Community MetaSteam | May 2019 - Raging About the Rats in Kamurocho

[Alextended]

I missed this older/recent video of XWVM, a Unity fan project that aims to recreate the original Star Wars: X-Wing game and hopefully dodge lawsuits by requiring the importing of the actual original game's data, to the point modded scripts and such in your installation will be transferred and functional too.

Of course the original didn't have playable TIE fighters but I believe they've said that stuff will be available in an expanded training simulator mode or custom missions. They've not really discussed the potential for making it compatible with the TIE Fighter sequel but I guess it seems plausible, if they ever finish this.

For comparison. I have it on gog and prefer the older CD release on DOS, it has dynamically changing midi music and other stuff that make it better than the SE on Windows. The even older first release on DOS doesn't have textures and looks cool in its simplicity, maybe even the nicest if it was a bit higher resolution...

 

[Frecklestein]

Comparing Trails to DQ is pretty unfair to be quite honest. One has world-building, great characters, and while yeah, Trails in the Sky FC and SC didn't stand the test of time, every game from that point on are at the very least, a good game. Plus, the way that Falcom connected the Erebonia games with the Crossbell ones is insane.

And the other is a series of bland JRPGs with individual forgettable stories. DQV, VIII and XI seems to be the only exceptions, and I'm not sure how DQV aged.

Eh, I've heard not so great things about the Cold Steel stuff, and the harem bullshit save the world high school students. So I wouldn't use Cold Steel to call out another series as "bland".

DQ loses because of it's transphobic, war crime denying shit eating composer.

 

[Taborcarn]

Only game I've ever refunded was PUBG, because it ran so poorly that it was unplayable. My gaming PC was above the min specs at the time and I've since upgraded, but I've never been interested enough to try again (especially since there has been so many competitors since then).

 

[Ascheroth]

I googled this just for you

Spoiler

 

[prudis]

 

[Ge0force]

I've only refunded one game: Dreamfall Chapters: the longest journey. I bought it because I love the original game, but refunded it a week later because I didn't feel like playing a multi chapter adventure at that time. Perhaps I'll buy it again later, idk...

Exclusive!

 

[prudis]

Repel an invasion of vicious giant Shrooms with magic!
The full version of Mushroom Extreme is coming to Steam May 10th, 6pm PDT.

 

[Dinjoralo]

Assault Android Cactus got updated on Steam with the Switch version's extra content. Noice.

 

[prudis]

Exclusive!

well its published by Private Division now after 2K bought the studio

 

[texhnolyze]

Exanima still alive and showcasing improvements made in recent patch

Nice. I feel like I've been following this game for years. It'll be fully released anytime soon....

I just checked and I received a refund exactly 36 times...

pls no ban

I have 21 refunds since 2015. So it's around 5 refunds per year. But sometimes I rebuy the games later.

Assault Android Cactus got updated on Steam with the Switch version's extra content. Noice.

If only Square Enix do the same for FFXII and DQXI...

 

[Durante]

Assault Android Cactus got updated on Steam with the Switch version's extra content. Noice.

AAC is a really great local coop game, and still one of the most technically solid Unity games I've ever played. Good time to revisit it!

 

[Alextended]

Nice but if Exanima is still progressing then what's happening with Sui Generis.... I hope they get to that.

 

[Knurek]

GOD FUCKING DAMN IT.

Spoiler

Yokohama Base Invasion Reactor Control Room scene

 

[Alexandros]

Well you dont have to wait that long for it to come out.........

Ah, good to know! Thanks!

 

[Deku]

I suddenly want to buy a dungeon crawler. Never played one before. Which is recommended to buy?

 

[Deleted member 113]

What a great bundle!

Fanatical

www.fanatical.com

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
Inferno Climber
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!
Guilty Gear Isuka
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

While some of the games have updated/improved versions, it's still well worth the price.

I'm hoping more people give the UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH series a try, as a result of this bundle.

 

[Nabs]

Wow, yeah. I just came to post that. Fanatical keeps killing it.


I always wanted to give this a try.

 

[Durante]

I suddenly want to buy a dungeon crawler. Never played one before. Which is recommended to buy?

Do you mean a classic first-person party-based dungeon RPG?

