Guys, go for Spec Ops. And then thank Richard Pearsey for the amazing story!
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Steam Holiday Sales 2013 |OT2| DIE HARD (AND HAPPY NEW YEAR)
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I'll do my best.
Do you like sandbox survival games? Did you like Terrarria / Minecraft? If yes, you'll love StarBound.
If no, more of the same, avoid.
Voted for Volgarr, glad that one popped up.
It's worth it. The story and narrative in it is head and shoulders above most other shooters, and while the gameplay wont blow you away, it was fine. Plus I loved the combat music, cranking the volume up during firefights (I played on hard my first run) and getting into it was a blast.
I do wish they'd lower the msrp, since even at 75% off it's still above impulse-buy for many people.
It's worth it. The story and narrative in it is head and shoulders above most other shooters, and while the gameplay wont blow you away, it was fine. Plus I loved the combat music, cranking the volume up during firefights (I played on hard my first run) and getting into it was a blast.
I do wish they'd lower the msrp, since even at 75% off it's still above impulse-buy for many people.
SteveWinwood
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I have all three so it's irrelevant short of OST offerings or whatever who wins, and if those don't go on sale it'd be a moot point. Still, Skulls of the Shogun was well regard, Volgarr was cheaper recently, and who the fuck doesn't have Titan Quest at this point?
So I just made my first Steam Acct the other day and I already own 3 games (L4D2, Portal 2 and Shelter) and I have a mac lol.
Its because of Steam that I decided to build a gaming PC, part of me really wants to jump on Tomb Raider for $7 to play it on super high ultra massive settings but I'm not sure if it'll go on sale again.
I'm hoping I can live off steam sales as I make the enormous upfront cost of building a high end PC.
EDIT: Still deciding on Dust...
Its because of Steam that I decided to build a gaming PC, part of me really wants to jump on Tomb Raider for $7 to play it on super high ultra massive settings but I'm not sure if it'll go on sale again.
I'm hoping I can live off steam sales as I make the enormous upfront cost of building a high end PC.
EDIT: Still deciding on Dust...
PandaPandaPanda
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Haven't played much of it but it's basically terraria in space (with alot more added stuffz). If you liked terraria you will love this. If you didn't, you probably won't.
He can buy 10 copies, too.
Didn't realize they'd made a video game spinoff of Dexter
Thanks! I've never actually finished the original Dead Space.
ClassyPenguin
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I kinda want a copy of Bad Rats just to see what the fuss is about.
Was going through my Humble Bundles and noticed I had these two batman dupes. Word of warning, these are humble bundle links to claim the game, meaning you need to have a humble bundle account to activate the game on Steam.
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Eh... I was hoping for a mini evaluation of why the game was great, if you have played it before.
10 copies of Bad Rats would actually be better than just 1 weird sim game.
OcarinaOfDoom
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Best Steam gag gift.
I really want State of Decay but I know it might not run on my lap top and I dont know when I will have a better computer
Have you tried CYRI?
Kiru
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It's already in the game title.*wink*
DXLelouch153
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MUAHAHAHA
do you wanna be eaten cooked or raw ?
It's absolutely worth playing through at least once.
$7.50 is a decent price for it.
And it gets a lot of gripes, but I was able to enjoy the combat. It wasn't revolutionary but I had fun with it.
15 playing now. Like what...
Here's how i imagine someone playing this game:
*Comes home from a long hard day at the lumber mill*
*Takes a nap*
*Wakes up and sits on the computer*
*Starts playing woodcutter simulator*
*Thinks 'My Life Is Awesome'*
MUAHAHAHA
Hey that's what I voted for too!
Spaaaaaaaaace
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Far Cry 3 is 75% off right? Is it worth it? I'm debating that or Spec Ops.
Oh i haven't gotten that far yet ; ;. Too many bugs.
I dont have Titan Quest...
PandaPedinte
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I've played 12 glorious minutes of it.
lol me too. Titan Quest is good, people!
I've put several hours into it, and it's hard to give a decent evaluation because of that, and because it's such an early beta. There's lots of stuff that haven't been implemented yet. It really is close to Terrarria in space, but with the added benefit of millions (pretty literally, too) of planets you can explore, all with different biome types (Ice, Desert, Jungle, my personal favorite 'Tentacle', ect). What they've got now is a pretty featured game, if they add in even half of what's on their list it will propel it from great, to amazing.
Sorry if that's not what you're looking for.
It's not. You're better off waiting until the next milestone, unless you want Terraria with a new coat of paint.
ClassyPenguin
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Thanks feels for Bad Rats.
HalfwayOrb
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DXLelouch153
Banned
it wont run on my laptop so i dont give a shit if its good
That's what I thought as well.
:| Someone must have a Steam review of Starbound.
AbundantChoice
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Yeah, SpecOps is totally worth playing. The actual cover-based-third-person shooting is very, very mundane, but the story is absolutely worth it (it starts out pretty normal, but as the game progresses, it turns into something else entirely and becomes...well.. it's hard to say. Sort of a commentary on action games itself? It gets kind of meta) The game actually sticks with you. Some of the environments are kind of awesome as well, with some fantastic "panorama" / vista moments that look great on a PC (and you don't need a beast of a machine for it to run well)
Note that it's 2 bucks cheaper on Amazon than it is in the flash sale at the moment, only $5.99
OrlanisWorks
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This may have been asked earlier, but is Godus worth the buy? It is early access, so I am skeptical, but it looks really really pretty!
Oublieux
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If I recall correctly, no, that's where the major branching point is. You need a second replay to find out the backstory of what happened for the character you chose not to follow in the first completion.
DXLelouch153
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it has a great mod community if that helps
*smacks Nito with a fire sword*
uh ew
Somehow I missed this. I don't know how. I guess it's because I only looked at a few screenshots way back and none of them showed a unit's movement range? Not sure I'll buy it even in the off chance it wins instead of Titan Quest, now.
Ragnarsson
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Just purchased Brothers. And thank heavens for this thread, or I wouldn't have noticed that Spec-Ops discount!
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