2012 Steam Summer Sale: DEAD!

[Craig234]

Anyone play tank battles?

No, but ~80 ratings call it a 'tower defense game with some good ideas'.

They say that you can design your own units:

- Infantry (weak, bonus points to get through)
- Armor (blocks artillery, weak against lasers)
- Mechs (blocks lasers, weak against artillery)

 

[Craig234]

Go with new vegas.

The original fallout is very, very dated. You can get the original fallout for free from gog or direct2drive? One of those sites has it for free.

EDIT

Gamefly has fallout free to members

http://www.gamefly.com/rent-games/Search/?kw=fallout&sec=GameFly&doSearch=

My opinion:

Fallout was a classic, largely kicking off the 'post-nuclear world' game design IIRC, and known for a dark sense of humor and interesting character traits.

Many do say it's dated now, though I think only in ways. It was never Crysis.

I think it's very worth it - but as others said you can get it for free.

Fallout 2 I've barely started, but it seems 'more of the same'. One claim to fame is the option to get married - and then make money selling your wife for sex.

My impression of Fallout is 'worth it', but not adding a lot to Fallout. It's the main reason to get the package.

Fallout tactics has fans, but I hated it. It seemed hard and had very little fun to me. I know, shouldn't it be fun with a squad armed with things like machine guns, but it wasn't.

So, that leaves Fallout 2 and the chance you will like the very tactical turn-based fallout tactics. They say Fallout and Fallout 2 are reasonably different than other Fallout games.

Worth $10 for that? Up to you, but get Fallout to try it, and if you love it, you'd like Fallout 2.

 

[Craig234]

Ah, I understand. The Walking Dead is fantastic, but it's not a traditional point-and-click adventure. It's definitely easier than the more oldschool-style adventure games.

The genre name I see is 'interactive fiction'.

 

[AlexAL]

Random from Engadget while refreshing for the next sale:

"Seeing as how so much software is moving to online distribution, the significance of this controversy might extend far beyond gaming and XBLA. For now, however, the spotlight is firmly on Microsoft and the way it charges developers for testing their games and patches, after a well-known developer made an unusually public complaint. In a post on its official blog, Polytron said it would not patch a rare game-saving bug in its popular title Fez, because Microsoft would charge it "tens of thousands of dollars to re-certify the game." It added that "had Fez been released on Steam instead of XBLA," the problem would have been fixed "right away" and at no cost to the developer, which strongly hints that it'll jump to another platform as soon as its XBLA exclusivity expires. Responses to the story over at our sister site Joystiq are decidedly mixed, with some folks outraged that Microsoft's high maintenance attitude could hold back improvements in this way while others suspect Polytron of blame-shifting."

 

[gothamhunter]

SPAZ, Killing Floor, and Walking Dead are up now...didn't think about SPAZ but if it goes to $2.50 I might get it. Trying out the demo first.

 

[KaOTiK]

Looks like the hamster died over at Steam. Been waiting to post the replacements and they are MIA (well we know Dead Island 66% is one but )

 

[KaOTiK]

Flash Deal

The Longest Journey replaced with

Dead Island Collection $16.98 66% off includes below
Dead Island $10.19 66% off
Dead Island DLC $3.39 each 66% off


Flash Sale

EYE Divine Cybermancy replaced with

Beyond Good and Evil $2.49 75% off

 

[KaOTiK]

Everyone should own Beyond Good and Evil just an little fyi there

 

[Phynaz]

Been nice knowing you guys....

$100.92

I'm a dead man when the wife sees the bill.

