changed their name, changed their publisher name, and changed the name of the game again, and we have "Romero's Aftermath":
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/349700/

    And people still hate the developer, and still hate the game.

    Hey...at least they don't hate the player RIIIIGHT

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Beat two games over the weekend - Another Perspective was a decent little puzzle platformer which attempted to get a bit too meta in its commentary. I think I feel like the whole "self-aware" game thing is a little overdone. It was alright, but the concept was done better in (for example) Thomas Was Alone.

    Ben There, Dan That was just poor. As point and click goes, there wasn't too much in the way of obtuse, stupid puzzles, but the writing and art quality were just....well, poor.

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  • destroyah87destroyah87 They/Them She/HerRegistered User regular
    edited September 2015
    Since I seem to be making a habit of doing this and enjoy it, I'm going to continue doing it.

    New article over at the Subnautica site: Farming, Rivers, & More Future Stuff

    Granted, there's a disclamer right in the second paragraph. But I want everything discussed in the article.
    Not everything you read about in this post will make it into Subnautica. Throughout the development process, ideas come and go, concepts are favoured then discarded, and gameplay mechanics iterated upon. Some of what is on show here may end up in an update some time in the next few months, and some might never be seen again!
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    Water Filtration! Want!
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    Aquaponics Farming! Yes please and thank you.
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    Special Aquarium room for bigger critter display and storage! (Possibility of farming Stalker teeth? One can only hope!)
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    Artwork for a possible 'Lost River' biome. Unf! If the final biome ends up looking anything like that art, I know where I'd build a seabase.

    They're certainly not lacking for awesome looking ideas. I want these things in game like yesterday.

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  • JragghenJragghen Registered User regular
    Your weekly "weeklong deals games I've beaten" post.

    Haven't played around too much with Tabletop Simulator, but what I have is good. Content gets removed for copyright infringement, though, I think.

    Breath of Death 7 and Cthulhu Saves the World are both great and made by PA folks, and everyone in this thread should already own them.

    Sanctum is a pretty okay first person TD game. I think of those I've played I prefer Orcs Must Die, but if you're more into sci-fi instead of fantasy, this one is absolutely fun, too.

    Hero of the Kingdom is a hidden object picturebook fantasy RPG citybuilder economy simulator....thing? It made me play obsessively for a couple days until I 100%'d it. It's hard to recommend because it's such a weird niche and it doesn't do any one thing as well as other games, but it does all those things well enough through a clickable interface that I still found it super fun?

    Canyon Capers is...I can't really recommend it. It's a collectathon, the collision physics aren't great, the graphics aren't all that great, and the late-game ramp in difficulty made this one of the first games I went ahead and shelved without beating. That being said, I will give them minor props for managing to have an interesting spin on DLC by taking the same mechanics and making them work in a completely different way. I had a LITTLE bit of fun scratching that collectathon itch, but there's better examples out there.

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  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    To add to that...
    Super Sanctum TD is a traditional TD in the Sanctum universe. Hard, but good.

    Spy Chameleon: RGB Agent feels like a kooky PS1 game in a good way. Change colors to blend in with the floor to keep security off you. Works best and is designed with a 360/XB1 pad in mind as your color shifts are tied to the colors of A (green), B (red), X (blue), and Y (yellow) on that controller. Each level has 3 (I think) objectives and they're quick so level replay is encouraged and rewarding.

    Last Knight: Rogue Rider Edition is a runner where you play as a knight. Ride that horse, jump over stuff, and joust the bad guys. I also really dig the art style here.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Athenor wrote: »
    Bwah? ...

    Oh, I thought that was a 3ds friend code!

    Holy shit, thanks man!

    Say the line!

  • JeixJeix Registered User regular
    I guess some people are getting shipping info for early steam controller preorders. I'm not sure if I'll buy one but I'm excited for some more reviews.

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  • vamenvamen Registered User regular
    edited September 2015
    @destroyah87 - Another post, another increase in my yearning for Subnautica.

    Nice little stream for Vermintide going on here:
    twitch.tv/lowco2525
    I am all the more excited for release now. Looks like a blast.

    vamen on
  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Jeix wrote: »
    I guess some people are getting shipping info for early steam controller preorders. I'm not sure if I'll buy one but I'm excited for some more reviews.

    Apparently November is the next batch, after the initial early orders.

  • Descendant XDescendant X Skyrim is my god now. Outpost 31Registered User regular
    Big Classy wrote: »
    Jeix wrote: »
    I guess some people are getting shipping info for early steam controller preorders. I'm not sure if I'll buy one but I'm excited for some more reviews.

    Apparently November is the next batch, after the initial early orders.

    I am counting down the days until the 16th.

    It's like, 16... carry the 9... 18 days away, right?

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  • Werewolf2000adWerewolf2000ad Suckers, I know exactly what went wrong. Registered User regular
    edited September 2015
    f3rret wrote: »
    Once there was a game called The War Z. That game was a horrible money grab, and people hated it. The developer re-released the game as Infestation: Survivor Stories. People still hated the developer and the game. Now the developer has changed their name, changed their publisher name, and changed the name of the game again, and we have "Romero's Aftermath":
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/349700/

    And people still hate the developer, and still hate the game.

    In case anyone's wondering: The 'Romero' of the title is apparently George Cameron Romero - George A Romero's son.

