Steam Sale thread - CONSUMERISM ITT

[Eel O'Brian]

As usual I spent way more than I intended to, but I knocked out some stuff on my list that had been there for a long while.

Assassin's Creed Brotherhood Deluxe
Assassin's Creed Revelations - Gold Edition
Total War: Shogun 2 - Blood Pack DLC (it was like 70 cents, shut up)
FEAR 3
Dead Island: Ryder White DLC 
Portal 2
Call of Juarez
Medieval II: Total War Gold
Rome: Total War Alexander

total somewhere around $41

Was gifted (and thanks again to everyone)

Desperados 2: Cooper's Revenge
Trapped Dead
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Rush for Berlin: Gold Edition
Buccaneer: The Pursuit of Infamy
Fallout 3 - Game of the Year
Renegade Ops
Nation Red
Helldorado
Hamiltons Great Adventure
Heroes of Annihilated Empires
Krater
Hydrophobia: Prophecy
Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
Hard Reset: Extended edition
Naval Warfare

Gifted a bunch of stuff. Steam wallet is tapped now, if I missed you I'll try to catch you during the winter sale.

For future reference, please don't feel obligated to gift back if I gift you something. I appreciate the thought, but I have enough games - more than I will likely ever get around to playing. My wishlist is just sort of there as a reminder to myself (and sometimes I just put stuff there I am thinking about gifting to someone else).

[archnemesis]

How is legend of Grimrock?

It's my GOTY so far. If you have fond memories of classics like Dungeon Master and Eye of the Beholder then it's a must-buy. The old school design of the combat isn't compatible with everyone though.

[MrAngryFace]

I hope they keep the voting thing beyond the sale so I can be mad at the community all year round

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Chaos Theory is the best, mayne

Hmm, $6.70 for Chaos Theory, or $11.50 for the Conviction pack that includes the original, double agent, and Chaos Theory. Conviction is probably worth a quick blow through - any reason not to get the Power Pack?

[Eel O'Brian]

Naw, you'll probably get some enjoyment out of all of them

[cool breeze]

Chaos Theory is the best, mayne

Hmm, $6.70 for Chaos Theory, or $11.50 for the Conviction pack that includes the original, double agent, and Chaos Theory. Conviction is probably worth a quick blow through - any reason not to get the Power Pack?

I think Chaos Theory and the other old Splinter Cells have dropped to $2.50 before? Conviction bottomed out at $5 for the standard edition and I'm guessing the Splinter Cell Pack includes the version with DLC.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Chaos Theory is the best, mayne

Hmm, $6.70 for Chaos Theory, or $11.50 for the Conviction pack that includes the original, double agent, and Chaos Theory. Conviction is probably worth a quick blow through - any reason not to get the Power Pack?

I think Chaos Theory and the other old Splinter Cells have dropped to $2.50 before? Conviction bottomed out at $5 for the standard edition and I'm guessing the Splinter Cell Pack includes the version with DLC.

Yeah, basically the old Splinter Cells are 75% off ONLY if you buy them in the Conviction pack currently. If you buy them standalone they're only 33% off.

[demi]

Conviction pack is shit.

Double Agent is trash, and Conviction isnt really a Splinter Cell.

Just buy the original and Chaos Theory. I wouldnt really even suggest Pandora Tomorrow (not included).

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I'm curious about Conviction because of the weird way they project the UI around while you're playing - even if it's "not a Splinter Cell" I think I'll get my $5 worth.

[iconoclast]

I got SSF4AE + the costume pack, and Dead Rising 2 OTR. I almost bought Batman AC, but I think I'll wait until the winter sale to see if it's cheaper.

[Cerveza mas fina]

Bought
-Terraria
-Binding of Isaac
-Torchlight
-Evochron Mercenary

I will ever get up to the levels of you guys and your massive lists

I got 5 games too, Ill play them all

[Joe Molotov]

40% off is still too rich for their dirtperson blood.

[Cerveza mas fina]

I want DayZ but I heard the dude is going to make a standalone version.

Might as well weight for that.

[MyNameIsMethodis]

was so excited to see galciv on sale. so many times i'd have it in my basket and go "nahhh" for $20 but at that price it was no big thang.

also bought witcher 2 and walkin dead

[Fifstar]

  Bzchan I don't think I deserved that   

[Fifstar]

Btw. is Mirror's Edge often on sale? I feel it worth the 5 Bucks, but I'm a bit pissed that I missed the 75% sale...

[Bebpo]

Didn't realize it was the last day.  Bought a bunch of stuff on my wishlist to pair my wishlist down (aka anything under $6-7 on my wishlist gets bought).  End of sale purchases:

-Lone Survivor
-Titan Attacks!
-Lost Horizon
-Sonic CD
-Stacking*
-Alan Wake* & American Nightmare
-Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
-Ys Origin*
-Krater
-Red Faction Armageddon
-Dear Esther
-Q.U.B.E.
-Need for Speed Hot Pursuit*
-Max Payne 3**

*double dips
**was gifted from Borys

I didn't spend over $10 on anything, most purchases were <$5 so I'd guess I spent about $50-80 total.  Not a bad haul and my wishlist went from ~20 titles to 8.

