I was debating between the $10 and $20 package before I paused long enough to realize that the extra $10 is like 1.2 beers on a random night out.
I opted for the complete package.
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I was debating between the $10 and $20 package before I paused long enough to realize that the extra $10 is like 1.2 beers on a random night out.
I opted for the complete package.
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut, Armello, and Hard West are all on sale.
i am kinda hoping newegg will have FF codes on sale again. They had cheap FF codes for sale during the last steam sale.
bigace33
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i thought it was pretty good. Its a rogue like game with strategic elements. It can get pretty intense too. Definitely worth that price.
StereoVsn
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Yeah but those are cheap. Skip Cossacs, maybe skip Conquest and El Dorado (although this has nation designer) and it's not bad at all for a game that can give you hundreds upon hundreds of hours. They don't call it Grand Strategy for nothing.
I also heartily recommend Crusader Kings 2. Its a bit of a different twist on the genre with a lot more "close" play as you guide a noble family through the ages with all kinds of crazy RPG like statistics and events. There is even Game of Thrones mod which is pretty great for it. Unfortunately since its been out a while situation with DLC is similar, but you don't have to get everything at once either.
StereoVsn
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Shadowrun HK and Divinity Original Sin are the answers!
Edit: For more strategy take, try Endless Legends.
Edit 2: how is Rebel Galaxy? Reviews seem pretty good.
I'm not sure what the alpha state has been like. I've actually been playing it at a friends on and off for a month or so now, probably for less than 10hrs in total, but I thought it was tricky enough. Some youtube videos probably do a better explanation than what I could - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6Y7C8SSrto
Yeah I love it. Whether it's the crazy places and characters you meet, or the often brutal journeys at zee, it's really amazing. I really want to find more games like it with such incredible writing that really draws you in. If you have any recommendations I am all ears!
Sgt.Pepper
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The most recent ones, I mean. Seems like latest update is disliked.
LurkerPrime
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Omg... I completely blanked on Divinity. Now I'm terrible.
I just found out from your post that it's on steam, wow.
Tizoc
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Then get Second Chapter cuz it's well worth the money.
Tales of Zesty too whenever tht goes on sale.
Last Remnant is $1 over at humblebundle.com
Keep an eye out for Valkyria Chronicles to drop to $4.99 or whereabouts
bobnowhere
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Has Valve set a floor price in this sale? The only games below $0.49 (or the equivalent in your region) are the 3 from the weekly. Noticed the same thing during the sale last month.
YianGaruga
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Anyone else feel like the discovery queue is completely useless? It recommends only garbage I don't care about. The best thing is "this is in your queue because it's on sale". oh really
More_Badass
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Have you played 80 Days? Over 630,000 words of wonderful prose and a fascinating world to discover
http://store.steampowered.com/app/381780/
And if you have an iOS or Android device, inkle's Sorcery series is just as fantastic
Se7enSword
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Pretty much. I mean I understand what Valve wants to do (Thanks to Cheesy's tweets) but their approach on how the discovery queue selects needs some ironing out.
LurkerPrime
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Yes! The only thing worse is the "recommended" list on the main page, where half of everything is owned or wishlisted already. (Bonus points for curations of currently-wishlisted items...)
How many are in each queue, 12? Because then I'm 0-36 today. Though to be fair, I went through the entire library when the discovery queue first launched which is skewing things a bit.
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I miss Flash sales.
Have you played 80 Days? Over 630,000 words of wonderful prose and a fascinating world to discover
http://store.steampowered.com/app/381780/
And if you have an iOS or Android device, inkle's Sorcery series is just as fantastic
Oh wow, I didn't know they added Toronto to the game. Did they update the iOS version too?
I always find it amusing when I see posts like this and I somehow end up getting more games than I have in the Sales for many years. Seems like back in 2007 to about 2010 I spent quite a lot on tons of great stuff, and then had a lull between 2011 to mid 2014. Now I'm actually finding games I want with a really nice discount; not quite rock bottom prices of 2007 when the £ was worth so much more than the $ and Steam was still not regional, but still great deals.
Your aggravation about region locks and gifting issues on point though. I'm lucky to be in a place that hasn't got as many of the problems, but it is infuriating to me that they exist at all.
If its your first exposure you won't even notice the ramped up difficulty, its what you deal from get go.. I like it.
