Author Topic: Steam Holiday Deal thread (Last Day - Repeat Sales) (Read 51918 times)

Eric P · « **Reply #540 on:** January 03, 2010, 02:00:47 PM »

gorilla and larva mortis

meh this year.

Bebpo · « **Reply #541 on:** January 03, 2010, 02:16:52 PM »

Got:
-Trials 2
-Mass Effect
-Max Payne
-Max Payne 2
-Jade Empire
-Prey
-Broken Sword 2
-Broken Sword 3
-King's Bounty: AP
-Red Faction Guerrilla
-Culpa Innata
-The Void
-Shadowgrounds
-Shadowgrounds survivor
-Painkiller Black
-Alien Shooter
-Alien Shooter 2
-Zombie Shooter
-Rome Total War Gold
-Serious Sam HD The First Encounter
-Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals

Total: $86.36

Solid haul, but I already owned almost all the daily specials so no amazing deals for me. Would've bought Dawn of War II at $10 or less, Same with DMC4. Was tempted to buy Aquaria & Pirates but need more discounting.

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #542 on:** January 03, 2010, 02:36:26 PM »

My Haul:

- Torchlight (x3)
- Street Fighter IV (x2)
- Max Payne bundle
- Crysis bundle
- Time Gentlemen, Please! + Ben There, Dan That
- LucasArts Adventure Pack
- GTA IV
- STALKER

cool breeze · « **Reply #543 on:** January 03, 2010, 02:39:12 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2010, 01:49:18 PM

wait, i lied a little bit

i'm probably going to buy Battlefield: Bad Company 2, I enjoyed the hell out of the PS3 beta (unsure whether PC or 360, depends on how the demo runs on my rig)

and if there is a Battlefield 1944 i'll probably buy that

otherwise, expect to hear a lot of old game talk from me on the borecast

I still think I might rent Bad Company 2 on 360 but it depends on how the PC version turns out. The problem with waiting for multiplayer games is that the community is strongest when it's released, though, a sale does help rebuild it.

Fragamemnon · « **Reply #544 on:** January 03, 2010, 02:44:58 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on January 03, 2010, 12:43:59 PM

Now that the daily sales are behind us, any "must grab" titles at only 50-66% off?

Dawn of Discovery is pretty damn attractive at even $25. Yeah, pricey for a Steam release but that game is very, very good. I'm still debating on double-dipping for the Steam version because I have zero confidence that Ubi will release the expansion stateside in any other way and I can always goozex my current boxed copy. The only debbie downer is that the steam release still has DRM even though they have removed the max activation limit of 3 in a recent patch (though I'm not sure if that still holds for the Steam version too).

As a bonus, really pretty and playable by mortals.

Heroes of Might and Magic V: Tribes of the East is standalone, a huge improvement over the first two Heroes V releases, and has all of the single player maps w/ dialgue of the original H5 release and Hammers of Fate (the first xpac) available for free download here .

I bought all this stuff on Steam and will still probably waste the day away finding new ways to fail on iccup and playing section 8 (which I didn't even get on steam!) lolz.

BTW, I think Bad Company PC is going to have a very strong following. It's been ages since the PC has had a real Battlefield game and the clans and server hosts really got burned by MW2 and will be looking for new hotness.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #545 on:** January 03, 2010, 03:47:40 PM »

I don't even wanna think about how much I bought for myself let alone how many I gifted. That just about seals the deal of me never, ever buying another PC game in Q3 or Q4, though.

Reb · « **Reply #546 on:** January 03, 2010, 04:16:57 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2010, 01:27:07 PM

prole and i exchanged steams this year and that's what he got me

what an excellent bargain, matched only by the THQ pack for $50 on black friday

I got the THQ one on black friday as well, I never owned this many games...

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #547 on:** January 03, 2010, 04:24:23 PM »

I only bought Shattered Horizon and GTA4.

etiolate · « **Reply #548 on:** January 03, 2010, 05:33:50 PM »

got Bioshock finally but their servers are bork right now

pilonv1 · « **Reply #549 on:** January 03, 2010, 05:37:59 PM »

I really want Batman AA for $33, but that Eidos pack for $50 is looking good, but I'd most likely never play any of those games

this last day is fucking terrible.

Quote

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
In 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster occurred at the Chernobyl power station.... more
$14.99 $12.99 USD

That's a Capcom level discount, especially considering it was $1.50 two weeks ago.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #550 on:** January 03, 2010, 05:44:14 PM »

Stalker is supposed to be $2 today.

