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Texashiker

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I am not impressed by the sale this year.

It seems to me steam is pushing B and casual games, instead of A rated games.

Last year was the same thing.

When are we going to see fallout series, unreal, quake,,, on a deep discount?
 

JumBie

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How you enjoy Giana Sisters, I really like it.

As for with PoP, no clue which works best with KB/M one of the few games I just straight up use a controller with and never tried the KB/M. That being said, Sands of Time, Two Thrones, and Warrior Within are a trilogy iirc (in that order as well) so just a heads up on that

Loving Giana sisters so far, I'm stuck however at one part in the castle level. As for PoP I guess ill grab sands of time and load it up quick and see how it runs on KB/M.
 

lupi

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price for airplane tycoon is incorrect on the hidden list and storm:frontline should be added to the list.
 

KeithTalent

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If you don't like Civ 5 to begin with, then G&K probably won't change your mind. Which is OK. Turn based strategy isn't everyone's cup of tea.

I tried to get into Civ 5, but it did nothing for me. I used to love strategy games (played countless hours of Dune and Warcraft 3 back in the day) but I think I just can't play them anymore.

KT
 

EDUSAN

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I am not impressed by the sale this year.

It seems to me steam is pushing B and casual games, instead of A rated games.

Last year was the same thing.

When are we going to see fallout series, unreal, quake,,, on a deep discount?

why would you consider fallout , unreal and quake as A rated games?
i mean, they were.... 5-10 years ago when they were released, not now.

Nevertheless Unreal has been on sale one of this days
 

Texashiker

Lifer
Dec 18, 2010
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why would you consider fallout , unreal and quake as A rated games?
i mean, they were.... 5-10 years ago when they were released, not now.

You dont consider fallout 3 and fallout new vegas A rated games?

When is skyrim going on discount? I bought skyrim on steam a few months ago for $20. Its not anywhere near $20 now.
 
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ImpulsE69

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I'm not sure that Steam has 100% say over who puts things on sale or for how much. I'm sure they try to pursuade as many to participate as they can, but not everyone will.
 

EDUSAN

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they are games from 2009 and 2010... I consider them good games, but making sales of those IS pushing B games.

The A rated games of today are the B rated games of next year and the following

and i believe that the publishers are the ones that give the discounts to show to steam... and if games like unreal/quake/fallout are not on heavy discounts, its probably cause there is not so much interest in having those games now
 

WiseUp216

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I was thinking about grabbing Civ 5. I've tried it before and liked it.

Should I get the $5.00 GOTY upgrade or the $7.50 Gods and Kings expansion? I'm leaning towards Gods and Kings. Any input would be appreciated.



Edit: Nevermind, I see this was already discussed. I'll grab G&K from GMG when it goes on sale.
 
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Dankk

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I was thinking about grabbing Civ 5. I've tried it before and liked it.

Should I get the $5.00 GOTY upgrade or the $7.50 Gods and Kings expansion? I'm leaning towards Gods and Kings. Any input would be appreciated.

I was looking at both the DLC pack + GOTY upgrade on Steam, and was totally confused about which one I should buy, and what the difference between the two is. I found the answer here:

Should I buy the GOTY upgrade or the DLC bundle? What's the difference?

The GOTY upgrade. The DLC bundle contains:

Cradle of Civilizations map packs (Mediterranean, Asia, Americas, Mesopotamia)

while the GOTY upgrade (only 50 cents more) contains:

All Cradle of Civilization map packs (Mediterranean, Asia, Americas, Mesopotamia)
Civilization Pack: Babylon (Nebuchadnezzar II)
Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia
Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings
Explorer’s Map Pack
Official Digital Soundtrack (Soundtrack not available on the Mac)

The contents of the GOTY edition are found on it's own storepage (http://store.steampowered.com/app/901772/)

If your goal is to own all the content for Civ 5, your best bet is to buy the $5 GOTY upgrade, and then grab the Gods & Kings expansion on GMG this Sunday for $3. Gods & Kings is entirely separate from the other DLC bundles and adds a bulk of new content on it's own.
 

Dankk

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Thoughts on Limbo? Good at $2.49?

KT

Really good, atmospheric puzzle/sidescroller.

It is not your "generic indie sidescrolling platformer game". It really is quite different. Definitely recommended. Plays best with a gamepad, but keyboard is fine too.
 

PottedMeat

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You can pick up XCOM for 17.50 from GMG today. It's their deal of the day and just use their 30% off code: GMG30-DPLIM-DN831.

ugh, GMG just doesn't seem to want my money. some sort of 'gambling site' problem with paypal.

think i'll pick up civ v and la noire instead if it's not fixed.
 

Dankk

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Jul 7, 2008
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Which kings bounty should I purchase?

Play The Legend first, then play Armored Princess and it's expansion, Crossworlds.

If you can spend a couple extra bucks, get the King's Bounty Platinum edition for $8 which comes with all three of the above. It's the best deal out of all of them. Really well-made CRPGs with HoMM-style turn-based combat.

Warriors of the North just recently came out, which is why it's more expensive (and not included in the Platinum bundle). The first three will give you dozens of hours of gameplay, and by the time you're done with them, Warriors of the North will probably be cheaper anyway.
 

JumBie

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May 2, 2011
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Play The Legend first, then play Armored Princess and it's expansion, Crossworlds.

If you can spend a couple extra bucks, get the King's Bounty Platinum edition for $8 which comes with all three of the above. It's the best deal out of all of them. Really well-made CRPGs with HoMM-style turn-based combat.

Warriors of the North just recently came out, which is why it's more expensive (and not included in the Platinum bundle). The first three will give you dozens of hours of gameplay, and by the time you're done with them, Warriors of the North will probably be cheaper anyway.

Where can I get the platinum edition?

Edit: Nvm I'm stupid
 
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