The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Metro]

I'm not sure how multiplayer is relevant to my point. The games are carbon copies of one another. At least with something like the Civilization series there is some form of innovation/new mechanics between each iteration. All the KB games do is introduce a slightly different rage mechanic -- everything else is nearly identical. That said, there is obviously a segment of gamers who eat this shit up since they're on the fourth go 'round.

 

[St Antony of Padua]

Why the hell do they have a KB game in early access. Isn't it the same thing over and over again?

 

[Ashery]

I'm not sure how multiplayer is relevant to my point.

It's relevant because there's no community for the new releases to fracture. With multiplayer games, frequent releases fragment and help kill off the community for both/all games, so the frequent releases harm even those who only pick up the original. With singleplayer games, however, that situation doesn't crop up.

That's not to say that frequent releases can't cause issues (Devs abandoning the original for a sequel before delivering on all promised features, for instance), but, at least as far as I'm aware, the KB games have been largely bug free and've delivered on all promised features.

The Civilization comparison isn't exactly fair, though, as they're in completely different genres; Civilization can easily go longer between each iteration as every game plays different, often radically so, but the same cannot be said for the KB games.

 

[Metro]

My concern isn't with fracturing it's with lazy fucking developers pumping out the same shit.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Yeah they are great games, but his about a big overhaul or tackling another genre?

 

[Infinitron]

Witcher 2 now has Linux support (and it's 80% off) http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/

 

[Wirdschowerdn]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/242840/

This looks kinda interesting. First-person caster/Portal clone, but unfortunately with stupid voice commands only.

 

[Ninjerk]

Witcher 2 now has Linux support (and it's 80% off) http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/

Dunno if it's worth it at that price. Witcher deal looks good, though.

 

[Metro]

Witcher > Witcher 2. Neither are anything special.

 

[Azalin]

Witcher 2 now has Linux support (and it's 80% off) http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/

Dunno if it's worth it at that price. Witcher deal looks good, though.

Both games are worth it,get them

 

[adddeed]

Even i got bored of the Witcher. Made it to the swamps and then deleted.

 

[Markman]

The Witcher games are cool. I like to call em RPG' with balls. Mature action romps and dont treat you like a retard. They were well worth their full price and its a hell of a bargain to get the game for 4 euros or whatever little price they ask.
Also as an added bonus, if the game comes with the cd-key, you can register that key on gog.com and have the game available overthere too. Good guys CDProjekt.

Witcher > Witcher 2. Neither are anything special.

lol

 

[Metro]

Naga, please.

 

[Markman]

OK, besides Metro's bad taste in games something else was released today.
Van Helsing II. 15 bucks/euros for a fine fine ARPG, there's slaughter, explosions, moar complex levels, even some minor C&C. You can even import your old save from the first game and continue with the same char.
It reeks of fun, theres cheezy humor and a load of bad jokes in it. I even preordered this fucker.

 

[Metro]

Most of the Codex has a pretty low opinion on the Witcher series.

 

[DalekFlay]

Problem with Witcher is combat kind of sucks in both, for different reasons. Definitely worth playing for storyfags though.

 

[Ninjerk]

Fuck the Witcher and get Desu Souls for 66% off.

 

[Keshik]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=262219793

"Shallow Space", kind of a sequel of sorts to Nexus TJI. Name sucks though.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

The ones whose genes are drawn from the shallow end of the gene pool?

 

[Turjan]

Who in his right mind would use "shallow" in the title of his own game It's begging to be mocked.

They have that fake 3D universe build that feels kind of shallow...

Well, it definitely leads to endless derping around. That said, I quite liked Nexus tJI, even if it was a bit uneven regarding the mission difficulty.

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Waaaghhammer titles 50% off guise.

 

[bonescraper]

Sega's Waaaghhammer 40K titles 50% off guise.

Fixed for accuracy.

 

[turbo elephant]

Witcher 2 now has Linux support (and it's 80% off) http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/

I have forked out 4 euro for the Linux version and that looks like about the right price for this:

The Quality Of The Witcher 2 Linux Port Is Upsetting Many Gamers

 

[DalekFlay]

Witcher 2 now has Linux support (and it's 80% off) http://store.steampowered.com/app/20920/

I have forked out 4 euro for the Linux version and that looks like about the right price for this:

The Quality Of The Witcher 2 Linux Port Is Upsetting Many Gamers

If SteamOS takes off expect a ton of that kind of cheap porting.

 

[turbo elephant]

Well it's playable for me with a few workarounds.

But it feels more like an interactive movie than a computer game. But not complaining too much: didn't expect to play any AAA-ish games on Linux so you I take what I can get (and it's cheap to boot). I read somewhere it will also be released on GOG.