[Direct2Drive] 24 Days of Christmas - 'Tis the season to buy a crapload of games!

datac0re

Direct2Drive 24 Days of Christmas Sale

It's the time of the year again when digital distributors love to rape you wallet during the holidays, and D2D has a great sale going on. One game a day for 24 days discounted to some ridiculously low price. Their last sale was for their anniversery and every game was discounted to $5, so I'm guessing that might be the price point for these deals to.

I saw this mentioned in our Steam thread but didn't want the deals to get lost in the shuffle. So I'll try to update this thread each day with the new deal. It appears that the deals change over at 1:00 PM EST each day.

The sale page is here: Clicky

The Deals:

Dec 1 - Mirror's Edge $5
Dec 2 - The Witcher EE - $19.95
Dec 3 - Need for Speed Shift - $24.95
Dec 4 - Command and Conquer Red Alert 3 Bundle - $19.95
Dec 5 - Prototype - $19.95
Dec 6 - Majesty 2 - $7.50
Dec 7 - Lord of the Rings:Conquest - $9.95
Dec 8 - Mercenaries 2 World in Flames - $4.95
Dec 9 - Street Fighter IV - $19.95
Dec 10 - Battlefield 2 Complete Collection - $14.95
Dec 11 - Dragon Age: Origins - $39.95
Dec 12 - The Sims 3 - $39.95
Dec 13 - Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor - $7.50
Dec 14 - Tiger Woods PGA Tour 08 - $9.95
Dec 15 - Need for Speed ProStreet
Dec 16 - Section 8 - $12.50
Dec 17 - Resident Evil 5 - $24.95
Dec 18 - Trine - $9.95
Dec 19 - Civ IV Complete - $15.95
Dec 20 - Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - $19.95
Dec 21 - Machinarium - $9.95
Dec 22 -
Dec 23 -
Dec 24 -

Edit: I no longer care to update this thread. The Steam sale blows everything here outta the water, and even before that started, the D2D sales were pretty crap.

Lord Jezo

The UK is also doing this, if it's any clue (which I don't know if it is yet) their second game, Street Fighter IV, was priced at $25 (15 pounds) so maybe they wont be doing cheap games every day, just discounted games every day.

abusiveadmin

oh damn thats dissapointing .

But that is still incredibadly cheap street fighter, sf4 goes ofr 80 au bucks here in aus lol

Decoy

I saw this yesterday and just had to sigh. The Steam 5-Day sale was certainly a punch to the cock of my wallet and if they start throwing deals out I can't resist than this is going to be a long month of presents to myself.

datac0re

The Witcher EE just went up for sale for $19.95... that blows my theory of $5 games all month.

Decoy

When it comes to these sales, my thinking is pretty much this....

$5: I'll buy most anything that looks interesting, even if its to play for a few hours
$10: I need to at least THINK I'm going to enjoy it and try to play all the way through
$20+: Its dicey. It would depend on the game. At that cost I'm almost tempted to say I need to see some positive reviews for it or have played a demo.

I've never played or heard much of the Witcher, other than it was crap, got patched/updated/re-released/something and turned out pretty decent.

Todesbart

The Witcher is awesome. Buy it.

Buy it now!

datac0re

Todesbart wrote: »

The Witcher is awesome. Buy it.

Buy it now!

I agree. If you haven't played it yet you should. Your character's a total badass who gets all the chicks. The fighting system is a little odd at first but after a while it's second nature.

datac0re

Looks like today's offer is pretty bleh - Need for Speed Shift for $25. I hope their offers start getting better closer to Christmas.

Lord Jezo

I think the title of this thread needs a little updating.

datac0re

Another crap deal today, RA3 bundle for $20

TheBog

What do you have against RA3? It's one of the best RTSes of the year.

The_Spaniard

Decoy wrote: »

When it comes to these sales, my thinking is pretty much this....

$5: I'll buy most anything that looks interesting, even if its to play for a few hours
$10: I need to at least THINK I'm going to enjoy it and try to play all the way through
$20+: Its dicey. It would depend on the game. At that cost I'm almost tempted to say I need to see some positive reviews for it or have played a demo.

I've never played or heard much of the Witcher, other than it was crap, got patched/updated/re-released/something and turned out pretty decent.

Actually more like it is a critically acclaimed RPG that got a MONSTROUS content adding and gameplay overhauling patch a year after release that made it in many peoples minds one of the best RPGs ever made.

pyromaniac221

Twenty bucks is a bit too much for me. I'll pass on RA3.

Also, whoever didn't buy The Witcher should be ashamed

datac0re

TheBog wrote: »

What do you have against RA3? It's one of the best RTSes of the year.

wat. I was utterly bored with the demo. Didn't think it was fun at all.

baudattitude

I'm also annoyed with today's deal, but only because I already have RA3. When I saw yesterday's ornament, I was hoping to pick up Uprising for cheap, but $19.95 for both games isn't any help.

pyromaniac221

What's tomorrow's sale?

Shens

Cool. Thanks for making the list datac0re. I will be sure to check back in and see that I missed a fuckawesome deal.

Catshade

Savygamer has the complete list of the sale for both US and UK D2D.

Shens

So it is pretty much the Steam sale but on D2D?

datac0re

Catshade wrote: »

Savygamer has the complete list of the sale for both US and UK D2D.

