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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: archie4208 on November 24, 2010, 01:35:02 PM

Title: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: archie4208 on November 24, 2010, 01:35:02 PM
It begins:

http://store.steampowered.com/

(http://i56.tinypic.com/2yovdyc.gif)

12/29:

Brothers In Arms games - 75% off
The Ball - $4.99
Amnesia - $6.80
Greed Corp - $2.50
Hearts of Iron 3 Complete - $14.10
City of Heroes - $10
Swords and Soldiers HD - $2.50
Dead Space - $6.80
Kane and Lynch 2 - $4.99
Plants vs Zombies - $4.00
Quake collection - $10.20
Sniper: Ghost Warrior - $7.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: demi on November 24, 2010, 01:39:04 PM
Steam thread ->

thanks
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: archie4208 on November 24, 2010, 01:39:30 PM
Worth its own thread.  :smug

Alpha Protocol for $7.50 btw
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: Raban on November 24, 2010, 01:41:38 PM
I agree with archie! Also these Steam sales suck!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: cool breeze on November 24, 2010, 01:43:33 PM
they're slowly pouring in

this week is going to be getting fat on thanksgiving food and buying games for my backlog :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 01:43:59 PM
It's always the same games on sale.. how many times has shit like Counterstrike and "Mount & Blade" been on sale?  Deus Ex, Borderlands, L4D2, TF2, yawn...
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: Raban on November 24, 2010, 01:44:38 PM
It's always the same games on sale.. how many times has shit like Counterstrike and "Mount & Blade" been on sale?  Deus Ex, Borderlands, L4D2, TF2, yawn...

Seriously. I guess we gotta wait for the Holiday sale for anything too good to pass up.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: ManaByte on November 24, 2010, 01:49:15 PM
Worth its own thread.  :smug

Alpha Protocol for $7.50 btw

Bought. Been waiting for that.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 01:51:21 PM
Didn't see Alpha Protocol for $7.50... that's actually a good deal and it just came out this past Spring.  Prob gonna cop

How is it, btw?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: Bebpo on November 24, 2010, 02:01:07 PM
It's worth at least $7.50 no matter what anyone else says
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on November 24, 2010, 02:09:56 PM
(http://imgur.com/rZE8J.jpg)

time to add shit on the wishlist even if it is a faint hope lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on November 24, 2010, 02:14:21 PM
Well there are ~30 million Steam users, so you have a %0.0001 chance of winning.  :dur
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 24, 2010, 02:16:24 PM
i bought alpha protocol dunno why
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 02:19:50 PM
What's this random 4gb TF2 update on Steam I'm getting? jesus..
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on November 24, 2010, 02:25:28 PM
Well there are ~30 million Steam users, so you have a %0.0001 chance of winning.  :dur

 :'(

CURSE YOU GABE! :fbm
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 24, 2010, 03:00:26 PM
It's always the same games on sale.. how many times has shit like Counterstrike and "Mount & Blade" been on sale?  Deus Ex, Borderlands, L4D2, TF2, yawn...

Seriously. I guess we gotta wait for the Holiday sale for anything too good to pass up.

Or you could just wait and see what's on sale tomorrow.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Curse you, Gabe!)
Post by: Raban on November 24, 2010, 03:06:01 PM
It's always the same games on sale.. how many times has shit like Counterstrike and "Mount & Blade" been on sale?  Deus Ex, Borderlands, L4D2, TF2, yawn...

Seriously. I guess we gotta wait for the Holiday sale for anything too good to pass up.

Or you could just wait and see what's on sale tomorrow.

NO. I WANT TO BE BITTER AND UNHAPPY.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 04:59:04 PM
I will buy Alpha Protocol as a gift for someone. Its so great

GIFT PACKS
http://store.steampowered.com/give/

$150 for RUSE 6 pack
$20 for Half Life 2 10 pack
$11 for Deus Ex GOTY 8 pack
$60 for Borderlands 6 pack

Good value
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Raban on November 24, 2010, 05:24:47 PM
pilonv I never see you on Steam anymore :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 24, 2010, 05:33:06 PM
do you think there are enough steam users who want R.U.S.E. to sell one of those packs
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 05:41:24 PM
pilonv I never see you on Steam anymore :(

http://steamcommunity.com/id/pilonv1/

I've been playing a lot of NV. But my days of 40hr+ fortnights of Football Manager are over (for now).

do you think there are enough steam users who want R.U.S.E. to sell one of those packs

I'm sure I saw one person on GAF who wanted it. There has to be another 5 worldwide.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: GilloD on November 24, 2010, 05:58:59 PM
Can someone gift me Alpha Protocol for $7.50? I'll PayPal you. Can't buy it from Korea for some reason
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 07:14:42 PM
I will buy Alpha Protocol as a gift for someone. Its so great


That good, huh?  I'm itching to pull the trigger but I've been duped so many times by Steam and these sales, buying $5-10 games that I end up playing for a half hour and never touching again.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 07:18:37 PM
Alpha Protocol is awesome.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 07:39:28 PM
Tell us why.. elaborate a bit.  Sell us on this gem, pilonv.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 07:47:28 PM
An excellent RPG with below average controls if you play it as a shooter, with deep branching dialogue and varied choices/paths to take.

Read the thread

http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=30133.0

Also it has awesome beards.

Well worth $7.50 if you're willing to put up with some bad design/controls.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 08:15:11 PM
An excellent RPG with below average controls if you play it as a shooter, with deep branching dialogue and varied choices/paths to take.

Read the thread

http://www.evilbore.com/forum/index.php?topic=30133.0

Also it has awesome beards.

Well worth $7.50 if you're willing to put up with some bad design/controls.

According to that thread, the main plot is kinda weak.  To get over the below average controls and gameplay, I'd need an engaging story to keep me hooked.  What say you?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on November 24, 2010, 08:21:14 PM
Like Mass Effect and Fallout and most wrpgs, it's not about the main story, but the arcs along the way.

The game is intro -> 3 arcs -> ending iirc.  The intro is ok, the ending is ok, the 3 arcs are awesome.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 08:28:48 PM
Good enough, just bought it..
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: OptimoPeach on November 24, 2010, 08:47:11 PM
Can someone gift me Alpha Protocol for $7.50? I'll PayPal you. Can't buy it from Korea for some reason
Was gonna just gift it to you for free but Steam won't let me add you lolo
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on November 24, 2010, 09:07:30 PM
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Howdy, folks. Allow me to spoil some of the surprises coming up in the rest of this week's sales.

There will be more large packs (like today's HL2 10-pack/Borderlands 6-pack/RUSE 6-pack/Deus Ex 8-pack) every day until the 29th. I'm not sure the exact days that each will happen, or what the prices will be, but here's what the games will be, and the quantities of the packs, so y'all can start to do some basic planning on group-buys:

- Aliens vs Predator (2010) 6-pack
- Audiosurf 12-pack
- Braid 10-pack
- Counter-Strike: Source 6-pack
- Defense Grid: The Awakening 10-pack
- Empire: Total War 6-pack
- Freedom Force 10-pack
- Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City 6-pack
- Just Cause 2 8-pack
- Lead and Gold: Gangs of the Wild West 10-pack
- Left 4 Dead 2 6-pack
- Mount & Blade: Warband 6-pack
- Nyxquest: Kindred Spirits 10-pack
- Osmos 12-pack
- Portal 6-pack
- Puzzle Quest 2 10-pack
- Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale 8 pack
- Red Faction: Guerrilla 8-pack
- Splinter Cell: Conviction 6-pack
- Trine 8-pack
- Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Chaos Rising 8-pack
- World of Goo 12-pack

Also, there will be more packs of indie games similar to today's Indie Energy Pack. 5 game per pack, on massive discount, one day only. Again, I don't know the daily order these will come in, or exactly what the discount will be, but, here's what the names and contents of the packs will be:

- Indie Air Pack: Altitude, DogFighter, Flotilla, Gratuitous Space Battles, Plain Sight
- Indie Clever Pack: Doc Clock: The Toasted Sandwich of Time, Eufloria, Iron Grip: Warlord, VVVVVV, World of Goo
- Indie Pulse Pack: Audiosurf, Beat Hazard, Bit Trip Beat, The Polynomial, Rhythm Zone
- Indie Puzzle Pack: Cogs, Droplitz, Puzzle Dimension, Shatter, Tidalis
- Indie Story Pack: And Yet It Moves, Gish, Puzzle Agent, Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale, Jolly Rover

And of course, there will be more individual games on Daily Deals every day, but I don't have any info on what those will be. You'll just have to wait and see! Also, disclaimer: if any of this info is inaccurate, then oh well.

Does anyone want to set up a Recettear 8 pack?  :uguu
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: cool breeze on November 24, 2010, 09:13:38 PM
depends on how much that indie story pack is.  I have Gish and didn't like what I played of and yet it moves, but Puzzle Agent and Recettear are good.  I'd get both for $5.

The Indie Air pack is killer assuming it is $5 or $10.

Might consider the AvP and Nyxquest ones too
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 09:21:48 PM
I'd be down for Recettear or the Indie Story Packs.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: demi on November 24, 2010, 09:22:53 PM
Alpha Proptocol is absolute garbage Chow... ME takes a gigantic shit on it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: GilloD on November 24, 2010, 09:24:48 PM
I'd go in ona Receccetararara 8 pack
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 24, 2010, 09:49:23 PM
Alpha Protocol, more like Alpha Version

Buggy, buggy game
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 24, 2010, 10:09:13 PM
Indie Pulse Pack seems worth a punt - I don't even have Audiosurf yet.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 24, 2010, 10:20:06 PM
Alpha Proptocol is absolute garbage Chow... ME takes a gigantic shit on it

Damn you to hell for not being online during my moment of uncertainty..
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on November 24, 2010, 10:47:48 PM
Demi's just a hater when it comes to AP ;)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 10:53:33 PM
bebpo is right, play it with an open mind
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 24, 2010, 11:17:19 PM
It's a decent game. Sometimes frustrating, but fun when you play it as a stealth-RPG rather than a shooter.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 24, 2010, 11:27:10 PM
Exactly, if you're playing it as a straight shooter you're doing it wrong. Stealth perks were amazing.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Akala on November 25, 2010, 01:22:08 AM
:bow mysterious benefactors :bow2

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: chronovore on November 25, 2010, 09:49:04 AM
It begins:

http://store.steampowered.com/

Pretty medicore stuff right now:

RUSE - $33.49
Borderlands - $9.99
Deus Ex Collection - $4.99
Counter Strike: Source - $4.99
Indie Energy Pack - $4.99
Alpha Protocol - $7.50
Counter Strike Source - $5.00
Sam and Max The Devil's Playhouse - $10.50
Prototype - $14.99
Shank - $10.04


Apparently there's a 1¢ discount for taking it in the colon.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 25, 2010, 10:15:56 AM
Only thing that would get my really excited is Dead Rising 2 for $9.99 - 14.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Raban on November 25, 2010, 12:24:31 PM
Only thing that would get my really excited is Dead Rising 2 for $9.99 - 14.99

I'd actually scoop it up for this price.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Akala on November 25, 2010, 01:02:35 PM
new ones up. the indie pack is actually a really good deal.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: cool breeze on November 25, 2010, 01:03:10 PM
kane and lynch 2 is $5  :lol

and the awesome indie story pack is 5 too
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 25, 2010, 01:04:03 PM
today sucks, Steam is clearly holding out for Christmas

EDIT: Oh, the Indie pack includes Recettear ... not bad for $4.99 then
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on November 25, 2010, 01:06:05 PM
holy shit K&L2 is $5.  Best steam sale day ever for me.

Glad I didn't day 1 that at $45.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: archie4208 on November 25, 2010, 01:06:13 PM
Recettear for $5 is awesome.  :uguu
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on November 25, 2010, 01:07:06 PM
I don't have 3 of the 5 indie pack games including Recettear.  $5?  Ok, sounds like a deal.  Bought.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: cool breeze on November 25, 2010, 01:11:08 PM
I got the indie pack and Kane and lynch 2.  The indie pack had recettear and puzzle agent, which is a great price for both.

I guess this confirms (?) that the indie packs are $5 each.  The Indie Air Pack has some great games in it...that I already own.

and shit, a lot of bandwidth usage this month  :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Stoney Mason on November 25, 2010, 01:15:59 PM
I would still have a tough time buying Kane and Lynch 2 for 5 dollars. The MP is interesting. But that campaign was garbage. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on November 25, 2010, 01:18:51 PM
Well, most people thought the same thing about K&L1 and I really enjoyed half of that (the other half was pretty bad).  Plus I liked the K&L2 demo and I love short campaign games since I don't want to spend a lot of time on any one game before moving to the next.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Stoney Mason on November 25, 2010, 01:28:03 PM
Well, most people thought the same thing about K&L1 and I really enjoyed half of that (the other half was pretty bad).  Plus I liked the K&L2 demo and I love short campaign games since I don't want to spend a lot of time on any one game before moving to the next.

The length isn't the problem. I just genuinely thought the campaign was less interesting than the first game. But I also played the first one in co-op so maybe that had something to do with it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Raban on November 25, 2010, 01:29:37 PM
nom nom Batman AA. Think I'll pass on K&L2, I'll try the demo out tho.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Sho Nuff on November 25, 2010, 01:38:17 PM
Batman is sooooo worth it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on November 25, 2010, 01:47:31 PM
the Kane and Lynch series is garbage. The gameplay is woeful - it's like they decided to make a third-person shooter based on the shooting mechanics of GTAIV, but even more frustrating because they throw tons of enemies at you in terribly designed levels.

that's just my opinion tho, I have a feeling bebpo will still enjoy K&L2 and I still won't be able to fathom why.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: OptimoPeach on November 25, 2010, 01:49:20 PM
Man I'd really rather play Batman on 360 but that's such a good deal
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on November 25, 2010, 01:51:13 PM
K&L works well when the focus isn't on shooting.  The first half of K&L1 has combat, but it's scene specific combat, like taking on cops in a police escape or your captors in an abandoned parking lot or sneaking through a nightclub taking out security.  The 2nd half of K&L1 is call of duty with dozens and dozens of generic enemy spawns over and over and when you've finally killed them all you move forward.  This half is terrible.  It also has a good story driving you to keep playing.  Though the story in K&L1 falls apart in the latter half along with the gameplay.

From the demo of K&L2 it seemed the actual shooting mechanics had been improved and the handheld visual camera style gave it character.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 25, 2010, 01:52:08 PM
Kane & Lynch 2 is still a tough purchase even at $5.  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: cool breeze on November 25, 2010, 01:56:31 PM
yeah, I thought Kane and Lynch 1's first half was fun.  The demo for the second game felt more like the first half of the first game and I was interested in getting it...so I did.

the 7 gig download is more annoying than the $5 tbh

I only spend $4 on the first Kane and Lynch too.  I think that's the good price for a disposable, somewhat entertaining shooter series.

Man I'd really rather play Batman on 360 but that's such a good deal

PC version has perfect support for the 360 controller and since it's Games for Windows Live it even has achievement points (real ones, not the fake steam or ps3 points).
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on November 25, 2010, 01:59:50 PM
I only spend $4 on the first Kane and Lynch too.  I think that's the good price for a disposable, somewhat entertaining shooter series.

Yeah, $4-5 for a game that's fun for an evening is just right. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Raban on November 25, 2010, 02:11:35 PM
From the demo of K&L2 it seemed the actual shooting mechanics had been improved and the handheld visual camera style gave it character.

I just played the demo and based on your opinion of it, I will never trust your word on games. The camera didn't give it character, it gave me a whopping headache. Shit game. Glad I didn't buy it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: magus on November 25, 2010, 02:21:36 PM
uhm guys i was wandering around play-asia and they are selling the korean ps3 version of batman for 13$ in case someone cares
http://www.play-asia.com/Batman_Arkham_Asylum/paOS-13-71-bp-49-en-70-41pw.html
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Stoney Mason on November 25, 2010, 02:23:46 PM
From the demo of K&L2 it seemed the actual shooting mechanics had been improved and the handheld visual camera style gave it character.

I just played the demo and based on your opinion of it, I will never trust your word on games. The camera didn't give it character, it gave me a whopping headache. Shit game. Glad I didn't buy it.

The shakey cam effect can be turned off, although the color banding thing remains as that's part of the game's "style".
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: archie4208 on November 25, 2010, 02:32:04 PM
I thought my graphics card was dying when I played the K&L2 demo.  Fuck that game.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 25, 2010, 05:21:52 PM
Not interested in K&L. I bought Batman a few weeks ago.

Everyone should get Defense Grid.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: demi on November 25, 2010, 05:58:36 PM
I'll wait for Batman on GFWL, thats an easy game to 1000 with no multi to wrry about
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 25, 2010, 07:18:44 PM
It's GFWL through Steam isn't it? Dirt 2 and Bioshock 2 were.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: demi on November 25, 2010, 07:20:31 PM
Steam is malware... will pass on putting my PC at risk
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Raban on November 25, 2010, 07:24:35 PM
there isn't enough ::)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: GilloD on November 25, 2010, 07:29:57 PM
I'll finally scoop Batman at that price. And $10 is just right for Deathspank.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/24: Borderlands $10, Alpha Protocol $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 25, 2010, 07:30:51 PM
:bow mysterious benefactors :bow2



:bow
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 25, 2010, 07:37:34 PM
I'm going to buy a Defense Grid 10 pack and send it out
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 25, 2010, 07:39:20 PM
Steam is malware... will pass on putting my PC at risk

:teehee we would laugh at your little steam cheevo peen
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: GilloD on November 25, 2010, 07:45:50 PM
Jolly Rover looks unbelivably shitty
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 25, 2010, 07:49:50 PM
Jolly Rover looks unbelivably shitty

Looks like Dog Island crossed with Monkey Island. Dogs wearing pirate costumes. How can it be bad?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 25, 2010, 07:50:45 PM
gillod did you ever get alpha protocol

i PMed you yesterday but you never answered
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: GilloD on November 25, 2010, 08:05:23 PM
gillod did you ever get alpha protocol

i PMed you yesterday but you never answered

Yeah, sorry. really busy yesterday :(. Naw, I never grabbed it, maybe that's for the better.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on November 25, 2010, 10:17:27 PM
Jolly Rover looks unbelivably shitty

Looks like Dog Island crossed with Monkey Island. Dogs wearing pirate costumes. How can it be bad?

Outside of Sam & Max, adventure games starring furries are always creepy.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 25, 2010, 11:22:08 PM
i played alpha protocol for about 20 minutes. god the gameplay is awful. the hacking minigames are tedious. one had you trying to navigate some string of text around a huge flashing box of text until you find the segment that matches. i failed it 3 times and turned the game off. btw up to that point i did some shit stealth section with terrible third person controls. so subpar first impression to say the least.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 25, 2010, 11:25:04 PM
I thought the hacking game was atrocious at best, and will admit that the game doesn't really get good till you get out of the desert level.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 26, 2010, 07:56:20 AM
thank you pilonv1, that was awfully nice of you!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 26, 2010, 09:07:38 AM
Happy to help, everyone should play Defense Grid.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on November 26, 2010, 09:34:28 AM
thank you pilonv1, that was awfully nice of you!

yep, this  :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: chronovore on November 26, 2010, 10:49:08 AM
Pilonv1 is SANTA?!  :o
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 26, 2010, 01:03:26 PM
Tropico 3 Gold for $7.50

Dawn of War II Gold for $13.60

That's about it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Dawn of War II Gold $13.60, Torchlight $5)
Post by: archie4208 on November 26, 2010, 01:04:28 PM
Burnout Paradise - $14.99
Dawn of War II: Gold - $13.60
Machinarium - $5.00
Tropico 3: Gold Edition - $7.50
Torchlight - $5.00
Empire: Total War - $14.99
ARMA II - $19.99
Blur - $14.99
Indie Clever Pack - $4.99

Freedom Force 10 pack - $7.49
Portal 6 pack - $14.99
Chaos Rising 8 pack - $39.99
Empire Total War 8 pack - $59.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 26, 2010, 01:05:29 PM
meh
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Raban on November 26, 2010, 01:06:52 PM
Pretty terrible set of deals for the actual Black Friday sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/25: Batman AA $10, Kane and Lynch 2 $5)
Post by: Akala on November 26, 2010, 01:07:50 PM
Pretty terrible set of deals for the actual Black Friday sale.

yeah.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 26, 2010, 01:09:50 PM
Eel :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 26, 2010, 01:18:48 PM
you're welcome

i'll try to catch everyone on my friend's list with a little something before all the holiday sales are over this year

i hope they keep doing these dirt cheap packs during the post-christmas sale
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 26, 2010, 01:45:13 PM
Those super-cheap pack are pretty cool, really get you into a gift-giving mood.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: huckleberry on November 26, 2010, 02:13:27 PM
Thanks Eel.  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 26, 2010, 02:21:47 PM
A mysterious stranger gifted me Machinarium! :omg
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Van Cruncheon on November 26, 2010, 02:26:49 PM
:bow pilonv1 :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: archie4208 on November 26, 2010, 02:45:54 PM
And Yet It Moves is a surprisingly fun game.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 26, 2010, 02:55:49 PM
today's indie pack is pretty good - Eufloria, World of Goo, and :bow VVVVVV :bow2 are all great games
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Bebpo on November 26, 2010, 03:14:52 PM
I picked up Blur to support Activision's plundering and raping of Bizarre.  Well that and because GT5 is boring and this will be fun.  $15 was not that good of a price though.  Should've been $10.

today's indie pack is pretty good - Eufloria, World of Goo, and :bow VVVVVV :bow2 are all great games

Isn't Eufloria an RTS?  I really don't like RTS.

I already have Goo from another bundle and vvvvv.  So it's $5 for Eufloria, some multiplayer FPS I'll never play, and Doc Clock which I've never even heard of.  Probably will pass unless someone says otherwise.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: G The Resurrected on November 26, 2010, 03:18:40 PM
Whoa was not expecting that, thanks so much Eel   :D

You replaced my copy I long lost in fresno. HOW DID YOU KNOW!?!?!

I really do hope they do more of those packs though cause I could easily do something like that for you guys!
EDIT:
Is anyone interested in dawn of war 2 chaos rising? I was thinking about getting a 8 pack but don't know of anyone else to either give or split the cost with.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on November 26, 2010, 06:39:38 PM
thanks eel, this was a great pick-me-up after a really long day! - now imma go sleep.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 26, 2010, 06:40:10 PM
:bow EEL :bow2
:bow MAF :bow2

Shitty day of sales
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 26, 2010, 06:54:58 PM
:bow EEL :bow2
:bow MAF :bow2
:bow InfectedGib :bow2

:bow Internet's own Santas :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 26, 2010, 08:44:27 PM
Bought Blur, will pour a 40 later for Bizarre Games if it doesn't suck.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Bebpo on November 26, 2010, 08:48:08 PM
Bought Blur, will pour a 40 later for Bizarre Games if it doesn't suck.

Let me know if you want to play some multi.  The multiplayer is fun because since everyone is screwing each other nonstop you're constantly shifting around the pack and every tends to stay together with a lot of intense combat going on.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on November 26, 2010, 09:54:11 PM
thanks eel :heart :kiss
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 27, 2010, 12:06:52 AM
awesome, can't play puzzle agent because of an ongoing known bug situation with Nvidia 400 series cards making the second puzzle impossible to solve, a hardware bug which is not listed on the store page by the way

also can't use the escape key to get to the menu, have to quit the game by alt-tabbing and closing the window

they've been promising to fix it since june

I can probably still install and play it on my old living room PC, but still - fuck you, Telltale, this was one of the main reasons i bought that indie story pack, and you should list shit like that on the store page so people won't waste their money:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1349681

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1613616

http://www.telltalegames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=17891
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Akala on November 27, 2010, 12:12:55 AM
That sucks. What really sucks is I will totally forget about this when I install it on a whim two years from now and run into the same problem. I'll probably create a thread too.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 27, 2010, 12:17:50 AM
i think i'm going to be "that guy" from now on and obnoxiously stick my face into threads to warn people away from games with critical bugs like this

with all the glitched out shit i've installed lately, i'm really starting to resent pc gaming - this type of stuff just eats up your time, wastes your money, and drains away any enjoyment right out of the gate
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Akala on November 27, 2010, 09:31:24 AM
without a doubt.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 27, 2010, 10:56:24 AM
Only 126 more minutes for yet another amazing sale... hmm what will it be?

Team Fortress 2 - $4.99!
Left 4 Dead 2 - $9.99!
Mount & Shit Blades - $4.99!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Shitnobyl - $1.99!
Tropico 3 - $7.50!  oh wait that's on sale right now.. thank god!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 27, 2010, 10:58:52 AM
I wonder if Blur will play remotely well on my MacBook Pro (via W7, of course).
Tempted to pull the trigger for future use, anyway, but it might get even cheaper someday, right?

You will be amused to learn that I bought it, after sitting there telling you and DCharlie that I WOULDN'T buy it just a couple of days ago...
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 27, 2010, 11:20:38 AM
Only 126 more minutes for yet another amazing sale... hmm what will it be?

Team Fortress 2 - $4.99!
Left 4 Dead 2 - $9.99!
Mount & Shit Blades - $4.99!
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Shadow of Shitnobyl - $1.99!
Tropico 3 - $7.50!  oh wait that's on sale right now.. thank god!

The Thanksgiving sales are rarely WOW, that stuff happens during the holiday sale.  Although it was a good idea to do the packs this year.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: archie4208 on November 27, 2010, 11:35:39 AM
I'm hoping that the GTA Episodes pack averages out to ~$5/each.  Otherwise, I really don't see anything else I'm interested in.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: archie4208 on November 27, 2010, 01:02:15 PM
L4D2 - $5
CoD4 - $15
Wings of Prey - $15
Supreme Commander 2 - $3.75
Glacon Fusion - $2.50
King's Bounty Platinum Edition - $8.75
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light - $7.50
GTA Episodes - $10.20
Indie Pulse Pack - $4.99

Gift Packs:

Counter Strike Source
NyxQuest
Red Faction Guerrilla
GTA Episodes

(Prices not up yet)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: huckleberry on November 27, 2010, 01:06:56 PM
picking up Lara Croft GoL.  Played the demo with my son and had a blast.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 27, 2010, 01:13:13 PM
Oh my god!  Left 4 Dead 2 for $5!  My dream came true

Supreme Commander 2 on sale as well!  Steam is just amazing.. fuck consoles!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on November 27, 2010, 01:14:40 PM
Steam :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 27, 2010, 01:21:55 PM
skipping today
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Raban on November 27, 2010, 01:58:44 PM
I'm all over MW1.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on November 27, 2010, 02:07:50 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/I4Puz.jpg)

I find that quite amusing for whatever reason.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/26: Torchlight $5, Dawn of War II Gold $13.60)
Post by: Enl on November 27, 2010, 03:38:24 PM
L4D2 - $5
Glacon Fusion - $2.50
King's Bounty Platinum Edition - $8.75

Will probably snag these when I get home tonight. I missed out on the King's Bounty deal last year but will not this time. Glacon Fusion looks like it could be a fun strategy game to pass the time. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: D3RANG3D on November 27, 2010, 03:45:57 PM
Bought all the indie packs so far, Lara Croft, Machinarium and Torchlight.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 27, 2010, 03:51:35 PM
I'm getting Supreme Commander 2, $3.75 it just too good to pass up.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 27, 2010, 04:14:21 PM
Is Left for Dead 2 worth $5? Are you serious?

That said, it will surely be on sale many times again.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 27, 2010, 04:34:48 PM
Sure, there will probably be lots of Complete Valve and Left for Dead Everything packs. But if you already have the other Valve stuff, L4D2 can't really get much cheaper, can it?

I've got Lara Croft and GOL, the Indie Pulse Pack (don't have any of those!), Blur and Warhammer so far. Fingers crossed for Assassin's Creed II next.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Reb on November 27, 2010, 04:49:43 PM
Just picked up Supreme Commander 2, game no. 95.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on November 27, 2010, 04:58:11 PM
I've got Lara Croft and GOL, the Indie Pulse Pack (don't have any of those!), Blur and Warhammer so far. Fingers crossed for Assassin's Creed II next.

I want Ubisoft day.  Them and Capcom have been absent from the sales so far.  Splinter Cell Conviction, PoP Forgotten Sands, ACII.  All shit DRM, but for $5-10 I'll live with it because those all look REALLY nice on PC.

I also want Lost Planet 2 for like $5-7.50 just to give it a fair shake.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Akala on November 27, 2010, 05:37:50 PM
I want cheap ass DA complete and ME2...seems pretty doable. Everything else is butter.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 27, 2010, 06:08:53 PM
skipping today
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on November 27, 2010, 06:29:27 PM
Lara Croft is pretty cool.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 27, 2010, 06:34:35 PM
I played a few hours of Alpha Protocol this afternoon and really enjoyed it.  It's deep as hell.. so many options and customizations and things to do.  Tons of weapons, gadgets, modifications, attachments, intel stuff, huge.  I like the dialogue tree system with there being a time limit.  Graphics look pretty @ 1080p with everything maxed.  Not sure what the shooting complaints were about...gunplay seems competent.  The sound effects are really good.. walking, shooting, etc.  I made a Field Agent because someone mentioned the stealth was fun and it is.  During my couple hours of play I was completely immersed into the world and didn't wanna stop playing.  I just got my Saudi safe house and am about to start that mission. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 27, 2010, 08:36:54 PM
I told you. Dont listen to demi.

Stealth & Pistols is an awesome build.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 28, 2010, 10:47:32 AM
:bow InfectedGib :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 28, 2010, 11:19:46 AM
Played a bit of Supreme Commander last night. It's basically your standard RTS, but on a larger scale. I'm not complaining or anything, just saying.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 28, 2010, 01:06:45 PM
Yeah, what's up with that? I could've sworn it was supposed to go at least through the 29th.

