STEAM SUMMER SALE THREAD - Page 2

On July 13 2012 23:52 Floofy wrote: whys portal good? i read descript and it sounded like bleh, but always heard it was awesome.

because it was one of the few really innovative and well mades games that has come out in recent years, among a sea of shitty babbys-first FPS 'war simulators'

feel like a mindless drone, buying everything b/c it's on sale

On July 14 2012 01:33 byrnesam wrote: Show nested quote + On July 13 2012 23:52 Floofy wrote: whys portal good? i read descript and it sounded like bleh, but always heard it was awesome. because it was one of the few really innovative and well mades games that has come out in recent years, among a sea of shitty babbys-first FPS 'war simulators'

also the "gameflow" is too good, the game is dynamic and challenging at all times

Picked up Trine. So good. Can't believe I've never heard of it before.

On July 14 2012 00:35 Into Infinity wrote: is alice any good?

overrated game imo. sure it looks good, but the gameplay seems too repetitive and the controls are suppose to suck for PC

portal is a funny puzzle game that prob had never been done, definately must play this. I've also had a lot of fun playing the coop campaign with my irl friend, really awesome concept.

On July 14 2012 01:33 byrnesam wrote: Show nested quote + On July 13 2012 23:52 Floofy wrote: whys portal good? i read descript and it sounded like bleh, but always heard it was awesome. because it was one of the few really innovative and well mades games that has come out in recent years, among a sea of shitty babbys-first FPS 'war simulators'

It's also very short (6h tops) and the puzzles are not very hard. But gameplay is very satisfying, atmosphere is great, GLaDOS is hilarious and disturbing at the same time, whole game is a unique experience as far as video games go. It's a piece of art imo. 2nd game is much more polished engine and puzzle wise, but (at least for me) the magic is somewhat gone. Still a funny game worth every penny.

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dead island any good?

amnesia is ok so far but im at the part where you find the chemist pot and need to combine chemicals to burn the goo from the refinery entrance or w/e. does it get scarier? its not so bad right now

On July 14 2012 16:21 GsOne wrote: Show nested quote + On July 14 2012 01:33 byrnesam wrote:   On July 13 2012 23:52 Floofy wrote: whys portal good? i read descript and it sounded like bleh, but always heard it was awesome. because it was one of the few really innovative and well mades games that has come out in recent years, among a sea of shitty babbys-first FPS 'war simulators' It's also very short (6h tops) and the puzzles are not very hard. But gameplay is very satisfying, atmosphere is great, GLaDOS is hilarious and disturbing at the same time, whole game is a unique experience as far as video games go. It's a piece of art imo. 2nd game is much more polished engine and puzzle wise, but (at least for me) the magic is somewhat gone. Still a funny game worth every penny.

It took me 2-3 days to beat it iirc, plus going back and finding the radios was fun.

ive played portal 1 for 54 hours in total.

The challenges are fun and very satisfying to solve and heightened the difficulty level of the game

On July 15 2012 00:14 RaiNKhAN wrote: amnesia is ok so far but im at the part where you find the chemist pot and need to combine chemicals to burn the goo from the refinery entrance or w/e. does it get scarier? its not so bad right now

Yeah, but then again ive only played 90 minutes of it so far, I found it scary from the start. Make sure you play it with the lights off and headphones on to immerse yourself.

On July 15 2012 00:03 k4ir0s wrote: dead island any good?

I'd recomend trying it first, and playing with some friends, cause most people will find the first area and couple of quests rather good and you might get hooked on bashing stuff with progressively better gear. That was the case for the first 2h for me. Then you will probably find that the game is very repetitive, to the point where you can remember zombie respawn points, there's absolutely no suspense and you might find yourself running away from zombies just to speed things up, not because it's required for survival. Story might as well not be there (removing all "acting" would improve the game imo), quests are never more complicated than fetch-and-kill-baddies, and then inventory will make you cry and drop best weapons by mistake.

So, I'd get it if you want some coop game to click away without thinking, with monsters suddenly jumping out on you instead of scary parts. If you love the beginning you probably won't hate the game, but it only gets worse imo.

bought a couple of packs

bought like 3 games a few weeks ago, now one sale for 50% off - feel like an idiot, thanks steam... T_T

All these indie games (limbo, suepr meat boy, amnesia etc were all free in humble indie sales) should of picked them up then! Not sure if still available rather than the steam prices

got portal 2 for $5 woot. thats 2 button steals at ante tables.

stephen merchents voice is instantly recognizable. Great game

gona have to get super meat boy next

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On July 15 2012 00:26 byrnesam wrote: Show nested quote + On July 15 2012 00:14 RaiNKhAN wrote: amnesia is ok so far but im at the part where you find the chemist pot and need to combine chemicals to burn the goo from the refinery entrance or w/e. does it get scarier? its not so bad right now Yeah, but then again ive only played 90 minutes of it so far, I found it scary from the start. Make sure you play it with the lights off and headphones on to immerse yourself.

Yes it gets a lot scarier. The prison is where I started to lose my shit lol.

anyone try Tribes: Ascend?

I think the original tribes might have been the first online game I ever played. Ive put a few hours into Ascend, and maaaan do I feel noob. Seems pretty complicated but it definitely is pretty fun so far. I like the idea of having a class system in an FPS where people have different rolls.

I keep going heavy armor with massive guns cause I'm too noob.