The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

I miss the get weird achievement -> get doodad coupon thingies. It was fun trying to coordinate getting some of those with BROs.

And flash sale is toxic to OCD steamBROs. Why hast God-GabeN forsaken us?

 

Good riddance to those crappy achievements!

 

But the coupons!

 

Gah, I just know Trine 2 will be in Humble Bundle #6.

 

I want to collect potatoes.

 

I don't have a potato merit badge.

 

Wow, Steam is wonky. Now Warlock and Rayman are up at their flash sale prices again with 2 hour countdowns.

 

I miss em too, not as much for the OCD-ness they gave me trying to collect as many as I could, but it was always a good reason to try these small indie games & shit I bought at some point or with an Indie pack I'm likely never going to try out for any other reason, and some were actually quite good like Solar 2 or Space Pirates and Zombies I kept playing afterwards for hours.

 

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2799277

 

Wow terrible. I voted for the Recon game just b/c the other two are shit.

 

I liked that crap too. Even when the prizes were shit, just messing with the achievements was a kick.

Also voted Brink. This is my act of super-villainy, now all the world will share my pain.

 

Wtf, Steam says that 2 of its new flash sale deals aren't available in my region. The fuck are they, bros?

 

Keep refreshing, looks like the kicked the server a bit and everything is fixed: current flash sales are TFU2, Sanctum, Darksiders, and Spellforce 2. First one expires in like... 7 hours or so.

 

The Force Unleashed 2 looks tempting, but I heard the game is utter shit full of insecure man-whining and other nonsense.

 

I still have to play some games from last year summer sale

 

Trine 2 @ -75% after the user vote. Worth it? I got the first in an indie bundle and it was ok. But I lost interest around 75% through the game when most puzzles just devolved into "how do I spawn a mage thing in just the right pixel to bypass this?" Is #2 an improvement over #1 or just more of the same?

Also, can some BROs enlighten me as to all the SPESS MEHREEN DLC? Is it all just multiplayer skins and maps? If so, is multiplayer still alive and kicking enough to warrant getting it? Conversely, if I don't get it and try multiplayer, will I get completely curbstomped because there are broken stats on the gold bolter, power stord and whatnot? I'm severely tempted to just get the base game for the SP campaign if the bundle with DLC doesn't get a -75% deal.

 

I enjoyed Trine 1, have Trine 2 sitting on my HD for some time and just did the first 3-4 levels, and liked it. But I really didn't play it enough to pass judgement. The mechanics are the same, and the characters skill upgrades look just the same.

On the other hand, Grotesque Tactics 1+2 at 6.24 j€w euros, worth it? I really don't know what to think of this 2 games.
(http://store.steampowered.com/sub/12355/)

 

Guys, you should buy it while it's on a sale:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/23130/

 

Space marine is alright, and the multiplayer was nice and active when I checked in the last time (one month ago). The map DLC might be needed to help you actually find a multiplayer match, but the weapons aren't; they're basically skins and nothing more.

 

It's got CoOp over the Netz now, so that's a definite plus, played it that way and it was great fun even though I never really managed to finish the first back in the day.

 

Sounds p. cool actually. Although no new skills is a bit of a bummer. I guess I'll wait and see if I can grab it for 1 jewgold in the next humble bundle and badger a pair of BROs into trying it co-op.

 

Check out Solar 2 rpgcodex, in this game you start out as a measly asteroid and end up devouring the entire universe (Big Crunch) if everything goes well. A relaxing universe sandbox game with great music, well worth the pathetic 2.24€ asking price.



http://store.steampowered.com/app/97000/

 

Looks like it would be the same delusion as SPAZ, for me. Quickly read description and got it, it seemed really good on paper, and then I found myself in front of a stupid arcade game.


P.S. requiring prestigious codex input on Heroes of Annihilated Empires, I never heard of it before.
Edit: oh, nevermind, just saw it has a demo, will try it this evening.

 

I really enjoyed Space Marine's co-op portion where you fight waves of orks. Mindless fun.

Drakensang is intriguing but I know nothing about it.

New Vegas kicks ass so far. I did not like how the game just uploaded all the DLC instantly, though. My (very hard/hardcore) character started the game with all kinds of insane goodies. Naturally, I dumped all that shit on the floor and made my way into the wasteland like I was s'possed to.