Edit: It was slow to show up, it's there now though.

Edit 2: Looks like there's some kind of issue going on, since the discounted prices still haven't appeared yet.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on November 28, 2010, 01:09:00 PM
Games are up, but the prices aren't.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Raban on November 28, 2010, 01:12:23 PM
I thought the sale was over so I just bought L4D2. Goddammit.

:rofl

Either way, the games up for sale look kinda meh. I'm interested in Bit. Trip Beat, but I can't see myself actually playing a game like that on my PC. I made the same mistake when I bought Lumines for PC. That kind of game just lends itself to a portable console.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 28, 2010, 01:15:36 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/rtPsu.jpg)

:rofl
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Raban on November 28, 2010, 01:16:33 PM
All the titles you listed have gone on sale, btw, Chow Chow.

:bow Chow The Prophet :bow2

EDIT: Except Stalker, but we got one more day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 28, 2010, 01:17:26 PM
Mount & Blade is awesome, more people should buy it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: archie4208 on November 28, 2010, 01:17:56 PM
I might get The Ball.  The game seems like a poor man's Portal and the demo was pretty cool.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 28, 2010, 01:21:53 PM
Mount & Blade is awesome, more people should buy it.

Not saying it's a bad game.. that wasn't my point.  I'm sure it's solid
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: patrickula on November 28, 2010, 01:23:50 PM
Just Cause 2 is finally on sale... but it's part of an 8 pack :maf
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on November 28, 2010, 01:48:45 PM
Mount & Blade is awesome, more people should buy it.

How is the single player?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/27: L4D2 $5, Lara Croft $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 28, 2010, 02:37:11 PM
Mount & Blade is awesome, more people should buy it.

How is the single player?

It's pretty fun, lots of things to do, but this is very much a choose-your-own-adventure. The game isn't going to give you cutscenes or deep storylines or massive setpieces to keep you progressing, it's all about what you want to do and where you want to go. It's really great though slowly building up your army into an ultimate fighting machine capable of rolling through enemy lands and taking one castle after another. The battles are pretty fun too, they really but you right in the heart of the action [by the way, there's a mod out there that ups the number of combatants that appear in each battle, make sure you get that].
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 28, 2010, 02:48:14 PM
Bought Patrician IV.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 28, 2010, 05:18:03 PM
Sort of interested in Patrician.

Thanks to whoever sent me a copy of that Nyk game or whatever it is :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: patrickula on November 28, 2010, 05:19:35 PM
Just Cause 2 is finally on sale... but it's part of an 8 pack :maf
Just participated in a group buy on GAF  8) :gun
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 28, 2010, 05:22:18 PM
Is there another day of sales, or is it just that the sale is over on the 29th?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: archie4208 on November 28, 2010, 05:46:59 PM
One more day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 28, 2010, 05:53:28 PM
cool, thanks
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 28, 2010, 08:53:13 PM
i bought the Mount and Blade pack
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: Bebpo on November 28, 2010, 09:32:54 PM
I got warband and splinter cell from a 6-pack.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 28, 2010, 09:57:10 PM
$10 off Splinter Cell Conviction - will pass for now...
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: cool breeze on November 28, 2010, 10:48:10 PM
I got warband and splinter cell from a 6-pack.

I might ask you if you want to do some splinter cell co-op in like two weeks when I have more free time
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: Bebpo on November 28, 2010, 11:35:45 PM
Sure.  My gameplan right now is to finish up AC Brotherhood in the next couple of days, then do K&L2 in a night or two session and then move onto Conviction.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2010, 07:43:19 AM
Thank you, InfectedGib.  That was very kind of you  :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/28: Orange Box on sale yet again!)
Post by: archie4208 on November 29, 2010, 01:01:33 PM
Indie Air Pack - $4.99
Beat Hazard - $2.50
Alien vs Predator - $6.80
Monkey Island 2 - $2.50
KOTOR - $2.50
Dirt 2 - $5.00
Peggle Deluxe - $4.99
Metro 2033 - $10
Mafia 2 - $37.49

Gift packs:

Alien vs Predator 6 pack - $29.99
Trine 8 pack - $19.99
World of Goo 12 pack - $19.99
Lead and Gold 10 pack - $19.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 29, 2010, 01:03:18 PM
oh boy, KOTOR :dwm
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on November 29, 2010, 01:10:53 PM
I'm in for MI2 SE and maaybe the air pack, but that's about all for this sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on November 29, 2010, 01:36:53 PM
actually quite wanted to play AvP and Metro 2033, so I can't complain about today's sales
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: ManaByte on November 29, 2010, 01:39:25 PM
Been wanting Dirt 2, so that's worth $5. KOTOR also even though I still have the disc version.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Dickie Dee on November 29, 2010, 01:44:53 PM
Anyone try these indie packs? What's the quality like?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2010, 01:58:17 PM
I'm getting MI2 SE for sure.  The ones I'm questioning, like AvP and Metro 2033, will most likely be cheaper during the christmas sales.  It's not like I plan to play them for another ~3 weeks anyway.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: ManaByte on November 29, 2010, 02:01:42 PM
AvP is super demanding on your system. But if you have enough RAM, fast enough processor, and a DX11 card it's pretty cool.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2010, 02:08:49 PM
really? I only played the demo and it ran super smooth with everything maxed out.  I'd say I have a modest computer with a gtx275, q9550 overclocked to 3.4, and 4gigs of ram.  Maybe it is the DX11 stuff that cause problems since my card is only dx10.

and the demo was multiplayer only, so maybe single player is more taxing.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 29, 2010, 03:28:58 PM
KOTOR still hold up?  Never played it due to my indifference of the Star Wars universe.. but a good game's a good game

My main requirement would be an epic, engrossing story that hooks you in from start to finish..
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on November 29, 2010, 03:32:25 PM
Anyone try these indie packs? What's the quality like?

Depends on how many of the games you already own in each pack.  I'd say every pack has at least 2 quality games.  If you don't have any of them, all the packs were worth $5 for sure.  I usually owned the good half of each pack, so I only picked up a couple.  I think today's pack is the first one I don't own any since it's multiplayer gaming centric and I usually avoid multiplayer titles. 

KOTOR still hold up?  Never played it due to my indifference of the Star Wars universe.. but a good game's a good game

My main requirement would be an epic, engrossing story that hooks you in from start to finish..

You won't really find that in Kotor.  It's an ok story that, like Mass Effect and most wrpgs, is more about the mini-arcs within the planets you visit.  The main plot is pretty whatever and not much too it.  But it's an enjoyable game.  Can't really go wrong for $2.50 unless they game refuses to run on your system like mine :P
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 29, 2010, 04:47:30 PM
Anyone try these indie packs? What's the quality like?

Depends on how many of the games you already own in each pack.  I'd say every pack has at least 2 quality games.  If you don't have any of them, all the packs were worth $5 for sure.  I usually owned the good half of each pack, so I only picked up a couple.  I think today's pack is the first one I don't own any since it's multiplayer gaming centric and I usually avoid multiplayer titles. 

I was gonna say this exactly; each pack has 2 great games, 2 okay games, and 1 total indie stinker. If you don't own the games in a pack it's probably worth picking up.

Frag got me yesterday's puzzle pack :heart and I'm digging the hell out of Tidalis. It's like Tetris Attack meets Kururin Pa!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 29, 2010, 05:49:16 PM
well that's a bit of a letdown.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 29, 2010, 08:27:26 PM
Heard good things about Dirt 2, so I caved on that at $5

so, $25 spent for a total of 17 games:

Kane and Lynch 2 (fuck you all, i liked the demo)
Indie Puzzle Pack (5 games)
Indie Story Pack (5 games)
Indie Clever Pack (5 games)
Dirt 2 (yay pretty DX11 effects)

There's not much left on Steam that I really want, so unless shit is just discounted outrageously I don't see myself spending much during the Holiday sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: GilloD on November 29, 2010, 08:35:32 PM
Anyone try these indie packs? What's the quality like?

Depends on how many of the games you already own in each pack.  I'd say every pack has at least 2 quality games.  If you don't have any of them, all the packs were worth $5 for sure.  I usually owned the good half of each pack, so I only picked up a couple.  I think today's pack is the first one I don't own any since it's multiplayer gaming centric and I usually avoid multiplayer titles. 

KOTOR still hold up?  Never played it due to my indifference of the Star Wars universe.. but a good game's a good game

My main requirement would be an epic, engrossing story that hooks you in from start to finish..

You won't really find that in Kotor.  It's an ok story that, like Mass Effect and most wrpgs, is more about the mini-arcs within the planets you visit.  The main plot is pretty whatever and not much too it.  But it's an enjoyable game.  Can't really go wrong for $2.50 unless they game refuses to run on your system like mine :P



What? KotoR might not be EPIC, but it's pretty well written, engrossing and shocking. I don't even remember the mini-arcs.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Joe Molotov on November 29, 2010, 08:43:17 PM
There's not much left on Steam that I really want, so unless shit is just discounted outrageously I don't see myself spending much during the Holiday sale.

Once you've played Iron Roses, everything else pales. ;)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: cool breeze on November 29, 2010, 08:49:02 PM
I hope they continue doing this multiple pack thing during christmas too.  The only game here that I felt comfortable giving people (knowing that it was good) would be Trine, but everyone has that.  If there is a Flotilla pack, I'd be down with gifting that around.  But people probably got that through the indie air pack.

and I wish Steam would do the GOG method of bundles where the price gets lower if you already own some of those games.  I can't keep rebuying games I already own!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 29, 2010, 09:05:29 PM
I hope they continue doing this multiple pack thing during christmas too.  The only game here that I felt comfortable giving people (knowing that it was good) would be Trine, but everyone has that.  If there is a Flotilla pack, I'd be down with gifting that around.  But people probably got that through the indie air pack.

and I wish Steam would do the GOG method of bundles where the price gets lower if you already own some of those games.  I can't keep rebuying games I already own!

Yeah, or at least let you gift the dupes to friends. But hard to complain about these prices. I'm almost at the point where the only things I want that I don't have are just because of region-blocking.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 29, 2010, 09:07:41 PM
btw, very useful little app if you can't get your head around junction syntax in the command line:

http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover

Lets you move Steam apps around various HDDs without moving your whole Steam directory. Very handy if you're short on space, or just want to put a game on a faster/slower/bigger drive etc. I filled up my new SSD in minutes with this thing.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 29, 2010, 09:20:47 PM
There's not much left on Steam that I really want, so unless shit is just discounted outrageously I don't see myself spending much during the Holiday sale.

Once you've played Iron Roses, everything else pales. ;)

It was a gift!

a terrible, terrible gift...
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Great Rumbler on November 29, 2010, 09:43:16 PM
http://www.gamezebo.com/download-games/iron-roses/walkthrough

This game looks so awesome.  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 29, 2010, 10:47:43 PM
Iron Roses looks fantastic.

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Get the band back together using your problem-solving skills and witty repartee

:lol

Anyway this was a shitty sale. I think I spent more on gifts for others (Defense Grid 10 pack) than I did for myself (Indie Story Pack).

For the Xmas there's not a lot left for me to hope for. Maybe Dragon Age or Dead Rising. I have the Eschalon games on my wishlist but I'm never going to get them at $20.

I wonder if that's going to become an issue for Steam. Not so much training people to wait for sales, because there's always going to be launch buyers, especially for titles with multiplayer modes. But how many times can you put something on sale and still get a decent return? How much cheaper do you have to make some of these titles before people will bite? And the fact that people are now being more careful with their sale choices because they've bought so much previously. It's an interesting situation.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on November 29, 2010, 11:05:10 PM
It definitely bites them in the ass.  It's a lot like the $.99 craze on iphone apps.  Now everyone is used to that price point and anything above will get fewer sales.

I'd guess a good percent of steam users now avoid games until they are at least 50% off in steam sales unless they must have the title.  I know that outside of a few must have PC games like New Vegas I basically wait for sales.  You see stuff like Kane & Lynch 2 which was $40+ a few months ago and is now $5.  I mean console games drop pretty hard these days as well, but it seems to go like this:

Console game:
day 1= $50-60
month 2-3 = $35-40
month 6-12 = $30
month 12-24 = $15
3 years in = $10 or less

PC game:
day 1 = $40-60
month 2 = $25-30
month 6-12 = $15-30
month 12-24 = $5

So if you're willing to wait a year, PC games bottom out, whereas with console games it takes a few years and they're still rarely $5-7.50.

What does this all mean?  I'm not really sure.  But I think you're creating a class of drop 1 waiters & drop 2 waiters on PC whereas on console there's really only drop 1 waiters & years later bargain bin hunters.  For instance I bought Metro 2033 for like $20 six months after release; was waiting for a drop.  But there were a lot of people who didn't bite last big sale at $20-25 and are now picking it up for $10.  I didn't buy Mafia II today because $37 was drop 1 and not worth it to me, so I'll wait for drop 2 in another 6 months when it hits $15 or less.  Some will wait for drop 3 in a year when it's $7.50.

Otoh, I bought Dead Rising 2 day 1 because it was $40.  I buy indie stuff like Super Meat Boy day 1 because it's $10.  I think if companies price their games right they can still get a lot of day 1 buyers and just use the sales to bring in extra revenue down the line.

Something like Kane & Lynch 2 should've been about $30 day 1.  Mafia 2 $40 day 1.  Lost Planet 2 $20 day 1 because it was coming late off bad word of mouth.  PC games should be priced individually based on genre, review quality, and if they are late ports, word of mouth.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Dickie Dee on November 29, 2010, 11:14:03 PM
There is that, but how much shit has gone so dirt cheap that you've bought because it was too cheap not to buy. Money that'll be seen on games you'll never play.

Plus. if it's a game you really are interested in, how often do you wait until it's $7.50 instead of $12.50?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 29, 2010, 11:32:57 PM
I wish I would've waited on New Vegas.  I am a Bethesda fanboy so I wanted the CE, but that was underwhelming, and now that I know a large patch is coming to fix a lot of the bugs (aka "We're finally finishing the game!") I have no interest in completing it until then and wish I'd have waited for it to go on sale over the holiday.  Between that poorly optimized glitchfest and CoD's stuttering bullshit, no more launch day PC games for me.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 29, 2010, 11:38:25 PM
It's all about longevity of sales, as far as PC price drops go.  Mafia II may be $10 all day long next spring, but there is no packaging and distribution cost involved.  And two years from now, when new PC owners (or holdouts) are buying it, it's nothing but pure profit for them at that point.  Also, no second hand market. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: archie4208 on November 30, 2010, 12:30:57 AM
Don't most games sales figures drop off a cliff after the first week, barring huge hits like Call of Duty?  These sales are essentially a second wind for most games and drum up interest and revenue that otherwise wouldn't be there.  Also PC gamers are typically more value conscious (read: cheap) than their console counterparts.  I wouldn't have touched any of the games I bought recently if they weren't on sale, so the publishers do get some money from me that they wouldn't otherwise see.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 30, 2010, 01:27:03 AM
There is that, but how much shit has gone so dirt cheap that you've bought because it was too cheap not to buy.

That's what's happening though, I'm not buying stuff even though it's cheap. Metro is now $7.50 for me and it was AUS$90 when it launched.

Bebpo bringing up the 99c apps is a great example, the initial rush of dirt cheap PC games is wearing off.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on November 30, 2010, 02:41:41 AM
... I want to play Iron Roses.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on November 30, 2010, 04:29:39 AM
Shame there are no JP exclusives.

Reccetear almost counts.

And I'd love some "real" JP exclusivos on Steam :tauntaun
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 30, 2010, 07:25:18 AM
Wait, they have Christmas Sales too? Whoa.
Think I might buy some EBers virtual christmas gifts, apart from those who already own every frigging game! Shame there are no JP exclusives.

From what I hear, the big J companies are so terrified of the brick-and-mortar stores rising up against them that they are highly reluctant to put games up on steam at all. Never mind discount them.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on November 30, 2010, 07:54:59 AM
Wait, they have Christmas Sales too? Whoa.

Christmas and Summer are the two big Steam deal times. Christmas is the primary where we get the best deals and Summer usually gets the same deals but not as good.

I fully expect to dump my moneys into Gabe's mouth by the end of this month.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: CHOW CHOW on November 30, 2010, 09:52:32 AM
I wish I would've waited on New Vegas.  I am a Bethesda fanboy so I wanted the CE, but that was underwhelming, and now that I know a large patch is coming to fix a lot of the bugs (aka "We're finally finishing the game!") I have no interest in completing it until then and wish I'd have waited for it to go on sale over the holiday.  Between that poorly optimized glitchfest and CoD's stuttering bullshit, no more launch day PC games for me.

Same here. I played Vegas for 10 hours when it came out.. wandered around the wasteland and did a few of the main story missions, then I lost interest due to all the other games I have.  As far as I'm concerned that's 50 bucks down the drain.  I saw the game for $29.99 during Black Friday.. just had to wait a few weeks.  I'm never buying another single-player PC game on day one again.  They drop in price so fast
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Dickie Dee on November 30, 2010, 10:07:15 AM
After Day 1 sales, alot of this revenue is basically putting a mandatory "donate what you feel" link with a pirate torrent link, instead it comes with all the convienence of steam - that can still be a nice revenue stream
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on November 30, 2010, 12:26:02 PM
Yeah, you gotta figure, how much was the first Mafia game earning 2k a year ago?  Zero dollars. It's $9.99 now.  Now, let's say it drops to $5 over the Steam Holiday sale, and 5000 people buy it.  That's $25k worth of revenue, just for uploading a file.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on November 30, 2010, 09:16:57 PM
Yeah, you gotta figure, how much was the first Mafia game earning 2k a year ago?  Zero dollars. It's $9.99 now.  Now, let's say it drops to $5 over the Steam Holiday sale, and 5000 people buy it.  That's $25k worth of revenue, just for uploading a file.

Plus, it serves as free advertising for Mafia II. And they can package it together with a bunch of other junk to make something people will pay $50 for. It's all upside. Not much upside, but still.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 01, 2010, 01:08:50 AM
Yeah, you gotta figure, how much was the first Mafia game earning 2k a year ago?  Zero dollars. It's $9.99 now.  Now, let's say it drops to $5 over the Steam Holiday sale, and 5000 people buy it.  That's $25k worth of revenue, just for uploading a file.

Plus, it serves as free advertising for Mafia II. And they can package it together with a bunch of other junk to make something people will pay $50 for. It's all upside. Not much upside, but still.



Almost like Australia, where the local distributors jack up the prices on everything so they're at parity with the B&M retailers. So we end up having a US $30-$40 tax on our new release games
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on December 01, 2010, 01:43:36 AM
Wait, they have Christmas Sales too? Whoa.
Think I might buy some EBers virtual christmas gifts, apart from those who already own every frigging game! Shame there are no JP exclusives.

From what I hear, the big J companies are so terrified of the brick-and-mortar stores rising up against them that they are highly reluctant to put games up on steam at all. Never mind discount them.

It's the same with PSN for PSP games. They need to grow balls, seriously.
Can you imagine the insane amount of Yen Capcom has lost today with not putting MHP3rd on PSN? Sold out in every store in Japan within a couple of hours and fuck all they can do. Good job, brick-and-mortar bastards!

You know, I think part of the reason why Japan is getting left behind in videogames isn't even a "Japanese developers are behind on tech" thing.  I think a lot of it is that Japanese publishers are getting further and further behind Western publishers in understanding how to sell videogames.  Straying away from digital content, using DLC only to nickel & dime (id@lmaster, Project Diva, Vesperia, SF4 etc...), raising prices to $80-100 a game; Japanese publishers are trying to adopt to higher dev costs and lower sales by making the market MORE unfriendly for consumers and thus squashing it down to the same otaku-collectors only market that the anime market became.  They're basically suffocating the industry whereas in the west with a push toward things like XBLA/PSN, Indie games, $10-20 lower price points on many games, they're making videogames accessible and affordable to bring in as many people as possible.

Personally I'm really unhappy with the Japanese videogame market as of late.  They used to be the place full of creativity, but now it's just musou #45452 collectors box for $150 or PS2.5 sequel #6 to a series that once sold well.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: archie4208 on December 01, 2010, 02:26:40 AM
http://www.mcvuk.com/features/808/OPINION-Retail-vs-Steam

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What is more surprising is the reaction of retail now. I have read it described as the reaction of a small child who threw his toy away because he no longer wanted it, but started screaming as soon as another child picked it up to play with. The metaphor works perfectly, especially in the light of the excuse I heard on numerous occasions.

‘There is no demand’ went the mantra. But is this really true? Not in our experience.

I remember fondly the meeting in my office with a red-faced publisher who was explaining why their initial order from a major retailer for one of our new releases was just 30 units. At the time I had my browser open on the Steam product data page, which updates sales numbers every few minutes.

“They have taken one unit for each of their top 30 stores” he told me. “There is just no demand from their customers”.

I glanced at my screen, hit refresh and advised him: “In the time it’s taken you to tell me that there is no demand, Steam has sold 45 units”.

Steam is selling decent numbers of our titles. They are really cool to work with, have a refreshing, knowledgeable developer mentality, and never bully or threaten their suppliers.

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As a generalisation, retail would pay these guys a maximum of 40 per cent of what they made. So on a £29.99 game the publisher would receive about £12 (and on a sub-licensed deal, we would then only get about £4.25 of that) – minus return, write down and consignment costs.

When would we get that money? Well, payment would be by the end of the quarter.

So, let’s say £10 per unit sale goes to the publisher, £3 to the developer/sub-licensor, and it’s in your bank five months after the customer has paid out £30.

Compare that to the digital model. On a £29.99 sale, the digital partner will pay the publisher – or in many cases direct to the developer – between 60 and 70 per cent, by the end of the month following the sale.

Wow. To recap: on a sale over the counter today, we can have our £3 by the end of March, or on a digital sale, we can have £20 by Christmas.

Remind me why we should choose to go with retail and decline to let Steam sell the game?

Steam is saving PC gaming.

:bow Valve :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 01, 2010, 03:17:54 AM
Bebpo -

The frustrating thing is that people get it in regard to cellphone gaming. Start-ups like Gree are dominating with ad-driven /paid content-driven free browser-type games in that area, for example. And iPhone is killing it. The big console publishers have absolutely no idea though, I agree.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 02, 2010, 12:22:57 PM
Puzzle Agent got patched, fixed the Nvidia 400 card issues
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2010, 07:58:44 PM
... I want to play Iron Roses.

"Thanks" to Akala for making my dream come true :gloomy

I'll start a thread :)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 02, 2010, 08:27:00 PM
let's see if you make it farther than i did
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 02, 2010, 08:28:47 PM
... I want to play Iron Roses.

"Thanks" to Akala for making my dream come true :gloomy

I'll start a thread :)

Someone gift it to me and I'll join you. ;)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Akala on December 02, 2010, 08:57:37 PM
... I want to play Iron Roses.

"Thanks" to Akala for making my dream come true :gloomy

I'll start a thread :)

No problem.  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 02, 2010, 09:13:34 PM
... I want to play Iron Roses.

"Thanks" to Akala for making my dream come true :gloomy

I'll start a thread :)

Someone gift it to me and I'll join you. ;)

:munch
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 02, 2010, 09:19:35 PM
Thank you, generous sir. Off to play the Evilbore PC GOTY. :heart :heartbeat :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 06, 2010, 07:02:11 AM
How far in advance do these things usually get leaked?

And does anyone know what last years xmas sales window was/if they've announced this years?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 06, 2010, 08:56:23 AM
i'm hoping deathspank goes on sale. would like to play it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Raban on December 06, 2010, 11:46:54 AM
How far in advance do these things usually get leaked?

And does anyone know what last years xmas sales window was/if they've announced this years?

Last two weeks of December + first week of January. They usually get leaked, if at all, a day in advance or the first day of the sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on December 06, 2010, 08:10:47 PM
Steam treasure hunt is genius.  Going to sell a loooot of games and get people to actually PLAY THEM in order to have a 0.000001% chance of winning free stuff  :lol

/I'm buying chime
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 06, 2010, 08:28:25 PM
Me too :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 06, 2010, 09:39:27 PM
Steam treasure hunt is genius.  Going to sell a loooot of games and get people to actually PLAY THEM in order to have a 0.000001% chance of winning free stuff  :lol

/I'm buying chime

Gabe's going in without lube, and he'll make you like it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on December 07, 2010, 01:17:55 AM
Chime is really good.  Can't believe I missed it all this time.

I had reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally bad luck streak trying to win the Heavy's Iron Curtain.  Finally did it though.  3 out of 4 objectives for day 1-2!!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Raban on December 07, 2010, 02:03:16 AM
Wow this is awesome. And cheap games too.
Seriously, anyone that doesn't buy Chime at that price deserves an early, painful death.

Word, I scoffed at this comment and then I decided, what the hell, and bought it. Most awesome puzzle game since Lumines.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on December 07, 2010, 02:12:46 AM
What's great about this event is it'll get some people (*coughcough me coughcough*) to play more new games in the next week than if I actually won the 100 games which I'd just throw in my backlog and never touch.  I wish more companies would have contest that encourage actually playing games.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Raban on December 07, 2010, 02:19:50 AM
What's great about this event is it'll get some people (*coughcough me coughcough*) to play more new games in the next week than if I actually won the 100 games which I'd just throw in my backlog and never touch.  I wish more companies would have contest that encourage actually playing games.

This. A million times this. If the contest was just "Buy Chime" I would've bought it and shelved it for about a year before I even considered installing it. This got me playing it right away. Thanks Steam! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: cool breeze on December 07, 2010, 02:58:17 AM
how are you even supposed to get More Cowbell in chime?

I don't see an easy mode or anything, and I did stage 1 of that song in the 9 minute mode, quit out after I had enough points, and I don't have it.

fun game, though. 

maybe I was off by a digit i dunno
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Raban on December 07, 2010, 03:03:16 AM
how are you even supposed to get More Cowbell in chime?

I don't see an easy mode or anything, and I did stage 1 of that song in the 9 minute mode, quit out after I had enough points, and I don't have it.

fun game, though. 

maybe I was off by a digit i dunno

It's in stage 2, cigarillo.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Bebpo on December 07, 2010, 04:34:12 AM
Yeah, you gotta score well enough in stage 1 9 min to unlock stage 2, then do stage 2 9 min and beat the score.

I'm not sure what the trick to the game is, but what I was doing is first filling out the whole area for completion bonus and then doing lots of small chains to build up the multiplier to 10x or more and then start doing as big of chains as possible.  Dunno if that's the most efficient way to score or not, but it worked to get me the objective!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 07, 2010, 05:53:49 AM
That's basically what I was doing too. It's a fun game, and when it clicks it's great but sometimes I feel like I'm just dropping stuff for no reason.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 07, 2010, 11:18:24 AM
Quick favour to ask. Can anyone gift me Poker Night? My credit card is on hold right now so I can't purchase it >:(
Promise to get you something groovy in return.

I will, add me as a friend or PM me your Steam e-mail
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: cool breeze on December 07, 2010, 11:24:42 AM
is poker night any good, btw?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: archie4208 on December 07, 2010, 11:27:14 AM
It's uhhh...poker with some witty banter.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2010, 11:39:23 AM
Quick favour to ask. Can anyone gift me Poker Night? My credit card is on hold right now so I can't purchase it >:(
Promise to get you something groovy in return.

I will, add me as a friend or PM me your Steam e-mail

already done!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 07, 2010, 01:01:49 PM
Quick favour to ask. Can anyone gift me Poker Night? My credit card is on hold right now so I can't purchase it >:(
Promise to get you something groovy in return.

I will, add me as a friend or PM me your Steam e-mail

already done!

FU

I'm gonna send you a game as revenge

...as soon as you friend me :gloomy
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Raban on December 07, 2010, 01:47:48 PM
Archie can you put this in the OP?
(http://i56.tinypic.com/2yovdyc.gif)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: demi on December 07, 2010, 01:52:37 PM
gabe is fat


oops just delayed ep3 for another year
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2010, 01:54:18 PM
Quick favour to ask. Can anyone gift me Poker Night? My credit card is on hold right now so I can't purchase it >:(
Promise to get you something groovy in return.

I will, add me as a friend or PM me your Steam e-mail

already done!

FU

I'm gonna send you a game as revenge

...as soon as you friend me :gloomy

haha, you don't have to do that, but i'll add you!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 07, 2010, 02:45:47 PM
Quick favour to ask. Can anyone gift me Poker Night? My credit card is on hold right now so I can't purchase it >:(
Promise to get you something groovy in return.

I will, add me as a friend or PM me your Steam e-mail

already done!

FU

I'm gonna send you a game as revenge

...as soon as you friend me :gloomy

haha, you don't have to do that, but i'll add you!

is it possible to gift a game to a Steam name if they're not your friend? I know you can gift to random emailz
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: archie4208 on December 07, 2010, 02:48:00 PM
gabe is fat


oops just delayed ep3 for another year

Thank you.  Valve needs to work on DotA 2 anyway. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (11/29: Nothing good. See you at the Christmas sale!)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2010, 02:48:00 PM
no, they have to be on your friend list if you're not sending via email
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 07, 2010, 02:56:21 PM
I don't like sending to e-mail cause I'm not sure what e-mail address people have associated with their STEAM account

anyway, game 4 u
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 07, 2010, 05:09:43 PM
is poker night any good, btw?

It's fun for about 30 minutes. Heavy & Gabe talking about rare drops & hats is funny. The poker itself is terrible because it's so random. You just have to hope for the best.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 07, 2010, 05:17:25 PM
is poker night any good, btw?

