The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread - WINTER SALE 2024

[Hobo Elf]

$7? I only see it for 15€, which is more than twice the price. I should've gotten it from steam when it was 7,50. Should've gotten it then.

 

[Joghurt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY

This was sooooo funny. I was laughing so fucking loud during that video

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

$7? I only see it for 15€, which is more than twice the price. I should've gotten it from steam when it was 7,50. Should've gotten it then.

Oh, apparently the price was wrong earlier. It's $18 now.

 

[Hobo Elf]

I'm p. sure AP will be on sale again during the steam christmas sales. I'll grab it then.

 

[Pegultagol]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY

Amnesia is one of those games that the developers could include commentaries during the game and would actually end up enhancing the experience, at least for me.

 

[Metro]

Objectives for Dec. 10th through 11th:

* Join the Club: Join an Official Group

* Family-Style - Get Back in Business in Mafia II (33% off)

* Stack the Deck - Be a Devastator in Magic: The Gathering (50% off)

* Just Drop It -Set a leaderboard score of at least 85,370 for 'Classic - Small Wonder' in Droplitz (75% off)

Doesn't look like I'll be getting that second tier TF2 hat! Only four objective before today and won't be buying any of the games for this set. Probably should have picked up Chime after all.

 

[Gragt]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loSzpvq73FY

Amnesia is one of those games that the developers could include commentaries during the game and would actually end up enhancing the experience, at least for me.

The game comes with developper commentary.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Another 3/4 objectives for me. Actually had all 3 of those instantly unlock since I already had DotP and Droplitz and was in the Delve Deeper group.

 

[Metro]

Oh snap, you're well on your way to the 15 objective hat!

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

It will help fill the empty hat-shaped hole in my soul.

 

[Metro]

They just added some 'winter crates' today in TF2 -- apparently they don't take normal keys to open.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Oh shit. OH SHIT. I GOTTA PLAY ME SOME TF2 AND GET SOME SPECIAL CRATES. MAYBE I WILL GET A HAT.

 

[Metro]

Well, I have non vintage pyro beanie and picklehaub and trying to trade them is annoying. If you can get some metal or keys or something I'd probably part with them for as little as one refined/key each. Also have a name tag but those are pretty worthless now, too. Maybe some Team Spirit paint to color my demoman glasses!

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Very well might do that if I play enough to get up to a refined. Played for about an hour here and didn't get a magic Christmas box. Sorrow. Did have fun though, and somehow managed to get top 3 scores almost every round even without hats and unlockable weapons, HOW CAN THIS BE.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

Checked the TF2 update, they added some new paint, like bright green and hot pink, as well as series #6, #7, #8 and #9 of crates. #6 is the Xmas crate.

 

[Metro]

Objectives for 12-13th:

* It's Better to Give -- Send a gift to a friend

* Take One for the Team -- Make a Sacrifice in Call of Duty: Black Ops (no sale, durp)

* Breaker, Breaker -- Set a leaderboard score of at least 11,200,000 for 'Bonus Mode' in Shatter (75% off)

* Zombie Zoo -- Create a Crass Menagerie in Left 4 Dead 2 (no idea how much off, already own it)

Fortunately the gifting one is retroactive so that's two for me today without doing anything. Shatter doesn't really appeal to me that much. I'll easily get the 10 objective entry but will probably fall three or four short of the second tier hat unless the last few sets have some interesting games. So far, however, the indie games made available have been pretty marginal. If you bought the Indie Puzzle pack for $5 a couple of weeks ago then you already have Shatter and Droplitz -- I bet the last few indie sales will be other pack games.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

All 4 for me today. Had everything but Shatter already done, and I already own Shatter.

Shatter's fantastic by the way. Awesome Breakout-style game.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

BTW, thanks for the Amnesia video, I haven't laughed so hard in a while.

Now I'm tempted to play this game.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

OK, tried out the demo. Wasn't that impressed. It tries the same thing as Dark Corners of the Earth did, regularly distorting the graphics and sound to try unnerve you. All it did was give me a headache and motion sickness, and if that was the intended purpose of those features, then these guys know jack shit about what motivates a player to keep playing.

The water bit was clever, though.

 

[Metro]

Objectives for 14th-15th:

* Sneak Peek -- Download and watch a trailer from each of the following games...

* Become a Nosalis Hunter in Metro 2033 (75% off)

* Create a Destruction Frenzy in Just Cause 2 (75% off)

* Beat It -- Set a leaderboard score of at least 3,770,488 for 'Survival Best Score' in Beat Hazard

Meh, probably only one for me today. No interest in Beat Hazard or Metro 2033 at that price. I'd buy just cause if I had a machine that could run it but since I can't no point in jumping early since I can't get the objective anyway. Pretty much rules me out the second tier TF2 hat, ah well.

GoG's holiday sale started today, too, but I'm underwhelmed. The D&D titles are only 30% off.

 

[Angthoron]

JC2 for 7 money units is indeed a pleasant offer.

 

[Metro]

Objectives for 16th-17th:

* Smack Talker -- Post a comment on a friend's Steam Community profile page

* One-Hit Wonder -- Build a Wonder in Civilization V
Sid Meier's Civilization® V (25% off)

* Road Rage -- Set a leaderboard score of at least 10,515 for 'Slaughter, City Center' in Zombie Driver
Zombie Driver (75% off)

* Butter Me Up -- Build Me Up Buttercup in Bob came in Pieces (75% off)

Probably just get Zombie Driver. Bob Came in Pieces is a good game but I've had enough of physics based platformers for a while.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Already got Zombie Driver (Fun game, especially after patches) and Bob Came in Pieces (Haven't really played it yet). Damn it Steam!

 

[Metro]

Well, look at the bright side, the big sale is just four days away now.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

True. I kinda wish GoG's Christmas sale was running longer, too. Kinda low on luxury cash after going nuts buying Christmas presents, but I'm tempted by the discounted IE RPGs so I never have to do a 50 disc install again. Only problem being those are going off-sale before the Steam sale, and I'd rather use that money on Steam. Oh well.