Epic Gone Steam! Confirmed!
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i remember when i first installed steam and had to migrate half-life and all mods to steam to play them... that was the time where steam just started and nobody was able to login cause of the overloaded steam-servers...
as long as all the unreal-games are absolute independent from steam, there should be no problem...
as long as all the unreal-games are absolute independent from steam, there should be no problem...
Steyr
I posted in the RO-me thread
and all I got was
a pink username!
Any news on how this integration works? I'm interested in grabbing UT now my original CD has finally died, but I could do with knowing if it's possible to use Chris Dohnal's OpenGL renderer and the OldUnreal patches, for example.
What is the big deal about UT3 being available on Steam? Is this something that really only MP online players should be excited about? I have Steam and have had it since HL2 but I just don't see the amazing thing about this. You don't even need to have the DVD in the tray to play the game after you install it so I really don't understand all this enthusiasm ... and I am not trying to dampen it ... I just want in on the party so to speak, so that I can use Steam more effectively. I don't dislike Steam so don't get me wrong. I have Lost Planet as well as EP1, EP2, SiN 1, and the lost coast level and I will probably get the PC verison of Bioshock at some point just to check out the graphics on the PC with DX10.
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Ditto!
IF computer stores around here had the game (well after launch) it would cost me probably $120. Which is why I bootlegged it via bittorrent... -> ... Which is why I can only play against bots... -> ... Which is why I haven't played it for many months now.
I was going up to Florida over the Easter holiday to finally buy it but now I don't have to
METACRITIC SCORES, presented by Steam:
CS(S): 88
TF2: 92
UT: 92
UT2k4: 93
Metacritic Agrees.. Unreal beats CS and TF2.
So anyway, does UT by Steam offer the patented "100%, ready to play" or is it the usual third party game-engine "shortcut" as addable by default?
CS(S): 88
TF2: 92
UT: 92
UT2k4: 93
Metacritic Agrees.. Unreal beats CS and TF2.
So anyway, does UT by Steam offer the patented "100%, ready to play" or is it the usual third party game-engine "shortcut" as addable by default?
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No idea what that has to do with this thread... but UT 2004 is the highest rated game in the series according to MetaCriticMETACRITIC SCORES, presented by Steam:
CS(S): 88
TF2: 92
UT: 92
UT2k4: 93
Metacritic Agrees.. Unreal beats CS and TF2.
yay!
Is that a guarantee though or just wishful thinking? Is this really what has been holding UT3 back for the past four months ... the fact that is has not been available on Steam? If so cool ... but I don't think it is quite as simple as that (although I admit I could be completely wrong ... the numbers from this transaction should be interesting so hopefully they will release that info to the general public in due time). But then again that deal is such a good deal. Basically buy UT3 and get all the other Unreal games for free ... that is hard to turn your back on if you don't already own UT3. Although giving away the other games to get people to buy UT3 seems a bit like an act of desperation ... I could see two for one but ALL of that ... man what a bargain.
No idea what that has to do with this thread... but UT 2004 is the highest rated game in the series according to MetaCritic
Just to add to this you have to include Gamerankings to be fair and complete (in fact imo GR is where you get the real deal):
HL2 - 95.5
Orange Box - 96.2
TF2 - 92.6
UT3 - 83.4
UT2K3 - 88.2
UT2K4 - 92.9
UT2K4 ECE - 94
CS -89.2
CS:Source - 87.9
UT - 93.6
Unreal II SE - 83
Unreal - 88
So yep even on Gamerankings UT2K4 rules the day over all other Unreal titles ... I'm just shocked at how high TOB is rated when only two of the games included are totally new and HL2:ep2 is so late that should cost some points.
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Converting to Steam
Is there any way to convert the CD version of all these games to the Steam version? I think I remember being able to do that with half life, but I was never able to try it out, because someone stole my key somehow.
Is there any way to convert the CD version of all these games to the Steam version? I think I remember being able to do that with half life, but I was never able to try it out, because someone stole my key somehow.
Same deal I got when buying it from GameSpot (albeit it's 4 months later and ~$10 cheaper). But then, I got a tin, the bonus DVD, and the art book.
I do think a Steam-like system is the future of games, so I'm glad to see this move. I'm also glad that I don't have to use Steam.
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Unreal, Return to Na Pali, Unreal Tournament, Unreal 2, Unreal 2004.
Probably the single best gaming value for your dollar in existence (besides free games, which tend to tear a hole in the fabric of cost-benefit comparisons).