Cheap/Awesome Game Deals on Steam!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/) often has totally sweet deals on video games. Right now you can buy the original Half Life for only $0.98, to celebrate 10 years since the games original release! :eek

http://store.steampowered.com/app/70/

Another pretty good offer is the entire Sam & Max Season 1 for $14.99

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/539/

:love Steam

[Yog]

Yes, I love Steam!

[Dasquian Belargic]

What's your Steam username, Yog? We should be buddies :cool

[Yog]

What's your Steam username, Yog? We should be buddies :cool

Steam profile page (http://steamcommunity.com/id/xantonos) :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

WEEKEND DEAL: S.T.A.L.K.E.R: Shadow of Chernobyl is reduced to £3.49 right now (that's a 75% reduction).

[Peter McCoy]

I've got that one, but haven't played it for more than 5 minutes. Now that I've got my new PC up and running I'll definitely be installing it to check it out.

[Dasquian Belargic]

EA games now available to US Steam users:


REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - December 18, 2008. Just in time for the holidays, Valve announced that, Spore™, Spore Creepy & Cute Parts Pack, Warhammer® Online: Age of Reckoning™, Mass Effect®, Need for Speed™ Undercover and EA SPORTS FIFA Manager 2009 are available now to gamers in North America via Steam, a leading platform for PC games and digital content with over 15 million accounts around the world.

In the coming weeks, Mirror's Edge™ , Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3, and Dead Space™ will also be added to the catalog of EA's titles available via Steam.

"EA is one of the industry's largest publishers," said Gabe Newell, co-founder and president of Valve. "The EA titles coming to Steam this holiday include some of this year's top PC titles."

"We are pleased to extend our holiday titles to gamers worldwide via Steam -- a revolutionary technology that is one of the game industry's most successful digital distribution services," said John Pleasants, President, Global Publishing & Chief Operating Officer.

[Morgan Evanar]

I bought STALKER.

[Yog]

^^ It was too good of a deal to pass up, so I bought it too.

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?p=8751717#post8751717

Some freaking HUGE reductions. Some highlights include Portal and Bioshock for $5 each, the Valve complete pack with every valve game including The Orange Box and Left 4 Dead for only $75, and Doom 1 and 2 for $1 each.

Only available until Jan 2nd.

You would be doing yourself a disservice if you did not take advantage of this to buy, at least, Beyond Good & Evil and Psychonauts

[Morgan Evanar]

Now I bought BG&E, but it's BUGGY on Vista64 :(

[Dasquian Belargic]

Oh no :( I only have XP, so it always worked fine for me...

Hope you can get it fixed. Such a fun game.

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2286/

Square Enix games to come to Steam

I wonder if this will include older Final Fantasy games :o

[Crusader]

A version of FF7 and FF8 that runs on xp would be great.

[Dasquian Belargic]

The 'Watchmen' game The End is Nigh is available for pre-order on Steam now. Teasers and more info at: http://www.watchmenvideogame.com/

[Dasquian Belargic]

Each day this week there is a Ubisoft game going at half-price on Steam. Today is Prince of Persia (:shakefist damnit I already bought that)

[Nathanial K'cansce]

This weekend has a 4 pack for $10.

Included are FarCry, Beyond Good and Evil, Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, and ... IL-2 Strumovik - 1946?

[Tear]

I love Dark Messah, its the best Melee FPS I have ever played. Loads of fun, relatively short, but loads of fun nonetheless.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Beyond Good and Evil is love. Fun times with that game.

[Nathanial K'cansce]

So I tried playing Beyond Good and Evil, and it is playing in super fast forward time. I cannot keep up and keep dieing at the first fight. I cannot slow it down :(

[Dasquian Belargic]

o_O bizzare. I wonder what could be causing that.

[Morgan Evanar]

It's really picky about newer systems. The Good Old Games version might work better.
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/beyond_good_and_evil

[Lilaena De'Ville]

City of Heroes is now available on Steam.... :uhoh I'm thinking about playing again...

[Dasquian Belargic]

I played it last year for about a month or so and it wasn't my cup of tea. The skill system was too simple and the missions were too repetitive... I dread to think about how many snake-pits I cleared out.

..but I know that at least Miranda is still playing regularly and seems to have fun with it :) I suppose like all MMORPGs, if you can find a good group of people to play with, you'll probably enjoy it.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Has anyone bought Killing Floor?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/1250/

It's Steam's top seller at the minute, so I was wondering if it's any good.

[Peter McCoy]

I'll be buying that when I get paid - looks a lot of fun.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Weekend Deal: http://store.steampowered.com/news/2537/


Epic Games, Inc. is giving players more reasons than ever to jump online and check out Unreal Tournament 3 Black. This Thursday, May 28, will commence a long weekend in which anyone can log onto Valve's Steam digital distribution service, download Unreal Tournament 3 Black and play the game through the weekend free of charge. Pre-load for the follow-up Free Weekend begins today.

[Crusader]

Muhahaha Unreal 3 is so much fun!

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/15100/

50% off Assassin's Creed until June 5th - good deal for anyone who wanted to try the game, but not pay the big bux.

[Yog]

Just bought Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Double Agent at 50% off. :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/13580/

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2560/

75% off the Penumbra series of first person survival horror games. Three games for £4.50... just bought it myself, looking forward to scaring myself stupid :D

[Peter McCoy]

I'm getting Penumbra right now! Saw it ages ago in GAME and thought it looked quite awesome. Didn't know there was a sequel though. :)

[Peter McCoy]

This Penumbra is scaaaaary! I'm actually too scared to move right now.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I know! I only played 'Overture' for about half an hour but it had me well scared :uhoh The music/overall atmosphere reminds me a bit of Thief so far, what with the creeping about in tunnels..

[Yog]

Yeah, that Penumbra deal was too good to pass up, so I also got one. Have been too busy with EVE online and Grand Theft Auto 4 to try it, but I look forward to give it a go. This sort of game is right up my alley. Puzzle / adventure / mystery, nonconventional game mechanice and a horror / thriller mood..

[Dasquian Belargic]

There are no guns but there are.. dogs or wolves or something :uhoh the guy in the game is way too calm so far!

[Crusader]

BTW how much is Valve paying you for promoting steam deals, Dasq?

[Dasquian Belargic]

Haha, I wish I was getting commission... but no, I'm spreading the love for free ;)

[Peter McCoy]

That'd be an awesome idea for a new butter.

Steam - Spreading the love!

[Crusader]

Steam - Spreading the love!

Yeah, Steam - Spreading the love between N00bs and Fagots since 2003

[Peter McCoy]

X-Com: UFO Defense and X-COM: Apocalypse for £2.99 - Vista/XP compatible too!

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm kind of loathe to encourage this but..


Most of Steam's Massively Multiplayer games are on sale through the 19th, starting today. Get Sony's EverQuest II The Shadow Odyssey for 75% off this weekend, (then 30 days free play for new subscribers).

There are other great deals too, EVE Online and Conan are 50% off. And with no subscription fees, you can get a whole lot of Guild Wars with Trilogy at 20% off.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2577/

[Yog]

Yeah, Conan and EVE are both great deals. There are free trials for those games though.

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1683/
^ Elder Scrolls Oblivion and Morrowind now available, currently at discount in a cheap cheap discount pack.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2588/
^ new Ghostbusters game!

[Crusader]

America's Brainwash(Army) 3 is out. Anyone intrested?

[Yog]

^^ gonna download that. It fits neatly with the other free games, such as "Sam and Max 104: Abe Lincoln Must Die" and Smashball.

