HUGE Steam sale now until July 4

[Leviathan41]

Hundreds of games on sale, up to 90% off, special deals every day, check it out:

http://store.steampowered.com/

[Pandam00nium]

Thanks for the heads up. Seems like a completely random sale?

[Leviathan41]

They've done this the last 2 years over Christmas time, I think it was so successful they are wanting to do it twice a year so since it is almost exactly 6 months after Christmas, we get the summer sale!

[rainless]

Trine $4... Dirt 2... $10... (but I think I already own it.

Wish Mass Effect 2 was on sale.

[lordkosc]

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/3991/624201054442pm.jpg

omg salez!!!!! :drool:

[Chixofnix]

agh... this is too much to process at once... Can someone spend some time and do some highlights???

It was so much easier when it was just a few awesome deals a day - now I can't get my bearings o_O

[lordkosc]

there are 400 games on sale, someone make a list , NOW!

[SeanBest]

Must ... NOT ... buy stuff!


R ... E ... S ... I ... S ... T ... I ... N ... G ... !


Aww crap, I'm gonna end up buying something.

[Nebulous]

Must ... NOT ... buy stuff!


R ... E ... S ... I ... S ... T ... I ... N ... G ... !


Aww crap, I'm gonna end up buying something.



lol, me 2 :D

[rainless]

Grid $5
Dirt 2 $10
Trine $4 (Bought it)
Killing Floor $5
...ya just got 396 more to go. :p


No Dragon Age and no Mass Effect so Trine's it for me. I would buy Grid... but maybe another time.

[lordkosc]

Witcher Enhanced Directors Cut , 6$

[darkknight187]

Indigo Prophecy...3.39
Introversion Pack 5$ (darwinia, multiwinia, uplink and DEFCON)

i also bought Trine, it looks fun. here's to hoping tomorrow has some good 1 day only deals.

[WonderingSoul]

I thought this was hilarious...

[CharlieCS]

Thanks , last sale was awesome.Got Witcher , will be keeping an eye on the sale :D

[nd4spdbh2]

if Blur goes on sale PLZ post here.

[Leviathan41]

Here's a few that I would recommend, that I don't think anyone else has mentioned:

Mount and Blade: Warband - $15
Machinarium - $10
Plants vs. Zombies - $7
Defense Grid: The Awaking - $5

[GatorChamp]

Bioshock 2! 50% off. Done.

[vixro]

Assassins Creed 2: $27 ($59.99 at best buy, jesus lol)

[MadMan007]

Witcher Enhanced Directors Cut , 6$

That's by far the best sale item I saw looking through them. Older game at this point but a perfect blend of RPG, non-kiddie gray area choices (and non-kiddie themes too), and action-RPG. I just don't game enough (or really, at all) to buy some games that may just be a shot in the dark or worth a few hour's play at most.

A few that did catch my eye were the AI War games. Anyone played those?

[Pandam00nium]

There are a few games I want, but I'll probably have to pass. Already spent some money I shouldn't have today on other things. D:

Trine for $4 is really tempting. Beat hazzard has a great concept, but I didn't like the controls much when I played the demo. It's similar to audiosurf, but a rhythm... space shooter..?

Edit - Fixed a damn punctuation error. Happy? :P

[freakdiablo]

I thought this was hilarious...

Yeah,I LOLd at that also, but possibly untrue. Didn't someone die a few years back by playing CS until he died of dehydration or something?

[jediman]

the problem with such a large sale is i'll never know all the things on sale that i would have wanted if only i knew they were on sale.

[tinymouse2]

Grid for £3.34! SOLD! :D Some ridiculously amazing deals here.

Can't wait to see what the future holds :D

Edit: Beyond Good and Evil for £3.34!!! Another sale! (watch this post, many more edits on the way :p)

[WonderingSoul]

STALKER - Clear Sky $6.99
STALKER - Call of Pripyat $13.39
Cryostasis - $3.24

I already have Cryostasis on disc, but for $3.24 and no more discs, count me in.

[tinymouse2]

Is Cryostasis worth it? The reviews are like 6/10.

[WonderingSoul]

Is Cryostasis worth it? The reviews are like 6/10.

I liked it a lot. It was like Silent Hill was on a frozen nuclear ice breaker.

[rainless]

There are a few games I want, but I'll probably have to pass. Already spent some money I shouldn't have today on other things. D:

Trine for $4 is really tempting, beat hazzard has a great concept, but I didn't like the controls much when I played the demo. It's similar to audiosurf, but a rhythm... space shooter..?

Ummm.... NO.

I don't think you know what Trine is.

Trine is an Action game similar to Golden Axe... but with a puzzle element.

[MadMan007]

the problem with such a large sale is i'll never know all the things on sale that i would have wanted if only i knew they were on sale.

It's not that bad, took me about 15 minutes to scan the titles but I only looked at details for a few. Not too many big name standouts but it's worth looking through if you're looking for some games.

[ratbuddy]

Witcher Enhanced Directors Cut , 6$

Is steam selling movies now??

Rainless, check http://store.steampowered.com/app/49600/ :beer:

[disk11]

I'm tempted by:

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4594/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/41000/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/41010/

[Pandam00nium]

Ummm.... NO.

I don't think you know what Trine is.

Trine is an Action game similar to Golden Axe... but with a puzzle element.

I was talking about Beat Hazard. Excuse the random comma that should have been a period.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/49600/

[SteveLord]

Ummm.... NO.

I don't think you know what Trine is.

Trine is an Action game similar to Golden Axe... but with a puzzle element.

He meant the Beat Hazzard game. I know.....I thought he was referring to Trine and was confused myself. ;)

Speaking of which, $4 is a good deal. Support your independent devs!

[tinymouse2]

I liked it a lot. It was like Silent Hill was on a frozen nuclear ice breaker.

To scary, not buying :p

[rainless]

I was talking about Beat Hazard. Excuse the random comma that should have been a period.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/49600/

THE BAD BOYS OF PUNCTUATION! :p

Yeah I'm in the same boat as you. I already bought a bunch of stuff I souldn't have bought... and THEN i picked up Trine.

I'd really like to check out The Witcher and Grid... but I'm so far past my budget it's ridiculous.

[lordkosc]

Search the sales easy!

http://www.steamgamesales.com/

or

http://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Price&sort_order=DESC&specials=1

[Chixofnix]

Alright - The Witcher was something I was NOT able to enjoy/finish for a number of reasons, but it appears the "enhanced version/director's cut" on sale now ($6.79) addresses all the major things I remember disliking - bad translation / missing dialogue / clunky inventory...

I'm going to give it another try - I recall this being a title I WANTED to enjoy, but couldn't immerse myself and get "in the flow."

Trine has me intrigued - based on the screenshots, is it kinda like lego starwars on the consoles?

I received GRID as a free game for some hardware purchase in the past - personally wouldn't call this worth the CD it may have been printed on, but that's my tastes... I've never played a racing game on PC that really drew me in.

[Leviathan41]

Today's new sales are up!

Alpha Protocol - $33.49
Aliens vs. Predator Classic 2000 - $1.25
Galcon Fusion - $2.50
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City - $14.99
Ghostbusters - $4.00
Lead and Gold - $5.10
Resident Evil 5 - $12.50
Serious Sam HD: Double Pack - $7.50

[col_sanders]

Picked up DiRT 2 for 10 bucks. Couldn't resist :D

[ratbuddy]

Ghostbusters worth the 4 bucks?

[vixro]

Alright - The Witcher was something I did NOT able to enjoy/finish for a number of reasons, but it appears the "enhanced version/director's cut" on sale now ($6.79) addresses all the major things I remember disliking - bad translation / missing dialogue / clunky inventory...

I'm going to give it another try - I recall this being a title I WANTED to enjoy, but couldn't immerse myself and get "in the flow."

Trine has me intrigued - based on the screenshots, is it kinda like lego starwars on the consoles?

I received GRID as a free game for some hardware purchase in the past - personally wouldn't call this worth the CD it may have been printed on, but that's my tastes... I've never played a racing game on PC that really drew me in.

Trine is a very short game, but a lot of fun. You can finish it in about 10 hours and it's still worth the money. It's just a fun little scrolling puzzle game.

