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Steam Summer Sales Thread: remember: you can actually play after buying

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Deleted member 10571

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Schmattakopf said:
I'm not a fan of Half-Life (or any Valve game except TF2). I beat the original when it came out. Whenever I try to play them now, it's just boring. I don't think they're bad, I just don't think they're as good as everyone else thinks they are.
I share this opinion. The level design especially is unbelievably boring. Just corridors, more corridors and (in hl2) about 5 hours of boat boredom.

Yeah, I don't really like HL either ^^
 
Stupacabra said:
I booted up Super Meat Boy to go for the new achievement and it unlocked when I hit the main menu.

Like a Boss.

Also, first purchase of the sale - Battlefield Bad Company 2.
D:

I guess I know what I'm doing for the remainder of the day.
 

cicero

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Fewr said:
Is it likely to see Eschalon (currently 75% off) or Winter Voices (currently 50% off) as daily deal?
I doubt it for Eschalon. There have been hardly any sales on both of the games until now, the current prices are pretty epic. I waited these down for quite a long time. I would wait until the end of the sale just in case though. First rule of Steam Sales.
 
might buy RE5 despite having it for PS3, but some questions

Will I need a controller, or does it control well with m/kb?

Does it come with all the extra DLC/Gold Edition stuff?

If it does need a controller, is there anywhere I can get a PC xbox360 controller cheap?
 

Edgeward

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Hoard is a lot of fun with peeps to play, it's alright single player. But the real meat is playing with 3 other dudes and burning each other and stealing princesses for yourself. If there is a group of gaffers getting this, I would like to double dip on this (got the ps3 version) and play some games.
 

Bentendo

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2 questions:

If I download Civ 5 from Amazon can I connect it to my Steam account?

And, is there any way to lower the video settings of Civ 5 to make it easier to run on a laptop that isn't exactly built for the game? I downloaded the demo from Steam and it ran okay but Will it Run says that my computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements.
 

Wings1

Neo Member
Mairu said:
Starting a HOARD 4-Pack, quote the post with your name & after we hit four I'll PM you with paypal information (costs $2.25, use gift to avoid fees):

HOARD 4-Pack
1. Mairu
2. Mairu's friend
3. Wings1
4.
I would like to take one of those.
 

Stallion Free

Cock Encumbered
robotzombie said:
might buy RE5 despite having it for PS3, but some questions

Will I need a controller, or does it control well with m/kb?

Does it come with all the extra DLC/Gold Edition stuff?

If it does need a controller, is there anywhere I can get a PC xbox360 controller cheap?
It controls fine with the KBM, it just feels a bit weird at first and needs to be tweaked a bit. It doesn't come with any of the DLC/Gold Edition stuff.
 

ShinNL

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Woah, was playing SC2 and ended up seeing the new Steam deals late.

Bioshock 2 get,
Magicka get,
Darksiders get.

I got a question about Battlefield though, is Bad Company an old game or the latest Battlefield? Should I get it? I also see a Battlefield 2 but I have no clue what is what.

Is it wrong of me to not buy Super Meat Boy because I still think it's expensive?
 

Yaska

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Bentendo said:
2 questions:

If I download Civ 5 from Amazon can I connect it to my Steam account?

And, is there any way to lower the video settings of Civ 5 to make it easier to run on a laptop that isn't exactly built for the game? I downloaded the demo from Steam and it ran okay but Will it Run says that my computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements.

It's a steamworks title so it should require steam.
Should run. I ran it on lowest settings on AMD turion 1.9ghz mobile processor and ati hd2400xt. Ran fine, but was sluggy now and then.

Soneet said:
I got a question about Battlefield though, is Bad Company an old game or the latest Battlefield? Should I get it? I also see a Battlefield 2 but I have no clue what is what.

Bad company 2 is newest BF, get it if you like military fps or mp fps. Has plenty of servers out there.
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
X05 said:
Bought Spacechem and JC2 DLC yesterday, Magicka DLC, Plants vs Zombies and Darksiders today... pretty good I'd say :)

Does anyone know if you lose tickets when you claim a prize?

Also, the SMB activity looks really difficult D:

No, you dont lose tickets for the grand prize.
 
Bentendo said:
2 questions:

If I download Civ 5 from Amazon can I connect it to my Steam account?

And, is there any way to lower the video settings of Civ 5 to make it easier to run on a laptop that isn't exactly built for the game? I downloaded the demo from Steam and it ran okay but Will it Run says that my computer doesn't meet the minimum requirements.
Just add the serial to Steam, it is a Steamworks game. It will get added to your library.

Now if you download it from Amazon it is a different story, don't see why you don't download it directly from Steam.
 

Hixx

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Soneet said:
Woah, was playing SC2 and ended up seeing the new Steam deals late.

Bioshock 2 get,
Magicka get,
Darksiders get.

I got a question about Battlefield though, is Bad Company an old game or the latest Battlefield? Should I get it? I also see a Battlefield 2 but I have no clue what is what.

Is it wrong of me to not buy Super Meat Boy because I still think it's expensive?

It's the latest BF game, and for a fiver it's well worth it.

