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Steam Summer Sales 2012 Thread: we still like you Tony
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zerokoolpsx
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No problem Ultimadrago. Wanted to make sure I sent them to the right people. I was getting PM from a few people if I had extras.
echoshifting
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I thought it was great. I still plan to go back to it sometime.
mercenar1e
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still have the darkness 2 key.. anyone up for a trade?
Yes, worth it. You can easily get dozens of hours out of it. Civ V is pretty newcomer friendly, and simplifies a lot of the game's mechanics, but still lets you make the game more complex if you want to.
That was the right choice my friend, but I'm tempted by Civ V as well just because of the nice graphics and because there's no silly 50 units stacking on the same tile (although it bright it's own set of problems and flaws) .
cpp_is_king
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Except Witcher 2. Lots of Polish people backing that game, if you get my drift.
If you get Civ 4, get Civ 4 Beyond the Sword. Thats the one that has everything prior except for like, some scenarios. It has all the good stuff from the previous games.
CDPR is very much the exception, even less so now with their GOG.com service.
The scope of Civ is what makes it for me, for anyone on the fence. It's beautiful to go from the dawn of Civilization to modern day/future scenarios, nothing like it.
I just find IV+BTS to be timeless, there's nothing outdated about it. V has more polish and a few smart additions, but you're unfairly punished for building too many cities and, as I mentioned, the end game is just not very fun with overly agressive and distrustful AI. They are both very good games, I just prefer IV.
Plus, Baba Yetu.
I just find IV+BTS to be timeless, there's nothing outdated about it. V has more polish and a few smart additions, but you're unfairly punished for building too many cities and, as I mentioned, the end game is just not very fun with overly agressive and distrustful AI. They are both very good games, I just prefer IV.
Plus, Baba Yetu.
GreatMightySymp
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If I pick up Civ 5 GotY, is there any other DLC packs I need to pick up that aren't in it? And if so, what?
I didn't think Colonization was anywhere near as good as Civ IV, but still a solid game for sure. It gets a bit annoying to play, though, in my experience - there's no way to automate trade routes, and by the end of the game it gets really annoying.
But that's me, I hate finicky stuff like that in my games.
But that's me, I hate finicky stuff like that in my games.
Civ IV should be got with the BTS expansion, so if you only wanted to get the base game than Civ V might be the way to go.
Scott32020
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If I'm getting Civ 5 - is GOTY worth the extra $5.
I H8 Memes
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Is it possible for me to host a 4 pack on l4d2 if im not getting the game myself? Like buy it and pass out all 4 copies?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
That Civ price is good imo
echoshifting
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I love this song so much I had to buy the guy's whole album. It's pretty good!
That's a fair criticism. I can see how that would be annoying for some, but I never automate anything anyway, and I always play huge maps. Colonization probably appeals to the micromanager in me.
cpp_is_king
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BravesCountry
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I used to, don't know where it is right now though. It might be worth finding though to play the other Ys games.
YoYo Switch
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Wizorb is cool. It's a breakout/arkanoid RPG
O.DOGG
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That sounds dangerous. Time is the most precious commodity for me right now. It also sounds very, very tempting.
I'll do just that. With more than 11 hours to go, I'll have enough time to check it out for myself.
Thanks for the input, guys!
Neither of the games are all that "realistic" or "tense" imo. If anything I'd say #2 has more tense moments though. But for the most part they're pretty fast paced arcadey games.
echoshifting
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Do you plan to finisher Witcher 1 by the end of November? Witcher 2 will almost certainly be back during the Holiday Sale, and it might be even cheaper.
cpp_is_king
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Here's my haul so far:
Ys: Oath in Felghana
Ys: Origin
Witcher 2
Terraria
Syberia
Syberia 2
Mount & Blade: Warband (Thanks Tony!)
Europa Universalis III (Thanks Tony!)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Skyrim
Dungeons
Dungeons - The Dark Lord
Still eyeing a few more, we'll see if they go up for sale.
Ys: Oath in Felghana
Ys: Origin
Witcher 2
Terraria
Syberia
Syberia 2
Mount & Blade: Warband (Thanks Tony!)
