Current Events > CE Steam Summer Sale Event 2023 - Part 2

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blistr
07/02/23 3:53:03 PM
#1:


The time has come,' the Walrus said, To talk of many things:
Of shoes and ships and sealing-wax
Of cabbages and kings
and the CE Steam Summer Sale Event 2023!!

Here's how it works:

  1. The CE Steam Summer Sale Event 2023 will commence 10am PDT June 29.
  2. Post your Steam wishlist and maybe someone will buy you a game! Make sure your wishlist is set to PUBLIC.
  3. If you are gifted a game, post in this topic stating "[GameFAQs username] has gifted me [Name of game]". If we all follow the same format it will make for much easier record keeping.
  4. Gifts will be recorded on this Google Sheets worksheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J46DGgbfcQyHImPLJTBlTNvHmTIMbJN8VhXE5fcbWb4/
  5. Humble Keys will not be counted towards the final draw until 10am PDT July 6. Only keys given away on or after 10am PDT July 6 will count toward the final draw. For every five keys given away you will receive 1 entry into the final draw. Please mark posts for keys received as such for ease of record keeping (eg. "[GameFAQs username] has gifted me a key for [Name of game]").
  6. This event will conclude at 2pm PDT July 9. Shortly after the final draw will be conducted. The number and value of prizes shall be determined on an ongoing basis as set by those wishing to contribute, and as such may not be finalised until the conclusion of this event. Note that to receive a gift card from the final draw you must be friends with the gift card giver on Steam for a period of 3 days (72 hours). This is a requirement of Steam and we have no control over this.
  7. As I am conducting this event and the final draw, unless otherwise stated on a prize by prize basis, I am excluding myself from any prizes so as to remain fully transparent and impartial.
  8. If you wish to contribute to the final draw please indicate here what your prize(s) will be. The prize worth the most shall be awarded to the person with the most gifts given. All other prizes shall be drawn randomly using an online random number generator pitted against the order of the gifts being given. Prizes shall be drawn from most value to least value.
  9. You may officially post your wishlist up to 3 times per topic. If you abuse this rule you will be found out and ridiculed extensively!! :P Continued violations of this rule may result in you being excluded from the final draw and/or the event. Note that wishlists in your sig are not counted as official posts.
  10. If you're not in the USA region codes/locking may prevent you from gifting users in certain countries and vice versa. This is a limitation of Steam due to regional pricing differences and as such falls outside our jurisdiction.
  11. And finally, this is a friendly, fun event. Discussion of games given, wished for or just because is highly encouraged. Please be courteous to one and all and, most importantly, have fun!


Final prizes pledged so far:

blistr - 2x $20AUD gift cards.
synklare - I'll throw down at least a 10 gift card for the drawing at the end
EvilResident - Ill also toss in a $10 game (or multiple if theyre cheaper) to 1 randomly selected person at the end
Nintendo_Porn - I'll give 10 bucks worth of games to whoever wins a random draw I do using the spreadsheet

Google Doc: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1J46DGgbfcQyHImPLJTBlTNvHmTIMbJN8VhXE5fcbWb4/

Topic 1: https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/400-current-events/80493677

Happy gifting!!!

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BernkastelWitch
07/02/23 3:54:55 PM
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Since I was at the tail end of the last thread, I assume I can post it again.

But I did get gifted Darkwood by andrewl923 as soon as the other topic hit 500. So thank you.

So first post here after that: https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/BernAradia/#sort=order The big grabs for me would be Pizza Tower or Needy Streamer Overload but literally anything on there is good for me, which I will appreciate.

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synklare
07/02/23 3:56:11 PM
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Hello all, hope you've had a good Sunday.

I'll kick things off with a wishlist post of my own. (Edit - I was too slow :P)

Not expecting anything, but as always, everything / anything will always be appreciated.

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/Hybridizm

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andrewl923
07/02/23 3:56:50 PM
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First wishlist post of the topic.

Also anyone has experience with a burst vessel in their eye? I gotten one from the laying position of my surgery and my eye looks gnarly right now.

