Community MetaSteam | March 2022 - Try Finger But Hole

[Snakethesniper]

Is that Raita's artwork I see? Also wut gaem

From the art I would say Fate Grand Order

 

[Deleted member 113]

For fans of classic 2D beat'em ups, The Takeover is currently 75% off.
It's a really enjoyable game, and well worth the current asking price. Oh, and it even has a track by Yuzo Koshiro.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Steam :: Steamworks Development :: Steam on Chrome OS Alpha

Run Steam games on the latest Chromebook hardware

steamcommunity.com

As of Monday this week, an early version of Steam for Chrome OS has been made available to developers. Google and Valve have been collaborating on this project, which will ship to end users sometime in the future. Because Chrome OS is a Linux-based operating system, it can leverage much of the work that Valve has recently done for Steam Deck to allow games to run well even when they don't have a native Linux build. Google engineers have worked to greatly expand the capability of Chrome OS to make this possible.

Access is currently limited to those who are running their Chromebooks in developer mode. If you have a Chromebook that meets the system requirements (Intel Iris Xe Graphics, 11th Gen Core i5 or i7 processors, and at least 8GB of RAM), then you can try running your game through Steam on a Chromebook today to see a preview of what users will see on current or future Chrome OS hardware.

We're very excited that Steam and Steam games will soon be available to many more users who use Chromebooks daily. Note that there is no current need for you to test your Steam games on Chrome OS - it's up to Google and Valve to make sure compatibility for Chrome OS is as robust as possible. But if you do try your game and want to report any concerns, have particular workflows you’d like supported, or are otherwise interested in working with us, please reach out to borealis-game-dev@google.com or reach out though your usual Steamworks channels to reach Valve.

 

[PossiblyPudding]

PossiblyPudding alert

LUNACID was very good until it wasn't at all. Take the following with my subjectivity in mind.

This very much feels like an unfinished game, which it is and doesn't try to hide. By unfinished I mean you can tell the base is there but there will be a ton of tweaking before it turns into what it wants to be. Like my best example is how difficult it is to know in combat if you are in a safe spot or in harm's way. Adversaries lack some tells, some animations, the ingredients necessary to turn combat from 'I guess it's there' to 'Those are some good fights'.
Some zones are far too empty or simply repetitive with not much in them. Plot is very Bloodborne, batshit crazy and nonsensical. Some zone lore is on point (meet the monks, read on what happened and be creeped).
There is a very real potential, but between the obviously immature elements and the fact that the game is EA, I would say that the only point of buying it now is for the discount.

Early Access game is not finished and needs a ton of tweaks, shocking, I know.

Batshit crazy and nonsensical? It's the me of video games?!

Seriously though, thanks for the impressions!

That's a bummer that it feels empty and repetitive at this time but knowing that the potential is there is great news. With it still being early days of EA for it there's a very real possibility that they'll one day reach that potential or come very close. The world needs some more good King's Field style games.

 

[lashman]

Batshit crazy and nonsensical? It's the me of video games?!

you're baaaaaaaaack!!!

 

[Deleted member 113]

This 2D side-scrolling action game just launched on early access, and it looks quite stylish.
It's probably worth keeping an eye on this one:

 

[lashman]

it's out now!

 

[Cacher]

it's out now!

Thanks! Have been waiting for the release

 

[lashman]

Thanks! Have been waiting for the release

you're welcome

 

[PossiblyPudding]

you're baaaaaaaaack!!!

Or perhaps I was here the whole time! Always watching.. waiting, ever vigilant. And soon, soon I will strike!

I'll hopefully be posting more again. I have no idea exactly what I'm striking either, but I'm gonna!

 

[Deleted member 113]

It's a long shot, but before I pre-order the game from Humble, I was wondering: does anyone have, by any chance, a Steam coupon for Weird West (which were given to beta testers)?

thanks

 

[lashman]

Or perhaps I was here the whole time! Always watching.. waiting, ever vigilant. And soon, soon I will strike!

 

[Morten88]

So have there been any news of kingdom hearts steam releases? I know they have an event coming up soon, hopefully they shadow drop it there!

