Community MetaSteam | January 2022 - With a new year comes great responsibility, BOY!

[Cacher]

I did it! After 94 hours, I have finally completed a run with every fighting style deck in Fights in Tight Spaces. The game has flaws but it is still a 10/10 in my heart.

Now go after the remaining achievements...

 

[Derrick01]

25 years since one of my favorite games ever came out. It's depressing how quickly that time went.

 

[「Echo」]

This is out tomorrow, but where to get it I am unsure just yet. It'll be free as it's a fanmade game based on someones else IP obviously.

I wish Nixxes could port Bloodborne for real.

 

[Digoman]

Oooohh. Don't remind me of games having "anniversaries".

So many of my favorite games are becoming 30 years old that it's really hard to avoid feeling "kinda" old...

Just some examples from a quick search from 1992:

And then there's Wolf3D, Alone in the Dark, and since I also had a Genesis Mega Drive...: Streets of Rage 2

All of them... three decades old.

 

[FunnyJay]

I had the big box, x-number of floppies version of Kings Quest VI. Bought it with my own cash, after I had seen my older brother play a pirated version of King's Quest 5....

 

[fokkusu]

☝

Quick snoop around the source and it's the Halo trailer.
So here's another embed.

Looks garbage.

 

[Deku]

25 years since one of my favorite games ever came out. It's depressing how quickly that time went.

Heh, in 10 years Square made the first 7 main games. In 25 years they have made 8 main games with one being developed.

 

[Amzin]

Should I try Civ VI or Humankind ? Has the latter been ironed out from its mildling release ? And is it indeed a Civ clone ? It looks sorta like a Civ mixed with a boardgame (the star thing is reminiscent of Scythe).

I would actually say Civ VI is closer to a board game - it's very streamlined, the differences between the civs are really minimal if you aren't doing early game PvP stuff with other humans, and almost every mechanic is pretty straightforward and easy to understand. The expansions kind of add a lot though, so getting the ultimate deluxe mega pack or whatever is recommended, and I'd even recommend modding after maybe your first game or two if you go with Civ, because frankly it still gets a lot of stuff "wrong" from a fun perspective.

I played Civ 5 and 6 enough to where I'm kind of done with them, and Humankind has replaced it. That said, Humankind feels like it needs about 2 or 3 major overhauls to different systems to be fully ready. It has received some big patches but I haven't played it since the first early bug fixes (kind of waiting for their next big patch, which sounds like it'll hit a lot). It DOES support modding using a 3rd party site, mod io, and has a ton of rebalancing etc. there. The main problems are the "endgame" kind of just... happens, once you get there you have probably already won and are just passing time, and some of the systems (pollution, the combat stats) are clearly and painfully flawed, but combat is functional, it's just kind of dumb (not that Civs combat isn't arguably worse).

Base game to base game with no mods.... honestly not sure, probably Humankind for me, as I think it has way more interesting things going on. Civ is has lots of expansions and mods and while Amplitude does have a good history of long term support, they don't always please everyone.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I think Crytek just added Steam Trading Cards to Crysis Remastered. 4 were added to my inventory tonight.

 

[dex3108]

I can't even replace damn battery on my phone without some kind of hassle XD Earliest they can get battery in official service center is in like 15 days XD But I will wait, I decided that there is no reason to replace my Samsung S9 that is in perfect shape except battery. Phone is mint condition because it was in case and had screen protector since day 1.

 

[yuraya]

That Halo show trailer looks like a good time but yea a bit on the cheaper side.

1st seasons of TV shows never have a super big budget. If the reviews are good and viewership is high they will get more money for 2nd season etc.

I don't know if I am a fan of so many games getting movie/show adaptations tho.

Uncharted, TLOU, Halo, Sonic, Castlevania, Mario, Dota, RE, DOOM....It all seems so generic and lifeless for the big screen. Almost like a downgrade for the games industry.

 

[Kyougar]

looks very "cable TV cheap". one of the CG shots looked nice, the rest has quite boring cinematography and the overall aesthetic isn't really doing it for me either. could still be alright but it has all the signs of being thoroughly mediocre.