Just purchased Empire: Total War for a 50% cut in price at $25.
(paypal an american, and have him / her send it as a gift of the game for better price conversion rate than euro. You have to calculate the paypal fees correctly though)

http://store.steampowered.com/app/10500/

[Yog]

Fallout 3 at 50%! $24.99 / 22.49 Euro.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/22300/

[Dasquian Belargic]

Bought and downloading! Fingers crossed that it will actually work :uhoh

[Dasquian Belargic]

Some deals right now, in addition to the current Fallout 3 reduction.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1764/
2K HUGE GAME PACK: includes Bioshock, Civilization, a bunch of other Sid Meier stuff, all the X-Com games at a ha-yuge reduction. Kinda worth it if only for Bioshock and Civilization, really!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2570/
Vigil - Blood Bitterness: I don't really know what this is all about, but it's half price and it looks pretty stylish.

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/2644/


SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. — July 6, 2009 — Fans have asked and LucasArts has delivered! Today the company announced a new initiative in its effort to revive its classic and beloved franchises by making its games available for the first time ever as digital downloads online.

In this first round of releases, ten fan-favorite LucasArts PC games will be made available Wednesday, July 8 on Steam®, Valve Corporation's delivery and management platform for the PC. Scheduled for release are classic adventure titles like LOOM™ and The Dig® and hit action games including Star Wars Battlefront® II and Star Wars Republic Commando®.

The complete list of games to be released on July 8 via Steam includes:

Armed and Dangerous™
Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis
Indiana Jones® and the Last Crusade: The Graphic Adventure
LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Original Adventure
LOOM™
Star Wars Battlefront® II
Star Wars Republic Commando®
Star Wars Starfighter™
The Dig®
Thrillville®: Off the Rails™

LucasArts previously announced the return of the classic Monkey Island® franchise with two new projects due to be released in the near future. Tomorrow, July 7, Telltale will premiere the Tales of Monkey Island™ game series, delivering a completely new epic storyline and swashbuckling flair that will unfold across five monthly episodes on PC and WiiWare™.

The Monkey Island celebration continues on July 15 when LucasArts publishes The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition, a completely re-imagined version of the first game in the series that adds updated high definition graphics, a re-mastered musical score, and full voiceover to the classic adventure game originally launched in 1990. The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition will be made available on Xbox LIVE® Arcade for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system fr

:eee

[Crusader]

Oh if you have never played LOOM before check it out! This is my secret favorit adventure. I do not recommend it to people so often because it is not so attractive to a wide audience but IMHO this game was ahead of its time in visuals and story telling. But unfortunately it was not a commercial succes and so it never became the epic trilogy that the first one had kicked off.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I haven't played LOOM before, but most LucasArts games are gooood so I might give it a go. Hopefully we will get some good package deals on these games.

[Dasquian Belargic]

The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition is now on Steam - and at an affordable price :)


Back by popular demand, The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition faithfully re-imagines the internationally-acclaimed classic game (originally released in 1990) for original and new audiences alike. The development team at LucasArts is bringing the game into the modern era with an all new re-imagined contemporary art style, a re-mastered musical score, full voiceover, and an in-depth hint system to help players through the game’s side-splitting puzzles. Purists will also delight in the ability to seamlessly switch between the updated hand-drawn re-imagining and the original classic version.

The game's twisty plot leads our naive hero on a hilarious, swash-buckling search for the fabled secret of Monkey Island. Tales of pirate wealth lure him to the port of Mêlée with high hopes, no money, and insatiable curiosity. If clever enough, he will win the confidence of Mêlée's pirates and find himself blown by the winds of fate toward the terrifying and legendary Monkey Island -- an adventure that would chill the bones of even the most bloodthirsty buccaneer.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/32360/

[Yog]

^^ Wooohooo! I waited a long time for this. My all time favorite point and click adventure, only rivaled by Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis. An absolute must to any collection IMO, as it pretty much defined the genre.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Have you been playing with the updated graphics, Yog? It's cool that you can just switch between the old and new look with one key.

[Yog]

Have you been playing with the updated graphics, Yog? It's cool that you can just switch between the old and new look with one key.
Yep, I purchased the game on steam, and actually played it from beginning to the end credits in one sitting yesterday. Ah, the memories.. :)

I love the updated graphics / voices, and they totally kept the original game intact. I hope it will be a huge sales success so Lucasart revamps some of their other classics. I am praying for an updated version of Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.

I also played through the first episode of Tales of Monkey Island. Although it has a weird art direction, so so story and clunky 3D graphics, I thought it was quite entertaining. In the end, I just love the adventurous piratey feel and crackpot humor of these games regardless. I'll be waiting for the price to drop until I get a licensed copy of that one though.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm not even going to list all the games that are on special through Steam right now, there are so many. So here's the main Weekend Deal:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/2820/

50% off X3: Terran Conflict

[Peter McCoy]

X3: Terran Conflict is an absolutely brilliant game. It's more of the same for people who have played the other games in the X series, but I've enjoyed many hours exploring, fighting and trading my way through the X galaxy. It can be a daunting venture at first, but X3: Terran Conflict offers a much-improved user interface which makes finding your way around and actually interacting with the game world much simpler and fluid than X3: Reunion.

[Peter McCoy]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1683/

Elder Scrolls: Morrowind and Oblivion GOTY Deluxe Edition - includes the 9 DLC expansions for Oblivion. I have the GOTY edition already, so I'll end up purchasing the DLC separately, but I really wish this pack was available when I bought the retail version. Check out my amazing Orc in his armour here (www.plmccoy.myby.co.uk/oblivion_images.html).

[Dasquian Belargic]

Ohhhh this is tempting. I loved playing as a sneaky bastard in Oblivion.

Actually, I think I somehow lost one of my install discs for that so might have to add to my growing Steam collection...

[Peter McCoy]

That would be a great version of the game. You could even start out with some sort of shady hideout on the docks in Anvil, walking around in a hooded cloak...

Oblivion: The Sneaky Bastard Edition

[Dasquian Belargic]

I spent a lot of time at those docks as a sneaky bastard... mostly cause I was a vampire and the bums sleeping there were easy food ^_^;

[Peter McCoy]

I'm still not very far into the main quest - I've closed the gate at Kvatch and escorted Martin and Jauffre to Cloud Ruler Temple. I'm currently doing dungeon runs to level up a bit, as well as make some gold selling what I loot. Got 12,000 gold so far, and the best house in the game costs 25,000 to buy.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Ohhh is this your first play through ever?

[Peter McCoy]

I've restarted a few times to refine my major skills. But this is as far as I've ever gotten, yes. Got it on PC and PS3. I may start a game on my PS3 since I can play this whilst in bed (wireless controller and headphones) and do a completely different character.

I'm an Orc...technically warrior, but I made a custom class so that I can level up more efficiently. Major skills are Hand-to-Hand, Armourer, Alchemy, Desctruction, Sneak, Acrobatics, Illusion. I've read tht only certain enemies level up with you, so I'll eventually reach a point where most enemies I encounter in dungeons will be a walk-over. I may have to search for a mod to change that.

I save sooo often! It's really frustrating when I accidentally level my 10th major skill, which basically freezes my possible attribute bonuses when I level up. I make sure to reload and avoid the skill-up until I've got 2 minor skills up by 10 - gotta love those +5 bonuses! I'm aiming to get endurance to 100 ASAP to get the most from the health increases you get when you level up.

This (http://www.uesp.net/wiki/Oblivion:Oblivion) is basically my bible right now.

[Tear]

All relic games on steam 50% off. Dawn of war, Dawn of war2, and Company of Heroes. If you like strategy games Company of Heroes is great.

