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

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leroy hacker said:
Does anyone have a strong opinion either way of Beep?

Many thanks!

This thread is moving so quickly, I didn't see if anyone replied to this, I've never heard of it, but it looks really interesting... a little pricey though to purchase without impressions
 
The Broken Ska Record said:
Hate to ask, but is today's sales the last ones? Or are we just assuming if there is one tomorrow it's going to be recaps.

we are assuming because the last day is always (so far) a recap of the most popular stuff
 
Anyone have an opinion on either of two Chessmaster games on steam? Thinking of picking up the Grandmaster edition, but the newer one is cheaper, and well, newer. Grandmaster seems like it has better tutorials though. Bout to pull the trigger, but hoping I could get an opinion or two if anyone has played it.
 
It's kinda scary pulling the trigger on a large purchase and having Steam just sit there doing nothing for a good minute or so. My purchasing is done I think, unless I find some obscure game while browsing later tonight, or there are new sales tomorrow. No Bulletstorm sale makes me a sad panda, would have purchased at $15.
 
Inkblot said:
This thread is moving so quickly, I didn't see if anyone replied to this, I've never heard of it, but it looks really interesting... a little pricey though to purchase without impressions

BEEP is pretty good. Nothing too special, but it's a nice physics based platformer that sadly got overlooked by many. Try out the demo, and while the demo is fairly easy, the game does get a little more difficult later on.
 
Damn, that Something Awful thread elevated X3: Terran Conflict to insta-buy. Another five dollars over-budget. Oh well. >.>

Thanks to whoever dug that up first, I can't wait to try this.
 
Feep said:
Could use some basic impressions on:

Broken Sword
Syberia
Whispered World

quoting Toma from my other thread:


Toma said:
Recommendation for Whispered world:

Trailer

http://store.steampowered.com/app/18490/

10,20$
6,80€

Okay since these were the last new deals anyway, I might want to get your attention to a game I wasnt even aware of being on Steam. I LOVED it, and here were my original impressions:

Its definitely worth 10 bucks.

One of the best and truest to the roots adventures when you liked the Sierra Adventures like Kings Quest VIII. Some Puzzles are a bit out of the world but you are definitely in for a treat. Its definitely my favorite adventure by FAR of the recent years. Actually I was thinking about creating an OT when it came out here, but it wasnt out in America yet and I wanted to wait. Well seems I missed that point.
The game is great, has some unbelievably charming characters, smart puzzles (that get hard later on) and a very memorable ending.

The Whispered World is a great, one of the best and definitely the most underrated of the recent adventure games. Highly recommended. The voice of Sadwick is annoying though.



I really liked the Tales of Monkey Island and the Sam and Max games as well, but there werent many other "classical" adventure games on par in my opinion. it really pushes the feeling Sierra was going for.

Oh and its beautiful:

awhisperedworld_03.png


Whispered_World_1.jpg


Fair warning, though: The cinematics are not as beautiful as the rest of the game and the voice of the main character might get annoying.

And again: Here is the trailer.
http://www.gamershell.com/tv/25228.html

:)

Thinking about this game makes me feel happy. Its also actually the only game me, my girlfriend and my sister played through. My sister hasnt touched any videogame since Diablo 2 and just for the record: Its about 20 hours long.
 
Korranator said:
How do you create a new games category?

Right click a game and pick set category. Then name the category and check it and there you go. That's also how you change it at anytime to another category if you want.
 
SalsaShark said:
cot damn at the X3 videos

there goes 5 more bucks? I DONT KNOW

Tomorrow I imagine I will be staring at my computer screen with a massive amount of games in my cart screaming "I DON'T KNOW! I DON'T KNOW!". It doesn't help that I'm currently feverish and ever so slightly delusional because of it, especially when I've just woken up.
 
Fortunately(?) for me, I own a lot of the games that have popped up during this sale. So far only:

Bit Trip Runner
Recettear
Garshasp
Hoard
Flight Control HD
Fallout NV DLC
Sanctum
X Superbox
Total Damage = $33.96.

Tomorrow Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines will be mine, whether or not it goes any lower than it is now (which I doubt but hey, always wait til the last day! :D).
 
ok, so...tomorrow's the last day, yeah? time to finally get vampire and the fallout stuff then.

still debating hitman: blood money for that low low price, and hey, if i get the sam & max collection but already own season 3 on steam, is there any off chance i can gift that season to someone else? kinda doubt it, thought i'd ask anyway.
 
