PC Bargains

[SirKicksalot]

Rebellion games are 50% off this weekend over at gog.com.

It's sad that Rogue Trooper is still with Eidos. That game is SO GOOD.
I'm sort of baffled they're not making another Judge Dredd game now that there's a movie coming.

[Labbes]

Since Dungeon Siege 3 is 5$ at amazon.com (game downloads), what does the forum think about it?
Apart from the key bindings, which are total crap.

Edit: I see I have not gone back enough pages to check whether someone else already asked the same question.

[Freud]

I played Dungeon Siege 3 with a gamepad and it worked fine. I think it would probably be a bit messy with keyboard and mouse. It's a fun game even though the game systems are a bit all over the place, the maps are extremely linear (and painfully narrow) and the combat a bit repetitive. I enjoyed the story for the most part.

I'd recommend it if you are a fan of the genre. The combat system is more like Dragon Age 2 (without the ability to give orders or pause) than the predecessors. You control one character and use abilities which has cooldowns. You also have two stances for each character that you can switch at any point in battles.

I played through the game + DLC in 18 hours so there is a decent amount of content.

[Giaddon]

The combat system is more like Dragon Age 2 (without the ability to give orders or pause) than the predecessors. You control one character and use abilities which has cooldowns.

Huh? The system is nothing like DA2 and your abilities don't have cooldowns.

But yes, the game is great.

[Althea]

The combat system is more like Dragon Age 2 (without the ability to give orders or pause)
In other words, it's traditional hack 'n' slash/action RPG game play.

[Flint]

Gamersgate are having a Sega sale week (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/all?prio=relevance&q=segaweek&pg=1).

Looking at the list, I never even knew Billy Hatcher had a PC release.

[sabrage]

Gamersgate are having a Sega sale week (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/all?prio=relevance&q=segaweek&pg=1).

Looking at the list, I never even knew Billy Hatcher had a PC release.
...That's crazy. First I've ever heard of it as well.

Sabrage recommends Vectorman and Shinobi III: Revenge of the Shinobi Master to those of you who are Genesis/Mega Drive deprived, so... Classics Collection 1 seems the way to go.

[Althea]

If you want a fairly solid racer for single-player or same-PC split-screen, I'll throw in a recommendation for Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing.

It's not the prettiest game, it's not the best racer and so on, but it's fairly good, performs well and is great for killing time. I certainly don't regret spending money on it.

[The JG Man]

I also strongly recommend Sonic Generations as an all-round great platformer, as well as for people who've ever enjoyed it, as well as the Sonic CD re-release which is really well done and sets a high-bar for re-releases. I'm sure there are other, non-Sonic games there of interest...like Renegade Ops, you should definitely get that.

Oh, and don't buy Sonic 4 Episode 1 if you're expecting a traditionally classic Sonic game.

[Althea]

I'm sure there are other, non-Sonic games there of interest...like Renegade Ops, you should definitely get that.
Unless you have extremely limited patience.

[qizarate]

Just a quick note for anyone thinking of picking up Shogun 2 in the gamersgate sega sale. It's actually cheaper (£4.59) to buy a boxed copy from amazon, and it's always nice to have boxes: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Shogun-Total-War-PC-DVD/dp/B003PJ6C96/ref=sr_1_1?s=videogames&ie=UTF8&qid=1336252766&sr=1-1

[trjp]

Unless you have extremely limited patience.

Renegops is old-school arcade-action in that it does like to say "Oh you died - do that ALL OVER AGAIN" quite a bit.

The thing is tho, it's so much FUN that you hardly care (if you do care, you probably shouldn't be playing it in the first place!!)

[Althea]

Renegops is old-school arcade-action in that it does like to say "Oh you died - do that ALL OVER AGAIN" quite a bit.

The thing is tho, it's so much FUN that you hardly care (if you do care, you probably shouldn't be playing it in the first place!!)
I was thinking more about the controls. They're a pain in the arse.

[qizarate]

This was brought up a little while ago, but just as a reminder, amazon's Oh so fine bundle went on sale today.

psychonauts+stacking+costume quest: $9.99
psychonauts: $1.99
stacking: $7.49
costume quest: $2.99

I'll certainly be picking up psychonauts m'self. Played the demo years and years ago, loved it but never got round to picking it up. It will be something to dive into after playing the stay-up-all-night-to-finish-essays game.

edit: Whoops, forgot the link - http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/ref=amb_link_362964402_3?ie=UTF8&docId=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=right-blog-0&pf_rd_r=143XAWECZVJ3FG7P4FVK&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=1367411322&pf_rd_i=979455011

[trjp]

I was thinking more about the controls. They're a pain in the arse.

Plug-in 360 controller, play

What's so difficult??

[Althea]

Plug-in 360 controller, play

What's so difficult??
Cars handle like drunks, shooting is more about Spray'n'Pray than anything else.

[sabrage]

Cars handle like drunks, shooting is more about Spray'n'Pray than anything else.
Did you turn on the alternate control settings with the 360 pad (assuming you have one)? I forget whether it defaults to tank controls or the opposite, but you want the one that it doesn't default to. I did, as the WIT noted, flip over quite a bit still, but I chalked that up to inexperience.

[Althea]

I think I switched it to tank but didn't notice a difference.

[Althea]

Nevermind, worked out what I was doing wrong. I was using that Roxy or Dixy or whatever her name is.

Switched to one of the DLC characters and it's fine now. But the game's still a dick. I got a rating of "Poor" yet it doesn't explain why :(

[Corpekata]

http://www.shopto.net/DOWNLOAD/VIDEO%20GAMES/DWNLD28020-Saints%20Row%20the%20Third.html

Saint's Row the Third for 6.85 pounds, or roughly 11 USD. Steamworks.

Speaking of this deal, looking for a Brit to do some data smuggling for me. Shopto doesn't like Americans for downloads (hell, I can't even register on the website, but that appears to be an issue with just me). Looking to do a trade of roughly equal value on whatever site you like. Game is Steamworks so the user would just need to copy paste the key.

[jnx]

Gamestop (former Impulse) is selling King Arthur 2 for 10 euros. That's a price I could pay even with the technical issues the game apparently still has. But with Warlock and Diablo 3 around the corner, guess I'll skip this one yet again.

[eRa]

Gamestop (former Impulse) is selling King Arthur 2 for 10 euros. That's a price I could pay even with the technical issues the game apparently still has. But with Warlock and Diablo 3 around the corner, guess I'll skip this one yet again.

Asides from the technical issues, even part one runs not all too smoothly in big battles, how is the AI in part two?
The battlefield AI of the first one was stupid to the point where you could win with just one fast unit running around capturing victory locations.

[trjp]

Cars handle like drunks, shooting is more about Spray'n'Pray than anything else.

That's weird because, to me, it feels spot-on and is huge fun.

Did you ever play Jackal? The Konami arcade machine this is clearly inspired by. My fave game ever, the ONLY arcade machine I can clock...

[Althea]

That's weird because, to me, it feels spot-on and is huge fun.

Did you ever play Jackal? The Konami arcade machine this is clearly inspired by. My fave game ever, the ONLY arcade machine I can clock...
I said in an earlier post that I realised the problem was me choosing the wrong character. I didn't realise the others handled so differently. I switched to Crystal and all's better now. I think the Railgun is a bit too reliant on precision for a twinstick, but once I chose her I really began to get into it.

And no, I haven't played Jackal.

[Clovis]

Gamestop (former Impulse) is selling King Arthur 2 for 10 euros. That's a price I could pay even with the technical issues the game apparently still has. But with Warlock and Diablo 3 around the corner, guess I'll skip this one yet again.

Is anyone else having trouble with Gamestop Downloads? I wanted to start downloading Arkham City, but I can't even login. The forum indicates that their servers have been down since yesterday. Apparently they have a new version (which they are annoyingly calling an "app") of the program. Not everyone seems happy about those changes, but many, like me, cannot even login.

