Yeah, yeah, I know, I know...but I just don't care. If it is possible, I want to make new accounts to get the new choice every single month. Why? They always have good deals for newcomers. loyal subscribers don't have anything. They cancel my order or not, I will still cancel my subscription anyway. Well, I know it violence the temp of service, so I don't blame them. They have right to do it. I am simply looking for a better deal and I have right to do it do I not?

very informative post thank you Wok, it's sad they don't like sg too

Thanks a lot,I will try
It's the first time I had such an issue,but I heard people from other regions also had issues with their keys for this specific game

thank you very much~!

Thanks for checking. I will check through my history to see how many months I should have. It could be a mistake on my part but I am still not sure how all 3 accounts suddenly got aligned.

This hasn't been possible any more, since a few years ago. Activation for restricted keys can be done only on a Steam account whose region matches the region lock of that key.

Can't wait for the theory that 3 months coupons mean that terrible months are ahead, to return at the very next opportunity. ;)

Yup. Best coupon ever aside from the €1 one.

Damn, same publisher, I'm hope things are fine. 505 really played games with Control and the various versions.

Given the fact that the publisher is the same one as Control, 505games and they are selling both on steam and humble bundle a Death Stranding DIRECTOR'S CUT UPGRADE, I have a feeling they are going to give us a standard version that requires an upgrade.

Even though standard version is no longer sold, they are going to screw us again with their version shenanigans.

He had one for that day too.

So I have normal death stranding you think director's cut is worth it?

Aliens have a singleplayer campaign

Lots of hype I guess.

Did you play the Metal Gear Solid games?

Do people really enjoy Death Stranding that much?

To me, people who like this game seem to either like Kojima's work generally, like the unique story(telling), or they enjoy the walking/exploration aspects of the game for the sake of it.

I didn't know AAA walking simulators were that popular, since everyone craps on regular walking simulators. What's so special about this?

Aside from the points above, there have been other popular walking sims on Steam before - Edith Finch, Stanley Parable, and many more. Maybe none of them were AAA, but AAA only means a game had a giant marketing and dev budget.

I'm confused how this is considered to be of enough quality to be considered a headliner.

Just because the gameplay or story isn't understandable to you or doesn't appeal to you doesn't mean it's of a certain level of objective quality. Some gamers find the game's uniqueness to be a good or appealing thing. This game is for them, and possibly not you or me.

Here is a thumbs down review that explains a bit more about the game.

I dont get how people call this a walking sim i spent most of my time riding around on a motor bike. There are options and walking is just the slow one if you wanna be like that. I also finished the story in just over 20 hours where as many people say its a 40 hour plus game, its all about play style i guess.

Death Stranding is a love or have experience.

It’s definitely the hype. Kojima and Norman Reedus would be popular especially since this is the game they moved onto after dropping Silent Hill, and then there’s the Kojima kicked out of Konami fiasco where they immediately make MGS shit and try to cash grab what they could but fail, since MGS is basically just Kojima.
But for the game itself, this is biased because I play MGS, it’s pretty good, combat was kinda ass surprisingly, but it is definitely a gilded walking sim. But it’s a fun one, because it’s “physics” based. You’re speed and walking change on terrain and weather. You can build new equipment or roads to make travel easier, like a hover cart that can carry cargo, but you can also use it like a skateboard. The world equipment can be shared with other players, like vehicles or improving the roads, it saves it to the server so yours can’t be taken. Players leave behind tracks and traces showing the most travelled route, which likely has natural rest points or player-built rest points that play music. Oh and the music is fantastic, too bad there’s no walkman.
Then there’s hazards you can avoid or fight through. These change and get more difficult as you progress.
Also there’s a story, it’s linear and tied to your progress, I really loved it, my friend didn’t, he wants the story spoon fed to him rather than figuring it out, it’ll spoon feed you a good amount to figure it out easily, but before that you’re just thrown in and pick up the pieces as you play. But there’s excellent small side stories with the npcs you deliver to, and those also progress with the main story and how often you deliver to them.
And then, there’s the BaBy, everyone loves the BaBy, the BaBy is your friend, your companion, your lifeline. Love the BaBy.
You will understand what I mean as you grow attached to it on your journey too.

Overall, this game is more about community, you build and help other players, the npcs has their own stories you directly influence, and you build your own bond with your companion.
Another main point it was a big hit was that all of this was pc released during Covid, it was the perfect time to play, limited interactions with others, few companions you can be with, solo trekking across the map, a lonely dangerous lovely world.

He already did.

i wonder how many people voted for that award who don't even have a handheld or Steam Deck?

game awards are kind worthless.

Fixed it for you ;)

They just ended the beta. It was never 'released 1.0'. They will do whatever major changes and fixes are needed and then release (i also bet the beta was a way do decide on pricing- if f2p or not, how much)

Im just clearing up the story- havent played it, cant tell how good or bad it is, but more then likely just voted for hype or memes.
That said, playing devils advocate, there couldve been valid reasons for winning a popular vote. A game doesnt need to be perfect or technically superior to its peers to capture hearts and minds. Could be telling that the traditional fighting franchises (or the genre as a whole) are doing something wrong if they cant catch the public praise even with all their baggage and superior whatever (grahipcs, mechanics, fighters, etc)

I bring that up because its been years that i feel like the fighting genre been burying itself up- aside from Smash and its clones the franchises doesnt seem to even try to get a broader appeal or acessibility, and even Smash and the like still havent solved the huge gap and challenges between casual/most players vs hardcore/niche. Its a genre that have everything to be one of the greatest if not biggest in gaming, but its a dwarf nowadays compared to most genres, even indie roguelites and cardbattlers have more players.
Maybe its a curse, a inherent unsolvable part of fighting games (impossible to have a high skill ceiling without pushing away non pros? a guess)- but im sad the industry dont try to change things enough...

The best shots right now are Smash and its clones, like multiversus, so maybe multiversus did a better balance? Idk, every now and then i try the genre again and everytime i move away again, so i had no hype to play the beta

I don't use epic because, well, 100s of reasons. (though, I have claimed the copy there because fuck'em)
Steam, Gamepass and GOG FTW. Everyone else sucks!

Directors Cut wasn't free for everyone and many got their copies revoked when they switched it to Standard

The DLCs have always been available. They still are.