Steam Holiday Deal thread (Last Day - Repeat Sales)

[FatalT]

I picked up Morrowind.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/06/22/a-fool-in-morrowind-precis-take-2/

good list of mods that make the game look better (or at least more advanced)

Oooh, thanks swag!

[Reb]

I really like RA games...

Picked op Trine for the hell of it.

[Eel O'Brian]

I already own the good Painkiller games, bought something called "Painkiller Triple Dose" for $10 at retail last year (Painkiller, Battle out of Hell, and Overdose).  Think I'll pick up Morrowind GOTY and mod the hell out of it.

Morrowind runs on netbooks, btw.  I had it running just fine on my old Acer.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

how's RA3? the units are awesome and hilarious but is it actually fun to play?

[Bebpo]

how's RA3? the units are awesome and hilarious but is it actually fun to play?

It's one of those "multiplayer ruins single player" games.  The main campaign is forced coop so if you are playing offline half your units are controlled by the cpu and you can only give them general orders, not direct control.  The missions are also fairly short.

otoh the game looks pretty, the fmv stuff is great and I hear the multiplayer is fun.

[Beezy]

Trine looks great, but kind of boring. Not as boring as Braid though. Are there any enemies at all?

[The Fake Shemp]

What the fuck, the Sword Master didn't use any of the insults I learned! Damn you game!

[demi]

Theres plenty you have to learn, like up to 15 i think. Theres an achievement for it in the 360 version

[The Fake Shemp]

Oh, I get it. I'm supposed to use existing insults. CLEVER MONKEY.

[The Fake Shemp]

Omg at the shirt

Why is this game a billion years old and better than the new Sam and Max games?

[Joe Molotov]

Have you stole the Idol yet? That's probably the funniest part in the game.

[cool breeze]

Trine looks great, but kind of boring. Not as boring as Braid though. Are there any enemies at all?

Yes, there is a lot of combat but the game is still a platformer.  The game is awesome.  It's unique in that you have three characters you switch between.  Unlike Lost Vikings, you can actually get through most of the game using a single character, or use their skill together by switching between them (or if playing co-op, at the same time).

[The Fake Shemp]

Have you stole the Idol yet? That's probably the funniest part in the game.

No, I just beat the Sword Master. I'm guessing I have to find the treasure next, however I do that.

[Joe Molotov]

I hope Machinarium is $5 tomorrow, but if not I'm going to grab it for $10.

[Hitler Stole My Potato]

Morrowind back in '02 was fuck awesome and it's one of those dozen or so games that I've played in my life that really opened my eyes to the posibilities of what videogames could deliver, but even with it being modded to all hell and back, I find it next to impossible to play it today.  There's just too many unforgiving problems with the game.

I'd love one of these days for Bethesda to make a complete (and competent) remake of Morrowind.  I don't want it to play like fucking ass backwards Oblivion just a much more refined version of Morrowind.  I know that's all pie in the sky dreaming 'cause it'll never happen but if for some reason the earth split in two and that game was actually released, I'd be front and center with a fistfull of cash ready to hand it over to them.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

My final wish for Steam Sale 2009 is $9.99 Dawn of War II! I will buy it for $19.99 tomorrow if it is not discounted.

[Stoney Mason]

Most of the steam deals were for things I had already played, or things I had no interest in playing.

In retrospect the two things I would have gotten were Left for Dead the original (not overly a fan of that series but for $7 bucks I'd play it) and Burnout Paradise but I already own that one on the 360.

Somebody mentioned it earlier but I kind of wanted Sacred 2. That's a game I really want to play badly since I loved the original but not at full price.

[Third]

Just booted Steam. I thought Valve would've fixed the Half Life 2 vista 64 compatibility issues. I still can't boot the game.(PC gaming lol)
Episode 1, 2 and Portal run perfect. Fucking Vulva, fix this shit. I want to play the HL2 mods.

[Beezy]

Trine looks great, but kind of boring. Not as boring as Braid though. Are there any enemies at all?

Yes, there is a lot of combat but the game is still a platformer.  The game is awesome.  It's unique in that you have three characters you switch between.  Unlike Lost Vikings, you can actually get through most of the game using a single character, or use their skill together by switching between them (or if playing co-op, at the same time).

Cool, I'll probably get it when it hits XBLA.

[Stoney Mason]

I quite liked Trine. It's more of a platforming physics game than a combat game. Which I personally prefer.

[etiolate]

Trine is awesome. I love the simple yet adjustable arrow mechanics of the thief.