[Karl Valten]

I'd be up for playing any of the games Tear list over windows live against you people. :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Have there been any awesome deals lately? Not having had net access, I don't know which games to buy :uhoh

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/38400/

The original Fallout games now available on Steam.

[Yog]

Left 4 Dead at 50%! Get it noooooooow! :partyhard

http://store.steampowered.com/app/500/

[Droo]

I wouldn't mind me some L4D action actually. Take advantage of this, people, and let's get down with the dead!

[Morgan Evanar]

Bought, holy crap that's a good deal.

[Dasquian Belargic]

oh there is new DLC - game later, y?

[Crusader]

OK who wants to get Left 4 Dead tomorrow night? I would love to finally play with you guys :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Tomorrow night works for me. What time?

[Crusader]

22 or 23 GMT

[Dasquian Belargic]

2200GMT is the latest I can do. I need to be asleep by midnight |I

..unless we play on Friday.

[Morgan Evanar]

I can't play until next week. I have to get the house in order before the girlfriend gets here on Friday.

[Crusader]

OK I am ready to slaughter some zombies :)

[Sanis Prent]

X-Com: UFO Defense and X-COM: Apocalypse for £2.99 - Vista/XP compatible too!

I cut my video gaming teeth on X:Com and I think I want to go back to the land of nostalgia again!

[Dasquian Belargic]

What's your Steam username, Charley? :D

Some deals...

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2188/
Left 4 Dead plus Left 4 Dead 2, with 10% discount

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/949/
Abe's Oddworld double-pack at 66% discount

http://store.steampowered.com/app/23430/
Grand Ages: Rome at half-price

http://store.steampowered.com/app/12900/
Audiosurf getting cheaper and cheaper...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/
Borderlands, just a slight discount but better than none!

[Crusader]

How much did Valve pay you this week?

[Dasquian Belargic]

Not enough ;)

[Yog]

Assassin's Creed - Mid Weekend Deal: $5 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/15100/) :eek

Get to da choppah naaaaaooow!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs_OacEq2Sk)

The offer is for US steam users only and lasts until Thursday. If you're not in the US, do as me, and paypal someone in the US and have them send the game as a gift.

[Crusader]

Mmmmh Assassins! I loved this game despite all it's flaws!

[Peter McCoy]

I've just bought Borderlands and am pre-loading it in Steam at the moment, ready to play on Friday (my day off this coming week :) ).

I bought it for the PS3 today and am absolutely loving it.

[Crusader]

Maybe some of you who bought Assassins Creed 1 might find this mini series entertaining:

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[Yog]

I'm not sure how long this offer is going to last, but after much thought and contemplating and reading reviews and videos, I got The Witcher: Enhanced Edition.

The Witcher -50% 14,99€ / 19.99$ (http://store.steampowered.com/app/20900/)

[Dasquian Belargic]

^ I bought this and it's taking an eternity to download :|

[Yog]

^ I bought this and it's taking an eternity to download :|
You too, eh? Currently downloading Witcher at 40KB/s. Maybe all those people downloading Borderlands is causing the Steam servers to crawl.

[Dasquian Belargic]

It keeps claiming its downloading at stupendously fast speeds, but the percentage of the game thats downloaded barely rises... :( Steam, don't fail me now

EDIT: I guess the servers were just getting weighed down yesterday, because the Witcher is downloading at a respectable speed now :)

[Yog]

Weekend deal: Mass Effect -50%
http://store.steampowered.com/app/17460/

[Tear]

Steams (http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday)having a 5 day long - 1 Day only set of Sales. Some of the deals are decent. With tiny bargains on new games like batman and dragon age.

One that caught my twitching eye was the THQ package (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2539/) (theres a lucas arts (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2532/)one too that isnt bad) where you end up saving $339.83. With the package of 18 games for only 49.99. Dawn of War 2 and Company of heroes are awesome games for any RTS fan. I highly recommend them.

Check it out bargain shoppers;)

[Peter McCoy]

Batman: Arkham Asylum currently £14.99 - buy it if you haven't got it people!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Damnit I don't get paid until Monday :shakefist

[Yog]

Holiday sales here:
http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday

Today, I got GRID for $7.49 and Osmos for $2.

Can't wait to see what deals they come up with tomorrow (black friday). :D

[Peter McCoy]

OMG that THQ pack is pure win.

[Peter McCoy]

I had to buy it, just now. It's all mine!

The Red Faction Trilogy alone made it worthwhile for me :)

[Yog]

Left 4 Dead at -75% today only! Go get it! :cool:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/500/

[Peter McCoy]

I got L4D2, so I will be up for some zombie apocalyptic mayhem some time.

[Crusader]

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The best straight forward COOP shooter in human history now in HD!!!
Sam I am!

[Yog]

Weekend deal - Tomb Raider: Underworld -75%
http://store.steampowered.com/app/8140/

[Yog]

^^ I am still playing that Tombraider Game, about 3/4th the way through. What can I say, it's a ridiculously fun game. I've not had so much fun playing a game in years. The puzzles eventually gets hard though, so you will need this guide (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpLg4yfV9zc) for when you're stuck. Other than some camera issues and sometimes difficult to spot climbable ledges, it's really a flawless game. I'd urge you to get it for the -75% discount before the offer expires.

[Crusader]

So you really like underworld? Have you played Legends? Many people told me that Underworld was not as good as legends that's why I avoided it.

[Yog]

Yeah, I love Underworld. I have not played Legends. But I will give it a try after this, because if it is half as good, it's well worth it.

I gave up on the Tom Raider games way back, because the way I remembered them, they were really frustrating requiring pixel perfect timing on the jumps. In this game, the character is good at holding on to ledges, and the challenge is more figuring out how to progress. The times I fell down was mostly me trying to experiment or being casual, once you figure out the route, it's easy to climb. I guess the Tomb Raider games improved a lot in this regard?

One difference to Legends that I can spot right away is the graphics. While Legends look dated in the screenshots, Underworld looks fantastic, one of the best looking games I seen, toe to toe with the likes of Crysis.

[Peter McCoy]

'Angel of Darkness on PS2 was the bump in an otherwise very good road for the Tomb Raider series. The controls were very unresponsive and it was, as Yog mentioned - a case of precision jumping with said awful controls.

When Core Design were canned in favour of Crystal Dynamics 3 years later, thats when it got back on track.

I haven't played either Underworld or Legend, but I've played the one in the middle (released in-between) which was Anniversary. Basically a re-make of the original with improved graphics and gameplay features such as smoother, more fluid movement and combat as well as a vastly-improved climbing system. I remember the fourth level where you open up the waterfall and enter the tomb. The room is relatively well-kept but they you go through a tunnel/corridor which is more like bare earth and you can see the dust and dampness hanging in the air, it was so awesome. It reminded me of Raiders of the Lost Ark at the beginning when Indy's exploring that vault.

[Yog]

I just completed the game. That ladies and gentlemen, was awesome to the max! The game starts out kinda good / entertaining, evolves to great, and eventually you're salivating by the whole experience, and I am not talking about Lara's boobs..

Visuals: Absolutely stunning graphics and genius art design.

Sound: Let's put it this way, I had my 5.1 system really loud. If you have a decent surround sound system, your ears will love you.

Immersion: Heart pumping adrenaline factor, and level of immersion so you think you're starring in an Indiana Jones movie. Hell, this IS a movie, and I just played it. The ending is epic.

Gameplay: High replay value, ridiculously fun combat, climbing and acrobatics. Some very clever puzzles. You also get to run over viking zombies with a motorcycle!

Overall: I'm completely blown away and very surprised by this grotesquely underrated game. I have no clue what the reviewers were smoking giving this game an 80 average on metacritic, but they better drop it, because this game should have a 90 on average at the bare minimum. At least most of them were honest enough to admit it's the best of the series.



