Game Specials/Discounts

[fpres]

50% off all Paradox Interactive titles until July 26th

Paradox Interactive - Paradox Interactive celebrates its 10 year anniversary with 50% Discount

[CleBrownsfan]

Originally Posted by fpres

50% off all Paradox Interactive titles until July 26th

Paradox Interactive - Paradox Interactive celebrates its 10 year anniversary with 50% Discount

Anyone play King's Bounty: The Legend? Not a bad price to try it out... like I need more games to take up the little time I have to play them

[Pumpy Tudors]

Originally Posted by CleBrownsfan

Anyone play King's Bounty: The Legend? Not a bad price to try it out... like I need more games to take up the little time I have to play them

King's Booty is a GREAT game if you like games like Heroes of Might & Magic. Nice turn-based gameplay and lots of side quests to go on. It's a lot of fun.

I mean King's Bounty, not King's Booty.

[PilotMan]

Finally going to get my hands on Deus Vult. This is just what I was waiting for. Thanks.

[Big Fo]

Picked up a couple of recently discounted platformers, Mirror's Edge (PS3) and Henry Hatsworth and the Puzzling Adventure (DS) for $20 each. Not wanting to fall 30 stories to your death is good motivation in the former, from that height your character makes an awful sound when they hit the ground.

[FrogMan]

I know the games at GOG are always cheap, but they are running a 50% off racing titles this week only.

GOG.com

FM

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by PilotMan

Finally going to get my hands on Deus Vult. This is just what I was waiting for. Thanks.

Also picked up SOS: Argos Naval Yard, and Victoria: Revolutions. Three expansions spent 17 bucks. I'll take that!

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by fpres

50% off all Paradox Interactive titles until July 26th

Paradox Interactive - Paradox Interactive celebrates its 10 year anniversary with 50% Discount

Good price on Mount and Blade(14.95) for those that missed the last sale.

[Uncle Briggs]

Has anybody tried Lost Empire: Immortals? Never heard of it but the reviews I found make it sound like a decent 4x space game, at least for $5.

edit:

While I'm soliciting opinions:

What better:Victoria complete, Crusader Kings complete, EU3 complete?

I like turn-based strategy; RTS not so much. Is SotS worth my time/money?

[PilotMan]

Originally Posted by Uncle Briggs

Has anybody tried Lost Empire: Immortals? Never heard of it but the reviews I found make it sound like a decent 4x space game, at least for $5.

edit:

While I'm soliciting opinions:

What better:Victoria complete, Crusader Kings complete, EU3 complete?

I like turn-based strategy; RTS not so much. Is SotS worth my time/money?

If you are looking for 4x SotS is probably better.

Of those three Crusader Kings is the best IMO. Haven't played EU3 but CK is uber addictive.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Uncle Briggs

Has anybody tried Lost Empire: Immortals? Never heard of it but the reviews I found make it sound like a decent 4x space game, at least for $5.

edit:

While I'm soliciting opinions:

What better:Victoria complete, Crusader Kings complete, EU3 complete?

I like turn-based strategy; RTS not so much. Is SotS worth my time/money?

I play all three. They all have different game play, but the big difference is time period. If you're only going to get one go with the time period that interests you the most.

[gstelmack]

It's a shame King's Bounty wants to crash 1/3 of the way through on Vista 64-bit; did that ever get patched? The listing on Steam still shows "Vista 32-bit" and I can't find word that it ever got fixed. Otherwise I'd buy that during the sale.

And the Take Command game does not list Vista compatibility at all. Oh well, saving me some money.

[cschex]

If I can run CK complete on my (crappy) integrated graphics chipset would EU3 work as well? I have never played and would like a new games but obviously don't want to purchase anything that wont run.

[JPhillips]

EU3 can be tricky with older graphics cards. CK and Vicki should run no problem, but I'd check the paradox forum fo card specs before I bought EU3.

[Tasan]

What is SotS? I'm always looking for a good space 4x.

[Big Fo]

Originally Posted by cschex

If I can run CK complete on my (crappy) integrated graphics chipset would EU3 work as well? I have never played and would like a new games but obviously don't want to purchase anything that wont run.

Make sure your video card supports pixelshader 2.0, the other requirements are pretty light.

Microsoft Windows XP/2000 1.9 Ghz Intel Pentium or similar AMD
512mb RAM
Direct X 9.0c compatible video card with at least 128mb & support for pixelshader 2.0.

[Ajaxab]

How accessible are titles like CK and EU III? The last Paradox game I played was the original EU. One of the problems I faced was trying to make sense of all the feedback the game was providing. I'm not necessarily intimidated by the complexity of these kinds of games, but whether or not the game allows you to make sense of all the details.

[JPhillips]

Any of those have a very steep learning curve. Did you get to a point where you felt comfortable with EU? If you did you'll eventually figure out EU3 as well. I think there's an EU3 wiki with some good help guides.