It's fun for about 30 minutes. Heavy & Gabe talking about rare drops & hats is funny. The poker itself is terrible because it's so random. You just have to hope for the best.

the bigger problem is the shitty difficulty curve

"Normal" is "you always win"
"Hard" is "you always lose"

In a realistic poker sim with four computer opponents, you will only win 20% of the time. Even a great poker player isn't gonna go above 50%. Who wants to play a computer game where you lose more often than you win - and that's if you're a pro?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 07, 2010, 05:23:27 PM
I ended up buying it anyway.  I blame archie.

how do you get the iron curtain?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 07, 2010, 05:52:10 PM
this game is too slow and the computer is a cheating bastard.  only strong bad and max win, and that was for the iron curtain too.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 07, 2010, 05:58:38 PM
The trick to beating the computer at least on normal is if you have a shitty hand and the cpu has no money then bluff and raise by like $5,000.  If the cpu has more than 10k that doesn't work though.  So my trick is to win the first bunch of hands by bluffing unless I have a really good card in which case I bet very little and let everyone else raise so they don't fold out too early.  Anyhow if you win the first few hands and have 15-20k and everyone else is 5-8k it's pretty easy to bluff out everyone for the remaining matches.  Even if they call you on it and you lose it'll only be a few thousand and you have plenty to spare.

Still this doesn't always work.  And if you're aiming for a specific item it's just luck.  Took me like an hour and dozens of matches to get that stupid Iron Curtain yesterday.  If you have a bad hand and heavy goes all in along with another cpu or two you just have to hope either heavy wins or you get a miracle and win and everyone else was bluffing.   :-\

That being said I do like how you unlock different card sets and tables as you play.  Plus a lot of the dialogue is enjoyable, although when I was going for iron curtain I told them all to stfu so I could go as fast as possible.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 07, 2010, 06:04:18 PM
Right click to make it go faster.

Fold if you don't have anything. It's not worth wasting your time.

If the CPU keeps matching your raise they have a good hand so be careful.

In the end it is dumb luck on normal. There's no tells or strategy to it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 07, 2010, 06:34:09 PM
yeah, that's the worst part.  I thought the point of having these characters was to add personality into a poker match, and while they do talk and interact, it feels completely separate from actually playing the poker.

I managed to get it because the heavy had a 2/3 and went all in (3,000 vs my 40,000) so I took him out.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 07, 2010, 06:44:35 PM
I don't like sending to e-mail cause I'm not sure what e-mail address people have associated with their STEAM account

anyway, game 4 u


 :-* Thank You!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 07, 2010, 07:52:15 PM
Picked up Chime yesterday and played it some, really fun game but it has this kind of weird mix of relaxation and quick tempo. Music's great though, worth it just for that I'd say.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 01:26:16 PM
For some reason I don't have the New Vegas achievement on today's list, even though I've had two different human companions and the dog in my party.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2010, 01:55:23 PM
so, if you already have the achievement, it doesn't count it? that would suck

I might get AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaa because the demo I played a while back was fun.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 02:04:50 PM
No, the game itself hasn't given me the achievement. Might be a glitch of some kind, I'll try picking up one of the other recruitable characters and see what happens.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 08, 2010, 02:19:17 PM
For some reason I don't have the New Vegas achievement on today's list, even though I've had two different human companions and the dog in my party.

sucks. works for me. already bought AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA so will try it when i get home. then play the underground demo. gonna get my tf2 hat yeeeeaaahhh
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 08, 2010, 03:27:33 PM
I'm going to go for the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA one because the demo was alright a while back.  Not $10 alright, but $2.50 alright, sure.

/already had 10 friends and NV achivement  :-*


gonna be 4 for 4 this one  8)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 04:04:08 PM
I ought to be 4/4 today, but the New Vegas achievement won't unlock no matter what I do.  :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 08, 2010, 04:23:40 PM
I ought to be 4/4 today, but the New Vegas achievement won't unlock no matter what I do.  :'(

Did you try starting a new game?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 04:28:03 PM
I ought to be 4/4 today, but the New Vegas achievement won't unlock no matter what I do.  :'(

Did you try starting a new game?

I haven't yet, because it'll take me a while to get to the nearest companion. I might do that later, since even going back to an old save with my regular character isn't getting anything done.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: GilloD on December 08, 2010, 05:53:18 PM
No Fallout sale? F U.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 08, 2010, 06:48:16 PM
No Fallout sale? F U.

Seriously, when I saw it I was like "Oh, I have that game already?" Nope. It's just not on sale. BULLSHIT.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 08, 2010, 07:19:51 PM
the AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA quest is mad easy. now onto The Underground
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 08, 2010, 07:21:50 PM
Do you only need to play the demo of The Underground?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 08, 2010, 07:22:12 PM
yup
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 08, 2010, 07:26:59 PM
Awesome, that will save me a few dollars
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: GilloD on December 08, 2010, 07:42:58 PM
No Fallout sale? F U.

Seriously, when I saw it I was like "Oh, I have that game already?" Nope. It's just not on sale. BULLSHIT.

Probably around Christmas. Also, I'm buying these games so I can get a hat for a game I barely play. I'm being exploited.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 08, 2010, 07:49:09 PM
unlocked my TF2 hat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 07:50:59 PM
No Fallout sale? F U.

Seriously, when I saw it I was like "Oh, I have that game already?" Nope. It's just not on sale. BULLSHIT.

Probably around Christmas. Also, I'm buying these games so I can get a hat for a game I barely play. I'm being exploited.

You're being exploited and you LOVE IT.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 08, 2010, 08:00:20 PM
Killing Floor is having an Xmas update too with a FREE TF2 HAT.

Tis the hatty season
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 08, 2010, 08:57:36 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/bebpo/aaaaaaaa.jpg)

 ;)

The game is pretty great, but it's also pretty damn hard to 5 star or even SURVIVE some of the stages after the beginning.  When you're going super fast it gets kind of tough to control and don't get me started on trying to land in a tiny ring from a parachute deploy after going 5 million mph.  That's about the only thing that actually annoys me: doing a 30-60 second fantastic run full of hugs, kisses, stunts, boards and then missing the landing and getting 0 points.  >_<  Should just be a point deduction for not landing.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: FatalT on December 08, 2010, 09:56:17 PM
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/bebpo/aaaaaaaa.jpg

 ;)

The game is pretty great, but it's also pretty damn hard to 5 star or even SURVIVE some of the stages after the beginning.  When you're going super fast it gets kind of tough to control and don't get me started on trying to land in a tiny ring from a parachute deploy after going 5 million mph.  That's about the only thing that actually annoys me: doing a 30-60 second fantastic run full of hugs, kisses, stunts, boards and then missing the landing and getting 0 points.  >_<  Should just be a point deduction for not landing.

Hey screw you buddy, I'll beat your high score yet!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 10:06:21 PM
25,500 :rock

That rocks everybody's score!!

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Except Bebpo's  :'(
[close]
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: archie4208 on December 08, 2010, 10:14:37 PM
25,500 :rock

That rocks everybody's score!!

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Except Bebpo's  :'(
[close]

(http://i.imgur.com/OOAGo.jpg)

:smug
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 08, 2010, 10:17:29 PM
 :maf
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2010, 10:28:13 PM
I got 26,200 my first try

Just Cause 2 playing has paid off
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: FatalT on December 08, 2010, 10:37:57 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/8jyC5.jpg)

Feels good to be king.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2010, 10:43:14 PM
FU

(http://i.imgur.com/Yutf8.jpg)

 edit:

return of the king

(http://i.imgur.com/AwEip.jpg)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: FatalT on December 08, 2010, 10:52:58 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/ho6gG.jpg)

Return of the return of the king.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2010, 10:55:22 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/Ca6m3.jpg)

Return of the King 2: Electric Boogaloo
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 08, 2010, 11:20:23 PM
 :lol

If this keeps up, one of you guys are gonna be #1 on the global leaderboards for that level!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: GilloD on December 08, 2010, 11:26:39 PM
http://tf2wiki.net/wiki/Bounty_Hat

TF2 Wiki got haxored. NSFW, I guess? Bad language
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 08, 2010, 11:28:11 PM
:lol

If this keeps up, one of you guys are gonna be #1 on the global leaderboards for that level!

(http://i.imgur.com/WE0rd.jpg)
 :teehee

I have no clue how that guy got 29,400.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 09, 2010, 01:56:57 AM
All you can do in that stage to max your score is hit all the boards and stick to the mountain for hugs the entire way down and then land in the ring, right?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 09, 2010, 02:56:06 AM
Jesus. At least I've beaten bebpo and grumbler

(http://i54.tinypic.com/2vk1ezn.png)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 09, 2010, 03:16:59 AM
Bejeweled isn't giving me TF2 hats though
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 09, 2010, 11:20:16 AM
Jesus. At least I've beaten bebpo and grumbler

(http://i54.tinypic.com/2vk1ezn.png)

Linkzg ultimate annihilation  :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 09, 2010, 12:16:25 PM
Holy FUUUUUUUUU

:bow Chime :bow2 just got 1.4mil something. Best bucktwentyfive ever.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 09, 2010, 12:17:11 PM
How's Terminal Velocity?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 09, 2010, 12:20:12 PM
(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/bebpo/aaaaaaaa.jpg)

 ;)

The game is pretty great, but it's also pretty damn hard to 5 star or even SURVIVE some of the stages after the beginning.  When you're going super fast it gets kind of tough to control and don't get me started on trying to land in a tiny ring from a parachute deploy after going 5 million mph.  That's about the only thing that actually annoys me: doing a 30-60 second fantastic run full of hugs, kisses, stunts, boards and then missing the landing and getting 0 points.  >_<  Should just be a point deduction for not landing.

What list is this from?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 09, 2010, 12:44:59 PM
it's from the game AaAaAA!!! - A Reckless Disregard for Gravity.

this treasure hunt thing is genius 

here's my score, happy for now
(http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5183/aaaaaoq.jpg)
 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 09, 2010, 12:57:50 PM
well, at least I'm still above rumbler and joe molotov   :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 09, 2010, 01:38:44 PM
well, at least I'm still above rumbler and joe molotov   :'(

Not anymore. :patel

(http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k33/GreatRumbler/reckless.jpg)

RUN 'AN TELL THAT HOMEBOY
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 09, 2010, 03:03:40 PM
haha, you guys are too hardcore for me :P
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 09, 2010, 10:06:30 PM
Started a new game of New Vegas, ran straight to the 188 Trading Post, recruited Veronica, finally nabbed the achievement. :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 10, 2010, 05:04:19 PM
Do any of you dudes live in the UK?  I swear all our Euro brethren are in Japan.  Mafia II is $33 on the US store but the equivalent of $22 USD on the UK store.  If someone can hook me up I'll paypal them the money ;) 
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 11, 2010, 05:05:16 AM
Bebpo - i'll be able to help you out later tonight. If u can gift me back joe's adventure dlc we'll call it even.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 08:47:46 AM
Bebpo - i'll be able to help you out later tonight. If u can gift me back joe's adventure dlc we'll call it even.

Wow, really?  Thanks! :rock

sent you Joe's adventure!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 11, 2010, 09:39:24 AM
Lol you could have waited till i sent u mafia 2 first! I won't be home for another 10 hours yet.
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 11:24:29 AM
Lol you could have waited till i sent u mafia 2 first! I won't be home for another 10 hours yet.

It's cool.  I know you're good for it and I'm in no rush to get my Mafia II on.  You can still get the objectives for any of the games in the treasure hunt until the 20th, so plenty of time  :)

Bought Amnesia. I'm a pussy, so I'm a little apprehensive about playing it, to say the least.

Fuck these bullshit games for the treasure hunt. I haven't got a fucking clue how to play Droplitz. I stared at the screen for a couple of minutes and just farted.

Amnesia isn't that scary outside a few areas, you'll be fine.  It's just a darn good game.  Very fun to play.

Droplitz is soooo bad.  I am the luckiest man in the world.  I played it once and got the score on my first try so I never have to touch it again  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: chronovore on December 11, 2010, 11:33:13 AM
Bought Amnesia. I'm a pussy, so I'm a little apprehensive about playing it, to say the least.

Fuck these bullshit games for the treasure hunt. I haven't got a fucking clue how to play Droplitz. I stared at the screen for a couple of minutes and just farted.

I hear you. I've started Condemned three different times, keep quitting before I get very far. The game's audio is really, really effective.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 11:38:30 AM
The first Condemned is really creepy.  The end portions are freaky as hell.  The 2nd game though... lololol MUTANT BEAR ATTACK lololol

For me the only games that really creep me out are Fatal Frame, Condemned, parts of Silent Hill (1's school, 2's prison), parts of Amnesia, parts of Penumbra.  Siren is weird, I don't find it scary because the challenge of actually having to play well makes it feel more like a game.  Whereas on the other side of the spectrum the lack of challenge in RE where you just kill everything your way makes it feel like a game as well.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2010, 11:41:01 AM
i wish condemned was on steam
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 11, 2010, 11:41:21 AM
Is there anything in Fatal Frame as scary as the mirror scene in Silent Hill 3?  That was probably the freakiest videogame moment that I ever experienced.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 11:49:02 AM
I only played the first FF but it was scary as hell.  I never even finished it because I could only play it in small bursts.  Depends on how you feel about Japanese ghost stuff.  If things like the ring creep you out than FF will be pretty scary.  I was playing the first FF while living in this Japanese dorm where you had to go through a dark alleyway and empty streets whenever you went out at night and it made that really disturbing!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 08:26:27 PM
Thanks to InfectedGib I got a chance to play Mafia II.  Game is very immersive.  Driving around the period piece city listen to old-time radio is a cool experience.  I thought I read somewhere before release that you have to follow the traffic rules and stop at lights and stuff?  Didn't really notice early on but I tried to stop at red lights when I saw them.  I wish there was a car view with a rear view mirror because if you stop at a stop sign it's hard to see oncoming traffic before you turn into a lane. 

Graphics are pretty nice.  I'm maxing it out and get around 30fps probably.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 11, 2010, 08:49:00 PM
The cops won't chase you for running red lights, but Joe will chide you if he's riding with you. You might have just shot some guy in the face and robbed a liquor store, but hey, don't run that red light! :lol

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 11, 2010, 08:52:47 PM
Thanks to InfectedGib I got a chance to play Mafia II.  Game is very immersive.  Driving around the period piece city listen to old-time radio is a cool experience.  I thought I read somewhere before release that you have to follow the traffic rules and stop at lights and stuff?  Didn't really notice early on but I tried to stop at red lights when I saw them.  I wish there was a car view with a rear view mirror because if you stop at a stop sign it's hard to see oncoming traffic before you turn into a lane. 

Graphics are pretty nice.  I'm maxing it out and get around 30fps probably.



do you have physx on? there is a trick to make it run a lot better with physx on
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 08:55:27 PM
Nope, I don't dare turning on physx in any game ever.  You either need a super powerful card or a 2nd SLI card that only handles physics for that stuff and I have neither.  I barely get playable framerates in graphic intensive games like this as it is!  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 11, 2010, 08:56:29 PM
Oh and does Mafia 1 have any story connection to 2?  I never played the original.  Will pick it up when Steam drops it to like $2.50-$5.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 11, 2010, 08:59:21 PM
Oh and does Mafia 1 have any story connection to 2?  I never played the original.  Will pick it up when Steam drops it to like $2.50-$5.

a small one
spoiler (click to show/hide)
but yes, one mission deals with the first game.

don't know if it would have the same impact if you played it the other way around
[close]
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2010, 09:59:51 PM
Thanks to InfectedGib I got a chance to play Mafia II.  Game is very immersive.  Driving around the period piece city listen to old-time radio is a cool experience.  I thought I read somewhere before release that you have to follow the traffic rules and stop at lights and stuff?  Didn't really notice early on but I tried to stop at red lights when I saw them.  I wish there was a car view with a rear view mirror because if you stop at a stop sign it's hard to see oncoming traffic before you turn into a lane. 

Graphics are pretty nice.  I'm maxing it out and get around 30fps probably.



do you have physx on? there is a trick to make it run a lot better with physx on

what is this trick
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 11, 2010, 10:18:52 PM
Thanks to InfectedGib I got a chance to play Mafia II.  Game is very immersive.  Driving around the period piece city listen to old-time radio is a cool experience.  I thought I read somewhere before release that you have to follow the traffic rules and stop at lights and stuff?  Didn't really notice early on but I tried to stop at red lights when I saw them.  I wish there was a car view with a rear view mirror because if you stop at a stop sign it's hard to see oncoming traffic before you turn into a lane. 

Graphics are pretty nice.  I'm maxing it out and get around 30fps probably.



do you have physx on? there is a trick to make it run a lot better with physx on

what is this trick

http://physxinfo.com/news/3628/mafia-ii-demo-tweaking-physx-performance/

basically turns off physx stuff that is less important like other character's clothing and whatnot.  The best use of it is when you just shoot a wall and watch the dust and debris come off of it imo.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2010, 10:19:37 PM
cool, will try, thanks
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 11, 2010, 10:20:52 PM
I just use the 2 x 580 GTX SLI + a 280 GTX for Physx fix. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2010, 10:24:11 PM
hey, cool, you're rich
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 11, 2010, 10:25:21 PM
nah, it's 'cause I'm still single.  :fbm
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2010, 10:32:38 PM
hahaha, could be worse,  you could be single and poor like me
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 11, 2010, 10:37:22 PM
It's only because you don't wanna use your mad game.  I still remember you talking on the borecast about getting mature poontang when you were only 15-16. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 11, 2010, 11:03:21 PM
nowadays i'd have to hang out at the cafeteria to get poontang more mature than me :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 11, 2010, 11:52:36 PM
I just use the 2 x 580 GTX SLI + a 280 GTX for Physx fix. 

:bow

btw, my case/mobo is advertised as being able to accomodate 3 way SLI - lol, no. I tried to put an old 280 in there and it was just comedy. Yours must  be like an aircraft hangar or something.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 11, 2010, 11:58:46 PM
It's a Thermaltake Xaser VI.  Drinky would probably think it's embarrassing aesthetically because it looks like a gamer case. 

I don't care though since I bought it purely for practical reasons.  I had a business-like Antec case and it just wasn't roomy enough for a power system. 

The Xaser VI has 10 PCI slots and plenty of room for fans or water-cooling.  It's also surprisingly quiet despite all the many fans I've stuck in it.  I highly recommend it to anyone who wants to build a high performing PC. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 12, 2010, 02:00:15 AM
Droplitz is a giant turd

edit: I take that back, I just got 163k.

(http://i54.tinypic.com/2e0pj7d.png)

:feelsgoodman
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 12, 2010, 02:53:20 PM
The deal today is Shatter for $2.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: FatalT on December 12, 2010, 03:02:07 PM
The deal today is Shatter for $2.50

Soundtrack is awesome as fcuk,
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 12, 2010, 03:59:36 PM
The deal today is Shatter for $2.50

Check your email.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 12, 2010, 05:19:30 PM
The deal today is Shatter for $2.50

Check your email.

thanks!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 12, 2010, 05:29:31 PM
need to find some cheap shit to gift
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 12, 2010, 06:06:20 PM
need to find some cheap shit to gift

Gift Shatter

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Or Iron Roses.
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Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 12, 2010, 06:10:31 PM
Oh good idea.

Grumbler also gave me a good idea with Defense Grid DLC. Thanks :-*

However I have a better idea

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Railworks DLC
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:teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 12, 2010, 06:13:28 PM
how is evil genius as a gift? the things I want to give to people are things they already have or things I don't know if they'll want.


and getting that score in shatter was surprisingly difficult compared to to others.  managed to get 12,600,000 but screwed up on the second level or else it would have been higher.

let me just check the global leade.....ah, 3,001,000,000.  I can beat it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 12, 2010, 06:48:10 PM
Never played it but the Shacknews Podcast liked Evil Genius a lot. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 12, 2010, 06:48:57 PM
fuck that shatter objective

fuck it fuck it fuck it fuck it

spoiler (click to show/hide)
got it but still fuck it
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Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 12, 2010, 06:53:37 PM
Evil Genius is a great dungeon master style game.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 12, 2010, 06:59:59 PM
The deal today is Shatter for $2.50

dont forget about l4d2 for FIVE DOLLARS
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: GilloD on December 12, 2010, 07:23:39 PM
Evil Genius is a great dungeon master style game.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's a great game that is broken in so many tiny, fundamental ways. Like I'll be having a 100% great time and then.

The game totally fucking bottlenecks about 1/4 of the way through any level- You just have to sit on your hands and micromanage the map screen. But while you're doing that, your base is getting fucked because your Minion AI is brain dead and the traps/secuirty systems that you spent a fortune on don't really work.

That said, it's a really unique game and you will enjoy it up until the point where it's many quirks basically prevent you from enjoying it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 12, 2010, 07:28:51 PM
I will gift the first four people to PM me their Steam name Shatter (also friend me if you haven't).

I'm raketemensch. And the way Steam works, you need to accept me as a Steam friend before the gift will go through!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 12, 2010, 09:43:32 PM
The bonus mode in Shatter is brutal. The main thing is subtle curvature of the trajectories as they pull back towards the exit.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 12, 2010, 09:46:47 PM
Evil Genius is a great dungeon master style game.

Ehhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. It's a great game that is broken in so many tiny, fundamental ways. Like I'll be having a 100% great time and then.

The game totally fucking bottlenecks about 1/4 of the way through any level- You just have to sit on your hands and micromanage the map screen. But while you're doing that, your base is getting fucked because your Minion AI is brain dead and the traps/secuirty systems that you spent a fortune on don't really work.

That said, it's a really unique game and you will enjoy it up until the point where it's many quirks basically prevent you from enjoying it.

This is all true, its one playthrough and you will be done with it. It's fine for however much it is on Steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 12, 2010, 11:37:23 PM
Finally got 11,600,000 on bonus mode, nearly died in real life though.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 13, 2010, 07:15:44 AM
fuck shatter fuck bonus mode fuck gabe newell fml
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 13, 2010, 01:49:46 PM
I will gift the first four people to PM me their Steam name Shatter (also friend me if you haven't).

I'm raketemensch. And the way Steam works, you need to accept me as a Steam friend before the gift will go through!

Grats to Sho Nuff, Rebiak, Arde0, and Smooth Groove on their SUPER SHATTERDAY. :rock

Special No-Prize to Viz for requesting a copy but failing to add me as a Steam friend.  :'(

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Viz, if you add me before the sale ends, I'll still hook you up! :D
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Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 13, 2010, 01:54:45 PM
I added you, but not for the free games.  :)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 13, 2010, 02:05:56 PM
thanks! I'll send you free games tho. I am kind of addicted to gifting shatter
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 13, 2010, 02:06:38 PM
I added you, but not for the free games.  :)

This :-[
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 13, 2010, 02:12:34 PM
Thanks for shatting me, Mr. Treesong!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Reb on December 13, 2010, 02:17:00 PM
:bow Free games :bow2

:bow Synth :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 13, 2010, 02:37:57 PM
I added you, but not for the free games.  :)

ditto

I've tried to add most evilbore people...so I can brag about being at the top of the leaderboards  :teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: huckleberry on December 13, 2010, 03:10:07 PM
:bow Patel :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 13, 2010, 03:36:25 PM
thanks! I'll send you free games tho. I am kind of addicted to gifting shatter

I added you and it says you use an alias of spaz. Is this you?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 13, 2010, 03:40:23 PM
thanks! I'll send you free games tho. I am kind of addicted to gifting shatter

I added you and it says you use an alias of spaz. Is this you?

I don't see you; I'm raketemensch in the EB group.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 13, 2010, 03:54:25 PM
Don't know why I didn't do what I just did this morning. :duh
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 13, 2010, 03:54:40 PM
shatter for errbody!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 13, 2010, 03:57:15 PM
:bow
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Mupepe on December 13, 2010, 03:59:01 PM
shatter?  what's shatter, master?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 13, 2010, 04:00:36 PM
Thank you very much, Patel! :bow
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 13, 2010, 06:11:12 PM
fuck shatter fuck shatter up the ass fuck gabe up the ass. fucking soul destroying challenge. argh

i will get it tomorrow so help me god
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 13, 2010, 06:26:22 PM
I've only had a chance to play the first couple waves before I had to quit but it's awesome!  :o

Thank you so much!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 13, 2010, 07:47:41 PM
What patel didn't tell you is that he gave you those free copies so he could sit back and watch you all torture yourselves trying to get that objective.  Only $2.50 per person to see them in agony!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 13, 2010, 10:19:42 PM
Looks like some good company. :smug
(http://i54.tinypic.com/25f870i.jpg)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 13, 2010, 11:20:41 PM
I'm not bothering with this shatter bullshit
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 13, 2010, 11:31:45 PM
I just used the mouse.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 13, 2010, 11:35:29 PM
Mouse is the easiest.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 14, 2010, 01:07:31 PM
Just Cause 2 - $7.50
Metro 2033 - $10
Beat Hazard - $2.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 14, 2010, 01:19:26 PM
Just Cause 2 - $7.50
Metro 2033 - $10

Beat Hazard - $2.50

FFFFFF. Why does Steam tickle my penis so?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 14, 2010, 01:24:00 PM
because Gabe is watching you from your pc's camera
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 14, 2010, 01:24:19 PM
Both games are worth it at that price, if just to serve as benchmarks whenever you upgrade.  Even with their flaws, most gamers should easily get at least 5 hrs of enjoyment from each.  
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 14, 2010, 03:04:35 PM
dont have any right now but obviously i'll get the trailer one
beat hazard shouldnt be hard
and i bought just cause 2 and will probably get that one too
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 14, 2010, 03:24:20 PM
I just used the mouse.


shit, I didn't know you could use a mouse! I've been using the 360 d-pad all along. Well, this changes everything.

brb, gonna own everyone's high scores.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 14, 2010, 03:43:23 PM
I'm still working through the story mode of Shatter, but is the bonus mode you have to unlock the objective for the same as the bonus stage after every world?

If so, :hyper
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 14, 2010, 04:02:52 PM
I'm still working through the story mode of Shatter, but is the bonus mode you have to unlock the objective for the same as the bonus stage after every world?

If so, :hyper

Yeah, except there's three different ones. There's the one where the exit is at the far left of the screen, the bottom of the screen, and one where it's a circle with the bottom half open. It adds up your total from all three to get the final score.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 14, 2010, 04:14:08 PM
Sounds rad. Is it really that hard to hit the objective goal?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 14, 2010, 04:17:01 PM
Sounds rad. Is it really that hard to hit the objective goal?

Yes.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 14, 2010, 05:06:15 PM
fucking A - got 11,200,000 exactly!

phew, that objective almost broke me
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2010, 05:13:55 PM
Metro is cheaper for Australians - $7.50 :usacry
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 14, 2010, 05:38:00 PM
fucking A - got 11,200,000 exactly!

phew, that objective almost broke me

:bawl
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 14, 2010, 06:34:35 PM
haha only just realised that you get mad multipliers in Beat Hazard when you don't fire and fill up the 'Daredevil' meter under your ship.

This objective should be cake now. At first I was like, "how is Joe Molotov getting a million points surviving 5mins, whereas I survive for like 9 mins and get like only 500,000."

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 14, 2010, 07:28:26 PM
Beat Hazard quest was a piece of cake. Gonna try to do the Just Cause 2 later or tomorrow.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 14, 2010, 08:10:10 PM
i got the Just Cause 2 one. very first level 10 minutes into the game. i dont believe for a second that i actually did it tho. doesnt seem like it. whatevs
only got a few more to go for the 15 quest hat :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 14, 2010, 09:42:04 PM
I got my 15 quest hat without doing anything today; already had the JC2 one  ;)  Too bad I don't actually play TF2  :lol

I'm going to do the Beat Hazard one because I've been meaning to play it, but I dunno about that Metro one.  I own the game but if it takes more than 30 mins of playing to get it, then it's not worth the time.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 14, 2010, 09:48:39 PM
It took me about an hour to get the Metro 2033 achievement just playing through the campaign, but you could probably do it in 30 if you rushed.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 14, 2010, 09:49:51 PM
hmm, well might do it then just for completion.

I don't have anything against metro 2033, I just have no interest in really playing it right now.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 14, 2010, 09:54:23 PM
i pirated Metro a while back and really wasnt feeling it at all. i got to the part where i have to carry some child on my back while getting attacked and the little runt was talking the entire time and immediately  uninstalled it. left such a sour taste in my mouth.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 14, 2010, 10:20:29 PM
I feel a bit sad that I don't even want to play Metro for $7.50, but I've got no time for it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: chronovore on December 15, 2010, 07:08:19 AM
thanks! I'll send you free games tho. I am kind of addicted to gifting shatter

I added you and it says you use an alias of spaz. Is this you?

I don't see you; I'm raketemensch in the EB group.
I had the same problem with "spaz" - then I looked in the EB group. So... Valve supports multiple accounts with the same username? Or this other guy is "spaz" but has "raketemensch" as a nick somewhere in his profile. Or something.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 15, 2010, 01:20:07 PM
Shatter's bonus mode can go fuck itself. I can't do anything.

Fuck that whiny bitch, the deed's done :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 15, 2010, 02:51:11 PM
Shatter's bonus mode can go fuck itself. I can't do anything.

Fuck that whiny bitch, the deed's done :rock

I gift you Shatter so that you may know YARAK
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 15, 2010, 03:07:28 PM
got all the objectives for today and unlocked the 15 objective treasure hat, though I never play TF2.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 15, 2010, 04:01:56 PM
Shatter's bonus mode can go fuck itself. I can't do anything.

