Sales on Steam

[Signa]

Ok, this is totally out of place given the nature of 90% of the threads that get deleted here, but here goes anyway.

Steam is constantly having sales, and one right now is good enough to mention so that the rest of you who are interested can grab some great, cheap games legally. I pretty much vowed to not buy digitally distributed games, because I like my game boxes, but some times the deal is nice enough that I'm willing to forgo my usual habits.

All Half-life games are 66% off right now, and I just bought Half-life 1, Opposing Force, Blue Shift, and Team Fortress Classic for a little over $5. I also grabbed HL2:DM for a buck-fifty. I didn't look to see when the sale is over, but I would hop on this if you are even remotely interested. These are gaming's best here for chump change. Compared to a run to McDonalds, this is still a steal.

You are welcome to post any other deals you see on Steam here if you want to share. I'll update the thread if I purchase anything again.

[mountain_rage]

They have got me buying games I don't even have time to play because the deals are so good. Its actually gotten me in the habit of checking their weekend deal, because most of the time they are damn well worth it.

[Signa]

Sacred Gold is $5. Get it NOW!!!! GO GO GO GO GO GO!!!!!


To the uninitiated, Sacred quickly became one of my favorite RPG series for its wonderful reimaging of the Diablo-style hack-n-slash games. What I find refreshingly unique with this game is that none of the characters have MP for their magic skills. All your casting is controlled by recharge rates on each of your skills. The better your character gets, the more you are able to reduce your recharge rates.

One thing that I don't like about the system is that you can REALLY fuck up your character if you don't know what you are doing. Each time you learn a new level in a skill, you increase its damage as well as its recharge time. You can over-learn a skill to the point where you only get one shot at the skill before you have to wait too long to cast it again, and then those bosses can get their punches in while you are helpless.

Anyway, to summarize: If you like Diablo and/or open RPGs like Morrowind, BUY THIS GAME. While the game isn't a clone of either franchise, some points from each will stick out stronger than the other at different times. I find the game to be greater than the sum of its parts.

EDIT: I just typed up that quick review because I didn't know how long the game was going to be on sale for memorial day weekend, but it turns out that the game is on sale until the 18th (by the looks of it anyway...) so now I have a little more time to get into a few more details.

At first glace, the game is Diablo. You have a character, in an isometric view that you can move around and to click on enemies and attack. Diablo fans may be disappointed to find that the world is not randomly generated, but should be impressed to see the extremely large world map. It makes Morrowind added to Oblivion look a bit small. It certainly, if nothing else, makes Diablo feel like a demo in terms of world size.

I touched a little on the skill system on the first half of my post, but I'll continue it some more.

Your skills are divided into 3 categories: Attributes, Skills, and Combat Arts.

Attributes: Veteran RPG players should have no problem understanding this one. It's your character's physical stats. How strong you are, how much health you have, your mental abilities, etc, etc. Each time you level up, you get one point to put into your character. It sounds really crummy when you have 6 attributes, but all your attributes do level up, but you get to put that *extra* point into what you want to focus on.

Skills: Skills aren't what you may think of when regarding most RPGs. Skills in Sacred are better thought of as "proficiencies," because they will boost your ability to handle weapons, armor, riding horses, and any number of things. Say you are a mage with fire, ice, wind and earth magic. Taking Fire Skills allows your character to deal more damage and recharge your fire skills faster. You get to add up to 8 different skills as you level up, but you have to wait pretty long to get the 8th one. Just make sure you choose a skill you are going to stick with, because taking riding might be great for a while, but if you stop using your horse, then it was a wasted skill.

Combat Arts: Combat arts are basically what RPG players think of when some one refers to skills. They are your fighter's whirling blade attacks, or your mage's ice storms. Anything that isn't a basic attack is your Combat arts. What is unique to Sacred and combat arts is that you never learn them from leveling up like you would in Diablo. You have to find your Combat Arts by getting random drops. It kinda sucks, but there is a good reason for it, and I think it works better in the end. As I mentioned before, you can over-level your skills. Each time a Combat art drops from an enemy, you have a choice of learning it or keeping it as a token. All classes combat arts will drop, but you can trade them in multiplayer, or take them to a special store keeper and exchange them for a combat art that is applicable to your class. The reason why you might want to hold on to a Combat Art token is because you can insert them into your weapons and armor slots. If you insert a token into a slot on your equipment, you will gain the damage bonuses from the extra level without getting the full penalty of the recharge time. Two players could have 5 levels in the same Combat art, but the one who equiped his tokens instead of learning them permenetly will be able to use his skill much more frequently.

Anyway, I can't recommend this game strongly enough, especially at the price it is at. Even if you are unsure of whether or not you will like the game, it's almost impossible to say you wasted $5 if you didn't like it. Just like with the Half-life deal before, just compare it to a run to McDonalds, and see how much you really think it's not worth it.

