The Steam Thread

[Young Drachma]

NBA2K12 is just $9.99 and makes a nice visual compliment to FBCB. Especially when I discovered (belated) that you can use an XBOX controller with a PC. The mods out there make it a nice treat for that price.

[Sweed]

Should stay away from Steam during sales. I picked up the "Theater of War" bundle for $12.49 in the Flash Sale. No idea when I'll have to play Oh, well flash deal ended and now back to $24.99 regular price $49.99.

Theater of War
Theater of War 2 Battle for Caen
Theater of War 2 Africa 1943
Theater of War 2 Centauro
Theater of War 2 Kursk 1943
Theater of War 3 Korea

Not sure if I'll have to contact Steam or if its a "getting hammered" issue but Caen, and Centauro haven't shown up in my library.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Sweed

Should stay away from Steam during sales. I picked up the "Theater of War" bundle for $12.49 in the Flash Sale. No idea when I'll have to play Oh, well flash deal ended and now back to $24.99 regular price $49.99.

Theater of War
Theater of War 2 Battle for Caen
Theater of War 2 Africa 1943
Theater of War 2 Centauro
Theater of War 2 Kursk 1943
Theater of War 3 Korea

Not sure if I'll have to contact Steam or if its a "getting hammered" issue but Caen, and Centauro haven't shown up in my library.

Caen and Centauro are DLC so they won't show up on your games list. You can check to see that they're there by right clicking on Theater of War 2 and viewing the DLC you have for it.

[Sweed]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Caen and Centauro are DLC so they won't show up on your games list. You can check to see that they're there by right clicking on Theater of War 2 and viewing the DLC you have for it.

Thanks. Don't think I would have thought of that. Yep, both there

[Scoobz0202]

Does anybody have an experience with Killing Floor?

I'm thinking about going:
Hitman: Blood Money
Trine 2
Mount and Blade: Warband

Debating:
Saints Row 3 (For some reason I cant pull the trigger on this game)
Killing Floor
Microsoft Flight Pack

[JPhillips]

Mount and Blade is great.

[frnk55]

When will I have time to play these damn games. Now I'm thinking about The Walking Dead and Darkness 2.

[stevew]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

NBA2K12 is just $9.99 and makes a nice visual compliment to FBCB. Especially when I discovered (belated) that you can use an XBOX controller with a PC. The mods out there make it a nice treat for that price.

Thinking about getting it as well.

[jeff061]

I've played the hell out of NBA2K12. Great game.

[Qrusher14242]

Originally Posted by Scoobz0202

Does anybody have an experience with Killing Floor?

Very cool game, its all Multiplayer. You and a group of guys try and kill hordes of creatures. You go through i think 5 rounds, upgrading weapons along the way and then you have to face the boss at the end who is really hard, i've only beat him a couple times. But it takes a lot of team work. I'd get it if you enjoy online coop or horror games.

[DaddyTorgo]

how are the mods for nba2k12 on the PC? rosters and such?

I've wanted to pick it up for some platform for a bit, but have held off cuz of the price. That price is ridiculous though.

[jeff061]

I haven't gotten in to them. Just used the built in rosters. It also has a ton of historical teams I had some fun with.

[jaygr]

Originally Posted by jeff061

I've played the hell out of NBA2K12. Great game.

Agreed. I'm not even really a basketball fan and I played it a ton. The My Player mode is great fun. I wish Madden or NCAA treated their "superstar" or whatever modes the same way.

[Scoobz0202]

The $100 I put in my steam wallet won't be enough. Almost $90 spent so far and we aren't even halfway home. Not sure whether to be excited or cry.

[Grover]

Looking hard at picking up Bastion in a couple of hours.

[Dutch]

Originally Posted by frnk55

When will I have time to play these damn games. Now I'm thinking about The Walking Dead and Darkness 2.

If I am an example, you won't. I picked up The Walking Dead today...when will I play it? Probably never....stupid OCD and Steam Sales....

