I just said fuck it and bought the legendary edition (last year) despite having the base game because it was better than waiting for a sale I know is never going to happen because this is how Bethesda is with their DLC.
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I just said fuck it and bought the legendary edition (last year) despite having the base game because it was better than waiting for a sale I know is never going to happen because this is how Bethesda is with their DLC.
opticalmace
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The camera movement is atrocious. Ruins it for me tbh.
Could do a full article on melee combat systems and the underlying subsystems and effective, symbiotic level design and mechanics... Or something.
I'm a sucker for FPS, as you know, but an even bigger one for good first person melee games. Of which there are precious few.
Although you mustn't forget the great Chilean oddity, Zeno Clash.
So I am! Welcome to the club, us!
We need a brave soul to test this out.
BinaryPork2737
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This is why you shouldn't buy a Bethesda developed game that's bound to have multiple DLC packs before the complete version is released
Pfft. in the first column from right there are two 3s. There are also two 2s in the middle row.
0/10 not even started.
Atraveller
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It's definitely going to be on my steam GOTY list, Alien and SP are two of the best licensed games out there.
I live in Japan, and I just gifted a game 2 days ago. No problem.
BLOPS 2's ROW subs are completely region-free.
It's not like I want those loli mods anyway.
But I just went on Enhanced Steam. It say the Digital Deluxe Edition is not available in Russia.
you know, setting how much i'm liking the game, it's really hard to pin how i feel about valkyria's morality
like i can appreciate that there's no prisoner-taking, this is war and two guys go in and only one gets out, that's understandable. i appreciate also how experience and money isn't tied to how many people you killed (not counting aces, which are a really gamey thing that isn't really worth talking about) but how quickly (and i guess by that it means few people got harmed) you completed your mission
then there's more questionable things like missions in which you have to "leave no imperials alive" or just equipping your soldiers with flamethrowers, which are pretty darned dark things to do heh. it kinda ruins the innocence of rosie's character when i picture her burning other people to death with a flamethrower. the empire is also ridiculously nazi-styled with like evil dudes with evil laughs and mustaches.
i would've really enjoyed if enemy soldiers had names and traits the same way your squad does, really cement that idea that people on both sides are just drafted to kill each other for reasons that probably don't really concern them. it was one thing i really liked about a pretty old game called deception 3, which had you killing dudes that had names and little bios and damn if that didn't make it hard to kill them (specially since you used pretty gruesome death machines like crazy iron maidens and giant guillotines and other nasty stuff). i feel like that would've been perfect in valkyria, add some weight to death rather than fighting a generic army of clone troopers
i find it interesting because this game is actually trying to talk about concentration camps, pows, firing squads, breaking chain of command, massive drafts, that sort of stuff. as someone that's really interested in games that try to examine and study morals as related to player interaction, i really wish games like valkyria were more consistent. this is not spec ops where you play as the bad guys in an extreme apocalypse now situation. you should be able to complete some missions (specially the ones that actually do mention capturing enemy soldiers) without murdering your way through them and the faces behind the empire shouldn't be cartoon mustache villains
#thingszkylonthinks
like i can appreciate that there's no prisoner-taking, this is war and two guys go in and only one gets out, that's understandable. i appreciate also how experience and money isn't tied to how many people you killed (not counting aces, which are a really gamey thing that isn't really worth talking about) but how quickly (and i guess by that it means few people got harmed) you completed your mission
then there's more questionable things like missions in which you have to "leave no imperials alive" or just equipping your soldiers with flamethrowers, which are pretty darned dark things to do heh. it kinda ruins the innocence of rosie's character when i picture her burning other people to death with a flamethrower. the empire is also ridiculously nazi-styled with like evil dudes with evil laughs and mustaches.
i would've really enjoyed if enemy soldiers had names and traits the same way your squad does, really cement that idea that people on both sides are just drafted to kill each other for reasons that probably don't really concern them. it was one thing i really liked about a pretty old game called deception 3, which had you killing dudes that had names and little bios and damn if that didn't make it hard to kill them (specially since you used pretty gruesome death machines like crazy iron maidens and giant guillotines and other nasty stuff). i feel like that would've been perfect in valkyria, add some weight to death rather than fighting a generic army of clone troopers
i find it interesting because this game is actually trying to talk about concentration camps, pows, firing squads, breaking chain of command, massive drafts, that sort of stuff. as someone that's really interested in games that try to examine and study morals as related to player interaction, i really wish games like valkyria were more consistent. this is not spec ops where you play as the bad guys in an extreme apocalypse now situation. you should be able to complete some missions (specially the ones that actually do mention capturing enemy soldiers) without murdering your way through them and the faces behind the empire shouldn't be cartoon mustache villains
#thingszkylonthinks
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Sure... Keep saying that. Someone is bound to believe you.
Also lol. Thinking of Zeno Clash made me question what ACE Team could be up to, I love their aesthetics so I figured I'd check. And ofcourse the first review I see is this.
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Jawmuncher
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I definitely understand where you're coming from. At the end of the day though with the subjects it handles it still does them too lightly. I'm guessing they just wanted to keep the game with a lighter tone even when dabbling in those subjects. Would have loved to see it perhaps a bit darker but still can't say I'm exactly against how it wanted to do things. Its a decent enough middle ground. As for the enemy very few enemies but some have nicknames.
