2013 Steam Autumn Sale: DEAD!!

[zinfamous]

Heard the DLC was needed for many of the mods.

not really. Those mods depend on the mechanics in the specific DLCs, anyway, so you wouldn't be losing out in the end.

And some of them have versions for Vanilla Skyrim or with each DLC.

 

[zinfamous]

I don't have any of the Elder Scrolls sagas.....do I need the previous sagas to follow the storyline on this $7 deal?

Which are the best (overall) gaming experiences in these Skyrim series?

Skyrim is just the most recent game in the Elder Scrolls games, and people have wildly different opinions over which ones they prefer. It depends on what you want out of the game.

If you've played Fallout 3, then that type of openworld, non-directional game is what you should expect with these.

Many people like Morrowind b/c the RPG elements are deeper there than in the other games--alchemy, enchanting, all of those things feel more essential, and unique. By the time of Skyrim, they are basically overpowered and without mods, difficulty disappears by about level 30 (roughly 15% into "the game"--depends on how you define it as main story arch or not).

Of course, you can avoid certain perk trees and make the game more difficult, but why should you? There are mods that address some of the balancing issues

Anyway, If you like Vikings and running around lopping off heads and killing dragons in an incredibly beautiful environment, then it's probably something you would like. The key with these is to come in without the completionist attitude (as I have)--with all of the quests and the size of the world, it is just too much for anyone.

 

[futurefields]

I cant stand playing old games like Morrowind etc... so for me personally it would be a waste to buy the anthology when the only game I could tolerate playing would be Skyrim.

 

[Yreka]

New Flash & Daily up

(Flash)
Trine 2 - $1.99
Halflife2 - $2.49
Spelunky - $3.49
RC Tycoon 3 - $5.99

(DD)
COD Ghosts - $49.79
Saints Rov IV $19.99
CS:GO $3.74
Euro Truck 2 $6.24
State of Decay $9.99
Surgeon Sim 13 $2.49
Bioshock Inf $9.99
Dishonored $7.49
Contagion $3.74

 

[zinfamous]

I cant stand playing old games like Morrowind etc... so for me personally it would be a waste to buy the anthology when the only game I could tolerate playing would be Skyrim.

If it's the look of it, there is some comprehensive overhaul that massively updates the textures in Morrowind and it supposedly looks quite good by today's standards.

But, I wasn't really familiar with the series when I first played it about 7 years ago. It wasn't looks, but the fact that I just bogged down with so much stuff and I quit due to fatigue. I avoided ES games until Skyrim, but this was after having thoroughly enjoyed FO: NV.

 

[zinfamous]

Dishonored currently shows: 92% off: $3.19.



actually, that is the GOTY edition. Regular dishonored is $7:49.

WILL NOT LET ME ADD TO CART!

oh damn it--it added two copies to my cart because lag was annoying me...not it is timing out while I try to remove--would not let me purchase two of them. damn it all--let's see if they honor prices while in cart.

damn it..updated. $13.49 now.

PASS!

 

[PingviN]

Morrowind was the best by far. Oblivion was dead easy and an obvious console port while Skyrim's UI is so incredibly useless you're gonna want to puke.

 

[CPA]

Spelunky is showing $3.74, but I can't get it to the cart. Must be getting hammered.

 

[zinfamous]

Morrowind was the best by far. Oblivion was dead easy and an obvious console port while Skyrim's UI is so incredibly useless you're gonna want to puke.

You have to replace the standard UI with SkyUI--yeah, it would be nice if it wasn't crap on release, but it's a free and easy enough fix

 

[shortylickens]

I didnt get Fallout 3, New Vegas, or Skyrim on opening day because I knew they'd have issues and I knew the mods would eventually fix them.
Picked up all those games well after release and much cheaper.

 

[EDUSAN]

ok...

today im gonna get state of decay

 

[ImpulsE69]

Saints Row IV is $19.99...ugh. I might bite on that.

Edit: I was informed that this is $15 on Amazon for anyone who's interested.

 

[ViRGE]

Saints Row IV is $19.99...ugh. I might bite on that.

Go for it. It's a great game.

 

[Imp]

Kind of curious about State of Decay, but it looks like it's a console port... And not a very popular port to PC.

 

[gothamhunter]

Dishonored currently shows: 92% off: $3.19.



actually, that is the GOTY edition. Regular dishonored is $7:49.

WILL NOT LET ME ADD TO CART!

oh damn it--it added two copies to my cart because lag was annoying me...not it is timing out while I try to remove--would not let me purchase two of them. damn it all--let's see if they honor prices while in cart.

damn it..updated. $13.49 now.

PASS!

Dishonored $4.99:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GXHIL28

 

[BrunoPuntzJones]

FYI Amazon has SR4 for $15.

 

[KeithTalent]

Ahh Infinite for ten bones. May have to bite on that one.

KT

 

[Gunslinger08]

I wish I could find a good deal on a wireless 360 controller for Windows to go along with all of these console ports I've bought. The wire on my current 360 controller gets annoying.

 

[jpiniero]

Bought Half Life 2 plus both Episodes. Kept getting login failures when going through the website, so I logged in to Steam and bought it there.

 

[OCNewbie]

FYI Amazon has SR4 for $15.

http://www.amazon.com/Saints-Row-Onl...s=saints+row+4

 

[shortylickens]

Tried the Van Helsing demo. Was pretty but not a heck of a lot of fun. Seems like a pretty version of Torchlight 2 only with less stuff.
You have to pay extra if you want more than one character class, or pet (ghost).

 

[shortylickens]

I wish I could find a good deal on a wireless 360 controller for Windows to go along with all of these console ports I've bought. The wire on my current 360 controller gets annoying.

Me too. But I hate swapping batteries all the time.

 

[46andtool]

just picked up dishonored for $7.49, I've been wanting to play that one for a while now. I still have a backlog of games to play including Arkham City, FC3 and FC3 Blood Dragon!

 

[Gunslinger08]

Tried the Van Helsing demo. Was pretty but not a heck of a lot of fun. Seems like a pretty version of Torchlight 2 only with less stuff.
You have to pay extra if you want more than one character class, or pet (ghost).

I played through it with 3 friends. We had a good time. It's your typical hack and slash. The DLC character classes didn't bother me since you have several very different skill trees for the base character class.

 

[Ferzerp]

I wish I could find a good deal on a wireless 360 controller for Windows to go along with all of these console ports I've bought. The wire on my current 360 controller gets annoying.

amazon had it for $30 today.

At least I thought they did. Maybe I'm on crack because it's $45 now.