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[Proc]

Gratuitous space battles and AI War... I get?

 

[MoxManiac]

Am I reading the spreadsheet wrong? It says the id super pack is 66% off at $23.79 but it shows in the Steam store as 34.99?

 

[DryvBy]

Crysis runs completely fine on a modest PC. Btw, there's no way someone can prefer FC2 over Crysis.

If your shit isn't running well and is crashing thats ALARM BELLS GOING OFF. Go fix something.

Tis the only game that does this. Most of my newer games are running just fine at 40-60fps.

And to the guy that was talking about Far Cry 2 being crap compared to Crysis, as goofy as the "open ended" world is at least is open world. Crysis is just a hand-held generic adventure down a linear scope with some open areas to fight. Both are boring, just on the opposite ends.

 

[Zaraki_Kenpachi]

Well I've still got Dragon Age and L4D2 to pick up but I'll get round to them later in the year when they're cheaper and I have time to dedicate to them. Debating over whether I should splurge on Gothic 3, A.I War or Tropico Reloaded while they're cheap but I really need to cut back my spending and boy do I have a big backlog after this sale.

What's your steam id?

 

[vocab]

Am I reading the spreadsheet wrong? It says the id super pack is 66% off at $23.79 but it shows in the Steam store as 34.99?

That was a daily deal.

 

[Twig]

Is there a way to purchase a game and save it to send as a gift later?

Nope.

 

[Peronthious]

Gratuitous space battles and AI War... I get?

Yes! If you're into strategy games at all, both will keep you going for hundreds of hours.

 

[CecilRousso]

Zeno Clash, is it worth it for someone who isn´t the biggest fan of the single player FPS genre?

 

[Volcynika]

Zeno Clash, is it worth it for someone who isn´t the biggest fan of the single player FPS genre?

There's a demo.

 

[MoxManiac]

That was a daily deal.

Ah hell. I should have been watching more carefully. I so would have gotten that pack for $23 ((

 

[DirtRiver]

Zeno Clash, is it worth it for someone who isn´t the biggest fan of the single player FPS genre?

It is, believe me.

One of my favs last year.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

There has been an internal error initializing your transaction. Please contact support for assistance.

Over and over, I'm going slightly mad,

 

[BuddhaRockstar]

Advice please! Looking for a fun game to play with the girlfriend. Challenge: It must have system requirements equal to or less than Torchlight/WoW. We used to play WoW together and we've been looking for something else- needs to be online co-op or some sort of team game. Anything on Steam fit the bill?

 

[VibratingDonkey]

First to PM me with Steam associated email gets a Killing Floor guest pass. Expires on the 11th and it's a deal today so...hopefully someone will get it while it lasts!

And in case anyone missed it, I've got two additional guest passes. Although for €5, if you're interested in the game you should just straight up buy the thing.

 

[clav]

Uh dudes, there's still another sale tomorrow.

Ok, maybe I'm reading that wrong. Final curtain means the deals are gone forever.

derp derp derp

 

[DryvBy]

Oh, I have one Killing Floor guest pass left if anyone wants it. PM me.

Nevermind: claviertekky is taking it.

 

[clav]

Oh, I have one Killing Floor guest pass left if anyone wants it. PM me.

I'll take it.

PM sent.

 

[Volcynika]

And in case anyone missed it, I've got two additional guest passes. Although for €5, if you're interested in the game you should just straight up buy the thing.

Well, some people can use it to see how the game runs and all and if it's their style. Or something. I want to give it to someone that can use it though! Can help fence sitters.

 

[Garou]

Is there a way to purchase a game and save it to send as a gift later?

Gift it to an alternative Email-address you own and when you want to give it to somebody just resend it through the gift-menu in Steam to the address of your friend.

 

[brain_stew]

What's your steam id?

ukbrainstew, but don't you go buying me L4D2 or something jeez! :lol

That's way too generous, I'd be over the moon with a $5 or $10 gift tbh, you really don't have to.

 

[drizzle]

Is there a way to purchase a game and save it to send as a gift later?

Nope.

Yes there is. Gift it to yourself (a different e-mail) and then re-send that gift from your steam account to somebody else later.

 

[CecilRousso]

There's a demo.

Yes I know, I have tried it, I was more after the opinions from those who might have played all or most of it. It seems fun, but the story was so odd that I didn´t get any real impression of whether or not it was any good, and I´m not sure if the combat doesn´t get repetitive after a while.

 

[Shadowlink]

Damn! I was expecting Mirrors Edge to be on sale again or Fallout 3 to be on sale.

 

[Ninja Kn1ght]

So tempted to buy The Void...but I've already spent so much on this Steam sale.

 

[Volcynika]

Yes I know, I have tried it, I was more after the opinions from those who might have played all or most of it. It seems fun, but the story was so odd that I didn´t get any real impression of whether or not it was any good, and I´m not sure if the combat doesn´t get repetitive after a while.

