The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Multi-headed Cow]

Played about an hour and a half of Dungeons. $6 poorly spent. Even trying to keep not-Dungeon Keeper in mind the gameplay is irritating since you essentially have to collect all your resources yourself. You get "Soul energy" from happy heroes who get loot/kill monsters, and it's in your best interests to kill them when they hit full soul energy (You instantly get that hero's full soul energy transferred to you as a "Bonus", then get the rest when you kill/capture 'em), so you keep your dungeon lord hanging back until the heroes are happy, then rush forward and harvest them, and repeat. All while trying to juggle building shit and mining and so on. Could've been ok if not for making the player babysit every attacking hero for maximum dosh.

 

[Gragt]

It never played that game but the moment I read the concept, it did sound very silly. I also deplore that there aren't more games like the original Dungeon Keeper, or at the very least for the atmosphere. Games that let you play an evil overlord — including Overlord, which I found fun despite its shortcomings — always play it under the angle of parody, and while it's fine at least DK really went with a dark tone right from the start, tempered with subtle touches of humour here and there like the land descriptions or some of the advisor's comments or even some of the creature's behaviours. It was also nice to see that the heroes weren't that good either, being more interested in your treasure room than riding the land of your presence.

 

[sgc_meltdown]

I also deplore that there aren't more games like the original Dungeon Keeper, or at the very least for the atmosphere

bullfrog games just had fuckton atmosphere in general

syndicate, magic carpet, gene wars, dungeon keeper (NOT 2), and to this day theme hospital hasn't been topped for its niche

hell, even black and white had some good vibes on the first island when it was nighttime and you were just puttering around with the light of your hand and training your creature with only the interface speaking every so often and the advisors shutting the fuck up

then fable happened and what the fuck

see also: myth 1+2, x-com tftd, sanitarium, disciples 1, legacy of kain soul reaver, fallout 1

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15249/
CHEAP ADVENTURE GAMES! Will I be able to resist!?

 

[Bruticis]

I'm on the fence too, it looks pretty interesting but it got a mediocre review at adventuregamers.com. Ah fuck it, who am I kidding, I'll buy it in the hopes that I can some day catch MHC now that Ed has been defeated.

 

[TripJack]

I'll buy it in the hopes that I can some day catch MHC now that Ed has been defeated.

poor poor bruticis, alas this poor soul has been plagued by insane delusions all of his life

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Maaaaaaaaan, Syndicate is $6 on Gamersgate. Wish it was on Steam and $6, the co-op looked kinda alright. Still slightly tempted to grab it since it'd be $5 after my Gamersgate discount, but non-Steam game, ehhhhhhhhh. And I don't have any stalwart bros to co-op it with.

 

[Metro]

Guild 2 franchise is the daily deal. Which of these was the one to buy, if at all? Renaissance?

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

IIRC Skyway (Who is the biggest Guild 2 fan on the Codex I believe, I still like Guild 1 more) thinks Pirates or the base game is best. I haven't played enough to notice differences between expansions, I only ever messed with Renaissance.

 

[markec]

Guild 2 franchise is the daily deal. Which of these was the one to buy, if at all? Renaissance?

On Gamersgate The Guild Complete http://www.gamersgate.com/DDB-GUILD/the-guild-complete-collection-bundle is 7.5 euros.

 

[Metro]

The complete collection is $5 on Steam. Still, just wonder which is the best as most of the content overlaps.

 

[Metro]

Amazon download doing a 1C sale in the upcoming weeks (not sure when). Basically what Gay-mer's Gate had a while back but this time most come with Steam keys. Full List:

UFO Aftermath [Download]
Theatre of War 2: Battle for Caen - Expansion [Download]
UFO: Afterlight [Download]
Space Rangers 2: Reboot [Download]
Fairy Tale [Download]
Creature Conflict: The Clan Wars [Download]
A.I.M. [Download]
You Are Empty [Download]
Vivisector -The Beast Within [Download]
UFO Aftershock [Download]
Timothy [Download]
RC Cars [Download]
Swashbucklers [Download]
Streets of Moscow [Download]
Star Wolves [Download]
Korea - Forgotten Conflict [Download]
Mortyr [Download]
Freight Tycoon Inc. [Download]
Cuban Missile Crisis Ice Crusade [Download]
AIM 2 [Download]
Whirlwind of Vietnam [Download]
Space Rangers [Download]
$$$$a: The Mystery of Janatris [Download]
Fairy Tale [Download] Death Track: Resurrection [Download]
Penumbra Collection [Download]
Kings Bounty the Legend [Download]
Konung 2 [Download]
NecroVision [Download]
Cryostasis [Download]
King's Bounty: Crossworlds - Expansion [Download]
Konung 3: Ties of the Dynasty [Download]
Alien Shooter II - Vengeance [Download]
A-Race: Extreme Show [Download]
XIII Century - Death or Glory [Download]
Star Wolves 2 [Download]
Red Shark [Download]
7.62 [Download]
XIII Century: Blood of Europe [Download]
Men of War [Download]
Fantasy Wars [Download]
Men of War: Assault Squad DLC Pack [Download]
Reign: Conflict of Nations [Download]
XIII Century Gold Edition [Download]
Real Warfare: 1242 [Download]
The Tomorrow War [Download]
A Farewell to Dragons [Download]
NecroVisioN Lost Company [Download]
Star Wolves 3 - Civil War [Download]
UFO Trilogy [Download]
Cannon Strike [Download]
Theatre of War [Download]
Theatre of War 2: Kursk 1943 [Download]
Men of War Red Tide [Download]
King's Bounty: Armored Princess [Download]
Theatre of War 2 Centauro [Download]
Theatre of War 2 Africa 1943 [Download]
Men of War: Condemned Heroes [Download]
King's Bounty: Game of the Year Edition (Armored Princess & Crossworlds) [Download]
Planet Alcatraz [Download]
GM Rally [Download]
Death to Spies: Moment of Truth [Download]
Men Of War: Assault Squad [Download]
King's Bounty: Platinum Edition (The Legend & Armored Princess & Crossworlds) [Download]
RignRoll [Download] Dawn of Magic 2 [Download]
Men of War: Assault Squad - Game of the Year Edition [Download]
Men Of War Collection [Download]

$15 total.

