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I finally broke down after two days of not buying anything and got Mass Effect 2. I got bored of the first one really quick, but I just played 2 hours of Mass Effect 2 and I enjoy it a lot more!
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Jul 9, 2011 04:26
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I bought even more Amnesia for my friends. I have now spent more on gifts than games.
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Sarchasm posted:So what's the deal with Mass Effect? I remember those games having some really brutal DRM on retail. Is that a part of the Steam release too? The first game almost had an activate every 7 days DRM, but bitching made them change it to a limited activation DRM, and I think that got patched out later. ME2 just had the current EA style DRM where you get a code for some extra goodies in the box.
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I'm attempting to play through Garshasp....this game is a turd. Horrible controls with keyboard and mouse, awful camera angles, checkpoint save system, everything I hate in a game. And I still bought it. And I'm playing it. At least it's manageable with a controller.
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Jul 9, 2011 05:38
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Fallout 3 for   Will roll failed.At least Jamestown was awesome. Beat Story Mode on Legendary and 1cc'd the Gauntlet it on Normal, and (not 1cc'd) did a Vauntless Gauntlet too. Divine is kicking my 17th-Century Martian expat rear end, though, so I'm back to trying to finish off Tomb Raider: Anniversary now, and I guess I should finish Darwinia too. Both are at about halfway. Darwinia is, sadly, also starting to turn into the kind of RTS I don't like, which is to say, basically all of them - I have 200 enemies I need to grind through with an unlimited, slowly regenerating supply of weapons it is finicky and difficult to deploy. 
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Yodzilla posted:Beat Jamestown but there's still plenty of that awesome little title to play. What a great shmup. Jamestown is basically the best purchase i've made this sale, im not good at shmups but this one has a decent learning curve and everything is well crafted, i just wish the other 3 ships were as good as the starting one (the only i would use is gunner for its directional fire). americanzero4128 posted:I'm attempting to play through Garshasp....this game is a turd. Horrible controls with keyboard and mouse, awful camera angles, checkpoint save system, everything I hate in a game. And I still bought it. And I'm playing it. At least it's manageable with a controller. I played it until the part you get the ticket... i uninstalled it and sent it to "finished" backlog because i cant stand the awful camera, clunky combat and horrible map design. Back on topic, last 2 weeks i finished Dungeon Siege 3 and Alien Breed Impact, now going to rush Alien Breed 2, finish Crysis 2 (tho is Origin  ). Im going to start Alpha Protocol next Monday but have a question: Is it better with a gamepad? I have a xbox360 controller and i dont mind playing it that way.
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Jul 9, 2011 11:35
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Sarchasm posted:So what's the deal with Mass Effect? I remember those games having some really brutal DRM on retail. Is that a part of the Steam release too? ME2 disked is securom esque, I think DD versions dont use any DRM except the ones off the platform.
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Jul 9, 2011 11:54
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Guillermus posted:Jamestown is basically the best purchase i've made this sale, im not good at shmups but this one has a decent learning curve and everything is well crafted, i just wish the other 3 ships were as good as the starting one (the only i would use is gunner for its directional fire). I like Charge because it's secondary fire owns. Primary not so much but you get used to it.
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Jul 9, 2011 12:41
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ManxomeBromide posted:Fallout 3 for I was able to resist getting Fallout 3 this sale.  Because I already got New Vegas and Call of Pripyat. Guillermus posted:Im going to start Alpha Protocol next Monday but have a question: Is it better with a gamepad? I have a xbox360 controller and i dont mind playing it that way. The minigames are easier with a controller, the aiming is easier with a mouse. It's perfectly playable with either. In either case, don't forget to check the Alpha Protocol thread for some INI tweaks that greatly improve performance.
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Jul 9, 2011 13:43
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SmokinDan posted:I like Charge because it's secondary fire owns. Primary not so much but you get used to it. Yeah I've been using Charge exclusively since I unlocked it. Haven't purchased the 4th ship yet though.