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GATTJT
07/02/23 3:57:03 PM
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Tag

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LionLuBu
07/02/23 3:59:28 PM
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tag.

as always i appreciate anything

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/thickdog/

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dancing_cactuar
07/02/23 4:15:00 PM
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First wishlist post in the freshly baked bread
https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198046638639#sort=order

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Shake_Like_E
07/02/23 4:18:20 PM
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New topic new wishlist post. Anything would be great. Wishlist in sig.

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xxBurnedManxx
07/02/23 4:20:09 PM
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sweet. alright first post of topic 2. will be grateful with anything

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561199110303407/#sort=order

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Kimbos_Egg
07/02/23 4:47:19 PM
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https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198027892016/#sort=order

anything is fine.

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zombody
07/02/23 4:56:23 PM
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Round 2, as usual, thanks, and anything is greatly appreciated!

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198037443164/#sort=price

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ProboBum
07/02/23 4:57:31 PM
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https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198255995973/#sort=price&type=Game

Wishlist post 1 of topic number 2.

Nothing expected but anything is greatly appreciated!

Anyone else expecting a severe thunderstorm this afternoon?

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Shake_Like_E
07/02/23 4:58:28 PM
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ProboBum posted...
https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198255995973/#sort=price&type=Game

Wishlist post 1 of topic number 2.

Nothing expected but anything is greatly appreciated!

Anyone else expecting a severe thunderstorm this afternoon?
Quite the opposite. 107 Degree F heat.

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ProboBum
07/02/23 4:58:56 PM
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Shake_Like_E posted...
Quite the opposite. 107 Degree F heat.
Oof, I hate the heat x_x

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Kain_Highwind
07/02/23 5:09:12 PM
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https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/KainHighwind/#sort=order

New topic, first post

ProboBum posted...

Anyone else expecting a severe thunderstorm this afternoon?
it rained p hard for like 10 minutes but that was it

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Priere
07/02/23 5:15:56 PM
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Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.

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Nintendo_Porn
07/02/23 5:16:45 PM
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https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198122743151/#sort=order

I would be really grateful for anything, but will mention again I'm still trying to play what i was given last xmas still, so trying to focus on giving.

@blistr I forgot to say boost my reward to 25$ please.

Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.

I recently finished...Persona 5 Royal which was one of the last games my long distance GF Joanne bought for me before she passed on good friday. (last xmas gift). It holds a special place in my heart because...I told her about the persona games (3,4,5) a few months back, and she became fucking obsessed with them going off my description to the point she would buy them all on her switch account. (We game shared using our switch accounts)

Hell, she was affectionately calling me "inmate" over the webcam at the height of the fandom.

After her passing I attended her funeral in the Netherlands, and asked to have her switch as a keepsake, then was given her account...Sadly, she never finished royal, or golden, but my name was used as her MC for both of them.

I'll share a doc video of our story on her birthday (Aug 19th)

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ProboBum
07/02/23 5:17:48 PM
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Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.
We can tell you about ANY game from one of those 3 categories yeah?

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Priere
07/02/23 5:18:35 PM
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ProboBum posted...
We can tell you about ANY game from one of those 3 categories yeah?
Yes. Any game that struck a chord with you and you love.

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synklare
07/02/23 5:25:04 PM
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Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.

For me, it'd 100% have to be the Disgaea franchise as a whole.

It enabled my older brother and I to become closer during a period where my family was quite fragmented growing up. We all had our fair share of troubles and whilst things seemed fine on the surface, there was a lot of animosity in my household.

Despite that, my brother and I began to spend more time together when I caught him playing the original Disgaea. It became a subject of discussion and in-house meme for us at the time, with some of our dialogue being replaced by things from the game.

DOOD, DOOOOOOOOOD or DOOD-HA were the three phrases that would essentially wind my parents up after having to put up with us saying it, at numerous volumes, with silly voices and expressions. We'd pretty much greet one another from then on for a while by saying it. We even took it a step further into cringe territory, and had no qualms about saying it when we'd meet up in public. Perhaps not a super interesting story, but the franchise is dear to me purely because it aided in maintaining a good relationship with my brother and also happened to be an amazing game in the process, not just a temporary remedy.

Disgaea as a game appealed to both of us because it had fantastic gameplay, endearing art, likeable / goofy characters and it was a joy to see the features improve over the course of the franchise, at least up to D5, I haven't played D6 yet. I missed out on D4 sadly.

