Steam Summer Sale: What's on your list?

Rivside · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:51

My damage so far:

Machinarium 2,49
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City 2,49
Prince of Persia: The Warrior Within, Prince of Persia: Sands of Time 4,98
Bastion 3,74
Binding of Isaac Wrath of the Lamb 0,74
Portal 2, Trine Bundle 9,98
All Zombies Must Die Bundle 5,09
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Total: 29,51$

I only want darksiders now

Komedy · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:51

Craig1981 said:
Finishes on the 22nd.

Sale finishes on the 23rd.

GoblinKingUK · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:53

Looking through the sales I see Hard Reset: Extended Edition is on 75% discount at £2.50,

but retailers are still selling this for 20 quid, thats one hell of a discount :confused:

is it any good?

topgun06 · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:53

Energizer Bunny said:
Wow I'm very glad I only paid £15 for Max Payne 3. It really is not a very good game. In fact its a 10 hour cut scene with about 4 hours of gameplay kicking in occasionally. Admittedly those 4 hours are good fun but they come in such short bursts. Watching an unskippable 7 minute cutscene to then be allowed to press forward (and no other button) for 30 seconds to move along a ledge, then kicking into another cutscene is ridiculous.

I do wish that you are wrong, but I fear that you may be pretty spot on with that gameplay:cutscene ratio. I am pretty disappointed, but I guess I should have expected it after reading reviews.

I'm around 1hr in and 70% has probably been cutscenes so far. Rather frustrating, especially when you feel that you could have played and be able to control Max in most of the cutscenes

CHokKA · 20 Jul 2012 at 09:55

What are the thoughts on The Walking Dead? I listen to the Gamers With Jobs podcast and they loved it, but I was just wondering what the general consensus is. I have DayZ but that's obviously quite an open free-roaming Zombie survival game. The Walking Dead fits in with the rest of the Walking Dead universe, telling a story from survivors. The Gamers With Jobs chaps thought it was absolutely engrossing and really tough to play at times with the decisions that need to be made. Anyone here playing it?

Doomedspeed · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:02

I've done well this sale:

Just Cause 2: £3.49
Torchlight: £3.24
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Total: NOT ENOUGH!

Nothing else i've really fancied, to be honest. Wouldn't mind titan quest.

Energizer Bunny · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:05

Black Ops for £20? Is that some sort of joke?

Name · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:07

GoblinKingUK said:
Looking through the sales I see Hard Reset: Extended Edition is on 75% discount at £2.50

is it any good?

Yes, its a good looking game, and very challenging on the higher difficulty, can be completed in 4 hours though, without the DLC. Linear shooter but a very colorful and immersive one i found. Definintely worth the punt.

Craig1981 · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:11

CHokKA said:
What are the thoughts on The Walking Dead??

I've played the first 2 episodes. Very good game in my opinion. Probably not to everyones tastes though. It uses a lot of QTE events, especially during encounters with walkers. Its not really meant to be an action orientated game though. Its more heavily focused on character and story development. All the decisions you make during the game to carry on from episode to episode and can affect what characters are left alive and how people react to you ingame. Definetely worth playing, especially at price its at now.

Tune · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:11

anyone know what the flash sales were before these ones? been sleeping and missed a few i think.

GoblinKingUK · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:13

name89 said:
Yes, its a good looking game, and very challenging on the higher difficulty, can be completed in 4 hours though, without the DLC. Linear shooter but a very colorful and immersive one i found. Definintely worth the punt.

cheers. . . for that price not to sure why I asked really

. . . SOLD

Frenzy · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:15

Save me

Jul 19

You now own Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition, Demigod, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.

Jul 16

You now own Age of Empires® III: Complete Collection.

Jul 15

You now own The Walking Dead, Batman Arkham City: Harley Quinn.

You added The Darkness II to your wishlist

Jul 14

You now own Alan Wake, Alan Wake Developer Commentary, Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

You now own From Dust, Assassin's Creed Revelations, Assassin's Creed Revelations - Standard Key, Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Ancestors Character Pack, Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack, Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Lost Archive, Max Payne 3, Anno 2070, Anno 2070 - Standard Key, Anno 2070 - The Keeper Package, Anno 2070 - The Development Package, Anno 2070 - The Eden Series Package, Anno 2070 - The Central Statistical Package, Anno 2070 - The Crisis Response Package, Anno 2070 - The Distrust Series Package, The Silent Running Package, The Nordamark Line Package, The E.V.E. Package.