[Janek]

Is anyone else having trouble with Gamestop Downloads? I wanted to start downloading Arkham City, but I can't even login. The forum indicates that their servers have been down since yesterday. Apparently they have a new version (which they are annoyingly calling an "app") of the program. Not everyone seems happy about those changes, but many, like me, cannot even login.
I just blew the dust off my old copy of Impulse and it worked fine (except for taking ages to log in), although I didn't actually try and actually do anything.

Edit: No wait I tell a lie it didn't log in at all, it just gave up and popped up my games list in offline mode.

[archonsod]

Asides from the technical issues, even part one runs not all too smoothly in big battles, how is the AI in part two?
The battlefield AI of the first one was stupid to the point where you could win with just one fast unit running around capturing victory locations.

The effect of locations on morale was removed; they're still in there but now all you get from capturing them is their bonus effect (spell/bonus resource after the battle etc). In terms of the AI it's fairly competent, although the combat has been overhauled somewhat, particularly with characters and magic. Usually the AI manages fairly well, but it's still prone to the odd outbreak of stupidity from time to time. I found the battles rather more engaging this time out, but whether that's because the AI has actually improved or simply that the combat overhaul lets it play to it's strengths I couldn't say.

[Sketch]

Crap, wish I'd bought Dungeon Siege 3 while it was on sale.

[jnx]

Crap, wish I'd bought Dungeon Siege 3 while it was on sale.

I too thought that Katarina looked good (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?316-Screenshot-thread&p=126372&viewfull=1#post126372).

[Sketch]

Yeah, not sure about the face though.

[Althea]

If you're in the UK then you can buy it for £5 or less via the Sold Out range.

Seriously.

[Freud]

Amazon: (http://www.amazon.com/Oh-So-Fine-Bundle-Download/dp/B007Z5Y9G4/ref=br_lf_m_1000716161_1_4_ttl?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&pf_rd_p=1367410502&pf_rd_s=center-3&pf_rd_t=1401&pf_rd_i=1000716161&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0PD36H57JSC22RH3T3DA) Double Fine Bundle (Psychonauts, Costume Quest and Stacking) as a download for $9.99

[goatmonkey]

I too thought that Katarina looked good (http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/forums/showthread.php?316-Screenshot-thread&p=126372&viewfull=1#post126372).

I would have purchased the game for sheer novelty value for having an item called "fierce stockings" had I known they were in there

[eRa]

GoG.com has Alan Wake (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/alan_wake) for $14,99.

[Althea]

GoG.com has Alan Wake (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/alan_wake) for $14,99.
Minus half of the extras you get in the retail version, I believe.

[Kodeen]

Minus half of the extras you get in the retail version, I believe.

Their little news blurb mentioned to stay tuned for more extras, which is a little weird unless there were additional rights they had to secure.

[Althea]

Their little news blurb mentioned to stay tuned for more extras, which is a little weird unless there were additional rights they had to secure.
Indeed. Think I'll get the retail version instead.

[Giaddon]

What do you see is missing from the GOG version of Alan Wake?

[Corpekata]

Soundtrack appears to be the big thing from just a cursory glance.

[Althea]

Soundtrack appears to be the big thing from just a cursory glance.
Yup, and considering GOG made a big "We include a soundtrack with every game!" gesture at their last conference (note: they don't. Most do, however) it's a bit of an egg-facial considering that versions of the game are out for a reasonable price (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Alan-Wake-Special-Edition-DVD/dp/B00741N9J2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1336492865&sr=8-3) with said content.

And now they're claiming it's "100% Perfect" (https://twitter.com/#!/GOGcom/statuses/199891872183881731).

Oh, GOG, when will you learn to shut up and just get games out? Your collective mouth has got you into trouble before.

[Revisor]

Uhm, 22 pounds is over twice as much as 15 dollars, no?
I for one am very happy with the Alan Wake DRM-free and cheaper release on GOG. It's exactly what I've been waiting for.

I don't care about the soundtrack.

[Althea]

$15 on sale.

Not saying you're wrong to buy it from GOG, just that for those on the fence the inclusion of physical tat and a soundtrack may sway it, 'cos come on, who watches those dev vids?

[Janek]

Speak of the devil, Alan Wake's turned up on Steam for £11.50 (including the soundtrack and extra gubbins). Admittedly a touch more than GOG, but maybe you really want the soundtrack.

[Kodeen]

Lol, they've been doing that for a few of GOG's "current" releases. Cheeky.

[Corpekata]

Lol, they've been doing that for a few of GOG's "current" releases. Cheeky.

I imagine it's more to promote Alan Wake's American Nightmare, which is now up for preorder than anything else.

[Kaira-]

$15 on sale.

Not saying you're wrong to buy it from GOG, just that for those on the fence the inclusion of physical tat and a soundtrack may sway it, 'cos come on, who watches those dev vids?

Yeah, a bit of weird choice to include the dev vids instead of soundtrack. I'm not complaining though, I already have the collector's edition for X360, so I bought this just to have a PC version and since it's DRM-free... no complaints from me.

[eRa]

GameFly has F.E.A.R. 3 (http://www.gamefly.co.uk/Download-FEAR-3-UK/5002581/?cid=f3gk050812#.T6l0LcXvh8E) for £3.25.

[AlexClockwork]

Portal 2 is 5,09€ on Steam. With the new Workshop implemention, it's such a Bargain...

store.steampowered.com/app/620 (http://store.steampowered.com/app/620)

EDIT: BTW... Which are your thoughts on F.E.A.R. 3? I'm thinking about buying it from GameFly.

[Spinoza]

Good offer on hugely and unfairly underrated PT Boats: Gold (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DDB-PTBG/pt-boats-gold-bundle).

[Janek]

Personally I couldn't get past the ridiculous scores and achievements and stuff popping up in the middle of the screen. Not the best way to build atmosphere, guys. It's a shame because the actual shooting and stuff is solid, although they still haven't recaptured the feel of the original.

[AlexClockwork]

Oh, that's a shame. I loved the original. I guess I won't be picking it up, then. :-(

[Corpekata]

Personally I couldn't get past the ridiculous scores and achievements and stuff popping up in the middle of the screen. Not the best way to build atmosphere, guys. It's a shame because the actual shooting and stuff is solid, although they still haven't recaptured the feel of the original.


I only rented it on consoles so I could be wrong but I could've sworn there was a way to turn off the near constant updates on achievement progress.

[Sketch]

If you can find someone to co-op it with it's hell of a lot of fun.

[SirKicksalot]

The action is better than the original's.

[byteCrunch]

$15 on sale.

Not saying you're wrong to buy it from GOG, just that for those on the fence the inclusion of physical tat and a soundtrack may sway it, 'cos come on, who watches those dev vids?

Sooner take an extra 25% discount, picking up both Alan Wake and American Nightmare for $26.23, or around £16 at the current rate, not to mention if GOG gets the soundtrack that will be added for free anyway.

[Althea]

Sooner take an extra 25% discount, picking up both Alan Wake and American Nightmare for $26.23, or around £16 at the current rate, not to mention if GOG gets the soundtrack that will be added for free anyway.
Yeah, but considering GOG's history with PR and shit, I'll stick to physical.

'cos I can.

[sejm]

Warlock: Master of the Arcane for £11.99 at PC World Downloads with code pcgamer20:


http://www.pcworlddownloads.co.uk/product/lp29689/warlock-master-of-the-arcane/

Activates on steam.

[RobF]

Fear3 is great. It's *incredibly* stupid, it makes no sense and it doesn't even make any bones about being anything other than a game where you use heavy weaponry to wipe out noisy enemies. With a mech if need be.

This is the first hour (http://www.merseyremakes.co.uk/gibber/2012/01/f3arthe-story-so-far/) (spoiler/not spoilers depending on how precious you are - don't be precious about the plot, you'll lose nothing) and it will break your brain with how daft it is. It's the last half hour of an eighties horror movie where they dispense with the plot and it ends up in a crazy loud special effects fest or something.

