Saw some rumors posted the sale might be starting today....here we go again...
Have to admit, didn't really buy anything major during the last sale so not sure if I am really looking forward to anything, besides watching everyone else spend their money:)
I've gone a little nutso with board games...I think I was overcompensating for a particularly scary moment when I thought we'd have no cash for presents for anyone, not even the kids, but then things turned around and we suddenly did. The FF sale was one particular culprit - I got 7 games for just over a hundred bucks, games that would have cost me well over 400 or 500 dollars I think. Then my mother told me for *my* Christmas, to use her CC to buy what I wanted off of Amazon to a certain limit. I grabbed five other games I'd been wanting.
I know, I'm an addict...and I admit it.
Regardless I won't have any chance of getting Steam games, and honestly, I have zero business doing that after this haul I'm getting for Christmas.
Admittedly, though, many of the games I bought (90% of 'em) I got so my kids and I could play together, and a couple are for them directly for part of their Christmas. I have only two games out of all that, that are solitaire - DDay Tarawa and Shadows of Brimstone, but technically the latter can be played with up to 4. Just a bonus it can be solitaire. :)
Steam sale, do your worst. I will do my best to ignore thee.
"Eurogamer can confirm that the Steam Holiday Sale will run from Thursday, 18th December at 6pm GMT until Friday, 2nd January 2015."
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-11-steam-holiday-sale-starts-18th-december (http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-12-11-steam-holiday-sale-starts-18th-december)
Hide the CC and if you can't ...put it in the freezer to cool down ;D
So...noonish today for those of us in the CST, eh?
Uhh...not that I'm going to look. O:-)
Got my Steam Wish List updated so hopefully I'll get some warnings when what I want goes on sale.
Oh dear...
Civilisation:Beyond Earth
F1 2014
Rugby Union Team Manager 2015
Those are the only 3 on my radar...not necessarily the only ones I'll buy - but the only 3 I'm actively looking at
Game ON.
My Christmas vacation began TODAY and I have near $100 in gift cards from a family that has long tired of my habit of buying what I want immediately upon release...
Tee-hee.
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Yep, it's up though Steam is running slow (go figure).
I'm...somewhat underwhelmed by this "sale."
Rome II is cheap, but that's about the only thing. And I know my rig doesn't have the horsepower to run it (well).
MS Flight Simulator X for only $4.99 is very intriguing....
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
it's all about the limited-time 'flash sales / featured deals', IMO. That's where you find the real steals. I'd leap at Hegemony Rome for $4.49 if I didn't already own it...
Quote from: Toonces on December 18, 2014, 01:09:08 PM
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
It's showing as $19.99.
Couldn't get to the page because Steam's throwing up errors now due to "heavy load."
Quote from: Toonces on December 18, 2014, 01:09:08 PM
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
can't beat $13 from here....
http://www.bundlestars.com/store/wargame-red-dragon/
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 18, 2014, 01:10:32 PM
Couldn't get to the page because Steam's throwing up errors now due to "heavy load."
It will be doing that until late tonight, I'm sure.
Damn thing wouldn't even let me Accept a Friend list invite, it was so overloaded.
Probably best to try well after primetime US is past. Even if you managed to get through their checkout without getting double charged or repeatedly returning to your cart, any gifts you may be sending could end up lost in the ether for many hours (happened to me before). Patience, Grasshoppa!
As for me, I'd like to see the
Sorcerer Kings early access get a bit of a discount. May pick it up since they just released some more classes. Got a big wishlist but most are VERY early access right now.
Apropos of nothing, Nefaro...Netflix has a Nick Offerman special (Nick Offerman: American Ham).
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 18, 2014, 01:44:41 PM
Apropos of nothing, Nefaro...Netflix has a Nick Offerman special (Nick Offerman: American Ham).
>:D
Quote from: steve58 on December 18, 2014, 09:47:16 AM
Got my Steam Wish List updated so hopefully I'll get some warnings when what I want goes on sale.
Hahaha, not from Steam, you won't. It's useless at sending sale warnings. Import your wishlist into Is There Any Deal (http://isthereanydeal.com/); they're much better at doing this, plus you can customise the level of discount you receive warnings about, etc.
How much longer is Rise of Caesar at that price on Steam?
Quote from: Gusington on December 18, 2014, 02:04:15 PM
How much longer is Rise of Caesar at that price on Steam?
22h 52m.
Excellent.
so wheres the Rise of Gus DLC? :-\
In my pants.
we were expecting a bigger download that wasnt on a 3.5 floppy.
I wish Steam let you sort games on sale by discount (the way you can on GamersGate). With these sales being so common these days, I kinda feel like, if it's not at least 66% off or more, I'm not biting. But I want to be able to easily find which titles have the biggest discounts --
C'mon, Gabe, get on that.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 18, 2014, 02:02:57 PM
Quote from: steve58 on December 18, 2014, 09:47:16 AM
Got my Steam Wish List updated so hopefully I'll get some warnings when what I want goes on sale.
Hahaha, not from Steam, you won't. It's useless at sending sale warnings. Import your wishlist into Is There Any Deal (http://isthereanydeal.com/); they're much better at doing this, plus you can customise the level of discount you receive warnings about, etc.
Thx Huw.
Is anyone on Earth playing Warmachine: Tactics?
Quote from: sandman2575 on December 18, 2014, 02:27:25 PM
I wish Steam let you sort games on sale by discount (the way you can on GamersGate). With these sales being so common these days, I kinda feel like, if it's not at least 66% off or more, I'm not biting. But I want to be able to easily find which titles have the biggest discounts --
C'mon, Gabe, get on that.
I know it isn't the same but you can sort your wishlist by price.
Meh...
Pretty much the exact same underwhelming sale that "ended" about a week or two ago :P
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 18, 2014, 02:48:13 PM
Quote from: sandman2575 on December 18, 2014, 02:27:25 PM
I wish Steam let you sort games on sale by discount (the way you can on GamersGate). With these sales being so common these days, I kinda feel like, if it's not at least 66% off or more, I'm not biting. But I want to be able to easily find which titles have the biggest discounts --
C'mon, Gabe, get on that.
I know it isn't the same but you can sort your wishlist by price.
Which would be fine except I need a "Under $15" option, not just "Under $10" and "Under $5". For whatever strange reason, "Under $15" is the "OK now I'll definitely buy even though I'm kinda lukewarm about the whole thing" price-point.
So when I filter on Steam with "Under $10," in the back of my mind is always the suspicion, "Yes, but what amazing $10-14.99 deals am I missing out on?"
....are there psychiatrists out there who can treat the Steam dysfunctional among us? 'cause I'd like their number if so.
Quote from: Tpek on December 18, 2014, 02:52:20 PM
Meh...
Pretty much the exact same underwhelming sale that "ended" about a week or two ago :P
Yep - F1 2014 and Civ Beyond Space are the same price they were in that sale.
Oh well...wait and see. F1 2014 is meant to have a new version next year anyway and this version is meant to be a cut down version
Huge holidays sale discount on the Panzer Corps series at Steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/268400
Quote from: sandman2575 on December 18, 2014, 02:27:25 PM
I wish Steam let you sort games on sale by discount (the way you can on GamersGate). With these sales being so common these days, I kinda feel like, if it's not at least 66% off or more, I'm not biting. But I want to be able to easily find which titles have the biggest discounts --
C'mon, Gabe, get on that.
This might help:
http://steamdb.info/sales/
Quote from: Bardolph on December 18, 2014, 03:52:45 PM
Quote from: sandman2575 on December 18, 2014, 02:27:25 PM
I wish Steam let you sort games on sale by discount (the way you can on GamersGate). With these sales being so common these days, I kinda feel like, if it's not at least 66% off or more, I'm not biting. But I want to be able to easily find which titles have the biggest discounts --
C'mon, Gabe, get on that.
This might help:
http://steamdb.info/sales/
Very cool! Didn't know about this. Many thanks :)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 18, 2014, 02:02:57 PM
Import your wishlist into Is There Any Deal (http://isthereanydeal.com/); they're much better at doing this, plus you can customise the level of discount you receive warnings about, etc.
Just got a notification from IsThereAnyDeal. 37 games on my waitlist are on sale.
...shit.
Quote from: Lord Zimoa on December 18, 2014, 03:36:40 PM
Huge Usual holidays sale discount on the Panzer Corps series at Steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/268400
I'm not sure Matrix marketing understands yet what a "huge" sale on Steam is. ;) But it's nice that the usual Matrix holiday sale is extending out that way, too. (Keeping in mind I've bought an utter ton of Matrix games over the years, not always during the Christmas sales either! I just didn't want to get people's hopes up.)
50% off on Panzer Corps, 25 to 30% off on assorted standalone/expansions. However, if you don't have any of the Grand Campaign packs yet (which, keep in mind, ignores Afrika Corps), that pack is effectively 40% off the regular price of buying them individually together, so to speak. (But if, like me, you already have a few of them, it might be better to buy them separately. Not sure, haven't checked.)
