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Seemed about time for a new thread, so here it is. Welcome to the Steam Deals Thread V11!

Daily Deal
Luftrausers - $9.99 $5.99
 
Yesterday's Deal
Metro: Last Light Complete Edition - $19.99 $9.99
Metro 2033 - $14.99 $3.74
 
Weekend Deals
Europa Universalis IV - $39.99 $9.99
Europa Universalis IV Extreme Edition - $44.99 $11.24 [customspoiler=DLC][/customspoiler]
Europa Universalis III Collection - 39.99 9.99
Europa Universalis III Complete - 14.99 3.74 [customspoiler=DLC][/customspoiler]
Europa Universalis: Rome - Gold Edition - 9.99 2.49
PAYDAY 2 - 29.99 9.99 [customspoiler=DLC][/customspoiler]
PAYDAY™ The Heist - 14.99 4.99 [customspoiler=DLC][/customspoiler]

Midweek Madness
Audiosurf 2 - $14.99 $8.99
Audiosurf - $9.99 $2.49
XCOM Complete - $49.99 $24.99 [customspoiler=Includes][/customspoiler][/customspoiler]
Painkiller Complete Pack - $69.99 $13.99 [customspoiler=Includes][/customspoiler][/customspoiler]
 
Weeklong Deals
Pool Nation - $9.99 $1.49
Booster Trooper - $4.99 $0.74
Zeno Clash - $9.99 $1.99
Thunder Wolves - $9.99 $1.99
Alien Breed™ Trilogy - $22.99 $11.49 [customspoiler=Includes][/customspoiler]
Two Worlds II - $19.99 $4.99 [customspoiler=DLC][/customspoiler]
Titan Quest - Immortal Throne - $14.99 $3.74
Titan Quest - $14.99 $3.74
Sine Mora - $9.99 $2.49
Primal Carnage - $14.99 $3.74
Mirror's Edge™ - $19.99 $4.99
Hard Truck Apocalypse / Ex Machina - $7.99 $1.99
Guncraft - $14.99 $3.74
Expeditions: Conquistador - $19.99 $4.99
Alien Spidy - $9.99 $2.49
Violett - $9.99 $2.99
Dark Matter - $14.99 $4.49
Survivor Squad - $8.99 $2.96
Victoria II - $19.99 $6.79
Star Trek - $14.99 $5.09
Knights of Pen and Paper +1 Edition - $14.99 $5.09
Tiny Troopers - $4.99 $2.49
Spate - $9.99 $4.99
SimCity™ 4 Deluxe Edition - $19.99 $9.99
Litil Divil - $9.99 $4.99
Last Dream - $9.99 $4.99
KickBeat Steam Edition - $9.99 $4.99
Euro Truck Simulator 2 - $39.99 $19.99
Dead Space Pack - $34.99 $8.74 [customspoiler=Includes][/customspoiler]
Earthworm Jim Collection - $19.99 $9.99
Dominions 4: Thrones of Ascension - $34.99 $17.49
Desert Thunder - $9.99 $4.99
Construction Machines 2014 - $14.99 $7.49
Tower of Guns - $14.99 $8.24
PlayClaw - Game Video Recorder - $49.99 $29.99
Vox - $9.99 $7.49
Obscure II (Obscure: The Aftermath) - $9.99 $7.49
Obscure - $6.99 $5.24
Action Indie Pack - $14.99 $1.49
Geneforge Saga - $19.99 $3.99

Miscellaneous Deals (end time varies)
Cloudbuilt - $19.99 $9.19
Titan Quest Gold - $19.99 $4.99
Football Manager 2014 - $49.99 $12.5
Dracula Trilogy - $19.99 $9.99 [customspoiler=Includes][/customspoiler]
The Wolf Among Us - $24.99 $16.74
MXGP - $39.99 $25.19
FX Eleven - $19.99 $9.99
Franchise Hockey Manager 2014 - $39.99 $19.99
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons - $14.99 $6.00
 
Thread under construction, more to be added shortly...
 
Thanks to EastX, Detruire, Psydero, and everyone else that has contributed to the thread!
 
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Naked Snake Eyes said:
That feel when "You have 1 new item in your inventory"

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...and it's a coupon.

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Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
You should stop being so entitled and buy that 30% off Explodemon with a smile on your face.
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Yeah, but why the hell did they give me 3 of them?!?