Uwe Boll seal of approval

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

I posted this in the console thread the other day but if we're talking anniversaries then guess who turned 30 the other day?




and cry more...

 

[Kal1m3r0]

It's actually 25 years since FFT came out in Japan in 1997
That nvidia leak better be true, I want that f*cking PC version

 

[Le Pertti]

That Halo show trailer looks like a good time but yea a bit on the cheaper side.

1st seasons of TV shows never have a super big budget. If the reviews are good and viewership is high they will get more money for 2nd season etc.

I don't know if I am a fan of so many games getting movie/show adaptations tho.

Uncharted, TLOU, Halo, Sonic, Castlevania, Mario, Dota, RE, DOOM....It all seems so generic and lifeless for the big screen. Almost like a downgrade for the games industry.

Yeah the problem with taking games and making movies from them is that story is often secondary to why we love games so the transfer takes away the primary thing we like about them. As you say they become "lifeless". And stories in games are rarely as good as those in movies. But with that said, I will still always watch anything that is connected to games and that seem at least a bit competently made!

 

[thekeats1999]

Yeah the problem with taking games and making movies from them is that story is often secondary to why we love games so the transfer takes away the primary thing we like about them. As you say they become "lifeless". And stories in games are rarely as good as those in movies. But with that said, I will still always watch anything that is connected to games and that seem at least a bit competently made!

To a certain extent I think that's why DOTA and League worked so well. There is no story associated to the games itself. It is all supplementary to the game. There aren't stories told while the game is played.

 

[Joe Spangle]

Urgh i hate having to use separate launchers.

The recent Anno chat had me wanting to go back to 1800 so i thought i'd fire it up. launch it from Steam.......connecting to Ubi Connect. Log in, forgotten password as its been ages since i logged in and my computer hasn't remembered it. password reset takes ages. Finally get into it, launch game, needs an update, ok, 10GB! waiting to play.

Wish it was just on Steam. Im not buying another Ubi game.

 

[kio]

It's actually 25 years since FFT came out in Japan in 1997
That nvidia leak better be true, I want that f*cking PC version

See more

egs exclusive

 

[Panda Pedinte]

This is out tomorrow, but where to get it I am unsure just yet. It'll be free as it's a fanmade game based on someones else IP obviously.

I wish Nixxes could port Bloodborne for real.

Watching the trailer made made me remember of a PSX game called Nightmare Creatures

 

[Parsnip]

Nightmare Creatures

I thought I knew this one from the name but looking at it, I'm thinking of some other game because that was on PS2. I wonder what that was. Gotta investigate when I get home.

 

[Lashley]

 

[fantomena]

Is this going to be another situation like with Thronebreaker, that they put it exclusively on GOG (which I won't have any trouble with since it's their game), then realize barely anyone buys it because it's not on Steam, so they cave in after a bunch of months and put it on Steam because they realize they like and want money?

Witcher’s Gwent Getting a New Single-Player Standalone Game Later This Year - Exclusive - IGN

IGN can reveal that The Witcher's Gwent is becoming a new, single-player, standalone game, codenamed Project Golden Nekker and set to launch in 2022.

www.ign.com

 

[Arc]

MLB The Show '22 will be on Switch but not PC. I know there isn't a giant market for sports games on PC, but that's pretty strange, especially since it's published by Playstation.

 

[Kyougar]

To a certain extent I think that's why DOTA and League worked so well. There is no story associated to the games itself. It is all supplementary to the game. There aren't stories told while the game is played.

The biggest difference is Narrative versus Lore.

If you have good lore, you can make any (good) story work on TV.
If you just have the narrative as a device to advance and supplement the game, that Game can be hard to translate to TV, even if the game and the story within was good. At best you just retell the same story in a different format.

 

[Lashley]

MLB The Show '22 will be on Switch but not PC. I know there isn't a giant market for sports games on PC, but that's pretty strange, especially since it's published by Playstation.

Their loss

 

[DrShrapnel]

Couldn’t resist the lure of the Lunar sale.

Picked up Mushihimesama, which has been on my wishlist forever. I think I’m going to start picking off the really inexpensive games on my wishlist during the little sales that happen in between the big summer/winter sales.

