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[hiryu]

Ugh, The Witcher and Bioshock 2 today. We'll see if I can resist Defense Grid and Tomb Raider before tomorrow.

 

[Felix Lighter]

Just the Witcher for me today, I think.

 

[pirata]

So, Burnout. I pretty much hate driving games (and driving in real life, for that matter). Is there any chance that I might still like it?

 

[kanugo]

One thing that I love on Steam is that $5 isn't converted to 5€. Witcher is marked with a nice 4€ price tag.

 

[Buttonbasher]

I'd so buy RE5 if we could get the fucking DLC too. Game must be a fucking blast in 3D.

Color Mod is what really does it. It looks like a completely different game.

 

[Salaadin]

I own 2 Tomb Raider games for PC but I didnt get them from Steam. Is this their way of telling me that Im an idiot?

 

[Corto]

Men of War looks like Company of Heroes. Is this basic visual judgement call accurate?

The WWII setting is the same but the similitudes end there. First let me say that both are great, excellent games. CoH is more streamlined (not dumbed down :lol ) there's not so much micromanagement as in MoW, the attention to detail in MoW can be almost overwhelming each individual unit has an inventory, and you can have direct control of each individual unit turning the game into a shooter with only a keystroke! Buy it and spend some time with it to learn it and you will be rewarded.

 

[Corky]

I had to buy Ultimate Box, it would be rude NOT to buy it when it's that cheap right?

Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box: $5

Today's Total: $5

Overall Total: $9.73

that's how I rationalize everything

 

[MNC]

Tom raider is 3.60!? It says 5 here.

 

[soul creator]

bah, I bought a boxed copy of bioshock 2 pc from best buy for $9.99 sunday.

Should've waited for steam no-cd convenience, lol

 

[poppabk]

Burnout for 5 bucks! Too bad i already have it off steam. Damn.... Should i buy it just to have it registered on Steam?

I don't have any Lara Croft Games. What happens if somebody that has a lara croft game gifts it to me? Do I get it for the cheaper price?

I just gifted it to email and got the discount because I have Underworld, so yeah you can gift it at the cheaper price if you have another game.

 

[cicero]

I was hoping the $2 Defense Grid sale meant that the DLC map packs were like $.25 cents each or something. Still at $1 for four map packs. At least packed in with the game and averaged out they are back down to last year's $.50 glitch price.

 

[Yaweee]

Tom raider is 3.60!? It says 5 here.

3.60 if you own any Tomb Raider game.

 

[benjipwns]

We'll see if I can resist Defense Grid

ONE OF US ONE OF US ONE OF US

I was hoping the $2 Defense Grid sale meant that the DLC map packs were like $.25 cents each or something. Still at $1 for four map packs. At least packed in with the game and averaged out they are back down to last year's $.50 glitch price.

$6 for all of it is still literally piracy!

 

[YuriLowell]

I must know about disciples 3.

is it worth my hard earned 7.50?

 

[Dice]

I don't get this one. Neither Witcher nor DA:O are open world. You get a choice of several locations from a map in DA:O fairly early but it is still focused locations and an (almost) linear path from start to finish with a smattering of sidequests. There is one branch point, iirc, but even that was like only 3 choices of location.

You do about 100x more running back and forth in The Witcher.

 

[luxarific]

Hmm, I sort of regret picking up the Witcher at the Amazon sale early on.

Should I redip?

 

[Minsc]

Not according to the Steam forums.

According to a few GAF impression it's worth grabbing if you liked to the second:

Disciples III got put aside for SC2, but from what I played, it's Disciples II with a different (and based on my short time, more engaging) battle system.

I like it, and I am comfortable recommending it to anyone who enjoyed D2.

You should give Disciples III a chance. It's bassicaly what HoMM IV was - a good game on it's own, just not as good as previous part and too different from it.

The main complain about D3 is that it's too much like HoMM, so if you like both you might find it pretty good. I did. It wasn't anything earth shattering, but it was an nice enjoyable, even if a little too easy TBS.

I wasn't thrilled about $25+ for it, but at this price, I'll pick it up. I loved HoMM V, III, II and Disciples I & II.

 

[Seagoon]

Pulled the trigger on Bioshock 2 (thanks Coopolon!), Lara Croft, and The Witcher.

Tempted by Resident Evil 5, but it's still pretty expensive given the age of the game and from what I understand it lacks the consoles DLC (seems to be standard with the PC lately) - can someone talk me out of it?

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Tom raider is 3.60!? It says 5 here.

It's 5.10 unless you own another Tomb Raider game on Steam, then it's $3.60.

 

[gregor7777]

I was hoping the $2 Defense Grid sale meant that the DLC map packs were like $.25 cents each or something. Still at $1 for four map packs. At least packed in with the game and averaged out they are back down to last year's $.50 glitch price.

They are worth it. Very high quality maps in the paid DLC.

 

[UrbanRats]

Tempted by Resident Evil 5; no splitscreen and no extra chapters though, make me desist, i'll most probably wait for something better, yeah..

 

[shintoki]

Looked it up myself heh

 

[Majeh]

Pretty much a no-brainer for me. Witcher to have on steam and Guardian of Light.

Wanted to ask, how steep is the learning curve in Defense Grid for someone who hasn't played any TD?

 

[MNC]

3.60 if you own any Tomb Raider game.

