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[drizzle]

FUCK. Does anyone have an extra copy of Red Faction: Guerrilla I can buy?

There's always one.. :lol

 

[Joe Molotov]

I'll pick up TFU II when it's $7.50 like the first game. Come on, Christmas Sale.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

There's always one.. :lol

I forgot to buy it today with my late classes!

 

[Dr. Zoidberg]

It's been on sale a million times and that list is ranked by revenue. I think the correct answer that there aren't all that many of those big ticket games being sold in the day to day.

Yes, they've successfully trained us to wait on the sales and turn our noses up at full-priced games until they get cheap.

 

[Baha]

Might as well ask now since I suspect it'll go on sale sometime this week, how's Saints Row 2 on PC? I've heard it's broken but can it be fixed? Just to be clear I don't have any insider info on the deals, I'm assuming it'll go on sale since it has in the past.

 

[John]

I forgot to buy it today with my late classes!

That reminds me actually, I didn't end up getting a fourth man to go with us on the Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 4-pack a few weeks ago when it was on sale, so I've still got a copy of it on Steam. whoever wants it, it's $3.75

 

[Inflammable Slinky]

Might as well ask now since I suspect it'll go on sale sometime this week, how's Saints Row 2 on PC? I've heard it's broken but can it be fixed? Just to be clear I don't have any insider info on the deals, I'm assuming it'll go on sale since it has in the past.

Hideously broken. It is literally impossible to play. You are lucky to get a framerate in the high single digits, the controls suck balls, and it is in general a physical pain to try to use.

It is not worth 5 dollars, it is not worth 2 dollars, it is not worth zero dollars. Stay away!

 

[stuminus3]

Might as well ask now since I suspect it'll go on sale sometime this week, how's Saints Row 2 on PC? I've heard it's broken but can it be fixed? Just to be clear I don't have any insider info on the deals, I'm assuming it'll go on sale since it has in the past.

It's not exactly the greatest looking and playing game, but to be fair, neither were the console versions. It's still fun as all hell though.

It doesn't work properly on Windows 7 (which is kind of excusable, since it was made before W7), runs too fast like Red Faction Guerilla used to. The problem is that RFG was officially fixed with a patch, SR2 never will be. There's a fix for it over on the Steam forum for the game, though.

 

[Schmattakopf]

That reminds me actually, I didn't end up getting a fourth man to go with us on the Serious Sam HD: The First Encounter 4-pack a few weeks ago when it was on sale, so I've still got a copy of it on Steam. whoever wants it, it's $3.75

And that reminds me, I still have an extra Plain Sight. If anyone wants it, PM me. (I don't remember how much it was, but it wasn't very much; whatever you want to pay.)

 

[Joe Molotov]

Might as well ask now since I suspect it'll go on sale sometime this week, how's Saints Row 2 on PC? I've heard it's broken but can it be fixed? Just to be clear I don't have any insider info on the deals, I'm assuming it'll go on sale since it has in the past.

It runs like warmed over ass on my computer (C2D 6600, Nvidia 8800GTS). I was getting like 3 fps out in the open. Maybe if you had some behemoth machine, you could get 30 fps.

 

[AstroLad]

It runs like warmed over ass on my computer (C2D 6600, Nvidia 8800GTS). I was getting like 3 fps out in the open. Maybe if you had some behemoth machine, you could get 30 fps.

:lol yup pretty much. i can run crysis on ultra everything at 50 and i got like 20-25 on sr2, with some really bad dips. i think there may be some fanmade patch or something that improves things but i was honestly so unimpressed by my limited exposure that i didn't even bother putting in the work to fix it

 

[Baha]

Thanks for the responses, I'll dodge that bullet if it comes this week.

 

[Drkirby]

Do you like Baseball games!
Well, no, not really.
But do you like sales!
Oh boy do I, I'll buy just about anything I have vaguely heard something good about at $2 or $3.
Then can I interest you in 3 Baseball game for only $2.99
Well...
You ether buy the Baseball games, or get two 20 ounce bottles of Soda at School...
Well...
Come on, its less then $3! You spend almost that much on Virtual Keys in Team Fortress 2!
Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!
Thats the spirit!

 

[somesang]

Got an extra copy of Dogfighter. PM me if you want it.Gone

 

[Schmattakopf]

Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!

It's my right!

 

[Piano]

Do you like Baseball games!
Well, no, not really.
But do you like sales!
Oh boy do I, I'll buy just about anything I have vaguely heard something good about at $2 or $3.
Then can I interest you in 3 Baseball game for only $2.99
Well...
You ether buy the Baseball games, or get two 20 ounce bottles of Soda at School...
Well...
Come on, its less then $3! You spend almost that much on Virtual Keys in Team Fortress 2!
Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!
Thats the spirit!

