I will commend Hothead when they give a date for adding these features.
I also bought a product I deemed worth $20 at the time, it is no longer worth $20 since a similar product with more features is now available for the same price. Adding the same features at no cost is merely smart business practice if they want Greenhouse to succeed.
I will commend Hothead when they give a date for adding these features.
I also bought a product I deemed worth $20 at the time, it is no longer worth $20 since a similar product with more features is now available for the same price. Adding the same features at no cost is merely smart business practice if they want Greenhouse to succeed.
Um, this shit happens all the time. I paid $400 for my iPod 4 years ago. Now that better and bigger ones have come out with color screens and video & internet capabilities, mine sure isn't worth $400 anymore. Fuck Apple for releasing a better version after I bought mine! I want them to upgrade mine free of charge to do all the same shit as the new ones!
I know this is an extreme example but seriously you guys are fucking whining over a little checklist. How much is your Greenhouse version worth now, $19.87? Does the fact that this Steam version came out somehow travel back in time and diminsh the fun you had when you played the Greenhouse version?
Let's say they released the improved iPod less than 3 weeks after you got yours, I bet you'd be a little upset over that. That's similar to what happened here, other than the game is $20 and not $400 so I'm not in wild rage over this.
I know achievements aren't much, but before the game came out, I was bummed they wouldn't be on the Greenhouse version since I don't own a 360. To have it come out on Steam with achievements less than 3 weeks from Greenhouse release was rather troubling, considering I felt that feature to be a bigger part of my game experience.
It does not diminish the fun I had with the game itself, but there was more potential fun to be had that is lost with the lack of achievements built in.
All I really want is a clearer description of what Greenhouse will be adding to Episode 1 and future episodes and when they might be adding those feature(s). Is that too much to ask?
-edit- Also let's be civil over this, no reason to be belligerent.
Let's say they released the improved iPod less than 3 weeks after you got yours, I bet you'd be a little upset over that. That's similar to what happened here, other than the game is $20 and not $400 so I'm not in wild rage over this.
I know achievements aren't much, but before the game came out, I was bummed they wouldn't be on the Greenhouse version since I don't own a 360. To have it come out on Steam with achievements less than 3 weeks from Greenhouse release was rather troubling, considering I felt that feature to be a bigger part of my game experience.
It does not diminish the fun I had with the game itself, but there was more potential fun to be had that is lost with the lack of achievements built in.
All I really want is a clearer description of what Greenhouse will be adding to Episode 1 and future episodes and when they might be adding those feature(s). Is that too much to ask?
-edit- Also let's be civil over this, no reason to be belligerent.
While I understand that the Greenhouse approach was simple and fun and would've made me a better person, honestly I heard about it and just kinda shrugged it off. I don't mean to belittle the hard work put in by HH, PA or anyone else involved in the project, but during a busy work week, I didn't really pay it any mind.
However, as I posted here, finding out that it was on Steam made it a simpler choice for me. I'm terribly lazy, and Steam was something I already had. A couple of clicks later (possibly the same or more work that it would've taken for the Greenhouse version, I may never know) and I had it in hand, played the hell out of it on Saturday/Sunday during some rainy afternoons, and considered it money well spent.
I can't say that I never would've bought it if it wasn't on Steam, but finding that it was so conveniently available took me from "I'd like to get that one day" to "I own it, hooray!".
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First they came for the Muslims, and we said NOT TODAY, MOTHERFUCKER!
I do understand why you were upset and personally I probably would've been slightly annoyed as well. Sorry to be a dick about it and I am honestly glad that HH is adding this stuff in.
I was waiting for this, bought it the moment it went on Steam.
Thanks for providing it over my favourite distribution system! 8-)
I hope the second episode will be on Steam too.
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edited July 2008
I downloaded the game the day it became available on Steam but I finally started playing it last Saturday and
I finished it last night.
The game is pretty awesome. I enjoyed the story and it was really funny. The mime pope battle and final boss
battle were epic. There were a few things that could be better though.
When you are told that you need the soul of a powerful person I had no fucking clue who they were talking
about. I went to my Dossier and looked at all the NPCs thinking it was one of them. I wasn't sure if it was any of
them so I actually visited each of them. Then I visited Anne again looking for some more clues of who she and my
character were talking about but I only received the same dialogue. Then I checked the dossier again and finally
realized that I had not re-visited the mime pope.