[DBZ]

Yeah Ghostbuster is worth it.

[Benitora]

Serious Sam HD pack worth it?

[freakdiablo]

Today's new sales are up!

Alpha Protocol - $33.49
Aliens vs. Predator Classic 2000 - $1.25
Galcon Fusion - $2.50
GTA: Episodes from Liberty City - $14.99
Ghostbusters - $4.00
Lead and Gold - $5.10
Resident Evil 5 - $12.50
Serious Sam HD: Double Pack - $7.50

OK, this has got to stop, I already bought Chrome + Chrome: Specforce, the 1C Racing pack (not worth it even though you're technically getting about 5 games and only paying for 2), Indigo Prophecy, Cryostasis, The Scourge Project: Episode 1 and 2, plus Mass Effect the other day when it was on sale and MoH: Airborne, and I wanted to get a copy of Ghostbusters and RE5, but dunno if I can justify it now :/

[rainless]

Ghostbusters worth the 4 bucks?

HELL YEAH ghostbusters is worth 4 bucks!

[lordkosc]

HELL YEAH ghostbusters is worth 4 bucks!

I LOVED it @ 25$!!!! :soda:

[Slayn]

Grid $5
Dirt 2 $10
Trine $4 (Bought it)
Killing Floor $5
...ya just got 396 more to go. :p


No Dragon Age and no Mass Effect so Trine's it for me. I would buy Grid... but maybe another time.

You just missed Dragon Age on Sunday for EA week. I got DA:O and Awakening for $48.

[T1Cybernetic]

Oh nice, Can't beat a sale !!

[darkknight187]

I ended up with Ghostbusters and RE5 today. Infact I almost snagged Ghostbusters last night but figured I should wait out the 10 days of deals first.:clap:

Anyways I do very much agree with justifying it. Imho the end of next month would be the best time to catch me with the extra pay week and all.

On another note it seems that the servers are taking a real beatdown over this sale. Trouble with connections for game downloads and sometimes searching by price would give me no games found issues.

[Nebulous]

Dammit, I missed out on the Bioshock2 for 50% off :rain:

[rainless]

You just missed Dragon Age on Sunday for EA week. I got DA:O and Awakening for $48.

Kiff kiff...

Dammit, I missed out on the Bioshock2 for 50% off :rain:

...I got it free!

A friend of mine said:

"You should have Bioshock 2."

"Yeah right! I know! If only I had the ****ing money!"

"Umm... totally not what I meant. Check your Steam account."

Bioshock 2 AND it came with Bioshock 1... which I already had... but now I never have to worry about the activation thing again!

[BugFreak]

Great heads up! I picked up the Id pack. Nothing like a good game of Quake2 for old times. Now if only the steam servers could handle the downloads so I could get them all.

[vixro]

Bioshock 2 AND it came with Bioshock 1... which I already had... but now I never have to worry about the activation thing again!

The activation thing and bad mouse movement made me never complete Bioshock, gave up on that glitchy mess.

[tinymouse2]

I have 32KB/s!
The speed, IT'S TO FAAAST! *spolodes*

[freakdiablo]

I have 32KB/s!
The speed, IT'S TO FAAAST! *spolodes*

Hey, at least you could download stuff, was able to download a few things but now I keep getting the "Steam servers are too busy to handle your request" message.

[Nebulous]

Kiff kiff...



...I got it free!

A friend of mine said:

"You should have Bioshock 2."

"Yeah right! I know! If only I had the ****ing money!"

"Umm... totally not what I meant. Check your Steam account."

Bioshock 2 AND it came with Bioshock 1... which I already had... but now I never have to worry about the activation thing again!

Dam, you lucked out! Wish I was that lucky :cry:

[sandyduff]

Bought STALKER: Call of Pripyat for a tenner... booyah!!

[tinymouse2]

Hey, at least you could download stuff, was able to download a few things but now I keep getting the "Steam servers are too busy to handle your request" message.

Well Steam won't even load freinds for me at the moment. 0KB/s with no chance of even viewing the store :(

RE5 was £7.50 right? If I can get back into steamy I might buy that, but I should be saving! Decisions! :(

[decoste007xt]

Mass effect 2 was on sale 2 weeks ago for $35, and Mass Effect was on sale for $10 at the same time xD

[tinymouse2]

Mass effect 2 was on sale 2 weeks ago for $35, and Mass Effect was on sale for $10 at the same time xD

What? Really?? I need to buy a femate that game, man I can't believe I missed that deal! :(

[Leviathan41]

The activation thing and bad mouse movement made me never complete Bioshock, gave up on that glitchy mess.
The activation limit has been removed, even on retail copies and you can turn off mouse acceleration by doing this: http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=131954

You should give it a shot, Bioshock was an excellent game and shouldn't be missed. :)

[jamesman32]

Wow, just picked up L4D2 for $10! I'll be keeping my eye on this sale.

[freakdiablo]

Well Steam won't even load freinds for me at the moment. 0KB/s with no chance of even viewing the store :(
(

It's a conspiracy, the gaming industries newest anti-piracy countermeasure. They let you buy the game but don't let you get a copy, so even if you crack the DRM you can't upload the data.

But have you tried accessing the store through a web browser or just try steam? Seems odd that you can't even access that, the download servers I can understand going down during large sales, but the store itself, seems like that's what they'd want to allocate the most resources towards.

[Nebulous]

Well I got Cryostasis from a friend for $3.24 :clap: . At first it wouldn't let me d/l. I would think the servers are getting hammered because of the sales. I managed to get it to d/l on the 2nd try. About 100KB/s d/l speed which sux, but at least I got it :)

[tinymouse2]

It's a conspiracy, the gaming industries newest anti-piracy countermeasure. They let you buy the game but don't let you get a copy, so even if you crack the DRM you can't upload the data.

But have you tried accessing the store through a web browser or just try steam? Seems odd that you can't even access that, the download servers I can understand going down during large sales, but the store itself, seems like that's what they'd want to allocate the most resources towards.

Just steam. Brought Cryostasis a min ago, thought I might as well. Cannot connect to steam servers, please wait, crash.

Not going well for Steam :(

[SeanBest]

Steams working great for me here. Haven't bought anything yet, but downloaded and in stalled 2 games I didn't have installed to play again, downloaded both at full speeds with no issues.

[ratbuddy]

Ahh, Darkstar One is only $3.39, can't resist. So far I'm in for $7.39 counting this and Ghostbusters. Trying to resist spending any more :beer:

[SteveLord]

I swear the Serious Sam HD pack was cheaper lastnight than what it is now....darn.

[David]

Aaarrgh just spent £50.

Damn you steam, damn you :D

[tinymouse2]

Aaarrgh just spent £50.

Damn you steam, damn you :D

Hehe :p What have you brought so far?

Still under a tenner for me! RE5 thankfully went off before I had a chance to buy it, preserving money is hard :(

[rainless]

Hehe :p What have you brought so far?

Still under a tenner for me! RE5 thankfully went off before I had a chance to buy it, preserving money is hard :(

Trine on day one for $4
Witcher $6
Ghost Busters $4

None of that would be bad if I didn't just come back from Best Buy with Smackdown 2009 for $16 with tax.

Oh well... Here's hoping they make it up to me by making Grid like $2 or something...

[disk11]

I swear the Serious Sam HD pack was cheaper lastnight than what it is now....darn.

Yep, I got it for $7.50 yesterday.

[Duner]

So far RE5 and just bought L4D2 as well.

[Slayn]

I got The Force Unleashed ( star wars ) for $7.50 today. Dude this sucks, I am unemployed, but it is SO hard to resist games that I KNOW I am going to eventually purchase for half off. DAMN YOU STEAM!!!!

[whooping_a_panda]

Dude this sucks, I am unemployed, but it is SO hard to resist games that I KNOW I am going to eventually purchase for half off. DAMN YOU STEAM!!!!

same boat :( just dropped 10 bucks on l4d2, been waiting for it to hit the 20 dollar mark and just had to do it.

[Niku-Sama]

force unleashed is 75% off making it $7.49

i'm temped by that but its for 10 hours only (10 hrs as of now)

[David]

Hehe :p What have you brought so far?

