PC Gaming ERA | December 2020 - WTS: Three Megabytes of hot RAM

SapientWolf · Dec 25, 2020

djinn said:
Started Hades yesterday. When you all said it was an amazing game...

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bmdubya · Dec 25, 2020

Red said:
After several more hours troubleshooting I finally gave in and did a full reinstall. It all works now, of course.

Yeah it's frustrating when that happens. I usually do a full Windows reinstall every 9-12 months so that usually catches any of the really weird things, but sometimes they sneak through.

JustInsane · Dec 25, 2020

How is Hades with KB+M? Looks like it was built for a controller.

TheMadTitan · Dec 25, 2020

TaySan said:
lol I remember doing that too for Doom Eternal when I bought it through GMG.

lol, glad it wasn't just me. Should've paid more attention to the lack of a Steam icon in the Giftbot post.

nded · Dec 25, 2020

JustInsane said:
How is Hades with KB+M? Looks like it was built for a controller.

It's quite playable. You gain a bit in accuracy with mouse aim but movement is a little more clumsy with only 8 directions.

deltabreak · Dec 25, 2020

JustInsane said:
How is Hades with KB+M? Looks like it was built for a controller.

Played it at first with a controller since well, the boot up screen says it's best played with a controller. Tried out M+KB after a few hours and it just feels better.

Ra · Dec 25, 2020

XR. said:
Oh yeah sorry, I meant 10 - but you're right in that it's a noticeable difference in the amount of cards given.

I couldn't tell you why they're specifically doing it this way, but we do know that Valve really likes using statistics and such to alter things accordingly in order to get their users more engaged with the platform. So maybe they're seeing less activity in the Discovery Queue or they're seeing a lot of people using a tool to skip the queue to just get the cards. The Points Shop is also a fairly new addition that aims to get people engaged outside the Discovery Queue.

Still surprises me that people so willingly engage in Valve's manipulations.

JustInsane · Dec 26, 2020

nded said:
It's quite playable. You gain a bit in accuracy with mouse aim but movement is a little more clumsy with only 8 directions.

marshmallow said:
Played it at first with a controller since well, the boot up screen says it's best played with a controller. Tried out M+KB after a few hours and it just feels better.

Sweet thanks.

Chance Hale · Dec 26, 2020

Releasing Omori after 6 years on Christmas day during a huge sale seems like a really bizarre choice. No gaming website released a news piece for obvious reasons, no coverage on the steam home page, etc

MegaApple · Dec 26, 2020

How good is Rising Storm 2 Vietnam as a solo multiplayer game?

Like jumping in an official server match and playing?

vastag · Dec 26, 2020

MegaApple said:
How good is Rising Storm 2 Vietnam as a solo multiplayer game?

Like jumping in an official server match and playing?

Is a lot of fun. Avoid getting leading roles at first, as people will expect you to know what you are doing (as a SL you will need to provide good artillery marks and spawn points, and a bad commander cripples their team).

Tizoc · Dec 26, 2020

Volimar said:
PC Gamer is meh, but I do really like Monster Train, so congrats to them.

Chairmanchuck (另一个我) · Dec 26, 2020

For you pervs out there, Nekopara has now animated backgrounds in the Steam store points shop with jiggly breasts...

.exe · Dec 26, 2020

Chairmanchuck said:
For you pervs out there, Nekopara has now animated backgrounds in the Steam store points shop with jiggly breasts...

Sounds like a trade market ripe for exploitation. Or has the points shop nuked the value of items entirely?

Chance Hale said:
Releasing Omori after 6 years on Christmas day during a huge sale seems like a really bizarre choice. No gaming website released a news piece for obvious reasons, no coverage on the steam home page, etc

Not the best, I agree. Same for that new Super Meat Boy. I wonder what the reasoning was there. A lot of people (in the west) being home?

luca · Dec 26, 2020

My gamer chair is so bad. I need something else to sit comfortably for extended periods of time. See, I really want to be at my computer, but I really don't wanna sit at it.