When Core Design were canned in favour of Crystal Dynamics 3 years later, thats when it got back on track.
Yeah, that would explain it, because I remember the Core Design games were godawful frustrating, and nothing like this in fluid gameplay and immersion.


I remember the fourth level where you open up the waterfall and enter the tomb. The room is relatively well-kept but they you go through a tunnel/corridor which is more like bare earth and you can see the dust and dampness hanging in the air, it was so awesome. It reminded me of Raiders of the Lost Ark at the beginning when Indy's exploring that vault.
This game is full of moments like that. :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

I bought Underworld on your glowing endorsement Yog. I hope it does not disappoint!

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/32430/

The story and action of Star Wars®: The Force Unleashed™ expands with the release of Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition, a special new version of the game that will show gamers the deepest, darkest side of the Force in a story that puts them on a collision course with Luke Skywalker himself. The Ultimate Sith Edition includes all of the original missions found in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed as well as content previously only available via download and an all-new exclusive bonus level.

http://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/

With Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, experience the most acclaimed game of 2008 like never before. Create a character of your choosing and descend into an awe-inspiring, post-apocalyptic world where every minute is a fight for survival. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition includes all five of the Fallout 3 Game Add-on Packs:

* Operation: Anchorage - Enter a military simulation and fight in the liberation of Anchorage, Alaska from its Chinese Communist invaders.
* The Pitt - Travel to the post-apocalyptic remains of Pittsburgh and become embroiled in a conflict between slaves and their Raider masters.
* Broken Steel - Increase your level cap to 30, and finish the fight against the Enclave remnants alongside Liberty Prime.
* Point Lookout - Embark on a mysterious and open-ended adventure in a huge, murky swampland along the coast of Maryland.
* Mothership Zeta - Defy hostile alien abductors and fight your way off of the alien mothership, orbiting miles above the Capital Wasteland.


Also Team Fortress 2 is 50% off all weekend.

[Droo]

FYI Fallout 3, game of the year edition, is on Amazon for £15. Buy buy buy!

[Dasquian Belargic]

Well, fuck. I bought it a while ago on Steam and it didn't come with any of the fancy schmancy add-ons :grumble

[Droo]

Bah! It's gone up to £20. Still a great deal though!

[Yog]

Steam is going nuts! Pretty much EVERYTHING is on sale. Some stuff for 80-90% discount.

I am so excited, I'm nearly peeing myself. Don't know what to buy first. :crack

http://store.steampowered.com/

[Tear]

Holy crap Yog you weren't kidding. Someone hold me back!

[Dasquian Belargic]

fucking heeeell look at the Eidos collectors pack!

[Yog]

Purchased EIDOS pack and Grand Theft Auto IV :D

Here is a spreadsheet to more easily maneuver this insane pinjata of amazing deals:
http://spreadsheets.google.com/lv?key=takFEFyWT5EfFYxerxuOA6w&toomany=true

[Dasquian Belargic]

I got the same things as you, Yog - plus Mirrors Edge. What a steal!

[Yog]

Dragon Age and Protype at a discount for those interested.
http://store.steampowered.com/


Some random impulse purchases I made recently:
- Jedi Knight Collection $10 (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2103/)
- Shadowgrounds Pack $4 (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/552/)
- Prince of Persia Sands of Time $5 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/13600/)

I'll probably get that indie puzzle pack (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2573/) and Torchlight (http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/) as well. Indigo Prophecy (http://store.steampowered.com/app/9740/) also looks interesting.

Edit - regarding earlier excitement. Star Wars Premier Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2660/[/url) showed up for an unbelievable 10 euro / dollars for a few minutes, until they fixed the price (must have been a typo). It's now at $25/23 euro, so now it's probably not even worth it. Jedi Knight Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2103/) is still the best Star Wars deal.

Edit 2 - To expand on this, point, some wise words from the interweb:

The Star Wars regular "package" price actually adds $1.09 to the price if you bought all the games individually. Granted, this is 50% off, but its nowhere near as good as a lot of the other package deals.

[Jamo Jakatta]

Indigo Prophecy is... fun for the first half of the game. The story gets a bit zany later on, but at the current price it's worth picking up, for sure. Be warned though, it's more of an interactive movie than a game, and there are "Simon Says" sequences at some points. I would give it something like 7/10.

Here's the 'Fans thread about the game: http://www.sw-fans.net/forum/showthread.php?t=13528&highlight=indigo+prophecy (short and sweet)

[Yog]

Yeah, that's pretty much what I expect from Indigo Prophecy based on what I heard from others, seen on youtube and read. It's only 3 euro though, so it's worth a try.

I played Torchlight (http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/) only for a little bit, but enough to realize it's a fantastically fun game. Everyone should jump on todays offer of $5/4 euro for Torchlight. That's a laughable price for the entertainment value. I highly recommend it!

[Yog]

Deal of the day: Dead Space -75%
6,79€ / $10

http://store.steampowered.com/app/17470/

EDIT: If do jump on this deal, you MUST turn off vsync, otherwise it triggers a bug making the game unplayable.

Edit2: here some gameplay video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4V3GeDfd-dc

[Yog]

Today only: Bioshock -75% 5 euro!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/7670/

(you are dumb if you don't get this)

[Dasquian Belargic]

I have a non-Steam copy, otherwise I'd be on that.

[Droo]

Today only: Bioshock -75% 5 euro!

http://store.steampowered.com/app/7670/

(you are dumb if you don't get this)

Agreed. And that's exactly why I'm just about to purchase the hell out of it!

[Yog]

My wallet thanks Steam for giving me a break. No deals that excite me today, and I already had Bioshock. I have too many games! :p

[Yog]

Deals of note today:
- Civ IV Complete pack $13.59 (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1618/)
- Max Payne 1 & 2 $3.74 (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/604/)
- Left 4 Dead $7.49 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/500/)

[Droo]

Max Payne... :ohno

Yog, you really are a bad influence on me! :shakefist

[Droo]

Crysis: Complete Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/991/) £10.19
Street Fighter IV (http://store.steampowered.com/app/21660/) £7.49

Pretty epic deals there!

[Yog]

Yep, though I'll give my wallet a rest today. :p

[Dasquian Belargic]

No buys for me today.

*forces hand away from mouse*

[Yog]

Purchased Mass Effect, and will get Sam & Max Complete gifted (in dollars). :)

http://store.steampowered.com/

[Salem Ave]

Damn you, Mass Effect :shakefist

*buys*

[Droo]

Yep, I saw that earlier. Definately a buy. Steam is going to single-handedly pull western civilization out of recession.

[Yog]

Todays deals..
Trine (extreme value, buy buy buy)
Red Alert 3 (I'd mainly get this for the co-op mode)

http://store.steampowered.com/

[Droo]

I wouldn't install Red Alert 3 even if it was free! :grumble

[Yog]

I wouldn't install Red Alert 3 even if it was free! :grumble
What, it's that bad? It seems to get decent enough reviews? (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/commandandconquerredalert3) If you can point me to another RTS game with co-op campaign, please do! I've been looking for a RTS with co-op.

Edit: Would you suggest I wait for C&C4 (http://www.commandandconquer.com/) for a co-op RTS game?

As you might have guessed, I don't give a crap about single player or skirmish mode on the Internet. I'd like to try something new.

[Droo]

I never played the co-op mode on Red Alert 3. I had a good go at the game for a period of time and I thought it was awful, for all kinds of reasons, it felt like a step backwards from it's predecessor for a start. In my opinion, it can't hold a candle to C&C3 or it's expansion, Kane's Wrath. Consequently, I have plenty of hope and expectation for the fourth installment in the series when it's released.

