Steam sale, again! UPDATE: Xmas sale [Archive]

Dagless

Nov 26, 2009, 08:04 AM

Well there's another sweet-as-hell Steam sale going on right now. Just bought GRID and Osmosis for £5.75. Seriously what is that? A bus ticket and a very cheap sandwich.

From the sounds of it they're having a new bunch of sales every day. Today the THQ collection is 50% off, Farcry 2+DLC is £9.99, the new Batman game is £14.99, Lucas Arts premier pack is 60% off.

ltldrummerboy

Nov 26, 2009, 05:10 PM

raggedjimmi, do you mean Osmos? I picked up that and Grid for $9.49 US. Unbelievable deal. I'll be keeping a close eye on Steam for the next few days.

Dagless

Nov 26, 2009, 05:38 PM

Osmos, that's the one. It kind of has a cheap, Flash-like quality to it but it's worth the £2 I think. GRID's still downloading.

JackAxe

Nov 27, 2009, 03:35 PM

Now buy a G25 or G27 racing wheel! GRID with a wheel is completely different and better experience than with any gamepad. :)

Dead Space is worth buying. It's easily one of the better games I've played in recent years. It doesn't require much power and if you guys do pick it up, I can tell you how to get it to be mouse-happy.

Eidorian

Nov 27, 2009, 03:36 PM

No goodies that I want, yet.

Dagless

Nov 27, 2009, 03:47 PM

Just bought KotOR today for £1.75. This whole thing is mentals, I'm looking to double my Steam collection for under £20 the rate this is going.

Left4Dead 2 is down to £22. Cheeky Valve... they just released the game!

Eidorian

Nov 27, 2009, 03:49 PM

I got L4D2 in the 4 man pack for US$33.75 already. :D

ltldrummerboy

Nov 27, 2009, 05:04 PM

Can't wait to see what's there tomorrow morning. Did they do anything like this last year? I wasn't running Windows/using Steam then.

Dagless

Nov 27, 2009, 06:37 PM

They had a Christmas-New Year sale, not sure on the exact dates but back then I bought Fallout 3, L4D, Blue Shift, Opposing Force and Bioshock for £50. Bioshock was £3 :eek:.

Dagless

Nov 28, 2009, 10:12 AM

Can't view the offer page (servers are being very hammered) but on the front page it says Left4Dead 1 is now £6.

!

Eidorian

Nov 28, 2009, 11:07 AM

I'm considering a gift copy of Left 4 Dead and a Borderlands 4 man pack.

CylonGlitch

Nov 28, 2009, 11:49 AM

Store Website Link to Specials (http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday)

Summary :
Order of War : $9.99
City of Heroes Architect Edition : $9.99
Spore : $19.99
Resident Evil 5 : $24.99
Borderlands : $33.49
Ghostbusters : $9.99
Left 4 Dead : $7.49
Trine : $9.99

Dagless

Nov 28, 2009, 12:11 PM

Might get Trine tomorrow, it's the only game this week that I don't want/already have.

juanster

Nov 28, 2009, 01:10 PM

blarggg i just paid 30 for L4D like two weeks ago

CylonGlitch

Nov 29, 2009, 12:08 PM

Today's (Sunday) Sales :

Eve Apocrypha : $4.99
Battlefield 2 Complete Collection : $14.99
Lucidity : $2.49
TrackMania United Forever : $19.99
Prince of Persia : $14.99
World of Goo : $4.99
GuildWars Trilogy : $24.99

sysiphus

Nov 30, 2009, 10:35 AM

Mirror's Edge is up for $5 today...tempting...

Eidorian

Nov 30, 2009, 10:50 AM

Mirror's Edge is up for $5 today...tempting...I'm going to order it at work since we have fiber here. :cool:

CylonGlitch

Nov 30, 2009, 10:59 AM

Monday's Sales :

The Chronicles of Riddick : Assault on Dark Athena $9.99
Mirror's Edge $5.00
Call of Juarex : Bound in Blood $20.99
Quantz $2.00
Evil Genius $2.49
Dawn of Discovery $34.99
The Secret of Monkey Island : Special Edition $2.49
Section 8 $24.99

Dagless

Nov 30, 2009, 03:18 PM

Mirrors Edge; bought! Was only £3.50ish. Won't run on this iMac properly so its one for the shelves for now.

JackAxe

Nov 30, 2009, 04:17 PM

If you can run UT3 or even Mass Effect, you can run Mirror's Edge. It's a really good game and well worth that price. It took me some time to get used to the fighting, but once I got it, it was cake. It also plays way better with a mouse, as you can quickly target where you need to jump, punch, grab, etc.

I bought Lucidity. The game looks nice, but the play style is, well, kind of lame. At $2.49 I figured I'd give it a try, but I really would rather see a more traditional 2D platformer here, not this lazy game style.