[Signa]

Steam is selling Braid for $5 this week. If you don't know about it, I encourage you to find out. It has received plenty of critical acclaim, and is more than worth the purchase.

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is also going for $10. I've not played it, but I constantly hear it was one of the best Star Wars games.

[mountain_rage]

Just bought Braid earlier today, have yet to play it. Was looking at Star Wars, but I probably should not buy any more lengthy games at this time. Have to start studying.

[Mels_Smileys45]

I bought a Boom Stick and a bag of weed using steam. NICE service, quick shipping, great dealer! A+++++

[mountain_rage]

Just played the first two levels of Braid, the game is bloody brilliant! Was always turned off from the appearance of the graphics, but its really one of the best platform/puzzle games I've ever played.

[Signa]

It's a shame it's as short as it is. But yeah, I got to test the title update for it. I'm glad that I was finally able to pick it up at a price that wasn't ripping myself off. When you've beaten the game twice over as your job, it's hard to want to pay even half price for a game, even if you liked it enough to play it more.

[Signa]

Gary's Mod is on sale for $5 this week. Have fun doing insane shit with it for no purpose.

[moneoa]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic is also going for $10. I've not played it, but I constantly hear it was one of the best Star Wars games.
I do not lie when I say Knights was better written and more entertaining than the prequels

[Hath]

KOTOR is just plain awesome. I played it on the XBOX, and was one of the best I've ever played.

[Signa]

Damn steam is just pouring out the deals lately.

Unreal Tournament 3 is free this weekend

The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition is $5.

[mountain_rage]

No only is UT3 free to play till Sunday, its only 8 bucks, definitely worth it. Haven't played this version as much as the last ones, but you can't go wrong, its a solid shooter for 8$.

Id get Monkey Island but they totally butchered the character models on the remake. Guybrush should look like a stupid pretty boy, not a little flamboyant french twarp.

[Signa]

Madballs in Babo: Invasion is $8. It's a very solid Third person shooter with several character balls you can play as, each with their own weapons, stats, and unlockables.

[Signa]

Looks like F.E.A.R. 2 and its DLC are 50% off this weekend, making them $25 and $5, respectively. I'll be passing on this one, but some one else may want to know about it.

[Signa]

Left 4 Dead $15!!!!! Left 4 Dead $15!!!!! Left 4 Dead $15!!!!!
If you don't buy this one, you are retarded! Even if you weren't happy with the original campaigns, all the user-made ones are insane! I've only downloaded a few, and I've effectively doubled the game content. Some of them even implement features that didn't seem likely with the original game. I got a NES Zelda based campaign, which features the first two dungeons from the NES. The game allows you to map out the dungeon just like in Zelda, and you can look at the ceiling to check the ever-growing map. It will follow you around so that you can see what room you are in 'n' stuff. Pure awesome.

[mountain_rage]

Damn it! There goes 15$

[Signa]

You need to give me your Steam ID MR, We can play!

[Signa]

Ugh, this one pisses me off because I JUST bought it. I thought it was too old to see another sale, so I spent double on it.

Audiosurf is $5 right now. It's a very unique game that allows you to play your music as a puzzle game. There is tons of videos on Youtube if you want to know more, and I highly recommend this one.

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddysee are a little under $6 as a compilation pack. I've not played them, but I've heard constant good reviews on them.

[mountain_rage]

Ugh, this one pisses me off because I JUST bought it. I thought it was too old to see another sale, so I spent double on it.

Audiosurf is $5 right now. It's a very unique game that allows you to play your music as a puzzle game. There is tons of videos on Youtube if you want to know more, and I highly recommend this one.

Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus and Oddysee are a little under $6 as a compilation pack. I've not played them, but I've heard constant good reviews on them.

Had Audiosurf for a long time now, bought it on sale a year or two ago, great game, should keep you entertained for at least 10 hours.

[Signa]

Empire: Total War is on sale for $25 until the 12th. I've never played the series, but I've heard constant rave reviews, and the metascore is 90/100. It really doesn't look like something I'll be buying, but I'm sure there will be others with a different opinion.

[Signa]

Hitman Collection is $10. 3 games for $10. Awesome!

[Signa]

It's THQ week on Steam. It's 50% off of THQ games, but only one game per day. Titan's Quest was 50% off yesterday, and I'm ashamed I only found out 40 minutes before the sale was over. Today is Company of Heroes. I don't know what is going to be tomarrow, but the THQ game list on steam is as follows:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl, Full Spectrum Warrior, Full Spectrum Warrior: Ten Hammers, Titan Quest, Titan Quest - Immortal Throne, Company of Heroes, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Gold Edition, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War - Dark Crusade, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts, Juiced 2: Hot Import Nights, Warhammer 40K: Dawn of War - Soulstorm, Frontlines™: Fuel of War™, Warhammer® 40,000™: Dawn of War® II

I don't know which ones are going to be on sale, but it probably will be any one of these each day.

