The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
Hmmm.....
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Anyone played both Hyper Light Drifter and Enter the Gungeon? Any useful comparisons to be made? Somehow they seem similar to me.
They aren't similar. Gungeon is a roguelike where you die and repeat and unlock meta stuff similar to Binding of Isaac. Drifter is a traditional story and level based game. Drifter is melee focused generally, Gungeon is well, that's on the tin.
The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
That is sublime. From the vaping Congressman no less.
Hyper Light Drifter is more like Legend of Zelda with very deliberate combat. There is all of the backtracking and tons of secrets with items and gear to find. The map is generally open, you can take on the first three bosses in any order you like. Once you beat them you unlock the final area. There's a lot of post game content and a brutal new game+ too. So you can charge through the game with a fairly direct route or you can take your time, it's up to you. There is no dialogue or text, which creates a mysterious vibe. NPCs tell you their tales through a series of pictures, and there is obviously a lot of history to the setting.
Gungeon is a roguelite combining a lot of Binding of Isaac with a bit of Nuclear Throne. The pace feels a tad slower than NT and there are lots of items and such like BoI. It feels really sharp. I haven't played much of it so I can't really comment much on what kind of progression there is. There are lots of blocked off pathways in the character select screen though, so I figure there are the usual entrances to deep levels and unlockable challenges.
The first sealed off entrance is for a vendor that adds to the item pool, and the currency for them is dropped from bosses. It's similar to how Crypt of the Necrodancer did it with the diamonds.
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I've pretty much stopped browsing for new Steam games months ago, and based on what you folks are saying, it sounds like this is the right decision. I actually did have a few good games pop up when I utilized the discovery queue for once during...was that the winter sale?
Regardless, my backlog has been unconquerable for years at this point. I don't need any new games, but that doesn't stop me from being interested when I see something shiny. Stardew Valley is the first game in a while that has really captured my attention.
I have completed Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals
I still don't know what the fuck I played.
It wasn't hard, for an adventure game (the use item A on item B stuff was all pretty straight-forward), although it does violate a few of the cardinal sins (time-based objectives which result in a game over) like SUPER early in the game. But from a straight-up narrative perspective, I still don't quite get what's going on. Dystopian future theocratic Paris with alien Egyptian Gods who have nude human bodies with animal heads pulling strings behind the scenes from their floating pyramid? Sure. What the fuck. I don't know.
It's playable. Pass unless you're really into point and click adventure.
I saw this movie!
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Somehow Steam was running in the background after I restarted to finish installing some new drivers- and when it asked if I wanted to launch it in offline or online mode, I hit the x on that window. I just went into the task manager and killed it, and it restarted up just fine.
It's all based on a French graphic novel series. It's sooooo totally French.
Reading some reviews, apparently the game makes no sense without having read the graphic novels, as there's a bunch of stuff which happens off-screen that the game doesn't explain.
For someone who tends to follow the Guybrush Threepwood rule of computer game purchases, there are way too many hot games out recently that are just under 20 dollars.
For someone who tends to follow the Guybrush Threepwood rule of computer game purchases, there are way too many hot games out recently that are just under 20 dollars.
I hate to be that guy but Monkey Island came out in 1990. Adjusted for inflation you're looking at a little over thirty six bucks.
On the plus side this increases your options quite a bit.
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With nearly 500 games, I see no reason to browse Steam at all. I go look up games people talk about here, but other than that, I'm just not that worried unless it's a sale.
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Crew went crazy and killed a man, I popped her rather than risk being at 3 crew instead of 4.
edit: That "New Stories" bit, does it actually add anything new to the game.
It adds a few minor story events mostly dependent on having a Fallen London character having done a few actions. Nothing unique but sometimes very handy for new captains.
For someone who tends to follow the Guybrush Threepwood rule of computer game purchases, there are way too many hot games out recently that are just under 20 dollars.
I hate to be that guy but Monkey Island came out in 1990. Adjusted for inflation you're looking at a little over thirty six bucks.
On the plus side this increases your options quite a bit.
I'm not going to live by updated, currently relevant idioms.
Gungeon is so good. I couldn't get into Nuclear Throne at all, but taking that gameplay and adding in the exploration/variety of Binding of Isaac plus some of the persistence of Crypt of the Necrodancer makes all the difference.
I'm late to the party, but This War of Mine is really good. My group was upset after I robbed a family for food. Then my scavenger got shot by some survivalists in a church. Now everyone is sad about him dying.
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Yall need to stop with Gungeon binding of isaac talks. I'm a sucker for rogue-ish games. Finishing a few games from the backlog, and then hitting some others from January. I don't need more to look into. You're all monsters on the steam payroll...
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Yall need to stop with Gungeon binding of isaac talks. I'm a sucker for rogue-ish games. Finishing a few games from the backlog, and then hitting some others from January. I don't need more to look into. You're all monsters on the steam payroll...
Gungeon is so good. You should be playing it right now.
