Steam Sale Spotlight

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  • edited February 2012
    Mr. Luxembourg smokes the same brand of cigarette as I used to it seems.

    Anyhoo, it looks like one of those wanky pretentious non-games that almost resent the player for being there. It's also stupid because he's glued to a dinner table like he's in a resturaunt and embnarassed to get up, but he's in his own fucking house. I mean christ man, do some last minute tidying or something rather than eating your dates dinner.
  • edited February 2012
    So yeah, Dinner Date was a really mean choice to put up on Valentine's Day. "Don't have a date? Well, now you can SIMULATE not having a date!"
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is Bunch of Heroes, which you probably already bought during the Winter Sale if you were at all interested in getting it on the cheap. It's currently at the poorly converted price of £4.49 / $4.99.

    Another Midweek Madness I forgot to mention is on Rusty Hearts, a free-to-play MMO I tried during the Winter period and half-enjoyed since it's more like a beat-em-up than a standard RPG. There's a 15% Bonus on all Zen purchases, whatever that means, and if you log in before 4PM PST on Thursday, you get a free Weapon Booster Kit.
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is Bunch of Heroes, which you probably already bought during the Winter Sale if you were at all interested in getting it on the cheap. It's currently at the poorly converted price of £4.49 / $4.99.

    Bahahahaha...it's also in the Indie Gala bundle right now. Makes absolutely no sense to have a sale.
  • edited February 2012
    ...really? Well, that's just plain stupid then.
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is, once again, Magicka. £1.99 / £2.49.

    There's also a four pack that's £4.99 / $7.49, and a complete pack (the original game and all the DLC, and is the one I'd recommend if you're new to the franchise) for $6.24.

    Should point out that the individual DLC is not on offer.

    Oh, and also, Alan Wake's now available. If you get it before the 23rd, you'll upgrade to the Collector's Edition for absolutely nothing. The CE has optional commentaries during the game's cutscenes, gives you a PDF Behind-the-Scenes thing and the soundtrack.
  • edited February 2012
    Oh, and also, Alan Wake's now available. If you get it before the 23rd, you'll upgrade to the Collector's Edition for absolutely nothing. The CE has optional commentaries during the game's cutscenes, gives you a PDF Behind-the-Scenes thing and the soundtrack.

    Better place to get Alan Wake right now is Greenman Gaming. They've got a coupon for 33%-off select horror games, this includes The Darkness II ~$33 and Alan Wake: Collector's Bundle ~$23 both of which redeem on Steam.


    And the Magicka Collection is cheaper from Amazon's downloads, $4.99
  • edited February 2012
    The Weekend Deal is Modern Warfare 3, which, as well as being free-to-play, is £26.79 / $40.19, making it the price it should originally have retailed at. Woo.

    Another Weekend Deal is Alliance of Valiant Arms (no, I've never heard of it either). Apparently in-game purchases will get you double the number of G Coins, whatever they are.

    Oh and hey, Postal III is finally out. About sodding time, it's been pirated for months.

    EDIT: It's finally up - today's Daily Deal is Wolfenstein. Y'know, the one from 2009? Yeah, that one. £2.49 / $4.99. TotalBiscuit thinks it's a good game, at at that price, it's definitely worth a shot!
  • edited February 2012
    Also, Postal 3 was released . AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!
  • edited February 2012
    ted12 wrote: »
    Also, Postal 3 was released . AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!

    So what makes it a bad game? Even for people that love Postal 2?
  • edited February 2012
    It's so buggy it's borderline impossible to play, and I won't even get into the mission in which you have to collect STD-loaded cats.
  • edited February 2012
    ted12 wrote: »
    Also, Postal 3 was released . AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!!!!!

    Totally misread that as Portal 3 and almost punched my monitor. Thanks, haggis.
  • edited February 2012
    The poor monitor!!!!

    Also, did that stupid nickname seriously catch on with the mods???

    Well, @#$%#$.
  • edited February 2012
    ted12 wrote: »
    The poor monitor!!!!

    Also, did that stupid nickname seriously catch on with the mods???

    Well, @#$%#$.

    No, I just thought it was a cute nickname. Speaking of Portal though, isn't the next DLC supposed to come out in "winter"?
  • edited February 2012
    Yes, You're right. Sort of. Y'see, what they meant was Winter, Valve Time. https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Valve_Time
  • edited February 2012
    ted12 wrote: »
    It's so buggy it's borderline impossible to play, and I won't even get into the mission in which you have to collect STD-loaded cats.
    How do you know it's so buggy? Did you play the recently released version, or the one that 'leaked' at the beginning of the year?
  • edited February 2012
    One of my friends brought it and invited me over to play.
  • edited February 2012
    der_ketzer wrote: »
    So what makes it a bad game? Even for people that love Postal 2?

    People love Postal 2?
  • edited February 2012
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    People love Postal 2?

    I do. I love how you can get through the whole thing without killing anyone. I love the fucked up humor. How can you NOT like Postal 2? (not talking about Apocalypse Weekend !)
  • edited February 2012
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    People love Postal 2?
    Oo, I do!

    I enjoyed it when it first came out and I enjoy it now (though I agree Apocalypse Weekend wasn't great). It was a great little stress reliever, and as pointed out you didn't have to go around killing everyone you saw. It was silly, it was imaginative, and it had no restrictions. These days however, it's a really entertaining alternative to modern realistic shooters.

    Want to set a car on fire? Want to tazer someone? Want to use a cat as a silencer? Want to piss on someone's corpse? Want to fight a thinly-disguised group of Taliban fighters? Want to engage slow-mo with catnip? Want to smash ATMs to get cash? Want to dress as a cop and beat people with a truncheon? Want to get high to restore health? Want to shoot Gary Coleman? You can do it all in Postal 2, and more.