Still under a tenner for me! RE5 thankfully went off before I had a chance to buy it, preserving money is hard :(

Just bought:
Overlord II, THQ Complete Pack (cheaper than the DoW II expansion on its own!), Heroes of Might and Magic 5, Tropico 3, Pirates! (played this yeeeeaaars ago).

Bought last week:
Overlord, Dues Ex Collection, Mirrors Edge, Dead Space

Bought the week before:
Batman Arkane Asylum.

The best part is, all of these games came to well under £100. I haven't had time to play most of them though >.<

I might need to take a week off and do some gaming ....

[Slayn]

Ive been downloading Star Wars: The Force Unleashed for HOURS now! Usually Steam is slow, but today I am stuck between 50-300kbps. Sometimes I spike up tot he 700's for a min or two. I was downloading dragon age at about 1.2mbps last week . . . this game is huge, I heard it was 25gb. x_x Definetely seems worth it for $7.50, I am a Star Wars video game fanboy.

[evoted]

i did it again :(

yesterday i got the THQ pack, this morning the codemasters racing pack, these are good deals dammit ...now i need a bigger hard drive :P

[David]

i did it again :(

yesterday i got the THQ pack, this morning the codemasters racing pack, these are good deals dammit ...now i need a bigger hard drive :P

I'm running into the same issue :-\

Only got an 80 GB HDD in this laptop and I only have ~2 GB left. Really time for a new laptop methinks.

[tinymouse2]

I might need to take a week off and do some gaming ....

A week of gaming? Might as well follow suit :beer:
Hopefully tonight's refresh will turn out some good deals, need some good news due to the game :(

[evoted]

A week of gaming? Might as well follow suit :beer:
Hopefully tonight's refresh will turn out some good deals, need some good news due to the game :(

they better not! :D

[SteveLord]

I bought the Witcher. Been looking at it for a while, but never felt quite good enough about it to shell out the full price. If I ever get time to game again, I'll have it in my back pocket.

[ratbuddy]

Today's deals are pretty blah, Civ 4 Complete for $10, but who doesn't already have thaat? Nothing else good.

[freakdiablo]

they better not! :D

This. Planning on building a NASbox in the Fall and I can't if I keep spending my paycheck on Steam deals :cry:

[tinymouse2]

HL1 for £1.19 and Anthology for £6.02!
Considering if I should go for just HL1 or both. Only have HL:Source :(

[darkknight187]

Today's deals are pretty blah, Civ 4 Complete for $10, but who doesn't already have thaat? Nothing else good.

I agree, however I am contemplating on Kane and Lynch along with EVE. I could use some mmo action and 2$ is a pretty cheap buy in for a month. The only thing that makes me think twice about EVE is jumping into MMO's late in the games life sometimes provides a very rough experience.

[freakdiablo]

HL1 for £1.19 and Anthology for £6.02!
Considering if I should go for just HL1 or both. Only have HL:Source :(

Haven't played the original TF, but Blue Shift and Opposing Forces are ok. Haven't played them in a while but I seem to remember them being on the shorter side but kind of expand on the HL universe.

[shard]

Wow, Gothic II and Gothic 3 for 2$? Nabbed that. :)

[ratbuddy]

Ohh, when I posted, they hadn't applied some of the % discounts yet - I had checked the deals right when they went up at 1:00 EST, Max Payne was $10, EVE was $20, Half Life was $10, and so on.

[tinymouse2]

Well HL1 + opp force are sitting in my basket there, not sure if I can afford to spend anymore :P

Edit: Brought HL1 + opp force and Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death! MWAHA!
I played that game when I was 12 or so, 55% rating? HAH! 99% from me :D

[lordkosc]

So far this month...... I can't recall ever buying so many games in 1 month! And I am still under 50$ total spending.

Fallout 3 - Game of the Year
Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Supreme Commander 2
Mirror's Edge

[rainless]

Ohh, when I posted, they hadn't applied some of the % discounts yet - I had checked the deals right when they went up at 1:00 EST, Max Payne was $10, EVE was $20, Half Life was $10, and so on.

Well HL1 + opp force are sitting in my basket there, not sure if I can afford to spend anymore :P

Well I *know* I can't spend anymore.

But Max Payne 2 for $2.50? Don't know if I can miss that.

[lordkosc]

never played Max Payne 2, was it good? Anyone?

[rainless]

never played Max Payne 2, was it good? Anyone?

Never played it but I heard it was just as good as the first one... which was AWESOME.

[SteveLord]

Bagged the Max Payne bundle. Games were on my wishlist for many many years.

[lordkosc]

Just picked up EvE, I can register the new account via a friend code, and get my main account 30 days free play. Not bad for 1.99 :D

Plus I can keep track of time played now via Steam.

[Chixofnix]

Gothic is an extremely solid experience if you haven't already tried it. I'm a bit dissappointed they didn't decide to include the first installment in this bundle - it was great too, but definitely relatively dated and clunky... The control scheme for combat is *different* and takes some getting used to (you'll probably die a few times figuring it out), and it was developed first and foremost for a German audience so expect a few "lost in translation" moments. You'd find this series extremely refreshing if you like fantasy action-RPG's, but are tired of the typical copy-paste Lord of the Rings style lore. If you're one to value story over graphics, I'd reccommend also trying out the first installment first, if only to get a feel for the background of the Gothic world (and be treated to an awesome story). I'd argue Gothic was one of the first PC titles to ever get a 3rd-person action-RPG to "work" in terms of playability and depth of the system - Zelda64 beat Gothic to the punch, but then that was in the world of consoles =).

As a caution, all of the Gothic games have a trait (which I like) that may frustrate others - the environment is UNFORGIVING! I personally had a lot of laughs and tense, futile attempts to not die upon testing various fauna in the Gothic worlds - it was a blast learning what you can and can't do until you're at a higher level, and helped pull me into the world/story that much more.


Max Payne is also dated in controls/graphics (for its time it was stellar), but it set a standard for overlayed narrative/storytelling that I compare modern titles against. The game plays out something like an animated/voiced graphic novel in-between 3rd-person shootemup romps. The game is surprisingly challenging if you want to see it through - you'll be punished in time for lulling into "casual" playing after the game eases you into the first areas.

All of Civ4 for $10 is not the best deal Steam has ever done (I seem to recall it dipped a *bit* lower), but that's quibbling over crumbs. Civ4+Warlords is a phenomenal game at any price, and if this is not already in your library it belongs there if you have any capacity to enjoy strategy games =).

[rainless]

Picked up the Payne bundle. Already have the first one... but you never know. Just in case I'm, for some reason, without the disc or something.

Wonder what kind of madness they'll come up with today.

[ratbuddy]

The server is meltingggggggggg... Nothing really great today though.

Oh wait.. Refreshed before I posted this, same thing happened to me as did yesterday. The discounts weren't marked yet. Hmm, still nothing I want.

[freakdiablo]

Hrrmm....Anyone know how Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising is? 85% off, $4.50, thought it looked interesting.

(and in case you couldn't tell, this is a hint for everyone to say how crappy it is since I've spent enough over the past few days)

[rainless]

Thank goodness.

Nothing good today except oddworld.

[tinymouse2]

Dragon Rising is crap? I just brought it :(

[freakdiablo]

Dragon Rising is crap? I just brought it :(

Heh, no was saying someone else should tell me it's crap so I won't buy it since I bought enough. Never tried it.

[tinymouse2]

Ah, well after it's downloaded (should be done in about 21 hours) I'll say how it is :p

[lordkosc]

hmm so with nothing on the front page of steam to wet my appetites, what is the consensus on MEN OF WAR GOLD EDITION? $8.74 for a WW2 RTS is tempting me...

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2373/

[ratbuddy]

hmm so with nothing on the front page of steam to wet my appetites, what is the consensus on MEN OF WAR GOLD EDITION? $8.74 for a WW2 RTS is tempting me...

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2373/

Check out Order of War, I liked the demo, but not enough to pay $40 for the game when it first came out. For $10 it's a good buy if you like the genre.

[Super Nade]

Any good FPS stuff you would recommend? I bought the CoD pack for $30.