[Yog]

Yeah, what I find appealing is the idea of playing with a friend using voice chat and team work to play through a campaign. There are tons of great RTS games, including C&C3 / Kane's Wrath that you mentioned, but I am bored to death of the genre, and like to try something different. There are no RTS games other than this with co-op mode that I am aware of.

One of my pet peeves of computer gaming is the exaggerated focus on first person shooters for co-op mode. Why should FPS games have all the co-op fun? Bloody unfair, if you ask me.

[Yog]

Last day of Steam deals today!
http://store.steampowered.com/


Man, that was fun. Here is my haul during the holiday sales:


You now own Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3.
You now own Trine.
You now own Starwars: Knights of The Old Republic.

You now own Sam and Max Episode 1, Sam and Max Episode 2, Sam and Max Episode 3, Sam and Max Episode 4, Sam and Max Episode 5, Sam and Max Episode 6, Sam and Max 201: Ice Station Santa, Sam and Max 202: Moai Better Blues, Sam and Max 203: Night of the Raving Dead, Sam and Max 204: Chariots of the Dogs, Sam and Max 205: What's New Beelzebub.

You now own Mass Effect.

You now own Max Payne, Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne.
You now own Dead Space.

You now own Gumboy Crazy Adventures, Gumboy Crazy Features, Vigil - Blood Bitterness, Obulis, Chains.

You now own Lumines, Lumines Advanced Pack.
You now own Torchlight, Torchlight Editor.
You now own Indigo Prophecy.
You now own Prince of Persia: Sands of Time.

You now own Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy, Jedi Knight: Jedi Outcast, Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II, Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith, Star Wars: Dark Forces.

You now own Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds Editor, Shadowgrounds Survivor.

You now own Cogs.
You now own Battlefield 2.
You now own Zombie Bowl-O-Rama.
You now own Audiosurf.

You now own Hitman 2: Silent Assassin, Hitman: Blood Money, Battlestations: Midway, Just Cause, Hitman: Codename 47, Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition, Deus Ex: Invisible War, Thief: Deadly Shadows, Tomb Raider: Legend, Project: Snowblind, Rogue Trooper, Infernal, Kane and Lynch: Dead Men, Conflict Denied Ops, Tomb Raider: Underworld, Shellshock 2, Battlestations: Pacific, Mini Ninjas, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Batman: Arkham Asylum - License Revoking Tool, Flora's Fruit Farm.

You now own Grand Theft Auto IV.
You now own Tomb Raider: Underworld.
You now own Mirror's Edge.
You now own GRID.
You now own World of Goo.

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/8859

BioShock 2 comes with one free copy of the game, when you pre-order - excellent chance to get the game half-price, essentially, if you can find someone to split the cost!

[Yog]

Yes, but you'd first have to spend 45 euro to preorder Bishock 2, and Bioshock has been up on Steam for $5 / 5 euro twice now... :p

As good as Bioshock 2 is probably going to be, there is absolutely no way I'd buy it at release. I'd wait a year or so until it drops to budget price. It's not like there is a lack of first person shooters or games in general to play until then, and I also still play EVE Online. So many damn distractions. In fact, I'm very happy they slacked down on some of the deals after the Christmas holiday sales. That was just too many temptations, so it feels good with a break.

If you split it 4 ways though, it is kinda almost worth it.

[Morgan Evanar]

I bought Mirror's Edge but I can't get it to work no matter what I try.

I really should have purchased Sam&Max but because I'm a fool I didn't. :p

[Crusader]

I still do not understand the hype around the bioshock franchise. Yes Bioshock was a good and solid game but I feel about this game like most people feel about Assassins Creed 1(I love AC 1&2):
Bioshock wasted a lot of potential in my opinion and I can't see how Bioshock 2 is going to change anything in this department.

I hate to rant about games but I have not seen anything in this franchise that has been done better before:
-Deus Ex had real choices that did not only determine which of 3 videos you would watch before the credits roll.
-Requiem, Wheel of Time and Jedi Knight 1 had magic in it and it had a lot more intresting powers than a better rocket launcher, a gravity and a stun gun in many iterations
-Why make a game underwater when you never have to escape the water or have a little diving trip? Water is just eye-candy and another form of "invisible walls" in this game...Ok there is a chain lightning game mechanic.
But none of those tubes every breaks under fire and flood a whole corridor...
-Not enough enemy diversity in looks. Don't get me wrong there is a enemy diversity in this game but basicly they all look the same and they are killed in the same way: Stun with ice or lightning (depending on their stun immunity) and then use the wrench.
-Big Daddies are great the first few times you meet them but after a while you will kill them with the same tactic over and over again. There is not a single good Bossfight in this game.

Like I said a good game, a solid art design but no game of the year or genre defining experience and a lot of wasted potential.

Maybe I will check Bioshock 2 out when it gets some good reviews.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Personally I love the atmosphere and art direction of BioShock. On top of that, I am a sucker for dystopian futures (as opposed to post-apoc) so the Ayn Rand schtick pushes all my buttons. It wasn't the gameplay that grabbed me but the world of the game.

[Crusader]

Maybe my expecations were too high but in the end I prefer hard and challenging gameplay. Infact the more I die the more I like a game.

You are right on the art direction. The era Bioshock was set in had a unique understanding of art and design that I like as well.

[Yog]

Weekend deal - Mount & Blade 85% discount (http://store.steampowered.com/app/22100/)!

There are so many good mods (http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/board,9.0.html) for this game (such as this one (http://forums.taleworlds.com/index.php/topic,87617.0.html)), and the realtime physics combat system is unmatched in video gaming, so it would seem a crime not taking advantage of the 5 bux deal. It's also being constantly improved and updated. Not to mention, you get a beta spot for the upcoming multiplayer expansion pack. If you like the idea of shield blocking an arrow shot from 100 yards away, and with the arrow still stuck into the shield, jump onto a horse, and impale said archer with your lance, this is the game for you.

[Crusader]

OMG playing mount and blade is like playing civilization...highly addictive.

[Dasquian Belargic]

If you're feeling like a bit of a masochist...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/24170

50% off Star Wars Galaxies :mneh

[Dasquian Belargic]

Weekend Deal: http://store.steampowered.com/app/10680/ - Aliens vs. Predator 33% off until Monday.

Currently super cheap is the EverQuest starter pack - http://store.steampowered.com/app/24130/ - if you were wanting to get addicted to something cheap I guess its a good deal!

[Peter McCoy]

lol

I saw in my local Gamestation an entire pre-owned section filled with copies of Aliens vs Predator on XBox and PS3. Should have took a photo of it but they'd have probably had a go for copyright infringement.

[Peter McCoy]

God, I wish I'd gotten that Crysis Complete deal when it was on offer. At the moment it's £29.99 for the complete pack, or £19.99 for Crysis and Crysis: Warhead individually. I did see Crysis for £10 in Gamestation. While I'm tempted to get it, I loathe to shop there on general principle - the staff are so unfriendly in both the one's I've been to. I only ever peruse the pre-owned PS2 games (much to Droo's dismay). I can't wait until my new graphics card arrives (Radeon HD 5870) so I can play that along with the Stalker games on the highest settings. I'll be getting Just Cause 2 for sure!

If anybody has either of the first two Stalker games on Steam already, you get £5 off Stalker: Call of Pripyat, making it £15 as opposed to £20 on Steam or even £30 in the shops!