[CleBrownsfan]

Walking Dead has been very fun. Each episode plays about two hours. I knocked out each one (there are two ATM) in a evening or two.

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

how are the mods for nba2k12 on the PC? rosters and such?

I've wanted to pick it up for some platform for a bit, but have held off cuz of the price. That price is ridiculous though.

Mods are absolutely, positively worth it for the PC.

NLSC • Downloads

I was on this site last night and managed to download a few all-on-in mods that enabled me to play with current (as of a day or two ago) rosters, updated jerseys and uniforms and tons of unlocks. It's all pretty simple to install (especially for text sim dorks who are used to mods) and so yeah. Absolutely worth it.

[Big Fo]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Mods are absolutely, positively worth it for the PC.

NLSC • Downloads

I was on this site last night and managed to download a few all-on-in mods that enabled me to play with current (as of a day or two ago) rosters, updated jerseys and uniforms and tons of unlocks. It's all pretty simple to install (especially for text sim dorks who are used to mods) and so yeah. Absolutely worth it.

Thanks for the link, I just bought the game today and some of these look pretty cool.

[frnk55]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

Walking Dead has been very fun. Each episode plays about two hours. I knocked out each one (there are two ATM) in a evening or two.

Downloading now. I passed on Darkness 2. The demo satisfied me enough.

[dubb93]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Mount and Blade is great.

Are the expansions worth buying as well?

[Young Drachma]

Originally Posted by Big Fo

Thanks for the link, I just bought the game today and some of these look pretty cool.

Anyone wanting to replace the Thunder with the Sonics in association mode, you'll need to use the unlocked settings mod (or earn the 96-97 Sonics the hard way) and then use them to replace the Thunder. Before you do, you should replace the Thunder roster with scrubs, put their entire team into FA and then you can clear out your Sonics roster however you choose, pick up those FAs and can play with them should you choose to.

Just figured I'd save possibly someone a bit of time.

[Grover]

Just purchased Vessel.

Looks awesome.

[JPhillips]

Glad I picked up Toy Soldiers on sale. It's a fun tower defense game with some twists.

[Qrusher14242]

i cant seem to start toy soldiers....Games for Windows Live won't initialize

[JPhillips]

Did you put in your game key?

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by dubb93

Are the expansions worth buying as well?

Don't buy the original Mount and Blade. Warband is basically the same as the original Mount and Blade but with multiplayer and a few new features.

[Qrusher14242]

well i cant get Games for Windows Live to work...won't let me sign in even after resetting the password. So i can't even start the game

[Grover]

And Bastion has been purchased.

[Groundhog]

Originally Posted by Dark Cloud

Anyone wanting to replace the Thunder with the Sonics in association mode, you'll need to use the unlocked settings mod (or earn the 96-97 Sonics the hard way) and then use them to replace the Thunder. Before you do, you should replace the Thunder roster with scrubs, put their entire team into FA and then you can clear out your Sonics roster however you choose, pick up those FAs and can play with them should you choose to.

Just figured I'd save possibly someone a bit of time.

Back when 2K12 was released someone created a spreadsheet for the purpose of having an "expansion draft" to fit the Sonics back in. Basically the guy went through and selected 8 or 9 guys that each team would realistically hold on to, the rest you could draft for your Sonics squad. I played through a few seasons myself, was lots of fun.

[Radii]

Walking Dead Question: How often does the game go into first person mode for any kind of movement/action?

I get pretty bad motion sickness with some games, I can't play any first person shooters, ever. The opening of Skyrim is in first person and should take what, 20 minutes? I had to leave it and come back to it for ~2 hours to get past that intro to when it would let me go into 3rd person. Even games like Grand Theft Auto will fuck me up if I don't take ginger capsules (if I do I can play GTA forever). The video review on IGN doesn't really make it clear but seems to show a scene here or there with some first person action.

Any guesses on whether I'll be able to get through this game?

