Steam Summer Sale 2013 : Brace Yourself. Discounts are coming Edition

[Bells]

So, Amazon started it's summer sale. Just another tell tale sign that the Steam Summer sale is upon us! Looming ever closer.

2 dates are on the calendar this year... July 4th and 11th. I bet a bit more on the 11th myself... but who knows? Steam is crazy that way...

So, are you looking forward to it? Are you saving up, looking for any special stuff?

This year thus far i have 5 games on my list

Alpha Protocol
Sonic Generations
Mirrors Edge
Dark Void
Tekken vs Street Fighter

Games i'm hoping will be 75% or cheaper this year. I have my budget, i have my game plan, and i'm not even going to LOOK at anything belo a 66% price cut. May be rough, but it's a way to spare some change.


Also, my personal tip... buy EVERYTHING as a gift. if you regret, you can trade it off. Here in the forums itself might be a good place, specially in bundles that might come with an extra copy of something you have. Gift those!

So, i have my wallet ready and my will checks ready to roll... how about you?

[akaSM]

So, i have my wallet ready and my will checks ready to roll... how about you?

Oh Bells, you're so silly.

[BB]

Arghs, I thought it had already started when I saw this thread. Now I must wait even longer to spend money!

Thanks to a few lucky drops in TF2 and the new trading cards I have a nice amount of Wallet ready. I have 3 definite purchases- Ys I and II (http://store.steampowered.com/app/223810), Ys Oath In Felgana (http://store.steampowered.com/app/207320), and Age Of Empires 2 HD (http://store.steampowered.com/app/221380). The rest of my wishlist (http://steamcommunity.com/id/nBnBB/wishlist/) is dependent on how good the discount is and how much I have left after those 3 games, but pretty sure I'm gonna grab Skyrim too.

[Azisien]

I have my sights set on the Skyrim DLC, though I don't know why. That path leads to only pain.

[Loyal]

I'm hoping Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes will go on sale. It'd also be nice if Company of Heroes 2 would go on sale, but since it was just released I don't see it happening. Same deal with SR4.

Currently debating on whether or not I really want Borderlands 2.

[Bells]

there is already a huge Borderlands 2 + All DLC deal going around. I don't think steam is going to do anything better on that one...

[Ramary]

Midweek deals end at 4 PM Valve time this week, so no summer sale this week.


Also my summer sale goal is to buy AS LITTLE AS I CAN. My backlog is a wordpad file with about 400 games listed on it. I now totally admit I have a problem.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

New Crate added to TF2 drop list, along with associated key. (http://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Summer_Appetizer_Crate#Summer_Appetizer_Crate)

I'd still like to know how a company can yank me around by the balls when I don't even have any.

[Bells]

its also rumored that steam cards will play some role in this year's sale.

[Arcanum]

Midweek sale is ending on Thursday at 10am instead of 4pm.

Brace yourselves, sales are coming.

[mauve]

I just realized I have a game I bought in the last steam sale that I never even installed on my computer. Oh god, I'm becoming one of those people!


That being said, I've got Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep on my wishlist, as well as Gunpoint, Recettear, Bioshock Infinite and a few others I'll be keeping an eye out for.

And maybe someday I'll get around to actually installing Deponia. Or finishing half the games I own (cough cough Skyrim, Fallout: New Vegas, Deus Ex Human Revolution cough cough). Or figuring out how to correctly play Terraria (seriously how do I build actual walls that keep monsters out?).

[Ramary]

I just realized I have a game I bought in the last steam sale that I never even installed on my computer. Oh god, I'm becoming one of those people!

ONE OF US. ONE OF US. ONE OF US.

[Revising Ocelot]

Or figuring out how to correctly play Terraria (seriously how do I build actual walls that keep monsters out?).

We should do a multiplayer server again sometime.

And get the season pass, not just Tina. So we can start new games and run wild and free and happy and things and I need sleep because three nights in a row without proper sleeeeeeeeeeeep

[akaSM]

I could host a server, without making it horrible for people not in the US. I wonder how good/bad will the connection be for Europeans.

[Flarecobra]

Guess I need to update my wishlist then.

[Bells]

By the way, the first "big bet" for the start of the sale is July 11th, if not that, then July 14th

So... apparently it's upon us!

[Arcanum]

By the way, the first "big bet" for the start of the sale is July 11th, if not that, then July 14th

So... apparently it's upon us!

Midweek sale is ending on Thursday at 10am instead of 4pm.

Brace yourselves, sales are coming.

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[Azisien]

I just got my tuition fees for this year, so I don't want the sale anymore.

[Bells]

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Well........ :hush: there!!!!!!!!!!! /coolguy



I just got my tuition fees for this year, so I don't want the sale anymore.

IT'S TOO LATE!! THE DESTROYER IS MANIFEST!! STORM IS UPON US!!

Also, i just bought the sonic pack at 75% and the next day Amazon had it at 92% off...... so i'm already butthurt going in.

[Revising Ocelot]

Yeah, I wouldn't expect Steam to beat Amazon sales this year. Amazon are getting extremely competitive now. F'instance, Mark of the Ninja is $3.71 over there right now. I very much doubt Steam would even match that. Sure their download service is ostensibly US-only, but it's extremely easy to circumvent and Amazon (almost certainly) deliberately take no measures in preventing that.

[BB]

Store page isn't showing any changes (on the rare occasion it loads) but if you check your wishlist, you can see prices are dropping swiftly :D

[Flarecobra]

I see "Summer Trading Cards" on the steam store.

[Aldurin]

Well the sale is up, but we're being spared the financial loss by the store crashing every other minute.

[Azisien]

I do feel bad for the engineers that have to regulate 5 million people all spamming the load store page over and over.

[Arcanum]

I'm not putting %s because I'm still rather lazy. Also some of them aren't showing for me, since I dare not refresh the page in my browser.

Daily Sales


Bioshock Infinite: $29.99
Mars: $13.39
Defiance: $13.59
L4D2: $4.99
Endless Space: $10.19
Toki Tori: $9.89
Call of Juarez: $10.04
Hotline Miami: $2.49
Scribblenauts: $4.99
Don't Starve: $11.99


Flash Sales


Grid2: $29.99
DAO Ultimate Edition: $8.99
Skyrim: $20.99 (30% off, presumably same for its DLC)
CS:GO: $5.09


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Oh, also, in regards to steam cards and their impact in the sale.

Crafting a game badge, every $10 spent in the sale, and voting on the community choice sale (if you're over steam level 5 to prevent abuse) will reward you with a Steam Summer Getaway card.

Crafting a Steam Summer Getaway badge will reward you the same useless crap crafting other badges will get you, i.e. emoticons and profile backgrounds.

[Ramary]

I got a foil torchlight 2 card, I hope to sell it for a billizion steam buxs.

Other then that, not much catches my eye during the sale yet. So I get to keep on not buying anything right now.

[Azisien]

Skyrim Legendary Edition is actually 40% off, and all the Skyrim DLC is 50% off.

Also Hotline Miami is really fun and you should all spend a coffee and a half on it.

[Bells]

Grdi2 is not bad if you like racing... Shift 2 Unleash is still cheaper though...

Also, if you haven't got scribblenauts until now... this is it

Maybe this will be the year i cave in to Counter Strike?.......... nah.

[mauve]

Ahhh, how I love seeing all the green sale notices next to everything on my wish list. A lot of my list is already 50% off or more and should stay that way for the next eleven days. I love you, Steam Sales. My wallet doesn't love you, but I sure do.

EDIT: So. Bioshock Infinite. I've never played any of the Bioshock games. I know Infinite got crazy-high ratings, but what's your guys' opinion on it? Should I go for it? Is it super scary or anything?

[Revising Ocelot]

EDIT: So. Bioshock Infinite. I've never played any of the Bioshock games. I know Infinite got crazy-high ratings, but what's your guys' opinion on it? Should I go for it? Is it super scary or anything?

Better gameplay, crazy-ass plot that'll no doubt send you scrambling for the nearest analysis article after you complete it. It's not 'scary' like the first two Bioshocks could be, though.

It's also cheaper here (http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/gb/en/pc/games/shooter/bioshock-infinite/). Even without the GMG20-F202F-UI40F for an extra 20% off.