[Yog]

Weekend Deal on Steam: Borderlands -50%!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/

If enough of us jump on this deal, we can set up some co-op events together. :)

[Yog]

Grand Theft Auto IV: -75% $7.50
(only available for a few hours, so hurry up if you want this)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/12210/

Rockstar Collection: -50%
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4247/

Watch out for Rockstar deals this week.

[Yog]

If you like racing games, this is a good weekend for you!

Weekend deal: Codemasters Racing Pack -75%
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4060

Colin McRae DiRT 2
DiRT
Fuel
GRID
ToCA Race Driver 3

all for 16 EUR / $17.50

I am debating if I should get DiRT 2 or the whole package, because I already have GRID.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I don't do driving games anymore, but I used to love the hell out of the ToCa games when I was younger. Fun stuff :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4327/

Telltale Games Steam Pack: Includes five games from Tales of Monkey Island as well as five titles from Sam and Max: The Devils Playhouse (Episode 1 available now, remaining 4 episodes to release over the next few months).

[Yog]

^^ pffffttt, here is the REAL Steam deal right now.

Portal is free:
http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/

Yes, FREE, as in 'gratis' until May 24th!

Get this amazing game now.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Yeah, that's why I posted a whole new thread about it yesterday, so that everyone would see :mneh

[Crusader]

You two are the best! Thanks for pointing this out.

[Lilaena De'Ville]

Well it was free so I got it. I'm not sure what to do with it now. I'll puzzle it out after my nap.

steam name = jainhollie

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/2102/
Midweek Madness! Save 50% when you purchase the LucasArts Adventure Pack during the Midweek Madness Sale.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Star Wars Empire at War Gold Pack
http://store.steampowered.com/app/32470/
Command or corrupt an entire galaxy in the definitive Star Wars strategy collection. It is a time of galactic civil war. Will you take up the reins of the Rebellion, assume control of the Empire, or rule the Star Wars Underworld?

[Peter McCoy]

Wrong, wrong, wrong. It's not the definitive Star Wars strategy colleciton. I can honestly say it's nowhere nearly as rewarding and enjoyable to play as Supremacy/Rebellion. people may hate it's dated looks, but there's no denying how addictive the gameplay is. I'm incapable of having a quick go for an hour - I load it up with that intention but all of a sudden the sun has gone down and it's almost time to get up for work. I love games that can do that to me.

But Empire at War was still kinda fun, looks really good, nice space battles. But it feels empty after having experienced Supremacy.

[Yog]

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion -66% $8.50
Deluxe Edition with all the expansions + DLC included:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/900883/

Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition -50% $24,99
Includes all 5 Add-on Packs!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/22370/

[Crusader]

If you haven't played Oblivion yet it is really an awesome game. I really enjoyed it.
It just lacks of 2 things coop and/or ingame companions.

[Peter McCoy]

I just bought both of those games. I already had Oblivion GOTY edition but now I have it with all the DLC. And similarly, I did have Fallout 3 but now I have the lot :) Awesome!

[Peter McCoy]

By the grace of Talos! The DLC is awesome. Just ventured up to Frostcrag Spire - just brilliant. I can't wait to kit it out with the extras you can purchase to make it functional. There's an altar of spellmaking, an altar of enchanting, portals to all mage guilds, an underground vault to store your gear, a herb garden with all kins of herbs found throughout Cyrodil AND Oblivion. Very very cool. I haven't checked out the other ones yet - there's a pirate cave with a ship there to use as a home of your sneaky-inclined, as well as Battlescorn Castle for the warrior-types, but I think you have to fight off the attackers to claim it.

The furthest I've ever gotten with the plot in Oblivion is getting to Cloud Ruler Temple with Martin, though I did close quite a few gates and raid some dungeons beyond that. But after losing my save data when I put Windows 7 on my PC, I've started from scratch. But I have a feeling I'll enjoy it even more now.

I've got Fallout all installed and ready, so I can choose between ye olde lush fantasy world or retro sci-fi destroyed wasteland world depending on my mood.

Thanks for bringing these awesome deals to my attention Yog!

[Dasquian Belargic]

I still haven't completed the over-arching plot of Oblivion. I spent the whole game just playing side-quests with the thieves, assassins, vampires, etc. ^_^;

[Yog]

It's EA week on steam, and apparently, Valve dropped the ball (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=15441362&postcount=4090) on the identity of the deals.

Monday it's Crysis / Warhead at -50% (deal is still up)

Tuesday: Military Day (Battlefield Bad Company 2!)
Wednesday: Racing Day
Thursday: C&C Day
Friday: Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, and Spore
Saturday: Mass Effect Day
Sunday: Dragon Age Day

My prediction is, these will be 50% cuts for most, but 66% or more is possible for some of these deals.

[Crusader]

Do you know what would have been the biggest anouncement at E3: Steam for PSN and Xbox Live.

[Yog]

Yeah, no kidding.

Why pay full price for boxed versions at launch, when you can have it all in a nice media library which automatically installs the necessary updates, connects you to your gaming friends, and for hilarious low prices. That is how you fight piracy, delivering a good enough service at such reasonable costs that no one bothers to pirate. Steam and their deals is the best thing that ever happened to PC gaming. :)

[Crusader]

Yeah Steam is the only reason I need more than a netbook for privat use :)

[Sarah Lymia]

Mass Effect Day, people. Great series of games, good time to grab them.

[Yog]

Steam is running one of their crazy holiday sales again for the period of up to 4th of July. Hundreds of games on discount:
http://store.steampowered.com/

Today only:
Bioshock 2 -75%
http://store.steampowered.com/app/8850/

[Peter McCoy]

As Yog mentioned, 2K Games (the publisher, not that number of games lol) are on offer at varying discounted prices.

It's pay day for me on Tuesday so I'll be acquiring the DLC for Borderlands at -25% :-) One of the packs gives you a bank to store your gear in, and another increases the Level cap from 50 to 61. Coolies!

And if you missed Bioshock 2's offer of -75%, it's still got a 25% reduction as part of the summer sale's 2K Games deals.

[Yog]

Todays special deals:
Max Payne 1 + 2 for $3.74 USD
EVE Online $2.50
Civilization series: 75% off

[Peter McCoy]

If anybody else took up the awesome Max Payne deal the other day, a word of warning. There appears to be an issue with Windows Vista and Windows 7. Sound effects and speech play fine, but music and Max's monologue's do not. However, if you Google there is a batch file a fan has created that converts three files and resolves the issue. If anybody is in this situation PM me and I can link it.

It worked a treat for me on Windows 7 64-bit, and I am now thoroughly enjoying another journey through this awesomely gritty noir classic.

[Peter McCoy]

Torchlight (http://store.steampowered.com/app/41500/) currently at 75% off - get it now for just £3.75! An awesome game in its own right (based off the demo alone, I'm yet to try the full game) and perfect to tide you over until Diablo 3 is released.

[Yog]

^^ could not agree more about Torchlight. I even gifted a copy to Droo last Christmas, but I don't think he even tried it yet.. :twak

There are a lot of great deals today though. Literally everything is a great deal except for that guild game.

So far, I'm getting:

FlatOut (http://store.steampowered.com/app/12360/) -90% 1.90 euro. Ridiculous crashes, stunts and explosions? And for 2 bux?? Sign me on! (Youtube carnage (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WlHry98-OI))

Shatter (http://store.steampowered.com/app/20820/) -75% 2 euro. I heard some fantastic things about this innovative breakout game, so it is a must buy, especially at that price.

The Void (http://store.steampowered.com/app/37000/) -75% 5 euro. This is just too weird not to try. It also received some great WOM at the SA steam thread last time it was on sale.

Introversion Complete Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4603/) -87% 5 euro. I mainly got this for Uplink and Defcon, but even the other two are supposed to be very good.