 

[Nabs]

It's a long shot, but before I pre-order the game from Humble, I was wondering: does anyone have, by any chance, a Steam coupon for Weird West (which were given to beta testers)?

thanks

I have it if you still need it

 

[Derrick01]

I finally got a new PC (5900x, 3070ti, 32gb 3200 ram) and set it up this week. I haven't done nearly enough testing on it as I want to due to other games taking priority atm, but I did get to test the opening of cyberpunk and a couple of hours of guardians of the galaxy. This is my first time being able to use RTX/DLSS. I should start by saying I'm a little disappointed with DLSS so far. Sure the fps gains are great but for a couple of years now I've heard about how it's black magic and often can look better than native res, but in both of these games I saw significant ghosting even on Quality mode. I had to download the most current version of DLSS and swap the files out which helped quite a bit but there's still some ghosting left behind, definitely not "better than native res".

As for ray tracing I haven't tested enough to say much. My performance in cyberpunk with this machine was like 50fps in towns and 70 in the desert, so it's not where I want it to be which is at least a stable 60 so I chose to put that off until I can secure a 4080. In gotg I honestly can't tell the difference with rtx on or off so far. It seems to be a very minor implementation of it.

 

[YourFriendMaynard]

This 2D side-scrolling action game just launched on early access, and it looks quite stylish.
It's probably worth keeping an eye on this one:

This here is indie video games

genuinely bonkers i love it already

 

[PC-tan]

OLED this weekend


I feel for those of you that do a lot of OT.

In these past 2 weeks I will have worked close to 122 hours. Normally I do 80 hours in 2 weeks, so I managed to squeeze another week in there.



It just sucks



And as usual the only games that I am playing are Apex


Some people may not like games as a service but for my lifestyle they are pretty good

 

[Li Kao]

Uh, that’s it, I’m fed up with my series x controller regularly being possessed and playing by itself in games. Wasn’t it you Joe Spangle who had the same issue ? I think you told me it involved bluetooth going crazy ? How did you fix if ?
For reference I’m not even using BT for this thing, wired only.

Seeing my little guy in Core Keeper going apeshit and setting torches here and there while moving erratically was the last straw.

 

[ZKenir]

(Did you end up putting Windows on it also?)

No since apparently all reports pointed to terrible performance, so I'm trying to see how it works with steamos3 for now

Is that Raita's artwork I see? Also wut gaem

Game's Fate Grand Order and yes that's Raita's artwork, he's the artist for multiple servants in FGO
The servant is Raikou specifically her summer version

 

[dex3108]

I finally got a new PC (5900x, 3070ti, 32gb 3200 ram) and set it up this week. I haven't done nearly enough testing on it as I want to due to other games taking priority atm, but I did get to test the opening of cyberpunk and a couple of hours of guardians of the galaxy. This is my first time being able to use RTX/DLSS. I should start by saying I'm a little disappointed with DLSS so far. Sure the fps gains are great but for a couple of years now I've heard about how it's black magic and often can look better than native res, but in both of these games I saw significant ghosting even on Quality mode. I had to download the most current version of DLSS and swap the files out which helped quite a bit but there's still some ghosting left behind, definitely not "better than native res".

As for ray tracing I haven't tested enough to say much. My performance in cyberpunk with this machine was like 50fps in towns and 70 in the desert, so it's not where I want it to be which is at least a stable 60 so I chose to put that off until I can secure a 4080. In gotg I honestly can't tell the difference with rtx on or off so far. It seems to be a very minor implementation of it.

If you can't see difference in CP2077 than there is no hope for you

Regarding ghosting, try some Bethesda games that offer DLSS it is better experience. But it is still true that image can look better than native but it is not without issues. You could have things that are blurry and jagged with native res but way better with DLSS for example. So if bit of ghosting is worst that happens i say that you still get better than native output.

 

[MegaApple]

Uh, that’s it, I’m fed up with my series x controller regularly being possessed and playing by itself in games. Wasn’t it you Joe Spangle who had the same issue ? I think you told me it involved bluetooth going crazy ? How did you fix if ?
For reference I’m not even using BT for this thing, wired only.

Is this the joysticks? Because it's a prevalent issue in all current gen controllers.