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 18, 2014, 06:41:23 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on December 18, 2014, 02:02:57 PM
Import your wishlist into Is There Any Deal (http://isthereanydeal.com/); they're much better at doing this, plus you can customise the level of discount you receive warnings about, etc.
Just got a notification from IsThereAnyDeal. 37 games on my waitlist are on sale.
...shit.
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Downloading Hegemony: The Rise of Caesar right now.
downloading TeeHee: The Rise of Gus
There is mockery when Gus rises?
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
there is no mockery when Gus rises.
just the screams of nubile debutantes.
we even have pics:
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I am way to screwed up at the moment to handle this sort of thing...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
my previous post was on the wrong spot on the slide projector. ::)
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As if I can unsee the chickens...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Well - so far so good with FSX Steam Edition.
I fired it up and the interface did seem to be less "clunky" than the original FSX...smoother in loading. Also I have been able to install Traffic 360 and REX 2. Both recognised the required files and folders for FSX (install folder, cfg file) once I had pointed them there and they installed. I haven't had time to fire it up yet to see if they work, but I'm hopeful.
I guess the "warning" was to cover their backs...Steam couldn't possibly know if ALL the addons would work with this new version. I pretty much had nothing to lose at £4...FSX was sitting on my desktop unused.
The original install (all 20+GBs) has gone and I'm hopeful for this Steam version.
Fingers crossed.
Glad it worked out fine.
Well, I suck. I grabbed Dragon Commander Imperial Edition (I've wanted that for a long, long time), Don't Starve (my son likes it a lot), Silent Hunter III (been wanting that a long time too), and Mount & Blade: Warband (which I grew tired of hearing how awesome it is and finally broke down).
I need to clone myself just to have enough time to play everything I've acquired in the last month or so.
Last night I tried Dragon Commander and had my rear handed to me on a silver platter - the computer Zerg rushed me and I couldn't do anything but react to its moves. Also tried Don't Starve for a bit; an odd game and a bit frustrating but it's interesting to explore and craft without having to do trial-and-error.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2014, 02:17:21 AM
Well - so far so good with FSX Steam Edition.
I fired it up and the interface did seem to be less "clunky" than the original FSX...smoother in loading. Also I have been able to install Traffic 360 and REX 2. Both recognised the required files and folders for FSX (install folder, cfg file) once I had pointed them there and they installed. I haven't had time to fire it up yet to see if they work, but I'm hopeful.
I guess the "warning" was to cover their backs...Steam couldn't possibly know if ALL the addons would work with this new version. I pretty much had nothing to lose at £4...FSX was sitting on my desktop unused.
The original install (all 20+GBs) has gone and I'm hopeful for this Steam version.
Fingers crossed.
Let me know if your Real Air Duke installs ok?
Quote from: jomni on December 19, 2014, 02:34:59 AM
Glad it worked out fine.
Thanks for the nudge. I was toying with the idea - the nudge was enough ;D
Quote from: Tuna on December 19, 2014, 08:27:19 AM
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2014, 02:17:21 AM
Well - so far so good with FSX Steam Edition.
I fired it up and the interface did seem to be less "clunky" than the original FSX...smoother in loading. Also I have been able to install Traffic 360 and REX 2. Both recognised the required files and folders for FSX (install folder, cfg file) once I had pointed them there and they installed. I haven't had time to fire it up yet to see if they work, but I'm hopeful.
I guess the "warning" was to cover their backs...Steam couldn't possibly know if ALL the addons would work with this new version. I pretty much had nothing to lose at £4...FSX was sitting on my desktop unused.
The original install (all 20+GBs) has gone and I'm hopeful for this Steam version.
Fingers crossed.
Let me know if your Real Air Duke installs ok?
Will do if I can remember where the install file is
Yeah, this sale is pretty meh so far. :-\
Is it just me, or did the flash sales used to come a little more fast and furious? The featured deals are very underwhelming and last too long -- I need more turn over! And the selections they're offering to vote over? Yawn.
Picked up State of Decay and DLC for £7 and FSX Steam Edition for £4 so far
Civ Beyond Earth can wait as can F1 2014. Looking for Rugby Manager 2015 - but that might not be on sale
Hmm, is now the time to pick up Gal Civ III, for $25?
Is anyone playing this? I'm still less than impressed by just how much it looks like its predecessor, much as I liked Gal Civ II...
Hard to get a read on just how playable / enjoyable Gal Civ III is its current state...
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2014, 01:52:55 PM
Picked up State of Decay and DLC for £7 and FSX Steam Edition for £4 so far
Civ Beyond Earth can wait as can F1 2014. Looking for Rugby Manager 2015 - but that might not be on sale
Not sure if meets your price, but can get the rugby game for $29 here....
http://www.gamingdragons.com/en/game/buy-rugby-union-team-manager-2015-steam-key.html
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2014, 01:52:55 PM
Picked up State of Decay and DLC for £7 and FSX Steam Edition for £4 so far
Civ Beyond Earth can wait as can F1 2014. Looking for Rugby Manager 2015 - but that might not be on sale
I was beginning to enjoy State Of Decay awhile back, after playing it an hour or so. But the made-for-console camera viewpoint and FOV started making me physically ill per usual. Can't bring myself to try it again. :-\
Eh, just caved and picked up Gal Civ III... Couldn't resist at that price.
Quote from: sandman2575 on December 19, 2014, 08:45:21 PM
Eh, just caved and picked up Gal Civ III... Couldn't resist at that price.
Was looking at getting it myself. I heard a lot of complaints when it hit beta but not sure what its like now.
I only fiddled with it for about 10 minutes last night, but my initial impression is positive. It's undeniably pretty close to Gal Civ II visually. The presentation and UI are sleek. It sounds like it still has some way to go before its 'feature complete', but if you liked Gal Civ II and think you'll wind up getting GAL Civ III at some point, $25 seems like a very reasonable price to jump in.
Quote from: sandman2575 on December 20, 2014, 09:15:03 AM
I only fiddled with it for about 10 minutes last night, but my initial impression is positive. It's undeniably pretty close to Gal Civ II visually. The presentation and UI are sleek. It sounds like it still has some way to go before its 'feature complete', but if you liked Gal Civ II and think you'll wind up getting GAL Civ III at some point, $25 seems like a very reasonable price to jump in.
Tempting.....but I wonder if I will have same issue as I have with 4x fantasy games....I want to like them, but just have a hard time getting into them. Sounds like the combat model did not make it in December's release like it was originally promised, that would have been interesting to see.
I cannot purchase a 4X game that lacks multi-player.
Absolute deal-killer for me.
Y'all have spoiled me for AI.
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Quote from: Lord Zimoa on December 18, 2014, 03:36:40 PM
Huge holidays sale discount on the Panzer Corps series at Steam!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/268400
If it gets enough community votes it could be 80% off tomorrow.
Oh hai, Ryse...and Chainsaw Warrior...and Rise of Nations Extended Edition...and the new Metal Gear Solid...
7 Days to Die half-price and only $12.49 right now. It's currently at Alpha 10.4, but even if you buy it and wait for the finished product before ever firing it up, it's a great deal.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 19, 2014, 01:52:55 PM
Picked up State of Decay and DLC for £7 and FSX Steam Edition for £4 so far
Civ Beyond Earth can wait as can F1 2014. Looking for Rugby Manager 2015 - but that might not be on sale
Not sure how much you want to pay for F1 2014, but over at GMG you can get for $20 with code of WINTER-SALE20-GROGRE
Quote from: Steelgrave on December 20, 2014, 05:38:36 PM
7 Days to Die half-price and only $12.49 right now. It's currently at Alpha 10.4, but even if you buy it and wait for the finished product before ever firing it up, it's a great deal.
7 Days to Die is worth way more than $12.49. It's like stealing at that price! :D
How does 7 Days to Die compare to DayZ?
Bought Ryse a few weeks ago for 29.99 >:(
Seven Days, among other things -- and I'm basing this entirely on other's reviews -- is well more DONE than DayZ. It's also a good deal more "mine-crafty" in terms of what it has you doing on a daily basis.
I knew it would be on the sale cheap and Steam did not disappoint me.
Not forgive me while I build a bunker within which to continue pummeling Doug's Dutchmen...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
...
still no Gus at a discount. :(
not that I need one, I was thinking of the rest of you.
Some things are a great value no matter what the price.
do you take bitcoins yet?
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on December 20, 2014, 10:17:30 PM
do you take bitcoins yet?
itty bitty coins, given that it's our Gus 8)
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Man that reminds me I'm in need of a good new Lego game. Off to search the Steam sales now...
I have the LotR one, and played the SW, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Marvel ones too. They're all pretty decent.
