Holiday Sales Purchase Tracker

[Grim.Reaper]

Since there are a million digital stores out there now and almost impossible to search through them all for the holiday sales, thought it might be nice to see what people are "actually" picking up in case it sparks an interest from others, especially if they were unaware of it.  It will also be interesting to see who walks away with the most purchases during the sales season:)  Again, looking to see what people actually purchased, not what they are considering purchasing since we have a couple of other sales threads with that content already.

To be honest, this year's sales have not been that exciting for me so far, maybe because I have everything I already want:)

For me so far, really nothing much.

**Updated**

- Far Cry 3 ($23) - Not through holiday sale, but found cheap anyway
- Borderlands 2 ($21) - Not through holiday sale, but found cheap anyway
- Borderlands 2 Season Pass ($10) - Green Man Gaming
- Lego Batman 2 ($7) - Amazon
- Lego Lord of the Rings ($7) - Amazon
- Spec Ops: The line, Bioshock, Bioshock 2 ($5) - Amazon (really only wanted Spec ops, but all this for $5)
- Kingdoms of Amalur Complete Collection ($14) - Gamersgate
- Lords of the Rings: War in the North ($5) - Amazon
- Hearts of Iron Finest Hour ($5) - Gamersgate
- Chivalry ($9) - Steam from a person selling licenses from a 4-pack
- Freedom Force Pack ($4) - Steam

[tgb]

BRSMAC + Alien Crossfire - GOG $2.99
Gothic 3 Gold - GamersGate $3.75 ($2 + Blue Coins)

[Staggerwing]

How is Gothic III compared to Morrowind and Oblivion, aside from graphics? Also, I know there were a lot of bugs in the game and the Forsaken Gods add on that were eventually ironed out. Is there a 'final' version to look for or can the game only be patched with mods?

[tgb]

There is a "fan patch" that rebalances the game and fixes most of the bugs.  I just applied it.  As to comparing it to Elder Scrolls games, I haven't started playing it yet, so someone else will have to answer that one.

[Kushan]

How is Gothic III compared to Morrowind and Oblivion, aside from graphics? Also, I know there were a lot of bugs in the game and the Forsaken Gods add on that were eventually ironed out. Is there a 'final' version to look for or can the game only be patched with mods?

There is a a community patch that can be found here: http://www.g3cpt.eu/download/3. From reading reviews there is a mod community, that has worked to improve the aging graphics. Its been awhile, and I never got that far into it, it was a lot more unforgiving then Morrowind/Oblivion.

I missed the GG Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion $10 sale. By the time I got home from work the other day it had already ended. I've already got DW and SOTS2, but the original Sins had some of the best space combat visuals I've ever seen in a space 4X, so I'm hoping it goes on sale again.

Gamersgate

Port Royal 3 + DLC  - $7

Steam

Darksiders 1 and 2 + DLC (Steam) for $15. I regret this purchase and should have done some research before I bought it. From what I've been able to find they are not one the better console ports. Don't really have a lot of money to be spending on games atm, so I'm a little annoyed with myself.

Crusader Kings 2 DLC - Songs of the Rus, Russian Portraits, and Russian Unit Pack.

Skyrim DLC - Hearth Fire

iPad:

Baldurs Gate Enhanced Edition

Edit: Broke down and bought Skyrim and CK2 DLC. That should be it for me.

[CptHowdy]

picked up eador-not on sale
DLC for warlock
kerbal space program
liftoff bundle from GG just so i could get zafehouse diaries
TEW2013(gm/wrestling text game)-new release not on sale

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

Thus far I've purchased:

War of the Roses.   I don't think it's for me. 

Ghost Recon Future Soldier.  Not sure about this one yet.  I like the weapon customizer tool but I don't like that everything is locked out until I complete in-game "challenges".  Graphics are kind of weak.  I've played through the first 3 campaign missions so far.  I'm enjoying the various future-tech toys they give me to play with. 