[Azisien]

Opinions vary wildly, but Bioshock Infinite is my favourite of the Bioshock games. Wonderful game, though as it's a linear single player FPS, I don't see anyone getting more than one or two playthroughs out of it. If you go for a fairly completionist run, it'll take you about 13-15 hours. Totally worth $30 (and $60) in my opinion, but only if you have that much to spend.

and DANG IT. The Bio Inf. Season Pass was 50% off for the first hour or so of the sale, but that disappeared. I haven't been able to put a cart together, though, between the store page errors and my cart mysteriously emptying out if I add more than 1 or 2 items.

[Ramary]

I've never played any of the Bioshock games.

I have a Bioshock 1 gift, so I will send it to you and fix that problem.

(Also IMO Bioshock>Infinite>Bioshock 2)

[Revising Ocelot]

So I was trying to buy the Dragonborn DLC for Skyrim, but at the final purchase stage Steam failed and it didn't go through. It's still in my cart, and my account funds remained the same. So I decided to leave it until later and have dinner.

I come back and I find Dragonborn's decided to download itself.

Not sure what to make of this. I'm kinda concerned.


EDIT: Dawnguard too? Uhhhhh.

http://i.imgur.com/Jb3Klcp.png

[akaSM]

Do you think what you want? Steam KNOWS what you want.

[Azisien]

Hey man, I paid $20 for that shit, if you got it for free, awesome? And if you didn't, that was the plan anyway? You win!

[MuMu]

Steam gave me New Vegas' Lonesome Road DLC randomly, Gabe just want us to finish our games.

Here's a fun link with those games that don't deserve to be displayed on Steam's frontpage but still get mad discounts

http://steamdb.info/sales/?displayOnly=Game&cc=us

have fun

edit: of course the site would go down as soon as I linked it.

[Bells]

Darkvoid 50%
Mirror's Edge 50%
Tekken vs Street Fighter 50%
Alpha Protocol 50%


...god damn it. Now i'm split. Do i get these games now or do i wait to see if maybe one or more of them come out on flash sales?

...i really want these games.......

[MuMu]

Mirror, Alpha and Tekken will all get to 75%. Doesn't seem like much but it adds up.

Dunno about Darkvoid.

[mauve]

I have a Bioshock 1 gift, so I will send it to you and fix that problem.

(Also IMO Bioshock>Infinite>Bioshock 2)
Hey, thanks! I've always been tempted to grab it in a sale, but ended up wimping out because I'm not sure how scary it is. Spooky/creepy/atmospheric and well-written, I'm okay with. Amnesia-levels of making-grown-men-cry-in-playthroughs and things jumping out at me in the dark, I'm not so okay with.

[Revising Ocelot]

It's about as far away on the Spookometer from Amnesia as you can get.

[Ramary]

The start of it is spooky when they try for some scares and you are not a living god yet.

[Arcanum]

Amnesia-levels of making-grown-men-cry-in-playthroughs and things jumping out at me in the dark, I'm not so okay with.

As someone who has barely gotten more than 40 minutes into Amnesia (also, 20 of those minutes happened when I was showing a friend the game, so jokes made it significantly less scary) and can't bring up the nerve to play any further, I'm just going to say Bioshock is like a walk in a cheery, brightly lit park in comparison.

[mauve]

Whoo. Borderlands 2 Season Pass on sale for 66% off. Grabbed it just before the sale ended, too. Store kept freezing though.

I'm assuming this pass includes Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep. I shall be annoyed if it does not.

Bioshock is like a walk in a cheery, brightly lit park in comparison. I... guess this makes me feel better?? Meh, I'll youtube the first few levels before I play I guess.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Yeah Mauve the season pass unlocks all 4 dlcs; Pirate Booty, Campaign of Carnage, Game Hunt and Dragons Keep. The things it doesn't unlock is all the extra skins and the additional characters.

[Loyal]

Civ V Gold is 75% off and Brave New World is 33% off, so you can get completely up to date on the game for about thirty bucks total. Given BNW is new, you're not likely to get a better deal for quite some time.

[BB]

Hidden Gems Thread (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=3148280) is back again, making note of all the best non-deal deals. You're pretty safe buying anything at 75% and up, it's unlikely to go much higher than that. I'm surprised to see Fly'N at 75% off already, it's pretty new- worth checking out as it's quite simply gorgeous to look at.

[Revising Ocelot]

Whoo. Borderlands 2 Season Pass on sale for 66% off.

In that case I am going to enslave enslave enslave you for a new game, if you want. I have a compulsive need to voice act a teenage girl with my smarmy Brit accent.

EDIT: Oh, I could also help you do The Talon of God first. Hero's Pass is rough, but I remember the last boss giving me a legendary shotgun.

[Bells]

the one thing preventing me from picking up Brave new World is that it does not have Portuguese language option. Not a big issue to me necessarily, but for a game like this it really hampers my ability to play with a non-English speaking friend.

It's easily something i could mod. I know about translation patches... but since i have nearly 400 games on my steam account now i became a huge wuss regarding any form of tempering with my steam games....

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Damnit, Steam has claimed me as a victim yet again. I just got Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 for £8. Been meaning to get it since Sips from the Yogscast did a playthrough, but it was £20 until today.

[MuMu]

Today's deals(It's in US):
http://i.imgur.com/xn29rqK.jpg

Flash sales:

http://i.imgur.com/Tw17GRh.jpg

And Walking Dead of all games now has collectible cards.

[Revising Ocelot]

The better Far Cry 3 with laser beams and dragons is 55% off, too.


Now stop giving me 503s, I need my eye beams!

[Bells]

Xcom, sniper 2 and maybe Darksiders 2... just waiting to get home to pick those up.

BLOPSII is still too expensive...

Also, my big SCREW YOU to everybody in the planet who did not vote for mirror's edge on the Players Choice deal... now i have to wait for it to come back as a flash sale.

On the cheaper side of the moon... i'm considering Rise of the Argonauts and a couple more games that are dirt cheap now... Old games under $3 FTW!!!

[BB]

I bought Surgeon Simulator. That wasn't part of the plan at all! Damn you Seal!

I'm also hovering over To The Moon like a vulture. Help me.

[Flarecobra]

I got FTL.

[Arcanum]

No Flare, FTL has you. Only in death will you escape it's unforgiving embrace.

Anyway, I'm just waiting for one more steam card to sell, and then I can grab Antichamber for free :D

[mauve]

Wow, the summer sale cards are seriously worth $10 a pop?!? I'm puttin' this thing on the market as soon as I get home.

[medic voice]Freeeee moneeeyyy!![/medic voice]

[Arcanum]

Wow, the summer sale cards are seriously worth $10 a pop?!? I'm puttin' this thing on the market as soon as I get home.

[medic voice]Freeeee moneeeyyy!![/medic voice]

Certain foils are worth that much.

Depending on the game, regular cards range from $0.10 to $1.00.


Also, now I'm not sure if I want to grab antichamber, or hold onto my $7.00 and use it as an additional discount for Tomb Raider or another big ticket when it gets a daily sale.

[Ramary]

No they are 30 to 40 cents a pop at the most.

[Arcanum]

I haven't looked at the steam getaway card prices since yesterday when they were going for about $1, so yeah it was pretty dumb of me to think they haven't dropped down yet.

[Bells]

I got FTL.

Just remember. Missiles to guns, lasers to shields. And the only thing better than having an attack drone is having two.

[MuMu]

Even with their low price, I had enough cards to buy Gunslinger and it's still the second day.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

I got FTL.

So did I. I figure at that price you can't go wrong. But then Arc had to go and make me worried.

Luckily I'm more concerned with making a bitchin' waterpark first.

[Bells]

Next community choice is sleeping dogs 75%, GTA4 ends in 20mins

i really wanted shogun 2....

[Mr.Bookworm]

I got FTL.

So did I. I figure at that price you can't go wrong. But then Arc had to go and make me worried.

FTL is amazing, but I would frankly recommend that you cheat the hell out of it. A lot of the ship requirements are just a slog, particularly the last one. It's a lot more fun with everything unlocked from the start.

Maybe play enough to get to Sector 5 and unlock the Federation Cruiser and then do that.

I... guess this makes me feel better?? Meh, I'll youtube the first few levels before I play I guess.

The first Bioshock is occasionally scary; there are some decent jump scare moments and the atmosphere is pretty creepy. It's not primarily a horror game though and I, a gigantic wuss when it comes to horror, didn't have much of a problem playing it.

Bioshock Infinite really isn't a horror game in the slightest.

Okay, minus one sequence towards the end that creeped the hell out of me.

Both come highly recommended.

