Full Version: Shadowrun: Returns is live
*Beats my mailbox with my cane*
i got the mail for the music thingie.
also, the harlequin looks kinda off to me.
furthermore: seamstress union?
Discworld Reference detected.
also, the harlequin looks kinda off to me.
furthermore: seamstress union?
Discworld Reference detected.
It's a RL place in Seattle that has been in use since the Gold Rush.
ah ._.
Sir PTerry just ran with a common euphemism for Prostitution in history and brought it into the public mind again.
Got my steam code email today 
though it won't be unlocked till next week.
Also, random SRR related interview: http://playnation.eu/news/view/en/shadowru...-mitch-gitelman
though it won't be unlocked till next week.Also, random SRR related interview: http://playnation.eu/news/view/en/shadowru...-mitch-gitelman
I won't be able to finish my mission in time for launch. 
Less complaining, more work Blade ! 
/vanish
/vanish
*Beats my inbox with my cane*
i don't have my key yet either . .
Too bad you can't download it early.
*Continues to beat my inbox*
poor inbox, what did it ever do to you?
*looks at my inbox, sees it's also empty...turns inbox's head to see Canray's inbox as a warning*
*looks at my inbox, sees it's also empty...turns inbox's head to see Canray's inbox as a warning*
Give the poor inboxes a break ^_^; CanRay's one in particular has suffered much.
I think everyone should get their codes by this week, though from my asking around I notice the Pre-order people seem to be getting theirs sooner than the backers.
I think everyone should get their codes by this week, though from my asking around I notice the Pre-order people seem to be getting theirs sooner than the backers.
QUOTE (CanRay @ Jul 17 2013, 06:54 AM) 
*Continues to beat my inbox*
i just got my 3 steam keys(no idea why there are 3 @.@)
my 2 reward codes
and the reminder to download the DRM free copy.
so i guess you should get yours soonish.
<Janet do you have the clap?>
"I got it I got it!"
"I got it I got it!"
*Beats my Inbox until it finally spits up the code* See, that wasn't so hard. Next time, I'll get the pipe wrench!
QUOTE (HBS email)
The game is not available for preload but it will show up in your Library.
Preloading would have been an argument for actually using the Steam copy...of course, there is still a decent chance that HBS' site will get flooded worse than Steam.
Gah! .. still another week for us poor pre-ordererers
cue grinding andd gnashing of teeth and much eerie wailing
cue grinding andd gnashing of teeth and much eerie wailing
*Beats Steam with my cane until it coughs up Shadowrun Returns*
You've been giving your cane a lot of exercise lately CanRay 
To a man with a Cane, every Problem looks like . . a misbehaving child? O.o
QUOTE (DamHawke @ Jul 21 2013, 06:47 PM)
You've been giving your cane a lot of exercise lately CanRay
Rename him Cane-Ray ?
Ok, took advantage of the 10% discount on Steam and finally pre-ordered the sucker.
Bit disappointed that I won't end up getting the deluxe edition, but at least I still got the game itself.
Bit disappointed that I won't end up getting the deluxe edition, but at least I still got the game itself.
Anyone know if they released a 'drop time' for the game?
QUOTE (DamHawke @ Jul 23 2013, 08:25 AM)
Anyone know if they released a 'drop time' for the game?
Well, I'm sure that as soon as it's available this topic will explode with posts. Between people happy to download it and people with questions, I'm sure we'll know very quickly, just suscribe to this topic and wait.
25th of July.
No Pre-Load via Steam.
No Pre-Load via Steam.
Let's just say I'll be staying up late tomorrow night in order to see if I can at least kick off the download.
As I understand it, DamHawke was asking for a time, note a date. I guees he knew about the release date but was wondering about a precise time in the day.
Ah, sorry.
Looking at the hours on the Steam store page, if I had to hazard a guess I would say the game will be available for download approximately 10am MST when thursday. Weird, could of sworn it said 12pm the other day. Guess it's easier to just say "afternoon in the americas" and adjust it to your timezone from there.
Gaming media is really rubbing me the wrong way with this one, talking about reviving like SR is something long dead and buried...
in terms of video games it is.
QUOTE (Stahlseele @ Jul 24 2013, 08:24 AM)
in terms of video games it is.
Precisely. You're talking about, from a video game stand point. a game that hasn't seen a (real) title since the 16 bit days. I think even most gaming news realized that the SR game we saw for the 360 wasn't really SR.
I suppose we don't count "that game" 
Still the Average Joe wouldn't know the first thing about either and wouldn't make the same conclusion you do... Don't know why I care, just part of me screaming "It's not dead! we're right over here with buckets of dice!"
Still the Average Joe wouldn't know the first thing about either and wouldn't make the same conclusion you do... Don't know why I care, just part of me screaming "It's not dead! we're right over here with buckets of dice!"
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Jul 24 2013, 08:32 AM)
I suppose we don't count "that game"
Still the Average Joe wouldn't know the first thing about either and wouldn't make the same conclusion you do... Don't know why I care, just part of me screaming "It's not dead! we're right over here with buckets of dice!"