 

[fearthedawn]

I finally got a new PC (5900x, 3070ti, 32gb 3200 ram) and set it up this week. I haven't done nearly enough testing on it as I want to due to other games taking priority atm, but I did get to test the opening of cyberpunk and a couple of hours of guardians of the galaxy. This is my first time being able to use RTX/DLSS. I should start by saying I'm a little disappointed with DLSS so far. Sure the fps gains are great but for a couple of years now I've heard about how it's black magic and often can look better than native res, but in both of these games I saw significant ghosting even on Quality mode. I had to download the most current version of DLSS and swap the files out which helped quite a bit but there's still some ghosting left behind, definitely not "better than native res".

As for ray tracing I haven't tested enough to say much. My performance in cyberpunk with this machine was like 50fps in towns and 70 in the desert, so it's not where I want it to be which is at least a stable 60 so I chose to put that off until I can secure a 4080. In gotg I honestly can't tell the difference with rtx on or off so far. It seems to be a very minor implementation of it.

The "better than native" and "black magic" hype comes from games where the native image has issues, usually because of bad taa, where dlss can fix those issues and make the trade-off in image quality overall worth it (while providing more fps on top). I've regularly found myself being annoyed at dlss, switching it off and then quickly going back because the native image didn't look as good as i imagined at all.

edit: also yeah, some versions of dlss are just plain horrible to look at as soon as the camera is moving, i have no idea what nvidia was thinking releasing/using those

 

[Durante]

Also, ghosting is just one of many aspects of image quality, and different people prioritize those very differently.

I consider DLSS Quality to be "better than native" in quite a few games, primarily due to its amazing temporal stability. So many modern games suffer from flicker or noise these days if you don't supersample them, so DLSS frequently being able to provide a more stable image while subsampling is easily its most impressive part for me.

 

[ezodagrom]

Also, ghosting is just one of many aspects of image quality, and different people prioritize those very differently.

I consider DLSS Quality to be "better than native" in quite a few games, primarily due to its amazing temporal stability. So many modern games suffer from flicker or noise these days if you don't supersample them, so DLSS frequently being able to provide a more stable image while subsampling is easily its most impressive part for me.

I really wish DLAA was getting as much attention as DLSS, it offers the temporal stability of DLSS at native resolution.

 

[Anteater]

Uh, that’s it, I’m fed up with my series x controller regularly being possessed and playing by itself in games.

Was it FF12?

I like FF12

 

[Hektor]

to the first one, likely won't until KH event in early April

This would make sense, but it's square enix, so it's just as likely they will shadowdrop on steam on march 30th with no promotion whatsoever

 

[lashman]

This would make sense, but it's square enix, so it's just as likely they will shadowdrop on steam on march 30th with no promotion whatsoever

... at full price

 

[ZKenir]

... at full price

Maybe increased to account for inflation

 

[lashman]

Maybe increased to account for inflation

... or that, yes (they will most likely fuck the regional pricing up even more, though, that much is pretty much guaranteed)

 

[Mor]

It's that moment of the month again, I need:

-Highlighted April releases (so far I only have Lego SW, Chrono Cross)
-Thread titles!

GO! GO! GO!

 

[madjoki]

oh shit, it's almost april already.

 

[thekeats1999]

It's that moment of the month again, I need:

-Highlighted April releases (so far I only have Lego SW, Chrono Cross)
-Thread titles!

GO! GO! GO!

While this is the end of March there is:-


Again, end of March but there are all the D&D re-releases.

This looks like it may be interesting:-


However it is looking like a quiet month for April.

 

[Deleted member 113]

It's that moment of the month again, I need:

-Highlighted April releases (so far I only have Lego SW, Chrono Cross)
-Thread titles!

GO! GO! GO!

Well, since G-Darius HD launches on the last day of March, and by now I'm worse than a broken needle about it, since I'm extremely anxious for its release (I'm like a kid ), allow me to suggest a crappy title, that is a reference to the promotional materials for the game at the time of its launch (since the game is supposed to be a prequel to the original Darius):

«You will see the creation of new lives»

But being April and all, an April Fool's Day funny quote is probably more appropriate.