[Satan's Onion]

I bought Surgeon Simulator. That wasn't part of the plan at all! Damn you Seal!

I'm also hovering over To The Moon like a vulture. Help me.

By "help you" you mean "encourage you", right? Because seriously, it's a wonderful game. Light on gameplay, but the story is fantastic.

I also heartily recommend the Divinity anthology. I dunno about Beyond Divinity so much--in fact, I've heard it's kind of crap. Divine Divinity's marvelous, though, and I've heard good things about Divinity II, so I think it's well worth picking up.

[Azisien]

I know it's kind of outdated but I got a free copy of Civilization IV for some reason so if anybody wants it for free, send me a message.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Man Ill take that game. (admittedly do not know your steam name so I can't very well beat anyone to the punch though)

[Ramary]

Civ 4 was given to people who pre-ordered Brave New World. This is because they put it for for sale for 33% off within a week, in fact it was THE DAY AFTER IT WAS OUT for Europe.

They did not even have the decency to also add in Beyond the Sword, Civ 4 is not that good without that x-pack, plus people who pre-ordered BNW most likely already had Civ 4. This is a pretty lame apology.

[Loyal]

I also got Civ IV when I already have it (and Warlords, and BTS), so anyone who wants my Steam copy can shoot me a PM with their Steam name if I don't already know it.

But I agree that having it and not having Beyond the Sword is just not even worth it, as BTS is among the finest expansion packs in video game history. Good news is that you can currently buy it for five bucks. (http://store.steampowered.com/app/8800/)

and don't even get me started on the mods, Fall From Heaven is amaaaaaaaaaazing

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IMPORTANT FOR ANYONE WHO WANTED TO BUY Faster Than Light BUT HASN'T YET DONE SO

The developers are price-matching it on their own site (http://www.ftlgame.com/?td), which comes with both a Steam key and a DRM-free copy.

Proceed.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Good news is that you can currently buy it for five bucks. (http://store.steampowered.com/app/8800/)



Which is only good if you have Civ 4 on steam, otherwise BTS doesn't work. This is most infuriating as I have been looking for BTS for years and then you go and tell me it's available for £3 and I got all excited and now I'm all sad that it'd be pointless to get it.

Damn you steam.

[BB]

By "help you" you mean "encourage you", right? Because seriously, it's a wonderful game. Light on gameplay, but the story is fantastic.

:(

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a197/Babybahamut/201307130960_zpsb5455008.png

:(

[Satan's Onion]

I'm a helper!

[Azisien]

Which is only good if you have Civ 4 on steam, otherwise BTS doesn't work. This is most infuriating as I have been looking for BTS for years and then you go and tell me it's available for £3 and I got all excited and now I'm all sad that it'd be pointless to get it.

Damn you steam.

Well, I gave mine away to the other dude in this thread, but surely other people may have a free copy to gift you?

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Hawk add me on Steam I'll hook you up.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Grthwllms/

[Loyal]

I even said I had an extra copy in that exact post, dude. :\

[MuMu]

Today's Sale
http://i.imgur.com/0ya3OUF.jpg

And the Flash Deal

http://i.imgur.com/VxaVHWi.jpg

Someone buy Border2 and play with Ocelot, he's so lonely.

[BB]

Woop woop, with the Ys flash sale earlier and AoE2 daily sale today, I've filled my boots with everything I wanted from this event.

And some shrapnel.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Well, I gave mine away to the other dude in this thread, but surely other people may have a free copy to gift you?

Hawk add me on Steam I'll hook you up.
http://steamcommunity.com/id/Grthwllms/

I even said I had an extra copy in that exact post, dude. :\

Well, I didn't want to go taking away a free copy of anything that might have gone to someone else who doesn't already have the game, but if there's copies going spare then sure.

[mauve]

Borderlands 2 is $10 again? Grabbin' a copy for my sister!

Also wow how did Tomb Raider end up in my cart? Guess I'll have to buy it now HOW SAD.

[Mr.Bookworm]

If anyone has a free copy of Civ IV that they're not going to use for anything, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. What does Beyond the Sword add?

Also wow how did Tomb Raider end up in my cart? Guess I'll have to buy it now HOW SAD.

How is Tomb Raider, incidentally? Been thinking about picking it up.

[Arcanum]

I just grabbed Tomb Raider for $4.33 of my own money, thanks to steam wallet funds accrued by selling trading cards.

So yeah, I'm happy :D

[Azisien]

If anyone has a free copy of Civ IV that they're not going to use for anything, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. What does Beyond the Sword add?

A lot of new Civs and leaders, Corporations (like religions but business oriented), and Espionage (actually done well for a strategy game, gasp). And a bunch of other stuff. It's mostly expansion of the latter half of the game, after gunpowder units.

Doesn't it also have all the relevant Civ IV: Warlords content, besides the random scenario crap that barely anybody plays (citation needed)? That I'm not sure.

But in my humble opinion, Civ IV + BTS is the best Civilization has ever been, and it's one of the best TBS games ever made. Now that Civ V has gotten two expansion treatments as well, though, it's slowly gaining my favour. And about dang time.

[Krylo]

How is Tomb Raider, incidentally? Been thinking about picking it up.

Very very good.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

If anyone has a free copy of Civ IV that they're not going to use for anything, I'd be happy to take it off your hands. What does Beyond the Sword add?

All that stuff that Azi said, but more importantly, it adds a space scenario. As in you colonise planets. And an entirely new tech tree just for it. It is excellent.



How is Tomb Raider, incidentally? Been thinking about picking it up.

It is excellent also. I'm not even much of a usual Tomb Raider fan and I picked it up just cos it was going cheap only to have more fun with it than I did with Uncharted 3. Easily one of the best games of recent times.

I also just finished my first playthrough of FTL. I got as far as the first boss fight stage, but I was running low on missiles and I hadn't come across many good weapons the entire run, so I was slightly screwed.

At least I unlocked 2 new ships though.

[Arcanum]

I got as far as the first boss fight stage, so I was screwed.

FTFY

[Mr.Bookworm]

second boss fight stage, so I was screwed.

FTFY

FTFTFYFY.

[Loyal]

A lot of new Civs and leaders, Corporations (like religions but business oriented), and Espionage (actually done well for a strategy game, gasp). And a bunch of other stuff. It's mostly expansion of the latter half of the game, after gunpowder units.

Doesn't it also have all the relevant Civ IV: Warlords content, besides the random scenario crap that barely anybody plays (citation needed)? That I'm not sure.

It also makes forts awesome, changing them so that they connect resources on the tile, are affected by City Defense/Attack promotions, and act as canals for your ships to travel through, up to two spaces inland. They also act as airbases for your fighters and bombers.

Naval units can now use the Blockade command, which prevents the enemy from working or trading through any naval tiles in a three-tile radius, allowing you to figuratively and literally starve any coastal city dependent on the ocean. If your ships intercept any trade passing through, they'll pillage gold per turn.

Civilizations now have a Unique Building in addition to their Unique Unit. For instance, America gets the Mall instead of the Supermarket, which in addition to the usual bonuses increases gold income and happiness through Media resources, while the Inca replaces their Granary with Terraces for great city growth with a culture boost.

The Apostolic Palace has been added, which acts as a sort of mid-game, religiously-driven United Nations, complete with its own version of the Diplomatic Victory.

The game is just more awesome and NPF needs to get together and organize some Civ games.

[Bells]

So i got the Age of Empires 3 complete + Age2 HD pack for a steal. Love both of these games... and they have an active community behind them. So online works fine.

...except playing Age of Empires 2 Online is pain. Cause there is always that one asshole whose strategy is "rush to spam castles".

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Hey don't worry everybody! This sale has now become totally worth it regardless of how you were dealing with so far!

New Flash Deals up and the fucking budget software is there for 75% off

Seriously though... this is the worst Flash lineup i've seen in these sales... next please.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

The game is just more awesome and NPF needs to get together and organize some Civ games.

We tried that once. It did not go well.

[Aerozord]

I was going to get the Civ V DLC but I'm abit scared. Last time I played Civ I lost DAYS

[Bells]

Here is my bet... Mars War Logs is 50% off, it's a new franchise RPG, new IP. All reviews point at it being lukewarm at best.... i have 10 minutes before the sale is gone.

Should i do it?

[MuMu]

It got a lot of fixes and apparently the developers re-recorded all spoken lines because the original dubbing was terrible. Dunno.

