dark_inferno
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Steam sales are about buying as many games as you can and not playing one of them.
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Steam Holiday Sales 2013 |OT2| DIE HARD (AND HAPPY NEW YEAR)
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Steam sales are about buying as many games as you can and not playing one of them.
Jawmuncher
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Thanks also not a damn thing I want out of that lot.
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
Not yet. It doesn't work as flawlessly as the 360 pad. Though I say this as an OSX user. I was discussing this DS4 issue in the Steam chat yesterday.
It might work better on Windows. All I know is that I'm not going to buy a 360 controller now that I've used a DS4. This thing better get sorted out.
OrlanisWorks
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True that. I looked at the price and I remember a whole back it was available for 12.49 or so.
Asking again, might have been lost in the shuffle (or people dont know, in which case I apologize), Metro Season Pass worth it or is the main game enough? The description of the dlc packs sound like random missions which im not sure I care about outside the main narrative of the game
RalliArtEvo
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I'll trade 8 for 2...ralliartevomr =id
VikasNarula
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damn i want THE SWAPPER so bad that i'm willing to give 2 set of winter globe card collection.
Oh I have giana sisters for that. I might even go play them. Maybe won't play euro truck sim 2 until i get my controller though
That translates to about 3 and a half bucks
If you played Hard Reset and enjoyed it, then you will like this one. The combat is SUPER FUCKIN PUMPED full of HOT DEMON EXPLODING ACTION and it's fun as hell using all the different weapons. I'd avoid going on a higher difficulty if you are not shooter savvy as it can get frustrating having 25 assholes fire bombs at you at the same time.
At $3, sure. Interesting world and characters, though the gameplay is simple.
Thanks for the list. Damn, that list isn't great, hope the rest of it is better
The shooting doesn't feel all that great, but the melee combat is spot on and it does have a level-design similar in feel to 90's FPS.
There's always Rise of the Triad, too.
He only has a very preliminary list up for Amazon's January sale right now, but here is the FAQ.
Editor's Choice 2013 List
Like last year, any digital purchase will earn you a $5 promotional credit to spend in January on the Editor's Choice Best Games of 2013 list. We got some questions on this in yesterday's thread, so here's some answers.
Q: Do purchases under $5 receive credit?
A: Yes, any and all purchases in the digital game store before Dec. 31st will receive credit, regardless of price.
Q: How do I know how many credits I have?
A: Before Jan 3rd, keep count of your purchases, or look at purchase emails to find a total to expect. After Jan 3, you'll receive an email with all of your credits at once, it will tell you how many credits you have. You'll still need to keep count as you spend them.
Q: Can I redeem multiple credits on a single game?
A: No you will only be able to use one credit per purchase during the January Sale.
Q: Can I use a credit on a game that costs $5 or less? (Get the game for free?)
A: Yes, the credit will work on items that cost $5 or less, making them free.
Editor's Choice 2013 List
Like last year, any digital purchase will earn you a $5 promotional credit to spend in January on the Editor's Choice Best Games of 2013 list. We got some questions on this in yesterday's thread, so here's some answers.
Q: Do purchases under $5 receive credit?
A: Yes, any and all purchases in the digital game store before Dec. 31st will receive credit, regardless of price.
Q: How do I know how many credits I have?
A: Before Jan 3rd, keep count of your purchases, or look at purchase emails to find a total to expect. After Jan 3, you'll receive an email with all of your credits at once, it will tell you how many credits you have. You'll still need to keep count as you spend them.
Q: Can I redeem multiple credits on a single game?
A: No you will only be able to use one credit per purchase during the January Sale.
Q: Can I use a credit on a game that costs $5 or less? (Get the game for free?)
A: Yes, the credit will work on items that cost $5 or less, making them free.
Dreams-Visions
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The Everyman
if you wait, the xb1 controller might be the best of all of them, unless you want bt connectivity which is pretty convenient.
thanks for the heads up Last Light is on my list when it hits <$10
cicero
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Previously most of the titles haven't been known or visible on the page, and they have changed over the entire month of January.
The Grim Heaper
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It's really fun. If you buy it now and know you'll be into it, you'll probably sink many, many hours into it before the "next sale" comes along.
OldAsUrSock
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Heh, I feel there is mostly nonsense on the OffTopic side of GAF. Oh how GAF brings in all different types of peeps.