Fuck that whiny bitch, the deed's done :rock

I gift you Shatter so that you may know YARAK

:bow your gift has made me a man
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 15, 2010, 10:37:55 PM
Beat Hazard kind of sucks.  It's a cool game but it misses some fundementals of the shmup genre that make it annoying to play:

-first of all, you can't see shit.  The screen is too cluttered and with all the flashing the enemies don't stick out enough.  Shmups are about having anything that can kill you be VERY EASY TO SEE so you can avoid it.
-2nd of all the physics are lame.  It's all floaty and momentum-ish.  Ship doesn't control on a dime like good shmups should.
-3rd of all your main weapon is this weird wave that takes time to turn, which is lame.

I like the general game ideas, but I just wish it controlled like a good tight shmup aka score rush on XNA.


On to Metro 2033 so I can get my 4 of 4 for the day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 15, 2010, 10:56:06 PM
I played some Beat Hazard on Easy last night with the new Chemical Brothers on the soundtrack. It was :rock

Everything Bebpo said is true, though.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: demi on December 15, 2010, 10:58:03 PM
Sounds like some good ol achievement whoring in this thread. Welcome to fun gaming...
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 16, 2010, 12:40:16 AM
Sounds like some good ol achievement whoring in this thread. Welcome to fun gaming...

Steam even does achievements better than everybody else. At least there's a chance you get something tangible out of doing these cheevos :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 16, 2010, 02:29:29 AM
Not to rain on anyone's parade, but surely by the time you've jumped through all their hoops, you won't be buying 100 games on steam because there are only going to be about 2 games you didn't need to buy in order to complete the challenges
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2010, 02:46:08 AM
Well most of these games on sale are ones with steam achievements. There's plenty that don't have them that would be still available.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 16, 2010, 03:02:47 AM
yeah, but let's face it, if you're down to caring about stuff like Shatter, you won't be hurting them too much with your purchases.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 16, 2010, 03:15:49 AM
Only three cheevos left until I get the second-tier TF2 hat :rock

Also, do not play Just Cause 2 at 1920x1080 on your PC, haha. Runs way better at 720p. Metro 2033 has really good atmosphere but the gunplay is absolute shit. Lack of v-sync hurts me physically.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2010, 03:27:22 AM
maybe if you're a filthy poor.

Just Cause 2 runs fine for me at 1080p.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 16, 2010, 06:17:24 AM
yeah, but let's face it, if you're down to caring about stuff like Shatter, you won't be hurting them too much with your purchases.

It was in a five-game bundle for $5 about a fortnight ago.

Well, I bought it. But the point is: If you even care about something tiny and indie like Shatter enough to buy it, and more, to play it, you're probably not going to be hitting Steam up for the big full-price games like Black Ops or Need for Speed. In fact, I daresay most people playing this Treasure Hunt would be hard-pressed to come up with 20-30 games they actually still wanted on steam. If you told me I could have 100 games, I'd spend literally hours looking for stuff that wasn't utter balls before giving up and just gifting the rest away. If you spend $50-100 during one of the big sales, you can pretty much sort yourself out for games for the next 6 months. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 16, 2010, 10:53:53 AM
maybe if you're a filthy poor.

Just Cause 2 runs fine for me at 1080p.

Most games run at max no problem at 1080p, like for instance Metro 2033, which I actually run so well my eyes are being raped by screen tearing. JC2's a different story tho :-\
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 16, 2010, 12:29:59 PM
You can use D3Doverrider to force vsync in Metro. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Raban on December 16, 2010, 12:37:49 PM
You can use D3Doverrider to force vsync in Metro. 

I'll look into this. Thanks.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 16, 2010, 04:15:35 PM
Zombie Driver is a pretty fun little action game, not quite the GTA with zombies that it seemed at first glance though. But the main issue I have with the game is the camera, it feels a bit too tight even at the "Smart" setting and the "Free Look" setting just feels to awkward. Not enough to keep the game from being fun though, running over swarms of zombies in a tricked out car [or ambulance].
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2010, 05:42:15 PM
I'd probably just go: FM2010, The Witcher 2, giftgiftgiftgiftgiftgiftgiftgiftetc.

FM2011 is out, get that instead :P
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2010, 07:20:55 PM
Actually, can someone from the US gift me a copy of Football Manager 2011? It's US$62 for me currently, but $27 for USAers. I can paypal immediately.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2010, 10:08:57 PM
Didn't know you were in the US!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 16, 2010, 10:28:00 PM
:bow legend. Considering full price here is usually US$90 it's a steal.

Just checked the SI Games forums and the Tier 11 English League mod isn't out until Xmas Eve :(

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 17, 2010, 12:10:13 AM
It's $37.49 now - .http://www.steamprices.com/au/search?civil

www.steamprices.com is your friend

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: archie4208 on December 17, 2010, 08:56:05 PM
Have you tried Direct2Drive?  You can get it for ~$32 if you use the code 'bahumbug' at checkout, and it is a Steamworks game so you can redeem it there.

http://www.direct2drive.com/4/9611/product/Buy-Sid-Meier%E2%80%99s-Civilization-V-Download
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 18, 2010, 01:08:49 AM
Do you mean I buy it on d2d, then unlock it through Steam?
Cos d2d doesn't seem to have the Mac version, which is what I'm after.

It's a Steamplay game, so you can run it on PC or Mac. Just buy it from D2D and then you can activate it on Steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 18, 2010, 07:56:40 AM
D2D doesn't list Japan as one of the regions you can buy from though. Such a pain in the ass. The boxed version is ridiculously expensive here for some reason.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 18, 2010, 11:27:27 PM
I started playing Lara Croft: Guardian of Light today. The game is pretty fun, but there are some things about it that really frustrate me. Maybe it's because I'm using keyboard and mouse, is using the Xbox360 controller better? Anyway, that aside, is it possible to jump while moving down and left or right? Because I can jump in any other direction except those two and I can't figure out why it wouldn't allow me to jump going in those two directions. I've tested this several times and Lara simply will not jump in those two direction. It's really annoying because sometimes I WANT to jump in those two directions.  >:(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Bebpo on December 19, 2010, 02:43:11 AM
Use a X360 controller.  Game plays like a dream with it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 19, 2010, 02:52:32 AM
Thanks, I'll do that. Keyboard and mouse controls are absolutely horrible. Caps Lock to lay and explode bombs? Hold down Alt and use WASD to move objects? Come on.

Just wanted to update here.

Don't ever play Guardian of Light with keyboard and mouse. Ever. It's not because the default button placement is terrible [it is], but half the time it feels like the controls are unresponsive or just broken. Playing with an Xbox360 controller is basically night and day, buttery smooth and it WORKS.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 19, 2010, 09:30:24 PM
how long 'til the REAL sales start?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 19, 2010, 09:31:56 PM
how long 'til the REAL sales start?

Tomorrow.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: cool breeze on December 19, 2010, 09:33:08 PM
1 pm eastern time to be exact

if you're new to the sale, remember one important rule: don't buy anything other than daily deals until the end unless you want to play it right away

you'll end up buying a game for $10 tomorrow and think it was a steal, then the next morning it will be $2.50 and include the other games from that series.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 19, 2010, 09:33:37 PM
Tomorrow  :hyper
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 19, 2010, 10:08:19 PM
so ready for this
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 19, 2010, 10:09:17 PM
shit, i better make a list
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 19, 2010, 10:21:42 PM
make a wish list!

I'll be asking kind folks to gift me stuff that isn't available in Japan, so if you have a full wish list I can gift you back very easily. :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 20, 2010, 02:49:14 AM
Someone needs to sort Jonny out with Civ 5 if they haven't already
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Some treasure hunt thing is going on)
Post by: archie4208 on December 20, 2010, 12:01:55 PM
Some things are already starting to show up:

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4587/

THQ complete pack for $50.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6931/

Square Enix complete pack for $75
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 12:56:21 PM
Finally Gyromancer's on sale. I'll wait to see if it ends up on a daily deal, but that game is so bought.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: archie4208 on December 20, 2010, 12:56:59 PM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/

Super Meat Boy $3.75
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 01:00:04 PM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/

Super Meat Boy $3.75

:o
:bow
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: archie4208 on December 20, 2010, 01:01:45 PM
Bad Company 2 is $6.79
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 01:03:25 PM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/

Super Meat Boy $3.75

bought.

and what happens if you gift it to a friend, and then they buy it before checking their email?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2010, 01:04:55 PM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/

Super Meat Boy $3.75

Take my money, Valve!! TAKE IT!!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: archie4208 on December 20, 2010, 01:06:38 PM
fyi there is an indie pack that has Super Meat Boy and a bunch of other games (I remember Amnesia and Killing Floor being a part of it).  If SMB isn't a daily deal, then I'd hold off for that.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 01:09:29 PM
You don't have $3.75? You filthy, filthy poor. What's your Steam username?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2010, 01:10:11 PM
Server's getting hammered right now.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 01:11:09 PM
Server's getting hammered right now.

Happens every time at 10AM pacific while they're updating the store. By 10:30 it should all be ready.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2010, 01:12:29 PM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/

Super Meat Boy $3.75

That's it. I'm suiciding. I can't keep living life knowing I have to miss these deals.

What is your steam name?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2010, 01:13:24 PM
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is fifty cents.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 01:13:49 PM
that BJ Winterbottoms game is 49 cents.  I got it during the last steam and didn't like it, but it is the cost of a few stamps now and it's one of those time/clone based puzzle games.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 01:14:00 PM
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom is fifty cents.

Still not worth it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 20, 2010, 01:35:20 PM
MAF gifted me PB Winterbottom :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 01:38:02 PM
Where's the Oddboxx? :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 01:39:53 PM
The FEAR pack is a good deal at $10.  FEAR 1 + expansions and FEAR 2 + DLC (that takes around an hour or two to finish).  Since I have the latter two, I'm just going with the first and the expansions for $2.50

I wonder when steam will get the actual site up so I can know what is a daily deal.

Where's the Oddboxx? :'(

http://store.steampowered.com/app/15740/

it's coming
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: ManaByte on December 20, 2010, 01:42:50 PM
That's not the full Oddbox though. it's missing Stranger's.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 01:45:24 PM
yeah, that's what "it's coming" meant.  Steam needs to unfuck itself first before everything is up and running.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 01:47:38 PM
That's not the full Oddbox though. it's missing Stranger's.

Says right under the price of Munch's. Oddboxx with Stranger's. Oh and btw

OH MY FUCKING GOD I'M SO EXCITED STRANGER'S WRATH IS AMAZING OMFG OMFG
:bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow :bow
:hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper :hyper
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: ManaByte on December 20, 2010, 01:55:02 PM
Oddbox bought. Installing now.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 20, 2010, 01:58:36 PM
Battlefield Bad Company 2 is on sale for $6.79

That plus $14.99 for Vietnam =  a hell of a lot of MP gaming for $21.78

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 02:07:07 PM
Oddbox bought. Installing now.

:bow
26 minutes until I get to play Stranger's Wrath on PC.

Also, definitely interested in BC2, but I'll wait around for a daily deal.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 02:08:44 PM
Bad Company 2 probably is a daily deal

and the Oddboxx at 50% off is a daily deal too.  The deals are showing up, but the site designed for the deals hasn't yet (maybe at noon pst)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 20, 2010, 02:10:05 PM
can you buy Stranger's Wrath on its own?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 02:12:08 PM
can you buy Stranger's Wrath on its own?

doesn't look like it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 02:15:37 PM
can you buy Stranger's Wrath on its own?

you should later today for $7.50

also, yeah, the 50% thing is a daily deal.  After today, it stays at 25% off for the duration of the steam sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: archie4208 on December 20, 2010, 02:19:53 PM
Looks like most of the indie packs are already available.  I think.  It is still kind of a clusterfuck right now.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 20, 2010, 02:20:43 PM
i think i'm just about all steamed out this year :lol

there are only a handful of games i still want, and considering my giant backlog it's no biggie if i miss out
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 20, 2010, 02:25:24 PM
Titan Quest Gold - $4.99

Still the best Diablo that's not Diablo. Purchase or perish!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 20, 2010, 02:25:54 PM
already today

Super Meat Boy
 
Dec 20, 2010
$12.49
Purchase
OddBoxx
 
Dec 20, 2010
$4.99
Purchase
Titan Quest Gold
 
Dec 20, 2010
$4.99
Purchase
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
 
Dec 20, 2010
$0.49
Purchase
Winterbottom
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: cool breeze on December 20, 2010, 02:28:03 PM
Meatboy
FEAR 1 + Expansions
Oddboxx

The lame thing about FEAR 1 is that you need to download it with the expansions.  IT makes the entire download close to 17 gigs.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 20, 2010, 02:33:47 PM
Stranger's Wrath is totally available to buy on its own now :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Vizzys on December 20, 2010, 02:34:42 PM
so which of these indie packs is "teh best"
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 20, 2010, 02:43:39 PM
i am close to getting Fallout 3 so I can have it on Steam  :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 02:50:38 PM
Oh man the port of Stranger's Wrath is fucking awful. They better patch this shit quick. No widescreen support, game glitches out in FPS mode, looks like ass.

Why did they even port this to PC if they were gonna do this?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Christmas sale starts today.)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2010, 02:52:07 PM
http://store.steampowered.com/app/40800/

Super Meat Boy $3.75

That's it. I'm suiciding. I can't keep living life knowing I have to miss these deals.

What is your steam name?


PixelGorilla.  I appreciate the hospitality and owe you one in the future.
You're not in the EB group? I can't gift a non steam friend.

*edit: found you dr. yayo
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 20, 2010, 02:57:04 PM
Oh man the port of Stranger's Wrath is fucking awful. They better patch this shit quick. No widescreen support, game glitches out in FPS mode, looks like ass.

Why did they even port this to PC if they were gonna do this?

It's a port of the Xbox version and they've already said they're going to update it to match the PS3 version
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 02:58:50 PM
I was under the impression that the version they were releasing was going to have all the new HD doodads from the get-go. Oh well, my fault for expecting a PC game at launch to be anything less than a whopping headache. Still, :hyper

EDIT: At any rate, my toll for the day is
Battlefield: Bad Company 2
The Oddboxx

and I'm seriously considering getting FEAR 2 and its DLC, but that's not a decision I'm jumping to make.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: FatalT on December 20, 2010, 03:04:22 PM
So far I've picked up Bad Company 2, Super Meat Boy, and PB Winterbottom. I'll probably just wait for all the daily deals and then get whatever on the last day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: ManaByte on December 20, 2010, 03:14:06 PM
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=24976146&postcount=84

Quote
Truth be told the reason the PC version doesn't have the HD models is the PS3 version isn't done yet, and we wanted to get the Oddboxx out this Holiday Season.

It is HIGHLY likely we will be releasing an update for PC at a later date!

Stewart Gilray
Just Add Water ;)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 03:14:40 PM
Highly likely?

EDIT: There are a few Oddworld employees posting at GAF, that's pretty tight.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: ManaByte on December 20, 2010, 03:28:41 PM
I really don't care. Stranger's never got 360 BC, so I'm just happy to have a playable copy.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 03:46:16 PM
I'm in the middle of taking a 6 hour exam, but I came home at lunch break to BUY STEAM GAMES

Today I'm in for Oddbox & PoP Forgotten Sands!  Glad I got my $5 PoP, yay!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 03:52:59 PM
Actually after reading how terrible the port is of Stranger's Wrath I'm just getting PoP for now. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 20, 2010, 03:56:50 PM
I've got too the fuck many games to buy any of these.

Well maybe I should spin by the store just in case
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: ManaByte on December 20, 2010, 03:56:51 PM
Why not buy Stranger's while it's cheap? They're going to update it from a Xbox 1 port to a PS3 port.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 03:58:06 PM
Sure they will

Just like they were going to release awesome working PC versions of the Xbox games, right?


 >:(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: ManaByte on December 20, 2010, 03:59:31 PM
Oddworld didn't do the port. The people who did the port already said as much that they are planning to update it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Raban on December 20, 2010, 04:08:55 PM
Why not buy Stranger's while it's cheap? They're going to update it from a Xbox 1 port to a PS3 port.

Yeah, as unhappy as I am, this is PC gaming. I'd get it now and just wait for the patch.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: FatalT on December 20, 2010, 04:25:59 PM
I caved. :(

Bought:
Caster
Rush
Indie Flight Pack
Indie Fantasy Pack
Indie Kids Pack
Indie Fright Pack
Indie Future Pack
Indie Brain Pack
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2010, 05:06:14 PM
Linkzg was kind enough to gift me Super Meat Boy. So that's left me with CivCity: Rome and Children of the Nile pack for today.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 20, 2010, 05:21:49 PM
I can understand the Rockstar Pack being not available in my region, but the VALVE pack!?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 20, 2010, 05:28:07 PM
I know Battlefield Company is pretty popular here on EB, but does everyone play the 360 version or the PC?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 20, 2010, 06:44:32 PM
Zero Hero is such a cool bro.

Builds me a rape shed, then gifts me Super Meat Boy.

Patel is right. Giving is infectious.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 20, 2010, 07:09:35 PM
I bought Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Movie Tie-in Game
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 20, 2010, 07:19:06 PM
Getting the older PoP stuff, even though Sands of Time is probably the only PoP game I ever need. It should look nice on PC at least, esp. in 3D. Anything on that scale tends to look nutso in 3D Vision. Oddbox too.
Will wait on daily deals for the other stuff I'm after. So irritating that EA and Rockstar is region-locked in Japan.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 20, 2010, 09:40:24 PM
The story so far:

Quote
Prince of Persia: Sands of Time 
2.49 USD
OddBoxx 
12.49 USD
Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands 
4.99 USD
Prince of Persia 
4.99 USD
Prince of Persia: Two Thrones 
2.49 USD
FEAR 2: Project Origin (ROW) 
4.99 USD
 
Subtotal 
32.44 USD
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 09:42:38 PM
I gave in and bought the oddbox when I saw they had achievements.  I'm such an achievement whore :(
Will wait and hope they patch Munch/Stranger to working condition before trying to play them.

Also got Broken Sword 1 DC for $2.50 even though I heard it's worse than the original and I still have the original's cd around somewhere.  Still want to check out the new additions they added at some point.  Especially with Broken Sword 2 DC coming out (which could improve the original?  I heard the original is kind of bad, so any additions might help it).
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 20, 2010, 09:48:08 PM
Stranger's Wrath is not running well?  I didn't even know if Oddboxx is any good for the PC but I just wanna support their efforts so that we might get more console classics from last gen on the PC. 

I also got BC2 even though I already have it on a shared account with my cousin.  Since it's so cheap, I just got another one in case we ever wanna play together. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 10:26:03 PM
Apparently both Xbox ports run worse than the majority of X360 ports.  Lots of crashes, audio problems, have to manually set resolution through the config.txt.  Plus no widescreen support.

:(

Hopefully between official patches and unofficial patches they'll get them working eventually.  Still seems like a really poor way to show off your company to the world.  Makes the devs look incompetent.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 20, 2010, 10:57:19 PM
Surprisingly, the two oldest games still look pretty good, aside from the low res.  I tried them at 1:1 pixel on my monitor because it's mpossible to play them blown up.  It's just a blurry mess when upscaled to the native res of my monitor.  I wish they had redone the art so that it at least runs at 720P native.  They must have had the original assets in higher resolution. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 11:36:56 PM
Yeah I tried Strangers Wrath and it doesn't work.  10fps at 1080p and when it goes to first person the screen freezes and you can't play it.  :\
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 20, 2010, 11:48:33 PM
My first experience with an ubishit DRM game (PoP)

(http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v297/bebpo/ubshit.jpg)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 20, 2010, 11:51:47 PM
I hate it when companies add more DRM on top of games that are already on Steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 12:12:25 AM
Ok got PoP working.  Visually the game looks really nice!  It's like a real next-gen Sands of Time.  Very detailed Assassin's Creed 2 like graphics in PoP style.  Controls feel exactly like SoT.  Lotta platforming and stuff right away.  Seems good, especially for $5 (as long as the ubi servers don't go down!)

Also FRAPS will crash the game at the start.  Took me a little to figure out why it wouldn't get past the logo.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 21, 2010, 12:12:58 AM
Do no-CD cracks work on Steam games?  You should just hack POP.  

Yeah I tried Strangers Wrath and it doesn't work.  10fps at 1080p and when it goes to first person the screen freezes and you can't play it.  :\

Even on my PC, the framerate fluctuates between 30 to 60fps and my PC can run Metro w/max settings at 60fps, 1080p.

 I think you might be better off setting the game at 1600x1200 or some other 4x3 rez because the FOV doesn't seem to be widescreen.  

At least the game lets me force 32XAA but even then it doesn't look half as nice as I remembered.  :-\  I hope it gets better.  

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/6962/stranger201012202024180.th.jpg) (http://img132.imageshack.us/i/stranger201012202024180.jpg/)





Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 12:13:51 AM
Needs more bloom.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 21, 2010, 12:16:12 AM
The textures just look so flat.  Maybe some of the shader effects or normal maps haven't been ported over properly. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 12:26:00 AM
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CfikdTm3E8[/youtube]

Looks about the same.  I'm guessing the low-res textures and lack of lighting just don't hold up well at higher resolutions.  Will be interesting to see how the PS3 version turns out.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 12:40:42 AM
Because Ubisoft hates
spoiler (click to show/hide)
PC
[close]
gamers
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 12:41:11 AM
Why would a game pause when you lose your Internet connection?
That is the stupidest thing ever.

Ubisoft was pushing that kind of DRM pretty hard a year or so ago, but it seems like they've stepped back from it a bit since. Mainly because people really hated it when the servers went down and they couldn't play the games they paid money for.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 12:42:15 AM
Have they?  What did RUSE use?

Will be interesting to see what AC:B on PC uses.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2010, 12:42:17 AM
Why would a game pause when you lose your Internet connection?
That is the stupidest thing ever.

Because you're a fucking thief, but Ubisoft in their infinite mercy is going to give you the opportunity to get your grubby thief hands on their glorious gaming nectar BUT YOU DAMN WELL BETTER NOT EVEN THINK OF LETTING YOUR FUCKING THIEF INTERNET CONNECTION DROP, YOU THIEF!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2010, 12:44:53 AM
Have they?  What did RUSE use?

Will be interesting to see what AC:B on PC uses.

RUSE didn't use any extra DRM, but however with HAWX 2 they were back to their old "Permanent Internet Connection" tricks again.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 12:50:49 AM
I read an FAQ about Ubisoft's online deal and it gushes about how their service lets you play without a CD and provides online save storing. Which Steam already does.  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 21, 2010, 01:52:44 AM
I kinda regret getting Oddboxx now.  Even $12.49 is too much for a bunch of barebones ports that I will probably never play again.  The core designs of the games are still pretty good but there have been no attempts at all in updating the presentation or even controller compatibility.  It's a joke compared to the XBL/PSN classics.  Damn you, Steam!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 02:01:16 AM
Yeah, I figure I'm just buying it to support them actually fixing these games in the future.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Raban on December 21, 2010, 02:25:53 AM
Yeah, I figure I'm just buying it to support them actually fixing these games in the future.

This. Lorne Lanning is a genius, so the more I fund him the better.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 03:16:39 AM
Quote
- No "video" options to manually adjust certain graphical effects
- No ability to set resolution from within the menus (must add code to a .txt config file)
- No mouse support on menus (must use arrow keys)
- No keyboard support when typing the player name (must use arrow keys to navigate to each individual letter)
- Incredibly poor performance (15-20 FPS on high/medium-end machines)
- Ugly, jagged text in dialogue boxes that looks as if it came from a 3D game released in the 90's

Sounds pretty bad.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 05:54:28 AM
yeah, L4D is on sale all the time. Will be cheaper than that i'm sure.

Would buy Super Meat Boy but it sounds too hard for me.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 06:17:00 AM
SMB is worth that price even if you only play the first few worlds which are not that bad.  Game is very fun.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 21, 2010, 08:20:19 AM
i just added 100$ to my steam wallet using 4 of my credit cards

TIME TO SPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEND
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 21, 2010, 08:48:33 AM
ha ha ha


yeeeeah  :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: OptimoPeach on December 21, 2010, 09:32:03 AM
Oo nice there's an Oddworld pack pack without the 3D crapola. I felt gypped just pirating Munch's Oddysee back in 2002
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 09:36:51 AM
How long will Chime and VVVVVV be on sale? I only have enough to get SMB plus one of those two right now.

Edit: Fuck it, I'm getting SMB and Chime. Playing SMB and VVVVVV back to back would be torture.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 10:54:02 AM
Well, that's just fucking great.

I was buying several stocking stuffer/gifts for friends on my Steam list, and everything was going fine. When I got to around the 9th purchase I received this message - There has been an internal error initializing your transaction. Please contact support for assistance. I get it for my credit card, and for Paypal. I can't even add funds to my wallet now. I know I have plenty of money in my accounts, so this has to be some sort of automatic denial that kicks in after multiple purchases in a row.  I contacted my bank and they said there was no auto block on their end, so it's all Valve.

There was one thing I wanted for myself that ends today, and I'm probably going to miss out on that now.  If I end up missing out on the rest of the sale over this, and can't do the rest of my gifts, then Valve can pretty much kiss my ass forever.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: demi on December 21, 2010, 10:56:07 AM
Gotcha :teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 10:58:05 AM
aaaaaaaaaaaand after all that it cleared up on its own

still, fuck them for not letting you add multiple copies of a game to your cart and making you do each individually, that just invites bullshit hassles like this
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 11:03:08 AM
PC gaming, what can ya do
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 11:05:29 AM
Valve's just trying to keep you from wasting all your money on pointless videogames. But do you listen? Noooooooooooo.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 11:07:34 AM
it makes no fucking sense whatsoever seeing as they encourage gift purchases, and know people want to gift to multiple friends
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 11:11:44 AM
I just added funds to my wallet, hopefully that's their half-assed workaround for this kind of shit

btw check your steam, borys
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 11:13:56 AM
Valve's anti-fraud controls are really finicky sometimes.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 11:16:22 AM
when i got up i was all happy and in the spirit of "yeah! giving!"

and now i am all "what a fucking assbackwards hassle"

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: archie4208 on December 21, 2010, 11:17:55 AM
PC gaming, what can ya do

Bitch about it one minute, then act smug the next.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 11:21:03 AM
jesus goddamned christ it happened AGAIN
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 11:21:24 AM
i give up, fuck it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 11:36:09 AM
Basically, if you buy a lot of stuff in a short amount of time [through multiple purchases], then Steam will block your card. Which I can see being incredibly annoying if you're buying gifts for a bunch of different people during one of Steam's sales. About the only thing you can do is contact Valve and authenticate your card with them, but if it's a daily sale it'll probably be over by the time you can get the issue sorted out.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 11:48:58 AM
PC gaming, what can ya do

Bitch about it one minute, then act smug the next.
:lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 11:51:33 AM
Valve does a lot of things really, really right, but there's still a few things it does horribly wrong and this is a good example of the latter.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 12:37:30 PM
it's 2.30 am here in Tokyo but how can I possibly sleep now when tomorrow's sale is only 20 mins away? This is the closest I'll ever get as an adult to staying up to catch Santa!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 12:39:17 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 12:47:20 PM
:lol

Take a picture...right NOW!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: cool breeze on December 21, 2010, 01:02:19 PM
best deal today is Lara Croft Guardian of Light for $5.10, but if you own another Tomb Raider game on steam, it becomes $3.60.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: Vizzys on December 21, 2010, 01:02:28 PM
the page actually updated when the timer ran out :o

witcher is 5$
defense grid is 2$

more good stuff
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/20 - Super Meat Boy $3.75. Oddbox $12.49. BC2 $6.79)
Post by: archie4208 on December 21, 2010, 01:02:46 PM
Aion - $10
RE5 - $10.20
Defense Grid - $2
Burnout Paradise - $5
Disciples 3 - $7.50
The Witcher - $5
Puzzle Quest 2 - $1.50
Bioshock 2 - $10
The Polynomial - $2.50
Men of War Gold Edition - $8.75
Lara Croft - $5.10
Gothic Bundle - $34.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Vizzys on December 21, 2010, 01:04:35 PM
nah thats the first puzzle quest on sale

and still the best one, a steal at 1.50$
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Raban on December 21, 2010, 01:05:16 PM
:lol

Take a picture...right NOW!

(http://i56.tinypic.com/11jch89.png)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 01:10:08 PM
Gonna pick up Puzzle Quest today. $1.50 is too cheap to pass up.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 01:17:36 PM
some kind somebody pls gift me Burnout and pick something else you want - 'cormacaroni'.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 21, 2010, 01:21:59 PM
Dec 21, 2010
$1.50
Purchase
Puzzle Quest
 
Dec 21, 2010
$8.75
Purchase
Men of War: Gold Edition
 
Dec 21, 2010
$5.10
Purchase
Lara Croft GOL
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cravis on December 21, 2010, 01:23:42 PM
Just Puzzle Quest for me today. I hope they have Crysis and Crysis Warhead on sale. It'd be nice to be able to put away my retail discs and have them on Steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: cool breeze on December 21, 2010, 01:29:51 PM
wow, Stranger's Wrath is straight up busted.  Even at the lowest setting it is barely playable, and you mouse controls feel like a cheap way of emulating the right thumbstick.

lol apparently Munch had "xbox dash" on the main menu and there are xbox files in the program folders.  people assume these are just emulated xbox games.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 21, 2010, 01:38:28 PM
Guardian of Light is $3.60 if you own any other Tomb Raider game on Steam already. :o
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 01:42:38 PM
Already have Guardian of Light on the 360 and got Defense Grid for $2.50 last year. Will pick up Puzzle Quest (finally) tomorrow.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Corporal on December 21, 2010, 02:03:50 PM
Good stuff so far.


