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The two-pack is currently 7$ on GMG and with a voucher it came to a bit under 6$. I'm aware of the reputation these games have, but I've played their demos a while back and they seemed okay to me. I've been meaning to get them for a while but they just never seemed to get a deal good enough for me to risk it. edit: Turns out I got some financial aid for May even though my classes are over and all I have left are finals. So without lunches and a bus pass to buy, I ended up with quite a bit of extra cash which allowed me to make a long overdue purchase. Not strictly gaming related, but let's face it, that thing is going to get filled with Steam games in no time. I've been keeping an eye on the WD caviar black series for a while and I don't think I've ever seen a 2TB at such a good price (160$ before taxes, basically a 100$ discount). Sure will be nice to finally have some breathing room again. I've been on my current drive's last 100GBs for something like 2 years now, always having to delete a bunch of stuff whenever I buy a new game or download too many movies. edit2: Man, GMG are having awesome deals. Another 2-pack. 5 bucks after voucher. I loved the hell out of both games when I played them on PS2. Been meaning to get Bully for a while to try out the extra content and Manhunt was a rental so I never finished it. Was really tempted to get them during the Rockstar week-end Steam just had. So fucking glad I decided not to. Oh, almost forgot but I also grabbed this. Fun times ahead. As soon as finals are over...

Up until now I've been kind of disappointed by how I'm anticipating this nowhere near as much as I did Heavy Rain. But this trailer really did it for me. Much better than the previous ones.

I really need to get back to that game. It didn't really grab me early on and I just kinda stopped playing.

R1 was definitely the better game, but I really loved the silliness of R2. It felt like a comic book in some ways. Having played them recently, I wouldn't say you should necessarily skip the first one. It's very repetitive and rough around the edges, and some of that dialogue is downright painful but there's some fun to be had with it. Also, it's only about 5 hours long and provides some backstory that will allow you to get a bit more out of The Second Runner's story.

Why not just remove the Enemy Unknown part of the title and have one big "everything XCOM" thread? Anyway, that trailer is awesome, but man I'm getting sick of the live-action stuff. If you're unveiling something, show some fucking gameplay! Keep the live-action stuff for later. If it's actually coming out in August, then they should have something to show...

Yeah, I loved the Vegas games. It really wasn't the same Rainbow Six but they were fun as hell.

I have to say I'm a bit meh on the switch to third-person. I much prefer the first-person POV. But still, I won't be so quick to dismiss it. If it's actually as tactical as they claim, it could be pretty great. Then again, if it is, it sounds like they're trying to make it as much like EU as possible, which kinda makes me wonder why. This game should be its own thing, not just trying to ape EU because it was successful. But anyway, the only thing I hope now is that, if they insist it's in the same universe as the XCOM:EU, then that it doesn't feel too stylistically different. This had kind of a unique look last time we saw it while XCOM:EU looks a tad more... cartoony, I guess? But still, more XCOM and it's coming out soonish. Can't complain.

I want them to bring back the ketchup ones. They were the best.

Yeah, I grabbed it when it came out on GOG. It wasn't bad but I had a hard time getting into it. Only played the first few missions.

On sale for 5$ on GMG + 20% off voucher = 4$. It's Origin but I've wanted to try it for a while as it looks like the kind of game I'd really enjoy. Of course, now I have to reinstall Origin... Oh god, I didn't think this through!

http://ca.ign.com/articles/2013/04/24/xcom-shooter-reveal-coming-soon?abthid=5177bc5492b473ef1f000005 This sounds a lot like the game is still set in the XCOM universe. It's all kinda vague so I'm not taking it as a confirmation but it's to be unvealed soon so we'll see.

Lol. Good one.

Well, considering the mass exodus there was back then, and the current regulars, I doubt it would be as much of an issue anymore. I'm curious, though. Back then, were you able to see whether people had edited their posts? I always figured it must've been visible to admins and such regardless.

Used to be like that in the early days of this place. It was great. But for some reason Dean removed it (or at least I assume it was Dean's decision). Been missing that feature ever since.

Yeah. Most of my edits would be done within that time window. Beyond that, I should just learn to fucking proofread what I write.

I am... probably going to double dip on this. At least if the price is reasonable. I just can't say no to Metal Gear. I think that would make my third or fourth purchase of MGS1 through 3.

Wait, you can edit without having the "edited on..." message? I hate that message. I constantly edit my posts for typos and such. Stupid mod with your stupid mod privileges!

That was on Amazon. For some reason, Ubisoft don't want their games available on GMG for NA. It's kind of annoying. :/

The part of your comment I took issue with was I just don't see how the game getting killed would benefit anyone. It might make angry fans feel vindicated but seriously, who cares about that. I'm with you on the rebranding being good for the game, though, but only because it probably doesn't need to be an XCOM title and at this point, it would probably suffer from the brand more than anything. But I'd be fine with the existence of an XCOM shooter, personally. There's been one before. As long as the series itself isn't becoming a shooter (and most of the initial outrage stemmed from that exact fear), then I would welcome a shared universe across different genres. And the funny thing is, when they first announced the shooter, EU was already well into development at Firaxis.

Yeah, it's good but something just hasn't clicked for me either. I felt the same way about Era Vulgaris, actually. It had some really good tracks but I didn't like it anywhere near as much as Songs for the Deaf.

I knew a new album was on the way but I hadn't realized there was a single out. Pretty good.

Thanks for pointing that out. I own Serious Sam 3 but Steam never notified me that I got the coupon. Got 3 of them, for some reason.