IrishNinja said:
if i get the sam & max collection but already own season 3 on steam, is there any off chance i can gift that season to someone else? kinda doubt it, thought i'd ask anyway.

nah

but you should still get it
 
Now that the final day is almost here and it's (probably) going to be all recaps, it's time to reflect and consider games that have been overlooked because they've not been a daily deal. For example:

Drakensang: The River of Time is ten dollars and is coincidentally exactly that many times better than Dragon Age 2.
 
SalsaShark said:
nah

but you should still get it

ive got season 1 somewhere on XBLA, season 2 on telltale's adventure pack but i hate the launcher...don't make me do this, salsas. it's bullshit collectivism and you know it!
 
IrishNinja said:
ive got season 1 somewhere on XBLA, season 2 on telltale's adventure pack but i hate the launcher...don't make me do this, salsas. it's bullshit collectivism and you know it!

Don't give in to his persuasion.
 
IrishNinja said:
ive got season 1 somewhere on XBLA, season 2 on telltale's adventure pack but i hate the launcher...don't make me do this, salsas. it's bullshit collectivism and you know it!

hahah awh then dont. Plenty of stuff to put your money in if you already played through them/have them
 
Joe Molotov said:
If BTTF is one of the repeat sales, people should buy it. Just beat Episode 1, and it's really good.

it sorta goes downhill after episode 3. more story than puzzles. still good for fans.
 
InsertNameHere said:
I'm thinking about picking it (BTTF) up for the PSN sale because I still have my free PSN+. Is it worse on the PS3 for any reason?

It's an adventure game, of course it's worse with a controller.
 
LiK said:
it sorta goes downhill after episode 3. more story than puzzles. still good for fans.

I don't think it ever was otherwise tbh (only played 1 and half of 2 so far though), in fact, that's the main complain people have had since the beginning (well, that and saying it was insultingly easy). From what I've played, and definitely from what I've read from other people, you don't play BTTF for the gameplay. Not saying that I agree with all of them, but there are reasons some people hate it a lot.

Petrie said:
It's an adventure game, of course it's worse with a controller.

Disagree, the click and drag is kind of annoying.
 
Petrie said:
It's an adventure game, of course it's worse with a controller.

to be fair Telltale games have different methods of control these days. You basically move your character around in real time, not clicking where he should go. I guess it works fine on consoles.
 
I'll probably be spared from the recap tomorrow so here's the damage report:

Recettear - $5
Darksiders - $5
Transformers: War for Cybertron (gift to me) - $0
Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete - $10
Sanctum (2 copies, one for myself and a friend) - ~$5
Terraria - ~$2
Dead Space 2 (gift to friend) - $15

Total - $42
 
SalsaShark said:
cot damn at the X3 videos

there goes 5 more bucks? I DONT KNOW

You should get it. $5 for one of the (apparently) deepest and most complex single player games ever. I've seen people call it the single player Eve Online.

Space battles Salsa. Space...battles.
 
InsertNameHere said:
I'm thinking about picking it (BTTF) up for the PSN sale because I still have my free PSN+. Is it worse on the PS3 for any reason?

it should work fine. PC allowed you to point and click or use the arrow keys or drag with mouse as optional methods to move your character around. it should work the same as using arrow keys with your analog stick. i'm gonna get on PSN for the trophies.
 
Derrick01 said:
You should get it. $5 for one of the (apparently) deepest and most complex single player games ever. I've seen people call it the single player Eve Online.

Space battles Salsa. Space...battles.

yeah its done

im also getting a PAM 3-pack for friends as a half-joke.. i feel dirty. Who knows, maybe after the amount of patches it recieved the reviews are somewhat unfair.

lack of twisted metal clones in steam unghh
 
Terraria - $4.99
The Last Remnant – $12.49
Counter-Strike – $2.49
Wings of the Luftwaffe – $2.25
Wings of Prey – $4.50
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky – $2.49
Alpha Protocol – $7.50
Battlefield Bad Company 2 Specact DLC – $2.04
Back to the Future: The Game – $12.49
Penny Arcade Combo Pack – $1.80

Total: $53.04

If Frozen Synapse is a daily tomorrow i will get it.
 
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