General Steam Sale Madness

[Arctic Blast]

Grabbed Rayman Origins on a Flash deal. Looks like an old school platformer, and I like those from time to time. I also picked up Hegemony Gold, since I'm assuming the 50% off catalog discount it has is probably as low as it's getting.

Tempted by Arma 2, but I probably wouldn't ever get around to playing it.

[Gusington]

I enjoyed Hegemony Gold. Not particularly deep but it really taught me a lot about ancient Greece. I'm also tempted by Arma 2 but I've already got three new games from this sale on top of my back log of 7-8 other titles.

[TheCommandTent]

I enjoyed Hegemony Gold. Not particularly deep but it really taught me a lot about ancient Greece. I'm also tempted by Arma 2 but I've already got three new games from this sale on top of my back log of 7-8 other titles.

You people should all get ARMA 2!  If you look in the opponent finder forum someone is going to be running a server for us!  Plus then you can get the Day Z mod and see what all the hype is about.

Do it!  You know you want to  8)

[Gusington]

How difficult is Arma to learn?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Get it!  Arma II is double plus good!

It's got a bit of a learning curve to it, but that's mostly due to the cumbersome interface.  Once you get the controls mapped in a way that you're comfortable with, it's really quite easy to play for the most part.  (Commanding full squads can still a headache though.  Again, mostly due to the interface.)

[Barthheart]

So far I'm failing the basic training becasue for the life of me I can't figure out how to drag a downed soldier!!!!  >:(

The para training was fun though....

[Nefaro]

Personally i didn't enjoy Torchlight much. I played a few hours but i didn't have fun so i stopped.

It has all the right mechanics & gameplay.

The big problem with Torchlight is the cartoonish graphics.  It's the reason people loved the Diablo series so much - the dark gritty art style.  The art style of Torchlight resembles bad childrens' cartoons.  I suppose it's just a lot easier (and faster!) sloughing on cartoonish textures than it is doing art textures for the gritty stuff.

But.. the gameplay is the classic Diablo type (not Diablo 3 mind you) so I still play it, and pre-ordered the second one.  Note that part of their sales pitch is that it can be played offline.  LOL.   They really are the successors to Diablo's gameplay, even if the cutesy art style is lame.

[Fighting Farmer]

Personally i didn't enjoy Torchlight much. I played a few hours but i didn't have fun so i stopped.

It has all the right mechanics & gameplay.

The big problem with Torchlight is the cartoonish graphics.  It's the reason people loved the Diablo series so much - the dark gritty art style.  The art style of Torchlight resembles bad childrens' cartoons.  I suppose it's just a lot easier (and faster!) sloughing on cartoonish textures than it is doing art textures for the gritty stuff.

But.. the gameplay is the classic Diablo type (not Diablo 3 mind you) so I still play it, and pre-ordered the second one.  Note that part of their sales pitch is that it can be played offline.  LOL.   They really are the successors to Diablo's gameplay, even if the cutesy art style is lame.

The graphics don't bother me but to each his own. I think Torchlight appeals to a lot of people because  it is Diablo as Diablo used to be. It is the Diablo without the "always on" connection/drm, auction houses, "gold farming, etc... When I read about the crap Blizzard was going to put purchasers though with Diablo III, I passed on it.

[TheCommandTent]

How difficult is Arma to learn?

Not to bad and you can always ask us.  I have a print out of the key mapping that helps me alot.

[Staggerwing]

Can you PM me the layout file Tent? it would be very helpful...

[TheCommandTent]

Can you PM me the layout file Tent? it would be very helpful...

I think the layout is at the end of the instruction manual which you can dld from STEAM.

However, I do have these two links which are helpful.

This is the one I use-

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?97589-Cheat-sheat-for-keyboard-layout

This one I recently found but haven't printed out because I need a new color ink cartridge.

http://imageshack.us/f/532/a2keylayout.png/

[Gusington]

AoE III complete or Arma II Combined Ops...hmm

[TheCommandTent]

ARMA II!!!!!

[Gusington]

Hmm...I have been interested in ARMA for a long time just never pilled the trigger. Also, isn't there some connection between Take on Helicopters: Hinds and ARMA II?

[Gusington]

Ooh found something else...Company of Heroes Complete...ooooh...