Steam Summer Sale 2015 Official Whatcha Gonna Buy Thread

[ImpulsE69]

Not from Steam but picked up Zork: Grand Inquisitor for $1.49 - great deal. - also D4 and Y's VI.

Also picked up so far on Steam:
Game Dev Tycoon
Lisa
FN@F 3
Gods Will Be Watching
and a couple Rocksmith songs (they are rarely on sale).

 

[futurefields]

Man I really should have bought Dirt 3 back when it was broken and they sold it for $5 all the time

Now that they finally fixed it, a "sale price" is $20

not gonna spend that much on a 4 year old game

 

[Ricochet]

Mount Your Friends is $2.99 - floppy dongs everywhere.

Also picked up Hatoful Boyfriend for $2.49, why the hell not.

I love reading the reviews of Hatoful Boyfriend & Mount Your Friends. However, I couldn't get myself to buy either one. Maybe the next time around.

 

[ImpulsE69]

OMG. I have never played the FF@F games before. Game makes me scream like a little girl.

 

[thehotsung8701A]

Steam sale keep getting worst every year. They need to be better cause a lot of places have them beat.

 

[shortylickens]

Steam sale keep getting worst every year. They need to be better cause a lot of places have them beat.

Worse.

And you're wrong.

 

[xantub]

Crusader Kings 2 is a must buy. Will make Civ 5 obsolete in your library. Only about 4 hours left I think (though I think the previous day offers keep the same prices?).

Recommended in order of purchase:
- Base game (duh): You don't need to buy any DLCs, just the base game will give you hundreds of hours of joy.
- The Old Gods: After you've played enough Crusader Kingdoms, conquered Iberia from the Muslims, etc. Get The Old Gods which lets you play about 200 years in the past and play as Vikings, or other pagan realms and raid and pillage the wussy Christian Kingdoms and steal their gold and women.
- Legacy of Rome: It lets you play a richer Byzantium game, but more importantly, adds retinues to your warfaring repertoire.

After these, the rest of the DLCs are more situational:
- Sword of Islam: Lets you play as Muslims.
- The Republic: Lets you play as Merchant Republics (totally different gameplay).
- Sons of Abraham: Gives you some nice-to-have options to get money from Jews and The Pope.
- Way of Life: Lets you focus on specific stats every 5 years and adds some cool events.
- Charlemagne: The weakest one IMHO, adds like 200 more years so you can play as Charlemagne (or his brother or anybody of that time). Adds some events to specific NPCs.
- Sunset Invasion: Meh, played it once and disabled it. Basically adds a fantasy invasion of the Aztecs from the West, similar to the Mongols from the East.

The other DLCs are cosmetic: Portraits (I like these), Unit packs, Songs, etc.

 

[frozentundra123456]

Steam sale keep getting worst every year. They need to be better cause a lot of places have them beat.

I agree. Seems like there are fewer and fewer really outstanding bargains. Dont know if this is the doing of Steam or the publishers, but disappointing either way.

The main game I was looking for is Divinity: Original Sin. Finally went on sale, but only 33% off. Still too expensive for a game that has been out for a while. I havent kept track so cant give concrete examples, but it seems like some games actually had better sale prices previously than they do now.

 

[JumBie]

Crusader Kings 2 is a must buy. Will make Civ 5 obsolete in your library. Only about 4 hours left I think (though I think the previous day offers keep the same prices?).

Recommended in order of purchase:
- Base game (duh): You don't need to buy any DLCs, just the base game will give you hundreds of hours of joy.
- The Old Gods: After you've played enough Crusader Kingdoms, conquered Iberia from the Muslims, etc. Get The Old Gods which lets you play about 200 years in the past and play as Vikings, or other pagan realms and raid and pillage the wussy Christian Kingdoms and steal their gold and women.
- Legacy of Rome: It lets you play a richer Byzantium game, but more importantly, adds retinues to your warfaring repertoire.

