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Steam Holiday Sale 2009 Begins! (Dec 22nd - Jan 3rd)
- Thread starter Volcynika
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nextgeneration
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Awesome, thanks, guys! Serious Sam - here I come! Hopefully, it runs ok on my pc - lol! And if it doesn't, I'll just replay it on my new pc. 
Peronthious
Member
Long I resisted, but eventually I succumbed.
My wallet is crying.
My wallet is crying.
Diablohead
Member
Once you own a game on steam you get unlimited downloads through steam, some games not made by valve however might have extra DRM which limit you to installs per month or only 5 different pc's etc but you should be completely fine when moving to a new PC.nextgeneration said:
I brought a lot of games years ago and they work without problems on my new rig, but I don't own any with silly DRM like crysis.
crimsonheadGCN
Banned
It kinda looks like the previous day's sales will stick or Valve is being extremely slow on update them back to previous prices.
Lostconfused
Member
Because 1 terabyte only sounds like a lot of space. Really its not that much at all.tjohn86 said:
Was hoping for a good deal on Left 4 Dead 2, 33% would have been very nice had it not been rather overpriced to begin with on the Euro Steam store (50% higher than for UK customers).
But: Left 4 Dead 2 23,49 delivered on play.com
But: Left 4 Dead 2 23,49 delivered on play.com
If you're looking for a way to install Steam games to another location aside from your C drive, you can use symbolic links in Vista/7, I used this when my main HD started filling up with last Christmas' steam deals!tjohn86 said:
I'm working my way through everything on Steam to see what I might get, then gonna narrow it down to fit my $400 budget. I knew Steam would do this again, so I prepared myself and saved up!
Also for those that use paypal and are confused why they can't purchase things:
For whatever reason, when you purchase discounted games on Steam you MUST have enough in your paypal to pay the normal undiscounted value of everything in your cart. You'll still only pay the discounted amount, but they want to see you have enough for the normal value.
Also for those that use paypal and are confused why they can't purchase things:
For whatever reason, when you purchase discounted games on Steam you MUST have enough in your paypal to pay the normal undiscounted value of everything in your cart. You'll still only pay the discounted amount, but they want to see you have enough for the normal value.
Crazymoogle
Member
1-D_FTW said:
I think that's a fair response; honestly I've played everything in the package so many times it's not an exciting offer. But there's definitely something to be said about getting that entire collection again, in Steam form (see ya, discs) for a little over twenty bucks. Especially if you're a user that hasn't been keeping the discs since launch - I must have sold or gave away those games years ago. So even though I wasn't as enthusiastic as with the previous sale list...it's worth the money if you can swing it.
On a slightly related note, how is everyone doing on differential? I think my steam game count is +37 since the sale began. :lol
Dark Stalkers
Member
How sad is it that I have The Witcher on disc but am considering buying the steam version?
Frankfurter
Member
Firebrand said:
Thanks for posting that, I didn't check out play.com for a few days. At that price I'll bite
Blizzard said:Or else, like me, they don't like scary games (thus all the DOOM games are out), don't care for the older graphics of the older Quake etc. games (thus a bunch more games are out), and figure that for Wolfenstein stuff, the free multiplayer of ET:RTCW is good enough, along with TF2 (thus removing most of the stuff that remains).
You think DOOM is scary?
Vanillalite
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Let the people want to go nuts cause I'm a hater who's about to hate. IDK I just don't see the id pack being that big of a deal. The old doom and quake games don't really hold up which leaves you with what? Doom III? Plus the one game that does still hold up, Quake III, is free to all with Quake Live.
Scalpel Knight
Member
Damn, I bought the id pack a couple days ago. Burrrrrrn. I have to stop looking at the site because I keep seeing more stuff I want but will never have time to play and fully appreciate. Currently addicted to Torchlight. Addictive little gem of a game.
VGChampion
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Volcynika said:
Yeah I was gonna say. The Doom series isn't really scary. I'm not a fan of horror games but I had no problem with Doom. I could see you being a little jumpy with 3 at times but 1 and 2 are fine to play. About as scary as a Mario game.
Visualante
Member
Can I decline gifts? Someone just bought me a really bad game.