It.is.not.scary. Not at all. Doesn't need to be. It's got guns and mechs. It's ace fun and that's an ace price for it. And did I mention it's got a few big stompy mech sections? It's got a few big stompy mech sections.

It's not FEAR, it's definitely not a Monolith game, it's just this game, y'know?

[Kodeen]

Epic Games compilation soundtrack, for the price of free.

http://epicgames.com/community/epic-20th-anniversary-commemorative-soundtrack/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=Soundtrack

[Labbes]

Thanks Kodeen. I'm guessing the UT theme will never leave my head ever.

[Scumbag]

F.3.A.R. talk.

Hum... Fear 2 was a Steamworks game if I am correct. Is it the same for this one?

[SirKicksalot]

Hum... Fear 2 was a Steamworks game if I am correct. Is it the same for this one?

Yes.
Fear 2 was one of the first big 3rd party games that required Steam and had really shitty integration. As in no extras, Steam was just DRM. Fthreear has the whole package - achievements, cloud, leaderboards, coop.

[Winged Nazgul]

Hum... Fear 2 was a Steamworks game if I am correct. Is it the same for this one?

Yes. I bought it from Gamefly and I got a code to register on Steam.

[Corpekata]

Batman Arkham City is roughly 12.00 USD over at Gamersgate right now. Great deal if you managed to not bit at 15 dollars on Steam earlier.

AFF: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BMAC/batman-arkham-city?caff=3884871
Non AFF: http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-BMAC/batman-arkham-city

Other batman games are on sale too, like Arkham Asylum for 5.00 USD and Lego Batman for 7. All use securom it appears.

[jnx]

I would have bought the game from the steam sale but GFWL.

[renhoelder]

I would have bought the game from the steam sale but GFWL.

I think GFWL vs the enjoyment I got out of the game, then the couple of times the game had to restart because of GFWL updates, only at first, is well worth it. In the ~18h I sank into the game I had no more problems with it, once I start the game it loads and that's it. So for €9.50 (with IGN discount) it's well worth the price, IMO :)

[Winged Nazgul]

Weird. Never had any problems with GFWL completing both Arkham Asylum and Arkham City. I have heard the horror stories, though, of missing saves and weird updates.

[Althea]

Some people consistently have issues with GfWL, hence why they don't buy games with it in. Plus the only way to get the DLC is to use Microsoft's site.

Even I would prefer to use Steam in that case.

[Scumbag]

Yes.
Fear 2 was one of the first big 3rd party games that required Steam and had really shitty integration. As in no extras, Steam was just DRM. Fthreear has the whole package - achievements, cloud, leaderboards, coop.

Yes. I bought it from Gamefly and I got a code to register on Steam.


Cheers for the infos dudes

[Vexing Vision]

Not a bargain per se, but GOG just released Quest for Glory 1-5 for 9.99$, all together. Which is a pretty fair price.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

[Vexing Vision]

Some people consistently have issues with GfWL, hence why they don't buy games with it in. Plus the only way to get the DLC is to use Microsoft's site.

Even I would prefer to use Steam in that case.

I regreat buying the GFWL (disc) version of Arkham City. I wanted to grab some DLC for the game, and couldn't figure out how via GfWL, while Steam refused to believe I own the game. Bleh.

Will rebuy Arkham City via Steam eventually.

[Althea]

I regreat buying the GFWL (disc) version of Arkham City. I wanted to grab some DLC for the game, and couldn't figure out how via GfWL, while Steam refused to believe I own the game. Bleh.

Will rebuy Arkham City via Steam eventually.
Steam version also has GfWL, I believe.

[Vexing Vision]

Steam version also has GfWL, I believe.

Even worse that the two versions aren't compatible - but at least Steam offers the DLC on its own. Oh well. Publishers and games shouldn't STOP me from trying to give them money...

[Althea]

Not really an issue as far as I care, really. There's plenty of games with Steamworks integration on Steam copies but not on others. Dredmor comes to mind, for example.

[Birdman Tribe Leader]

not a bargain per se, but gog just released quest for glory 1-5 for 9.99$, all together. Which is a pretty fair price.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

YESSSSSSSSSS. Everyone go play quest for glory!

Edit: RPS ate my all-caps.

[AlexClockwork]

Hum... Thanks! Would like to know, though... Is it Steamworks? ^^

EDIT: Ups, forgot to quote. I was refering to Arkham City on GamersGate.

[Althea]

Hum... Thanks! Would like to know, though... Is it Steamworks? ^^
Is what Steamworks?

[AlexClockwork]

Sorry, I thought I was quoting... >.< I edited already. I was talking about Batman: AC. I would like to buy it on GamersGate, but I want it on Steam.

[Althea]

Buy it on Steam then, as it's only Steamworks if you buy it there.

[AlexClockwork]

Oh... I think I'll wait for the big summer sale, then, as it is a lot cheaper on GamersGate (with the IGN discount). ^^

[Althea]

Steam's weekend deals are Tropico 4 (play for free, too) for £10.19 or so and Company of Heroes.

First CoH is £1.39, the other two are £1.99 - the pack is £5.39. Yup, it's once again cheaper to buy them separately than it is to buy the pack, though for the sake of £0.02p I doubt most people will be bothered. But it's the principle. Or something.

[Doesn'tmeananything]

CoH add-ons are worthless anyway.

[Althea]

Yeah but Steve Blum.

[Doesn'tmeananything]

Is there a word-filter that changes 'also' to 'but'?

[Althea]

No. But Steve Blum.

[Sketch]

Just a question about Tropico 4, I own the gold version of 3 - is it worth bothering with 4? I've never actually played my copy of 3, so yeah.

[hariseldon]

There's a free weekend so it costs nothing to find out.

[nsane]

Someone could download the full game? Tropico 4

[Corpekata]

Join the Rockstar official group on Steam by Tuesday and get a free, nongiftable copy of Midnight Club 2.


http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames


MC2 apparently has issues with newer OSes, but hey, free right? There's apparently some work around too.

[The JG Man]

So, Company of Heroes, including the two packs (base game and first...xpac (?) and all three things to buy) and each COH is 80% off on Steam.

As someone who likes both Dawn of Wars and wants to see if I want COH2, should I just drop it on all three? It's £5.40. I won't have time to play the first one before the sale ends Alternatively, should I just get the first one then get the second two, if I even like the first one, in the summer sale when they'll probably also be 80% off?

[Kodeen]

Join the Rockstar official group on Steam by Tuesday and get a free, nongiftable copy of Midnight Club 2.


http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames


MC2 apparently has issues with newer OSes, but hey, free right? There's apparently some work around too.

For the price, it's worth trying to get it to work. Thanks.

[Heliocentric]

Got this for tuppence a while ago, its not bad, its very PlayStation 2, but if you can tolerate that you are laughing.

[TailSwallower]

As someone who likes both Dawn of Wars and wants to see if I want COH2, should I just drop it on all three? It's £5.40. I won't have time to play the first one before the sale ends Alternatively, should I just get the first one then get the second two, if I even like the first one, in the summer sale when they'll probably also be 80% off?

There's quite a lot of game in vanilla, and yeah, considering THQ's financial woes it's almost certain that they'll be at least 75% off again during the Summer sales. But that said, last time they were selling CoH at 80% off (or the time before that) I bought all three bits and don't regret it even if I haven't touched the expansions yet.

[Sketch]

Honestly you may as well jump on all 3 now. Having the extra units for skirmish adds quite a lot and 5.40 for the quality of those games is an absolute steal. You won't go wrong really.

[archonsod]

Just a question about Tropico 4, I own the gold version of 3 - is it worth bothering with 4? I've never actually played my copy of 3, so yeah.

Yup, if anything it's better to skip 3 and move straight to 4. Doubly so if you get the DLC expansion (Modern Times).

[vinraith]

Yup, if anything it's better to skip 3 and move straight to 4. Doubly so if you get the DLC expansion (Modern Times).

