wd my macbook run battlefield 2 under boot camp? the complete pack is £3.75 (!!!) right now
― SKATAAAAAAAAAAA (webinar), Sunday, 6 December 2009 22:06 (fourteen years ago) link
What's your video card?
― Nhex, Sunday, 6 December 2009 22:10 (fourteen years ago) link
I think it's crappy integrated gma 950
this is why I am a console exclusive
― SKATAAAAAAAAAAA (webinar), Sunday, 6 December 2009 22:15 (fourteen years ago) link
ah, i see. yeah i don't think that'll be happening, sorry dude
― Nhex, Sunday, 6 December 2009 23:07 (fourteen years ago) link
Honestly, I don't feel like that game holds up - every time I put BF2 in, all I can find is frustrating, disorganized choas. I feel like it's far too late to start playing online. Playing with bots is more fun!
― Jeff LeVine, Sunday, 6 December 2009 23:45 (fourteen years ago) link
anybody have any experience with the PC port of GTA4?
― 囧 (dyao), Tuesday, 15 December 2009 08:32 (fourteen years ago) link
machinarium is fucking wonderful
― NI, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 01:02 (fourteen years ago) link
totally waiting for a good price drop on that
― Nhex, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
yes, it's good but short
― abanana, Wednesday, 16 December 2009 03:25 (fourteen years ago) link
what is up with every game taking 12+ GB of space nowadays </seinfeld>
― 囧 (dyao), Wednesday, 16 December 2009 07:40 (fourteen years ago) link
anyone want a free key for MOH: airborne?
― cozwn, Saturday, 19 December 2009 01:10 (fourteen years ago) link
naw?
― cozwn, Sunday, 20 December 2009 00:22 (fourteen years ago) link
virtually everything on gog.com is on sale for 2 weeks
― abanana, Monday, 21 December 2009 19:57 (fourteen years ago) link
is anyone up for getting into Solium Infernum?
― Gravel Puzzleworth, Monday, 21 December 2009 20:03 (fourteen years ago) link
What is it?
― kingfish, Tuesday, 22 December 2009 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
nhex - Machinarium is now half off http://store.steampowered.com/app/40709/holiday sale is live - some crazy deals http://store.steampowered.com/
― Jeff LeVine, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 01:13 (fourteen years ago) link
aaah goddamn you steam you're killing me, you're killing me!!!!!
STALKER for $2 today btw, i should probably get that
seriously there's been a crazy amount of pc sales in the last couple weeks - wish i had more money to waste
― Nhex, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 01:16 (fourteen years ago) link
wd love to play stalker; maybe some day that rumoured 360 port will resurface
― thurman merman (cozwn), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 01:18 (fourteen years ago) link
steam has last crusade, fate of atlantis, loom and the dig for $2.49 total. if i didn't already own them all...
― abanana, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:28 (fourteen years ago) link
indigo prophecy for $3.39!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:29 (fourteen years ago) link
audiosurf and braid for $2.50!
― Nhex, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 02:31 (fourteen years ago) link
STALKER for $2 is definitely worth checking out. The atmosphere in that game is really unique and awesome. The game is really hard though & filled with obscure type shit you have to figure out if you want to make any kind of progress. Also it's tough on some systems. I've played the first four or five hours maybe three times, but never seem to make it past there before getting kind of frustrated and moving on / even though I sort of love the game. I always mean to go back to it someday. At $2 it's worth it even if you only play for the first hour just to get a feel for it.
― Jeff LeVine, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 03:24 (fourteen years ago) link
OK, I'm definitely in for STALKER. I might get in on the Machinarium sale directly from the developer, since it includes Samarost 2 and the soundtracks - but most importantly because I can get the Mac version.
Any thoughts on Rome: Total War, the Ben There, Dan That pack, or Outrun 2006? (all $2.50)
― Nhex, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 04:05 (fourteen years ago) link
http://i28.tinypic.com/symgrc.jpg
― doomed... to fart (cankles), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 05:02 (fourteen years ago) link
Outrun is a classic, in a way, but it's very much an arcade game w/o tons of depths to explore. There are some problems with this PC version too (that may not be a problem for everybody). First, the online servers no longer exist, so you can't play the game online. Second, the game has no rumble - so depending on what kind of control scheme you're using, that's kind of a bummer (with a wheel it just feels really floaty, for instance). $2.50 is a fine price for a slightly gimped game, but I don't think many would find more than a couple of hours enjoyment to be had there.
If you're in the mood for a more robust racing experience, TOCA Race Driver 3 offers a ton of content (not sure if online still works in that game either though - I've never tried). At $7.49 you get a lot for your money. Trails 2 at $5 is also something people might want to grab (tons of tracks, all different from the newer xbox360 version, and slightly more challenging physics).
I bought Rome: Total War during last year's sale, and think I played one game - ha. It seemed pretty great - tons of depth and stuff to learn and do and figure out - but much like Civ 4, I feel like I don't have the time and focus to play these sorts of games :(
What's in the "Ben There, Dan That" pack, I don't see it?
There's a few games in this deal that are tempting me, but I still have games I bought during last year's sale that I haven't even played or barely played, so I'm resisting pretty good so far...
― Jeff LeVine, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 06:30 (fourteen years ago) link
http://store.steampowered.com/app/37400/
Ben There, Dan That! is actually a freeware release that I enjoyed. Lots of lame-yet-appealing references to old adventure games. The pack includes the commercial sequel, Time Gentlemen, Please! Wondering if anyone here played that and if it's worth paying money for. It probably is, I'm guessing.
