Yes, the demos all work fine on Vista and Vista 64. Fourth confirmation now. But do the full games work? (Almost certainly so.) And once somebody establishes that they do, can we not repeat it constantly? :P

Just to add some thoughts on the Path, I went back to it and played a bit more tonight. While I think the ambiance and creative aspect of it are intriguing and do push you to play further out of sheer curiosity regarding what will happen to each of the girls, I still can't fully recommend it. The part of the game that really seems broken to me is the walk from the end of the path to the grandmother's house. If you've played the game, you know what I'm talking about.

You simply can't get around it and it feels like forever because nothing is happening, you're walking at a crawl and all you're walking to is your ending scene which is either longer or shorter depending on the items you've discovered in the forest. I understand from a thematic perspective that it doesn't make sense to have the girl run and be bubbly because she's just suffered some sort of trauma (some of which are very odd and ambiguous, others which seem more clear cut) and the pace matches the overall mood with the rain and the downtrodden demeanor. However, it's sooooo slow ... I couldn't even get past it on my last play through because I asked myself "Is this really how I want to spend the next 3 to 4 minutes of my life."

Some may be able to get past this but for me, it's a real deal breaker. Like I said in my previous posts, this game is fundamentally intriguing but I personally don't believe it's worth your $10. For $5 it might not hurt, but be aware that some of the underlying mechanics take away from the artistic and experiential aspects the game designers were trying to convey.

Originally Posted by etcrane Dude, go ahead and spend $8.99 on it if you're so confident that professional reviews are better than my opinion

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Originally Posted by eastx Yes, the demos all work fine on Vista and Vista 64. Fourth confirmation now. But do the full games work? (Almost certainly so.) And once somebody establishes that they do, can we not repeat it constantly? :P

Yep. Vista 64 here and both full games work.

Wow, two games for $3.75. Steam makes these decisions too easy.

yeah the games run on vista, total blast from the past for me

In with the Oddworld Bundle, The Path, Mr.Robot, and Zeno Clash.

Wow, "The Path" is really disturbing so far. I really enjoy loading up a game and having no idea what to expect. In fact, I'm very glad I played it before reading this thread. With a cheap independent game, all I need to know is that SOMEBODY liked it and that it's a unique experience. I don't really care about replay value (I don't watch movies over and over, or read books over and over...).

steam is having a week long sale on ubisoft games. One game 50% off each day for 24 hours only. Today is Assassin's Creed for $9.99.

just because no one else mentioned it, I want to point out that Lorne Lanning (who is planning on getting back in to game development) has said that if sales figures on Steam warrant it, that he will investigate the possibility of porting both Munch's Oddysee and Stranger's Wrath to PC. I'm sure this past weekend's sale pulled in a lot of sales, so, maybe it'll happen.

Originally Posted by MarkTheArk steam is having a week long sale on ubisoft games. One game 50% off each day for 24 hours only. Today is Assassin's Creed for $9.99.

To be more accurate, the announcement doesn't say that each deal will be 50% off, simply that each game will be available at a "special price." I'm hoping for some 75% off goodness.

Originally Posted by eastx I bought Space Giraffe for $5 on XBLA and kind of regret the purchase. I don't think it's worth $18, even with twice the levels. It's too flawed a game.

Um, excuse me, but Space Giraffe is flawless.

I didn't see it on the front page and panicked, but the sale is still on for the Oddworld pack and I grabbed it. I loved playing this with my cousin back when it first came out. Oh how we laughed in horrible frustration as Abe tumbled off of a cliff over and over and over and over because you had to be EXACTLY right on where to stand to jump the gaps. @_@

Originally Posted by CoffeeEdge To be more accurate, the announcement doesn't say that each deal will be 50% off, simply that each game will be available at a "special price." I'm hoping for some 75% off goodness.

If you go to the page about the Ubisoft deal, it shows all the deals will be 50% off something up until the Weekend Deal.

I hope Braid is part of the Indie Game Sale when it becomes available to purchase on Steam.

Originally Posted by CoffeeEdge Um, excuse me, but Space Giraffe is flawless.

I think if you want to counter my viewpoint, you have to provide some kind of evidence to support yours. Of course any judgment of a game's quality is subjective, but to call a game flawless, especially a weird game that hardly anybody liked, is kind of dubious.

I would be very careful to research any Ubisoft PC port for known bugs before buying it. They're not exactly known for their quality PC versions.

Regarding Space Giraffe, if you've been turned off by the Xbox Live Arcade version, don't automatically reject the PC version. The developer made a lot of changes in response to the gamers that thought the visuals were too much of a distraction. I've played both versions, and I find the PC version to be more understandable and more rewarding to play.

You can download a demo of it here, in case you want to check it out and see the difference.

http://www.llamasoft.co.uk/games/space-giraffe

Of course, the PC version also includes the XBLA version, in case you prefer that instead.

Just picked up trials 2 second edition for 7 bucks. Must be the best 7 dollars I've spent on a game in along time. It's really addicting, hard, but oddly non frustrating. I'd recommend getting the demo if you haven't tried it before.

got too oddworld packs for both my steam accounts.. couldnt resist 3.75....

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Originally Posted by brettsp Just picked up trials 2 second edition for 7 bucks. Must be the best 7 dollars I've spent on a game in along time.

Trials 2 is a great game, and definitely worth $7, though I think you missed out big time on the Greatest Indie Pack weekend deal a few weeks ago. It was Trials 2, Eets, Gravitron 2, I-Fluid, and Multiwinia, and a mere $9.99 for the lot of 'em. One of the very best Steam deals in history, hands-down.

But again, as I said, Trials 2 definitely warrants a $7 purchase, so you're still good.

For everyone who said Munch's and the other Oddworld game, there's a thread on the Steam forums with a statement saying that if this sale does well, they'll consider bringing the rest of the Oddworld games on.

Originally Posted by CoffeeEdge But again, as I said, Trials 2 definitely warrants a $7 purchase, so you're still good.

Haha, that's one of the most infuriating games I've ever purchased. I'm just not cut out for the controls in that game or something. I'll need to revisit it once I get a gamepad, because I can't even get past the starter levels with my keyboard. :(