Quote from: Toonces on December 18, 2014, 01:09:08 PM
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
It's on the Steam Sale now for £7.49 which is $11.70
Batman Arkham Origins is showing as £3.74 but when it's in your basket, it's £7.49...so watch out with those Steam prices...
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 21, 2014, 01:09:17 PM
Quote from: Toonces on December 18, 2014, 01:09:08 PM
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
It's on the Steam Sale now for £7.49 which is $11.70
US store has it for $9.99USD
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/251060/)
hmmm will ever live long enough to play skyrim?
^You never played Skyrim?? Oh dear.
no and its 2.50 now
Your path is clear.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 21, 2014, 01:09:17 PM
Quote from: Toonces on December 18, 2014, 01:09:08 PM
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
It's on the Steam Sale now for £7.49 which is $11.70
THX for the headup ....that was my threshold, bought :)
I'm with UCG on Skyrim. Never played it. It's $5 on Steam. If I thought I'd ever play it, I'd buy it. On the other hand, while five bucks is still five bucks, I've spent more on worse.
^It will draw you in like a cunning woman.
Alien Isolation was 10% off a few days ago, now it's 50% off.
It's hard to pull the trigger on some of these deals because I wonder if it'll drop more in price as the days go by. Really weird.
Also gotta consider what kind of sales will be there on Christmas Day.
Grim Dawn or Bound by Flame, anyone? What say ye?
Grim Dawn has my attention more than BbF.
12.49 for Grim Dawn...I have been wanting this forever, so...
I'm trying to resolve not to buy anything unless it's on my wish list. And some of those will require hefty discounts. Two that won't are "Close Combat: Gateway to Caen" and "Pike and Shot". Both are still stuck at £30, though, so I may get through unscathed. I should abstain really, having recently bought "Elite" and all the RoF planes I didn't have already.
Just bought Grim Dawn. I am weak. So far my tally is 12.49 for Grim Dawn and 4.99 for Hegemony Rome.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 21, 2014, 04:58:07 PM
Alien Isolation was 10% off a few days ago, now it's 50% off.
It's hard to pull the trigger on some of these deals because I wonder if it'll drop more in price as the days go by. Really weird.
Also gotta consider what kind of sales will be there on Christmas Day.
IIRC there is always a grand sweep 'everything we had on sale is on sale again' a few days before the end
Quote from: Gusington on December 21, 2014, 05:10:48 PM
Just bought Grim Dawn. I am weak. So far my tally is 12.49 for Grim Dawn and 4.99 for Hegemony Rome.
Oooooooh, Grim Dawn had fallen off of my radar. Now it's fallen into my shopping cart :smitten:
^You're welcome :coolsmiley:
^Reviews on Grim Dawn are really positive, despite it being in Alpha. Coolness.
It may technically only be in alpha but it is quite far along, and the first part of Chapter 3 was released this past Friday :)
Installing now...
Damn you all! I grabbed it too. >:(
MWAHAHA
...but I can't get it to work. Tried to start it twice and both times it just locked my computer up.
Hmm...mine started up fine.
Picked up Planetary Annihilation, but that seems to want newer drivers...I had it when that happens.
On the other hand, got Metal Gear V: Ground Zeroes. For all the absurdity of the title, the graphics are shockingly good...first game to make me notice its graphics in an age...and the stealth gameplay is as good, in fact better, than I remember. Kojima worked in some cool enemy animations along the way -- bad guys sliding and firing as they go -- and its got grim atmosphere to spare.
Realized earlier today how much I had underappreciated RUSE so I picked up Red Dragon for $10 as well...after all, it's Christmas...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
I get a black window in the upper left of my screen and the computer goes completely inaccessible. CTRL-ALT-DEL, ALT-TAB, random keys - it does nothing but sit there. Longest I left it for was 10 minutes.
Sometimes I'll get a black window like that but it's just before the game loads. Could be my desktop is just too freakin' old to run it. I might try my laptop later.
Quote from: Gusington on December 21, 2014, 05:10:48 PM
Just bought Grim Dawn. I am weak. So far my tally is 12.49 for Grim Dawn and 4.99 for Hegemony Rome.
I grabbed Grim Dawn too.
Had been waiting for it's slow content progression to get near completion but at this price it's tough to turn down.
Most of the stuff I bought on this sale is Early Access, so I don't even have plans to play them much yet. I must have a problem. :idiot2:
Whatever it is I have the same issue :)
Chatter on Steam says that for thr most part although Grim Dawn is technically not done, what is there is high quality and provides between 40-50 hours of amusement. That's worth 12.49 in my book.
I've only picked up Project Zomboid and Prison Architect. Both are good little indie time sinks of surviving an end of the world zombie apocalypse, well until you die which is the point of the game, and building a prison. I guess are not particularly uplifting games, but they are fun.
I got the EUIV collection, on the one day sale 75% off, with the Art of War expansion, no discount.
I also got State of Decay and it's two expansions, 50% off. Still downloading, so it'll be awhile before I can try either.
Quote from: Gusington on December 22, 2014, 08:54:07 AM
Whatever it is I have the same issue :)
Chatter on Steam says that for thr most part although Grim Dawn is technically not done, what is there is high quality and provides between 40-50 hours of amusement. That's worth 12.49 in my book.
I believe a single playthrough was supposed to be around 20 hours, although they recently added a bit more. But there is a lot of replayability due to the variety of skill trees to be chosen from each playthrough. I think you get to choose two trees per character, like their earlier Titan Quest. So the alt-a-holics get extra time out of it.
Quote from: Bison on December 22, 2014, 09:36:51 AM
I've only picked up Project Zomboid and Prison Architect. Both are good little indie time sinks of surviving an end of the world zombie apocalypse, well until you die which is the point of the game, and building a prison. I guess are not particularly uplifting games, but they are fun.
I've really enjoyed the time I spent in Project Zomboid. Although I've still not figured out how to cook food since the last big UI change, and other such life sustaining details. Was surprised when I discovered they added multi-player. Didn't even know that was planned.
I'm not into the survival RPGs that much right now, though, so I may jump back into something a bit more straightforward like Running With Rifles again.
I grabbed Project Zomboid as well but haven't had time to try it yet. I'm disappointed in 7 Days to Die, to be honest, though I know several of you love the game. I just can't get into it unfortunately. Hopefully PZ is a bit better.
Also grabbed To The Moon - I heard it was a real tear-jerker, even though it's presented in a cheesy NES RPG style.
Picked up Need for Speed the Run (i.e. the Cannonball Run, for all intents and purposes) at the Gamergate sale this morning.
Several EA titles, too, foremost probably being the Crysis series (which I bought on sale long ago). But none of their other titles matter compared to Grand Theft Nazi (aka The Saboteur), $5. Very probably the most sheer fun a WW2 grog can get, as such, on sale this month -- moreso than the Captain America movie-sequel-tie-in game from a couple of years ago, and that is not praise I give lightly.
A lot of Bethesda products on sale today, including Skyrim and its DLC for anyone who might have missed the Steam flash sale.
my will remains strong as I ignore the sales and just finished off Pontus.
The Force is strong in this one. Starwalker.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on December 22, 2014, 12:41:58 PM
my will remains strong as I ignore the sales and just finished of Pontus.
same as you, i have Elite, Batman, AOW III and a new campaign of Rome II - its going to have to be something spectacular to prize open the wallet
Gus on a stripper pole?
If you sign up for Paradox's newsletter, you get a free steam key for Cities in Motion.
Quote from: OJsDad on December 22, 2014, 03:30:50 PM
If you sign up for Paradox's newsletter, you get a free steam key for Cities in Motion.
They actually do that kind of thing on a regular basis, so even if it's too late to get CiM sign up anyway.
Weird, I was able to get Grim Dawn to launch. Had to run a 'repair.exe' file in the folder, verify the files' integrity, and then restart Steam, and it came right up.
Not too bad a game - basically Dungeon Siege with some kind of zombie post-apocalyptic landscape and people reverting to shot-and-pike type weaponry. An odd combo but intriguing. Hope the story continues to grow.
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on December 22, 2014, 09:52:21 PM
Not too bad a game - basically Dungeon Siege with some kind of zombie post-apocalyptic landscape and people reverting to shot-and-pike type weaponry. An odd combo but intriguing. Hope the story continues to grow.
They should take your description of the game and use it. Probably worth an additional six figures in sales :coolsmiley:
Can it be compared to Legend of Van Helsing? To me it looks more gooder, but in the same vein, as that game.
Quote from: Gusington on December 22, 2014, 09:58:34 PM
Can it be compared to Legend of Van Helsing? To me it looks more gooder, but in the same vein, as that game.
Yes. Although something about Van Helsing didn't sit right with me. At least, I didn't immediately enjoy it from the start like I did Titan Quest (which is what it's closest to). Same type of game though.
Prison Architect may very well be the best game I've bought in a long time.
