Day one is nothing to get excited about, if you already have Skyrim. Everything else has been seen before.

Picked up Outlast and Sleeping Dogs.

Seems they upgraded their infrastructure, can't remember their site working at 1pm during these sales.

Antichamber?

EDIT: this is the extent of the previous discussion in this thread...

Is it worth paying almost three times the price for the Skyrim Legendary Edition over the regular edition? Given the size of my backlog I probably should not bother with the DLC.

Skyrim + all the expansions is a steal at 20 bucks.

I wish they'd similarly reduce the price of the stand-alone DLC. Even though I already have vanilla + hearthfire, I'm tempted to just buy the Legendary Edition.

What do people think about prison architect? I know it had a little bit of buzz here before but I was wondering if it stood the test of time or if it is no good.

Worth the money IMO. It's definitely a work in progress and isn't very deep or polished yet but still fun for a while.

The vanilla version is about $6 in the UK, so I think I will go for that and pick up the story DLC at 75% off at some point down the line if I really get into the game. I expect the regular price of the DLC will drop at some point next year. Dawnguard and Dragonborn are almost the same price as the regular Skyrim price in the UK.

is this the end of DLC for Skyrim? I might pay the $20 if that's everything, but if there are more expansions / content to come I'd rather wait

It is the end according to IGN

No Further Skyrim DLC Planned, Team "Moving On" - IGN

well, there goes that excuse.

SPEND MONEY.

Have a lot of free time on my hands lately but Skyrim looks too daunting of a game for someone who isn't really a gamer to begin with. And all I have is a new Macbook Air so I don't know if it'd even be able to handle it.

Does Steam usually sell the new FM at a discount during the holidays?

I think it appeared in the winter sale last year. The current sale is probably just too close to release day.

30% discount at Green Man Gaming with the voucher code below until December 3rd.

GMG30-4IMHC-3C8ST

You might see it at 10% off or 25% off on Steam, but I wouldn't count on more than that; those two I consider possible only because GMG has had 25% vouchers that have worked on FM so far since launch.

Your best bet before spring is probably that 30% voucher that Ryan S posted.

Can't resist even when my total gaming time in console or PC in the last 2 months has been around 6 hours. Work, travels and kids are taking most of my time, but the young guy inside of me still think that some day will have the time to play games again... so i have also pre-ordered a Ps4 and 3 games that will be released tomorrow in Spain.

Just bought:

Skyrim legendary, had vanilla on Ps3 and did not play a lot of it, but sold the console and games to get the Ps4. The price with all DLC is great.

Project Zomboid: Have been following this game for a while, still in beta.

State of Decay: Read good reviews about it.

I've bought FM the last two years during the Steam winter sale for $29.99. I wait every year because I'm cheap, still playing the last year's edition, and the first few patches have been released. Like Ryan said, I wouldn't expect it during this weekend's sale (too close to release), but look for it at Christmas time.

Appreciate the help. Looks like GreenMan only has FM available for PC though. At the moment I have a macbook to play on.

You get a Steam key from GMG so you'll be able to play on PC, Mac and Linux.

Thanks for posting this. Was waiting for the Christmas sale but with the patch out and probably only saving another $5 or maybe $10, at best, I went ahead and pulled the trigger. $35 is still a hell of a deal for the hours of entertainment one gets from the game.

Also having next week off may have weighed into my decision :)

Grabbed Gone Home and Trials Evolution Gold so far.

My wife's been using Steam for a while but I bought my first game from them today: Saints Row the Third. Figured I'd try it out since it was cheap.

Costume quest for only 2.49! Yet another game to add to my to finish games list.

Whoever doesn't have Van Helsing it's only 5.09. Fantastic game.

Anybody try "Papers, Please"? Looks interesting.

It's absolutely unique, and a steal for 5 bucks. Again, no replayability value but you'll easily get $5 out of it

Its the funniest Document checking sim out there.. it's pretty fun though..

