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[Razek]

Here are some GAF impressions:

Wow, thanks for compiling that. It seems most of those are related to control. I wondered how stiff it would be as another member mentioned in his detailed review it wasn't the best. Eh, I think with that I'll call it a quits on the sale.

 

[Napoleonthechimp]

Civilization 5 + Batman Arkham City = YYYeeeaaahhhhh

 

[LProtag]

If I buy Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai now it'll only be 3 more than when it was on a daily and I missed it... that's not bad, right?

 

[chaosblade]

bought ys oath.

Now thinking about Blades of Time and Trine 2

Is Blades of Time any good? I'd written it off just because it's the spiritual successor to X-Blades.

 

[ImRight]

What a long, strange trip it's been, filled with lots of colors in boxes with numbers. I'm almost sad that it's going to be over soon.

Almost?

Spoiler

Im already having Daily Deal withdrawals and my last fix was only an hour or so ago :-/

 

[Katoki]

Congrats to those who made it through their 1st steam sale.

Be thankful that it was this one and not the others. You haven't learned about temptation when you don't have 50 shit games with daily challenges staring you in the face, your mind telling you that "this achievement will finally be the one that gives me my entire wishlist for free or the entire steam catalog" or "this present will be the one that gives me some huge game like Skyrim for free!".

I had this dream that people were redeeming games from the summer sale badges somehow. It made no sense.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Congrats to those who made it through their 1st steam sale.

Be thankful that it was this one and not the others. You haven't learned about temptation when you don't have 50 shit games with daily challenges staring you in the face, your mind telling you that "this achievement will finally be the one that gives me my entire wishlist for free or the entire steam catalog" or "this present will be the one that gives me some huge game like Skyrim for free!".

It was a rough ride on my wallet, but it was fun to go through with others!

 

[Yoshichan]

That's a scary thought. He'd probably video himself snipping a ball, or something. "BUY IT NOW OR THE OTHER ONE GOES, TOO."

I might do something even worse!

 

[robotnik]

anyone have any opinions on the following:
Still-Life series

Buy first game, avoid second.

 

[Jobacca]

$8 left guys. Want to get my girlfriend something. She enjoyed Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Portal 1 & 2. Here's a link to my page so you know what I already have:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/equate46

Any ideas?

 

[randomkid]

So today's the last day? Time to pick up Audiosurf I suppose.

Steamgamesales.com is a terrible thing though. I really didn't need to know that Sega Classics Pack 4 was $1.87 nine months ago. $1.87 for TEN great games, jesus christ. I don't care what you say GAF, DEVALUED DEVALUED, I'm sitting here hesitating because $4.50 seems pricy now haha. Is the emulation terrible or something? I'm just itching to try out Landstalker for some reason.

 

[Dacvak]

Here's my score.

• Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands
• Fable The Lost Chapters
• Arma II: Combined Operations (NA)
• Far Cry Complete
• Dungeon Defenders 4-Pack
• Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box
• Nexuiz - Dual Mode DLC
• Nexuiz - Four Pack
• Chrome + Chrome: Specforce
• PixelJunk Eden
• Thief Bundle 2012
• Crash Time III
• Time Gentlemen, Please!
• Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
• Dead Space 2
• Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit
• Railworks 3: TS2012 - Trains vs Zombies DLC
• Railworks 3 - Haulin' USA Pack
• Stacking
• Limbo
• Grand Theft Auto IV (US/AU)
• Crysis 2 Maximum Edition
• Assassin's Creed II: Deluxe Edition
• Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within
• Prince of Persia
• Vessel
• Bastion
• Qube
• Saints Row: The Third
• Saints Row: The Third - Maximum Pleasure Pack
• Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition
• Darkness II (ROW) - Four Pack
• Dead Island (NA)
• Frozen Synapse
• Binding of Isaac Wrath of the Lamb
• Payday: The Heist Gift

Pretty happy with that. I honestly have no idea how much I've spent, though. If I had to make a guess, I'd say a little over $100? Between $100 and $150? No more than $150, though.

 

[chixdiggit]

S.P.A.Z. is a sweet game for the price. The developers are pretty active with it as well.

 

[Polishin8r]

is spaz any good?

 

[chixdiggit]

$8 left guys. Want to get my girlfriend something. She enjoyed Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Portal 1 & 2. Here's a link to my page so you know what I already have:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/equate46

Any ideas?

