OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

[Sandman42]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

Anyone feel they're buying games because of the crazy sales but not getting to them until weeks or months later. lol I bought Metro on Amazon for $5 in their March sale and still haven't even downloaded it.

Yes, I still have Alpha Protocol, GTA IV, Just Cause 2, and Rage purchased from earlier sales that I've either never touched or played less than an hour of.

[SinisterAlex]

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Skyrim is on for 50% off on Steam. 30$.

[SinisterAlex]

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You should grab Arma II, fun game with other nice mods. However DayZ is very addictive mod, and a different look and feel to your normal games. My buddy and I found it very refreshing.

I have 47 mins left to make up my mind lol.

[av7]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

This time around I've bought alot of games that are perfect for killing 20 minutes to an hour instead of having to sit through 4 hours of gameplay to get really immersed in the game.

Right now I'm looking at Costume Quest for $3.74, unsure about it though

[jyoung]

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If you're looking for pickup-and-play arcade games, Jeff Minter's Space Giraffe and Gridrunner Revolution are both good buys at $2.50 a piece.

[bcruise]

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Football Manager 2012 for 7.50? Sold. I'm not an every year buyer of this game, but I'm not passing that deal up.

[Altimus]

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The nice thing about STEAM is that your games will always be there. So there's no rush to play through everything.

The same can't be said yet for Xbox Live Arcade. No one knows yet what will happen to your old XBLA games once Microsoft's new system comes out.

Well you can somewhat say the same about Steam can't you? What if somehow Valve crumbles...

As far as XBLA games, I'd be surprised if they didn't transfer over but with MS you never know. They might just say they couldn't do it with the new tech and we're SOL.

[SuperBowlNachos]

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Crap. Got Crysis 2 thinking I would just play it for the graphics. Got a little ways in an realize I wanted to play the first one. Missed out on it on the bundle, then when it was $4.99. Then when it was $9.99. Now it's back to $19.99 -_-

[sox73b3]

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GTA IV was mainly a purchase to check out the mods since their insane.

I picked up GTA IV too, where is the best place to go for mods? can you install through steam?

[goh]

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Well you can somewhat say the same about Steam can't you? What if somehow Valve crumbles...

Then we can still run Steam in offline mode and play our games. There'd also be a 7813% increase in piracy and there'd be no more PC versions of anything.

[mestevo]

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No kidding. I stopped pirating games quite some time ago because I'm in no hurry to play many of them and am happy to just buy them on sale later. Otherwise would just skip most games and buy the few I know I'd enjoy.

[Sandman42]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

This time around I've bought alot of games that are perfect for killing 20 minutes to an hour instead of having to sit through 4 hours of gameplay to get really immersed in the game.

Right now I'm looking at Costume Quest for $3.74, unsure about it though

That's what I've done. Instead of jumping into Metro 2033 or the rest of my backlog, I've been playing Binding of Isaac in 20 minute chunks.

[goh]

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I got...

Back to the Future ($5)
Botanicula ($3.75)
Trine 2 ($3.75)
Vessel ($3.75)
The Walking Dead ($15)

and the 2 entirely random "oh what the heck" pick ups with Gary's Mod ($2.50) and Universe Sandbox ($2.50). 6/7 less than $5. Why do I own a console again?

[mestevo]

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I did splurge a bit, picked up a couple of franchises I didn't even own yet (Splinter Cell/Batman).

Batman 1 and 2 and Gotham City Impostors Bundle

Evochron Mercenary

Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell Conviction - Echelon Edition

Gratuitous Tank Battles

Legend of Grimrock

Microsoft Flight Summer Sale Bundle

[choadler]

Re: OS Steam and Computer Gaming Thread

I went a little crazy:

1. Payday: The Heist
2. Bastion
3. Legend of Grimrock
4. Crysis Complete
5. Batman: Arkham City
6. Galactic Civilzations II
7. The Binding of Isaac
8. Divine Divinity
9. Portal 2
10. Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines
11. Tropico 3 Complete

I think I spent like $63 or something like that on all of those games. Wow, forget consoles anymore. PC gaming between Steam, Green Man Gaming, Amazon, and GoG, I am set. I have games for the next 10 years.....

By the way, Legend of Grimrock is crazy good.