Also, dailies last for 48 hours, dummy.

Today's Deals
http://i.imgur.com/i37tp7D.jpg

Flash Sale

http://i.imgur.com/f1DgL6b.jpg

By the way, anyone that doesn't vote for Gunpoint is a nazi.

Also, is Might & Magic V a good entry game for someone that never played the series?

edit: anyone who doesn't buy New Vegas is also a nazi, jesus, $2.5

[Revising Ocelot]

Too many weak 40% sales. I'll be waiting until Christmas for the likes of Metro Last Light.

[Bells]

Shogun 2, Ace Combat, Doom 3, Fallout New Vegas.... cool options for those who havent got these games already

[mauve]

Yeah, definitely grab New Vegas if you haven't.

This reminds me that I never actually finished the game. I got to the final stage and then wandered off to level up and work on my companion character's stories. Hell, I have all the DLC to do yet too.

And I have yet to finish Skyrim. And Deus Ex: Human Revolution. And now I have Tomb Raider, Bioshock and Deponia in my inventory. And I bought Ghostbusters: The Video Game off Amazon yesterday. Why am I buying more games when there are so many I haven't played yet???


(Because they're THERE, obviously)

[Azisien]

Also, is Might & Magic V a good entry game for someone that never played the series?

It's not the best one IMO. If you are willing to go retro, my favourites are Heroes of Might and Magic II or III. They're both rather similar, so take your pick.

You can buy both at Good Old Games for $9.99 normally, and they are pretty frequently 50% off.

Is anyone unable to access the store pages for the games? Every time I click on a link it just brings me back to the store front.

I can't even log in. Oh Steam, you need more servers during sales.

[Bells]

clicking on new vegas only reloads the front page for me, But searching for it and going straight to the game's page works fine and i got ultimate edition

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

And I have yet to finish Skyrim. And Deus Ex: Human Revolution. And now I have Tomb Raider, Bioshock and Deponia in my inventory. And I bought Ghostbusters: The Video Game off Amazon yesterday. Why am I buying more games when there are so many I haven't played yet???

Rarely is the best part of the game where it ends, you're not really missing much.

[Bells]

Have Kerbal, getting ass handed to me by it... news at 6

[RickZarber]

Why am I buying more games when there are so many I haven't played yet???

Yeah... I'm trying hard to resist buying anything because I've got a distressingly large number of games that I've bought in the last few years that I either haven't played or have barely played. But the New Vegas deal is tempting...

[Mr.Bookworm]

Have Kerbal, getting ass handed to me by it... news at 6

KSP is awesome, but it's one of those games where you need to play the tutorial. Orbital mechanics are really counterintuitive if you're not familiar with them.

There's also a bunch of tutorial vids and the like, which are really handy. (http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYu7z3I8tdEm5nyZU3a-O2ak6mBYXWPAL) I linked you to Scott Manley, who does a bunch of ridiculously cool stuff with KSP, but there are some others.

It also a ridiculously extensive mod scene; I'd highly recommend Mechjeb (http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/showthread.php/12384-PART-0-20-Anatid-Robotics-MuMech-MechJeb-Autopilot-v2-0-8) to start, which is an autopilot.

But the New Vegas deal is tempting...

YOU CAN PUNCH SOMEONE IN THE FACE WITH A SHOTGUN WHAT MORE COULD YOU POSSIBLY WANT

[mauve]

But the New Vegas deal is tempting... New Vegas is basically Skyrim if Skyrim had guns, a better and more engaging plot, NPC helpers with actual character development, an actually MANAGEABLE amount of quests, and a gang of Elvis impersonators who give you a cyborg dog.

However, keep in mind that the game DOES earn its Mature rating in terms of adult themes (the crimes committed by bandits and Caesar's Legion are rather intense in some missions and can delve into some touchy subjects that might offend some people. Plus you have to deal with NPCs advertizing a strip club directly outside your base of operations which is annoying). If that sort of thing bothers you, take heed. It took a little while for me to get used to it, but it's still a great game.

[RickZarber]

Skyrim's a great example, though; I've barely scratched the surface with that game, so I really shouldn't be buying something else...

Ah well, I've got until tomorrow to decide.

[Revising Ocelot]

Restraint is for the weak. Like me. Do not restrain yourself and waste time deciding. Buy Everything and pretend you're a Romulan!

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

I for one shall be fully resisting the allure of mega-cheap Fallout. Because I could just borrow it from a friend if I ever desire to play it, which I so far haven't.

[Bard The 5th LW]

I already have Fallout New Vegas on my 360 but as of right now the sale would actually make it CHEAPER to buy the Deluxe edition (Whole game + DLC) then it would be to buy the two remaining DLC I don't have on XBox Live.

[MuMu]

Of course Torchlight II won :(

[Bells]

I'm just doing my Obligatory commentary to the fact that if you don't buy Spec Ops the line NOW at 75% you are a bad bad bad poopy head gamer that makes bells sad. Not the kind of sad that would make you go "HA HA" but the kinda of Sad that would make you buy SpecOps the Line at 75% right now.

[MuMu]

I wonder how many people will vote for Infestation not knowing it's WarZ

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

I voted at random and ended up doing just that.

[Flarecobra]

Yeah, I mean, given the three choices (One of them damn near everyone has already, and the other two being kind of lousy in reviews)... It's a case of "Don't care what gets picked" for me.

[akaSM]

L4D2 gets 75% off anyways :V. I wonder what's the state of the notwarz Steam forums during this voting...

[Arcanum]

Well, at least this reddit post (http://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/1ib4rw/dont_vote_for_this_shitits_just_warz/) is the top post in /r/gaming right now, so at least people are trying to spread awareness of its shittiness.

[Bells]

Community choice this year is a bit lackluster... no?

I mean, we are past the halfway point... what you guys thinking of this sale?

[MuMu]

400 Days (http://www.gamestop.com/pc/dlc/the-walking-dead-400-days/110489) is 50% off on Gamestop.

edit: I don't know how it works, but apparently it gives a Steam key? If someone could get one for me, I'd buy you something on Steam. :) :) :)

[Flarecobra]

It's 50% off on Steam as well.

[Revising Ocelot]

I wonder how many people will vote for Infestation not knowing it's WarZ

They'd vote it anyway. WarZ was EXTREMELY popular last time it was on sale. #1 top seller on Steam popular.

[Bells]

400 Days (http://www.gamestop.com/pc/dlc/the-walking-dead-400-days/110489) is 50% off on Gamestop.

edit: I don't know how it works, but apparently it gives a Steam key? If someone could get one for me, I'd buy you something on Steam. :) :) :)

Darn it... i didn't think it would be on the sale since it is so new...

Well... at least it was good, and cheap, DLC...

[mauve]

If someone was waiting on Mirror's Edge, it appears to be $5 now.

[Bells]

Mirrors Edge, Castle Crashers, Max Payne 3 and i caved in and got Shogun 2.

It's a good day.

Also, there are a ew games not on the main list that are also cheaper today, gonna have to make a through check of those when i get home...

[Mr.Bookworm]

If anyone wants Toki Tori 2+, Steam saw fit to give me a 10% off coupon for it for some reason.

[mauve]

We're past the halfway point, ladies and gentlemen.

The damages to my credit card thus far:

Tomb Raider
Dust: an Elysian Tail
Borderlands 2 Season Pass

And I'll probably grab Brutal Legend at some point, as well as Gunpoint if it goes any cheaper.

Games I recieved as gifts:
Bioshock
Dear Esther

Games bought through the Amazon summer sale that is TOTALLY not meant to draw people away from Steam:
Ghostbusters: the Video Game (which is short but surprisingly awesome.)


.....Steam sales are bad for my financial well-being.

[MuMu]

I finally get a Foil card and it's worth 80c

Are you kidding me, Steam

[Arcanum]

If anyone wants Toki Tori 2+, Steam saw fit to give me a 10% off coupon for it for some reason.

I have two of these for some reason. They are valid until next friggen year. I need a chump scapegoat volunteer to dump these on so they aren't clogging my inventory.

as well as Gunpoint if it goes any cheaper.

It was a candidate for Community Choice a few choices back, but didn't win, so it should get a flash sale at the very least, though hopefully it gets a daily sale since goddamn that game is awesome and more people should play it.

[Ramary]

I finally get a Foil card and it's worth 80c

Are you kidding me, Steam

The foil market fell apart when every game has steam cards now.