Now am I going to play any of these before the winter sale?  hahahahaha....  :'(

[pilonv1]

I'd say so.  Chaos Theory is the one to play (3rd game of the series).  Really satisfying stealth and openness to missions.  Splinter Cell 1 is great but its levels aren't as open and its harsher about playing stealthily.  Pandora Tomorrow is even worse in that regard, and I never actually finished the single player of that game.  Double Agent isn't great.

I didn't mind Double Agent at the time but I can see it not holding up. I remember Pandora Tomorrow having some really shitty AI and instant fail detections that annoyed me.

Conviction is different type of game from those four.  It's closer to Batman Arkham action stealth.  It's less about sneaking around and completing a mission and more killing bad guys by surprise. 

That's a good comparison, since you build up your combos by doing takedowns. It also feels a bit Rainbow Six in the way the levels and enemies are set up, in that the levels are designed to be a number of short set pieces with 3-4 enemies and you plan to take them down and move on. There are very few (if any) large open areas that you need to stealth your away around.

You can play it 100% stealthy and not kill or interact with most enemies, but it makes it incredibly hard if you do get detected so you're better off just killing them anyway.

I enjoyed Conviction, and if you don't expect it to be another Chaos Theory (what could be anyway, game is awesome) it's perfectly fine for $5.

[pilonv1]

mamacint Will return the favour now

My final list isn't too bad

Trine 2 *
Driver SF
Alan Wake Bundle *
Gratiutious Battle Pack *
Dear Esther & Soundtrack
Demolition Inc *
Tropico 4 bundle
Binding Of Isaac Bundle
Crusader Kings II + all DLC

* - gifted. Bore Xmas In July!
Nearly bit on Pro Cycling Manager 2012 for 50%, and was thinking about Anno 2070, but I can't justify spending $20 or more during this sale when I could buy a bunch of awesome indie games for the same price.

[Timber]

I got the Blackwell Bundle, Cargo! The Quest for Gravity, Just Cause 2, The Longest Journey, Portal 2, QUBE and Ys: The Oath in Felghana. There should be another JC2MP session next weekend so I'm SUPER STOKED.

[Joe Molotov]

What I bought:

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[pilonv1]

I'm still dirty that Iron Roses isn't on sale.

[Great Rumbler]

Hydrophobia finds another Borean's Steam account.

[MrAngryFace]

why wouldnt you?

[Great Rumbler]

Why would you give someone a bad game?

Because I actually kinda of like it.

[MrAngryFace]

bad games are BY FAR the most interesting (when you get around to playing them). Most of the games I ACTUALLY finish each year are C-/C+ games.

[patrickula]

I enjoyed Conviction for what it was. Definitely a fun game for a sale price.

[Great Rumbler]

I just bought Blades of Time.

[Madrun Badrun]

How much was Binary Domain when it was on sale?

Edit: Here is what I ended up with.

Bought for myself
A.R.E.S.: Extinction Agenda
Botanicula
Fortune Summoners: Secret of the Elemental Stone
From Dust
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Krater
Plants vs. Zombies
Samorost 2
Space Pirates and Zombies
Still Life
Still Life 2
Syberia
Syberia II
The Binding of Isaac: Wrath of the Lamb DLC
The Walking Dead
Thief Gold
Thief II: The Metal Age

Received as gifts
Magicka
Noitu Love 2 Devolution

Gifted to others
King's Quest Collection
Legend of Grimrock
Ys: The Oath in Felghana

The total damage for the games I bought for myself was €56.60.

I think it was 60% off all I remember

[pilonv1]

It was more expensive than Amazon, $12.49 or something IIRC

[MrAngryFace]

Next year Steam better watch out- Amazon has itz number yo

[fistfulofmetal]

lol i just added it all up. I spent 170 bucks on this sale. i bought like 26 games.

[rodi]

lol i just added it all up. I spent 170 bucks on this sale. i bought like 26 games.

Me too man, the people at Steam are genius. I would have never bought the games I did if they were full price

[Himu]

Spent 150 bucks

thought it was more 200 but then i forgot i had 60 in my steam wallet when the sale first started and then i added another 100 later.

about a quarter of that was on gifts for friends. i'm too nice, i wish i were more selfish

[Enl]

One last game to buy before the sale ends, Evochron Mercenary.

[pilonv1]

Saints Row 3 is now CHEAPER. 91% off

[MrAngryFace]

lol

[Bebpo]

One last game to buy before the sale ends, Evochron Mercenary.

Is this supposed to be good?

[Momo]

I bought it as well Bebpo, if you are into space things, then yes, yes it is.

