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

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CaLe

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Thanks guys.

Yeah I'll definitely wait for something better to come out in the daily deals... I already have a tons of games to play.

Its such a shame though, graphically / artistically the game fit my tastes. But eh, gameplay is always king.
 
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coopolon said:
When you guys copy the data away from Steam, and then when you want to restore it just paste it back into the steamapps, how do you get it to update the registry, etc? I did this with duels of the planeswalkers recently just messing around, and I could play the game by double clicking the .exe in the game's folder, but it didn't show up on the steam list, it didn't get into the registry, and cloud saves didn't work. Now I just do backups for single games whenever I download a game since it does save a little space but really because I'm starting to actually hit my 250 gb bandwidth cap more regularly.
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Restart Steam.
 
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coopolon

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HixxSAFC said:
Homefront just got a massive patch & with one of the ticket items being a map pack for it, may be a daily deal in the next few days?
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Even if it is it'll just be $25, since that was what it was on sale for just a week or so ago.
 
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CaLe said:
So I asked the question yesterday and only got one response: Is Fable 3 worth it ?

The game seems to have gotten alot of criticism - I have only played the first one to completion, and didn't finish the 2nd one due to time constraints. I enjoyed them both.
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Fable 3 is weird

It's like a shitty pilot light. It's easy enough to get it burning, but keeping it sustained is damn near impossible.

Also Peter Molyneux apparently thinks chickens are hilarious and nothing the game has shown me makes me agree.
 
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anddo0

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I pulled the trigger on Magicka. After playing the demo a million times. I'm cheap, so I choose only the pieces of dlc that I knew I would play. I ended up spending $6.41 as opposed to $8.49 :D
 
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teh_pwn

"Saturated fat causes heart disease as much as Brawndo is what plants crave."
I think Fable 4 would be 2x better if they simply let an intern design a very basic but fast inventory system like old Final Fantasy games. I don't know anything about game design, but I'm pretty sure I could find some free DirectX examples of user input and drawling text screens and simple backgrounds, and then modify it. Would take a few days. Ugly? Sure, but at least you wouldn't have to go to the damn sanctuary to get some fucking skittles. Also the Fable 3 DLC is insulting. Dog packs and shit? Fuck that future of gaming.
 
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JaseC

gave away the keys to the kingdom.
echoshifting said:
We should have some kind of "play all the games you bought during the summer sale" challenge thread when all is said and done.
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But Steam users don't play games. :p
 
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Diablohead

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teh_pwn said:
I think Fable 4 would be 2x better if they simply let an intern design a very basic but fast inventory system like old Final Fantasy games. I don't know anything about game design, but I'm pretty sure I could find some free DirectX examples of user input and drawling text screens and simple backgrounds, and then modify it. Would take a few days. Ugly? Sure, but at least you wouldn't have to go to the damn sanctuary to get some fucking skittles. Also the Fable 3 DLC is insulting. Dog packs and shit? Fuck that future of gaming.
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Warping to rooms to do stuff ruins fable 3 completely for what I have seen of my friends 360 copy, I had good fun with the first game, was ok with the second but skipping 3 completely.
 
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ShockingAlberto

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teh_pwn said:
I think Fable 4 would be 2x better if they simply let an intern design a very basic but fast inventory system like old Final Fantasy games. I don't know anything about game design, but I'm pretty sure I could find some free DirectX examples of user input and drawling text screens and simple backgrounds, and then modify it. Would take a few days. Ugly? Sure, but at least you wouldn't have to go to the damn sanctuary to get some fucking skittles. Also the Fable 3 DLC is insulting. Dog packs and shit? Fuck that future of gaming.
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I don't see Molyneux abandoning his whole "WE DON'T NEED MENUS, RPGS HAVE USED THEM FOREVER AND THEY ARE TERRIBLE" thing now.
 
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JaseC

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echoshifting said:
Exactly! That's why we need a support group.

It's that or Compulsive Spenders Anonymous, dudes...your call.
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We only need a support group if there exists a problem. ;)
 
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echoshifting said:
Come back in 20-25 minutes and post your Steam ID and you will get plenty of people. Lots of folks in the thread right before the new sale drops...and they will all be looking for a way to occupy those last few minutes. :)

You can add me if you want, my Steam ID is the same...but I don't have Magicka.
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:) Sure thing bro!

If anyone wants to get a Magicka group together, let me know. My Steam ID is Anathema05. :)
 
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ShockingAlberto said:
I don't see Molyneux abandoning his whole "WE DON'T NEED MENUS, RPGS HAVE USED THEM FOREVER AND THEY ARE TERRIBLE" thing now.
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I find it funny that Lionhead's idea of accessibility is treating the player like a complete fucking idiot.
 
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ClosingADoor

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ShockingAlberto said:
I don't see Molyneux abandoning his whole "WE DON'T NEED MENUS, RPGS HAVE USED THEM FOREVER AND THEY ARE TERRIBLE" thing now.
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I really don't see the difference between the sanctuary and a nice menu. Pop it open, have some slideshow thingy with your items and you have basicly the same, but faster and less annoying.
 
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Servbot #42

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So here's my "damage" so far:

SpaceChem $5.09

Cogs, VVVVVV $4.99

QuantZ, Puzzle Bots, Zen Bound 2, Flight Control HD $6.00

Since Morrowind didn't show up as a daily yesterday i decided to buy some cheap indie games instead, i still got my eye on a couple more sub $2.50 games which is crazy.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
I am pretty sure there were more people here yesterday to post their excitement for the new sale.
 
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iAmMaximus

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Just purchased BC2, Super Meat Boy, and Darksiders. I'm afraid how much I'm going to spend in the next couple of days. I'm scared guys. :(
 
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Toma said:
I am pretty sure there were more people here yesterday to post their excitement for the new sale.
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It's sunday morning, most of GAF is probably at church! Or maybe the so-so sales of the last two days have cooled em down, who knows.

Anyways, it's time to start mashing F5. Let's do this.
 
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echoshifting

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Aegus said:
Just me or are the AssCreed games cheaper than yesterday? Brotherhood is £16.99 and 2 is like £5.
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This man is right, nice catch! I know 2 was $15 yesterday. It might be a glitch so grab it now guys.
 
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