Author Topic: Steam Holiday Deal thread (Last Day - Repeat Sales) (Read 51901 times)

archie4208 · « **on:** December 23, 2009, 02:21:45 PM »

I feel the Steam Christmas sale it worthy of a separate thread. You can find a Google spreadsheet of deals here

January 3 update:

Defense Grid - $2.50
Bioshock - $4.99
STALKER - $2.00
Killing Floor - $4.99
GTA4 - $7.49
L4D2 - $33.49
Torchlight - $4.99

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #1 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:24:00 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on December 23, 2009, 02:21:45 PM

I feel the Steam Christmas sale it worthy of a separate thread. You can find a Google spreadsheet of deals here

Also, Fallout 3 GOTY is $17.49

Holy fucking shit this is what I've been waiting for.

Wait, it says 37.49!!

LOCK THIS THREAD

archie4208 · « **Reply #2 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:27:19 PM »

ffffuuuu they changed it back.

cool breeze · « **Reply #3 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:28:32 PM »

Wait 22 hours. Maybe they jumped the gun on the deal for tomorrow.

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #4 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:46:49 PM »

How much is the DLC individually?

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #5 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:57:19 PM »

Buy Outrun 2 for $2.50 or I will punch u in the mean bean machine

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #6 on:** December 23, 2009, 02:59:30 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on December 23, 2009, 02:28:32 PM

Wait 22 hours. Maybe they jumped the gun on the deal for tomorrow.

Good point. I will buy the FUCK out of it, omg.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #7 on:** December 23, 2009, 04:27:52 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 23, 2009, 02:57:19 PM

Buy Outrun 2 for $2.50 or I will punch u in the mean bean machine

I'm downloading it right now.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #8 on:** December 23, 2009, 07:41:16 PM »

Some good indie stuff I got:

Braid - $2.49
Machinarium - $9.99
Samorost 2 - $2.49
Trine - $7.99

As well as some retail games:
The Witcher EE - $13.59
Sid Meier's Pirates - $6.69

I just watched Master and Commander again this week, so I am ALL ABOUT sailing the salty seas!

I think that does me good except for the inevitable daily deals. L4D2 $25 believe!

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #9 on:** December 23, 2009, 07:51:20 PM »

And if for some reason you haven't bought it already

Time Gentlemen, Please - $2.49

is the easiest purchase imaginable! My personal GOTY.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #10 on:** December 23, 2009, 08:37:55 PM »

I think the bundle with Ben There, Dan That is cheap too.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #11 on:** December 23, 2009, 09:24:25 PM »

Sid Meier's Pirates! is a lot of fun, Patel. You'll have a good time with that.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #12 on:** December 23, 2009, 09:56:23 PM »

Quote from: Fragamemnon on December 23, 2009, 09:24:25 PM

Sid Meier's Pirates! is a lot of fun, Patel. You'll have a good time with that.

Yeah, I played the hell out of the original, as well as the PSP version of the remake. Glad to get it for $6 for my netbook.

Anything you'd recommend out of the Bearded Grognard section?

cool breeze · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2009, 09:59:44 PM »

I'm actually considering Pirates. I had it on the Xbox and PSP, played it a lot on both. Wasn't the Xbox game changed slightly? I don't know why I thought it was

MyNameIsMethodis · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:11:19 PM »

It was, it came out like a year (?) later than the PC version with extra content.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #15 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:12:16 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 23, 2009, 09:56:23 PM

Quote from: Fragamemnon on December 23, 2009, 09:24:25 PM
Sid Meier's Pirates! is a lot of fun, Patel. You'll have a good time with that.

Yeah, I played the hell out of the original, as well as the PSP version of the remake. Glad to get it for $6 for my netbook.

Anything you'd recommend out of the Bearded Grognard section?

