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I am wondering this as well
It is decent. It's kind of the opposite of all other Obsidian games - the tech is actually very stable, runs well, and looks good at 1080p, but the story, characters, and world are all very uninspired. Every once in awhile their brilliance does shine through though.
The co-op is very poorly implemented and I wouldn't recommend playing it with kb/m, gamepad works great.
It is in the end an entirely competent console dungeon crawler with lots of loot. If you like games like Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance and Champions of Norath then you'll probably like this game.
I think it's a great deal for $5, and there's some DLC out now that went on sale earlier this year and will probably do so again on Steam.
Might wanna wait for a Steam sale, so you can get the first 2 games for free.
Refreshment.01
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Dungeon Siege 3 can be activated on Steam right?
MrOogieBoogie
BioShock Infinite is like playing some homeless guy's vivid imagination
Whoops. Wrong thread, sorry.
Op updated with next weeks deals and digital deal vote winner.
Next Week's Deal of the Week - 5/6-5/12:
Psychonauts - $1.99 (Sunday only) - $3.99 (Monday - Saturday)
Costume Quest - $2.99
Stacking - $7.49
"Oh So Fine" Bundle (all 3 games) - $9.99
Digital Deal Winner
Darksiders - $4.99 Activates on Steam
Next Week's Deal of the Week - 5/6-5/12:
Psychonauts - $1.99 (Sunday only) - $3.99 (Monday - Saturday)
Costume Quest - $2.99
Stacking - $7.49
"Oh So Fine" Bundle (all 3 games) - $9.99
Digital Deal Winner
Darksiders - $4.99 Activates on Steam
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Someone told me a week or two ago Amazon had Diablo 3 for $10 off. I just put my pre-order in a few days ago and missed out on the discount. Any chance of getting that discount or did i miss the boat? why have a pre-order on discount for only a week... i don't remembe r them doing this before for a preorder
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Great deal on Psychonauts
M_A_C
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I think that was newegg. That's were I preordered mine for $50.
Barack Lesnar
Banned
Oh ok nvm then
Gully State
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Every time Darksiders is on sale, I put it in my cart, but manage to never pull the trigger as I always come to the conclusion that I'd never put in the time to play it..maybe this will finally be the week
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
The deal lasts through the end of the day on Monday
...get it Gully!Yes all the Double Fine games we carry are!. If I were you I'd drop the extra $1.50 and get the "Oh So Fine" Bundle.
Cheers,
Tony
Oh man I feel so dumb for buying Stacking on Steam for 15 bucks today...
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
There any real reason to get the Augmented Edition of Dues Ex?
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
Alright, we're trying something new if you like it let me know (and tell your friends ).
We've recently put up Preorders for "A Game of Thrones" and we're letting our customers choose between Steam and non-steam (ActControl in this case):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00806YCIC/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - Steam Version
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZT4URI/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - ActControl Version
In both cases customers will get a $10 GC (good for use on most products on Amazon.com not just video games).
Cheers,
Tony
).We've recently put up Preorders for "A Game of Thrones" and we're letting our customers choose between Steam and non-steam (ActControl in this case):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00806YCIC/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - Steam Version
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZT4URI/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - ActControl Version
In both cases customers will get a $10 GC (good for use on most products on Amazon.com not just video games).
Cheers,
Tony
Dice
Pokémon Parentage Conspiracy Theorist
If you like non-game content.
I don't.
InfiniteNine
Rolling Girl
Regular edition it is!
Soundtrack's pretty good. I'd get it just for that.
graywolf323
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Alright, we're trying something new if you like it let me know (and tell your friends
We've recently put up Preorders for "A Game of Thrones" and we're letting our customers choose between Steam and non-steam (ActControl in this case):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00806YCIC/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - Steam Version
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZT4URI/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - ActControl Version
In both cases customers will get a $10 GC (good for use on most products on Amazon.com not just video games).
Cheers,
Tony
hopefully we get some reviews before release; I'm on the fence about the game
Tropico 4: Modern Times is on sale from GameFly this weekend for $12.59. Does anyone know if I downloaded this if it'd work with the Amazon version? I dunno if they just give you a code or how it works..
Tony, will Amazon price match?
http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Tropico-4-Modern-Times/5003714/
Tony, will Amazon price match?
http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Tropico-4-Modern-Times/5003714/
spindoctor
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Alright, we're trying something new if you like it let me know (and tell your friends
We've recently put up Preorders for "A Game of Thrones" and we're letting our customers choose between Steam and non-steam (ActControl in this case):
Will you be able to share the results and conclusions of this experiment with us?
I've bought 3 different copies of SHOGUN 2:Total War on the same Amazon account and gotten three different Steam keys that were used on different Steam accounts.
In general it should work, but if you are aware of a problem specific to psychonauts ignore me.
Too bad it only has half the tracks compared to the retail version - just bought the Augmented edition and there's only 12 of the 25 tracks of the retail version included. Very annoying when they do that. Still, add-on stuff well worth the extra buck for the augmented version as a whole.
Elginer
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Awesome! Thanks for letting me know. I had heard of some people buying multiple downloads of the same game and only getting one key. Just wanted to make sure it I could purchase 3 keys and still get them all. Thanks!
Really? That's pretty messed up of them. The other extras aren't really all that worthwhile (or maybe I'm just pandered from TW2 stuff), either.
Alright, we're trying something new if you like it let me know (and tell your friends
We've recently put up Preorders for "A Game of Thrones" and we're letting our customers choose between Steam and non-steam (ActControl in this case):
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00806YCIC/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - Steam Version
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007ZT4URI/?tag=neogaf0e-20 - ActControl Version
In both cases customers will get a $10 GC (good for use on most products on Amazon.com not just video games).
