The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Heretic]

Buy it while it's hot!

 

[Astral Rag]

Oh look, it's on sale again.

The manual is only a couple of hours away from being completed!

What a time to be alive.

 

[Belegarsson]

So I'm looking for a fighting game, has a lot of singleplayer content preferably, which one should I choose? I already own Tekken 7, not really into NRS games, loved Guilty Gear back when I was in high school but there are so many damn versions on Steam I can't figure out which one to buy. Soulcalibur VI looks pretty sweet, Killer Instict is dirt cheap, never been a fan of King of Fighters so KoF 14 is probably a pass for me.

 

[Dreed]

Buy it while it's hot!

V2 is out, just in time for Grimoire to be GOTY for the second year in a row.

The manual will be here shortly:

GOLDEN ERA GAMES [developer] 2 hours ago

The manual is just being formatted correctly, will release very shortly. Had some problems when converting it to .PDF that the graphics were messed up for printing. Want to make it suitable for A4 output, not just for the players but also for the IndieGoGo donations when I print off their manuals.

 

[Metro]

Help! I think I'm gonna end up getting this (Complete edition):

I mean... for $5 it's not terrible but the game itself feels like it's half-finished. Amateur-level production value. It plays like single player World of Warcraft (and apes most of the zones/art design of it, too). I only played one of the DLC and it was as forgettable as the base game.

Even on max difficulty it's far too easy. Skip the complete edition, it's not worth it.

 

[hello friend]

Buy it while it's hot!

Dammit looks like I'll be buying it twice

 

[rusty_shackleford]

bought nioh

completely surprisingly, it's a shitty japanese port. Why can't japs properly port games to PC? Why does every single game they port to PC completely suck?

 

[Tse Tse Fly]

bought nioh

completely surprisingly, it's a shitty japanese port. Why can't japs properly port games to PC? Why does every single game they port to PC completely suck?

Probably because they'd been programming games primarily for consoles for years and didn't give a crap about pc until recently. The most part of their audience is playing on consoles anyway I guess, and it'd be wasteful to spend so much money and time and effort to make a perfect pc port only for moderate gains. On the other hand, they're not going to get many more pc gamers playing their games on pc consistently releasing shitty ports like that one. It's either lack of actual skill to produce a quality port or pc being the low priority platform for them, probably both.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Buy it while it's hot!

Looks like I'm going to ride some turtles!

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

I'll be goddamned. I was tearing through my discovery queue to soak up my welfare Steam cards and actually bumped into something I'd never heard of before and might be cool.

 

[rusty_shackleford]

I'll be goddamned. I was tearing through my discovery queue to soak up my welfare Steam cards and actually bumped into something I'd never heard of before and might be cool.

is this a real time blobber?

 

[Dexter]

 

[Adon]

So I'm looking for a fighting game, has a lot of singleplayer content preferably, which one should I choose? I already own Tekken 7, not really into NRS games, loved Guilty Gear back when I was in high school but there are so many damn versions on Steam I can't figure out which one to buy. Soulcalibur VI looks pretty sweet, Killer Instict is dirt cheap, never been a fan of King of Fighters so KoF 14 is probably a pass for me.

Your safest bet would be to to get Soul Calibur VI as far as single-player content goes. There are two separate story modes: One for your own created character that has you trotting around the world, and meeting characters, and a bit of C&C; while the other follows the story of the main cast individually (as well as a "main" story so to speak), and diligently maps out the timeline of when X character was doing what. The only issue with the former is that some of the RNG and mechanics don't seem properly balanced on higher levels, and it can be hard to get a weapon with your character's current level. Other than that, you'll probably spend a decent chunk of time in Create-A-Soul mode.

The next best thing would be the NRS games, but you already said you don't like those.

If you're thinking about GG then the latest version is Revelator 2, and that's essentially what you'll want to go get. It has a story mode (It is literally just a movie tho, you never play any fights in it) as well as various character specific challenges/trials, and general ones involving the different mechanics in the game. Do let me pre-face this by saying that if you want to experience the entirety of the story, you'll also have to get Sign (Or you can just YT it). The story in that game is different, and Revelator picks up where Sign ends. If it helps, this is the most technical fighting game next to KoFXIV (which is already a step down in some ways from XIII) of the ones you've mentioned. So regardless, it's a good time.

