As was foretold, we've added advertisements to the forums! If you have questions, or if you encounter any bugs, please visit this thread: https://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/240191/forum-advertisement-faq-and-reports-thread/
We're funding a new Acquisitions Incorporated series on Kickstarter right now! Check it out at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pennyarcade/acquisitions-incorporated-the-series-2

Steam - Final Winter Charity Total: $5,315.84

1787981838499

Posts

  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    You forgot to say 'STAT!'

    Basil
  • shdwcastershdwcaster South DakotaRegistered User regular
    Iolo wrote: »
    Anyone got any theories as to why the overlay and screenshots aren't working with ABZU? They are working with other games. I tried changing the hotkeys for it, tried running ABZU in windowed mode, tried trunning Steam as an Admin, etc. Can't seem to get it going, which is a damn shame because it's an awfully screenshotable game!

    Not sure why, but I've run into the same problem with a few other Steam games, mainly VNs. I usually end up working around with ALT+PrtScn. Incidental sidenote, on Windows 10 that particular combination will put your app screenshots directly into your OneDrive photos folder, which may or may not be useful, depending on how much you use OneDrive.

  • HiT BiTHiT BiT 🍒 Fresh, straight from Pac-man's Registered User regular
    Many thanks @rikdaly for the cyberpunk shooter Neon Chrome! <3<3<3

    Kai_SanIoloEd GrubermanPixelated PixieKalnaurZavianStollsBeryllineKarozHyphyKezzyan_altDaxterMaxGear GirlHeatwavemildlymorbidübergeekTalus9952
  • Raiden333Raiden333 Registered User regular
    Berylline wrote: »
    Berry's Summer Charity Game Challenge
    header.jpg?t=1482427155

    30. OneShot

    Oh my goodness, you guys, this game. I loved it. It was such a unique experience. In it, you are guiding a cat-like child through a dying world. You're trying to save it by replacing its sun, the lightbulb he carries. However, he's not alone. You yourself are part of this, and have a role to play, in addition to guiding him. It breaks the fourth wall and it does it in such an interesting and engaging way. I feel like saying too much here is going to spoil things. But I thought it was fantastic. I really enjoyed the characters and there were so, so many references to The Little Prince, which is my absolute favorite book, so that made it even better.

    It's essentially an adventure/puzzle game, but it's so much more than that. And, while you do collect items to solve some puzzles, it's lacking in those moon-logic puzzles. If you're really stuck on what to do in a particular location, you're probably not far enough along in the story to need to be there. Basically, you'll never need to guess your way through a section. And again, it's much different from a classic adventure game because you yourself will have things to do inside and outside of the game, beyond controlling the main character.

    There are choices to be made, and apparently the game slightly changes on future play-throughs, depending on your earlier choices. Honestly, the closest game I could compare it to would be Undertale, but it's really not quite the same (and there's no combat in this one). Anyway, I highly recommend this one and I also recommend that you go in as blind as possible. Thank you so very much to Raiden333 for sending this my way during the winter sale! <3

    Screenshots!
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg
    ?.jpg

    And with that, I'm done with the 30 games of my choice portion of my summer charity drive incentive! I'll post a wrap-up sometime soon (probably tomorrow). I've enjoyed doing this though, so I might continue doing write-ups for the games I beat, or at least the more interesting ones!

    That looks cool, glad you loved it! I'd never even heard of it before, lol. I love the art style.

    There was a steam sig here. It's gone now.
  • jclastjclast Registered User regular
    shdwcaster wrote: »
    Iolo wrote: »
    Anyone got any theories as to why the overlay and screenshots aren't working with ABZU? They are working with other games. I tried changing the hotkeys for it, tried running ABZU in windowed mode, tried trunning Steam as an Admin, etc. Can't seem to get it going, which is a damn shame because it's an awfully screenshotable game!

    Not sure why, but I've run into the same problem with a few other Steam games, mainly VNs. I usually end up working around with ALT+PrtScn. Incidental sidenote, on Windows 10 that particular combination will put your app screenshots directly into your OneDrive photos folder, which may or may not be useful, depending on how much you use OneDrive.

    I just ran into it with Please, Don't Touch Anything. Never happened to me before but now I wonder if Steam is just having a conniption today or if we all found games that aren't screen shot friendly.

    steam_sig.png
  • IsornIsorn Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    Steam hit a new concurrent user record at just over 14,2 million people online at the same time. Guess it is too cold to go outside heh.

    Just a short year ago a record peak would be 10-11 million people. And 5 years back 5 million was the peak. Steam is growing really fast.