Cheers,
Tony
Hey I got an error message the first time I tried to preorder the game, so I tried again. Now it shows up twice in my orders. Will I somehow be charged twice? If so, how do I cancel one of those digital preorders? The only option available is "Go To My Games Library".
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
I won't be able to share specific data but I'll be able to say "yes it made sense for us to to do this and we'll likely try to do it more in the future".
Just to confirm, yes if you buy the game multiple times we'll just keep giving you a new line item with a different key each time, you can then send this key to friends as a gift. My brother receives virtually all of his bday/holiday presents in this fashion.
There should be a hyperlink in your games and software library next to each preorder that says "cancel pre-order" do you not see this?
Let me know so I can try and help you further if you don't.
Cheers,
Tony
spindoctor
Member
Without getting into specifics, will you at least be able to tell us whether more people preferred the Steam or non Steam version?
Elginer
Member
No need to use the Steam client and thus no issues when having no online connection.
Btw., is it it really THIS easy to use the Amazon download service from outside the US?
Edit: Apparently it is, now I downloaded the DF bundle.
If the option is no-DRM or Steam I would chosoe no DRM every time. Why would I want to limit my ability to play my games? In this case however, the option appears to be one kind of DRM I've never heard of vs. Steam, and in that case I'd choose Steam. They devil you know, etc. etc.
Oh so fine bundle is a really amazing deal. Stacking is still a little too expensive for me, but if I didn't already have CQ and Psychonauts I'd pick the bundle up in a heart beat.
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
I'll have to figure out exactly what I can share so I'm not 100% sure yet, stay tuned.
No need to use the Steam client and thus no issues when having no online connection.
Btw., is it it really THIS easy to use the Amazon download service from outside the US?
Edit: Apparently it is, now I downloaded the DF bundle.
Hey there,
Good questions on the Steam vs. Non-steam vs. DRM free.
To answer your questions/address the comments regarding why someone would choose a Non-Steam game that still had another form of DRM:
You have to remember that you all are pretty hard hardcore gamers, this is an easy statement to make given that you're posting on 'Gaf. Amazon has a customer base larger than some countries, this means that a ton of our customers have absolutely no interest in the benefits Steam as a platform has to offer, they simply see it as another program they have to run in order to play their games.
Many of these customers are VERY familiar with the concept of using a CD Key to activate a product though, given that this has been standard practice since at least the early '90s.
These customers don't want to install something they have to click on to load every time they want to play their game, they don't care about cheevos, don't want multiplayer or cloud saves. They just want to put in their "CD Key" and start playing.
We want to be able to offer these customers full selection, but in cases like this there is no DRM free solution, so we're offering them the next best thing,
Hope this helps add some perspective, let me know if you have further questions
.Cheers,
Tony
I'll have to figure out exactly what I can share so I'm not 100% sure yet, stay tuned.
Hey there,
Good questions on the Steam vs. Non-steam vs. DRM free.
To answer your questions/address the comments regarding why someone would choose a Non-Steam game that still had another form of DRM:
You have to remember that you all are pretty hard hardcore gamers, this is an easy statement to make given that you're posting on 'Gaf. Amazon has a customer base larger than some countries, this means that a ton of our customers have absolutely no interest in the benefits Steam as a platform has to offer, they simply see it as another program they have to run in order to play their games.
Many of these customers are VERY familiar with the concept of using a CD Key to activate a product though, given that this has been standard practice since at least the early '90s.
These customers don't want to install something they have to click on to load every time they want to play their game, they don't care about cheevos, don't want multiplayer or cloud saves. They just want to put in their "CD Key" and start playing.
We want to be able to offer these customers full selection, but in cases like this there is no DRM free solution, so we're offering them the next best thing,
Hope this helps add some perspective, let me know if you have further questions
Cheers,
Tony
So amazon doesn't mind if someone buys a digital game with a bogus US address as long as they can pay?
Some people just find it to be less of a hassle I guess. Personally I get burned every time I handle a game that doesn't register on Steam. Whether it's Amazon's downloader that took 9 hours to download mass effect 1 for me only to corrupt at the end and have no way of fixing itself (like steam's verify integrity feature), or Origin having a number of errors and customer service snafus.
I think for most of the people Tony is referring to, if they were educated on the features of Steam then they'd prefer it too. It's easy to forget how relatively small time regular PC gaming still is and how relatively unknown Steam still is. I know that when I come across a new program I'm very hesitant to use it unless I find a lot of people say it's good and it's ok to use.
I hate myself, I really do. Just bought Psychonauts and Costume Quest on Amazon without realizing you could get the bundle with Stacking for cheaper. Now I know it's still a bargain at $7.50 but I'll probably wait in the future for a better deal now. SHIT I WANTED THAT GAME! 
Amazon Video Gamer
Banned
Exactly, product education around DRM solutions is definitely not something we have the bandwidth or inclination to engage in though, can you imagine how rage-filled you'd be if you called/emailed/chatted with a company to complain about something and their response was "oh no, you don't understand, let me tell you why you really do want this feature".
Instead we're just going to offer both and let customers vote with their wallets.
Cheers,
Tony
Yeah I don't expect other companies to do it anyway. Besides what you mentioned, it's not in your best interest to recommend a game that uses a rival platform as it's basically free advertising at east for Steam. I don't know if they get any royalties or their normal 30% for those games being sold elsewhere but it's a trojan horse at the very least.
I was mainly saying it's up to gamers to educate people who have questions. Because even though I'm a core gamer I'm still pretty new at PC gaming and I know how much of a hassle it can be to someone who doesn't want to deal with PC-related problems and more importantly to someone who doesn't necessarily know how to fix them.
I'm all for what you guys are doing though, PC gaming is about choices. As long as I'm always offered a Steam choice then I won't be complaining at all.
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