Bebpo · « **Reply #551 on:** January 03, 2010, 08:08:07 PM »

Should I buy Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon II platinum for $3.34? I like trains. I am curious about a game about trains. $3.34 seems cheaper than the pack with the newer 3d one for $16.
Also sell me on why I should buy Sid Meier's Pirates for almost $7? I like Pirates. But only $3 or so off the normal price just seems like a crappy deal.

They should just combined the series and have Sid Meier's Pirates & Trains for $10. Would be easier to swallow.

cool breeze · « **Reply #552 on:** January 03, 2010, 08:13:50 PM »

I never played Trains and only the console and PSP versions of Pirates. If Pirates is as good as the versions I've played, then yes. Game is super addictive.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #553 on:** January 03, 2010, 08:21:11 PM »

Quote from: Bebpo on January 03, 2010, 08:08:07 PM

Should I buy Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon II platinum for $3.34? I like trains. I am curious about a game about trains. $3.34 seems cheaper than the pack with the newer 3d one for $16.
Also sell me on why I should buy Sid Meier's Pirates for almost $7? I like Pirates. But only $3 or so off the normal price just seems like a crappy deal.

They should just combined the series and have Sid Meier's Pirates & Trains for $10. Would be easier to swallow.

Motherfuckin' Pirates on a TRAIN!

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #554 on:** January 03, 2010, 08:57:20 PM »

final tally:

crysis maximum edition - 13.50
mass effect - 5
stalker thanks to today's resale- 2
and team fortress 2 on halloween sale - 5

Getting my pc when starcraft 2 drops so i cant play any of these...oh well

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #555 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:02:14 PM »

Today's sales bombed pretty hard. Except for L4D2, it looks like nobody wanted a second crack at this stuff.

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #556 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:02:14 PM »

anyone know when sc2 is coming out? fall 2010 or what?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #557 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:03:24 PM »

No one knows that.

archie4208 · « **Reply #558 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:07:06 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on January 03, 2010, 09:02:14 PM

Today's sales bombed pretty hard. Except for L4D2, it looks like nobody wanted a second crack at this stuff.

MW2

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #559 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:47:20 PM »

MW2 was in the Top 6 during the entire sale.

cool breeze · « **Reply #560 on:** January 03, 2010, 09:56:57 PM »

One reason why L4D2 and MW2 showed up a lot is because both games register on steam even if you bought the retail copy. Could have been gifts recently opened and registered.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #561 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:10:26 PM »

Quote from: Joe Molotov® EDGE™ on January 03, 2010, 09:02:14 PM

Today's sales bombed pretty hard. Except for L4D2, it looks like nobody wanted a second crack at this stuff.

Anyone who didn't buy them on the first day wasn't going to buy them later, as I doubt anyone would have expected them to go on sale again.

They should have had a last day sale, plus a sale on the "top 5 sellers" from the sale period.

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #562 on:** January 03, 2010, 10:43:20 PM »

Agreed on the need for an all-new last day sale but not so sure on the 'top 5 sellers' idea. Wouldn't that lead to folks waiting until the last day to buy the top selling stuff? As a retailer, you never want to do anything that encourages customers to hold off on buying, especially on what are already your top selling items.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #563 on:** January 03, 2010, 11:39:55 PM »

Haha, I broke weak at the last minute and bought Railroad Tycoon II Platinum for $3.00 so I could play it on my netbook

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #564 on:** January 03, 2010, 11:57:13 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on January 03, 2010, 11:39:55 PM

Haha, I broke weak at the last minute and bought Railroad Tycoon II Platinum for $3.00 so I could play it on my netbook

domino effect

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #565 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:05:49 AM »

Maybe I should get it too.

Zero Hero and I were playing Civ tonight - Beyond the Sword specifically - and it is pretty addicting online. Anyone game for joining us for a fun, laidback sandbox type multi-style game after we learn the ropes?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #566 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:24:06 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 03, 2010, 10:43:20 PM

Agreed on the need for an all-new last day sale but not so sure on the 'top 5 sellers' idea. Wouldn't that lead to folks waiting until the last day to buy the top selling stuff? As a retailer, you never want to do anything that encourages customers to hold off on buying, especially on what are already your top selling items.

It was just an idea for bringing back deals - have a new day plus the top 5 sellers from the daily sales so far. So you could buy it earlier on sale, or if you missed it and it sold well you get another chance to buy it.

Still tossing (

) over the idea of the Eidos pack just to get Batman AA...

pilonv1 · « **Reply #567 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:25:33 AM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on January 04, 2010, 12:05:49 AM

Maybe I should get it too.