    Isorn on
    IoloRoyceSraphimDrovekZavianStollsf3rretElvenshae
  • Kai_SanKai_San Commonly known as Klineshrike! Registered User regular
    Isorn wrote: »
    Steam hit a new concurrent user record at just over 14,2 million people online at the same time. Guess it is too cold to go outside heh.

    Just a short year ago a record peak would be 8-9 million people. And 5 years back 5 million was the peak. Steam is growing really fast.

    East coast of the US is getting pretty pelted right now. Wasn't even supposed to really snow 1 day ago and now its like 5 inches deep and still going and because of the surprise nothing is getting plowed.

    Still at work though. Basically IT call center for a company where half the stores are closed due to weather and I will be alone 5 hours because the later guy was going to be off anyway today. Lucky me I just happen to have this "broken" imac still that I can do whatever on :wonk:

    cooljammer00Commander Zoomf3rretElvenshae
  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    I need to restart anomoly warzone because the furthest I got was fat achmed, I got bored, played other things, and now I can't remember how to be awesome.

  • UseR2006UseR2006 MelbourneRegistered User regular
    WE HAVE WINNERS!
    Congrats to....

    signature.png
    @Zavian
    signature.png
    @Mai-Kero
    signature.png
    @Mai-Kero
    signature.png
    @cooljammer00
    signature.png
    @Gear Girl

    If i got the forum names wrong, let me know. keys should be all released.

    "I know you've been online.... There are lots of people that don't have that voice, that makes them ask themselves if what they make is shit or not." [img][/img]WJnjIS1.png
    steam_sig.png


    ZavianRisenPhoenixTetraRayStollsGroveBeryllineRoyceSraphimIoloEd GrubermanchasmSumanaiKarozHyphyKezzyBlackjackMNC Doveran_altStabbity StyleToyDDaxterMaxshdwcasterGear GirlHeatwaveübergeekcB557mildlymorbidTalus9952
  • KetarKetar Come on upstairs we're having a partyRegistered User regular
    Iolo wrote: »
    Anyone got any theories as to why the overlay and screenshots aren't working with ABZU? They are working with other games. I tried changing the hotkeys for it, tried running ABZU in windowed mode, tried trunning Steam as an Admin, etc. Can't seem to get it going, which is a damn shame because it's an awfully screenshotable game!

    That's really odd, because the overlay and standard F12 worked just fine for me with ABZU last night. I played with the default settings and I got some beautiful screenshots.

    They didn't work with A Bird Story, but that is apparently a known issue for that game.

  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    What I forgot about the previous Backlog Battle was that while it helped me finish games, it also helped me determine what games I just wasn't interested in playing; basically, games I tried out and went, "nope".

    Which really is also decreasing my backlog, so, net positive?

    I make art things! deviantART: Kalnaur ::: Origin: Kalnaur ::: UPlay: Kalnaur
    steam_sig.png

    BeryllineRoyceSraphimIolojclastHyphyKezzyGoldenbarqsElvenshaeTeeMan
  • Mai-KeroMai-Kero Registered User regular
    UseR2006 wrote: »
    WE HAVE WINNERS!
    Congrats to....

    signature.png
    @Zavian
    signature.png
    @Mai-Kero
    signature.png
    @Mai-Kero
    signature.png
    @cooljammer00
    signature.png
    @Gear Girl

    If i got the forum names wrong, let me know. keys should be all released.

    Double thank you!

    ZavianKalnaurTetraRayStollsBeryllineRoyceSraphimEd GrubermanKarozHyphyKezzyMNC Doveran_altGear GirlCommander ZoomElvenshae
  • ZavianZavian universal peace sounds better than forever war Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    UseR2006 wrote: »
    WE HAVE WINNERS!
    Congrats to....

    signature.png
    Zavian

    Schweet! Thanks for Qora! I love mystical trips through surreal pixel art lands harnessing ancient mystic powers <3<3<3

    EDIT: Also.....RIPOSTE!
    signature.png

    Zavian on
    TetraRayBeryllineDonnictonIoloEd GrubermanKarozHyphyKezzyan_altStabbity StyleDaxterMaxGear GirlHeatwaveCommander ZoomStollsmildlymorbidTalus9952
  • AstharielAsthariel The Book Eater Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    I am not even trying to join backlog battle, Pillars of Eternity: White March is too much time consuming to try other games. The only criticism i can think about White March is that it should be after-vanilla-game expansion, instead of during-vanilla-game, because it doesn't make much sense from the point of view of immersion - why would I try to help Stalwart village, when im so busy trying to investigate Leaden Key? Why would i chase main antagonist with hidden plans, when equally mysterious army is marching towards Dyrwood?