[Azisien]

Woo, finally, finally picked up Mirror's Edge. Years ago I played the demo and hated it, but after years of listening to fans, I'll give it another shot. Or more like I won't, because just the strategy games alone that I purchased on this sale will do me until 2020.

[Bard The 5th LW]

Snagged Bastion and Hotline Miami so far. Gearing to get Amnesia and maybe one other vague game before the sale's up.

[Arcanum]

Woo, finally, finally picked up Mirror's Edge. Years ago I played the demo and hated it, but after years of listening to fans, I'll give it another shot. Or more like I won't, because just the strategy games alone that I purchased on this sale will do me until 2020.

Avoid guns like the plague. Aside from the fact that the shooting and aiming controls like shit, the game is much more enjoyable if you treat enemy encounters as another puzzle to solve instead of as a shooting range.

[Shyria Dracnoir]

On the one hand, WH40K: Dawn of War II: Retribution is on sale for $7.50

On the other hand, I've already run out my self-imposed budget for the sale on TF2 items.

On the other other hand Kapt. Bluddfang

w5wPqf6QMoc

Decisions...

[Geminex]

Picked up Civ V, Heroes VI and Hitman Absolution. Got Fallout 3 GOTY and Fallout NV Ultimate as gifts from a friend. That's a lot more than I usually spend, but I feel it's excusable, for now, and I did get some pretty nice stuff.

[Azisien]

Avoid guns like the plague. Aside from the fact that the shooting and aiming controls like shit, the game is much more enjoyable if you treat enemy encounters as another puzzle to solve instead of as a shooting range.

Never even got to anyone with a gun, I just found parkouring in first person the worst experience.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Well, it seems Beyond the Sword is something of a bust. Every time I click ok to start a scenario the game window closes, despite steam still thinking it's running. No idea how to fix it.

[Mr.Bookworm]

Well, it seems Beyond the Sword is something of a bust. Every time I click ok to start a scenario the game window closes, despite steam still thinking it's running. No idea how to fix it.

There's a guy here who says that reinstalling Warlords fixed it. (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1694799)

Dunno if that'll work, but it's something to try, at least.

EDIT: Oh, yeah. Steam crapped out a couple of trading cards for me recently and I have no idea what these things are or what I can do with them. Can you trade them in-game for anything of value? Are they actually worth anything on the marketplace?

[Bells]

Trading cards right now are nothing more than OCD fuel.

the only game badge i'm somewhat interested in is the FTL one just cause i got a booster for it so in a single move i got 5 normal cards and a 1 foil... but the steam sale one, for instance, i've been giving mine away to a friend who wants the badge almost everyday.

[MuMu]

Most cards aren't worth crap in the marketplace right now, unless it's a particular Foil. I'm saving them up, maybe trade for some indie bundles in the future.

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Today's deals

http://i.imgur.com/A5QlcF1.jpg

And the Flash Sale

http://i.imgur.com/JRCQ0Ck.jpg

Attention to the franchises, DMC 4, Orcs Must Die 1, Crysis 1, All Serious Sams and All Asscreeds are also on sale.

edit: So, the first Crysis. Aside from being pretty, what does it have going for it?

edit2: By the way, despite being shown as only available in english, Scribblenauts is in all these languages: http://i.imgur.com/nDlR3Q2.png . The intro video was even dubbed into Pt-BR.

[Arcanum]

GMG has a 30% coupon on a handful of games right now. (http://www.greenmangaming.com/hot-deals/)

While not particularly special, there are a few games in there that aren't on sale on Steam, such as Chronicles of Mystara ($10.50 after a coupon, if you get the 4-pack on steam you're paying ~$11.40 per person), Final Fantasy VII, and the Bioshock Infinite Season Pass.

[Bells]

GMG has a 30% coupon on a handful of games right now. (http://www.greenmangaming.com/hot-deals/)

While not particularly special, there are a few games in there that aren't on sale on Steam, such as Chronicles of Mystara ($10.50 after a coupon, if you get the 4-pack on steam you're paying ~$11.40 per person), Final Fantasy VII, and the Bioshock Infinite Season Pass.

I love you right now, and if the GMG copy is steam redeemable i'll love you tomorrow as well.

edit2: By the way, despite being shown as only available in english, Scribblenauts is in all these languages: . The intro video was even dubbed into Pt-BR.

And i didn't knew that so i love you too today.

..lotta love going on.

[Arcanum]

I love you right now, and if the GMG copy is steam redeemable i'll love you tomorrow as well.

It can only be redeemed on Steam. I already bought my copy (plus another for a friend whom I owed a $10-11 video game because of a 4-pack).

[Azisien]

System Shock 2 [bought] and Football Manager [pass] are the only games on the front page I don't own. I'm thinking of founding the first Steam Addiction Clinic.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

There's a guy here who says that reinstalling Warlords fixed it. (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1694799)

Dunno if that'll work, but it's something to try, at least.


Well, I don't have Warlords, so, yeah.

[Bells]

So, Mars War Logs is back on Flash sale,50% off... i decided to give it a chance.

I mean, if i want to see new IP's coming around, i gotta support the ones that do. Reviews says that the game is Ok, but could use better polish... you know what? for a new Ip without a AAA title... that's ok for a first installment in my book. i've seen far worst titles make much more cash.

So, i'm tipping in on good faith for this one...

[Ramary]

So, Mars War Logs is back on Flash sale,50% off... i decided to give it a chance.

I mean, if i want to see new IP's coming around, i gotta support the ones that do. Reviews says that the game is Ok, but could use better polish... you know what? for a new Ip without a AAA title... that's ok for a first installment in my book. i've seen far worst titles make much more cash.

So, i'm tipping in on good faith for this one...

Your faith guides you to ruin.

[Bells]

I have 400 steam games and a youtube channel. I live in the depths on the ruined world my friend...

...i have velvet assassin for crying out loud!

[MuMu]

Today's Deals

http://i.imgur.com/Zj70Qc1.jpg

And the Flash Sale

http://i.imgur.com/328LD8C.jpg

And L4D goes on sale for the hundredth time.

And once again, the franchises are on sale, which means Arkham Asylum and the good GTAs.

[Bells]

hasn't L4D2 appeared like, 3 times in this Summer Sale alone? Sheesh...

i might get War of the Roses... already have Mount and Blade and the other Better one that is not War of the Roses.... might just close down the trio. But i dunno...

Also, other Lego games are cheaper too? Cause that might be cool... and maybe i'll finally cave in for Deus Ex.

[Azisien]

Deus Ex is pretty darn good.

[Loyal]

Man, this sale has been kinda underwhelming so far I have to say
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes
yeeeeeeeeessssssssss

[mauve]

Man, this sale has been kinda underwhelming so far I have to say Well, at least I'm probably pretty much done buying stuff now, which is good because I didn't even keep track of how much I've spent this time and I shouldn't be--

Gunpoint 40% off: $5.99. Gunpoint has been added to your cart.
Mark of the Ninja 75% off: $3.99. Mark of the Ninja has been added to your cart. Crapdammit.


Also: Anyone who doesn't have Batman: Arkham City should totally be buying Batman: Arkham City.

[RickZarber]

Also: Anyone who doesn't have Batman: Arkham City should totally be buying Batman: Arkham City.There's another argument for me not to buy anything new; I bought both Arkham games last year and have barely touched the first one.

That said, if Tomb Raider goes on sale again before the end, I might cave... I had planned to get it for PS3 (eventually, once the price went down enough) but I just bought a wireless USB adapter so's I can use my 360 controllers with my PC. So now I'm kind of kicking myself for missing that sale earlier.

[Ryong]

There, I got Deus Ex HR.

Now I wonder if I should get Shogun 2 if it goes on sale.

[Bells]

I already have Arkham City, should i pick up Arkham Asylum ?

[Azisien]

Now I wonder if I should get Shogun 2 if it goes on sale.

If you like Total War and samurai, then Shogun 2 rules. But Rome 2 comes out in a little more than a month, and will most likely prove to be a far superior Total War game. And based on my observations, ancient Rome seems like a preferable time period to most.

Since I've logged a lot of hours of Shogun 2, I heavily recommend Fall of the Samurai. It's actually standalone, too, if you want. It's an excellent expansion, in my opinion better than core Shogun 2. But the purest samurai vs. samurai experience is still Shogun 2. Fall of the Samurai is if you want to re-imagine an incredible version of The Last Samurai, Total War style.