Evil Genius for $2 ( one out of five weeks unshaven on the beard-o-meter)
AI War: Fleet Command for $10 ( four out of five weeks unshaven on the beard-o-meter)
Dawn of Discovery for $25 -kinda pricey but really good ( three out of five, game is deceptively deep )
Rome Total War for $2.50 (three out of five since you MUST play with mods for the game to be really good. Europa Baraborum/Rome Total Realism ftw)
Tropico 3 for $20-again pricey but this is a lot of fun (one and a half beards)
Majesty 2 for $15 - (two and a half beards-the game has a high difficultly curve that can border on outright brutal)
Gratuitous Space Battles for $10 (one and a half beards, really neat mix of tower defense and what amounts to creative, multiple solution problem solving)
Ghost Master - $1 - This is a fun, if simple, game. (one beard)

Then there are EU3/HoI3/For the Glory on Steam, all awesome but they are the bearded man equivalent of the things you order at the vietnamese restaurant that intentionally are left off the menu so the unwary don't try them. Though EU3 is pretty palatable if you're willing to read the wiki and forums to get started.

HyperZoneWasAwesome · « **Reply #16 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:30:40 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on December 23, 2009, 08:37:55 PM

I think the bundle with Ben There, Dan That is cheap too.

Its actually one in the same, purchasing Time Gentleman, Please gets you BTDT included (which is also pretty dang not bad).

and I too am using this opportunity to pick up Machinarium. As should everyone.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #17 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:42:01 PM »

Also, Defense Grid is the best standalone (read: not a WC3 map) TD game on the PC and it's just $2.50. The Overlord games are good (if a huge waste of a hypertalented team) and are on sale as well.

Are these games like Machinarium or the Time Gentlemen Please pack "experience" style games or do they actually have mechanically strong, coherent yet mind-twisting puzzles? I have a huge pet peeve of games that try to look clever,subversive and "indie" but are bankrupt when it comes to actually, you know, being a game, and both games are giving me that sort of hipster douchebag equivalent vibe.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #18 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:49:20 PM »

Machinarium is hipster douchebag for sure, but Time Gentlemen, Please has fun logical puzzles involving Hitler's bloody stool. It is made by adventure game fans for adventure game fans, for sure. It also contains text adventure and SCUMM adventure portions as games-within-the-game.

In fact, I will gift you TGP! Start with TGP, which is a real game. BTDT is more of a my-first indie project.

I also got the Overlord pack over Thanksgiving when it was like $10 for Overlord 1, 2, and expansion. They are good, but like you said, it really feels like the team is intentionally self-handicapping to try to increase the size of their market.

Kestastrophe · « **Reply #19 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:54:03 PM »

After reading your comments on the last Borecast, I am tempted to pick up AI War.

Enl · « **Reply #20 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:56:25 PM »

Picked up Aquaria, Time Gentlemen Please, and STALKER. Checking out the demo for AI War now. I wish I had more money for the other stuff.

Bebpo · « **Reply #21 on:** December 23, 2009, 10:57:53 PM »

Quote from: Fragamemnon on December 23, 2009, 10:42:01 PM

Also, Defense Grid is the best standalone (read: not a WC3 map) TD game on the PC and it's just $2.50. The Overlord games are good (if a huge waste of a hypertalented team) and are on sale as well.

Are these games like Machinarium or the Time Gentlemen Please pack "experience" style games or do they actually have mechanically strong, coherent yet mind-twisting puzzles? I have a huge pet peeve of games that try to look clever,subversive and "indie" but are bankrupt when it comes to actually, you know, being a game, and both games are giving me that sort of hipster douchebag equivalent vibe.

Machinarium has really clever puzzles. Some are actual puzzles like you press a monitor and a puzzle comes up. Others are figuring out what goes where. Machinarium is not hipster at all. It's actually very cute like this game

:zelda

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #22 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:30:07 PM »

The thing about the Overlord games is that they are done by a studio that made Age of Wonders: Shadow Magic, a complex, yet accessible, fantasy strategy game with all sorts of very wonderful systems that got a lot of praise but never really took off. I play Overlord and think "hey look, this is a cool RTS by some really smart people who sort of held back on a bigger design because they got burned before" despite the fact that Triumph has in its hand one of the better console RTS formulas out there, if they just expanded on it a bit.

If you try out AI War, do the tutorials and don't be encouraged to start the demo game at too low an AI difficulty. The game is much better when you set the AI near the recommended level of 7, or six if you are unsure of your strategy game bona fides.

