PSA: Game Discounts

[Tamas]

I picked up the D&D anthology (BG1, BG2, ID1, ID2, PS:T, ToEE, plus all expansions) for EUR 9.99 from Gamersgate.

I know people hated on ToEE, but I really liked it back in the day. Good graphics, atmosphere... the whole AD&D dungeon crawl experience captured rather nicely.

[Syt]

I have to admit I've only played BG1 and PS:T of the games and finished none of them.

I sunk countless hours into BG1 when it was originally released. I was in the city when I was near the level cap. I knew the add on was out in a couple of weeks, raising the cap, so I waited with playing. When I finally had the expansion I loaded up my old save and was totally lost. What was the quest? Where do I have to go? WHAT'S GOING ON?? I restarted the game a few times, but never managed to get far.

And I didn't want to play BG2 without having finished BG1 first.

PS:T had me stumped at some point (dunno where anymore), and something other caught my attention, so I never finished that, either.

[Razgovory]

I picked up the D&D anthology (BG1, BG2, ID1, ID2, PS:T, ToEE, plus all expansions) for EUR 9.99 from Gamersgate.

I know people hated on ToEE, but I really liked it back in the day. Good graphics, atmosphere... the whole AD&D dungeon crawl experience captured rather nicely.

I played it after several of the fan patches.  That did keep it bit more stable.  It was a weird game.  The developers were extremely true to the original module.  For instance there was one room with a hydra in it.  Nothing that special, just a mid-level monster in one room.  It's common to see all sorts of monsters in a Pen and Paper module thrown in for color.  Still it was only one.  One Hydra in the whole module. That Hydra shows up in the game.  It's not difficult to fight, and it only shows up in that one room.  This is uncommon in PC games, as developers don't often spend the resources to create a whole monster for one minor encounter.  This struck me as very strange.

[Tamas]

I picked up the D&D anthology (BG1, BG2, ID1, ID2, PS:T, ToEE, plus all expansions) for EUR 9.99 from Gamersgate.

I know people hated on ToEE, but I really liked it back in the day. Good graphics, atmosphere... the whole AD&D dungeon crawl experience captured rather nicely.

I played it after several of the fan patches.  That did keep it bit more stable.  It was a weird game.  The developers were extremely true to the original module.  For instance there was one room with a hydra in it.  Nothing that special, just a mid-level monster in one room.  It's common to see all sorts of monsters in a Pen and Paper module thrown in for color.  Still it was only one.  One Hydra in the whole module. That Hydra shows up in the game.  It's not difficult to fight, and it only shows up in that one room.  This is uncommon in PC games, as developers don't often spend the resources to create a whole monster for one minor encounter.  This struck me as very strange.

I only read all the shit the game received years after I first played it, and I was sad to read it. The devs deserved better.

[Tamas]

Spec Ops: The Line was welll worth the 66%-off price. A very regular on-rails shooter, but with a great story.

[Syt]

Spec Ops: The Line was welll worth the 66%-off price. A very regular on-rails shooter, but with a great story.

I made an extra thread here somewhere. Comment on it i you like.

[Razgovory]

I only read all the shit the game received years after I first played it, and I was sad to read it. The devs deserved better.

It wasn't a terrible game,  and let's be honest, Single player RPGs weren't exactly plentiful when it came out (they aren't now either).  The biggest problem was the many bugs in the game.  This was fairly typical of Troika, and is probably why they aren't around anymore.  Still, it was like a labor of love rather then a commercial product.  It was turn based (not that I think this is a negative, it's just that this was so uncommon at the time), and the the meticulous reconstruction of the original adventure just made the game seem weird to me. 

[mongers]

Just noticed Civilization 5/game of the year version + The Gods and Kings expansion are all 75% off on steam.

So in the UK that would be £12.50 for Game of the Year plus expansion.   

[The Brain]

I enjoyed ToEE.

[The Brain]

Just noticed Civilization 5/game of the year version + The Gods and Kings expansion are all 75% off on steam.

So in the UK that would be £12.50 for Game of the Year plus expansion.   

Yeah I got G&K today. Will play it if I can get over the fact that Gustavus Adolphus looks just like Erik XIV and that they say that Caroleans weren't in the Great Northern War. :tracksuit:

[MadBurgerMaker]

So is Stronghold 3 (Gold edition) worth $7.50?  I really just kind of want it for castle building.

Er.  Has anyone even played Stronghold 3?

[mongers]

So is Stronghold 3 (Gold edition) worth $7.50?  I really just kind of want it for castle building.

Er.  Has anyone even played Stronghold 3?

Nope, the  reviews I read about it are split between 'it's a dumbing down of the play mechanics' and it's a different take/innovation on the old system. 

[MadBurgerMaker]

Nope, the  reviews I read about it are split between 'it's a dumbing down of the play mechanics' and it's a different take/innovation on the old system.

I waffled about it for so long that the timer expired.  I guess I don't really want it that much.




Is the entire Assassins Creed franchise, except something called a "season pass," worth $65?  Is it something you should play through the whole way, instead of just jumping in for the latest game?

[Solmyr]

Dawnguard (Skyrim expansion) is on sale for 10 yuros until tomorrow evening, is it worth getting? Anyone played it?

[Scipio]

Nope, the  reviews I read about it are split between 'it's a dumbing down of the play mechanics' and it's a different take/innovation on the old system.

I waffled about it for so long that the timer expired.  I guess I don't really want it that much.




Is the entire Assassins Creed franchise, except something called a "season pass," worth $65?  Is it something you should play through the whole way, instead of just jumping in for the latest game?

That's a good question.  It depends on whether you like the gameplay.  The series evolves significantly from the I through III.  The Ezio Auditore Trilogy (II, Brotherhood, Revelations) is really the standard.  III is very interesting, but gameplay is taking a seat to narrative.

You can skip I, IMHO.  Season Pass for AssCreed III would be essential.