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

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Sanic

Sanic

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I actually own KF already, but would anyone care to explain what makes it different from Left 4 Dead? I've played an hour of it and didn't really see the appeal, but then again I didn't give it much time either.
 
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Enco

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Leatherface said:
I snapped that one up with a quickness but haven't played it yet. I think the best deal by far this whole sale is Borderlands GOTY with 4 expansions for $7.60.

WHAT WHAT?! :O


Amazing game too! I've been playing it non stop.
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Ah forgot about that.

Got it in the last sale (think it may have been cheaper) and it was wellll worth it. The two best games on sale by far.
 
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Amneisac

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Pandoracell said:
I actually own KF already, but would anyone care to explain what makes it different from Left 4 Dead? I've played an hour of it and didn't really see the appeal, but then again I didn't give it much time either.
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For starters, the through-the-gun experience blows Left for Dead away. All the guns feel better and you can aim down the sights. It also features different classes that you can upgrade (only 6 levels though) and you're not moving point to point on a map really, you're finding placing to hold out again an onslaught of zombies.

Both games are good, but they're actually quite different.
 
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Reluctant-Hero

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Jamestown, bought!

Excellent, only three more games I want out of this sale: Anomaly, VtM Bloodlines, and Frozen Synapse. I stupidly slept on the Synapse daily deal over the weekend, hopefully it'll get the same daily deal again if there is a "recap" deal this weekend.

Is there a tutorial on how to cap videos in TF2? I'd like to get that ticket today...
 
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FlyinJ

Douchebag. Yes, me.
Gothic 4 is absolute trash. Gothic 3 was a mess, but with a fan patch it is quite good.

Avoid Gothic 4 at all costs. It's by a different developer than the first 3, and they did such a terrible job on it the studio got shut down.
 
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Stumpokapow

listen to the mad man
Princess Skittles said:
Second. The Spiral Knights one was pulled a few days ago (back today).
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Spiral Knights got pulled, 1 2 3 Drop the Beat like it's an ugly baby got pulled, and the video one got pulled today. That's at least three.
 
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Ermac

Proudly debt free. If you need a couple bucks, just ask.
Armored Princess looks cool. I've never played King's Bounty before, OK to start with this one?
 
Sanic

Sanic

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Amneisac said:
For starters, the through-the-gun experience blows Left for Dead away. All the guns feel better and you can aim down the sights. It also features different classes that you can upgrade (only 6 levels though) and you're not moving point to point on a map really, you're finding placing to hold out again an onslaught of zombies.

Both games are good, but they're actually quite different.
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You reminded me of something actually: is it possible to make it so you have to hold down right click to aim down the sights, instead of it being a toggle? IIRC I couldn't figure out how to change that.

But thanks for your thoughts, i'll definitely give it another go soon.
 
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Archie

Second-rate Anihawk
fyi you can't get the Atom Zombie Smasher cheev if you use modifiers (at least I wasn't able to. I activated all the beneficial modifiers before starting a new game and didn't earn it).
 
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ATF487

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Don't want anything today...Batman at 7.50 reminds me that I paid for the non-GOTY version during a winter sale and still haven't played it
 
Wag

Wag

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King's Bounty is awesome if you like turned based strategy. I'm playing the first one now and am definitely picking up the next two.
 
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1-D_FTW

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Anyone know how far into Rush the achievement is?

I'm coming to the conclusion that if isn't Tetris (or something like Chime or Everyday Genius ), I no longer enjoy pure puzzle games. Think my installed list is going to get a haircut. May be the first Steam sale where my backlog has actually shrunk.
 
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Zimbardo

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bought Lost Planet 2 and Jamestown.

been wanting the Lost Planet games for awhile, so i'll at least start with part 2.

funny they didn't go with a franchise sale.
 
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Suairyu

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Enco said:
Sims 3 is £10.20. That's $16 ish. Pretty expensive for a game released in 2009.
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I'd agree, except The Sims games are of the same category I'd put Blizzard and simulation games in - endlessly replayable and god tier at what they do. They don't typically depreciate in value quickly. £10.20, for those who don't have it yet, is a steal.
 
