Community MetaSteam | March 2020 - Rise and Shine, Ms. Vance, Until It Is Done!

Status
Not open for further replies.

Dragon1893

MetaMember
Apr 17, 2019
1,687
4,077
113
Like Alyx wasn't reason enough to be jealous of VR users, now there's also a Panzer Dragoon game of all things. Fucking Panzer Dragoon! Fuck my life.
 

fantomena

MetaMember
Dec 17, 2018
9,844
26,502
113
Will of the Wisps with a 92 on Metacritic





Gamepass stays winning.
MS is great for giving people the option between game pass and Steam. I really dislike renting games as I don't want a time limit on fun, so I bought the game on Steam.

But Ori regional price is sky high in some countries, so game pass is great to have too.
 

Acidote

Omega Yul
Jun 16, 2019
321
625
93
Man, I wish I could enjoy metroidvania games with so many of them releasing these past few years.
 

Durante

I <3 Pixels
Oct 21, 2018
4,045
19,521
113
Heh, a colleague is currently streaming his lecture/lab on twitch. (Unsurprisingly, since our entire University was switched to 100% remote literally over night, the Uni streaming services are not currently up to scratch)
 

Line

meh
Dec 21, 2018
1,699
2,933
113
"Metroidvania" is a pretty broad genre though.
Ori is definitely more of an action-platformer with some veeery light Metroidvania elements.

Some are hella more RPG, or puzzle based.
 
  • Like
Reactions: 「Echo」
OP
lashman

lashman

Dead & Forgotten
Sep 5, 2018
32,061
90,260
113
sorry lash, my brain is dead as well.

trying the puzzle now before i call it a night, will see.
yeah ... i just can't wrap my head around this one ... and it's actually the only one left ... i did everything else ... but just can't do this one :negative-blob:

I think I've checked everything and I don't think you can find a solution by looking at this slice. Are all the other ones complete ?
that's the thing - there are just 2 slices here ... and the other one only gives you the blocks with "2" on the face, nothing else :negative-blob:

What’s this game called? 😯

has a demo too ... and workshop integration ... highly recommended!
 
  • Like
Reactions: beep boop

fantomena

MetaMember
Dec 17, 2018
9,844
26,502
113
Just started playing Spyro, it's a lot of fun, too bad Ori is tomorrow and Blands 3 on friday.

Devs/pubs needs to stop releasing games so I can actually work through the games I already have.

Have yet to buy Curse of the Dead, Saints & Sinners, Budget Cuts 2, Greedfall and Darksiders Genesis due to too much to play.
 

beep boop

MetaMember
Dec 6, 2018
2,170
4,558
113
So you admit you're a monster then.
Can’t help it. I know voxel based games don’t need to necessarily look like Minecraft, but it’s a small price to pay to never see all those awful blocky games in my feed :smiling-face-with-halo:

The Touryst (Switch), for example, seems like a decent game at first glance, but I tried the demo and couldn’t get over its aesthetic. I find it really off putting for some reason :(
 

ISee

Oh_no!
Mar 1, 2019
3,220
8,306
113
Heh, a colleague is currently streaming his lecture/lab on twitch. (Unsurprisingly, since our entire University was switched to 100% remote literally over night, the Uni streaming services are not currently up to scratch)
Which university is that?
We only have a couple of canceled events and meetings.
 

RionaaM

Vogon Poetry Appreciator
Sep 6, 2018
887
2,187
93
I'm still mad at the terrible pricing for Ori. The fact that they increased it here only makes it worse. The good thing is I have a lot of other games to play, so it won't be that bad. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to play it it'll be 75% off or so.
 
OP
lashman

lashman

Dead & Forgotten
Sep 5, 2018
32,061
90,260
113
I'm still mad at the terrible pricing for Ori. The fact that they increased it here only makes it worse. The good thing is I have a lot of other games to play, so it won't be that bad. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to play it it'll be 75% off or so.
yeah ... complete dick move
 

Durante

I <3 Pixels
Oct 21, 2018
4,045
19,521
113
what is he lecturing on?
Compiler construction. It's actually not the lecture, but the lab (I'm doing the lecture).