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Mooby said:
Well at this point thanks to spodering from CAGers I have most of their games already. Only missing Tomb Raider (which I'd feel dirty buying outside a bundle) and their older titles like Non-Absolution Hitman and Kaine stuff. Doubt they'd put those in a bundle, though. If the BTA for Tomb Raider is cheap enough I'd grab it in give back to 'da community. Although they might do what Sega did and make it one key per tier.
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I realized I literally have every game from Squeenix in the Humble sale except for Contracts, which I can't be bothered with. I expect many other CAGs do too. So, too late on the HB for us, but then again Squeenix's prices have historically been so low they kind of pre-empted that option anyway.

 
pasports31 said:
I bought an Xbox 360 first and the exclusives for that system turned out to be fuck ing horrible, compared to PS3 or the Wii.
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Halo > Every Sony exclusive, period. Haters gonna hate, but Halo is legendary from gameplay to story. Forza is the best racing series in the history of the universe. And I've noticed your hate for Gears of War as well, but yeah, that's the best cover shooter of the modern era.

Sony exclusives post-PS2 are crap. Uncharted? Yeah, good series, but not worth buying a system over. Demons Souls? Nah, I'll play Dark Souls on the PC, thanks. A PS3 exclusive Kingdom Hearts game would have tipped the scales (no, 1.5 Remix doesn't count), but for some odd reason they skipped the 360/PS3 generation... and now it's no longer a Sony exclusive!

But I'll stop before I delve the thread back into a PS vs Xbox war. I'm a fanboy of neither, really. I was married to my PSX and PS2, and I love Sony, but the PS3 didn't impress me and neither is the PS4. PC is king, and quite honestly, the Xbox One is funner and more unique than the PS4, not to mention it already has better exclusives. Oh, and it didn't come broken out of the box!

INMATEofARKHAM said:
Likely true... Though MS was showing off DX12 with Forza 5 the other day.

http://www.vg247.com/2014/03/25/forza-5-directx-12-tech-demo-shows-off-race-footage-watch/
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Prague Circuit <3

spoderman said:
I own a 360 and can admit that list is pathetic, aside from Lost Odyssey and Tales of Vesperia. There are some decent games on that list but I think only those 2 are worth owning the system for. Trials Evolution is great, but you can just buy that on Steam/Uplay.
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Naked Snake Eyes said:
I think you're really downplaying the difference between PS4 and XBone's hardware capabilities, they're not anywhere as close as PS3 and 360 were.
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Naked Snake Eyes said:
I think 1080p vs 720p and 60fps vs 30fps would be noticeable to anyone with eyeballs.
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You know, I don't really give a fuck about hardware capabilities. I care about how the games look and play. Forza is utterly flawless besides needing a touch more AA (but that's just me nitpicking for the sake of nitpicking, and spoiled by PC graphics), and the Titanfall beta, even running at a scaled 720p looked great. Couch gaming =/= PC gaming where 720p is discernible. And this is coming from the guy who's fucking anal about resolution and FPS.

In any case, Titanfall (and many other Xbone titles) was upped to 900p on release. If anyone wants to make the "I CAN TELL" argument on that one, I'll have you know that you should go to the doctor and get some strong laxatives, because you're full of shit.

PS4 has games running at lower than 1080p and 60FPS as well. The consoles are too early in their life cycles. People can get all technical and champion one console over the other via hardware and shit, but in the end it doesn't matter what anyone says. The end result will be both consoles looking virtually identical with variations where game A runs better on Xbone and game B runs better on PS4. The end.
MrNinjaSquirrel said:
Well that would depend somewhat on the size of the TV someone's playing on. On sets <32" most people sitting at a normal viewing distance can't tell the difference between 1080 and 720p.

Honestly though, if your first concern is graphics you're really best off with PC, every time. There's no way every PS4/XB1 game is going to run at 1080p/60fps, or even most, so if that's the selling point for you you're going to come away disappointed.
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Correct. Like I said above, I played Titanfall's beta at 720p from 8' or so away from my 42" flatscreen and I couldn't tell. Ask Peet about how anal I about resolution and FPS and you'll realize how much that's saying about how negligible the difference is while couch gaming.

BobbyTastic said:
And as much as I've heard bad things about Forza 5 for microtransactions and the like, it's better than GT6. (Maybe I'm just bitter from the letdown GT5 was).
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Forza 5 doesn't really have horrible microtransactions. Just come into the game knowing you're sacrificing a larger selection of vehicles and tracks for better graphics and better gameplay. There are cars spattered about through the catalogs that are DLC, and you can either buy them a la carte for $3 or so, buy them in packs with similar cars for more, or buy ALL the car packs at once for way too much money.