I'm actually going to save the $1 and just get 2K10. It makes 2k9 redundant and I have no interest in a baseball management sim (don't care about the MLB teams or players, don't even know how drafting/whatever works)

 

[Narag]

Do you like Baseball games!
Well, no, not really.
But do you like sales!
Oh boy do I, I'll buy just about anything I have vaguely heard something good about at $2 or $3.
Then can I interest you in 3 Baseball game for only $2.99
Well...
You ether buy the Baseball games, or get two 20 ounce bottles of Soda at School...
Well...
Come on, its less then $3! You spend almost that much on Virtual Keys in Team Fortress 2!
Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!
Thats the spirit!

:lol

 

[Piano]

Also bought Dogfighter based solely on the trailer :lol
Is it any good?

 

[speculawyer]

Do you like Baseball games!
Well, no, not really.
But do you like sales!
Oh boy do I, I'll buy just about anything I have vaguely heard something good about at $2 or $3.
Then can I interest you in 3 Baseball game for only $2.99
Well...
You ether buy the Baseball games, or get two 20 ounce bottles of Soda at School...
Well...
Come on, its less then $3! You spend almost that much on Virtual Keys in Team Fortress 2!
Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!
Thats the spirit!

Yeah, I bought them. I think the only reason was to add to my Steam game list e-peins. Cleared 400 games now.


Can I get any of famous MLB 2K9 glitches on the PC version? Like the floating bat? Or the sinking player? Or the great 40 foot jump up the Big Green Monster for an amazing catch?

 

[Fixed1979]

Yeah, I bought them. I think the only reason was to add to my Steam game list e-peins. Cleared 400 games now.

Your epeen is impressive. I thought my collection was doing alright but I haven't even hit 100, come on Christmas!

 

[Trent Strong]

Might as well ask now since I suspect it'll go on sale sometime this week, how's Saints Row 2 on PC? I've heard it's broken but can it be fixed? Just to be clear I don't have any insider info on the deals, I'm assuming it'll go on sale since it has in the past.

I got it for 7 bucks and it was well worth it. Played it for about 35 hours. Have a GTX 260 and Windows 7. It doesn't run well at all, but it's certainly not literally impossible to play as someone else claimed, and my framerates never got below the low 20s. If they put it on sale for 5 bucks or something like that, then it's definitely worth it.

 

[AstroLad]

I dunno I don't think that's far off. And you need a solid rig to run it at 20+. I can't play anything at 20 anymore. Maybe back in the Dreamcast days.

 

[cyberheater]

I wonder what todays offer will be? I'm hoping to pick up something really great and cheap this week.

 

[The Technomancer]

Just bought Titan Quest because it was dirt cheap, the few reviews I skimmed seemed positive, and I really like the mythological setting. Did I make a good choice?

 

[Stallion Free]

Just bought Titan Quest because it was dirt cheap, the few reviews I skimmed seemed positive, and I really like the mythological setting. Did I make a good choice?

Yes. It's damn fun in co-op. The Dream class tree is fucking ill.

 

[WanderingWind]

Just bought Titan Quest because it was dirt cheap, the few reviews I skimmed seemed positive, and I really like the mythological setting. Did I make a good choice?

It's Diablo with Medusa. Pretty neat game, and priced about right.

 

[nexen]

GO GO Titan Quest! Well deserved, imho. Maybe now THQ will tap Iron lore to make the sequel!

Oh...wait.

 

[AwakenedCloud]

Do you like Baseball games!
Well, no, not really.
But do you like sales!
Oh boy do I, I'll buy just about anything I have vaguely heard something good about at $2 or $3.
Then can I interest you in 3 Baseball game for only $2.99
Well...
You ether buy the Baseball games, or get two 20 ounce bottles of Soda at School...
Well...
Come on, its less then $3! You spend almost that much on Virtual Keys in Team Fortress 2!
Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!
Thats the spirit!

This is almost verbatim of what actually happened. What makes it worse is that the laptop I'm using right now is likely incapable of running any of these three games, not that this exact same scenario hasn't happened multiple times since I downloaded steam.

