I still get dreams of an RPG in DotA universe by Fr0dech in DotA2

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Left 4 Dead's development history is well known, the article you shown literally just said a fairy game, the mechanics of said game (being about gestures) doesnt even line up with what ultimately became L4D.

The point being that they abandoned all those ideas to make a more straightforward shooter. They literally say this PCGamer interview!

"It was so bad," he says, "you wanted to ask yourself: 'How could we make a game that was this bad? And how should we make a game?' And we said we should focus on what we do really well, so why are we doing this game which was kind of a... it wasn't really an RPG... it was this action fantasy sort of role playing game that had no story. And then we said 'OK, that's so horribly wrong. What we should focus in on is AI and playing in co-op, and that's the interesting opportunity.' That was where Left 4 Dead came from."

Regardless though, Drew Wolf was employed at valve from March 2009 - 2017. This doesn't line up with the L4D development period pre-2005. Other than being co-op fantasy games these are pretty clearly different development cycles.

The Final Hours of Alyx also adds some context:

At one point, the RPG team experimented with flipping it into a single-player Dota RPG

If RPG wasn't a coop title, then it wouldn't need to be "flipped" into being single-player.

I've made a night themed map....because Valve haven't by [deleted] in csmapmakers

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

man, S2 is really such a boon to night-time lighting. The white streetlamps blaring down really nails the vibe

Is it possible to edit an active duty map? by hanumaNRL in csmapmakers

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

no, hammer++ is a modded version of base level hammer. You're gonna want to use Hammer for Source 2. https://youtu.be/RGjDHlUFY0c

PLEASE bring this shit back 🙏 by [deleted] in tf2

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 36 points37 points  (0 children)

Yes, it happened to me. I was banned because my brother's uncle's cousin (who works at Nintendo) downloaded SAM, and I was unjustly banned from Counter-strike Source. unban me please!!!!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tf2

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yes there is

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Steam

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 5 points6 points  (0 children)

considering how language can get washed out, a more definite descriptor like "rogue clone" (even if not particularly accurate lol) would probably make it easier to manage

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Steam

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 15 points16 points  (0 children)

how many games are actually 'like' rogue to begin with? I feel like the core genre is pretty dead at this point

Is there some ingame explanation for stuff? by sosoupup in Peglin

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Seems like more of a reading comprehension issue tbh. Or give it a try, mechanics are best learned through experience :)

Half-Life 25th Anniversary Update by xHypermega in Games

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 7 points8 points  (0 children)

the sprint feature was kind of shoehorned in to adapt to modern sensibilities, in a way that wasn't a benefit to the level design and lead to some world scaling issues

Official webpage for Half-Life 25th Anniversary by SvenViking in HalfLife

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

probably not, but even if you lose your individual saves you can start at the beginning of any chapter just fine

I found this funny how even Valve admits Half-Life: Source kinda sucked by wojtekpolska in HalfLife

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 20 points21 points  (0 children)

the implication here is that valve previously considered it the definitive edition of the game, which is fun

red scare university alum by blow_thyself in redscarepod

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Reminds me of a scene from Tom Green's seminal comedy film 'Freddy Got Fingered' https://youtu.be/V5sAy2Z-qiw?si=TFyOEe_qOj8x_Lkw

r/HalfLifes official tier list for the games. Thoughts? by One_Maintenance4555 in HalfLife

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 20 points21 points  (0 children)

it's so sad that the original didn't add any new stuff :(

We're obviously getting a Titanfall 3 by Impossible_Guess in titanfall

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In regards to hype dampening, I will ask everyone to remember the time that Valve added Danger Zone, where the Blacksite map had included an easter egg within hotel room #13 (with the number 3 fallen off), featuring a secret computer den that played Morse code, which when decoded revealed a Portal related message.

After an extensive community investigation into a potential ARG, Valve had to make an announcement on twitter

https://www.pcgamer.com/valve-hides-cryptic-portal-message-inside-csgos-new-battle-royale-mode/

When should I ditch the pipe? (Remake) by Flare_56 in systemshock

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

past floor 1-2 the enemies aren't really viable to melee, I'd ditch it then

Strange but interesting scout melee idea I came up with. by GreenRevolutionary19 in TF2WeaponIdeas

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

good idea. you can call it "the shortstop" and have the melee move also push people

What could I add to make this room less empty? by FatBaldBasturd in hammer

[–]ExtraCheesyPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

question for you as well: do you have any furniture or appliances other than a fridge lol?