Quote from: Bison on December 23, 2014, 01:27:28 AM
Prison Architect may very well be the best game I've bought in a long time.
Yeah? So go on......
he builds lot of showers. ::)
Quote from: Bison on December 23, 2014, 01:27:28 AM
Prison Architect may very well be the best game I've bought in a long time.
Once your done building the prisons with PA, you can take a look at the Escapists which is about breaking out of prisons:) Games are unrelated but seem to have a similar look....
http://store.steampowered.com/app/298630/
Do players just build prisons in the game or.do they run then day to day too? Are there riots and such to get through? Anything like that?
Quote from: Gusington on December 23, 2014, 08:44:42 AM
Do players just build prisons in the game or.do they run then day to day too? Are there riots and such to get through? Anything like that?
You run the prison and have riots...from the games description....
Build and Manage A Maximum Security Prison.
Prison Architect is the world's latest Prison Management Sim. Starting with an empty plot of land you must construct a holding cell with basic water and electricity to house your first batch of prisoners, to buy you enough time to create a proper cell block. You'll need to hire some guards, get some showers built and unless the kitchen is up and running with chefs working away you're going to end up with a riot on your hands. From there you take your prison in which-ever direction you like. A monsterous super-max or comfortable center for rehabilitation, the choice is up to you
instead of FSX ... i got xplane10 last night 50% sale
(i saw a German video from a simmer with some free addons and one payware clouds/weather installed that was was just stunning flyig a small plane in the Austrian Alps to destination Insbruck )
FSX is over the apogee of its software-enegeering lifecycle, while xplane is still on the up-leg, 64bit, ...only malus: not sooo many addons ...yet!
Quote from: Gusington on December 23, 2014, 08:44:42 AM
Do players just build prisons in the game or.do they run then day to day too? Are there riots and such to get through? Anything like that?
not to mention escape attempts, via tunneling or if you leave a gate open they run for it. Don't know if they added fence cutting. fights, murder, shakedowns for contraband, it really is a another early access done right. This and doorkickers are really good examples of early access done right......O and 7 days to die ain't half bad either ;)
I you like management sims you really cant go wrong with PA.
Speaking of Management games, I just picked up Tropico 5 on Steam. Very good tutorials, and I like the user interface. I also like the fact that you start the game as a governor of the crown, and you can eventually declare yourself independent and ally your island with the Central Powers.
One mistake I noticed already is that the game refers to the two sides in WWI as the Axis and Allies, instead of the correct terms Central Powers and Entente.
Quote from: Grim.Reaper on December 23, 2014, 07:44:17 AM
Quote from: Bison on December 23, 2014, 01:27:28 AM
Prison Architect may very well be the best game I've bought in a long time.
Once your done building the prisons with PA, you can take a look at the Escapists which is about breaking out of prisons:) Games are unrelated but seem to have a similar look....
http://store.steampowered.com/app/298630/
Damn you man!
Quote from: -budd- on December 23, 2014, 09:41:10 AM
Quote from: Gusington on December 23, 2014, 08:44:42 AM
Do players just build prisons in the game or.do they run then day to day too? Are there riots and such to get through? Anything like that?
not to mention escape attempts, via tunneling or if you leave a gate open they run for it. Don't know if they added fence cutting. fights, murder, shakedowns for contraband, it really is a another early access done right. This and doorkickers are really good examples of early access done right......O and 7 days to die ain't half bad either ;)
I you like management sims you really cant go wrong with PA.
Yeah. You control everything day to day. It's actually a very well done game with a ton of little micro-management things to tweek out your prison. Right now I'm putting the finishing touches on my initial high security wing and finally put some prisoners to work in the laundry room. I just need to figure out how to get someone "qualified" to wash dishes in the kitchen. I'm aiming for the sensor cameras and remote doors next.
The best part is I got Prison Architect and Project Zomboid for like $12 total.
I got The Escapists some time ago, but didn't play it much. I should have grabbed PA when I had the chance, dammit.
Picked up Endless Legend and Endless Space.
Didn't realize their look and feel were so closely intertwined. Certainly makes learning them easier.
I'm also definitely getting into the ship-to-ship card game aspect built into the tactical battles in the latter.
Oh, and Talisman for $4 was pretty hard to pass up...not sure that game makes any sense away from a tabletop, friends, and booze, though.
On a related note, anyone heard if CMANO was going to stick at the 50% mark-down? I'm ready to go, but I don't want another heavy dose of SSPRS...Steam Sale Post-Purchase Regret Syndrome...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
This is like the 3rd or 4th time that Age of Wonders III has been discounted below $15 in the last couple of months. The Steam Gods are taunting me. I'm interested, if skeptical. But it's under my $15 'f**k it, i'll just buy it' threshold, yet again!
Feel similarly about Endless Legend, although at $18, I still have willpower. Plus I really should devote some time to Endless Space which I purchased ages ago and still haven't really played...
So, I've picked up Ryse, Chainsaw Warrior, Grim Dawn, Bulletstorm, Metal Gear Solid V, Rise of Nations : Extended Edition, Omerta Gold and the Endless Legend Upgrade.
SAVE ME FROM MYSELF! :D
And that set you back, what, $20?
PLEASE...roll around on your pile of games like Scrooge-freaking-MacDuck...
TIS THE SEASON!!
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Age of Wonder 3 and the Golden Realms DLC are fun.
I've played it more than any other recent fantasy 4X release. O0
http://store.steampowered.com/app/226840/
Still nothing.
Quote from: Cyrano on December 23, 2014, 02:05:01 PM
...I'm also definitely getting into the ship-to-ship card game aspect built into the tactical battles in the latter...
Yeah it took me quite a while to a) get over the fact that battle is not turn based and b) to understand the card system and how it works. Ship design and what you're fighting make a difference as well. This approach to space combat in Endless Space is not so bad after all once you know what you're doing. Now if only they would make a turn based combat module for GalCiv III I'd be happy.
Very slow sale for me. I didn't pick up much in the November sale either.
I picked up Pixel Piracy for $3 or something, Wargames: Red Dragon, and my brother-in-law got me Galactic Civilizations 3.
AoW III Golden Realms worth it for 8.00? About to pull the trigger...again.
Lessee...the total damage thus far is
Back to the Future
Choice of Robots
Darklands
Divinity: Dragon Commander Imperial Edition
Don't Starve
Grim Dawn
Project Zomboid
Shadowrun: Dragonfall - Director's Cut
Silent Hunter III
To The Moon
...and all were gifts, except Darklands which I bought for less than two bucks.
...and now I see GTA San Andreas is less than $4. Must...be...strong...
^ Not seeing Prison Architect on that list Cat. I've found it to be an excellent gaming experience especially when you have some classic Coast to Coast AM with Art Bell playing in the background.
Quote from: Gusington on December 23, 2014, 10:29:15 PM
AoW III Golden Realms worth it for 8.00? About to pull the trigger...again.
I think it is.
Just adds a little bit more to everything, which is what AOW3 needs. I think the original release was thin on content but the first DLC helped. Still want to see at least as many races as the AOW2 series had and maybe some more other stuff, but after the first DLC it is quite good.
Quote from: Gusington on December 23, 2014, 10:29:15 PM
AoW III Golden Realms worth it for 8.00? About to pull the trigger...again.
Yup. I like the additions.
ahhhhahahahahahahaaaaaaaaa
F1 2014 on sale - 66% off. I knew if I waited I'd get it cheaper.
Only thing is, I'm happy with F1 2013 and the fact that my Williams car has carried on stronger than it was the previous season...so I'm not sure I want to start a new career in 2014....
But I bought it anyway.
for $17... yeah Im getting that. and screw your Williams car. Hamilton/Merc all day!
I don't think you can start a Championship in one of the best cars. I was offered a Williams, Sauber or Caterham iirc.
Good luck with the Merc :D
*edit*
Of course you can single race in any car...but championship (career) mode is different
still gonna get it and drive it like I stole it.
Slow for me too. I have only bought
Creeper World 3: Arc Eternal and
Legions of Ashworld.
Quote from: vyshka on December 23, 2014, 07:07:49 PM
I picked up Pixel Piracy for $3 or something
Aww, I probably would've picked that up myself if it had occurred to me. Looks good.
Thanks guys, got the AoW expansion last night but won't be able to play til next week :(
Been pretty calm sales for me as well...just think nowadays things go on sale throughout the year much more so really no need to wait until these big year end sales.....
- FSX (not even sure that is considered a holiday sale since I think was more of a new release sale)
- Metal Gear V (not even sure that is considered a holiday sale since I think was more of a new release sale)
- Age of Wonders III (bought it but likely will become shelfware like all other fantasy 4x games I try to enjoy, but got real cheap so what the heck)
I really can't think of any game that I would be real excited if it showed up on sale.....I am more waiting for the January releases of Black Sea and Command Ops 2.
Don't let AoW 3 become shelfware!