Whereas I'd say exactly the opposite. As best I can tell, Tropico 4 is virtually the same game as 3. Modern Times, by all reports, makes it a markedly worse game than 3, by providing tons of super-powered, tradeoff-eliminating buildings that destroy what little challenge there is in these games. Everything I've read about 4 has made me stick with 3 gold. There's apparently no significant advantage to switching to 4, and modern times is actively game-breaking.

[Heliocentric]

Just a question about Tropico 4, I own the gold version of 3 - is it worth bothering with 4? I've never actually played my copy of 3, so yeah.

3>4
4 has a better interface, and lovely characterful sub missions but honestly? It swings the difficulty into too easy violently. Tropico is best when you have people against the wall (literally) to get your own back from being against the wall (metaphorically), lie about building a church, imprison the religious factions leader and invest in modernising your weaponry while your people starve (ideally the troublesome religious folk you keep firing from jobs and evicting from property).

Take bribes from corporate sponsors to give them favourable rates on all exported fresh fruit and build a tinning factory with the bribe so you can bypass the contract without breaking it. But Offer enough clean housing and hospital access that the Russians really struggle to object enough to bring their navy in.

[Scumbag]

More Gamefly and F.3.A.R. stuffs

Just a quick warning to anyone: Tried to buy FEAR3 on gamefly. Wanted to know about the Steamworks feature as I remember there were issues when D2D became Gamefly and did not really trust them (Steam may be an evil, but not the greatest evil).
I try and make the payment and my bank locked my debit card, so if you Bank with RBS (yes true evil) be careful if you want that.

[Kiril]

Tropico 3 and 4 are very similar. Barring the differences already mentioned. I will say tho that I got it for $5 from Amazon.com at Christmas. I think the price they are asking for on steam is too high if you are a Tropico 3 player, there isn't enough at that price to justify it, but then again if you play a lot of it, you will get your monies worth

[Winged Nazgul]

Join the Rockstar official group on Steam by Tuesday and get a free, nongiftable copy of Midnight Club 2.


http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames


MC2 apparently has issues with newer OSes, but hey, free right? There's apparently some work around too.

Anything else you need to do to make the game show up on your Steam list? I joined their Steam group but nothing so far on my list or inventory.

[Althea]

Anything else you need to do to make the game show up on your Steam list? I joined their Steam group but nothing so far on my list or inventory.
You could read the group, of course:

Join the Official Rockstar Games Community on Steam at http://steamcommunity.com/games/rockstargames by 10 am Pacific Time on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, and receive one non-giftable copy of Midnight Club 2 in your Steam account by May 29th.

[Winged Nazgul]

Now that's just crazy talk!

[Thermal Ions]

Crap, wish I'd bought Dungeon Siege 3 while it was on sale.

You're in luck then, Dungeon Siege 3 and the DLC are both on sale over at Get Games for US$7.08 or separately for US$5.59 and US$1.49 respectively.

http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/dungeon-siege-3-bundle
http://www.getgamesgo.com/category/square-enix-sale

[arccos]

There's quite a lot of game in vanilla, and yeah, considering THQ's financial woes it's almost certain that they'll be at least 75% off again during the Summer sales. But that said, last time they were selling CoH at 80% off (or the time before that) I bought all three bits and don't regret it even if I haven't touched the expansions yet.

There seems to be no actual savings to buying the pack, so if you just want it for single player, just grab the first game. I imagine mulitplayer has moved on from that, if that's what you want. The single player seems closer to DOW 1 than 2.

[Kodeen]

Second Avernum trilogy for $9.60 on Steam, vs. the $45 it costs on his store.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/14583/

[trjp]

You're in luck then, Dungeon Siege 3 and the DLC are both on sale over at Get Games for US$7.08 or separately for US$5.59 and US$1.49 respectively.

http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/dungeon-siege-3-bundle
http://www.getgamesgo.com/category/square-enix-sale

Are you using the wrong currency symbol or are they really just selling in $ and £ at the same amount!!??

[Althea]

Are you using the wrong currency symbol or are they really just selling in $ and £ at the same amount!!??
No, because it's £5.68 for the double pack, not £7.08

[Rauten]

I'm getting the same amounts in €s as well, so... yeah. Really.

Edit: ok, guess it's just us €-ites that are getting screwed.

[trjp]

No, because it's £5.68 for the double pack, not £7.08

If you try to view that site in another currency, the pricing just goes screwy - I'm actually not sure what the proper price is because my browser is currently having a bit of a Frank Spencer over it...

It's not even a cookie issue - another browser is also having a tantrum - they really have an odd approach to currencies there!!

[hariseldon]

COH definitely worth the purchase, really very impressed so far!

[Tritagonist]

You're in luck then, Dungeon Siege 3 and the DLC are both on sale over at Get Games for US$7.08 or separately for US$5.59 and US$1.49 respectively.

http://www.getgamesgo.com/product/dungeon-siege-3-bundle
http://www.getgamesgo.com/category/square-enix-sale

Just as a heads-up: it seems payment for this game with PayPal is disabled, so you'll have to do so with a credit card. This probably won't be a problem for most people, though.

[Revisor]

Serious Sam 3 BFE on Amazon for 10$ (http://www.amazon.com/Serious-Sam-3-BFE-Download/dp/B007L87VYW/)

What's the consensus on this? I liked the old ones pretty much, is this an improvement?

[Thermal Ions]

Serious Sam 3 BFE on Amazon for 10$ (http://www.amazon.com/Serious-Sam-3-BFE-Download/dp/B007L87VYW/)

What's the consensus on this? I liked the old ones pretty much, is this an improvement?
It's nicely polished up "more of the same". If you like the old ones I'd say go for it at that price.

[Althea]

I just noticed something about the Company of Heroes deal.

CoH - £1.39
CoH: OF - £1.99
CoH: ToV - £1.99
CoH Gold (CoH+OF) - £2.99
CoH Complete (CoH+OF+ToV) - £5.39

Crap, I got my maths wrong. But still. Gold + ToV comes to £4.98 (not the figure I reported earlier) which is £0.41 cheaper than Complete. For the same stuff.

What the frak?

[sabrage]

I'd never played a Serious Sam game before and I thought 3 was awesome. Just bear in mind that the entire game is brown and ugly to poke fun at modern shooters.

[Similar]

I just noticed something about the Company of Heroes deal.

CoH - £1.39
CoH: OF - £1.99
CoH: ToV - £1.99
CoH Gold (CoH+OF) - £2.99
CoH Complete (CoH+OF+ToV) - £5.39

Crap, I got my maths wrong. But still. Gold + ToV comes to £4.98 (not the figure I reported earlier) which is £0.41 cheaper than Complete. For the same stuff.

What the frak?
They did something very similar with DOW1 in a Steam sale a while back; it was cheaper to buy Gold + ... some expansion, rather than the full bundle. Curious.

[arccos]

I'd never played a Serious Sam game before and I thought 3 was awesome. Just bear in mind that the entire game is brown and ugly to poke fun at modern shooters.

The older ones are even better in every department except the graphics. I highly recommend picking them up.

It's probably been said a hundred times before, but SS3 really didn't need most of the game to look like the modern shooters to make a point. Or to have the generic human enemies in every level. SS3 is fun, but a bit of a disappointment.

[Revisor]

From what I've heard only the first few levels are a parody of modern shooters, no?

[Roufuss]

From what I've heard only the first few levels are a parody of modern shooters, no?

Yes.

After Level 5 or so, it turns into regular Serious Sam gameplay. There is even a moment where Sam says something to the tune of "I'm home!" (I don't remember the exact joke) which signifies the end of the modern shooter joke.

[AlexClockwork]

Commandos Collection is 2,80€ on Steam, or 1€ each game.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4156/

[Tritagonist]

Commandos Collection is 2,80€ on Steam, or 1€ each game.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/4156/

For that price it's probably not much of a loss to pick them all up, but are there any fan favourites from that bunch that come particularly recommended?

[Althea]

Might also be worth verifying they work on modern systems.