I already bought Secret of Monkey Island "DOUCHE" edition at $9.99, or would have picked it up at this new price. Just to ramble further, it really ticks me off that the team that reworked this game were not only sloppy -- probably because they were rushed, but they really had no clue to who Guybrush Threepwood is, let alone a basic understanding what kind of game they were remaking. The updated controls are also quite bad and actually add more steps to get something done than the older method. The team that redid this really missed the mark. Anyways, at least there's a douche-off mode, which puts the game in its better and intended state, the classic mode.

Dagless

Nov 30, 2009, 05:51 PM

Eidorian

Nov 30, 2009, 06:07 PM

I do regret not getting Trine at discount now.

JackAxe

Dec 1, 2009, 03:37 AM

My machine won't, there's something in the U3 engine that just throws performance out the window on this computer. Bioshock (hybrid Unreal Engine 2+3) also plays poorly. Which is funny because L4D1 and 2 both run well (50-60fps).

And GRID is awesome! I've been looking for a really good quality racing game to get my teeth into. I think this is it :D.

I haven't had a problem with any UT3 based game. :o But, I need to note that BioShock's hybrid engine is kind of crap. Even though FRAPS says the game is running at 60 fps without fault, it seems to stutter here and there. It did this on my 9600GT(Desktop version, so 64 stream cores) and now my GTX275. It's just a crappy engine, especially when compared to L4D2, which like the first one NEVER EVER EVER stutters with all detail on max at 1600x900.

NOW BUY A WHEEL! :D Trust me, GRID shines with a good wheel. The forcefeed back is excellent and with the rotation set to 180 or 200, the game controls awesome. Codemasters is king of PC racer arcade/sims in my book. I'm really looking forward to Dirt 2.

Eidorian

Dec 3, 2009, 09:11 PM

Mirror's Edge is so pretty. I advise cranking up the AA and texture quality though at 1680 x 1050.

It's a beautiful game but the problem is you have to run like hell. There's no chance to enjoy it.

Dagless

Dec 22, 2009, 08:22 PM

So here we are at the epic Holiday sale. Almost everything (from what I've seen!) is discounted.

Picking up Trine, GTAIV (£5!) and some smaller retro games that I couldn't justify spending real money on.

Unreal Pack - £7
GTAIV - £5
STALKER - £1.39
id superpack - £19
World of Goo - £4
Audiosurf - £1.50
Braid - £1.70
etc

Eidorian

Dec 22, 2009, 08:25 PM

I have my original UT discs and the previous collection as well. I got UT 3 for $7 off of Steam and I remember that sale increasing the user base by at least 300%.

I just bought Flashpoint with my friends. I'll be picking up GTA IV tomorrow once this download is done.

Mackilroy

Dec 22, 2009, 09:11 PM

Man, so many cheap games but so little time to play them. Haha.

sikkinixx

Dec 22, 2009, 10:18 PM

My Visa is crying tears of joy and sadness....

CylonGlitch

Dec 22, 2009, 10:36 PM

Specials of the Day :

S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl -- $1.99
Mirror's Edge™ -- $4.99
Defense Grid: The Awakening -- $2.49
Operation Flashpoint: Dragon Rising -- $19.99
Grand Theft Auto IV -- $7.49

There are MANY other great savings.

ltldrummerboy

Dec 22, 2009, 11:42 PM

It looks like 90% of the games on Steam are on sale. These prices are unbelievable. Here are my purchases for today. I can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store.

sikkinixx

Dec 23, 2009, 12:01 AM

I snagged GTA4 (Triple dipped on it now... jebus), Stalker and Bucket of Blood... a cool 11$ USD. Noice!!! But damn, almost 20GB of downloads. GTA is HUGE

apfhex

Dec 23, 2009, 03:34 AM

Torchlight went on sale for $10 over the weekend but it's still going as part of this promotion. Awesome game, and even more desirable since we won't be seeing Diablo III in 2010. :rolleyes: I was going to wait for the Mac port but it was too cheap to pass up. :D

The Fallout 3 GOTY Edition sale is a fantastic deal if you still haven't played it. You're saving like $60 off the original prices. :eek: If I didn't already have 3 of the expansions, this would be cheaper than buying them separately.

Dagless

Dec 23, 2009, 05:05 AM

I'd be tempted to get Fallout 3 GOTY if they let you gift off the non-GOTY edition. Already bought that during the last sale. Ah well.

Oblivion+Morrowmind Deluxe packs are tempting me muchly.

txa1265

Dec 23, 2009, 07:39 AM

I grabbed the Eidos pack, so I can re-get Batman Arkham Asylum (already played and traded off physical version), and also so I could get digital Deus Ex ... and everything else is just sweet ...