[Ajaxab]

Originally Posted by JPhillips

Any of those have a very steep learning curve. Did you get to a point where you felt comfortable with EU? If you did you'll eventually figure out EU3 as well. I think there's an EU3 wiki with some good help guides.

It's been awhile since I played EU, but I remember feeling lost about what to do next at a certain point. It may have been the raft of information available and myriad variables I recall trying to consider.

I guess I might compare my experience to the one I had with Civ IV. With Civ, I always had that sense that I could do any number of things with the next turn and could have a pretty clear understanding of why I was making that decision and the possible range of consequences that could follow from it. I didn't always get that sense from EU. I could do any number of things, but I wasn't always clear about why I should be making that decision and even less clear about the potential consequences. I know Paradox is not intending to create Civ-style games, but are any of these more recent titles a few steps up from Civ when it comes to how clearly the player knows what might be done and its range of outcomes? Does this question make sense?

'Course maybe for $5, something like CK might be worth trying anyways.

[JPhillips]

Originally Posted by Ajaxab

It's been awhile since I played EU, but I remember feeling lost about what to do next at a certain point. It may have been the raft of information available and myriad variables I recall trying to consider.

I guess I might compare my experience to the one I had with Civ IV. With Civ, I always had that sense that I could do any number of things with the next turn and could have a pretty clear understanding of why I was making that decision and the possible range of consequences that could follow from it. I didn't always get that sense from EU. I could do any number of things, but I wasn't always clear about why I should be making that decision and even less clear about the potential consequences. I know Paradox is not intending to create Civ-style games, but are any of these more recent titles a few steps up from Civ when it comes to how clearly the player knows what might be done and its range of outcomes? Does this question make sense?

'Course maybe for $5, something like CK might be worth trying anyways.

It makes perfect sense, but I don't have a good answer for you. The Paradox games(EU/CK/HOI/Vicki) are just very demanding for a new user. Eventually it becomes pretty routine and you can focus on different sets of info depending on what you want to do, but I don't know how to get to that point without a lot of frustration.

[PilotMan]

I think that CK is the the most logical for a new user. I was able to get up and running with that much faster. As far as the graphics question. I have a very old Inspiron 600m (single core 1.6, integrated graphics) and I can play CK, but I could never touch EU3. I tried Diplomacy and the graphics on that killed my system. Vicki would be about the same as CK.

What is SotS? I'm always looking for a good space 4x.

Sword of the Stars. I think that it has 3 or 4 expansions, with the last just coming out about a month ago, and I have them all, but haven't played it a whole lot, thanks to just getting into Guild Wars with my oldest son.

Here's the wiki for it though. Seems very developed.

Main Page - SOTS

[Calis]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

It's a shame King's Bounty wants to crash 1/3 of the way through on Vista 64-bit; did that ever get patched? The listing on Steam still shows "Vista 32-bit" and I can't find word that it ever got fixed. Otherwise I'd buy that during the sale.

And the Take Command game does not list Vista compatibility at all. Oh well, saving me some money.

I was leery of getting King's Bounty because of the 64-bit stuff. I ended up buying it anyway and played it for an hour or hour and a half and had no issues. Really enjoyed it.

I'm running Windows 7 so that might be different, but I asked around a bit beforehand and heard of some people on Vista 64 who had no problems also. It sounds like it's a crapshoot.

[sterlingice]

Originally Posted by Ramzavail

Next game - I want to check out is The World Ends With You, but apparently its hard to find around these neck of the woods.

I absolutely love TWEWY but I know some who don't and the gulf is basically gameplay. I think those who like or even just stick with the gameplay will like the story. Those who can't stand it won't play long enough to get into the story. For my money, one of the best games on the DS.

SI

[mckerney]

Steam has Dawn of War II along with all other games in Dawn of War and Company of Heroes series 50% off this weekend.

[DaddyTorgo]

oooh! maybe i'll grab the last CoH game then...thanks mckerney!!

[mckerney]

No problem. I'd been waiting for a Dawn of War II sale and decided to also pick up the relic super pack with Dawn of War Platinum and Company of Heroes Gold for $24.99.

[Warhammer]

Just found Supreme Commander for $3.60 at Target.

[gstelmack]

Steam has a 10-pack of indie games including Braid, World of Goo, and Crayon Physics Deluxe for $30 this weekend.

[Ajaxab]

I don't know how many PS3 owners are interested in getting Afrika ahead of its release date here (reviews are mixed, seems like a niche title), but play-asia.com has a Korean/English version for $25.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by gstelmack

Steam has a 10-pack of indie games including Braid, World of Goo, and Crayon Physics Deluxe for $30 this weekend.

Damn, now I wish I hadn't picked up World of Goo and Braid a couple weeks ago.