Thanks for the heads up on Costume Quest. It's a game I've been wanting to get, but wanted to wait til it hit a sale.

Aarklash Legacy is only $12.99 - one of the rare games that I played all the way through.

I picked up Rise of Venice. It seems up my alley, now it will just take a little bit of free time to give it a go.

Let me know what you think of it, and how it compares to say, The Guild series and/or Machiavelli: the Prince (which IMO are still the gold standard in these types of games)

Prison Architect Standard & Aficionado Editions, PLUS Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON and Multiwinia for only $19.99

Dear Steam, please offer a feature where we can purchase more free time to play games. Thank you.

Let us know how you like Prison Bitch...er, Prison Architect. I was enamored for about two hours, then it just kind of fell flat on me. Of course, this was a while ago and they may have made some improvements since then.

INDalltheway, I also would like to hear how Rise of Venice is. It looks very similar to Patrician IV, which is booooooooooring.

Dishonored is advertised as 50% off but the GOTY edition when you click on it is 92% off. If you are interested.

Bioshock Infinite is listed as 50% off but is 75% off when you click on it.

If you want Bioshock Infinite but don't have the other games in the series I think Amazon still has the pack with all three games for $14.99.

Just grabbed State of Decay. I've wanted this one for awhile.

It's absolutely worth it. The gameplay is the iterative process you expect, but the game environment and the storyline(s) are excellent.

My son was showing me a YouTube vid of the saga of one guy trying to get his papers in order in Papers, Please. It was pretty amusing.

Also, it's gotten good reviews: http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechcons...hy-to-the-test

I also give Papers Please a thumbs up. It starts out like an old 80's style game and right when you think "meh" then you start to see some "storylines" kick in.

Love the guy that just keeps trying, shows up with no passport one day, a hand drawn passport a few days later, etc...

Damn u. Damn u all! :D

How is State of Decay?

Is Wargame: European Escalation worth 4.99? I know the consensus is that it wasn't worth full price.

I just wish I had a Cold War era wargame/RTS where I could play as the USSR or the West and fight across Germany/Europe. I'd really prefer a grognard-style wargame, but if I had to settle for an RTS...

I've only played for about 10 minutes. Seems a bit like GTA with zombies. Which I'm quite cool with. I know there are some other deeper factors to it, but that's what I got out of it. Running them over was fun.

Not on sale, but a new game from Matrix based in the 80's, looks pretty cool!

Matrix Games - Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm

Is Fallen Enchantress: LH worth it at 19.99?

I think so. It is a fun 4x game set in a fantasy world. It isn't a perfect game but it is fun and gets enough right to get your money's worth.

It'll eventually be lower than that if you are patient.

I'm suddenly feeling guilty that I only paid $3 for Dishonored. What an interesting start to that game.

Hmm, is there any Steam game where this isn't true?

The Humble Store has it for $10 and it is worth it.

Is Call of Juarez any good/comparable to Red Dead Redemption? RDR not coming to PC was a big bummer for me and I'd love to play some wild west shooter.

It's not comparable to RDR at all, but it is a good FPS.

Lots of good reviews on it. Also there is a demo. The thing I don't like about it is that it's a checkpoint and no quick save game. Pisses me off when games don't have qs.

Picked up Shadown run. Not disappointed so far. Love the cyberpunk setting, shades of Fallout 1/2 and definte XCom combat.

Not enamored with the skill system so far, but it seems to still allow for a wide range of ways to play the game. I think I dislike the interface for it more than anything.

Do we expect Rome TW II to get any cheaper than 50%?

I know it's still got issues, but I've got faith that they'll fix enough of them with patches.

It won't during this sale. Might get it for $24 if GMG has it half off and eligible for a discount code.

Anybody know if it's enjoyable in its current state?

I read all about the launchday issues.

I know there have been some fixes, can't say I've been following closely enough to know if it's worth playing now. After watching Angry Joe's review of it though I'd have to read amazing things about it for me to pick it up.

Stay far, far away. Even after 7 patches the game isn't done yet and from many accounts isn't that much fun anyway.