Dragon Ball Fighter Z is fun, and has a 3 pretty lengthy campaigns, but you'll have to really like the gameplay. Other than that, it has your typical arcade mode, and the character trials.

I feel like I should mention that Street Fighter V has a gotten a decent amount of content over the years. A story mode, dozens of character trials, a survival mode (that isn't completely terrible anymore), and a pretty big roster. But, obviously, this is contingent on your enjoyment of the mechanics. As a big SF fan, I was hugely disappointed with the game, but this is also coming from somebody that had to put up with so much shit before it finally got to where it is. It does have its fanbase tho, so you might like it.

Can't speak on KI as I don't own it.

 

[markec]

My Christmas haul.











I got Neptunia here https://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/idea-factory-pick-and-mix for 4 euros

 

[mastroego]

My haul:
Grimoire
Scythe: Digital Edition

Both 50% off, which should be the minimum acceptable discount for any veteran around these parts.

 

[Tse Tse Fly]

Some curious indie games I'd like to check out don't go below 25-30% off the base price, which sucks. Will have to wait till the next year sale to buy them. 2011 christmas sale was maybe the best btw

 

[deuxhero]

Doing my queue and I get recommended Chinese Parents, a Chinese only child rearing sim (I guess from the screenshots).

WTF Valve? I've been recommended games with terrible ratings because they're popular, but this is a new low since it actually says it's not relevant to me in the sidebar about why I was recommended it. Not being in the user's language should be a hard no for the system.

 

[Zibniyat]

Steam was always an inconvenient solution for people who care to actually own their games, but one thing that was its saving grace were sales and for me also the early access thing. Nowadays sales are mediocre at best, there's an influx of countless trashy games which clutter the whole thing, categories and tags make no sense, which all make Steam one giant piece of trash too.

GOG at least provides standalone installers.

 

[ortucis]

RPGs aside (everyone already owns anything worthwhile on steam) here's a list of my personal favorites (reasonably priced too):

Two of my favorite CoG CYOAs, quite lengthy, well written, with a bunch of very good C&C.

I like the text games with "multiple choices", which tell you their whole linear story in the description itself.

So I went to go sell that crap they're giving away and some cards but apparently you have to have made a purchase within the last year to be able to sell stuff on the market. Never mind I've had a Steam account for almost ten years and bought tons of stuff prior to their sales going into the gutter. Last thing I bought was November 2017. So if I want to sell cards I have to buy something at Gabe's shitty discounts!

So, I've never bothered looking at cards or badges. Just saw a YouTube video on them, apparently you can sell them to get wallet cash. I FINALLY get the shitty Russian games designed for cards.

Good. That actually is a nice incentive for me to start playing the backlog and use the card money to buy some new games. As for Steam sale, have few games marked on wishlist, all Indie titles. I don't buy AAA titles on Steam anymore. Shadow of War was the last piece of shit I bought on sale, regret it even now.

Gotta buy Dragon's Dogma though, and this:

 

[Jinn]

Gotta buy Dragon's Dogma though, and this:

Pretty good time to grab Mechanicus, as it sounds like the developers are getting close to releasing a proper hard mode for it.

 

[ortucis]

Gotta buy Dragon's Dogma though, and this:

Pretty good time to grab Mechanicus, as it sounds like the developers are getting close to releasing a proper hard mode for it.

I want to but I'll probably wait for a higher discount, even for Dragon's Dogma (75% but it's an overpriced game). I have a backlog + my budget right now is for heavily discounted Indie titles on Wishlist, like StarCrawlers. These days I just keep adding games to wishlist and wait for 50% or more discounts, depending upon the price.

Without heavy discounts, I ain't touching them anymore, since Steam has increased pricing in my country as well (GST+).

 

[Metro]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/915460/ULTIMATE_HARDBASS_DEFENCE/

Too lazy to do store tags.

 

[oldmanpaco]

Can't believe I missed the release of this.

Dont forget its a "satirical 3D action."

 

[ortucis]

I just put like 100 cards on sale on Steam.

Also, overpriced many of them. Most likely won't sell any, but if people are willing to pay real money for those pointless badges completion, then great.

 

[Don Peste]

Anybody played this little thing? CryptRat KeighnMcDeath Mortmal Grauken