Honestly, there's no point to the microtransactions (there's some "token" system, but it's pointless and is just EXP boosts really) beyond car DLC, and that's not really a big deal, since if you really like a certain car and want it, $3 isn't much to pay.

Forza 5 is the most enjoyable racing simulator I've played. Seriously, driving is just beautiful and satisfying. I'm a hardcore Gran Turismo fan as well, starting with the very first one, and ending with 4. GT is still great, but Forza is just better.

MinDRioT said:
That's why I have a gaming laptop ;)
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Amen! What have you got? This is my baby.

 
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Cheaplikeafox 3.0 said:
FTFY

The Xbone fan boy in you is strong.

360 was my first system last gen, then Wii, then PS3. They all have their good games. Let's move on.
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Fashionably late.

And honestly, not really. I have two Xbone games, and I would have never bought it unless I could get it for free, which I did.

What annoys me is the bullshit arguing whether one console is better than the other. Nowhere am I saying that the Xbone is better than the PS4, because it's not. They're both consoles that pale in comparison to PCs, and should only be considered for exclusives. If you want to play the Sony exclusives, buy a PS4. If you want to play the MS exclusives, buy an Xbone. If you want a superior gaming machine, buy/build a PC. Like I said before, I was more interested in the Xbone exclusives and the console's features and uniqueness, so that's what I chose to buy.

This thread is somehow rife with Sony fanboys though, so it's only fair to throw a monkey wrench into things (that's what I do).

 
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Oh, no - Halo: Combat Evolved PC was severely OVERRATED. While it might be a Godly FPS game on those old consoles b/c it got the controls "right" for a console-FPS w/ a gamepad, on the PC it was basically just another damn Sci-Fi FPS.

I've seen better and played better - especially in the 2nd half.

Once the Flood hit (awful, awful, awful) and especially w/ those cut + paste levels w/ The Monitor and the backtracking....

Halo: CE basically fell apart.

 
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MrNinjaSquirrel said:
Gameplay, sure, but story? Now you've lost me.
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You don't like Halo's story? I'm a sci-fi nerd, I love Halo's story. It's head and shoulders above most every other sci-fi video game story out there, besides Mass Effect. Granted they are stretching it somewhat at this point, but it's still better than letting the series die off.

 
MysterD said:
Oh, no - Halo: Combat Evolved PC was severely OVERRATED. While it might be a Godly FPS game on those old consoles b/c it got the controls "right" for a console-FPS w/ a gamepad, on the PC it was basically just another damn Sci-Fi FPS.

I've seen better and played better - especially in the 2nd half.

Once the Flood hit (awful, awful, awful) and especially w/ those cut + paste levels w/ The Monitor and the backtracking....

Halo: CE basically fell apart.
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Oh of course. It's dated and unimpressive now, but so is Half-Life, and people still act like that game is the fucking messiah.

At the time is was great though, not to mention Halo 2 and 3 have aged very well.

 
Idiotekque said:
You don't like Halo's story? I'm a sci-fi nerd, I love Halo's story. It's head and shoulders above most every other sci-fi video game story out there, besides Mass Effect. Granted they are stretching it somewhat at this point, but it's still better than letting the series die off.
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It's full of plot holes and the writing never seemed like anything remarkable to me. Granted I'm still on Reach (which I will say has improved a great deal from a narrative standpoint), but 1-3's story were nothing I'd consider praise worthy. I like the lore and all, and the characters are cool in an action movie sort of way, but I'd not consider it a pinnacle of interactive storytelling by any stretch.

 
Idiotekque said:
Oh of course. It's dated and unimpressive now, but so is Half-Life, and people still act like that game is the fucking messiah.

At the time is was great though, not to mention Halo 2 and 3 have aged very well.
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I could certainly go for a PC re-issue for Halo 2; and finally some PC ports of every single solitary Halo game after that.

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Never played Halo 2 PC, BTW.

 
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MrNinjaSquirrel said:
It's full of plot holes and the writing never seemed like anything remarkable to me. Granted I'm still on Reach (which I will say has improved a great deal from a narrative standpoint), but 1-3's story were nothing I'd consider praise worthy. I like the lore and all, and the characters are cool in an action movie sort of way, but I'd not consider it a pinnacle of interactive storytelling by any stretch.
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Pinnacle? No, but it's still a great story and extremely entertaining. I'm pretty picky about stories, since I fancy myself a writer, so I'm always picking things apart. Halo's faults are easy to overlook in my opinion, because the overarching story and universe are great.