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I would have been tempted on Fallout 3 if it was under 10 and you know they will give it 75% in a few months. Then I have Morrowind and Oblivion GOTY to finish before I get the Fantasy with guns GOTY.
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Jul 9, 2011 15:49
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drat it Steam! You got me again!  I bought F1 2010 and Blood Money for around $13.
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I fell for Terraria and Post Apocalyptic Mayhem today. How can I resist these indie gems if they are so drat cheap?
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Jul 10, 2011 00:55
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Oh goddamnit Steam, there I go on X3TC and NWN2. And Portal 2. And maybe Terraria. Now all I need is for Witcher EE and Vampire Bloodlines to be dailies tomorrow and my failure will be complete.
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Jul 10, 2011 01:01
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My damage so far : Darksiders 4.99$ Fallout : New Vegas 14.99$ Fallout : New Vegas - Dead oney DLC 2.99$ Fallout : New Vegas - Honest Hearts DLC 2.99$ X3 - Terran Conflict 4.99$ I'm proud of myself not buying much games this year! Only 30$ so far. I guess I don't have any merits for that... Lot of nice deals that I passed was because I already had those games...
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Jul 10, 2011 01:04
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God drat you Steam...Today's damage: Prince Of Persia Complete Hitman Collection Total: $23 I really hope that there's nothing I want tomorrow 
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TheJoker138 posted:God drat you Steam...Today's damage: Tomorrow will be a recap day! So all the games you were unsure about and didn't buy before the timer ran out will somehow magically all jump in your cart when you see them.
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Jul 10, 2011 02:18
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Hemish posted:Tomorrow will be a recap day! So all the games you were unsure about and didn't buy before the timer ran out will somehow magically all jump in your cart when you see them. Is it confirmed to be a recap day? Cause I actually bought everything I wanted, so I don't have to worry about that if it is!
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I got NWN2 today. Don't know why, I don't even like the game. I hear Storm of Zehir or whatever is awesome with an open world or some poo poo, I stopped playing the game about 2 hours into the original campaign the last time I tried it. The physical copy is in my basement somewhere, unless I burned it. Can't remember. Nehru the Damaja posted:Yes. gently caress, now you made me buy S&M too! With yesterday's Aquaria debacle and this it is very clear to me that this thread isn't safe at all! Mangoose fucked around with this message at 02:29 on Jul 10, 2011 |
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Jul 10, 2011 02:26
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I almost bought Sam & Max but then realized I have a full season of BTTF and Monkey Island to get through.
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I think I have a problem http://www.steamcalculator.com/id/LumberingTroll quote:Found 469 Games with a value of I imagine I have completed, to the point I will never play them again, maybe... 15 games? I currently have 147 games installed. To keep the games I am actively playing in order I put them in favorites. there are 15 in there right now.  Good thing my wife is understanding of my game addiction. LumberingTroll fucked around with this message at 02:54 on Jul 10, 2011 |
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Jul 10, 2011 02:48
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LumberingTroll posted:I think I have a problem  My haul: AC: Brotherhood AC 2 Dwarfs!? Hamilton's Great Adventure HOARD Men of War: AS Sanctum Football Manager 2011 Children of the Nile + Expansion HoMM Pack Gothic Pack (minus Gothic 4) GTA Classics The Last Remanat Terraria I'm starting to think I'll never actually make a sizable dent in my backlog.
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Ah, first world problems... are you not adorable? Supreme Commander 2 Mass Effect 2 Fallout 3 - Game of the Year Edition Empire and Napoleon: Total War - Game of the Year Edition Tomb Raider: Anniversary Lara Croft GOL DLC packs Company of Heroes Complete Pack Sanctum King Arthur Collection Singularity R.U.S.E. Penny Arcade Combo Pack Paradox Fantasy Pack (Majesty, Majesty 2, Elven Legacy) Fate of the World Transformers: War for Cybertron Tropico 3 Gold Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition HOARD Football Manager 2011 BIT.TRIP.RUNNER Starscape Borderlands GOTY Civ V Gamersgate Retail Oblivion Game of the Year Deluxe Back to the Future: The Game Half of these I only had a passing interest to make matters worse. We are women buying shoes, gentlemen.