---

As for releases, thekeats1999 already mentioned most of the late March titles I'm really looking forward to, except for a couple of indie titles, with the first one being a promising stealth first-person RPG, out on March 29th:



In April, these are the titles I have in my personal list:



And one DLC:
(07/04) Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger iX 2 - Special DLC boss "Kirin"

 

[Lashley]

What are some good games for playing on an OLED? I was thinking of replaying GotG?

 

[ezodagrom]

While this is the end of March there is:-


Again, end of March but there are all the D&D re-releases.

Also at the end of March:


It's a kinda neat Pokémon like game from what I tried in the demo, though I didn't try the demo fully.

Can't think of anything interesting coming in April. :x

 

[Gelf]

I finished all 3 endings in ER + all cheevo booses, still have some places to explore, but still

Amazing game.

I'm impressed how much people have been able to finish it. I've been playing since launch, am nearly up to 100hrs playtime and am yet to reach any ending. Even the achievement percentages for bosses deep into the game are higher than I'd expect

 

[Li Kao]

Is this the joysticks? Because it's a prevalent issue in all current gen controllers.

No, plain old ghost input. You play the game and suddenly the character moves and act by itself. It happened in a couple games already like Core Keeper and No Man’s Sky. The only surefire solution is to unplug the controller and plug it again.
But by then you are already angry

 

[kafiend]

I love to dunk on Epic and Tim Sweeney but this is very awesome of them.

 

[Deleted member 113]

I don't really delve a lot in "tweaking" games, re-shades, and stuff like that, since I frequently lack much free time (and patience ), so I just install my games, setup my resolution/controls, and I'm good to go, as quickly and painless as possible.
That's why Steam's functionalities offer a lot of convenience for someone like me.

But, as you may know I enjoy shmups, pinball games, and other classic arcade genres, and in most places I usually check I came across something that may be of interest to fellow forum members, who enjoy playing arcade games (both old and new).
There's a ReShade's shader, mainly directed at arcade games (shmups, pinball games, and more), that allows for some cool functionalities, including a nice looking CRT filter, easy TATE mode, easy addition of backgrounds and wallpapers, and plenty more. They even have easy native support for a good number of Steam games, with more being constantly added.

It's called "ArcCabView".
In case anyone is interested, you can find more details and instructions at:

http://www.emuline.org/topic/2598-arccabview-display-your-arcade-games-just-as-you-want/

Here's a few sample screenshots, the first one for Steam's release of Andro Dunos II, which just launched yesterday:

Here the current full native support list (games already completely set):

List of games

30XX (PC)
Andro Dunos II (PC)
Arcana Heart 2 Suggoi (NXL)
Arcana Heart 3 LoveMax SixStars (NXL)
Battle Squadron 2013 (PC)
Blasphemous (PC)
Battle Crust (PC)
Battle Princess Madelyn (PC)
Blazing Chrome (PC)
Caladrius AC (RE2)
Chaos Breaker (NXL)
Chaos Breaker (TTX)
Crisis Wing (PC)
Cursed Castilla EX (PC)
Daemon Bride Additional Gain (NXL)
Darius Burst (TTX)
Darius Burst EX (TTX)
Dark Awake (NXL)
Dead Cells (PC)
DeathSmiles II (AC)
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (PC)
Devil Engine (PC)
Double Dragon IV (PC)
Elevator Action Death Parade (TTX)
Fight'n Rage (PC)
Final Fight LNS Ultimate (OpenBOR)
Freedom Planet (PC)
Freedom Planet 2 (PC)
Gensokyo Night Festival (PC)
GigaWing Generations (TTX)
GuiltyGearXX Accent Core Plus R (PC)
GuiltyGearXX Accent Core Plus R (RE2)
GuiltyGearXrd Rev2 (RE2)
Homura (NXL)
Homura (TTX)
Huntdown (PC)
Hyper Street Fighter II (NXL)
Infinos Gaiden (PC)
Jamestown+ (PC)
Kamui (PC)
KOF Sky Stage (TTX)
Mario And Sonic Olympic Games (NU)
Marvel Infinity War (OpenBOR)
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code (RE2)
Metagal (PC)
Metaloid Origin (PC)
MetalSlug XX (PC)
Mighty Goose (PC)
Phantom Breaker (RE2)
Power Instinct 5 (NXL)
Power Instinct 5 (TTX)
Psychic Force 2012 (NXL)
Q-Yo Blaster (PC)
R-Type Dimensions EX (PC)
Raiden III (NXL)
Raiden III (TTX)
Raiden IV (NXL)
Raiden IV (PC)
Raiden IV (TTX)
Raiden V (PC)
Rival Megagun (PC)
Rivals Of Aether (PC)
Rolling Gunner (APM3)
Senxin Aleste (APM3)
Shikigami No Shiro III (TTX)
Skul The Hero Slayer (PC)
Snes9x (EMU)
Sonic Dash Extreme (NuSX)
Sonic CD (PC)
Sonic Mania (PC)
Space Invaders (NXL)
Steel Assault (PC)
Strania The Stella Machina (NXL)
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (NXL)
Street Fighter Zero 3 (NXL)
Streets Of Rage 2X (OpenBOR)
Super Alpin Racer (RT)
Super Hydorah (PC)
Super XYX (PC)
The King Of Fighters 2002 UM (NXL)
The King Of Fighters 2002 UM (PC)
The King Of Fighters 98 UM (NXL)
The King Of Fighters 98 UM (PC)
The King Of Fighters 98 UM (TTX)
The King Of Fighters Maximum Impact Regulation A (TTX)
The Messenger (PC)
The Rumble Fish 2 (NXL)
Timespinner (PC)
Touhou Luna Nights (PC)
Trouble Witches AC (NXL)
Trouble Witches AC (TTX)
Vampire Savior (NXL)
Yatagarasu (NXL)