[Ryong]

I haven't actually played any total war games.

Also, is the The Missing Link DLC for Deus Ex HR any good?

[Azisien]

I haven't actually played any total war games

I wish I had discovered them earlier in my life, they quickly became my favourite strategy games of all time. Total War plays like one part Civilization (managing your clan/empire in the overworld) and the other part slow-paced RTS battlefield (for the inevitable battles). I like to toss in slow-paced because while it is certainly an RTS during combat, and a degree of micro-management is required, it isn't so demanding as StarCraft.

Taking the best parts of Civilization and combining them with the ability to field, potentially, tens of thousands of soldiers in massive battles, is just the best.

My one caution is it's a bit of a resource hog of a game, I hope you have a pretty solid CPU and graphics card.

[mauve]

I already have Arkham City, should i pick up Arkham Asylum ?

Yes.

Asylum had, in my opinion, a much better plot and better character dynamics than City. City had better combat controls and a much larger cast of characters, which was cool, but Asylum had Scarecrow and a much more threatening Joker. Also, Asylum has no "Suddenly Here And Super Important Talia" time and that's great.

[RickZarber]

BASTION IS $3 THERE ARE NO EXCUSES NOT TO OWN IT

[Bells]

There is Marvel Super Heroes DLC on vote right now...

...it's ... weird.

[Arcanum]

The entire point if Marvel Heroes is to make a cash grab at people who want to play as their favorite hero. You're better off playing Torchlight or Diablo or something.

[MuMu]

hahaha, goddamn WarZ is a daily deal

Today's Deals
http://i.imgur.com/6mLJxeB.jpg

Flash Sale
http://i.imgur.com/F5YG84G.jpg

[Azisien]

I already own everything auuuuugh. Except Farcry 3 but 40% fuck that.

Also XCOM is excellent and very discounted.

e: Has anyone tried Port Royale? It got shitty reviews at launch, but who knows, maybe patches improved it. I like games set in this period/premise.

[synkr0nized]

so many people that purchase so many games just 'cause they are cheap during these sales


so many games that don't matter or aren't very interesting

[mauve]

But... but.... games. Cheap, possibly worthwhile games, synk!

[Loyal]

For some people, the most profound warning against participating in Steam (X) Sales is prior Steam (X) Sales. And by then it's too late half the time.

[Aerozord]

I just got alot of indie games (which are usually the super cheap deals) so its more that I already own most of the ones I'm interested in

[Bells]

i actually advise against Indies in steam sales (if they are recent) cause they are much more likely to end up in Indie Bundles where you get 10-15 games for $5

[Revising Ocelot]

I have removed three people from my friends list for purchasing WarZ/Infestation.

[MuMu]

What if they bought to gift another person?

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Then they are even worse human beings. Being foolish is one thing, but that's just being unnecesarily evil.

[akaSM]

I have removed three people from my friends list for purchasing WarZ/Infestation.

BRB, purchasing WarZ

[Aldurin]

I have removed three people from my friends list for purchasing WarZ/Infestation.

I need to check my social feed to make sure I do the same.

[Bells]

i think this is the first day of this sale where i haven't bought SOMETHING...

feels... strange.

Also, just crafted the level 1 badge for the sale...

[Aerozord]

i actually advise against Indies in steam sales (if they are recent) cause they are much more likely to end up in Indie Bundles where you get 10-15 games for $5

humble bundles are why I have most of them already

[Loyal]

i actually advise against Indies in steam sales (if they are recent) cause they are much more likely to end up in Indie Bundles where you get 10-15 games for $5

Also, I've seen at least three cases this round of sales alone where the indie developer in question price-matched the Steam Sale via their own site, with a DRM-free copy to boot.

[MuMu]

Fun thing about the current votation in brland

http://i.imgur.com/nVDNn7j.jpg

[Revising Ocelot]

The other two were Bully and Dragon Age. Bully won. Will you just get a blank square?

[MuMu]

Yup

http://i.imgur.com/fhS1ugS.jpg

Anyway

Today's Deals

http://i.imgur.com/e1kwpSj.jpg

And the Flash Sale

http://i.imgur.com/DmqFSfY.jpg


Motherfucking Train Simulator, how can you not buy that

Rayman Origins is a spectacular plataformer btw.

[akaSM]

Yup

http://i.imgur.com/fhS1ugS.jpg

huehuehue

/br

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Motherfucking Train Simulator, how can you not buy that



You know, as I was scrolling down that I was thinking the exact same thing. I'm glad I was not alone.

[Revising Ocelot]

Motherfucking Train Simulator, how can you not buy that



http://i.imgur.com/fCKEjXF.png

[Ryong]

I for one liked all the choices I had in the previous vote.

http://i.imgur.com/bOUP98p.png

[Bells]

does Portal 2 have local coop? Or is it only online?



Also, i'm looking at Monaco and Trials ... on the fence for monaco, probably buying Trials when i get home.

Also also, we have 2 Forumites who OWN Train simulator 2013, so stop shaming their shameful shameless shame.

[akaSM]

It has offline splitscreen, you may or may not need 2 x360 controllers because the game says:

"Offline Splitscreen: Press X on Controller 2"

I have some trains because someone went like this (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rulElJITIVY) on me.

[synkr0nized]

But... but.... games. Cheap, possibly worthwhile games, synk!

I'd recommend quite a lot more emphasis on "possibly".
It's just ridiculous how many people I know, online or otherwise, who have filled out large libraries in Steam despite only playing maybe one to ten of the games tops.

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Also I've long since stopped getting all excited for games that I likely would play once and then not need to revisit again.

There are many titles on Steam, including many highlighted by these sales, that would fall under this category.

I suppose, if I'm honest, it doesn't mean any of them are bad games, but the way folks snatch up as many games as they can almost like it's some kind f competition is just lol.



Edit
But enough about that.
Strike Suit Zero/Infinity are in this all, of course. Go look those up.

[Bells]

I have Zero, infinity is dirt cheap right now... but i don't know if it's just more of the same.

Finally have Trails though, and a friend gave me Baldurs Gate so that's cool

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New deals are bullshit.

Flash sale has 2 games with NO discounts.

Top Deal of the day is-10% off... FOUR other deals have less than 40% discount.

Those are not sale prices. Those are "Here, have the game with a sale background in the front page".

Calling bullshit right now just cause i don't think it was any error.

How the hell is Deadpool with NO discount a flash deal!? For crying out loud....

[MuMu]

Funny you mention Strike Suit!

Today's Deals

http://i.imgur.com/lrxS8sG.jpg

Flash Sale

http://i.imgur.com/oaU9CdX.jpg

Sonic Transformed is a steal at this price, terribly fun.

[Bells]

Oh what you know... it WAS an error... the pit and deadpool now have discounts and all other discounts that were lower went up as well.

Well... okay then!!

Now i don't know if i pick you the Strike suit DLC for the main game or infinity.

[Arcanum]

As someone who tried Sonic All-Stars on its free weekend just for kicks, and ended up buying it and getting every star in the World Tour events, I can second that it is a steal at that price.

[Revising Ocelot]

Try not to knee-jerk about prices when it usually takes half an hour for the Steam servers to sort themselves out.

[Azisien]

As someone who tried Sonic All-Stars on its free weekend just for kicks, and ended up buying it and getting every star in the World Tour events, I can second that it is a steal at that price.

Yeah I almost thought I was getting better at the game until I compared my World Tour times to yours. You crazy, crazy man.

But Sonic Racing is pretty darn good times.

[Arcanum]

Gotta go fast if you want to beat S Class

[Bells]

Try not to knee-jerk about prices when it usually takes half an hour for the Steam servers to sort themselves out.

Indeed! Bite my tongue on that.

But these deals are only around for 24 hours, not the usual 48, so keep that in mind

[synkr0nized]

Funny you mention Strike Suit!

That's precisely why I mentioned it -- I figured it had a good shot of getting the votes, and also I think it was already discounted a little.

A friend of mine gifted it to me and himself as a result, as well.


Also why do you screenshot the store? Everyone who reads this thread more than likely has Steam and is fully capable of opening the store view themselves.



Deadpool, as you all can see, is on a flash sale, though I caution folks that it doesn't necessarily keep up the excitement throughout the game. I am wary of its humor value for repeat playthroughs. With games like Borderlands and Saint's Row, at least the multiplayer and varying character creation add new mayhem and junk. However, in fairness, I still enjoy the Portal games, so it might be just fine!