[Signa]

Saint's Row 2 is going for $7.50 right now. The PC version is a little buggy, but it's totally worth dealing with those headaches for the rest of the game.

[mountain_rage]

Saint's Row 2 is going for $7.50 right now. The PC version is a little buggy, but it's totally worth dealing with those headaches for the rest of the game.

Haven't heard much about it being buggy, from what I hear it just requires a really good computer to run. It was a quick port with poor optimization and adjustment settings. Looking at the customer reviews, I'd say that everyone with an appropriate computer gave it a 9 or 10 and everyone else gave it a poor review.

[mountain_rage]

Everything Half Life 55.8% off. Half Life series is a must own for anyone who likes FPS, it is the pc FSP series. If you haven't played half life 2 yet, you should get it for the gravity gun alone.

[Signa]

Assassin's Creed is $5 until Thursday.

[Signa]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is $5 this week.

[mountain_rage]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl is $5 this week.

Game was glitchy, and they cut out the ability to drive which makes traveling around a time consuming task. Although for 5$ its worth it, had they not taken out driving the game would of been epic.

[Signa]

The Witcher is $20 for their mid-week sale. Not the most insane deal posted here, but anyone who doesn't own it might find this a nice alternative to retail. It's the Enhanced Director's cut, so apparently that's worth $40 normally.

[Signa]

Well, if anyone gets this message in the next 50 minutes, Steam is offering Team Fortress 2 for $2.50. The game is worth 10x that amount, so go buy it!

Edit:....8 minutes remain...

[mountain_rage]

Already have it, played it once, never really got into it.

[Signa]

Mass Effect is going for $10 this weekend. You know you want it!

[mountain_rage]

Mass Effect is going for $10 this weekend. You know you want it!

Way ahead of you, gotta stop buying these games, I have no time to play them.

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Earthworm Jim

It's not on sale, $20, for earthworm jim, earthworm jim2, and earthworm jim 3d, who remembers playing the game on their sega or SNES?

[Signa]

Hearts of Iron 3 is $15 for the mid-week sale

Battle Stations Midway and Pacific are $10 and $17.50 respectively

[mountain_rage]

WEEKEND DEAL

Crysis $15

I'm not buying this one, I have enough FPS.

[Signa]

Hmmm, tempting...

I think I will pass. I've never played the game, and I have little desire to do so now. You know it will come out as a gold-pack with both games for $20 eventually, in a box, so I'll probably pick that up if and when that comes out. As it is now, I've not even gone through the effort to pirate the game, so that should tell you how much interest I have in it.

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WEEKEND DEAL

Crysis $15

I'm not buying this one, I have enough FPS.

And it scales well...pfffft...plays like shit on a 400-4000 dollar machine...there still isn't a card and system that plays it with everything turned on....i feel sorry to who ever bought it and thought their machine could play that game.

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And it scales well...pfffft...plays like shit on a 400-4000 dollar machine...there still isn't a card and system that plays it with everything turned on....i feel sorry to who ever bought it and thought their machine could play that game.

My machine plays it and its 5 years old, people and their computer spec phobias, I just don't get it. Look at these specs, it would run on a pentium 4, absolutely no reason to complain about this game. The fact that it can be scaled up in the future is a benefit, not something to complain about.

Minimum:


Supported OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista***
Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster* (Vista)
Memory: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
Graphics: 256 MB**
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included)
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Hard Drive: 12GB
* Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
** Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
*** Currently only the 32-bit version is available.


ANOTHER WEEKEND DEAL Overlord games 75% off. The first one was great IMO, 2nd one have no idea, but for $8 I'm buying it.

[Signa]

Nice! That is one I will pick up. I don't know if it's my kind of game, but it's $8.75 for the whole pack.

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My machine plays it and its 5 years old, people and their computer spec phobias, I just don't get it. Look at these specs, it would run on a pentium 4, absolutely no reason to complain about this game. The fact that it can be scaled up in the future is a benefit, not something to complain about.

Minimum:


Supported OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista***
Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster* (Vista)
Memory: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
Graphics: 256 MB**
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (included)
Sound: DirectX 9.0c compatible
Hard Drive: 12GB
* Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.
** Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
*** Currently only the 32-bit version is available.


ANOTHER WEEKEND DEAL Overlord games 75% off. The first one was great IMO, 2nd one have no idea, but for $8 I'm buying it.