Yeah man, Doom 3 was all dark, and everything is dark and then SCREEEEEAM ZOMBIE. Also HL2 is scary at times. I'm a huge wimp! Also I hate screamy things and loud noises that damage my hearing. At any rate, Doom 3 and maybe one of the recent Wolfenstein games are the only ones I was aware of in that pack that even had relatively modern graphics. </graphics horse>Volcynika said:
First you claim $5 Mirror's Edge and $2 STALKER suck, and now you try to give a big FU to someone who bought you a free game that you don't have to install? Really now, Scrooge, you're trying too hard.Visualante said:
If you don't accept the gift the other person can eventually just send it to someone else.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Even Painkiller has a slower pace. Serious Sam is basically Smash TV: The FPS. It's always on, so to speak. There were sections of the game where even blinking could get you killed. The original is easily still worth buying, but $10 for the HD sequel with 16 player co-op is a steal.gregor7777 said:
SabinFigaro
Member
Done for today:
- id Super Pack
- King's Quest Collection
- Space Quest Collection
- Lucasarts Adventure Pack
This, in addition to the THQ Pack I bought during the last sale, should last me a while. But, I bet more will be spent before the holidays are over.
- id Super Pack
- King's Quest Collection
- Space Quest Collection
- Lucasarts Adventure Pack
This, in addition to the THQ Pack I bought during the last sale, should last me a while. But, I bet more will be spent before the holidays are over.
Dr. Zoidberg
Member
Dark Stalkers said:
Not very. I often contemplate buying games on Steam for cheap that I already own on disc because I absolutely hate installing games from disc and patching them myself. I usually end up not doing it though unless it's $2.50 or less (i.e. I bought STALKER for $2 even though I have the disc already)
I still buy games on disc because I find them on clearance and whatnot for absurdly cheap prices, but eventually a year later it'll hit Steam for cheap and I'll regret it. I have to stop jumping at clearance PC games.
speculawyer
Member
Damn . . . I bought the id pack yesterday.
maybe serious sam today.
maybe serious sam today.
drakesfortune
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SabinFigaro said:
Did you try running any of the King's Quest or Space Quest games? I'm on Windows 7, and they all run, but they miscolored pixels all over the place, which is really bumming me out.
Also, how the hell do you bring up the menu to save/quit in the old Indy games? Anyone know?
Commander Keen is amazing, though. It's kind of a 2D proto-DOOM run through a Chuck Jones/Douglas Adams filter, and the latter games in the series are some of the best platformers ever made. The only thing wrong with the Steam package is that it's missing two parts of the series since id doesn't have the rights to them, and one of those has been shareware in its entirety since the day it was released.Blizzard said:
I don't know what he was going on about, it's certainly not Crysis-level demanding. It looks like an XBLA title and has the resource requirements of one. It also still has the unparalleled number of customization options the original did, so you can tweak everything to performance perfection.Blizzard said:
And anyone saying DOOM and DOOM II aren't worth it these days or that they haven't aged well needs to turn in their gamer card immediately.
YuriLowell
Member
Anyone want to get in on the 4 pack for left4dead2?
25 bucks a pop that way.
25 bucks a pop that way.
Visualante
Member
Stalker was on sale last year. I got it then for what, $5? It's nothing new. And I paid full price for Mirror's Edge. It has been on offer at a dozen other outlets (D2D, EA Store, retail) at these sorts of prices. GTA IV was the real deal yesterday if you want to get all picky about it. But as I said, I own it.Blizzard said:
And thank you. I told the person on MSN I hated that art style and he bought it anyway to prove his point that it's the gameplay that matters. So fuck him.
brain_stew
Member
Visualante said:
Just don't activate it, and they should be able to send it to someone else.
The Witcher is already significantly discounted, though. I'm not saying it won't happen, but $13 for it is really, really cheap and totally worth it.poweld said:
That said, the only games I've bought so far have been games $10 and under (with the exception of Wallace & Gromit). I figure the games under $10 probably aren't going to drop any further, and if they do it probably won't be enough for me to get too grumpy. Save the bigger purchases until the end.
Also, I haven't actually mashed the button, but it looks like I can buy Steam games using my iPhone. Has anyone done this to confirm? I'm not going to have access to my PC until next week and I'll be damned if I'm going to miss more sales.
TheDarkKnight774
Member
Dark Stalkers said:
Don't. The latest patch removes the need of the CD check. Just add the game to your steam app and you're done
speculawyer
Member
Here is an indie game you may consider . . Darwinia.
Metacritic 84/100, 2006 Independent games festival winner
About the Game
Combining fast-paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics like Tron and Defender, and a story concerning a tribe of nomadic sprites trapped in a modern 3D world.
$4.99
Metacritic 84/100, 2006 Independent games festival winner
About the Game
Combining fast-paced action with strategic battle planning, Darwinia features a novel and intuitive control mechanism, a graphical style ripped from 80's retro classics like Tron and Defender, and a story concerning a tribe of nomadic sprites trapped in a modern 3D world.
$4.99