(Edit: I'm asking since there are also other types of games, e.g. isometric ones, where you primarily explore dungeons, and sometimes people call those "dungeon crawlers" as well)

 

[Hektor]

I googled this just for you

Spoiler

Alright, Digimon is good actually.

 

[gabbo]

I missed this older/recent video of XWVM, a Unity fan project that aims to recreate the original Star Wars: X-Wing game and hopefully dodge lawsuits by requiring the importing of the actual original game's data, to the point modded scripts and such in your installation will be transferred and functional too.

Of course the original didn't have playable TIE fighters but I believe they've said that stuff will be available in an expanded training simulator mode or custom missions. They've not really discussed the potential for making it compatible with the TIE Fighter sequel but I guess it seems plausible, if they ever finish this.

For comparison. I have it on gog and prefer the older CD release on DOS, it has dynamically changing midi music and other stuff that make it better than the SE on Windows. The even older first release on DOS doesn't have textures and looks cool in its simplicity, maybe even the nicest if it was a bit higher resolution...

What kind of hit do publishers cough Disney cough need to see in the space sim genre before we get another one of these officially? Rogue Squadron 3 was [checks notes]... 16 years ago.
Xwing vs Tie Fighter from Totally Games was... [checks note again... crumples notes, lights them on fire] 1997. Is everyone waiting on Star Citizen before tiptoeing in? Didn't Elite Dangerous do spectacular numbers on a kickstarter budget?

 

[Spamlynguist]

Damn it. I couldn't resist it any longer.

 

[bobnowhere]

Looks like I've refunded a heap of stuff for various reasons:

2015:
Dead Rising 2 - the controller support was junk
2016:
Galactic Hitman - Digital Homicide, though it was leaving the store
Batman Arkham Knight - Accidentally bought the basic version, once it cleared bought the Full pack
2017:
Depression - I think it was leaving the store so bought it at full price, then the dev said he'd put it on massive sale. So I refunded and the dev screwed up the timing and it was gone for good.
The Final Station - Came out in a bundle about 2 weeks after I bought it.
Immortal Planet - Terrible
Hob - Junk level performance on 10 series cards.
2018:
Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition - I think it was the lead in a humble monthly moments after I bought it.
Blueprint World - Bundled
Kung Fu Panda - Bundled as well
2019:
Nothing yet!

 

[Ascheroth]

What a great bundle!

Fanatical

www.fanatical.com

UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe:Late
Inferno Climber
Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX!!!!!
Guilty Gear Isuka
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload

While some of the games have updated/improved versions, it's still well worth the price.

I'm hoping more people give the UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH series a try, as a result of this bundle.

Hell yeah, I've always wanted to try Inferno Climber.

Alright, Digimon is good actually.

I knew this would change your mind.

On a more serious note, if you haven't watched them, the Digimon Adventures (first season) and Digimon Tamers anime are still really good.
That music too. The german versions are also really good.

 

[Deku]

Do you mean a classic first-person party-based dungeon RPG?

(Edit: I'm asking since there are also other types of games, e.g. isometric ones, where you primarily explore dungeons, and sometimes people call those "dungeon crawlers" as well)

Should have specified what I meant. I mean those anime dungeon crawlers such as Stranger of the Sword City and Ray Gigant. Not sure if they are same genre

 

[lashman]

I suddenly want to buy a dungeon crawler. Never played one before. Which is recommended to buy?

you're welcome

 

[Knurek]

Should have specified what I meant. I mean those anime dungeon crawlers such as Stranger of the Sword City and Ray Gigant. Not sure if they are same genre

Best DRPG on Steam:
This one is good as well, but FYI there's an upgraded version that fixes a lot of issues with the base game (that's stuck on Vita :\)
Also, for what it's worth, Etrian Odyssey games work like charm in Desmume/Citra.

 

[Parsnip]

I've refunded 4 games, all of which I bought again later. Metal Gear Rising, Atelier Firis, Elliot Quest and PUBG.

 

[prudis]

Wow, yeah. I just came to post that. Fanatical keeps killing it.


I always wanted to give this a try.

Inferno climber looks nice ... too bad the updated version is console exclusive for now :-/

 

[MJunioR]

Ended buying Shibuya Scramble since it was getting so many praises from you folks.

