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[Mech#4]

Looking at Just Cause 2, what's this one like? I assume it's similar to Farcry in gameplay but what about tone? Humour, serious, moments of both? Is there many things to do outside of exploring and driving, like going to a bar and buying drinks, minigames, is the city a location where you can explore inside buildings?

[WealthyRadish]

Look at Step #3 when buying the Humble Bundle. Check the box next to your email address that says "Notify me about future Humble Bundle promotions."

Not for the bundles, for the store. They did send one for this winter sale, though.

[Niveras]

Looking at Just Cause 2, what's this one like? I assume it's similar to Farcry in gameplay but what about tone? Humour, serious, moments of both? Is there many things to do outside of exploring and driving, like going to a bar and buying drinks, minigames, is the city a location where you can explore inside buildings?

It's on an island, there is one urban "city" location but most of it is wilderness and small military outposts and rural villages. There is zero non-"combat" related things to do. I don't think there's much in the way of humour per se, what most players find funny is the absolutely preposterous things you can do in the game. Like, you won't be instructed to rob a store with an enormous purple dildo while wearing a gimp suit, but you can make an impromptu getaway by grappling onto a canister of compressed fuel and using it as a rocket. The acting and overall story is "serious" and dramatic like an action movie: lots of ham, lots of over the top gravitas, but when you take the long view you recognize the silliness.

I don't think there are many, if any, major indoor locations. There are tents and barracks in some bases but I don't think there was any indoor fighting in the missions involving the hotel, which is where I'd expect to see it if it existed at all.

There might be some mini games (I think there are some "parachute into target zone" for example), but most of them revolve around destroying obliterating the military regime with extremely absurd prejudice, with a helpful helping of unrealistic physics.

[Siquo]

Whoa - To the Moon is only $5 on GOG right now as part of their current winter sale. And DRM free! I might buy it again, to support them and to get a DRM-free copy... I only have it on Steam...

Just finished it. Not sure whether it was okay, pretentious, cheesy or bad. OTOH I just finished Memoria earlier today (productive day! ) and that was a lot more to my tastes.

Looking at Just Cause 2, what's this one like? I assume it's similar to Farcry in gameplay but what about tone? Humour, serious, moments of both? Is there many things to do outside of exploring and driving, like going to a bar and buying drinks, minigames, is the city a location where you can explore inside buildings?

Hammy over the top action, not too repetitive, but the controls are very nice and really make the game. Get it if being able to drive a car off a cliff, jump out, open your parachute, rappel onto the bottom of a flying helicopter, shoot the guys within, beat up the pilot and then use it to utterly destroy an enemy base in one smooth action is what you're after.

[miauw62]

Not sure if this has been posted here before.

[bluejello]

oh yea, don't forget about the just cause 2 multiplayer mod that just came out, can get it on steam.

[Rolan7]

Looking at Just Cause 2, what's this one like? I assume it's similar to Farcry in gameplay but what about tone? Humour, serious, moments of both? Is there many things to do outside of exploring and driving, like going to a bar and buying drinks, minigames, is the city a location where you can explore inside buildings?

I'd say it's more like Saints Row than Farcry.  Third-person, absolute hoards of bullet-fodder enemies, the entire game is about blowing stuff up and gunning things down, with some cool vehicles.  The main selling point is the grapple gun and reusable parachute which give you rather unique ways to escape combat (or enter it).  Basically you can grapple yourself into the air almost anywhere, and use that height to rain death from above.

I don't know if there's a stealth mechanic at all, it's certainly not emphasized like FarCry 3's.  I think it's just alert levels like GTA/SR.  I mainly played Just Cause 1 where enemies would literally spawn in a few meters behind you in places, not even behind cover.  That's okay because the mooks are only at all dangerous in swarms (I assume.  I didn't get far in JC2 after clearing JC1).

[Lectorog]

Just Cause 2 feels quite a bit like Red Faction Guerrilla, if you've played that. Shifting the focus from destructible environment to grappling.

[Metalax]

Winter sale has started, although with no actual reductions yet.

edit: and now they are up. Looks like the standard 9 daily sales 3 flash and 1 community flash sales.

The badge crafting this year will give you tradeable in game items for various games.

[Sappho]

Is there a list somewhere of all the games on sale? I can't seem to find any. Just the daily/flash sales on the front page...

[Dutchling]

Not a Steam sale but Steam keys for 6 Paradox games (including their four major games) for 10$ on Amazon.

(all of the six games normally cost >=10$)

[olemars]

Is there a list somewhere of all the games on sale? I can't seem to find any. Just the daily/flash sales on the front page...

http://steamdb.info/sales/ seems good.

[Metalax]

Enemy within is going on sale this time, 33% at the moment may get better if xcom comes up on a daily or flash sale.

[Dutchling]

Is there a list somewhere of all the games on sale? I can't seem to find any. Just the daily/flash sales on the front page...

http://steamdb.info/sales/ seems good.

Wow. So many (seemingly) craptastic games o.O

[timferius]

I just need Dark Souls to get to around 6.00 to buy it (as that's what I currently have in my steam wallet), then I'll be happy.