[Loyal]

I probably would have failed to notice Fallen Enchantress going up if not for it showing up in this thread, since I wasn't sure I'd see anything I wanted in the sale and had mostly stopped caring.

[Azisien]

Also why do you screenshot the store? Everyone who reads this thread more than likely has Steam and is fully capable of opening the store view themselves.

Deadpool, as you all can see, is on a flash sale, though I caution folks that it doesn't necessarily keep up the excitement throughout the game. I am wary of its humor value for repeat playthroughs. With games like Borderlands and Saint's Row, at least the multiplayer and varying character creation add new mayhem and junk. However, in fairness, I still enjoy the Portal games, so it might be just fine!

I don't know the exact reason, but on more than one occasion the screencap was posted here letting me see the sales before the Steam servers could display the store page to me without an error message. And I'm not talking 5 minutes after the store gets updated, on a few days I was waiting 2-3 hours.

Also Deadpool kinda sucked and is at best a super bargain title (75% off or higher), I'd wait. First half had some genuinely entertaining parts but it drops off hard, and the gameplay is really only an obstacle in front of more Deadpool dialogue. The game is also criminally short, I finished it in six hours.

[Revising Ocelot]

How's Monaco? I remember hearing good things about that, but I can't remember what good things. In terms of single player value anyway, I lack people to play games with these days.

[Azisien]

How's Monaco? I remember hearing good things about that, but I can't remember what good things. In terms of single player value anyway, I lack people to play games with these days.

Pretty okay co-op game. I don't think I would find that much enjoyment out of it solo, but on the other hand, it would probably play differently solo. Alone, some semblance of order and stealth might be required. In co-op games, as far as my experience goes, it is absolute chaos and there's hardly any stealth at all. Just a lot of running, screaming, tunnel digging, guard sapping.

[Arcanum]

I wouldn't recommend the game for its single player. Playing with three other friends, utilizing the various abilities of the characters, and aiming to grab every coin in the level is where the game really shines.

In co-op games, as far as my experience goes, it is absolute chaos and there's hardly any stealth at all. Just a lot of running, screaming, tunnel digging, guard sapping.

My friends and I went for the full stealth route in nearly every single mission. If we were detected we would run and hide and wait for things to cool down before proceeding, instead of making a mad dash for the coins/exit.

The game was a lot more fun that way.

[Revising Ocelot]

I'll pass then.

Lousy stinking lack of Blands players

[MuMu]

First Blands disappointed me so I doubt I'll buy the sequel any time soon. also it's still a bit pricey

I could go for a co-op game, suggest some (cheap) ones. I'm not much into Monaco's art style, I can't tell what's going on in any of the videos I've seen. Maybe some Sonic Racing? :dance:



Also why do you screenshot the store? Everyone who reads this thread more than likely has Steam and is fully capable of opening the store view themselves.



We always posted the prices here in case of steam downtime, I figured posting screenshots would be more practical :(

[Bells]

since a lot of us apaprently have Sonic racing, that's something we could totally schedule a night to play together

[Azisien]

since a lot of us apaprently have Sonic racing, that's something we could totally schedule a night to play together

I'm down, Arcanum races with a handicap though. General Winter standard mod in reverse only. ;)

[Arcanum]

Only if Ramary has the same handicap.

[Ramary]

There is only one racer I play....

WbZk-Ar6a6w

[synkr0nized]

We always posted the prices here in case of steam downtime, I figured posting screenshots would be more practical :(

Fair enough!

[Bells]

There is only one racer I play....

WbZk-Ar6a6w

ok, yeah that was beautiful. But it still does not surprass the King (queen?) of Racing Game intros and music.... Ridge Racer Type 4

PMZ872rsa90

[Ramary]

ok, yeah that was beautiful. But it still does not surprass the King (queen?) of Racing Game intros and music.... Ridge Racer Type 4

PMZ872rsa90

No, Daytona USA is the King of Speed.

qDFRTgaovmQ

[MuMu]

Ramary and Arcanum's handicaps are not playing

Or we can pretend the 3rd place is actually 1st and just go on from there.

Also, oh wow, FF7 and Mortal Kombat on sale, definitely didn't expect that.

[Azisien]

So I've got a key for Assassin's Creed III, but it's for U-Play... and I don't want a third god damn games platform on my desktop. But if anyone else doesn't mind, and wants ACIII, I will exchange it for a Steam copy. And for your trouble I'll like, buy you something else on Steam within reason (since I am getting RICH off summer trading cards). Odd offer, I know, but there it is.

[Bells]

are you sure you can't activate it on Steam? i have a bunch of Ubi game and even on steam they STILL require you to login to uplay anyway... i actually had a bit of a headache with that while trying to play Far Cry 3.

Also... enticed by Mortal Kombat.....

[MuMu]

Nope, Uplay is it's own independent manager with it's own keys.

[Azisien]

are you sure you can't activate it on Steam?

I'm sure. It's not a Steam key.

[Karrrrrrrrrrrresche]

Yeah, you can't get around installing uplay. Even if you get a steam copy you'll have to install it and it will launch every time you play.

[Azisien]

well, I'm no stranger to having DRMception via Steam. Dark Souls and Batman running GFWL, ACI, ACII, AC:Bros, etc. I've basically drawn my line in the sand and chose Steam as my one-stop games platform, so consolidation is important to me. That, or DRM free stuff of course (which I then add to Steam, woo).

[BB]

Also, oh wow, FF7 and Mortal Kombat on sale, definitely didn't expect that.

Balls. How much was FF7 discounted?

[Flarecobra]

40% I think.

[MuMu]

Encore day!

Today's Deals

http://i.imgur.com/NcCKaUN.jpg

And the Flash Sale
http://i.imgur.com/3E4ZBzu.jpg

Guess Riptide, Reus and Football Manager weren't big enough for the main sale.

[Aldurin]

Vote for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon on the Community's Choice or your soul is forfeit.

[Bells]

They will probably be on the final day

Which actually brings me to think... WHAT will they bring on the final day?

Also, flash deal Dragon's Lair

[Revising Ocelot]

They will probably be on the final day

Which actually brings me to think... WHAT will they bring on the final day?


It’s the last day of the sale

Also, I really doubt Kerbal is one of their most popular things. It's ALWAYS on the front page, always being discounted, and yet it's never really a top seller nor do most of my friends list own it.

[BB]

As is traditional, then, Sales End Damage Report:

-Ys 1&2
-Ys Oath In Felghana
-Age Of Empires 2 HD
-To The Moon (:()
-Sonic And Whatever Stupid Title Racing
-Surgeon Simulator 2013
-Blocks That Matter (gift)
-Bad Rats (...gift?)


Not sure exactly how much I spent since AoE and Sega Racing I jumped in on someone else's 4-packs and paid them back in steam games/cards, but I had about £35 of wallet at the start and now I have £15- so I'm pretty happy with my haul, all told.

[Revising Ocelot]

Uh, let's see...

Blood Dragon
FEZ
Gunpoint


Small haul. Much of the other stuff I wanted had weak discounts. Strangely enough, Blood Dragon and FC3 itself started out at 55% (which I got BD at), but later sales went for only 40%.
All in all, GMG and Amazon have definitely beaten out Steam this year.


Also, if anyone has spare Reus/Chivalry cards they can swap for some Bioshock/Football Manager that'd be swell.

[Bells]

I have extra Reus and don't have neither Bioshock or Football manager.

Also, a friend of mine completed the full badge. Wich is 5 tiers, which is complete bullshit to my liking to collect 50 cards for a steam badge. So i'm just taking what comes my way and whatever.

Maybe i'll join the speculation front that once the sale is over these cards will jump in value since people would still want to have the badge, but won't be able to collect the sale cards...

[Revising Ocelot]

Tiers? Fuck that noise. Added you anyway.

[Loyal]

Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes (It's like Dark Fantasy GalCiv, basically)
Fallout NV: Ultimate (Yes Man is character of the year, all years)
Music Creator 6 (I've been looking for a cheap, mouse-friendly DAW for awhile for hobby purposes)
Civ IV (I mean I got it for free DURING the sale, that counts, right?)

So about sixty dollars in all.

[The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk]

Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (With both addons)
FTL
CIV 4; BTS (Which sadly, still won't work)

[Azisien]

This sale did seem a bit weaker than previous years, but I missed out on a lot of the best deals on account of already owning them all. So I guess I lose...or win...I don't know.