To each his own, though.

 
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MrNinjaSquirrel said:
It's full of plot holes and the writing never seemed like anything remarkable to me. Granted I'm still on Reach (which I will say has improved a great deal from a narrative standpoint), but 1-3's story were nothing I'd consider praise worthy. I like the lore and all, and the characters are cool in an action movie sort of way, but I'd not consider it a pinnacle of interactive storytelling by any stretch.
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So, when it comes to story + characters - what is the FPS that does it for you?

 
Idiotekque said:
Pinnacle? No, but it's still a great story and extremely entertaining. To each his own, though.
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Well you said it was legendary, which seems to imply you hold it up to that sort of degree. But that's cool, I mean I doubt most would agree with the sort of stuff I consider great pieces of interactive storytelling, so whatever floats your boat. For what it's worth I still enjoy the series, but for its gameplay more than anything else.

MysterD said:
So, when it comes to story + characters - what is the FPS that does it for you?
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Bioshock, if we're talking strictly FPS. Also Portal 2, but I know some will say that doesn't count.
 
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MysterD said:
So, when it comes to story + characters - what is the FPS that does it for you?
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Also a good point, lol. Can't say FPSs are known for their deep and engaging storylines. And nobody say Half-Life, because that's one of the most vague, dismal examples of "storytelling" I've come across.

Lost Planet had a great story though!

 
Idiotekque said:
Fashionably late.

And honestly, not really. I have two Xbone games, and I would have never bought it unless I could get it for free, which I did.

What annoys me is the bullshit arguing whether one console is better than the other. Nowhere am I saying that the Xbone is better than the PS4, because it's not. They're both consoles that pale in comparison to PCs, and should only be considered for exclusives. If you want to play the Sony exclusives, buy a PS4. If you want to play the MS exclusives, buy an Xbone. If you want a superior gaming machine, buy/build a PC. Like I said before, I was more interested in the Xbone exclusives and the console's features and uniqueness, so that's what I chose to buy.

This thread is somehow rife with Sony fanboys though, so it's only fair to throw a monkey wrench into things (that's what I do).
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Just because you think one system's exclusives easily trounce another's doesn't make you a fanboy. I guess it's opinion, and they're popular games and all, but having played halo and gears of war i couldn't get into either of them. Also not a big racing fan, so Forza does nothing for me. Compared to the ps3 exclusives, imho, 360 sucks.

 
MrNinjaSquirrel said:
Well you said it was legendary, which seems to imply you hold it up to that sort of degree. But that's cool, I mean I doubt most would agree with the sort of stuff I consider great pieces of interactive storytelling, so whatever floats your boat. For what it's worth I still enjoy the series, but for its gameplay more than anything else.

Bioshock, if we're talking strictly FPS.
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I pulled a MysterD and edited the crap out of my post before you replied.

I think Halo is a legendary series, as in the entire package, not the story alone. What matters is the final bundle, all wrapped up, story and gameplay and graphics and the whole kabang. That's what is so timeless in my opinion. If Halo was simply a book, I would probably enjoy it, but I certainly wouldn't call it legendary.

Bioshock is easy to call legendary as well, but I feel like it gets by on uniqueness and atmosphere, rather than story. It's not a very vocally storytelling game; it's pretty vague and mysterious. That's a great thing in its own right, but it lends more to an experience and connects more strongly with the gameplay, as opposed to being an epic storyline.

If we were judging Bioshock by story alone, it would undeniably falter just like if we were to do the same with Halo. Their strengths aren't one dimensional in that respect.

 
pasports31 said:
Just because you think one system's exclusives easily trounce another's doesn't make you a fanboy. I guess it's opinion, and they're popular games and all, but having played halo and gears of war i couldn't get into either of them. Also not a big racing fan, so Forza does nothing for me. Compared to the ps3 exclusives, imho, 360 sucks.
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I wasn't calling you a fanboy, that was directed at Snake (which has even said so himself) and Spoder.

And I understand your sentiments just fine. Everyone has their own tastes and opinions.

 
MrNinjaSquirrel said:
Bioshock, if we're talking strictly FPS.
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I was hoping you'd say that (Bioshock) or Deus Ex...

:D

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Idiotekque said:
Also a good point, lol. Can't say FPSs are known for their deep and engaging storylines. And nobody say Half-Life, because that's one of the most vague, dismal examples of "storytelling" I've come across.

Lost Planet had a great story though!
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I also liked FEAR 1 (base game only) and FEAR 2's story, BTW.

