Satisfactory for $20 bucks is an incredible steal. Hell I would have paid more than $30 for the amount of time I've spent with it. A great game as-is and not even done yet.
Is there any like security reason not to use the epic store at this point?
The only reason I haven't is cause I'm lazy but there is stuff on sale I want
As long as they aren't more likely get my credit card number stolen than steam I'll probably install it when I get home
I think it's hard to say. They've been lazy about other aspects of stuff that consumers CAN see, I personally shudder to think about what things I can't see look like.
Like, there's only so many times you can say "Whoops, yeah, we shouldn't have done it that way or done that at all, but we were just in such a rush to get the store setup that we cut some corners. We'll totally fix it now that we got caught." before I start doubting that there's a single area where you haven't rushed and cut critical corners.
I know when the game store first started getting big a lot of people reported security issues from bots trying to hack into Fortnite accounts, but I feel like that's died down a bit - I know I got hit with a login attempt a few weeks back, and it emailed me to check if it was me and prompted me to turn on 2FA. So I felt okay entering in my credit card info for today's sale, at least.
Is there any like security reason not to use the epic store at this point?
The only reason I haven't is cause I'm lazy but there is stuff on sale I want
As long as they aren't more likely get my credit card number stolen than steam I'll probably install it when I get home
I think it's hard to say. They've been lazy about other aspects of stuff that consumers CAN see, I personally shudder to think about what things I can't see look like.
Like, there's only so many times you can say "Whoops, yeah, we shouldn't have done it that way or done that at all, but we were just in such a rush to get the store setup that we cut some corners. We'll totally fix it now that we got caught." before I start doubting that there's a single area where you haven't rushed and cut critical corners.
the storefront itself is still a mess
like there's no real way to view a list of all the games, or by category, you can search for a specific game and that's kinda it
but that's somewhat mitigated because they only have ~50 games for sale
Is there any like security reason not to use the epic store at this point?
The only reason I haven't is cause I'm lazy but there is stuff on sale I want
As long as they aren't more likely get my credit card number stolen than steam I'll probably install it when I get home
I think it's hard to say. They've been lazy about other aspects of stuff that consumers CAN see, I personally shudder to think about what things I can't see look like.
Like, there's only so many times you can say "Whoops, yeah, we shouldn't have done it that way or done that at all, but we were just in such a rush to get the store setup that we cut some corners. We'll totally fix it now that we got caught." before I start doubting that there's a single area where you haven't rushed and cut critical corners.
the storefront itself is still a mess
like there's no real way to view a list of all the games, or by category, you can search for a specific game and that's kinda it
but that's somewhat mitigated because they only have ~50 games for sale
Also no cart at least from what I can tell from buying things today
Is there any like security reason not to use the epic store at this point?
The only reason I haven't is cause I'm lazy but there is stuff on sale I want
As long as they aren't more likely get my credit card number stolen than steam I'll probably install it when I get home
I think it's hard to say. They've been lazy about other aspects of stuff that consumers CAN see, I personally shudder to think about what things I can't see look like.
Like, there's only so many times you can say "Whoops, yeah, we shouldn't have done it that way or done that at all, but we were just in such a rush to get the store setup that we cut some corners. We'll totally fix it now that we got caught." before I start doubting that there's a single area where you haven't rushed and cut critical corners.
the storefront itself is still a mess
like there's no real way to view a list of all the games, or by category, you can search for a specific game and that's kinda it
but that's somewhat mitigated because they only have ~50 games for sale
Also no cart at least from what I can tell from buying things today
PII aspects aside, I have yet to hear that people with Fortnite playtime *aren't* getting 2FA spam from people trying to get into their accounts.
That's the only reason I'm trying to (mentally) jump through a way to make purchases with some sort of GC or burner credit card number.
Hades sounds great but I don’t play early access games and I don’t really want yet another installer on my computer and also I’m not the biggest fan of Epic’s money hat exclusivity strategy.
Looking at game due for release on steam on may 20 called Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
It's made by folk who make trippy art installations.
Reminds me of a 3D game, game, game, and again game
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What about preorders?
You can cancel your preorder and get a refund at any time before release. After the game is released, you can request a refund within 14 days if you have not played the game for more than 2 hours. For purposes of this policy, “release” includes any playable version of the game, including beta versions.
So, you can kind of risk-free preorder? You have two weeks/two hours after release to decide whether you like it or not.
I loved Bastion so much that I played through it three times in a row. The gameplay is great, the story is great, the music is brilliant.
Then I loathed Transistor intensely because the gameplay alternated between frustratingly miserable and incredibly boring and the story was eye-rollingly stupid. And Pyre seemed ok but I sucked at it so refunded after about an hour because I didn't have any fun.
I loved Bastion so much that I played through it three times in a row. The gameplay is great, the story is great, the music is brilliant.
Then I loathed Transistor intensely because the gameplay alternated between frustratingly miserable and incredibly boring and the story was eye-rollingly stupid. And Pyre seemed ok but I sucked at it so refunded after about an hour because I didn't have any fun.
How does it fall on that scale?
I describe Hades as the gameplay of Bastion with the story of Transistor and the Characters of Pyre.
It plays a lot like Bastion does, that sort of top-down real time action. Different weapons, special powers, dashing, that sort of thing. Except it's wrapped in a very clever and well executed roguelite kind of style, where every time you die you go back to the House of Hades and have to begin anew.
Except going back to the house isn't that bad a thing. The characters there have new things to say to you, the currencies you earn during a run can unlock new weapons or permanent boosts for you, and aspects of the story itself progress. You get 10 minutes or so to just relax and recompose yourself before you go back out.
