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Originally Posted by jshackles Thanks for the code Motoki! Picked up Jet Set Radio for $2.38 while it was still on sale!

They keep tempting me to buy this game!

Fallout New Vegas is $3.99 with fs @ Newegg right now. Decent deal for a hard copy.

Oops. You know, I saw this deal somewhere then walked away for a moment. When I came back I figured I'd let you guys know. Apparently I saw it in this thread. Thanks dfg.

I'm a day and a half behind catching up with the thread, but I'd like to thank everyone for their responses when That Guy, in addition to continuing to complain that people won't do his Googling for him, actually argued against my grammatical correction. I love you guys.

Originally Posted by plft I just played the first world? (collection of levels) in Horrid Henry and I had to give my thoughts on this. Mechanically it seems almost solid enough, if a bit bland. You jump poorly, throw goo at enemies in an arc, and avoid various enemies such a toy robots, paper airplanes, and spiders. The most baffling thing to me is how would this license even exist in the first place. From my brief exposure it's about a kid who terrorizes his parents, brother, and babysitter for no reason but to be a dick to them. Apparently it's pretty popular to create a whole series of books, but I can't see the reasoning. In short, it's a rudimentary platformer with mechanics that aren't quite there, and a license that shouldn't exist (opinions). I was actually surprised at it being a platformer as I thought it was a point/click adventure game for some reason.

I didn't even realize until now that it was a game based on a license. I thought the unappealing nature of the character of Horrid Henry was something that the game devs cooked up themselves. Now that I know that they were working with a predefined character...I don't know...in a way, that increases my opinion of the game slightly. The devs had to work within the basic framework of the Horrible Henry universe. They couldn't stray too far from the unappealing character's mold.

Though you're right, why does the license even exist? It sounds positively horrible (pardon the pun). According to the Wikipedia page, it's a pretty popular book series over in the UK and it even has a highly rated cartoon based on the books. I don't get it.

Originally Posted by jshackles Thanks for the code Motoki! Picked up Jet Set Radio for $2.38 while it was still on sale!

I actually didn't mention JSR because it's going to be in the $5 Amazon Dreamcast pack (and $15 arcade pack) tomorrow but for those only wanting JSR and not the other games I doubt you will ever get it by itself cheaper than that.

The Walking Dead save system is scarier than the cannibalism. I stopped playing towards the end of the second episode last night. When I fired it up this morning my save file was gone. Google informed me of a helpful path to restore saves, but it puts me at the start of episode 2. I guess I need to play to the end of chapters. I should probably just marathon the whole game today, so I don't have to deal with this buggy save system.

Originally Posted by Motoki I actually didn't mention JSR because it's going to be in the $5 Amazon Dreamcast pack (and $15 arcade pack) tomorrow but for those only wanting JSR and not the other games I doubt you will ever get it by itself cheaper than that.

Is the Amazon Dreamcast pack going to be all Steam this time? Last time, it wasn't... :(

Originally Posted by Frithsblessing The Walking Dead save system is scarier than the cannibalism. I stopped playing towards the end of the second episode last night. When I fired it up this morning my save file was gone. Google informed me of a helpful path to restore saves, but it puts me at the start of episode 2. I guess I need to play to the end of chapters. I should probably just marathon the whole game today, so I don't have to deal with this buggy save system.

I have the same problem with my save. I have to do this every time I load my game or finish an episode. I'm enjoying it but I have had more problems getting it to play smoothly and loading saves.

Originally Posted by jshackles Is the Amazon Dreamcast pack going to be all Steam this time? Last time, it wasn't... :(

Yes this time it will be. Also 50 Genesis games (including series 5 this time) for $4.99 Steam redeemable starting tomorrow.

All their Sega game packs will be Steam this time around save for Billy Hatcher which isn't on Steam at all.

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7708

And also further clarified at:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7725

Originally Posted by asheskitty ^_^ I finished it a few days ago as well. I enjoyed it.

I also finished it a few days ago!
I had it since release, but took my time with it.
40 hours.
Im disappointed that I havent seen Sleeping Dogs in any goty nominations.
If it were up to me, the goty would be between xcom and sleeping dogs

Damn 40? I took my time to finish and did mostly everything and est. in-game time in 20 hours or so.

but yeah agree with GotY nominee it was really executed well. loved the HK atmosphere was just there this summer

Originally Posted by The End I didn't even realize until now that it was a game based on a license. I thought the unappealing nature of the character of Horrid Henry was something that the game devs cooked up themselves. Now that I know that they were working with a predefined character...I don't know...in a way, that increases my opinion of the game slightly. The devs had to work within the basic framework of the Horrible Henry universe. They couldn't stray too far from the unappealing character's mold. Though you're right, why does the license even exist? It sounds positively horrible (pardon the pun). According to the Wikipedia page, it's a pretty popular book series over in the UK and it even has a highly rated cartoon based on the books. I don't get it.

Yeah, I had read about it on the Steam page when it was on sale a few months back. There are apparently a lot of episodes on YouTube.

An example:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LaXx5QbME8

Originally Posted by Motoki Yes this time it will be. Also 50 Genesis games (including series 5 this time) for $4.99 Steam redeemable starting tomorrow. All their Sega game packs will be Steam this time around save for Billy Hatcher which isn't on Steam at all. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7708 And also further clarified at: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7725

Good to hear. I passed on their deal on BF because of the non-Steam (and heavy DRM) of the pack.

Originally Posted by Motoki Yes this time it will be. Also 50 Genesis games (including series 5 this time) for $4.99 Steam redeemable starting tomorrow. All their Sega game packs will be Steam this time around save for Billy Hatcher which isn't on Steam at all. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7708 And also further clarified at: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7725

Thanks for the info, wish I knew beforehand. Oh well, for that price I don't mind double-dipping. In fact, I would have bought their Black Friday Dreamcast pack for $10 if they were all Steam, so I don't feel so bad about $5 + $2.38 for double dipping. Thanks for the info!

Tomb Raider for $31 and you get a 35% off discount on GMG, Hell to the ing Yes

Originally Posted by The End Though you're right, why does the license even exist? It sounds positively horrible (pardon the pun). According to the Wikipedia page, it's a pretty popular book series over in the UK and it even has a highly rated cartoon based on the books. I don't get it.

The general idea seems to be a British thing. Compare their Dennis the Menace to the US version--the UK Dennis is much worse behaved. It's not just kids in literature. There are comics in 2000 AD and the like based on main characters with no real redeeming features.

It may be a reaction to the rather staid and polite stereotypical British politeness; a way to vicariously misbehave.

Originally Posted by mac995555 Tomb Raider for $31 and you get a 35% off discount on GMG, Hell to the ing Yes

Not if you use the 30% code.

Hi, We are sorry but unfortunately you do not qualify for the 35% vouchers. This is linked to the purchase of a full price sale of these games. Kind regards, Green Man Gaming Customer Service

That's kind of understandable though. No one else is even doing 30/35% off of pre-orders in the first place so to expect those deals to stack is unrealistic.

Originally Posted by Motoki Yes this time it will be. Also 50 Genesis games (including series 5 this time) for $4.99 Steam redeemable starting tomorrow. All their Sega game packs will be Steam this time around save for Billy Hatcher which isn't on Steam at all. http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7708 And also further clarified at: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/...postcount=7725

Excellent. Thanks for sharing here. I'll likely get that Dreamcast pack. I don't check that Amazon thread much, so I'm glad you you showed me the bread crumb trail.

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