undrtakr900
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ANyone else have the dilemma of seeing so many great deals but having to pass because you don't have the hardware to run it :'(
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Steam Holiday Sale 2009 Begins! (Dec 22nd - Jan 3rd)
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randomlyrossy
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aktham said:bah i missed out on Outrun 2006 from a few days ago it seems. I'm also hoping for a great deal on Fallout 3 GOTY
Oh Trine and Morrowind for me today
Don't think Outrun has been a daily deal. It's only £1.24 right now for me though, picked it up the other day cause at that price why not? :lol
Bah, beaten.
Lkr said:Just bought Red Alert 3, but only getting 650kb/s :\
Disappointing
Be grateful dude, I'd be more than happy if my internet was even capable of that fast a download!
Gully State
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Do you guys think the holiday sale will go out with a bang or fizzle? I don't even know what I would want to go on sale at this point...
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
Burnout Paradise, because I've wanted this game for a while. At $7.49, it was an absolute steal. Great graphics with endless gameplay
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
None, just disappointed the servers are going slow now
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
$22 for 3 games
4) What will you do differently next year?
Not buy any PC games before the Steam sale
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Battle For Middle Earth
6) What would you pay for it?
$20, just so I could have it on Steam and not have to worry about my discs
Burnout Paradise, because I've wanted this game for a while. At $7.49, it was an absolute steal. Great graphics with endless gameplay
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
None, just disappointed the servers are going slow now
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
$22 for 3 games
4) What will you do differently next year?
Not buy any PC games before the Steam sale
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Battle For Middle Earth
6) What would you pay for it?
$20, just so I could have it on Steam and not have to worry about my discs
TheFightingFish
Member
Hey all. I'm putting together my list of sale games to nab tomorrow on the last day. I was thinking that both Gratuitous Space Battles and AI War looked like pretty neat / unique indie space combat games.
Does anyone have any quick impressions about these two? Any one they would recommend in particular?
Does anyone have any quick impressions about these two? Any one they would recommend in particular?
Annihilator
Member
I'm hoping for Dawn of War 2 or the Warhammer Pack to go cheap tomorrow and I will be all set for a long time.
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
Telltale Everything Pack. Have only played Tales of Monkey Island so far, but it was one of the best game experiences I've had all year. Excited to play through the rest of the games soon.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
Audiosurf. Had heard good thngs about the game but had my doubts. All my doubts were realized, plus playing the game made me physically ill.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
about $100 on myself, plus another $150 on gifts for others
4) What will you do differently next year?
Nothing.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
the Divinity games.
6) What would you pay for it?
Divine Divinity - 10 bucks. Divinity 2 - $40. Maybe more if I clear out some of this sale backlog.
Telltale Everything Pack. Have only played Tales of Monkey Island so far, but it was one of the best game experiences I've had all year. Excited to play through the rest of the games soon.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
Audiosurf. Had heard good thngs about the game but had my doubts. All my doubts were realized, plus playing the game made me physically ill.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
about $100 on myself, plus another $150 on gifts for others
4) What will you do differently next year?
Nothing.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
the Divinity games.
6) What would you pay for it?
Divine Divinity - 10 bucks. Divinity 2 - $40. Maybe more if I clear out some of this sale backlog.
Metalic Sand
who is Emo-Beas?
Yea i hope tomorrow is a bang. Didnt get anything today.
speculawyer
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A goofie indie game suggestion: . . Bad rats Just $2.49
http://store.steampowered.com/app/34900/
There is a demo for it:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/34910/
Basically, it is like those physics puzzles in Half-Life 2 but with rats killing cats like Itchy & Scratchy.
There is a politically incorrect suicide bomber rat. :lol
http://store.steampowered.com/app/34900/
There is a demo for it:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/34910/
Basically, it is like those physics puzzles in Half-Life 2 but with rats killing cats like Itchy & Scratchy.
There is a politically incorrect suicide bomber rat. :lol
Play the demos first.TheFightingFish said:
I almost bought them based on a few vague, positive impressions in various places. At the last minute, I decided I'd try the demo first. It was a very, very good thing I did, because I didn't like either of them in the slightest.
The Nations part of it is free and was the part I liked the most, but over-all Trackmania is one of the better games I bought last year.Jirotrom said:
ElectricBlue187
Member
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
PoP: Sands of Time. Never got to play it last gen. It's an awesome game.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with?