Well didn't you just come in and take the fun out of this thread. Do you also blurt out "hey this part coming up is cool" in the movie theaters, and hunt around the house to find out what you're getting for Christmas beforehand?

Entriech

Game today is Prototype at 19.95$. Mildly tempted, but I'd be concerned about ease of control with a KB&M vs a gamepad.

slash000

Entriech wrote: »

Game today is Prototype at 19.95$. Mildly tempted, but I'd be concerned about ease of control with a KB&M vs a gamepad.

Can't you just hook up a gamepad to the PC?

Entriech

slash000 wrote: »

Entriech wrote: »

Game today is Prototype at 19.95$. Mildly tempted, but I'd be concerned about ease of control with a KB&M vs a gamepad.

Can't you just hook up a gamepad to the PC?

I don't actually have a gamepad for my PC, but perhaps I should get one. That being said, I did take a look at a youtube video of Prototype being run on the PC on high settings, and it didn't look all that great, so I may just take a pass on this and wait to pick up a used copy on a console.

pyromaniac221

I personally didn't think that Prototype was worth 20 bucks. That's what I got it for on the PC, and it's just really short and kind of unpolished. It's tons of fun just running around and slaughtering the hell out of people, but it gets old pretty quick. I'd say rent it for a console, get all the superhero-ing out of your system, and then return it.

Raslin

Entriech wrote: »

slash000 wrote: »

Entriech wrote: »

Game today is Prototype at 19.95$. Mildly tempted, but I'd be concerned about ease of control with a KB&M vs a gamepad.

Can't you just hook up a gamepad to the PC?

I don't actually have a gamepad for my PC, but perhaps I should get one. That being said, I did take a look at a youtube video of Prototype being run on the PC on high settings, and it didn't look all that great, so I may just take a pass on this and wait to pick up a used copy on a console.

Prototype certainly looked good on my computer, dunno what his issue was. I also used a usb 360 controller which worked great.

KiTA

Anyone recognize tomorrow's game from the teaser pic? It almost looks like Majesty.

Rakai

KiTA wrote: »

Anyone recognize tomorrow's game from the teaser pic? It almost looks like Majesty.

http://www.direct2drive.com/4/8452/product/Buy-Majesty-2:-The-Fantasy-Kingdom-Sim-Download

KiTA

Thought so. Pity I already own it. Good game, I recommend it. Missing some stuff from the first but not bad.

Fig-D

I really wish there was a Prototype demo. I loved inFamous, so I've always wondered how the other half lived...

pyromaniac221

InFamous is a lot slicker and much more varied. It also has a better story and presentation. Prototype is some bullshit virus conspiracy theory thing and most of the missions consist of you running around slaughtering hundreds of people to get to one specific guy and slaughter him in a special way, or something to that effect. Granted, it does give you a power rush more so than InFamous and it does have its own appeal, but I didn't find it to be as lasting as InFamous

Fig-D

Eh, for $20 I'll let it pass then. Thanks.

Entriech

Today's game is Majesty 2 for $7.50.

Glal

Entriech wrote: »

slash000 wrote: »

Entriech wrote: »

Game today is Prototype at 19.95$. Mildly tempted, but I'd be concerned about ease of control with a KB&M vs a gamepad.

Can't you just hook up a gamepad to the PC?

I don't actually have a gamepad for my PC, but perhaps I should get one. That being said, I did take a look at a youtube video of Prototype being run on the PC on high settings, and it didn't look all that great, so I may just take a pass on this and wait to pick up a used copy on a console.

:?

elliotw2

Was the youtube video at least in HD?

Glal

Even HD doesn't necessarily mean much with YouTube, I've seen 640x480 videos labeled that.

PeregrineFalcon

Dec 2 - The Witcher EE - $19.95

MOTHERFUCKER. That's what I get for doing work and work and not keeping an eye out for hot deals. :x

PeregrineFalcon

Prototype = inFamous, minus any sort of moral compass.

Also shapeshifting and eating people.

Stormwatcher

CRAP I missed Prototype.

tofu

PeregrineFalcon wrote: »

Dec 2 - The Witcher EE - $19.95

MOTHERFUCKER. That's what I get for doing work and work and not keeping an eye out for hot deals. :x

The Witcher has been 14.99 at Newegg with free shipping for weeks now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832198042&cm_re=the_witcher-_-32-198-042-_-Product

slash000

tofu wrote: »

PeregrineFalcon wrote: »

Dec 2 - The Witcher EE - $19.95

MOTHERFUCKER. That's what I get for doing work and work and not keeping an eye out for hot deals. :x

The Witcher has been 14.99 at Newegg with free shipping for weeks now.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832198042&cm_re=the_witcher-_-32-198-042-_-Product

But that's just standard Witcher. The deal was for Witcher Enhanced Edition, which includes a bunch of upgrades to the standard game (like new animations, dialogue scenes, revamped inventory, improved weather settings, more NPC variety, etc), as well as new campaigns, and the Enhanced Edition has some other bonuses like a free download of the soundtrack, a making-of, a game guide pdf, a world map, and finally it comes with a game editor to create/modify your own sort of quests.

Newegg has the Enhanced Edition for $37, this was a deal for that version for $20.