Which university is that?
We only have a couple of canceled events and meetings.
University of Innsbruck.

3 Students were tested positive yesterday, and they all attended a student party in the previous week, so the University decided to make all teaching activities remote/streaming only for now.

I'm still mad at the terrible pricing for Ori. The fact that they increased it here only makes it worse. The good thing is I have a lot of other games to play, so it won't be that bad. Hopefully by the time I'm ready to play it it'll be 75% off or so.
Are you talking about the regional pricing or the pricing in general?
Because I feel like the pricing for me (30€) is rather decent.

(I mean, I want the game a lot more than most 60€ games :p)
 

BlackRainbowFT

Mouse Accelerated Member
Apr 17, 2019
508
1,179
93
38
Switzerland
yeah ... i just can't wrap my head around this one ... and it's actually the only one left ... i did everything else ... but just can't do this one :negative-blob:



that's the thing - there are just 2 slices here ... and the other one only gives you the blocks with "2" on the face, nothing else :negative-blob:




has a demo too ... and workshop integration ... highly recommended!
can you tell me exactly which puzzle it is ? I don't remember if they're numbered, but you could just tell me the name of the diorama and its position starting from the left.

I'm at work but I should be able to help you in about 2h !
 
  • Like
Reactions: lashman

Snakethesniper

Time Traveler
Jan 11, 2019
949
1,716
93
yeah ... i just can't wrap my head around this one ... and it's actually the only one left ... i did everything else ... but just can't do this one :negative-blob:



that's the thing - there are just 2 slices here ... and the other one only gives you the blocks with "2" on the face, nothing else :negative-blob:




has a demo too ... and workshop integration ... highly recommended!
Oh I remember this, looks cool! Do you basically solve the various pieces to create a sort of Diorama?
 
  • Like
Reactions: lashman
OP
lashman

lashman

Dead & Forgotten
Sep 5, 2018
32,061
90,260
113
can you tell me exactly which puzzle it is ? I don't remember if they're numbered, but you could just tell me the name of the diorama and its position starting from the left.

I'm at work but I should be able to help you in about 2h !
it's this one:



Oh I remember this, looks cool! Do you basically solve the various pieces to create a sort of Diorama?
yeah, pretty much :)

and has workshop support with LOTS of new dioramas to download (most of them for licensed IPs :p)
 

RionaaM

Vogon Poetry Appreciator
Sep 6, 2018
887
2,187
93
Compiler construction. It's actually not the lecture, but the lab (I'm doing the lecture).


University of Innsbruck.

3 Students were tested positive yesterday, and they all attended a student party in the previous week, so the University decided to make all teaching activities remote/streaming only for now.

Are you talking about the regional pricing or the pricing in general?
Because I feel like the pricing for me (30€) is rather decent.

(I mean, I want the game a lot more than most 60€ games :p)
I mean regional pricing. $30 for the US price is pretty good, but here in Argentina we're forced to pay more than that. It sucks, and because of that I refuse to buy it until it has a deep discount.

 

BlackRainbowFT

Mouse Accelerated Member
Apr 17, 2019
508
1,179
93
38
Switzerland
it's this one:





yeah, pretty much :)

and has workshop support with LOTS of new dioramas to download (most of them for licensed IPs :p)
Got it.

4th row from the top, the one with 7(3).
Do you see the two green-colored cubes with a "2" separated by a single white cube? If you were to paint it green, you'd end up having two groups... one with 2 cubes and one with 4. You'd be left with having to paint one more cube to get to 7, but it would be impossible to get 4 separate contiguous groups (since 7(3) means that you need to distribute 7 among 4 distinct groups). This means that you need to clear that white block.
 
  • Like
Reactions: lashman
OP
lashman

lashman

Dead & Forgotten
Sep 5, 2018
32,061
90,260
113
Got it.