Zero Hero and I were playing Civ tonight - Beyond the Sword specifically - and it is pretty addicting online. Anyone game for joining us for a fun, laidback sandbox type multi-style game after we learn the ropes?

If you played the same hours as me I'd be all over it, I <3 Civ even if I'm terrible at it.

GilloD · « **Reply #568 on:** January 04, 2010, 12:26:20 AM »

Trine is really great in small doses.

treythemovie · « **Reply #569 on:** January 04, 2010, 01:35:47 AM »

Oh, what a disappointing last day. I guess I can start scouring the site for the odd and end deals now without fear of it suddenly getting cheaper via daily deals.

G The Resurrected · « **Reply #570 on:** January 04, 2010, 01:36:13 AM »

Torchlight is 5 bucks do I buy yes/no?

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #571 on:** January 04, 2010, 01:42:37 AM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on January 04, 2010, 12:24:06 AM

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 03, 2010, 10:43:20 PM
Agreed on the need for an all-new last day sale but not so sure on the 'top 5 sellers' idea. Wouldn't that lead to folks waiting until the last day to buy the top selling stuff? As a retailer, you never want to do anything that encourages customers to hold off on buying, especially on what are already your top selling items.

It was just an idea for bringing back deals - have a new day plus the top 5 sellers from the daily sales so far. So you could buy it earlier on sale, or if you missed it and it sold well you get another chance to buy it.

Still tossing ( ) over the idea of the Eidos pack just to get Batman AA...

Me too actually, but I have all the Tomb Raider games and a friend is gonna lend me Batman on 360 sooner or later. Sweet deal though. Think I'll pick up Stalker.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #572 on:** January 04, 2010, 06:54:16 AM »

Yeah seriously, Murray is the best

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #573 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:05:35 AM »

Final tally for me:

Torchlight
Company of Heroes
Company of Heroes Opposing Front
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Been there, Dan that
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Unreal Deal Pack - Unreal Gold, Unreal Tournament, Unreal II, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament III
The Witcher EE
Freedom Force
Freedom Force vs the 3rd Reich
Stalker: Shadow of Chernobyl
Titan Quest
Titan Quest: Immortal Throne

Pretty happy with that lot. Didn't spend more than $10 or so per game (the Witcher might have been $13) and didn't buy anything I haven't heard great things about here.

Beezy · « **Reply #574 on:** January 04, 2010, 08:16:26 AM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on January 04, 2010, 12:05:49 AM

Maybe I should get it too.

Zero Hero and I were playing Civ tonight - Beyond the Sword specifically - and it is pretty addicting online. Anyone game for joining us for a fun, laidback sandbox type multi-style game after we learn the ropes?

I only have the retail copy of the original Civ4.

It's addicting offline too. Do not get hooked to this game. It's a trap.

CHOW CHOW · « **Reply #575 on:** January 04, 2010, 09:13:51 AM »

Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 04, 2010, 08:05:35 AM

The Witcher EE

Wow i didn't even know this was on sale...goddamnit

cool breeze · « **Reply #576 on:** January 04, 2010, 10:22:52 AM »

Does Freedom Force work on Windows 7? the demo didn't and I'll pick it up if that was only an issue with the demo

Third · « **Reply #577 on:** January 04, 2010, 10:36:43 AM »

Just bought STALKER for €2

Also bought the Oddworld pack for €2,50

Torchlight is €3,99
But I didn't buy it.

Brehvolution · « **Reply #578 on:** January 04, 2010, 10:59:18 AM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on January 04, 2010, 12:05:49 AM

Maybe I should get it too.

Zero Hero and I were playing Civ tonight - Beyond the Sword specifically - and it is pretty addicting online. Anyone game for joining us for a fun, laidback sandbox type multi-style game after we learn the ropes?

I should be able to play more tonight. I thought it was fun and more players would be sweet.

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #579 on:** January 04, 2010, 02:18:28 PM »

I played some Shattered Horizon today and it's really...wow...overwhelming. It's not like in, say, Team Fortress 2 where you really only have to worry about people in front of you and MAYBE somebody behind you. In SH though, you've got people shooting at you from every possible angle and the levels are insanely massive so you can be sniped from hundreds of feet away. It's insane. But...it's really fun!

Cormacaroni · « **Reply #580 on:** January 04, 2010, 07:05:52 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on January 04, 2010, 10:22:52 AM

Does Freedom Force work on Windows 7? the demo didn't and I'll pick it up if that was only an issue with the demo

I bought it hoping it will work on XP; I never got it to run on Win2K/98 back when it came out. Looking back on it, it's amazing how many games I bought for PC just never worked. Such a fucking crapshoot.