    Yes it had its flaws and yes it didn't really have a plot and yes it had an Uwe Boll movie adaptation (which is probably one of his best, believe it or not), but people still like it. Sick, twisted, demented people. Like me :)
  • edited February 2012
    and yes it didn't really have a plot

    I disagree. I actually liked the plot.
  • edited February 2012
    What, do menial tasks? I'd hardly count that as a plot. Stuff just sort of happens.

    Not saying it isn't fun, but it's the lack of a solid narrative structure that adds to the game, and inclusion of one is one of the reasons Apocalypse Weekend didn't work.
  • edited February 2012
    Call me a snob, but a game with a dedicated pissing button just doesn't really do it for me.
  • edited February 2012
    Hey, fair enough. You probably don't like Saint's Row: The Third then, with it's dedicated crotch-attack button?
  • edited February 2012
    Hey, fair enough. You probably don't like Saint's Row: The Third then, with it's dedicated crotch-attack button?

    Yet to play it. Bought Saints Row 2 on PC but it was pretty unplayable. SR3 has that "jumped the shark" sniff coming from it though from what i've seen. Looks to be trying far too hard.
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is ARES: Extinction Agenda - Complete Edition.
    That's the original game, the Bezerker Suit DLC, and the OST for £3.05 / $4.09.

    No individual discounts, it's only on the Complete Edition.
  • edited February 2012
    So.

    Magicka
    Magicka Vietnam
    Magicka Wizard Survival Kit
    Magicka Caverns and Marshlands
    Magicka Nippon
    Magicka Final Frontier
    Magicka Frozen Lake
    Magicka Watch Tower
    Magicka Robe Bundle

    $4.99, activates on Steam.
  • edited February 2012
    Only available to US customers. Just thought I'd mention that.
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is Sequence, a mix between a rhythm game and an RPG. £1.99 / $2.49.
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is Sequence, a mix between a rhythm game and an RPG. £1.99 / $2.49.
    Let's just say I really enjoyed this game. It can get a bit grind-y and pretentious at times, but on the whole it's a really fun twist on the rhythm genre that gives it a strategic aspect. The dialog on the whole is really clever and lots of fun, and I really found myself going back to it constantly.

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    It took me about 25 hours to "100%" the game, but really you can beat it in about 10-12 hours or so if you're not trying to collect everything and do every side thing.

    By the way, the two trailers on the game's store page were what convinced me to buy the game in the first place. The writing in-game is a lot like the humor in those trailers, so if you like that then there's a lot to love in Sequence.
  • edited February 2012
    Ironically, the very same trailers were what kept me from purchasing the game, due to the way it is presented.
  • edited February 2012
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    Ironically, the very same trailers were what kept me from purchasing the game, due to the way it is presented.
    What were your problems with 'em?
  • edited February 2012
    What were your problems with 'em?

    It basically screams "Our game is better."

    As if my life isn't complete without this game. And, quite frankly, that doesn't really work for me.
  • edited February 2012
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    It basically screams "Our game is better."

    As if my life isn't complete without this game. And, quite frankly, that doesn't really work for me.

    But if you just buy the game you will realise that your life wasn't complete without it.

    My personal opinion: I hate rhythm games. But this one works for me.
  • edited February 2012
    GaryCXJk wrote: »
    It basically screams "Our game is better."

    As if my life isn't complete without this game. And, quite frankly, that doesn't really work for me.
    ...How, exactly?

    The first trailer:

    -Makes fun of the concept of review scores and review-based marketing, in a self-aware jab at their own barrage of review-based marketing
    -A description of the game
    -A joke to say it's cheap
    -A joke to say that you really don't have to hurry because there are literally infinite copies of a digital game.

    In the second trailer:

    -There's a joke about existentially meaningless lives early on, but that's with or without said game. That's just a nihilism joke.
    -An explanation of game mechanics
    -There is a jab at other rhythm games, probably specifically Guitar Hero, which would fit the "creatively bankrupt" description nicely ever since it was bought up by business types and turned into a yearly franchise that was run into the ground.
    -There's a jab at people who don't know what hit points are? Is that it?
    -Feature list?
    -Cheap?

    ...I...I don't see what you're seeing at all. Not even close.
  • edited February 2012
    Today's Daily Deal is Just Cause 2. £4.75 / $5.09. (Not properly converted at all, but meh)

    DO NOT PURCHASE IF YOU HAVE WIN XP OR OLDER. Just Cause 2 requires DirectX 10, which is only available on Windows Vista or 7. This game will literally not run on anything older.
  • edited February 2012
    yes, but if you do have Windows 7, get it. The island is huge, and being able to grapple stuff to other stuff makes for lots of fun.
  • edited February 2012
    Chyron8472 wrote: »
    yes, but if you do have Windows 7, get it. The island is huge, and being able to grapple stuff to other stuff makes for lots of fun.

    I have it on PS3. That game is awesome. I've never finished it just because I get sidetracked doing fun stupid stuff like grappling people to cars and dragging them around. The story is pretty lame, the dialogue is pretty lame, the characters are lame....but the game is fun as hell if you're the kind of player that plays GTA just to mess shit up.

    Edit: Okay, the people to cars thing was just an example. I'm not that morbid to get my kicks from doing that. The most fun thing I found was either tethering two explosives together to make them fly around or to try and drag stuff too heavy for a plane off a cliff. There are many many videos of this stuff on youtube.
  • edited February 2012
    Just Cause 2 is awesome. I have it on 360 and it never makes me bored. Just never attempt a 100% run.
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