I'm not aware of this being the case outside of belated region-specific release dates (i.e. you need to use a VPN to change the "Pre-load" button to "Play").
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Steam Winter Sales 2012 Thread 2: [Extended To Jan 7th For Encore Deals]
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I'm not aware of this being the case outside of belated region-specific release dates (i.e. you need to use a VPN to change the "Pre-load" button to "Play").
that is the greatest description of any game.
toddhunter
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In what way? Because the thought of having to run an external software every single time I want to try a specific game sounds like a hassle I can do without
Not an issue in the loveable steam "never going to play the games anyway" kind of way.
Sadly I learned this the hard way. Even pressing play will give me the 'region-error' text.
In the loveable steam "never going to play the games anyway" kind of way.
Bazinga!
Which game/s?
dark_inferno
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I think there was Dynasty Warriors 5 for PC. I played it back in 2005-06 i think.
Dishonored, saw the price on some shady site and bought it before I realized it was the Russian version.
Well I'm gonna buy it regardless considering the price. I don't know why I believe it's regionlocked, just assume the worst like I always do.
Leon Belmont
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nvm
That makes sense, then, since Bethesda (and 2K, and Activision) have been dissuading foreigners from purchasing Eastern European versions of their games for some time now, dating back to Activision and Modern Warfare 2. If you're still not at ease, consider that The Darkness II has no US-specific sub in the registry, meaning Amazon's key will unlock the ROW version.
Echelon079
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Man, i dont supose anyone feels like gifting me the Alan Wake pack? I just cant ever seem to be able to pull the trigger on it
Dynasty Warriors 4, 5, 6 and 7 Xtreme Legends are on PC. As well as Samurai Warriors 2, Warriors Orochi and Warriors Orochi Z. DW5, 7XL and Warriors Orochi Z are Japanese only though.
Not sure why Koei refuses to use digital distribution for them.
Cheers, one last question :
"Example Spec Ops: The Line and The Darkness 2 will both be $2.49 after coupon on 1/2."
This coupon, is it available to anyone?
Yes, in a sense: If you purchased any DD title from Amazon during December, you were given $5 of promotional credit.
You received them for buying games on Amazon late 2012.
Leon Belmont
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nvm
Delusibeta
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No. I'd argue that Unbounded has more in common with TrackMania than Most Wanted, given that all of the events in Unbounded are closed tracks made using blocks and that it's very much about the racing first and foremost. Do note that the drifting system is weird (AFAIK you have to hold down the brake or something non-intuitive like that and the game never tells you).
Thanks guys. Guess I'll settle for 7.50 then
Many people on CAG were selling it for less than $5 because they received it with Duke Nukem Forever and Borderlands GotY for $5. I'm sure there is still a $5 copy floating around. I would have bought that 3-pack, but I only wanted Darkness II.
ShinobiFist
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The drifting system is so different from the previous RR games it messes me up at times. It's even radically different from any Arcade racer when it comes to controls. Its a mix of sim and Arcade...Very strange. The cars with 3 level drift feels very Arcade like, and very ridge. I'm getting use to the other cars, but is strange at times when I go from Blur, Driver and NFS:HP. I love the game, but wish it had that classic arcade controls and some colorful stages
Puppet Shadow
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Track editor you say?
Sold!
I like Trackmania (for the track building) but find the driving too arcadish. Always wanted more of a Need for Speed with a track editor (I was a huge fan of Stunts years ago).
Delusibeta
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Track editor is indeed present. As I said, it's closer to being a more realistic TrackMania than being yer Need For Speeds (or Ridge Racers).
(Spoiler: it's not particularly realistic. One of the most prominent gimmicks in the game is boosting through buildings, for example)
It's still less than $5...
Most Activision games are still on steam, beside 3 games from dead devs.
Funny things is that you can still buy those games from Microsoft.
It's a terrific little top down racer. Assuming that's a genre you like.
they hired an economist.
The pack apparently has the deluxe edition of Far Cry 3, which make it about the same price as buying them individually.
rahulkadukar
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When are they discounting Grid. I am tired of waiting for that one game.
A Human Becoming
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So people say Thief holds up fairly well?
It is a Namco game. Like Capcom, japanese console devs bleed blood when they do a rebate on PC.
A Human Becoming
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Thief 2 is still one of the top 3 stealth games of all time because the gameplay only got worse in games as time went on. Obviously it's pretty ugly now, but the stealth is still top notch.
If you meant 1 then I'm not as sure since I haven't played it in years.
A Human Becoming
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How does it compare to Deadly Shadows? It's sitting in my backlog.
Just started Thief Gold this morning. Haven't been this excited about playing a game in ages. Thief 2 is one of my all time favourite games, but I never touched 1 so the environments will be mostly all new to me. As for how it holds up, I actually like the way it looks and plays. It's old and it looks it, but it's not off putting. The controls are missing a decade or so of streamlining, but they're manageable. I can't seem to bind crouch to my right control key though, which is a bit irksome. I can bind other controls to that key, but not crouch... [Ninja edit: I can bind crouch to it, but it doesn't actually work]
Deadly Shadows is the streamlined go-for-the-console-crowd game in the series, although it wasn't nearly as bad as others like Hitman Absolution, Splinter Cell Conviction, Deus Ex Invisible War. The Xbox's limited power really hurt the design and level size so Thief 1 and 2 are much better.
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