Well...first outing in F1 2014 and it is actually pretty poor. I can't believe they were charging full price for it. It's F1 203 but cut down and with the new liveries and cars. No KERS. No working into a car - you can jump right in to any one.
They've basically stripped F1 2013 and put new cars and sounds in and called it 2014 and asked full whack for it. And I don't think the driving is as good as 2013.
GDS - the good news for you is you can jump straight into the Merc. :-\
Quote from: Gusington on December 24, 2014, 12:05:16 PM
Don't let AoW 3 become shelfware!
Just bought it and I've been playing the heck out of it. Good game.
Picked up the 39 & 40 Grand Campaigns for Panzer Corps, each for $3.
Even less than that when you account for the money that I'm accumulating on Steam by selling those Holiday trading cards.
I wish Slitherine would make a Grand Campaign for Allied Corps
Need to add Ziggurat to the list.
So far an extremely light Steam buying season for me.
I finally picked up Cliffs of Dover, with the intention of installing the Team Fusion mod and seeing what that's all about.
Nothing else...I've been holding out to see if Wargame: Red Dragon will fall to $10. And I'm eyeballing Fritz Chess 14 since I see Bison playing it all the time. It looks pretty slick.
Overall, though, my gaming backlog is pretty full. I've barely touched the games I picked up over Summer, and last Xmas for that matter, so I'm not really needing anything at this time.
Amazingly I still haven't bought anything yet, but I do have four Train Simulator 2015 DLC's in my shopping cart that I'm debating to buy.
I too have too many games that I bought years ago and haven't played yet. I just installed Rise of Flight Iron Cross Edition after buying it in August of 2012.
Quote from: Toonces on December 27, 2014, 02:02:02 PM
So far an extremely light Steam buying season for me.
I finally picked up Cliffs of Dover, with the intention of installing the Team Fusion mod and seeing what that's all about.
Nothing else...I've been holding out to see if Wargame: Red Dragon will fall to $10. And I'm eyeballing Fritz Chess 14 since I see Bison playing it all the time. It looks pretty slick.
Overall, though, my gaming backlog is pretty full. I've barely touched the games I picked up over Summer, and last Xmas for that matter, so I'm not really needing anything at this time.
You know Wargame:Red Dragon fell to $11 (or $10?)
Quote from: JudgeDredd on December 21, 2014, 01:09:17 PM
Quote from: Toonces on December 18, 2014, 01:09:08 PM
If anyone sees Wargame Red Dragon for sale, please give out a shout. I'd like to get it under $20, preferably in the $10 range.
It's on the Steam Sale now for £7.49 which is $11.70
^ No I didn't know that. I was probably in Kauai when that happened- I was offline for about a week while I was there. :smitten:
Quote from: Toonces on December 27, 2014, 03:04:54 PM
^ No I didn't know that. I was probably in Kauai when that happened- I was offline for about a week while I was there. :smitten:
Well that sounds better than any sale anyway!
Off-Steam, I'm strongly considering picking up DCS:MiG-21. I am reluctant to throw more money into DCS mostly because I spend so little time with it. I keep buying new stuff, sort of "stocking up" for the future when the game becomes more like something I want to fly. I think I'm reaching the point of diminishing returns with this approach, though. Maybe the smarter approach is to wait until DCS evolves to where I want it to go, and then buy on sale at that point.
I dunno. Like I said, I'm thinking about it. I probably won't. I bought UH-1 and Mi-8 months and months ago, and I haven't even installed them yet.
Quote from: Toonces on December 27, 2014, 03:41:05 PM
Off-Steam, I'm strongly considering picking up DCS:MiG-21. I am reluctant to throw more money into DCS mostly because I spend so little time with it. I keep buying new stuff, sort of "stocking up" for the future when the game becomes more like something I want to fly. I think I'm reaching the point of diminishing returns with this approach, though. Maybe the smarter approach is to wait until DCS evolves to where I want it to go, and then buy on sale at that point.
I dunno. Like I said, I'm thinking about it. I probably won't. I bought UH-1 and Mi-8 months and months ago, and I haven't even installed them yet.
What kind of missions are there for the Huey and the Mi-8 anyway? Do you insert troops and then lay down covering fire?
Are you asking me? I don't know; I haven't installed or played them.
I think they're both gunships as well as transports.
Quote from: Toonces on December 27, 2014, 05:21:00 PM
Are you asking me? I don't know; I haven't installed or played them.
I think they're both gunships as well as transports.
The question was directed at you, but also at anyone else who might know. :)
Quote from: Toonces on December 27, 2014, 03:41:05 PM
Off-Steam, I'm strongly considering picking up DCS:MiG-21. I am reluctant to throw more money into DCS mostly because I spend so little time with it. I keep buying new stuff, sort of "stocking up" for the future when the game becomes more like something I want to fly. I think I'm reaching the point of diminishing returns with this approach, though. Maybe the smarter approach is to wait until DCS evolves to where I want it to go, and then buy on sale at that point.
I dunno. Like I said, I'm thinking about it. I probably won't. I bought UH-1 and Mi-8 months and months ago, and I haven't even installed them yet.
My exact feeling on DCS. Just not impressed with where it's at and hoping it gets better.
I've contemplated UH1, especially now that it's only $17, but I don't see myself dumping a lot of time into it.
Quote from: Staggerwing on December 27, 2014, 05:32:49 PM
Quote from: Toonces on December 27, 2014, 05:21:00 PM
Are you asking me? I don't know; I haven't installed or played them.
I think they're both gunships as well as transports.
The question was directed at you, but also at anyone else who might know. :)
There's a campaign for the Huey and a user made one as well, haven't played them but they seem as you suggest. Insertion, rescue, and gunship type scenarios. I've mostly flown it in mp missions doing all sorts of tasks, the Huey on sale is definatly worth it.
I cannot control either the Mi-8 or the Huey in DCS - they are waaaaaay too all over the place - both of them. Can't take off and if I do eventually skid off the ground, I can't land. Terrible helicopters to fly (in game) imo. They may be true to life, but I couldn't do anything with them!
^i agree. I can't control either the uh-1 or the mi-8 to save my life. I can get both into the air and hurl them in a general direction, but I'm a barely under control flying brick. I can get them back on the ground too, but it is usually with significant damage and it is never in the location I had planned. I don't fault the game for this, though, just maybe my control setup and/or my incompetence.
Quote from: Jarhead0331 on December 28, 2014, 03:16:31 PM
^i agree. I can't control either the uh-1 or the mi-8 to save my life. I can get both into the air and hurl them in a general direction, but I'm a barely under control flying brick. I can get them back on the ground too, but it is usually with significant damage and it is never in the location I had planned. I don't fault the game for this, though, just maybe my control setup and/or my incompetence.
Anything that I can't jump into and figure out in a tutorial or a few sessions is not for me. Steel Beasts being the exception; I've operated many of the in-game vehicles in real life - these systems were designed so that the average 18 year old could jump in and figure it out.
Additionally, some of these games, including DCS, should come with the requirement to own a full flight setup, with pedals, stick, and throttle controllers. My Logitech Extreme puts me at an immediate disadvantage.
With a mere 8 hours left in the sale, I picked up something called "Leadwerks" which is a game programming engine.
I have a few ideas for games. Discounted to $34 I felt this was a safe chance. The videos certainly are compelling.
Gameleaper, are you watching? >:D
http://store.steampowered.com/app/251810/
That does look like a good piece of kit...but I'm not interested in 3D FPS type game creating. Anything I could create in that could be done a thousand times better
I do have some interest in creating a 2D, top down, hex based, turn based game though.
I'm pretty sure I won't play it, but, for five bucks, you can't go wrong. Just bought Skyrim.
Quote from: MetalDog on January 01, 2015, 08:29:47 AM
I'm pretty sure I won't play it, but, for five bucks, you can't go wrong. Just bought Skyrim.
Ha. I bought that a while back and didn't play it! :P
I just pluncked down $18 for the complete Mount & Blade series. My intention is to get in on the North & South mod online battles. Watched some YouTube videos of them and it looks like great fun.
The Napoleonic Mod is pretty stellar, especially if you're a Sharpe fan, but it gave me a serious case of the queasies and I had to stop playing...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Steam Inventory working for anyone? keeps give me a 310 error. I've got a couple Holiday trading cards I want to sell before they go kaput tomorrow >:(
Working here
Thx JD...must be local to my area then. All things on Steam are working except I can not access the Market or my Inventory.
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
Great game! Not perfect, but easy to dump hours of your life into. Be sure and check the Wasteland 2 thread for tips on setting up your characters.
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
I wish I could give you mine
Not a bad game - just not really my bag
^Hmm mirth is calling me nutty for considering it but that must be more because he knows me than he knows the game...that said, I still have Fallout: New Vegas to play :/
But the original Wasteland is one of my all time favorites...did you play the original, JD?