    Other than that, strong 9/10.

    Asthariel on
    ElvenshaeTeeMan
  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Steam should make it so you can stream to an Android phone. That would be pretty awesome.

    Sir CarcassDarlanZavianHyphyKezzy
  • DarlanDarlan Registered User regular
    LD50 wrote: »
    Steam should make it so you can stream to an Android phone. That would be pretty awesome.
    Not to mention cross play support for multiplatform PC/Android games like Hitman Go and the like.

  • ZavianZavian universal peace sounds better than forever war Registered User regular
    LD50 wrote: »
    Steam should make it so you can stream to an Android phone. That would be pretty awesome.

    I would love a SteamOS phone

  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    I was just thinking, Sony built a 'generic Bluetooth controller' mode into the ps4 controllers, so you can pair it with Android devices without needing root access or any special software. Lots of phones have HDMI out or HDMI over usb3, and modern smartphones are way more powerful than what's in something like the steam link. There's really no good reason why you couldn't have game streaming over the steam app.

  • Ed GrubermanEd Gruberman Registered User regular
    While it isn't built into steam, there are lots of streaming solutions for streaming to Android phones. I haven't tried them but they are definitely out there.

    steam_sig.png

    SteamID: edgruberman GOG Galaxy: EdGruberman
    cooljammer00
  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Yeah, moonlight is a good one if you have an nvidia card, but my point is that it should be as easy as opening the steam app on your phone, finding the game in your library and clicking 'play game'.

    JeixKalnaur
  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    Thanks to a friend, I reinstalled Sacred 2 last night.

    That does not bode well for the backlog challenge... :redface:

    ~~ Pixie on Steam ~~
    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
    KalnaurshdwcasterRoyceSraphimZavianStollsBurnagemildlymorbidDalantiaElvenshaeTalus9952
  • CorriganXCorriganX Jacksonville, FLRegistered User regular
    Thanks to a friend, I reinstalled Sacred 2 last night.

    That does not bode well for the backlog challenge... :redface:

    Knowing how you play video games, you probably havent made it 20% into it so you could complete it and get credit.



    Yeah you completing games gave me a chuckle too.

    n1woEHJ.png
    CorriganX on Steam and just about everywhere else.
    KalnaurRoyceSraphimTetraRayZavianDalantiaElvenshae
  • JeixJeix Registered User regular
    LD50 wrote: »
    Yeah, moonlight is a good one if you have an nvidia card, but my point is that it should be as easy as opening the steam app on your phone, finding the game in your library and clicking 'play game'.

    Moonlight is just one step extra really, you open Moonlight and click Steam then find a game. But it would be awesome if the Steam app supported it.

  • BeryllineBerylline One Tiara to rule them all Registered User regular
    edited January 2017
    Berry's Summer Game Challenge Wrap-up
    Last night, I finished the last of the 30 "my choice" games I had to finish before the next summer sale as part of a summer sale charity drive incentive. (Finish these games or you all get to pick a punishment for me.) I'm still working on my other incentive, which is finishing the games you voted on. (I have FFVI, Vampire: Bloodlines, Saint's Row 3, Assassin's Creed 4, and Borderlands 2 to finish before the summer sale.) I just wanted to collect everything in one post, in case anyone was interested! The links go to my write-ups on each game. (Each of those has a link to the game itself within the post.)

    1. Qora
    2. Trine
    3. LostWinds
    4. Game of Thrones
    5. The Walking Dead: Michonne
    6. Dracula: Love Kills
    7. Detective Grimoire
    8. Dysfunctional Systems: Learning to Manage Chaos
    9. Ittle Dew
    10. LiEat
    11. The Sea Will Claim Everything
    12. Evo Explores
    13. Abzu
    14. Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
    15. Lifeless Planet
    16. Forget Me Not: My Organic Garden
    17. Seasons After Fall
    18. The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
    19. Life is Strange
    20. LostWinds 2: Winter of the Melodias
    21. The Room
    22. Demon Hunter: Chronicles from Beyond
    23. The Blackwell Legacy
    24. Oxenfree
    25. The Last Door Season 1
    26. Legends of Solitaire: Curse of the Dragons
    27. The Huntsman: Winter's Curse
    28. Sceal
    29. Jacob Jones and the Bigfoot Mystery, Episode 1
    30. OneShot

    Berylline on
    GroveCorriganXJeixEd GrubermanHyphyKezzycooljammer00KoopahTroopahSkutSkutStabbity StyleshdwcasterRoyceSraphimGear GirlCommander ZoomSir CarcassIoloTetraRayZavianKarrde1842KarozStollsBasilElvenshaeTeeManTalus9952
  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    I need a list of every indie megaman clone.