 

[TripJack]

i think that i already have most of the decent things from that list

will probably pass

 

[Metro]

Just to clarify a bit the Amazon rep on CAG said all should come with Steam keys but looking over the list I'm pretty sure around a third aren't even on Steam so who knows. And yeah, probably the only thing I don't already have and might be interested in are the Star Wolf sequels but I hear they're pretty bad and I'd like to get around to playing the original first. Still, if anyone wanted even at least half of those games it is quite the deal.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

i think that i already have most of the decent things from that list

will probably pass

Yeah, thinking the same thing.

Also, ye gods. Someone is approaching my game total on my friends list. I clicked over to his profile 'cause I saw he just bought "Doom Rails" and wondered what sort of a maniac would do such a thing. This is his recently played list.

What the fuck?
Edit: Good god, just noticed his account was made in 2011. How horrifying.

 

[TripJack]

he plays rig n roll so you know for sure that he is a hardcore gamur

 

[sgc_meltdown]

$15 total.

god dammit I paid for men of war + red tide already

ufo games are shit

hrrmn, king's bounty crossworlds, necrovision+exp, space rangers 2 reboot, all the star wolves games and the rest of men of war series

I guess I'll get it

 

[Metro]

i think that i already have most of the decent things from that list

will probably pass

Yeah, thinking the same thing.

Also, ye gods. Someone is approaching my game total on my friends list. I clicked over to his profile 'cause I saw he just bought "Doom Rails" and wondered what sort of a maniac would do such a thing. This is his recently played list.

What the fuck?
Edit: Good god, just noticed his account was made in 2011. How horrifying.

Gotta love a guy who has 950+ games on Steam, 137 on his wishlist, and plays a grand total of ~4.5 hours a week. Some people just buy games to buy games.

 

[Bruticis]

I'm about 5 shy of 800 and I think I'll get that 1C pack if it's mostly steam keys. I'm coming for you MHC, I'm coming. Guess that means I'll have a bunch of GG keys to give away since I already bought the pack when it was on sale at GG.
EDIT: Make that 6 shy.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

I'm coming for you MHC, I'm coming.

I'LL CUT YOU MAN. I'LL DO IT.

You and your 2004 registration. I HAD STANDARDS! Also hated Steam and resisted a while. Resisted buying anything on Steam until 2007, only reason I registered at that point was because I finally broke down and bought HL2 for cheap from an online retailer. Then I eventually noticed Steam wasn't too shitty and they started running deals and SHIT WENT DOWN.

My first Steam purchase was very monocle!
Dec 17, 2007
$9.95
Purchase

Peggle Deluxe​

 

[Turjan]

i think that i already have most of the decent things from that list

will probably pass

Yeah, thinking the same thing.

Also, ye gods. Someone is approaching my game total on my friends list. I clicked over to his profile 'cause I saw he just bought "Doom Rails" and wondered what sort of a maniac would do such a thing. This is his recently played list.

What the fuck?
Edit: Good god, just noticed his account was made in 2011. How horrifying.

Gotta love a guy who has 950+ games on Steam, 137 on his wishlist, and plays a grand total of ~4.5 hours a week. Some people just buy games to buy games.

Maybe, he is a "professional" game reviewer. You will have to play the game for an hour so you can add a review to your blog.

 

[commie]

The complete collection is $5 on Steam. Still, just wonder which is the best as most of the content overlaps.

While it would seem that Renaissance is the way to go and it is if you just want one game to give the most 'complete' experience, hey don't all have the same content. While some maps are repeated throughout the series, there are quite a few unique maps particular to only certain games like Venice which you won't find anywhere else(and they are pretty cool for what it's worth). Renaissance has its own unique maps but misses out on a lot of others.

On top of this, Pirates of the European Seas is unique in having a loose, story based campaign which is a nice change of pace from the totally open sandbox style of play which always tends to get a bit repetitive. A bit like the Impressions city builder type game where you'd get a particular goal as objective and limited resources in the main campaign rather than just a free for all.

I'd go for the lot personally, you'll be just saving a couple bucks at most and you won't die wondering.

Where are you seeing this offer though? Must be in the US as I can't find it on Steam.

 

[Metro]

Yes, U.S. It's listed as the daily deal on Steam for another ~ten hours or so.

 

[commie]

Yes, U.S. It's listed as the daily deal on Steam for another ~ten hours or so.

You must remember also that there aren't many maps in each game, just 5-6. I think Venice has just 3, so if the series really tickles your fancy, you might want to pick up the whole thing just for extra content. It's kind of stupid how they remove maps from the newer versions, forcing you to play them with older versions of Guild 2.

 

[Country_Gravy]

Is there something in pirates and renaissance that isn't in the plain on other than the maps? I guess I am just wondering which to play first.