[ratbuddy]

Any good FPS stuff you would recommend? I bought the CoD pack for $30.

You looking for single player/storyline or multi/pvp?

edit/unrelated: Just noticed they have Shadowgrounds for $2.49 and Shadowgrounds Survivor for $3.74, great games if you don't have gametap. They're sorta like Smash TV meets Doom, very fun stuff.

edit again: Has anyone played Space Trader? http://store.steampowered.com/app/11240/ ? Looks kinda fun for $2.49...

[rainless]

You looking for single player/storyline or multi/pvp?

edit/unrelated: Just noticed they have Shadowgrounds for $2.49 and Shadowgrounds Survivor for $3.74, great games if you don't have gametap. They're sorta like Smash TV meets Doom, very fun stuff.

edit again: Has anyone played Space Trader? http://store.steampowered.com/app/11240/ ? Looks kinda fun for $2.49...

I have.

I *LOVE* space trader... And I was playing an older version you could play on a PDA. For a PC version... for $2.50?

Get it.

[ratbuddy]

Bah, got it. Total for this sale is still under $10, I think. Can't afford much more :(

[Super Nade]

You looking for single player/storyline or multi/pvp?



SP with a good storyline perhaps? Not sure.

[ratbuddy]

SP with a good storyline perhaps? Not sure.

Jericho is only $1.69, great single player FPS. I got a good 10-15 hours out of it. I don't see anything else in the action section that's even close to as good of a deal..

http://store.steampowered.com/app/11420/

[hajalie24]

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising looks pretty cool. 4-player co-op, seems like a fun game for me and my brother to play.

[MadMan007]

Europa Universalis III complete looks like a nice high quality turn-based strategy game. Some of these sales make me wish I still had time to game...I still have games on Steam that I never even installed from previous sales heh and I'm not sure I'll ever get to them. Resisting for now but you guys who are buying are getting some good entertainment!

[lordkosc]

Bah, got it. Total for this sale is still under $10, I think. Can't afford much more :(

You are to spend , even if you cannot afford it! You are an AMERICAN! :thup:

[Leviathan41]

I have.

I *LOVE* space trader... And I was playing an older version you could play on a PDA. For a PC version... for $2.50?

Get it.
Haha! I also used to play the PDA version on my old Sony Clie! I can't believe someone else has played it! :D

I picked up the PC version on a Steam sale a while back, it's a little different. It's clearly a low budget game, but if you are in the market for a space trading game, it's not bad, especially for $2.

[vixro]

Europa Universalis III complete looks like a nice high quality turn-based strategy game. Some of these sales make me wish I still had time to game...I still have games on Steam that I never even installed from previous sales heh and I'm not sure I'll ever get to them. Resisting for now but you guys who are buying are getting some good entertainment!

I bought the Witcher and even bought Battlefield Bad Company 2 before it came out (beta access + whatever). I have not played either game once because I am addicted to Modern Warfare 2. :shrug:

[Super Nade]

Jericho is only $1.69, great single player FPS. I got a good 10-15 hours out of it. I don't see anything else in the action section that's even close to as good of a deal..

http://store.steampowered.com/app/11420/

Copy that. Anything else? I really enjoyed playing the LOTR series i.e BFME, BFME2,BFME:ROTWK. Anything else similar to this? (Strategy). I want to have all my ducks in a row before I buy. :)

[ratbuddy]

Copy that. Anything else? I really enjoyed playing the LOTR series i.e BFME, BFME2,BFME:ROTWK. Anything else similar to this? (Strategy). I want to have all my ducks in a row before I buy. :)

King's Bounty looks good for $3.24 http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/

I'm holding off to see if the gold version goes up for a daily deal.. Anyone played it?

[freakdiablo]

LOL, guess they aren't prepared for the rush. The Codemasters racing pack is on sale, and this was at the bottom

NOTE: We have temporarily run out of keys for FUEL and more have been requested. You can still purchase the pack and play the other games. When we have more keys, FUEL will unlock for you automatically. Our apologies!

[WonderingSoul]

Jericho is only $1.69, great single player FPS. I got a good 10-15 hours out of it. I don't see anything else in the action section that's even close to as good of a deal..

http://store.steampowered.com/app/11420/

All the reviews I saw said it was pretty beat. :-/

Metacritic score of 63/100

But for $2, who can really complain.

[ratbuddy]

All the reviews I saw said it was pretty beat. :-/

Metacritic score of 63/100

But for $2, who can really complain.

I don't put much stock in metacritic. "Professional" reviewers don't know anything more than the rest of us. Look at The Last Remnant, http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/lastremnant shows it at "only" 66/100, but it's easily a 95 in my book. 8.7/10 user rating. Jericho shows 63/100 "professional" but 7.2/10 for user ratings.

I thought it was a good deal at $10, for under two bucks, it's a sure thing :beer:

[freakdiablo]

All the reviews I saw said it was pretty beat. :-/

Metacritic score of 63/100

But for $2, who can really complain.

Actually it's pretty good for that price. Gory and violent, the game equivalent of a B list horror/scifi film.

UPDATE: New sales, GTA4 $5, first thing I saw.

[WonderingSoul]

"Professional" reviewers don't know anything more than the rest of us

They know more than us, otherwise they wouldn't be professionals.

To each their own. I was just saying for other's buying to beware since it wasn't as critically acclaimed as you had put it.

But for $2 I don't have any high hopes, or rightfully care if doesn't provide.

[ratbuddy]

X-Com complete is $3.74 today. I'd jump on that if I didn't already own it :beer:

edit: Post above came through while I was typing this one.

Pro reviewers are just people who get paid to give an opinion. It doesn't make their view any more valid than yours or mine. They are just there to rubber stamp this years Madden or Call of Duty with a score in the mid-80's and keep the sponsors happy.

I never said Jericho was critically acclaimed. I said it's a great game, especially for $1.69.

[SteveLord]

Pro reviewers are just people who get paid to give an opinion.

And usually their opinion consists of more than "omg this game sucks! i want a refund or I will boycott!" type of reviews.

[shard]

King's Bounty looks good for $3.24 http://store.steampowered.com/app/25900/

I'm holding off to see if the gold version goes up for a daily deal.. Anyone played it?

King's Bounty is fantastic, it is easily as good as Heroes of Might and Magic 5, if not better. Definitely worth picking up either just the first one, or both in the gold pack.

X-Com complete is $3.74 today. I'd jump on that if I didn't already own it :beer:

edit: Post above came through while I was typing this one.

Pro reviewers are just people who get paid to give an opinion. It doesn't make their view any more valid than yours or mine. They are just there to rubber stamp this years Madden or Call of Duty with a score in the mid-80's and keep the sponsors happy.

I never said Jericho was critically acclaimed. I said it's a great game, especially for $1.69.

It has more to do with that they are usually better at approaching the game in a more critical manner then just lambasting their opinion of this or that. Many times, they are able to review a game for what it is, instead of what it isn't. (Not always though, mind you.) Obviously, every reviewer is unique so you need to find your own group of persons to rely on. Either way, for the most part professional reviewers are much more capable and qualified to make their reviews then the average person, or even heavy gamers. Being critical is key, and the internet sorely lacks in that department.

[jediman]

what do people think of arma 2 for 20 dollars? I kinda always wanted it but my lack of attention span will probably make me unable to get anywhere in it.

[ratbuddy]

what do people think of arma 2 for 20 dollars? I kinda always wanted it but my lack of attention span will probably make me unable to get anywhere in it.

I thought the demo sucked. Graphics looked ok but the animations were rubbish, the voice acting in the tutorial is a total joke, and the controls were frustrating. I think you have to be really into the whole FPS/sim thing to like that game :shrug:

[jstutman]

I thought the demo sucked. Graphics looked ok but the animations were rubbish, the voice acting in the tutorial is a total joke, and the controls were frustrating. I think you have to be really into the whole FPS/sim thing to like that game :shrug:

but its supposed to be so realistic lol

[Super Nade]

but its supposed to be so realistic lol

Which also turned out to be its downfall. Too much realism is a bad thing. We had an ArmaA tourney and a JointOps Tourney. Guess which one still lives after 6 years, still pulling in about 125+ people all day on Sunday? :)

BTW, Joint Ops Combined Arms is on sale for about $10.00 (contains Joint Ops Escalation and Typhoon Rising). If anybody is interested in joining the International conflict Joint Ops based tourney, let me know.

