Community MetaSteam | June 2021 - Alex Kidd in Monetary Mishandling Management DX

[Aaron D.]

And I know for a fact that reviews have told me things about games that I would have otherwise bought -- things like time limits. I fucking hate being forced to rush in a game, and I've been burned before when something like that wasn't clearly indicated in the description.

I just ran across this a couple days ago.

Was always interested in Lego City Undercover and the $5 price point during the Steam sale seemed like the perfect opportunity to dive in.

Then I looked over reviews and saw that the game has NO mouse support. At all.

WTF?

So it's controller or nothing. I chose nothing 'cause I can't stand gaming with a controller (unless it's ETS2, lol).

Thing is, the Steam store page says nothing about limited entirely gimped keyboard/mouse support. I wouldn't have known at all without the aid of user feedback.

 

[fokkusu]

My cart:

Removed Satisfactory since it's only 20% off and being in EA I might not play it right now. Any feedback? Something I can remove?

Mine at the moment, then maybe Shantae ½ genie from outside Steam:

 

[Tizoc]

VARIOUS SQUARE ENIX GAMES ARE 60% OFF, CHECK YOUR WISHLISTS

Some more indies and stuff that may interest peeps








































^Various dlc are on sale!

 

[thekeats1999]

I am really looking forward to Creative Mode in this game. As much as I love the standard mode sometimes I just want to make a massive world.

 

[PhaZZe]

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This game will no longer be available for purchase after July 27, 2021. Instead, please purchase the pixelated remaster version of "FINAL FANTASY VI," coming soon.
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[Li Kao]

So much quality posting !
Meanwhile, I gathered 4*insect eating plants, then killed 5*worms (big bois) and 5*some bizarre hybrid between a condor and a goat.

 

[curi0usBystander]

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This game will no longer be available for purchase after July 27, 2021. Instead, please purchase the pixelated remaster version of "FINAL FANTASY VI," coming soon.
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Game is FFV message is about FFVI ... SE gonna SE.

That said this is the least surprising thing, it's so SE to delist "old versions" of games (but for some odd reason both versions of FFVIII are on steam, and the Last Remnant never got the remastered version).

 

[fspm]

Im heavily considering uninstalling the early access games I have installed and wait till they are out, both because, well they are not complete and because some of them lack cheevos. Many of them are already fantastic games, so I wanna play them, but think Im gonna wait till they are complete, games like Gunfire Reborn, Satisfactory, Dyson, Valheim etc.

If you do uninstall - what else is there to play?

Spoiler

Only 50k other games

 

[Kal1m3r0]

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This game will no longer be available for purchase after July 27, 2021. Instead, please purchase the pixelated remaster version of "FINAL FANTASY VI," coming soon.
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Even they tell to skip FF5 and play FF6 instead (look at the typo)

 

[ezodagrom]

That said this is the least surprising thing, it's so SE to delist "old versions" of games (but for some odd reason both versions of FFVIII are on steam, and the Last Remnant never got the remastered version).

In this case nothing of value was lost, these versions of FF5 and 6 are disliked for a reason.

The 3D remakes of FF3 and FF4 are going to remain though, their store pages were updated with "(3D Remake)" added to their names.

 

[gabbo]

50 year old me looking forward to play Hyperdimension Neptunia

50 year old me still wondering if Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be fully playable start to finish in whatever version of cxbx/xemu is out at that point or I'f i'll still not have a way to dump the games I own due to lack of hardware - assuming the used 360 i have now doesnt get some kind of wundermod before it dies.

Some games
They age well, there might be some drawbacks or things that show their age
But they still age well

Even with all you said (and in the following posts), i gotta ask: Is Donald wearing golden shoes/slippers or are they just incredibly low res feet?

 

[fokkusu]

Game is FFV message is about FFVI ... SE gonna SE.

That said this is the least surprising thing, it's so SE to delist "old versions" of games (but for some odd reason both versions of FFVIII are on steam, and the Last Remnant never got the remastered version).

Same message seems to be under FFVI page. Also did III and IV got new covers with text 3D remake?