Classy Tomato · Dec 26, 2020

Pachimari said:
My gamer chair is so bad. I need something else to sit comfortably for extended periods of time. See, I really want to be at my computer, but I really don't wanna sit at it.

Why sit when you can lie?

luca · Dec 26, 2020

Classy Tomato said:
Why sit when you can lie?

I've been thinking about this set-up for years, literally.

eonden · Dec 26, 2020

RPS leaked part of the Steam Top Sellers. Guess that post will come later today.

Uzzy · Dec 26, 2020

vixolus · Dec 26, 2020

I want a mouse with USB C and perhaps Qi wireless charging for that extra fanciness and not having to pay a premium for Logitech pads.

I got the dark core rgb se for Christmas instead of the Pro on accident, but the right click is extremely sensitive to the point where my finger would activate it just from resting on it.

Does anyone have the Pro and has encountered the same thing? The left click is solid and tactile but the right is much lighter. I'm returning this one, but I'm worried about the same experience.

I mostly play League, so having a quality right click is necessary lol

MonthOLDpickle · Dec 26, 2020

eonden said:
RPS leaked part of the Steam Top Sellers. Guess that post will come later today.

~~Can you post a text list or something? Besides having to click a couple or so times to get to the actual list, it doesn't load on any device I have for some reason =/~~

Use a random open wifi to get it to load, took forever lol.

eonden · Dec 26, 2020

MonthOLDpickle said:
Can you post a text list or something? Besides having to click a couple or so times to get to the actual list, it doesn't load on any device I have for some reason =/

Sure, it will be announced in 3 hours but no prob:

Top Sellers by 2020 Revenue
This covers the cost of the game itself plus DLC and in-game purchases. The list's mostly what you'd expect, though it is impressive that Cyberpunk 2077 crept in despite launching in December. And it's neat that Among Us made the revenue list despite only costing £4. Whole lot of folks suspicious of their pals this year.

Among Us
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Destiny 2
Doom Eternal
Dota 2
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Grand Theft Auto V
Monster Hunter: World
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
Red Dead Redemption 2
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

Given the number, I assume this is only the "Platinum" (the top rank), and in alphabetical order.

New Releases
Valve say this list goes by revenue in the two weeks following release. Again, lots of things you'd expect, though I am surprised that several former Epic Games Store exclusives had such big Steam debuts despite being 'out' for months. And several of these are covered by Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, yet evidently many folks preferred to outright buy them.

Baldur's Gate 3
Borderlands 3
Command & Conquer Remastered Collection
Cyberpunk 2077
Crusader Kings III
Death Stranding
Doom Eternal
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Fifa 21
Football Manager 2021
Grounded
Half-Life: Alyx
Horizon Zero Dawn
Mafia: Definitive Edition
Marvel's Avengers
Microsoft Flight Simulator
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Persona 4 Golden
Resident Evil 3
Sea Of Thieves
Star Wars: Squadrons
Temtem
The Outer Worlds
Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Top VR games
Another category defined by revenue from the game, DLC, and in-game purchases. These are mostly familiar games I'd expect to see on the list, but I hadn't heard of VR Kanojo so I looked it up and oh jesus it's about hanging out with a virtual schoolgirl.

"Better yet, VR controllers simulate your hands in-game, letting you interact with her more directly," the devs say. "Just imagine all the possibilities!" Never be curious, Alice.

Arizona Sunshine
Beat Saber
Blade & Sorcery
Boneworks
Half-Life: Alyx
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
Pavlov VR
Pistol Whip
Superhot VR
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
VR Kanojo

Top Sellers graduating from early access in 2020
Defined by revenue in 2020 from the game, DLC, and in-game purchases. Some good and long-awaited launches this year.

