Community MetaSteam | June 2020 - Month Of The Seal, With Many A Deal, Throw Money With Zeal, The Wallet Will Kneel

[fantomena]

Regardless if anything in this article is true or not, I expect MS to drop some bombs in their July event.

Gonna smash that wishlist button on Steam hard in July.

Xbox Series S/Lockhart Will Be Half The Price Of The Series X; July Event Will Be A "Night Of Mic Drops" - Rumor

According to rumors circulating online, the Xbox Series S will be half the price of the Series X and it will be an important part of MS's strategy

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[yuraya]

Lockhart will be digital console too I guess.

The industry is already like 60-65% digital. I bet by the time the refresh consoles come in 3 years...they will both be digital only and physical games will pretty much be dead along with gamestop.

 

[NarohDethan]

FFS

Someone on Twitter said it’s fake

 

[fantomena]

Recommended:

 

[lashman]

Community - Neverinth Giveaway

in light of the news in my thread here Discussion - Neverinth dev has to stop development with some really sad news im going to do a giveaway for anyone unkown on the game its a dark souls cross roguelike. theres even a tetris style system for upgrading stats to enter my giveaway reply to...

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[BO7AMMOOD]

Walker and Grayson aren't very much alike at all in their takes on games or the industry at large. Maybe I'm just old but I do agree with John on the demos being timed is a pain. 'Demo' as a term has taken as big a semantic beating as 'beta' has. If it's solely Valve's idea to make the demos available only during the event, then his arguments aren't misplaced -Valve is effectively changing what demos are It's as bad as when demos used to have a literal time limit built in.

I doubt it's Valve's idea to make the demos available for a limited time period. Steam has always hosted "proper" demos and continue to do so. I really think the developers are going for that "digital con" thing where you can only try their games while these events are still ongoing.

 

[fantomena]

Unless QD games have a good discount tommorrow, Outer Wilds will probably be my last Steam purchase until the summer sale starts. Tempted to get Hot Lava, but probably will wait until it's at 50% off. I assume by the time I have time for it it will be at 50% anyways.

Im so happy I stopped buying games I know I won't play anytime soon. It was a shitty habit and Im super happy I stopped with it. Digital games don't go away (delisting is another matter that happens to maybe less than 1% of games), so I can wait for a good sale on games I don't plan on playing right away.

It's why I have yet to buy Hardspace and Sea of Thieves. Hardspace looks really good and I have played Sea of Thieves on game pass so I know I like it, but I don't have time for them so I won't buy them until I know I have time for them.

 

[BO7AMMOOD]

Wasn't there a tie in with this and TF2 or something at some point? Or was that for another game?

I was resigned to never hearing about this game ever again. Let's see if something actually comes out of this!

 

[Madventure]

Off the top of my head before i go shopping for lunch, Risk of Rain 2?

The Original Risk of Rain was/is one of my favorite games to play with friends/my brothers and Risk of Rain 2 was able to capture that in 3d. I have more hours in the 2nd on than the first one now. It's not perfect yet but it isn't out of early access yet so I am not super worried about it since they put out updates for Risk of Rain like... years after it launched.

Hey this could be good. From the same devs of the excellent Bomber Crew.

I saw it during one of the indie stream things and got super excited because it's basically going to be an improved bomber crew but in space so it will be awesome

 

[Firewithin]

what time is the BG3 demo tomorrow?

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

A chess stream has 78,000 viewers. That is surprising:

 

[Wok]

A chess stream has 78,000 viewers. That is surprising:

Chess is big on Twitch. That being said, it looks like a tournament between Fortnite pro-gamers of some sort.

 

[lashman]

 

[gabbo]

I doubt it's Valve's idea to make the demos available for a limited time period. Steam has always hosted "proper" demos and continue to do so. I really think the developers are going for that "digital con" thing where you can only try their games while these events are still ongoing.

I doubt Valve care either way to be honest. So while I agree with his overall point on what this makes 'demos' into, his target might be a bit misguided, I'll give you.