:bow steam :bow2

(http://grab.by/80Gy)

They should be getting hammered. Why am I still getting acceptable speeds? Not that I'm complaining.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
Drainage so far:
Super Meat Boy 
OddBoxx 
Indie Beat Pack 
Lara Croft GOL 
Puzzle Quest 
The Polynomial 

=28.04€ in the red. Will probably get much, much worse.
[close]
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 21, 2010, 02:24:13 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/G9Aph.jpg)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 02:26:10 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: archie4208 on December 21, 2010, 02:29:40 PM
:rofl
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 02:34:35 PM
Thanks Eel! :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 21, 2010, 04:20:05 PM
I did a Bioshock 2 four-pack with a friend and two guys from SA. Surprisingly went really smooth.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 21, 2010, 04:45:49 PM
Is there a point to the Steam wallet besides avoiding CC issues?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 05:47:56 PM
you still get issues with the wallet if you buy things too fast

it is like, i am holding a bunch of bills crumpled up in my hand that i didn't even bother counting, and then i throw them all on the counter in a wad and say "IS IT THIS MANY?" and Steam says "Whoa there, slow down buddy," and I say "WHAT IS YOUR GODDAMNED PROBLEM STEAM JUST FUCKING TAKE IT"
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 05:50:06 PM
what is your steam id green man
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 06:02:27 PM
Thanks to whoever gifted me Super Meat Boy.

I might finally get Burnout just to see how pretty it looks.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 06:20:53 PM
PixelGorilla.

You can find me as Dr. Tony Yayo if that doesn't work.

neither works, add me instead - Eel O'Brian
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 06:35:00 PM
Still looking for a kind soul to gift me Burnout Paradise (unavailable in my region).

If you want Tomb Raider GOL in exchange that would be VERRRY convenient as I get it for $3.60 :smug
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: D3RANG3D on December 21, 2010, 06:36:14 PM
Thanks Eel, you're the man!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 06:39:52 PM
Still looking for a kind soul to gift me Burnout Paradise (unavailable in my region).

If you want Tomb Raider GOL in exchange that would be VERRRY convenient as I get it for $3.60 :smug

What's your Steam name?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 06:46:39 PM
just logged into steam and there was a copy of puzzle quest waitin' for me. thanks Eel :)

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 06:54:49 PM
Still looking for a kind soul to gift me Burnout Paradise (unavailable in my region).

If you want Tomb Raider GOL in exchange that would be VERRRY convenient as I get it for $3.60 :smug

What's your Steam name?

'cormacaroni' - small case 'c' if that makes a diff!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Raban on December 21, 2010, 07:01:03 PM
just logged into steam and there was a copy of puzzle quest waitin' for me. thanks Eel :)



How did you not make the naughty list?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 07:07:32 PM
Still looking for a kind soul to gift me Burnout Paradise (unavailable in my region).

If you want Tomb Raider GOL in exchange that would be VERRRY convenient as I get it for $3.60 :smug

What's your Steam name?

'cormacaroni' - small case 'c' if that makes a diff!

Done. Dont worry about Lara Croft, I'll never play it.

edit: whoops might need you to add me as a friend. Otherwise I'll email it to you (pm me your email)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 21, 2010, 07:09:08 PM
THere is a whole lot of love on EB this past week.  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 07:10:39 PM
Just realized PB Winterbottom is ridiculously cheap (and an awesome game) ... who wants it?

First to quote.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Vizzys on December 21, 2010, 07:10:43 PM
eel is god tier bro

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: cool breeze on December 21, 2010, 07:18:45 PM
Thanks for the gift, eel.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: demi on December 21, 2010, 07:22:59 PM
Just realized PB Winterbottom is ridiculously cheap (and an awesome game) ... who wants it?

First to quote.

Hook it up bro
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 07:24:57 PM
whats your steam info, demi?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 07:25:16 PM
you don't have a steam account
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: demi on December 21, 2010, 07:25:31 PM
Check PM
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Akala on December 21, 2010, 07:28:06 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 07:28:47 PM
......whatever
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 07:29:02 PM
Still looking for a kind soul to gift me Burnout Paradise (unavailable in my region).

If you want Tomb Raider GOL in exchange that would be VERRRY convenient as I get it for $3.60 :smug

What's your Steam name?

'cormacaroni' - small case 'c' if that makes a diff!

Done. Dont worry about Lara Croft, I'll never play it.

edit: whoops might need you to add me as a friend. Otherwise I'll email it to you (pm me your email)

Thanks! :bow pilonv1 :bow2

If you fancy anything else, let me know! Invite accepted.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: demi on December 21, 2010, 07:29:34 PM
Thanks Costanza. I will get you back.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 07:32:22 PM
Thanks Costanza. I will get you back.
.........
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 07:32:51 PM
Everyone is welcome!  They weren't much, but I am also not wanting for much this holiday, so I wanted to do a little something for everyone instead.  If I have not gifted you yet I will before the sale is over, you probably just already own the little games I have gifted so far.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Bebpo on December 21, 2010, 07:40:04 PM
Thanks Eel, you are my man!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: demi on December 21, 2010, 07:46:06 PM
Costanza's my boy. Steam baby
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 07:47:40 PM
1 more copy of Winterbottom up for grabs. QUOTE THIS.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 07:54:29 PM
1 more copy of Winterbottom up for grabs. QUOTE THIS.

i'm game!

'cormacaroni'
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Costanza on December 21, 2010, 07:57:13 PM
sent. enjoy  :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2010, 08:00:00 PM
Is there a point to the Steam wallet besides avoiding CC issues?

Buying hats.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:09:29 PM
just don't try to buy too many in a row, or they'll have problems initializing your transaction please contact customer support for assistance

four fucking times already today
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2010, 08:11:45 PM
:lol Gabe hates you.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 08:20:42 PM
sent. enjoy  :D

Cheers!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 08:21:11 PM
just don't try to buy too many in a row, or they'll have problems initializing your transaction please contact customer support for assistance

four fucking times already today

Why don't you just put them in your cart, and buy in one go? Are you afraid of them running out of keys?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 08:25:35 PM
just don't try to buy too many in a row, or they'll have problems initializing your transaction please contact customer support for assistance

four fucking times already today

Why don't you just put them in your cart, and buy in one go? Are you afraid of them running out of keys?

If you're buying the same game for multiple people, that isn't possible. You can only add one copy at a time, even though you're gifting each copy.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:27:49 PM
I have nearly $50 in my Steam wallet I can't touch.  They're fucking blocking me from using money I gave them to hold so that they wouldn't block me from using the other money I was trying to give them.  What in the fucking fuck?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:30:01 PM
It's the most backwards-assed system I have ever seen.  Can't add multiple copies to gift, BUT, BUT, can't buy too many one after the other either!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:33:04 PM
Quote
1 Message by you on Tue, 21st Dec 2010 7:38 am
I was buying several gifts for friends, including multiple copies of P.B. Winterbottom, and everything was going fine. When I got to around the 9th purchase I received this message - There has been an internal error initializing your transaction. Please contact support for assistance. I get it for my credit card, and for Paypal. I can't even add funds to my wallet. I know I have plenty of money in my accounts, so this has to be some sort of automatic denial that kicks in after multiple purchases in a row. I'd like this fixed so I won't miss the rest of the sale. As it stands now I'm probably going to miss the F.E.A.R. pack sale.

2 Message by you on Tue, 21st Dec 2010 8:31 am
So I was finally able to get in and add funds to my wallet, and then a couple gift purchases later it happened again. With money you're already holding for me. This probably wouldn't happen so much if you guys allowed adding multiple copies of games to the cart.

3 Message by you on Tue, 21st Dec 2010 5:21 pm
Four times today. Awesome.

4 Message by you on Tue, 21st Dec 2010 5:25 pm
Would you please help me? I have $46 in my Steam wallet I can't use! It's like you're holding my money hostage!

You will note there hasn't been one fucking response to this support ticket all day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 08:34:22 PM
Make a thread about it on the Steam forums, at least that way people from Steam [and people who use Steam] will be able to read about your problems.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:39:57 PM
Fuck Steam. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 08:43:18 PM
just don't try to buy too many in a row, or they'll have problems initializing your transaction please contact customer support for assistance

four fucking times already today

Why don't you just put them in your cart, and buy in one go? Are you afraid of them running out of keys?

If you're buying the same game for multiple people, that isn't possible. You can only add one copy at a time, even though you're gifting each copy.

Sure you can. Just gift them to one of your own emails, go to "Manage my Gifts" in the client, select the game you want to gift and hit resend. Simple and effective.

I've still got a copy of Saints Row 2 I gifted to myself in my list. Will resend it when someone wants it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 08:44:45 PM
That is some high-level pro-type gifting knowledge, pilonv1. I would expect no less :bow
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 08:45:42 PM
Yeah I did that with your Burnout and a copy of the Witcher for Jonny.

Steam :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: demi on December 21, 2010, 08:47:00 PM
Aye pilnov. You should hook Gazza up with some ho ho hoez
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:47:23 PM
yeah, but you can't send the same game 10 times to the same email, can you?  and you still have to do each transaction individually.  bottom line is, if you have to do a workaround to gift multiple copies to multiple people, it is a shitty system.  something that should have taken me minutes has, between each back-and-forth transaction and getting locked out of using my own goddamned money, taken me hours instead. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 08:51:56 PM
yeah, but you can't send the same game 10 times to the same email, can you?  and you still have to do each transaction individually.  bottom line is, if you have to do a workaround to gift multiple copies to multiple people, it is a shitty system.  something that should have taken me minutes has, between each back-and-forth transaction and getting locked out of using my own goddamned money, taken me hours instead. 

Ah yes that sucks. You can't do multiple copies in the one transaction. Why didn't they bring back 10packs?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 08:53:05 PM
because they probably think all this is hilarious and we'll go through the hassle anyway
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: duckman2000 on December 21, 2010, 09:02:21 PM
Eel :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 21, 2010, 09:02:51 PM
Eel goes through such difficult problems so that his friends can enjoy the hearty glow of PB Winterbottom.  :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 09:06:41 PM
I could also go for RE5 at $10 if anyone is willing to gift!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 09:16:06 PM
Jeez you don't ask for much :P

:lol @ RE5 quote on the steam page - "A full-bore action experience" :teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 09:31:54 PM
Eel goes through such difficult problems so that his friends can enjoy the hearty glow of PB Winterbottom.  :heart

:lol i do mix it up a little depending on who owns what, who i've already gifted to in the past few months, etc.

thanks to you, and to jonnyram for the gifts!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 09:32:51 PM
also

Quote
Hello Kevin, Thank you for contacting Steam Support. It appears as though you were able to complete your purchase. Please log out of your Steam account and log back in to ensure the game appears in your Library > Games list. If you have any further questions please let us know.

thanks for finally answering a question I DIDN'T EVEN ASK  :maf
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 21, 2010, 09:41:27 PM
Where's my token gift?   :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 09:43:46 PM
what is your steam name
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 21, 2010, 09:44:45 PM
datruelegend

I'm pretty sure you're already on my friends list. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 09:47:15 PM
it was sent, check your spam folder in your email
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 09:50:34 PM
it should also pop up next time you log in
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 09:53:24 PM
Jeez you don't ask for much :P

:lol @ RE5 quote on the steam page - "A full-bore action experience" :teehee

Thanks, kind sir! PM me your PayPal deets or Steam wishes and I'll get you back, of course :tophat

edit - you have a little somethin' somethin'
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 21, 2010, 09:55:04 PM
it should also pop up next time you log in

See it now.  Thanks! 

It didn't pop up though, for some reason.  I had to check my emails to see it, and it took me awhile since I forgot which email I linked to that account.  Weird, 'cause Patel's gift showed up a couple of days again. 

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 10:05:00 PM
Jeez you don't ask for much :P

:lol @ RE5 quote on the steam page - "A full-bore action experience" :teehee

Thanks, kind sir! PM me your PayPal deets or Steam wishes and I'll get you back, of course :tophat

edit - you have a little somethin' somethin'

:rofl awesome. I was hoping that went on sale. Now I can buy the DLC :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 10:08:20 PM
yeah, i looked at the rest of your list and went 'not out yet....not out yet...not out yet...wait for sale...wait for sale....wait for sale...'

And then bought the cheapest one :rofl
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 10:15:16 PM
It was still like $20 though :(

If it comes on a daily deal I'm gifting it to everyone
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 21, 2010, 10:31:09 PM
:bow Eel, unloading his package all over everyone's face. :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 10:35:17 PM
It was still like $20 though :(

If it comes on a daily deal I'm gifting it to everyone
???
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 21, 2010, 10:42:39 PM
It was still like $20 though :(

If it comes on a daily deal I'm gifting it to everyone
???

That's just how he rolls, man. :bow pilonv1 :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 21, 2010, 10:47:56 PM
It was still like $20 though :(

If it comes on a daily deal I'm gifting it to everyone
???

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65100/

:rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Akala on December 21, 2010, 10:48:08 PM
:bow eel :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 21, 2010, 10:52:34 PM
Eel gave me a gift
so I gave him a gift back
YOU'RE NOT THE BOSS OF ME, EEL
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Akala on December 21, 2010, 10:54:38 PM
EVERYONE IS THA BOSS OF EVERYONE
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Beezy on December 21, 2010, 11:11:47 PM
It was still like $20 though :(

If it comes on a daily deal I'm gifting it to everyone
???

http://store.steampowered.com/app/65100/

:rock
My laptop is ass, that would run like shit on it. If it happens, can I have Puzzle Quest instead? :-[
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 21, 2010, 11:52:37 PM
99% done, just gotta figure out what to get to finish up my partner's gift sometime over the next couple of days





and it only took ALL FUCKING DAY

thanks, steam, perhaps you should use the profits from this sale to invest in another ABACUS
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Beezy on December 22, 2010, 12:00:31 AM
thanks, steam, perhaps you should use the profits from this sale to invest in another ABACUS
:lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 12:34:05 AM
99% done, just gotta figure out what to get to finish up my partner's gift sometime over the next couple of days

and it only took ALL FUCKING DAY

thanks, steam, perhaps you should use the profits from this sale to invest in another ABACUS

You're doing it wrong, Eel. This is how it works:


easy peasy
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2010, 12:57:18 AM
:lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: FatalT on December 22, 2010, 01:52:38 AM
Thank you Eel! I was wanting to buy that game eventually but I've run out of monies. I played a demo of it on the original Xbox back in the day and really enjoyed it but never actually bought it. You'll let me relive my childhood dreams of being a locomotive engineer!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 22, 2010, 05:25:35 AM
thanks for vvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvvv, eel
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: MrSingh on December 22, 2010, 05:30:56 AM
Tried buying a bunch of stuff yesterday but steam rejected the payment transaction since I'm currently away from my primary country of residence. As a result, I missed out on a whole bunch of items on sale. Steam support actually got back to me within a day though. They have removed the lock from my account but I'll already be back in Tokyo tomorrow. Don't really want anything that's on sale today. Boo hoo.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 06:39:03 AM
next time send us an email and we can gift it to you.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Reb on December 22, 2010, 07:40:32 AM
Eel bought me Puzzle Quest, which was somewhat puzzling since I'm usually a cunt to him.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2010, 07:45:04 AM
:bow  VALIS  :bow2

Eel bought me Puzzle Quest, which was somewhat puzzling since I'm usually a cunt to him.

 ???

I don't recall any of those times!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Reb on December 22, 2010, 08:04:14 AM
 :shh Don't ask, don't tell.

I was probably just being slightly cuntish.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: G The Resurrected on December 22, 2010, 08:15:40 AM
Whoa thanks Eel! Where is your wishlist? I'd like to repay the favor. Need some microsoft points, or want a Age of Empires 3 complete collection? What does Santa Eel want for Zedmass?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Ninja on December 22, 2010, 08:22:39 AM
 :bow  Eel :bow2

It's so awesome of you to get me a gift! Thanks!
Title: Re: What are you playing?
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 22, 2010, 08:33:23 AM
Can't wait to get home and open Santa Eel's package!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2010, 08:45:11 AM
Whoa thanks Eel! Where is your wishlist? I'd like to repay the favor. Need some microsoft points, or want a Age of Empires 3 complete collection? What does Santa Eel want for Zedmass?

I don't really want anything! That's why I decided to give at least a little something to each of my Steam friends over the holidays!  I had to make a concerted effort to find games I was halfway interested in to add to my wishlist, and I only did that so I a) wouldn't forget about them before the sale was over if I get Xmas money to piss away - or they plummet to a wacky 90% discount, and b) would have them there in case they decided to do another crazy "win every game on your wishlist" giveaway! 

I do appreciate the thought, though!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: G The Resurrected on December 22, 2010, 08:54:34 AM
Well you Sir are most gracious. You have my gratitude and sincere thanks! It's not everyday that you see someone actively trying to do something legitimately nice for others on the internet. I tip my hat to you.

I'll go donate some money in your name.

I do understand about the wishlist thing though I made one just for that contest. This year has been crazy for Steam Deals.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 22, 2010, 09:02:40 AM
:bow Eel :bow2

The and the Borecast/Cruncheons, your the gift that keeps giving  :-*

btw, If it wasn't for the boards, I'd have no idea who gifted it. I only noticed it today where I didn't remember buying it and it had "activate" instead of "install". I poked around looking for some kind of message that I was gifted and more importantly by whom, but nada. (probably missing something of course)

There should be a Peggle-style Joy to the World playing thanking the gifter.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 22, 2010, 09:03:41 AM
BTW,

(Longshot) Is there anyone out there that would like a vanilla Half-Life 2?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2010, 09:11:08 AM
Unless you click "open my gift" when you're online and the pop-up appears, or you redeem it through the email (which could end up in your spam folder), it is likely to get lost in the wind and the person who gifted it will have to resend.  It also still shows as you not owning the game until it is redeemed, which leads to people getting multiple copies of games as gifts.  Steam's whole purchase system is like some weird throwback to the 90s.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 22, 2010, 09:16:42 AM
It really needs to come up as a pop-up window on load-up like those featured games thing that I always click straight-through.

And if you're are online make sure the corner pop-up is especially ostentatious.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: G The Resurrected on December 22, 2010, 09:22:00 AM
It really needs to come up as a pop-up window on load-up like those featured games thing that I always click straight-through.

And if you're are online make sure the corner pop-up is especially ostentatious.

But it does! At least in the beta version that I'm using. I don't know if it does it in all version but it does pop up in the right corner and it is in the same window for the featured games.

This time however it did not work like that. All I got was the email. But every time before that it worked.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 22, 2010, 11:20:28 AM
I just bought the Witcher for $5. Seemed like a pretty good deal.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: archie4208 on December 22, 2010, 01:04:33 PM
Alien vs Predator - $5
Recettear - $6.80
Bully - $3.75
Day of Defeat Source - $2.50
Just Cause 2 - $7.50
Assassin's Creed 2 - $15
Zuma Revenge - $8
Trials 2 - $2.50
Spore - $7.50
Railworks - $6.00
Tales of Monkey Island - $17.49
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/21 - RE5 $10, Burnout Paradise $5, Bioshock 2 $10)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 22, 2010, 01:05:06 PM
...and my wallet lives to buy another day...

spoiler (click to show/hide)
AC2 is $15
[close]
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 22, 2010, 01:06:36 PM
Yeah, I would have picked up AC2 at $7.50, even with Ubi's shittacular DRM.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: cool breeze on December 22, 2010, 01:07:51 PM
I just got AvP

I'm more worried about how much I'm downloaded.  Again another game that's around 15 gigs  >:(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 22, 2010, 01:10:47 PM
Railworks 2 for $6 :omg
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 22, 2010, 01:13:54 PM
The Railworks DLC is half off too.  You can get everything for only $525.  :teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 22, 2010, 01:15:17 PM
I bought railworks, i work at a train station andi always wanted this game so fuck it, $6.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 22, 2010, 01:18:36 PM
Some of those packs are amazing values.  I'd be jumping for joy if I just got into PC gaming.  I wish there were some way to pro-rate the packs so that long time gamers like us can benefit too from the discounts. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 22, 2010, 01:18:41 PM
Dec 22, 2010
$3.75
Purchase
Bully: Scholarship Edition
 
Dec 22, 2010
$2.50
Purchase
Trials 2: Second Edition
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 22, 2010, 01:19:06 PM
Ass Creed 2 is $12 if you already own the first
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 22, 2010, 01:29:35 PM
Got AssCreed 2 and Spore since it's never on sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: ManaByte on December 22, 2010, 01:31:18 PM
Got AssCreed 2 and Spore since it's never on sale.

Same.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Beezy on December 22, 2010, 01:50:11 PM
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU I missed Puzzle Quest...
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 22, 2010, 01:55:03 PM
Can anyone vouch if the Bully port was ever brought back up to snuff?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 22, 2010, 02:13:00 PM
Dood. I would so buy JC2 for the PC mods had I not played the living crap out of the original one :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: FatalT on December 22, 2010, 02:17:43 PM
Dec 22, 2010
$8.49
Purchase
Bully: Scholarship Edition, Clones, Puzzle Kingdoms
 
Dec 21, 2010
$3.60
Purchase
Lara Croft GOL
 
Dec 21, 2010
$2.99
Purchase
Magnetis, KrissX
 
Dec 20, 2010
$1.74
Purchase
Puzzler World
 
Dec 20, 2010
$3.48
Purchase
Rush, Caster
 
Dec 20, 2010
$29.94
Purchase
Indie Flight Pack, Indie Future Pack, Indie Brain Pack, Indie Fantasy Pack, Indie Fright Pack, Indie Kids Pack
 
Dec 20, 2010
$11.03
Purchase
Super Meat Boy, Battlefield Bad Company 2 Standard

TOTAL: $61.27


I really need to stop but these daily deals are killing me. I'll snag up a game from the daily deal and then go buy a mega cheap game too. The biggest hit I took was on all the Indie Packs but those were a great value for the money.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 22, 2010, 02:25:16 PM

TOTAL: $61.27

I really need to stop but these daily deals are killing me. I'll snag up a game from the daily deal and then go buy a mega cheap game too. The biggest hit I took was on all the Indie Packs but those were a great value for the money.

Dec 22, 2010
$7.50
Purchase
Spore
 
Dec 22, 2010
$3.75
Purchase
Bully: Scholarship Edition
 
Dec 22, 2010
$2.50
Purchase
Trials 2: Second Edition
 
Dec 21, 2010
$1.19
Purchase
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
 
Dec 21, 2010
$1.49
Purchase
Sniper Elite

 
Dec 21, 2010
$29.98
Purchase
Bioshock 2 - Four Pack
 
Dec 21, 2010
$1.50
Purchase
Puzzle Quest
 
Dec 21, 2010
$8.75
Purchase
Men of War: Gold Edition
 
Dec 21, 2010
$5.10
Purchase
Lara Croft GOL
 
Dec 20, 2010
$7.99
Purchase
Peggle Complete Pack
 
Dec 20, 2010
$3.75
Purchase
Super Meat Boy
 
Dec 20, 2010
$12.49
Purchase
OddBoxx
 
Dec 20, 2010
$4.99
Purchase
Titan Quest Gold
 
Dec 20, 2010
$4.99
Purchase
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
 
Dec 20, 2010
$0.49
Purchase
Winterbottom



grand total: 73.89



weeeee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Raban on December 22, 2010, 03:12:38 PM
Is Spore worth getting at $20 for the complete pack? Or should I just get the main game?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 22, 2010, 03:42:52 PM
i just bought the anime shop loli sim game too
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 22, 2010, 03:56:29 PM
Can anyone vouch if the Bully port was ever brought back up to snuff?

It was great when I played it back during the Summer.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: FatalT on December 22, 2010, 04:50:59 PM
Dec 21, 2010
$29.98
Purchase
Bioshock 2 - Four Pack


grand total: 73.89

weeeee

Psssshhh...more like $51.41 you cheater!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 22, 2010, 05:00:14 PM


Psssshhh...more like $51.41 you cheater!


noooo i only added 7.50. it's legit
do the math son
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2010, 05:08:12 PM
Boring day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 06:16:20 PM
Got ACII. $15 isn't a great deal but hey, I wanted to double-dip pretty bad on this one since I loved it on 360. I hear it's one of the best 3D Vision games so should be worth at least checking out on PC. I realize i'm a stuck record on this 3D Vision stuff but it really does make you want to replay stuff you've played before just to see how much better it looks.

Had a blast with Burnout again last night. Looks so freaking GOOD on PC! The 3D effect is great too, although all those 2D spash panels they throw at you constantly takes you out of it a bit.

Kinda sorta want Bully and Spore but not available in Japan. Trials 2 isn't as good as Trials HD, right?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2010, 06:20:39 PM
Trials 2 is much harder and not much fun.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 06:37:47 PM
yeah, will pass thanks.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 22, 2010, 06:39:36 PM
Kinda sorta want Bully but not available in Japan.

Or is it? :teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 06:44:58 PM
Kinda sorta want Bully but not available in Japan.

Or is it? :teehee

AWWW YOU DINT HAVE TA

:bow Joe Molotov :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Corporal on December 22, 2010, 06:45:24 PM
Recettear is on sale? MINE.

spoiler (click to show/hide)
::) (http://grab.by/829q)  ::)

TOR + MGeni or alternatively forum superfriends could help alleviate this, but somehow I'm feeling headstrong now. FUCK YOU GUYS AND YOUR GAMES.

Yeah. That'll show 'em. NO CHUMP CHANGE FOR YOU FUCKERS HAHAHAHA
[close]

Also kinda-sorta interested in Spore. Then I realized that I've already bought more games than I realistically will be able to play and enjoy within reasonable time restraints. Will wait for it to drop to 5€.


...come to think of it, besides Dawn of War 2 and expansions I have yet to pay more than 5€ for any single steam game I own. :bow steam :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 22, 2010, 07:12:11 PM
Anyone buy Railworks?  Tempting for the uniqueness. 

Game has made the top10 sellers list  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 22, 2010, 07:13:30 PM
I bought Bully because I never finished it on PS2 and apparently after patches the PC version became a great port.  Bought Alien vs. Predator because it looks pretty and I like the franchises a lot.  Not going to install AvP for a while now though, it's 15gigs and all these 15gig games are filling my drive way too fast.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: GilloD on December 22, 2010, 07:14:54 PM
Can someone gift me Bully?  I'll PayPal ya da buxx
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 22, 2010, 07:15:29 PM
Maybe you should wait until you get a DX11 card before playing AVP.  It's got some nice DX11 effects.  
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 07:17:33 PM
I bought Bully because I never finished it on PS2 and apparently after patches the PC version became a great port.  Bought Alien vs. Predator because it looks pretty and I like the franchises a lot.  Not going to install AvP for a while now though, it's 15gigs and all these 15gig games are filling my drive way too fast.

May not help your particular situation but I find this invaluable:
http://www.traynier.com/software/steammover

Lets you move Steam games around your various HDDs easily.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: chronovore on December 22, 2010, 07:25:55 PM
BULLY not available in Japan. What is this shit? CAPCOM!!!! :shakesbonyfist

It's weird that Steam won't even show you the price if it's not in your region. Is that just to prevent additional "shopping rage"?

How much is Ye Olde Rockstar Compleat Collection?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 22, 2010, 08:27:41 PM
I don't think it'll let you send gifts to people if the game is not available in their region.  :|
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 22, 2010, 08:48:47 PM
It does, speculawyer from GAF gifted me GTA San Andreas.

And people got around the L4D censorship here by it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 22, 2010, 09:05:31 PM
Joe gifted Bully to me and it works fine in Japan as do the gifts from pilonv1.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 22, 2010, 09:05:49 PM
Then Gillod and Chronovore need to get some friend accepting done.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 22, 2010, 09:48:33 PM
Kinda sorta want Bully but not available in Japan.

Or is it? :teehee

AWWW YOU DINT HAVE TA

:bow Joe Molotov :bow2

Thanks for Mafia, good sir.  :heart
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: chronovore on December 23, 2010, 03:24:50 AM
Then Gillod and Chronovore need to get some friend accepting done.

HOLY GUACAMOLE! My favorite game, gifted to me! INSTALLING NOW.
Thanks a heap, Bebpo! I've PM'd you some hot monkey love here as well.
spoiler (click to show/hide)
:tauntaun
[close]
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: chronovore on December 23, 2010, 09:04:59 AM
Et tu, Eel?

I feel like Lucky Pierre today. I've got action in every hole. Wow.

THANK YOU, EELSTER BUNNY!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 09:05:47 AM
:lol i keep adding railworks 2 to my cart and then removing it, fuck you steam for making me consider a train simulator


Et tu, Eel?

I feel like Lucky Pierre today. I've got action in every hole. Wow.