Have you used the discovery queue before this? I imagine it's doing that because it's trying to build a profile using a wide array of games initially. The problem is that I don't know when or if it actually gets to be worthwhile and yea, it's annoying having to sift through titles you'd think they would know you're not interested in based on your library.
It really is annoying that it populates that list with games you have already.
StereoVsn
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Yes, let's not skip Divinity Original Sin which has "literally" (well, maybe not literally but I can't think of anything better) best turn based RPG combat since well, forever. Although one could argue that some of say BG2's magical mechanics with triggers and time stop spell haven't been properly replicated anywhere (yes, it's not turn based).
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Professor Lich
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I haven't played since the latest update but usually what ends up happening is people are upset that their dominate strategy doesn't work anymore. I could be wrong though, I haven't ready any reviews. I will say that the difficulty does spike really damn high and you will die if you are unprepared. It is something I do love about the game because it's a theme it nails perfectly. You're supposed to feel helpless and get stressed out yourself.
For anyone else interested, I say try it out, especially with refunds available now, but I can understand that it's not for everyone.
Have you played 80 Days? Over 630,000 words of wonderful prose and a fascinating world to discover
http://store.steampowered.com/app/381780/
And if you have an iOS or Android device, inkle's Sorcery series is just as fantastic
Fantastic! I completely forgot about the game. Will get them both for sure, thanks!
YianGaruga
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Only a handful of times for the same reason basically. I feel like it doesn't try to build a taste profile at all. I can say no to survival games 10 times and it still shows me ARK "because it's popular". My library is all over the place because of bundles, but it shouldn't be impossible to get a useful profile out of me.
More_Badass
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Yeah, there was a huge update where they added a ton of cities to North America, Canada, and South America, and even more exotic stories like a lunar trip
texhnolyze
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thesaucetastic
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Whoa, I guess I missed a lot of this thread.
I'm a little surprised Undertale went on sale now when it didn't have a discount during the Autumn Sale. Maybe I shouldn't be though
I'm a little surprised Undertale went on sale now when it didn't have a discount during the Autumn Sale. Maybe I shouldn't be though
Awesome, I haven't played since the summer, but this should get me right back in.
Mini Metro
I really want to give this game a chance but without controller support, I just won't give it a look. My PC is hooked up to my TV and I don't play with a mouse unless I absolutely have to.
North America and Canada, you say?
It's far from complete but what is there is pretty robust on its own. I find it too grindy though.
EatinOlives
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I'm at the point where I'm skipping practically all the great deals (Quake Live $2, Outland $1) because I'm not gonna have time to play them and will probably fester forever in my backlog 
Sgt.Pepper
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Aw crap I had forgotten all about Hotline Miami 2. Maybe I'll get that instead of Undertale/Civ V Complete.
I'm at the point where I'm skipping practically all the great deals (Quake Live $2, Outland $1) because I'm not gonna have time to play them and will probably fester forever in my backlog
I spend trading card bucks, mostly.
Makes the hurt a little less.
Stratosphere
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Divinity: OS EE or Pillars of Eternity for someone relatively new to CRGS?
I tried out Shadowrun form last years steam sale, and had some fun with it for a while, but for whatever reason I just lost interest/burnt out.
I'm really interested in these games, but afraid of the same thing happening again.
I tried out Shadowrun form last years steam sale, and had some fun with it for a while, but for whatever reason I just lost interest/burnt out.
I'm really interested in these games, but afraid of the same thing happening again.
derExperte
Member
Absolutely but I'm a huge KF fan. Some drama about microtransactions but if you want coop action this is what you should get.
Discovery queue is confusing. I might like a game but not want to follow or wishlist it. I skip it.
Similarly, I might have a game on my PS4, so I wouldn't want to see it again on steam. I select not interested so it doesn't come in my queue... which removes that game, but might confuse the logic into thinking I don't like that type of game when in reality.
I'm doing it wrong. I just don't know how to do it right.
0 games bought this sale. Bring on summer.
Similarly, I might have a game on my PS4, so I wouldn't want to see it again on steam. I select not interested so it doesn't come in my queue... which removes that game, but might confuse the logic into thinking I don't like that type of game when in reality.
I'm doing it wrong. I just don't know how to do it right.
0 games bought this sale. Bring on summer.
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