You're doing better than me. $143.23 @ $5.73/game.
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Steam Summer Sales 2012 Thread 2: No One I Know Voted for Nixon
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You're doing better than me. $143.23 @ $5.73/game.
Spirit of Jazz
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Thanks all, given Shadow and Call were more than the all of the games combined I decided to just go with the entire pack.
Artofwar420
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Which of the Empire Total War DLC should I get? Also, how is Napoleon?
fluffydelusions
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Both doing better than me. I probably spent $170-180
My screw up was buying AC:R because I started it on the PS3 but never finished. Then AC2 was on sale for $5 and I haven't touched either when all I really needed for now was AC2.
That and I'm terrible at SSFIV: AE. lol
EarsOfASnake
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So for the autolog stuff in Hot Pursuit do I need to add people via steam or is it an EA thing?
EA unfortunately.
VVVVVV and SMB are worth it for the sound tracks a lone. Cave Story can be had for free from the devs website I'm pretty sure... I would wait for Torchlight 2 unless you really want a game that runs great on a crappy laptop.
Delusibeta
Banned
Sins of a Solar Empire Trinity is the whole game, Sins Rebellion is a standalone expansion. Think Empire Total War being Trinity and Napoleon Total War being Rebellion and you'll have probably got the jist.
Man's that's a total bummer. Probably wouldn't have bought it if I had know that going in.
Mr. Luchador
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First sake where I've sat back and thought "this is a poor sale." can only assume I've reached the game equivalent of peak oil.
Yes I believe you can.
Yeah, that should work fine
Delusibeta
Banned
A combination of a) having already bought most of the games you want and b) repeating sales.
It wasn't so bad for me because I already had to make an account for that Kingdoms of Amalur / Mass Effect 3 promotion they had going for weapons between the two games.
Haha same! But that's because I currently don't have a job and I really can't afford to splurge on a Steam sale. That may end now though since NFS and Dead Space 2 are on sale.
How is NFS: Hot Pursuit? I've been itching for another good racing game after Driver, but I don't want to spend more than $5.
I think you have to register a THQ account (think Rockstar Club) for the game, so you probably have to redeem the DLC code there. It shouldn't matter where you bought it.
For me it has been great. Main reason being I just recently built a new gaming PC after being on consoles this whole generation.
I also already had an EA account, but the fact that it doesn't pull autolog highscores from people on your Steam friendslist is really depressing.
This made me bust out laughing enough for the secretary to poke her head in and check on me.
Damn you sky train.
EarsOfASnake
Member
Yeah, that would have put me off. Ah well, recent Hot Pursuit buyers what's your EA ids?! I'll post mine once I log in and link it up as I have no idea what it actually is.
dragonlife
Member
Which Stalker should I buy? Are they related in any way? I was thinking of going with Call of Pripyat since it's the newest. And is it scary? I feel like scaring myself.
Mr. Luchador
Member
I remember those days. ENJOY THEM!
No customization, just pick a car and a color and go. It's really fun for what it's worth as the "drifting" is kind of satisfying when you get the hang of it. I play on a controller so I can't speak for KBM. Smashing cop cars is it's own thing, but I don't care much for it and they have this crazy rubberband effect going. They will catch up to you in a few seconds even when you turn them 180 and stop them and are still going really fast. Haven't started on the cop side yet, the cars are all painted black and white and all that..
TL;DR: Arcadey, nice cars + no customization but color choice, cops rubberband back quick.
9.99
I'm a cheapskate and if I can save $2.50, then I will :3 (the base game will be $9.99 tomorrow, but they won't have any discounts on DLC)
scorpscarx
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CoP is a good starting place, get the complete mod.
http://www.moddb.com/mods/call-of-p...s/call-of-pripyat-complete-10-exe-recommended
Anyone interested in S.T.A.L.K.E.R: SoC should take the plunge now that's dirt cheap.
The best way to describe it is this: it's a survival simulator. It's not for everyone, but it's a game everyone should experience. I liken it to the Souls games; not be because they are anything like the Souls series in terms of design, mechanics or aesthetics; rather because they have an inherent hostility that is always a part of the environment, and because both respect the player as a rational agent and trust him/ her to overcome the challenges the game throws out. And like the Souls series, the game will punish you for being reckless, and it will reward you for being deliberate, methodical and observant in your approach.
It does differ from the Soul series in that, unlike the former, which are polished to perfection and lovingly hand-crafted to the last delicious detail, S.T.A.L.K.E.R is kind of rough. It's actually quite rough, and if you are familiar with the term "Euro-jank", well, you know what I'm talking about, but there are ways around that.
Give it a shot. It might yet make men out of you.
The best way to describe it is this: it's a survival simulator. It's not for everyone, but it's a game everyone should experience. I liken it to the Souls games; not be because they are anything like the Souls series in terms of design, mechanics or aesthetics; rather because they have an inherent hostility that is always a part of the environment, and because both respect the player as a rational agent and trust him/ her to overcome the challenges the game throws out. And like the Souls series, the game will punish you for being reckless, and it will reward you for being deliberate, methodical and observant in your approach.
It does differ from the Soul series in that, unlike the former, which are polished to perfection and lovingly hand-crafted to the last delicious detail, S.T.A.L.K.E.R is kind of rough. It's actually quite rough, and if you are familiar with the term "Euro-jank", well, you know what I'm talking about, but there are ways around that.
Give it a shot. It might yet make men out of you.
Not exactly. The version on Steam has new modes of play, improved graphics, an additional level,
another playable character
If you can't afford it or aren't sold on it, try the free original. It's a full game in its own right. If you like it, go ahead and pick up the Steam version.
B_Rik_Schitthaus
Banned
I guess my confusion is thanks to euro jank, been so long since I last experienced it ,now I'm thinking of holding off on STALKER.
I said I wasn't going to buy anything and then this piece of shit has the gall to post this.
phantomspiker
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This thread should answer you questions: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2715838
This has about sold me on buying it to be honest.
Sounds more like singleplayer DayZ than Souls from your description.
$5 is totally an appropriate price for this game. It was a sub-$20 game for me when I still had my PS3 though. Should have no regrets if you like the NFS games minus Shift (I can't say anything about them, never tried em).
I said I wasn't going to buy anything and then this piece of shit has the gall to post this.
What he says is all very true. But the parts he leaves out are the bland environments full of fetch quests and the AI that can either be really good or exceedingly bad. The quest ending bugs and the possible frame rate issues. The interface is unnecessarily complex and a lot of the mechanics are quite antiquated.
It encompasses the term 'Euro-Jank' more than any other game has before.
Also, you need to download a fan made patch for it to be even remotely enjoyable.
Like I said before, there are moments of brilliant game play in STALKER, it's just not worth the rest of the crap to get there.
Thanks! I'm not into sims so NFS:Hot Pursuit seems to be right up my alley.
My EA/Origin id is Danielsan-GAF.
Anyone else who's picked up or already owns Hot Pursuit, feel free to add me.
FloppyDelux
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i hope they do go on sale, lego batman 2 looks great and so do the harry potter ones..
DeadFalling
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Installed Stalker + Stalker Complete and I don't think it's right... It looks about the same as it did before I installed the mod?
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