Of course, FEAR 1 (base game only) for me was a much better GAME, when compared to the sequel FEAR 2.

 
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MysterD said:
So, when it comes to story + characters - what is the FPS that does it for you?
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clearly borderlands, best story ever

Idiotekque said:
Also a good point, lol. Can't say FPSs are known for their deep and engaging storylines. And nobody say Half-Life, because that's one of the most vague, dismal examples of "storytelling" I've come across.

Lost Planet had a great story though!
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i still have no idea what the intricacies of half life are all about. i get that it was innovative due to the way it approached story, but hl1 all i know is experiment goes wrong and aliens invade so the government comes to cover it up...not the most amazing story, by any stretch of the imagination. hl2 you randomly awaken from stasis or whatever from that creepy guy, whoever the fuck he is, and lead a rebellion against some crappy government or whatever. i really don't get why people fawn over half life.


Idiotekque said:
I wasn't calling you a fanboy, that was directed at Snake (which has even said so himself) and Spoder.

And I understand your sentiments just fine. Everyone has their own tastes and opinions.
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Yeah well fuck you too oh, i see, my bad

 
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pasports31 said:
clearly borderlands, best story ever

i still have no idea what the intricacies of half life are all about. i get that it was innovative due to the way it approached story, but hl1 all i know is experiment goes wrong and aliens invade so the government comes to cover it up...not the most amazing story, by any stretch of the imagination. hl2 you randomly awaken from stasis or whatever from that creepy guy, whoever the fuck he is, and lead a rebellion against some crappy government or whatever. i really don't get why people fawn over half life.
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I think Half-Life 1 got a lot of love b/c before it, many FPS's really didn't often try to assemble too much of a story, character, or anything of that sort.

My problem was never really w/ Half-Life series' story or characters....

My problem w/ it was by the end of each game and/or episode, more storyline threads than you can shake a stick at were left dangling and hanging - purposely, of course.

Regardless of that annoyance - HL2 + its Episodes were great.

I loved HL1, but never finished - I really should do so, one of these days.

 
Idiotekque said:
I pulled a MysterD and edited the crap out of my post before you replied.

I think Halo is a legendary series, as in the entire package, not the story alone. What matters is the final bundle, all wrapped up, story and gameplay and graphics and the whole kabang. That's what is so timeless in my opinion. If Halo was simply a book, I would probably enjoy it, but I certainly wouldn't call it legendary.

Bioshock is easy to call legendary as well, but I feel like it gets by on uniqueness and atmosphere, rather than story. It's not a very vocally storytelling game; it's pretty vague and mysterious. That's a great thing in its own right, but it lends more to an experience and connects more strongly with the gameplay, as opposed to being an epic storyline.

If we were judging Bioshock by story alone, it would undeniably falter just like if we were to do the same with Halo. Their strengths aren't one dimensional in that respect.
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Fair enough, though I'd put Bioshock's story ahead of Halo's, it really is the complete game that makes them so acclaimed (though for different reasons). Which is honestly how I feel a game's story should be, I think each element (be it story, gameplay, visual/audio presentation, etc) should play upon the other to make something amazing. Some may do one thing better than the other, but I also play different games for different reasons so I'm not really that bothered as long as I find one element compelling enough to make up for those that aren't. I've sort of lost where I'm going with this tangent, so I'll just end it here before I upset anyone by promulgating this dirty console topic.
 
Idiotekque said:
I pulled a MysterD and edited the crap out of my post before you replied.

I think Halo is a legendary series, as in the entire package, not the story alone. What matters is the final bundle, all wrapped up, story and gameplay and graphics and the whole kabang. That's what is so timeless in my opinion. If Halo was simply a book, I would probably enjoy it, but I certainly wouldn't call it legendary.

Bioshock is easy to call legendary as well, but I feel like it gets by on uniqueness and atmosphere, rather than story. It's not a very vocally storytelling game; it's pretty vague and mysterious. That's a great thing in its own right, but it lends more to an experience and connects more strongly with the gameplay, as opposed to being an epic storyline.

If we were judging Bioshock by story alone, it would undeniably falter just like if we were to do the same with Halo. Their strengths aren't one dimensional in that respect.
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I think Bioshock tells most of its story through the audio-logs. Also, a lot of stuff is inferred; not told to you directly; and not spelled-out to you.