Processor:
AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory:
6142MB RAM
Hard Drive:
1.75 TB
Video Card:
ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2
Monitor:
27.5" Hanns-G
Operating System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX

And my system still will not play it at 1920x1200, with all the eye candy on. There is a joke in the video card world, "Does it play Crysis?"

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Processor:
AMD Phenom(tm) 9850 Quad-Core Processor (4 CPUs), ~2.7GHz
Memory:
6142MB RAM
Hard Drive:
1.75 TB
Video Card:
ATI Radeon HD 4850 X2
Monitor:
27.5" Hanns-G
Operating System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
Motherboard:
GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790FX

And my system still will not play it at 1920x1200, with all the eye candy on. There is a joke in the video card world, "Does it play Crysis?"

Turn off some the eye candy... Oh noes the developers made it so it will improve with my system upgrades, those bastards.

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How you dispute the fact that it was a poorly optimized game, I cannot understand. Far Cry 2, built off the same engine a year later, plays 100 times (overstatement) better on my system. According to the specs you posted, my computer should be more than able to play the game at the resolution of MY monitor. Hell even at the Recommend Specs, I still should have been able to play with everything turned on.
Recommended:

Supported OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
Memory: 2.0 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar

Considering that in 2007 the 8800 series were still the supreme cards to have. The game was poorly, poorly, poorly optimized.

Just because people are complacent with playing on a 17" monitor using a computer from a couple years back, and a video card that plays games(albeit with everything turned off), does not mean the game plays well. Sorry.

On another note, pick up your copy of L4D2 on Steam for $5 off the cover price, join the mayhem!

[mountain_rage]

On another note, pick up your copy of L4D2 on Steam for $5 off the cover price, join the mayhem!

Gonna wait for a weekend deal for that one, just got l4d a couple months ago. From what I hear they still haven't given anyone lobby leader kick, which is seriously needed. Other than that the demo seemed like a good game, hoping they improved the infected physics, far too many times it didn't register attacks properly.

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Gonna wait for a weekend deal for that one, just got l4d 2 a couple months ago. From what I hear they still haven't given anyone lobby leader kick, which is seriously needed. Other than that the demo seemed like a good game, hoping they improved the infected physics, far too many times it didn't register attacks properly.

I got L4D last year when it came out...beautifully fun game, played non-stop on the night it was released until I had to go to work...that was a horrible day...doing the same thing tonight...hopefully the decrypting thing will gooooooooo faster....taken 10 min to get to 50%.....come on steam, go!!!

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98% *clapping like a retard getting an ice cream*...heheheehe

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Turn off some the eye candy... Oh noes the developers made it so it will improve with my system upgrades, those bastards.

A video card just came out today that can play Crysis, well Crysis:Warhead, same poorly designed engine, and it can play it at 2560x1600 no less....with AA turned off of course.

http://hardocp.com/images/articles/1258499856BbWqNvEaGR_5_3.gif

w00t!! All I need is a $600 video card to play Crysis!! A game made 2 years ago!

Full review of the video card here:
http://hardocp.com/article/2009/11/18/amd_ati_radeon_hd_5970_video_card_review/1

And just in case you want to call BS on the price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%20106793261%201067950589&name=Radeon%20HD%205970

Atleast you can play any other game on 3 30" monitors, monitors set on portrait, running at 5760x1200....with one card.

http://hardocp.com/images/news/1258444975N69Y5JGcMV_1_2_l.jpg

[mountain_rage]

A video card just came out today that can play Crysis, well Crysis:Warhead, same poorly designed engine, and it can play it at 2560x1600 no less....with AA turned off of course.



w00t!! All I need is a $600 video card to play Crysis!! A game made 2 years ago!

Full review of the video card here:
http://hardocp.com/article/2009/11/18/amd_ati_radeon_hd_5970_video_card_review/1

And just in case you want to call BS on the price:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010380048%20106793261%201067950589&name=Radeon%20HD%205970

Atleast you can play any other game on 3 30" monitors, monitors set on portrait, running at 5760x1200....with one card.



Seriously, you have a major issue if you see it as a negative that they future proofed a game. If you couldn't scale it down then I can see your issue, but you can so there is nothing to complain about. The models created during game development have a much higher polygon count than the models used in game. Same thing with textures, they are downgraded to work on slower machines. For models they are ran through software that tries to replicate the detail using bump mapping, similar processing is done on textures. What they did with Crysis I assume is give you more options, and higher level of detail possible than other games. You can't run it with all the eye candy not because it isn't optimized, but because they are giving you higher quality graphics. Id software did this when they released Doom 3.

Also, Farcry 2 uses the Dunia engine, a derivative of the original Cryengine, not Cryengine 2, which is used in Crysis. If you take the time to compare the two you will notice that many effects are faked in Farcry 2, while in Crysis they render many effects on the fly. The vegetation, water, lighting is far more dynamic in Crysis.

