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Steam Summer Sales 2012 Thread: we still like you Tony
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cpp_is_king
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Very good. It's not a tomb raider game. It's closer to diablo with puzzle solving
opticalmace
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Day 2, 70 pages...
You go GAF, you go.
You go GAF, you go.
fluffydelusions
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I loved this game personally.
DarkSoul520
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These words. They should not be used to describe Half-Life 2.
Please let Rage win. Please oh please oh please.
This is what happens when people get used to "Corridor shooter at 11!!!!".
This is what happens when people get used to "Corridor shooter at 11!!!!".
It's not like any of the other Tomb Raider games. It's more like Diablo with Lara Croft and Tomb Raider puzzles if that makes any sense.
No problem, I'll see if there's anyone interested, then.
BadAss2961
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I first played Half-Life 2 really late to the party on an old typical POS PC that was bought from a store, and of course your average CRT monitor. Low-mid ass settings at a resolution I can't remember, and like 15 to 25 FPS... Still was immersed and loved the game. It convinced me to make the jump to modern PC gaming.
Soyongdori
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Thats... really small.
CornBurrito
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It was Half-Life 2. Not one of the HL2 Episode [x].
Dunno if that makes a difference.
iAmMaximus
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Wow, great to hear people enjoyed GoL. Pulling the trigger now.
TheFightingFish
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It's not 100% but from what I've seen in Steam sales usually the publishers who do / get the daily deals often have at least a small publisher discount running through the rest of the sale. So I'd say that while I'd still wait and see if it pops up a game without any discount currently is the least likely to get a daily sale. Though other Steam Sale experts might correct me on that.
are you planning to rage quit 700 times or something?
you will find a game to join pretty quickly.
I just now closed out after playing through co-op with a friend for 2 hours. It's great if you have a buddy! I have no idea how long it is, but we're having a blast so far.
Lonewolf_92
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So far:
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Warlock - Master of the Arcane (DLC: Power of Serpent, Pre-order Pack)
Crusader Kings II DLC: The Sword of Islam, Ruler Designer, Songs of the Holy Land, Songs of the Caliph, African Unit Pack
Not a bad haul!
Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2
Warlock - Master of the Arcane (DLC: Power of Serpent, Pre-order Pack)
Crusader Kings II DLC: The Sword of Islam, Ruler Designer, Songs of the Holy Land, Songs of the Caliph, African Unit Pack
Not a bad haul!
PixyJunket
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So can I buy something and stick it in my inventory to cash in to my own account later?
I want the Binding of Isaac DLC but I want to keep my game vanilla for like, maybe two more achievements.
I want the Binding of Isaac DLC but I want to keep my game vanilla for like, maybe two more achievements.
cpp_is_king
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Exactly. Saying that it was amazing 10 years ago but is just mediocre by todays standards is not dissing the game, it's just the straight up truth. There are better adventure / rpg games now than the original Legend of Zelda too. That's not blasphemy, it's just common sense.
Jables Swan
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How does this sale compare to the Amazon sale? Steam matching or beating their deals?
Thanks, I will hold off then.
The One Who Knocks
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Any thoughts on The Sword of Islam DLC? It's not in the complete edition so don't know if I should buy it or not.
I'm a little surprised to hear that. I've only played Bioshock and the new Deus Ex that match that description. What have I missed?
Dr Stabbingworth
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Not for Payday. It's generally about 2-300 at any time, pre-sale. Still, I never had problems finding games or getting people to join my hosted games.
Also, DLC is coming, whenever Sony decides to stop holding it up. I feel bad for the Payday devs because I'm certain they wanted it released for this sale.
DarkSoul520
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Not really. I respect your opinion though my friend.
metalshade
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After having NEVER had a PC decent enough to play games, I am about to build my first ever rig myself. In preparation, this is my first Steam sale, and GAF, to someone like me, NONE of this is disappointing.
So far I have:
Half-Life Complete.
Deus Ex Collection.
Portal 2.
Portal.
I have spent about £21, and I expect to have many more amazing things to add to my list.
I have never gamed on PC, I am so excited.
My wife thinks I am a bit nuts cos every few mins I go WOW LOOK AT THE PRICES!
So far I have:
Half-Life Complete.
Deus Ex Collection.
Portal 2.
Portal.
I have spent about £21, and I expect to have many more amazing things to add to my list.
I have never gamed on PC, I am so excited.
My wife thinks I am a bit nuts cos every few mins I go WOW LOOK AT THE PRICES!
I had no idea this game existed, and now I must have it.
More Fun To Compute
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It's not that much like the other Tomb Raider games but it is excellent. No experience of Tomb Raider needed, it's mostly a gameplay sort of game, better with coop.
cpp_is_king
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So far I've sprung on:
* Syberia Collection
* Lara Croft: GoL and all DLC (I played this for XBLA a long time ago but gonna replay it for PC)
* Terraria
* Ys: Oath in Felghana
* Dungeons Gold
Still looking at getting
* Ys Origin
* Stacking
* Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
* Skyrim
* Witcher 2
if any of them hit a daily or flash deal.
* Syberia Collection
* Lara Croft: GoL and all DLC (I played this for XBLA a long time ago but gonna replay it for PC)
* Terraria
* Ys: Oath in Felghana
* Dungeons Gold
Still looking at getting
* Ys Origin
* Stacking
* Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013
* Skyrim
* Witcher 2
if any of them hit a daily or flash deal.
It's not really like the other games; the other games are third person platform/puzzle/action games, and Guardian of Light is overhead isometric.
The game is fucking fantastic, though. Buy immediately.
Alex
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I always feel bad because I've spent more than most. I'm out about 75 bucks so far. This isn't my first Steam sale, but it is the first Steam sale after I've decided I really want to be done with consoles as much as possible and started throwing tons of random appealing things into the cart.
HL2 still holds up for the most part, and is one of the best games ever made, along with its episodes. It is very deliberately paced, which seems to throw some people off, but it's really not a bad thing at all. The environments, characters, and sense of exploration are pretty fantastic. Anyone who hasn't played it or its episodes really needs to get on that.
The thing is, the speed boat section is still near the beginning of the game. You missed out on some awesome environments and moments. But you're right in that Half Life 2 is much more slower paced than your typical shooter, but that's part of the reason I like it. The episodes are definitely more fast-paced though, and episode 2 is arguably the best thing in the series.
I believe! Lets do this!
Yup. Just choose "Purchase as a gift" then "Store the gift in my inventory"
scorpscarx
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Your serious...
Honestly you wouldn't even have these steam sales if people like me didn't buy and love Half Life all those years ago, there would be no Steam. I generally find it beyond reason for people to dislike HL1, the game elevated games to a much more interesting experience, the beginning of the new age, and I love it for that. HL2 did the same thing, though to a lesser degree.
Obviously I'm being lighthearted about it though.
The problem is if you played HL well after it was released and all its direction and style was co-adopted by pretty much every other game on the market or not. I played HL2 last year and wasn't really enamoured with it either but I could see how it was revolutionary for its time. It's still a good game, especially if you remember to account for when it was released. But I agree I was a little bored with it too.
More Fun To Compute
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One of us, one of us.
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