Akala · « **Reply #23 on:** December 23, 2009, 11:37:52 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 23, 2009, 07:41:16 PM

I think that does me good except for the inevitable daily deals. L4D2 $25 believe!

cool breeze · « **Reply #24 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:22:31 AM »

Is there a way to go full screen in time gentlemen please?

Reb · « **Reply #25 on:** December 24, 2009, 03:02:09 AM »

I got suckered into:

- Defense Grid
- Outrun 2
- Pirates!

(More to come over the next few days, I'm sure.)

Cravis · « **Reply #26 on:** December 24, 2009, 09:12:50 AM »

So far I've snagged:

ID Super Pack
Unreal Pack
Elite Sniper
Zombie Shooter 2
Zombie Bowl-O-Rama
Indigo Prophecy
Deus Ex
Arma

Debating about Stubbs the Zombie and Star Wars Republic Commando. Be nice to have those where I can just download and play.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #27 on:** December 24, 2009, 10:41:15 AM »

Quote from: Rebiak on December 24, 2009, 03:02:09 AM

I got suckered into:

- Outrun 2

I played Outrun 2006 yesterday with my Xbox360 controller.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #28 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:18:34 AM »

Holy shit Zeno Clash is fucking awesome

Akala · « **Reply #29 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:44:13 AM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 24, 2009, 11:18:34 AM

Holy shit Zeno Clash is fucking awesome

It is.

15 minutes or so till new deals!

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #30 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:48:05 AM »

10 MINUTES LEFT

CAN U FEEL IT!?

archie4208 · « **Reply #31 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:48:31 AM »

Steam is gonna crash

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #32 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:59:38 AM »

need 4 speed shift for $37
Serious Sam HD for $9
Left 4 dead 2 for $33
football manager for $29
id superpack $23

fffuuuuuuuuuuuu what rubbish

Bebpo · « **Reply #33 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:00:19 PM »

I'll get SSHD for that price. I know a few people were hoping for the L4D2 deal. If you 4-pack it, it'll be $25.

ID super pack is a really good deal.

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #34 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:00:22 PM »

id Superpack is worth it, but anyone worth a damn has that and L4D2 already.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #35 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:01:49 PM »

Quote from: M3wThr33 on December 24, 2009, 12:00:22 PM

id Superpack is worth it, but anyone worth a damn has that and L4D2 already.

Yeah I got it back when it was kinda cheap. Also I could swear I bought L4D2 for $30

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #36 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:04:01 PM »

Anyone else need L4D2 still? I'll 4-pack it.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #37 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:06:50 PM »

are all the older iD games reworked to run under Vista/Win7, or do you have to set them up through DOSBox?

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #38 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:07:38 PM »

All the old shit is already running through DOSBox.

Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 24, 2009, 12:01:49 PM

Quote from: M3wThr33 on December 24, 2009, 12:00:22 PM
id Superpack is worth it, but anyone worth a damn has that and L4D2 already.

Yeah I got it back when it was kinda cheap. Also I could swear I bought L4D2 for $30

I bought the L4D1&2 combo pack for like $60, so that's my deal.

Anyways.... pretty un-spoogeable. Same time tomorrow guys?

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #39 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:08:38 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 24, 2009, 12:04:01 PM

Anyone else need L4D2 still? I'll 4-pack it.

You should make a separate thread in case people overlook this one.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #40 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:09:49 PM »

Quote from: M3wThr33 on December 24, 2009, 12:07:38 PM

All the old shit is already running through DOSBox.

Oh, they do a DOSbox wrapper on those like GOG?

cool breeze · « **Reply #41 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:11:59 PM »

I'm considering the id pack since I lost my doom 3 cds and wanted to replay it. Everything else is pretty underwhelming. This "one EA game a day" thing is lame. All I want from them is MoH Airborne on sale, which makes sense since they just announced the new MoH.

Cravis · « **Reply #42 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:12:28 PM »

Quote from: Sho Nuff on December 24, 2009, 11:59:38 AM

need 4 speed shift for $37
Serious Sam HD for $9
Left 4 dead 2 for $33
football manager for $29
id superpack $23

fffuuuuuuuuuuuu what rubbish

FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Just bought Serious Sam HD 2 weeks ago for $19.99. Oh well.