4th row from the top, the one with 7(3).
Do you see the two green-colored cubes with a "2" separated by a single white cube? If you were to paint it green, you'd end up having two groups... one with 2 cubes and one with 4. You'd be left with having to paint one more cube to get to 7, but it would be impossible to get 4 separate contiguous groups (since 7(3) means that you need to distribute 7 among 4 distinct groups). This means that you need to clear that white block.
can you just post a screenshot of the solution? i don't really care about how to solve it :p i just want to be done with it, lol
 
  • Like
Reactions: BlackRainbowFT

BlackRainbowFT

Mouse Accelerated Member
Apr 17, 2019
508
1,179
93
38
Switzerland
can you just post a screenshot of the solution? i don't really care about how to solve it :p i just want to be done with it, lol
I'm sorry, I'm at work and it wasn't really practical do take a screenshot, etc.

here it is.


I don't have the time to solve it fully right now... I'll show you the complete puzzle once I'm done with my patients!
 
  • Like
Reactions: Angelo and lashman

Kandrick

Junior Member
Jun 10, 2019
523
664
93
Switzerland
Are you talking about the regional pricing or the pricing in general?
Because I feel like the pricing for me (30€) is rather decent.

(I mean, I want the game a lot more than most 60€ games :p)
The price here in Switzerland is 49.00 CHF. For comparison Alyx is 53.99 USD and 51.75 CHF here.



It's even more expensive, by far, than Microsoft's own games. Moon Studios is from Austria, do you guys have beef with us that i don't know about ? :disapproval-blob:
 

Kandrick

Junior Member
Jun 10, 2019
523
664
93
Switzerland

crimsonheadGCN

MetaMember
Jan 20, 2019
3,029
8,227
113
41
Clifton, New Jersey
www.resetera.com
The 25th Anniversary Edition Physical Edition of Command & Conquer includes a Steam code:


This is a weird world we are living in.

i wish they'd also support steam's regional pricing ... sigh
Same.
 
OP
lashman

lashman

Dead & Forgotten
Sep 5, 2018
32,061
90,260
113
C&C isn't even on EGS. I wonder if Star Wars was a one time thing pushed by Disney or they just haven't worked out the details yet?
pretty sure it's gonna be there soon ... Fallen Order wasn't immediately on there either ... i imagine it was Tim placing a few phonecalls to make that happen ... and i'm sure it'll happen again soon
 
  • Like
Reactions: crimsonheadGCN

fantomena

MetaMember
Dec 17, 2018
9,844
26,502
113
Starting coughing the last hour, checked the Norwegian health site for Corona symptoms, fever and coughing.

If I start getting a fever I guess Im fucked.
 

RionaaM

Vogon Poetry Appreciator
Sep 6, 2018
887
2,187
93
that's how wars are fought now :p
War has changed.

It's no longer about gameplay, story, or graphics. It's an endless series of downloadable content, fought by developers and publishers.

War--and its consumption of money--has become a well-oiled machine.

War has changed.

DRM-tagged players carry DRM-tagged hardware, use DRM-tagged software. Hacking tools inside their computers enhance and regulate their abilities.

Lack of regional pricing, installation limits, preorder bonuses, market control... Everything is monitored and kept under control.

War... has changed.

The age of piracy has become the age of control, all in the name of averting catastrophe from starving developers, and he who controls the market, controls history.

War... has changed.

When the market is under total control, war becomes routine.
 
OP
lashman

lashman

Dead & Forgotten
Sep 5, 2018
32,061
90,260
113
War has changed.

It's no longer about gameplay, story, or graphics. It's an endless series of downloadable content, fought by developers and publishers.

War--and its consumption of money--has become a well-oiled machine.

War has changed.

DRM-tagged players carry DRM-tagged hardware, use DRM-tagged software. Hacking tools inside their computers enhance and regulate their abilities.

Lack of regional pricing, installation limits, preorder bonuses, market control... Everything is monitored and kept under control.

War... has changed.

The age of piracy has become the age of control, all in the name of averting catastrophe from starving developers, and he who controls the market, controls history.

War... has changed.

When the market is under total control, war becomes routine.
lol ... perfect!

 
  • Like
Reactions: RionaaM
Status
Not open for further replies.