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Enco

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Suairyu said:
I'd agree, except The Sims games are of the same category I'd put Blizzard and simulation games in - endlessly replayable and god tier at what they do. They don't typically depreciate in value quickly. £10.20, for those who don't have it yet, is a steal.
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I can see where you're coming from.

Personally I think I would get bored though.
 
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Jocchan

Ὁ μεμβερος -ου
Damn it.
I mistakenly closed the PayPal window when it popped up (no idea how), and now I keep getting this error: "There has been an internal error initializing your transaction. Please contact support for assistance."
I did contact support, but no reply yet. How long do they usually take to do it?
 
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Firebrand

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1-D_FTW said:
Anyone know how far into Rush the achievement is?

I'm coming to the conclusion that if isn't Tetris (or something like Chime or Everyday Genius ), I no longer enjoy pure puzzle games. Think my installed list is going to get a haircut. May be the first Steam sale where my backlog has actually shrunk.
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It's right in the main menu. Click the center of the glowing sphere.
 
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Jive Turkey

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1-D_FTW said:
Anyone know how far into Rush the achievement is?

I'm coming to the conclusion that if isn't Tetris (or something like Chime or Everyday Genius ), I no longer enjoy pure puzzle games. Think my installed list is going to get a haircut. May be the first Steam sale where my backlog has actually shrunk.
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Rush is awesome. Seems your problem is you need twitchy puzzle games where Rush is a sit-and-think kind of puzzle game.
 
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Princess Skittles

Prince's's 'Skittle's
NameGenerated said:
Anyone else not able to connect to the Spiral Knights server? I just installed it so maybe it's just me.
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If you have a Linksys wireless router, you might as well uninstall, the developers have stated that they don't want your business.
 
Jzero

Jzero

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benjipwns said:
Appears you just click on the star in the middle of the screen.
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are you freaken kidding me, i went all the way to the hard levels -_-

Princess Skittles said:
If you have a Linksys wireless router, you might as well uninstall, the developers have stated that they don't want your business.
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that was actually fixed in the last update but they had to kill it in todays update.
 
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Deleted member 17706

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Monroeski said:
It's amazing to me how many reviews of Gothic 4 basically amount to "it sucks because it's not like the others, buy Risen!" instead of actually saying anything about the game.

Just because it's not like the first 3 doesn't mean it's inherently bad, but so few people out there actually judge it on its own merits it's hard to find a decent description of the game.
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Here

It's kind of pretty, but a very boring game.
 
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Kyaw

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I think i'm going to get GTA4 and hope for the best.

Already bought :

Medal of Honour
Just Cause 2
and now GTAIV

in this sale.
 
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Toma

Let me show you through these halls, my friend, where treasures of indie gaming await...
Atom Zombie Smasher is lag-hell for me. Is this a common problem?
 
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echoshifting

Banned
Enco said:
I can see where you're coming from.

Personally I think I would get bored though.
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Sims 2 Deluxe on Amazon is actually higher right now, and all the expansions are higher than their Sims 3 counterparts. It really is rare that Sims games get a decent sale before being replaced by a sequel.

Toma said:
Atom Zombie Smasher is lag-hell for me. Is this a common problem?
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Actually it ran like crap on my laptop...I'm trying to remember what I did to fix it. Ran fine on my desktop, though. Try this thread: http://www.blendogames.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=372

edit: I think it was removing the ati file mentioned in the first post that did it for me.
 
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plc268

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Ugh. So I got to the end of Cold Stream on L4D2, climbed the ladder that goes into the helicopter, but I couldn't actually go in. The helicopter then flies off and instantly kills me.

Guess I gotta start over. :\
 
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1-D_FTW

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Jive Turkey said:
Rush is awesome. Seems your problem is you need twitchy puzzle games where Rush is a sit-and-think kind of puzzle game.
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I know. I used to enjoy them, but with a backlog that's over 100 games, I need to be honest with myself. I'll have to boot it back up if the mission is right there though.
 
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CecilRousso

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Monroeski said:
It's amazing to me how many reviews of Gothic 4 basically amount to "it sucks because it's not like the others, buy Risen!" instead of actually saying anything about the game.

Just because it's not like the first 3 doesn't mean it's inherently bad, but so few people out there actually judge it on its own merits it's hard to find a decent description of the game.
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I tried the demo, and what I saw in that was really really bad. I would trust the reviewers in this case.
 
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