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Last Day of Steam Summer Sales 2013 - Pick up the rest
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I was trying to buy a foil and cards were being bought within a second of being posted. I felt like I was on the floor of the NY stock exchange!
XANDER CAGE
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If I played the hell out of Kerbal Space Program way back when it originally had a free version (which I think is now the demo), is it worth buying for 13ish bucks? I loved toying around with it but what have they added that makes it better than the old one?
I second this recommendation. It's awesome.
I only jumped in a month ago so I can't speak to the differences, but for 13ish bucks now you get the full game as it develops and is released.
Given the sales that have hit PSN I'd sooner suspect they genuinely forgot they released games on Steam.
Oublieux
Member
This game is not for everyone. It's definitely more geared towards actual simulation/physics and the learning curve is steep. Part of the fun is learning from all the disastrously (humorous) failures that will inevitably occur.
This needs to be quoted again.
CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
Thanks, I guess you can tell how much I love the game! It's one of those experiences that hit many marks for me that videogames haven't in a long time. The blend of influences they pull from is something that resonates with me on so many levels and I do fear that for some it may not have as heavy of an impact. But...
...I can't say I blame anyone for wanting to wait. It's a 5 episode long game and only two episodes are out now. The second episode saw a several month delay because the duo got very busy with a lot of shows they were supposed to show up to as well as personal situations but in the end they still delivered. I myself am waiting on The Dream Machine to finish all 6 of its episodes before I finally start playing it again after having tried their old on-site demo years ago, but KRZ pulled me in and I am now eagerly awaiting any tidbit of news or info on when the next episode is to come. Stick it on your wishlists folks, keep an eye out for it. I just wish the devs had the ability to get that 50% off discount out and fetched some more sales out of it.
The entire Kerbin system to explore (and crash on), hundreds of new parts to build with, a graphical and engine overhaul (less lag created by the physics system, reentry effects!), loads of new mods at kerbalspaceport.com
edit: Oh, the most important thing! You can have as many missions running at the same time as you want now, so you can put satellites into orbit, set up space stations and moon bases, send probes and rovers to distant planets, etc. and leave them running while you do other things.
voodoopanda
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Happened with Primordia as well. Here's hopin' these 4 games show up as the last flash sale. (haha I have no hope)
The fails are amazing. Here are some of my attempts to build a space shuttle with little knowledge of how to do such things:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGoK_Lh0MIU
Once you learn what you're doing though, the feeling of accomplishment is hard to beat. Awesome game all the way around.
CarbonatedFalcon
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This is really getting annoying now. My crappy hotel internet connection is too slow to be able to buy the cards I need off the market. :/
This shit needs buy orders.
This shit needs buy orders.
They can't all show up for the last flash sale, since at least 6 games got shafted like that. Only 4 flash sales will be tomorrow.
Three letters: SAS! You need that to help keep your thing straight.
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TrueMenace
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I'm pretty disappointed that neither Ghost Recon Future Soldier nor Lost Planet 2 got a community vote/flash/daily...zzzz.
P.S. Vote for CoJ: Gunslinger
P.S. Vote for CoJ: Gunslinger
Indeed, but my problems were deeper than that.
I voted Kerbal with my dollars. Prison Architect looks a little rougher around the edges at the moment. And Kerbal has infinite more promise.
1:05-1:20 is great.
Maklershed
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Haha this is great. So what do you do? You just work away at your rocket and when you're ready you sit back and let it launch and see what happens?
toddhunter
Member
Oh, it's already on my wishlist, and it's not a matter of money, since from what I've heard it's a hell of a game and something I'll probably enjoy a lot. To me it's a matter of impatience: I don't want to finish the first 2 episodes and then having to force myself to wait until the rest are released. I'd rather wait now, when I still don't know what I'm missing, and then play the whole package in one go.
Kerbal if you want to try something new and have patience.
You tune and build your rocket. Then the fun beginnings. You have to control and stage your rocket to try and reach whatever your destination is.
I finished episode 2 a couple of days ago, and the wait is already unbearable.
Taco_Human
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So last flash sale starts when Eastern time?
2 pacific, 5 eastern.
Yeah basically I was attempting to build a reusable spacecraft like the space shuttle, so I built the rough version and attached a couple of booster rockets to it to get it off the ground. The plan was to get it off the ground then make a controlled landing, but the ship was way too heavy and I never got design quite right.
Edit: And to actually answer your question, no you don't watch and see - you still have direct control over everything. And it's not easy, either. The first time you get a Kerbal to orbit and back home safely is an accomplishment.
Man I'm feeling a little sad right now. I'm gonna miss the steam sale. I love checking everyday to see all the new deals. I love seeing all the crazy giveaways in this thread. I'm just sad to see it all go away. Well I guess there is still the daily deals, midweek deals, and weekend deals but it's just not the same. Also are there still weekly deals? It seems like those have disappeared.
lol that was a new low. I had to delete and readd those support columns, and they ended up in the wrong stage, so instead of disconnecting when the rockets fired, they held on tight.
We'll always have Christmas.
They are still there, just aren't well advertised.
More_Badass
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Anyone? Would like an opinion before the Sale ends.
Also it says integrated graphics not supported but on Steam forums and other forums, people have said they can play on integrated. So what would I believe?
Also it says integrated graphics not supported but on Steam forums and other forums, people have said they can play on integrated. So what would I believe?
lol that was a new low. I had to delete and readd those support columns, and they ended up in the wrong stage, so instead of disconnecting when the rockets fired, they held on tight.
We'll always have Christmas.
And publisher weekends I guess.
Chance Hale
Member
Ugh Lost Planet 2, you should have gone on sale.
So bummed Kane & Lynch 3 was cancelled, it had real potential. Fragile Alliance was also one of the best multiplayer modes of the generation, shame it doesn't seem to be populated on the PC version of 2 at all.
So bummed Kane & Lynch 3 was cancelled, it had real potential. Fragile Alliance was also one of the best multiplayer modes of the generation, shame it doesn't seem to be populated on the PC version of 2 at all.
Capcom's bad at sales.
Sort of, but the building's more free-form, the physics are less forgiving, and you're shooting rockets into motherfucking space at thousands of meters per second
Chance Hale
Member
50% off isn't terrible but eh. You still have that copy Alo? Lol
Kane & Lynch 2 had a really good trailer.
Dash Kappei
Not actually that important
It's not just the percentage. Capcom had no presence in this sale. They had a ton of games that could have been deeply discounted, but weren't. The few games they had that were featured were still about 30% too expensive.
Square Enix and SEGA on the other hand both had games featured almost every day at great prices.
There is a demo isn't there? But this is stated in the requirements.
Edit: somehow missed you said you saw that. I think the best thing you can do is either find someone with your exact model running the game, or try the demo.
YoThatLimp
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Yeah, that is the one thing putting me off of buying it, plus when I play it for 30 hours and have my fill I won't feel like playing the "real" game as features are added.
Widdly Scuds
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I just realized I didn't vote during one of the Community Choice polls. Now I won't get another summer card.
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I'm in the same boat
There's a good chance that this vote's the last one, though, so we wouldn't have have gotten another one anyways- Status