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steam christmas sale!

ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
that time of the year is here. it is time for us to run our wallets dry on thousands of cheap games that we will likely never actually play! i believe we've had this thread before, but it deserves a new one for this year just as the santa head thread did.

i, myself, am pretty good at not wasting every dollar I have on inflating my game library. thus far I put $13 on Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes because I understand it is a short sort of demo to the actual Phantom Pain coming out next year and would not buy that at full price. I do want to get an idea of what MGSV will be like and I am glad I could do so at a discount. Also I think I've heard that there are bonuses in Phantom Pain for owning GZ so for the price I think it may be worth it.

so, what games have you bought/are planning on buying? i personally have no plan on what to buy, and merely intend to keep checking as it goes to see what I am interested in at a good price. feel free to share your must-have deals with us so we don't miss out!
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  • CoryNewbCoryNewb Member Posts: 1,330
    I paid the full 30 or 40 for ground zeroes and it was with it at the time. I'll prob buy it again on PC when its on sale for $4 some day.

    I bought my brother a copy of hammerwatch for $3 so far. I'm keeping an eye on my wishlist.... Who knows what I'll end up with.
  • ShikaoShikao Member Posts: 376
    There is only one game that is a must-buy for me this Winter: IWDEE! =D (at the moment no discount at all =( )
    But if I find a nice discount on other games from my wishlist, I might get one or two =]
  • deltagodeltago Member Posts: 7,811
    My library is backlogged enough.

    Anything on sale now, will be on sale in the future.

    Besides Inquisition, which I will get on console after playing through Origins and 2, and their expansions, will I purchase it though.
  • wubblewubble Member Posts: 3,156
    I bought dungeon siege 2 and psychonauts. Mainly because they'll actually play on my laptop at uni.
  • BelgarathMTHBelgarathMTH Member Posts: 5,653
    Ooo - dungeon siege 2? I may need to check that one out!

    I love Steam for as many games as possible that I can buy on it, just for the "hours played" counter, if nothing else. I would have bought all the EE's there if I didn't feel like doing that would be costing profit to Beamdog.

    Do they have any of the Neverwinter Nights games, the old Might and Magic games, or any such? Also, just how "on sale" are the EE's, and are they fully updated? I'd be tempted to buy them again there just for a future play hours counter, although my play hours since 1998 are now forever lost in time. ;)

    I already have Sacred 2, Sacred 1, Freedom Force 1 and 2, Dragon Age: Origins, and several other old favorites there, most of which I've never played.

    Except for my possibly number one old favorite Sacred 2, for which my Steam counter says I've played over 350 hours, and that's just since I bought it there, not counting my many hours of play on Sacred 2's original release. :)
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2014
    deltago said:

    My library is backlogged enough.

    Anything on sale now, will be on sale in the future.

    This. I've probably got 1/4 of my library that I've never even played. Then another 20 on gog.com that I haven't touched.
  • ShikaoShikao Member Posts: 376

    Do they have any of the Neverwinter Nights games, the old Might and Magic games, or any such? Also, just how "on sale" are the EE's, and are they fully updated? I'd be tempted to buy them again there just for a future play hours counter, although my play hours since 1998 are now forever lost in time. ;)

    NWNs were removed from Steam some time ago.
    Only M&M X available at -40% (though some HoMMs and Dark Messiah are here as well)
    EEs are up to date - played BG2EE 1.3 open beta. Currently BGEE @-50%, BG2EE @-30%, IWDEE no sale =[
  • JuliusBorisovJuliusBorisov Member, Administrator, Moderator, Developer Posts: 22,753
    It seems the things are a little different this year, with featured deals lasting for 48 hours while the rotating flash deals update every 12.

    So, it's better to check every day if something has changed in terms of certain games.
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    bengoshi said:

    It seems the things are a little different this year, with featured deals lasting for 48 hours while the rotating flash deals update every 12.

    So, it's better to check every day if something has changed in terms of certain games.

    they've been making the dailies last the day after as well for a while, but they did make the community choice 24 hours and the flash sale 12 hours. i guess I am a little alright about the flash sales tbh because I generally had to stay up until it changes in order to not potentially miss something I want. for me the night update on flash sales is usually 2 AM

    btw, now that I've played I should mention Ground Zeroes doesn't work the greatest on AMD systems atm. many AMD users (including myself) have problems with a huge memory leak and report it can only be fixed by using the lowest texture setting. in fact, this game broke my windows aero! i actually couldn't turn it back on for whatever reason until after I restarted my computer because it tried to conserve memory lol. also the fox engine may try a little too hard to conserve memory, as it only allows for 3 unconscious/sleeping bodies at a time (the others are invisible) and hides distant soldiers so they pop in if you look in binoculars. this seems like a very console issue and considering nvidia people are having no problems I think the PC really doesn't need this, at least after they fix the AMD issues. I did like the gameplay and hope Phantom Pain will have the issues with GZ solved. also, I gotta say the kb+m controls are not that great. no mouse menu navigation, holding a key and reaching for others during interogations is not easy, I would like to enter first person aim using scroll but I can't bind that. despite it all I know it looks absolutely amazing and I really hope that they can take our feedback to make Phantom Pain great because I love metal gear and I am so happy to play it's latest iteration on PC!
  • alanwadealanwade Member Posts: 1
    I used PureVPN to reduce lag, is this ok?
  • CoryNewbCoryNewb Member Posts: 1,330
    I also bought my brother castle crashers and Monaco to go with his copy of hammer watch.
  • Sylvus_MoonbowSylvus_Moonbow Member Posts: 1,085
    Nice! Trine 2 is $4!
  • CoryNewbCoryNewb Member Posts: 1,330
    Trine 2 is a good game. I might have to pick up trine 1 now that they enhanced it to the trine 2 engine. The coop is great.
  • badbromancebadbromance Member Posts: 238
    Fallout 1 and 2 are half price.
    Might have to give them a go.
  • WilburWilbur Member Posts: 1,173

    Fallout 1 and 2 are half price.
    Might have to give them a go.