It's an extremely satisfying game to play through from top to bottom.
Story of Transistor isn't promising. Do you at least know who the person talking to you via narration is in Hades?
I might pick it up then just wait for it to be done. My track record with roguelikes is that once I finish the game i'm done and will never touch it again. Even if all the content isn't out yet. That's what happened with Dead Cells and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
Story of Transistor isn't promising. Do you at least know who the person talking to you via narration is in Hades?
I might pick it up then just wait for it to be done. My track record with roguelikes is that once I finish the game i'm done and will never touch it again. Even if all the content isn't out yet. That's what happened with Dead Cells and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
You knew in Transistor too though right?
But there isn't a constant narrator like there was in Bastion... There's a narrator who pops in occasionally for some parts but it's mostly just talking to the other characters in the game, or your protagonist himself talking about stuff.
I say story of Transistor because imo Transistor has the most compelling narrative structure of all the games. That's just my personal view though! In essence a lot of the motivations of characters and details of past events that have led up to the current situation are fed to you bit by bit as your progress through the game. It's very non-linear, and that's kinda what I loved about Transistor's narrative design.
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HiT BiT🍒 Fresh, straight from Pac-man'sRegistered Userregular
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Never mind, just check Brolo's post above that I missed.
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Seems to be, yeah
Which honestly sounds ideal to me
That sure is a take
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The only reason I haven't is cause I'm lazy but there is stuff on sale I want
As long as they aren't more likely get my credit card number stolen than steam I'll probably install it when I get home
26 And it came to pass, when Gabe had finished all these sayings, he said unto his gamers,
2 Ye know that after two days is the sale of the equinox, and the steamy storefront is betrayed of its exclusives.
3 Then assembled together the developers, and the journalists, and the hardcore gamers, unto the master of the epic games, who was called Sweeny,
4 And consulted that they might take the steamy storefront by subtilty, and kill it.
14 Then one of the gamers, called Nubass Icareanot, went unto the developers,
15 And said unto them, What will ye give me, and I will deliver Gabe unto you? And they covenanted with him for thirty percent off hot exclusives.
16 And from that time he sought opportunity to betray him.
I think it's hard to say. They've been lazy about other aspects of stuff that consumers CAN see, I personally shudder to think about what things I can't see look like.
Like, there's only so many times you can say "Whoops, yeah, we shouldn't have done it that way or done that at all, but we were just in such a rush to get the store setup that we cut some corners. We'll totally fix it now that we got caught." before I start doubting that there's a single area where you haven't rushed and cut critical corners.
the storefront itself is still a mess
like there's no real way to view a list of all the games, or by category, you can search for a specific game and that's kinda it
but that's somewhat mitigated because they only have ~50 games for sale
That is probably Supergiant's best-playing game by a mile and it is an absolute must play
Also no cart at least from what I can tell from buying things today
PII aspects aside, I have yet to hear that people with Fortnite playtime *aren't* getting 2FA spam from people trying to get into their accounts.
That's the only reason I'm trying to (mentally) jump through a way to make purchases with some sort of GC or burner credit card number.
gurl you got a thicc infrastructure
my pipeline is tight and needs to be filled up with regular content updates
Very jealous of this
I like big infrastructure, I cannot lie
It's been well established that those hips don't lie.
any red-blooded american
so long as it's crumbling
D2 was disappointing for me but
Fuckin' that line is great
But also I’m not the biggest fan of steam.
And I do like Supergiant in general.
So I will probably just wait.
Sometimes to Deal with the Difficulty of Being Alive, I Need to Believe There Is a Possibility That Life Is Not Real.
It's made by folk who make trippy art installations.
Reminds me of a 3D
game, game, game, and again game
So, you can kind of risk-free preorder? You have two weeks/two hours after release to decide whether you like it or not.
I loved Bastion so much that I played through it three times in a row. The gameplay is great, the story is great, the music is brilliant.
Then I loathed Transistor intensely because the gameplay alternated between frustratingly miserable and incredibly boring and the story was eye-rollingly stupid. And Pyre seemed ok but I sucked at it so refunded after about an hour because I didn't have any fun.
How does it fall on that scale?
I describe Hades as the gameplay of Bastion with the story of Transistor and the Characters of Pyre.
It plays a lot like Bastion does, that sort of top-down real time action. Different weapons, special powers, dashing, that sort of thing. Except it's wrapped in a very clever and well executed roguelite kind of style, where every time you die you go back to the House of Hades and have to begin anew.
Except going back to the house isn't that bad a thing. The characters there have new things to say to you, the currencies you earn during a run can unlock new weapons or permanent boosts for you, and aspects of the story itself progress. You get 10 minutes or so to just relax and recompose yourself before you go back out.
It's an extremely satisfying game to play through from top to bottom.
I might pick it up then just wait for it to be done. My track record with roguelikes is that once I finish the game i'm done and will never touch it again. Even if all the content isn't out yet. That's what happened with Dead Cells and Crypt of the Necrodancer.
You knew in Transistor too though right?
But there isn't a constant narrator like there was in Bastion... There's a narrator who pops in occasionally for some parts but it's mostly just talking to the other characters in the game, or your protagonist himself talking about stuff.
I say story of Transistor because imo Transistor has the most compelling narrative structure of all the games. That's just my personal view though! In essence a lot of the motivations of characters and details of past events that have led up to the current situation are fed to you bit by bit as your progress through the game. It's very non-linear, and that's kinda what I loved about Transistor's narrative design.
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It's been an uphill development.