[Radii]

I'm usually pretty resistant to these sales, I tend to stick to one or two games for a good long while, but I'm looking for something new and went a bit nuts, so far:

Shogun 2 (Total War)
Binding of Isaac
Monkey Island Bundle
Mount & Blade Bundle
Tropico 4 Bundle
Bastion
Vessel

wheeeee. Not really that much $$ (4 of those $3.50 or less), as long as I end up playing them all.

[Grover]

Vessel and Bastion are awesome as hell.

[bigdawg2003]

I bought the Tropico 4 bundle as well and am really enjoying it.

[Fidatelo]

Today cost me about $10 for some Civ 5 DLC and Bastion. Stupid Steam.

[EagleFan]

Went with the deal they had on Pro Cycling Manager 2012 the other day (seems better than a previous version that I had).

Today I couldn't pass up the Flash deals:

Monkey Island: Special Edition Bundle $3.74
Arcania & Gothic Pack $12.49

Just over 16 dollars for basically 7 games; can't really go wrong there.

[EagleFan]

dola: With a business trip this week I hope to get Steam back up and running on my work laptop so I can have something to do on my down time (not up to going out drinking with everyone else on these trips).

[FrogMan]

Originally Posted by jeff061

Bought Heroes of Might and Magic 6 based on the nostalgia of playing 1+2 a long time back. Very happy to see 4 versions later it seems to have held true to form. Fun game.

I passed on this when it was discounted on day one but the more I have seen gameplay videos of it, the more I'm thinking that if it comes back up for sale, I'll pick it up...

FM

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Grover

Vessel and Bastion are awesome as hell.

I started Vessel, I like it, the physics feel good and nothing seems clunky, which is key in puzzle games like this. Haven't gotten far enough to open up all of the options (when I look at the keyboard controls it seems like there's lots of stuff I can't do yet) so I'm looking forward to getting through a bit more and seeing everything.

[Scoobz0202]

Binding of Isaac was money well spent. Just a fun little time waster.

[Radii]

Originally Posted by Radii

I started Vessel...

Ok yeah this is awesome. Did a few more areas after Breaking Bad and have already had a few moments where I had a puzzle that felt nice and rewarding to solve AND had a "oh, wow, that's really awesome what they did there" feeling to it. Dunno if its still on sale or not but highly recommended.

[SackAttack]

Bought a new PC today. Just for the hell of it, because I can run it now, I snagged Bastion. Mwahaha.

[Qrusher14242]

Fallout 3 + all DLC is $5
Fallout New Vegas + All DLC is $10

both for the next 8 hours

[Icy]

As i'm into city and empire builders again thanks to Camelot battle for the North in the Ipad, I'm thinking about picking up Cities XL 2012 and Tropico 4.

Is Cities too buggy or playable enough?

[Icy]

Ummm this looks tempting:

Buy Focus Hit Collection 49.99€

Includes 12 items: Runaway, A Road Adventure, Runaway, The Dream of The Turtle, Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper, Blood Bowl® Legendary Edition, A Game of Thrones - Genesis, Runaway: A Twist of Fate, The Next BIG Thing, Wargame: European Escalation, Wargame: European Escalation - "New Battlefields" (Free DLC), Wargame: European Escalation - "Conquest" (Free DLC), Cities XL 2012,

I have not read good reviews about Game of thrones but i'm really into the books right now.

[Icy]

What about Civ5 game of the year? I have yet to purchase it after the bad reviews when it was released, but i guess it became better after all the patches and dlcs.

Damn, too much games available in steam.

[Mota]

I played about 3 hours of Tropico 4 last night, fun game. Definitely worth it. My wife also liked the music (as opposed to Final Fantasy music that drives her absolutely nuts).

[Grover]

Picked up Fallout New Vegas early this morning.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Originally Posted by Icy

What about Civ5 game of the year? I have yet to purchase it after the bad reviews when it was released, but i guess it became better after all the patches and dlcs.

Damn, too much games available in steam.

It was a good game before. It's excellent with the new Gods & Kings expansion. Really adds a lot.

[Scoobz0202]