Steam VGX sale

[CuriousMike]

 

[CakeMonster]

Anyone played Gone Home or Stanley Parable?

 

[Stringjam]

Anyone played Gone Home or Stanley Parable?

I've played both.

The Stanley Parable: I loved this game. Understand what it is before you buy it, so you don't end up like so many of the people who post negative reviews about it.

It is simply a game where small decisions change your path through the level and what ending you arrive at. You are accompanied by some well acted and witty narration. $10 is a decent buy. I think $20 is pretty high. It is a short, but very enjoyable experience.


Gone Home: I think I paid about $6 for this during the recent sale, and that is about how much I would recommend paying.

This is an interactive walkthrough / point-and-click style game. It is compared to Dear Esther in a lot of reviews because of the gameplay style.

Not quite. Dear Esther is a masterfully crafted environment with a compelling story and narrative.

Gone Home is none of those things, but I still enjoyed it for what it was worth.

First of all, I like games like these. I would call them "interactive stories" more than anything. There's nothing to kill, no mind-bending puzzles or strategy. Like Dear Esther, it is mostly a platform for interactive storytelling. If you don't like that idea of gameplay, then don't buy games like this. Reviews are littered with clueless individuals who had no business playing these games in the first place.

Here is a quick rundown on the premise: [I will wrap this in spoiler tags].

Spoiler

You play the role of a young woman returning after a long trip through Europe. You arrive at your home, alone; your parents both gone on a trip, and your little sister nowhere around.

The story focuses on your little sister, Sam. You discover from journal entries and various clues throughout the house (which trigger narratives spoken by your sister) that she developed a close relationship with another girl she met at school, eventually falling in love with her and running off.

I'm going to come right out and say that the reason "critics" gave this game such ridiculously high scores is to appear progressive, due to the theme presented in the game. In other words, there's a lot of pretentious posturing involved any time cultural hot-button material is reviewed, and it really annoys me to no end.

Remove those themes and judge this game based on its execution, and let's what where those same reviewers fall. The quality of this experience is akin to something a moderately skilled modder would put together.

I still enjoyed playing it, and the voice actor did a pretty decent job conveying the story (what story there was to convey). For a few bucks on sale, it's worth a playthrough, but there's no way it is worth close to $20.

 

[CuriousMike]

In other words, there's a lot of pretentious posturing involved any time cultural hot-button material is reviewed, and it really annoys me to no end.

Masterfully written!

 

[Generator]

Dishonored DLC worth a damn?

 

[BlueWeasel]

Dishonored DLC worth a damn?

Yes! Both the Knife of Dunwall and the Brigmore Witches DLC add a completely different storyline (you are the assassin Daud in both) and take significant time to complete. I've only completed KOD (which was great) but about to start with the Brigmore Witches.

The other 2 DLC packs aren't really worth it.

 

[tdawg]

Looking at the VGX nominees, I'm rooting for The Last of Us in each category it's nominated in.

Really though, the voice acting for Joel and Elllie should win, the soundtrack / score is equal to a big budget film and deserves the win, and it's easily the best PS3 game of the ones nominated. It's deserving of game of the year for me and Naughty Dog deserves best studio for this production.

 

[Zenoth]

I took the opportunity to buy Injustice, 50% off isn't bad at all.

I've read about it having issues with online modes similarly to MK9 Komplete. Well it's 50% off so the worst that's going to happen is I won't play online taking away maybe half of the game? Well no biggie I paid half the price. But anyway, even if there's issues about that I don't mind that much since I do play fighting games offline most of the time (well, that is in single-player against the A.I.). If I do play with someone it's usually on the couch with a friend. I actually liked the MK9 port, it runs smoothly and it's a fun game (I did manage to play it online, I had like two or three matches but I never tried again since then). I like the DC Universe a lot and it's made by NetherRealm so it's a no brainer for me. I wish they'd also port MK Vs DC. Actually I know Scorpion is in Injustice, so that's a small but appreciated nod at MK'ing Vs DC characters (I wish Sub-Zero was there too, but I do remember reading that Ed Boon's favorite MK character is Scorpion, maybe that's why he made it to Injustice).

 

[QueBert]

Papers Please is FUN but it's FRUSTRATING, I love the retro graphics and sound.