Seriously, what is so wrong with making a game that has effects too advanced for current hardware if those effects don't need to be turned on?

Here watch this video, it compares the differences in Cryengine 2 to Cryengine 3 which is more or less an optimized cryengine 2 for consoles with faked effects.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2WJG14uLA3k&feature=player_embedded

[Signa]

AAAAAAAAAAA!!!!! is $7.50. Yes, that is a game title, or not, if you want to get picky about the number of "A's" and their capitalization.

[Excrement_Cranium]

It wasn't a sale, but I just snatched up Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.

steam ID: b00ms71ck
those are zeroes, not ohs...

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It wasn't a sale, but I just snatched up Left 4 Dead and Left 4 Dead 2.

steam ID: b00ms71ck
those are zeroes, not ohs...


Atheist Icon or |ES|Atheist Icon, I forget which.

That is if you can stomach me enough to play the same game with me. And that goes for any one else that plays, CS:S, TF2, L4D, L4D2, etc. Do not ask me to play COD:MW2, I am thoroughly pissed with that game and I will not play it again. I cannot even get my money back for that POS game.

[Signa]

Neither work, Atheist Icon. Mine is Signa8

[mountain_rage]

Mine is left___behind, that is 3 underscores.

[Signa]

You're Left___behind?! I thought you were from the Escapist! I have a thread running there for the same purpose, and I've had several people just blindly add me because of it. I even searched their user registry and found a Left Behind there when you added me!

Well, then, I guess I'll be jumping into your games a lot more now!

[mountain_rage]

STEAM 1 day only sale 5 DAYS LONG! This is a massive sale with multiple games and packages at heavily reduced prices.

Today 19 hours left to get:

Batman Arkham Asylum $25
Grid $7.50
Dragon Age Origins $37.00
Osmos $2
Fallen Earth $25
Champions Online $20
FarCry 2 $10
LucasArts Premier pack $50
THQ Complete pack $50

More sales to come for the next 5 days.
http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday

[Signa]

It's "holy shit!" sale on Steam this weekend. I don't even know where to start.
Plants Vs Zombies $5
Lucas Arts Premier Pack (TONS of games, $130 normally) $50
THQ Pack (Normally $100) $50
Dragon Age $38
Batman: AA $25
Champions Online $20
Grid $7.50
Osmos $2
Farcry 2 + DLC $10
Fallen Earth $25

By the looks of it, I think there is going to be another sale on other things in a matter of a few hours.


I also found Geometry Wars for $4.

E:F,B.

[mountain_rage]

LMAO! What a slap in the face to people who preordered L4D2, 25% off today.

[Excrement_Cranium]

Have MR added, haven't jumped into a game w/ him yet, though.

[Signa]

Ok, deals of the day are:
Mini Ninjas $15
Cities XL Limited Edition $25
Majesty 2 $10
Madballs in Babo: Invasion $2 (I strongly recommend this one)
Left 4 Dead 2: $37.50
Dead Space $15
Knights of the old Republic $2.50
It looks like the Lucas Arts and THQ packs are staying on sale the whole weekend. Each day there are individual sales going on.

[Signa]

TODAY:
Spore $20
Borderlands $33.50 (STRONGLY recommend this one. I can't play it enough!)
Trine $10
Ghostbusters $10
Resident Evil 5 $25
Order of War $10
City of Heroes: Architect Edition $10
Left 4 Dead $7.50 (Also recommend this one strongly)

[Signa]

Todays Deals:
EVE: $5
Battlefield Complete Collection $15
Lucidity $2.50
Trackmania United Forever $20
Prince of Persia (newest one) $15
World of Goo $5
Guild Wars Trillogy $25 (Another strong recommendation on this one)
I'm pretty sure this is the last day of the sales, so jump on them while you can.

[mountain_rage]

I highly recommend World of Goo to anyone who liked Lemmings or similar action puzzle games. For the 5$ price its well worth it.

I might be wrong, but I think there is another day of sales tomorrow, as far as I'm aware the sales started Thursday.

[mountain_rage]

Section 8 24.99
Mirrors edge 5.00
The secret of monkey island remake (Art direction is terrible) 2.49
Dawn of Discovery 34.99
Quantz 2.00
Chronicles of Riddick 9.99
Call of Juarez 20.99
Evil Genius 2.49

Damn steam and their inexpensive games, I already have about 10 games waiting to be played, and they go and vie me another game I wanted to play at a almost too cheap price. Mirrors Edge only 5$, are you shitting me.

[Signa]

Damnit! you beat me to it!

BTW, Quantz is pretty decent. Definitely worth the $2. I'm going to try out Evil Genius too.

[Signa]

Zeno Clash is $5.10 for the mid-week sale. Definitely a good game. It's like what Double Dragon would be if it was in first person, and it an CRAZY fantasy world.