 

[Panda Pedinte]

I played the demo for Garden Story and it's very charming with a catchy music and lovable characters. It was very short and the seems like inspired by Zelda a Link to the Past, though one aspect that I may need some time to get used is the stamina bar as it's depleted too fast but I believe there will be ways to increase it for the full game.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Why does Valve hate me? I haven't gotten into Artifact 2.0 beta.

Is it because I hate anime?

 

[Routa]

Why does Valve hate me? I haven't gotten into Artifact 2.0 beta.

Is it because I hate anime?

I love anime and I have also been excluded from the beta.

Something fishy is going on...

 

[xxr]

Why does Valve hate me? I haven't gotten into Artifact 2.0 beta.

Is it because I hate anime?

I love anime and I have also been excluded from the beta.

Something fishy is going on...

Well, one of you two is lying.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

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[lashman]

[Hidden content]

 

[Futaleufu]

Kind of expensive for a NES era collection

 

[inky]

I won't do it.

 

[Nabs]

Any 3rd platformers in the summer festival?

 

[prudis]

Othercide finally got a date and s open for preorder

|OT| - Othercide (Focus Home) - Descend into Humanity’s last hope

A dark and challenging tactical turn-based game that will test both your skills and sanity… OTHERCIDE | The new tactical turn-based game from Lightbulb Crew Othercide is a dark and challenging tactical game featuring a dynamic turn system allowing you to interrupt and delay actions while...

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[MonthOLDpickle]

So what is this steam loyalty thing?

 

[gabbo]

[Hidden content]

Maybe you actually hate anime, and just want Valve to think you secretly like it as a ruse. And THIS is why you didn't get in.

 

[Cacher]

Othercide finally got a date and s open for preorder

|OT| - Othercide (Focus Home) - Descend into Humanity’s last hope

A dark and challenging tactical turn-based game that will test both your skills and sanity… OTHERCIDE | The new tactical turn-based game from Lightbulb Crew Othercide is a dark and challenging tactical game featuring a dynamic turn system allowing you to interrupt and delay actions while...

metacouncil.com

Yes! I have been waiting for this.

 

[Trisolarian]

It lives, for real this time.

Time to dig into demos and itcho.io BLM bundle.

Actually time to back up old HDD in prep for new HDD coming tomorrow

 

[PC-tan]

So what is this steam loyalty thing?

I'm guessing it's a points system. In the past some stuff expired during sales but it might carry over this time? Also I think it extends to community stuff.

A chess stream has 78,000 viewers. That is surprising:

Hikaru was responsible for making it popular and he even offered to teach some Twitch Steamers how to play. He got flack from doing that from the chess community it would seem and I guess that those other chess people look down and people trying to play chess.


There was a tournament not that long ago where Charlie ended up beating XQC in just 6 moves. It didn't even last 2 min. The video got over 1.5 million views.


But ya chess has become popular with some streamers right now.

 

[lashman]

It lives, for real this time.

Time to dig into demos and itcho.io BLM bundle.

woohoo!!!

enjoy the games!

 

[PC-tan]

By the way there are some estimates that already have P4G at 300k.

Realistically is it at least at 200k?

 

[gabbo]

Othercide finally got a date and s open for preorder

|OT| - Othercide (Focus Home) - Descend into Humanity’s last hope

A dark and challenging tactical turn-based game that will test both your skills and sanity… OTHERCIDE | The new tactical turn-based game from Lightbulb Crew Othercide is a dark and challenging tactical game featuring a dynamic turn system allowing you to interrupt and delay actions while...

metacouncil.com

I'm pretty sure Lashman posted this when I first got here. Didn't even realize it hadn't come out until basically now. Man, a lot of long-in-the-work titles seeing the light of day in the next few months

 

[Parsnip]

So why does fan curves not stick in my bios? This sucks.

Could just be a bug in the bios.
In one mobo once upon a time I couldn't use the latest bios because of similar issue, had to rollback to a previous version.

 

[manchego obfuscator]

a couple more demo impressions from yesterday: YesterMorrow seems like a decent story-driven 2D platformer, although it doesn't really give a sense of how the time-travel mechanic factors into the game's puzzles. It also feels like a Metroidvania, but the dev says it isn't?

