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The Last Day of the [STEAM] Sale - Disappointing

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  • RookRook Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    rndmhero wrote: »
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    Was this any good? I think I got a free license with my graphics card, but after a botched install attempt, I never bothered with it.

    From what I heard, no, it wasn't.

    Rook on
  • MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Rook wrote: »
    rndmhero wrote: »
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    Was this any good? I think I got a free license with my graphics card, but after a botched install attempt, I never bothered with it.

    From what I heard, no, it wasn't.

    you heard wrong

    it is probably the second best game I played this year, after Red Faction though, admittedly, it won't necessarily be your cup of tea to play.

    MrDelish on
  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2010
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    Fuck me if Same and Max is not tempting.

    Dare I add further to the backlog?
    It's 94 dollars off! How could you possibly say no to that dynamic duo!
    I am rather fond of rabbity-things.

    Sterica on
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  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    MrDelish wrote: »
    Rook wrote: »
    rndmhero wrote: »
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    Was this any good? I think I got a free license with my graphics card, but after a botched install attempt, I never bothered with it.

    From what I heard, no, it wasn't.

    you heard wrong

    it is probably the second best game I played this year, after Red Faction though, admittedly, it won't necessarily be your cup of tea to play.

    Story + Atmosphere is supposedly excellent. Game just has quite a few bugs.... apparently

    I want to play it very much.

    Egos on
  • LingxorLingxor Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Rook wrote: »
    rndmhero wrote: »
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    Was this any good? I think I got a free license with my graphics card, but after a botched install attempt, I never bothered with it.

    From what I heard, no, it wasn't.

    As a shooter I doubt it.

    As a weird ass Russian game it looks fantastic.

    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-cryostasis/17-1796/

    Lingxor on
  • MrDelishMrDelish Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Egos wrote: »
    MrDelish wrote: »
    Rook wrote: »
    rndmhero wrote: »
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    Was this any good? I think I got a free license with my graphics card, but after a botched install attempt, I never bothered with it.

    From what I heard, no, it wasn't.

    you heard wrong

    it is probably the second best game I played this year, after Red Faction though, admittedly, it won't necessarily be your cup of tea to play.

    Story + Atmosphere is supposedly excellent. Game just has quite a few bugs.... apparently

    I want to play it very much.

    I thought it was really really good, especially since I didn't have any bugs or crashes. It has performance issues because it doesn't have multicore support, though.

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  • übergeekübergeek Sector 2814Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    Good to see Devil May Cry 4 ain't in the top sellers list.

    That'll teach 'em for only cutting 25% off
    Bastards

    Yeah I was waiting on the sale, and then saw they didn't knock off at least 50%. So I only went with Mass Effect.

    übergeek on
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  • Casually HardcoreCasually Hardcore Once an Asshole. Trying to be better. Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Drake wrote: »
    Drake wrote: »
    Couscous wrote: »
    Variable wrote: »
    interesting, if you anticipate that there will be enemies everywhere, you will eventually be right.

    fucking doom 3 eh?

    It is more like enemy's either right behind you or in a closet exactly the right size for them.

    As long as they engage in the Shotty Dance of Death, all is well. I dig some Doom 3. I'm huge whore for all the Dooms though. The shooting has the visceral iD touch, and that is something I adore. The expansion cranks the action up a good bit too so you get some crazy approaching the old Dooms. They are fun.

    In other news, Crysis is exquisite so far. Going from stealth ninja silent killer to in your face super speed with a shotgun is just amazing. I always felt a little disappointed with FarCry right from the moment I started playing. The controls never felt good to me and the gameplay just seemed a little off. The stunning environment just didn't make the game for me like it did others. I get none of that feeling with Crysis.


    Personally I find that Doom 3 really shines if you play it on Veteran or whatever the difficulty before Nightmare is. Otherwise the enemies don't put up much of a fight, and the jumping out of anywhere and teleporting in doesn't have that 'oh shit' effect. On Veteran however, you tend to be low on armor/health and even ammo a lot of the time as the game progresses. Which makes those moments where you enter a room a very tense affair as you might end up dying from something popping up behind you and what not.

    Also, I still have yet to ever use the duct tape mod. The tension of having to either see, or look for the glowing eyes and other signs in the dark is better than always being able to see. But different strokes for different folks.