Europa Universalis III (Thanks Tony!)
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
Skyrim
Dungeons
Dungeons - The Dark Lord
Still eyeing a few more, we'll see if they go up for sale.
GoingGreen
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I'll pass on Civ 5.
I got it, I just didn't respond to it, sorryI know it was a bad pun, but I think you missed it anyway
OG Colonization was much more fun than the remake. It lost a lot of it's soul in the transition, in my opinion. Still a great concept and decent mod, but it's not the game I fell in love with back in the day.
TheFightingFish
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Silly question, but Civ IV GOTY puts a bunch of different games into the Games list. Which one do I actually install and run to play the most up to date version of the game? I see Civ IV, Civ IV: Warlords and Civ IV: Beyond the Sword. Do I install them all?
don't quote me on this, but I think you only need beyond the sword, which was the last expansion (sans colonization, but that was different)
I have the complete pack, but only ever install and launch BTS
just bts
Civilization IV is fantastic - it feels older than V but I think most would agree it's better. It also has a healthy modding community if you're interested in that. Not sure how well it works with Steam, but some mods (RevolutionDCM) completely up the ante, and I've yet to see the V community approach it.
echoshifting
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Oh no! Did I miss a flash sale or did you just buy these at their normal sale price?
zerokoolpsx
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If you buy the 4 pack. You can only gift 3 away. The gift option is grayed out. It only gives the option to purchase for yourself. Unless you already own it? Then I guess you can gift all 4 copies.
It's well worth it. Geoff is awesome at the Final Hour stories.
The only one I've found to be missing for it is the Korea and Wonders of the Ancient World - Combo Pack. Combo is $1.86 whereas individually they're $1.24 a piece. Will see combo if you click on either of the DLC though.
CarbonatedFalcon
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What exactly does the GOTY edition of Civ V have that the base version doesn't? Which DLCs?
Thinking about the Wonders + Korea bundle, as I don't have those. Opinions? Only picked up Spain + Inca one time before. Bablyon and Vikings are tempting, but passable. The others hold no interest for me.
Really wish there was a complete my album sort of thing for the DLC on this game. Waayyyyy too much stuff to deal with if you bought the base game before the GOTY edition came out and aren't willing to pay extra for that.
It is a steal at $12.49 though if you don't already have it.
And Gods & Kings is still too rich for me at the price it's at. I like Civ a lot, but don't play it that much, so I'd need $15 or less to justify it.
The complete Civ package deal is also a huge steal if you've never played Civ before.
Thinking about the Wonders + Korea bundle, as I don't have those. Opinions? Only picked up Spain + Inca one time before. Bablyon and Vikings are tempting, but passable. The others hold no interest for me.
Really wish there was a complete my album sort of thing for the DLC on this game. Waayyyyy too much stuff to deal with if you bought the base game before the GOTY edition came out and aren't willing to pay extra for that.
It is a steal at $12.49 though if you don't already have it.
And Gods & Kings is still too rich for me at the price it's at. I like Civ a lot, but don't play it that much, so I'd need $15 or less to justify it.
The complete Civ package deal is also a huge steal if you've never played Civ before.
It says that you need Civ 4 in order to run BTS, so I would at least need to buy it.
echoshifting
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Yeah, $15 is the sweet spot for me on Gods & Kings.
Lazy vs Crazy
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Yeah you need Civ 4 to be installed to run the expansions.
Avoid the Civ forums. They hate steam so much. They really really really hate steam.
Infinite Justice
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Pretty Much.
oh god.
I just bought the Civ IV collection and when I looked at my library I noticed there were duplicate entries for Civ IV, Civ IV: Warlords, Civ IV:BtS, and a single entry for Civ IV: Colonization. Then I realized I already bought an earlier pack.
Facepalm.
I just bought the Civ IV collection and when I looked at my library I noticed there were duplicate entries for Civ IV, Civ IV: Warlords, Civ IV:BtS, and a single entry for Civ IV: Colonization. Then I realized I already bought an earlier pack.
Facepalm.
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