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ToxicFrog posted:I was able to resist getting Fallout 3 this sale. I think Fallout 3 was the first game I actually ever pre-ordered (not on Steam). I hated it. Didn't stop me from getting the DLC, though.  I think I'm going to have to be careful on the last day of the sale, there are a few games on my wishlist that have been reduced, but haven't made it to any of the one day sales.
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Saoshyant posted:We are women buying shoes, gentlemen. hmm.. good point, I will no longer hassle my wife about having 20 pairs of shoes anymore... it just wouldn't be fair.
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Don Sultan posted:I think Fallout 3 was the first game I actually ever pre-ordered (not on Steam). I hated it. Didn't stop me from getting the DLC, though. Same here. I'm kind of hoping the Penumbra pack goes on sale, cause they've been at a discount the whole 9 days, but never a daily thing. Even if they aren't a daily, if there's nothing else I want I'll probably still end up getting them now.
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Saoshyant posted:We are women buying shoes, gentlemen. I really love this analogy. As sad as it is In our defense, though, there's no woman complaining about $60 shoes that she only got 8 hours of wear-time out of.
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Mangoose posted:gently caress, now you made me buy S&M too! With yesterday's Aquaria debacle and this it is very clear to me that this thread isn't safe at all! It so isn't. If you're not ready for it, it's practically a recommendations thread for MORE MORE MORE. In entirely unrelated news, I've been grinding a bit on Everyday Shooter. I can't decide whether it's terrible or great. Which I guess means I should put it on the list of games I should consider doing if I ever do a VLP. Morter posted:In our defense, though, there's no woman complaining about $60 shoes that she only got 8 hours of wear-time out of. Maybe not shoes, but I've certainly heard that for dresses - though it's less "only got 8 hours of wear-time out of" and more "I only can wear it once a year if that". And that attitude is more GOG than Steam. 
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I said I'm not going to buy anything before the holiday sale, but I have failed. Grabbed the following games from the summer sale: AI War bundle Sanctum Stalker CoP Alpha Protocol (gifted) Not too much (some of you guys are insane), but my backlog isn't shortening very quickly.
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It's the last day! And I did really well! To recap, I spent over $100 for the holiday sale in 2009, and around $30 to $40 during the previous holiday sale. This time I only spent $12.94! My haul is (ignoring the stuff I got from the ticket booth): The Doom Pack Beat Hazard + Ultra Defense Grid Resurgence DLC Yumsters 2: Around the World (Joke gift from Single Tight Female, thanks again!) In game finishing news, I already have Doom beaten, and I think I'm in the final stretch of Doom 2. Purple D. Link fucked around with this message at 18:30 on Jul 10, 2011 |
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Recap day, yay! I might pick up Bad Company 2, and maybe Sanctum, but that's it.
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It's the final day of the Summer Sales Week and I've bought 71 items in all. Without these amazing deals, I'd have paid 409 dollars and 40 cents, but luckily I got away with only spending 104 dollars and 69 cents. Thanks for taking my soul, Steam! 