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LionLuBu
07/02/23 5:32:10 PM
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Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.
sure i'll take any chance to talk about horror games. mainly the RE games. i always thought a lot of " survival" horror games nowadays just rely too much on jumpscare but not the resident evil games especially the classic ones where it was all about managing resources and exploring areas for items they really nailed the survival part. as of right now replaying code veronica. so far the only RE games i haven't touched yet were RE8 and RE4 remake.

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EvilResident
07/02/23 5:35:56 PM
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Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.
Well I will say For me one sleeper game from the horror genre is Silent Hill: Shattered Memories. I played it back during the PS2 era and I really liked the story in that theres a huge twist at the end I wasnt expecting. Theres not a lot of combat, in fact they are sort of scripted sequences where you fight your way thru to the end to continue- but that didnt bother me. I like just about all SH games but I really enjoyed playing this

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Priere
07/02/23 5:36:21 PM
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synklare posted...
For me, it'd 100% have to be the Disgaea franchise as a whole.

It enabled my older brother and I to become closer during a period where my family was quite fragmented growing up. We all had our fair share of troubles and whilst things seemed fine on the surface, there was a lot of animosity in my household.

Despite that, my brother and I began to spend more time together when I caught him playing the original Disgaea. It became a subject of discussion and in-house meme for us at the time, with some of our dialogue being replaced by things from the game.

DOOD, DOOOOOOOOOD or DOOD-HA were the three phrases that would essentially wind my parents up after having to put up with us saying it, at numerous volumes, with silly voices and expressions. We'd pretty much greet one another from then on for a while by saying it. We even took it a step further into cringe territory, and had no qualms about saying it when we'd meet up in public. Perhaps not a super interesting story, but the franchise is dear to me purely because it aided in maintaining a good relationship with my brother and also happened to be an amazing game in the process, not just a temporary remedy.

Disgaea as a game appealed to both of us because it had fantastic gameplay, endearing art, likeable / goofy characters and it was a joy to see the features improve over the course of the franchise, at least up to D5, I haven't played D6 yet. I missed out on D4 sadly.


I feel you with the Disgaea connection. It became a HUGE part of my life. All the merch. All the games. Posters and tapestries.

I turned my car into the Etna mobile (color, Disgaea decals, and plate. For my daughters birthday next year im gonna buy her a new car with a "Prinny" plate if i can).

My baby mama was super into it as well and thats how we got together. With her Etna cosplays when we were in high school. She looked the part perfectly (still does even after our 2 chubby Prinnies).

The new GF isnt as into Disgaea, but shes slowly coming around.

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ProboBum
07/02/23 5:42:19 PM
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Priere posted...
Yes. Any game that struck a chord with you and you love.
Mine is pretty simple XD my favorite JRPG is Wild ARMs 2. It was the game that started my love for the JRPG genre. A little bit about the game, it's a turn based JRPG with a heavy wild west aesthetic. So much so that the music even has the iconic western whistling in the music. Another fun thing about the Wild ARMs games (2 in particular) is the large amount of optional content. Wild ARMs 2 has MANY optional bosses, however they require you to get an optional party member and her optional Mic tool. The story is absolutely fantastic, though the localization is....VERY spotty lol. Now as to why I love this game so much, my family didn't really have a lot of money when I was growing up so by the time we got a PS1, the PS2 was already a year old lol. I remember coming home from school that day and seeing my old man setting it up. He told us we could all play it after dinner. We wound up having pizza that day so my sister's and I scarfed our food down quick XD after waiting rather (im)patiently it was finally my turn on the PS1. After going through the small pile of games I landed on Wild ARMs 2. At the time I didn't know what anime was so the art style really got my attention. Booted it up, and was greeted by what is still my favorite gaming intro ever. Sadly I didn't get to play long since I had to get ready for bed for school the next day. Came home from school the following day and I basically had the PS1 all to myself. Booted up Wild ARMs 2, watched the intro again, and finally got into it. The game starts off with having you choose 1 of 3 characters, once you pick one you're off. Now these 3 characters are only the INTRO of the game, once you do all 3 you finally get to the game proper. That moment is when the game truly captivated me. The music, the world map, the turn based battles. EVERYTHING came together to draw me in further. Sadly, at least for the first 2 weeks, I couldn't save the game lol, no memory card. I played those 3 intro sections so many times that I could basically speedrun them lol. Once we got a memory card, I went HARD on Wild ARMs 2. Spent that weekend playing nothing but Wild ARMs 2, so much that I got pretty close to the end of disc 1. Funnily enough, with how quickly I got near the end of disc 1, it still took me about another week to beat the game. I still, to this day, play Wild ARMs 2 at least once a year. Like I said, it's the game that introduced me to my favorite genre of all time. Even if we never get a new Wild ARMs, I'm perfectly content with replaying 2 for the rest of my life.

