Author Topic: Steam Holiday Sale is GO (Read 18915 times)

Yeah, I liked it. The shooting is generally pretty fun and the story is ridiculous is just the right way. More games should have stories like that, just lots of crazy stuff happening all the time and not caring about trying to be serious or meaningful. Also, being inspired by Blade Runner.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #127 on:** December 25, 2012, 12:48:48 AM »

The boss battles in Binary Domain fucking suck and nearly break the game.

Sho Nuff · « **Reply #128 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:48:46 AM »

Spider boss is v poor, agreed.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #129 on:** December 25, 2012, 01:18:45 PM »

Both Batman games for about $12.50...and the money drain continues.

Big Barry Jazz · « **Reply #130 on:** December 25, 2012, 02:20:09 PM »

This sale's been weird. All these games I've added to my library and the only thing I've bought directly from steam was the Dawn of War pack.

Purple Filth · « **Reply #131 on:** December 25, 2012, 05:12:32 PM »

steam dark souls $20
amazon dark souls $15 (and supposedly $13 in 2013 with that Coupon)

SMH Steam $:-\$

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #132 on:** December 25, 2012, 05:17:36 PM »

Gaben dropped the ball this Christmas.

Himu · « **Reply #133 on:** December 25, 2012, 05:36:56 PM »

How long is the steam sale for

Fifstar · « **Reply #134 on:** December 25, 2012, 05:45:37 PM »

5 January. Sales are mostly uninteresting though, unless you want to catch up on old stuff.

Himu · « **Reply #135 on:** December 25, 2012, 05:47:36 PM »

The Sims 3 expacs are cheaper. Enough for me.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #136 on:** December 25, 2012, 05:50:22 PM »

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 25, 2012, 05:17:36 PM

Gaben dropped the ball this Christmas.

TF2 items on sale today

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #137 on:** December 25, 2012, 06:48:09 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on December 25, 2012, 05:50:22 PM

Quote from: Great Rumbler on December 25, 2012, 05:17:36 PM
Gaben dropped the ball this Christmas.

TF2 items on sale today

The day that Steam died.

Dickie Dee · « **Reply #138 on:** December 25, 2012, 07:11:16 PM »

Hotline Miami 1/2 off - has it been cheaper?

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #139 on:** December 25, 2012, 07:13:03 PM »

50% off is as low as I've seen it go. It's totally worth 5 bucks.

Cerveza mas fina · « **Reply #140 on:** December 25, 2012, 07:54:37 PM »

Havent bought anything this year

archie4208 · « **Reply #141 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:08:22 PM »

HOLY SHIT A GOOD DEAL FOR ONCE (Dead Rising Complete pack for $10)

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #142 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:13:22 PM »

sale has been ok for me. got the darksiders 2 dlc and endless space

Raban · « **Reply #143 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:13:30 PM »

Quote from: archie4208 on December 25, 2012, 11:08:22 PM

(Image removed from quote.) HOLY SHIT A GOOD DEAL FOR ONCE (Dead Rising Complete pack for $10)

If I buy this and already own Dead Rising 2, will it give me a gift key for it?

archie4208 · « **Reply #144 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:32:35 PM »

Raban · « **Reply #145 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:41:08 PM »

Capcom

archie4208 · « **Reply #146 on:** December 25, 2012, 11:44:56 PM »

Pretty sure it's Valve's fault. There are a few games on Steam that you can gift spares, but they're pretty darn rare.

Raban · « **Reply #147 on:** December 26, 2012, 12:02:54 AM »

Would it work if I just bought it as a gift, put them in my inventory and added the ones I wanted to my library?

demi · « **Reply #148 on:** December 26, 2012, 12:06:18 AM »

lol, $10 for two copies of Dead Rising 2.

I enjoyed Off The Record more, I think.

Both are GFWL so you can get achievements. Just dont expect anyone to be playing TIR in DR2.

There's mods for both games as well, I believe.

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #149 on:** December 26, 2012, 12:57:05 AM »

sure, i'll get that for $10. that's the last of it for me...unless binary domain gets to $6

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #150 on:** December 26, 2012, 02:28:11 AM »

Tempted to get The Walking Dead just because some people whose opinions I respect on gaming (Eel, Treesong) have enjoyed it a lot. The problems are... 1) I have no familiarity with the source material at all- have never read the comics or watched one episode of the show, 2) kind of over zombie apocalypse shit, 3) this genre is not really my bag and 4) I have been catassing Borderlands 2 SO HARDCORE since I bought it the other day that I'm not really sure when I'd get into it.

I will probably get Hotline Miami on the $5 deal- that looked insane and worth playing.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #151 on:** December 26, 2012, 02:32:39 AM »

You don't have to have any knowledge of the Walking Dead universe to play the game, it's totally self-contained. Just throwing that out there.

Himu · « **Reply #152 on:** December 26, 2012, 02:33:54 AM »

yeah i wish more games had demos these days.