D'oh ofcourse. Does that work for gifting?

 

[IceMarker]

The Witcher is mine! Been looking to get into this series for a while!

 

[Krakn3Dfx]

Pulled the trigger on Bioshock 2 (thanks Coopolon!), Lara Croft, and The Witcher.

Tempted by Resident Evil 5, but it's still pretty expensive given the age of the game and from what I understand it lacks the consoles DLC (seems to be standard with the PC lately) - can someone talk me out of it?

If you don't have it on a console, and you don't have a console with it available, get it. The DLC isn't worth not picking it up for the price, it's an awesome game.

 

[The Technomancer]

So yeah, the Witcher. We'll see if this is what it takes to get me into 3D WRPGs.

 

[Reluctant-Hero]

I'll pick up Defense Grid tonight. Ice been eyeing it fit a while. Might as well buy all four DLC packs too...

 

[Dice]

So, Burnout. I pretty much hate driving games (and driving in real life, for that matter). Is there any chance that I might still like it?

No, but you can gift it to me if you really want the experience of purchasing it at such a low price.

 

[AcciDante]

Phew, nothing for me today. My wallet lives another day!

 

[BarrenMind]

Hmm.. I am skipping lunch and gorging on company snacks... OK Lara, why not

 

[nexen]

You do about 100x more running back and forth in The Witcher.

I..am even more confused now. I think we have different definitions of open world.

 

[benjipwns]

D'oh ofcourse. Does that work for gifting?

No, apparently. (Maybe not, see below.)

Wanted to ask, how steep is the learning curve in Defense Grid for someone who hasn't played any TD?

Not that bad, it does have multiple difficulties, challenges, etc. as well. Standard will give you a try or two on the latter maps, but you'll figure something out to win. (Maybe not be perfect, but win.)

 

[Shambles]

Nothing for me today thankfully. I'd grab Witcher but I still have most of DA to finish and by the time i'm done that Witcher 2 will be out.

 

[Easy_D]

Divinity II is at 26€... whats the word on it? I liked divine divinity from the same studio a lot.

Is it the regular Divinity 2 or Dragon Knight Saga? The latter fixes a lot of issues the original release had and has an expansion pack as well.

I really liked what I played so far (Beat the first 'campaign') and I bought it full price.

 

[Tonza]

So far:

Super Meat Boy
Defense Grid
Lara Croft

Already own Witcher, would've bought that if I hadn't.

 

[poppabk]

On the front page it says that if you own "any Tomb Raider game" then Lara Croft & tGoL should be -76% (that is 3.60 euro). Well I do own Tomb Raider Legend, as well as LC&tGoL and when I want to buy the game for a friend it says that it's 5.10 euro :/

You have to go all the way through the process to the final checkout page before it shows. At least that is how it works in the US gifting to an email address.

 

[erpg]

Nothing for me today thankfully. I'd grab Witcher but I still have most of DA to finish and by the time i'm done that Witcher 2 will be out.

So what's the problem here?

 

[Instro]

Only thing tempting me today is The Witcher since I already a few of these daily deals.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

This, my friends, is Burnout Paradise:

(KITT, Delorean, Ecto-1 and General Lee) (as a dlc pack though)

I hate racing games and I spent like 30 hours with this one. GO FRIKING BUY IT!!!!!!

 

[Minsc]

You do about 100x more running back and forth in The Witcher.

The only part of The Witcher where I felt I was running back and forth too much as in the prologue. The quests for the most part are numerous enough that you can generally work on 2-3+ at a time in the same map, so you're usually doing something worthwhile. The swamp was actually interesting for me, some people don't like it though.

I don't know if you played in OTS, but it's a much more visually pleasing experience and probably less annoying than the birds eye views for navigating.

 

[Majeh]

Not that bad, it does have multiple difficulties, challenges, etc. as well.

Cool, bought.

 

[Stop It]

Well, today is a cheap day. *phew*

Only Lara Croft (£2.40 because I own Tomb Raider:Anniversary) and The Polynomial (because it's er...well just look at it).

£3.90, something tells me I wont be let off like that again.

 

[BigAT]

I think only Lara Croft for me today.

 

[Chris R]

Nothing for me today. Already bought defense grid and the witcher last year and have burnout on my ps3. Bring on tomorrow!!!

 

[Drkirby]

Why are people even questioning getting the Witcher at $5? I just bought a 2 pack of toothpaste like 10 minutes ago for $5. Two tubes of toothpaste people!!!

I own it on Amazon. Is the slight convenience worth $5?

 

[poppabk]

So, Burnout. I pretty much hate driving games (and driving in real life, for that matter). Is there any chance that I might still like it?

Burnout has the advantage of pretty much playing like bumper cars, at least up to the last tier in single player. You can drive flatout giving little thought to braking and still clear events with relative ease. Using a keyboard no less.
I tend to get frustrated with driving games real easy, because I don't have the patience to play properly, but I loved Burnout.

 

[cicero]

Buy Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition
Includes all five of the Fallout 3 Game Add-on Packs
-25% $29.99 $22.49

So the difference between the daily deal and now was a whole 8% $2.40...

Why you gotta hurt me like this, Gabe.

 

[Lyonaz]

All I wanted was Titan Quest and The Witcher for cheap!

THANK YOU STEAM!!!

And it's still just the second day!:lol