[sabrage]

From what I've heard only the first few levels are a parody of modern shooters, no?
The entire game is brown, but the levels open way up after the first two (which I didn't think were particularly horrible, even.) I enjoyed it for what it was: an excellent way to kill off a bottle of whiskey and a rainy day.

[Sketch]

All of Commandos games are excellent, with 2 probably being the most well regarded, 3 being the worst.

If you have any problems, this should be all you need http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1331567

[Rauten]

A word of warning, they're hellishly hard.

As a personal favourite, I'd go with the first one, Beyond Enemy Lines, but I'm biased as it was one of the first PC games I ever bought.

[Althea]

Definitely a series from my childhood. I sucked at them, though.

[Roufuss]

Might also be worth verifying they work on modern systems.

The first two games don't.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1331567

Fixes are here; it was made by a fan on the Steam forums. It was on Megaupload, people have hosted it elsewhere since then.

I guess the link was already posted! Well, I can still add to it and say you gotta go right to the last page to get the fixes since Megaupload is no more.

[RobF]

Yes.

After Level 5 or so, it turns into regular Serious Sam gameplay. There is even a moment where Sam says something to the tune of "I'm home!" (I don't remember the exact joke) which signifies the end of the modern shooter joke.

Yeah, it gets really good after about an hour in. The problem with the modern shooter joke is that it isn't really a very good joke so you just end up wasting time until it gets all Serious Sam. And it does.

I loved going back to complete don't give a monkeys maps where you can clearly see where the arena begins and ends. And the giant sandworm that will eat you if you go outside it.

The last level is pretty terrible though. Probably hilarious to write and well into the realms of "how far is too far? this far!" but I just couldn't be arsed gritting my teeth through the gauntlet it lays down. But a pair of minor gripes for hours of solid, smiley shooty bang bang that I truly enjoyed loads.

[trjp]

Just as a heads-up: it seems payment for this game with PayPal is disabled, so you'll have to do so with a credit card. This probably won't be a problem for most people, though.
This is true - especially the bit about 'credit' card, because GetGames appear to be one of those companies who are blocked by many of the main banks for debit card transactions (see also pcworlddownloads.co.uk and a few other sites).

Worse still is they'll take your card details, send you a confirmation email but nothing else. No warning there's been a problem, nothing (definately not a game).

I've bought 3 things from GGG, 2 of those resulted in having to talk to their support people to actually find out what the hell was going on - won't bother again...

[Janek]

I know it's been heavily discounted in the past, but Just Cause 2 is up for £2.50 on Gamersgate (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-JC2/just-cause-2), and the DLC is discounted to a similar level (22p each for the smaller packs, 37p for the bigger ones)

Don't go for the Just Cause 2 complete pack (which includes the game and all DLC) as it's slightly cheaper to add everything individually. A fine way to use up some blue coins regardless.

[vinraith]

I know it's been heavily discounted in the past, but Just Cause 2 is up for £2.50 on Gamersgate (http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-JC2/just-cause-2), and the DLC is discounted to a similar level (22p each for the smaller packs, 37p for the bigger ones)

Don't go for the Just Cause 2 complete pack (which includes the game and all DLC) as it's slightly cheaper to add everything individually. A fine way to use up some blue coins regardless.

Do note that the game must be registered on Steam, which is either a plus or a minus depending on your proclivities.

[Kodeen]

Contemplating getting Dear Esther, which is half off on Steam. Reading through the corresponding Steam forum is hilarious. For people here who've played it, what did you think? I'm well aware of the length and type of gameplay, and they don't necessarily deter me if the game can successfully do what it was trying to do (which is the story, I suppose).

[Scumbag]

Contemplating getting Dear Esther, which is half off on Steam. Reading through the corresponding Steam forum is hilarious.

That can be said about almost any game, but I'm curious now.

EDIT: Read the posts quoted below. Yep, steam forums being steam forums.

[hariseldon]

Tbh I found Dear Esther fairly tedious. In terms of source mods telling a story, Stanley Parable did it better. I'm possibly missing something but I really couldn't find a single useful thing about it.

[Kodeen]

That can be said about almost any game, but I'm curious now.

"'Indie game' is a genre and YOU ARE RUINING IT!"

[Rauten]

I'll put it this way: I enjoyed the path, but not so sure I enjoyed Dear Esther, and kind of regret purchasing it.
The cave looks gorgeous though, they've taken the Source engine to it's extreme in that section of the game.

[Heliocentric]

I'll put it this way: I enjoyed the path, but not so sure I enjoyed Dear Esther, and kind of regret purchasing it.

The path annoyed me, skipping sale in 3...2...

[Scumbag]

Tbh I found Dear Esther fairly tedious. In terms of source mods telling a story, Stanley Parable did it better. I'm possibly missing something but I really couldn't find a single useful thing about it.

Its a very nice tech demo maybe?

[Vexing Vision]

Second Avernum trilogy for $9.60 on Steam, vs. the $45 it costs on his store.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/14583/

Avernum 6 still features the best boss-battles and set-pieces not only of any of the Spiderweb's series, but of nearly any RPG I can think of. If you liked Avadon, you owe it to yourself to play the far superiour Avernum 6. Especially as it doesn't cost anything.

[Ravelle]

Its a very nice tech demo maybe?

It's no tech demo because it was made within an already existing engine.

[sopabuena]

The whole concept of Dear Esther was really appealing to me. I'm all about story in games and I thought the move of having no gameplay at all was really ballsy and welcome if it could be pulled off.
The didn't pull it off. The game was tedious (snail like walking speed), the story was vague (to hide the fact that is not that good), the lack of interaction was really frustrating and the pacing was horrible. It looks nice, I guess.

[baby snot]

I wish I could recommend Dear Esther but I can't. Next best thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGFoh3-Zr-0).

[Kodeen]

Sounds like it reached and fell in the same way that Trauma did, and I really disliked that game. Guess I'll pass.

[Scumbag]

I wish I could recommend Dear Esther but I can't. Next best thing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zGFoh3-Zr-0).

Possibly the best thing to watch if you are interested in this. This guy seems to miss half the game out but it depends on if you give a crap or not.
Long story short; the entire point of the game is you are SPOILERS a seagull

[Similar]

ArmA Gold - $3.99 on GoG the next day or so:

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/arma_gold_edition

Wondering whether to get it. I don't really play MP (which has probably been replaced by ArmA 2 anyway) and I'm getting the impression people generally like ArmA: Cold War Assault better.

Obviously ArmA 2 would be best, but I think it'd kill my laptop.

[alms]

Greed: Black Border, 1 € from the publisher's site (http://www.headupgames.com/shop/index.php?l=english).

Enter the coupon "error37".

LOL!

[sejm]

Greed: Black Border, 1 € from the publisher's site (http://www.headupgames.com/shop/index.php?l=english).

Enter the coupon "error37".

LOL!

Steamworks?

[Rauten]

Posted it on the DayZ thread, but I figure it'd be best to post it here as well. Amazon rep has announced on the Cheap Ass Gamer's forum the upcoming deals for some sort of sale. Way too many list, the post is here (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317580).

[Winged Nazgul]

Aren't the Amazon deals usually US-only? Not that it matters to me, but it might to others.

[Rauten]

They are, but it's easily circumvented, just need to create an account with a US postal address, I've bought several items using my Spanish credit card and so far not a single issue.

[icupnimpn2]

Posted it on the DayZ thread, but I figure it'd be best to post it here as well. Amazon rep has announced on the Cheap Ass Gamer's forum the upcoming deals for some sort of sale. Way too many list, the post is here (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317580).

Quite a nice list. Divinity 2: DKS is absolutely worth $4.99, by the way. Won it from an RPS contest a while back as direct download from Focus Home Interactive's website. Will probably purchase the Steam key version in the sale tomorrow, though Amazon is also going to be selling a direct download (DRM free?) version. My computer was borked last month and I don't want to mess with Focus' site to reinstall. The game is a lot of fun and dialog and situations are amusing. It is on my "play more" list.