Quote from: steve58 on January 01, 2015, 02:40:45 PM
Steam Inventory working for anyone? keeps give me a 310 error. I've got a couple Holiday trading cards I want to sell before they go kaput tomorrow >:(
Just had that same problem.
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:24:47 PM
^Hmm mirth is calling me nutty for considering it but that must be more because he knows me than he knows the game...that said, I still have Fallout: New Vegas to play :/
But the original Wasteland is one of my all time favorites...did you play the original, JD?
No...and I'm not a fan of those isometric style, turn based RPG's. But it did hold me for a while.
To be honest, I'd give it away if I could - but like I said - that's not because it's a bad game, just not my type of game.
Heh. I think I'm going to buy Roller Coaster Tycoon!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2700/
I bought FSX for $5 then went out and spent $100 dollars on addons for it. No other damage this Steam sale for me.
Quote from: Kushan on January 01, 2015, 04:56:12 PM
I bought FSX for $5 then went out and spent $100 dollars on addons for it. No other damage this Steam sale for me.
LOL....that may be the best post yet in this thread. I also got it for $5.00 but there's enough content to last me a long time!
Quote from: JudgeDredd on January 01, 2015, 03:23:17 PM
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
I wish I could give you mine
Not a bad game - just not really my bag
You beat me to it.
Not my thing
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
I'm tempted, too, just because it packs in Wasteland 1 along with it...though that easily had to have been one of the most frustrating games I've ever played.
I think I'm going to pass this time. I have way too many games to work on otherwise, reviews first. :-[
^Me too. OMG are we...maturing??
I can't believe it either.
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
I've got 93 hours of very, very positive opinion.
It's deeply worth it at full price.
Now I need to watch Spies Like Us. Classic comedy right there.
Sir Andrew D is clearly trying to corrupt me.
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 09:33:55 PM
Sir Andrew D is clearly trying to corrupt me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWEM5T67jA8
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
Buy it. Very good game, one that I am enjoying very much.
Get Endless Legends while you are at it. Even better game.
I caved on Roller Coaster Tycoon. That should wrap things up for me during this sale. :coolsmiley:
Crap, I just remembered I want to get Fritz Chess also....Ok, I need to make a decision here. :-\
Quote from: DennisS on January 01, 2015, 09:42:42 PM
Quote from: Gusington on January 01, 2015, 03:15:32 PM
About to buy Wasteland 2 for 50% off...anyone have an opinion?
Buy it. Very good game, one that I am enjoying very much.
Agree. Easily worth $20. Have just scratched the surface, but I'm impressed so far. Love that these older-style RPGs a la Baldur's Gate are coming back into fashion, between Wasteland 2, Divinity Original Sin, Satellite Reign. Good stuff.
Quote from: sandman2575 on January 01, 2015, 11:17:32 PM
Love that these older-style RPGs a la Baldur's Gate are coming back into fashion, between Wasteland 2, Divinity Original Sin, Satellite Reign. Good stuff.
I'm happy to see more of them too.
There is another new one releasing soon, from Obsidian & Paradox:
http://www.gog.com/game/pillars_of_eternity_hero_edition
Quote from: Nefaro on January 02, 2015, 07:48:36 AM
Quote from: sandman2575 on January 01, 2015, 11:17:32 PM
Love that these older-style RPGs a la Baldur's Gate are coming back into fashion, between Wasteland 2, Divinity Original Sin, Satellite Reign. Good stuff.
I'm happy to see more of them too.
There is another new one releasing soon, from Obsidian & Paradox:
http://www.gog.com/game/pillars_of_eternity_hero_edition
Looks interesting. Will have to keep an eye on this. (I guess Pdox will have to solace themselves with this for the loss of Runemaster...)
Damn you people...I have a few minutes to decide :) I was resolute on holding off overnight but now...hmm.
I already have Endless Legend but it has been pushed aside by Age of Wonders III.
Endless Legend is in Angry Joe's top 10 games - as was Shadow of Mordor - both of which you own - play them instead.
Endless Legend didn't grab me the way AoWIII does. Maybe I should try again? I loved the UI but the lore and units in AoWIII are much better IMHO.
This sale was fairly easy on my wallet. Just ended up getting Hegemony Rome (and 1 DLC) and Khet 2.0.
Jeez, I kind of went a little insane by my usually frugal standards with these sales...
Arma III
Divinity Original Sin
Wasteland 2
Endless Legend
Gal Civ III
Gravteam Tactics Op Star (for $4, why not have it on Steam too)
lots of Company of Heroes 2 DLC -- kinda scratching my head over that, as I'm pretty ambivalent about this game.
considering that I recently bought Elite Dangerous too, my tab for the holidays was a lot steeper than usual...
AoW III was my only purchase.
Here's my damage from Steam:
Ultimate General: Gettysburg
Train Simulator 2015 - Norfolk Southern Heritage Twin Pack, Great Northern F7 'Empire Builder' and Union Pacific Heritage SD70Aces DLC's
I also bought the following from other sites:
Rise of Flight: five airplanes
Hegemony Rome: Advanced Tactics
Farming Simulator 2013 Official Expansion 2
Not too bad as other than UGG, all are just addons or DLC's.
I knew there would come a reckoning:
Battle Fleet 2
Endless Legend
Endless Space
Hegemony: Rome, The Rise of Caesar
The Legend of Korra...don't judge me...
Microsoft Flight Simulator X
Planetary Annihilation
Project Zomboid
R.U.S.E. (All DLC)
Saints Row IV
Sentinels of the Multiverse (Nefaro made me do it)
Seven Days to Die
Talisman Digital with all the DLC...there's a LOT of stuff in there...geez...
Wargame: Red Dragon
Xenonauts
It's the HD space that's freaking me out as much as anything. I once thought a TB would be enough for entire institutions, much less my desktop.
And the day the Steam front page flips back to regular mode is sadder than the day the tree comes down after Epiphany...
Best,
Jim
"Cyrano"
:/7)
Goddammit, I just blew another $28 on both Wasteland 2 and frikkin' Oblivion.
^Dude you said you would hold off! Even I didn't get Wasteland 2.
I don't wanna grow up, I'm a Toys'R'Us Kid, for fcuk's sake.
Took the plunge and got EU IV and Task Force 1942. Played some TF 1942 last night. It cost less than a beer, and will probably last just a bit longer. Not sure about EU IV. I bought Distant World sometime ago, and am mostly disappointed with it. I am hoping that EU may provide a different gaming experience.
Quote from: Gusington on January 02, 2015, 03:52:50 PM
^Dude you said you would hold off! Even I didn't get Wasteland 2.
You tell him Gus!
So sad to see a comrade fall! :buck2:
I am without words. But who needs words with all this great fantasy gaming lying about?
I am very much like JD and his quote in your siggy, Gus.
Now watch as W2 sits there unplayed for goodness knows how many months. BUT IT'S MINE! MUWAHAHAHAHA! >:D
I also went and finally backed up tons of data from my ancient PC to an external HD and freed up about 150GB of space. My HD is only 500GB and I've been cruising along with usually 20-40GB of free space, so hopefully this will improve performance a bit.
Quote from: JudgeDredd on January 02, 2015, 12:59:06 PM
Endless Legend is in Angry Joe's top 10 games - as was Shadow of Mordor - both of which you own - play them instead.
He has AOW3 and plenty others. He'll survive. ;)
In order:
Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeros
Panzer Corps Grand Campaign 39
Panzer Corps Grand Campaign 40
Graviteam Tactics: Operation Star
Operation Hooper DLC
Shield of the Prophet DLC
Flight Simulator X
Total Cost: ~$31
Considered Getting:
FarCry4 - Reviews claimed it was to much like FC3; I hate the grinding, and uPlay.
Rome Total War II - Post New Years is going to be busy; not ready to invest the time in this beast
DCS UH1 - This was the toughest deal to pass up; not ready to invest the time to train to play a video game.
Can you only imagine how well Steam would do with prices this low all year round?
Company of heroes 1
Shadow warrior
Lyne
Etherlords 2
APOS+ all the WW2 DLC
Rush
EYE:Divine Cybermancy
Q.U.B.E. Directors cut
Red Faction Guerrilla
The Bridge
CK2 DLC -Sword of Islam,Rajas of India
Age of Wonders III
Ghostbusters: The Videogame
Far Cry
YOU DON'T KNOW JACK Classic Pack
$62.00
Thinking about picking up Fallen Enchantress legendary heroes at the steam sale before going on the wagon ;)
Quote from: -budd- on January 02, 2015, 11:40:05 PM
EYE:Divine Cybermancy
Heh heh heh. Play this first! ;)
Quote from: Gusington on January 02, 2015, 03:52:50 PM
^Dude you said you would hold off! Even I didn't get Wasteland 2.
you knew he was always one of the quicker ones.
I have held and have not bought anything in over a month. and it wasnt easy.