THANK YOU, EELSTER BUNNY!

you're welcome!  you only have, like, three games on steam :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 23, 2010, 09:31:48 AM
Never have I accepted a friend request so readily as from Mr O'Brien :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: G The Resurrected on December 23, 2010, 10:11:23 AM
Never have I accepted a friend request so readily as from Mr O'Brien :lol

Where's Capt. Sisko?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 10:34:42 AM
i sent you something borys, and we have been steam friends for a while

here is the thing - if you signed up for steam with some weird email address that you never check, or you never sign in to the service, you will never know when you receive gifted games.  if you do not set your spam filter to accept email from steam, your gift emails go into the spam folder.  games only show up when you click the pop-up when you're online, or you click the link in the email.  they are not automatically added to your games list, and you are never shown as owning them.

i've still got games i gifted months ago sitting in my "manage gift/guest passes" window showing as "sent" but not "redeemed" by the people i sent them to

so,

1.  Use a real email when you sign up to Steam
2.  Set your spam filters to accept anything from Steam
3.  Always click "open my gift" on the pop-up, or the link in the email, even if you aren't going to install right away, otherwise it does not get added to your games list

Huh, I just checked, and it is showing you as already having PB Winterbottom, even though when I sent it Steam said you didn't own it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 10:39:54 AM
i sent every single person on my Steam friends list at least a little something, so if they didn't get it something similar to what i wrote above happened, because i was most certainly charged for it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 23, 2010, 10:43:02 AM
I think the thing might be a little bugged eel. I know my friend played his Mirrors Edge i gifted him but it still says Sent instead of Redeemed.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 10:52:52 AM
well, i'm discovering that other than the crazy deals the steam service kind of sucks, and since the publishers have to approve/set the deal prices we should probably be thanking each of them individually instead

- in-game overlay bugs out and crashes certain games
- sometimes have to wait weeks for the steam version of a game patch
- cannot install games and play them on two computers at the same time for LAN-style MP with a friend, even for games that allow that
- ancient, hill people method of transaction which apparently involves doing ciphering on a torn off piece of brown paper bag

i know people love them, and i'm not gonna waste a bunch of time arguing about it, but after all this bullshit i'll certainly never praise them again
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 23, 2010, 10:53:41 AM
Eel :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 10:59:09 AM
also borys it says you only own five games, and the one i sent doesn't show in your list

i am gonna send you another cheap game, and send something to cormac (i will wait to see what the daily deals are), and then i am done

steam is great for buying dirt cheap games, but overall demi was right - it's a piece of shit in almost every other aspect

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 23, 2010, 11:12:49 AM
Steam is bullshit, they have the worst support ever. I bought the Mafia 2 Joes DLC adventure on DAY ONE and it broke my game, i've been fighting with them SINCE to get it fucking fixed. Ugh. That was late november.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 23, 2010, 11:15:22 AM
Thanks for going through all the trouble, Eel! I've still never had issues with Steam, I even get free games from people. :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 11:31:09 AM
i just get mad at things which waste my time, it's my biggest "pet peeve" other than not having a better phrase to use than "pet peeve"

it was just completely unnecessary, should have taken minutes instead of being an off-and-on all day thing

on the other hand, there are people in the world who will starve or freeze to death over this holiday season for lack of money, so maybe i should realize that the minor inconvenience of having to buy cheap games one at a time isn't such a big deal after all and i should just shut the fuck up about it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: demi on December 23, 2010, 11:32:42 AM
also borys it says you only own five games, and the one i sent doesn't show in your list

i am gonna send you another cheap game, and send something to cormac (i will wait to see what the daily deals are), and then i am done

steam is great for buying dirt cheap games, but overall demi was right - it's a piece of shit in almost every other aspect



Quoting this, going on the front page baby
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 11:33:34 AM
P.S. I still think pc gaming is best!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: demi on December 23, 2010, 11:34:36 AM
Too late no take backs
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2010, 11:37:19 AM
P.S. I still think pc gaming is best!

Even a day of aggravation and frustration can't dampen Eel's spirits for long! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 23, 2010, 12:05:58 PM
I was gonna gift Van Cruncheon Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale but he bought it already. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 23, 2010, 12:26:29 PM
Are you surprised?  :teehee
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 23, 2010, 12:45:50 PM
Hey add me Chronovore, I'm McWild
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 12:51:23 PM
bought railworks, hopefully i can rig up some old west type scenarios in the editor, also i intend to make every trip end in tragedy for my passengers
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 23, 2010, 01:02:22 PM
Wings of Prey - $6
Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition - $19.99
Blur - $14.99
Darksiders - $10
Deathspank - $7.49
Risen - $14.99
Silent Hunter games - 66% off
Mass Effect games - 50% off
Patrician IV - $7.50
Dead Rising 2 - $19.99
Operation Flashpoint Dragon Rising - $3
Alpha Protocol - $7.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 23, 2010, 01:05:06 PM
Hmm not feeling the love on any of the stuff there. My embarrassingly huge backlog prevents me from double-dipping too
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2010, 01:05:26 PM
Probably gonna have to jump on Darksiders for $10.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: archie4208 on December 23, 2010, 01:06:39 PM
I want ME2, DR2, Darksiders, Risen and Blood Bowl.  I'll probably only get two games, though.  Still holding out that Dragon Age will be a reasonable price before this sale is over.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 23, 2010, 01:15:23 PM
Bought Operation Flashpoint, but only because it's in that stupidly cheap range where it's hard not to buy. I really need to get some daily sale action on Dragon Age Ultimate and Divinity II: Dragon Knight Saga.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Beezy on December 23, 2010, 01:17:08 PM
I was gonna gift Van Cruncheon Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale but he bought it already. 
Have you played it? I thought about getting it, but the combat looked so weak.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: cool breeze on December 23, 2010, 01:21:33 PM
great deals for games I already own.  actually, I'm surprised that the standard ME2 price was $20.  EA makes it hard to want to buy their games new after Bad Company 2 was $7 and this now $10.  Drop MoH enough and I'll check it out.


also, Dead Rising 2 is $16 if you own Resident Evil 5 on steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 23, 2010, 01:23:39 PM
Dec 23, 2010
$10.00
Purchase
Darksiders
 
Dec 23, 2010
$7.49
Purchase
Deathspank
 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 01:25:18 PM
nothin' for me today
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 23, 2010, 01:33:12 PM
hoping deathspank 2 goes on sale aswell eventually
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 23, 2010, 01:43:49 PM
in the last week I've purchased close to 30 games  :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: ManaByte on December 23, 2010, 01:45:38 PM
Man, if that Darksiders deal happened on like Monday, I'd be all over that. Alas, I'll just be getting the 360 version then.

Apparently the PC one is much better. They spent the extra time boosting it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 01:50:26 PM
Another day of nothing much for me.  I already own everything from previous sales outside stuff I'm not interested (military things).  It's kind of lame that a lot of the "sales" are just recycling sales from earlier in the year.  Like Blur was $15 when I got it in the thanksgiving sale.  It should be cheaper now so I can gift it to people since it's a great great arcade racer.  And Deathspank is a weak sale, especially considering it's only part 1.  I want a sale on part 2!

Oh well, there's still a bunch of days left until the sale ends.  What day does it end anyhow?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 23, 2010, 01:52:09 PM
Blur for $15 is pretty lame.  There were deals from a couple of months ago that had it for about the same price.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 01:52:31 PM
Man, if that Darksiders deal happened on like Monday, I'd be all over that. Alas, I'll just be getting the 360 version then.

Apparently the PC one is much better. They spent the extra time boosting it.

Eh, the PC one is the console one with 1080p @ 60fps if you have a decent card.  Steam achievements instead of X360 ones, X360 controller support.  Not a huge difference, but if you have a decent card the PC one is probably preferable for the crisp visuals.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 23, 2010, 01:53:04 PM
What day does it end anyhow?

Janurary 2nd, although based on previous years, the last day may be just repeat sales.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 23, 2010, 01:56:27 PM
If anyone's interested in that game The Ball (http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460/), you can buy it on D2D for $3.96 (with code: holidaytreats ) and then activate it on Steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 01:57:32 PM
If anyone's interested in that game The Ball (http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460/), you can buy it on D2D for $3.96 (with code: holidaytreats ) and then activate it on Steam.

Deal.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 23, 2010, 02:09:12 PM
Darksiders doesn't even look that great on the PC.  Most of the assets weren't redone and don't seem to be fit for more than 720p.  In some ways, it almost looks a PS2 game running in HD on an emulator. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 02:10:25 PM
Darksiders doesn't even look that great on the PC.  Most of the assets weren't redone and don't seem to be fit for more than 720p.  In some ways, it almost looks a PS2 game running in HD on an emulator. 

Ehh, I only played the first stage, but the textures and stuff were pretty nice.  Definitely did not look anywhere near a PS2 game.  But yeah the assets are probably 720p.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: archie4208 on December 23, 2010, 02:19:08 PM
If anyone's interested in that game The Ball (http://store.steampowered.com/app/35460/), you can buy it on D2D for $3.96 (with code: holidaytreats ) and then activate it on Steam.

Nice.  Thanks for the heads up.  :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/22 - uhhhh....Just Cause 2 for $7.50)
Post by: Cravis on December 23, 2010, 02:32:46 PM
bought railworks, hopefully i can rig up some old west type scenarios in the editor, also i intend to make every trip end in tragedy for my passengers
My first trip ended in a massive derailment off a bridge and into a river.  :dur
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Raban on December 23, 2010, 02:37:54 PM
Getting DR2 and Darksiders. Win.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2010, 02:42:11 PM
Opened a ticket on the support page. Guys if I have added cash to Steam Wallet then my CC has already been billed? I mean, I have "purchased" virtual money with real money?

And I cannot even use it FFS. If they allowed me to purchase it in first place, why can't I now spend it however I want?

So is it giving you some kind of error message when you try to use the money in your wallet?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 23, 2010, 03:10:44 PM
:bow Eel :bow2

Ironically I tried to gift you ACII yesterday (when it was cheap...like me!) but it blocked my card, first time that's ever happened :lol

You have the steam plague, it infects all who touch you!

Good day for me, both ME2 and Darksiders were on my wishlist going into this. Darksiders I can get myself, but ME2 is unavailable here so if anyone can gift it to me I'd be much obliged. Give me a hint what you'd like in return and it shall be yours! I'm a big tipper...don't be shy!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: demi on December 23, 2010, 03:21:22 PM
Aye Raban gift me 1600MS pts so I can buy DR2 on GFWL, we can play online
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 23, 2010, 03:43:23 PM
Darksiders I can get myself, but ME2 is unavailable here so if anyone can gift it to me I'd be much obliged. Give me a hint what you'd like in return and it shall be yours! I'm a big tipper...don't be shy!

You get that thing I sent you?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Raban on December 23, 2010, 03:44:58 PM
Aye Raban gift me 1600MS pts so I can buy DR2 on GFWL, we can play online

Lol, you silly bitch. Buy it yourself, I'm barely surviving this sale. I'm so happy the last two days were shit.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 23, 2010, 03:48:57 PM
Darksiders I can get myself, but ME2 is unavailable here so if anyone can gift it to me I'd be much obliged. Give me a hint what you'd like in return and it shall be yours! I'm a big tipper...don't be shy!

You get that thing I sent you?

I did indeed! Many thanks! :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 23, 2010, 03:54:13 PM
Hey, if I buy Battlefield Bad Company 2 Vietnam from Direct2Drive, can I use the code for any version?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 23, 2010, 04:09:16 PM
i dont believe its steamable, no
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 23, 2010, 05:13:15 PM
Sort of interested in DR2 but I have a lot of other stuff to finish first.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 05:30:11 PM
DR2 is really great once you get into it.  As good as the first game outside the last 30-60mins which are kind of poop.

The coop is distinguished mentally-challenged though from the little I played of it.  Play the game for the 1p. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 23, 2010, 06:35:52 PM
Bebpo u r mega lame. Me and demi co-oped the shit out of the game and kicked zombies in the peenor. It was awesome
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 06:39:29 PM
If you play coop with someone and then want to go back to 1p with all the xp you gained in coop you have to restart your 1p game from the very beginning.  That is the definition of distinguished mentally-challenged!

The coop only works if you stick with 1 other person and play the entire game with them.  The game makes it nearly impossible to jump back and forth between 1p and 2p gaming.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 23, 2010, 07:09:04 PM
real talk: I haven't even finished DR1 :gloomy
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: ManaByte on December 23, 2010, 07:25:33 PM
I'm getting over 100fps in Darksiders and playing with a 360 pad. Superior version confirmed.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 23, 2010, 08:26:47 PM
http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-40465Mafia-II-Download/dp/B004774ISM

Mafia II Digital Download is $12.50 on Amazon, game can be activated on Steam.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: ManaByte on December 23, 2010, 08:30:46 PM
http://www.amazon.com/2K-Games-40465Mafia-II-Download/dp/B004774ISM

Mafia II Digital Download is $12.50 on Amazon, game can be activated on Steam.

So you can take the CD key from that and download it from Steam?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 23, 2010, 08:43:01 PM
yes you fucking idiot
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 23, 2010, 08:58:44 PM
If you play coop with someone and then want to go back to 1p with all the xp you gained in coop you have to restart your 1p game from the very beginning.  That is the definition of distinguished mentally-challenged!

The coop only works if you stick with 1 other person and play the entire game with them.  The game makes it nearly impossible to jump back and forth between 1p and 2p gaming.

Uhhhh I don't remember that ever happening. In fact I was grinding in other people's games all the time
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: demi on December 23, 2010, 09:10:02 PM
If you play coop with someone and then want to go back to 1p with all the xp you gained in coop you have to restart your 1p game from the very beginning.  That is the definition of distinguished mentally-challenged!

Uh, no, that's not the definition of distinguished mentally-challenged, but thanks for spreading FUD.

Stop being mad that you were wrong about Dead Rising 2.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Bebpo on December 23, 2010, 10:17:02 PM
All I know is I took my mid-game 1p save into duckroll's co-op game, gained a bunch of levels and saved.  Then I tried to load that save in 1p and it started me from the beginning of the game instead of where I was in the story 1p.  That was my first and last try with the co-op mode.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: demi on December 23, 2010, 10:24:56 PM
:lol I've hosted and joined co-op (Sho Nuff) and my super leet awesome mid-save worked fine. Hope this helps... try not to spread FUD though.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: cool breeze on December 23, 2010, 10:29:38 PM
maybe it is a PC problem? wouldn't be surprised

I'll probably pick up Dead Rising 2 before now and the morning.  Though, I wish it would have been any capcom game instead of Resident Evil 5 to get an extra 10% off.  I have Dark Void Zero!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 23, 2010, 11:03:18 PM
maybe it is a PC problem? wouldn't be surprised

Capcom/Blue Castle couldn't even be arsed to make sure wireless Xbox 360 controllers worked with the PC version, or to release a patch after it was obvious they didn't. :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 23, 2010, 11:05:41 PM
maybe it is a PC problem? wouldn't be surprised

Capcom/Blue Castle couldn't even be arsed to make sure wireless Xbox 360 controllers worked with the PC version, or to release a patch after it was obvious they didn't. :'(

gah what the fuck!

I got it for free and I'll probably never play it now because of this.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: chronovore on December 24, 2010, 02:28:51 AM
Bebpo u r mega lame. Me and demi co-oped the shit out of the game and kicked zombies in the peenor. It was awesome

What am I, chopped liver? We had fun. It was good times.

I added you on Steam, btw. Thanks for the heads up. Why are you running under a weird alias?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 24, 2010, 03:54:12 AM
maybe it is a PC problem? wouldn't be surprised

Capcom/Blue Castle couldn't even be arsed to make sure wireless Xbox 360 controllers worked with the PC version, or to release a patch after it was obvious they didn't. :'(

gah what the fuck!

I got it for free and I'll probably never play it now because of this.

The problem is so distinguished mentally-challenged, it hurts. Basically the game checks to see if you have a controller plugged in, and if you don't, it grays out the option to use a controller. Well, for some reason, it doesn't detect the wireless controller as being a controller and grays out the option. HOWEVER, if you plug in another wired controller, it enables the option, then you can play the game just fine with the wireless controller. In other words THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH USING A WIRELESS CONTROLLER IS THAT THE GAME WON'T LET YOU SELECT THE OPTION TO USE IT!!!!! How hard could it be to patch that? But Capcom is aware of the problem and it's been three months, and there's no patch. Modders have released a workarounds, but it sucks because you can't push RT & LT at the same time, you can use the guide button, and rumble doesn't work.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 24, 2010, 04:17:03 AM
maybe it is a PC problem? wouldn't be surprised

Capcom/Blue Castle couldn't even be arsed to make sure wireless Xbox 360 controllers worked with the PC version, or to release a patch after it was obvious they didn't. :'(

gah what the fuck!

I got it for free and I'll probably never play it now because of this.

The problem is so distinguished mentally-challenged, it hurts. Basically the game checks to see if you have a controller plugged in, and if you don't, it grays out the option to use a controller. Well, for some reason, it doesn't detect the wireless controller as being a controller and grays out the option. HOWEVER, if you plug in another wired controller, it enables the option, then you can play the game just fine with the wireless controller. In other words THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH USING A WIRELESS CONTROLLER IS THAT THE GAME WON'T LET YOU SELECT THE OPTION TO USE IT!!!!! How hard could it be to patch that? But Capcom is aware of the problem and it's been three months, and there's no patch. Modders have released a workarounds, but it sucks because you can't push RT & LT at the same time, you can use the guide button, and rumble doesn't work.

:lol you cannot be serious. Staying away from this crap.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 24, 2010, 04:48:55 AM
Bebpo u r mega lame. Me and demi co-oped the shit out of the game and kicked zombies in the peenor. It was awesome

What am I, chopped liver? We had fun. It was good times.

I added you on Steam, btw. Thanks for the heads up. Why are you running under a weird alias?

yo Chronovore. Remember all those books :)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: chronovore on December 24, 2010, 05:51:08 AM
Bebpo u r mega lame. Me and demi co-oped the shit out of the game and kicked zombies in the peenor. It was awesome

What am I, chopped liver? We had fun. It was good times.

I added you on Steam, btw. Thanks for the heads up. Why are you running under a weird alias?

yo Chronovore. Remember all those books :)

D00d, I am, I am, and all you have to do is name a game which isn't unavailable in OUR region.  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 24, 2010, 06:49:16 AM
:bow BORYS :bow2

Holy smokes, Borys, that was extremely generous of you!  You didn't have to do that, but thank you very much, what an awesome surprise! 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 24, 2010, 06:57:06 AM
haha, they'd give your money back if it were canceled
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 24, 2010, 07:06:51 AM
Bebpo u r mega lame. Me and demi co-oped the shit out of the game and kicked zombies in the peenor. It was awesome

What am I, chopped liver? We had fun. It was good times.

I added you on Steam, btw. Thanks for the heads up. Why are you running under a weird alias?

yo Chronovore. Remember all those books :)

D00d, I am, I am, and all you have to do is name a game which isn't unavailable in OUR region.  :-*

I bought 3 today available in this region, 2 of them from my wish list :)

You just gotta get up earlier in the morning to get 'em before I do  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: chronovore on December 24, 2010, 08:17:53 AM
Ah, a wishlist. I should have thought of that. I have barely added anything to my own, forgot it is there. I do the same thing on Amazon; my sister ended up getting me a book I'd long since forgotten I'd ever wanted.  :-[
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 24, 2010, 08:33:34 AM
yeah, but the prob with the steam wishlist is that you can't even add stuff that isn't available in your region. Even though folks can gift you it. At this point, most of the stuff I want is NOT available here so it's tough. I'm pretty much done with my Steam shopping now. I've spent about $100 and I've got enough games to last me all of next year at least (at my current child-impeded rate of games-playing anyway).
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 24, 2010, 10:57:34 AM
Just scooted over to D2D to see if they were throwing anything up for competition, and there wasn't much, they did have Hot Pursuit 1/2 off for any that might want to play it on the PC and has the rig to run it. FYI
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 24, 2010, 12:48:07 PM
12 minutes remaining until orgasm or disappointment

GET HYPED
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: archie4208 on December 24, 2010, 01:01:23 PM
The site hasn't updated yet, but I saw New Vegas for $29.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: cool breeze on December 24, 2010, 01:01:43 PM
12 minutes remaining until orgasm or disappointment

GET HYPED

you jinxed it! the entire sale design of the site is down!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 24, 2010, 01:01:52 PM
Uhh what happened to their nice front page layout, it went away
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: ManaByte on December 24, 2010, 01:02:52 PM
The site hasn't updated yet, but I saw New Vegas for $29.99

$24.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 24, 2010, 01:03:28 PM
Oh OK it's back.

ARMA 2 is actually a pretty interesting game. Is Battlefield 2 worth 5 bucks?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/23 - ME2 $10, DR2 $20, Darksiders $10, Risen $15)
Post by: archie4208 on December 24, 2010, 01:04:51 PM
Battlefield 2 - $5
Ghost Recon games 75% off
Overlord games 75% off
Saints Row 2 - $7.50
King Arthur - $5.39
New Vegas - $29.99
Torchlight - $4.99
Sam and Max The Devil's Playhouse - $9.99
Devil May Cry 4 - $4.99
Counter Strike Source - $4.99

The site hasn't updated yet, but I saw New Vegas for $29.99

$24.99

If you own Fallout 3
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 24, 2010, 01:08:13 PM
How's King Arthur? I may bite.

Fuck it, bought. Honestly never heard of it, but wasn't paying attention much when it was released - reviews sound a'ight.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Crash Dummy on December 24, 2010, 01:14:32 PM
is saints row 2 playable on pc yet?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 24, 2010, 01:15:15 PM
Yeah, I'm wondering about the King Arthur game too. Anybody played it?

Also gonna jump on Overlord, Overlord: Raising Hell, and Overlord 2 for $3.

is saints row 2 playable on pc yet?

No, nothing's been fixed.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: ManaByte on December 24, 2010, 01:17:25 PM
Got the Ghost Recon pack. Total Steam games is now 203.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 24, 2010, 01:26:43 PM
Do people still play Battlefield 2?  Are the graphics still decent today?

I never got it because it was MP only, but for $5 I'd give it a try.

Oh OK it's back.

ARMA 2 is actually a pretty interesting game. Is Battlefield 2 worth 5 bucks?

ARMA 2 is a great game if you're willing to put the time into it.  It's the closest thing to fighting a simulated war. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: ManaByte on December 24, 2010, 01:27:42 PM
They patched Battlefield 2 to support widescreen monitors a while ago, so people do still play it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Vizzys on December 24, 2010, 01:29:08 PM
the battlefield 2 community has gone to shit since the time I played it at launch to now

 everyone does that really annoying jump to prone shit

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 24, 2010, 01:31:40 PM
I just found out that Battlefield 2 has bots.  Do they work well enough?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 24, 2010, 01:33:24 PM
yeah you have to put A LOT of work into ARMA II if you want to get into it, but it's very rewarding.


I like playing fps' with arrow keys, so it took me like 20mins just to reassign the seemingly endless amount of keys required to play the game.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 24, 2010, 01:36:43 PM
Did you use the hack to run Arma 2 completely off ram?  Arma 2 is the most IO intensive game ever and there are spots where even SSDs in RAID will choke.   
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 24, 2010, 01:45:46 PM
Did you use the hack to run Arma 2 completely off ram?  Arma 2 is the most IO intensive game ever and there are spots where even SSDs in RAID will choke.   


Nope, the game is very intensive, but it's also very scalable. Just stuck to the default settings and it runs okay really. 


 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 24, 2010, 01:49:51 PM
i grabbed the latest borderlands dlc
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Raban on December 24, 2010, 01:53:17 PM
i grabbed the latest borderlands dlc

Thanks for mentioning this. Was gonna skip on today's stuff but I hadn't noticed all the Borderlands DLC was marked down. I also picked up Claptrap DLC.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: cool breeze on December 24, 2010, 01:56:49 PM
the battlefield 2 community has gone to shit since the time I played it at launch to now

 everyone does that really annoying jump to prone shit



black ops introduced the dolphin dive too :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on December 24, 2010, 01:57:32 PM
Just DMC4 for me.  I wished they'd stop recycling old sales.  I already have bought 90% of what's on sale each day at these same price deals in previous sales :\
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 24, 2010, 02:20:28 PM
DMC4 looks pretty sweet on the PC.  I'm surprised it took you that long to get it.  It's been $5 online for a long time. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on December 24, 2010, 02:24:43 PM
but not on steam!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Bebpo on December 24, 2010, 02:25:06 PM
Might get King Arthur if people talk it up enough.  It's pretty cheap.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 24, 2010, 02:30:03 PM
I got Sam and Max because I always wanted to play a Sam and max game and this was a great deal. Hope I dont need to know seaosns 1-2 to play tihs first.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Crash Dummy on December 24, 2010, 03:09:02 PM
No, nothing's been fixed.
that's annoying, sr2 is the only thing i'm interested in today. would've also got dmc4 but already played the shit out of it on consoles
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: D3RANG3D on December 24, 2010, 05:24:11 PM
Steam keeps declining my cc and it won't take the money in the steam wallet, damn it gabe put down your hostess pwesents and take my money!!! :maf
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 24, 2010, 05:38:47 PM
Ah, a wishlist. I should have thought of that. I have barely added anything to my own, forgot it is there. I do the same thing on Amazon; my sister ended up getting me a book I'd long since forgotten I'd ever wanted.  :-[

I have filled mine with all sorts of crap to fit every budget :)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: MyNameIsMethodis on December 24, 2010, 06:16:09 PM
I wish I had good experiences with Steam support  :fbm
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: D3RANG3D on December 24, 2010, 06:19:44 PM
I tried what you posted borys and It didn't work for me :(

edit

I tried to gift a certain southern gentlemen a gift since he gifted me something and it keeps denying it, until I bought myself something and gifted something to my brothers account sorry bro gabe hates you :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 24, 2010, 06:52:51 PM
Got myself New Vegas for $25 - nowhere near ready to play it but just in case. Plus GRAW2 for $5, since I enjoyed it on 360.

On the fence about Borderlands now. The 360 version bored me to tears in SP. I know it's a co-op game, but good luck trying to find someone in this time zone of the right level who wants to play when I do.  The PC version looks great though. Probably worth $10.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 24, 2010, 07:11:26 PM
that's okay, i hate that fat bastard right back
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 24, 2010, 07:14:02 PM
Gabe programmed that fraud detection system himself to personally troll Eel after he saw that fake Red Dead Redemption ending video.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Raban on December 24, 2010, 07:20:31 PM
Got myself New Vegas for $25 - nowhere near ready to play it but just in case. Plus GRAW2 for $5, since I enjoyed it on 360.

On the fence about Borderlands now. The 360 version bored me to tears in SP. I know it's a co-op game, but good luck trying to find someone in this time zone of the right level who wants to play when I do.  The PC version looks great though. Probably worth $10.

If you get it, I'll play with you. What's your Steam ID?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: archie4208 on December 24, 2010, 07:28:30 PM
DMC4's price increased to $10.  Capcom :rofl
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 24, 2010, 07:40:20 PM
Got myself New Vegas for $25 - nowhere near ready to play it but just in case. Plus GRAW2 for $5, since I enjoyed it on 360.

On the fence about Borderlands now. The 360 version bored me to tears in SP. I know it's a co-op game, but good luck trying to find someone in this time zone of the right level who wants to play when I do.  The PC version looks great though. Probably worth $10.

If you get it, I'll play with you. What's your Steam ID?

You'll never guess!

Seriously, I never have any time to play online anymore.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 24, 2010, 07:54:39 PM
also, why the hell can't you add packs to your wishlist

i'd like to add some things so that i don't forget them, but i can't

"hey, valve, i would like to give you some money"

"hahaha, no thanks, we're all full up, hahaha, and by the way we only accept money orders now, one money order per item, hahaha"
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Raban on December 24, 2010, 07:55:54 PM
Got myself New Vegas for $25 - nowhere near ready to play it but just in case. Plus GRAW2 for $5, since I enjoyed it on 360.

On the fence about Borderlands now. The 360 version bored me to tears in SP. I know it's a co-op game, but good luck trying to find someone in this time zone of the right level who wants to play when I do.  The PC version looks great though. Probably worth $10.

If you get it, I'll play with you. What's your Steam ID?

You'll never guess!

Seriously, I never have any time to play online anymore.

:( well just hit me up anytime you see me online, I have the same problem you do with BL by myself.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: chronovore on December 24, 2010, 09:27:22 PM
Ah, a wishlist. I should have thought of that. I have barely added anything to my own, forgot it is there. I do the same thing on Amazon; my sister ended up getting me a book I'd long since forgotten I'd ever wanted.  :-[

I have filled mine with all sorts of crap to fit every budget :)

There you go, sweetie. HIGH SPEED LOVE.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 24, 2010, 09:37:07 PM
Kosma the sexy beast he is secret santa'd me DR2, sim city deluxe, winter voices and BTTF. :hyper

Did any of jbore get DR2? I'm only 1hr ahead, we should coop :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Akala on December 24, 2010, 10:06:14 PM
just bought King Arthur...went back in to gift it to a few people and am now getting an error. FFFFFUUUUUUU

some people will just have to wait till tomorrow. Hopefully!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 02:39:55 AM
Ah, a wishlist. I should have thought of that. I have barely added anything to my own, forgot it is there. I do the same thing on Amazon; my sister ended up getting me a book I'd long since forgotten I'd ever wanted.  :-[

I have filled mine with all sorts of crap to fit every budget :)

There you go, sweetie. HIGH SPEED LOVE.

:bow Chronovore :bow2

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in the bag! It wasn't even on sale you madman. Here, have some Team Fortress 2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: archie4208 on December 25, 2010, 01:02:47 PM
Splinter Cell games - 50% off
Altitude - $2.50
Red Faction Games - 50% off
Flatout games - 90% off
Shank - $7.50
MW2 - $29.99
Topico 3 Gold - $6
Batman AA - $7.50
X Superbox - $19.99
Dragon Age Ultimate Edition - $24.99
Monkey Island Bundle - $3.75
Civ5 - $37.49
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 25, 2010, 01:07:00 PM
Tropico 3 Gold for $6 is pretty tempting, but I'm already drowning in unplayed games as it is.  :-\
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 25, 2010, 01:28:58 PM
Joe Molotov is the man.  He gave me the best gift ever:  IRON ROSES!! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: ManaByte on December 25, 2010, 01:40:51 PM
Bought all the Splinter Cells.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 25, 2010, 04:48:12 PM
Joe Molotov is the man.  He gave me the best gift ever:  IRON ROSES!! :rock

Welcome to the club.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 25, 2010, 04:49:36 PM
Civ5 - $37.49

You've got to be fucking shitting me.  I just bought it a few days ago. :/

Bizarrely enough, the same thing happened when I bought Civ4 off Steam.  It went immediately on sale the very next day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 25, 2010, 05:13:52 PM
Civ5 - $37.49

You've got to be fucking shitting me.  I just bought it a few days ago. :/

Bizarrely enough, the same thing happened when I bought Civ4 off Steam.  It went immediately on sale the very next day.