Still the Average Joe wouldn't know the first thing about either and wouldn't make the same conclusion you do... Don't know why I care, just part of me screaming "It's not dead! we're right over here with buckets of dice!"
Two totally different mediums. Shadowrun always had the potential to be a great (video) game series. Much like Mechwarrior, really.
Aye, here's to new beginnings... Hopefully
QUOTE (Lionhearted @ Jul 24 2013, 11:32 AM)
I suppose we don't count "that game"
YOU'RE DAMNED RIGHT WE DON'T!!!
Jordan Weisman made an awesome comment about that recently:
http://www.chud.com/141318/mcp-interview-j...returns-part-1/
Anyone who thinks that Shadowrun couldn't or shouldn't be a FPS or other action title is just being plain silly: Shadowrun is not close to "pure" in the types of games it's been in its lifetime, from tabletop RPG, to tabletop minis game, to collectible card game, to two different styles of computer RPG/adventure games, to more editions of the RPG, and to the card and board games coming up soon, plus the two new computer games.
Shadowrun is a mutt, and it's a pity the FPS didn't fit in better, setting-wise, because being an action game wasn't the problem.
QUOTE
Max: Looking at the history of Shadowrun video games, you have the Genesis and SNES titles, and then in 2007 you have the team-based FPS. We don’t have to get into the merits of that particular title, but do you see Shadowrun as a franchise that can branch out into different genres, or do you think going back to the roots the way you have is the key to success?
Weisman: I think the universe is certainly rich enough to support different play styles. Our approach to Shadowrun was to hit the core of the RPG experience and the ability for people to tell their own stories within it. Could the universe support an action oriented title? Yes. It would have to be an action-oriented title that was more contextual and more rooted in the mythos. The digs on the 2007 product was that it was called Shadowrun but it wasn’t really well integrated into the mythos of Shadowrun. It had a ton of really innovative game mechanics, a lot of which you see reflected in the new Halo because a lot of the team is the same, so there were a lot of great mechanics there but it just didn’t have the storytelling nature and the mythos built in. But I don’t think that means you couldn’t do that in the Shadowrun universe. I don’t know if that’s our studio, that’s not what we’re set up to do, but it doesn’t mean I think it couldn’t be done well.
Weisman: I think the universe is certainly rich enough to support different play styles. Our approach to Shadowrun was to hit the core of the RPG experience and the ability for people to tell their own stories within it. Could the universe support an action oriented title? Yes. It would have to be an action-oriented title that was more contextual and more rooted in the mythos. The digs on the 2007 product was that it was called Shadowrun but it wasn’t really well integrated into the mythos of Shadowrun. It had a ton of really innovative game mechanics, a lot of which you see reflected in the new Halo because a lot of the team is the same, so there were a lot of great mechanics there but it just didn’t have the storytelling nature and the mythos built in. But I don’t think that means you couldn’t do that in the Shadowrun universe. I don’t know if that’s our studio, that’s not what we’re set up to do, but it doesn’t mean I think it couldn’t be done well.
http://www.chud.com/141318/mcp-interview-j...returns-part-1/
Anyone who thinks that Shadowrun couldn't or shouldn't be a FPS or other action title is just being plain silly: Shadowrun is not close to "pure" in the types of games it's been in its lifetime, from tabletop RPG, to tabletop minis game, to collectible card game, to two different styles of computer RPG/adventure games, to more editions of the RPG, and to the card and board games coming up soon, plus the two new computer games.
Shadowrun is a mutt, and it's a pity the FPS didn't fit in better, setting-wise, because being an action game wasn't the problem.
I've been lusting madly after an Urban Brawl or Combat Biker FPS-type game for years.
Hopefully the minis game does well enough to get a minis game for UB or Combat Biker yea
I'm a backer and it's up and running for me. Preorders, it's worth checking to see if your keys are live. Get running!
Only a few more hours until work is over...grrrrr....
QUOTE (phlapjack77 @ Jul 25 2013, 02:46 PM)
Only a few more hours until work is over...grrrrr....
TFQ
HEY! A DS buddy on this side of the world
QUOTE (Tecumseh @ Jul 24 2013, 11:42 PM)
I'm a backer and it's up and running for me. Preorders, it's worth checking to see if your keys are live. Get running!
Tried mine like ten minutes ago, and it was still a no-go.
Just had my friend try to download it from Steam... no joy. Maybe based on time zones?
Edit: well, shoot... not time-zone based
Edit: well, shoot... not time-zone based
"Steam - Game Locked.
Shadowrun Returns has not yet been released, and cannot be unlocked at this time. Please check the Steam news to find out the release time. Steam will notify you when the game becomes unlocked."
Shadowrun Returns has not yet been released, and cannot be unlocked at this time. Please check the Steam news to find out the release time. Steam will notify you when the game becomes unlocked."
Just throw fistfuls of money at the screen until it works!
Do I stay awake at the computer and hope it gets unlocked soon, or go to bed and stay awake thinking about what I could be missing...
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