[lordkosc]

1 min till the new round of DEALS :D

[ratbuddy]

Mass Effect 2 for $24.. Hmmmmmmm :beer:

[Leviathan41]

A glimpse into the future: Just Cause 2 will be 50% off on Saturday according to Square Enix community manager Mike Oldman.

http://twitter.com/mycoldman/status/17421704878

[Slayn]

I got ME2 for $20 on D2D a few days ago, thanks to another post here :P

[freakdiablo]

Flatout: Ultimate Carnage is $2, pretty fun game. It's basically Flatout 2 with an expansion pack (a few new tracks, opponents and slightly better graphics).

[darkknight187]

Flatout: Ultimate Carnage is $2, pretty fun game. It's basically Flatout 2 with an expansion pack (a few new tracks, opponents and slightly better graphics).

Decided on that and The Void. Hopefully The Void turns out well as it was an impulse buy based on metacritic reviews.:shrug:

[SteveLord]

Flatout: Ultimate Carnage is $2, pretty fun game. It's basically Flatout 2 with an expansion pack (a few new tracks, opponents and slightly better graphics).

What I didn't like about Flatout2 was no 2 player+comp racing or demo matches. I bought a few copies for myself and my son. Lame.

[freakdiablo]

Decided on that and The Void. Hopefully The Void turns out well as it was an impulse buy based on metacritic reviews.:shrug:

Yeah, was curios about The Void. Interesting idea for a game.

[BugFreak]

Is anyone else having problems with the ported games like RE5 and the older DOS games crashing all the time?

[tinymouse2]

Is anyone else having problems with the ported games like RE5 and the older DOS games crashing all the time?

No problems outside of GTA IV, Cryostasis and TF2 as of yet... What OS are you running?

[darkknight187]

Yeah, was curios about The Void. Interesting idea for a game.

I would love to tell you about it before the sale is up however my 3meg connection isnt going to place it's arrival at a time before the sale ends that i can play it.


Is anyone else having problems with the ported games like RE5 and the older DOS games crashing all the time?

Yes, I had a bsod during RE5, and odd glitching during Ghostbusters, dropped my cpu clocks to stock and they were fine. Apparently GB and RE5 > OCCT Linpack

[_s3v3n_]

i was waiting for the BF2 price to get just a little bit lower but i don't think it will happen soon.

:attn:

[Niku-Sama]

Red Faction Guerrilla worth the $5?

[MadMan007]

Yeah, was curios about The Void. Interesting idea for a game.

It does sound interesting but the reviews are very polarized, love or hate. For $5 it may be worth a shot.

And of course Torchlight for $5...get it if you haven't already and want some simple mindless clickfest action-RPG dungeon lootwh*ring!

[freakdiablo]

Red Faction Guerrilla worth the $5?

Well, it gets fairly repetitive (>90% of the time you're just running around blowing stuff up to unlock the next mission or collecting salvage to get upgrades).

Kind of disappointed in it since in the first one, which was the reason I bought RF:G, the geomod tech was kind of built around the game, you could use it for a tactile advantage or you could just play it as a normal FPS game. RF:G is the opposite, it just comes off as a giant tech demo, the entire game seems to be based on blowing up buildings.

That being said, yes, I think it's worth $5, but not much more. I managed to play through the entire game and was entertained, but after that I never played it again.

Edit: heh, then again I seem to be the minority. Metascore of 82 and user score of 8.1.

It does sound interesting but the reviews are very polarized, love or hate. For $5 it may be worth a shot.

And of course Torchlight for $5...get it if you haven't already and want some simple mindless clickfest action-RPG dungeon lootwh*ring!

Might actually get a copy of Torchlight. Heard good things about it. Still have just over 6 1/2 hours to decide on The Void.

[ratbuddy]

Red Faction Guerrilla worth the $5?

I say no. I got it as part of a package deal and played for maybe an hour.

[Chixofnix]

*snip*

Might actually get a copy of Torchlight. Heard good things about it. Still have just over 6 1/2 hours to decide on The Void.

Torchlight is conceptually:
1. Diablo 1 (1 town, 1 deeeeep dungeon with changing environments, linear story on the short side) with
2. Diablo 2's gameplay enhancements (skill trees, set items, gambling, sockets)
3. A "steampunk fantasy" artistic style/direction distinctly different from Diablo I/II - comparable to Blizzard's warcraft/WoW series but with more blood.
4. A few extra gameplay additions like fishing for random items and a pet to hold/sell your stuff while you push forward
5. Moddability - quite a lot of material out there too, including some toptal overhaul projects underway - haven't checked to see whether any have been completed.

If you were ever a Diablo I/II nut, you will probably enjoy Torchlight at $5.

There's a demo IIRC.

Is anyone else having problems with the ported games like RE5 and the older DOS games crashing all the time?

No technical problems here - strongly recommend using a gamepad though (I played it through with my PS1 pad + USB adapter). Don't forget there's texture enhancements mods out there to improve the UI and game visuals! I'd suggest uninstalling and re-downloading... maybe hiccup happened along the way?

Mass Effect 2 for $24.. Hmmmmmmm :beer:

I've looked hard at that but I'm going to pass this one for a few reasons:

1. I never finished ME1, I take it that's a bad prospect for finishing/enjoying ME2... got lost exploring endless indentical-looking planets for pointless artifacts or something... totally lost how to proceed with the main story and found I'd leveled to an overpowered state =/... First part of the game felt golden to me though - except for the elevators - oh, god, the elevators XD

2. Steam sales like this have ruined me :p in a sense! Someday I may run out of games to play through again (I've got SUCH a backlog of "to play" and "to play again" items now), and that someday I might find ME2 on sale for $5 or $10 because the sequel ME3 is due to come out =).

...When/If-ever I do get around to it though, I understand ME2 is supposed to have fixed a number of ME1 issues - including the "un-romancibility" of my favorite NPC - Tali =). If ME2 is anything like the first parts of ME1, I'll surely enjoy it!

[freakdiablo]

If you were ever a Diablo I/II nut, you will probably enjoy Torchlight at $5.





Wow, and I thought it was obvious :P

Oh, and bought torchlight but not the void. Figure I've spent enough during this sale to not buy something I'm on the fence about.

[vixro]

If-ever I do get around to it though, I understand ME2 is supposed to have fixed a number of ME1 issues - including the "un-romancibility" of my favorite NPC - Tali =). If ME2 is anything like the first parts of ME1, I'll surely enjoy it!

You can do Tali in ME2, but I didn't pick her. :santa:

[nightelph]

I'm loving torchlight. At $5 it was a steal!

[vixro]

I'm loving torchlight. At $5 it was a steal!

I really enjoyed the game until I used my massively uber wand in an enchantment shrine. The shrine didn't mention any kind of loss % like the merchant in town did, so I assumed that the enchantment was either guaranteed or a chance of not working.

The shrine eliminated all of my mods (I had over 20 on the wand). I stopped playing after this and considered even deleting the game.

[tinymouse2]

SA for 2 quid 50... oooooh, must...resist...for...next...23...hours...

[Super Nade]

I purchased "Men of War Gold Edition"-->http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2373/

In another vein, I am unable to play CoD. It crashes with a memory overflow or some such error. I can play CoD2, CoD4 and CoDWW. Any fixes for this? I set compatibility to WinXP and I am running it as admin.

[Leviathan41]

I purchased "Men of War Gold Edition"-->http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2373/

In another vein, I am unable to play CoD. It crashes with a memory overflow or some such error. I can play CoD2, CoD4 and CoDWW. Any fixes for this? I set compatibility to WinXP and I am running it as admin.
Supposedly that's a driver issue, according to the Steam forums, you can download a file to put in the game directory which fixes it.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1323586

Specifically this post: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15656277&postcount=3

[Slayn]

F it, for $5 I got Titan Quest, another D2 clone.