I already have L4D, but at $5, it is one hell of a deal for SWFans people who might want to join our multiplayer sessions.

Red Faction Guerilla is supposedly on sale for Americans, if you fancy the idea of becoming a Space Asshole (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcUBI-YVRY8)..

Stuff that I have on hold until last day of sale:
Call of Duty Pack (http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4594/) -78% 28 euro

So yeah, this sale is every bit as good as the Christmas Sale. Yesterday, they put GTA IV up for 7 euro or something, although I already have it.

Keep your eyes open for great deals! :)

[Yog]

Oh yeah, I completely forgot to mention Mass Effect 2 at -40% today.

Knowing Steam though, it will probably drop a considerable amount further this Christmas.

Word is, Just Cause 2 will be at 50% this Saturday.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Torchlight is so much fun, thanks for the recommendation!

What is it about dungeon crawlers that is so satisfying? Just spamming spells are monsters over and over

[Peter McCoy]

It's bloody addictive. Collecting gems, transmuting into better gems, socketing items, gearing up, killing enemies, getting better loot, killing bigger enemies, swinging bigger axes, launching bigger spells - it's recycled and embellished every step of the way but it's just so much fun!

I'm playing as a Berserker at the moment and it's soooo satisfying when you use Stampede to hurl yourself into a group of enemies and then bash the lot of them with a single swing of your axe - see them fly!

[Dasquian Belargic]

I am playing as the Alchemist.

I have just read that there will be an Torchlight MMO at somepoint in the future, which will be a free to play upgrade to the single player game!

[Yog]

Deals of note today:

Bioshock: $5
Titan Quest Gold: $5
Dragon Age: -40%
Tropico 3: $7.5
Thief: Deadly Shadows: $3

[Peter McCoy]

I'm happy with the current deals - the one's I'd want, I've already got. I'm hoping they put Crysis on offer before the deals finish.

[Yog]

I'm happy with the current deals - the one's I'd want, I've already got. I'm hoping they put Crysis on offer before the deals finish.
Yeah, I am happy as well. I have more than 100 games in my library, and really need to play more of these before purchasing new ones. It's time to show some restraint for once, even though several deals were tempting. It's not like I need more games now.

From now on, I have a golden rule when it comes to Steam: Only bother with 75% cuts or better. Games such as Dragon Age, Mass Effect 2 etc, will be back at even bigger price cuts some day. As for Just Cause 2, I can get the CD key on e-bay for like $10, because those are bundled with nVidia cards.

I do plan to get the Call of Duty pack before the end of sales though, because I've been waiting for them to cut prices on that forever. Infinity Ward is the Uncle Scrooge of the video game industry.

[Peter McCoy]

When I saw the COD deal I thought Oooooh! but then realised that aside from the first game and the two Modern Warfare games, I don't want any. And since I have all three of them, I'm happy as Larry.

Thoroughly pleased with my purchase of Torchlight and the Max Payne games. I got the Borderlands DLC's too but am only Level 26 and am yet to really experience any of the new content.

[Yog]

Some good and bad news for you, Peter.

Good news: Crysis is on sale, just as you wished.
Bad news: Borderlands + DLC is at 66% off :p

(this is why you should only buy stuff on daily sales until the last day of the regular deals)

Borderlands is one HELL of a deal right now though. 10 USD / euro.

I recommend EVERYONE who does not have it jump on that deal right now.

[Peter McCoy]

Aww, gutted about Borderlands - could have saved myself £9.

[Dasquian Belargic]

I'm with you Yog - I have bought so many games on Steam that I haven't even played yet. Torchlight I was okay getting because it was so cheap, but everything else can wait.

[Peter McCoy]

I really wanna get APB but since it's still £29.99 even with the current reduction I can't justify buying it yet - especially when I'm definitely buying Starcraft 2 at the end of the month. I'm with you guys - its time to play through what I have first before I buy anymore (Starcraft 2 being the exception since I've been waiting 10 years for it!)

[Yog]

This awesome co-op mode alien shooter was just released exclusively on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/630/

.. and it costs 0$. Yep, that's right, it's free / gratis!

We should schedule some co-op game with this some time. :)

[Crusader]

got it! :)

[Karl Valten]

Got it as well!

[Peter McCoy]

Me too - practice was fun so looking forward to playing with friends.

[Acacius Blade]

Just grabbed the id Superpack before the deal disappeared - I now have the joyous task of installing these awesome games:


The Ultimate Doom
DOOM II
Master Levels for Doom II
Final DOOM
DOOM 3
DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil
QUAKE
QUAKE Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
QUAKE Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity
QUAKE II
QUAKE II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
QUAKE II Mission Pack: Ground Zero
QUAKE III Arena
QUAKE III: Team Arena
HeXen: Beyond Heretic
HeXen: Deathkings of the Dark Citadel
HeXen II
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders
Wolfenstein 3D
Wolfenstein 3D: Spear of Destiny
Return to Castle Wolfenstein
Commander Keen


Saved myself £47 with that purchase :) I could have got the Quakecon pack but the extra games, I already have on Steam apart from Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth and I have the retail disc for that one anyways.

My Steam list just grows and grows.

[Dasquian Belargic]

66% off all Borderlands stuff today!

[Acacius Blade]

I got them last time they went on offer a few weeks ago - I'm on the 2nd Playthrough but I've gone back to Playthrough 1 to do the DLC's.

[Yog]

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Weekend Special Bundle -75% (http://store.steampowered.com/app/41700/)
Shadow of Chernobyl + Call of Pripyat for 7,50€

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/4242/

pre order Dead Rising 2 (comes with 4 player co-op)

[Tear]

http://store.steampowered.com/news/4242/

pre order Dead Rising 2 (comes with 4 player co-op)

Oh heyyy, I know that game.;)

[Crusader]

Didn't you do animations on this title? Any fatalities we should be looking for while playing?



http://store.steampowered.com/news/4242/

pre order Dead Rising 2 (comes with <s>4 player</s> 2 player co-op)


It is just 2 player story mode Co-Op and 4 player competitive games in a TV show enviroment: Who puts the most blenders on zombie heads.

[Tear]

Didn't you do animations on this title? Any fatalities we should be looking for while playing?

Yessir. I was a part of its development for about 4 years. Then I left the studio about a year and a bit ago. I've no idea what they kept or didn't keep. When I left the game was in such a state of flux there was no telling what was being remade or what was being tossed.:lol

[Dasquian Belargic]

75% saving on Company of Heroes: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/1529/

[Yog]

If you are in UK, you should go to this page and buy Just Cause 2 for £6.49:
http://store.eidos.co.uk/pc-windows-download/Just-Cause-2.php

You get a code which enables you to activate the game on Steam.

Lucky Brits! :shakefist

[Crusader]

Star Wars Collection for 45€
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4593/

If you have never played a Jedi Knight Game this is a must buy!

Star Wars Battlefront 2
Star Wars Galaxies The Complete Online Adventures
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces 2
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
Star Wars Jedi Knight: Mysteries of the Sith
Star Wars Republic Commando
Star Wars Starfighter
Star Wars The Clone Wars: Republic Heroes
Star Wars The Force Unleashed: Ultimate Sith Edition
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Star Wars: Empire at War Gold Edition

[Zeven Ekkel]

Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic for $2.50

[Yog]

L4D + L4D2 is crazy insane cheap today:

L4D2 4,75€ / $6.79
L4D + L4D2 7,13€ / $10.19

http://store.steampowered.com/app/550/

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/

Save 86% on Tales of Monkey Island

[Yog]

http://store.steampowered.com/app/31170/

Save 86% on Tales of Monkey Island
Yeah, I jumped on that one.

