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  • KorhedronKorhedron Registered User regular
    Donnicton wrote: »

    So, is the game itself any good? I'm kind of in the mood for a decent park management game, but JP have had som epic-scale bad games connected to the IP over the years!

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  • BedlamBedlam Registered User regular
    Donnicton wrote: »

    Where's Frank west when you need him?
    covering wars, probably.

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  • HeatwaveHeatwave Come, now, and walk the path of explosions with me!Registered User regular
    edited June 2018
    Bedlam wrote: »
    Donnicton wrote: »

    Where's Frank west when you need him?
    covering wars, probably.
    He can do that here with these untamed dinosaurs

    When they get loose from their enclosures they could even start a few fights

    Like some kind of beast wars

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  • jammujammu 2020 is now. Registered User regular
    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFCM-4577

    TLDR: Steam will stop working on Windows XP/Vista on January 1. 2019. Upgrade or lose access to your games.
    Pretty rude if you ask me.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    jammu wrote: »
    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFCM-4577

    TLDR: Steam will stop working on Windows XP/Vista on January 1. 2019. Upgrade or lose access to your games.
    Pretty rude if you ask me.

    Are there people still running XP? I mean, MS even stopped "extended" support for it years ago. I can't imagine it's easy finding software that still runs on it. And games especially...

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Big ClassyBig Classy Registered User regular
    Guys.... I might actually finish the main game for Wildlands! 85hrs in and I've got only 3 more regions to clear for kingslayer files and other collectables! Oh also story missions too but fuck them, FILES TO COLLECT YO!

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  • jammujammu 2020 is now. Registered User regular
    jammu wrote: »
    https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1558-AFCM-4577

    TLDR: Steam will stop working on Windows XP/Vista on January 1. 2019. Upgrade or lose access to your games.
    Pretty rude if you ask me.

    Are there people still running XP? I mean, MS even stopped "extended" support for it years ago. I can't imagine it's easy finding software that still runs on it. And games especially...

    My old laptop still works and can run era-appropriate games. I understand not getting any upgrades or to play any new stuff.
    It's the part where you can't play the old games you have purchased back in the days of the dinosa... XP.

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  • MrVyngaardMrVyngaard Live From New Etoile Straight Outta SosariaRegistered User regular
    I can't believe they don't have a "hide people who are offline" feature for the beta or that they didn't make it so collapsed groups don't stay collapsed.

    It's such a mess right now.

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  • CorsiniCorsini Registered User regular
    I am gainfully employed again, so...
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  • TeeManTeeMan BrainSpoon Registered User regular
    edited June 2018
    For some reason I've had an inkling to play a point-and-click adventure game this week and I've been pleasantly surprised by THE RAVEN. It's not anything groundbreaking but it's a rare thing to enjoy the characters more than the story. The set pieces tick along at a steady, unhurried pace (you play an aging Swiss police officer, after all) and the very few puzzles that are present are nicely signposted and require zero moon logic. That's not to say the story lacks drama, it's quite full of it, but in a Midsummers Murder kind of way.

    I feel I'm nearing the end of the second act now ,and as long as it sticks the landing in wrapping up the game this would stand to be a good recommendation. Especially with the Steam sale so near; good backlog fodder

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  • RoyceSraphimRoyceSraphim Registered User regular
    edited June 2018

    Concerning this statement avoit vista xp

    I wanna complain about Accessibility, but considering the number of security breaches running those old systems allows, rather then a free Linux distribution I cannot say anything.

    As far as who is running XP and Vista nowadays, it's cheap people in the global north, and people who can neither afford or do not know any better in the global South

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  • CroakerBCCroakerBC TorontoRegistered User regular
    Once the vendor have stopped extended support on an OS, it's really unsurprising for a secondary service to do the same.
    Compatibility patching and QA is, and I speak from experience, a living, endless nightmare from which we never wake. Any excuse to remove something from the supported stack will be met with cheers and beers.

    XP is something like 0.5% of the global Windows user base, and most of that is enterprise systems which can't shift over without having to do a whole bunch of OS related procurement / repatching.

    If your personal desktop is also in that 0.5%, I'm sorry, but you're just not economical to support.

    Would you Like to Know More about Windows 10?

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  • ElvenshaeElvenshae Registered User regular
    Anyone else having issues getting to, like, the Storefront or the Community Hub in Steam? I can see my library just fine, but anything other than that just doesn't seem to be working.

  • MugsleyMugsley DelawareRegistered User regular
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Once the vendor have stopped extended support on an OS, it's really unsurprising for a secondary service to do the same.
    Compatibility patching and QA is, and I speak from experience, a living, endless nightmare from which we never wake. Any excuse to remove something from the supported stack will be met with cheers and beers.