Rummy Bunnz
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It also rebalances the game. Supplies are scarcer, you take/deal more damage. Charging for it sucks but I've heard good things about it so I dropped the $1.69 on it.
AlphaProspector
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Played 10 hours of it and I'm doing it on Insane mode, because that's how I roll with these old school FPS. Having a BLAST with this game. It has a great focus on melee combat but also remembers to keep firearms at hand. It's by the same dudes who made Hard Reset (and you can tell) but with a lot of the problems that one had fixed. Enemies are devious, they will roll and dodge your shots/slashes, they will get "possessed" and charge at you at insane speeds, you can literally dismember all of them. And I don't mean some silly ragdoll physics: you can chop them choppy chop. There is a reason why the game got the free Viscera Cleanup mod, heh.
Simply put: some bosses come as elite mooks later and you can use their heads as a massive laser-chain gun. Or you can smash the ground and lift 5 dudes and chop them mid-air. Or throw them back with a push spell. Or actually calm their rage so you can behead them with a massive katana 360º MLG PRO roll. Or you can fire an explosive arrow and detonate it on a flying enemy. Or light 'em up with a flamethrower. Or just use environmental damage and blow up some conveniently placed explosive somethings.
All while dashing at high speed like a madman. Wangtastic. 1000/100. GOTY.
You are actually rewarded for using variety in your carnage.
Oh, and the game starts with The Touch. And killer bunnies.
edit: Wang has an rpg-like progression where you purchase more powers, skills and weapon upgrades, it's kind of a step further of the idea already seen in Hard Reset with the upgrade terminals.
crazyrabbits
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Yeah, I'm in for the Alan Wake franchise deal. $4 for the CE and American Nightmare is a steal.
masterkajo
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Ah thanks. Guess we will have to wait a bit longer to get the full list then.
You did good, man.
MulderWasTaken
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More than half of the Amazon's 2013 Editor's Choice Games are EA games? Weird
BF 2142? Really? I love the game but, 2013?
Amazon Tony mentioned that he's still waiting to hear back from a number of publishers, so the list of games is very likely to grow.
Last year's list for comparison.
NingenJanai
Member
It's worth it at any price, one of the best graphic adventures ever.Looks like The Longest Journey will never get a discount
StAidan
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I've added about 20 games to my library this sale and have about $18 remaining in my Steam wallet. Not sure how to allocate the rest, based on the assumption that nothing else on my wishlist seems likely to hit a daily deal at this point.
I really want Pac-Man, still feeling burned about that silly flash deal on it. Probably will just end up buying it at -33%.
I really want Pac-Man, still feeling burned about that silly flash deal on it. Probably will just end up buying it at -33%.
You will crash and burn numerous times, costing the fictional space program billions of pounds.
Also you can still find downloads out there of earlier Alpha version of the game. Less stuff than the game for sale on Steam, but will scratch the itch until a later date.
The demo is also free, and that gives plenty to do.
Kerbal could easily get away with being out of Early Access now. It's a stable game and has plenty of content (at least in a 'get out of it what you put into it' kind of way). It could do with tutorials to explain some of the more advanced things, but most it can be found on Youtube. Probably the best game I've picked up in this holiday sale.
scorpscarx
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The shooting feels totally great once you upgrade them, better than the swordplay, best mixed.
Grief, theres Shadow Warrior on sale again since you fail at giveaways
I haven't had time to play anything at all in the past week so I'm still pretty deep in the hole.
I'd love to have it, but I think I will wait.
The full list isn't out yet so I am assuming a lot there. Take that statement with a grain of salt.
cicero
Member
The Editor's Choice List has changed over the entire month for the past two years, I don't expect it will change this year. Tons of people bought multiple copies of Hotline Miami thinking the initial selection was going to be it, they were then left scrambling at the end of the month when numerous newer selections were added.
Ludicrous Speed
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If you read the amazon rep's post he said it's only tentative and they haven't heard back from most of their publishers. It looks like EA is one of the few they've heard back from thus far.
Jawmuncher
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Yeah I noticed that.
Hopefully the publishers they're waiting for answers from put out the good stuff.
I can't buy anything from game, they somehow have region restrictions for paypal transactions.
It works great on Windows now, there is even touch pad support. There's a thread on here somewhere for it. Search for scpdriver.
I much prefer it to the 360 / PS3 pads. If you don't mind running a very small program when you start your PC and can deal with the button prompts in games being for 360, it's worth it.
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