Also grabbed Huntdown, which takes me back to something I would’ve playedduring the 16-bit era.

 

[dex3108]

People are using Steam sale to get bargain deals meanwhile i bought 3 pairs of pants for 30 euros, that's what i call a deal XD Just to be clear those pants were like 50 euros each like 2 months ago XD

 

[Panda Pedinte]

Bloodborne PSX is out

BloodbornePSX by LWMedia

Relive the first few hours of the PS4 classic, rebuilt with PS1 aesthetics!

b0tster.itch.io

 

[fokkusu]

People are using Steam sale to get bargain deals meanwhile i bought 3 pairs of pants for 30 euros, that's what i call a deal XD Just to be clear those pants were like 50 euros each like 2 months ago XD

Who needs pants anyways?

 

[NarohDethan]

 

[AHA-Lambda]

Sony responded in kind

 

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Destiny studio will remain multiplatform, able "to self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play"

Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion

Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced a deal to acquire Bungie for $3.6 billion, the latest in a string of big…

www.gamesindustry.biz

okay. don't care then

 

[Hektor]

wow cool, 5 years from now the whole videogame industry will be owned by 3 companies just like the movie industry

.

 

[Nabs]

lmfao

doesn't seem like the greatest purchase.

 

[Le Pertti]

So Sony doesn't even get exclusive games out of it? Now don't get me wrong, them releasing everywhere is fantastic but why would Sony get them otherwise?

 

[--------]

lmfao

doesn't seem like the greatest purchase.

heading with "yea we bought them but they're gonna stay multiplatform so basically nothing changes" is really really weird ngl

 

[NarohDethan]

Such a random ass acquisition lol

heading with "yea we bought them but they're gonna stay multiplatform so basically nothing changes" is really really weird ngl

Destiny will, Totally-Not-Halo won't be.

 

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Totally-Not-Halo won't be.

perhaps, the "self-publish and reach players wherever they choose to play" is rather vague after all.
this seems like quite a hasty deal - normally SIE likes to integrate studios into their publishing ecosystem while it seems like Bungie will retain their own whole business staff and infrastructure.

 

[Le Pertti]

Maybe they bought them just so they can say to Microsoft that Bungie will continue to release Multiplatform, so COD should also.

 

[Durante]

I feel like 3.6 billion for Bungie is a lot -- that said, I never followed them closely and I don't really know how well Destiny is doing.

 

[yuraya]

Maybe they bought them just so they can say to Microsoft that Bungie will continue to release Multiplatform, so COD should also.

Bungie doesn't release new games every year like Activision tho so Sony doesn't have much leverage.

Also Microsoft has Halo and 343 so they probably not gonna be threatened too much by Bungies new IP.

 

[--------]

I don't really know how well Destiny is doing.

really well, at least financially. bit confused about what this means for their NetEase funded project.

 

[Le Pertti]

Bungie doesn't release new games every year like Activision tho so Sony doesn't have much leverage.

Also Microsoft has Halo and 343 so they probably not gonna be threatened too much by Bungies new IP.

All Sony has to show is that they let their new studio be Multiplatform and that puts pressure on Microsoft. Not saying it is much but its something.

 

[Deku]

Sony buying Bungie for $3.6 billion

Sony Interactive Entertainment today announced a deal to acquire Bungie for $3.6 billion, the latest in a string of big…

www.gamesindustry.biz

okay. don't care then

Compared to Microsoft recent acquisitions (Activision Blizzard and Zenimax), this seems meh

It is also surprising that Sony bought Bungie, since Bungie hasn't made anything special for Playstation

 

[dex3108]

 

[Lashley]

 

[yuraya]

Kojima and Remedy are next. It is what it is.

The industry is consolidating and everyone who doesn't get bought out will have a hard time existing with how expensive games are to make. And how long they take to make.

I bet Amazon picks up EA or Take-Two as well.

 

[Le Pertti]

Remedy

Already bought by Epic

I stand corrected!

 

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Already bought by Epic

Only a publishing deal. No ownership.

 

[Dandy]

I have no interest in Bungie's games, tbh.