Another great deal is 'A Farewell to Dragons' for $15 ... but I've not played enough of mine to fully recommend it ...

dubbz

Dec 23, 2009, 10:41 AM

Some prices are insane enough that I can't resist buying, even if I know that I probably won't have time to play half of them. Basically just throwing money at them here :p

I do hope they publish some kind of stats from these sales.

Also saw someone link two sites that listed Steam sales:

http://www.steamgamesales.com/
http://tinydragonapps.com/steam/

nick1516

Dec 23, 2009, 11:14 AM

Does anybody know what settings assassin's creed will run on on the mac in my sig.? That's one of the few games that have xbox controller support that I'm interested in :o

ZazenZach

Dec 24, 2009, 12:29 AM

Does anybody know what settings assassin's creed will run on on the mac in my sig.? That's one of the few games that have xbox controller support that I'm interested in :o

i have the same setup. it will work. not even at medium settings, but it will work nonetheless

nick1516

Dec 24, 2009, 01:17 AM

i have the same setup. it will work. not even at medium settings, but it will work nonetheless

Okay thanks, I guess I'm going to find the exact settings soon, 84% done downloading.

Dagless

Dec 24, 2009, 04:49 AM

Picked up Alpha Prime for 56p (or so). It's not great and so far seems a total Doom/Prey hybrid clone. Gonna get that Grid tower defence game before it goes back to the normal price too.

nick1516

Dec 24, 2009, 06:56 AM

Picked up Alpha Prime for 56p (or so). It's not great and so far seems a total Doom/Prey hybrid clone. Gonna get that Grid tower defence game before it goes back to the normal price too.

Same here, I figured at $0.99, it wouldn't exactly be a lost if I didn't like the game.

CylonGlitch

Dec 24, 2009, 11:07 AM

sysiphus

Dec 24, 2009, 01:09 PM

Oooh, I want to pick up that Square Enix pack :)

ltldrummerboy

Dec 25, 2009, 12:28 AM

Today's 12/24 Deals

Football manager 2010 -- $29.99 (25% off)
Left4Dead2 -- $33.49 (33% off)
Need for Speed Shift -- $37.49 (25% off)
Serious Sam HD -- $9.99 (50% off)
id Super Pack -- $23.79 (66% off)

None of these seem like a steal unless you actually had your eye on one beforehand. I would love it if they had COD 1 & 2 on sale tomorrow.

Dagless

Dec 25, 2009, 10:20 AM

45 mins until the next update. Whilst the L4D2 deal is great I don't regret buying it on prepurchase (£26).

Grid Tower Defence Thingy was a great steal. Spent a good few hours on it last night :o. There (so far) is nothing new in the gameplay department but it's nice to play a pure tower defence game on a PC.

I'm hoping for an Oblivion discount at some point.

CylonGlitch

Dec 25, 2009, 11:03 AM

12/25/09 Update

Elf Bowling : Hawaiian Vacation -- $1.00 (90% off)
Cogs -- $1.99 (80% off)
King's Bounty : Armored Princess -- $9.99 (75% off)
Red Fraction Guerrilla -- $9.99 (75% off)
Battlefield 2 : Complete Collection -- $7.49 (75% off)
Resident Evil 5 -- $24.99 (50% off)

Eidorian

Dec 25, 2009, 11:06 AM

I knew it'd be smart to hold out for Red Faction: Guerrilla.

ltldrummerboy

Dec 25, 2009, 12:56 PM

I don't think I'll be able to pass up Red Faction and the Battlefield 2 collection.

thejadedmonkey

Dec 25, 2009, 01:15 PM

Drats! After vowing to not buy steam, I just ended up spending $1.50 on a FPS to get my rage out... and it'll be waiting for me when I get back to uni :D

CylonGlitch

Dec 26, 2009, 12:31 PM

12/26/09 Update

Prototype -- (50% off) $19.99
Dragon Age : Origins Digital Deluxe Edition -- (25% off) $48.74
Lumines Base+Advance Pack -- (80% off) $2.99
Star Wars Premier Pack -- (50% off) $24.99
Torchlight -- (75% off) $4.99
Universe at War: Earth Assault -- (75% off) $4.99
Dragon Age : Origins (25% off) $37.49

Looks like I'm picking up Torchlight.

Eidorian

Dec 26, 2009, 12:33 PM

I was considering Torchlight but I want something with multiplayer. Steam's servers must be getting hit hard because it's tough to get progress on any of my games.

Dagless

Dec 26, 2009, 02:03 PM

That Star Wars pack looks tempting, but it comes with a subscription-based MMO, nah.

ltldrummerboy

Dec 26, 2009, 02:25 PM

I bought Shattered Horizon a couple days ago and it gave me 3 invites good through January 22. Anybody interested?

Edit: 2 left.

Dagless

Dec 27, 2009, 11:04 AM

I'd ask and that game looks superb, but it needs DX10 so I'm out with my XP:o.