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    f3rret wrote: »
    Once there was a game called The War Z. That game was a horrible money grab, and people hated it. The developer re-released the game as Infestation: Survivor Stories. People still hated the developer and the game. Now the developer has changed their name, changed their publisher name, and changed the name of the game again, and we have "Romero's Aftermath":
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/349700/

    And people still hate the developer, and still hate the game.

    In case anyone's wondering: The 'Romero' of the title is apparently George Cameron Romero - George A Romero's son.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH!

    What the shittiest shit that ever shat.

    Holy crap.

    That is ... that is brilliant in its up-fuckery.

    Applause. Finger snaps. They're now so terrible that they're actually awesome coming from the other direction.

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  • BedlamBedlam Registered User regular
    About this time tomorrow you could be winning Undertale!

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    Finished it over the weekend myself. Its short but a unique experience that is worth the price IMO. Went pretty blind into it so really the less you know the better.

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    Elvenshae wrote: »
    f3rret wrote: »
    Once there was a game called The War Z. That game was a horrible money grab, and people hated it. The developer re-released the game as Infestation: Survivor Stories. People still hated the developer and the game. Now the developer has changed their name, changed their publisher name, and changed the name of the game again, and we have "Romero's Aftermath":
    http://store.steampowered.com/app/349700/

    And people still hate the developer, and still hate the game.

    In case anyone's wondering: The 'Romero' of the title is apparently George Cameron Romero - George A Romero's son.

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAH!

    What the shittiest shit that ever shat.

    Holy crap.

    That is ... that is brilliant in its up-fuckery.

    Applause. Finger snaps. They're now so terrible that they're actually awesome coming from the other direction.

    Shit like this puts games on the same level as Hollywood. Now we just need a scandal about the mob controlling major gaming ip's and gunning down gaming legends outside their mansions.

    I can't remember if that was a story in India or a Bollywood movie.

  • PolaritiePolaritie Sleepy Registered User regular
    Dammit.

    @Halfazedninja noticed something...

    I had prayed nobody ever would.
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    Now I guess this puts him on the top of the list...

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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Thanks to @Halfazedninja for iron fisticle! I haven't turned the pc on in days now and managed to avoid being gifted! Thanks dude, you broke the steak! <3

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  • HalfazedninjaHalfazedninja Author of Jake Howard: Multiverse 101! Behind YouRegistered User regular
    Big Classy wrote: »
    Thanks to @Halfazedninja for iron fisticle! I haven't turned the pc on in days now and managed to avoid being gifted! Thanks dude, you broke the steak! <3

    Steak is delicious

    My debut novel, JAKE HOWARD: MULTIVERSE 101!
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  • destroyah87destroyah87 They/Them She/HerRegistered User regular
    @Halfazedninja seems to be in a giftie mood.
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    Thank you for Cthulu Saves the World & Breath of Death VII Double Pack!

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  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    Cthulhu Saves the World is a seriously good time. I dabble in it every now and again just to revisit the characters

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Big Classy wrote: »
    Thanks to Halfazedninja for iron fisticle! I haven't turned the pc on in days now and managed to avoid being gifted! Thanks dude, you broke the steak! <3

    Wait. Is that the trick to avoiding backlog abuse? Just don't turn on the PC?

    Interesting...

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    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Big Classy wrote: »
    Thanks to Halfazedninja for iron fisticle! I haven't turned the pc on in days now and managed to avoid being gifted! Thanks dude, you broke the steak! <3

    Wait. Is that the trick to avoiding backlog abuse? Just don't turn on the PC?

    Interesting...

    I went almost 5 days without being gifted. That's almost a week!

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  • StollsStolls Brave Corporate Logo Chicago, ILRegistered User regular
    edited September 2015
    Big Classy wrote: »
    Thanks to Halfazedninja for iron fisticle! I haven't turned the pc on in days now and managed to avoid being gifted! Thanks dude, you broke the steak! <3

    Wait. Is that the trick to avoiding backlog abuse? Just don't turn on the PC?

    Interesting...

    Turn off the PC? Like, not just to change a part or something?

    I'm... not sure I follow.

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  • DoctorArchDoctorArch Curmudgeon Registered User regular
    Last repost. Less than 24 hours left! Make your own RPG's!

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    Standard rules apply.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    I am running out of unexplored map. I have got to be close to the end of Resident Evil. Surely...

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    I am running out of unexplored map. I have got to be close to the end of Resident Evil. Surely...

    Hmm, so very happy I have nothing to break your heart with.

    Anyone else have real life friends ask for your steam id and wonder what they will think when they see the truth?

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  • cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    I am running out of unexplored map. I have got to be close to the end of Resident Evil. Surely...

    Hmm, so very happy I have nothing to break your heart with.

    Anyone else have real life friends ask for your steam id and wonder what they will think when they see the truth?

    Sometimes I make new friends, or more commonly my old friends see my Steam profile and say "Huh, you sure have a lot of games" and all I can do is sigh and say....yeah.

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  • HalfazedninjaHalfazedninja Author of Jake Howard: Multiverse 101! Behind YouRegistered User regular
    Starting a new XCom run because all I remember is I made terrible decisions in my last game. Who wants to be my first Squaddies? @harvest called an assault spot

    My debut novel, JAKE HOWARD: MULTIVERSE 101!
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  • Descendant XDescendant X Skyrim is my god now. Outpost 31Registered User regular
    edited September 2015
    Starting a new XCom run because all I remember is I made terrible decisions in my last game. Who wants to be my first Squaddies? @harvest called an assault spot

    I call sniper! Hank Facepunch is the name, poppin' heads is my game.

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