[Eel O'Brian]

Just booted Steam. I thought Valve would've fixed the Half Life 2 vista 64 compatibility issues. I still can't boot the game.(PC gaming lol)
Episode 1, 2 and Portal run perfect. Fucking Vulva, fix this shit. I want to play the HL2 mods.

copied from another forum:


Go to Steam- My Games, right click Half-Life 2, go down to properties.  Click on 'Set Launch Options'. Put "-32bit" in the box (without the speech marks), hit okay/apply and then run the game

[Don Flamenco]

I'd like to play Trine on XBLA, but man, that PSN version runs like absolute poo poo.  maybe I'll impulse buy it tonight

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Trine has no combat and no puzzles, I found it pretty disappointing considering how much I love the Lost Vikings

[Joe Molotov]

I'd like to play Trine on XBLA, but man, that PSN version runs like absolute poo poo.  maybe I'll impulse buy it tonight

If it means anything to you, the PC version is optimized for use with the 360 controller. Plus it runs like buttah on my three year old PC.

[Third]

Just booted Steam. I thought Valve would've fixed the Half Life 2 vista 64 compatibility issues. I still can't boot the game.(PC gaming lol)
Episode 1, 2 and Portal run perfect. Fucking Vulva, fix this shit. I want to play the HL2 mods.

copied from another forum:


Go to Steam- My Games, right click Half-Life 2, go down to properties.  Click on 'Set Launch Options'. Put "-32bit" in the box (without the speech marks), hit okay/apply and then run the game

Thanks, but I tried everything a few months ago, including that.
I still can't run HL2 on my PC. The mods and the Episodes work well, though.

[cool breeze]

Trine has no combat and no puzzles, I found it pretty disappointing considering how much I love the Lost Vikings

The biggest difference is that Lost Vikings requires you to use the different characters/abilities together while Trine just gives you a lot of options, and the game can be really easy if you abuse them.  The Lost Viking games are better for being more puzzels but I still really liked Trine.

[Fragamemnon]

My final wish for Steam Sale 2009 is $9.99 Dawn of War II! I will buy it for $19.99 tomorrow if it is not discounted.

I have an unopened copy of that I got a couple of weeks ago for $20. If you (or anyone else here) wants to do Last Stand co-op or campaign co-op let me know.

Pretty sure I'm going to get the $25 Ubisoft WW2 pack and sell of my physical copies of IL-2 1946, Brothers in Arms:HH, and Silent Hunter 3/4 to pay for it. Blazing Angels 1/2 may be bad but I've proven time and time again I'll play anything with joystick support and a cockpit view.

[The Fake Shemp]

Meathook may be the greatest character ever.

Consider me a Monkey Island fan now.

[cool breeze]

hopefully there is something good today

wow lame it's just old deals returning

[Akala]

no whammy no whammy no...

[archie4208]

Repeats.

[archie4208]

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

[Akala]

[cool breeze]

Picked up Machinarium and Lucasart Adventure Pack.  In general a really nice sale even though Machinarium didn't drop to $5 and Risen didn't get a daily deal.

[Joe Molotov]

Epic Fail.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Bother that nonsense! Well, Dawn of War II GET

[Eel O'Brian]

I can't believe they never dropped the price on any of the original Fallout games.

[Don Flamenco]

How's the single player portion of Killing Floor?

[Howard Alan Treesong]

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

[FatalT]

I bought Grand Theft Auto 4 and The Witcher. I'm gonna post my total haul later when I'm not feeling lazy. It's depressing.

[Kestastrophe]

I am interested in both Europa Universalis III and Majesty 2, but I can only get one. Hmmmmm.....


I tried the demo for AI Wars. I liked what it was doing, but just going through the tutorials it seems like a game that you have to sink alot of time into to get a handle on it. Also, I didn't care for some of the controls as compared to Sins (for example, when zooming in it is centered around the middle of the screen and not on mouse cursor). I'll pick it up some other time

[Eel O'Brian]

Well, all done then

I spent $57.14 on this sale, over double what I intended to spend (although I sold a few things on ebay to make up the difference)

the haul:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky
Commandos Double Pack
Morrowind Game of the Year
Crysis Complete
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
Pacific Storm + Pacific Storm: Allies
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Rome: Total War Gold
Alpha Prime
Ghost Master

Counting expansions, that's 19 games altogether I'll probably never finish

[archie4208]

My haul:

LucasArts Adventure Bundle
Jade Empire
Zombie Driver
Battlefield 2
King's Bounty Armored Princess
Rome Total War
Luxor 3

~30 bucks.  Not bad.

[Great Rumbler]

How's the single player portion of Killing Floor?

There's no single player portion.

[The Fake Shemp]

I bought:

Torchlight
Titan's Quest
Titan's Quest: Immortal Throne
Civlization IV: Beyond the Sword
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
LucasArts Adventure Pack
Peggle Deluxe
Peggle Nights
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 Platinum
Sam and Max: Season 1
Sam and Max: Season 2

I am tempted to pick up Sid Meier's Pirates! before it goes back to full price as well.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Sid Meier's Civilization IV
Jade Empire
Space Quest Collection
Red Faction: Guerilla
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Left 4 Dead 2
Sid Meier's Pirates
Samorost 2
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Trine
Machinarium
Braid

Total damage: $136.42

On the flip side, I never have to buy another game until Steam Sale 2010.

