PC Bargains

[cowthief skank]

re Spec Ops: The shooting is really, really mediocre. I mean it's fine if you like that sort of thing, but it's just so generic. Basically think Mass Effect except without any of the special abilities or RPG bits. Which is a shame, the writing deserves better.

(I keep hearing people saying that being a turgid cover shooter is some kind of disassembly of tropes to support the artistic vision or some such nonsense, but I think it's more likely that they are just a lot better at telling a story than game design)

I think I can cope with Mass Effect without the abilities and stuff. I'm not sure I'll enjoy the combat all that much, but it'll be fine. Guess I'll give it a try for £3.50.

There is a demo on Steam.

So there is. Thanks. Will give that a go before buying the game. Hope it's just the first level or something, and not a level two thirds of the way through...

Has anybody played Space Colony HD? http://www.gog.com/gamecard/space_colony_hd From the screenshots it looks a little like I remember an old game called Utopia looking, only in HD...

[internetonsetadd]

Hope it's just the first level or something, and not a level two thirds of the way through...

All your hopes are for not. It starts with an action-heavy sceney level and then jumps around. As soon as I figured out it was making me play levels out of order I uninstalled and just bought the game.

[internetonsetadd]

Alpha Protocol is $2.62 with voucher on GMG. Oh look, still had this in my clipboard: GMG30-DPLIM-DN831.

[cowthief skank]

Ahh, thanks for that - just as it had downloaded and I was about to start playing. I guess £3.50 isn't all that much to spend...

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Alpha Protocol is $2.62 with voucher on GMG. Oh look, still had this in my clipboard: GMG30-DPLIM-DN831.

Also Red Faction Gorilla (Steam key) for 2.10 Euro with the voucher.

[alms]

New Vegas is 3.50 € too.

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New Vegas is 3.50 € too.

While it's still 11.99 € on Steam at 40% off...

hmm. I had decided to wait for the GOTY, but now I wonder.

[Doodier]

Wait for the GOTY, some of those DLCs are needed by more complex mods and they add (and improve) quite a bit to the game.

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Wait for the GOTY, some of those DLCs are needed by more complex mods and they add (and improve) quite a bit to the game.

Thanks. Good point. I'll wait.

[Heliocentric]

While it's still 11.99 € on Steam at 40% off...

hmm. I had decided to wait for the GOTY, but now I wonder.

It's a rich huge world. DLC fills in some main narrative chains but mostly pretty self contained.

[Kuschelwampe]

I keep stumbling upon that site, but keep bouncing back off it. Does anyone have any experience with it? I assume it requires registration? It's had some pretty sweet deals.

Yes you have to register there.

I bought The Witcher 2 for cheap from them, some months ago. The fine people at GOG added the game to my shelf there. Just mailed them the receipt.

Paypal payment was gone for some time. Good that it's back again.

Just purchased Clash Of Heroes there. Got the Steam key instantly, downloading now.

[trjp]

I noticed A10C Warthog is a Flash Sale - I'd buy it ONLY if I could modify it as per this piece of brilliance

http://what-if.xkcd.com/21/

It's (single main) gun pushes 5 TONNES of recoil - it's (2) engines only push 4 TONNES of thrust each - so if you put 2 guns on it and fire both with the engines at full power you'd still go backwards :) :)

If it models that - I'm in :)

[gundato]

I noticed A10C Warthog is a Flash Sale - I'd buy it ONLY if I could modify it as per this piece of brilliance

http://what-if.xkcd.com/21/

It's (single main) gun pushes 5 TONNES of recoil - it's (2) engines only push 4 TONNES of thrust each - so if you put 2 guns on it and fire both with the engines at full power you'd still go backwards :) :)

If it models that - I'm in :)

Highly unlikely it models a theoretical two-gun model, but I would wager money it models the impact on airspeed/thrust from firing the gun for more than a burst at at ime.

[MommaB]

You're not very familiar with DCS, are you...

[Heliocentric]

Is XIII worth a damn? I mean.... Eh... Its old like dinosaurs. :P

[Rauten]

You mean, kinda like most of the GOG library?

[F. Lynx Pardinus]

Is XIII worth a damn? I mean.... Eh... Its old like dinosaurs. :P

It came out around the same time as Max Payne 2, Call of Duty 1, and Deus Ex 2. If you can handle replaying those, then you'll be ok with XIII.

[Kodeen]

Veering a bit off topic, why would one want to remove a game from GOG? I can't see it costing the publishers anything, and it's not like the game is generating revenue elsewhere. What is there to gain?

XIII is a licensed property, maybe the license for the game expired.

[cowthief skank]

Sword of the Stars 2 is currently £3.74: http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SOTS2...hanced-edition

[Space Indaver]

Sword of the Stars 2 is currently £3.74: http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SOTS2...hanced-edition

Better than Sins Rebellion, anyone?