I still bought a lot of stuff though. A lot of indie stuff and DLC. And a fair amount of gifting. I'm a little afraid of compiling a singular list here. It's so much less psychological damage when I just deal with it in small purchases here and there.

Also, a friend of mine completed the full badge. Wich is 5 tiers, which is complete bullshit to my liking to collect 50 cards for a steam badge. So i'm just taking what comes my way and whatever.

Yeah...I managed this. Between my own purchases, not missing a single vote, and trading, I got well over 60 cards, including a few foils, which I've sold all of. Got two rare emoticons too, which sold for a few bucks.

CIV 4; BTS (Which sadly, still won't work)

It might work if you get Warlords? Which is a dollar and a bit right now. Message me on Steam and I'll even buy it for you (since I feel like I may have been party to handing out free Civ 4 copies, I feel slightly responsible). Game is less than the last foil I sold.

[MuMu]

This year's was an ok sale, I guess Steam is a bit lost since every other digital distributor has its own discounts. But then again, they may get somewhere with the CARDS!

Anyway, my haul was

Gunpoint(short but sweet)
Reus(Should write a reccomendation on this)
System Shock 2
Trine 2
The Missing Link DLC

Juarez: Gunslinger, Strike Suit Infinity and FTL which are still in my inventory in case I regret them tomorrow.

400 Days which I traded with Bookie.

The usual Bad Rats gift and a Just Cause gift because someone had it on their wishlist and why not.

Considering finishing it up tomorrow with Hard Reset and maybe another cheapo.

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And we never decided on that Coop game

[akaSM]

And we never decided on that Coop game

Castle Crashers please?

[Bells]

Castle Crashers and Sonic Racing are the two we really should be doing



wait wait wait.... this the final day? Isn't supposed to be the 22th?!

[MuMu]

It's the final 24 hours, it ends tomorrow afternoon.

I could do Castle Crashers, just have to buy it from someone.

[Ramary]

I want to do a Sanic Fast steam night at some point, who owns it and interested in it?

[Bells]

We should really take advantage of the end of the sale to cross check all the multiplayer games we have in common. Maybe put up a list?

I have Castle Crashers and Sonic Racing, so i would gladly join both

[Azisien]

I'm down for Sonic Racing.

[MuMu]

In for Sonic Racing.

[mauve]

Steam Sale Summer Damages:

Tomb Raider
Borderlands 2 (for my sister)
Borderlands 2 Season Pass (for me)
Gunpoint
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Mark of the Ninja (Not entirely sure why I bought this but okay)

Gifts:
Bioshock
Dear Esther


Gonna pass on Castle Crashers because I've grown weary of giving Steam my money for the time being, and I'll hold off on Sanic RaceGoFast because seriously how do you play racing games online when you have lag like I do?


And I'll just wait on buying Bioshock Infinite, Brutal Legend, Recettear, etc for the inevitable Thanksgiving sale four months from now. That'll give me time to work through this newest batch of goodies I just bought. Maybe eventually I'll even bother installing Deponia. Someday. Maybe.

[Revising Ocelot]

Mark of the Ninja (Not entirely sure why I bought this but okay)

Because it's bloody awesome, that's why. One of the best games I've played this year.

[Nikose Tyris]

Spent around $200, mostly on gifts more than anything. Got the Sale badge to Level 5 and the Foil badge.

[RickZarber]

Vote for Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon on the Community's Choice or your soul is forfeit.

You're welcome.


Anyway, I finally bit on Tomb Raider, so the Steam Sale did get some of my money after all. And somebody gifted me Antichamber, so there's that.

[Azisien]

Damage Report:

For me:

Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition
Endless Space Gold
Skyrim DLCs
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Surgeon Simulator 2013
Tomb Raider
Borderlands 2 Season Pass
Hitman Absolution
Kerbal Space Program
Mirror's Edge
Castle Crashers 4-pack
Reus
SoaSE:R DLC
System Shock 2
Sleeping Dogs DLC
Gunpoint
War of the Roses
CS:GO
Prison Architect
Omerta: CoG + DLC
Rogue Legacy
Far Cry 3 Blood Dragon

Gifts:

FF7
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Borderlands 2 Season Pass
Castle Crashers
Reus
XCOM Enemy Unknown + DLC x2
Orcs Must Die DLC
Fallout NV Ultimate
Walking Dead: 400 days
Age of Empires II HD

Gifted TO me:

Don't Starve
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 (as a joke I think...I wonder how bad it is)

Shields down, massive damage to outer hull...

[McTahr]

Herp.

Bought through card sales (steam wallet):
Borderlands Psycho DLC
Faster Than Light
Penny Arcade 4

Gifted to me:
Don't Starve
Monaco

It's been a rough few months, gaming isn't exactly a priority. And none of the sales really "wowed" me, I guess.

[Bells]

Oh boy... ok, lets tally this up.

Rise of the Argonauts
Dark Void
Dark Sector
Alpha Protocol
Inversion
Ninja Blade
Ace Combat
Age of Empires 2 HD
Age of Empires 3 Complete
Awesomenauts
Castle Crashers
Clive Baker's Jericho
Crusaders King 2 DLC
Demolition INC
Deus EX
Dragons Lair
Dungeon Hearts
Euro Truck Simulator
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate
The First Templar
XCOM Enemy unknown
Kerbal Space Program
Lord of the Rings War of the North
Lost Planet Extreme Condition
Mars Wars Log
Mark of the Ninja
Max Payne 3
Mirror's Edge
Portal 2
Resident Evil 6
Scribblenauts Unlimited
Sonic Collection
Sniper Elite V2
Sniper Ghost Warrior 2
Spore Collection
Super Street Fighter IV
Symphony
Tomb Raider
Trials Evolution Gold
Virtua Tennis
Watchmen the end is neigh 1 and 2
Worms revolution
Shogun 2

----CRITICAL DAMAGE (bought at full price cause i didn't think they would be cheaper in the sale)
Final Fantasy 7
The Walking Dead 400 days


----Gifted to me
Baldurs Gate


Boy that's a big bag of games... oh dear...

[Ryong]

Damage Report:
Deus Ex HR
Dungeons of Dredmor DLCs

Gifted to me:
Rogue Legacy

I resisted my urges pretty well.

[Bells]

and i hate you for it.

[Aldurin]

Oh wait, I already own Blood Dragon through means I do not remember.

Damage:
Bioshock Infinite
Hotline Miami
Fez
Penny Arcade's part 3 and 4
Organ Trail
System Shock 2
Orcs Must Die 2
Surgeon Sim
Gunpoint
Batman Arkham City
Warframe's Starter Pack
Rayman Origins
Proteus
Dungeon Seige 3
Strike Suit Zero
Monaco
Trials Evolution
Walking Dead 400 Days

Halp me . . .

[MuMu]

I like how Rogue Legacy jumped into the first page on the last day. People really waited until the last minute for the discount that never came.

[Arcanum]

Tomb Raider
Dust: An Elysian Tail
Mirror's Edge
D&D: Chronicles of Mystara (off GMG for $10)
Warframe Starter Pack
Strike Suit Zero Mega Bundle
A handful of Just Cause 2 DLC
CS:GO
They Bleed Pixels

Also Rogue Legacy is amazing and if you haven't bought it yet you should go buy it right now.

[Red Fighter 1073]

For the first time in a few years, I don't think I bought anything during the Steam sale. There were a few games that I thought were interesting, but looking at the amount of games I already have in my library that I have yet to play/lose interest in playing very quickly, I've ended up being a lot more miserly when it comes to these sales.

Though I did get Rogue Legacy before the sale started because I didn't want to wait for it to only go a couple dollars cheaper.

Also Total War 2: Shogun is on Flash Sale for another 4 hours. I remember someone wanting to pick that up, not sure if they had yet to do so.

EDIT: Damnit, okay I did buy Orcs Must Die 2 during Steam sale so meh I did end up joining everyone in the spending spree, if only a little bit.

[synkr0nized]

I got a game gifted to me. I guess that counts.

In any case, games being under 10 and even 5 dollars is pretty terrific, all my cynicism about Steam sales aside.

Enjoy your bounties and plunder!

[Doc ock rokc]

Bought
5 summer keys
Kerbal Space Program
Cave story+
Postal 2

Was Given
Bad Rats...

[Revising Ocelot]

if you haven't bought it yet you should go buy it right now.

Nnnnnope

Roll on Christmas sale