2014 Steam Holiday Sale

[cytoSiN]

Is Divinity Original Sin fun? I keep looking at it, but it looks like it might be frustrating to play.

** This might be ban worthy, but I never found Baldur's Gate to be that much fun either. This game looks similar? **

What do you mean by frustrating? I found the combat and exploration highly entertaining. But there's a good bit of running around talking to people and generally advancing the strong plot. That stuff is easier to enjoy if you like paper roleplaying games as well. Overall I thought it was excellent.

 

[JujuFish]

god i can't stand the trailer videos that don't show any actual gameplay.

A-freakin-greed.

 

[Dankk]

I strongly recommend Splinter Cell: Blacklist for only $7. It's one of the best stealth games I've ever played. It's also one of the last big-budget Ubisoft franchises that still uses smaller, tightly-designed standalone levels and side-missions, and has been untouched by Ubi's generic open-world tower climbing nonsense.

Blacklist is also surprisingly well-optimized, and looks and runs great on the PC. Gamepad recommended.

 

[Craig234]

i thought the lock was only for that machine?

If you aren't answered here, try the forum on Steam for the game.

 

[Craig234]

In the event you are locked out, don't forget you can convert those cards into jems. I don't know much about jems, but I believe you can convert them into booster packs for more cards later on (which you could then sell).

It's strange. If you make a badge you get an emote, which you can convert to gems, which you can use for cards to make a badge and get an emote.

 

[AdamK47]

Slightly better deal on Divinity Original Sin now.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/230230/?snr=1_4_4__1300

I jumped. Already own in on GoG from KS, but patching through GoG is a pain.

How is it a pain? You just download the patch executable, run it, and click next.

 

[Aikouka]

How is it a pain? You just download the patch executable, run it, and click next.

People are just used to the ease of having Steam do it all for you.

 

[Craig234]

Thinking of Shadowgate.

 

[Craig234]

I notice Wolfenstein is $20.39 on sale, but $10 on console on sale.

 

[Nebor]

I notice Wolfenstein is $20.39 on sale, but $10 on console on sale.

$10 in exchange for the ability to aim. Hrmmm... :hmm:

 

[AdamK47]

People are just used to the ease of having the DRM do it all for you.

Fixed

I'll gladly buy it on GOG over Steam if it's available.

 

[Fanatical Meat]

Adam I suggest you start a GOG sale thread

 

[JamesV]

Just picked up the new Splinter Cell, because I had a blast with Chaos Theory co-op.

Anyone else get it, want to try out the co-op?

 

[KentState]

I notice Wolfenstein is $20.39 on sale, but $10 on console on sale.

Which console?

 

[Bateluer]

How is it a pain? You just download the patch executable, run it, and click next.

If you're quick enough, yes. In the case of D:OS and Wasteland 2, I missed a few patches and neither game released AIO patches to take any version to the most current version. Which left me with the only way to get the respective game to the current patch to redownload the entire game from GoG. I'm not too keen on redownloading 10GBs because I missed a patch or two. Or in the case of WL2, several.

On Steam, I don't have to worry about it. If I don't play the game for a while, it'll still be up to date when I decide I do want to play it.

As GoG moves into selling newer titles that'll be getting updates and patches, they'll need to address the above patch issues. Either all patches will need to be AIO or their unreleased Galaxy client will need to push them out.

 

[Pheran]

I strongly recommend Splinter Cell: Blacklist for only $7. It's one of the best stealth games I've ever played. It's also one of the last big-budget Ubisoft franchises that still uses smaller, tightly-designed standalone levels and side-missions, and has been untouched by Ubi's generic open-world tower climbing nonsense.

Blacklist is also surprisingly well-optimized, and looks and runs great on the PC. Gamepad recommended.

Thanks for the rec - is the deluxe edition worth it? I'm not really interested in the multiplayer so I guess I'd only get those 2 extra missions out of it?

 

[JamesV]

I strongly recommend Splinter Cell: Blacklist for only $7. It's one of the best stealth games I've ever played. It's also one of the last big-budget Ubisoft franchises that still uses smaller, tightly-designed standalone levels and side-missions, and has been untouched by Ubi's generic open-world tower climbing nonsense.