 

[C-Dub]

What are some good games for playing on an OLED? I was thinking of replaying GotG?

Anything that has a good HDR implementation is going to blow you away.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Skate 4 Enters Playtesting and Could be Revealed Soon

Under the name "Project Dingo" Skate 4 active internal playtesting via Origin has begun.

exputer.com

Sources have said that the game is well into its QA phase, which is news that can now be revealed via Origin’s API. Under the name “Project Dingo” the title has now started active internal playtesting via Origin, as can be seen below.

This also confirms a PC version of Skate 4.

 

[Deku]

I don't really delve a lot in "tweaking" games, re-shades, and stuff like that, since I frequently lack much free time (and patience ), so I just install my games, setup my resolution/controls, and I'm good to go, as quickly and painless as possible.
That's why Steam's functionalities offer a lot of convenience for someone like me.

But, as you may know I enjoy shmups, pinball games, and other classic arcade genres, and in most places I usually check I came across something that may be of interest to fellow forum members, who enjoy playing arcade games (both old and new).
There's a ReShade's shader, mainly directed at arcade games (shmups, pinball games, and more), that allows for some cool functionalities, including a nice looking CRT filter, easy TATE mode, easy addition of backgrounds and wallpapers, and plenty more. They even have easy native support for a good number of Steam games, with more being constantly added.

It's called "ArcCabView".
In case anyone is interested, you can find more details and instructions at:

http://www.emuline.org/topic/2598-arccabview-display-your-arcade-games-just-as-you-want/

Here's a few sample screenshots, the first one for Steam's release of Andro Dunos II, which just launched yesterday:

Here the current full native support list (games already completely set):

