I had an outage for 4 days and if you start steam up, it takes about 5 mins to say it cannot connect and if you want to start in offline mode. As crappy as that is, at least it does work, eventually.
I liked Rise of the Argonauts! But there's plenty of problems with it, don't get me wrong. Needs more action and the story is plodding and the ending is atrocious. But I enjoyed beating heads in with my mace.
You'd buy the 4 pack and receive 3 extra copies as "gifts", which you can send to others via email or steam's friend list. It's done through trust, although linking to a profile showing you actually have the game, or having heat/ebay feedback helps too.
My first JPRG was Final Fantasy III (or VI, whatever) and I still find that one the best game I've ever played. However, FF7 ranks next to it.
Part of the fondness most people hold for it was indeed the graphics, which allowed for a presentation and story telling that no game allowed for...