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Steam Holiday Sales 2013: DIE HARDER
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Blue Ninja
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I'm guessing this'll be a daily at some time in the future, no?
chrominance
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I liked it a fair amount. Imagine the combat engine from Mass Effect (third-person shooter with cover, two squad members you can give orders to/move to specific places, class-specific powers and abilities) in a 1950s "aliens attack" setting. As PC ports go, The Bureau is okay, not great--it feels somewhat unoptimized on my i5 3570k/6950 2GB--but it's definitely serviceable. The quality of the port and the production values (character animations especially) belie the game's apparently low budget, but they don't ruin the experience by any means. One warning, though: PISS FILTER AHOY. Maybe someone's found a way to patch that out, though.
The worst parts of the game are a) the many, many dialogue trees can get annoying fast, though many of them are for optional sidequests at XCOM base, and b) the difficulty curve is really weird, with the game starting out very hard and then ramping down to relatively easy as you gain new weapons and abilities. That's just my experience, though; other people have complained that the game is just too easy throughout, so I might just suck at handling the tactical aspect of the game. The squad AI is sometimes suspect (why are you running out of cover right underneath that GIANT ALIEN ROBOT THING), worth noting if you hate babysitting AI partners.
Overall, I think it's worth $12.49, though I could also see waiting for cheaper next year if you have other games you want more. I got a solid 15 hours out of it and aside from the frustration at the difficulty, I mostly liked what I saw.
Chairmanchuck
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A Sentient Keyboard
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Gah, I thought the sales were going to be the same between this and the autumn sale. I bought XCOM: Enemy Within then for full price :V
No problem, as it was still worth it. A strong expansion pack for an excellent game.
No problem, as it was still worth it. A strong expansion pack for an excellent game.
runnin_blue
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If I hadn't already 100% it on 360, I'd so buy Sleeping Dogs for that price. So good.
I think Gold Edition actually requires Mind Games, so yeah I'll just pick up both. Thanks!
Maxwood
Oh rock of ages, do not crumble, love is breathing still. Oh lady moon shine down, a little people magic if you will.
Yay all the way!
It's really, really good. But the wait is killing me, so there's something to be said for waiting till the season is complete.
MikeE21286
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If I already own vanilla Deus Ex HR is the Director's Cut worth it for $5?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Huh, didn't know acquisition of titles can cause price fluctuation. dat sale history of star wars titles
Also I'm supposed to buy games from Steam for dem cards but GMG and Amazon are tempting me away!
Also I'm supposed to buy games from Steam for dem cards but GMG and Amazon are tempting me away!
btw:
they announced the release date today
Steam Trailer
Jan 6th
been beta-testing it, it's great on PC
also only game from Uruguay on Steam so buy it mmkay
they announced the release date today
Steam Trailer
Jan 6th
been beta-testing it, it's great on PC
also only game from Uruguay on Steam so buy it mmkay
Dang. Alright. I'll wait for tomorrows daily deals, if there is nothing I'll pick it up. Otherwise, I'll wait for summer and the 50% sale.
angular graphics
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Play on casual and you'll be fine. You should probably play a sort of supportive role eg defending the bomb site instead of front row attacking though.
Yes.
Enemy Within was 33% off a couple of hours ago. Now it's 50%. I doubt it will go any lower since it's only about a month old. So I assume the Flash Sale also applies to EW.
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Just doing my bit to give a little something this Xmas. Good Luck.
Sure, but $3.74 is better!
I have more than enough money in my Steam wallet solely through selling stuff on the marketplace to get Spelunky at its current price, but I may as well wait for the possible price drop.
IcyRhythms
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I bought DXHR DC when it originall released.(upgraded rather)
Can anyone confirm if they're patched the game to play more like the original release or are there still performance issues?
Can anyone confirm if they're patched the game to play more like the original release or are there still performance issues?
runnin_blue
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I'm competent with KB & M and I find CS impossible to play. Way too twitchy. My reflexes aren't up to scratch.
lol, what the fuck.
Baron von Loathsome
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On one hand, the one episode that has come out is really good.
On the other, that episode came out two months ago.
btw:
they announced the release date today
Steam Trailer
Jan 6th
been beta-testing it, it's great on PC
also only game from Uruguay on Steam so buy it mmkay
is that just the original or comes with frontiers also Salsa?
Ended up buying AoE II HD The Forgotten expansion after getting Kairo, Lunar Pack, Ultrabundle, Noitu Love 2 Devolution and Bit.Trip collection yesterday.
DE: HR Director's Cut is pretty tempting although I'm surprised that it's not a bigger discount for DE: HR + Missing Link owners too.
DE: HR Director's Cut is pretty tempting although I'm surprised that it's not a bigger discount for DE: HR + Missing Link owners too.
It used to go for 75% off for these type of sales too, until the Disney change over happened.
the original + lots of new stuff just for the PC version like a whole new Undead campaign and some other stuff
no Frontiers tho
I know right
heard its kinda bad tho
cicero
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For anyone interested in Sword of the Stars: The Pit, you might notice that the Gold Edition DLC and the Mindgames expansion aren't discounted on Steam. They are currently on sale on GamersGate though.
Sword of the Stars: The Pit Gold DLC - $0.75 (75% off)
Sword of the Stars The Pit: MindGames - $1.25 (75% off)
I bought both a couple of days ago and they activated fine on Steam. Enjoy!
It's why I'm not buying it, I played the beta and really wasn't for me.
I´m sure Spelunky will be $3.74 at one point during the sale.
And I'm really hoping for Rogue Legacy to be as well.
Pretty weak then!
It'll be $5 again just like the Autumn sale.
This and Hitman looks way beter than "next gen" games.
Can´t buy too much, i have almost everything i wanted so far. But got:
- Fez
- Super House of dead ninjas
- Metal Gear R
What's the difference between the full release and the browser one? I think on Kongregate. I don't remember the hero mechanic.
ichtyander
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Voted for Zeno Clash II, loved the first game.
I hate myself for not buying the franchise pack in last year's Summer Sale. It never crossed my mind that those games wouldn't go on sale ever again :/
well, Frontiers is basically Kingdom Rush 2, and they've been working on the PC ver from the ground up (nothing to do with the flash web release) while doing that for phones
I mean, a full blown KR release with ALL the content would be nice, but timing didnt work out. It's still gonna be the best version of the original out there
it's entirely new, some of the campaign is lifted from there but there's like double the content
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NAY for all Telltale games until the season is complete and they are on sale. Otherwise you're paying a premium for an incomplete season and the ability to wait. Some people may like that, but it just doesn't make sense to me. I wouldn't get it unless you're dying to play it right this instance and really have nothing else to play, which I know isn't true because everyone with Steam has a massive backlog.
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