I beat the game, the story never stops being odd :lol

 

[FatalT]

Are we posting our total hauls now?

Alpha Prime
And Yet It Moves
Batman: Arkham Asylum
Battlefield 2
Battlestations Pacific
Battlestations: Midway
Braid
Cogs
Conflict: Denied Ops
Crash Time 2
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
Deus Ex: Invisible War
Elf Bowling: Hawaiian Vacation
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
Grand Theft Auto IV
Hitman 2: Silent Assassin
Hitman: Blood Money
Hitman: Codename 47
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Indigo Prophecy
Infernal
Jade Empire
Just Cause
Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
King's Bounty: Armored Princess
Larva Mortus
LOOM
Lumines Base + Advance Pack
Luxor 3
Machinarium
Madballs in... Babo:Invasion
Mass Effect
Morrowind Game of the Year
Mr. Robot
Nation Red
Osmos
Outrun2006 Coast 2 Coast
Penguins Arena: Sedna’s World
Project: Snowblind
Red Faction Guerrilla
RIP
RIP 2: Strike Back
RIP 3: The Last Hero
Rogue Trooper
RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Platinum
Sam and Max Season One
Sam and Max Season Two
Samorost 2
Serious Sam HD
Shadowgrounds Survivor
Shattered Horizon
Shellshock 2: Blood Trails
Space Trader: Merchant Marine
Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: KOTOR
The Dig
The Void
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Underworld
Torchlight
Trine
Zombie Bowl-O-Rama
Zombie Driver
Zombie Shooter 2

TOTAL: $289.03

 

[JdFoX187]

Picked up Batman: Arkham Asylum and Ghostbusters: The Video Game. Thought about getting The Witcher, but I have too many games I haven't even opened yet. Oh well, it will probably be a mid-week or weekend deal some time soon.

 

[Loxley]

So, my total haul over the entire sale;

- Company of Heroes Gold Edition
- Rome: Total War Gold Edition
- Killing Floor
- Braid
- The Witcher: Enhanced Edition
- Champions Online
- Trine
- Crysis: Maximum Edition
- Borderlands
- Painkiller: Collector's Pack
- Red Prchestra
- Prince of Persia: Two Thrones
- Star Wars Republic Commando

....and the Eidos Complete Pack, which includes (*'s are the games I've been meaning to buy for long time, the others are just fluff );

- Batman: Arkham Asylum*
- Battlestations: Pacific
- Battlestations: Midway
- Conflict: Denied Ops
- Deus Ex GotY Edition*
- Deux Ex: Invisible War
- Hitman 2: Silent Assassin*
- Hitman: Blood Money*
- Hitman: Codename 47
- Infernal
- Just Cause*
- Kane & Lynch*
- Mini Ninjas*
- Project Snowblind
- Rogue Trooper
- Shellshock 2
- Thief: Deadly Shadows*
- Tomb Raider: Legend*
- Tomb Raider: Underworld*

35 new games total.

Overall I spent around $150 on the sale, all of which was money I received for my birthday in mid-December. But I have to say, at $50 that Eidos pack is a goddamn steal.

I'm slightly saddened by no Oblivion, Fallout 3 or Sacred 2 deal of the day, but that's just nit-picking over what was (as usual) and incredible sales event. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have to go weep in a corner for a while while I try to think about where in the hell I'm ever going to find the time to play all this shit.

 

[GHG]

Can someone kind from the US gift me Rollercoaster Tycoon 3 platinum and I'll paypal them the price.

PM me if interested in helping me out .

 

[brain_stew]

They have Gothic 3 Collector's Edition on amazon for 8.50. Any reason to avoid that infavor of the digital version?

Because its £6.74 on Steam? Plus, I'm kind of tired of discs based games these days, Steam releases have much more value to me.

 

[Twig]

Yes there is. Gift it to yourself (a different e-mail) and then re-send that gift from your steam account to somebody else later.

how the hell does that work

Since when can you give away a gift.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

Unreal Deal, Altitude, or Assassin's Creed?

There's a 3 hour demo of Altitude available on Steam. If you install the demo and buy it from Steam, it'll automatically convert it to the full version. It's rather small download too.

 

[shintoki]

I've asked this a few times already.

If I want the definite version of the Total War Series, Should I go with Rome Gold or MII. Also, do I need the expansions for either. Like for the mods to work or I am good with the original. Outside of maybe getting that.

Final totals
Killing Floor, 9.99
Jedi Outcast Collection, 9.99
Audiosurf, 2.49
Defense Grid, 2.49
Max Payne Bundle, 3.74
Civilization 4 Complete, 13.69
Trine, 4.99

Total: 47.38USD

All that great fucking gaming for less than a retail copy of a new one.

 

[bengraven]

FINAL DAMAGE:

Bard's Tale
Ben There, Dan That!
Braid
Freedom Force
Gothic 3
Half-Life: Source
Hinterland
Killing Floor
Mount & Blade
Overlord
Sacred Gold
Secret of Monkey Island: SE
Star Wars: Battlefront II
Street Fighter IV
Time Gentlemen, Please!
Elder Scrolls: Morrowind GOTY


1) What one Steam purchase you made during this sale are you the most pleased with? Why?

