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  • SteevLSteevL What can I do for you? Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    This might be a really dumb question, but does Steam still require you to log in just to play Half Life 2 even if you own the disc version?

    Pretty sure it does.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hejog wrote: »
    I don't the recycled sales since i missed stalker and defense grid.

    Here's the thing i'm wondering... I bought bioshock off of D2D's anniversery sale for $5 but the problem is that every single time i launch it I am forced to reenter my activation code. If i bought it on steam could I simply start the download, stop it after it generates the folders and move the game to there and have it be recognized as steam's version?

    I'd be amazed if you were that lucky

    I doubt it. There is a way to get the constant activation to stop though, try D2D's Support site.

    Yeah you can do it. It's gonna redownload a few files, but it should work. I'd delete the exe just in case.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fuzz wrote: »
    Ugh, is Witcher worth getting dangerously close to $0 in my bank account for a few hours before I deposit some more tomorrow?

    I would also like to know about The Witcher. I've heard a lot of good things. I don't normally like a lot of WRPGs, but I actually found myself loving Dragon Age, so I'm eager to get a bit more into the genre. How's The Witcher hold up? How's the story? How's the world?

    The Witcher is really god damned good.

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  • Judge-ZJudge-Z Teacher, for Great Justice Upstate NYRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fuzz wrote: »
    Ugh, is Witcher worth getting dangerously close to $0 in my bank account for a few hours before I deposit some more tomorrow?

    I would also like to know about The Witcher. I've heard a lot of good things. I don't normally like a lot of WRPGs, but I actually found myself loving Dragon Age, so I'm eager to get a bit more into the genre. How's The Witcher hold up? How's the story? How's the world?

    The Witcher is really god damned good.

    This, a million times. If you think, at all, that you might enjoy it, or like RPGs even a little, you owe it to yourself to get this, on the cheap.

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    eh what the hell nabbed them both. $15 for both games seems reasonable.

    kal on
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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Lawndart wrote: »
    Fuzz wrote: »
    Ugh, is Witcher worth getting dangerously close to $0 in my bank account for a few hours before I deposit some more tomorrow?

    I would also like to know about The Witcher. I've heard a lot of good things. I don't normally like a lot of WRPGs, but I actually found myself loving Dragon Age, so I'm eager to get a bit more into the genre. How's The Witcher hold up? How's the story? How's the world?

    The story and the world are the best parts of The Witcher, and are similar in tone (if more prone to humor and gratuitous nudity) to Dragon Age's dark fantasy.
    While Dragon Age is a great game, I did spend a lot of time saying "wow, this is almost written as well as The Witcher."

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  • Venkman90Venkman90 Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I have a loooooong shopping list for Steam this month:
    Orange Box
    Max Payne
    Arma 2
    MW2
    L4D 1 + 2
    The Witcher
    Oblivion GOTY
    Morrowind GOTY
    Dragon Age and DLC
    Borderlands and DLC

    This is what going back to PC gaming from consoles does for you...

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Judge-Z wrote: »
    Fuzz wrote: »
    Ugh, is Witcher worth getting dangerously close to $0 in my bank account for a few hours before I deposit some more tomorrow?

    I would also like to know about The Witcher. I've heard a lot of good things. I don't normally like a lot of WRPGs, but I actually found myself loving Dragon Age, so I'm eager to get a bit more into the genre. How's The Witcher hold up? How's the story? How's the world?

    The Witcher is really god damned good.

    This, a million times. If you think, at all, that you might enjoy it, or like RPGs even a little, you owe it to yourself to get this, on the cheap.

    Yes, the Witcher is an amazing game and you should get it.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I own Riddick: Butcher's Bay for Xbox, but haven't played it.

    How is Dark Athena?

    (yes, I'm in the last phase of the sale, where I'm asking for people's opinions on -EVERYTHING-.)

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  • initiatefailureinitiatefailure Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Hejog wrote: »
    I don't the recycled sales since i missed stalker and defense grid.

    Here's the thing i'm wondering... I bought bioshock off of D2D's anniversery sale for $5 but the problem is that every single time i launch it I am forced to reenter my activation code. If i bought it on steam could I simply start the download, stop it after it generates the folders and move the game to there and have it be recognized as steam's version?

    I'd be amazed if you were that lucky

    I doubt it. There is a way to get the constant activation to stop though, try D2D's Support site.

    Yeah you can do it. It's gonna redownload a few files, but it should work. I'd delete the exe just in case.

    Eh i figured out the problem with it making me reactivate every time i loaded it up and I just can't see doubling my monetary investment in the game just to change my steam status from Now playing: Non-steam game: Bioshock to Now Playing: bioshock

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Go for Dark Athena.