:(

I so want it to be good though.

Considering Rome TW is my favorite of the series, so did I. But after getting burned on Empire, I'm forever in a "wait and see" mode with the series now and I'm quite glad I didn't give in to temptation on this one.

$8 for the next 2 hours 45 minutes on GMG with voucher code TAREM-4PLAY-VOUCH.

http://www.greenmangaming.com/4-play/

Bought Civ 5: Brave New World today for my nephew at 50% off...only to watch it go 75% off two hours later :(

I took the plunge at $29.99 and it's plays fine so far.

How is NBA 2k14 on PC? Its on flash sale for the next 2 hours, I'm not actively looking for a basketball game right now but if the PC version is solid I could see dumping some time into it when I'm done w/ current games.

I enjoyed 2k11 and 2k12 on the PC quite a bit.

They're solid games on the PC just don't expect patch support. Definitely worth $15 if you're looking for a PC basketball game.

Picked up Brutal Legend for $1.99.

I picked up Starbound on early access for $15 - we'll see how it is but I love the concept of Terraria in space and unlimited procedurally generated planets is just cool.

would love to hear your thoughts on Starbound. since really interesting (although I would never pay decent money for an early access game)

Yeah, I promised never to pay early access money or kickstarter again. So many of them are just flat out scams at this point.

I really hate all the early access games, especially without the ability to filter them out. The only thing Steam has gotten wrong.

I am not a fan of early access games either. I have bought some on the cheap, but have no intention of really playing them until they're complete.

I don't want to spend time playing a half-made game and then either get annoyed with functions that don't exist or bugs that are still being worked out to the extent that I give up on the game for good, or play the early version so much that by the time it's actually complete I no longer have interest.

Mount & Blade is a good example. That was essentially an "early access" game for years. I paid around $12 for it and definitely got my money's worth. I had a lot of fun with it and played it a ton for a while there. I have never, however, played the final version of the game and likely never will.

For those who don't like early access games, there's a simple solution.

Don't buy them. I don't. But I like Early Access. (keep reading)

Personally, I rarely go in for any early access game. My game time is limited so I prefer to play things that are polished. But at the same time, I think that early access can have some definite benefits. I've played games in alpha/beta that I thought were great. Kerbal Space Program, for instance, is a wonderful early access game that I enjoyed thoroughly. I've put it down for the last year and I'll pick it up again when it's done, but I already got my money out of it.

For many Early Access games I'm in wait and see mode. Right now my Steam wishlist includes Project Zomboid, Underrail, Craft the World, Banished and Legends of Eisenwald - all early access games. Frankly, I like that these are on Steam because I see a constant flow of feedback, reviews, responses from the developer and so forth. I get to see how the developer interacts with the consumer. I get to see many reviews - some trollish, some fanboyish and some in the middle. It's not hard to identify what is what to separate the wheat from the chaff. So Early Access has a major benefit for me - I get better feedback as a consumer than I would otherwise. And developers get to release their (hopefully mostly intact) game, get feedback on it and start to get some cash flow in the door to polish it up. I don't see any problem with that so long as it's clearly disclosed.

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As for Kickstarter, I've been selective about what I've funded and I've been generally happy thus far. I've backed games like Castle Story, Torment, Dead State and Project Eternity. These are games I want to see made and were all large, successful Kickstarters. I haven't received the products yet, but I'm ok with that. I've also backed projects like Enemy ($18,000 raised) because the concept was really interesting. It may be a bust, but I only have $10 in it.

I backed Starbound too. I haven't had a chance to play it, but my son has and he says it's quite good (if hard). I also backed Shadowrun Returns and have been happy with that purchase.

I haven't been scammed yet and I think it's quite easy to sniff out most of them. I posted the story of Civitas here when it was on KS because it didn't smell right.

I don't buy them. However I can't avoid them. Half the times I click on a game that looks interesting it turns out to be an early access, they are everywhere now. It's just irritating. If they let me filter them out from being displayed on the front page I'd have no issues at all. Just give me that check box.