 

[curi0usBystander]

In this case nothing of value was lost

That depends on whether these versions include the extra content or not. Based on the video the extra jobs from the GBA/Steam/mobile versions are not there.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Perfect World Entertainment

The official corporate homepage of Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of high-quality, free to play MMORPGs

www.playmagiclegends.com

It is with heavy hearts that we announce Magic: Legends will be shutting down on October 31, 2021. All players who spent money in-game across Arc and the Epic Games Store during the Open Beta will be refunded their full purchase amounts. Servers will remain open for play until closing day, however we will be closing the Zen Shop effective immediately. Later this week, all items will instead be purchasable using Aether, our free in-game currency.

 

[dex3108]

Perfect World Entertainment

The official corporate homepage of Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of high-quality, free to play MMORPGs

www.playmagiclegends.com

Epic Store Exclusivity sure helped them.

 

[lashman]

Perfect World Entertainment

The official corporate homepage of Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of high-quality, free to play MMORPGs

www.playmagiclegends.com

Tim saved another game

 

[curi0usBystander]

Also did III and IV got new covers with text 3D remake?

Looks like they're on it:

E:

 

[fokkusu]

Will the FF III still be the 3D one or did they announce 2D version as well?

edit: nevermind it was 'yes' = mentioned in the annoucement trailer

 

[ezodagrom]

Will the FF III still be the 3D one or did they announce 2D version as well?

FF3 and FF4 are getting new 2D versions, but the 3D versions will remain for sale as well (renamed as 3D Remakes).

 

[fokkusu]

DOOM Eternal - DOOM Eternal - Update 6 Release Notes - Steam News

Experience three new graphic modes (including ray tracing & 4k at 60 FPS), Taras Nabad Master Level, BATTLEMODE area: Corrosion, bandwidth utilization optimizations, and tons more.

store.steampowered.com

We are proud to release the free Next Gen Update 6 for DOOM Eternal. Experience three new graphic modes (including ray tracing & 4k at 60 FPS), Taras Nabad Master Level, bug fixes and a free new shiny Ballista weapon skin: Raytracer. BATTLEMODE super juicers will be happy to see the mode getting a lot of love with our new BATTLEMODE area: Corrosion, bandwidth utilization optimizations, and tons of balance changes.

Update 6 also brings the graphical promise of ray tracing rendering to players whose systems are compatible with the technology. With more accurate lighting and real-time dynamic surface reflections, ray tracing brings DOOM Eternal’s visuals to new heights. See below for ray tracing PC specs. Minimum spec is required to run in ray tracing Graphics Mode.

Minimum Spec: Ray Tracing
(1080p / 60 FPS / Low Quality Settings)

• 64-bit Windows 10
• Intel Core i5 @ 3.3 GHz or better, or AMD Ryzen 3 @ 3.1 GHz or better
• 16GB System RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060(6GB), or AMD Radeon RX 6700XT
• 80 GB hard drive space

Recommended Spec: Ray Tracing
(1440p / 60 FPS / High Quality Settings)

• 64-bit Windows 10
• Intel Core i7-6700K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 1800X or better
• 16GB System RAM
• All NVIDIA GeForce RTX Series cards with 8GB or more of VRAM, or AMD Radeon RX 6800
• 80 GB hard drive space

Ultra Nightmare Spec: Ray Tracing
(2160p / 60 FPS / Ultra-Nightmare Settings) OR (1440p / 120

• FPS / Ultra-Nightmare Settings)
• 64-bit Windows 10
• Intel Core i9-9900K or better, or AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better
• 32GB System RAM
• NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090, RTX 3080Ti, or AMD Radeon RX 6900XT (2160p / 60 FPS / Ultra-Nightmare Settings) OR
• All NVIDIA GeForce RTX Series cards with 11GB or more of VRAM, or AMD Radeon RX 6800XT (1440p / 120 FPS / Ultra-Nightmare Settings)
• 80 GB hard drive space

DLSS support is also available as an option the Video Settings menu for NVIDIA RTX 20-series and RTX 30-series GPUs

• Download compatible NVIDIA GPUs require driver version 471.11 to be installed for ray tracing and DLSS support [UWSL]here[/UWSL]
• Download compatible AMD GPUs require driver version 21.6.2 to be installed for ray tracing support [UWSL]here[/UWSL]

 

[TioChuck]

Perfect World Entertainment

The official corporate homepage of Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of high-quality, free to play MMORPGs

www.playmagiclegends.com

Game was bad, but had potential, if it had released on Steam things might have been different. EGS is a death sentence, I hope devs take notice.