[AlonePlusEasyTarget]

Yeah, I'm eyeing on Divinity 2 too. Oh and Stronghold Collection and XCOM Complete. Maybe Battlestations Pacific too. Though I'm not sure how good that game will be.

[Wheelz]

From that amazon deal, is the Square Enix Ultimiate Collection worth picking up for someone who hasn't played any of those games predecessors?

I've heard whispers of good things about Supreme Commander 2, Lara Croft and the Guardian of light, and Just Cause 2.

[Althea]

Those three games are complete standalones, AFAIK, and have little to do with previous games bar their names.

I'll strongly recommend Just Cause 2 if you're a fan of dicking around in sandboxes.

[Heliocentric]

Parachute + grappling hook = fly forever

Seriously, I spend probably 60% of my time in just cause 2 gliding over beautiful vistas... Firing an assault rifle at passing cars.

[eRa]

I don't know if it can be considered a bargain, but GoG.com has Far Cry 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/far_cry_2_fortunes_edition) for $9,99.

[Althea]

A real bargain on GOG (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/torins_passage#s_0).

Torin's Passage. $6. When payday comes? I SHALL HAVE IT. YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

[Casimir Effect]

I don't know if it can be considered a bargain, but GoG.com has Far Cry 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/far_cry_2_fortunes_edition) for $9,99.
I think GetGames tends to have it for a similar price but for all the extra stuff you get that's a really good deal. While the game has been DRM-free for several years now it's still good to get the usual GOG extras. I can see a fourth copy of this game coming on (so far: retail, graphics card freebie, cheap Steam).

[Althea]

Plus it has the DLC pack included, which is great as you can't buy it and haven't been able to for years.

[Heliocentric]

Plus it has the DLC pack included, which is great as you can't buy it and haven't been able to for years.

The Farcry 2 dlc is on steam so, yunno, if you like steam i guess thats good.

[Althea]

The Farcry 2 dlc is on steam so, yunno, if you like steam i guess thats good.
No, it's just the Fortune's Edition which is Game + DLC, it's not the DLC on its own.

[Casimir Effect]

I'm confused, aren't both GOG and Steam selling the Fortune's Edition? As far as I can tell it's the same, except GOG gives you all the extra stuff and makes the price $9.99 rather than £9.99.

[Althea]

I'm confused, aren't both GOG and Steam selling the Fortune's Edition? As far as I can tell it's the same, except GOG gives you all the extra stuff and makes the price $9.99 rather than £9.99.
Yes, they are.

[vinraith]

DRM-free Far Cry 2? Curse you GOG, that's more of my money you'll be taking...

[vinraith]

Parachute + grappling hook = fly forever

Seriously, I spend probably 60% of my time in just cause 2 gliding over beautiful vistas... Firing an assault rifle at passing cars.

That's the only thing to recommend the game. I wish someone had told me that, as I don't get much out of flying around beautiful video game vistas with nothing interesting to do.

[Tritagonist]

Parachute + grappling hook = fly forever

Seriously, I spend probably 60% of my time in just cause 2 gliding over beautiful vistas... Firing an assault rifle at passing cars.

The 'Black Market Aerial Pack' DLC adds so-called Dual Parachute Thrusters, which do exactly what the name says. Just Cause 2 is definitely a great game, if perhaps not necessarily because of its main story gameplay.

[Casimir Effect]

DRM-free Far Cry 2? Curse you GOG, that's more of my money you'll be taking...
To give Ubisoft some due they actually made it (almost) DRM free when the 3rd patch came out. Once you installed it and put in the CD-Key that was it - no always-on connection, no install limit, no disc required to play. It became like Prince of Persia 2008 was in that regard.

Then they went insane and did the AssCreed 2 DRM.

[vinraith]

To give Ubisoft some due they actually made it (almost) DRM free when the 3rd patch came out. Once you installed it and put in the CD-Key that was it - no always-on connection, no install limit, no disc required to play. It became like Prince of Persia 2008 was in that regard.

Then they went insane and did the AssCreed 2 DRM.

I didn't notice, because I'd picked it up in a Steam sale so it was already DRM'd all to hell. Glad that Ubi did the right thing for once (shame it wasn't a trend) but regardless, it'll be nice to have a copy that's free of nonsense.

[Velko]

I had zero trouble with the Gamersgate version of FC2.

[Sketch]

That's the only thing to recommend the game. I wish someone had told me that, as I don't get much out of flying around beautiful video game vistas with nothing interesting to do.

It saddens me that you think this.

[Heliocentric]

It saddens me that you think this.

Yeah, while its no Red Faction Guerrilla the destruction is good in places. And grappling hooking people to passing cars or cars chasing you to lampposts or towing a scooter below your helicopter for use as a wrecking ball.

Eh, I enjoyed it most of all in the helicopters raining hell with cannons and missiles. Officers immunity to running over pee'd me off though.

[sopabuena]

There's an Ubisoft weekend sale at Steam. And Far Cry 2 is $6.99

[Heliocentric]

Ghost Recon Series is 75% off today on steam, it's not bad but honestly unless you want to play the old ones. Really lives in the new vegas games shadow.

[Insidious Rex]

Can anyone tell me how the Ghost Recon games run on 64bit Win7? I'm eyeing up that Ghost Recon Pack on Steam

[Sketch]

Me too. Although I hear the PC versions of GRAW were pretty rubbish (quite different too?) I should remember, I had/have the first one.

[zookeeper]

Can anyone tell me how the Ghost Recon games run on 64bit Win7? I'm eyeing up that Ghost Recon Pack on Steam

I've run GRAW 2 on win7 x64 with no problems, iirc. I don't think I ever tried the older ones on the new OS (they worked great on my xp laptop though).

Having said that I got it running, I never went back to it after about 3-4 hours. Never could get into it.

[Universal Hamster]

I remember the GRAW games being superb multiplayer fun on the 360, I wonder if it still stands up today?

[Tritagonist]

Hard to believe GRAW was released six years ago, ugh! In any case, I can't speak to GRAW2, but I thought GRAW was pretty decent - I do agree though that the Vegas games were probably more enjoyable and interesting.

[Juan Carlo]

Ubi Soft Week!

I'm hoping Assassin's Creed Brotherhood will finally hit the under 10 dollar range, but I doubt it.

[Raaritsgozilla]

I would suggest that even if it doesnt, it is still well worth it.

[Sketch]

If anyone has any more insight to offer regarding Divinity II: DKS, I'd be happy to hear it.

[Althea]

If anyone has any more insight to offer regarding Divinity II: DKS, I'd be happy to hear it.
BUY IT
BUY IT

Larian have a demo out for it, I believe. It's not the highest quality game, but it's enjoyable with a great soundtrack and a good sense of humour.

[SirKicksalot]

BUY IT
BUY IT



Bought it. My backlog is reaching critical mass.

Also bought Far Cry 2 again, for the soundtrack. And maybe I'll find someone online now!

[Althea]

It's a longer-than-six-hours game, too. I think it's closer to 30-40, and that's not even counting the expansion.

[Sketch]

It looks pretty decent, I'll try the demo. Even if it doesn't absolutely astound me I'll still likely pick it up in the sale.

[Althea]

Do so. If nothing else, you should be supporting Larian.

[Juan Carlo]

Divinity 2 is the sort of game that starts out great, then gradually wears out its welcome as the flaws become more apparent. I finished the whole thing, but upon finishing I never ever want to touch the game again.

It doesn't help that the expansion pack (which comes at the end) is the worst part of the game. I quite enjoyed the game up until that point, actually (except maybe the floating fortresses, which are awful), but the expansion pack is a long, tedious, slog.

[Ertai]

Amazon has great deals coming up:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317580

[vinraith]

Amazon has great deals coming up:

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=317580

Did Amazon ever fix their trainwreck of a downloader? I only ever bought one game from them. It installed and ran fine, once. I was never able to get it to run or install again, it always hung on launch of Amazon's verification system.

[Rauten]

I've bought a bunch of games from then now, and so far I haven't had a single issue with their downloader; just wish it'd allow me to choose the bloody DL location instead of being forced to download to the desktop.