Todays deals;

Zombie Driver £1.74
Dead space £5.09
Pop cap collection £26.49
Hearts of Iron 3 £6.24
Day of Defeat Source £1.49

Zombie Driver is a definite for me.

CylonGlitch

Dec 27, 2009, 11:06 AM

12/27/09 Update

Complete PopCp Collection -- (50% off) $49.99
Hearts of Iron III -- (75% off) $7.49
Day of Defeat: Source -- (75% off) $2.49
Zombie Driver -- (75% off) $2.49
Dead Space -- (66% off) $10.19

alam

Dec 27, 2009, 02:46 PM

dead space 9.99$ :eek:
on this xmas savings iv bought like 13 games for less the 240$, this means each game coast me about 18.5$ cooool :eek:
dragone age
overlord duel package (I-RH-II)
red faction Dual Package (1-2-Gurrilla)
borderlands+zombie dlc
left 4 dead 2
serious sam hd
mirror edge
Bat Man
Jericho
imagine all of these for less than 240$
this is my biggest game packs i've ever bought in my life lol
but the only & the last game i'm still waiting to drop is cod mw2
damn they just don't want to drop the damn price
anyways happy xmas to all and enjoy your games

Eidorian

Dec 27, 2009, 06:27 PM

I bought the Unreal Pack for a friend. I was playing my $7 copy of UT3 and they were jealous of my sprees. They weren't too keen on Unreal Tournament in the past but after a few hours of playing and nostalgia factor for me they loved it.

Dagless

Dec 28, 2009, 12:46 PM

The Orange Box £8.49
Burnout Paradise: The Ultimate Box £4.99
Prey £1.35
Killing Floor £3.74
Space Siege £3.74

Word of warning though - Burnout Paradise installs some software for ingame advertising. They also never released the Big Surf Island DLC for the PC version. Just so you know.
Bought Prey, already played it years back but for that price it's worth it just so I can give away my old DVD version. And the Orange Box, amazing price!

ltldrummerboy

Dec 28, 2009, 04:08 PM

If I buy The Orange Box does anyone know if I can gift TF2 since I already own it?

Dagless

Dec 28, 2009, 04:39 PM

If I buy The Orange Box does anyone know if I can gift TF2 since I already own it?

You can gift out Valve games if you already own them, yea. At least that's what they said to people who already owned HL2 and bought the Orange Box.

UH OH they're ran out of keys for Prey, so they've put up Bioshock instead. Question: with it going on sale almost every time there is some kind of event who doesn't already have it?

dyoungh

Dec 28, 2009, 05:27 PM

Are they still going to have the sale after the holidays?http://www.sharepic101.com/img/5/L.gif

Dagless

Dec 28, 2009, 05:52 PM

It ends on the 3rd of Jan.

ltldrummerboy

Dec 29, 2009, 12:41 AM

I bought The Orange Box and it didn't come with an extra copy of TF2. I'm not complaining since I got it during the $2.50 Halloween sale. But then again I did pay for two copies. Strange.

JackAxe

Dec 29, 2009, 12:56 AM

WT...! Not that I want this game, but Prey says that it's sold out. How the freak does a DIGITAL COPY sell out? :)

Dirt 2 is only $31, but I want the game retail.

chill.

Dec 29, 2009, 01:28 AM

WT...! Not that I want this game, but Prey says that it's sold out. How the freak does a DIGITAL COPY sell out? :)

Dirt 2 is only $31, but I want the game retail.

valve is the distributor and only gets X number of keys from the developer to sell

JackAxe

Dec 29, 2009, 02:09 AM

Good point, but still it wouldn't take much to generate more keys. To me the whole thing seems silly.

Dagless

Dec 29, 2009, 06:14 AM

The tinfoil hat theory is that Prey wasn't selling well (it didn't make it into the top 20 sales when it "sold out", also Stalker ran out of keys but was still on sale), so 2K decided to throw in a guaranteed big seller - Bioshock.
It is a bit odd though.

And I forgot how freakin awesome the intro to Prey was!

CylonGlitch

Dec 29, 2009, 12:34 PM

12/29/09 Update

Silent Hill Homecoming -- $9.99
Mr. Robot --* $1.99
Jade Empire™: Special Edition --$3.75
King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame -- $19.99
Stormrise -- $7.49
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor -- $7.49

txa1265

Dec 29, 2009, 12:45 PM

Jade Empire™: Special Edition --$3.75
Seriously - if you haven't bought this game yet ... do it NOW!

King Arthur - The Role-playing Wargame -- $19.99
There are still bugs, but this is a solid strategy game with some RPG elements and the developers keep issuing patches. I'm just starting, but have heard good things from friends.

Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor -- $7.49
Again - if you are a RTS fan, you should have played this.

robj

Dec 29, 2009, 12:49 PM

I don't like very much today sales :(

Jade empire is a pretty good game, but I played long time ago on Xbox.