Reb · « **Reply #153 on:** December 26, 2012, 02:54:46 AM »

How about awesomenauts?

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #154 on:** December 26, 2012, 03:15:41 AM »

DOTA clone crud.

Groogrux · « **Reply #155 on:** December 27, 2012, 01:36:19 AM »

Picked up Hotline Miami for $4.99

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #156 on:** December 27, 2012, 01:43:21 AM »

The Hitman and Borderlands 2 deals were good. Most of the others were eh- I have picked up a few things- but I picked up way more from GoG as I filled out some of my collection there with adventure games and classic rpgs to run on my ultrabook etc.

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #157 on:** December 27, 2012, 03:11:10 AM »

Quote from: Groogrux on December 27, 2012, 01:36:19 AM

Picked up Hotline Miami for $4.99

Same. When a game is that weird, one of two possibilities exist- it's gonna be awesome or it's gonna be a wankfest for wankers what like wanking as opposed to games; you know, shit like ICO and Journey and crap. Enough people who enjoy quality have given me the thumbs up that I'm convinced it will be awesome, plus the murder tends to scare off the wankers.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #158 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:40:06 AM »

So there's two more GamersGate stuff ups tonight.

Ghost Recon Future Solder $2.84

Borderlands 2 4 pack $11 (94% off)

Site is being destroyed obviously

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #159 on:** December 27, 2012, 08:00:10 AM »

Well on the off chance anyone here gets BL2 4 pack I'd definitely buy one of them off you.

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #160 on:** December 27, 2012, 09:08:34 AM »

I have not bought a single thing for myself during this. Seems my Steam ship has kinda sailed.

archnemesis · « **Reply #161 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:01:24 AM »

I'm done with splurging on bundles and games I'm unlikely to play, but I'm still picking up a few selected titles that are cheap. So far I've gotten Emerald City Confidential, Dear Esther, and Condemned: Criminal Origins.

cool breeze · « **Reply #162 on:** December 27, 2012, 10:53:47 AM »

I can't really say Steam sales are shit because deals from Amazon, GMG, Humble Bundle, et al. are what they are because of Steam(works). But the Steam sales are kinda bad nowadays.

Spec Ops was $5 on Amazon a month or so ago. Now it's $10 as a daily deal during the biggest sale. Stuff like that makes it less exciting. I'm not saying these games aren't worth more money, but I'm less likely to buy and add them to my backlog.

I haven't bought anything from steam. I got Dead Island from Amazon and FTL from the humble store.

And no meta game stuff where you're 'forced' to play trash like Poker Night at the Inventory or And Yet it Moves for tickets or whatever. oh

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #163 on:** December 27, 2012, 11:28:41 AM »

LOOK AT US! THE ENTITTLED GAMERZ lol

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #164 on:** December 27, 2012, 11:39:07 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on December 27, 2012, 11:28:41 AM

LOOK AT US! THE ENTITTLED GAMERZ lol

WHY WON'T STEAM PRICE THREE MONTH OLD GAMES AT $5?!?!?!?

MrAngryFace · « **Reply #165 on:** December 27, 2012, 11:52:19 AM »

I was fucking STUNNED at the 50% hitman sale right off the bat, that shit is borderline criminal if you consider launch day folks. Also plenty of opportunities to pick up Borderlands 2 on the cheap which is goty. Really this is just about a few things, most of which say more about gamers than STEAM as a service:

A.) Most of us in this thread have been around to see some STEAM sales- and with each year anything not from the current year has become more and more irrelevant to us getting a deal cause GASP you can only buy shit once.

B.) Competing services are stepping up their game and offering digital distribution options- some will argue they are offering better deals, but I don't know if that's really the case either.

C.) People like appearing thrifty/smart

D.) People like watching established institutions take a dirt nap

E.) We are fucking spoiled as shit, we buy more games than we play and then whine because STEAM isn't doing a better job perpetuating our not playing shit we buy. I own over 400 games. Didn't find a lot to buy during the STEAM sale? Maybe I SHOULDFUCKINPLAYSOMEGAMES

Positive Touch · « **Reply #166 on:** December 27, 2012, 12:26:56 PM »

bravo.gif

uncle maf brings it home. woop de doo yall didnt get the extra $3.50 you were hoping for for such-and-such game and that one publisher who's catalog you dont completely own didnt price their shit at some obscenely low level and hey let's not forget how much it sucks that the one brand new game i want to play has a huge discount but it still doesnt meet meet my arbitrary price point even though i could totally afford it but instead i'm gonna whine on the internets and act like steam is falling apart because they RUINED MY CRIMMUS.

between this and the "wah my ipod isnt new enough" thread i think some of you need to reevaluate your fucking spending habits and put that shit towards something more productive.