Super Meat Boy is worth every penny but yeah, I wouldn't say the sale price is great. But buy it anyway :mad:
 
ShyGuy0504 said:
I'm thinking about getting the longest journey pack. Are these games any good? I don't expect them to be a daily sale but should I wait until the last day just to be sure?

I am playing Dreamfall: The Longest Journey right now and am really enjoying it. It stiil looks really gorgeous playing in 1440x900.
 

ShinNL

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Yaska said:
Bad company 2 is newest BF, get it if you like military fps or mp fps. Has plenty of servers out there.
Thanks, bought it, looks great for the price.

HixxSAFC said:
Super Meat Boy is worth every penny but yeah, I wouldn't say the sale price is great. But buy it anyway :mad:
Mmm.... decided to pass anyway :<
 

shintoki

sparkle this bitch
Soneet said:
Woah, was playing SC2 and ended up seeing the new Steam deals late.

Bioshock 2 get,
Magicka get,
Darksiders get.

I got a question about Battlefield though, is Bad Company an old game or the latest Battlefield? Should I get it? I also see a Battlefield 2 but I have no clue what is what.

Is it wrong of me to not buy Super Meat Boy because I still think it's expensive?
Super Meat Boy was super cheap when it first launched on PC(3.75). You could always wait till Winter too, but most will say it's worth it at full price.

BC2 is the latest and only came out last year.
 
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b.mak said:
is $40 for valve complete pack in the UK the cheapest? Or does another region have it cheaper?
Edit: Confused Valve complete with HL complete, my bad :D
 
Ok, Horde achievement is hell of hard to get, just like Super Meat Boy. I've only done one game mode, and the game is pretty good. Basically, there are several structures:

Castles: Spawn knights that you have to kite kill, spawn princesses which contain money/health
Towns: spawn archers which are stationary turrets, spawn money wagons
Mage Towers: shot bolts at you
Mills: spawn money wagons

You can burn any of these to get money. Also, there are several power ups: Ice, fire balls, speed, and better fire breath. Your dragon upgrades every thirty seconds in horde mode (Better fire breath, faster speed, can breath longer). To make the fireworks you have to let the knights rescue the princesses which may cause them to turn into heroes, stronger enemy. All in all it's a pretty good game, but you can forget about the achievement.
 
Salsa did you just buy Hoard? I'm trying to gift it to you but I keep getting "an unexpected error has occurred."

Is anybody else having problems making purchases right now?
 

plc268

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Sorry if I missed it, but has the hi-res version of the frontpage art been posted yet?

I was hoping it'd be posted on the frontpage as well. Thanks :)


trainspot said:
holy mother of... is it me or they all went crazy at steam?


You're going to have to be more specific.
 

Bentendo

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Sgt.Pepper said:
Just add the serial to Steam, it is a Steamworks game. It will get added to your library.

Now if you download it from Amazon it is a different story, don't see why you don't download it directly from Steam.

I got a free $50 gift card to Amazon.com for participating in a 5 minute health briefing (which is given to Kansas state employees and their family). It's on sale right now for 17 dollars so I thought I'd splurge.
 

trainspot

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plc268 said:
Sorry if I missed it, but has the hi-res version of the frontpage art been posted yet?

I was hoping it'd be posted on the frontpage as well. Thanks :)





You're going to have to be more specific.

I just went to see featured packs and I almost instantaneously shot bricks. JFC -80%, ill be damned!
 

RoboShmup

Banned
Plants vs Zombies worth the 3 bucks? I've never played tower defense games much. I watched some videos of it and it looks charming enough.

Also I bought the Half-Life games I didn't have for around $20 yesterday. Feels bad man.
 
Grimm Fandango said:
I'm having a blast. Such a great fucking game.
No denying it is a good game, but since getting A+ doesn't guarantee that you will get the achievement is what frustrates me. I need do two more dark world levels, and I'm around 475 seconds. >_>
 

szaromir

Banned
I decided to buy Darksiders, I hope I'll enjoy it. :) I'd buy Bioshock 1&2 as well, but I probably wouldn't play them this year anyway so I'll purchase them during the Christmas sale lol.
 

The Technomancer

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RoboShmup said:
Plants vs Zombies worth the 3 bucks? I've never played tower defense games much. I watched some videos of it and it looks charming enough.
Its enjoyable and I don't think I've ever met someone who called it "bad". At three bucks I'd say yeah, its a good time. Theres a ri-godamn-diculous amount of cool plants you unlock, its a very content heavy game.
 

Jzero

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RoboShmup said:
Plants vs Zombies worth the 3 bucks? I've never played tower defense games much. I watched some videos of it and it looks charming enough.

Also I bought the Half-Life games I didn't have for around $20 yesterday. Feels bad man.
Of course it wouldnt be so popular if it sucked
 

Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Jzero15 said:
Of course it wouldnt be so popular if it sucked

Something something Farmville. But PvZ is a great game. Played through it twice in iPad.
 

L00P

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robotzombie said:
might buy RE5 despite having it for PS3, but some questions

Will I need a controller, or does it control well with m/kb?
I think m/kb gets the job done, especially the shooting, but I had to customize the keyboard settings a bit because some button placements feels weird. And the QTEs takes some getting used to.

This game is built for a controller, though.
 
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