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I'm gonna post this here too. This is like a recovering alcoholic going on vacation in Bourbon Street I swear. Final report: Day 1: Oblivion Deluxe: $8.50 Recettear: $5.00 Lead and Gold: $1.50 Borderlands: Claptrap Revolution: $2.49 Back to the Future: $12.49 Day 1 Total: $29.98 Day 2 Purchases: JC2 DLC: $.72 Lume: $2.38 Gifted: Just Cause 2: $4.99 KOTOR: $2.50 JC2 DLC: $3.18 Day 2 Total: $13.77 Cumulative Total: $43.75 Day 3 Purchases: Football Manager 2011: $9.99 Gifted Magicka Complete for Dawn of War 2: $8.49 Day 3 Total: $18.48 Cumulative Total: $63.23 Day 4 Purchases: Tropico 3 Gold: $4.99 Received Frozen Synapse: $0.00 Received Torchlight: $0.00 Day 4 Total: $4.99 Cumulative Total: $68.22 Day 5 Purchases: Serious Sam HD Gold Pack: $7.99 Recieved Bully: $0.00 Day 5 Total: $7.99 Cumulative Total: $76.21 Day 6 Purchases: Monkey Island Bundle: $7.49 Wings of Prey: $4.50 Wings of Luftwaffe DLC: $2.25 King Arthur Collection: $4.50 Received Deus Ex: Invisible War: $0.00 Day 6 Total: $18.74 Cumulative Total: $95.01 Day 7 Purchases: King's Bounty: Platinum Edition: $6.99 Batman: Arkham Asylum GOTY: $7.49 Day 7 Total: $14.48 Cumulative Total: $109.49 Day 8 Purchases: Sanctum: $2.43 Command and Conquer 3: $6.00 Command and Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath: $4.00 Day 8 Total: $12.43 Cumulative Total: $121.92 Day 9 Purchases: Zombie Driver: $3.40 Worms: Reloaded + DLC: $5.48 Day 9 Total: $8.88 (WOAH) Cumulative Total: $130.80 Day 10 Purchases: Neverwinter Nights 2: Platinum: $6.79 X3: Terran Conflict: $4.99 Day 10 Total: $11.78 Cumulative Total: $142.58 Day 11 Purchases: Children of the Nile Pack: $3.12 Freedom Force Pack: $5.01 Everyday Genius: Square Logic: $4.99 Space Rangers 2: Reboot: $9.99 Day 11 Total: $28.11 Final Total: $170.69 my backlog hates me
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ManxomeBromide posted:In entirely unrelated news, I've been grinding a bit on Everyday Shooter. I can't decide whether it's terrible or great. Which I guess means I should put it on the list of games I should consider doing if I ever do a VLP. I personally really like Everyday Shooter and just found out there's a Steam version. It's definitely way challenging though and I can see where the frustration might come in. Learning the rules of each level can be confusing if you're just expecting a straightforward shmup.
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I want to buy The Witcher 2, but holy Christ the requirements are steep compared to what I'm used to. I've got an 8800GTS, a step below the minimum required 8800GT. Blah.
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Thello posted:I want to buy The Witcher 2, but holy Christ the requirements are steep compared to what I'm used to. I've got an 8800GTS, a step below the minimum required 8800GT. Blah. It's really CPU heavy. If you have a three or four core CPU you might be able to get away with medium settings if you overclock your GPU.
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Chief Savage Man posted:I'm gonna post this here too. Try to find out exactly how much you would have paid without the deals. It's crazy. I just went back and wrote down the original pricing for each item and added it up.
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Chief Savage Man posted:I'm gonna post this here too. I'm not even going to post mine because it's embarrassing given my already massive backlog, but it's relatively close to this. I averaged out about $5 per game, so it could be worse, I suppose. I feel better telling myself that Steam is really the only thing I splurge on, I'm pretty frugal otherwise.  But! In good news, I finished Amnesia and Aquaria and I'm now about halfway through Anomaly Warzone Earth (surprisingly fun, by the way). Apparently the alphabet method works for me. I really want to get my backloggery unfinished percentage under 50%. That's my goal.
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Woo! Just finished the first Bioshock on easiest going the "good" route of saving the girls instead of harvesting them. Fun game, I'll probably go through it again on a harder difficulty going the other path eventually, once I get a few more games cleared. But that's one down! Then again, I caved in and bought the first Portal today. Still, I think I could have done worse this sale. Here's my list from the sale: Bioshock (beaten already) Bioshock 2 Fallout: New Vegas Dark Messiah Might and Magic Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition Heroes of Might and Magic V pack Just Cause Just Cause 2 Portal Worms Reloaded (not putting on backlogger, got it mainly for multiplayer) Garry's Mod (not going in backlogger either) The Sims 3 (again, not on backlogger, despite eating up a ton of time) I believe I'll finish up Descent and then try out Just Cause, I'm in the mood for a more open-world game.
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