It took me like 20 minutes to get that sorted out. I wish the dialogue had been less vague in that case.
It also took me a while to understand that I could revive fallen members of my party during battle using the
bandages. I figured out the health kit thing because I could click on a party member that was still standing
and it would revive the fallen members. I didn't realize the bandage could revive until I was more than halfway
through with the game, even though it says it can revive. I guess I was not paying attention. And when I
finally tried to use it to revive a fallen person I thought it was not working because I tried clicking on their
body and not on the place they were standing.
And lastly, sometimes I had trouble clicking on trash cans or crates because Tycho or Gabe were in the way
and the game thought I was clicking on them. I had to move my party away from the trash can so I can get a
clear "shot".
the Silent Pope being the one I needed to complete the story. I think it's because it's possible to miss him completely when you go back for the bolt, which meant that I had never met him to consider him powerful.
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I also bought a product I deemed worth $20 at the time, it is no longer worth $20 since a similar product with more features is now available for the same price. Adding the same features at no cost is merely smart business practice if they want Greenhouse to succeed.
Um, this shit happens all the time. I paid $400 for my iPod 4 years ago. Now that better and bigger ones have come out with color screens and video & internet capabilities, mine sure isn't worth $400 anymore. Fuck Apple for releasing a better version after I bought mine! I want them to upgrade mine free of charge to do all the same shit as the new ones!
I know this is an extreme example but seriously you guys are fucking whining over a little checklist. How much is your Greenhouse version worth now, $19.87? Does the fact that this Steam version came out somehow travel back in time and diminsh the fun you had when you played the Greenhouse version?
I know achievements aren't much, but before the game came out, I was bummed they wouldn't be on the Greenhouse version since I don't own a 360. To have it come out on Steam with achievements less than 3 weeks from Greenhouse release was rather troubling, considering I felt that feature to be a bigger part of my game experience.
It does not diminish the fun I had with the game itself, but there was more potential fun to be had that is lost with the lack of achievements built in.
All I really want is a clearer description of what Greenhouse will be adding to Episode 1 and future episodes and when they might be adding those feature(s). Is that too much to ask?
-edit- Also let's be civil over this, no reason to be belligerent.
Props to Hothead for having priorities in order. http://forum.playgreenhouse.com/jforum/posts/list/75/720.page#5095
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Being that I wasn't a douche about things, that's my only explanation for your response.
However, as I posted here, finding out that it was on Steam made it a simpler choice for me. I'm terribly lazy, and Steam was something I already had. A couple of clicks later (possibly the same or more work that it would've taken for the Greenhouse version, I may never know) and I had it in hand, played the hell out of it on Saturday/Sunday during some rainy afternoons, and considered it money well spent.
I can't say that I never would've bought it if it wasn't on Steam, but finding that it was so conveniently available took me from "I'd like to get that one day" to "I own it, hooray!".
Good, now we can all be happy again!
I do understand why you were upset and personally I probably would've been slightly annoyed as well. Sorry to be a dick about it and I am honestly glad that HH is adding this stuff in.
A buddy of mine has a tattoo that you'd find incredibly awkward.
Thanks for providing it over my favourite distribution system! 8-)
I hope the second episode will be on Steam too.
Mystery
I finished it last night.
The game is pretty awesome. I enjoyed the story and it was really funny. The mime pope battle and final boss
battle were epic. There were a few things that could be better though.
about. I went to my Dossier and looked at all the NPCs thinking it was one of them. I wasn't sure if it was any of
them so I actually visited each of them. Then I visited Anne again looking for some more clues of who she and my
character were talking about but I only received the same dialogue. Then I checked the dossier again and finally
realized that I had not re-visited the mime pope.
It took me like 20 minutes to get that sorted out. I wish the dialogue had been less vague in that case.
It also took me a while to understand that I could revive fallen members of my party during battle using the
bandages. I figured out the health kit thing because I could click on a party member that was still standing
and it would revive the fallen members. I didn't realize the bandage could revive until I was more than halfway
through with the game, even though it says it can revive. I guess I was not paying attention. And when I
finally tried to use it to revive a fallen person I thought it was not working because I tried clicking on their
body and not on the place they were standing.
and the game thought I was clicking on them. I had to move my party away from the trash can so I can get a
clear "shot".
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