The Steam Thread - Page 33

Critch · 11-27-2013, 01:07 PM

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

jeff061 · 11-27-2013, 01:10 PM

Picked up Outlast and Sleeping Dogs.

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

britrock88 · 11-27-2013, 01:34 PM

Antichamber?

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

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Originally Posted by mckerney

...heard good things about Antichamber though haven't gotten to it yet. TotalBiscuit has a WTF is video that should give you a good idea if you'd like it or not.

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Originally Posted by Vince, Pt. II

Direct quote from my roommate:

"It's like Portal without the narrative. It's really good."

Which makes my brain hurt, because the narrative was such a huge part of Portal...but then again the gameplay was pretty phenomenal. Having watched him play a little bit of it, it was intriguing, but not enough to get me to buy it.

Ryan S · 11-27-2013, 02:30 PM

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.

Coffee Warlord · 11-27-2013, 02:43 PM

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

lighthousekeeper · 11-27-2013, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

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.

jaygr · 11-27-2013, 03:35 PM

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.

bhlloy · 11-27-2013, 03:40 PM

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.

Ryan S · 11-27-2013, 03:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Coffee Warlord

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

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.

Draft Dodger · 11-27-2013, 04:12 PM

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

Ryan S · 11-27-2013, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Draft Dodger

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

Draft Dodger · 11-27-2013, 05:08 PM

well, there goes that excuse.

Coffee Warlord · 11-27-2013, 05:24 PM

SPEND MONEY.

Neuqua · 11-27-2013, 05:38 PM

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?

Ryan S · 11-27-2013, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Neuqua

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.

Ryan S · 11-28-2013, 02:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Neuqua

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

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

GMG30-4IMHC-3C8ST

SackAttack · 11-28-2013, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Neuqua

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?

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.

Icy · 11-28-2013, 04:34 AM

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.

scooter · 11-28-2013, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Neuqua

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'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.

Neuqua · 11-28-2013, 11:00 AM

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

mckerney · 11-28-2013, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Neuqua

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.

Sweed · 11-28-2013, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by Ryan S

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

GMG30-4IMHC-3C8ST

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

Grover · 11-28-2013, 12:27 PM

Grabbed Gone Home and Trials Evolution Gold so far.

BillJasper · 11-28-2013, 01:19 PM

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.

frnk55 · 11-28-2013, 01:27 PM

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.

Bigsmooth · 11-28-2013, 02:00 PM

Anybody try "Papers, Please"? Looks interesting.

bhlloy · 11-28-2013, 02:02 PM

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

A-Husker-4-Life · 11-28-2013, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Bigsmooth

Anybody try "Papers, Please"? Looks interesting.

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

Izulde · 11-28-2013, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by frnk55

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.

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.

Capital · 11-28-2013, 07:21 PM

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

INDalltheway · 11-28-2013, 10:00 PM

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.

Izulde · 11-29-2013, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by INDalltheway

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)

Neon_Chaos · 11-29-2013, 08:17 AM

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

Bobble · 11-29-2013, 09:47 AM

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

Blackadar · 11-29-2013, 10:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

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

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.

Dutch · 11-29-2013, 01:04 PM

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.

mckerney · 11-29-2013, 01:35 PM

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.

Grover · 11-29-2013, 01:59 PM

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

britrock88 · 11-29-2013, 03:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bigsmooth

Anybody try "Papers, Please"? Looks interesting.

Quote:

Originally Posted by bhlloy

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

Quote:

Originally Posted by A-Husker-4-Life

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

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

cuervo72 · 11-29-2013, 04:50 PM

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

EagleFan · 11-29-2013, 05:14 PM

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...

frnk55 · 11-29-2013, 05:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Grover

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

Damn u. Damn u all!

DaddyTorgo · 11-29-2013, 08:58 PM

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...

Grover · 11-30-2013, 12:14 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

How is State of Decay?

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.

BYU 14 · 11-30-2013, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

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...

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

Matrix Games - Flashpoint Campaigns: Red Storm

Neon_Chaos · 11-30-2013, 08:09 AM

Is Fallen Enchantress: LH worth it at 19.99?

Eaglesfan27 · 11-30-2013, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

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.

PilotMan · 11-30-2013, 09:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Neon_Chaos

Is Fallen Enchantress: LH worth it at 19.99?