 

[Craig234]

Random from Engadget while refreshing for the next sale:

"Seeing as how so much software is moving to online distribution, the significance of this controversy might extend far beyond gaming and XBLA. For now, however, the spotlight is firmly on Microsoft and the way it charges developers for testing their games and patches, after a well-known developer made an unusually public complaint. In a post on its official blog, Polytron said it would not patch a rare game-saving bug in its popular title Fez, because Microsoft would charge it "tens of thousands of dollars to re-certify the game." It added that "had Fez been released on Steam instead of XBLA," the problem would have been fixed "right away" and at no cost to the developer, which strongly hints that it'll jump to another platform as soon as its XBLA exclusivity expires. Responses to the story over at our sister site Joystiq are decidedly mixed, with some folks outraged that Microsoft's high maintenance attitude could hold back improvements in this way while others suspect Polytron of blame-shifting."

Just some speculation:

Microsoft demands profit from the XBLA group. That leads the group to charge for things, like 'thousands for re-certification'.

It's just a bureacratic thing with unintended consequences. While a developer might be able to do a down and dirty fix, can Microsoft trust the fix?

If the fix broke things, would XBLA get blame for lack of quality control?

Microsoft might justify the charges saying they 'pressure the developer to get it right the first time and not release with bugs, which is good for players'.

Who knows? Always tradeoffs.

 

[Craig234]

Been nice knowing you guys....

$100.92

I'm a dead man when the wife sees the bill.

Quick, buy HER a game she'll love.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

I'm holding steady at a grand total of $0.00, but that's because I seem to have missed Max Payne and The Witcher 2. Whoops.

 

[Craig234]

On another note, it is a bit disconcerting as I read the Steam forums and see several posters who are banned - some with years on the forum and hundreds of posts.

I assume they did something wrong, but does that mean they lose access to all the games they bought? Did they make an 'innocent mistake'?

I see these people trading games between regions and wonder if that's not allowed...

 

[gothamhunter]

I'm holding steady at a grand total of $0.00, but that's because I seem to have missed Max Payne and The Witcher 2. Whoops.

The Witcher 2 is on sale right now in the daily deal...

 

[gothamhunter]

On another note, it is a bit disconcerting as I read the Steam forums and see several posters who are banned - some with years on the forum and hundreds of posts.

I assume they did something wrong, but does that mean they lose access to all the games they bought? Did they make an 'innocent mistake'?

I see these people trading games between regions and wonder if that's not allowed...

no

 

[Craig234]

I'm holding steady at a grand total of $0.00, but that's because I seem to have missed Max Payne and The Witcher 2. Whoops.

Witcher series on sale now at gog.gom 66% off - and Witcher 2 is still on sale $15.99 on Steam.

 

[ImpulsE69]

Everyone should own Beyond Good and Evil just an little fyi there

I've been waiting for them to put this on sale. Finally grabbed it.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

The Witcher 2 is on sale right now in the daily deal...

Witcher series on sale now at gog.gom 66% off - and Witcher 2 is still on sale $15.99 on Steam.

Balls. I'm getting my Samsung Galaxy S3 tonight! I may have to hold off on The Witcher 2 until later. But $16 is pretty tempting...

 

[gorcorps]

Been nice knowing you guys....

$100.92

I'm a dead man when the wife sees the bill.

You do have a job and make your own money right?

 

[Dankk]

Quick, buy HER a game she'll love.

Sex?

 

[AlexAL]

Everyone should own Beyond Good and Evil just an little fyi there

Is it really that good? Though at 2.50 that's a moot question. I'm totally getting revved up for Spaz tho, even at 4.99. Spaz supposed to be a top down shooter but the space ship is in the middle, which reminds me of Asteroid (a bummer). Downloading demo atm.

 

[pontifex]

I'm holding steady at a grand total of $0.00, but that's because I seem to have missed Max Payne and The Witcher 2. Whoops.

just wait for it, seems every game gets put up multiple times now...

 

[SunnyD]

Holy f'n crap - I just realized I don't own Portal 2 and I missed the sale for it.

 

[Destiny]

Been nice knowing you guys....

$100.92

I'm a dead man when the wife sees the bill.

Tell her its KaOTIK's fault!

 

[Childs]

How stupid is that you cannot buy all the Fallout New Vegas DLC cheaper than rebuying the game with all the DLC?