    Either version is great, but the remake of Butcher Bay is definitely prettier enough to be worth it. The extra campaign has its moments too.

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  • AmpixAmpix Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Darmak wrote: »
    Judge-Z wrote: »
    Fuzz wrote: »
    Ugh, is Witcher worth getting dangerously close to $0 in my bank account for a few hours before I deposit some more tomorrow?

    I would also like to know about The Witcher. I've heard a lot of good things. I don't normally like a lot of WRPGs, but I actually found myself loving Dragon Age, so I'm eager to get a bit more into the genre. How's The Witcher hold up? How's the story? How's the world?

    The Witcher is really god damned good!.

    This, a million times. If you think, at all, that you might enjoy it, or like RPGs even a little, you owe it to yourself to get this, on the cheap.

    Yes, the Witcher is an amazing game and you should get it.

    Maybe time to change the thread title?

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  • kalkal Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    I own Riddick: Butcher's Bay for Xbox, but haven't played it.

    How is Dark Athena?

    (yes, I'm in the last phase of the sale, where I'm asking for people's opinions on -EVERYTHING-.)

    worth the price of admission. the original with the updated graphics and the added stuff for the PC version is the main draw but DA was fun as well if a little inferior. Both together are worth the money. If I didn't have them already in physical form I'd go for it.

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  • Radikal_DreamerRadikal_Dreamer Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fine, just purchased The Witcher. But if my fiancee gets angry, I'm pointing her to this forum to yell at you guys! :p

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    LewieP wrote: »
    Go for Dark Athena.

    Either version is great, but the remake of Butcher Bay is definitely prettier enough to be worth it. The extra campaign has its moments too.

    So I do get the remake of Butcher Bay if I get Dark Athena? Admittedly I'd love to play it on my huge-ass monitor instead of my small-ass SDTV.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fine, just purchased The Witcher. But if my fiancee gets angry, I'm pointing her to this forum to yell at you guys! :p

    I'm not sure that will work but let us know how that goes. :P

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    the witcher at $13 is a good deal? I'm obviously spoiled from the sale but I wanted to ask.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    LewieP wrote: »
    Go for Dark Athena.

    Either version is great, but the remake of Butcher Bay is definitely prettier enough to be worth it. The extra campaign has its moments too.

    So I do get the remake of Butcher Bay if I get Dark Athena? Admittedly I'd love to play it on my huge-ass monitor instead of my small-ass SDTV.

    Indeed. Dark Athena is "Butcher Bay Remake + new campaign".

    New multiplayer too, but that's not really a big draw for me.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    What's that one game that's like X-Com but has a billion more enemies on the field? Jagged Alliance 2?

    Oh and the Riddick game has that install limit BS on PC, only reason I haven't bought it.

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Fine, just purchased The Witcher. But if my fiancee gets angry, I'm pointing her to this forum to yell at you guys! :p
    Give her a red shawl. Then have sex. Then everything will be peachy.

    Works for Geralt.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Variable wrote: »
    the witcher at $13 is a good deal? I'm obviously spoiled from the sale but I wanted to ask.

    It's a fucking great deal at $40, much less $13. Some people bought the game twice (once when it first came out, once for the EE) just because the developers are so awesome (because they didn't have to buy the Enhanced Edition, you see, they could have just downloaded the EE stuff from their website but instead chose to buy another copy of the game and support the devs because the game is so good).

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Darmak wrote: »
    Variable wrote: »
    the witcher at $13 is a good deal? I'm obviously spoiled from the sale but I wanted to ask.

    It's a fucking great deal at $40, much less $13. Some people bought the game twice (once when it first came out, once for the EE) just because the developers are so awesome (because they didn't have to buy the Enhanced Edition, you see, they could have just downloaded the EE stuff from their website but instead chose to buy another copy of the game and support the devs because the game is so good).

    You guys aren't helping me resist it at the endcap to my steam sale...

    How does it compare to Bioware RPG's? Or Square RPG's?

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I liked it much more than any Bioware or Square RPG (except perhaps Final Fantasy Tactics but that's not really an RPG so it doesn't count).

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  • EliminationElimination Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Man, worst sale yet. They just put on stuff that was already on sale earlier...booo..

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  • MuddBuddMuddBudd Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Oh dammit. Defense Grid is up at like 2.50. I JUST bought it for someone as an xmas gift.

    Oh well, at least LFD2 is back up. I missed it the first time.

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    alright no idea if the Witcher is my style but I'm buying it.

    argjhhhh

    edit - since I'm spending I think I'll get defense grid. might as well have a boss tower defense style game for when I'm ibn the mood.

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  • BiopticBioptic Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    So - this one totally slipped me by, but FUEL is £3.00 (or probably a shade under $5). Reviews were...mixed, but you got an area half the size of Wales to dick around in, and it's only a few months old.