F1 2014, the whole Walking Dead series, Panzer Corp mega pack, Goat simulator..... It hasn't been easy but these are the lessons you learn when you marry, and divorce, a stripper.
Quote from: steve58 on January 02, 2015, 01:35:29 PM
and Khet 2.0.
What is this Khet of which you NEVER MNID I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW LA LA LA LA LA I AM GOING TO BE GLAD WHEN THIS THREAD HAS FINALY GONE AWAYYYYY
Quote from: Jack Nastyface on January 02, 2015, 04:23:27 PM
I bought Distant World sometime ago, and am mostly disappointed with it. I am hoping that EU may provide a different gaming experience.
It's... pretty different.
I didn't buy much.
I grabbed Broken Sword 5 and Mount & Blade: Warband. I was wired on painkillers from a root canal (pain killers I seem to have developed a rather intense allergy to) so I wasn't completely lucid when I ordered.
^You get lucid sometimes?
We don't do lucid here do we? Who knew?
Quote from: Gusington on January 03, 2015, 04:13:44 PM
^You get lucid sometimes?
Not willingly but it does happen sometimes. I blame
Queensryche.
Grim Dawn, Souless Sea, Van Helsing, Ultimate General Gettysburg, The Guild II, AoW III, Kenshi.
The hell if I know when I'll get a chance to play them 8)
first year of nothing..........
im cleeeeeeaaaan!!
Quote from: undercovergeek on January 03, 2015, 06:23:50 PM
first year of nothing..........
im cleeeeeeaaaan!!
More time to get your PON turns in then......
Just sayin'......
chin rubbing at the map as we speak my friend
Invade France. We all know they have it coming.
lmao - i need him to help me invade Austria
but he does not know this yet!
Steelie you actually bought Kenshi? Is there a game in there yet?
Quote from: Gusington on January 03, 2015, 07:27:31 PM
Steelie you actually bought Kenshi? Is there a game in there yet?
It's pretty rough, Gus. I've already decided to put it away for a few months and let them keep working on the game.
double post :P
Quote from: JasonPratt on January 03, 2015, 10:23:39 AM
Quote from: steve58 on January 02, 2015, 01:35:29 PM
and Khet 2.0.
What is this Khet of which you NEVER MNID I DO NOT WANT TO KNOW LA LA LA LA LA I AM GOING TO BE GLAD WHEN THIS THREAD HAS FINALY GONE AWAYYYYY
...just in case you couldn't find it on Steam, here's the link (http://store.steampowered.com/app/312720/) 😁. I was not familiar with Khet, but the steam sale page caught my eye. I have only briefly tried it out, but it looks like it will be fun/challenging.
Quote from: JasonPratt on January 03, 2015, 10:25:42 AM
Quote from: Jack Nastyface on January 02, 2015, 04:23:27 PM
I bought Distant World sometime ago, and am mostly disappointed with it. I am hoping that EU may provide a different gaming experience.
It's... pretty different.
@Jason...Perhaps I should explain. Distant Worlds came highly recommended. I was hoping for a good EEEE game that was manageable. What I found was a highly imbalanced game where random acts - like sudden declarations of war by races I had never met, massive invasion fleets, and the background story events - made it nigh impossible to build an empire that could last. Unless I completely nerfed the game.
What I am hoping to find in EU is a game where the decisions I make actually have some kind of realistic effect on the world, and there is a reasonable possibility of playing out a scenario, campaign, etc with say a 40% chance of "winning". I had games in DW where I had almost completely exhausted the tech tree and I was STILL getting wasted by an enemy who was sending in armadas with 50+ ships.
Quote from: Silent Disapproval Robot on January 03, 2015, 06:18:15 PM
Quote from: Gusington on January 03, 2015, 04:13:44 PM
^You get lucid sometimes?
Not willingly but it does happen sometimes. I blame Queensryche.
Ugh. Yuppy Metal.
I'd call it "Suicidal" if that's what you've been forced to listen to.
(https://www.grogheads.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fmedia.urbandictionary.com%2Fimage%2Fpage%2Fohsnap-17397.jpg&hash=e8059d98994bc241f079a64148da89ef3d4896ba)
What's wrong with Queensryche now? Come on.
They're Queensryche?
Guess they're too metal for the proggies and too prog-rock for the headbangers.
Come on...lay off the Ryche....there defiantly a mess now,but the early albums are good O0 and progressive.....right Flo
punk pits > metal pits
Woah, a GG Allin reference...
I'm from Milwaukee...that's kind of a head-snapper this late in the evening...
eehhhh... I passed on getting poop thrown at me.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 03, 2015, 11:05:29 PM
punk pits > metal pits
So how many people have gobbed in your mouth while you were being slammed from one end of the pit to the other? :P
Metal pits are gentleman's clubs by comparison! Nice bit of crowd-surfing and a bit of a mosh is a rather pleasant way to spend an evening. :)
On a separate note, was I the only one totally depressed when the normal Steam page came back up? :(
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes was $9.99. So I bought it.
you people have no willpower.
Willpower is for pussies.
here, drink this.
I don't think you understand, Star. The $14.98 I spent on Skyrim and FE:LH was the first time I bought myself a game since Europa Universalis IV. Which I also didn't pay full price for. Before that, it may have been the bundle that brought me CK 2 and Warlock back in 2012. So, five games in two and a half years. I'd call that will power.
that was more directed to people like Gus and BC. ;)
I'm a hoarder when it comes to games, both electronic and board. I admit it. If I weren't married I'd have a room with nothing but bookshelves of boardgames and a large table in the middle. I don't know if being married is a good thing or bad as it prevents me from really being "me."
FWIW I had exactly that when I was married.
Quote from: GDS_Starfury on January 04, 2015, 10:17:59 AM
that was more directed to people like Gus and BC. ;)
Yeah, sorry. Figured that out afterwords. Still, that's pretty good, isn't it?
Quote from: MetalDog on January 04, 2015, 09:49:48 AM
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes was $9.99. So I bought it.
<GASP!>
Whatevs. I know I held off on Wasteland 2 to give time to other purchases.
Quote from: bob48 on January 04, 2015, 01:26:24 PM
Quote from: MetalDog on January 04, 2015, 09:49:48 AM
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes was $9.99. So I bought it.
<GASP!>
I know! What IS this world coming to?
Quote from: Gusington on January 04, 2015, 02:14:58 PM
Whatevs. I know I held off on Wasteland 2 to give time to other purchases.
joinnn ussssss...
Quote from: Gusington on January 04, 2015, 02:14:58 PM
Whatevs. I know I held off on Wasteland 2 to give time to other purchases.
It's got both adult dogs and puppies that will join your party.....
^You, Sir, are an evil leather-clad minx. But I just broke Dragon Age: Inquisition wide open after a 2.5 hour session and some frustrating moments. I'm good, for now.
Plus I can't in good conscience get Wasteland 2 without diving in to Fallout: New Vegas or Fallout: Tactics first.
Quote from: Gusington on January 04, 2015, 05:12:59 PM
^You, Sir, are an evil leather-clad minx. But I just broke Dragon Age: Inquisition wide open after a 2.5 hour session and some frustrating moments. I'm good, for now.
What do you think of Inquisition Gus? Think its worth the sale price? I've heard good things from the podcast I listen to, but I wasn't too keen on the first one (never played DA2). DA1 was ok but it felt too closed to me. From what I hear DA3 is a lot more open world then the first 2, how does it compare to Skyrim?
^I loved Skyrim, except for the towns...they didn't really feel like towns...towns feel like towns in Inquisition, brimming with energy and people.
I also loved the original Dragon Age...never played DA2.
Inquisition can get frustrating at times (like today for me) because there is just so much to do. It took me a couple of hours (after being away for a month) to re-wrap my brain around what I wanted to be doing.
That said, I like the lore of Inquisition probably the best out of any RPG I've ever played...it's just excellent and engaging.
The game runs soild as a rock on my 3+ year old system, looks great, and there are some original game mechanisms that really draw the player in, like being a member of the War Council, assigning different members to different, separate, off screen missions, arranging and rearranging your party, reputation and power ups, and of course your own skill tree, perks and attributes. Inquisition feels very customizable.
It is not truly an open world, but then again neither is Skyrim...there are limits to where you can travel (beyond the usual slaughter of going into an area intended for levels higher than yourself). But this does not take away from the immersion.
After putting about 20 hours in I feel I have just completed the Prologue...I have decided which faction the Inquisition will side with in the ongoing struggle (I chose the Templars). Now the game can truly begin and I feel I can really get going making my Lvl 8 Rogue a true bad ass.
So, in sum, I have got more than my money's worth already at only 20 hours. I loved the original Dragon Age but if you didn't because it felt too closed, well...I think you will have a new favorite RPG soon. Just try to play it for more than short spurts. I played for about 2.5 hours straight today and it is in long sessions like that where I really start to feel things coming together.