[Signa]

Tomb Raider: Underworld is $7.50 for the weekend deal.

[Signa]

Medieval 2: Total War is $5 for the mid-week sale. I think I'm grabbing this one this time. The gameplay footage looks pretty sweet, and I think I need a new RTS.

[Signa]

Counterstrike: Source is $5 for the weekend deal. I pretty much vowed to never play the game again, but alas, I bought it anyway...

[mountain_rage]

All Kalypso games 25-50% off until Friday (http://store.steampowered.com/publisher/Kalypso%20Media%20Digital/). Nothing really memorable in the list other than Broken Sword series. Ceville might be alright too if you really like adventure games, but its only an average adventure game in my opinon.

[Signa]

The Last Remnant is $10 for the mid-week sale. I'm not sure if it's good, but it is a Square-Enix game, and it looks like some people love it while others aren't quite so happy.

[Signa]

Torchlight and Team Fortress 2 are $10 this weekend. Get them while they're hot!

I've heard excellent things about Torchlight. It sounds like a Diablo clone without multiplayer.

[mountain_rage]

Looks like steam is going to start a new round of sales starting today. Tons of content on sale, just check the site, almost every game is on sale. Hell even Avatar is %50 off.
http://store.steampowered.com/

Just played and finished Mirrors Edge, short game but worth it for 5$.

[Signa]

This Steam Sale is so epic, I don't know where to begin.


Just a few things that caught my attention, and I've bolded the ones that are IMO must-buys:
Killing Floor $10
Machinarium $10
Ghostbusters $6.80
Deus Ex $6.70
Titan's Quest Gold $10
Defense Grid: The Awakening $2.50
Super ID Pack $35 (OMG TOO MANY GOOD GAMES!)
Prince of Persia games $5 each for the old trilogy, or $22.50 for all 4
Beyond Good and Evil $5
Sacred Gold $5 I can't recommend this one enough. My first post in this thread was about it
Morrowind $15
Braid $2.50
Audiosurf $2.50
World of Goo $5
Torchlight $10
Rome Total War $2.50
Lucas Arts Adventure pack (Loom, Dig, Indiana Jones Last Crusade, Fate of Atlantis) $2.50


That's all I'm going to type up for now. There are some deals that expire in about 40 hours, and they will be refreshed with something else, so I'll update those when they come around. Seriously though, check this out your yourself. There is no way I can encompass all the deals this time.

[mountain_rage]

The new special deals have been released
Left 4 dead 2 $33.49
Serious Sam $9.99
Football Manager $29.99
ID super pack $23.29
Need for Speed Shift $37.49

[Signa]

NOOOO!!! I bought the superpack yesterday for $35! It was still a good deal, but damn. Damn damn damn damn.

[Signa]

8 Hours remain on this sale, but if you haven't been looking for yourself, then you probably aren't interested in these deals. Regardless, here are the daily deals outlined:
Resident Evil 5 $25
Elf Bowling: Hawaiian Vacation $1
King's Bounty: Armored Princess $10
Battlefield 2: Complete Collection $7.50
Cogs $2
Red Faction: Guerrilla $10

[Signa]

Universe at War: Earth Assault $5
Prototype $20
Lumines Base+Advance Pack $3
Dragon Age Origins Deluxe Ed $48.75
Torchlight $5 (bolded again for my personal Played-it-loved-it recommendation)
Starwars Premier Pack $25 (Battlefront 2, Galaxies, Jedi Knight, JK: Mysteries of the Sith, JKII, JKII: Academy, Republic Commando, Starfighter, Dark Forces, Knights of the Old Republic)
Dragon Age Origins $37.50 (Non-deluxe)

[Signa]

Hearts of Iron III $7.50
Day of Defeat: Source $2.50
Complete popcap collection $50
Dead Space $10.20
Zombie Driver $2.50

[Signa]

Today's deals are: (I've been bolding my personal Played-it, Loved-it titles. It is my seal of approval)



Killing Floor $5. I've not played this one, but I have a good feeling about it.


Orange Box $15 This one should go without saying. Problem is that if you don't own it already, you probably aren't interested.


Prey $2.25 As it was said before, some people didn't like this one much, but I think those people are bed-wetting doodie-heads.



Space Siege $5 I'm going to pick this one up. It's by Chris Taylor, and I've yet to play a bad game by him.


Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box $7.50 I played this on the Xbox, and it was probably the only Xbox game I liked that wasn't on the PC. It turns out it was on the PC, so I guess my Xbox must-have library is back down to zero.

[Signa]

Bioshock just replaced Prey as the deal of the day because they ran out of keys. As good as I felt Prey was, Bioshock was ten times better. The deal is for $5 but well worth in IMO.