Conqueror's Blade
Deep Rock Galactic
Golf With Your Friends
DJMax Respect V
Factorio
Hades
Noita
Risk Of Rain 2
Skater XL
Squad
Torchlight III
Wolcen: Lords Of Mayhem

Most Played
Not based on sales, this. The Most Played category goes by peak concurrent players in 2020, with the top tier being games which broke 200,000. It's largely the big multiplayer games you'd expect, plus Cyberpunk obvs, then the surprise appearance of Life Is Strange 2. Nice one, LIS!

Among Us
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Cyberpunk 2077
Destiny 2
Dota 2
Grand Theft Auto V
Life Is Strange 2
Monster Hunter: World
Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds
Terraria
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Top Controller Games Based on Highest Daily Players Using a Controller
Also nothing to do with sales. Even as a Destiny player whose raid group includes someone on controller, I am surprised to see it here. That's probably because the MMOFPS has enough players to brute-force it into the top tier but damn.

Cyberpunk 2077
Dark Souls III
Destiny 2
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Fifa 21
Grand Theft Auto V
Hades
Monster Hunter: World
NBA 2K20
Persona 4 Golden
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Stoze · Dec 26, 2020

Well Post Void is rad as hell.

Playing both this and OMORI though I feel like I'm going to lose my mind.

SteveWinwood · Dec 26, 2020

I am surprised that several former Epic Games Store exclusives had such big Steam debuts despite being 'out' for months. And several of these are covered by Xbox Game Pass subscriptions, yet evidently many folks preferred to outright buy them.

why would you be surprised at this

Classy Tomato · Dec 26, 2020

Interesting. Out of 12 games with the highest revenues, only 4 games are 2020's new releases (I include RDR 2 because it's released in December).

When they're done right, GaaS could retain players' engagement (and get their money) for years to come.

SapientWolf · Dec 26, 2020

SteveWinwood said:
why would you be surprised at this

I was surprised by the Game Pass thing until I saw the thread about the Game Pass app stealing people's gigabytes like some kind of digital Grinch.

alphacat · Dec 26, 2020

Anyone know what's the best deal for buying Valhalla now?

ScatheZombie · Dec 26, 2020

I'm shopping for a new desk, does anyone have one they would recommend?

honorless · Dec 26, 2020

ScatheZombie said:
I'm shopping for a new desk, does anyone have one they would recommend?

VertDesk v3 Electric Adjustable Height Desk

Recommendation comes without awareness of your location, budget, or any physical disabilities you may have that would preclude the use of a standing desk, though. 😉

eonden · Dec 26, 2020

MonthOLDpickle said:
~~Can you post a text list or something? Besides having to click a couple or so times to get to the actual list, it doesn't load on any device I have for some reason =/~~

Use a random open wifi to get it to load, took forever lol.

AAANd its up:

Steam :: Steam News :: The Best of 2020

A look back at the best games of 2020

steamcommunity.com

jtb · Dec 26, 2020

ScatheZombie said:
I'm shopping for a new desk, does anyone have one they would recommend?

I'm a fan of buying a countertop and four legs from Ikea. Easy assembly, just need a drill, and it's more durable for the price point than just about anything else you'll find.

Mifec · Dec 26, 2020

djinn said:
Started Hades yesterday. When you all said it was an amazing game...

Hell yeah, glad you're enjoying it nakama.

Stacey · Dec 26, 2020

Steam is getting destroyed right now, download speeds are in the kilobytes and i'm getting lots of "something went wrong".

Mentalist · Dec 26, 2020

Horizon and Persona 4 both in top sellers, nice. Sega and Sony, we want moar!

And my favourite ongoing game, Age of Empires II, still in top 100 Sellers, with over 30k peak players. No wonder there's a new expansion coming next month.

MakotoYuki · Dec 26, 2020

Anyone knows if the gamepass ultimate 3 months for 1$/€ is a limited time offer?

djinn · Dec 26, 2020

Mifec said:
Hell yeah, glad you're enjoying it nakama.