Dagless

Dec 29, 2009, 01:27 PM

Nothing for me today. None of them interest me at all.

sysiphus

Dec 29, 2009, 01:31 PM

Nothing for me today. None of them interest me at all.

Ditto. Still vacillating on the Square Enix pack--don't really want to pay for FFXI, but it would be kind of fun to try, I guess...

SilentPanda

Dec 29, 2009, 01:35 PM

I'm incredibly glad and also happy on days when when there is nothing that interests me... I don't spend any money (yay!) but I don't get any new games (sad).

Dagless

Dec 30, 2009, 11:18 AM

Max Payne 1- £1.49
Max Payne 2- £1.49
Osmos- £1.39
Civilization 4- £4.42
FIFA Manager 10- £20.09
Left4Dead- £6.24!!!
And 2 Civ4 expansion packs.

Funnily enough it's cheaper to buy the Max Payne 1+2 pack than getting them both separately. Which I think I'll be getting, already own Osmos and L4D and the rest dont interest me :o. Also: Max Payne 1 was brilliant.
Update: They've taken down the Civ4 packs and added World at War.

sikkinixx

Dec 30, 2009, 11:24 AM

Max Payne 2 was better.

I want the Civ 4 expansion, but I own the DVD version of Civ 4 and expansion packs on Steam require the Steam version of vanilla Civ :( Looks like I will just have to wait until the whole pack goes on sale.

SilentPanda

Dec 30, 2009, 11:52 AM

According to the forums Max Payne 2 doesn't work under Windows 7.

Also Civ 4 Colonization is stand alone. Civ 4 has two expansions though (Warlords and Beyond the Sword). Apparently if you buy Civ 4 and Beyond the Sword, you only need to install Beyond the Sword and it comes with everything from Civ 4, Warlords, and Beyond the Sword except for the scenarios from Warlords. There's no need to download vanilla Civ 4 but you do need to own it from Steam.

Edit: Actually it looks like the Civ 4 complete edition is once again ~$13 so there's really no reason not to get that if you're going to get Civ 4. World at War is on the front page now and they just removed Colonization and Beyond the Sword but they are still on sale.

Dagless

Dec 30, 2009, 12:11 PM

Eidorian

Dec 30, 2009, 12:45 PM

So what is Civ4 all about? The metascore and fanbase make me want to play it and £8 for the whole thing is nice (though I set a limit of how much I'm gonna spend in this sale period). But what exactly do you do in these games? Are they like Sim City, or Advance Wars or whatnot?It's like Advance Wars with city building at the start and a huge tech tree. You have to take into account a lot of infrastructure but they're improved the automation of your worker units.

Be ready for hours to complete game.

SilentPanda

Dec 30, 2009, 01:28 PM

At its basic level, you start Civilization with a settler unit and shortly place it somewhere to make a city. That city gets resources which allow you to have some money, advance in science, build buildings, and units. It's not as much city planning as Sim City. You build a building because it gives you (for instance) double food production. Once you feel your city is in a good spot you can build a settler and make another city, then start doing roads, railroads, that kind of thing. You have a whole science tree (http://www.civfanatics.com/images/civ4/techtree/civ4techtree92005.jpg) which you'll need to go through to go from throwing spears to making an International Space Station. You can also build wonders of the world which give your civilization some sort of benefit. For instance in Civ 1, I'd often build the Great Library early on because if any 2 of the AI civs discovered something, I would also get it. It's much more involved than I've described but quite fun.

If you play the game on easy you can pretty much not worry about a great deal of stuff but there are several levels of difficulty, most of which I never play because I'm that bad. :) It is turn based and there's actually a board game of it too.

There is FreeCiv (http://freeciv.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page) which I've personally never played but should be somewhat similar.

ltldrummerboy

Dec 30, 2009, 04:35 PM

I've only ever played the Modern Warfare series. Is COD5 similar to these as far as gameplay? How long is the campaign?

sikkinixx

Dec 30, 2009, 05:54 PM

I've only ever played the Modern Warfare series. Is COD5 similar to these as far as gameplay? How long is the campaign?

You mean World at War? The basic gameplay is the same, but WWII weapons are hard to go back to after playing MW1 & 2. I could never get into it like I could CoD2.

Damn Steam sales... made me buy Civ IV AGAIN. $13 for the whole pack, can't really turn it down. There goes so many more hours of my life...

