Happy Easter Game Sales!

airboy · April 04, 2015, 10:44:37 AM

Is Distant Worlds: Universe worth it at this price?

I have lots of games stacked up - so this would be added to the backlog. This is a "is the price low enough compared to the Christmas Sales" to justify purchase.

I would appreciate anyone's thoughts on this.

JasonPratt · April 04, 2015, 09:32:00 PM

Well, the Christmas Sales are typically 30% off; the only difference in this case is that the sale counts once, for one basket.

I originally had, like, 15 things in my basket before a semblance of sanity took over. (I think Case Blue ended up being 51% off: a 30% discount for buying it with Blitzkrieg, on top of the Easter one-time 30% discount!)

Distant Worlds Universe is quite surely the premium space 4X today, highly polished, mod-friendly so great mods are out there, too. If that's the kind of game you want, you should consider it. But it's, like, CommandOps2 x WarInThePacific/East/West deep. (The CommandOps comparison is apt in that you can delegate a ton.)

FarAway Sooner · April 05, 2015, 12:32:13 AM

DW:U is a great title but very deep. As in "I spent a couple hours watching YouTube tutorials to learn the basics of different parts of the game" deep.

It's not so much micromanaging, as the game runs fairly well without micromanagement--but it allows micromanagement in a bunch of different aspects. Want to put the rest of your empire on auto-pilot for a few months and lead your main fleet in an assault on the pirate base that's been harassing you for the first 8 years of the game? You're free to do so! Want to carefully pick mining platforms to deliver choice resources to your home planet in anticipation of [insert new technology here].

The game is so deep that it's daunting, but it's also pretty wonderful. I'd be lying if I said that I ever completed a game, but I sure enjoyed starting a bunch of them up and even got pretty far in two or three times! For myself, I think I got too busy micromanaging and didn't focus on the important stuff, but if you like puzzle-solving, it's got it galore.

FarAway Sooner · April 05, 2015, 12:35:17 AM

Coupon link doesn't work for me, BTW!

WallysWorld · April 05, 2015, 01:02:34 AM

Many thanks for the coupon!

I just bought Hannibal: Terror of Rome. That completes my AJE collection.

smittyohio · April 05, 2015, 07:51:52 AM

Quote from: JasonPratt on April 04, 2015, 09:14:02 AM
I picked up the decisive campaign games (Blitz and Case Blue), plus the chariot game and the new Flashpoint Campaigns.

MY WALLET IS 30 PERCENT HEAVIER! :D O0

Did the 30% apply for the whole order, or did it just apply to one game?

Grim.Reaper · April 05, 2015, 08:29:16 AM

Quote from: smittyohio on April 05, 2015, 07:51:52 AM
Quote from: JasonPratt on April 04, 2015, 09:14:02 AM
I picked up the decisive campaign games (Blitz and Case Blue), plus the chariot game and the new Flashpoint Campaigns.

MY WALLET IS 30 PERCENT HEAVIER! :D O0

Did the 30% apply for the whole order, or did it just apply to one game?

I checked it out and appeared for the entire order.....I didn't actually purchase anything, was just seeing if worth it for anything.

Steelgrave · April 05, 2015, 08:38:28 AM

Picked up Decisive Campaigns:Case Blue. I love sales. Thanks, LordZ.

mirth · April 05, 2015, 08:47:55 AM

Urge to buy...rising.

Martok · April 05, 2015, 03:07:56 PM

Well I could've easily purchased a bunch of titles with the 30%-off coupon code from Slitherine/Matrix. However, I limited myself to purchasing only stuff I was likely to actually play sometime in the next decade ( ::) ), which in this case was the Eclipse of Nashira expansion for Pandora: First Contact. Gonna go kill more alien bugs!

Quote from: airboy on April 04, 2015, 10:44:37 AM
Is Distant Worlds: Universe worth it at this price?

Jason and FAS already went into greater detail in their response, so I will simply say "Hell yes!" O0 If deep strategy/4x-style gameplay has any sort of appeal to you, then DW: Universe is definitely worth picking up at that price.

Nefaro · April 05, 2015, 04:33:39 PM

Quote from: WallysWorld on April 05, 2015, 01:02:34 AM

I just bought Hannibal: Terror of Rome. That completes my AJE collection.

Did the same.

Although now I realize that I may not own the Parthian Wars one yet. :'(

bobarossa · April 05, 2015, 07:03:00 PM

Picked up To End All Wars and its expansion. Decision was made when I learned the coupon was good for the entire order. The base game did not have short scenarios (that might actually get finished) so I knew I needed the expansion (6 short scenarios?).

Greybriar · April 05, 2015, 08:02:37 PM

I completed my Panzer Corps collection by purchasing Panzer Corps Grand Campaign 1939-1945 mega pack for 30% off with the Happy Easter discount.

Thanks Matrix / Slitherine! O0

bbmike · April 06, 2015, 07:55:56 AM

Quote from: bobarossa on April 05, 2015, 07:03:00 PM
Picked up To End All Wars and its expansion. Decision was made when I learned the coupon was good for the entire order. The base game did not have short scenarios (that might actually get finished) so I knew I needed the expansion (6 short scenarios?).

Same for me. :)

smittyohio · April 06, 2015, 08:44:27 AM

Quote from: bbmike on April 06, 2015, 07:55:56 AM
Quote from: bobarossa on April 05, 2015, 07:03:00 PM
Picked up To End All Wars and its expansion. Decision was made when I learned the coupon was good for the entire order. The base game did not have short scenarios (that might actually get finished) so I knew I needed the expansion (6 short scenarios?).

Same for me. :)

Ditto... plus I got BA2 - Kursk (30% off the temporary half off price is nice), Birth of Rome, and Hannibal - Terror of Rome. Of course, now i need to PLAY them.