Will there be a Steam Xmas sale?

leon4112 · 27 Dec 2016 at 10:18

Steam sale has lost the same excited feeling for me but it might be because I've bought most half decent games I have 380 ish now on steam and struggle to find anything in the sale I want.

kinger8938 · 27 Dec 2016 at 11:01

Bought and finished fire watch, story seemed really good but let down by a nothing ending imo

Tempted by darksiders franchise as I haven't played the 2nd one

mark43 · 27 Dec 2016 at 11:23

House said:
Satellite Rain, Synicate type iso game, looks great so far has COOP as well so could be a laugh.

Does look good, I've had it on my wishlist for some time so think I'll finally grab it at this price.

Oh Ed not again. · 27 Dec 2016 at 11:29

Limbo and Inside, SOMA and soon Satellite Reign. Should keep me busy for a bit.

havenrl · 27 Dec 2016 at 13:50

Got;
Wasteland 2 directors cut
Pillars Of Eternity expansion (white march 1+2)
Divinity Original Sin ee

All from the gog sale and not steam.

Re-installed nwn1 + 2 as well.

All these games will keep me well busy now..

Relentless81 · 27 Dec 2016 at 14:13

Just bought Satellite Reign, didnt know it existed until I read the above and I loved Syndicate

nashathedog · 27 Dec 2016 at 14:18

String said:
I've had £25 in my Steam account for the past 3 weeks as I got a refund on Deus-Ex coz it ran like ****.

Even during this current sale season I can't find anything to spend it on. Maybe I'll pick up Dishonored 2 if it's fixed (which reminds me, I'll need to have a read through that thread).

Gimpymoo said:
No deep discounting across the board.

Seems like trying to reverse the trend.

CHokKA said:
Unfortunately, the Steam sale has lost its lustre. The offers don't appear to be particularly good this year, nor were they last year. It just seems to be on for the sake of being on.

I was going to ask if it's just me who's disappointed in the lack of good deals in this seasons sale. But it seems not.

LewisRaz · 27 Dec 2016 at 14:38

CHokKA said:
Unfortunately, the Steam sale has lost its lustre. The offers don't appear to be particularly good this year, nor were they last year. It just seems to be on for the sake of being on.

That said, I am looking for a new RTS and maybe an RPG game to play. I have been looking at Company of Heroes 2. I loved the first game, but after Dawn of War 2 was released and had no base building whatsoever, I am worried about what they did with CoH 2 in that regard. Is it still a similar formula to the original? Unfortunately I don't really have a lot of time to sit down and look into it (I'm a busy Dad!), hence I thought it a wise option to post up here and ask those that have played it.

I am not expecting it to be like C&C base building, I just want something where you establish a home base, put up defenses, and then head out to attack the enemy. Is that how it plays out in CoH 2?

As for the RPG, I have also been looking at Pillars of Eternity. I understand it's only single-player, but it seems to get really good reviews. I want the usual class mix of sword-and-board tank, maybe a rogue or assassin-type character, and some casters. Does Pillars of Eternity fit the bill, or is there something else that's similarly suited?

Many thanks all! I hope you all had an amazing Christmas with your families

CoH 2 is more like Dawn of war 2. For that reason I prefer the first game of both series.

Digital X · 27 Dec 2016 at 14:45

Got refunded on DOOM, just cannot find it entertaining.

I did play the demo and gave it yesterday, 1 hour 34 minutes. Just not my cuppa tea. However I did buy Quake 1 yesterday and having a blast. :/ What gives?

antijoke · 27 Dec 2016 at 15:10

Thinking of picking up;

The Witness
Hacknet
Braid
Pony Island
Stanley Parable
Beginners Guide
Stick of Truth

Nate75 · 27 Dec 2016 at 16:41

I grabbed Thumper yesterday. I know it's not the deepest of games but it's intense as it gets lol.

lokiss · 27 Dec 2016 at 17:39

Picked up Thumper yesterday. It's aces on the vive, the retro look actually plays on the lower resolution for a positive effect.

Just bought Redout. After playing the demo, it had to be had.

MarkeR · 27 Dec 2016 at 19:42

Guys

Can someone else check their bank statement please.

Bought broken sword trilogy and I cannot see the purchase on my bank account.

I do however have a payment for TSI Paymentwall, which looks roughly for the correct amount but it has been changed to euros and an extra €1 taken for exchange.

Just want to make sure it is for steam. And if they are charging in euros now, hey can sod off.

Wilko_Dog · 27 Dec 2016 at 19:45

Decided to buy sfv for the pc instead of renewing my ps plus subscription as it's the same price (£14)

Only problem is it's a bit of a grind to unlock the dlc characters

Jaridan · 27 Dec 2016 at 20:39

So far ive bought
Cities Skylines
Faster than light (which is surprisingly addictive)
Dishonoured
Also bought a Steam link, will be interesting to see how well it works.

Sega Mega Dave · 27 Dec 2016 at 20:51

Only bought The Witcher 3 GOTY Edition. Looks beautiful but my god its boring and the combat is just dire. Not sure if I can be arsed with it.

jasoncb · 27 Dec 2016 at 21:01

Sega Mega Dave said:
Only bought The Witcher 3 GOTY Edition. Looks beautiful but my god its boring and the combat is just dire. Not sure if I can be arsed with it.

Doesn't sound like the game for you then.

heartburnron · 27 Dec 2016 at 23:36

kinger8938 said:
Bought and finished fire watch, story seemed really good but let down by a nothing ending imo

Tempted by darksiders franchise as I haven't played the 2nd one

Darksiders 2 is awesome and the remastered version looks great. Do it.

Gimpymoo · 27 Dec 2016 at 23:48

mark43 said:
I'm not sure why that's embarrassing? Dodgy goods being cheaper than legit goods is surely expected.

The grey market sellers have "fixed" costs to the commodities they are re-selling. They have a minimum bottom line to sell at or they lose money.

Publishers directly on Steam have no such "fixed" overhead per sale. They could heavily discount in the sales beating the grey market sellers and STILL be in profit.

That is why it is embarrassing.

I would like to see the sales trends of this versus past sales.

Personally, I miss the daily flash sales. That enabled bigger discounting as they knew it would not be long term and many purchasing are doing so on a whim so any money is good money.

oldestgregg · 27 Dec 2016 at 23:51

Picked up a Steam link and controller. Supposed to be £49.99 inc delivery but I bought a £50 wallet top up for £46-ish off of CDkeys and paid that way.

Games wise though there was nothing I wanted. Those days of crazy prices and stupid deals are long gone