 

[prudis]

seems like it was GR after all
News - Ubisoft confirms Ghost Recon announcement on May 9th

new monsters trailer for Plague Tale
News - A Plague Tale: Innocence (Focus Home) coming May 14

new locations trailer for Remnant
News - Remnant: From the Ashes (Gunfire Games + Perfect World) - releasing August 20

 

[FeedMeAStrayCat]

I'm pretty certain I've never refunded any games on Steam. But, I'm a dirty poor and hardly buy any games directly on Steam to begin with, soooooooooooooooooooo yeah. I have considered buying and refunding Monster Hunter World just to try it out, because I'm intrigued by it, but I've never played a Monster Hunter game and don't really know if I'd like it.

 

[fantomena]

Apex Construct VR is boring, confusing and mediocre. I want to like it, but the game is so tedious and uninspiring.

Only good part about the game is the bow and arrow gameplay.

 

[prudis]

gameplay snippet of certain 2020 game
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Outer Wilds director Alex Beachum walks you through the basics of what makes this intriguing space exploration game unique.

 

[Firewithin]

lttp but Thimbleweed Park is fantastic.

 

[Theswweet]

Really late to the Trails discussion, but Hard mode in FC/SC is intended for NG+. No wonder you struggled...

 

[Ascheroth]

Inferno climber looks nice ... too bad the updated version is console exclusive for now :-/

Is there actually anything updated in that version? I couldn't find any information on differences between them.
It's likely that it's just a console port with a different name?

 

[Deleted member 113]

Is there actually anything updated in that version? I couldn't find any information on differences between them.
It's likely that it's just a console port with a different name?

Your're probably right.
All I could find about the console version is people complaining about terrible performance.

If there were any significant differences, I'm sure the press release would try to promote them.

 

[Yoshi]

Bloodlines 2 will be playable for the first time @ PDXCON 2019
Announcement video

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will be publicly playable for the first time @ Gamescom 2019
Link

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MORDHAU sales update:

It's been one hell of a ride thus far, and it's only been 7 days. None of us would've expected this reception in our wildest dreams.
As of today MORDHAU has sold just shy of 500.000 copies and we have reached a concurrent peak of 60.000 concurrent players yesterday. These are just mindblowing numbers to us, and we still haven't fully realized that MORDHAU is currently among the top played games on Steam.

 

[Knurek]

Pfft, it would have sold 5.000.000 copies if they made it EGS exclusive.

 

[Ascheroth]

Your're probably right.
All I could find about the console version is people complaining about terrible performance.

If there were any significant differences, I'm sure the press release would try to promote them.

Yep, that's pretty much what I found as well.

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For something unrelated, I've played through Chapter 2 and Tsubaki's route in Devil on G-String.
Looking back, my previous speculation about the story is pretty embarassing, haha. That's what you get when you try to do that before the opening even plays .
It's interesting. I'm enjoying it quite a bit.

 

[Frecklestein]

Grabbed Dangnabbitronpaul 1-3 last minute wew.

 

[Tizoc]

Everybody vote for Steam and make dummy accounts to vote for Steam again.

 

[Ex-User (307)]

I've been a Pokemon fan pretty much since '96 and my interest has only waned since the 3DS entries... but I have to admit that was a compelling argument. I don't give two shits about the anime or card game though.

NGL, I get overly defensive of Digimon because it was pretty much the first anime I watched. Everyone else was watching Pokemon, Gundam or Dragon Ball, and I was just the dweeb hunkering down watching Digimon.

On a more serious note, if you haven't watched them, the Digimon Adventures (first season) and Digimon Tamers anime are still really good.
That music too. The german versions are also really good.

The only blemish on Digimon is that they kind of botched the English version of the theme song, while almost every other localized version sounds better. Even the German version of the Digimon Adventures theme is wayyy better lol.

Other than that, still a great show.

 

[lashman]

Everybody vote for Steam and make dummy accounts to vote for Steam again.

you know very well which one will win

 

[Knurek]

you know very well which one will win

Steam?

 

[lashman]

Steam?

guess again

 

[BO7AMMOOD]

guess again

We need a Valve hybrid system to even the odds

 

[lashman]

We need a Valve hybrid system to even the odds

fuck ... i wish

i need a steamboy

 

[Knurek]

fuck ... i wish

i need a steamboy

Hullo

 

[lashman]

Hullo

... a real one