Could you buy Divinity II, please?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 25, 2010, 06:09:54 PM
Why is the same games on sale all the time? This is annoying.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/24 - New Vegas $30, DMC4 $5)
Post by: chronovore on December 25, 2010, 06:33:55 PM
Ah, a wishlist. I should have thought of that. I have barely added anything to my own, forgot it is there. I do the same thing on Amazon; my sister ended up getting me a book I'd long since forgotten I'd ever wanted.  :-[

I have filled mine with all sorts of crap to fit every budget :)

There you go, sweetie. HIGH SPEED LOVE.

:bow Chronovore :bow2

Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit in the bag! It wasn't even on sale you madman. Here, have some Team Fortress 2

Woot! Fanks!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 25, 2010, 06:39:16 PM
Why is the same games on sale all the time? This is annoying.

Almost everything has been on sale at one point, so you're going to get some repeats. Dragon Age: Ultimate is new though, and so is Splinter Cell: Conviction.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 25, 2010, 06:47:46 PM
Hmm should I play DA on PC for the ultimate gaming experience?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 06:50:56 PM
Awesome day for me! Been waiting for Dragon Age Ultimate for a while. Now I just need. some kind soul to gift it to me :)

(if you do, i'll get you something from your wishlist, can also do Paypal but steam is more fun!)

also grabbing SC Conviction, Flatout UC and Flatout 2. interested in the X games also.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 06:52:11 PM
Hmm should I play DA on PC for the ultimate gaming experience?

oh hell yeah - it's a different game IMHO. Esp. in 3D Vision :tophat
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 25, 2010, 06:59:49 PM
DA ultimate is still $30 here so I'll pass on that. Almost interested in blue toad murder files for $3
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 25, 2010, 07:10:48 PM
GOD FUCKING DAMMIT Steam keeps rejecting both of my credit cards on gift purchasing DA, even though I just bought fucking Black Ops for my dad 8 hours ago. Is the store fucked up for anyone else?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 07:14:01 PM
You have Eel Disease.

i can't gift anything to Eel - must have tried 10-plus times, with different games. The system must think he is a cc scammer or something, cause of all his gifting.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 25, 2010, 07:15:37 PM
FUCKING FUCK

I just managed to buy it for myself but it won't let me gift it.

I'm going to try this from Papa Nuff's account. Hold on
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 25, 2010, 07:23:37 PM
Didn't work when I tried to gift it directly to a Steam member -- when I put in the email address instead it went through. Fuck yeah
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 07:31:48 PM
Didn't work when I tried to gift it directly to a Steam member -- when I put in the email address instead it went through. Fuck yeah

:bow Sho Nuff :bow2

DRAGON AGE ULTIMATE GETTZOR
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 25, 2010, 07:38:26 PM
I tried to gift pilnov Blue Toad Murder Files and Steam rejected my debit card.  :maf  I sent them a support ticket so maybe they can figure it out.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 25, 2010, 07:47:00 PM
Gabe's gift to me this year is financial solvency
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 07:51:19 PM
y'know, i changed my contact email address recently, wonder if that messed anything up

changed it back just now
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 08:07:19 PM
Joe Molotov now owns Coconut Queen, X-Tension, X2: The Threat, X: Beyond the Frontier, Blue Toad Murder Files - The Mysteries of Little Riddle, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition DLC CD Key, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction - Deluxe CD Key.

:bow
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 08:08:07 PM
y'know, i changed my contact email address recently, wonder if that messed anything up

changed it back just now

yes, that is sure to reassure them

maybe you could change your p/w a few times, then order some electronics on that card and send them to the Ukraine to really set their minds at ease
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 08:10:16 PM
oh well
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 25, 2010, 09:12:00 PM
Joe Molotov now owns Coconut Queen, X-Tension, X2: The Threat, X: Beyond the Frontier, Blue Toad Murder Files - The Mysteries of Little Riddle, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition, Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition DLC CD Key, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Double Agent, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction, Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction - Deluxe CD Key.

:bow

That's the least of my sins this Christmas Steam Sale. :lol

oh well

Hey Eel, did you get that thing I sent you?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 09:13:56 PM
no, you can try to resend, though
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 25, 2010, 09:20:30 PM
no, you can try to resend, though

Now it says you already own it, although I don't see it on your games list. Do you own Splinter Cell?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 09:22:10 PM
no, you can try to resend, though

Now it says you already own it, although I don't see it on your games list. Do you own Splinter Cell?

nope, same thing happened with the first thing i sent borys

i wonder how many times this has happened over the course of this sale so far

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 25, 2010, 09:24:08 PM
nope

Steam truly does hate you, then. :lol

I'll send it to your email address.

Edit: Okay, wait a second, it doesn't show up as you owning it anymore, so I sent it through Steam again.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 09:28:28 PM
got it, thank you very much!

apparently sending through email is the only real reliable way right now, gifting directly through steam seems to be broken
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Van Cruncheon on December 25, 2010, 09:33:17 PM
servers are SLAMZ0RED. i went from 6MB/s to 50ish KB/s :-(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 25, 2010, 09:35:07 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/tELOP.jpg)


I was hoping DA would be done downloading by the time I finished BG2.  That probably won't happen now.  :'(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 25, 2010, 09:39:30 PM
(http://i.imgur.com/tELOP.jpg)


I was hoping DA would be done downloading by the time I finished BG2.  That probably won't happen now.  :'(

LOL, I'm getting about the same thing here. It's telling me that DAO:UE should be finished in like 2 days.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 09:40:18 PM
i'm not even gonna bother trying to download games over a couple of GBs until this is all over
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 09:43:29 PM
already set it to a foreign server, still only getting around 400 kb/s
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 09:53:24 PM
I picked up The Ball and BFBC2 Vietnam off D2D yesterday using the 20% off code Joe posted a couple of days ago, only played a little bit of Vietnam but it's got that BF1943 vibe going with lots of wacky kills/deaths

btw, you can use the key code from steam to register BFBC2 on EA and download the game from there, too - it's the version i play, since i'd been having punkbuster issues with the steam version

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 10:04:53 PM
I think i'm pretty much done with this sale, unless some things from my wish list drop even lower (I don't see it really happening).  I almost bought Flatout and Flatout 2 for $1.75, but I already own Flatout UC, and I asked myself "Do I really NEED two more Flatout games?  Even for the piddly amount of $1.75?"  I think I've just been soured by the whole experience.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 10:24:41 PM
you ain't done with this sale yet buddy!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 25, 2010, 10:26:56 PM
:bow Cormac :bow2

Thank you!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 25, 2010, 10:36:53 PM
Prince of Persia: The Forgotton Sands is real good.  The game totally got screwed by bad marketing as a movie game no one cared about.  I'm about 2 hours in and the game feels like the true sequel to Sands of Time.  Gameplay is almost identical: non-stop platforming across walls and jumps and avoiding traps.  All with really nice HD graphics and enjoyable prince dialogue. 

If they put up the game for $5 again at the end of the sale I'll buy people copies because it's that good (assuming you like Sands of Time) and everyone should give it a shot.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 10:37:17 PM
:bow Cormac :bow2

Thank you!

just when you think you're out~ :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 10:40:48 PM
bebpo - great to hear that about Forgotten Sands. I picked it up earlier after Patel had good things to say about it. Ass Creed II looks amazing on my PC so I'm trusting this will also be hot shit. And Sands of Time is one of my all-time faves (i picked that up as well).

It's turning into quite a big day for me - got 10 games and counting. <3 steam
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 25, 2010, 11:03:51 PM
I'm on the face about DA Ultimate.  I bought DA original for $25 on steam but never really played it.  Then when Ultimate came out I figured when I do actually play it I might as well get that so I can play it with all the DLC and then play the expansion.  If I hadn't bought the original, $25 would be a steal for the ultimate version, but I don't really want to spend $50 total :X  I would just get the Expansion for $15 but I'm pretty sure all the DLC total up to way more than $10 and after playing ME2 with all the DLC from the start and seeing how much it added to the experience, I never want to play a Bioware rpg again unless I have all the DLC quests/characters installed from the get go.  Might bite.  Dunno.  I keep wanting to start DA since I was so satisfied with ME2 and am interested in another modern Bioware rpg, but I'm in the middle of playing a bunch of stuff and there's more good games coming out every month so I'm not sure when I'll have the time... 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 25, 2010, 11:15:06 PM
Personally I would spend the money just to stop worrying about it. My attitude during these sales is: I'm gonna buy everything now that I might conceivably buy later on, when it'll cost more. Especially for all this stuff I'm double-dipping on. I bought Dragon Age on 360, played about 40hrs, then bought it on PC and played about 30hrs. Whatever, it's a great game and I've enjoyed the crap out of it. I've spent way more on that on games I've never played or barely played.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: ManaByte on December 26, 2010, 12:32:55 AM
:lol at the Rainbow Six bundle:

Individual price: $37.46
Package price: $49.99
Cost to you: $49.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 26, 2010, 01:52:34 AM
Personally I would spend the money just to stop worrying about it. My attitude during these sales is: I'm gonna buy everything now that I might conceivably buy later on, when it'll cost more. Especially for all this stuff I'm double-dipping on. I bought Dragon Age on 360, played about 40hrs, then bought it on PC and played about 30hrs. Whatever, it's a great game and I've enjoyed the crap out of it. I've spent way more on that on games I've never played or barely played.

Darn you and your logic

/bought DA:U :)

Maybe I'll play it in Jan finally. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 26, 2010, 01:53:57 AM
I'm trying to free up SSD space to install the motherfucker right now, holy crap! 24GB!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Bebpo on December 26, 2010, 03:56:46 AM
If you haven't seen this already, check out this link:

http://www.pcgamer.com/2010/11/18/18-essential-dragon-age-mods/

this too:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=24477441&postcount=19

I'm gonna use a few of those when I finally sit down to play it.


Original game + 9 official DLCs + a dozen or so mods + 1 full expansion = gonna be a lot of content, haha.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 26, 2010, 04:27:52 AM
whoa, thanks!

I look at Ultimate as getting the DLC for free, since I'd pay more than $25 for just Awakenings. I should really sell off my console versions of all this stuff i've been getting but...Japan. No resell value for Xbox anything.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 26, 2010, 09:50:33 AM
Probably never, since it's already been released at retail here in both Japanese and English. Sometimes things are just delayed until the translated version hits the local market but if Civ hasn't been released now, I wouldn't count on it ever happening. Get some kind soul to gift it to you. I would ask myself but I think I have a free code coming my way soon anyway.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 26, 2010, 11:08:03 AM
I picked up The Ball and BFBC2 Vietnam off D2D yesterday using the 20% off code Joe posted a couple of days ago, only played a little bit of Vietnam but it's got that BF1943 vibe going with lots of wacky kills/deaths

btw, you can use the key code from steam to register BFBC2 on EA and download the game from there, too - it's the version i play, since i'd been having punkbuster issues with the steam version



I too picked up Bad Company 2 Vietnam off Direct2drive and can confirm it works with the Steam version.  Hopefully, I won't get my ass kicked too bad in this game because the new stuff seems pretty cool. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (Ho ho ho-ly crap Batman is $7.50)
Post by: archie4208 on December 26, 2010, 01:00:47 PM
Repeat deals today (smh)
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Akala on December 26, 2010, 01:01:19 PM
 :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: cool breeze on December 26, 2010, 01:09:14 PM
they don't even have the extra bonuses this time

btw, I see few people mentioning them, but Steam does a single daily deal for indie games too.  It's always on page 15.

Today is: AI War: Fleet Command for $3
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Enl on December 26, 2010, 01:22:10 PM
Today is: AI War: Fleet Command for $3

Meant to grab this last year when it was on sale but I was out of funds. Snagged it as soon as I saw it on sale today. Can't wait to try it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 26, 2010, 02:25:34 PM
Gabe, I am disappoint.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 26, 2010, 02:54:58 PM
Witcher Director's Cut is 5 bucks?  Ridiculous.  I could never get into it but that seems like a damn good deal for those that are into that sort of shit.

I wish I only paid 5 dollars for my copy. :/
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 26, 2010, 08:18:13 PM
btw, I see few people mentioning them, but Steam does a single daily deal for indie games too.  It's always on page 15.

Today is: AI War: Fleet Command for $3

I bought PS3 non-exclusive Blue Toad Murder Files yesterday for $3. Take that, Sony. :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 26, 2010, 09:19:08 PM
Try it via email - that worked for me with Eel.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 26, 2010, 11:16:06 PM
Witcher Director's Cut is 5 bucks?  Ridiculous.  I could never get into it but that seems like a damn good deal for those that are into that sort of shit.

I wish I only paid 5 dollars for my copy. :/

I paid $40 and played it for about half an hour. Goddamn it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 27, 2010, 12:39:30 AM
Oh FFS. Trying to gift something and getting that credit card error. I literally just managed to buy it for myself too.
WTF is this shit.

Edit: gifted it to someone else and it worked fine. Someone will just have to miss out :|

sucks to not be me! thanks Jonny :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 27, 2010, 07:47:41 AM
:bow pilonv1 :bow2

Thanks, man!  I'd really been flip-flopping over buying that game (heard the DRM is pretty bad with limited activations and registering with a third party website),  so it's doubly appreciated!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 27, 2010, 12:58:38 PM
Apparently the lameo repeat deals end in TWO MINUTES
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 27, 2010, 01:01:05 PM
HAWX 2 for $33, gee how can I resist
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 27, 2010, 01:01:46 PM
Neverwinter Nights 2 Platinum :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/26: Repeat deals zzzzzzzzzz)
Post by: archie4208 on December 27, 2010, 01:02:35 PM
Killing Floor Bundle - $6.99
HAWX 2 - $33.49 :lol
EVE Online - $4.99
Cities XL 2011 - $19.99
Serious Sam HD: Gold Edition - $3.99
NEVERWINTER MOTHERFUCKIN NIGHTS 2 - $9.99
Mirrors Edge - $4.99
Street Fighter 4 - $14.99
Machinarium - $2.99
Lost Planet 2 - $19.99
KOTOR - $2.49
Victoria games 70% off
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 27, 2010, 01:07:13 PM
i was gonna buy the Eve Online expansion then i realized I ALREADY HAVE IT!

i bought killing floor since my friends keep talking about it
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: cool breeze on December 27, 2010, 01:10:04 PM
I thought the humble bundle was still going on and was going to say that machinarium for $3 is a waste when you could have got it, 10 other games, and donated to charity for whatever you wanted.  Plus those copies activated with steam anyway.

another day, money saved.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Bebpo on December 27, 2010, 01:12:19 PM
Terrible sales.  Not buying anything today.

NWN2 is probably the only thing decently priced.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Yoritomo on December 27, 2010, 03:12:18 PM
Is the lost planet 2 co-op any good?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Cravis on December 27, 2010, 04:04:30 PM
Nothing for me today. Fingers crossed for a Crysis pack.

When does the sale end? Friday?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Raban on December 27, 2010, 04:27:05 PM
Nothing for me today. Fingers crossed for a Crysis pack.

When does the sale end? Friday?

Six days.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 27, 2010, 04:47:44 PM
:bow pilonv1 :bow2

No problem. I bought a bunch of the repeats today as gifts and saw that was added to your wishlist today. Enjoy it!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 27, 2010, 06:19:04 PM
:rock

I've had Neverwinter Nights 2 in my amazon cart for a while now but was hoping for just such an opportunity, bwah ha ha ha.

Any power bottoms out there care to gift me Mirror's Edge?  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 27, 2010, 07:04:44 PM
HAWX 2 for $33, gee how can I resist

Buy HAWX 2, Get Raped by Awful DRM for Free!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: D3RANG3D on December 27, 2010, 08:18:09 PM
Who wants to kindly buy me Serious Sam Gold HD :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 27, 2010, 11:34:36 PM
thank yew for Mirror's Edge, Sho Nuff! :bow

I now have pretty much everything I wanted out of this sale, really. Oblivion is about the only thing I'm still jonesing for, but it hasn't been particularly cheap yet and I can easily wait with all this RPG goodness to chew through.

Neverwinter motherfucking Nights 2! Say it again motherfuckers! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 28, 2010, 01:55:34 AM
no white sock toes! FAIL
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 28, 2010, 11:22:28 AM
oh crap, I didn't realize NWN2 includes the expansions, especially Planescape: Torment 2 (aka Mask of the Betrayer). BOUGHT.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: Don Flamenco on December 28, 2010, 12:37:09 PM
holy fucking shit, the Witcher runs decently on my macbook.  :rofl 

--Nvidia 9400m 
--2gb ddr3
--2.0ghz core 2 duo 

of course, it's all set to low.  but the res is 1200x800.  the framerate is shit when I fight 5+ guys though and it doesn't like sparkly magic effects at all.  I think it'll be totally playable though.

whatever, for $5 I can't complain.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: archie4208 on December 28, 2010, 01:02:20 PM
Sim City 4 - $4.99 (:rock)
IL-2 Sturmovik - $4.99
DOOM Collection - $8.74
DIRT 2 - $4.99
King's Bounty: Platinum Edition - $8.74
Section 8 - $4.99
Rush - $1.69
Crysis - 75% off
Mount and Blade Complete - $9.99
Lost Horizon - $9.99
Global Agenda - $7.49
ARMA 2:Operation Arrowhead - $19.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/27: Mirror's Edge $5, NWN2 omg!)
Post by: ManaByte on December 28, 2010, 01:02:57 PM
Bought Sim City 4 and Crysis.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 28, 2010, 01:05:01 PM
if you don't buy RUSH for $1.69 you are a distinguished mentally-challenged
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 28, 2010, 01:06:58 PM
grabbed Crysis pack
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Bebpo on December 28, 2010, 01:25:36 PM
I am not a distinguished mentally-challenged so I bought RUSH

...nothing else today though!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 28, 2010, 01:45:11 PM
I heard Mount and Blade was super fucked up
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Cravis on December 28, 2010, 01:55:29 PM
Crysis is mine.  :D
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Shaka Khan on December 28, 2010, 02:00:55 PM
Sigh, I've been trying to make a few purchases for the past three hours but without any success.

At first I tried using active CC but it was rejected, tried my Paypal (which is attached to the same CC) but it was also reject, and finally tried adding funds using the same paypal account, it went through, but when I changed my payment method to "Steam Wallet" (which now has enough money), that too got rejected :maf

STEAM IS FUCKING RACIST!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Yoritomo on December 28, 2010, 03:12:25 PM
I've been gifting a ton and my father has been doing the same in my general direction.  We can no longer gift.  I can buy stuff for myself and he can do likewise but anytime we try to gift anything it says the card is rejected.   :maf
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Bebpo on December 28, 2010, 03:27:10 PM
Yeah, I tried sending a gift to an EBer yesterday but it got rejected.  But I was able to buy stuff for myself today.

I think the steam anti-fraud thing is especially iffy on heavy gifting.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 28, 2010, 05:28:13 PM
It might be, my credit card company called me on a Sunday during the summer sale asking about the number of small dollar transactions to Valve.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Shaka Khan on December 28, 2010, 06:22:34 PM
Come to think of it I wasn't trying to purchase anything for myself, but gifts as well. I'll try to buy something cheap and see if it works.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Beezy on December 28, 2010, 06:24:28 PM
if you don't buy RUSH for $1.69 you are a distinguished mentally-challenged
:dur
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 28, 2010, 06:31:16 PM
who gifted me Serious Sam? You can probably give it to someone else, I'll never play it.

Sorry, I do appreciate the sentiment (http://www.evilbore.com/forum/Smileys/default/1396.gif) :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 28, 2010, 06:51:58 PM
Not much for me today, although I'll probably weaken and get the Doom pack along with Rush before the day is out. Lots of these games look pretty bad.

btw, I learned on the Steam forums that NWN 2 has been patched FORTY EIGHT TIMES since release. Probably most of that is MotB. Obsidian :lol
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 28, 2010, 10:20:13 PM
How much was Neverwinter 2 during the sale?  I was away the last couple of days.  I already got all the NWN2 games but I would have been willing to give Steam $5 to take care of all the patching. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 28, 2010, 10:51:22 PM
yeah, i got it, thanks!

btw, you can see the games everyone owns via the Community tab.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 28, 2010, 10:52:52 PM
How much was Neverwinter 2 during the sale?  I was away the last couple of days.  I already got all the NWN2 games but I would have been willing to give Steam $5 to take care of all the patching. 

$10

It was the first time it has been on steam so who knows, maybe it'll stay that price!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: archie4208 on December 28, 2010, 10:55:43 PM
How much was Neverwinter 2 during the sale?  I was away the last couple of days.  I already got all the NWN2 games but I would have been willing to give Steam $5 to take care of all the patching. 

$10

It was the first time it has been on steam so who knows, maybe it'll stay that price!

Nah, it went back up to $19.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 28, 2010, 10:58:47 PM
I sent a few games to some peeps a couple of days back, would be appreciated if you let me know if you got them ok since there's no way to check at this end afaik.

Borys - by username
Eel - by email
Cormacaroni - by email

Cheers!

You can see if they've redeemed it by the Manage Gifts/Guest Passes menu option.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 29, 2010, 09:16:46 AM
I sent a few games to some peeps a couple of days back, would be appreciated if you let me know if you got them ok since there's no way to check at this end afaik.

Borys - by username
Eel - by email
Cormacaroni - by email

Cheers!

I got it, thank you very much :bow jonnyram :bow2

and thank you very much to :bow jinfash :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: archie4208 on December 29, 2010, 10:11:04 AM
:bow JINFASH :bow2

Appreciate it a ton man, especially after my crappy morning.  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/28: King's Bounty $8.74, Crysis Maximum Edition $9.99)
Post by: archie4208 on December 29, 2010, 01:05:03 PM
Brothers In Arms games - 75% off
The Ball - $4.99
Amnesia - $6.80
Greed Corp - $2.50
Hearts of Iron 3 Complete - $14.10
City of Heroes - $10
Swords and Soldiers HD - $2.50
Dead Space - $6.80
Kane and Lynch 2 - $4.99
Plants vs Zombies - $4.00
Quake collection - $10.20
Sniper: Ghost Warrior - $7.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Bebpo on December 29, 2010, 01:06:47 PM
I'm going to get Archon classic for $2.50 because I played the shiiiit out of Archon as a kid.

Dunno about any of the others.  Are the Brothers in Arms games good?  How about Swords and Soldiers?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: cool breeze on December 29, 2010, 01:13:42 PM
humble indie bundle saved me $2 on Amnesia :bow2

I'm going to get Archon classic for $2.50 because I played the shiiiit out of Archon as a kid.

Dunno about any of the others.  Are the Brothers in Arms games good?  How about Swords and Soldiers?

Brother in Arms games are great.  They're WW2 shooters that are more about controlling your squad than it is about shooting people (partly because you're kinda gimped alone compared to Medal of Honor or Call of Duty games).  It's mostly simple commands, but entertaining nonetheless.  The newest one, Hell's Highway, makes your shooting ability more useful and there are sections where you play on your own.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 29, 2010, 01:15:35 PM
May check out Greed Corp at that price. Still too scared to play Amnesia.  :-[
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 29, 2010, 02:21:02 PM
Somehow I missed out on all the publisher megapacks that are on the second page of the promotion. The Square/Eidos one is pretty fucking nutty, I would totally grab it if I hadn't bought the Eidos one last year.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 29, 2010, 02:36:58 PM
who wants Amnesia.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 29, 2010, 02:44:22 PM
who wants Amnesia.

I'll take it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 29, 2010, 02:47:21 PM
have fun
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 29, 2010, 02:51:09 PM
is anyone else getting "There has been an internal error..." yadda yadda when trying to purchase something?

this never happened before

edit: it just let me purchase something for myself, but now it won't let me purchase a gift - something about payment authorization. LAME-O
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 29, 2010, 03:20:39 PM
have fun

Awesome! Can't wait to install Amnesia, play the first five minutes, and then never turn it on again because I'm too scared! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 29, 2010, 03:56:46 PM
is anyone else getting "There has been an internal error..." yadda yadda when trying to purchase something?

this never happened before

edit: it just let me purchase something for myself, but now it won't let me purchase a gift - something about payment authorization. LAME-O

gifting by email instead of directly through steam seems to be working better for most people in the thread
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Cravis on December 29, 2010, 04:20:27 PM
Amnesia's awesome. Play it with the lights out and the sound cranked up.  :o
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Dickie Dee on December 29, 2010, 04:27:51 PM
I'll say it again, just in case (and this isn't philanthropy), but would anyone like Halflife 2?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 29, 2010, 04:42:18 PM
:bow Jinflash :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 29, 2010, 07:07:19 PM
Got a copy of Dead Space for Papa Nuff
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 29, 2010, 09:05:23 PM
Jin gifted me Trine! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 29, 2010, 09:05:54 PM
:bow Jinfash :bow2 x2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Shaka Khan on December 29, 2010, 09:27:07 PM
He sounds like a scrub who discovered Paypal, Steam, wishlists, and gifting today for the first time. smh.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 29, 2010, 09:36:20 PM
:bow Jinfash :bow2 x2

Got me TF2!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: D3RANG3D on December 29, 2010, 09:38:17 PM
I'll take some free games :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 29, 2010, 09:44:48 PM
I'll take some free games :-*

:rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Robo on December 29, 2010, 10:54:52 PM
 :o :o :o :o

 :bow Jinfash :bow2  x infinity

thank you, man!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Akala on December 29, 2010, 11:23:29 PM
thanks Jin!  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on December 29, 2010, 11:35:13 PM
 :o :o!!!! Thanks Jinfash!! :bow :bow :bow

Too bad he doesn't post here anymore eh eh eh
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 29, 2010, 11:35:29 PM
Jin got me Amnesia, thanks Jin  :-[
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 30, 2010, 02:55:29 AM
They can be as long as they're not redeemed.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Reb on December 30, 2010, 09:28:00 AM
Jin got me Amnesia, thanks Jin  :-[

Too bad you won't remember it. :(

He got me Lara Croft. ^_^
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2010, 10:47:12 AM
^ lol

i guess i wasn't done, got the rest of the BiA games and Dead Space
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: demi on December 30, 2010, 10:51:57 AM
FUCK STEAM JINFASH GIFT ME SOME MUHFUKIN MS POINTS
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/29: Amnesia and Dead Space $6.80/each)
Post by: archie4208 on December 30, 2010, 01:02:05 PM
RUSE - $33.49
Star Trek Online - $7.50
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit - $29.99
Transformers War for Cybertron - $19.99
L4D2 - $6.79
Oblivion GOTY - $9.99
GTA4 Complete - $10
Singularity - $24.99
Hegemony - $3
Grand Ages Rome - 80% off
Eurpa Universalis 3 Complete - $5
Shatter - $2.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on December 30, 2010, 01:05:14 PM
Lo, but Shatterday has come again, and the Shatterjesus is risen to perform the Miracle of the Steam Gift

just add raketemensch from the EB group or PM me your Steam-compatible e-mail
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 30, 2010, 01:09:25 PM
i got need for speed and oblivion
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 30, 2010, 01:10:03 PM
Transformers War for Cybertron - $19.99
Singularity - $24.99

Activision, Y U SUCK SO BAD? Both of those games should be about a fiver.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 30, 2010, 01:19:31 PM
zzzz

I'm kind of glad Singularity is so expensive because I just bought the X360 version yesterday for $15 since I was under the impression there was no PC version.  Would've been pissed if it was the same price or less and I screwed up.

can't believe they're still charging $10 for Oblivion and $20 for Fallout 3.  Bethesda 50% sales are almost as bad as Capcom/Activision 50% sales.


Miiiight re-buy GTA Eps for $10.  I'm going to open my X360 copy of Episodes from Liberty City and try it out tonight and see how good/bad it looks/runs and decide if it's worth $10 for the upgrade.


Otherwise it seems like a pass on everything today unless people tell me Hegemoney or Grand Ages Rome are awesome since they are cheap cheap and I'll buy anything awesome for cheap cheap.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Sho Nuff on December 30, 2010, 01:32:24 PM
Transformers War for Cybertron - $19.99
Singularity - $24.99

Activision, Y U SUCK SO BAD? Both of those games should be about a fiver.

They are every bit as bad on the App Store.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: ManaByte on December 30, 2010, 01:59:47 PM
Buy NFS
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Crash Dummy on December 30, 2010, 02:08:44 PM
pretty sure both morrowind and oblivion were sold together for less than what oblivion is being sold for now last year or in the summer. thinking about eu3 complete, though apparently it's not really complete and you need another expansion
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 30, 2010, 02:09:19 PM
Think I'm gonna get EU3 Complete, just so I can try it one time and have my brain bleed out of my orifices.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2010, 02:12:49 PM
i wonder if they'll sell a copy of RUSE, that whopping 33% discount is surely a temptation
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 30, 2010, 02:20:30 PM
oblivion was $8.50 in june of this year, according to my transaction list
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 30, 2010, 03:22:25 PM
Bought Hot Pursuit.

Also I still can't send gifts, so I just sent Steam an email. Hopefully they'll be able to iron things out.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 30, 2010, 05:24:26 PM
Today's sale reminded me that I have Oblivion. Been browsing the TESNexus all afternoon, imma gone the mod the bejeezus out of that thing! Nude patch a go-go! :hyper
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 30, 2010, 05:33:14 PM
i wonder if they'll sell a copy of RUSE, that whopping 33% discount is surely a temptation

Depends if that person bought it during the treasure hunt sale for the same discount.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 30, 2010, 05:37:13 PM
10 bucks for GTA 4 complete?  Sure, why not.