Yall need to stop with Gungeon binding of isaac talks. I'm a sucker for rogue-ish games. Finishing a few games from the backlog, and then hitting some others from January. I don't need more to look into. You're all monsters on the steam payroll...
Gungeon is so good. You should be playing it right now.
Too busy playing what was soooo good a while a go and stupid stuffs that my OCD demands I finish. Someday and sometime I'll be tempted but not today bud.
Pillars of Eternity by the way is super cool from what I've played so far, No spoilers!
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But did you know that Enter the Gungeon has both Guns, Dungeons and sexy sexy RNG goodness?
Haven't beat Teleglitch or Tower of Guns, and they both sport the same sexay gear.
Edit: Borderlands 2 too, randomish, I have so much to accomplish and all the time in the world. Nothing short of Final Fantasy Tactics 2 will convince me to buy a new game.
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Good on ya. Stay strong. God speed.
I for one will be playing the part of the petty weakling, and buying DS3 and probably Gungeon as well if I can squeeze it.
The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
They probably only are questioning him because he told them about it. Kind of kills the intrigue when that happens, boo.
Hey Steam thread! Seems like you folks are playing Enter the Gungeon. When does the item shop open up in the breach? Do you have to save the merchant first like in Necrodancer, or do you have to make it a certain depth in the Gungeon? I suck right now and can't get past floor two... Lead Maidens are tough, yo...
Everyone has a price. Throw enough gold around and someone will risk disintegration.
Hey Steam thread! Seems like you folks are playing Enter the Gungeon. When does the item shop open up in the breach? Do you have to save the merchant first like in Necrodancer, or do you have to make it a certain depth in the Gungeon? I suck right now and can't get past floor two... Lead Maidens are tough, yo...
You need to...
Find a golden key during a floor, and use it to unlock the shopkeeper's cell, which could be on the same floor. There are a few different NPCs jn cells. The shopkeeper is the lady in pink with the huge armored guy locked up with her.
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Sir CarcassI have been shown the end of my worldRound Rock, TXRegistered Userregular
And while we're at it, this reminded me of Sir Carcass.
The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
And while we're at it, this reminded me of Sir Carcass.
The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
68 mistakes is kind of hard to argue.
I wonder if he'll request a refund...
I really really really want to see his profile page.
And while we're at it, this reminded me of Sir Carcass.
The Federal Election Commission is questioning Rep. Duncan Hunter, R-Alpine, for his use of campaign funds to pay for video games on 68 separate occasions — something the congressman is attributing to a mistake by his son, followed by several unauthorized charges.
Hunter listed the $1,302 of Steam Games expenses on his campaign finance disclosure for 2015 year-end, with the notation “personal expense — to be paid back.”
68 mistakes is kind of hard to argue.
I wonder if he'll request a refund...
I really really really want to see his profile page.
So you can gift him to raise some questions about undeclared campaign fundraising?
How are people finding Enter the Gungeon on controllers? Figuring out whether I want to pick it up for PC or pair it with my PS4 and my couch
I picked it up on PS4 yesterday and the controller support is wonderful. After watching some PC streams I was concerned that my aim would be shit because, well, my aim is typically shit and the PC setup looks tailor-made for keyboard and mouse. It's not. While you lose the on-screen reticule you get, in my opinion, just the right amount of aim assist.
I've got some rebinding to do because, as noted, blanks on both thumbsticks is silly for as often as I want and need to use them and I'd love to find a way to put movement on the d-pad, but I'm not sure where I'd put weapon switching then (as by default it's left/right on the d-pad).
Also if you, like me, played Isaac and thought "this would be perfect if weren't so religious and gross" then Enter the Gungeon is the game for you. The gross is replaced with adorably deadly living bullets and the religion is replaced with so, so many gun puns and "a gun that can kill the past." It's really something to behold.
How are people finding Enter the Gungeon on controllers? Figuring out whether I want to pick it up for PC or pair it with my PS4 and my couch
I picked it up on PS4 yesterday and the controller support is wonderful. After watching some PC streams I was concerned that my aim would be shit because, well, my aim is typically shit and the PC setup looks tailor-made for keyboard and mouse. It's not. While you lose the on-screen reticule you get, in my opinion, just the right amount of aim assist.
I've got some rebinding to do because, as noted, blanks on both thumbsticks is silly for as often as I want and need to use them and I'd love to find a way to put movement on the d-pad, but I'm not sure where I'd put weapon switching then (as by default it's left/right on the d-pad).
Also if you, like me, played Isaac and thought "this would be perfect if weren't so religious and gross" then Enter the Gungeon is the game for you. The gross is replaced with adorably deadly living bullets and the religion is replaced with so, so many gun puns and "a gun that can kill the past." It's really something to behold.
Rebinding seems to be pretty limited unfortunately, but I do have a comfy setup with what I could rebind. Shoot on R2, Dodge on L2, and O for blanks. I was using O for dodging, but that was dumb... By default, triangle switches weapons. You can hold triangle down to slow down time and pull up a MGS style weapon menu too.