Evil Genius. I played it intensely for a night and then realized all the flaws that were keeping it from being REALLY fun and it just depresses me to think about what could've been
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
I'm currently at $77.18 for a bajillion games.
4) What will you do differently next year?
Ignore weekend sales, wait for the holiday sale
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Starcraft 2, all other blizzard games.
6) What would you pay for it?
$60
PoP: Sands of Time. Never got to play it last gen. It's an awesome game.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with?
Evil Genius. I played it intensely for a night and then realized all the flaws that were keeping it from being REALLY fun and it just depresses me to think about what could've been
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
I'm currently at $77.18 for a bajillion games.
4) What will you do differently next year?
Ignore weekend sales, wait for the holiday sale
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Starcraft 2, all other blizzard games.
6) What would you pay for it?
$60
speculawyer
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games I'd like to see tomorrow:
Ubisoft WW2
Call of Duty (original & other very old ones)
Psychonauts
Fallout 3 GOTY
Gish
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Rainbow Six collection
AAaaaaAaaaaaAaaah
Commandos pack
Eh . . . what am I saying. I'll never play all these. Just give us something decent.
The everything that was previously on sales would be cool . . . there are things I regret not picking up.
Ubisoft WW2
Call of Duty (original & other very old ones)
Psychonauts
Fallout 3 GOTY
Gish
Crayon Physics Deluxe
Rainbow Six collection
AAaaaaAaaaaaAaaah
Commandos pack
Eh . . . what am I saying. I'll never play all these. Just give us something decent.
The everything that was previously on sales would be cool . . . there are things I regret not picking up.
Kodiak said:
I actually prefer this, it feels that I have a "slight" tactical advantage without having to be the Master Chief.
In Halo I can pretty much run and gun through everything, in Crysis from my limited playtime I learned that gest me dead fast ; )
Can't wait to see tomorrows specials
speculawyer
Member
Not at all . . . you'll always own it, so you can play when you get better hardware.undrtakr900 said:
Zombie James
Banned
How's TOCA 3?
BTW, at what time exactly does this sale end?
BTW, at what time exactly does this sale end?
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
Torchlight, it's the only game I like from what I got and have poured a ton of hours into already. (Braid too, but it was a double dip)
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
I didn't like Mr. Robot, Universe at War, or Jade Empire. To a lesser extent Bioshock because I can't get it to work properly yet (haven't really bothered since it's another double dip on my part).
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
~$23-24 USD
4) What will you do differently next year?
Prepare better, I didn't get to take part in the latter half of the sale so I missed deals like Civ4 and Sam & Max. I was going to give them more money but I couldn't. ;_;
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Warcraft III Battlechest equivalent
6) What would you pay for it?
At normal price? $40. In a sale like this? I'd hope to see it as a daily deal for ~$15 or less.
Torchlight, it's the only game I like from what I got and have poured a ton of hours into already. (Braid too, but it was a double dip)
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
I didn't like Mr. Robot, Universe at War, or Jade Empire. To a lesser extent Bioshock because I can't get it to work properly yet (haven't really bothered since it's another double dip on my part).
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
~$23-24 USD
4) What will you do differently next year?
Prepare better, I didn't get to take part in the latter half of the sale so I missed deals like Civ4 and Sam & Max. I was going to give them more money but I couldn't. ;_;
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Warcraft III Battlechest equivalent
6) What would you pay for it?
At normal price? $40. In a sale like this? I'd hope to see it as a daily deal for ~$15 or less.
EvilDick34
Banned
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
I haven't had much of a chance to jump into a lot of the games i bought because i worked overnight all this past week and because of the sheer amount of games i bought thanks to the fantastic sales! I am happy with Osmos though, neat little game.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
Braid, simply put. It is beautiful as hell but christ the puzzles are quite non-sensical and in the beginning they do not hold your hand much at all and i was so frustrated by the lack of tutorial about the time shifting crap that i already have given up on the game for now.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
Right now i have spent a little over 80 bucks for 15 games, not bad.
4) What will you do differently next year?
Budget a little more money and make sure i read up on reviews from gamers themselves about games before i jump impulsively and buy a game even if dirt cheap.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Rage
6) What would you pay for it?
50 bux.
