I don't think it's only that. There's really less stuff on sale overall and the discounts are actually worse than previous sales.
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I don't think it's only that. There's really less stuff on sale overall and the discounts are actually worse than previous sales.
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Oh I thought at first glance they looked similar, but I'm no expert to CRPGs. I'll have to read more on them both then
I never considered MM:X, but it's been getting rave reviews in this thread... And as you said, the small screen will probably hide the dated graphics.
D3RANG3D
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It's just hard to compete with groupees/humble bundle etc bundles. But I think what people want from these sales are the insane deals they used to have like the five indie games for five bucks.
Heebie Jeebies
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I've only bought Trine
and GEARCRACK:Arena
I have one, if it's not too late.
Stumpokapow
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well that mascot is definitely dope and i did get 75%+ off konami's licensed saw video game but...
The discounts aren't worse for the dailies. If you look at steamdb every daily is at least the same as an all time low and we've seen multiple games hit record low discounts. It's just that there's fewer overall, and most of the games with 75% or more discounts that won't be dailies also fall into the bundle realm now and get largely ignored. Plus people got used to the additional russian trading discount and now that's gone, so full retail base price can be a bit of a rude shock.
Oh I thought at first glance they looked similar, but I'm no expert to CRPGs. I'll have to read more on them both then
I never considered MM:X, but it's been getting rave reviews in this thread... And as you said, the small screen will probably hide the dated graphics.
They do look a bit similar but MM is turn based combat while Grimrock is real time. MM is more of a traditional RPG in that you're going to towns and getting quests and whatnot while Grimrock is largely exploration / puzzled based. Perspective is similar, but execution is pretty different.
Just saw someone on my Facebook feed get super excited because she bought the Skyrim Legendary on sale. She's been on Steam for a while but literally only owned and played Age of Empires II. As ubiquitous as we think steam sales are, it's always new to someone.
GMG is probably the best hope for a Borderlands deal, in the past they were the first to have heavy discounts on Borderlands 2 and even if they just go to 50% off, with the 20% voucher that would bring it down to $24.
AzureSkies
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starting to wish that I bought Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel when it was still on sale, I know the GameStop site is selling it for $30, but I'm in Canada, so i'm pretty much locked out of using it.
So, while I usually follow the 'wait for daily deals' mantra, I don't see games like Collapse or Space Rangers 2: HD that are already 75% off and small, older titles getting bigger discounts. May have to break the rules and do it (and maybe for Quake1-3 as well).
Anyone provide a valid argument against?
Anyone provide a valid argument against?
MadClacker
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Guys, GUYS! Alien: Colonial Marines on sale for $2.99! You know you wanna...
LurkerPrime
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The time for "buts" is grogre, my dear.
-MD-
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By the time the next sale rolls around it'll have all the dlc ready to go for probably even cheaper.
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I already got mine from diablogod, it was a pleasure dealing with him, I recommend sending him a PM if you are interested.
Depends! =D
cicero
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Those were some really great packs at that time. I think I bought like six of them.
D3RANG3D
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It's a copy of ARMA 3 for two games, bound by flame, and grim dawn which is $22.48 USD, and ARMA 3 is $30 on the sale when the 50% discount hits.
Voted for Clickteam Fusion. I had a chance to play with Multimedia Fusion when it came in a Humble Bundle some time ago and it was pretty easy to make simple 2D games with it. According to Clickteam, they'll increase the discounts for the DLC as well (currently at 33% and 50% off) if they win the community vote.
Yeah, I'm talking about the discounts in general. I have so many things on my wishlist that are not even on sale at all or has lousy discounts. And those things had much better discounts on the summer sale.
rainking187
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Any update on the Carpe Fulgur games going on sale?
Mister Negative
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I'm shocked that Skyrim is CONSISTENTLY one of the top sellers during sales. How does everyone not own this game?
D3RANG3D
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PepsimanVsJoe
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With all the modding I've done to my Skyrim games, I've destroyed a huge number of saves.
My advice is to look up some trainer mods. Basically anything that you can use to get your character-skills back to where they were before. A house loaded with crafting materials is also handy if/when you lose all your favorite equipment.
It doesn't really do anything about losing quest progress, but it still saves me a ton of time.
All that said, it's probably for the best that your saves are gone. Installing a bunch of mods, then loading a save, can cause a lot of instability. It's preferable to get all of the mods you want, make sure the game doesn't explode when you start it up, then start a fresh character.
Also if you're expecting to do a LOT of character customizing. Make sure whatever custom mod you're using (racemenu, etc) supports char-gen. That way you can load up your favorite face.
Maybe that's just me though, I spend a ton of time in the character creator.
Fuuuu Jet Set Radio is 1.24 at the Humble Store. What songs are missing from the Steam Release? A way to patch them back in?
I'm still annoyed that wasn't in the Sega Humble Bundle. I beat the PS3 port not that long ago but would definitely return to it eventually on Steam.
Naked Snake
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Maybe it doesn't appeal to everyone?
I used to be attracted to the Elder Scrolls since Daggerfall (I remember the incredibly glowing review in Games Master UK, I read it many times), but I never actually played any of them. And it might be too late for me now, I can't seem to have the attention span for deep menu-driven systems, and a lot of reading.
But dem nude mods though?
Edit: I just realized that I misread your post! I thought you were asking why doesn't everyone own this game.
Maybe it means that the gaming market (at least PC's share) is growing, and Skyrim being such a juggernaut of a title it always manages to capture a big portion of the new customers, hence top seller.
Enigmatic Rainbow
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I still don't own it. I have purchased and gifted it multiple times to people though.
I don't even own Half-Life 2.
I'm guilty of not owning it (On PC, but I do own the shitty PS3 version). I figured at that price I might as well get it.
Too bad you missed the Green Man sale. I believe they had Season 2 for around $6.
I got it for < $10 a few weeks ago. Important Note: Other sites sell it with non-Steam DRM. Only Steam seems to sell it with the Steam DRM.
I'm actually really pissed I missed that, it was there daily, and it wasn't advertised well
It's non-steam there though, and the Telltale DRM sucks.
Boogalogist
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I still haven't bought this game. Holding out for a super deal for the complete pack
ThoughtsOfSpeaking
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what is up with the nuuvem site? every time I try to make an account, it just hangs at the "make account" button.
Is there anyone in here kind enough to buy something there for me (the GTA complete bundle) if I just gift them the funds?
PM Me.
Is there anyone in here kind enough to buy something there for me (the GTA complete bundle) if I just gift them the funds?
PM Me.
-MD-
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I just signed into my twitter when I did it, didn't make an account.
Morrigan Stark
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I liked that too... well, for $5 (PSN sale) it was a fun little couch coop game. Wish it had horizontal split screen though. Vertical split needs to die in a fire.
CosmicQueso
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One hundred million active accounts... lot of room for new sales
grandwizard
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Try making an account when you aren't checking out, just normally. Then sign into that when you are ready to check out.
bigwinnerx
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It hung for me when my login name and screen name were different.
RoyaleDuke
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I won the chess the gathering drawing but it said the key was already redeemed. :/
Oh well.
Still nothing else on sale yet, I keep holding for something better but there's nothing. :/ All the stuff I really want(south park) seems to refuse to drop to 10 bucks or under.
Come on Valve, put some good deals up!
Oh well.
Still nothing else on sale yet, I keep holding for something better but there's nothing. :/ All the stuff I really want(south park) seems to refuse to drop to 10 bucks or under.
Come on Valve, put some good deals up!
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