[alms]

Boatload of discounts starting next week:

http://www.becausewemay.com/

[Rauten]

Boatload of discounts starting next week:

http://www.becausewemay.com/

Tasty; if I didn't own most of those games already, that is. I might grab Vessel, depending on the price.

Of special notice (for me at least) is the presence of Double Fine on the Steam section. This whole thing looks pretty much like an indie setup, and suddenly, Costume Quest, Stacking, Psychonauts and their bundle. A big name to attract attention? Or are Tim & company trying to jump onto the indie bandwagon after the effect of their kickstarter?

[alms]

Look at the bright side, at least they're not EA :P And, the list is not finalized yet!

[Rauten]

Look at the bright side, at least they're not EA :P And, the list is not finalized yet!

No, they're not EA, but their presence still feels suspicious, perhaps even wrong. As much as they've needed a KickStarter for their adventure game, they still do work with big name publishers for their console games.

[AlonePlusEasyTarget]

No, they're not EA, but their presence still feels suspicious, perhaps even wrong. As much as they've needed a KickStarter for their adventure game, they still do work with big name publishers for their console games.

But we'd be buying their PC games on that website and not console games. On PC, they can be considered as indie as they publish the games themselves. On consoles though, it's another matter.

It all goes back to the definition indie.

[MD!]

This doesn't look like it's supposed to be indie-only, though. It's a "celebration" of those digital distributors that allow developers to set their own price. I'd say the indie-heavy list is more a reflection of who has the interest and the flexibility to get involved.

[TailSwallower]

I'd say the indie-heavy list is more a reflection of who has the interest and the flexibility to get involved.

I'd have to agree. The fact that Double Fine still wants to be involved despite them being much larger than most of the other developers just shows how much they've learned recently and how they've changed the way they're approaching PC releases of their games. I think it's fantastic that such a well-regarded developer is doing it alone on PC and sidestepping the big publishers as much as possible.

[Themadcow]

GRAW2 was made by a completely different team to the console versions. I haven't played it but the reviews on Metacritic certainly suggest that it isn't as good as the X360 version.

The whole Ubisoft sale thing just makes me realise that I don't like Ubisoft games much. So many titles, so little that interest me.

[Sketch]

Funny, I quite a lot of their franchises, just sucks how they are with the PC versions.

[Stuie]

Did Amazon ever fix their trainwreck of a downloader? I only ever bought one game from them. It installed and ran fine, once. I was never able to get it to run or install again, it always hung on launch of Amazon's verification system.

Their downloader sucks. I've downloaded the game I bought a couple days ago three times - and each download has different corrupted files in it. No way to fix it but try again until I get enough uncorrupted files to compile a viable installer.

[Revisor]

And as another datapoint - I've not once had a problem with Amazon's downloader.

[marklar]

daily deal on green man gaming, Deus ex: Human evolution for 5.99$
www.greenmangaming.com/s/il/en/pc/games/rpgs/deus-ex-human-revolution/?gmgr=qecuzoge
Acticates on steam.

[Rauten]

Just finished downloading ArmA2 and OA with Amazon's downloader this noon, both installed correctly.

[Heliocentric]

daily deal on green man gaming, Deus ex: Human evolution for 5.99$
www.greenmangaming.com/s/il/en/pc/games/rpgs/deus-ex-human-revolution/?gmgr=qecuzoge
Acticates on steam.

Okay, that's it, its done, game over, everyone must by this game right now. £3.99 in the queens diamonds.



Just finished downloading ArmA2 and OA with Amazon's downloader this noon, both installed correctly.
I just cant trust amazon after how they treated their MP3 customers.

[Revisor]

I'm surprised at how fast Deus Ex HR got so cheap, considering how good and huge a game it is.
I'm not complaining (bought it immediately after release without any regret whatsoever), just wondering whether they couldn't made the game more profitable by discounting it slower.

Anyway, one more vote to Heliocentric's post. If you haven't played it yet, don't delay it any longer.

[Kodeen]

Do I miss out on anything by playing Divinity 2 without having played Divine Divinity? Continuation of story, characters, etc...?

[vinraith]

Okay, that's it, its done, game over, everyone must by this game right now. £3.99 in the queens diamonds.

I'm assuming that "everyone" doesn't include people that never finished the first game (and aren't bothered about it) and who have a pathological hatred of boss fights.


I just cant trust amazon after how they treated their MP3 customers.

Err, what did they do? I buy MP3's from them all the time...

[Thermal Ions]

I'm assuming that "everyone" doesn't include people that never finished the first game (and aren't bothered about it) and who have a pathological hatred of boss fights.

I've never played the first game. Didn't particularly enjoy most of the boss fight (but they were bearable), yet DX:HR was however brilliant despite them.

[Althea]

Do I miss out on anything by playing Divinity 2 without having played Divine Divinity? Continuation of story, characters, etc...?
You miss out on a few references and subtle nods (and the bad guy is persistent throughout the Divinity series), but Divinity 2 is set a few centuries after the previous games so previous experience is not required in any way, shape or form.

[squirrelfanatic]

I've never played the first game. Didn't particularly enjoy most of the boss fight (but they were bearable), yet DX:HR was however brilliant despite them.I second that. Some of the bossfights were cringe-worthy but for £3.99 you will easily be able to deal with this relatively small issue.

[Casimir Effect]

I'm assuming that "everyone" doesn't include people that never finished the first game (and aren't bothered about it) and who have a pathological hatred of boss fights.
I fall into this category and yet really enjoyed Human Revolution, so I'd recommend giving it a go for that price.

[Kodeen]

You miss out on a few references and subtle nods (and the bad guy is persistent throughout the Divinity series), but Divinity 2 is set a few centuries after the previous games so previous experience is not required in any way, shape or form.

Interesting, thanks. I might end up getting DD anyway, it's perpetually cheap.

[Althea]

Interesting, thanks. I might end up getting DD anyway, it's perpetually cheap.
I can't really say anything in support of BD/DD. They're not really games I got on with.

[Casimir Effect]

Interesting, thanks. I might end up getting DD anyway, it's perpetually cheap.
Don't forget Beyond Divinity
(http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/beyond_divinity)

[Kodeen]

I can't really say anything in support of BD/DD. They're not really games I got on with.

Any particular reason? Too Diablo-y or some other reason?


Don't forget Beyond Divinity
(http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/beyond_divinity)

For some reason that game is getting lesser user reviews than DD. I'd have to play the original first before I decided if I wanted to play that one.

[Althea]

No, I just don't get on with games of that era. The camera angle isn't something I'm particularly comfortable with - I feel as if I can't see anything.

[Heliocentric]

Err, what did they do? I buy MP3's from them all the time...
Did they change their policy or is it still a small windows of time to download mp3's?

[Althea]

Did they change their policy or is it still a small windows of time to download mp3's?
I think you just have a very small period of time.

[Smashbox]

I think you just have a very small period of time.

If true, that's inexcusable, considering their server capacity. Makes no sense.

[Tritagonist]

GOG.com (http://www.gog.com/promo/ea_worlds) is selling Dungeon Keeper ($2.99), Dungeon Keeper 2 ($2.99), Populous ($2.99), Populous 2: Trials of the Olympian Gods ($2.99), Sid Meier's Alpha Centauri ($2.99), and SimCity 2000 Special Edition ($2.99).

One thing to keep in mind; though GOG claims compatibility for Windows 7 on its DK2 site, this seems to be largely bogus as the review section is filled with people complaining that the game crashes every other minute on Windows 7.

[squareking]

^ DK1 on GOG is also the weaker DOS version, which isn't compatible with the Deeper Dungeons expansion and lacks a few extra tidbits.

[Heliocentric]

A portion of SMAC $2.99,bargain. Cheaper than drugs, more addictive.

[ArtVandelay]

Did they change their policy or is it still a small windows of time to download mp3's?

