2013 Steam Summer Sale! DEAD

[gothamhunter]

QUESTION FOR STEAM SALES THREADS

Question for you all.

Is there anything you would like to see be done with these sales threads I make? Change format, add pictures, some other suggestion(s) or are you happy with the way they are?

They're perfect they way they're are; quick, simple, and straight to the point.

If you really feel like doing more work for it, then add in metacritic scores and direct links to the store page for each game.

 

[Dankk]

QUESTION FOR STEAM SALES THREADS

Question for you all.

Is there anything you would like to see be done with these sales threads I make? Change format, add pictures, some other suggestion(s) or are you happy with the way they are?

Everything's fine.

I would not suggest adding Metacritic scores, but then again I'm one of those people who think Metacritic is a stupid site. I guess if some people find it useful though then whatever.

 

[shortylickens]

Does it have vibration in a wheel or game pad? That might help.
Engine hum in racing games helps me feel the RPM.

 

[Craig234]

I keep reading people say 'roguelike'...wtf does that mean?

There was a great game called 'rogue'. It was a game where you went down levels in a dungeon to get an item, then go back up. If you got killed, the game was over; no save games. You could play the original for years without winning; most people did IMO. The term 'roguelike' originally referred to a genre of games that played like Rogue but expanded it. One was 'nethack'; and later there were a bunch that added a lot. They each kept the sort of 'ascii art' and moveement and similar gameplay.

Now the term in recent years has been applied to a lot of games that are more diffferent from the original roguelikes but still have some basic elements, especially the mechanism that the game ends and you have to restart when your char is killed. FTL has little in common with a lot of old roguelikes - except for the basics of a series of 'levels' and picking up 'loot' that helps.

So the term has gotten relatively loose and broad.

I still recommend people try the original which is free.

It's scarier than a lot of AAA horror titles. You've spent 90 minutes, gotten good armor, a good sword, and are very carefully taking one step as a time in a dark room on level 18, worried about runnng into a terrible monster that can kill you in one hit, but you have one potion that will randomly transform it - but it could make it even stronger... and you have two potions you don't know what they'll do. Do you take off your good armor in case you run into a rust monster that damages it? Same question for your good weapon? One of those potions could be a heal potion when you get damaged - or it could be a blindness potion so you will walk into any monster you encounter, which is very dangerous.

Similar with scrolls... there's a very useful and rare scroll that protects you from attack on one location if you drop it, but if you read it rather than using an identify scroll on it to see what scroll it is, it destroys it, and the game informs you you hear laughter as some force thinks it's hilarious you wasted it.

FTL is called roguelike because you do sequential 'levels' and find 'loot' - crew and items for your ship - but if any ship you run into destroys yours, game has to be restarted.

Those seem to be the three features stilll in the genre - random loot, random enemy encounters, having to start over/no save games to try again.

 

[Craig234]

How disappointing Kentucky Route Zero didn't win over Dragon's Lair.

 

[Craig234]

Let's get a hidden gem/unfeatured sale list going since it's nearing the final day. Be nice if you could filter all the DLC out of the search results.

Action Indie Pack $3.75
Air Conflicts Secret Wars $3.25
All Zombies Must Die Bundle $3.75
Altitude $2.50
Amanita Collection $5
Bionic Commando & Rearmed $2.50 ea.
Booster Trooper $1
Buccaneer Pursuit of Infamy $2.50
Clive Barker's Jericho $1.25
Critter Crunch $1.50
Dark Void $5
Demigod $2.50
Dirt Megapack $17
Dungeon Siege III/Complete $5.10/$6.80
Earth Defense Force Insect Armageddon $5
Everyday Shooter $3
Fireburst $1
Foreign Legion Multi Massacre $1.75
Greed Corp $2.50
Hamilton's Great Adventure $2.50
HOARD $2.50
Introversion Complete Pack $5
Inversion $5
Jet Set Radio $5
Kane & Lynch $2.40
Kane & Lynch 2 $3.40
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light $3.40
Last Remnant $3.40
Men of War $5.10
Mini Motor Racing EVO $2.50
Mini Ninjas $3.40
Ms. Spolsion Man $5
MumboJumbo Collection $27.20
Nation Red $2
Necrovision + Lost Company $6.25
Oddboxx (Oddworld collection) $7.50
Operation Flashpoint Pack $5
Overlord Complete $5
Painkiller Complete $15
Puzzle Indie Pack $2.50
Puzzle Quest 2 $2.50
Quantum Conundrum Complete $3.40
Section 8 $1.25
Shadowgrounds Pack $5.20
Shank 2 $5
Shatter $2
The Ship $5
Smash Cars $2
Sol Survivor $3
Space Pirates and Zombies $2
Swords & Soldiers HD $2.50
Tales from Space Mutant Blobs Attack $2
Two Worlds Epic Edition $2
X-Blades $4

Thanks.

I'd add in off the top of my head Kentucky Roue Zero, the Luxor series ($13.59 for several or $4.99 each, a casual game of shooting lines of racing marbles more fun than it sounds), the FX Pinball series 50% off tables, best pinball I've seen, maybe even some of the Mystery games that are a genre called 'hidden object games'. I'd bet there are more.

 

[KaOTiK]

here is a post I found on the Steam forums and put in the OP that has a breakdown of games that are marked down quite a bit
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=34648909&postcount=2

 

[raasco]

I bought much more than I planned or needed. Once again, it's a typical Steam sale for me.

Tomb Raider + DLC
System Shock 2
Dishonored DLC's
Surgeon Simulator
Mark of the Ninja
Sleeping Dogs DLC Collection
Skyrim Dawnguard
Skyrim Dragonborn
Sonic and All-Stars Racing Transformed
Borderlands 2
The Walking Dead: 400 Days
Hotline Miami
Torchlight II 4-pack

 

[KaOTiK]

Thanks for the feedback on the question I posted as well.