Craig1981 · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:16

Frenzy said:
Save me

Jul 19

You now own Sins of a Solar Empire: Trinity, Galactic Civilizations II: Ultimate Edition, Demigod, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion.

Jul 16

You now own Age of Empires® III: Complete Collection.

Jul 15

You now own The Walking Dead, Batman Arkham City: Harley Quinn.

You added The Darkness II to your wishlist

Jul 14

You now own Alan Wake, Alan Wake Developer Commentary, Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

You now own From Dust, Assassin's Creed Revelations, Assassin's Creed Revelations - Standard Key, Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Ancestors Character Pack, Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Mediterranean Traveler Map Pack, Assassin's Creed Revelations - The Lost Archive, Max Payne 3, Anno 2070, Anno 2070 - Standard Key, Anno 2070 - The Keeper Package, Anno 2070 - The Development Package, Anno 2070 - The Eden Series Package, Anno 2070 - The Central Statistical Package, Anno 2070 - The Crisis Response Package, Anno 2070 - The Distrust Series Package, The Silent Running Package, The Nordamark Line Package, The E.V.E. Package.

If we cant save ourselves, how can we save you?

dmcg · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:17

really want the old rainbow six games I've seen them on steam before but not on atm

Frenzy · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:17

True... maybe I should actually start playing these games then I'll be too busy to check on the sale!

Durzel · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:19

Energizer Bunny said:
Wow I'm very glad I only paid £15 for Max Payne 3. It really is not a very good game. In fact its a 10 hour cut scene with about 4 hours of gameplay kicking in occasionally. Admittedly those 4 hours are good fun but they come in such short bursts. Watching an unskippable 7 minute cutscene to then be allowed to press forward (and no other button) for 30 seconds to move along a ledge, then kicking into another cutscene is ridiculous.

I'm sorry rich storytelling isn't your thing, maybe you should play Tetris.

The funny part is that there's actually 4 hours worth of cutscenes in 15+ hours of total gametime, so it's the exact opposite of your exaggerated claim.

smit101 · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:28

Story driven games such as Max Payne 3 are where it's at for me, love this type of game and have no problem sitting through extended cut scenes, I'd imagine it would pretty difficult to tell a decent story with depth, without them tbh! It seems like the ADHD crowd should avoid Max Payne 3, stick to COD!

thenewoc · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:30

CHokKA said:
What are the thoughts on The Walking Dead? I listen to the Gamers With Jobs podcast and they loved it, but I was just wondering what the general consensus is. I have DayZ but that's obviously quite an open free-roaming Zombie survival game. The Walking Dead fits in with the rest of the Walking Dead universe, telling a story from survivors. The Gamers With Jobs chaps thought it was absolutely engrossing and really tough to play at times with the decisions that need to be made. Anyone here playing it?

If you search youtube for zackscottgames he has a play through of the first 2 instalments. I thought it seemed good at first but when I saw dayz realised TWD might lack involvement.

sunny007 · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:36

Isn't Arma online only?

Energizer Bunny · 20 Jul 2012 at 10:48

Durzel said:
I'm sorry rich storytelling isn't your thing, maybe you should play Tetris.

The funny part is that there's actually 4 hours worth of cutscenes in 15+ hours of total gametime, so it's the exact opposite of your exaggerated claim.

I'm sorry you consider Max Payne 3 to be rich storytelling. Seriously that concerns me as it has got to have one of the most contrived, hackneyed and plodding plots of any game I have played in recent memory. And I played Metal Gear Solid 4.

In any case you completely misunderstood the point I was making - I didn't complain about the plot in the first place, I complained about the ratio of gameplay to cutscenes. Having a cutscene almost every time you walk through a door (and that is not an exageration) is immersion breaking to say the least and actually harms the storytelling. You only need to look back to Half Life or Bioshock to see you can tell a very compelling story without ever resorting to cutscenes.

Can you provide a source for your claim that the cutscenes are limited to 4 hours. It feels dramatically longer than that to me and the other poster (who felt it closer to 70%) above. Even if you are correct to have c25% of your game as a cutscene says something.