CylonGlitch

Dec 31, 2009, 11:05 AM

12/31/09 update

Half-Life: Source-- $7.49 (25% off)
Crysis® Maximum Edition -- $39.99 (0% off)
Medieval II: Total War -- $4.99 (75% off)
Street Fighter® IV -- $29.99 (25% off)
Shattered Horizon -- $14.99 (25% off)
Multiwinia + Darwinia -- $7.49 (50% off)

Wow, they went all out on these, most are a whopping 25% off. :(

ltldrummerboy

Dec 31, 2009, 11:29 AM

Eidorian

Dec 31, 2009, 11:36 AM

Really? I'm seeing at least 66%, most are at 75%.It looks like some of the price cuts took a few minutes to kick in. There wasn't a single discount on the Crysis bundle now it's 66% off.

I was going to say that everyday isn't Christmas but today's deals are in line with the previous ones. I might have to pick up Crysis Maximum.

ltldrummerboy

Dec 31, 2009, 11:54 AM

Eidorian

Dec 31, 2009, 01:01 PM

I was going to pick up the Crysis pack until I saw the SecuROM 5-machine activation limit. Multiple layers of DRM really tick me off.I'll definitely not be buying that game then.

On another note, everyone here should get Shattered Horizon. I (perhaps impulsively) bought it a few days ago and it's definitely worth even the $15 I paid.I was thinking about this game as well.

CylonGlitch

Dec 31, 2009, 01:48 PM

It looks like some of the price cuts took a few minutes to kick in. There wasn't a single discount on the Crysis bundle now it's 66% off.

WOW, they did make some big changes, I wonder why, maybe people complained? :D At least now they are realistic!

UPDATED 12/31/09

Shattered Horizon -- $4.99 (75% off)
Medieval II: Total War -- $4.99 (75% off)
Multiwinia + Darwinia -- $2.99 (80% off)
Crysis® Maximum Edition -- $13.59 (66% off)
Half-Life: Source -- $2.49 (75% off)
Street Fighter® IV -- $9.99 (75% off)

CylonGlitch

Dec 31, 2009, 01:57 PM

I was going to pick up the Crysis pack until I saw the SecuROM 5-machine activation limit. Multiple layers of DRM really tick me off.

On another note, everyone here should get Shattered Horizon. I (perhaps impulsively) bought it a few days ago and it's definitely worth even the $15 I paid.

Ok, I give, I just purchased Shattered Horizon. I was going to get Crysis but I agree, that DRM really sucks. I mean, that's why we use steam isn't it, to get away from crap like that?

Dagless

Dec 31, 2009, 05:29 PM

I would buy Shattered Horizon but it won't work on my PC (XP, and I'm not moving). HL Source would have been a definite but I own HL1 already and I find the engine more than adequate for it!
Getting Darwinia+Multiwinia though. Would have bought Crysis if not for the DRM. But there's a big upheaval about it on the Steam and EA forums so...

I know EA tried to bring people back in with some good looking games but they're still the uber d**ks they always were.

CylonGlitch

Jan 1, 2010, 11:05 AM

Happy New Year!

Specials for 1/1/10

Sam & Max Complete -- $14.99 (75% off)
Mass Effect -- $4.99 (75% off)
Portal -- $4.99 (75% off)
DOOM Pack Complete -- $13.59 (66% off)
Devil May Cry 4 -- $22.49 (25% off)
RedLynx Trials 2: Second Edition -- $2.49 (75% off)

CylonGlitch

Jan 1, 2010, 11:09 AM

So tempted to buy Mass Effect, looks good but I don't know if I will have time to play it anytime soon. BTW I picked up Mirrors Edge the other day and tried it yesterday for the first time. WOW! Great, great game!

If you haven't played Portal, don't pass this one up, incredible game.

sikkinixx

Jan 1, 2010, 11:12 AM

Glad today is disappointing. I have already spent too much on Steam the past week!

Dagless

Jan 1, 2010, 11:39 AM

Already own most of the games on sale today :o. I'd buy the Doom and Portal ones. Trials looks interesting and some buddies on Steam really recommend it... but I'll skip. More moolah for tomorrows potential greats!

ltldrummerboy

Jan 1, 2010, 03:09 PM

I picked up Mass Effect. I was thinking about Sam & Max but I haven't even finished Monkey Island or the Wallace & Gromit games I already bought.

MacRumorUser

Jan 1, 2010, 03:39 PM

Glad today is disappointing. I have already spent too much on Steam the past week!

I hate this thread..... I've spent a small fortune on STEAM too.

So far....

Monkey Island
Bioshock
Mass Effect
Stalker : Clear Sky
Darwinia
Multiwinia
Ghostbusters
Trails 2
Braid
Crysis | Crysis Warhead
Portal
Sam & Max : Complete Pack

I'm tempted with the Eidos pack too... :(:(:(

gman901

Jan 1, 2010, 06:31 PM

Question about the Eidos pack... I already played through Batman AA on my PS3 and had recently purchased TR Underworld before the big sale. Do you guys still think the Eidos pack is worth it? Most of the other games really do not interest me as much as the Batman game and TR series; however I have never played any of the other games in the package. Thanks.

