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STEAM | July 2016 - Post Sale Hauls, Post Sale Blues
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NingenJanai
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Leafhopper
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Baron von Loathsome
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Then why even bother?
its the "sign in for additional discount" tuff they did with VIP instead
Baron_Calamity
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I sign in, it says sign in to see deals, click on it, sign in again, nothing, just the front page again with a graphic telling me to sign in to see deals.
Free Candy Blast
https://gleam.io/Hy0NW/candy-blast-10000-copies
Free Strayed
https://gleam.io/GC70f/strayed
https://gleam.io/Hy0NW/candy-blast-10000-copies
Free Strayed
https://gleam.io/GC70f/strayed
it's a runner, so not like other games, and it has only one review, albeit positive.
I'm kinda tempted to wishlist it regardless
Rimworld dev hit with credit card fraudsters on their own site so they are stopping handing out Steam keys for new purchases.
https://ludeon.com/blog/2016/07/steam-key-giving-stopped-for-new-buyers/
In other news, G2A sellers have some cheaper Rimworld keys for sale.
https://ludeon.com/blog/2016/07/steam-key-giving-stopped-for-new-buyers/
In other news, G2A sellers have some cheaper Rimworld keys for sale.
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
Sony claims yet another victim.
Baron_Calamity
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So much for their checking of sellers.
I guess it's pretty much impossible for small devs to safely sell steam keys by themselves anymore.
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MMBosstones86
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I'm no victim
someguyinahat
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Maybe so, but the original Monkey Island didn't anticipate digital sales and the race-to-the-bottom bundle pricing, either.
AHA-Lambda
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The Dear Leader
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Atraveller
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Gameplay looks great, too bad it was demo'd with a controller, so no PC UI.
The_Super_Inframan
"the journey to a thousand games ends with bad rats. ~Lao Tzu" ~Gabe Newell
I would guess because he wants to play it?
Does anybody know if NMS Steam keys will be sold on GMG and so on?
morningbus
Serious Sam is a wicked gahbidge series for chowdaheads.
I understand wanting to put on a brave face and own what happened to you, but you are not responsible.
One day Sony will pay for the crimes they have committed.
I was with Sony before steam was even a thought in Gabe Newell's mind
Tizoc
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Wait, have GMG stopped vouchers altogether?? D:
What's this then?
https://www.greenmangaming.com/members-price/
Atraveller
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The GiantBomb people suck at aiming.
unlikely, the steam store page is on for months now, I wouldn't count on it, or on any kind of discount, or so it would seem.
apparently funstock digital has it now, with -4% discount, but I'm not sure it's cheaper there, as it's hard to guess what pounds go for these days.
AHA-Lambda
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yeah just checking if that's what's replacing it all outright.
My worry is they stop doing the 20%+ discounts.
As most pre orders on their site that I've looked at are now only getting an extra 5% off when I sign in =/
(e.g. both south park 2 and dishonored 2 go from 10% off to 15% off)
jshackles
Gentlemen, we can rebuild it. We have the capability to make the world's first enhanced store. Steam will be that store. Better than it was before.
It seems that way, yeah. Sad. I used to pre-order most of my Steam stuff there because of the discount.
Speaking of pre-orders, who is ready for I am Setsuna tomorrow?
Posted back in March: "We're working on it!"
But is it actually fun?
derExperte
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So they victimized you when your mind was still moist and formable. Disgusting.
You mean the devs.
Tizoc
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MMBosstones86
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Not cheaper by USD standards. Comes to like $63.
someguyinahat
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I've been going through my backlog (you know...cause I can,) so here are some impressions for 12 Labours of Hercules II: The Cretan Bull:
Disclaimer: I never played the first one.
The story: Um...you play Hercules (sort of) and you eventually have to tame the Cretan Bull using the Golden Apples of Hesperides, but you do other labours on the way (like fight Stymphalian birds, clean out the Aegean stables, etc.) You do this by sending out servants to do menial labour, and you occasionally break boulders and then showboat. The cutscenes contain the story in limerick format. I listened to the first cutscene, then realized I needed to skip the rest. But...you don't play this game for the story.
The gameplay: It's more or less time/resource management: collect food, "supplies" (wood) and gold, use them to clear paths or upgrade your buildings. It's not bad for what it is. I played on "casual" difficulty, which is actually "normal" difficulty (the easy mode is "relaxed") but the normal difficulty is also pretty easy. If you want all the achievements, you will have to play in the hard mode for at least a few levels - there's an achievement for beating the developer's high score on 5 levels (it says 10 - it was probably lowered secretly after complaints) and those can pretty much only be accomplished in hard mode.
The graphics: Looks like a mobile game...but to be fair, it looks like a GOOD mobile game.
The audio: A lot of the music wasn't really fitting for the levels. You get peppy banjo music and sea hornpipes when you're expecting some swelling brass worthy of a demigod. So that was weird. Sound effects were okay, nothing to write home about.
The length: Took me 8.2 hours to get all the achievements. Took me just under 8 hours to beat the game. There are 44 levels in all, so this is one of those games that you can fire up if you have 15 minutes to spare.
The verdict: I got this game for less than a buck, and it was fun enough that I finished it and got 8 hours out of it. Bixby Snyder would be proud. So if it ever goes down to that price again - or you already have it - then I say go for it.
Disclaimer: I never played the first one.
The story: Um...you play Hercules (sort of) and you eventually have to tame the Cretan Bull using the Golden Apples of Hesperides, but you do other labours on the way (like fight Stymphalian birds, clean out the Aegean stables, etc.) You do this by sending out servants to do menial labour, and you occasionally break boulders and then showboat. The cutscenes contain the story in limerick format. I listened to the first cutscene, then realized I needed to skip the rest. But...you don't play this game for the story.
The gameplay: It's more or less time/resource management: collect food, "supplies" (wood) and gold, use them to clear paths or upgrade your buildings. It's not bad for what it is. I played on "casual" difficulty, which is actually "normal" difficulty (the easy mode is "relaxed") but the normal difficulty is also pretty easy. If you want all the achievements, you will have to play in the hard mode for at least a few levels - there's an achievement for beating the developer's high score on 5 levels (it says 10 - it was probably lowered secretly after complaints) and those can pretty much only be accomplished in hard mode.
The graphics: Looks like a mobile game...but to be fair, it looks like a GOOD mobile game.
The audio: A lot of the music wasn't really fitting for the levels. You get peppy banjo music and sea hornpipes when you're expecting some swelling brass worthy of a demigod. So that was weird. Sound effects were okay, nothing to write home about.
The length: Took me 8.2 hours to get all the achievements. Took me just under 8 hours to beat the game. There are 44 levels in all, so this is one of those games that you can fire up if you have 15 minutes to spare.
The verdict: I got this game for less than a buck, and it was fun enough that I finished it and got 8 hours out of it. Bixby Snyder would be proud. So if it ever goes down to that price again - or you already have it - then I say go for it.
Baron_Calamity
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That sounds so wrong
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