Sorry for the long post lol >~>;

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synklare
07/02/23 5:42:40 PM
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Priere posted...
I feel you with the Disgaea connection. It became a HUGE part of my life. All the merch. All the games. Posters and tapestries.

I turned my car into the Etna mobile (color, Disgaea decals, and plate. For my daughters birthday next year im gonna buy her a new car with a "Prinny" plate if i can).

My baby mama was super into it as well and thats how we got together. With her Etna cosplays when we were in high school. She looked the part perfectly (still does even after our 2 chubby Prinnies).

The new GF isnt as into Disgaea, but shes slowly coming around.

It's always been that flagship franchise for me, where a lot of people have an affinity for say, Final Fantasy or FF7, 9 or 10, for me, it's always been Disgaea.

I remember buying the Uncharted 4 PS4 console after selling my Xbox One, and the first thing I did was trade a brand new copy of UC4 for a brand new copy of the Collector's Edition of Disgaea 5 with somebody. He was curious as to why I was willing to make the trade because he thought Disgaea was a niche, obscure title that wasn't worth much, felt weird with me being happy about it when he felt he had the better deal. Made me laugh.

When I moved house prior to the pandemic and we had no internet for two weeks due to engineer shortage / issues, what did I resort to playing? I went straight back to D5 and did a fresh save all over again and had an amazing time lol.

My wife knows I love the franchise but I couldn't see her getting into it, I've suggested it in the past, believe me lmao. I think the gameplay would be right up her alley.

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Kain_Highwind
07/02/23 5:44:29 PM
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Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.
JRPG

In around... 1998ish or so, when I was a kid, I "acquired" a copy of FF6 when that kind of stuff was in its infancy and at the time, to someone whose only RPG before that was Super Mario RPG, it felt like the biggest thing ever

When you first see Sabin in a flashback and he has a different sprite and its being built up to meeting him and when you finally meet him in the mountains, it was the most mindblowing thing to a kid. It took me months to finally beat it and it was that game that showed me that games could be more than just simple platformers. I looked up other games on the internet, found out about Pokemon, managed to find Yellow and tried playing it in Japanese before it was even released here. Ever since, jrpgs have become my favorite genre and every time there's a noteworthy one, I make a point to try it out before anything else and its all because my brother showed me FF6

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DarthDemented
07/02/23 5:48:33 PM
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Here we go with thread 2 buddy!

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ArchangelBaruch
07/02/23 5:55:43 PM
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tag

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Kain_Highwind
07/02/23 5:56:07 PM
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Also, I'm a big horror person but Fatal Frame is the only one of the big name horror franchises I've never really dipped into. Played a bit of the first but that's about it

How are the two on Steam? Remake of the fourth and.. I think the fifth are on it?

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Priere
07/02/23 5:59:46 PM
#31:


Got some great stories so far! Keep em coming! I love to know what people are into.

Kain_Highwind posted...
How are the two on Steam? Remake of the fourth and.. I think the fifth are on it?
Maiden of Black Water (5) and Mask of the Lunar Eclipse (4) are both out now.

Maiden is the better of the 2 IMO. The mechanics are much more refined, and the setting is much more spooky.

That and the movement is SOOOO much better than in Mask. In Mask your top speed is like a light jog. No joke, it is so slow.

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ManicPlumber77
07/02/23 6:08:08 PM
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https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/CatgirlGaming/#sort=order

anything would be great, but I've really got my eyes on FFXIII-2

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GameGodOfAll
07/02/23 6:32:00 PM
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https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/profiles/76561198055923522/#sort=order

Anything's appreciated. Hope everyone's having a chill Sunday.