    Giga Girl is one.

    Also Aliens:Colonial Marines down.

    It was okay, I had fun with it.

    But look at this fuckin bloom!

    steamcommunity.com/id/Skuttie/screenshot/97224722682619041

    RoyceSraphimIoloZavianKarozHyphyKezzyElvenshaeTeeMan
  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Jeix wrote: »
    LD50 wrote: »
    Yeah, moonlight is a good one if you have an nvidia card, but my point is that it should be as easy as opening the steam app on your phone, finding the game in your library and clicking 'play game'.

    Moonlight is just one step extra really, you open Moonlight and click Steam then find a game. But it would be awesome if the Steam app supported it.

    Moonlight is a wrapper around Nvidia's built in game streaming. It works great but it's built into the GPU drivers so you have to have an Nvidia GPU. It's great that it works but it would be nice if it worked for amd people too.

  • Custom SpecialCustom Special I know I am, I'm sure I am, I'm Sounders 'til I die!Registered User regular
    Just remembered about my Steamgifts giveaways!
    @skinkbaa is taking home (downloading?) the Dreamcast Collection.
    Whoever Kevko is has won a shiny copy of FEZ!

    Keys are sent, let me know if anything is weird.

    XBL: F4ll0utBP | STEAM | PSN : CustomSpecial | Bnet: F4ll0ut#1636
    GroveBeryllineHeatwaveSkutSkutEd GrubermanBlackjackchasmIoloMNC Doveran_altZavianKarozHyphyKezzyKalnaurStollsmildlymorbidElvenshaeTalus9952
  • DaxterMaxDaxterMax Registered User regular
    I managed to finish Inside. Thanks again @Iolo
    I read some interesting theories about it all after I completed it. I think I might go back again and do some things I missed.
    Plus I read there's some secret alternative ending that I'd like to check out.

    Really loved the art design and minimalist approach to it all. I played it through GameStream to my Nvidia Shield TV and it played quite well. Didn't notice any lag in picture or controller input. I need to figure out how to GameStream in 4K now.

    Steam | DaxterMax | Youtube
    HeatwaveBeryllineKoopahTroopahIoloGear GirlZavianRoyceSraphimKarozHyphyKezzyKalnaurStollsTalus9952
  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    @MNC Dover won Transformers: Devastation!

    signature.png

    P2n5r3l.jpg
    Steam / Origin & Wii U: Heatwave111 / FC: 4227-1965-3206 / Battle.net: Heatwave#11356
    GroveEd GrubermanBeryllineBlackjackchasmIoloGear GirlMNC Doveran_altZavianSumanaiRoyceSraphimKarozHyphyKezzyKalnaurStollsTalus9952
  • GroveGrove Los AngelesRegistered User regular
    Grats Dover! It was meant to be after your secret santa gift you gave me :P

    Selling PS3 & 360 Madcatz TE Stick
    HeatwaveMNC DoverZavianRoyceSraphimElvenshaeTalus9952
  • Commander ZoomCommander Zoom Registered User regular
    I need a list of every indie megaman clone.

    Years ago, I sent a friend of mine a link to A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda with the subject line "Totally Not Rockman Honest".

    steam_sig.png
    Steam, Warframe: Megajoule
  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    And with that Turok: The Dinosaur Hunter goes down like so many extinct featherless birds.
    HsHDcgj.jpg

    Gotta say, time has not been kind to this one. The variety of weapons and enemies are nice, but the level design, urgh. Couldn't pay me to replay this. Bosses are comically easy with another thumb stick and for 90% of the enemies you encounter your best bet is to just speedrun past 'em because you're almost Doomguy fast.

    Overall I enjoyed it though and I recommend getting it for a couple of bucks just to shoot that glorious Auto Shotgun

    steam_sig.png
    IoloGroveZavianshdwcasterRoyceSraphimBeryllineKarozHyphyKezzyKalnaurStollsmildlymorbidBig ClassyKoopahTroopahdestroyah87ElvenshaeTalus9952
  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    I just finished The Town of Light

    Holy shit I was not prepared for how that turned out. That was intense, terrifying, and the most heartbreaking game I've ever played (apologies, To the Moon, you've been replaced).

    It's a walking simulator that explores how we treated the mentally ill in the mid-20th century, through the eyes and disturbed mind of a young woman in Italy committed to an asylum at 16. The game covers a number of years and ... yeah, I won't spoil anything. Let's just go with: I super highly recommend it. It's based on real events and that's what makes it terrifying, too. The store page says this: "The only horror you will find in this game is the truth: a blow to the solar plexus, much more intense than any supernatural presence." Spot on.