Thanks Gus, not that I needed another game but I got it. I've been meaning to do another Skyrim play through but even with mods its growing stale.
Fallout Tactics was a lot of fun for what it is.
but not as fun as taking a Gus to the knee.
Gods only knows how, but I managed to not buy a single damn thing during this last Steam sale.
I think part of it was I largely already own the games I could've wanted (at least for the moment ::) ). Another part of it was me studiously avoiding pulling up the Steam page (essentially, me going "lalalala, not listening...!").
Quote from: MetalDog on January 04, 2015, 09:49:48 AM
Fallen Enchantress: Legendary Heroes was $9.99. So I bought it.
Good man. O0 I'll be curious what your take is on the game if/when you get around to playing it, as it's almost certainly a different experience from Warlock.
Downloaded and put it on my system earlier, but haven't tried it yet. I'll give it a go sooner than later. I'll be glad to post up what I think.
Quote from: bob48 on January 03, 2015, 06:15:20 PM
We don't do lucid here do we? Who knew?
Brilliant; he has a root canal, and y'all are making light of his suffering...
:D
Quote from: Gusington on January 03, 2015, 07:27:31 PM
Steelie you actually bought Kenshi? Is there a game in there yet?
Exactly what I thought.
Quote from: Steelgrave on January 03, 2015, 07:46:35 PM
It's pretty rough, Gus. I've already decided to put it away for a few months and let them keep working on the game.
Exactly what I said a few years ago when I bought it.
Also, exactly what
other people told
me a few years ago after I bought it, when they had bought it a few years earlier... ;)
Jack, re: DWU, what I hear from people who play it is that you should turn off story events and just sandbox. (I own the game and all expansions up through DWU but have never really fired it up. :'( Hopefully something to remedy this year if I can resist buying more games.)
Quote from: Jack Nastyface on January 03, 2015, 09:16:18 PM
What I am hoping to find in EU is a game where the decisions I make actually have some kind of realistic effect on the world, and there is a reasonable possibility of playing out a scenario, campaign, etc with say a 40% chance of "winning". I had games in DW where I had almost completely exhausted the tech tree and I was STILL getting wasted by an enemy who was sending in armadas with 50+ ships.
Not much Exploration in EU of course... there kind of is, since unlike CK2 the minimap can be fogged, but you know the geography, that hasn't changed much except for a few odds and ends which ironically get complained about in forums sometimes... ;) (There's a county on the Indian coast which today is underwater due to dams but wasn't back then for example. Or maybe it's the other way around, the dams recovered the land, I forget...)
As for a chance of winning, that depends a lot on which faction you choose at which 'bookmark' timestart in the game.
Quote from: Toonces on January 04, 2015, 05:47:41 AM
On a separate note, was I the only one totally depressed when the normal Steam page came back up? :(
Depressed, and relieved. Like postpartum. I guess.
Kushan post your impressions of DA: Inquisition when you get the chance.
Quote from: Gusington on January 05, 2015, 09:29:42 AM
Kushan post your impressions of DA: Inquisition when you get the chance.
I will. It was late by the time it finished downloading, but I did sneak in 20 or so minutes before I went to bed. Visually it looks amazing. Not sure how I feel about the combat yet. I like the 3rd person combat when I'm controlling the character directly, but the tactical mode feels off to me. Probably just me not being used to it.
To bad Bioware has moveed away from mod support in their newer games. Be interesting to see if a mod community similar to the TES games grew up around DA.
Yes who knows what the community could have thought up.
It took me a couple of hours to get used to he squad combat mechanics too, FWIW.
I feel so inadequate. I didn't buy anything. Am I not a true Gamer? Attila and Pillars of Eternity are on their way however so don't call the C:-) on me yet.
Quote from: Sir Slash on January 05, 2015, 03:59:46 PM
I feel so inadequate. I didn't buy anything. Am I not a true Gamer?
Same here, trying to make do with what I got on disk already
Some of you simply have better impulse control than the rest of us (including myself, I'm afraid). ;)
The sad thing about impulse buying a metric shite-ton of games and not having a lot of time to invest in 'em is...where the hell do I start? :uglystupid2:
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 05, 2015, 05:07:27 PM
The sad thing about impulse buying a metric shite-ton of games and not having a lot of time to invest in 'em is...where the hell do I start? :uglystupid2:
Indeed. That is the question.
havent bought one since july and im still backed up with FE:LH, AoW 3, and more Rome II
They have pills for that backed up problem. Or try prunes.
junior had a constipation issue about 6 months ago, bought her some prune juice and one glass and we were all done. Left with 3/4 or a litre, tried a sip, quite tasty, drank the lot
woke up at 4 am and practically pebble dashed the entire bathroom in one blast
So, everything came out all right. Excellent!
EVERYTHING came out
i was going to post a clip of Gary Oldman from Leon shouting Everything then realised thats not what he shouts
bet ya Gus never saw this movie either.... :(
"I'll have the lot" - Gus at The Bunny Ranch
oh.... you missed it as well. :(
so many disappointments in life.
That's what he says when Cleese offers it to him, "Piss off!' And then John Cleese says, "It's waffer theen..."
EDIT: NM. MD already 'splained himself.
Quote from: Martok on January 04, 2015, 10:53:29 PM
Gods only knows how, but I managed to not buy a single damn thing during this last Steam sale....
It's good to know that I wasn't the only one who didn't buy a single thing during the last Steam sale. O0
Shoot. I just realized I may have to retract my earlier statement, as I did pick up the Wrath of Sparta DLC for Rome II Total War. In fact, I went so far as to take the extremely rare step (for me) of pre-ordering it.
Granted, I was going to purchase WoS pretty much no matter what. Ergo, I merely happened to buy it while the Steam sale was going on; I didn't grab it *because* of the Steam sale. Not sure if that counts. :-\
You guys that didn't buy anything during the holiday sale make me feel like you are successful AA members giving us alcoholics scornful glances over the tops of your reading glasses and slowly shaking your heads in shame.
yes
"Let he who is without stones cast the first pot." - Stoner Jesus
Hi. My name is Slash. And I'm not a recovering Game-Alohic. I am just VERY cheap. I am however on the 12 Step Program. I keep my credit card 12 steps away from me while I'm on-line to reduce the urge to snap-up every shiny bauble that pops up or is discussed positively here.
to be fair I bought that BioShock 1-2-3 deal back in early December and tried to make do with it. Now War Thunder came along, and fortunately kept me from buying stuff :)
Quote from: Banzai_Cat on January 06, 2015, 07:22:35 AM
You guys that didn't buy anything during the holiday sale make me feel like you are successful AA members giving us alcoholics scornful glances over the tops of your reading glasses and slowly shaking your heads in shame.
No scornful glances from me, sir. More like (as I sit here reading all the games you fellas have purchased) I think to myself, "There but for the grace of God go I..." ::)
I let the Steam sale have its way with me:
Unity of Command Trilogy
Desktop Dungeons
DCS- Mig-21bis
Risk of Rain
This War of Mine
Battle Academy
Skyrim Legendary
Valiant Hearts
The Wolf Among Us
Dungeon of the Endless
Dungeons of Dredmor Complete
Insurgency
Primordia
Monoco
Endless Legend
Adventurer Manager
The only one I'm disappointed in is Monoco, didn't realize it was so heavily multiplayer focused.
Quote from: MetalDog on January 05, 2015, 07:10:03 PM
So, everything came out all right. Excellent!
...
...wait, that wasn't in the form of a limerick.
It's not a pun either :)
update for those who didn't spend (enough) during the sale:
Steam sale on XPlane 10. At 50% off it's 29 bucks American for another 40 hours or so. You get the Mac and Win versions as well as some love for Tux (and Huw) O0
http://store.steampowered.com/app/292180/
It includes some scenery packs though I'm not sure that they are not part of the regular retail package anyway.
Quote from: republic on January 06, 2015, 11:38:27 AM
I let the Steam sale have its way with me:
Adventurer Manager
I had to look that up. Looks like a fun little game. I'm not sure I'd like it $10 much, but I wish I had seen that on sale.. I might have picked it up for $5 or less.
Quote from: MetalDog on January 06, 2015, 07:13:09 PM
It's not a pun either :)
Uh huh. This is how it begins. No, no, that wasn't a pun... :coolsmiley:
Quote from: Toonces on January 06, 2015, 10:04:43 PM
Quote from: republic on January 06, 2015, 11:38:27 AM
Adventurer Manager
I had to look that up. Looks like a fun little game. I'm not sure I'd like it $10 much, but I wish I had seen that on sale.. I might have picked it up for $5 or less.
I actually got that one gifted to me from my wishlist, its not near as good as I thought it would be. It tries too hard to be retro...or maybe it succeeds to well. There are handful of voice effects used again and again that really grate on your nerves after a bit.