    I never used the Duct Tape mod either. Muzzle flashes are all I need once the shooting starts. I tend to try to speed run the levels instead of creeping around and trying to conserve health.

    This game got really boring once you figure it out.

    "You got something good? Turn around and kill imp that just spawn behind you!"

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    There is no reason to ever play Doom 3 now that Dead Space exists.

    Cherrn on
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  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Cherrn wrote: »
    There is no reason to ever play Doom 3 now that Dead Space exists.

    this.

    Hejog on
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  • GuibsGuibs Weekend Warrior Somewhere up North.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Just to be clear here, will tomorrow 9january 2nd) officially the last day of the sales or the 3rd will show the final last sales and will end at 23h59 on the 3rd?

    just want to be sure since I'm holding off from some of those deals in case the are further deals coming up.

    Still hoping for a Vampire the Masquerade : Bloodlines kind of sales..

    Guibs on
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  • GuibsGuibs Weekend Warrior Somewhere up North.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Cherrn wrote: »
    There is no reason to ever play Doom 3 now that Dead Space exists.

    Guibs on
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  • ZombiemamboZombiemambo Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Rook wrote: »
    rndmhero wrote: »
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    Was this any good? I think I got a free license with my graphics card, but after a botched install attempt, I never bothered with it.

    From what I heard, no, it wasn't.

    As a shooter I doubt it.

    As a weird ass Russian game it looks fantastic.

    http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-cryostasis/17-1796/

    I'm calling it now: Russia will be the next place where the best games come from.

    Zombiemambo on
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  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    next place? wasn't stalker russian?

    Hejog on
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  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Guibs wrote: »
    Just to be clear here, will tomorrow 9january 2nd) officially the last day of the sales or the 3rd will show the final last sales and will end at 23h59 on the 3rd?

    I interpreted it as the 3rd is the last day of sales, as in at 23h59 on the 3rd the sales will stop.

    Hejog on
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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    übergeek wrote: »
    Alegis wrote: »
    Good to see Devil May Cry 4 ain't in the top sellers list.

    That'll teach 'em for only cutting 25% off
    Bastards

    Yeah I was waiting on the sale, and then saw they didn't knock off at least 50%. So I only went with Mass Effect.
    I considered not buying it. But you know what? I loves me some Devil May Cry 4.

    Don't judge me.
    Hejog wrote: »
    next place? wasn't stalker russian?
    STALKER came out of Ukraine. The Witcher came out of Poland. Eastern Europe is pretty well represented on the best games scene.

    Monger on
  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    pft, no one is Russian nowadays.

    Hejog on
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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
  • mspencermspencer PAX [ENFORCER] Council Bluffs, IARegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    I didn't buy that indie pack last year because I refused to own The Path and even grant them a tiny amount of money.

    Hatred
    Wait, wasn't that the game that people said was all about murder and rape? Or am I thinking of something else?

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  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    wow, check out the nipples on the graphic of the path on the steam page.

    Hejog on
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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    It's that pretentious excuse of a game with little red riding hood getting raped.

    I hate them even more for being located in the same country as I am.

    Alegis on
  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Lingxor wrote: »
    Cryostasis, where art thou?

    In the event that this sale doesn't happen, go here

    Cherrn on
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  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    It's that pretentious excuse of a game with little red riding hood getting raped.

    I hate them even more for being located in the same country as I am.

    So who else is downloading the game? Own up.

    Hejog on
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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh and while we're mentioning Tale of Tales

    http://www.somethingawful.com/d/mmo-roulette/endlessforest.php
    This is hilarious


    edit: wrong link, switched it

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  • krylon666krylon666 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    I'm figuring that it is time to actually catch up on my backlog thanks to this sale.

    As I haven't played a Civ game since Civ, should I start vanilla or install Beyond the Sword?

    Definitely go with BTS first. By the way, you shouldn't need to install both if you bought the pack, just BTS.

    i have civ4 and bts installed, i can delete the civ4 local files?

    krylon666 on
  • EgosEgos Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    Oh and while we're mentioning Tale of Tales

    http://www.somethingawful.com/d/mmo-roulette/endlessforest.php
    This is hilarious


    edit: wrong link, switched it

    I played their odd Grandma walks through a graveyard game....