― Nhex, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 06:37 (fourteen years ago) link
tempted to buy stalker even though my computer can't run it.
― abanana, Wednesday, 23 December 2009 12:24 (fourteen years ago) link
£1.39 in the uk so I bought it myself even though my computer can't run it
― thurman merman (cozwn), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 12:25 (fourteen years ago) link
I'd spend more than tht on a coffee w/out blinking so tevs
― thurman merman (cozwn), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 12:26 (fourteen years ago) link
it might actually run anyway, if I can find some space for it in my bootcamp partitionhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wjKxJ6r40Kg
― thurman merman (cozwn), Wednesday, 23 December 2009 12:28 (fourteen years ago) link
wow machinarium, stalker, indigo prophecy, that's like a whos who of my favourite games of the decade. one day i'll get round to starting that thread about why STALKER is the greatest game of all time. but really everyone should buy it at that price, even if your pc won't cope with it, it's worth having for the day you upgrade
― NI, Thursday, 24 December 2009 02:53 (fourteen years ago) link
yeah, that's the beauty of steam - all that stuff's shelvable for future computers (assuming Valve themselves don't collapse)
i am so tempted to gift Indigo to some folks, but i think they might as also hate me for it
― Nhex, Thursday, 24 December 2009 02:59 (fourteen years ago) link
btw, the dudes behind Immortal Defense are doing what the World of Goo guys did and pulling a "pay what you want" sale.
http://studioeres.com/games/content/immortal-defense-pay-what-you-want-sale
wasn't somebody here repping that game? i'll probably give the demo a spin, but i have yet to play the tower defense game that really sucks me in (never bought Plants vs. Zombies either)
― Nhex, Thursday, 24 December 2009 03:02 (fourteen years ago) link
mirror's edge is $5, looks interesting - will probably have to get a 360 controller tho
― =皿= (dyao), Thursday, 24 December 2009 04:48 (fourteen years ago) link
oooh KOTOR is $5. will it be better than TIE FIGHTER?? stay tuned
― =皿= (dyao), Thursday, 24 December 2009 05:46 (fourteen years ago) link
okay this is pretty zzzz so far. not a good casual gaming choice. shoulda gone with mirrors edge
― =皿= (dyao), Thursday, 24 December 2009 13:41 (fourteen years ago) link
No, it's not good casual gaming at all. It is one of the best games ever made tho, so stick with it.
― NotEnough, Thursday, 24 December 2009 14:50 (fourteen years ago) link
Seriously, it's awesome. Has your standard Bioware/Black Isle initial tutorial level ramp-ups, but eventually gets into proper gear.
― kingfish, Thursday, 24 December 2009 16:17 (fourteen years ago) link
heh the last time I rolled dice was in some IRC channel 10 years ago :/ tbh I find the whole range of available options to be mind-numbing, I spazzed out for like half an hour during the initial stat point distribution. looked at some of the available guides online and was overwhelmed by all the info. :\
― =皿= (dyao), Saturday, 26 December 2009 05:52 (fourteen years ago) link
ok I finally sorted out that you can use wasd to walk around and also got my head around the battling/leveling - pretty fun so far, not really feeling the story (a little too much this NPC needs this! this NPC needs that! go do this! go do that!) but I can easily see devoting the next month or so to beating it
― =皿= (dyao), Thursday, 31 December 2009 05:36 (fourteen years ago) link
but I am still on retardis so maybe the story'll get better once I get off the planet
i am reverenddollars on steam
― art crut (The Reverend), Thursday, 31 December 2009 06:39 (fourteen years ago) link
New Steam UI beta is pretty.
― Nhex, Saturday, 27 February 2010 23:51 (fourteen years ago) link
Hey, bunch of random, interesting games just came out or are on sale through Steam/D2D. Anyone got any opinions on Zombie Driver, Dark Void Zero, The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom, or Beat Hazard?
― Nhex, Wednesday, 21 April 2010 03:23 (fourteen years ago) link
The weekend deal for Codemasters arcade racer pack is pretty amazing...
Dirt for $2.50!!!Grid for $6.24 - I used to hate this game, but have recently come around to it - bought it for $25.00 a few weeks ago ):Toca 3 for $2.49 (online still works too)Dirt 2 for $9.99
― Jeff LeVine, Friday, 30 April 2010 17:48 (fourteen years ago) link
Shame I missed yr message Nhex, Not sure how cheap Zombie Driver was but when it was on sale at xmas I picked it up and definitely got my $2 or $5 or whatever's worth out of it. Great dumb fun for a short amt of time.
― Quantic Dream, So Hard To Beat (Will M.), Friday, 30 April 2010 17:59 (fourteen years ago) link
5 games, DRM free, Windows Mac or Linux, pay what you want http://www.wolfire.com/humble
World of GooAquariaGishLugaru HDPenumbra Overture
― zappi, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 17:34 (fourteen years ago) link
note that the charities are EFF and penny arcade's wankathon
― abanana, Tuesday, 4 May 2010 20:39 (fourteen years ago) link
After much struggle, I finished building my new PC last night. Still fooling around and trying stuff out. Did a stress test in CS:S with everything maxed 1600 x 900 (next I need a better monitor) and am pretty pleased with the results... 281.94 fps average! Mission accomplished...
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4007/4588080210_df80ac22c0_o.png
― Jeff LeVine, Saturday, 8 May 2010 01:07 (fourteen years ago) link
got Steam up on my Mac, d/l'ing Torchlight for Mac now!
― Euler, Wednesday, 12 May 2010 19:06 (thirteen years ago) link