I haven't had much of a chance to jump into a lot of the games i bought because i worked overnight all this past week and because of the sheer amount of games i bought thanks to the fantastic sales! I am happy with Osmos though, neat little game.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
Braid, simply put. It is beautiful as hell but christ the puzzles are quite non-sensical and in the beginning they do not hold your hand much at all and i was so frustrated by the lack of tutorial about the time shifting crap that i already have given up on the game for now.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
Right now i have spent a little over 80 bucks for 15 games, not bad.
4) What will you do differently next year?
Budget a little more money and make sure i read up on reviews from gamers themselves about games before i jump impulsively and buy a game even if dirt cheap.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Rage
6) What would you pay for it?
50 bux.
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
Left 4 Dead. Except for the fact that I got a taste of melee weapons in the L4D2 demo.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with?
Beyond Good & Evil/Indigo Prophecy due to widescreen issues.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
$67.70
4) What will you do differently next year?
I don't know.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
WarCraft III Battle Chest
6) What would you pay for it?
$14.99
Left 4 Dead. Except for the fact that I got a taste of melee weapons in the L4D2 demo.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with?
Beyond Good & Evil/Indigo Prophecy due to widescreen issues.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
$67.70
4) What will you do differently next year?
I don't know.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
WarCraft III Battle Chest
6) What would you pay for it?
$14.99
speculawyer
Member
Here they should put this one on sale just to get a rise out of people:
Actually, it looks interesting . . . I'd pick it up for $5.
Actually, it looks interesting . . . I'd pick it up for $5.
Keyser Soze
Member
Would buy
Dragon Age
Borderlands
The Witcher
Stalker
If they go up tomorrow at over 50% off
Dragon Age
Borderlands
The Witcher
Stalker
If they go up tomorrow at over 50% off
I <3 Memes
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1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
GTA 4. All the games I got during the sale were great, but GTA 4 for 7.50 was an amazing price for an amazing game.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
None. Every game i bought and every game that was gifted to me was a fantastic AAA game.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
$21. That bought me GTA 4 ($7.59) and Crysis maximum edition ($13.50). Had both Mass Effect and Portal gifted to me.
4) What will you do differently next year?
Make sure I have at least $100 to spend on games. I missed out on so many deals I could have had and it would have been really nice if i could have gave a few gifts out as well.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Half-Life 3 and Counter-Strike 2.
6) What would you pay for it?
I would trade my soul for those 2 games. Or 50 to 60 dollars. Whichever is cheapest.
GTA 4. All the games I got during the sale were great, but GTA 4 for 7.50 was an amazing price for an amazing game.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
None. Every game i bought and every game that was gifted to me was a fantastic AAA game.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
$21. That bought me GTA 4 ($7.59) and Crysis maximum edition ($13.50). Had both Mass Effect and Portal gifted to me.
4) What will you do differently next year?
Make sure I have at least $100 to spend on games. I missed out on so many deals I could have had and it would have been really nice if i could have gave a few gifts out as well.
5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Half-Life 3 and Counter-Strike 2.
6) What would you pay for it?
I would trade my soul for those 2 games. Or 50 to 60 dollars. Whichever is cheapest.
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Who paid you to grab Dr. Pavel?
1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?
Torchlight and Trine have been great so far. Only played Trine for a little today but it looks great and the gameplay is pretty different than the typical games I play.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
Killing Floor and Shattered Horizon. First impressions were underwhelming and I don't see myself coming back to these games. SH looks amazing though.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
Almost 50 dollars, 20 of which were double dip for no disc convenience (Crysis + BF2)
4) What will you do differently next year?
Remember not to buy PC games until Steam sales.
5) What games would you most like to see on Steam?
Future Blizzard games I guess.
6) What would you pay for them?
$50
Torchlight and Trine have been great so far. Only played Trine for a little today but it looks great and the gameplay is pretty different than the typical games I play.
2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?
Killing Floor and Shattered Horizon. First impressions were underwhelming and I don't see myself coming back to these games. SH looks amazing though.
3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
Almost 50 dollars, 20 of which were double dip for no disc convenience (Crysis + BF2)
4) What will you do differently next year?
Remember not to buy PC games until Steam sales.
5) What games would you most like to see on Steam?
Future Blizzard games I guess.
6) What would you pay for them?
$50