[jediman]

x3 gold pack was 30 dollars but they only left the deal up for a couple hours

[ratbuddy]

x3 gold pack was 30 dollars but they only left the deal up for a couple hours

Actually it was only $10, and I just got back from putting money in the bank so I could buy it. Deal is gone now :-/

[Benitora]

Dragon Age is on sale today..... so tempting....

[jediman]

oops ya i meant 10 :(

[ratbuddy]

Dragon Age is on sale today..... so tempting....

I think that's one of the most overrated games to come along in the past several years. Picture Baldur's Gate 2 with less gameplay depth and a heck of a lot more talking.

Worth it at $10 maybe, but not $24, and hella not worth the $50 I got suckered in for.

[Benitora]

I think that's one of the most overrated games to come along in the past several years. Picture Baldur's Gate 2 with less gameplay depth and a heck of a lot more talking.

Worth it at $10 maybe, but not $24, and hella not worth the $50 I got suckered in for.

Ratbuddy is it really that bad?

[Super Nade]

Supposedly that's a driver issue, according to the Steam forums, you can download a file to put in the game directory which fixes it.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1323586

Specifically this post: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15656277&postcount=3


Copy that. Thanks, problem solved! :)

[darkknight187]

I think that's one of the most overrated games to come along in the past several years. Picture Baldur's Gate 2 with less gameplay depth and a heck of a lot more talking.

Worth it at $10 maybe, but not $24, and hella not worth the $50 I got suckered in for.

I played it a bit on console and found it to just feel like playing WoW except I had to pause and choose what other characters do in order to make it. Or setup some lengthy thing to make them play in a way that didnt mimic a terrible WoW player.

It lasted me a whole 30min before I decided i was done. Of course I could have had that feeling because it was the first RPG I was going to try after quitting WoW.

I probably wouldnt call it bad however I do recommend understanding the playstyle you're getting into.

[MadMan007]

I really enjoyed the game until I used my massively uber wand in an enchantment shrine. The shrine didn't mention any kind of loss % like the merchant in town did, so I assumed that the enchantment was either guaranteed or a chance of not working.

The shrine eliminated all of my mods (I had over 20 on the wand). I stopped playing after this and considered even deleting the game.

Sounds like you had a 'prepatch,' I can't remember the version number, modded item where the bonuses and chance to fail were much lower than intended. It really made for some stupidly overpowered items. There are mods however to change things back to that way ;) I can tell you I was pissed the first time I had a half-decent item become unmodded...a pretty kickass gun on my ranger chick character that did like 900+DPS, it was with the corrected mod system but even then it felt somewhat overpowered at times at least I planned ahead and had a comparable backup. I lost some very nice boots on first mod though, that hurt :-/

I did what I do with most games with Torchlight: played the snot out of it for a short while, stopped one day, and never restarted. I didn't even finish the main quest haha. I will pick it up some day I'm sure but the game mods that were available even 6-8 months ago were fun, I can only imagine what's out there now.

[rainless]

I picked up "Vegas: Make it Big" for $1.50.

Now I don't have to go back there.

[Slayn]

Yeah I played torchlight for like 12 hours straight one day and never picked it up, I got to the point where I spammed a some fire arrow and that is all I really did, got real bored. I hope D3 has more depth than this. The problem with D2 ( comparing to games now ) is that basically you invest in to a single skill and use that for the entire game, gets real boring, like a hammerdin.

[freakdiablo]

Meh, so far seeing a bunch of stuff either I don't want or already have, which is a plus at this point. Tropico 3 is the only decent looking thing since I liked the first one, but $7.50 is a bit much for a game I'll play once then forget about.

[jediman]

isn't the removal of a sale item they said was going to be on sale for 24 hours the same as bait and switch? isn't that illegal?

[Leviathan41]

I picked up "Vegas: Make it Big" for $1.50.

Now I don't have to go back there.
Haha, I lol'ed when I read this! :D

[ratbuddy]

isn't the removal of a sale item they said was going to be on sale for 24 hours the same as bait and switch? isn't that illegal?

I didn't see anywhere it explicitly stated any guarantee as to how long the sale would last, and maybe they just ran out of copies and removed the listing. Anyway, doesn't matter:

G. Pricing and Payment for Merchandise.

In addition to the above, the following terms apply to pricing of and payment for Merchandise. The prices for Merchandise displayed on Steam are subject to change at any time without notice. Charges for shipping, handling and tax may not be included in displayed prices for Merchandise but will be displayed during the purchase process, although such displayed prices may not include all taxes, duties, and other fees that you may be obligated to pay to applicable government authorities.

[jediman]

there is a giant timer at the top of the list of daily sales that says how long they are going to last.

they didn't run out of copies cause they were still selling the game after they took it off sale.

does it matter what there pricing policy says if its against the law? what if their pricing policy said we will say we are charging you one thing but will charge your credit card whatever we please. that doesn't make it legal or right.

[jediman]

they are subject to change without notice but as far as i'm aware (ianal) they can't advertise that the price is not going to change and then change the price.

[jediman]

plus to argue that they ran out of stock they need to clearly advertise that stock is limited (especially in a digital distribution model where stock is never limited) but it doesn't matter cause they were still selling the game so they still had stock.

[ratbuddy]

they are subject to change without notice but as far as i'm aware (ianal) they can't advertise that the price is not going to change and then change the price.

Read it again, all they say is "Today only! It's time to save! Hurry before time runs out!" which promises nothing. You're acting like they said "These games will all be on sale at these prices for the next 24 hours!"

Just sit back and enjoy the sale, it's more fun without nitpicking :beer:

edit: Uhm, whoa, nice triple post, didn't see part 3 till this was up. Steam can indeed run out of stock. The publisher gives them a certain number of license keys for some games and if they run out, they need to get fresh stock before they can sell any more. I've seen it happen a few times.

[rainless]

I picked up "Vegas: Make it Big" for $1.50.

Now I don't have to go back there.

Haha, I lol'ed when I read this! :D

:)

The game is AWESOME... though, as far as I know... it only has two scenarios and a sandbox.

Maybe more will open up when I beat the second scenario.

[jediman]

its more fun when i get to play the game they offered

? today only means that it is on sale today . . . not that it is on sale today unless we don't feel like it anymore. the latter scenario is bait and switch. I see a daily advertisement. I go to a place where i can buy advertised item. They say hey that's 4 times the price but look at all this other great stuff you can have on sale you should be happy still. that's fraud. So yes an advertisement of an item in a daily sale for a sale price is a promise. If BB posted in the papers core i7 980x's for $50! in this weekends circulars and you got there and they were $1000 instead, how is that any different?

[ratbuddy]

its more fun when i get to play the game they offered

? today only means that it is on sale today . . . not that it is on sale today unless we don't feel like it anymore. the latter scenario is bait and switch. I see a daily advertisement. I go to a place where i can buy advertised item. They say hey that's 4 times the price but look at all this other great stuff you can have on sale you should be happy still. that's fraud. So yes an advertisement of an item in a daily sale for a sale price is a promise. If BB posted in the papers core i7 980x's for $50! in this weekends circulars and you got there and they were $1000 instead, how is that any different?

Dude.. Give it up, the game simply isn't on sale any more. Bait and switch doesn't apply here. If they were STILL advertising it at $10 and clicking 'buy now' resulted in a price of $30, fine, that's bait and switch (or a pricing display error). Done with this little sidetrack, feel free to sue Steam if you can find a lawyer who won't laugh you out of their office.

[jediman]

obviously I'm not going to hire a lawyer over a 30 dollar game . . . but that doesn't mean people should ignore illegal business practices. BBB and state attorney general inform ftw.

bait and switch doesn't have anything to do with whether they are still advertising it. it's whether I (or other consumers) see it when it is being advertised.

[freakdiablo]

obviously I'm not going to hire a lawyer over a 30 dollar game . . . but that doesn't mean people should ignore illegal business practices. BBB and state attorney general inform ftw.

bait and switch doesn't have anything to do with whether they are still advertising it. it's whether I (or other consumers) see it when it is being advertised.

But that's just it. I can't find anywhere in the steam store that says all displayed games will remain at that price for the full 24 hours, just the main title which, IMHO, implies it could be UP TO 24 hours, just not more.