Very much a first world problem, I know.

Nobody implied that they were forced to buy them. It was more a discussion as the merits, or lack thereof, of their existence.

I have bought a few early access games. I've owned "Project Zomboid" for years now, but other than trying it out very early on for a few days and seeing it's potential, I haven't played it. I also bought some "Dungeon Keeper" type game (I forget it's exact title) on early access, but haven't (and won't) play it until it's complete.

I have supported over a dozen kickstarter games. I am patient and can wait. I have more than enough games to play at the moment. Too many, probably.

I'd like an option to filter out every first person shooter, but that's not likely to happen. :)

Ha, I don't equate beta and genre as the same thing. I don't want a beta game no matter the genre. There are plenty of genres I'm not interested in, but it never bothered me to see them heavily advertised.

Clearly though, I'm only speaking for me.

Your position is understandable and reasonable. After all, I rarely play Early Access games myself - I'm sure for similar reasons that you have.

Starbound is at least the type of game I'd buy early access for, it makes sense for sandbox and multiplayer games. I'm a bit surprised by some of the RPGs I've seen in early access.

Blackadar: Buy Underrail, even in early access you won't be disappointed at all. Fantastic little game.

Nuclear Throne is another that I'd recommend for anybody.

Steam has added the ability for turn based multiplayer games to give you turn notifications.

Grover - tell me more.

It's on my wish list, but I'd like to know what you find cool about it.

Back to the discussion on Early Access. I'm starting to change my mind a bit.

I haven't entirely changed my mind, but the definition of Early Access is getting absurd. Yes, I know they're not feature complete and they're buggy. But there comes a point where the game just isn't ready to be consumed by anyone.

For example Starbase DF-9 released with almost zero content - not just buggy, but many systems aren't even place yet. Maia is little more than a promising concept with no actual gameplay. Now Dungeon of the Endless - a rogue-like with supposedly an endless dungeon - released on EA with 3 levels that takes 30 minutes to complete. That's it. No more. The very premise of the game (the endless dungeon) isn't in the game yet!

How long will it be until someone releases an early access game that's nothing more than the front loading screen?

Yup, they really need to keep this stuff separated from the finished products.

Give me a couple of hours and I can throw something together for you :D

:D

Wasn't a big fan of Terraria but I watched a few Let's Plays and I've been having a blast with Starbound. The SideScrolling Minecraft concept didn't work for me at first. I will take another look at Terraria too now that I "get it."

I know it was talked about on here when Sid Meier's Ace Patrol came out on the iphone but my iphone screen isn't big enough to enjoy this game. I got it on Steam and am really enjoying it. It's got a Wings of War/Blue Max feel. Simple enough to jump into a quick flight or two but not so complex that I have to keep track of whether I've flown the requisite straits before I can bank left (or whatever). I just finished the campaign with training using the British.

Rumors have the big winter sale starting next Thursday the 19th and running through Jan 2.

I wonder if they will have AC4 for the PC on sale then?

30 games on my wishlist.

Wallet Damage Threat Meter: CRITICAL

We're at WalletCON 1, eh?

While it has the typical trappings of any F2P type of game, Might and Magic: Duel of Champions has sort of a M:TG and Summoner Wars vibe to it.

Tales of Maj Eyal a new rogue like RP turned based game. Just 6 bucks and so far it looks pretty cool with decent character development.

Actually its not new, just new to Steam. It's been around for several years now, but TOME4 is the first really to set itself apart from being an angband variant into its own game and world. Started out as a nod to Anne McCaffrey's Dragonriders of Pern series, then went back to its Tolkien roots due to legal issues with McCaffrey.

Good news that its on Steam, though I'd rather not have to pay for it given its history as a free game. $6 not a bad price to pay for it I suppose.

How the hell did I miss this one? Oh well, better late than never. Fun game it is.

Yep better late than never. And its a roguelike so you can play it over and over again even if you win :)