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ManicPlumber77
07/02/23 6:37:32 PM
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nintendo_porn gifted me Final Fantasy XIII-2! Thanks!

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zombody
07/02/23 7:09:25 PM
#35:


Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.

Hmm...It's a toss between Horror and Jrpg for me, but I'll go Jrpg.

I'm a big fan of Final Fantasy 1-9. Mainly because of the composer, Nobuo Uematsu. Something about his music just hits different for me. I've seen him in concert twice live, and it was unforgettable! JRPGs in general just seem to always have some sort of gameplay hook or function that just makes them more addictive than western counterpats.

Anyway, I'd say my favourite is FF9. This one just hits deep in the feels with the whole Vivi character ark. I remember playing it as a kid and not really liking it because i didn't think anyone looked cool! (I was young sorry haha) then re playing it as an adult, it just hit way, way deeper than I thought it would. Songs like "never alone" and the world map theme give me goosebumps.

It's a legendary game and while I enjoy the rest of the FF series after 9, 9 is where the main series truly ended for me.

That being said, I've missed out on a ton of jrpgs. Since I got a PC for gaming just a couple of years ago, I've been trying to catch up on some of the classics I missed out on. Recently got into the Y's series and I love how it has real time combat. Great stuff.

Anyway, hope that was at least midly entertaining

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GameGodOfAll
07/02/23 7:16:00 PM
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Priere posted...
Lets spice it up. Im gonna give away a mystery game to someone.

Just pick a category out of these 3 (JRPG, Horror, Tactics), and tell me what is your favorite game out of that genre, and tell me a little about it and why you love it.

The person with the best story will get a game (of my choosing) out of their chosen genre.

Ill pick the winner at around 8pm EST and PM them to get their deets if i dont already have them on my friend list.
Horror for me. Might be a clich pick, but Silent Hill 2 is just special.

Most horror games that I played at that point were good with gross enemies and jump scares, but SH2 was super different. It's not even all that scary (I think 3's the scariest), but I find 2 unnerving. It's the atmosphere, music, odd characters who just all seem off. It isn't so much about spooking you as it is making you feel uncomfortable. I really got into it and felt invested in James' journey.

Silent Hill 2 spoilers below:

Obviously something was wrong and James wasn't going to just find his dead wife alive and well. You do learn what James did, but by that point it doesn't come as a shock. One detail I loved was James' reaction mirrored my own after seeing the tape. He doesn't grab his head and scream "Nooooo!" or anything theatrical. He's just fucking sitting there in a chair in front of a TV man. Totally defeated. Just...damn...

SH2's made up of moments like that which just hit me in the gut every time I see them. Everything to do with Angela, but her final scene where she sorta calls James out asking if he's going to rescue her and take care of her to make everything alright. That's not up to him anyway, but she's just being real about it. She'd be a burden. She's damaged and desperately needs help, but it's just not gonna happen. Not from James. It's too much so she accepts her depressing fate. Damn. Maybe my favorite scene though is Maria behind the bars just fucking with James (and the player). She puts on the obviously fake sweet act, but when James questions it her tone shift when saying "I'm not your Mary." is just so sinister sounding in a subtle way. The lighting in that cutscene is phenomenal. The shadows on her face make her look like a demon.

That game's just different. I can't think of any other games that have THAT specific off putting tone. It's also how it plays like how you get different endings. It doesn't matter if you did some sidequest or picked a stupid morality option. Did you go out of your way to kill monsters? Did you keep yourself healthy? How close did you stay to Maria when you were with her? Did you wait and listen to the entire message from Mary? Mmm. Then my favorite moment ever which is probably totally unique to me was checking the letter just to read it back which I did at several times in the game only to now discover it was a blank piece of paper. I don't even know why that hit me so hard, but I think it was because the game never prompts you to back and check it so just discovering it organically like that made for a real shock. It's a sign of how invested I was in the story.

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Nintendo_Porn
07/02/23 7:32:04 PM
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Yeah..SH2 is incredible, and game dsigners could learn alot from it after hand holding the player in the past years.