Chivalry.  I just bought it now so no opinion yet.  I did play the demo and thought it was pretty fun.  The only reason I didn't buy it at the time was because you couldn't remap the key bindings to the numpad, where us lefties hang out.

[Huw the Poo]

How is Gothic III compared to Morrowind and Oblivion, aside from graphics? Also, I know there were a lot of bugs in the game and the Forsaken Gods add on that were eventually ironed out. Is there a 'final' version to look for or can the game only be patched with mods?

This game is a really sore subject for me.  From what I've managed to see of it, it could have been my favourite RPG ever.  Sadly, there are some issues that are deal-breakers as far as I'm concerned.  I'm not sure what it's like to play today, but they were certainly present well into the community-patch cycle.

On a technical level, saving and loading takes ages, even quick save/load.  That really irks me, especially when you keep dying stupid deaths, which leads me to my second point.  When fighting men or orcs or anything humanoid, combat is great.  If you're skilled enough you can take out a group of armoured men.  Attack a single wild animal, however, and the game is a nightmare.  They get you into a stun lock; an attack can knock you down, and very often the animal keeps doing the same attack again and again, preventing you from ever getting up and fighting back.  Rinse and repeat until you're dead, and there's nothing you can do about it.

Again, there's a chance these issues have been fixed by now and I'd welcome such news, but I haven't bothered to check for a while.

[Tpek]

So far:

Steam:

- Darksiders franchise collection (already owned the first one, but it's a decent price for the entirety of Darksiders 2).

- Saint's Row the Third Collection (I already owned and finished the main game and pre-order DLC long time ago, but it was a good price for all those DLCs I didn't have).

- Anno 2070 Pack.

- RPG Maker VX Ace

- Sleeping Dogs DLC: Screen Legends pack, Deep Undercover pack

- Testament of Sherlock Holmes.

Gamersgate:

- Holiday Indie Bundles : Ignition + Liftoff (Alien Shooter 2 Conscription, Orczz, Achron [already own a copy via Steam], Syder Arcase, Zafehouse Diaries, Will Fight for Food, Human Tanks, Zombie Shooter 2)

- Kingdom of Amalur DLC: Teeth of Naros, Legend of Dead Kel.

GOG:

- Might&Magic 7
- Might&Magic 8
- Might&Magic 9

- Blackwell Bundle
- Resonance
- Stacking

Other:

- Humble Indie Bundle 7

- Path of Exile support (not exactly a holiday deal, but whatever :P)


And this is just for now. I will continue to update as I continue to waste money on this crap :P

EDIT: Update for December 29.
EDIT2: Another update for December 29 :P

[Bison]

Well the one game I had an eye on just went on sale.  Anno 2070.

[PanzersEast]

Thus Far....

• Humble Bundle 7   -  $6.50 (not really a holiday buy)
• Haegemonia Gold Edition   -   $4.99
• King of Dragon Pass  -  $2.49     (I all ready had it on iPad, just to support)
• Neverwinter Nights Gold   -   $4.99
• Magic the Gathering 2013 + DLC   -  $9.99(last minute impulse buy)
• Lift Off Bundle   -  $4.00

PE

[Huw the Poo]

OK, I am DONE with the Christmas sales!  I already went over budget slightly.  :-[

From Steam:

Dawn of War complete collection
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
Universe Sandbox
Wargame: European Escalation

From Gamersgate:

IndieFort bundle (just for Zafehouse Diaries really)

A fantastic haul!  I'm like a kid in a sweet shop now. :)

[GibbyG]

Football Manager 2013 from GamersGate.  I know nothing about soccer but figure millions of people can't be wrong so thought I'd try it.

[Arctic Blast]

Saints Row 3 Season Pass - $4.99
Batman Arkham City GOTY - $5.30 or so
Sine Mora - $3.99

[Father Ted]

I know nothing about soccer....

First lesson: it's called football