Comments on: Ubisoft: Some Of Their Games Are Inexpensive

By: jalf

jalf — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:13:59 +0000

@Paul_M: My GoG bought copy of BG&E works great under Win7 x64 as well. I haven’t bothered with EAX workarounds though.

I had to disable HW vertex processing in the launcher to eliminate a bit of graphics corruption, but other than that it’s been a surprisingly smooth ride.

Does no-one else see this as an advantage?

Eh, it’s convenient, sure, but often, it’s not really a big issue for me. If you preorder a game from Amazon or other online stores, they generally ship it a few days before launch so you have it on release day. If I feel like playing a game all of a sudden then yes, I sometimes grab it from Steam. But more often, I’m happy to wait a couple of days to get the nice boxed version, usually at half the price or less.

The convenience of not having to wait for a game to be shipped to me doesn’t outweigh the crazy Euro prices on most of Steam’s games.

(And as someone said above, once I’ve ordered it, why not pirate it as well? Best of both worlds, no?)

By: Paul_M

Paul_M — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 20:02:17 +0000

Thanks – I risked it and bought it in the meantime. It’s about time I gave it a go – a shameful gap in my computer gaming experience.

By: EvaUnit02

EvaUnit02 — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 13:43:12 +0000

@Paul_M:-
My Steam bought copy of BG&E works fine under Vista x64, once I used a work-around from the forum (+ ALchemy to regain the EAX support).

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=682893

By: Blather Blob

Blather Blob — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:14:14 +0000

@Alex
The SavyGamer “what’s for sale on Steam/Gog/Impulse/GamersGate/D2D/various websites I’ve never heard of that offer to ship things to you in exchange for numbers prefaced with £-symbols” posts seem to have become a weekend thing here, so I’m sure the Ubisoft pack on Steam will be mentioned at some point.

By: Paul_M

Paul_M — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 20:34:59 +0000

Does BG&E work on Vista? Steam says not..

By: Alex

Alex — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:57:25 +0000

This post should really be updated to reflect the Steam Weekend Deal.

By: Carra

Carra — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:16:10 +0000

Also, kings bounty up for €9.99 at gamersgate!

By: Carra

Carra — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:54:25 +0000

Already found the $9.99 price tag a bit too high for Beyond good & Evil as it was up on Steam for €5.00.

And now I also get Dark Messiah for $9.99. Sold!

Bit sad to see Steam trying to steal gogs customers though (don’t tell me it’s a coincidence that those games are on sale the week GoG sells them). I really like GoGs service. But I like my wallet more.

By: jonfitt

jonfitt — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 18:16:26 +0000

GAH! I was going to purchase my first GoG game, but now Steam has 4 for the same price. I already have FarCry and 1946, but still DMoM and BGaE for $10 is a deal.

By: Gorgeras

Gorgeras — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:49:16 +0000

I’m surprised at Dark Messiah’s meta-score. I watched the videos and the combat looks brilliant even if the graphics are obviously dated. The player score is somewhat higher and only the magazines that don’t matter gave it below 80.

I will take this offer. Take it and rub it on myself.

By: danielcardigan

danielcardigan — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:21:55 +0000

or £8.99. I’m really getting to like digital distribution again. I bought 8 games off Steam last weekend and nearly spent twenty quid.

By: ZIGS

ZIGS — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:20:40 +0000

I buy off Steam because then I have a game to play within an hour or so. Ordering off Amazon etc. means I’d have a game to play within a day or two. I’m willing to pay a few quid more to have the game ASAP.

Does no-one else see this as an advantage?

I just play a pirated version while the legit one doesn’t arrive. lol, sometimes, after the legit ones arrives, I just keep playing the pirated one with the unopened box next to me (happened with Burnout paradise). Heck, I paid for it so it’s ok