2014 Steam Summer Sale Thread

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sze5003

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I think the ps4 has a demo for child of light. I may check it out and see what its about.
 

werepossum

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When you start gaming hardcore those things tend to die or leave on their own, so dont worry about it.
lol +1

Actually there's a reason not to do that sometimes. Games count on different price points including some higher ones. If they don't sell games at the higher price point it'll greatly hurt their revenue which will cut the budget for quality, features, even the game not getting made. And so buyers should consider buying at a higher price point for games they like more and feel it's 'worth it' if they want to support the game.
Agreed. Thus I bought Shadow Warrior at full price even knowing it would be a fraction of that before I play it.

Fallout 3 at $5 I haven't finished new Vegas yet maybe I'll get it tomorrow
I bought Fallout 3 GOTY - for five bucks it's worth having it on Steam even though I already own it.
 

sze5003

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Damn it even more titles now. Ugh what to do. This stuff at work won't get done today.
 

KingstonU

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Darn! Gone Home was briefly up for community vote at 88% off, or $2.40 (I have the screenshot!) But I see Steam has corrected it and put it back at 85% off, or $3.00.
 

TheUnk

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Darn! Gone Home was briefly up for community vote at 88% off, or $2.40 (I have the screenshot!) But I see Steam has corrected it and put it back at 85% off, or $3.00.

Man too bad we couldn't all cash in on that!
 

futurefields

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Still no love for Dishonored.

A bunch of other games have been on daily deal/flash deal multiple times over.
 

Dankk

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Is gone home a point and click? Or more like a horror game?

It's a short exploration/adventure game with heavy emphasis on telling a deep and emotional story. Kind of like Dear Esther, but Gone Home is a bit more nuanced and interesting IMO. For $20 bucks I normally wouldn't recommend it, but it's a great game for $10 or less. You can pretty much play through it in one sitting.
 

sze5003

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Yea I'm thinking about getting the Sherlock Holmes game. My gf likes those type of games.
 

Rhezuss

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Finally bought Age of Wonder III at 50% off. Not the deal of the month but for $22 for the Deluxe edition it was well worth it.

I also own the previous two...played a damn lot when I was younger. Those games were amazing, hope the 3rd is as good.
 

JujuFish

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It's a short exploration/adventure game with heavy emphasis on telling a deep and emotional story. Kind of like Dear Esther, but Gone Home is a bit more nuanced and interesting IMO. For $20 bucks I normally wouldn't recommend it, but it's a great game for $10 or less. You can pretty much play through it in one sitting.
"Game"
 

Face2Face

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Dang, I was hoping Child of Light would go on a deeper discount. Although to be fair I guess it's a pretty new game.

25% is all you are going to see at this time, it's too new (04/2014). I will say I played the demo four times and really like it. If you like JRPG's, then you will like this game. Off to buy it!!

I think the ps4 has a demo for child of light. I may check it out and see what its about.

You can download the demo on steam as well. Works great with a wireless Xbox 360 Controller.
 
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Aikouka

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For anyone that may be interested in TowerFall or Strider and also own a PlayStation 4, you may want to wait. The EU's July PlayStation Plus line-up has already been announced, and it includes those two games as the PlayStation 4 freebies. They aren't free on Steam (please, let's avoid the "PlayStation Plus isn't free either!" arguments), and I know people in these threads love to pinch pennies! Also, TowerFall only has local multiplayer, which may not be fun unless you use streaming or have it hooked up to a TV. :\
 

Rhezuss

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Still no love for Dishonored.

A bunch of other games have been on daily deal/flash deal multiple times over.

Dishonored...everything in this game is really cool...but I can't get to finish it.
I always restart fresh since I don't play that often and everytime I stop at the first village/hideout (about 2 hours playtime?!!? maybe a bit more).

I really have to get this done, I love the gameplay, the look, the story...but there's something I can't put my finger on that make me stop out of boredom...
 

WiseUp216

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Dishonored...everything in this game is really cool...but I can't get to finish it.
I always restart fresh since I don't play that often and everytime I stop at the first village/hideout (about 2 hours playtime?!!? maybe a bit more).

I really have to get this done, I love the gameplay, the look, the story...but there's something I can't put my finger on that make me stop out of boredom...

Definitely keep going. It gets a lot more interesting when you have more special abilities at your disposal.
 
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Has anyone played the Banner Saga? Seen it a few months ago but it was never on sale. 50% seems ok but not sure if I'd jump on it yet, unless it was super fun.
 

Patre

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Has anyone played the Banner Saga? Seen it a few months ago but it was never on sale. 50% seems ok but not sure if I'd jump on it yet, unless it was super fun.

I got it a few months ago just on reading the reviews and wanted to get a good tactical RPG. Sadly, haven't had the tme to play it yet.......it's next on my playlist.
 

Topweasel

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Bioshock Infinite + Season Pass is now the cheapest it's been at $15, www.steamgamesales.com/GInth/bioshock-infinite-season-pass-bundle. I'm thinking of finally picking it up as I can't see it dropping below $12.50 for a year or two. Are they expected to release any additional DLC that might be included in a 'complete' pack?
No I believe that the second part of Burial At Sea was the end of the wind down as the studio closed it's doors. It is certainly the end of any story components.
 

ViRGE

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Dang, I was hoping Child of Light would go on a deeper discount. Although to be fair I guess it's a pretty new game.
I'm seriously shocked it's on sale at all. That's very unlike Ubisoft. But it's very good news for anyone that wants to pick up the game.

I don't understand why anyone cares about the Summer Adventure game. Even with 60 people "winning" now per day, you still have an extremely small chance of actually getting anything. At best, probably something like 60 out of 150,000 per day.
I only care in as much as it's disingenuous on Valve's part to run a contest where the results were predetermined by them. It's better to repair it and admit you screwed up. But that would require Valve to communicate.

You don't really know how the "adventure" works do you?

But the teams are picked randomly. You hit a button to join the contest and your color is chosen for you. Even if your right and the redit stuff isn't helping, then its happening naturally as one team takes a lead the other teams hold out on making badges till the next day. Either way one team is creating all the badges they can one day and the rest not. That means less transactions on the market place, which means less money for Valve. That's why they changed the rules, they want even if the winner is established early that the rest of the teams don't give up.
I'm aware of how it works. And looking at token prices I'm also aware that anyone who is serious enough to drop real money on this is currently dog piling on the red team, whose tokens are worth about 6x at much as the others.

There are too many Steam users for the players to effectively collude. When the outcome is predetermined by Valve, the winners rotated. When the outcome is not predetermined, the same team is winning every day because that's where all the winners go (using the token they purchased). This is why Reddit can't control the outcome, and why "holding out" on making badges doesn't work.

And you're right, Valve did change the rules to improve the game and to make sure people kept buying cards. Previously the winning team took it all, now the loser teams at least get a lesser prize so that the game is not a complete failure and is still semi-competitive.
 
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