2012 Steam Summer Sale: DEAD!

[Barfo]

I was going to get the Prince of Persia pack, then noticed the most recent one has the obnoxious always on Ubi DRM so I didn't get that one

 

[EDUSAN]

Forgotten Sands (the 2010 movie tie-in)

this one is the only one i was not able to finish... i didnt like it much...

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

voted for beyond good & evil.

 

[KaOTiK]

Flash Deal

Dead Space replaced with
Red Faction Guerrilla $4.99 75% off

Flash Sale

Prince of Persia and Sword of the Stars replaced with

Cave Story+ $2.49 75% off

Shogun 2 Total War Collection $19.99 71% off includes below
Total War Shogun 2 $7.49 75% off
Total War Shogun 2 Rise of the Samurai Campaign $2.49 75 %off
Total War Shogun 2 Fall of the Samurai $14.99 50% off
Total War Shogun 2 DLC $0.39-$2.48 75% off each

 

[EDUSAN]

hi kaotic...what did you buy already? hahaha

 

[Dankk]

Voting for Mirror's Edge. It's an amazing game unlike anything else out there. Holds up really well because of it's art direction and design, and will probably continue to hold up well for years.

 

[cytoSiN]

Voting for Mirror's Edge. It's an amazing game unlike anything else out there. Holds up really well because of it's art direction and design, and will probably continue to hold up well for years.

QFT. Bought it for $5 during Christmas sale and really enjoyed it. Nothing else like it.

 

[diesbudt]

So far I picked up (previous post):

Crusader Kings II
Half Life, Half Life 2, HL2-1, HL2-2
Legend of Grimrock
Might and MAgic Heroes 6
Portal 2
SpaceChem
Toy Soldiers
Bioshock 2
Blood Bowl: Legendary Edition
Darksiders
Dead Island
Deus Ex: HR
Hard Reset
PvZ
QUBE
Railroad Tycoon 2: Platinum
Sonic Generations
Super Street Fighter 4: Arcade Edition
Ghost Recon : advanced Warfighter 2
Tropico 4
Two Worlds 2

Edit (Now also):

Fallout 3 GOTY
Fallout NV
Mount & Blade Collection
Orcs Must Die
Magicka Collection
Tales of Monkey Island Complete


Only 6 more days left, hang in there wallet.

 

[EDUSAN]

noooooooo maaaaaan!! that is insane!!!!

 

[ibex333]

original fo3 left such a bad taste in my mouth that I'm a bit reluctant to jump on NV. Is it worth playing if I hated the original FO3 vanilla?

NO. Definitely not. But then I cannot imagine how anyone could possibly not like Fallout 3...

 

[KaOTiK]

hi kaotic...what did you buy already? hahaha

The damage hasn't been too bad for me (yet)

Crusader Kings 2 Sword of Islam DLC $2.49
Spellforce 2 Faith in Destiny $6.80
Trine 2 $3.74
From Dust $3.74
Super Street Fighter 4 AE $7.50 (got in on a 4 pack)
Toy Soldiers $2.49
Alan Wake American Nightmare $3.74
Qube $3.74
Saints Row The Third Shark Attack DLC $0.49
Total $34.73

 

[conorvansmack]

Hopefully it comes back. I have all 5 games. The Sand of Time Trilogy (Sands of Time, Warrior Within, The Two Thrones) is great. I haven't played The Forgotten Sands (movie tie-in) yet. The 2008 game was lots of fun, but like EDUSAN said, it's not related to the other games. I'm hoping that enough people will get into it that they'll make a sequel, but I'm not holding my breath.

 

[pontifex]

i wanted the jagged alliance to win. was thinking about getting some of the dlc for cheaper.

 

[PowerYoga]

NO. Definitely not. But then I cannot imagine how anyone could possibly not like Fallout 3...

To be blunt, it was boring and buggy.

Long ver: color pallet in FO3 was brown on grey on brownish grey. The combat was super easy and super simple and the guns were uninspiring for the most part because you can just auto-shoot everyone to death with headshots. The "openness" of the world played against FO3 because it was a whole lot of boring colors mashed together. There were no memorable locations either, I can barely remember the various places I visited and I played through the whole game just to say I was done with it.

 

[diesbudt]

noooooooo maaaaaan!! that is insane!!!!

If your directing your post to me... yea...

Well I never used steam and havent had many comp games as I just got a nice big rig 2 months ago. So steam sales are new to me.

 

[EDUSAN]

If your directing your post to me... yea...

Well I never used steam and havent had many comp games as I just got a nice big rig 2 months ago. So steam sales are new to me.

yeah...it was to you....

but congratz on all your new games

 

[JujuFish]

From what I've read, the art on the 2008 game is amazing, but the game itself is easy, short, and repetitive.

This is fairly accurate, though "short" can describe pretty much every game in the series.

 

[DaveSimmons]

To be blunt, it was boring and buggy.

Long ver: color pallet in FO3 was brown on grey on brownish grey. The combat was super easy and super simple and the guns were uninspiring for the most part because you can just auto-shoot everyone to death with headshots. The "openness" of the world played against FO3 because it was a whole lot of boring colors mashed together. There were no memorable locations either, I can barely remember the various places I visited and I played through the whole game just to say I was done with it.

Fallout NV had much better writing, by Obsidian staff (Fallout 2, KOTOR 2). Your companions actually have personality and their own side-quests.

Combat was more interesting since it had iron sights and you rarely need VATS. The engine keeps it from working quite as well as a real FPS but it's pretty good.

Color palette is still a bit muted but better than FO3.

NV was buggy on launch but after a few patches is very safe to play.

 

[Phynaz]

For those of you getting Fallout 3 - if you a quad core cpu make sure you do the configuration file edit thing for limiting it to use 2 cores. Otherwise you may have an unplayable crash fest.

http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/20199-fallout-3-windows-7-w-quad-core.html

 

[Phynaz]

Long ver: color pallet in FO3 was brown on grey on brownish grey.

TN display?

 

[Dankk]

To be blunt, it was boring and buggy.

So like every Bethesda RPG ever?

Fallout: New Vegas technically doesn't count because it was actually made by Obsidian, and not Bethesda. I hear it's actually much better than Fallout 3 thouugh, both story-wise and combat-wise, although I haven't played it yet so I can't say for myself.

TN display?

What kind of display would you recommend for getting even more vivid greyish-green and greenish-grey? I must know.

 

[Gothgar]

i wanted the jagged alliance to win. was thinking about getting some of the dlc for cheaper.

I've noticed games that don't win the community choice usually go up either on daily's or on flash sales, so keep your eyes peeled.

 

[pontifex]

Cave Story - how is it?

It appeals to my nostalgic side, but I'm afraid if I buy it, I'll get bored with it quickly.

 

[Dankk]

Cave Story - how is it?

It appeals to my nostalgic side, but I'm afraid if I buy it, I'll get bored with it quickly.

I've read nothing but extremely positive things. Eventually broke down and bought it because I felt pressured by all the glowing reviews. (And, at $2.49, it's just another drop in the bucket.)

 

[JujuFish]

If you're the type of person to buy the humble bundles, you might already have it. Cave Story was in HIB 4. That's where I got it.