Once you buy a mp3 from Amazon it is saved to your Amazon cloud drive, which is 5gb (or 20gb if you've purchased a full album). You can re-download as many times as you like and upload your own files too.

Anyone played Shoot Many Robots? It's 50% off on Steam and looks like a decent way to kill some time (and robots :p).

[Winged Nazgul]

No, but TB has:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJNX4X76G5I

[JamesG]

Once you buy a mp3 from Amazon it is saved to your Amazon cloud drive, which is 5gb (or 20gb if you've purchased a full album). You can re-download as many times as you like and upload your own files too.


This isn't the case in the UK, where Amazon haven't launched CloudDrive.

[vinraith]

I second that. Some of the bossfights were cringe-worthy but for £3.99 you will easily be able to deal with this relatively small issue.

Price doesn't much matter, it's either worth the time to play or it isn't. If it isn't worth playing at $50, it's not worth playing at $5.

[vinraith]

Did they change their policy or is it still a small windows of time to download mp3's?

As others have mentioned there's the cloud drive thing now (in the US, anyway), but I'm not sure why that would be a problem anyway. I bought plenty of music from them pre-cloud drive, you just have to back up your downloads (and since you should be doing that with any digital purchase, it's not like it's a big deal).

[ArtVandelay]

This isn't the case in the UK, where Amazon haven't launched CloudDrive.

I didn't realize that. That's really too bad, it is a very good service.

[Heliocentric]

Delve deeper £1.35 or £1.52 with some dlc, i really want to playthis, but this kind of mechanistic game sucks vs ai, have many people tried/got it? steam daily deal btw

[Heliocentric]

Apparently by setting the windows resolution to 800*600 before booting up the game allows Dungeon keeper 2 to work on 64bit windows 7.
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/dungeon_keeper_series/dk2so_unstable_on_vista_x64_that_it_becomes_unplay able

so i can whole heartedly suggest everyone plays this.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/dungeon_keeper_2

Some twisted husks insist DK1 was better, well gog's version of DK1 was slightly hobbled (apparently its the dos version) so play 2 and set up some traps!

[mrki]

In addition to Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2, gog also has on sale:
Populous 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/populous_2)
Alpha Centauri (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri)
SimCity 2000 Special Edition (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simcity_2000_special_edition)
and some other stuff.

[Heliocentric]

In addition to Dungeon Keeper 1 and 2, gog also has on sale:
Populous 2 (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/populous_2)
Alpha Centauri (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/sid_meiers_alpha_centauri)
SimCity 2000 Special Edition (http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/simcity_2000_special_edition)
and some other stuff.

I meant to mention that!

[Xune]

Lunar Flight appears to be on sale for £1.75 at Desura (http://www.desura.com/games/lunar-flight) and Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/208600/), 75% off.

Shovor (the developer) recently posted (http://www.shovsoft.com/lunarflight/?p=260) that he wasn't seeing the numbers he was hoping to make the project a longterm thing which is a shame, I guess this is the result. It's a brilliant game but the guy can't seem to catch a break, with the offer coming in the middle of Amazon's sales, the Ubisoft weekend and the sudden spike in Arma 2 interest it's getting drowned out.

Anyway, grab yerselves a bargain!

[Giaddon]

Delve deeper £1.35 or £1.52 with some dlc, i really want to playthis, but this kind of mechanistic game sucks vs ai, have many people tried/got it? steam daily deal btw

I like Delve Deeper a lot, only bad things are no online multiplayer and no saves mid-game. Get it together with the DLC.

[Corpekata]

If anyone cares about Steamy stuffs Amazon has added the option for Steam keys for Civ IV complete and the Stronghold Collection.

[AmyRabbit75]

From Dust and Rayman Origins. Worth the Steam sale price? Any comparable games (so if I like those, I will like these)?

[trjp]

From Dust and Rayman Origins. Worth the Steam sale price? Any comparable games (so if I like those, I will like these)?

From Dust is pretty unique - it's a puzzle/god game where you change the world and not the people on it - not my cuppa but it may float your boat.

Rayman Origins is closest in spirit to early Sonic games - you are looking for the superfast, superaccurate way through every level but there are secrets and other things to find (best platformer I've played in a long, long time). Not massively taxing (it's no Super Meat Boy) but not that easy either...

[AmyRabbit75]

Thanks, trjp!

[AlonePlusEasyTarget]

Lunar Flight appears to be on sale for £1.75 at Desura (http://www.desura.com/games/lunar-flight) and Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/208600/), 75% off.

Shovor (the developer) recently posted (http://www.shovsoft.com/lunarflight/?p=260) that he wasn't seeing the numbers he was hoping to make the project a longterm thing which is a shame, I guess this is the result. It's a brilliant game but the guy can't seem to catch a break, with the offer coming in the middle of Amazon's sales, the Ubisoft weekend and the sudden spike in Arma 2 interest it's getting drowned out.

Anyway, grab yerselves a bargain!

I'm kind of interested into this game. How is it actually?

[squirrelfanatic]

Price doesn't much matter, it's either worth the time to play or it isn't. If it isn't worth playing at $50, it's not worth playing at $5.Well, if that's your point of view, I can understand that, although for me a very low price would make the pill of least-enjoyable-but-rather-short-parts-of-the-game easier to swallow. Btw, I think it was worth the full price (~30$) that I paid for it.

[alms]

I'm kind of interested into this game. How is it actually?

It can be hard. There are some tutorials you can check out on the author's site which will probably give you an idea of how it's played.

http://www.shovsoft.com/lunarflight/?page_id=148

[AlonePlusEasyTarget]

I bet most of the players in Lunar Flight got the 'crashed' achievement as their first. I just got mine when I increased the pitch too quickly.

Yeah I watched the first video but then quickly playing the game. It's good that they put all of them videos in Flight School. Easier to access that way.

[Oshada]

Rayman Origins is definitely worth $15!

[Juan Carlo]

Are CS:GO beta invites still worth anything? I realized today that I've been in the beta for like 2 weeks without knowing it, and on top of it got a free invite to give away. If I can't get anything for it I might just give it away, but if anyone wants to trade a 10 dollar-ish game for it just let me know.

[zookeeper]

Price doesn't much matter, it's either worth the time to play or it isn't. If it isn't worth playing at $50, it's not worth playing at $5.

If I'm going to waste my time, I'd rather waste my time and $5 of my money, than waste my time and $50 of my money.

[Heliocentric]

Swords and swordification game The First Templar is on sale for a sniff less than £4, today only.

Non aff link to main offer page (Templar is at the top)
www.gamersgate.co.uk/offers

[Althea]

Get it get it get it get it

It's not the highest quality game, it's not the smoothest, the prettiest or anything. But for £4? You cannot go wrong. It's supposed to be co-op but it works well enough as a single-player title.

[alset85]

I played The First Templar in coop and it was Great. Definitely get it at that price.

[Rauten]

Are CS:GO beta invites still worth anything? I realized today that I've been in the beta for like 2 weeks without knowing it, and on top of it got a free invite to give away. If I can't get anything for it I might just give it away, but if anyone wants to trade a 10 dollar-ish game for it just let me know.

It's worth quite a bit currently, I believe. Probably worth a 30€ game, maybe even more if you can grab hold of someone desperate,

[Tritagonist]

From Dust and Rayman Origins. Worth the Steam sale price? Any comparable games (so if I like those, I will like these)?

I just got From Dust and played half or so of the levels. So far it's not very complicated. The basic idea is that you can pick up sand, lava (which turns to rock), and water. In doing so, you have to change the terrain of the map to allow the humans to build villages and gather relics. There is a bonus for getting the entire (this is very loosely defined) map full of plants and trees - which, of course, only grow on certain types of soil. You'll mostly be busy with redirecting flows of water and lava, putting out fires - or starting them, and setting up the terrain in such a way that the recurring 'disasters' don't destroy the villages. It's not a very deep or complex physics game, so €7,50 might be a bit much - especially when compared to the dozens of cheaper and arguably more interesting, games on Steam. But nevertheless, I think it's a pretty decent puzzle game.