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EvilResident
07/02/23 7:34:36 PM
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Im excited for that SH2 remake ^_^

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ProboBum
07/02/23 7:46:02 PM
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EvilResident posted...
Im excited for that SH2 remake ^_^
I'm.....kinda not >~>;

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Crimsoness
07/02/23 7:50:13 PM
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How's the gifting going? I'm back from my trip

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synklare
07/02/23 7:51:59 PM
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DarkPrince45 / NoName12 > Sent me a copy of Alan Wake

Thanks mate, interestingly enough, I'd only just thrown that onto my wishlist within the last hour after watching some stuff about it haha, got me in the mood to play it again.

Happy days, appreciate it.

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GameGodOfAll
07/02/23 7:54:09 PM
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ProboBum posted...
I'm.....kinda not >~>;
I think if they just stick to making a direct remake, the bones of the story are good enough that it could be good, but I'd be shocked if they can capture anything close to the tone of the original. Part of it is capturing lightning in a bottle to begin with and the other part is that if you've already experienced the original, playing a remake of a game like SH2's never going to be the same as something like RE4. Also Bloober Team's track record's not great, but fingers crossed.

Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Are they gonna drop the ball or not?

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ProboBum
07/02/23 8:06:30 PM
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GameGodOfAll posted...
I think if they just stick to making a direct remake, the bones of the story are good enough that it could be good, but I'd be shocked if they can capture anything close to the tone of the original. Part of it is capturing lightning in a bottle to begin with and the other part is that if you've already experienced the original, playing a remake of a game like SH2's never going to be the same as something like RE4. Also Bloober Team's track record's not great, but fingers crossed.

Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst. Are they gonna drop the ball or not?
Yeah, I'm trying to be optimistic lol but....Bloober Team >~>;

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Priere
07/02/23 8:12:38 PM
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I have chosen a winner!

This games winner is @probobum !

The prize is a game that is very dear to me, and is one of the best examples of a "love it or hate it" game that i know of.

Star Ocean The Last Hope (4k, International, HD, next gen, blah blah blah remaster edition)

The characters are very tropey and i can see why people dont like them, but i am a sucker for anime tropes. (also if you like fanservice, this game has it in spades). But the battle system is fantastic and the action gets very intense. It also offers a ton of content that favors doing multiple run throughs (and it only gets better the more you power up).

I hope you enjoy it!

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ProboBum
07/02/23 8:12:52 PM
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REexpert44 gifted me Star Ocean: The Last Hope 4K. Much appreciated :D I played it YEARS ago on 360 so I don't remember much, so it's gonna be fun to see what's different compared to this version!

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synklare
07/02/23 8:16:18 PM
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ProboBum posted...
REexpert44 gifted me Star Ocean: The Last Hope 4K. Much appreciated :D I played it YEARS ago on 360 so I don't remember much, so it's gonna be fun to see what's different compared to this version!

Congratulations mate!

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ProboBum
07/02/23 8:16:22 PM
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Priere posted...
I have chosen a winner!

This games winner is @probobum !

The prize is a game that is very dear to me, and is one of the best examples of a "love it or hate it" game that i know of.

Star Ocean The Last Hope (4k, International, HD, next gen, blah blah blah remaster edition)

The characters are very tropey and i can see why people dont like them, but i am a sucker for anime tropes. (also if you like fanservice, this game has it in spades). But the battle system is fantastic and the action gets very intense. It also offers a ton of content that favors doing multiple run throughs (and it only gets better the more you power up).

I hope you enjoy it!
I'm honestly shocked I won XD I didn't think my story was all that good. It was honestly just one big convoluted ramble to say I LOVE Wild ARMs 2 lol

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ProboBum
07/02/23 8:16:56 PM
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synklare posted...
Congratulations mate!
Thank ya :)

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Priere
07/02/23 8:19:34 PM
#49:


Ill probably do another one of these lil topic mover contests before the weekend is done.

They are fun and help keep the discussion going.

Also

https://store.steampowered.com/wishlist/id/REexpert44/#sort=price

A good time to post this again before i forget.

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--Zero-
07/02/23 8:24:06 PM
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oh dang we made it to Part 2!

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