StingingVelvet wrote on Jan 15, 2013, 02:34:

Prez wrote on Jan 14, 2013, 20:19:
I should have been more specific... I know it's based on retail but why are games, digital or retail, sold for so much more overseas? Does it have something to do with exchange rates?

Could be shipping, import taxes, higher wages in those countries for local personnel, higher benefits, exchange rates or all of the above plus more. I can't really say. I just know they have to match local prices.

Most of my Australian friends tell me Steam matches local prices but they can import for less, which is why they complain.

Burrito of Peace wrote on Jan 14, 2013, 13:11:

StingingVelvet wrote on Jan 14, 2013, 13:02:
Dishonored.

Was boring and lifeless.

eRe4s3r wrote on Jan 14, 2013, 01:27:
Kinda sad that a free roaming assassin game makes a better ship combat part than dedicated ship sims or pirate games have done so far.

And even I have to agree, the ship combat in AC3 was absolutely visceral and stunning. The sounds, the feeling, it was there. That is how I think (slightly unrealistic, but epic) ship combat can work in a game and be fun, if you just add a (proper) upgrade element, free roam and questing. It doesn't even need to during the 1800's .. basically any sufficiently armed and fast ship could work. Like PT Boats (You could make a great Fallout style scavenge game just cruising around finding stuff doing quests.. think Fallout on the Ocean)

Jerykk wrote on Jan 11, 2013, 00:46:
I'd much rather play an Aliens game that's more like Alien than Aliens. Put me on a space ship with a small group of people. Now put a Xenomorph in there too. Force me to struggle for survival without any guns. The key here is to make one Xenomorph scary. Do that and you've reinvigorated an otherwise stale and tired IP.

Beamer wrote on Jan 8, 2013, 12:54:

Creston wrote on Jan 8, 2013, 12:38:
This mod has been out for quite awhile already, actually.

It IS pretty cool, though YMMV. I typically don't talk to many NPCs since I really don't care that they're having a tough life.

"yeah yeah, your husband died fighting a Giant. I got dragon souls to absorb, lady!"

Creston

Yeah, I get adding color and such, but usually in these games I get annoyed when NPCs have unproductive dialogue trees. I don't want to know about your children, I just want you to queue up the next sequence of the quest I'm on.

Verno wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 22:10:
See second comment about controls and stop being such a sperg, sheesh

Verno wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 14:45:

Quinn wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 11:23:
There's a sense of freedom that I don't need to explain to you, playing games with KB/M. It's a freedom I cannot miss, or a game simply would not be worth playing to me.

A sense of freedom you might encounter by leaving the asylum too

The game is beatable with KB/M, just not optimal. It's not like they don't give you the option of using them at all but hey whatever, it's only one of the best games in the past five years.

Verno wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 08:56:

Quinn wrote on Jan 7, 2013, 06:01:
Sadly, I will not buy Dark Souls. This is one of those games that definitely needs a demo before I can be tempted to lay money down for it.

I can't stand half-assed ports. It's so 2004. From what I read here, Dark Souls definitely is one such port.

I'm disappointed. The game looks really cool in the vids and I really wanna try it out. Just not for €19,99.

The port blows but it's easily fixed by installing a single file and using a controller. The game doesn't lend itself well to KB/M anyway, there are a lot of sections that require precision locomotion and movement that are better suited to analog sticks. It's an amazing game and there is little else like it on the market. Your loss.