Akala · « **Reply #43 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:15:02 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on December 24, 2009, 12:04:01 PM

Anyone else need L4D2 still? I'll 4-pack it.

~~How much is the 4 pack?~~

I'm down.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #44 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:23:44 PM »

I already have the id Pack and everything else is meh.

Bebpo · « **Reply #45 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:30:32 PM »

Quote from: Cravis on December 24, 2009, 12:12:28 PM

FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Just bought Serious Sam HD 2 weeks ago for $19.99. Oh well.

Was the game any good?

Cravis · « **Reply #46 on:** December 24, 2009, 12:40:12 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on December 24, 2009, 12:30:32 PM

Quote from: Cravis on December 24, 2009, 12:12:28 PM
FFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU Just bought Serious Sam HD 2 weeks ago for $19.99. Oh well.

Was the game any good?

I enjoyed it. It's just kill, kill, kill, find key, open door, kill some more. The graphics are really nice. I was disappointed that the sound effects are the exact same. The weapons don't have any oomph to them. It's worth $9 bucks, though. Have tried multiplayer yet.

Bebpo · « **Reply #47 on:** December 24, 2009, 05:54:57 PM »

Grabbed Serious Sam, The Void, Nikopol, Culpa Innata, Painkiller Black, Rome Total War, Shadowgrounds pack and Shooter pack. Probably done with the sale outside daily specials at this point. Might grab Aquaria on the last day if it doesn't go below 50%.

How was Hinterland? I know a lot of people bought it back when and it has steam achievements and is ~$7.

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #48 on:** December 24, 2009, 06:22:33 PM »

Hinterland kind of sucks.

Anyone who doesn't have it, Titan Quest Gold is $9.99. BUY THAT SHIT.

etiolate · « **Reply #49 on:** December 24, 2009, 07:01:13 PM »

braid and trine!

cool breeze · « **Reply #50 on:** December 24, 2009, 07:52:37 PM »

I'm just gonna get Serious Sam HD. $10 is a fair price and I hope dedicated servers get patched soon enough.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #51 on:** December 24, 2009, 08:34:19 PM »

goddamnit, most of the cheap games i am interested in have issues with vista/win7

cool breeze · « **Reply #52 on:** December 24, 2009, 09:12:06 PM »

Serious sam Hd isn't as bad online as I thought. I played a while with seven others and it ran fine for the most part.

Bebpo · « **Reply #53 on:** December 24, 2009, 10:25:29 PM »

Steam servers are so bogged down. I normally get 2-3mb/sec, but I've been downloading a game at 67k/s for a while. Gonna be days before I can even play anything I buy during this sale ^^;

GilloD · « **Reply #54 on:** December 24, 2009, 10:54:17 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on December 24, 2009, 10:25:29 PM

Steam servers are so bogged down. I normally get 2-3mb/sec, but I've been downloading a game at 67k/s for a while. Gonna be days before I can even play anything I buy during this sale ^^;

Same

Nabbed Machinarium as a drunk X-Mas morning buy and I'm getting like 20 k/s

cool breeze · « **Reply #55 on:** December 24, 2009, 10:57:00 PM »

really? I didn't have any problems downloading Serious Sam HD. It went at 2 gigs and this was just three hours ago.

duckman2000 · « **Reply #56 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:08:52 PM »

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $4.99

cool breeze · « **Reply #57 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:12:24 PM »

Vegas 2 is pretty awesome. Only problem I have with it so far is that environments all seem brown and beige. Vegas 1 had cool casinos you fought in and Vegas night streets while Vegas 2 is more the Las Vegas no one cares about, like where people live (I mean, the one people care even less about).

GilloD · « **Reply #58 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:19:13 PM »

Drunk Purchase 2: Freedom Force pack. I played the demo like 10 years ago and LOOOOVVVED it. Merryryryryryryr Chrismass GilloD

drew · « **Reply #59 on:** December 24, 2009, 11:22:20 PM »

Quote from: duckman2000 on December 24, 2009, 11:08:52 PM

Rainbow Six Vegas 2 for $4.99

bought

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