Stacking seems like a nice fit and it's on sale as well.

is spaz any good?

Yes!

 

[snack]

What's the cheapest game buyable on Steam? lawl

 

[Derrick01]

I had this dream that people were redeeming games from the summer sale badges somehow. It made no sense.

I expected something like that when badges were introduced right before the sale but they just didn't make enough to implement a system like that. I was very disappointed this sale didn't have a system like the last few, flash deals do nothing for me. Since I only had $40 for this sale I was more excited for the achievement challenge than the actual sale.

 

[The Wizard]

But guys the steam achievement meta-game was just delayed to line up with the olympics.

Spoiler

I want to believe.

 

[Katoki]

Galactic Civilizations II grabs me only in the fact that you can design your own ships. I don't give a crap about the strategy part. I'm so conflicted.

 

[Dizzy-4U]

Is Blades of Time any good? I'd written it off just because it's the spiritual successor to X-Blades.

Pretty standard b-action game. It has some interesting mechanics like time rewind and multiple clones of yourself.

It's not that great of a game, but million times better than X-Blades.

 

[mxgt]

£50.24

Wanted to set myself a £50 limit, so I did good.

 

[dani_dc]

$8 left guys. Want to get my girlfriend something. She enjoyed Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Portal 1 & 2. Here's a link to my page so you know what I already have:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/equate46

Any ideas?

A second copy of portal 2 so you two can play co-op.

Outside of that, perhaps Trine or World of Goo.

 

[Carlisle]

Ugggghhhh man

Total damage this sale is my worst ever. $121.24 on Steam games and DLC for myself alone. Seems a lot but that's over 30 games for the price of two new releases! Still hurts though

Then another $13 or so in gifts for buddies, and another $95 on Amazon, PSN, & XBLA.

$228.70 on video games this summer.

 

[CorrisD]

yay

Oh man, I must have missed a day.

 

[Rickenslacker]

I might opt for some Commandos or Hard Reset or maybe some other small thing, but I think this is about it for my damage:

 

[AlexBasch]

I think I'll hold out until the last minute to get Portal 2 unless something I really want shows up in the flash deals.

 

[Banana Kid]

Here's my final count:

Binding of Isaac DLC: $1.49
Crusader Kings + DLC: $21
Saints Row The Third Franchise Pack: $24.99
Darksiders: $4.99
Trine 2: $3.74
Warhammer 40k Space Marine: $7.49
Max Payne 3: $29.99
Indie Bundle II: $9.99
Bejeweled 3: $4.99
Alan Wake Franchise: $9.99
Tropico 4 Bundle: $16.22
The Witcher 2: $15.99
Renegade Ops: $3.74
The Walking Dead: $14.99
Prince of Persia '08: $2.49
Dead Space 2: $4.99
Fallout New Vegas - Honest Hearts, Lonesome Road, & Old World Blues: $7.47
Cave Story+: $2.49
Double Fine Bundle: $7.49
Just Cause 2: $3.74
Need For Speed Hot Pursuit: $4.99
Bit.Trip Runner: $2.49
Thief Bundle: $6.74
Fallout 3 GOTY: $4.99
Driver: San Francisco: $7.49
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box: $3.99
Far Cry 2: $2.49
Bulletstorm: $4.99

For a total of $236.44.

But I prefer to think of it this way: I saved $554.33, plus whatever I wound up saving on that indie bundle. I think I won this sale.

 

[Grakl]

What's the cheapest game buyable on Steam? lawl

http://store.steampowered.com/app/34810/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_1

 

[Katoki]

Wait, we're not guaranteed for a recap day so am I supposed to unload the rest of my Steam wallet today? Serves me right for never paying attention to things.

 

[Jobacca]

Stacking seems like a nice fit and it's on sale as well.

Yes!

A second copy of portal 2 so you two can play co-op.

Outside of that, perhaps Trine or World of Goo.

She said she enjoys RPG's, games like Portal where you have to figure things out.. I'll inform her of these later. I feel she may like Stacking since she has liked Tim Schafer's other stuff.

 

[Jason Frost]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/34810/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_1

I would like to have that.

Looks cool.

 

[Plinko]

I think I'll hold out until the last minute to get Portal 2 unless something I really want shows up in the flash deals.