[sterlingice]

Toys R Us is running a special this week: Buy 1 Get 1 50% off for Wii and DS games. Usually with a sale like this, all the good stock is out on Sunday and they won't replenish until next week so, if you want something in high demand (Wii Sports Resort, new Professor Layton, etc)- might want to get in there today.

SI

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Some excellent deals on HDD's if you're a PS3 owner. You can get a 500 GB drive for $70 or a 320 GB drive for $43.

Dell SB 20% + 10% Off Desktop/Laptop Hard Drives: Western Digital 500GB 5400RPM Laptop HDD $72, 320GB $43, 320GB 7200 RPM Laptop HDD $55 & More - Slickdeals.net

[Arles]

Pretty sweet deal on NCAA Football 2010 for PS3/XBox360 if you haven't gotten it. I just got a used copy for $40 shipped. I think Madden is sold out:

Hastings 30% Off Used Video Games, Movies and CDs: Fallout 3 (PS3) $19, Left4Dead (360), $17, Grand Theft Auto IV (360/PS3) $13, Halo 3 $22 (360), Gears of War 2 (360) $23, Madden NFL 10 (360/PS3) $34 & More + S/H - Slickdeals.net

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Go Gamer has a weekend madess sale. Some PC games as cheap as one penny.

48 Hour Madness

[JPhillips]

That's a really good price on HOI3. With the patch arriving possibly today it's a god time to get that.

[gstelmack]

Steam is running a big sale on Strategy First titles.

[mckerney]

Originally Posted by Mizzou B-ball fan

Go Gamer has a weekend madess sale. Some PC games as cheap as one penny.

48 Hour Madness

Thanks, just picked up Call of Juarez, Just Cause, Maelstrom, Sid Meier's Railroads!, The Movies, Battlestations: Midway, Titlebout: Championship Boxing and Prey for $20.80 including shipping.

[Passacaglia]

I got an email from GamersGate with the subject that Civilization VI was on sale. I was all over that, but inside the message, it said it was actually Civilization IV. Ah, well.

[TRO]

Originally Posted by Passacaglia

I got an email from GamersGate with the subject that Civilization VI was on sale. I was all over that, but inside the message, it said it was actually Civilization IV. Ah, well.

I'm sure if you wanted to give them money for a game that is still 2 generations away, I'm sure that they would take it.

[Ramzavail]

Originally Posted by mckerney

Thanks, just picked up Call of Juarez, Just Cause, Maelstrom, Sid Meier's Railroads!, The Movies, Battlestations: Midway, Titlebout: Championship Boxing and Prey for $20.80 including shipping.

I'm curious how Maelstrom is.

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

$5 off all New Star Games through Sept. 30th.

Coupon code: supernsg

[Antmeister]

Since Direct2Drive is having their 5 year anniversary, they are currently having a specials for RPGs for $5. Some notable games in there are:

• Drakensang
• Neverwinter Nights 2
• Assassin's Creed Director's Cut
• Titan Quest Bundle

And they are also continuing specials on some other games:

• Civ IV
• Bioshock
• Sid Meier's Pirates!

Just go here:
http://www.direct2drive.com/d2dturns5

[DaddyTorgo]

looks like assasin's creed will run on my laptop - how is it?

i like the idea of the game

[Antmeister]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

looks like assasin's creed will run on my laptop - how is it?

I have not played it, but it has received favorable rankings.
Assassin's Creed for PC - GameRankings

[CleBrownsfan]

I've never purchased anything from Direct2Drive. Am I able to log into two different computers and play the games I've purchased?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Need for Speed: Shift available for $40 at Best Buy online. Shipping is free for PS3 version. $2.99 shipping for 360 version.

Need For Speed: Shift Game, PS3 or Xbox 360 $40 - Slickdeals.net

[Mustang]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

looks like assasin's creed will run on my laptop - how is it?

i like the idea of the game

Was fun for a bit, then it just turned into a very very repetitive game.

[DaddyTorgo]

Originally Posted by Mustang

Was fun for a bit, then it just turned into a very very repetitive game.

$5 fun?

[Mizzou B-ball fan]

Does anyone have Need for Speed: Shift yet? There's a thread that popped up over at NeoGaf with some pretty troubling bugs. Main issues are the 360 version of the game freezing while attempting to sign in to the PSN store and the other being the 'jumping' car physics issue when you go off the road on both versions. It appears to be pretty buggy.

NFS: Shift Crashes at PlayStation Store Screen — on a 360 - NeoGAF

[Honolulu_Blue]

Originally Posted by DaddyTorgo

$5 fun?

I think it could be $5 worth of fun, certainly not $50. It's very cool the first time or two around, but then you realize you're just doing the same thing over and over. For $5, I'd give a try.

Though I only played the 360 version, not PC.