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

Dutch · 11-30-2013, 10:19 AM

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

QuikSand · 11-30-2013, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by PilotMan

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

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

11-27-2013, 01:10 PM	#1602
jeff061 Grizzled Veteran Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: MA	Picked up Outlast and Sleeping Dogs. Seems they upgraded their infrastructure, can't remember their site working at 1pm during these sales. __________________

11-27-2013, 04:12 PM	#1610
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	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 __________________ Mile High Hockey

11-27-2013, 05:08 PM	#1612
Draft Dodger Coordinator Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Keene, NH	well, there goes that excuse. __________________ Mile High Hockey

11-27-2013, 05:38 PM	#1614
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	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? __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

11-28-2013, 04:34 AM	#1618
Icy Pro Starter Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Toledo - Spain	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. __________________

11-27-2013, 01:07 PM	#1601
Critch lolzcat Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Herndon, VA	Day one is nothing to get excited about, if you already have Skyrim. Everything else has been seen before.

11-27-2013, 02:30 PM	#1604
Ryan S Quarterback Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: London, England	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.

11-27-2013, 02:43 PM	#1605
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	Skyrim + all the expansions is a steal at 20 bucks.

11-27-2013, 03:35 PM	#1607
jaygr H.S. Freshman Team Join Date: Nov 2003	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.

11-27-2013, 03:40 PM	#1608
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	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.

11-27-2013, 05:24 PM	#1613
Coffee Warlord Head Coach Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Colorado Springs	SPEND MONEY.

11-28-2013, 11:00 AM	#1620
Neuqua Pro Rookie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Chicago, Ill	Appreciate the help. Looks like GreenMan only has FM available for PC though. At the moment I have a macbook to play on. __________________ Our Deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, 'Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?' Actually, who are you not to be?

11-28-2013, 12:27 PM	#1623
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Grabbed Gone Home and Trials Evolution Gold so far. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-28-2013, 01:19 PM	#1624
BillJasper Pro Starter Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Northern Kentucky	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. __________________ The Confederacy lost, it is time to dismantle it.

11-28-2013, 01:27 PM	#1625
frnk55 High School Varsity Join Date: Nov 2006	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.

11-28-2013, 02:00 PM	#1626
Bigsmooth College Prospect Join Date: Dec 2006	Anybody try "Papers, Please"? Looks interesting.

11-28-2013, 02:02 PM	#1627
bhlloy Coordinator Join Date: Nov 2003	It's absolutely unique, and a steal for 5 bucks. Again, no replayability value but you'll easily get $5 out of it

11-28-2013, 07:21 PM	#1630
Capital High School Varsity Join Date: Oct 2000	Aarklash Legacy is only $12.99 - one of the rare games that I played all the way through.

11-28-2013, 10:00 PM	#1631
INDalltheway College Benchwarmer Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Chicago	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.

11-29-2013, 08:17 AM	#1633
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Prison Architect Standard & Aficionado Editions, PLUS Uplink, Darwinia, DEFCON and Multiwinia for only $19.99 __________________ Come and see.

11-29-2013, 09:47 AM	#1634
Bobble College Prospect Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: High and outside	Dear Steam, please offer a feature where we can purchase more free time to play games. Thank you.

11-29-2013, 01:04 PM	#1636
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	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.

11-29-2013, 01:35 PM	#1637
mckerney Coordinator Join Date: Oct 2000	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.

11-29-2013, 01:59 PM	#1638
Grover Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Lisboa, ME	Just grabbed State of Decay. I've wanted this one for awhile. __________________ Come On You Irons! West Ham United \| Philadelphia Flyers \| Cincinnati Bengals \| Kansas City Royals FOFC Greatest Band Draft Runner Up FOFC Movie Remake Draft Winner FOFC Movie Comedy Draft Winner

11-29-2013, 04:50 PM	#1640
cuervo72 Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Maryland	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 __________________ null Last edited by cuervo72 : 11-29-2013 at 04:55 PM.

11-29-2013, 05:14 PM	#1641
EagleFan Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Mays Landing, NJ USA	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... __________________ The EagleFan YouTube Channel - Reactions Soarin' & Scratchin' YouTube Channel - We react to music, videos, TV, we talk, we are planning some field trips Soarin' & Soothin' - Meditation, Relaxation, and Sleep Aid; mental health is important

11-29-2013, 08:58 PM	#1643
DaddyTorgo Hall Of Famer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Massachusetts	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... Last edited by DaddyTorgo : 11-29-2013 at 08:58 PM.

11-30-2013, 08:09 AM	#1646
Neon_Chaos Pro Starter Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Parañaque, Philippines	Is Fallen Enchantress: LH worth it at 19.99? __________________ Come and see. Last edited by Neon_Chaos : 11-30-2013 at 08:14 AM.

11-30-2013, 10:19 AM	#1649
Dutch "Dutch" Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: Tampa, FL	I'm suddenly feeling guilty that I only paid $3 for Dishonored. What an interesting start to that game.

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