List of games

30XX (PC)
Andro Dunos II (PC)
Arcana Heart 2 Suggoi (NXL)
Arcana Heart 3 LoveMax SixStars (NXL)
Battle Squadron 2013 (PC)
Blasphemous (PC)
Battle Crust (PC)
Battle Princess Madelyn (PC)
Blazing Chrome (PC)
Caladrius AC (RE2)
Chaos Breaker (NXL)
Chaos Breaker (TTX)
Crisis Wing (PC)
Cursed Castilla EX (PC)
Daemon Bride Additional Gain (NXL)
Darius Burst (TTX)
Darius Burst EX (TTX)
Dark Awake (NXL)
Dead Cells (PC)
DeathSmiles II (AC)
Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth (PC)
Devil Engine (PC)
Double Dragon IV (PC)
Elevator Action Death Parade (TTX)
Fight'n Rage (PC)
Final Fight LNS Ultimate (OpenBOR)
Freedom Planet (PC)
Freedom Planet 2 (PC)
Gensokyo Night Festival (PC)
GigaWing Generations (TTX)
GuiltyGearXX Accent Core Plus R (PC)
GuiltyGearXX Accent Core Plus R (RE2)
GuiltyGearXrd Rev2 (RE2)
Homura (NXL)
Homura (TTX)
Huntdown (PC)
Hyper Street Fighter II (NXL)
Infinos Gaiden (PC)
Jamestown+ (PC)
Kamui (PC)
KOF Sky Stage (TTX)
Mario And Sonic Olympic Games (NU)
Marvel Infinity War (OpenBOR)
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code (RE2)
Metagal (PC)
Metaloid Origin (PC)
MetalSlug XX (PC)
Mighty Goose (PC)
Phantom Breaker (RE2)
Power Instinct 5 (NXL)
Power Instinct 5 (TTX)
Psychic Force 2012 (NXL)
Q-Yo Blaster (PC)
R-Type Dimensions EX (PC)
Raiden III (NXL)
Raiden III (TTX)
Raiden IV (NXL)
Raiden IV (PC)
Raiden IV (TTX)
Raiden V (PC)
Rival Megagun (PC)
Rivals Of Aether (PC)
Rolling Gunner (APM3)
Senxin Aleste (APM3)
Shikigami No Shiro III (TTX)
Skul The Hero Slayer (PC)
Snes9x (EMU)
Sonic Dash Extreme (NuSX)
Sonic CD (PC)
Sonic Mania (PC)
Space Invaders (NXL)
Steel Assault (PC)
Strania The Stella Machina (NXL)
Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (NXL)
Street Fighter Zero 3 (NXL)
Streets Of Rage 2X (OpenBOR)
Super Alpin Racer (RT)
Super Hydorah (PC)
Super XYX (PC)
The King Of Fighters 2002 UM (NXL)
The King Of Fighters 2002 UM (PC)
The King Of Fighters 98 UM (NXL)
The King Of Fighters 98 UM (PC)
The King Of Fighters 98 UM (TTX)
The King Of Fighters Maximum Impact Regulation A (TTX)
The Messenger (PC)
The Rumble Fish 2 (NXL)
Timespinner (PC)
Touhou Luna Nights (PC)
Trouble Witches AC (NXL)
Trouble Witches AC (TTX)
Vampire Savior (NXL)
Yatagarasu (NXL)

Nice, got something to try when I am done with Witcher 3 Hopefully soon.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

This was added to EA Play subscription recently.

 

[Lashley]

Anything that has a good HDR implementation is going to blow you away.

 

[dex3108]

 

[TioChuck]

Bloodhunt's EAC doesn't work if you block EOS, it just kicks you out of the game, doesn't look like the matchmaking uses EOS at all tho', because I could start a match before the anticheat kicked me out. Epic is fucking sneak, sad if from now on any game using EAC gonna be this way.

 

[「Echo」]

Personally in CP2077 and Shadow of the Tomb Raider, I found DLSS and Ray-tracing to be... amazing.

Most importantly in CP2077, you can have all the bells and whistles + RTX and maintain a playable >30 FPS on that 3070ti Mr. Derrick. Thanks to DLSS if you put it on balanced, you get it all and the image quality is still amazeballs.

And in Shadow of the Tomb Raider I get maximum graphics + RTX at >90FPS Average, and that's with quality DLSS. It's kinda freaking amazing.

 

[Dinjoralo]

WizTree continues to be the best 20 bucks I've probably spent. Didn't realize just how huge SteamVR workshop stuff can be. Or that God Of War was installed to my C drive for some dang reason.

 

[toxicitizen]

Playing Persona 4 Arena Ultimax this week made me really want to go back to Persona 4 Golden and finish my playthrough. Not sure why I had stopped halfway through when the port came out, I think I got distracted by another release (Death Stranding, I think?). But now I'm really getting back into it and my desire for P3 and P5R is stronger than ever. I really want to replay P3 and finally play P5. Fuck, I hope they'll announce something this year...

 

[dex3108]

Bioshock Infinite got 9th update this month in QA/Test branch according to Steam DB

https://steamdb.info/app/8870/history/

There was Bioshock RTX game in GeForce Now leak.