I was also gifted Evil Genius (thanks Frag!) and gave Torchlight and Time Gentlemen, Please! (x3) as gifts, but I'm not counting those towards my total

[The Fake Shemp]

Yeah, I also had Time Gentlemen, Please! gifted to me by a very sexy benefactor.

I think I am GOOD on point-and-click adventure games for awhile.

[cool breeze]

for around $65

Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Machinarium
Shattered Horizon
Max Payne 1
Prey
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Serious Sam HD
Indigo Prophecy
Deux Ex GOTY Edition
Second Sight
Audiosurf
Outrun 2
Jedi Knight Jedi Academy
Rainbow Six Vegas 2

I regret not getting the Jedi Knight package instead.

[FatalT]

Alpha Prime  
And Yet It Moves
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Battlefield 2  
Battlestations Pacific
Battlestations: Midway
Braid  
Cogs  
Conflict: Denied Ops
Crash Time 2  
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Elf Bowling: Hawaiian Vacation  
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood  
Grand Theft Auto IV
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Blood Money
Hitman: Codename 47
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indigo Prophecy  
Infernal
Jade Empire  
Just Cause
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
King's Bounty: Armored Princess  
Larva Mortus
LOOM
Lumines Base + Advance Pack  
Luxor 3  
Machinarium  
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion  
Mass Effect  
Morrowind Game of the Year  
Mr. Robot  
Nation Red  
Osmos  
Outrun2006 Coast 2 Coast  
Penguins Arena: Sedna’s World
Project: Snowblind
Red Faction Guerrilla  
RIP
RIP 2: Strike Back
RIP 3: The Last Hero
Rogue Trooper
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum  
Sam and Max Season One
Sam and Max Season Two
Samorost 2  
Serious Sam HD
Shadowgrounds Survivor  
Shattered Horizon  
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars Republic Commando  
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: KOTOR  
The Dig
The Void  
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Time Gentlemen, Please!  
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Torchlight  
Trine  
Zombie Bowl-O-Rama  
Zombie Driver  
Zombie Shooter 2   

TOTAL: $289.03

[Joe Molotov]

I already bought all the "big" games I wanted this year on the PC, so I just grabbed a bunch of cheapie stuff during the sale.

- Machinarium
- Shattered Horizon
- Jade Empire
- Burnout Paradise
- Hearts of Iron III
- Lumines
- Cogs
- Elf Bowling Hawaiian Vacation
- Grand Theft Auto IV
- Zombie Bowl-O-Rama
- Alien Shooter
- Alien Shooter - Revisited
- Alien Shooter 2 - Reloaded
- Zombie Shooter
- Zombie Shooter 2
- Alpha Prime
- Shadowgrounds
- Shadowgrounds Survivor
- Crash Time II
- Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
- RIP Trilogy
- Space Trader
- Penguins Arena: Sedna's World
- Larva Mortus
- Tank Universal
- Gumboy Crazy Adventures
- Vigil - Blood Bitterness
- Obulis
- Chains
- Nikopol: Secrets of the Immortals

[Great Rumbler]

I bought:

A Farewell to Dragons
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Ben There, Dan That
Braid
Darwinia/Multiwinia
Ghost Master
Half-Life: Source
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Lucasarts Adventure Bundle
Lucidity
Osmos
Outrun 2006
Samorost 2
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition
Shattered Horizon
Shooter Collection
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Torchlight

[Reb]

My haul (€ 88,11):

Bioshock (EU)
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
Cogs
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
Crysis Complete (W-EU)
Defense Grid: The Awakening
Elf Bowling: Hawaiian Vacation
Half-Life 1: Source
Left 4 Dead
Max Payne Bundle (EU)
Outrun2006 Coast 2 Coast
Prey
Sam and Max Season One + Two Pack
Sid Meier's Pirates!
Trine

[Eel O'Brian]

i'm not buying any more games until next fall

i'll use gamefly to stay a little bit current on the console side, but between what i was gifted and what i bought over the last month or so it would be wasteful to neglect all that stuff in favor of newer, shinier, expensive games

[Reb]

Oh wow, I broke down at the last moment and bought the Eidos Pack.

Only 12 more euro's for a bunch of games besides Batman, which I was planning to buy anyway.

I gave away my 360 to my brother, will only use my PS3 for Blu-rays and I'm planning to hold until next year's sale...

[Eel O'Brian]

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

[cool breeze]

i'm not buying any more games until next fall

i'll use gamefly to stay a little bit current on the console side, but between what i was gifted and what i bought over the last month or so it would be wasteful to neglect all that stuff in favor of newer, shinier, expensive games

that's what I think I'll do unless there is a really good bargain for current games.  Between the Best Buy/TRU deals for console games and Steam deals for PC games, I'm fine with not owning many games until the end of the year.

[Eel O'Brian]

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

[duckman2000]

Battlefield Bad Company 2

[Beezy]

I only got Torchlight, Outrun 2, and Defense Grid for a total of $10.