Thinking about Need For Speed Hot Pursuit too....
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 30, 2010, 05:47:14 PM
thinking about eu3 complete, though apparently it's not really complete and you need another expansion

It just depends on how complete you wanna get. EU3: Complete has the first two expansions, there's a third expansion on Steam that's sold separately, and now there's a fourth expansion that's out but isn't on Steam yet.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: CajoleJuice on December 30, 2010, 06:20:18 PM
thinking about eu3 complete, though apparently it's not really complete and you need another expansion

It just depends on how complete you wanna get. EU3: Complete has the first two expansions, there's a third expansion on Steam that's sold separately, and now there's a fourth expansion that's out but isn't on Steam yet.

Yeah, I mean UE3+2 exp for 5 bucks seems good to me.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: chronovore on December 30, 2010, 06:39:15 PM
Lo, but Shatterday has come again, and the Shatterjesus is risen to perform the Miracle of the Steam Gift

just add raketemensch from the EB group or PM me your Steam-compatible e-mail
Jinfash, that silly creepazoid! He is the Shattered Savior.

What a guy.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 30, 2010, 07:49:57 PM
The indie deal is Arcadia, btw (awful-looking Geometry Wars clone)

hmm, Oblivion isn't a great deal but still a lot cheaper than a physical copy over here. Anybody feel like gifting it to me, since it's unavailable in Japan? Usual terms apply!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: GilloD on December 30, 2010, 08:18:30 PM
Whats the deal with Hegemony? Looks neat
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: pilonv1 on December 30, 2010, 08:56:09 PM
lol Transformers and Singularity aren't even available in my region. Steam doing me a favour for once.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Cormacaroni on December 30, 2010, 10:45:29 PM
thanks to Joe Molotov for Oblivion GOTY!  :-[

What a sweet sexy hunk of a man.  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Bebpo on December 31, 2010, 01:28:55 AM
I tried GTA Eps on X360 for a few mins and man GTAIV looks like shit regardless of your platform which is a shame because the core city when maxed out is gorgeous.

PS3: Blurry, low res look for everything from textures to effects, jaggies, 30fps maybe - ugly
X360: low res look for everything from textures to effects, jaggies, 30fps maybe - ugly
PC: sharp detailed high res look for everything, horrible jaggies, horrible performance - less ugly
PC 2020: sharp detailed high res look for everything, supersample 4x AA, 60fps - drop dead gorgeous game

I guess I'll double dip on the GTA eps in 2020 steam sale when I have my awesome gaming PC of the future that can't play GTAVI!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on December 31, 2010, 11:30:56 AM
PC: sharp detailed high res look for everything, horrible jaggies, horrible performance - less ugly
PC 2020: sharp detailed high res look for everything, supersample 4x AA, 60fps - drop dead gorgeous game

I guess I'll double dip on the GTA eps in 2020 steam sale when I have my awesome gaming PC of the future that can't play GTAVI!

GTA4 is more CPU reliant than anything but I think a high end i7 quad or hex plus something like the Radeon 5970 could probably max it out.  Just taking a guess here though.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/30: GTA4 Complete $10, L4D2 $6.79)
Post by: archie4208 on December 31, 2010, 01:01:54 PM
Far Cry 2 - $4.99
Dawn of Discovery - $14.99
Empire & Napoleon Total War - $24.99
Flight Control HD - $1.60
Theatre of War 75% off
Supreme Commander 2 - $3.74
Hat Fortress 2 - $5.00
Red Alert 3 - 75% off
Hitman Collection - $7.49
STALKER Bundle - $4.99
Star Wars Jedi Knight Collection - $4.99
Guardians of Graxia - $2.49
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: archie4208 on December 31, 2010, 01:04:00 PM
STALKER collection only has vanilla and Call of Pripyat.  No Clear Sky
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: cool breeze on December 31, 2010, 01:06:33 PM
STALKER deal is incredible since it includes the two good games (Pripyat is the best, btw).  Haven't played Clear Sky with mods yet, but the vanilla version wasn't nearly as good as the other two.

I only got the Jedi Knight one. 

also, the Hitman collection isn't a collection; each game is reduced to $2.50.  Blood Money is the most recent and best one and is so worth it.


oh, and the reason the deal is for only STALKER SoC and Pripyat is because Pripyat is an expansion pack that requires the original to play.  It is more a deal for Pripyat since people would get it and wonder why they couldn't play it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: archie4208 on December 31, 2010, 01:13:28 PM
What makes Call of Pripyat better than vanilla?  I sort of liked the atmosphere in vanilla STALKER, but the janky combat was a bit too much for me to handle.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 31, 2010, 01:28:55 PM
haha, past few days have seemed like they're lifting directly from my wish list

stop staring at me, steam
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 31, 2010, 01:42:40 PM
:bow infectedgib :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: demi on December 31, 2010, 01:44:54 PM
Eel, my fuzzy rotund friend appreciated your gift. He was like WHO IS THIS???????????????

If he didnt say anything to you yet.

He's on a MAC though so, he cant play half of the games unfortunately. But any other Mac games feel free to hook a bear up
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 31, 2010, 01:47:58 PM
he told me in chat but i was afk, i left a message on his profile

i feel bad he can't play some of the stuff in the pack, you'd think with the slight system requirements and small file sizes they'd all be ported over
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on December 31, 2010, 01:51:01 PM
how well do the old jedi night games run on Win7 64 bit?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 31, 2010, 02:01:50 PM


oh, and the reason the deal is for only STALKER SoC and Pripyat is because Pripyat is an expansion pack that requires the original to play.  It is more a deal for Pripyat since people would get it and wonder why they couldn't play it.

buh? CoP is not an expansion. def does not require the original. you're probable just confused about the loyalty promo where you get CoP cheaper if you owned a previous STALKER game.

i'm guessing the reason they only bundle the first and third games is because they are widely considered the better ones and Clear Sky is kind of shitty.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Brehvolution on December 31, 2010, 02:04:25 PM
:bow Jinfash

:bow infectedgib

Seriously, you all are great!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: cool breeze on December 31, 2010, 02:10:09 PM
how well do the old jedi night games run on Win7 64 bit?

The two quake 3 engine games, Jedi Academy and Jedi Outcast, run perfectly and there is a nice widescreen fix for them.

I'm not sure about the older games.  I last played Jedi Knight 1 on my Windows XP computer years ago.

What makes Call of Pripyat better than vanilla?  I sort of liked the atmosphere in vanilla STALKER, but the janky combat was a bit too much for me to handle.

before I go on, I should say that I like the combat even if it was rough.  I play it slow and peak around corners and things like that; all that isn't drastically different from the main game since it is an expansion pack.  What is improved is general accessibility by way of the game structure, interface, and so on.  The world now is basically three large zones instead of the more wide paths that were were in SoC, and because they're really large, there are fewer times when you hit the end of the map and it loads to the next one.  Missions/quest are gained by just meeting people and mostly involve exploring the world--actually, I should mention that the combat does feel different because you're not having shoot outs in tighter areas until the end of the game and I feel the combat works better because of it.  Those missions have choice, but it isn't like in Fallout where it's good, bad, or even for a faction; the choices you make are just the choice you make. 

An early game example is
spoiler (click to show/hide)
where you have a quest to find an artifact.  When you get there, some guy tells you a sappy story hoping you'd give it up out of the goodness of your heart.  When you return the quest giver, you realize this dude was just fucking with you and he basically stole from you.  But if you refuse, this ill-mannered gent and his boys will pull out the guns and rob you by force.
[close]

I'm not good at articulating why it is better, but it is.  I think it is good enough that even if you were soured on the original stalker, it might be worth giving it a shot.  Just remember that it is an expansion pack and somethings aren't completely different.  Or you could always just download mods and cheat through it.

buh? CoP is not an expansion. def does not require the original. you're probable just confused about the loyalty promo where you get CoP cheaper if you owned a previous STALKER game.

i'm guessing the reason they only bundle the first and third games is because they are widely considered the better ones and Clear Sky is kind of shitty.

I'm sure I read somewhere that it was an expansion that required the first game.  Maybe I'm going crazy.

Disregard everything I've said then.  EVERYTHING.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: archie4208 on December 31, 2010, 02:24:09 PM
:bow Infectedgib :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: demi on December 31, 2010, 02:32:01 PM
Check PM Eel, thanks.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Joe Molotov on December 31, 2010, 04:34:04 PM
:bow Infectedgib :bow2

:bow Infectedgib :bow2 + 1

Guardians of Graxia looks kinda like Culdcept, any truth to this?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: brob on December 31, 2010, 04:36:45 PM
Bought the 1C pack and the indie fright pack, but I only have a mac so I can't really play them.  :dur

Still though, when I get windows on my macbook pro I'll be set for years!! :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 31, 2010, 05:06:46 PM
Guardians of Graxia looks kinda like Culdcept, any truth to this?

http://pc.ign.com/articles/113/1135691p1.html
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on December 31, 2010, 05:15:49 PM
man they really need to make Hot Pursuit a steamworks game so that all you Steam friends show up on the Autolog. As it is I have ZERO friends on my autolog.

game is awesome though


i got need for speed and oblivion


what's ur EA id name, I will add you? Or try adding me - I think mine is still "InfectedGib". I need at least someone I can compare my times to in this game.

sweet, added you
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on December 31, 2010, 07:23:01 PM
it took me like 5 minutes to figure out where my friend invite where. but i accepted your invite.

also played about 45 minutes of oblivion
i dont think i'll be playing any more of oblivion
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Bebpo on December 31, 2010, 07:39:34 PM
haha, yeah I hate Oblivion with a vengeance.  Played like 10 hours on X360 version that I paid $70 day 1 for the LE.  Biggest disappointment ever.

Still bought it yesterday to play the not-0blivion mods like Nehrim.  I wouldn't mind playing the actual Oblivion game if there was a mod to make the combat completely different and fun.  As it stands it's the most boring rpg combat ever.  Also a mod to make the dungeons not just long caverns with no good loot.  I'm up for exploring the world and talking to people.  Just the gameplay part sucks.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Smooth Groove on December 31, 2010, 08:03:02 PM
Did you try Shivering Isles?  Supposedly it's much better than the main game, especially for gamers who want a more linear experience.

I've been playing Oblivion a bit and it looks quite dated.  I'm gonna install the Qarl texture pack to spiff it up a bit.  Are there any mods to improve the NPCs?  That's my main gripe with the visuals.  Everyone is so damn fugly, even compared to Fallout 3 which didn't have the best looking people either.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Great Rumbler on December 31, 2010, 08:25:39 PM
I wouldn't mind playing the actual Oblivion game if there was a mod to make the combat completely different and fun.  As it stands it's the most boring rpg combat ever. 

This might be what you're looking for:

http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=8273
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: FatalT on December 31, 2010, 08:31:20 PM
 :bow Joe Molotov :bow2

He gifted me Eversion just now. I didn't even know this game was on Steam! I've heard a lot of crazy stuff about it so I'm looking forward to trying to get all the Achievements in it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on January 01, 2011, 08:38:11 AM
:bow Stringfellow :bow2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: archie4208 on January 01, 2011, 01:01:26 PM
Bionic Command pack - $12.49
Company of Heroes - 75% off
Divinity 2 Dragon Knight Saga - $19.99
Medal of Honor - $29.99
Aaaaaa - $2.50
Mafia 2 - $12.49
Swarm Arena - $2.50
Half Life Series - 75% off
Zeno Clash - $3.75
Settlers 7 - $24.99
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (12/31: Hitman Collection $7.49, STALKER Bundle $4.99)
Post by: cool breeze on January 01, 2011, 01:02:07 PM
Mafia 2 DLC is on sale too

how did Joe's Adventure turn out?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 01, 2011, 01:07:35 PM
if you havent played episode 2 yet it's ONE DOLLAR NINETEEN CENTS BUY IT
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Bebpo on January 01, 2011, 01:14:22 PM
You can buy all the Mafia II DLC for less than the price of 1 of them.  Seems worth it if you plan on playing any of it.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 01, 2011, 01:18:34 PM
tomorrow is just a "best of" repeat of sales from the past week, right?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Bebpo on January 01, 2011, 01:20:27 PM
most likely
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: archie4208 on January 01, 2011, 01:21:45 PM
The Half Life 1 anthology is $2.24, but I already own HL1.  Are the expansion packs any good?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Enl on January 01, 2011, 01:22:15 PM
Really want The Settlers 7 and Divinity 2 but my spending funds have been wiped out from all sales this past month. Maybe next sale when they're sub $15.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Crash Dummy on January 01, 2011, 01:25:06 PM
The Half Life 1 anthology is $2.24, but I already own HL1.  Are the expansion packs any good?
i haven't played them in years but i remember opposing force being pretty good and blue shift being meh and really really short
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 01, 2011, 01:28:13 PM
Half-Life complete - Team Fortress Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Half-Life, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Half-Life 2: Episode Two - is $6 if you already own L4D or L4D2
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 01, 2011, 01:32:46 PM
Divinity 2 should have been 75% off.  :-\
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Bebpo on January 01, 2011, 01:35:09 PM
Yeah, a lot of the 50% of sales are still pretty expensive.  At 75% off I'd have bought most without a thought.  On the fence with Divinity.  I mean you get 2 games for $20, but when are you ever going to have time to play all that.  If you just want to play a little and check it out, $20 is expensive :\

I'm iffy on Mafia II DLC because it's a great great price, but I wouldn't play the DLC eps until I finish the main game and who knows if I'll ever finish the main game ^^;

Front Mission Evolved is $13 on Amazon and activates on Steam.  I might go for that since it wasn't in any of the sales  >:(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: cool breeze on January 01, 2011, 01:37:09 PM
I just got the two main Mafia 2 DLCs even though they're supposed to be more arcade focused instead of story like the main game.  Probably the last thing I'll get during the sale.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 01, 2011, 01:41:47 PM
Was hoping for Divinity II for about $10, but I was going to buy it before the end of the sale if it wasn't a daily deal anyway.

I just got the two main Mafia 2 DLCs even though they're supposed to be more arcade focused instead of story like the main game.  Probably the last thing I'll get during the sale.

Joe's Adventure connects to the main story because it's focuses on what Joe was up to during the time Vito was in prison. I haven't played it yet, so I don't know how much story it actually has, though.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Van Cruncheon on January 01, 2011, 01:52:08 PM
:bow :bow :bow infectedgib :bow2 :bow2 :bow2

he is the SANTA CLAUS OF STEAM <3
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Vizzys on January 01, 2011, 02:48:08 PM
buy zeno clash you feggits
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Eric P on January 01, 2011, 03:00:05 PM
thanks go out to Jinfash and Eel.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 01, 2011, 06:06:16 PM
so far the damage of the deal is around 185 bucks. not too bad tbh
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: TEEEPO on January 01, 2011, 07:09:00 PM
mafia 2 is tempting.

any thoughts?

and settlers 7 looks hot :o
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 01, 2011, 07:27:25 PM
you'll get your money's worth out of mafia 2 at $12.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 01, 2011, 07:35:32 PM
Weird, for me in Japan, Mafia II shows up as '0.00% off - $49.99' :lol I don't care, since i got a code for free a while back anyway but it's kinda silly.

Finally gonna check out Zeno Clash. Been intrigued by it for a while.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Bebpo on January 01, 2011, 07:57:07 PM
Zeno Clash has good art design but the gameplay kind of sucks.  It's fun for 30 mins and then repeats for 3 hours.  Also the game has a non-ending total.  Frustrating since it actually has a plot (Zeno Clash 2 will probably answer questions).

For $4 I guess it's worth it for the art, but while I liked looking at it, I didn't enjoy playing it much.  I'm more interested in their ball rolling game coming next year since it's same wacky art but with hopefully more solid gameplay.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 01, 2011, 08:19:12 PM
That's almost exactly the impression I had. I watched a whole video show on it and the story seemed quite fresh but punching people in 1st person doesn't appeal.

also got the CoH expansion, Divinity II pack (purely out of curiosity, no way I'll ever play through it all like you said) and Swarm Arena.

Civ 5 is about the only big thing left on my list but it can wait 'til summer, when it'll be patched a gazillion times and probably more fun.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 01, 2011, 08:22:27 PM
Is Loki any good?  Looks kind of cool for $2.50
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: archie4208 on January 01, 2011, 08:24:38 PM
I think it is one of those janky loot games Prole pimped at GAF back in the day.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: archie4208 on January 02, 2011, 01:01:42 PM
Repeat deals zzzz

Although Grotesque Tactics is $2.99. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 02, 2011, 01:05:04 PM
another chance to buy need for speed! buy it!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/1: Mafia 2 $12.50)
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2011, 01:10:51 PM
Although Grotesque Tactics is $2.99. 

Is this game any good?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 02, 2011, 01:32:43 PM
no
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2011, 01:36:22 PM
 :(
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on January 02, 2011, 01:45:52 PM
another chance to buy need for speed! buy it!


yep

no

haha, I'm sorry - but it was on your wishlist so you can't blame me!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: brob on January 02, 2011, 02:20:35 PM
The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

The Void is a russian-made dating sim with a starvation element in survival horror trappings. It is one of my favorite games of the forever and I think anyone who likes 'games are art', eastern bloc games or digital art installations should pick this up. Now, this isn't to say that it isn't a proper game for it is very proper. The mechanics are real interesting; you grow and collect color in the world which you use as a resource to keep yourself alive, but in turn also have to use for everything else that you do (attack enemies, plant trees which will in turn grow more color,  feed girls, etc.), even staying alive depletes your color, so the entire game has a real strong focus on resource management.

This is Ice-Pick Lodge's second title, their previous being Pathologic which is also an amazing game, but marred by a horrid translation. The Void, surprisingly, features fantastic voice work fully realizing the sense of famish in the characters. The world is also drab and horribly depressing (in that quaint Russian way), so when your trees sprout color it really feels like you managed to pull yourself out of the heroin addled hole the game seems so adamant on pushing you down into. 

Trailer in spoiler
spoiler (click to show/hide)
[youtube=560,345]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZ-FvuzPrgk[/youtube]
[close]

If the game sounds interesting, but you're too much of a knob gobbler to deal with the difficulty inherent in a russian indie game there is a fantastic Let's Play on Something Awful (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3252510) that concluded half a year or so ago. I don't know if you can access the thread without a membership, but all the videos are on viddler (http://www.viddler.com/explore/CannibalK9/videos/).

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2011, 02:34:15 PM
The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

It's part of the Indie Fright Pack, which also includes Burn Zombie Burn, The Path, The Scourge Project, and Zombie Driver. All for $5.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 02, 2011, 02:36:24 PM
another chance to buy need for speed! buy it!


yep

no

haha, I'm sorry - but it was on your wishlist so you can't blame me!

no, it looked good when i added it, no need to apologize!  but the writing is atrocious and plentiful, and it takes forever to skip through.  the actual gameplay is okay, i guess, if you can suffer through all the speechifying that happens before just about any action you take.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Howard Alan Treesong on January 02, 2011, 02:37:50 PM
The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

The Void is a russian-made dating sim with a starvation element in survival horror trappings.


:omg bought
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 02, 2011, 02:42:03 PM
another chance to buy need for speed! buy it!

Buying the PC version seems like a bad idea. I was considering it until I read that it wasn't getting DLC and that it's kinda broken.

dunno whats supposed to be broken. seems perfectly fine to me. and no dlc isn't an issue honestly. i can't imagine we'll see much more than just cars. plus it's more than  :yuck 30fps :yuck
buy it!!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 02, 2011, 02:57:00 PM
The biggest issue Ive seen with the PC version is autolog is pretty busted and the lack of a good friends list system is kinda stupid.

autolog works perfectly. the only issue is it isnt integrated into steamworks. but it's friends list works fine - as does autolog. sounds like anti-pc FUD.


annnnyyway. just bought my final game for the sale:

soooo

Final damage:

Devil May Cry 4
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Oblivion Game of the Year
Brothers in Arms Pack
Crysis Complete (NA)
Killing Floor Bundle
Ghost Recon: Island Thunder
Ghost Recon: Desert Siege
Ghost Recon
Borderlands DLC Claptrap
Darksiders
Deathspank
Recettear: An Item Shop's Tale
Spore
Bully: Scholarship Edition
Trials 2: Second Edition
VVVVVV
Judge Dredd: Dredd vs Death
Sniper Elite
Bioshock 2 - Four Pack
Puzzle Quest
Men of War: Gold Edition
Lara Croft GOL
Peggle Complete Pack
Super Meat Boy
OddBoxx
Titan Quest Gold
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Winterbottom

$198.69 for 39 games.
this averages out to be about $5.09 per game.

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Herr Mafflard on January 02, 2011, 03:29:58 PM
The biggest issue Ive seen with the PC version is autolog is pretty busted and the lack of a good friends list system is kinda stupid. I'm not too pleased with the PC version of Paradise (because of the lack of content) so I think I'll pass on the PC version of NFS. I'll probably pick the 360 version up once my dad get's working again.


1. Autolog works perfectly
2. Friends list is a non-issue. It is painless to add friends to your autolog. Game even recommends a mutual friends list with those already in your autolog. 
3. DLC point is interesting, but honestly, if it's just extra cars then it is kinda pointless as you pretty much stick to the fastest cars in the game anyway.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: brob on January 02, 2011, 03:54:10 PM
The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

It's part of the Indie Fright Pack, which also includes Burn Zombie Burn, The Path, The Scourge Project, and Zombie Driver. All for $5.
Are any of those other games any good? I know of The Path, but the others I've never heard of. I bought the indie fright pack for my bro so should some of them turn out to be good that would be a good bonus.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: chronovore on January 02, 2011, 03:59:29 PM
another chance to buy need for speed! buy it!

Wait, did Hot Pursuit actually go on sale? MAN, I KNEW I WAS DOING THIS WRONG.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: fistfulofmetal on January 02, 2011, 04:04:05 PM
THIRTY DOLLARS, YO

ALSO WHAT'S YOU NFS NAME
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Bebpo on January 02, 2011, 04:37:16 PM
And thus ends another major Steam Sale where I acquired 50-100 games for $200 that realistically I may play 5 of them to completion.  Oh steam, how I love and hate you.

The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

It's part of the Indie Fright Pack, which also includes Burn Zombie Burn, The Path, The Scourge Project, and Zombie Driver. All for $5.
Are any of those other games any good? I know of The Path, but the others I've never heard of. I bought the indie fright pack for my bro so should some of them turn out to be good that would be a good bonus.

I've heard Zombie Driver & Scourge Project are bad.  I know The Path is bad and I would assume Burn Zombie Burn is bad looking at the game page, so it really does seem like The Void is the only thing good in that pack. 
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: brob on January 02, 2011, 04:38:22 PM
that's a shame, but the void is fucking awesome though so $5 is still a steal.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Bebpo on January 02, 2011, 04:38:48 PM
Yeah, I bought it at $10 a year or more ago.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 02, 2011, 06:59:35 PM
And thus ends another major Steam Sale where I acquired 50-100 games for $200 that realistically I may play 5 of them to completion.  Oh steam, how I love and hate you.

The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

It's part of the Indie Fright Pack, which also includes Burn Zombie Burn, The Path, The Scourge Project, and Zombie Driver. All for $5.
Are any of those other games any good? I know of The Path, but the others I've never heard of. I bought the indie fright pack for my bro so should some of them turn out to be good that would be a good bonus.

I've heard Zombie Driver & Scourge Project are bad.  I know The Path is bad and I would assume Burn Zombie Burn is bad looking at the game page, so it really does seem like The Void is the only thing good in that pack. 

Zombie Driver's been updated a lot since release and it's actually pretty fun. It's pretty much an action-driving game with a top-down view where you run from one location to another trying to save people as hordes of zombies roam the street. Nothing particularly deep, but it does have upgrades that you can unlock and a few extra modes on top of the main game to add another hour or two of play. It's worth $1.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: pilonv1 on January 02, 2011, 08:24:40 PM
I bought virtually nothing this time. I think I spent more on Gifts than stuff for myself. Although if it wasn't for Kosma & Jinflas :bow2 I would have bought some $5 stuff.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: TEEEPO on January 02, 2011, 11:36:05 PM
how long are the gta episodes?
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Bebpo on January 02, 2011, 11:44:33 PM
I've heard 8 hours or so thrown around.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on January 02, 2011, 11:58:49 PM
Yeah, that's about right.  There's really not a lot of filler in either of them but they're both worth playing, especially Gay Tony.

Anyone know anything about Amnesia The Dark Descent?  I read that there's basically no combat, so it's a lot of creeping around.  I used to like stuff like that but I don't know if I have the patience for it anymore.  Might be worth trying out for only 6 bucks.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Bebpo on January 03, 2011, 12:34:07 AM
It's great if you like macabre horror tales
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: chronovore on January 03, 2011, 02:12:23 AM
THIRTY DOLLARS, YO

ALSO WHAT'S YOU NFS NAME

I don't have it; I picked it up for Cormacaroni as a thank-you, but I didn't think it would be on sale this soon after launch.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 03, 2011, 05:57:38 AM
Ya mug!  But it was sweet :-*

If it makes you feel better, most of the things I gifted went on sale almost immediately as well. I bought Stalker Call of Pripyat 3 separate times at $10, $15 and $15...then it went on sale for $5 along with the base game :rofl

That's steam for ya, what are you gonna do. If you don't like paying these trivial amounts of money for games, just pirate the things and stfu.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 03, 2011, 05:58:38 AM
btw, if anyone can gift me Dead Space before the sale runs out, I'll hit them back. Been meaning to play it forever!
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 03, 2011, 10:16:18 AM
btw, if anyone can gift me Dead Space before the sale runs out, I'll hit them back. Been meaning to play it forever!

I got your back, bro.  :-*
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 03, 2011, 10:22:56 AM
I played a little Call of Cthulhu on the Xbox back in the day, and it was pretty awesome. :rock
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 03, 2011, 10:24:26 AM
Joe :bow

My own personal Santa! :lol

Giving you a game that Sho Nuff recommends from your wishlist. I hear it's a bit on the broken side but hopefully you can have some fun with it once you get done with the dwarf porn sims.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 03, 2011, 10:26:44 AM
haha, you beat me to it!

Yeah, Sho Nuff actually left his copy of the Xbox game with me when he left Japan. He is familiar with the mythos whereas I am not (I've never read the original Lovecraft, just stuff by Clark Ashton Smith and so on), but I remember him saying it was pretty crazy, if rather busted as a pure shooter.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 03, 2011, 10:29:21 AM
I've moved on from Dwarves, I'm all about the Mystic Elves now. :drool
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2011, 12:44:03 PM
I had Fuel and The Indie Fright pack sitting in my cart so I figured why not, one last hurrah before the sale is over.  I flip-flopped over Fuel for the whole sale, knowing I could get a disc copy for around $4, but eventually not having to keep up with boxes and discs won out.  Between the Gamefly sale, D2D, and Steam, I spent about $75 on myself, way more than I intended to, but still just $10 more than a new game plus tax would cost here for a fuckton more games.  I ended up gifting around $150 worth of stuff in total.

I was gifted the following games (I'll leave out the names in case the people don't want their names known):

Indie Kids Pack
BC Kings
Chime
Silverfall
Silverfall Earth Awakening
Westward Collection
AI War Fleet Command
Wings of Prey
BiA: Earned in Blood
Splinter Cell
The Witcher 2 (  :o :bow Polacks :bow2 :o )
CivCity Rome
Take Command: 2nd Manassas
Tropico Reloaded
Sid Meier's Railroads
Dimensity
Indie 2D Pack
The Polynomial
Shattered Union

Thanks to everyone who gifted them to me!

Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: Great Rumbler on January 04, 2011, 05:49:39 PM
The Void is €9 on (euro) Steam at the moment and is also part of the Indie Fright Pack which is just €5. On the American Steam store I believe it's just $5!

The Void is a russian-made dating sim with a starvation element in survival horror trappings. It is one of my favorite games of the forever and I think anyone who likes 'games are art', eastern bloc games or digital art installations should pick this up. Now, this isn't to say that it isn't a proper game for it is very proper. The mechanics are real interesting; you grow and collect color in the world which you use as a resource to keep yourself alive, but in turn also have to use for everything else that you do (attack enemies, plant trees which will in turn grow more color,  feed girls, etc.), even staying alive depletes your color, so the entire game has a real strong focus on resource management.

This is Ice-Pick Lodge's second title, their previous being Pathologic which is also an amazing game, but marred by a horrid translation. The Void, surprisingly, features fantastic voice work fully realizing the sense of famish in the characters. The world is also drab and horribly depressing (in that quaint Russian way), so when your trees sprout color it really feels like you managed to pull yourself out of the heroin addled hole the game seems so adamant on pushing you down into. 

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If the game sounds interesting, but you're too much of a knob gobbler to deal with the difficulty inherent in a russian indie game there is a fantastic Let's Play on Something Awful (http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3252510) that concluded half a year or so ago. I don't know if you can access the thread without a membership, but all the videos are on viddler (http://www.viddler.com/explore/CannibalK9/videos/).

The Void is pretty interesting so far, not something that I would get into a play for three or four hours straights, but it's definitely something that I wouldn't mind booting up for 30 minutes or so a day and slowly working my way through.
Title: Re: Steam Holiday Sales (1/2: Repeat deals)
Post by: brob on January 04, 2011, 05:56:24 PM
The Void has a time passage system, counted in cycles, so it lends itself pretty well to that style of play I feel. Last few times I've played it I did it more or less a cycle or two at a time.

Their previous game, Pathologic, did this as well, although that's a game set in a realistic town and uses a more conventional day/night cycle. But it's a nice way to play it since that game can seem incredibly daunting (what, with it's innumerable fail-states that don't let you know straight away that you've triggered them, so you can have the misfortune of saving after).