It doesn't need to be. The ROW version is region-free so a russian can get it through the cart glitch.
Black Soma
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That's 4 for me :/ Also Nuuvem has the Deluxe Edition for around that price.
Thanks.
Actually I'm still not entirely sure if the game is worth it even at this price.
The hard part of this equation is not finding a brave soul to test it out, it's finding Russian user that has the means to do the purchase, gifting and a way to get paid (that does not require one to do a bank wire-transfer).
How do you do the glitch?
you know what do you then
the zkylon has spoken
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yeah, it's for sure not a deep analysis on war or anything like that, but it does not circle around things which surprised me a lot
you have soldiers in your squad that are like 15 or even 12 years old. all your lovely characters kill and it's not really an uncharted "ehhh let's just overlook it" thing. there's talk of torture, labor camps, all sorts of nasty shit. this is what i find weird, the game's actively trying to make me think about dark things by constantly bringing them up, but then wants me to ignore that i'm burning people with flamethrowers.
it doesn't by any means ruin the experience but it does muddle it and when you're trying to tackle delicate subject matter you gotta be extra careful to not make this kind of mistakes.
i'm glad it's trying, but seeing silly contradictions like that "save all the darcsens by making sure no imperials are left alive" mission show that developers are not really thinking everything through, heh.
not really asking for the game to be darker, just more consistent with how it wants to be. i agree that it gets a decent middle ground but i wish it just went with one side all the way
It's literally as simple as switching to the store you want to buy the item from after clicking the "Purchase as a gift" button. But I wouldn't recommend doing it yourself, just in case.
Jawmuncher
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VC2 definitely is more consistent because of it's school theme. However with that it never dabbles into any of the stuff here at all from my recollection. It's a more straight forward anime-ish story. Thus why a lot dislike it. I didn't mind it however and after finishing VC1 I still don't. They both offer something different.
Bubbavelli
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Can you PM me the step by step? I'll try asking the Russian I know if he's willing to do it.
Still too high. Also I'm stuck with Steam Wallet.
EDIT: Bethesda just shot themselves in the foot.
I don't know how much the rest of you know about Skyrim (I'm an expert), but assets and DLC are huge parts of it. It's not like it is in America where you can become successful by being an asshole. If you screw someone over in DLC pricing, you bring shame to yourself, and the only way to get rid of that shame is repentance.
What this means is the gaming public, after hearing about this, is not going to want to purchase Skyrim for either DLC's, nor will they purchase any of Bethesda's games. This is HUGE. You can laugh all you want, but Bethesda has alienated an entire market with this move.
Bethesda, publicly apologize and lower the DLC price for Steam or you can kiss your business goodbye.
yeah, i'm not sure how i'd feel if they went that road, specially now that i've been lured with all the nasties from valkyria 1
i wasn't expecting a jewish poland simulator when i bought this so i dunno how i'd feel about a highschool slice of life story as a sequel
dam bethesda understand nothing about the market
bethesda truly is doomed
Jawmuncher
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Jawmuncher
Member
Yes! Same goes for the Dishonored DLC. Every time they are priced at 50% while the GOTY is 75% it makes me not want to buy on pure principle.
Bubbavelli
Banned
AND THAT DOOM TRAILER STILL ISNT OUT
SHAMEFUR DISPRAY
The day I get an amazing drop from CS:GO is the day the market place breaks. Got this from a mission and hope I can sell it for a nice price
http://steamcommunity.com/market/listings/730/Desert Eagle | Blaze (Factory New)
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Yep just bought from there just now with Paypal from Australia.
The Dear Leader
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Cheapest one on the market is $57, that's a pretty good price for a drop.
Jawmuncher
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NingenJanai
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Morning guys, did I miss anything interesting? I slept super bad, don't have energy to read 10 pages
Steam overlay doesn't work on Rogue Legacy? when I try to bring it up, it just pauses the game
Steam overlay doesn't work on Rogue Legacy? when I try to bring it up, it just pauses the game
Jawmuncher
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Just beat VC. It was a enjoyable ride however I have to say, while unpopular I still prefer VC2. My main gripe with VC was just that the mission difficulty felt kinda all over the place for someone of my caliber. Some missions were just right while other's were more than just scratching my head to figure it out. There was more than a few that I couldn't figure out how to beat without cheesing my way through with orders and beelines. Which just kinda takes away from it. You shouldn't want the person playing going for the quickest route as soon as a mission stars. Might have been just me but I never had that issue with VC2.
Aside from how I felt about the mission difficulty I really liked everything else.
Story was great as were the cutscene's and voice acting. Plus the graphics look phenomenal thanks to the art style especially when down sampled. Still a worthy purchase and something you should play when given the chance. Just don't feel bad if you have to get a little help in some missions.
Mind you i already had MK but i got
Memoria
Lego: The Hobbit
Night of the Rabbit
all for $7.40USD, which would of cost me $16.79 if i went to Steam.
Yeah that's awesome. I just hope the price doesn't fluctuate too much when it's working again.
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NingenJanai
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lol
Bubbavelli
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Wow that guy bumped his old thread with no responses almost exactly 9 years later? That's dedication.
Pupo
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WAT? LOL
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