Blacklist is also surprisingly well-optimized, and looks and runs great on the PC. Gamepad recommended.

Didn't see this post before I bought it. Just spent an hour fighting with the controls on the keyboard, and think I'll try a controller, which kind of sucks, because mouse aim for shooting is always better.

A lot of video options, can rebind everything... looking well done... but the tutorial tells you to use the default keys, not what you re-bound. For an arrow key user (superior master race) this sucks when it tells you hit TAB to bring up something... what did I rebind that too again, back into keybind options for the Nth time.

Story is pretty good so far though; as good or better than Hollywood fare.

 

[Bateluer]

For those buying Splinter Cell: Black list.

Warning: This title uses 3rd party DRM (Ubisoft Uplay)

Thats a firm No-Buy for me.

 

[Dankk]

Thanks for the rec - is the deluxe edition worth it? I'm not really interested in the multiplayer so I guess I'd only get those 2 extra missions out of it?

The game is easily worth more than $10 either way (IMO). Might as well pay the extra two bucks for the extra levels and weapons. But, if you'd rather save two bucks, then I guess you won't be missing out on much. So do whatever you feel like.

Didn't see this post before I bought it. Just spent an hour fighting with the controls on the keyboard, and think I'll try a controller, which kind of sucks, because mouse aim for shooting is always better.

Although the Splinter Cell games are very much designed around using a gamepad, it admittedly does make the shooty parts a tiny bit more frustrating. But, the game's emphasis on slowness and precision makes aiming very doable (in my humble opinion). It's not a multiplayer arena shooter, after all.

 

[chubbyfatazn]

Heard really good things about it, and got it this sale, but like most games, haven't played it yet. From the reviews I'd say if it looks like your kind of game, grab it.

I played the shadowrun reboot when it was released. decent campaign, but the gameplay overall felt very thin at the time--classes not all that unique, the hacking, or whatever it is called, was very useless as compared to the old versions of shadowrun.

anyway, I enjoyed it enough, mostly memories of the SNES Shadowrun; but too short, with skill progression that doesn't really seem to do anything. Again--all based on vanilla.

I've heard great hings about dragonfall DC, though. I'm tempted to pick it up.

Thanks for the feedback, was on the edge but decided to pick up Splinter Cell and Rainbow Six instead.

Reviews for Dragonfall seem to be pretty good, though.

 

[zinfamous]

Is Dishonored supposed to look worse than Half Life 2?

I recall the feedback of this...2? years ago when it was released to be gorgeous environment, immersive, good stealth, whatever...but holy crap this game looks like shit. Faces and textures are PS2, ~GTA3 quality

Am I playing the right game?
:hmm:

 

[showb1z]

Is Dishonored supposed to look worse than Half Life 2?

Dishonored's graphics are more about style, art direction and atmosphere than technical quality. It's like a water painting.
I think it looks great, but it's no Crysis 3. Easy to crank it up to 8xSGSSAA though

 

[zinfamous]

Dishonored's graphics are more about style, art direction and atmosphere than technical quality. It's like a water painting.
I think it looks great, but it's no Crysis 3. Easy to crank it up to 8xSGSSAA though

maybe, but the faces are boxes and textures are non existent--I don't see style so much as I see low res crap. I don't see anything in the sewers, prison, and gritty shanty town that demand "flat, yet stylish."

something like Borderlands--flat textures, lack of detail, but specific color cells and palate, looks more like style.

Dishonored looks more like an attempt at realism, but with 6 year-old tech.

 

[turn_pike]

Dragonfall is actually quite amazing. I was quite apprehensive since the original campaign was very underwhelming. But Dragonfall has the Shadowrun atmosphere in spades. Much better writing, setting, team mates and also way longer than the original. The combat is still weak compared to AAA behemoth like Dragon Age Origins but still much better than the original.

 

[Craig234]

Which console?

$10 for PS3, $15 for PS4.