After these, the rest of the DLCs are more situational:
- Sword of Islam: Lets you play as Muslims.
- The Republic: Lets you play as Merchant Republics (totally different gameplay).
- Sons of Abraham: Gives you some nice-to-have options to get money from Jews and The Pope.
- Way of Life: Lets you focus on specific stats every 5 years and adds some cool events.
- Charlemagne: The weakest one IMHO, adds like 200 more years so you can play as Charlemagne (or his brother or anybody of that time). Adds some events to specific NPCs.
- Sunset Invasion: Meh, played it once and disabled it. Basically adds a fantasy invasion of the Aztecs from the West, similar to the Mongols from the East.

The other DLCs are cosmetic: Portraits (I like these), Unit packs, Songs, etc.

That game is far too complicated. Did the tutorial and honestly gave up, no clue what the heck to do or how to play.

 

[rivethead]

I havent kept track so cant give concrete examples, but it seems like some games actually had better sale prices previously than they do now.

I know there is a website that tracks game prices (and will tell you when/where the lowest price was).....but I don't remember the site's name. Anyone know it?

 

[cronos]

I know there is a website that tracks game prices (and will tell you when/where the lowest price was).....but I don't remember the site's name. Anyone know it?

isthereanydeal.com

 

[ControlD]

I know there is a website that tracks game prices (and will tell you when/where the lowest price was).....but I don't remember the site's name. Anyone know it?

If you use Chrome or Firefox, install the Enhanced Steam add-on. It will give you all of that information directly while you are browsing the Steam website.

 

[Craig234]

Anti-chamber is an easy buy at $1.99 in today's deals. It's a sort of very creative puzzle take on FPS mechanics.

 

[xantub]

That game is far too complicated. Did the tutorial and honestly gave up, no clue what the heck to do or how to play.

For CK2 there are plenty of youtube tutorials/let's plays (I made one myself but it's in Spanish). This one is good: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MAvJJuv1hvM&list=PLH-huzMEgGWBBUYoAjpLxFkbgFw19CeA_

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

you guys just own everything that's on sale

 

[OCNewbie]

Anti-chamber is an easy buy at $1.99 in today's deals. It's a sort of very creative puzzle take on FPS mechanics.

It's also part of the current Humble Bundle. If you don't have any of the other 7 games, you can get them for $3.84 more.

www.humblebundle.com

 

[Artorias]

My tally so far; Witcher 3, Wolfenstien NO, Transistor, CS:GO.

I think I'm done for this sale unless something goes to 90%, otherwise I'm at my budget.

 

[Elixer]

Can they put anymore "Early access" games on "sale"?

I know, let's offer BETA games, instead of making actual deals...yet people will still buy them.

 

[Aikouka]

Can they put anymore "Early access" games on "sale"?

I know, let's offer BETA games, instead of making actual deals...yet people will still buy them.

The only one that I bought was Trine 3, but the only reason it's on early access is to get feedback on the 3D sections. So, I consider it more like buying into a demo with access to the full game.

 

[paperfist]

Crusader Kings 2 is a must buy. Will make Civ 5 obsolete in your library. Only about 4 hours left I think (though I think the previous day offers keep the same prices?).

I was interested in buying that, but after reading the first 15 Steam 'reviews' it seems like it's a game about inbreeding, incest, screwing princesses, and infecting people.

Is that right?

lol another review:

"This game is so jewish you have to pay to play as a jew.

10/10 would jew again."

and holly cow, it's got like 50 DLCs out for the base game!

 

[Fanatical Meat]

I need some opinions.
How is Guns Of Icarus Online when playing with your friends on the same team?
Men of War is it good? I like RTS games this seems like some hybrid

 

[CPA]

and holly cow, it's got like 50 DLCs out for the base game!

It's a Paradox game, would you expect anything less?

 

[Craig234]

The very good puzzle game The Talos Principle is on the daily sale.

 

[Childs]

The very good puzzle game The Talos Principle is on the daily sale.

Yeah, I was thinking about getting this one.

 

[Craig234]

Wow, wildstar is in the humble bundle. Don't see Anti-chamber in it.