SilentPanda

Jan 1, 2010, 06:40 PM

gman901

Jan 1, 2010, 06:58 PM

Deus Ex is apparently a good game but the graphics are fairly dated if that would bother you. I recently bought it and it seems decent but not sure how long I'll play it due to the old graphics. I'm sure it looked fine in the day but yeah.

The Hitman series are decent but again, older graphics. They can be somewhat frustrating as they are often trial and error in attempting to figure out what you are supposed to do.

I didn't care for Kane & Lynch myself.

I've played a few of the thief games and thought they were fine but one ended up devolving into zombies which made me quit and another bugged out on my such that it was unplayable for me.

Honestly if you've already played Batman and Tomb Raider (which are the big games there) you'd almost be better off not getting it. Mini Ninjas was okay if you like collection games but that's pretty much all that is.

Now if you didn't own Batman or Tomb Raider I'd say get it and the other games would just be extra.

Agreed! That's what I was thinking as well. Although, Batman wouldn't be a bad game to play again, especially since I did not collect everything. I am not worried about older graphics - they would probably play better on my MBP. I am more interested in gameplay - I am currently playing Uncharted 2 on my PS3 and I absolutely love this game. On my MBP I am playing MW2, Crysis and HL2 ep 1. I think Steam is such an awesome portal for gamers.

Cougarcat

Jan 1, 2010, 08:38 PM

Deus Ex is apparently a good game but the graphics are fairly dated if that would bother you. I recently bought it and it seems decent but not sure how long I'll play it due to the old graphics. I'm sure it looked fine in the day but yeah.

I hope for your sake you don't quit. It's such an amazing game, probably my favorite game of all time. If the graphics are bothering you, you might want to try out the high-res texture mods that exist, such as hdtp (http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/) and New Vision (http://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-new-vision)

SilentPanda

Jan 1, 2010, 08:47 PM

I hope for your sake you don't quit. It's such an amazing game, probably my favorite game of all time. If the graphics are bothering you, you might want to try out the high-res texture mods that exist, such as hdtp (http://www.offtopicproductions.com/hdtp/) and New Vision (http://www.moddb.com/mods/deus-ex-new-vision)

I'm sure it's a decent game and when it came out I'm sure it was phenomenal. I've only gotten through the first mission and I can see that when it came out it would have been excellent but otherwise it's kinda... whatever as far as games today go.

tominated

Jan 1, 2010, 10:25 PM

i've pretty much drained my paypal completely thatnks to this bloody sale. I've bought both stalker games, operation flashpoint, shattered horizon and mass effect.

Eidorian

Jan 1, 2010, 10:28 PM

I'm really enjoying the new gameplay additions in Civilization 4 and the soundtrack is great as always.

Dagless

Jan 1, 2010, 10:41 PM

Apparently the next update is the final one. I'm hoping they've saved some really ace deals till last (hope we see a novelty 99% off game, like HL1).

Just got round to playing Jedi Knight - Dark Forces 2 for the first time since the demo in 1998 or so. It's actually brilliant and the level design puts Valve to shame. If I could recommend any cheap game its that.

ltldrummerboy

Jan 2, 2010, 12:14 AM

I'll be sad to see this sale come to an end. Maybe after it's all over we can exchange Steam usernames and play some TF2 or Shattered Horizon.

Cougarcat

Jan 2, 2010, 12:16 AM

Apparently the next update is the final one.

No daily deals for the last day, the 3rd? Would seem odd if true.

Dagless

Jan 2, 2010, 06:49 AM

I'm going off what folk are saying on the Steam forums. Some say there will be a update saying its the final day of the sale.

CylonGlitch

Jan 2, 2010, 11:04 AM

1/2/10 Update

The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind® Game of the Year Edition -- $4.99 (75% off)
Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 -- $10.19 (66% off)
Painkiller: Collectors Pack -- $8.74 (75% off)
Trine -- $4.99 (75% off)
Counter-Strike: Source -- $4.99 (75% off)

Eidorian

Jan 2, 2010, 11:16 AM

http://store.steampowered.com/news/3299/

Looks like there is one more day after today of holiday sales.

nick1516

Jan 2, 2010, 12:15 PM

Does anybody recommend morrowind if I already bought fallout 3?

SilentPanda

Jan 2, 2010, 01:16 PM

I personally enjoy the combat mechanic a lot more in Fallout 3 than in Morrowind. I find the random flailing of a sword to be klunky. But overall the game was pretty good. For $5 you'll get a ton of gameplay out of it.

CylonGlitch

Jan 3, 2010, 11:03 AM

1/3/10 (Last Day!)