    No idea about their "games" but they sound rational on their blog about the interactive medium in general.

    Doesn't mean they are great artists or anything - I have no clue. What I tried didn't do much for me.

    Egos on
  • übergeekübergeek Sector 2814Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I wonder if I can somehow pay extra for a version of the Eidos pack that doesn't include Hitman 2

    You can e-mail Steam Support so that they remove Hitman 2 from your account, trust me, I've done it. :)

    For Hitman 2? I need to invent the opposite of an infraction so that I can give one to you.


    Isn't that the purpose of reporting for awesome?

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  • EntriechEntriech ? ? ? ? ? Ontario, CanadaRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    As much as I like the Sam and Max games, for the price of a month of Gametap you could get through them all. And they really have little to no replay value. They're good a time through, but that's it.

    I decided against getting ME on the PC since I already have it on the 360. Sadly mostly because I have a limited size drive I keep Steam on, and putting in a disc is a lot easier to make a decision about if I want to play it than downloading gigs and gigs of data.

    Entriech on
  • HejogHejog Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    Oh and while we're mentioning Tale of Tales

    http://www.somethingawful.com/d/mmo-roulette/endlessforest.php
    This is hilarious


    edit: wrong link, switched it

    Amazing. laughing so much right now. Thanks for sharing

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  • jonxpjonxp [E] PC Security Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hrmmm, well in my continuing tradition of not playing games until at least a year after release, I think I'm going to pick up Mass Effect. Thank you Steam for helping me out with this.

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  • CherrnCherrn Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hejog wrote: »
    Alegis wrote: »
    It's that pretentious excuse of a game with little red riding hood getting raped.

    I hate them even more for being located in the same country as I am.

    So who else is downloading the game? Own up.

    I actually bought the game on D2D during summer when it was on sale. I don't really have any desire to play it, but I figure I should give it a go, if only because it has inspired so much hate.

    I figure after "experiencing" Saya no Uta, it can't really be that fucked up.

    Cherrn on
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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    krylon666 wrote: »
    Athenor wrote: »
    I'm figuring that it is time to actually catch up on my backlog thanks to this sale.

    As I haven't played a Civ game since Civ, should I start vanilla or install Beyond the Sword?

    Definitely go with BTS first. By the way, you shouldn't need to install both if you bought the pack, just BTS.

    i have civ4 and bts installed, i can delete the civ4 local files?


    I'd like an answer to this as well...

    Also, I heard something about menu screens?

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  • SudsSuds Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    Fuck me if Same and Max is not tempting.

    Dare I add further to the backlog?
    It's 94 dollars off! How could you possibly say no to that dynamic duo!
    I am rather fond of rabbity-things.

    Season 2 is especially good.

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  • StericaSterica Yes Registered User, Moderator mod
    edited January 2010
    A movie is nearly 13.79 and it has absolutely no retail and is probably shorter than Seasons 1 and 2. So, good buy methinks.

    And people new to Civ: open vanilla Civ IV rather than BTS. You will find a tutorial (from Sid himself!) which is so very helpful. This game is going to suck me in.

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  • RizziRizzi Sydney, Australia.Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Yeah, the tutorial is kinda helpful. Still not sure about a few things though.

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  • ElementalorElementalor Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Ugh, bought Mass Effect cuz I was waiting for it. But then I also bought Sam and Max complete cuz I have no willpower.

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  • Blinks77Blinks77 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I got Sam & Max... i'm not even 100% sure wtf it is.. but at that kind of sale price. too good to pass up.

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  • SmokeStacksSmokeStacks Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Monger wrote: »
    Hejog wrote: »
    next place? wasn't stalker russian?
    STALKER came out of Ukraine. The Witcher came out of Poland. Eastern Europe is pretty well represented on the best games scene.

    Can we just for today count Croatia as being part of Easter Europe? Because Serious Sam is pretty badass.

    Also, I once dated a girl who had breasts pretty much exactly like the ones on The Path Steam page.

    Thanks a lot, Steam. First you take all of my money and now you make me think of my horrible ex-girlfriend.

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  • Evil MultifariousEvil Multifarious Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    the path is a horrible fucking game

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  • TubeTube Registered User admin
    edited January 2010
    it sounded kind of interesting from the pitch. I'm willing to believe it sucks though.

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