 

[The Technomancer]

Do you like Baseball games!
Well, no, not really.
But do you like sales!
Oh boy do I, I'll buy just about anything I have vaguely heard something good about at $2 or $3.
Then can I interest you in 3 Baseball game for only $2.99
Well...
You ether buy the Baseball games, or get two 20 ounce bottles of Soda at School...
Well...
Come on, its less then $3! You spend almost that much on Virtual Keys in Team Fortress 2!
Your right, I'll buy the baseball games! I may even play them!
Thats the spirit!

Yeah...that sounds about right...

 

[traveler]

Yes. It's damn fun in co-op. The Dream class tree is fucking ill.

Yeah... if you want a somewhat balanced experience, I would avoid the Dream tree. :lol

It's substantially better than the rest, to say the least.

 

[19Kilo]

I'm actually going to save the $1 and just get 2K10. It makes 2k9 redundant and I have no interest in a baseball management sim (don't care about the MLB teams or players, don't even know how drafting/whatever works)

My exact thoughts/action as well.

 

[Stallion Free]

Yeah... if you want a somewhat balanced experience, I would avoid the Dream tree. :lol

It's substantially better than the rest, to say the least.

But it looks so pretty!!! That was my excuse. When I started the game up the other year I did a bit of research and as soon as I read Dream = OP like a mofo, I was all over it.

 

[WanderingWind]

I bought the baseball pack. I haven't even played a baseball game since RBI Baseball for the NES. I'm guessing they've changed up the formula a bit since then.

 

[Rollo Lawson]

I bought the baseball pack. I haven't even played a baseball game since RBI Baseball for the NES. I'm guessing they've changed up the formula a bit since then.

yea just a little bit lol. i had to grab this too even though im horrible at baseball sims

 

[Weenerz]

Damn, how can I resist a $3 baseball package with 3 games.

 

[Diablohead]

Damn, how can I resist a $3 baseball package with 3 games.

You can resist by living in the UK where the package does not exist

 

[Vigilance]

Metro 2033 for $13.60 sounds pretty good.

 

[snack]

Metro 2033 for $13.60 sounds pretty good.

Damn. Sweet price.

 

[Toma]

Damn. Sweet price.

Anyone who played the game who could elaborate a bit why someone should buy it?

Edit:
And whether it only runs on high end machines.

 

[stuminus3]

Anyone who played the game who could elaborate a bit why someone should buy it?

It's pros are that it looks fantastic and has a ton of atmosphere, but it's otherwise your usual Eastern European shooter/horror game. Pretty good game overall.

Don't expect S.T.A.L.K.E.R because it's nothing like it. It's more like Half Life.

 

[poppabk]

Anyone who played the game who could elaborate a bit why someone should buy it?

Edit:
And whether it only runs on high end machines.

Runs fairly well on my 2Ghz C2D GT230M on lower settings - still looks nice. It has a different feel to nearly all other FPS's out there (Stalker being the exception), a feeling of desolation and loneliness. Its projects a pretty bleak and depressing view of an impoverished and dangerous world - one that most western studios would avoid like the plague.

 

[Stop It]

Metro 2033 for $13.60 sounds pretty good.

It's even better in the UK at £6.12.

At that price I didn't even stop to think. I literally said "Fuck yes" and bought the thing as if it was going to be sold out in 10 minutes.

 

[cyberheater]

Just bought Metro 2033 at £6.12. Awesome price and it works very well using nVidia 3D vision

 

[Tenks]

Can anyone give me a 3 sentence rundown of what Metro is all about?

 

[WanderingWind]

Can anyone give me a 3 sentence rundown of what Metro is all about?

Dystopian Russia. Bullets are money. Beware the dark.

 

[cyberheater]

Anyone who played the game who could elaborate a bit why someone should buy it?

Edit:
And whether it only runs on high end machines.

You really need a decent machine to run it on. What spec have you got?

 

[Cheech]

It's even better in the UK at £6.12.

At that price I didn't even stop to think. I literally said "Fuck yes" and bought the thing as if it was going to be sold out in 10 minutes.

Yeah, I bought it without even a moment's hesitation. I spent more time thinking about what kind of soda to drink with lunch. :lol

 

[K.Jack]

Hmm so would it be best, for those of us in the US to have UKers gift us Metro 2033?

Someone do the conversion math for me.

Let's get this going. Anyone willing to do this?

edit: And is a 2.4Ghz quad + 9800 GT enough?

 

[WanderingWind]

Yeah, I bought it without even a moment's hesitation. I spent more time thinking about what kind of soda to drink with lunch. :lol

The answer is always Dr. Pepper.

 

[ohhthegore]

for some reason 10 bucks is my insta-buy price, i feel like a cheap ass passing on it but it just doesn't feel cheap enough yet :lol