[Excrement_Cranium]

I'm picking up all the free Source SDK mods a bit at a time. Finally let Zombie Panic! Source download, and then also downloaded Insurgency to check out.

Aaaaaaand, there are tons of douchebags on L4D - L4D2, not so many but Boomer puke, Hunter pounce, and hordes are so weenie nerfed compared to the first game...

[Signa]

Left 4 Dead $7.50
Max Payne $2.50
Max Payne 2 $2.50
FIFA Manager 10 $33.50
Call of Duty: World at War $25
Civilization IV $6.80
Osmos $2

[mountain_rage]

Left 4 Dead $7.50
Max Payne $2.50
Max Payne 2 $2.50
FIFA Manager 10 $33.50
Call of Duty: World at War $25
Civilization IV $6.80
Osmos $2

Haha, I'm glad I told you I would only buy Osmos if it was 2$... I must be psychic.

[Signa]

Medieval II: Total War $5
Street Fighter IV $10
Crysis Maximum Edition (Crysis + Warhead) $13.60
Half-Life: Source $2.50
Shattered Horizon $5 (this one REQUIRES a DirectX 10 capable video card and OS.)
Darwinia + Multiwinia $3

[mountain_rage]

Steams on the ball these last couple days, the games I wanted but only at a certain price have all been on sale at that said price. Shattered Horizon check and check.

[Signa]

Yeah, for me though, I've been preemptively buying their sales. Every time I grab a sale because it's at a price I would pay, it comes down lower. Today its Darwinia, earlier it was Killing Floor and ID Super Pack. I didn't get them all at bad prices, but I could have got them better.

[mountain_rage]

Yeah, for me though, I've been preemptively buying their sales. Every time I grab a sale because it's at a price I would pay, it comes down lower. Today its Darwinia, earlier it was Killing Floor and ID Super Pack. I didn't get them all at bad prices, but I could have got them better.

Its funny that I've had the exact opposite experience.

[Signa]

I guess my value of the games is set higher than yours. When it reaches my line, I buy it, but I don't consider if it's going to go lower because I already feel I'm getting a deal.

Signa: Sale price! Rock on! *buys*
Mountain rage: SUPER SALE PRICE! Rock on! *buys*
Signa: *Cries*

[Signa]

RedLynx Trials 2: Second Edition $2.50

Mass Effect $5 (I short-changed myself on this one as well, but I put more time into it than Jade Empire, so I can fully recommend it.)

Portal $5 ('Nuff said)

Doom Pack Complete $13.60 (Just load the older games into Skulltag and have fun with Doom in full 3D, mouselook, and 1080P. I still have loads of fun with those ancient games. I played Doom 3 with the flashlight mod. Each gun had a different light attached to it so it was really well done and enhanced the gameplay quite a bit. I loved the blue LED light that was on the Plasma Rifle. So cool.)

Sam and Max Complete $15

Devil May Cry 4 $22.50

[mountain_rage]

Damn... Here I thought Mass Effect could never get cheaper than the 10$ I paid for it on a previous sale. Sam and Max looks tempting... But I just can't see paying 15$ for it.

[Signa]

today's deals are AWESOME!


Counterstrike: Source $5


Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3 $10.20


Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind GoTY: $5 (This is my favorite game of all time. I don't think true gamers can ever say that because of how different games are from each other, but this one was so far over all the other games I've played ever that I declared it the winner.)


Painkiller: Collectors Pack $8.75


Trine $5

[Signa]

Ok, last day of the sale. I was a little slow to update because it was all repeats.
Torchlight $5
GTA4 $7.50
Stalker $2 (I want to give this one a bolding, but I still haven't gotten around to playing it. There's a really cool mod pack my friend showed me that was a total conversion to bring the graphics up to 2009 standards. Regardless, $2 is completely worth it if the game is only half as good as people have said to me.)
Bioshock $5
Killing Floor $5 (This one gets my approval because it's $5 and decent. It's not amazing, but worth $5)
Left 4 Dead 2 $33.50

[mountain_rage]

Stalker $2 (I want to give this one a bolding, but I still haven't gotten around to playing it. There's a really cool mod pack my friend showed me that was a total conversion to bring the graphics up to 2009 standards. Regardless, $2 is completely worth it if the game is only half as good as people have said to me.)


Wow that is a nice mod, makes the game look like Farcry 2. Might also want to use the vehicles mod, the game should of had vehicles, why they took them out is beyond me. Either way I found out about the mod after I finished the game, not sure how well it works but if it works well its definitely something to use.

[Signa]

That's funny you found the mod without my linking it. I saw the screenshots, but didn't think too much of it because I've not played the original or seen much of the graphics. I did stumble upon this one when browsing the forums though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgndybXbY0&feature=related

It's for Morrowind, and I'm about ready to play it again with all this stuff. I can't believe they made it look that nice.