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #167 on:** December 27, 2012, 02:36:11 PM »

Quote from: Creepy Old Guy on December 27, 2012, 03:11:10 AM

Quote from: Groogrux on December 27, 2012, 01:36:19 AM
Picked up Hotline Miami for $4.99

Same. When a game is that weird, one of two possibilities exist- it's gonna be awesome or it's gonna be a wankfest for wankers what like wanking as opposed to games; you know, shit like ICO and Journey and crap. Enough people who enjoy quality have given me the thumbs up that I'm convinced it will be awesome, plus the murder tends to scare off the wankers.

it's disgusting that you even compared hotline miami to ico or journey. what the fuck, man. the latter shit is some peaceful hippie crap while the former is about motherfucking killing pixelated dude after pixelated dude in the most brutal ways possible

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #168 on:** December 27, 2012, 02:41:12 PM »

I wasn't complaining, btw, I'm just perfectly satisfied with what I've already got

Eel O'Brian · « **Reply #169 on:** December 27, 2012, 02:42:57 PM »

also the ipad thing is apples and oranges, i spent $600 on that thing

Stoney Mason · « **Reply #170 on:** December 27, 2012, 03:00:53 PM »

I've thought the steam sales have sucked relatively speaking for a long time now. Amazon has been consistently better for a good length of time.

cool breeze · « **Reply #171 on:** December 27, 2012, 03:42:18 PM »

Quote from: Eel O'Brian on December 27, 2012, 02:41:12 PM

I wasn't complaining, btw, I'm just perfectly satisfied with what I've already got

As am I. All I was saying is that the sale has gotten worse; not that I particularly care about it. Sometimes I can't tell if people lampoon a caricature based on what's been read here or elsewhere. Bleeding opinions from around the net, or w/e.

also, if anyone wants FTL, consider purchasing it from the main site. Same price but you get a DRM-free copy in addition to the Steam key: http://www.ftlgame.com/

benjipwns · « **Reply #172 on:** December 27, 2012, 04:08:53 PM »

Speaking of GamersGate and Borderlands 2, incase someone doesn't check the BL2 thread, the Season Pass is 50% off:
http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BL2SP/borderlands-2-season-pass

Code IAMANELDERGEEK takes another 75 cents off.

EDIT: Also, Mechromancer: http://www.gamersgate.com/DLC-BL2MECH/borderlands-2-mechromancer-pack-dlc

Code will take 5% off the cheapest thing in the cart so...

EDIT2: Appears GMG has the season pass for $10.50 with code GMG30-DPLIM-DN831

Human Snorenado · « **Reply #173 on:** December 27, 2012, 04:13:43 PM »

FUCK. Oh well.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #174 on:** December 27, 2012, 04:50:44 PM »

GamersGate refunded my Bethesda bundle

CajoleJuice · « **Reply #175 on:** December 27, 2012, 06:29:31 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on December 27, 2012, 04:50:44 PM

GamersGate refunded my Bethesda bundle

damn

pilonv1 · « **Reply #176 on:** December 28, 2012, 05:27:34 PM »

Xcom is 50% off today at greenmangaming. Plus 30% more.

Shame they added $22 to the price for Australians recently, it's still $35 after 50% off

BobFromPikeCreek · « **Reply #177 on:** December 28, 2012, 11:44:40 PM »

Quote from: pilonv1 on December 28, 2012, 05:27:34 PM

Xcom is 50% off today at greenmangaming. Plus 30% more.

Sweet tip, thanks. 17.50 for XCOM

pilonv1 · « **Reply #178 on:** December 28, 2012, 11:46:02 PM »

Not for me, had to resort to begging on GAF

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #179 on:** December 29, 2012, 10:24:17 AM »

Quote from: MrAngryFace on December 27, 2012, 11:52:19 AM

I was fucking STUNNED at the 50% hitman sale right off the bat, that shit is borderline criminal if you consider launch day folks. Also plenty of opportunities to pick up Borderlands 2 on the cheap which is goty. Really this is just about a few things, most of which say more about gamers than STEAM as a service:

A.) Most of us in this thread have been around to see some STEAM sales- and with each year anything not from the current year has become more and more irrelevant to us getting a deal cause GASP you can only buy shit once.

B.) Competing services are stepping up their game and offering digital distribution options- some will argue they are offering better deals, but I don't know if that's really the case either.

C.) People like appearing thrifty/smart

D.) People like watching established institutions take a dirt nap

E.) We are fucking spoiled as shit, we buy more games than we play and then whine because STEAM isn't doing a better job perpetuating our not playing shit we buy. I own over 400 games. Didn't find a lot to buy during the STEAM sale? Maybe I SHOULDFUCKINPLAYSOMEGAMES

all of the above, but i'm guessing it's because most people have been through a few steam sales and are pretty caught up on PC gaming as a result. I bought a relative shitload of games this sale, but I just built my PC earlier this year and didn't participate in a steam sale until this one. A lot of games I bought were released over the past few years and probably shit that not a lot of people cared about because they've been on sale a bunch of times.

I bought a few spare things at amazon/gmg/gg, but it was mostly steam.

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Author Topic: Steam Holiday Sale is GO (Read 18915 times)