Grand Theft Auto IV -- $7.49 (75% off)
Torchlight -- $4.99 (75% off)
BioShock™ -- $4.99 (75% off)
Defense Grid: The Awakening -- $2.49 (75% off)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl -- $2.00 (90% off)
Killing Floor -- $4.99 (75% off)
Left 4 Dead 2 -- $33.49 (33% off)

Dagless

Jan 3, 2010, 11:05 AM

Well that's a bit of a bad ending. Just 7 games that have already been in the daily sales.

Eidorian

Jan 3, 2010, 11:09 AM

I have mixed feelings about today. It's nice to see some deals again since I didn't get them the first time around but I also wanted something new.

ltldrummerboy

Jan 3, 2010, 11:12 AM

Same here Eidorian. Still can't decide on GTA4.

txa1265

Jan 3, 2010, 11:28 AM

Same here Eidorian. Still can't decide on GTA4.

Crappy port of an over-rated game ... what is there to decide. (and yes, I paid full price for it :( )

Eidorian

Jan 3, 2010, 11:31 AM

Same here Eidorian. Still can't decide on GTA4.Yeah I'm stuck on the same game.

Crappy port of an over-rated game ... what is there to decide. (and yes, I paid full price for it :( )But I want to like it so much.

Dagless

Jan 3, 2010, 11:44 AM

I bought GTAIV just so it's in my steam list. It will never run on this computer but I still run around in older GTA games for fun and I expect to do the same in this one (played the Xbox one a bit).

Bought-
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For what its worth, yesterdays items are still on sale too. Trine and Morrowind haven't changed in price at least. update: not anymore they're not :o.

ltldrummerboy

Jan 3, 2010, 11:51 AM

I've already bought something like 200 hours of singleplayer gameplay from Steam since this sale started. I think I'll be skipping GTA.

robj

Jan 3, 2010, 12:05 PM

What a dissapointing day :(

i was expecting a great end and all you can find is the same again

BTW, if you didn't take torchlight yet, it's a great value.

MyDesktopBroke

Jan 3, 2010, 12:09 PM

What kind of tax do they charge? I have a prepaid giftcard with exactly $5.00 on it. Would I be able to get Torchlight with that?

Cougarcat

Jan 3, 2010, 12:34 PM

What kind of tax do they charge? I have a prepaid giftcard with exactly $5.00 on it. Would I be able to get Torchlight with that?

As long as you don't live in Washington state, yes.

Torchlight is coming out for the mac, so you might want to wait. It's the only reason I'm not picking it up.

Dagless

Jan 3, 2010, 12:43 PM

Torchlight is coming out for the mac, so you might want to wait. It's the only reason I'm not picking it up.

But will it be crazycheap like it is on Steam?

Cougarcat

Jan 3, 2010, 12:48 PM

Probably not, but I don't mind paying a little more for a native mac experience.

Rodus

Jan 3, 2010, 01:19 PM

Looks like the steam servers are being battered heavily, took me 2 hours to pay for GTA4 and Torchlight. Anyhow, those 2 plus the Painkiller set and DoW2 all for less then £30 is pretty good.

txa1265

Jan 3, 2010, 01:50 PM

But I want to like it so much.

And honestly, at that price you might as well buy it.

chill.

Jan 3, 2010, 03:36 PM

Probably not, but I don't mind paying a little more for a native mac experience.

steam's low prices, achievements, and steam friends integration made me pull the trigger. but if you want to support the indie developers more, then it's better to buy straight from runic games

Dagless

Jan 3, 2010, 04:07 PM

Okay, bought Fuel too. No more games. :o
Though I love the Steam sale. I've spent £55 and got 25 games.

ltldrummerboy

Jan 3, 2010, 07:26 PM

Okay, bought Fuel too. No more games. :o
Though I love the Steam sale. I've spent £55 and got 25 games.

Thanks for mentioning it, I had no idea it was 80% off.

PS- I ended up spending $84 for 19 games. Not bad at all.

sikkinixx

Jan 3, 2010, 07:48 PM

Kind of glad today isn't amazing. I found the sales really started to slow down the last few days. Those first few were expensive... I still REALLY want The Witcher but honestly... I have so many backlogged games that I doubt I will ever get around to playing it.

txa1265

Jan 3, 2010, 08:55 PM

I still REALLY want The Witcher but honestly... I have so many backlogged games that I doubt I will ever get around to playing it.

Too bad - if you like story-driven RPG's with excellent writing it is one of the best of the decade.

Acorn

Jan 3, 2010, 09:06 PM

I grabbed the witcher for 13 bucks yesterday. also bought red alert for i think 9 dollars. they have bioshock for 5 bucks. I may get that just to play through it again. some really good deals on a lot of their games these past few days.

im gonna miss these sales when their done

ltldrummerboy

Jan 4, 2010, 11:31 PM

I created a thread for Macrumors members to post their Steam usernames in if they'd like to play online with other members.

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?p=9040163

Also, does anyone think it would it be worthwhile to create another thread to discuss future weekly Steam deals?