[mountain_rage]

That's funny you found the mod without my linking it. I saw the screenshots, but didn't think too much of it because I've not played the original or seen much of the graphics. I did stumble upon this one when browsing the forums though

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VHgndybXbY0&feature=related

It's for Morrowind, and I'm about ready to play it again with all this stuff. I can't believe they made it look that nice.

I remember when I played it I applied all kinds of mods to make it look better. Nice to see there is now a single package that will make it look good.

[Signa]

Now that the holiday sale is done, and we are going to be seeing only 1 sale at a time, I'm returning to my old system of bolding game titles just for the sake of high-impact visuals, and not because I'm personally putting a gold-star on the game.


Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter is $6.80 this weekend


See? Now as you scan the page, you can see the deal without reading my ramblings.

[mountain_rage]

Think I'll pass on this one, already have more games than I can finish in steam and this game looks too much like an arcade shooter for my tastes.

[Signa]

As am I. It's a tasty price, but they can do better IMO. When I finished Doom last year, I downloaded the Serious Sam series, and it just didn't have the flavor of Doom while it was trying hard to be. I might pick up a collector's pack for that price or hopefully cheaper, but at this time, it seems like a dry purchase after the ID Super Pack.

[Signa]

King's Bounty: Gold Edition $11.25
Looks like a decent TBRPG. The games are $10 and $5 if you want them individually.

[Signa]

Company of Heroes Complete is $12.50 for the weekend deal. It's not often I hate a game as much as I do CoH, and still recommend it strongly to others. It's an amazing RTS that I find very unique and hectic. The game revolves around building smallish armies (Think Warcraft 3 sized armies and squads) and capturing points for more resources. There is a lot of micro-managing in the game, which is what kills it for me, but makes the game for my friends who love it. At $12.50, I can't recommend this strongly enough to any RTS fan out there, because the game is great enough to outshine my personal hang-ups on it.
To me, I find the game similar to a real-time version of Advanced Wars. Most of the gameplay elements that are in AW are also in CoH. The problem I have with the game is I have a really hard time controlling the game, and I always feel like I'm fighting the game interface and mechanics as much as I'm fighting the AI. I guess I got spoiled on Supreme Commander where you get the strategic zoom and MASSIVE armies that you don't really have to tell what to do because there isn't the same amount of depth in the skirmishes. There is a lot of depth to the battles in CoH, and you might compare it to a game of Chess, where you set up your pieces and have them defend their spot until someone creeps up with a stronger piece that you can't hit first. Once again, this game totally outshines the problems I have with it and I hope you all can have fun with it.

[Signa]

X-COM: Complete Pack is $2 for the weekend deal. All five X-Com games for $2! Most of them are old dos games, but I've heard over and over that these games are amazing. Hard to waste $2 if you spend 2 hours on one just trying to learn to like it.

[mountain_rage]

Tropico 3 is also have a weekend deal at 66% off, think its 13$

[evilmegaman]

I got Crysis Maximum edition for 20 bucks 2 days ago I think. I haven't had a chance to play it til now, and I didn't expect the game to be this good at all.

[evilmegaman]

X-COM: Complete Pack is $2 for the weekend deal. All five X-Com games for $2! Most of them are old dos games, but I've heard over and over that these games are amazing. Hard to waste $2 if you spend 2 hours on one just trying to learn to like it.


I picked up the x-com complete pack a while back and it's wayy over my head.

sooner or later I'm gonna figure it out. If I could just get to tactical part with aliens and what not that would be awesome -_-

[Excrement_Cranium]

Portal for free was the best day ever.

[mountain_rage]

I got Crysis Maximum edition for 20 bucks 2 days ago I think. I haven't had a chance to play it til now, and I didn't expect the game to be this good at all.

Ya, I was pissed, I miss the sale. Noticed the day after. Granted I still have more games than I can play on steam, but still, I wanted Crysis for 9$.

Btw, for those not in the know, the EA week sale has been leaked. Thursday will be racing, Friday will be Mirrors Edge, Dead Space and Spore, Saturday will be Mass Effect and Sunday Dragon Age.

[evilmegaman]

super shame MR! I haven't been so immersed in an FPS since half life 2.


When men start getting picked off one by one by some... thing and you don't ever see it coming... Well that's intense

[mfalaura]

I test Portal ! Great Game !

[Atheist Icon]

Duke Nukem is 10% off for pre-order...not much of a sale, but still, it's Duke Nukem.

[Atheist Icon]

If you like to play shitty console ports on your PC, CoD:Black Ops is available for a free weekend. Multiplayer only.

Honestly, its not worth the space. I played it for about 2 hrs yesterday...bleh.