Games on SALE!

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Overflight

figmentPez said:
Interesting new site selling independent games: IndieRoyale
Every two weeks they'll put up a new bundle of indie games for a cheap price. Every purchase at the minimum will increase the price for future buyers, while those who beat the minimum will cause the price to go back down. The games are usually available DRM-free, but are also redeemable on Steam (and sometimes require it). Sounds like it's games that can't be part of the Humble bundles because they aren't on Mac & Linux. Interesting concept, but not quite as compelling as the HIB.
The launch bundle is:
A.R.E.S. Extinction Agenda
Gemini Rue
Sanctum
Nimbus
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Be wary of this one if you're planning on activating this on Steam: a lot of people are complaining about duplicate keys (I got one). I sent them an email, so we'll see how this plays out. I like the idea though.
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

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Overflight said:
Be wary of this one if you're planning on activating this on Steam: a lot of people are complaining about duplicate keys (I got one). I sent them an email, so we'll see how this plays out. I like the idea though.
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I'm following them on Twitter now, so I'll update the thread if/when the situation gets resolved.

I think that the true worth of customer service is shown not a lack of known problems, but by the response to problems when they arise. (Which is one reason I love Newegg, they've been very good when I've had issues.)
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XBLA is having a sale:
Costume Quest 600 points ($7.50)
Castlevania: Sympony of the Night 400 points ($5.00)
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

Staff member
Steam one-day: Midnight Mysteries: The Edgar Allan Poe Conspiracy $2.50

Steam 2011 Halloween Sale My top picks in bold
Amnesia: The Dark Descent $4.00
Atom Zombie Smasher $3.40
BioShock $4.99
BioShock 2 $4.99
Borderlands GOTY $7.49 (core game & DLC on sale as well)
Burn Zombie Burn! $3.40
Bunch of Heroes $7.49
Cthulhu Saves the World & Breath of Death VII Double Pack $2.00
Dark Fall: Lost Souls $4.99
Dead Horde $6.69
Dead Island $37.49
Dead Space Pack $16.99
Devil May Cry® 3 Special Edition $9.99
Devil May Cry 4 $9.99
DUNGEONS - Steam Special Edition $10.19
Dungeons - The Dark Lord $20.09
Dracula Origin $4.99
FEAR Collection $6.79
F.E.A.R. 3 $29.99
Ghostbusters: The Videogame $2.49
Ghostbusters: Sanctum of Slime $4.99
Ghost Master® $1.24
Haunted House™ $4.99
Killing Floor Bundle $10.17
Left 4 Dead $6.79
Left 4 Dead 2 $6.79
Nancy Drew®: Ghost Dogs of Moon Lake $2.37
Nation Red $3.40
Overlord Complete Pack $4.99
Painkiller Complete Pack $4.99
Penumbra Collector Pack $4.99
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition $4.99
Railworks 3: TS2012 + Trains vs Zombies $19.99
Resident Evil™ 5 $9.99
RIP - Trilogy™ $1.25
Rock of Ages $7.49
SAW $6.79
Scratches - Director's Cut $3.40
Sherlock Holmes: The Awakened - Remastered Edition $2.49
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper $4.99
Silent Hill Homecoming $13.59
Space Pirates and Zombies $11.24
Spiral Knights - F2P Halloween Special! (Play now and receive a Pumpkin Bandolier!)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle $8.74
Terraria $4.99 (4-pack $14.99)
Trapped Dead $4.99
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines $5.00
Woody Two-Legs: Attack of the Zombie Pirates $1.24
Zombie Bowl-o-Rama $3.40
Zombie Driver $2.50
Zombie Shooter $1.24
Zombie Pirates $3.74
Zombie Shooter 2 $2.49
 
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TwoBit

Think Terraria is worth getting? Do I really need another minecraft type game to siphon off my dwindling mortality?
 
Gusto

Gusto

I haven't played either but I heard it said that Bioshock 2 makes the first one worse just by virtue of its existence.
 
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Overflight

Fun Size said:
Dare I ask why? I'm midway through Bioshock, and was considering following up when I finish it.
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Pros:

The gameplay in general is better than in the original, namely the weapons, the new plasmid upgrades and the ability to dual wield plasmids and weapons.

Cons:

Most of the environments are utterly uninteresting.
A TON of escort missions that you HAVE to go through for the "good" ending.
The story isn't bad per se but it would arguably be better in a different game.
Said story does some AWFUL retconning to events in the first game (specifically,the main antagonist, Sofia Lamb, was a major figure in Rapture's history yet was somehow NEVER MENTIONED in Bioshock 1)
The single player was clearly truncated to make room for the multiplayer mode.

Or you could just watch Yahtzee's review. I don't think I've ever agreed more with him on a game than this one.

The only good part of this game was the Minerva's Den DLC. If only they made THAT the whole game instead of this.
 
AshburnerX

AshburnerX

figmentPez said:
Amnesia: The Dark Descent $4.00
BioShock $4.99
BioShock 2 $4.99
Borderlands GOTY $7.49 (core game & DLC on sale as well)
Dark Fall: Lost Souls $4.99
FEAR Collection $6.79
Ghostbusters: The Videogame $2.49
Ghost Master® $1.24
Killing Floor Bundle $10.17
Left 4 Dead 2 $6.79
Overlord Complete Pack $4.99
Painkiller Complete Pack $4.99
Penumbra Collector Pack $4.99
Plants vs. Zombies GOTY Edition $4.99
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Bundle $8.74
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines $5.00
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These would be my picks, based on value and personal experience.

Overflight said:
The story isn't bad per se but it would arguably be better in a different game.
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Honestly, they should have changed the plot of the game to make Mark Meltzer from the ARG they promoted the game with into the hero. His story is much more interesting and very tragic... so much so they added him to the game proper to give him a finale to his story.
 
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TwoBit

Dave said:
Terraria is not Minecraft-like, it IS Minecraft, only a 2D version.
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So the question now becomes, do I wanna hand over a small amount of cash for the privilege to play Minecraft with one less dimension?
 
Shegokigo

Shegokigo

Terraria was a fantastic little time killer for me. Took about 2-3 weeks to do "everything" there is to do in it.

It's not 2D minecraft. It does ALOT that Minecraft doesn't. It has a nice battle sytem, an interesting weapon/armor crafting system and it doesn't feel "pointless" like Minecraft does (outside of making a nice place to live in).
 
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Chibibar

I am trying to buy the indie royal bundle, but paypal is going nuts for me (not working with the site, but I can log in manually. luckily I have added security so I'm not worry too much unless someone jacked my phone)
 
figmentPez

figmentPez

Staff member
Steam one-day: Horrid Henry $2.50

Direct2Drive Halloween Sale 15 games, most of which are on-par with Steam price-wise or not nearly as good. One stand out:
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood $4.95

GOG.com has a Halloween Weekend as well. Games are $2.99 or $4.99 each
Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within
Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
Ghost Master
Litil Divil
Phantasmagoria
Phantasmagoria 2
Realms of the Haunting
Sanitarium
Scratches Director's Cut
Shadowgrounds
Vampire The Masquerade - Redemption
 
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TwoBit

Gargoyle_Eva is kinda like an alternate universe Santa Clause who delivers presents on Halloween.
 
gargoyle_eva

gargoyle_eva

Oh yeah, it's halloween isn't it? Now wonder there were a bunch of kids haning out on my street. Stupid american holidays in my great southern land grumblegrumblegrumble...

Also, check it out, I finally have a signature. I'm totally a proper forumite now!
 
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