FEAR does something similar, as well - as it felt like most of the story was told through the phone-messages and things/objects you rummage through in the environments.

 
pasports31 said:
i still have no idea what the intricacies of half life are all about. i get that it was innovative due to the way it approached story, but hl1 all i know is experiment goes wrong and aliens invade so the government comes to cover it up...not the most amazing story, by any stretch of the imagination. hl2 you randomly awaken from stasis or whatever from that creepy guy, whoever the fuck he is, and lead a rebellion against some crappy government or whatever. i really don't get why people fawn over half life.
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More or less, that's all correct. The "government" in HL2 is actually made up of alien invaders, though. Or I thought so, at least.

MysterD said:
I think Half-Life 1 got a lot of love b/c before it, many FPS's really didn't often try to assemble too much of a story, character, or anything of that sort.

My problem was never really w/ Half-Life series' story or characters....

My problem w/ it was by the end of each game and/or episode, more storyline threads than you can shake a stick at were left dangling and hanging - purposely, of course.

Regardless of that annoyance - HL2 + its Episodes were great.

I loved HL1, but never finished - I really should do so, one of these days.
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Well, yeah, that's the meat of it. A lot of famous FPSs were only famous because they did more with the genre than others did at that particular time in history. Sure, games like Half-Life are still GOOD now, but they're getting by on that innovation that has now been surpassed entirely.

But Mooby some people will forever be stuck to those old games, that "did it first", making them somehow superior to everything else.

MrNinjaSquirrel said:
Fair enough, though I'd put Bioshock's story ahead of Halo's, it really is the complete game that makes them so acclaimed (though for different reasons). Which is honestly how I feel a game's story should be, I think each element (be it story, gameplay, visual/audio presentation, etc) should play upon the other to make something amazing. Some may do one thing better than the other, but I also play different games for different reasons so I'm not really that bothered as long as I find one element compelling enough to make up for those that aren't. I've sort of lost where I'm going with this tangent, so I'll just end it here before I upset anyone by promulgating this dirty console topic.
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I agree with you, I just prefer Halo (which is somewhat of a tossup, because horror and sci-fi are easily my two favorite themes). Both games did a masterful job of making an engaging, unique, fun experience.

travathian said:
Sorry but Goldeneye 007 for the N64 is the only console FPS worth calling legendary.
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I've had that in my collection for over a decade. I've tried, I mean really tried, to like that game (simply because it's so "legendary"), but I can say with so much conviction that it's really not that great when you go back to it nowadays. Those shooting mechanics are the very definition of dated.

But refer back to my reply to MysterD's comment and... yeah. Time passes, and suddenly the pinnacle of gaming is now antiquated and annoying.

 
MysterD said:
I think Bioshock tells most of its story through the audio-logs. Also, a lot of stuff is inferred; not told to you directly; and not spelled-out to you.

FEAR does something similar, as well - as it felt like most of the story was told through the phone-messages and things/objects you rummage through in the environments.
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Yeah, I've played through most of it and made a point to pick up all the audio logs. Some hint more at an overarching story, but most are a bit isolated. In the end, they're piecing together an experience and the universe you're playing within, as opposed to telling a story. That's just how Bioshock approached things.

Bioshock = Immersion/Atmosphere.

Halo = Universe/Saga.

 
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Mooby said:
Well at this point thanks to spodering from CAGers I have most of their games already. Only missing Tomb Raider (which I'd feel dirty buying outside a bundle) and their older titles like Non-Absolution Hitman and Kaine stuff. Doubt they'd put those in a bundle, though. If the BTA for Tomb Raider is cheap enough I'd grab it in give back to 'da community. Although they might do what Sega did and make it one key per tier.
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Screw the community, when are you going to give back to ME?

 
pasports31 said:
Just because you think one system's exclusives easily trounce another's doesn't make you a fanboy. I guess it's opinion, and they're popular games and all, but having played halo and gears of war i couldn't get into either of them. Also not a big racing fan, so Forza does nothing for me. Compared to the ps3 exclusives, imho, 360 sucks.
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There are some damn fine JRPG exclusives on the 360. Forgot that nascar and redneck shootin crap and play the good games like Lost Odyssey and Blue Dragon.

 
Bruticis said:
Screw the community, when are you going to give back to ME?
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W/ things like Indoctrination Theory and whining over original ending (rightfully so, when done properly)....

Hasn't the community given enough back to Mass Effect?

 
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MysterD said:
W/ things like Indoctrination Theory and whining over original ending (rightfully so, when done properly)....

Hasn't the community given enough back to Mass Effect?
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I wish I could indoctrinate Mooby. I'd purge his sick fetish for pixel trash and rogue-lites.

 
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