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Grab for free: Metro 2033
4A Games and Deep Silver are offering the original version of Metro 2033 for free on Steam. This is a limited offer that ends tomorrow and those who acquire their free copy will be able to keep the game forever. Metro 2033 is a survival horror first-person shooter video game, based on the novel Metro 2033 by Russian author Dmitry Glukhovsky.
Grab for free: Hitman Summer Pack - 07/18/2018 07:03 AM
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Grab for free: Hacknet (Steam) - 07/13/2018 07:54 AM
Hacknet is a terminal-based hacking simulator. Dive down a rabbit hole as you follow the instructions of a recently deceased hacker, whose death may not have been the accident the media reports. Using...
Grab for free: Battlefield 1 Turning Tides DLC - 06/27/2018 08:09 AM
Storm the beaches of Gallipoli with the Allied forces or defend the Ottoman Empire’s fortifications at Cape Helles. Continue the battle at the Achi Baba hilltop in an intense infantry-focuse...
Grab for free: For Honor Starter Edition - 06/13/2018 07:33 AM
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#5600314 Posted on: 10/26/2018 09:41 AM
The very first game i bought on steam back in october 2012. True story.
Good game. Great atmosphere.
Free is a nice price.
The very first game i bought on steam back in october 2012. True story.
Good game. Great atmosphere.
Free is a nice price.
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#5600336 Posted on: 10/26/2018 10:53 AM
Redux might be better but you can't argue with free! :p
While I personally prefer the "redux" edition of both games, there are some people I know which love the Original version. Great stuff!
Redux might be better but you can't argue with free! :p
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#5600354 Posted on: 10/26/2018 11:43 AM
We have this saying here - " For free, even the vinegar is Sweet. "
Redux might be better but you can't argue with free! :p
We have this saying here - " For free, even the vinegar is Sweet. "
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#5600408 Posted on: 10/26/2018 03:19 PM
Having played both versions very recently, I can say without doubt that the original 2033 is FAR SUPERIOR to Redux version, imo. I had it bought at full price on release back in 2010 and replaying it now, I was very surprised on how well it aged. The graphics are still very good, very dark and dreadful atmosphere all around. Also the gameplay is far more complex and HARD, you can't just knife kill everybody from range and the mods for guns are diverse, but you have to adapt for every encounter. Also the AI seems to be smarter, and the fact that some enemies have armored parts like helms or different body pads that ACTUALLY PROVIDE ARMOR is something I miss in game nowadays.
The only thing that Redux has going for it are the character models, that's it. Everything else, from washed out and way too bright environment to dumbed down gameplay (I could basically just throw knives trough a lot of it) and guns is worse.
So yeah... great to have this free opportunity. It still funny how taxing the game can be (but still looks good in accordance to that) on hardware when maxed. I remember the struggle of running it with a GTX 280 (and the replaying with 2x580s). :p
Having played both versions very recently, I can say without doubt that the original 2033 is FAR SUPERIOR to Redux version, imo. I had it bought at full price on release back in 2010 and replaying it now, I was very surprised on how well it aged. The graphics are still very good, very dark and dreadful atmosphere all around. Also the gameplay is far more complex and HARD, you can't just knife kill everybody from range and the mods for guns are diverse, but you have to adapt for every encounter. Also the AI seems to be smarter, and the fact that some enemies have armored parts like helms or different body pads that ACTUALLY PROVIDE ARMOR is something I miss in game nowadays.
The only thing that Redux has going for it are the character models, that's it. Everything else, from washed out and way too bright environment to dumbed down gameplay (I could basically just throw knives trough a lot of it) and guns is worse.
So yeah... great to have this free opportunity. It still funny how taxing the game can be (but still looks good in accordance to that) on hardware when maxed. I remember the struggle of running it with a GTX 280 (and the replaying with 2x580s). :p
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#5600448 Posted on: 10/26/2018 04:48 PM
THANKS HH!
FREE IS MY FAV!
THANKS HH!
FREE IS MY FAV!
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#5600471 Posted on: 10/26/2018 06:29 PM
im not seeing this available in uk?
im not seeing this available in uk?
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#5600473 Posted on: 10/26/2018 06:37 PM
same here nothing!
same here nothing!
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#5600474 Posted on: 10/26/2018 06:37 PM
hmm i got it for free the first time they gave it away, I dont think I ever finished the game
hmm i got it for free the first time they gave it away, I dont think I ever finished the game
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#5600522 Posted on: 10/26/2018 10:15 PM
Nothing here in Denmark either ....
Nothing here in Denmark either ....
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#5600534 Posted on: 10/26/2018 10:52 PM
I'm not seeing it either.
I'm not seeing it either.
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#5600537 Posted on: 10/26/2018 11:07 PM
Saw this over at TPU and it was only for 24 hours,
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/free-games-thread.113782/page-31
Today's freebie on Steam is,
https://store.steampowered.com/app/638070/Murderous-Pursuits/
Saw this over at TPU and it was only for 24 hours,
https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/free-games-thread.113782/page-31
Today's freebie on Steam is,
https://store.steampowered.com/app/638070/Murderous-Pursuits/
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#5600977 Posted on: 10/28/2018 12:26 PM
Hehe good one!
We have this saying here - " For free, even the vinegar is Sweet. "
Hehe good one!
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#5601059 Posted on: 10/28/2018 05:31 PM
Bought it back when it first came out and hated the game, remember this was around the time we had gotten the second or third Stalker game, so another post apocalyptic soviet era game was just what I was looking for and I was horribly dis appointed by how this just wasn't another Stalker game. I have since gone back and tried to play the game but nope this game just does not do it for me, mind you saying that I went back and tried Stalker COP earlier this year and just couldn't get in to that either. Then again I know a lot of folk loved / love this game so free is always a good.
Bought it back when it first came out and hated the game, remember this was around the time we had gotten the second or third Stalker game, so another post apocalyptic soviet era game was just what I was looking for and I was horribly dis appointed by how this just wasn't another Stalker game. I have since gone back and tried to play the game but nope this game just does not do it for me, mind you saying that I went back and tried Stalker COP earlier this year and just couldn't get in to that either. Then again I know a lot of folk loved / love this game so free is always a good.
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#5601206 Posted on: 10/29/2018 10:18 AM
I totally agree. CS and CoP were somehow just not as horror-creepy as the original SoC. I played it to death with the "Oblivion Lost" mod by Kanyhalos. I even modded it to include all the special effects from the Complete mod. Goood stuff.
Since it's free I'm trying 2033 again like you, but I'm going in with the acceptance that it's a linear, scripted game and I'll just have to take that into account if I want to try to enjoy it.
I totally agree. CS and CoP were somehow just not as horror-creepy as the original SoC. I played it to death with the "Oblivion Lost" mod by Kanyhalos. I even modded it to include all the special effects from the Complete mod. Goood stuff.
Since it's free I'm trying 2033 again like you, but I'm going in with the acceptance that it's a linear, scripted game and I'll just have to take that into account if I want to try to enjoy it.
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While I personally prefer the "redux" edition of both games, there are some people I know which love the Original version. Great stuff!