MoxManiac · « **Reply #581 on:** January 04, 2010, 07:07:54 PM »

Jesus christ buy torchlight you cheap fucks

Raban · « **Reply #582 on:** January 07, 2010, 03:31:39 PM »

I wanted to share this with EB before the thread got pushed down into oblivion. Here's what I bought during the holiday sale.

You now own Torchlight
You now own Garry's Mod
You now own Unreal II: The Awakening, Unreal Tournament 3 Black, Unreal Tournament 2004, Unreal Tournament, Unreal Gold.
You now own Counter-Strike, Team Fortress Classic, Day of Defeat, Deathmatch Classic, Half-Life: Opposing Force, Ricochet, Half-Life, Condition Zero, Condition Zero Deleted Scenes, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Counter-Strike Steamworks Beta, Source SDK, Source SDK Base, Source SDK Base 2007, Half-Life 2, Counter-Strike: Source, Half-Life: Source, Day of Defeat: Source, Half-Life 2: Deathmatch, Half-Life 2: Lost Coast, Half-Life Deathmatch: Source, Half-Life 2: Episode One, Portal, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, Team Fortress 2, Left 4 Dead, Left 4 Dead Authoring Tools, Left 4 Dead 2, Left 4 Dead 2, Left 4 Dead 2 Authoring Tools, Left 4 Dead 2 Add-on Support.
You now own Quake 3 Arena, Wolfenstein 3D, Ultimate Doom, Final Doom, Doom 2, Quake, Quake II, Quake II: The Reckoning, Quake II: Ground Zero, Quake 3 Team Arena, Hexen, Hexen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel, Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders, Spear of Destiny, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity, Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon, Doom 3, Hexen 2, Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, Master Levels of Doom II, Commander Keen Complete Pack.
You now own Prey.
You now own Lumines, Lumines Advanced Pack.
You now own Psychonauts
You now own Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.
You now own Starwars: Knights of The Old Republic.
You now own Mass Effect.
You now own Dark Messiah Might and Magic Single Player, Dark Messiah Might and Magic Multi-Player.
You now own Sid Meier's Civilization IV, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Warlords, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Beyond the Sword, Sid Meier's Civilization IV: Colonization.
You now own Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.
You now own Darwinia, Multiwinia.
You now own Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis, The Dig, Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, Loom.
You now own Monkey Island Special Edition.

Did I win?

pilonv1 · « **Reply #583 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:22:06 PM »

I think frag beat you

cool breeze · « **Reply #584 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:23:40 PM »

Serious Sam HD is on sale for $6.79

The lowest it was during the holiday sale (when I bought it) was $10

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #585 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:31:33 PM »

fuck, i'm buying it now

so my new year's resolution lasted all of 7 days

...that's probably a personal record, i'm too ashamed to remember

FatalT · « **Reply #586 on:** January 07, 2010, 05:45:44 PM »

Quote from: Raban on January 07, 2010, 03:31:39 PM

I wanted to share this with EB before the thread got pushed down into oblivion. Here's what I bought during the holiday sale.

Games

Did I win?

How much did you spend total?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #587 on:** January 07, 2010, 06:08:19 PM »

I already had most of those games before the sale started, so I win!

Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich · « **Reply #588 on:** January 07, 2010, 06:52:34 PM »

Quote from: swaggaz on January 07, 2010, 05:23:40 PM

Serious Sam HD is on sale for $6.79

The lowest it was during the holiday sale (when I bought it) was $10

Shit... Going to look at reviews now. Loved Serious Sam but I'm not sure if it still holds up.

Raban · « **Reply #589 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:47:11 PM »

Quote from: FatalT on January 07, 2010, 05:45:44 PM

Quote from: Raban on January 07, 2010, 03:31:39 PM
I wanted to share this with EB before the thread got pushed down into oblivion. Here's what I bought during the holiday sale.

Games

Did I win?

How much did you spend total?

Probably around $250 I want to say. I had some of those games before, and I had many of those Valve games, but the account those were on got VAC banned.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #590 on:** January 07, 2010, 11:54:52 PM »

Quote from: Arbys Roast Beef Sandwich on January 07, 2010, 06:52:34 PM

Quote from: swaggaz on January 07, 2010, 05:23:40 PM
Serious Sam HD is on sale for $6.79

The lowest it was during the holiday sale (when I bought it) was $10

Shit... Going to look at reviews now. Loved Serious Sam but I'm not sure if it still holds up.

I always thought Painkiller was a lot better than Serious Sam, but whateva.

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