Steam winter sale - post yer loot

[steve58]

There's a demo...

Thx Huw! ...downloading now.

[Toonces]

I've received a couple of games as gifts, but haven't purchased anything yet.  I do have a $20 Steam gift card burning a hole in my pocket, though. 

[BanzaiCat]

I had an unexpected gift, which included some Steam funds, so I made my wishlist a little lighter.

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year
Skyrim Dawnguard
Skyrim Dragonborn
Tales from the Borderlands
Knights of Pen and Paper 2
Sheltered
Invisible, Inc. Contigency Plan Bundle
The Curious Expedition

...on top of the shite I already bought from a good Christmas, which I posted in a thread that shall not be named, otherwise risking the sarcastic wrath of one metallic creature.

[airboy]

I had an unexpected gift, which included some Steam funds, so I made my wishlist a little lighter.

Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year
Skyrim Dawnguard
Skyrim Dragonborn
Tales from the Borderlands
Knights of Pen and Paper 2
Sheltered
Invisible, Inc. Contigency Plan Bundle
The Curious Expedition

...on top of the shite I already bought from a good Christmas, which I posted in a thread that shall not be named, otherwise risking the sarcastic wrath of one metallic creature.

Well - I hate you Banzai Cat.  I looked at your list and checked the ones that I have never played.

And now I want Knights of Pen and Paper 1 Expandier and Invisible Inc.

I have way too many unplayed games already and way too much real world work to do.

[Barthheart]

Well... finally caved.... caught up on most of the EU IV DLCs I was missing which was most of them... except for the Cossacks stuff.
Also got Invisible Inc. cause it just looks cool.

About $60 CDN... so not bad.... as long as I actually learn to play EU IV now..... 

[Apocalypse 31]

Dumb question: Are there daily deals?

I don't see any, and I feel like I haven't seen a 'Daily Deals' promotion happen for the last few Steam sales.

Edit: For clarification - the items displayed "TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTED DEALS" don't seem to be true Daily Deals that were reduced even further from Steam sale prices.

[Huw the Poo]

And now I want Knights of Pen and Paper 1 Expandier and Invisible Inc.

You also want Empire TV Tycoon. ;)

[bob48]

Nothing for me as yet. I'm dithering about Elite.

[Jarhead0331]

Dumb question: Are there daily deals?

I don't see any, and I feel like I haven't seen a 'Daily Deals' promotion happen for the last few Steam sales.

Edit: For clarification - the items displayed "TODAY'S HIGHLIGHTED DEALS" don't seem to be true Daily Deals that were reduced even further from Steam sale prices.

There are no daily deals. They just highlight different games each day. I think we had a discussion about this a few pages back. Its disappointing on the one hand, but on the other hand, at least you know you have until the end of the sale to get a deal.

[Huw the Poo]

Yeah, I like it this way.  The discounts are already generous enough, and you don't feel pressured into buying something before a deal ends.

[BanzaiCat]

And now I want Knights of Pen and Paper 1 Expandier and Invisible Inc.

You also want Empire TV Tycoon. ;)

Muwahahahahaha!  >:D

Knights of Pen and Paper are one of my go-to favs. The first one ended pretty quickly, and there's a TON of grinding in it. The second one is more of the same but with new abilities and better graphics. "Better" being a relative term, considering the first one looked like an 8-bit pixel game.

Empire TV Tycoon is fun, too, though I don't quite have the hang of how adverts work. I need to spend some more time with it, eventually. With Morrowind and the other Skyrim expansions, I'm looking at several hundred hours of gameplay with that alone! Sigh. #firstworldgamerproblems

[Huw the Poo]

Empire TV Tycoon is fun, too, though I don't quite have the hang of how adverts work.

What the game doesn't explain particularly well is that adverts need to satisfy two criteria...both audience numbers, and types of audience.  So although you may get 70,000 viewers for that block with a target of 68,000, if they aren't the right kind of viewer, you will still fail.  The block will turn a dark colour so you know it's failed.  You can then schedule it in for another time.  You can show them as often as you like until they're satisfied (or they expire), and you'll notice that as you schedule them the game will keep a tally of how many you've scheduled versus how many you need to schedule to get the bonus.

When you're going for a juicy (or difficult) advert bonus, you will find it useful to schedule marketing campaigns in the same block.  Hiring a PR manager can do wonders for this...once trained up a bit, they can develop marketing campaigns that significantly boost viewing figures, and the better ones can be as large as five blocks too (probably even longer, I haven't played an awful lot yet so still plenty to see).

Don't forget to rotate your film library as often as possible.  Get rid of those low-freshness films pronto, and buy some decent ones.

I had a side quest the other day to show a horror film at 1am rated 4.9 or higher.  Handily, my scriptwriter (who specialises in horror) had just finished a horror script so I quickly hired some actors and put it into production (the choices you make here affect the eventual rating significantly...e.g. emphasise visual effects for horror, cameo roles for comedy etc...later on you'll get a breakdown of why you got the rating you did).  The film  - my horror masterpiece, "Boobies and Bums" - was completed just in time and had a 5.9 rating, so I duly scheduled it and got a very nice bonus for doing so. :)

I'm showing my first TV show later.  Not sure how these work yet, I think you have to schedule a whole run.  Anyway, I had a spare late-night slot which my audience analyst predicted would be viewed mainly by "geeks" - hopefully a good fit for my show, which is a quiz show.  I'm looking forward to seeing the feedback so that I can tailor it to the most suitable audience.

Great game this, a proper hidden gem.

[ArizonaTank]

Battle Brothers.  Started to play it, seems like a good one.

[Steelgrave]

I was naughty this year and couldn't keep away from the sales.....

Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 4
Empire TV Tycoon
Horizon
Legend of Grimrock 2
Rebel Galaxy
The Endless Legends DLCs
Invisible, Inc plus DLCs

Now let's see how many I actually play before next Christmas  ::)

[airboy]

I was naughty this year and couldn't keep away from the sales.....

Decisive Campaigns: Case Blue
Draft Day Sports: Pro Basketball 4
Empire TV Tycoon
Horizon
Legend of Grimrock 2
Rebel Galaxy
The Endless Legends DLCs
Invisible, Inc plus DLCs

Now let's see how many I actually play before next Christmas  ::)

Let me help.  It is Christmas until the start of Epiphany.  Christmas runs from the birth of Christ until the Wise Men show up 12 days later.  Thus, it is Christmas until 12th night - which is on January 5. 

See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twelfth_Night_(holiday) for non-Catholics or those who really don't want 12 days of Christmas.