[G The Resurrected]

Spent 150 bucks

thought it was more 200 but then i forgot i had 60 in my steam wallet when the sale first started and then i added another 100 later.

about a quarter of that was on gifts for friends. i'm too nice, i wish i were more selfish

Its good to be nice, selfishness gets us no where quick. Selflessness will get you somewhere much more meaningfully.

Happiness contained is happiness lost, so share with those around you and enjoy a good life with a small choice each day.

[Himu]

Fuck I got the franchise pack for 25

noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo

[Momo]

Origin 4lyf. You steam people sicken me

[Momo]

FOOTBALL MANAGER ON SALE?


HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

BOUGHT.

[Howard Alan Treesong]

 I spent $64 on 18 games for myself. I also spent another $36 on 11 games as gifts. So... $100! You win again, Steam.

[pilonv1]

FOOTBALL MANAGER ON SALE?


HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

BOUGHT.

greatest game ever

[Himu]

So I need to finish my steam backlog before Fifa 13. Most of them are short games and I'm already level 20 in Borderlands.

[Momo]

Bought FM12 for my friend, and for myself.

So
-Terraria
-Evochron Mercenary
-Binding of Isaac
-Torchlight (played it last night until level 4 mines)
-Football Manager 12 (aka life ruiner)

[Momo]

FOOTBALL MANAGER ON SALE?


HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

BOUGHT.

greatest game ever

[Himu]

what football club you rolling momo

[BobFromPikeCreek]

I paid 15 for just vanilla saints 

[Howard Alan Treesong]

I purchased:
- Splinter Cell Echelon Edition (original trilogy + Conviction)
- Universe Sandbox
- Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box
- FarCry 2
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Botanicula
- Alan Wake + American Nightmare
- Thief: Deadly Shadows
- Stacking
- Metro 2033
- Wizorb
- Monkey Island 2 SE
- Ys Origin
- Trine 2

I was gifted:
- Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
- LA Noire
- Choplifter HD
- Hydrophobia: Prophecy

I gifted several copies each of:
- Thief Gold
- Wizorb
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

So far, I've finished Wizorb (about 6 hours) and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (about 5). I've also played enough American Nightmare to know it's worth finishing and enough Stacking to know it's not. Plus about 2 hours of Warhammer and the first mission of LA Noire. LA Noire is GARBAGE.

I'm going to finish up American Nightmare, try the baseline Alan Wake (I hear I won't like it , compared to AN), then move on to Botanicula. After that, I'll start a Splinter Cell adventure. Should I play Chaos Theory first, then Conviction? Or Conviction first, then Chaos Theory? I hear they're SUPER different games, so it doesn't really matter, probably...

[Momo]

what football club you rolling momo

Arsenal is the love of my football life

[Himu]

bandwagoning taco

[Bebpo]

I purchased:
- Splinter Cell Echelon Edition (original trilogy + Conviction)
- Universe Sandbox
- Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box
- FarCry 2
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
- Botanicula
- Alan Wake + American Nightmare
- Thief: Deadly Shadows
- Stacking
- Metro 2033
- Wizorb
- Monkey Island 2 SE
- Ys Origin
- Trine 2

I was gifted:
- Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
- LA Noire
- Choplifter HD
- Hydrophobia: Prophecy

I gifted several copies each of:
- Thief Gold
- Wizorb
- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

So far, I've finished Wizorb (about 6 hours) and Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (about 5). I've also played enough American Nightmare to know it's worth finishing and enough Stacking to know it's not. Plus about 2 hours of Warhammer and the first mission of LA Noire. LA Noire is GARBAGE.

I'm going to finish up American Nightmare, try the baseline Alan Wake (I hear I won't like it , compared to AN), then move on to Botanicula. After that, I'll start a Splinter Cell adventure. Should I play Chaos Theory first, then Conviction? Or Conviction first, then Chaos Theory? I hear they're SUPER different games, so it doesn't really matter, probably...

Why would you play Conviction first for a Splinter Cell game?  Whyyy


Chaos Theory is a really good Metal Gear Solid without any story.  Definitely worth playing even if I think the SC franchise as a whole has a bit too much trial & error (Chaos Theory is the best though).

[pilonv1]

FOOTBALL MANAGER ON SALE?


HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

BOUGHT.

greatest game ever

500hrs+ each on the last 3 versions

[Howard Alan Treesong]

Why would you play Conviction first for a Splinter Cell game?  Whyyy

I like the pretty text on walls

[Momo]

bandwagoning taco

What. Arsenal hasnt won shit in years, and I've been a fan since 1995

That being said, since I am an experienced player I should make it difficult and go with a shit team like Blackpool :3

FOOTBALL MANAGER ON SALE?


HNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG

BOUGHT.

greatest game ever

500hrs+ each on the last 3 versions

Oh god, CM4 was the worst for me, I literally spent an entire summer holiday playing it

[Beezy]

Why would you play Conviction first for a Splinter Cell game?  Whyyy

I like the pretty text on walls

[Himu]

How big do you wager Van Persie's dick is Momo and would you suck it?

[DCharlieJP]

bandwagoning taco

lol whut