Not only that, when they stopped selling it for $10, they stopped advertising it for $10, you're making it sound like they changed it back to it's original price but left it's sale price on the main page.

[Leviathan41]

If you are going to blame somebody, blame the publisher, they claim it was "accidentally" put on sale. The publisher has the final say on all pricing and availability issues on Steam for third party games.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15765211&postcount=15

[rainless]

Enough of this nonsense.

You guys need to quit jabbering and buy Vegas: Make it Big.

I don't care HOW broke you are: It's only $1.50.

And... if you're feeling indignant... THAT ONE is still on sale.

[jediman]

im not making it sound like anything other than the bait and switch it is. The event is many days of 1 day sales it was advertised to me on sale and when i went to buy it ,it was not there which is bait and switch. I blame both steam and the publisher. It wasn't put on sale on accident steam has had 10 items on sale every day on the one day sale section and that day it was 9. One of the two (most likely the publisher) is being a jerk and causing steam to break the law. If steam really was the one who got owned due to some contract they have with the publishers (they didn't really because a contract can't force you to break the law), then i hope at least they have some means of punishing egosoft for monkeying with their operation.

[rainless]

im not making it sound like anything other than the bait and switch it is. The event is many days of 1 day sales it was advertised to me on sale and when i went to buy it ,it was not there which is bait and switch. I blame both steam and the publisher. It wasn't put on sale on accident steam has had 10 items on sale every day on the one day sale section and that day it was 9. One of the two (most likely the publisher) is being a jerk and causing steam to break the law. If steam really was the one who got owned due to some contract they have with the publishers (they didn't really because a contract can't force you to break the law), then i hope at least they have some means of punishing egosoft for monkeying with their operation.

Dude... you're getting nowhere. You made your point. I think everyone understands the point you were making. At the same time you're not going to convince anybody that wasn't already convinced.

[freakdiablo]

im not making it sound like anything other than the bait and switch it is. The event is many days of 1 day sales it was advertised to me on sale and when i went to buy it ,it was not there which is bait and switch. I blame both steam and the publisher. It wasn't put on sale on accident steam has had 10 items on sale every day on the one day sale section and that day it was 9. One of the two (most likely the publisher) is being a jerk and causing steam to break the law. If steam really was the one who got owned due to some contract they have with the publishers (they didn't really because a contract can't force you to break the law), then i hope at least they have some means of punishing egosoft for monkeying with their operation.

Well, go and file your complaint. These things happen all the time, someone enters a number wrong or checks a box they weren't supposed to and the price of something drops drastically. They end up choosing not to honor the advertised price and nothing happens. Why? Because stuff happens, and the BBB and whoever else manages these things know this.

[Chixofnix]

Enough of this nonsense.

You guys need to quit jabbering and buy Vegas: Make it Big.

I don't care HOW broke you are: It's only $1.50.

And... if you're feeling indignant... THAT ONE is still on sale.

Haha, you should go work for a casino rainless =).

I think that's one of the most overrated games to come along in the past several years. Picture Baldur's Gate 2 with less gameplay depth and a heck of a lot more talking.

Worth it at $10 maybe, but not $24, and hella not worth the $50 I got suckered in for.
Ratbuddy is it really that bad?

Dragon Age is not bad, but is was definitely over-hyped from all fronts (developers on down the chain) as "the spiritual successor to Bauldur's Gate." It's a great game in and of itself, and I think I and many others might have enjoyed it much more for what it is if it weren't touted to be the next bar-setter for the RPG genre. I'd take any bitter feelings from hardcore gamers to be just disappointment - it's a fine (and lengthy!) game if you weren't too caught up in the hype.

Pricing for any PC game these days is more fiercely tied more to how long it's been out and the developers than quality/quantity of enjoyment. $24 is a very decent price for a good (if not legendary) quality game that's still fairly new.

[EDIT]: Jediman, you're coming off as a little bit angry with the world, but I'm perceiving you might be genuinely curious to learn a bit about to what extent "bait and switch" is legal in the USA.

"Bait and switch" describes a series of behaviors - most of them are not illegal actions, but can be when such tactics are done with direct intent to deceive. That underlined word is why we have lawyers, and why certain industries are able to use bait and switch tactics regularly without repercussions (airlines, car dealerships, etc...), as it's pretty difficult to prove. Some specific acts with intent, like jacking up prices for limited stock on a black friday, are in fact legal with the appropriate fine print.

In any case, it's not clear, but if you feel deceived based on a recent Steam sale purchase, you will get a lot less remediation through BBB or a lawyer than if you just explained the situation to a Steam representative in a civilized manner (ranting here is guaranteed to get you nowhere)! If you simply missed a sale however, expect anyone to simply laugh at your furious indignation =).

Here's some recommending reading from the FTC, if you'd like to become a mini-expert: http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/guides/baitads-gd.htm

[rainless]

Haha, you should go work for a casino rainless =).





That's what I'm doing... VIRTUALLY!

[corruption]

I'm really tempted to pick up 'Prototype' for $14.99 (half price). I own it already, but don't have the disk with me. (Left the disk in Halifax in December.) A downloadable version would be nice, and I enjoyed the game so wouldn't mind paying for it again. (Still have to finish it!!)

I really wish that 'Sniper:Ghost Warrior' would go on sale. It's new and only released last month, but I'd love to try it out and a sale for it would be awesome.

[Benitora]

Well I waited on Dragon Age and think I may pick up Boarderlands for $10 tho or prototype for $15..... to many decisions to make with these sales lol especially with rent due!

[CharlieCS]

Any feedback on Saints Row 2,looks something like GTA series.Is there a good storyline to the game ?

[SeanBest]

Any feedback on Saints Row 2,looks something like GTA series.Is there a good storyline to the game ?

My brothers and girlfriend all LOVE Saints Row and Saints Row 2. I haven't played it much as I pretty much stick to FPS and very few RPGs. They'd say it was easily worth it. They all like it much more than GTA4.

[Benitora]

I played the demo for saints row 2 and it was decent. I would say go for it if you like gta games

[tinymouse2]

Any feedback on Saints Row 2,looks something like GTA series.Is there a good storyline to the game ?

Average story, no real character progression but overall for that price you can't go wrong :p

I played it all the way through so I think it's worth the ridiculously low price tag :)

[ratbuddy]

Any feedback on Saints Row 2,looks something like GTA series.Is there a good storyline to the game ?

I had way more fun with it than GTA4. SR2 feels much more like a Grand Theft Auto game than the latest GTAs do. I didn't notice much of a story, but who cares :beer:

Also, Borderlands is only $10.19. For anyone who hasn't played it yet, that's a steal.

[Slayn]

Any feedback on Borderlands? Very enjoyable, or does it get boring easily?

[ratbuddy]

Any feedback on Borderlands? Very enjoyable, or does it get boring easily?

I got about 60 hours out of it, all single player. Played through twice each on two characters before getting bored. I've had a hankering to play it again lately, I'll probably start a new one soon.

[jediman]

its enjoyable if you have people to play with. but once you're done you have the best stuff and everything is very repetitive.

[WonderingSoul]

Any feedback on Borderlands? Very enjoyable, or does it get boring easily?

It was very very very enjoyable for me the first play through. I didn't mind it being single player most of the time either. Definitely worth it on sale.

[CharlieCS]

Thanks guys much appreciated , picked it up :)


Also I can only say"Thanks" to 3 people,then the option isn't there anymore :(

[Pandam00nium]

Any feedback on Borderlands? Very enjoyable, or does it get boring easily?

I'd say it's worth it at $10. However I found it to be very repetitive. I stopped playing after the third zone because I found the AI to suck. Seems like all they did to make it harder was just increase the enemy's HP tenfold.

I never got to play it with many people. I would think that's where most of the fun is.

[Slayn]

Yeah I am going to grab it, hopefully online is still active.

[darkknight187]

:soda::soda:Any feedback on Borderlands? Very enjoyable, or does it get boring easily?

I ended up picking it up too hopefully I enjoy it at 20$ for the "GOTY" type of pack it was the sort of deal I think i was looking for. However being slightly less than sober when I finally get to play it I hope it was the deal i was looking for. :soda:

[lordkosc]

well, someone just gifted me borderlands :D

<3 friends!

