Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, and how very disappointed I am with STEAM today...

[VelocirFaptor]

I'm a casual gamer and have purchased many games from STEAM with no issue whatsoever. I purchased two copies of Kane & Lynch: Dead Men, which has been advertised on STEAM as being a cooperative play game in order that in my down time I could play some videogames with my son and enjoy our computer bonding.

I may as well have defecated in his bedroom and let him play with that instead.

What the dickens STEAM? This game doesn't even load once its installed. Then we had to register for games for windows live, and once subjected, messed about and inconvinienced with such, after finally being able to start the game, a message appears informing us that in order to play cooperatively we must install an xbox controller. I didnt purchase a gaming computer in order to use a children's console remote.

I'm very disappointed STEAM, this experience has shaken my faith in your platform. Whereas once if I saw a deal on STEAM I would have just purchased it, I will now be conducting a thorough research into whether what you're selling is exactly what you describe and whether it will work on my computer without incident.

To be honest I would be happiest if you just took the game back and refunded my money.

Kind Regards, PJ.

[HaveMercyISuck]

I would do the same just dont worry this has happend to me i hope u get ur money back

[Daws82_]

lol sorry kid but i prefer controllers over kb&m when gaming so I see no issue.

[Shierke]

Originally posted by iomP HIEAT:

lol sorry kid but i prefer controllers over kb&m when gaming so I see no issue.

He's a grown man, show some respect.

[VelocirFaptor]

Originally posted by iomP HIEAT:

lol sorry kid but i prefer controllers over kb&m when gaming so I see no issue.

That's your personal choice and you're perfectly entitled to it, but in this situation its like you buying yourself a game for console, and then when you're about to play it the game informing you that you need a keyboard and mouse in order to play. I don't play console games, I dont like consoles, STEAM shouldn't be selling a campaign like this for computer play if it can't be played cooperatively without a console remote, and more to the point it SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ADVERTISED AS A CO-OP GAME IF IT CANT BE PLAYED CO-OPERATIVELY!!!

[TirithRR]

Well, they can play local co-op, right? You just need a controller for the second player.

How would you both control characters using a keyboard and mouse, with only one keyboard and mouse available on the PC?

[VelocirFaptor]

In the game's description, it states that the game can be played cooperatively over a LAN connection, why would we need an xbox controller if we both have a computer?

[VelocirFaptor]

I'm not usually one to make a big deal of $7.99USD, if I purchased the game and it turned out to be absolutely terrible thats fine. I'm simply offended that I was sold a falsely advertised product, and up until this point ive been an avid purchaser on STEAM. It's a disappointing outcome for me.

[TirithRR]

Does it say you can play over LAN on the store page? On mine it just says local co-op... maybe I'm missing something.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/8080/

[VelocirFaptor]

Does it say "requires xbox controller to play"?

[TirithRR]

Originally posted by personaljesus1985:

Does it say "requires xbox controller to play"?

Not that I see, but I never claimed it did. You on the other hand said "it states that the game can be played cooperatively over a LAN connection".

[VelocirFaptor]

And really STEAM shouldn't be selling games which require the downloading and membership of a whole heap of other crap I neither want nor need, for example I dont think its unreasonable to expect a game you've purchased from STEAM to actually LOAD once its installed.

[VelocirFaptor]

Originally posted by TirithRR:

Originally posted by personaljesus1985:

Does it say "requires xbox controller to play"?

You on the other hand said "it states that the game can be played cooperatively over a LAN connection".

I'm no computer expert, but I think its forgiveable for one to assume that a game that can be played cooperatively can be played cooperatively, and my assumption was that I would be able to do so over a LAN or the open internet.

[Crypto Carlos]

Originally posted by personaljesus1985:

In the game's description, it states that the game can be played cooperatively over a LAN connection, why would we need an xbox controller if we both have a computer?

Nowhere in the game's description does it say that, it says "Multiplayer" and "Local Co-Op", which means it can only be played locally on the same PC, and if you look up the multiplayer mode, it's strictly competitive. Also, Steam is just a storefront, if you don't like the DRM method a publisher uses, take it up with them on the game's forum, Valve doesn't dictate the DRM/features that individual publishers decide to use.

[VelocirFaptor]

meh, over it