Eastern Exorcist is a solid 2D hack-and-slash with nice art and animation, not sure how much variety the full game will offer though

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I used Cheat Engine for the first time on DreadOut 2 because the final battle was bullshit. I won't run into any problems with Steam for it, right? I uninstalled cheat engine afterwards since I don't plan to use it on anything else.

 

[MJunioR]

I won't run into any problems with Steam for it, right?

You won't have problems by using CE on single-player games, no

 

[Cacher]

Re: Hardspace Shipbreaker

Managed to scrap a Makarel class industrial cargo ship in 1.5 hours in Free mode. Many said the game feels like a zen experience and I have to agree.

 

[Panda Pedinte]

24k playing P4G. The game is doing really well.

 

[Routa]

24k playing P4G. The game is doing really well.

Enjoying your photos!

 

[Arsene]

Namcot Collection DLC waves two and three announced - Gematsu

Namco Museum Archives Vol 3 confirmed I guess, will include the original Megami Tensei.

More atlus on PC so I can't complain

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I wonder if Apex Legends drops tomorrow on Steam or with the rumored Switch version?

 

[PC-tan]

I wonder if Apex Legends drops tomorrow on Steam or with the rumored Switch version?

I'm guessing that N/S should have no issues running the game because even the modified Souce Engine still scales pretty well?

But the online stuff (the very nature of the game) does worry me and it would likely not be my first option.

Actually how is Fortnite on N/S? It doesn't drop connection or anything like that (issues with Nintendo Online?)


And they might just official announce both of those version and how they will launch with Season 6.

Also TitanFall????

I hope TitanFall 1 sees a resurgence in players and also hopefully they fixed the audio issue. The game had 20GB of uncompressed audio files that make the game in total close to 50GB.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Titanfall 1 & 2 and The Sims 4 are dropping tomorrow. Not sure what else. The older FIFA's and Maddens will probably be next week.

 

[Kvik]

Namco Museum Archives Vol 3 confirmed I guess, will include the original Megami Tensei.

I wouldn't mind getting the collection if it's trivial enough to dump the ROM.

 

[manchego obfuscator]

few more demo impressions:

Say NO! More: gimmicky game about learning to say "no" to overcome your hellish office job. on-rails, using mostly one button and with a low-poly PS1 art style, though I guess maybe it's most akin to Sega's Model 2 arcade games. there's no way this can sustain a full-length game, but if it stays short, it should be pretty fun
Dreamcatcher: walking simulator with some horror elements about an unemployed Chinese man navigating both real life and his dreams. nothing terribly original here and the translation is dodgy but I've played much worse in the genre, and it at least looks to have some striking visuals in some of the dream sequences
A Juggler's Tale: 2.5D cinematic platformer where everyone is a puppet, something that only really impacts the puzzle design towards the end of the demo. also, voices are way too loud. seems reasonably polished, though
Tool Boy: I confess to not actually playing this, because a 2.5D platformer having no working controller support is indefensible

 

[Arulan]

I tried out the demo for Ghostrunner. It's sort of like a cyberpunk Mirror's Edge with a grappling hook and a bit more of an emphasis on combat (compared to avoiding it altogether for the most part in Mirror's Edge). I really enjoyed the original Mirror's Edge, so I was pleasantly surprised here.

I played NEO Scavenger somewhat recently, and thought it was really great. This is their next game, and it's set in the same universe. It's very different from NEO Scavenger. It looks like you'll be managing a crew on a ship, and interacting with a lot of systems in a physical way (such as in the screenshot). It's in an early state, but I think it looks very promising. Check it out.

 

[MegaApple]

Well they put a fucking high regional pricing on it

 

[NarohDethan]

I wonder if Apex Legends drops tomorrow on Steam or with the rumored Switch version?

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

BTW, I cannot believe we are getting a new Pokemon Snap. After all these years.

 

[FunnyJay]

No problem, judging by that size Sony is desperate for cooling. This means a lot of air will be moved through those tiny ventilation slots. Probably generating enough positive pressure for a small tornado in our living rooms, or at least a nice, ongoing pipe concert. On the upside that thing will always be dust free.

Reminds me when going from the original XBOX and the PS2 to the new X360 Premium (with 20 GB storage, oh my!). The original 360 sounded like a nuclear reactor when turned on.