Got body slammed by the Bull of Minos last night. 10/10

Mifec · Dec 26, 2020

djinn said:
Got body slammed by the Bull of Minos last night. 10/10

Don't worry, soon you'll bodyslam him back, over and over again.

jtb · Dec 26, 2020

sredgrin said:
A bit, it's still a pretty ugly game a lot of the time though, espeically in the towns.

Visually the only thing it has going for it is of the enemy design.

Glad I gave Greedfall another shot today. Actually enjoying it now. Game desperately needs a minimap.

Definitely getting the old-school Bioware vibes, very Dragon Age Inquisition level design meets Knights of the Old Republic quest design - with a tiny dash of Witcher 2. If Spiders got a budget, I'd love to see them implement actual dialogue trees. Good game pass game.

AHA-Lambda · Dec 26, 2020

SteveWinwood said:
why would you be surprised at this

I'm not surprised at the EGS but a little bit at the game pass

Mr.Deadshot · Dec 26, 2020

demhax said:
Anyone know what's the best deal for buying Valhalla now?

Should be Epic. You get 17% off and then 10€/$ on top of that so it will be around 40€/$.

JustInsane · Dec 26, 2020

Anyone not like roguelikes but liked Hades? I loved Bastion and Transistor, but really dislike roguelikes.

Also for Nier on PC, do you just need the one mod and are basically good to go? Or do I have to fool around for awhile to make it run good?

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bmdubya · Dec 27, 2020

JustInsane said:
Anyone not like roguelikes but liked Hades? I loved Bastion and Transistor, but really dislike roguelikes.

Yes. Hades is amazing, easily the best roguelike, and it's very friendly for people who don't like the genre. I'm indifferent when it comes to roguelikes, even lean towards "not a huge fan" and Hades is incredible.

sredgrin · Dec 27, 2020

JustInsane said:
Anyone not like roguelikes but liked Hades? I loved Bastion and Transistor, but really dislike roguelikes.

Also for Nier on PC, do you just need the one mod and are basically good to go? Or do I have to fool around for awhile to make it run good?

You'll want the mod, there's still bullshit like the prerendered videos that have issues.

YuSuzzune · Dec 27, 2020

Very strange Sega didn't load the store pages for the new Yakuza titles during the sale, they would sell them quite a bit.

spineduke · Dec 27, 2020

JustInsane said:
Anyone not like roguelikes but liked Hades? I loved Bastion and Transistor, but really dislike roguelikes.

I mean, i generally enjoy roguelikes and i like Hades as well. The term rogue has nothing to do with how much you'll like or hate a game. It doesn't even tell you what genre the game is.

Rhaknar · Dec 27, 2020

spineduke said:
I mean, i generally enjoy roguelikes and i like Hades as well. The term rogue has nothing to do with how much you'll like or hate a game. It doesn't even tell you what genre the game is.

im so tired of saying this or explaining that "roguelike" isnt a genre unto itself, you take the reigns on this one.

Danielsan · Dec 27, 2020

Finally getting around to Kentucky Route Zero. I played the first three chapters when they first came out, but I'm replaying the entire thing. Just started act III again. This game is still incredibly impressive to me. It's 80% a text adventure, but the writing is just so good and the visuals and sound/music that are there are just incredibly effective at setting the mood and enhancing the story. I was also incredibly surprised by the fact that the game fully supports 21:9 for ultrawides.

Randam · Dec 27, 2020

sredgrin said:
You'll want the mod, there's still bullshit like the prerendered videos that have issues.

Wait.. What?
What do you need the mod for? What problems does the game have on pc?

sredgrin · Dec 27, 2020

Randam said:
Wait.. What?
What do you need the mod for? What problems does the game have on pc?

IIRC like the prerendered videos stuttered and looked awful on PC, at least at launch, and the game only got like 1 patch, to add DLC.

And it's a game with a decent amount of prerendered videos.

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