I was thinking about it but I just couldn't get into Portal 1, so I probably wouldn't like it.

Still debating between Ys Origin and Lego Batman 2.

 

[Morris]

Damage:

Witcher Enhanced Edition
Ys Origin
Ys Oath in Felghana

$20~

That's actually more than I was planning to spend lol. I still want Portal 2 ugh.

Can't wait for the Winter sale since I'll actually have some money to waste. This sale was pretty fun to follow on GAF also.

 

[Cloudius12]

$8 left guys. Want to get my girlfriend something. She enjoyed Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Portal 1 & 2. Here's a link to my page so you know what I already have:

http://steamcommunity.com/id/equate46

Any ideas?

Bastion and/or Stacking.

 

[Xander51]

Is Blades of Time any good? I'd written it off just because it's the spiritual successor to X-Blades.

It is significantly better than X-Blades. The combat system is great fun, the time control stuff is crazy and very PB Winterbottom, and the difficulty feels like it's actually balanced. I loathed X-blades but found Blades of Time to be a fun romp.

 

[The Broken Ska Record]

Since this is the last day, and I don't forsee myself getting any more games from the sale, here is my haul:

Fable The Lost Chapters - $2.49
Batman Arkham City Franchise bundle - $24.99
FEAR 3 - $4.99
Krater CE - $9.99
LA Noire Complete - $7.49
Shoot Many Robots - $2.49
Dead Rising 2 Off the Record - $9.99
Saint's Row the Third Franchise pack - $24.99
Payday: The Heist (Four pack) - $14.99
Binding of Isaac Bundle - $2.23
Trine 2 - $3.74

PLUS
Krater CE (gifted to) - $9.99
Alan Wake Franchise (gifted from) $0

So the total is:

$118.37

D:

 

[Winnie the Pimp]

To you guys who finished their first Steam sale:

You have much to learn young ones, mainly how to spend even MORE money on games you'll never get around to playing

God i hate you Gabe ( it's one of those love-hate relationships of course)

 

[Dacvak]

Just calculated it. Yep, I spent a little under $150. Bought about 40 games.

That's roughly $3.5 per game. Pretty freaking awesome.

 

[sorijealut]

If you bought Ys: Oath in Felghana, Please join me here!

I've been so lonely :,(
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=467037

 

[Yoshichan]

I give up. For an hour, I've been trying to set my camera up for a Gift-Contest but without success... now I'm all frustrated and sweaty ._. brb.

 

[Plinko]

She said she enjoys RPG's, games like Portal where you have to figure things out.. I'll inform her of these later. I feel she may like Stacking since she has liked Tim Schafer's other stuff.

I second the recommendation of "Stacking." My wife loved it.

 

[Derrick01]

Just calculated it. Yep, I spent a little under $150. Bought about 40 games.

That's roughly $3.5 per game. Pretty freaking awesome.

That's a lot of devaluing of games going on there!

 

[dani_dc]

Oh man, I must have missed a day.

If you voted before the daily sales started you'll need to vote later today to get it.
The day only starts with the dailies.

 

[Ultimadrago]

Here's my final count:

But I prefer to think of it this way: I saved $554.33, plus whatever I wound up saving on that indie bundle. I think I won this sale.

Now this is some positive thinking!

 

[Cth]

Woo hoo!

Damage: $10.00 (Gary's Mod + Universe Sandbox)

Once I finish school and get a job I'll probably end up with a higher total

 

[Grakl]

Portal 2 is now $5? Dammit, gaaaaah

I'll stay true to my limit, haha.

 

[Jobacca]

I second the recommendation of "Stacking." My wife loved it.

What about that plus Bastion? She likes to think on her games. Portal gave me a headache within ten seconds, she sat and damn near beat Portal 2 in one sitting lol.

 

[Johnny Cage In The Shower]

I have an extra copy of Humble Frozenbyte Bundle, which Dac was kind enough to include in a trade:

Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds Survivor, Trine, Jack Claw, and a preorder for a game called "Splot". All of them (except Jack Claw) are redeemable on Steam.

Anyone has anything to trade for it, PM me, or just post, I'll take anything I like that I don't have.

 

[Zero-Crescent]

At this point, just waiting to see if Ys: The Oath in Felghana goes on flash sale.

 

[snack]

First person to quote this post gets Project Freedom for FREE!