I'll just keep everything the same then. I'm not a fan of metacritic and feel it does more harm than good with how most people use it imo.

 

[KidNiki1]

My damage wasn't too bad really.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Augmented Edition
Strike Suit Infinity
Audiosurf
Trine 2: Complete Story 3-Pack
Borderlands 2: Assassin Supremacy Pack
Borderlands 2: Assassin Madness Pack
Borderlands 2: Siren Madness Pack
Borderlands 2: Mechromancer Madness Pack
Borderlands 2: Commando Domination Pack
Borderlands 2: Commando Madness Pack
Borderlands 2 Creature Slaughterdome DLC
Borderlands 2 Season Pass ROW
Borderlands 2: Siren Domination Pack
Thomas Was Alone
Bioshock Infinite (WW)

 

[Via]

I just took a flyer on a game called Star Wolves. I've only tried it for like 10 minutes, but for $2 it looks might it might have some potential at least.

 

[KaOTiK]

I spent around $90 total, but around $65-$70 was from card money, so like $20ish out of pocket, not bad.

 

[lupi]

anyone play dragon lair on the pc?

 

[Gunslinger08]

I played Deadlight last night. If you have 3-4 hours to spare, I can think of much worse ways to spend $7.50. Fun side scrolling zombie platformer game with some frustrating parts that plays much better with a 360 controller.

 

[Dankk]

anyone play dragon lair on the pc?

Yeah. It's the exact same game it was 30 years ago (would you believe it came out in 1983?). The animation has been re-mastered in higher-resolution but that's about it.

 

[Dankk]

My loot was pretty modest compared to previous sales. That's probably a good thing.

Don't Starve
Counter-Strike 1 Anthology
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider 1
Tomb Raider 2
Tomb Raider 3
Tomb Raider 4
Tomb Raider 5
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness
ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON Enhanced Edition
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Fallout New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC
Fallout New Vegas: Gun Runners' Arsenal
Fallout New Vegas: Courier's Stash
Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road DLC
Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues DLC
Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials
Dishonored - The Knife Of Dunwall DLC
Dishonored (ROW)
Dishonored - Void Walkers Arsenal DLC
System Shock 2
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Trials Evolution Gold
Star Trek
Strike Suit Zero Mega Bundle
Just Cause

I also spent more money on cards then I care to admit.

 

[cytoSiN]

Kao! Keep everything the same. And I agree with Dan...no metacritic scores here. If ppl want them most Steam games link directly, otherwise it's a couple of clicks to look them up manually. Or ppl can look on Youtube for actual gameplay instead of trusting random, 2-sentence written "reviews."

 

[Via]

No metacritic is fine by me, but people understand I (at least) was talking about the professional aggregate and not the user reviews, right?

 

[KeithTalent]

Hmm, on the fence with Bioshock Infinite. Tempted to grab it at this price, but I never pay $30 for games any more. Was very happy with the $12.50 on Tomb Raider, but $30 seems expensive for some reason. :hmm:

Good thing I still have a few hours to mull it over.

KT

 

[FalconHorse]

Is rogue legacy much better with a gamepad than with mouse/kb?

 

[lilrayray69]

My loot was pretty modest compared to previous sales. That's probably a good thing.

Don't Starve
Counter-Strike 1 Anthology
Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon
Tomb Raider: Legend
Tomb Raider: Anniversary
Tomb Raider 1
Tomb Raider 2
Tomb Raider 3
Tomb Raider 4
Tomb Raider 5
Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness
ACE COMBAT ASSAULT HORIZON Enhanced Edition
18 Wheels of Steel: Extreme Trucker
18 Wheels of Steel: American Long Haul
Fallout: New Vegas - Dead Money
Fallout New Vegas Honest Hearts DLC
Fallout New Vegas: Gun Runners' Arsenal
Fallout New Vegas: Courier's Stash
Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road DLC
Fallout New Vegas: Old World Blues DLC
Dishonored: Dunwall City Trials
Dishonored - The Knife Of Dunwall DLC
Dishonored (ROW)
Dishonored - Void Walkers Arsenal DLC
System Shock 2
Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
Trials Evolution Gold
Star Trek
Strike Suit Zero Mega Bundle
Just Cause

I also spent more money on cards then I care to admit.

How's Ace Combat? I do like flyin games

I got Receiver, cool concept game

 

[KaOTiK]

Hmm, on the fence with Bioshock Infinite. Tempted to grab it at this price, but I never pay $30 for games any more. Was very happy with the $12.50 on Tomb Raider, but $30 seems expensive for some reason. :hmm:

Good thing I still have a few hours to mull it over.

KT

Then wait I'd say. Have you played the previous 2 Bioshocks? If so you already know what the gameplay is. The story and environment are the good parts of infinite, the gameplay was so so. Worth it totally just for the story though.

 

[Scooby Doo]

Honestly, I wouldn't mind seeing heads-up alerts with what additional DRM (uplay, gwfl, secu...) it comes with... so some of us don't make the same mistake again with Fable 3 :-\

 

[Dankk]

Is rogue legacy much better with a gamepad than with mouse/kb?

It works well either way. Find what makes you more comfortable.

How's Ace Combat? I do like flyin games

It's alright. They took the regular Ace Combat formula and then tried to make it appeal to a more casual "Cawa-dooty" audience. So the game takes place in modern times, is very scripted, lots of quicktime events, and is a bit too easy in some parts. But it's alright.

 

[cytoSiN]

Was Rogue Legacy ever better than 20% this sale? If so, I missed it. But I have more than enough to keep me busy until Christmas.