 

[Panda Pedinte]

SE just keep taking stupid approaches. There's absolutelly no need to remove the older versions.

Just imagine when FF7R arrives on Steam and they remove the original game.

 

[fokkusu]

Just imagine when FF7R arrives on Steam and they remove the original game.

Would not be surprised

 

[dex3108]

 

[Tizoc]

Even with all you said (and in the following posts), i gotta ask: Is Donald wearing golden shoes/slippers or are they just incredibly low res feet?

Both.

 

[708]

Re: Indie Devs

Imo the problem with many Indie Devs is that they only look at themselves as artists, whereas the scale should skew more toward being a business.

Before developing your product, you should first see if there's any market. I'm sorry, but your puzzle-platformer probably isn't going to cut it in 2021. Even if there's a market (e.g. roguelite or metroidvania), there should be something different/better about your game. Why should people play your generic roguelite when in the last few years alone, we've had StS, Dead Cells, and Hades. Let's say your game is different and there is a market for it, how are people going to know about it? You can't just tweet into the void or open a Steam Page and expect people to know about your game.

Even if you do those things, there's no guarantee that your game will be a success. There are so many great games and only 24 hours in a day. But imo, that's the bare minimum you have to do. Many Indie devs look at all this the wrong way. They think their games should sell, because they've worked hard (and I'm not saying they haven't) and maybe poured their soul into it. The average customer doesn't (and imo shouldn't be expected to) care about that and is concerned with the problems in their own life. Some devs take everything personally and think they should be immune from criticism, but it's just a business transaction for the average customer. Ideally, you really shouldn't be making your passion project as your first game. At least, not unless you already have a stable income.

 

[kio]

Is L4D clones the new Battle Royal?

 

[TioChuck]

Is L4D clones the new Battle Royal?

I hope so, maybe Valve will decide to make a new L4D like they did a Battle Royale in CSGO... wait a minute... or maybe they gonna do a 4 Player coop CSGO mode, shit... now I'm sad.

 

[Madventure]

L4D clones are boring as shit, I'm sorry unless you're payday or Vermintide just stop you're garbage.

Back 4 blood was complete shit in its "beta" and they were literally just CRTL + C, CRTL + V huge parts of l4d

All that one made me feel was "Man I want to go play L4d2 again"

 

[ezodagrom]

SE just keep taking stupid approaches. There's absolutelly no need to remove the older versions.

Just imagine when FF7R arrives on Steam and they remove the original game.

They kept the original FF8 for sale despite releasing a remaster, and they're keeping the 3D versions of 3 and 4 despite the new versions. FF7R would have been a similar situation to these.

Since the older FF5 and FF6 are disliked and they're not very different from the new versions, keeping both old and new would likely just create confusion, I guess they don't want to deal with users buying the older versions by mistake?

 

[yuraya]

Is L4D clones the new Battle Royal?

It feels like Pubs/Devs trying to strike gold with streamer friendly coop/pve games tbh. It will probably work out for a couple games and they will strike gold but I expect many will flop. And then they move on to some other trend chase over the next couple years.

 

[gabbo]

Is L4D clones the new Battle Royal?

Yes, but there's a lot more room for experimentation in the L4D formula than battle royale, or so it would seem.
And if Valve takes this a reason to bring back the king, then by all means, everyone dog pile. W can move on to the next trend after that.

 

[Wok]

TIL Blizzard can discount Crash Bandicoot.

Battle.net Summer Sale 2021

Save up to 67% on Blizzard and Activision games.

gg.deals

 

[Panda Pedinte]

Since the older FF5 and FF6 are disliked and they're not very different from the new versions, keeping both old and new would likely just create confusion, I guess they don't want to deal with users buying the older versions by mistake?