    Also, there's some replayability to it as there are several versions of several chapters depending on choices you make. I need some serious soul bleach before I go back into it again though.

    HLTB has it at 3 hours. Took me about 4.5 - I tend to explore a lot...

    Now I need a hug.

    ~~ Pixie on Steam ~~
    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
    Ed GrubermanZavianIoloshdwcasterRoyceSraphimBeryllineHyphyKezzyKalnaurStollsTetraRaymildlymorbiddestroyah87ElvenshaeTeeManTalus9952
  • Gear GirlGear Girl More class than a state university Registered User regular
    Mai-Kero wrote: »
    UseR2006 wrote: »
    WE HAVE WINNERS!
    Congrats to....

    signature.png
    @Zavian
    signature.png
    @Mai-Kero
    signature.png
    @Mai-Kero
    signature.png
    @cooljammer00
    signature.png
    @Gear Girl

    If i got the forum names wrong, let me know. keys should be all released.

    Double thank you!

    Triple thank you!

    ZavianHyphyKezzyTalus9952
  • UseR2006UseR2006 MelbourneRegistered User regular
    I just finished The Town of Light

    Holy shit I was not prepared for how that turned out. That was intense, terrifying, and the most heartbreaking game I've ever played (apologies, To the Moon, you've been replaced).

    Now I need a hug.

    I just finished To The Moon.

    *hugs*

    I don't think I could start a second game even more brutal to the soul like that straight away.
    I does sound super interesting though.

    "I know you've been online.... There are lots of people that don't have that voice, that makes them ask themselves if what they make is shit or not." [img][/img]WJnjIS1.png
    steam_sig.png


    shdwcaster
  • MNC DoverMNC Dover Full-time Voice Actor Kirkland, WARegistered User regular
    Heatwave wrote: »
    @MNC Dover won Transformers: Devastation!

    signature.png

    Holy shit, really? I almost never win these things when more than 1 person enters much less 20. Thanks!
    Grove wrote: »
    Grats Dover! It was meant to be after your secret santa gift you gave me :P

    Steam karma in action. I grew up on G1 Transformers and have wanted to check this out for a while now.

    Need a voice actor? Hire me at bengrayVO.com
    Legends of Runeterra: MNCdover #moc
    Switch ID: MNC Dover SW-1154-3107-1051
    Steam ID
    Twitch Page
    GroveZavianHeatwaveshdwcasterRoyceSraphimHyphyKezzyStollschasmTalus9952
  • GroveGrove Los AngelesRegistered User regular
    Whenever you do start playing it Dover, check out the front page of the old thread as it has explanations for the various stats that aren't explained in game.

    Selling PS3 & 360 Madcatz TE Stick
  • UseR2006UseR2006 MelbourneRegistered User regular
    since the last lot of Giveaways are done..
    Here is another lot! Got to water them backlogs, make them grow :hydra:

    signature.png
    signature.png
    signature.png
    signature.png
    signature.png
    signature.png

    "I know you've been online.... There are lots of people that don't have that voice, that makes them ask themselves if what they make is shit or not." [img][/img]WJnjIS1.png
    steam_sig.png


    GroveSumanaiZavianKai_SanHeatwaveIoloRoyceSraphimBeryllineKarozHyphyKezzySkutSkutGear GirlStollsKalnaurBlackjackan_altTetraRaymildlymorbidKoopahTroopahchasmDaxterMaxTeeManTalus9952
  • bloodatonementbloodatonement Registered User regular
    Getting backlog points and "true friend" bonus points. A play in one act.

    Bloodatonement: Hey babe, will you play a video game with me tonight? It should only be 45 or an hour
    Mrs Bloodatonement: Only an hour. It's funny what some people think "only" is.

    Zdy0pmg.jpg
    Steam ID: Good Life
    GroveCorriganXRoyceSraphimBeryllineHyphyKezzyjclastStollsan_altCroakerBCmildlymorbidKoopahTroopahdestroyah87übergeekElvenshae
  • The_SpaniardThe_Spaniard It's never lupines Irvine, CaliforniaRegistered User regular
    Many rapturous and classy thanks to @Berylline for Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.

    Playstation/Origin/GoG: Span_Wolf Xbox/uPlay/Bnet: SpanWolf Nintendo: Span_Wolf SW-7097-4917-9392 Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/Span_Wolf/
    Pixelated PixieGrovebloodatonementHeatwaveIoloKarozHyphyKezzyGear GirlStollsKalnaurBlackjackan_altTetraRaydestroyah87chasmDaxterMaxElvenshaeTalus9952
This discussion has been closed.