    XP is something like 0.5% of the global Windows user base, and most of that is enterprise systems which can't shift over without having to do a whole bunch of OS related procurement / repatching.

    If your personal desktop is also in that 0.5%, I'm sorry, but you're just not economical to support.

    Would you Like to Know More about Windows 10?

    Would this still be able issue, though, it games installed into their own folders instead of a Steam folder? So you're not opening /steam/app/78698; you're opening /games/BadRats/BadRats.exe

    Or is this more of the issue that a select minority are losing access to their library in Steam? In other words, could people get around this by downloading/installing their games on their XP systems prior to this change going Live?

    Also, I'd assume this only affects older titles originally created for the XP era, so the relative percentage of games themselves is small.

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    It seems no one has yet mentioned that Tales of Berseria is 15 bucks right now.

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  • jammujammu 2020 is now. Registered User regular
    It's more of a "Valve is stealing our games" kinda thing.
    I do have a perfectly good win 10 desktop for home gaming, but I still have my old laptop that just got invalidated.
    Time to go full GOG then. They literally can't remove your access to installed games.

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  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    Reminder there's a few hours left to get in on this.
    akajaybay wrote: »
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    You may have heard that Yakuza is coming to Steam. Now Stabbity Style's PS4 is pointless.
    Send me a PM with a suggestion as to what Stabbity should do with his PS4 now that it's purpose has been removed and there are clearly no other games to justify its existence.
    Geth will pick one of those suggestions and if he picks you then you'll have Yakuza 0 to look forward to too.
    Send me submissions until 6/13 12pm pacific time. Then Geth will do his thing.

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  • TheStigTheStig Registered User regular
    I wish we could all decide together what order numbers are supposed to go in, just for the sake of clarity.

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    TheStig wrote: »
    I wish we could all decide together what order numbers are supposed to go in, just for the sake of clarity.

    I think 0 here is being used to denote a prequel?

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  • McMoogleMcMoogle Registered User regular
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    TheStig wrote: »
    I wish we could all decide together what order numbers are supposed to go in, just for the sake of clarity.

    I think 0 here is being used to denote a prequel?

    No if it's a prequel it would be Yakuza 76.

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  • tsmvengytsmvengy Registered User regular
    Mugsley wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Once the vendor have stopped extended support on an OS, it's really unsurprising for a secondary service to do the same.
    Compatibility patching and QA is, and I speak from experience, a living, endless nightmare from which we never wake. Any excuse to remove something from the supported stack will be met with cheers and beers.

    XP is something like 0.5% of the global Windows user base, and most of that is enterprise systems which can't shift over without having to do a whole bunch of OS related procurement / repatching.

    If your personal desktop is also in that 0.5%, I'm sorry, but you're just not economical to support.

    Would you Like to Know More about Windows 10?

    Would this still be able issue, though, it games installed into their own folders instead of a Steam folder? So you're not opening /steam/app/78698; you're opening /games/BadRats/BadRats.exe

    Or is this more of the issue that a select minority are losing access to their library in Steam? In other words, could people get around this by downloading/installing their games on their XP systems prior to this change going Live?

    Also, I'd assume this only affects older titles originally created for the XP era, so the relative percentage of games themselves is small.

    Not sure they have to offer continued support. Just change the approach - after a certain date, you will no longer get Steam updates or be able to connect to Steam if you are on XP. Provide a path for people to go to (permanent until OS upgrade) offline mode, and download all their games. Or maybe a hybrid where you don't get any steam features, can't buy anything, but you can still download game packages?

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  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    Yeah no previous Yakuza experience is required for this. So don't feel like you need to have played any others to get in on this.
    It's the earliest chronologically, but recent technologically/design wise so you get the best of both worlds for a good place to start.

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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    It seems no one has yet mentioned that Tales of Berseria is 15 bucks right now.

    Also, other Tales games are on sale:
    Tales of Symphonia - $4.99
    Tales of Zestria - $12.49

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Dac VinDac Vin S-s-screw you! I only listen to DOUBLE MUSIC! Registered User regular
    And for a completely different sale, Hellblade for $17.99 which according to Is There Any Deal is the lowest it's been.

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  • McMoogleMcMoogle Registered User regular
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

    But what of the Summer Steve or Summer Tom?

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  • KalnaurKalnaur I See Rain . . . Centralia, WARegistered User regular
    akajaybay wrote: »
    Yeah no previous Yakuza experience is required for this. So don't feel like you need to have played any others to get in on this.
    It's the earliest chronologically, but recent technologically/design wise so you get the best of both worlds for a good place to start.

    And then Yakuza Kiwami, which is also coming to Steam, is an update of the original Yakuza game with it's story and systems being brought into line with Yakuza 0.