Tbh the person who mistake both versions has only itself to blame, the images and I guess the title are different enough .

Even though these versions are disliked maintaining the pages up could help preserving said versions.

 

[Amzin]

My cart:

Removed Satisfactory since it's only 20% off and being in EA I might not play it right now. Any feedback? Something I can remove?

I picked up Cozy Grove and have played it already, it's lovely. I never played Animal Crossing but yea to me it seems like a better Animal Crossing. Do keep in mind, you are limited in how much you can do per day (much like AC) which is a negative for some but it's awesome to play a game like this and feel real progress in a short amount of time.

 

[FunnyJay]

I'm like "there's a 3D version of Final Fantasy IV" ?

I've totally missed that. I only thought they did a 3D remake of III...

 

[dex3108]

I guess we had cycle of shoehorning MP modes in SP games, we had MOBA cycle and we had Battle Royal cycle. Now it is time for 4 player coop cycle.

 

[ezodagrom]

I'm like "there's a 3D version of Final Fantasy IV" ?

I've totally missed that. I only thought they did a 3D remake of III...

Not only there's a 3D version of FF4, there's also a 3D sequel of FF4.

 

[Mivey]

actually:

 

[BlueOdin]

Kept my 6€ Humble subscription to save 5€ on Prodeus when the Humble Sale starts. And I got Ikenfell out of it so that's cool.

Anyway, playing Quake 1 and influences aside, game is kinda mid

 

[Line]

Perfect World Entertainment

The official corporate homepage of Perfect World Entertainment, publisher of high-quality, free to play MMORPGs

www.playmagiclegends.com

Not surprising honestly, the game wasn't very good at all.
They had an interesting premise with random cards giving you skills forcing to play different stuff. But it seems almost impossible to balance. A,d it was ugly, didn't feel very good, had technical issues, and it's one of many in a flood of better diablo-clones.

WoftC is one of those companies that always invest as little as possible for their videogames. It's crazy that such a giant franchise got so little done, though Arena is pretty decent at least...

 

[thekeats1999]

So today we learnt that taking EGS exclusivity money on a game that actually requires a player base is probably not going to be a good idea and struggle to get the player base needed to sustain it.

and by today we learnt, I mean most of us called it at the time.

 

[TioChuck]

So today we learnt that taking EGS exclusivity money on a game that actually requires a player base is probably not going to be a good idea and struggle to get the player base needed to sustain it.

and by today we learnt, I mean most of us called it at the time.

No player base, and no centralized place for feedback.

 

[Deku]

Looks like they're on it:

E:

Horrible font...

 

[Swenhir]

actually:

Our salaries weren't though.

 

[fokkusu]

actually:

Is that updated to current 2021 inflation?

 

[Tizoc]

Is that updated to current 2021 inflation?

Inflation is irrelevant here
Because $20 is cheaper and better either way.

 

[Dragon1893]

Finished Titanfall 2. Awesome game. My only gripe is origin, not only does it force me to be online to play but sometimes when getting achievments it minimized the game's window.

Gonna start my only purchase from the seal, War of the Chosen.

 

[Mivey]

Our salaries weren't though.

I mean, that's the actual value that the Monkey Island 2 devs were talking about in 1991. 20 USD in 1991 is not the same as 20 USD in 2021.

Is that updated to current 2021 inflation?

Yes. Here's the site that generates these: Monkey Island Inflation It's using this link to generate the current dollar value: CPI Inflation Calculator, a calculator hosted by the BLS

 

[Li Kao]

Today I didn’t spend my time watching, discovering more or less, Asmongold !
No, I read a reddit post about WoW vs FFXIV. Huge progress.
…
If what I gathered over the last few days about the state of the game is true, I don’t want anything to do with WoW.
I mean I don’t give a fuck about Raid or PvP, so it should have been obvious. But apart from that, there is this distinct smell about the community, the smell of dickheads. Not that new, in fact all my anxiety playing FF in group was born in WoW after all. Feelings I’m still having to grasp with some 10 year later.

No disrespect to our resident addict (please pardon me I forgot who) and the other one I know is / was playing recently. I want to love WoW, I just can’t tolerate hyper competitive mindset.