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12/01/09
It didn't evolve into a major store front for non-Valve games until a bit later, when they started to add independent games (Darwinian comes to mind), then moved on to working with other companies to sell their games on Steam.
And because it's "their" launcher and "their" store front, they put a lot of hard work into it, and it shows. Unlike say D2D who just sell games, Steam actually has a lot of love put into it, and I think that's a direct result of Valve being the developers who use it for their own games. The service behind Steam just seems so much better than D2D as well, I've had nothing but issues dealing with D2D.
12/01/09
Steam on the other hand, has been nothing but good to me so far since the Orange Box came out.
12/02/09
12/01/09
I also picked up L4D2 from their 5day1day sales which was a decent price for a recently released game.
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12/01/09
Started using Steam because of Orange Box and D2D because of an indie game called City Rain.
12/01/09
I'd like to hear some of the actual reasoning though.
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I've always been impressed with how well Impulse uses my broadband connection for downloading titles and updates. It uses as much as it can while still letting me browse the store and have a couple of windows open and active in Firefox.
Impulse's problem is that it is almost completely reliant on Stardock and GPG in order to attract customers. Well, OS skinners and modders apparently like it but I don't have a clue how well that really does. The option to update is a genius option, as is the clear instructions on how to uninstall a game patch if the game borks.
Steam does pretty well, but every now and again it hits a snag somewhere downloading a title or update and the speed dies.
I've also noticed recently that the non-Valve published titles require more tinkering than just the Steam installation in order to make them work well, or at all, on my computer. Normally its just fiddling with the .exe properties or changing something in a .bin file but that's more effort than most people are willing to give.
The only reason I normally purchase off Steam compared to Impulse is that I'm able to find more on Steam and it's normally discounted when I'm looking for it. I do comparison shop, and when there is no difference in price I pick Impulse as they seem more consistent and provide more options in how the game runs in the long-term.
11/30/09
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11/12/09
I've had my eye on Aquaria for a while now....
Also interested in Acceleration of Suguri... I'm sucker for Anime style stuff... Also enjoyed what I played of
Crayon Physics Deluxe... Didn't like "And Yet It Moves "Demo too much, but well the rest is all icing on the cake really... Time to get an Account here, I do believe...
Any chance of adding a direct link to the deal in the article?
[www.direct2drive.co.uk]
11/12/09
11/12/09
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..... Unfortunately, I had other stuff to do at lunch, so not played them yet... #direct2drive
11/12/09
BTW, there's a Suguri bundle that has quite a bit in it if you find Acceleration very enjoyable
[www.rockinandroid.com] #direct2drive
11/13/09
I need Help!
[talkamongstyourselves.freeforums.org] #direct2drive
11/13/09
Here, lemme jot down what's in my manual.
Z - Weapon 1, usually laser type weapon
X - Weapon 2, usually ballistic type
C - Hyper dash - You can dash right through laser type bullets. If bullets touch a ring that's created when you dash, you gain charge for your super meter
V - Hyper attack - A super version of your weapons. Try combinations of Weapon 1, Weapon 2, and Special to get different Hypers.
W1+W2+Hyper or W2+Sp+Hyper costs 3 bars to unleash, but is unshieldable.
A - Special - Does nothing on its own. Use in conjunction with W1 or W2 for alternate attacks.
S - Shield - Throws up a shield, protects from pretty much everything momentarily.
T - Pause
Space - Screenshot
ESC- Quit #direct2drive
11/13/09
Ah....
Huh?
Wha?
Bwha?
... While the game controls are a bit more explained here, everything else seems to be for another game entirely, as there was no hint of a story when I played... also no opening moving or ending text which it tells me how to skip...
I may just look into more RockingAndroid games though....
....
...Oh, I don't think I can get that perfect set in the UK... at least, not with those Soundtracks... No fair
;..;
/\
... So is GUNDEMONIUM going to be any good? What about Flying Red Barrel?
And oh, this so needs character profiles... Any idea where I can find them?
11/13/09
As for GUNDEMONIUM and FRB, haven't gotten to try either out. #direct2drive
11/12/09
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11/08/09
But seriously who uses those other online retailers? #modernwarfare2
11/06/09
11/06/09
A trojan horse as in something you download unknowingly that provides a service you didn't intend to receive.
In this case, it's as much of a trojan horse as three strippers popping out of a multi-tier birthday cake, but those strippers are direct competition to D2D's services, so they don't want to deliver the cake.
...so to speak. #modernwarfare2
11/06/09
11/06/09
Get some savvy, people! #modernwarfare2
11/06/09