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    McMoogle wrote: »
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

    But what of the Summer Steve or Summer Tom?

    I never liked those guys anyway.

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
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  • Stabbity StyleStabbity Style He/Him | Warning: Mothership Reporting Kennewick, WARegistered User regular
    edited June 2018
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

    So what you're saying is that everyone should gift you to make up for it, right? Right.

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  • Santa ClaustrophobiaSanta Claustrophobia Ho Ho Ho Disconnecting from Xbox LIVERegistered User regular
    #GIFTPIXIE

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  • akajaybayakajaybay Registered User regular
    Kalnaur wrote: »
    akajaybay wrote: »
    Yeah no previous Yakuza experience is required for this. So don't feel like you need to have played any others to get in on this.
    It's the earliest chronologically, but recent technologically/design wise so you get the best of both worlds for a good place to start.

    And then Yakuza Kiwami, which is also coming to Steam, is an update of the original Yakuza game with it's story and systems being brought into line with Yakuza 0.

    I will say that Kiwami is not quite as well fleshed out as Zero is. It's a remake of the original game, so it'd be the next one to play in sequence. It's the first game remade in the 0 engine. They've added in some extra stuff, especially stuff that references Zero and fleshes out the original story in good ways. BUT it's not as well polished a game as Zero. I think they didn't want to deviate from the original game too much so it still feels a bit rougher in general than Zero did. But it's still good and worth playing.
    I think Zero is probably the best game in the series as a complete package from the main plot , zany side content, mini games large and small.

  • BetsuniBetsuni UM-R60L Talisker IVRegistered User regular
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I am open to the gifting game. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Sale will be the death of me! :lol:
    So what you're saying is that everyone should gift you to make up for it, right? Right.

    This is how I read her post.

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  • KoopahTroopahKoopahTroopah The koopas, the troopas. Philadelphia, PARegistered User regular
    Donnicton wrote: »

    Where's Frank west when you need him?

    HE'S COVERED WARS, YOU KNO!

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  • DissociaterDissociater Registered User regular
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

    Whatcha get?

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  • destroyah87destroyah87 They/Them She/HerRegistered User regular
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

    Whatcha get?

    She bought a car.

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  • NotoriusBENNotoriusBEN Registered User regular
    This needs a signal boost

    https://youtu.be/A1N-TTwYIJw

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  • Pixelated PixiePixelated Pixie They/Them Registered User regular
    I bought a new car today. Brand new. 2018. First time in my life I've had a car less than 10 years old. I'm so excited I can't stand myself.

    But - that also means I'm out of the gifting game for a while. Sorry, Valve. The Summer Dale will have to go on without me! :lol:

    So what you're saying is that everyone should gift you to make up for it, right? Right.

    That's not how this works! That's not how any of this works!

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    ironzerg wrote: »
    Chipmunks are like nature's nipple clamps, I guess?
  • EvilMonkeyEvilMonkey Registered User regular
    This needs a signal boost
    ...
    Just watched that. A little annoyed that he puts Sony on full blast (which they deserve) but effectively gives Epic a pass. They are enforcing Sony's rules while presumably (I don't have an Epic account) not adequately warning users that linking the account with Sony will lock it out of other systems.

    Still a crap situation for players regardless.

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  • NotoriusBENNotoriusBEN Registered User regular
    I agree that epic is as accountable as sony for this, but i needed to put the word out here and in the fortnite thread for peeps.

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  • LD50LD50 Registered User regular
    Mugsley wrote: »
    CroakerBC wrote: »
    Once the vendor have stopped extended support on an OS, it's really unsurprising for a secondary service to do the same.
    Compatibility patching and QA is, and I speak from experience, a living, endless nightmare from which we never wake. Any excuse to remove something from the supported stack will be met with cheers and beers.

    XP is something like 0.5% of the global Windows user base, and most of that is enterprise systems which can't shift over without having to do a whole bunch of OS related procurement / repatching.

    If your personal desktop is also in that 0.5%, I'm sorry, but you're just not economical to support.

    Would you Like to Know More about Windows 10?

    Would this still be able issue, though, it games installed into their own folders instead of a Steam folder? So you're not opening /steam/app/78698; you're opening /games/BadRats/BadRats.exe

    Or is this more of the issue that a select minority are losing access to their library in Steam? In other words, could people get around this by downloading/installing their games on their XP systems prior to this change going Live?

    Also, I'd assume this only affects older titles originally created for the XP era, so the relative percentage of games themselves is small.

    If a game does not have drm included, you should be able to just run the executable, regardless of if steam is installed/working or not. A game also may not work if it has steam integration for online services.

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