PSA: Game Discounts

[Berkut]

It's weird with me, though. It's not that I don't want to play the games, or lack the time to do so. But for some reason I instead end up watching someone else play a game I enjoy on Twitch or YouTube. Sometimes for hours.

That is fucking bizarre.

I never got the appeal of watching others play computer games, but isn't it a bit like watching sports without playing them yourself? I do that and it seems a rather popular pastime for many people.

Good question.

I love watching sports, but I love playing them as well.

I like watchning college basketball, but I am pretty sure I would love PLAYING college basketball even more. Sadly, for some reason my slowness, weight, 2.6 inch vertical leap, inability to shoot and poor dribbling skills are unfairly held against me, so watching is the only option.

I've certainly gone through times where I am burned out on video games and mostly stop playing - but I don't replace it with watching other people play video games!

I mean, no big deal, we all do what we want to do to amuse ourselves. Lord knows most people probably think my choices of hobbies is pretty fucking bizarre as well.

[Caliga]

I picked up Banner Saga and Wasteland 2 in Steam sales over the past week.

[PRC]

That Ultimate General: Gettysburg is on sale right now for 50% off.  If I recall some posters were unhappy with it because they couldn't dismount their cavalry?   Not sure if that spoiled the game or if it is worth getting... any assessments?

[Berkut]

Endless Space for $4.99???

[celedhring]

Endless Space for $4.99???

Depends. It's a solid game, but if you have played lots of 4x games it will probably feel very basic.

[Habbaku]

Endless Space for $4.99???

!!!

[Iormlund]

Horatio.

[Berkut]

Endless Space for $4.99???

Depends. It's a solid game, but if you have played lots of 4x games it will probably feel very basic.

Oh. I thought it was one of the more complex ones....

[celedhring]

Endless Space for $4.99???

Depends. It's a solid game, but if you have played lots of 4x games it will probably feel very basic.

Oh. I thought it was one of the more complex ones....

I admit that I haven't played the DLCs, which may add depth to it. Imho the "basicness" was sort of a strength; the game was very robust, clean, and easy to get its hands on.

[PDH]

It is worth 5 bucks easy.

[Tonitrus]

Endless Space for $4.99???

Depends. It's a solid game, but if you have played lots of 4x games it will probably feel very basic.

Oh. I thought it was one of the more complex ones....

I think Distant Worlds is the current reigning super-complex-space-4x champ.

[Syt]

Graviteam Tactics (former "Achtung Panzer") Operation Star and most expansions are 75% off on Steam:

http://store.steampowered.com/app/275290/

Some of the add ons are a bit "out there": Operation Hooper (Namibia), Zhalanashkol 1969 between USSR and PRC, or Shield of the Prophet (Afghanistan 1979).

I liked Operation Star well enough. Kind of what Combat Mission Campaigns was supposed to do (operational map that generates the encounters in tactical). Unit density in tactical could be a bit sparse, but repeatedly fighting over a piece of estate and coming back to the burnt out vehicles of the last engagement was pretty neat.

However: UI sucks big time.

[crazy canuck]

I was looking at that.  How does it play?

[Syt]

I haven't spent quite as much time with it as I would like, but here's two reviews of the Original Achtung Panzer and AP: Operation Star, one looking more at the tactical side, the other at the operational side:

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/03/07/wot-i-think-achtung-panzer/

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/12/06/wot-i-think-achtung-panzer-operation-star/

[Syt]

We also had a (brief) thread on it:

http://languish.org/forums/index.php/topic,6532.msg354344.html