I had previously played chapter 1&2, and recently finished chapter 3. Will do chapter 4 and 5 fairly soonish I hope.

Other than that, I have been playing Fallout 3 and Civilization V lately.

[Acacius Blade]

Fallout 3, Oblivion and Minecraft for me. I'm so glad I got Oblivion when it wa son offer - GOTY edition with all the DLC's too! The additional player-owned residences are awesome. I love Frostcrag Spire and the big castle! :love

[Dasquian Belargic]

66% off Arkham Asylum

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35140/

[Yog]

^^ That is an awesome game. I highly recommend it.

[Acacius Blade]

I almost spent £100 on the way into work today. Aliens Blu-Ray boxset, Iron Man 2 Blu-Ray and Fable 3 for XBox 360 - but my iron will saved my wallet from emptiness!

Instead, I'll be making use of the Hallowe'en deals on Steam. Particularly one that I know I'm gonna have nightmares about - Amnesia: The Dark Descent (http://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/) - by the same guys who did Penumbra. It looks terrifying!

Other good deals are:

Dead Space: £7.50
Bioshock: £3.50 (if you're sinful enough to not have it already!)
Dark Fall: Lost Souls for £5 (I need to see it in action, screenshots aren't enough after buying and binning Barrow Hill).

[Yog]

The Steam Thanksgiving sale just started. Check every day for the daily deals.

Also, update your wish list with 10 titles, and make sure the top 5 are expensive / really desirable.

Every day between 24-29 november, 30 lucky people receive the top 5 items on their top 10 wishlist for FREE! As far as lottery goes, that is 6x30 = 180 chances to win the top 5 items on your wishlist.

http://store.steampowered.com/get/

[Mandy with an I]

http://steamcommunity.com/id/BASwallows

I have steam now, so friend me. Please :ohno

[Dasquian Belargic]

I added you :D

[Mandy with an I]

Yay, awesome :D

I just got L4D2 (My friend bought it and The Undergarden for me for Christmas!). I know I'm behind the times, but it was so much fun to play :D

[Crusader]

If you want to play L4D2 let us know and we will try to find some time on a sunday :)

[Acacius Blade]

Just Cause 2 currently -75% (http://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/) - grab it for £4.99.

I've already got it on the PS3 but I gladly paid £5 last night for the use of a mouse and keyboard and even better visuals!

[Acacius Blade]

OMG these Christmas deals are too awesome! Cryostasis for £5! Assassin's Creed 2 for £10. Bioshock 2 for under £10! Awesome!

[Dasquian Belargic]

You can check out all current Steam sales/special on http://www.steamgamesales.com/

If there is a game you have been holding out on buying, keep an eye on the daily deals.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Todays great deals:

Mass Effect - £4.99
Mass Effect 2 - £9.99
Dead Rising 2 - £14.99

[Crusader]

L4d2 6,79€ :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

I have bought so many games lately :ohno

[Acacius Blade]

Have deal, will purchase.

Me too. Some have been really really good. I'm so pleased Imwaited on buying Crysis - got it for £6 the other day! But every time these offers crop up and I see the Stalker games on offer, it never includes the 2nd game - Clear Sky. The only reason I can think of is that it wasn't published by THQ like the first and third installment but surely thats not stopping them from putting it on offer with the other two.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Out of curiosity, does anyone else own The Witcher or Mirrors Edge? Are you able to get them to run correctly?

[Acacius Blade]

I snapped up The Witcher when it was on offer a few days ago but not yet got rounf to installing it. I will let you know how I get on when I get round to it.

[Dasquian Belargic]

My problem with it is that after the intro cinematics, there is no cursor on the main menu. The Steam forums are full of people having trouble with the game, but there doesn't seem to be a fix for me..

[Acacius Blade]

Is there support for an xbox controller? If that was enabled then the cursor would usually disappear. Mirrors edge is multiformat so its a possibility but witcher is pc only afaik. If I have the same trouble I'll see What I can find. Might be worth checking the official game forums since it may be a known issue that itn't specific to the Steam version.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Dead Space is on sale this weekend, due to Dead Space 2 being on pre-order!

[Acacius Blade]

Awesome game! One of my favourite survival horrors! And the use of vacuum and no-gravity environments is just fantastic. You can't always cautiously make your way down a corridor with your eye on every shadow when your oxygen is running out. :)

[Droo]

Awesome game! One of my favourite survival horrors!

I read that as sexual horrors. :ohno

[Crusader]

Does your sex life normally involve losing limbs as well? Then I can recommend it to you :D

[Dasquian Belargic]

I have played Dead Space before, but only with a friend in the room... having both of us shriek in terror made it less scary ^_^;

[Yog]

Mid week madness: - 75% Batman: Arkham Asylum

http://store.steampowered.com/app/35140/

Highly recommended.

[Peter McCoy]

Amnesia: The Dark Descent - on sale now for £6.49, down from £12.99

US price is currently $9.99 down from $19.99

http://store.steampowered.com/app/57300/

[Dasquian Belargic]

http://store.steampowered.com/sale/rockstarweekend

Lots of GTA classics on 75% off - including GTA San Andreas, which is pretty handy if you are RPing in our current Mutants Unite scenario

[Droo]

4.99 for the lot? Thank you!

[Peter McCoy]

Damn, missed the deal. Now it's GTA 4 and the Stories on offer which I already have.

[Dasquian Belargic]

Yep, for now it's the GTA IV complete edition on sale: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/rockstarweekend?snr=1_4_4__100

GTA classics is now back to being £20: http://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/sub/606

Also 60% off the Splinter Cell collector pack: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/7849/?snr=1_4_4__100_2

[Dasquian Belargic]

There is a new deal from EA every day this week. So far...

Monday: Dragon Age
Tuesday: Need for Speed
Wednesday: The Sims
Thursday: Mass Effect
Friday: ????
Saturday: ????
Sunday: ????

[Yog]

Today only

Crysis: $7.49 / 3.74 Euro

Crysis + Warhead: $9.99 / 4.99 Euro

The complete pack is a pretty sweet deal in euro, IMO.

[Dasquian Belargic]

It's Ubisoft week at the minute: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/ubisoft_week

Right now, the Assassin's Creed games are on at 66% discount (except for Brotherhood, which is at 33% discount)

Also worth checking out and on sale: Samorost2, the sequel to free browser based game Samorost1 is a short point-and-click adventure in which you must help out a little space gnome as he searches for his dog, which has been taken away by aliens. http://store.steampowered.com/app/40720/?snr=1_4_4__43

[Tear]

It's Ubisoft week at the minute: http://store.steampowered.com/sale/ubisoft_week

Right now, the Assassin's Creed games are on at 66% discount (except for Brotherhood, which is at 33% discount)

Also worth checking out and on sale: Samorost2, the sequel to free browser based game Samorost1 is a short point-and-click adventure in which you must help out a little space gnome as he searches for his dog, which has been taken away by aliens. http://store.steampowered.com/app/40720/?snr=1_4_4__43

Wrong thread?

[Dasquian Belargic]

Silly me. Fixed :)

[Dasquian Belargic]

Steam is now offering Free to Play games (http://store.steampowered.com/genre/Free%20to%20Play/) - free to buy, no subscription fee. Currently there are 5 available.

[Yog]

And on that note, Team Fortress 2 goes free to play!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/440/

[Dasquian Belargic]

It's summer sale time :eee

and here's a blog post I did about it: http://mostlyplaying.blogspot.com/2011/07/steam-summer-camp-sale.html

[Yog]

Loving this summer sale. :D

Just got myself Just Cause 2 for $4.99 + all the DLC for $2.23.