I will pick up the DLC I guess, to get that GOTY feel.

[tinymouse2]

Hmm well I'm considering Beat Hazard and Borderlands (have it on disk but a digital copy) but I know that I would never play them :( I've played Judge Dredd and that's really it. All other games I've brought I just haven't played

PM me by the way for my account name if you want to gift me a game :D

[ratbuddy]

Whoa, the Borderlands DLCs are on sale too?? Just grabbed all 3 for a total of $10.17. I was just looking at them the other day when they were $7.50 each and decided it was a bit too much. Glad I waited :beer:

edit: Hmm, Puzzle Quest was pretty fun, Puzzle Kingdoms can't be that bad for $1, http://store.steampowered.com/app/23700/

[rainless]

Whoa, the Borderlands DLCs are on sale too?? Just grabbed all 3 for a total of $10.17. I was just looking at them the other day when they were $7.50 each and decided it was a bit too much. Glad I waited :beer:

edit: Hmm, Puzzle Quest was pretty fun, Puzzle Kingdoms can't be that bad for $1, http://store.steampowered.com/app/23700/

Yeah there are some pretty good games for around a dollar. MaxPayne 1 & 2 for $3 the other day was a STEAL.

I wish I could've gotten X-Com the other day but I was pretty much tapped out.

[darkknight187]

Not much to interest me today World Of Goo and a few of the nickle and dime DLC's for JC2 got me.

[Niku-Sama]

i got border lands yesterday, there isnt much interesting today.

i guess metro 2033 and just cause 2 are interesting but not for $25. i can wait for a bit more of a price drop

[lordkosc]

i got border lands yesterday, there isnt much interesting today.

i guess metro 2033 and just cause 2 are interesting but not for $25. i can wait for a bit more of a price drop

100% agreement, I foresee both these being around 10-15$ for the winter sale. :sn: with the 15 or so games I've bought I wouldn't have time to play either of them till then anyway.

[freakdiablo]

Anyone have any first hand experience with Devil May Cry 4? Played the first one on a friends PS2 a while back and thought it was interesting, has it changed much? I have a logitech USB controller so if using a keyboard/mouse is troublesome I'll just use that.

[Slayn]

Borderlands seems cool. The bad thing tho is that I went online and the people had all played before and rushed through. They basically did all the quests for me while I was tying to figure out the controls and find a shield to buy. They did like 6 quests without me and I got to level 5 without doing anything lol. I think im going to start again and see what I missed . . .

[ratbuddy]

Borderlands seems cool. The bad thing tho is that I went online and the people had all played before and rushed through. They basically did all the quests for me while I was tying to figure out the controls and find a shield to buy. They did like 6 quests without me and I got to level 5 without doing anything lol. I think im going to start again and see what I missed . . .

That sorta happened to me too. It's definitely better as a single player game, unless you're in the 'L4D ROX!' crowd.

[Slayn]

Well I do love L4D but yeah I think I know what you are talking about.

[tinymouse2]

4 and a half hours before the sale completely finishes!
Shame nothing actually looks good today :(

[lordkosc]

nope, there is a final sale going up today at 1pm EST. which will end Monday at 1pm EST.

at least according to the STEAM forums >.>

[tinymouse2]

Link? It says it ends on July the 4th :shrug:

[freakdiablo]

Link? It says it ends on July the 4th :shrug:

Dunno, maybe by July 4th they meant the last sale goes up then.

[tinymouse2]

Hopefully. Really hoping for something really amazing on the last sale day :p

[ratbuddy]

Nope, just a stupid rehash of stuff from previous days. Oh well.

[tinymouse2]

Yeh, excitement level = 0 :(

Ah well, always next year :p

[freakdiablo]

Yeh, excitement level = 0 :(

Ah well, always next year :p

More like "There's always the next ~6 months". Probably going to be one around christmas.

[darkknight187]

More like "There's always the next ~6 months". Probably going to be one around christmas.

Last year I seem to remember them doing a small 1-3day sale for Thanksgiving too? oh well, back to midweek and weekend deals. I believe my wallet approves.

[Slayn]

I just had so much fun playing Borderlands, that since it is back on sale, I purchased all three DLC! GG Borderlands + 3DLC for $20! Well worth it, had tons of fun online.

[burningcpu]

I bought the THQ complete pack and the Codemasters racing pack.

Woowhoo, won't be needing to buy any games for a long while.

[bohansen]

Picked up the Civ IV complete pack today for 10$ ! so excited

[shard]

Picked up the Civ IV complete pack today for 10$ ! so excited

I did too, also got Avencast and Trine. Overall, very pleased with this steam sale. Got plenty of goodies :D

[Pandam00nium]

Picked up the Civ IV complete pack today for 10$ ! so excited

Be sure to check out "Rhyes and fall of civilization" and "Fall from Heaven 2" mods. :)

You can find them over at the civfanatics forums.

http://forums.civfanatics.com/forumdisplay.php?f=215

[dfonda]

I didnt read through the last few days worth of posts...but I am getting Mass Effect 2 for $23.99 right now. Not sure how long the sale is.

[freakdiablo]

I didnt read through the last few days worth of posts...but I am getting Mass Effect 2 for $23.99 right now. Not sure how long the sale is.

Lucky you got it in, sale just ended.

[dfonda]

Lucky you got it in, sale just ended.
I was kinda stunned at that price.:drool:

[Leviathan41]

So what was everybody's final tally? I got 9 games and 4 DLCs for $53! I love PC gaming!! :D

[darkknight187]

13 games, 3 DLC for Borderlands, and all of the JC2 DLC total 68.17. Total playtime since the start of the sale 9.7hrs.

Oh and surprisingly my current top played is Flatout which was a whole 2$

[hajalie24]

During the sale I bought just 3 games.

Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising $4.50, Played it for a couple of minutes co-op with my brother and 2 other random people, didn't really like it but will give it another chance.

Flatout: Fun arcade racing game, only $2.

Shatter: $2.50, Surprisingly the brick breaker game is the one I had the most fun with and played the longest.

[Shelnutt2]

$73
13 games, plus the 2 CIV packs, so 21 games total I believe. That is under $4 a game :bday:

[vixro]

Bought the witcher but I haven't played it yet. Been tearing through all the quests on Fallout 3 which I got for my birthday :)

[Douken]

I got:

Team Fortress 2: $6.79
Cryostasis: $3.24
Torchlight: $5
Borderlands: Free (a friend gave it to me as a gift :D)

I wanted X3 but by the time I was going to buy it they apparently pull it out and the countdown wasn't over yet, so I dunno what happened there.

[rollincoaster]

Bought Cities XL Limited Edition during the sale. Was ok for a few hrs then it started to suck :/

[col_sanders]

Only DiRT2 and Race Driver GRID caught my eye. 15 bucks in all (10 for one 5 for the other). I love the racing games CM makes.

[freakdiablo]

For me, 15 individual games (16 if you count the copy of Flatout I gifted a friend, looked like a game he'd like, and if he doesn't, meh so I tried), 6 game bundles (by "bundles" I mean game + expansions or game + sequel) and 2 game packs. I think. If I saw a game/pack/bundle for <$8 and thought I'd play it for atleast 2 hours, I'd get it considering it would cost less than a movie ticket. Kind of surprised I ended up getting so much, cause I tried limiting myself to $10 per sale day towards the end, sometimes I ended up spending less than that.

[Slayn]

I got Borderlands and the 3 DLC, Left 4 Dead 2, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and Titan Quest+Xpac.

The total was around $45.

[ratbuddy]

King's Bounty: The Legend, Puzzle Kingdoms, Borderlands DLC: Mad Moxxi, Borderlands DLC: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, Borderlands DLC: Dr. Ned, Space Trader, DarkStar One, Ghostbusters: The Videogame

Total was about $24. Not bad, but I feel like a doofus anyway. I just started playing through Baten Kaitos again, and expect it to last a good two weeks before I look at any other games :rolleyes:

[WonderingSoul]

I picked up Cryostasis, Jericho, The Void, and Thief : Deadly Shadows.

Not bad for like $15 :p