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  • StormwatcherStormwatcher Blegh BlughRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    I'll never ever buy a full priced game ever again.

    And thanks slim for the amazing DiRT2. It's really good.
    Bioptic wrote: »
    So - this one totally slipped me by, but FUEL is £3.00 (or probably a shade under $5). Reviews were...mixed, but you got an area half the size of Wales to dick around in, and it's only a few months old.

    Yeah, it's definitely worth the 5 dolers.

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Alegis wrote: »
    For the Witcher (Sajem & Co)
    Alegis wrote: »
    Rorus Raz wrote: »
    Still on the fence in regards to the Witcher.
    I'll help

    And once again (new thread, new spam), give the demo of Altitude a shot. Gives a pretty good impression of the full game which I find awesome.

    Basically: Geralt is awesome, I found the setting very interesting and the story/characters are well done in my opinion.

    Not many get sold on combat but I think if you pick normal/hardest and experiment a lot with signs/alchemy you may get to enjoy that aspect too.

    I'll keep quoting this until you have all bought The Witcher


    Yes you

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  • sethsezsethsez Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    Darmak wrote: »
    Variable wrote: »
    the witcher at $13 is a good deal? I'm obviously spoiled from the sale but I wanted to ask.

    It's a fucking great deal at $40, much less $13. Some people bought the game twice (once when it first came out, once for the EE) just because the developers are so awesome (because they didn't have to buy the Enhanced Edition, you see, they could have just downloaded the EE stuff from their website but instead chose to buy another copy of the game and support the devs because the game is so good).

    You guys aren't helping me resist it at the endcap to my steam sale...

    How does it compare to Bioware RPG's? Or Square RPG's?

    Unlike Bioware and Square RPGs, The Witcher is well written.

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  • tardcoretardcore Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Ah, Jesus. I caved and bought the Eidos pack.

    Good friggin' deal, though. Twenty games for $50 with some great titles.

    Also got Braid, since I've heard a lot of good things about it.

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  • AlegisAlegis Impeckable Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    How does it compare to Bioware RPG's?
    The choices in Bioware games don't compare to the grey world of the witcher.

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  • MongerMonger I got the ham stink. Dallas, TXRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Athenor wrote: »
    Darmak wrote: »
    Variable wrote: »
    the witcher at $13 is a good deal? I'm obviously spoiled from the sale but I wanted to ask.

    It's a fucking great deal at $40, much less $13. Some people bought the game twice (once when it first came out, once for the EE) just because the developers are so awesome (because they didn't have to buy the Enhanced Edition, you see, they could have just downloaded the EE stuff from their website but instead chose to buy another copy of the game and support the devs because the game is so good).

    You guys aren't helping me resist it at the endcap to my steam sale...

    How does it compare to Bioware RPG's? Or Square RPG's?
    The Witcher makes pre-Dragon Age Bioware RPGs look like trash and Dragon Age look like a fanboyish imitation. Alright, maybe that's exaggerating just a bit. No offense, Bioware. But it's still pretty goddamn amazing.

    Square... well, I'll just say that Square does not make RPGs that are comparable to the type of RPG that The Witcher is. You do not come to that game looking for a JRPG.

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  • LewiePLewieP Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Bioptic wrote: »
    So - this one totally slipped me by, but FUEL is £3.00 (or probably a shade under $5). Reviews were...mixed, but you got an area half the size of Wales to dick around in, and it's only a few months old.

    It was £14.99 at the start of the sale.

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  • SkutSkutSkutSkut Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Puzzle Quest and Killing Floor get, after trimming down my cart about $50.

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  • AthenorAthenor Battle Hardened Optimist The Skies of HiigaraRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    And I'm done.

    Witcher, Dark Athena, Space Quest pack, Lucasarts Adventure pack, and Defense Grid. I think that does it for me.

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  • DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Also, is that a picture of Geralt kicking some dude in the chest while a fucking bear rips off a guy's head in the background? Fucking awesome.

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  • MuddBuddMuddBudd Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    Defense Grid is so good.

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  • ImpersonatorImpersonator Registered User regular
    edited January 2010
    LewieP wrote: »
    Bioptic wrote: »
    So - this one totally slipped me by, but FUEL is £3.00 (or probably a shade under $5). Reviews were...mixed, but you got an area half the size of Wales to dick around in, and it's only a few months old.

    It was £14.99 at the start of the sale.

    25€. o_O

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  • VariableVariable Mouth Congress Stroke Me Lady FameRegistered User regular
    edited January 2010
    spent about $75 now. and instead of getting a game or so new, I've gotten over 30.

    <3 steam more than ever.

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