    You definitely should. I haven't played Fallout 2 yet, but I have an on/off game going in the first one (about half way through the game). It's a fun game and I believe Fallout 2 is even better. I have to play them chronologically so maybe some day I'll get to play part 3 (and New Vegas) :)
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    edited December 2014
    i know it's not steam but for anybody who was waiting for a discount on DA Inquisition it is currently 30% off on origin. in USD that is $39.99 for standard edition.
    Post edited by ChildofBhaal599 on
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    edited December 2014
    I just bought the Long Dark for 50% off. I've heard good things about it.

    Edit: My first attempt had me live 1 hr and 15 minutes after dying from injuries sustained from fighting off a wolf. Awesome :D
    Post edited by elminster on
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    edited December 2014
    elminster said:

    I just bought the Long Dark for 50% off. I've heard good things about it.

    Edit: My first attempt had me live 1 hr and 15 minutes after dying from injuries sustained from fighting off a wolf. Awesome :D

    i've been looking at that for a while, since hearing the news that Mark Meer, Jennifer Hale, and David Hayter are all voices in it. What can I say, I am a sucker for all 3 of those VAs lol. is it any good though?
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Well right now its only in alpha and the main story is apparently not accessible. So you can only play sandbox. So I can't comment in terms of any voice acting or how good the story is because its not yet available.

    I haven't played much about it but I will praise it on its ability to set an atmosphere. Right from the start I felt like I had no idea what I was doing, how I was going to find food or shelter, or even how I was going to defend myself. But given the nature of the game this works really well. They really got the atmosphere down pat I think, including the wind sounds and the snow and ice crunching beneath your feet. The hour and 15 minutes I mentioned is game time, not real life time. In reality between my two play throughs of the game I've only played it for about 30 minutes (real life time) But so far I've liked it. Its definitely not a game for everyone though.
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    elminster said:

    Well right now its only in alpha and the main story is apparently not accessible. So you can only play sandbox. So I can't comment in terms of any voice acting or how good the story is because its not yet available.

    I haven't played much about it but I will praise it on its ability to set an atmosphere. Right from the start I felt like I had no idea what I was doing, how I was going to find food or shelter, or even how I was going to defend myself. But given the nature of the game this works really well. They really got the atmosphere down pat I think, including the wind sounds and the snow and ice crunching beneath your feet. The hour and 15 minutes I mentioned is game time, not real life time. In reality between my two play throughs of the game I've only played it for about 30 minutes (real life time) But so far I've liked it. Its definitely not a game for everyone though.

    that is fine. I wasn't really looking for an opinion on the acting, as I think I can expect some pretty good stuff when the story is out with such a cast (but then that is not always the case even for some of the best...) if you like the gameplay I might have to give it a shot I guess.
  • BelanosBelanos Member Posts: 968
    Shikao said:


    NWNs were removed from Steam some time ago.

    They are available on GOG though.

  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    Personally I hated the games control scheme (felt like it was designed for a console), but it was well reviewed so I figured I'd point this out.

    The Witcher 2 is 85% off on Steam right now. :)
  • kamuizinkamuizin Member Posts: 3,704
    Wasted R$ 105,00 in steam with no delivery of my purchase, until this issue is solved i'm closing any possibility of new purchases, no matter the discount.
  • CoryNewbCoryNewb Member Posts: 1,330
    elminster said:

    Personally I hated the games control scheme (felt like it was designed for a console), but it was well reviewed so I figured I'd point this out.

    The Witcher 2 is 85% off on Steam right now. :)

    Bought the switcher 1&2 for a total of $4.50 today :) new RPGs for Cory in 2015
  • ShikaoShikao Member Posts: 376
    Pretty poor sale for me this year =/
    Got Wolf Among Us as gift from friend, which convinced me to get Jurrasic Park The Game finally as both are made by Telltale Games studio. And that's all... Though on other hand, it might be for good as I still have huge backlog from previous sales XD

    I guess I will need to train my patience with IWDEE... >.<
  • elminsterelminster Member, Developer Posts: 16,317
    I bought Need For Speed Hot Pursuit. Just made me miss the original even more :(
  • ChildofBhaal599ChildofBhaal599 Member Posts: 1,781
    I bought MGS and CSGO. Not much interested me I guess, or at least not at the prices given.
  • jackjackjackjack Member Posts: 3,251
    I just bought Age of Empires II HD + The Forgotten Expansion for $4.99 USD (80% off)
  • CoryNewbCoryNewb Member Posts: 1,330
    jackjack said:

    I just bought Age of Empires II HD + The Forgotten Expansion for $4.99 USD (80% off)

    Good choice :) lots of good memories.
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