*Mount & Blade - it's like Pirates! but with a dash of Daggerfall and vikings.

2) What one Steam purchase from this sale are you least pleased with? Why?

*Have to say two: Half-Life: Source - I had to actually check that it was the SDK version and not the original Half-Life. And Freedom Force - just not my kind of game. I'll give it time some day though and maybe get an appreciation of it.

3) How much did you spend on this sale? (Estimates are fine.)
I don't want to know, but over 70 dollars US. My wife can never find out about this.

4) What will you do differently next year?
Tell my wife. :lol

5) What game would you most like to see on Steam?
Other than Blizzard games, Steam already covers the games I like, thanks.

 

[brain_stew]

Zeno Clash, is it worth it for someone who isn´t the biggest fan of the single player FPS genre?

Well, it isn't an FPS, if that helps.

 

[IceMarker]

Was hoping for Fallout 3, but oh well.

 

[Garou]

how the hell does that work

Since when can you give away a gift.

As long as the gift has not been redeemed and associated to an account you can resend it as many times as you want and it never expires.

 

[speculawyer]

Well . . . if someone wants to do a 4 pack of L4D2 ($100.49), I'll pick up a copy for the ~$25 for a friend of mine.

 

[Milk Lizard]

Bought red alert 3 fairly cheap. Getting download speed from 50 to max 110 kb/s. Wtf ? Is steam always this fucking slow.

 

[Dambrosi]

Right, I'm getting The Witcher and one more.

Painkiller Black, Titan Quest Gold or Ghostbusters? Or something else below £7/$10? Which one, guys?

Spoiler

No, I'm NOT getting Defense Grid; the only tower defense game I even barely liked was Crystal Defenders, and that was only because it was so gosh-darned cute.

 

[timkunedo]

I was sure they would put Risen on sale. Guess I will continue to wait for a price drop.

 

[darkpaladinmfc]

Audiosurf
Braid
Killing Floor
Lumines + Advanced Pack
Mass Effect
Sid Meier's Civilization IV Complete
Street Fighter IV
Torchlight

I also got the massive THQ pack and Battlefield 2 Complete in the pre-Holiday sales in November.

 

[brain_stew]

I've asked this a few times already.

If I want the definite version of the Total War Series, Should I go with Rome Gold or MII. Also, do I need the expansions for either. Like for the mods to work or I am good with the original.

Rome is generally considered the peak (though I'm no judge), is the cheapest and comes with the expansion. Think that's your best option.

 

[speculawyer]

I'm surprised that COD4 didn't go on sale...Activision sticking to its pricing guns.

Activision gets the scrooge award. I think all they had was Prototype & CoD:WaW. And neither at impressively inexpensive prices.

 

[ChoklitReign]

I can't believe I only bought Torchlight, Civilization IV, and Morrowind during the whole sale. I must've bought too many games beforehand. All for less than $30.

 

[Mama Robotnik]

Anyone having any trouble playing via Paypal? I've been attempting this for nearly an hour now.

 

[clav]

I already own GTA4 for the X360 + one expansion pack: Lost and the Damned. I'm waiting on a deal for the Ballad of Gay Tony.

GTA4 on PC supposedly uses Securom that slows down games. I don't think I'll double dip then. Using a crack to make the game run faster. eh... I'll pass.

I bought Mass Effect since EA actually did something good to remove DRM in their games for Steam.

I borrowed a friend's copy of Bioshock for the X360 and finished it, so I'm thinking if I should purchase it since I actually thoroughly enjoyed the game. So there is no PS3 DLC on the PC version as well huh?

 

[brain_stew]

As long as the gift has not been redeemed and associated to an account you can resend it as many times as you want and it never expires.

I can back this up, it does indeed work. You can resend a gift just fine if it hasn't been claimed already.

 

[Costanza]

My final tally:

Indigo Prophecy
GTA 4
STALKER: Clear Sky
Rollercoaster Tycoon 3
Braid
Rome Total War
Time Gentlemen, Please/Ben There, Dan That
Elf Bowling
Red Faction Guerilla
Cogs
Battlefield 2
Lumines
Torchlight
Burnout Paradise
Jade Empire
Mr. Robot
Max Payne 1
Max Payne 2
Osmos
Crysis
Crysis Warhead
Shattered Horizon
Darwinia
Portal
Trine
Eidos Collectors Pack
Telltale Everything Pack
Foreign Legion: Buckets of Blood
Unreal Deal Pack
Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
Borderlands Zombie Island DLC

something like $235-ish total

 

[CecilRousso]

Right, I'm getting The Witcher and one more.

Painkiller Black, Titan Quest Gold or Ghostbusters? Or something else below £7/$10? Which one, guys?

Altitude and/or World of Goo if you don´t already own them.