Don't really think movement would work too well on the d-pad, though. You need that analog stick movement when the screen is full o bullets.
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They aren't similar. Gungeon is a roguelike where you die and repeat and unlock meta stuff similar to Binding of Isaac. Drifter is a traditional story and level based game. Drifter is melee focused generally, Gungeon is well, that's on the tin.
That is sublime. From the vaping Congressman no less.
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Hyper Light Drifter is more like Legend of Zelda with very deliberate combat. There is all of the backtracking and tons of secrets with items and gear to find. The map is generally open, you can take on the first three bosses in any order you like. Once you beat them you unlock the final area. There's a lot of post game content and a brutal new game+ too. So you can charge through the game with a fairly direct route or you can take your time, it's up to you. There is no dialogue or text, which creates a mysterious vibe. NPCs tell you their tales through a series of pictures, and there is obviously a lot of history to the setting.
Gungeon is a roguelite combining a lot of Binding of Isaac with a bit of Nuclear Throne. The pace feels a tad slower than NT and there are lots of items and such like BoI. It feels really sharp. I haven't played much of it so I can't really comment much on what kind of progression there is. There are lots of blocked off pathways in the character select screen though, so I figure there are the usual entrances to deep levels and unlockable challenges.
Regardless, my backlog has been unconquerable for years at this point. I don't need any new games, but that doesn't stop me from being interested when I see something shiny. Stardew Valley is the first game in a while that has really captured my attention.
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I saw this movie!
Immortal Ad Vitam, the entire thing is on YouTube.
Was there a red shark?
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
Somehow Steam was running in the background after I restarted to finish installing some new drivers- and when it asked if I wanted to launch it in offline or online mode, I hit the x on that window. I just went into the task manager and killed it, and it restarted up just fine.
I can has cheezburger, yes?
Reading some reviews, apparently the game makes no sense without having read the graphic novels, as there's a bunch of stuff which happens off-screen that the game doesn't explain.
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I hate to be that guy but Monkey Island came out in 1990. Adjusted for inflation you're looking at a little over thirty six bucks.
On the plus side this increases your options quite a bit.
edit: That "New Stories" bit, does it actually add anything new to the game.
For the amount of time, echos, and crew I sacrificed on this dead man's tour (name of my metal album), I hope the reward is worth it.
edit again: 1000 echos, not bad, lots of port reports, battled a pirate frigate with 4 crew and 25 hull.
Took Kaiju-A-Gogo off my wishlist due to Total biscuit showing how anti-fun its mechanisms were.
http://www.fallout3nexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=16534
It adds a few minor story events mostly dependent on having a Fallen London character having done a few actions. Nothing unique but sometimes very handy for new captains.
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Gungeon is so good. You should be playing it right now.
Too busy playing what was soooo good a while a go and stupid stuffs that my OCD demands I finish. Someday and sometime I'll be tempted but not today bud.
Pillars of Eternity by the way is super cool from what I've played so far, No spoilers!
Edit: Borderlands 2 too, randomish, I have so much to accomplish and all the time in the world. Nothing short of Final Fantasy Tactics 2 will convince me to buy a new game.
I for one will be playing the part of the petty weakling, and buying DS3 and probably Gungeon as well if I can squeeze it.
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They probably only are questioning him because he told them about it. Kind of kills the intrigue when that happens, boo.
Do not engage the Watermelons.
You need to...
68 mistakes is kind of hard to argue.
I wonder if he'll request a refund...
I really really really want to see his profile page.
Steam profile.
Getting started with BATTLETECH: Part 1 / Part 2
So you can gift him to raise some questions about undeclared campaign fundraising?
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I picked it up on PS4 yesterday and the controller support is wonderful. After watching some PC streams I was concerned that my aim would be shit because, well, my aim is typically shit and the PC setup looks tailor-made for keyboard and mouse. It's not. While you lose the on-screen reticule you get, in my opinion, just the right amount of aim assist.
I've got some rebinding to do because, as noted, blanks on both thumbsticks is silly for as often as I want and need to use them and I'd love to find a way to put movement on the d-pad, but I'm not sure where I'd put weapon switching then (as by default it's left/right on the d-pad).
Also if you, like me, played Isaac and thought "this would be perfect if weren't so religious and gross" then Enter the Gungeon is the game for you. The gross is replaced with adorably deadly living bullets and the religion is replaced with so, so many gun puns and "a gun that can kill the past." It's really something to behold.
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Rebinding seems to be pretty limited unfortunately, but I do have a comfy setup with what I could rebind. Shoot on R2, Dodge on L2, and O for blanks. I was using O for dodging, but that was dumb... By default, triangle switches weapons. You can hold triangle down to slow down time and pull up a MGS style weapon menu too.
Don't really think movement would work too well on the d-pad, though. You need that analog stick movement when the screen is full o bullets.