The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[SirSingAlot]

bought Divine Divinity @1,25 Euroshekels as the icing on my potatoecake

 

[SerratedBiz]

I don't recall the alien stomping around like a 1950s monster romp.

You'd better watch Alien again.

 

[Konjad]

game over men
game over

 

[Ninjerk]

why don't u put her in charge then

 

[sser]

All I got was HuniePop which I've apparently dumped 9 hours into.

 

[kazgar]

I got King's bounty: Darkside and postal 2 (when it was 99c)

Looked at a few other things, but i got enough to play through first and I assume the things i ummed and ahhed about will probably just be cheaper next sale or end up in a bundle in the meantime.
(heresy I know)

 

[KoolNoodles]

I got Grim Dawn to try and relive the glory days of Diablo 2 with my brother, and Ultimate General: Gettysburg, to try and relive the glory days of Sid Meier's: Gettysburg.






Oof.

 

[pippin]

from this week's sales

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/69238/?snr=1_7_7_weeklongdeals_150_1 Daedalic Comedy Bundle (Edna and Harvey 1 and 2, Deponia 2, Randall's Monday 80% off
http://store.steampowered.com/app/254960/?snr=1_7_7_weeklongdeals_150_1 Silent Storm 75% off
and if you're into it http://store.steampowered.com/app/215630/?snr=1_7_7_weeklongdeals_150_2 Demonicon 75% off

 

[Dr Skeleton]

Very weak sale overall, I only got Overwatch Simulator 40,000 aka Space Hulk Ascension.

 

[SirSingAlot]

was there ever a good sale?
i mean i dont know, but it feels like its always the same in some way.
indie and old games get high discounts, while enw stuff doesnt or just in the 10-33% range.
than again, i ma newfag, so what do i know, but can someone explain what they honestly expected (based on experience or whatnot)?

seems like people just use steam sales to bitch (which is cool), but it gets confusing for potatoeheads like me

 

[Abelian]

indie and old games get high discounts, while new stuff doesn't or just in the 10-33% range.

Audiences are generally much more likely to buy a video game (or movie ticket or music album for that matter) while it's still new, so if the developers offer a discount soon after release, they might be throwing away their only chance on being able to charge full price for a significant number of copies.

Nobody but hardcore fans would probably pay full price if they knew they could get it for +33% off during the next few months. Of course, savvy developers could choose to overprice the game and then offer an immediate "discount", but I think that it would set a bad precedent in the long run. With indies it's a little different, since they often need the additional exposure from a front-page sale.

Jeff Vogel wrote an article on video game pricing you can read here.

 

[Konjad]

was there ever a good sale?
i mean i dont know, but it feels like its always the same in some way.
indie and old games get high discounts, while enw stuff doesnt or just in the 10-33% range.
than again, i ma newfag, so what do i know, but can someone explain what they honestly expected (based on experience or whatnot)?

seems like people just use steam sales to bitch (which is cool), but it gets confusing for potatoeheads like me

some people just have some mental limitations and are not able to grasp the fact that not all games will get -95% discounts, because developers and publishers do not want to commit financial suicide, or the fact that if they already have all games they are interested in, then they might not find anything more on sale.

 

[Don Peste]

Russian Coal Miner Simulator 2011 Sales were pretty good.

 

[Explorerbc]

2-3 years ago the sales were much better.

Higher discounts, more deals, developer packs from every big publisher, even the shitty activities were better: xmas '11 for example sometimes dropped games instead of coal in your inventory. Plus you could trade with other regions etc.

A lot has changed since then. All that remains is a sadness of bundle fodder and undiscounted season passes.

 

[Gozma]

Got Dead State only.

Put Morrowind in the cart and then took it out 'cuz I know I would work on mods for 5 hours and then quit playing + uninstall it after 30 minutes

Considered shit like Dishonored but I'd never end up playing it.

 

[Infinitron]

Free Grimoire Steam key!

 

[Ulminati]

Fecesbook Login required.

Decline of Grimoire

 

[Metro]

was there ever a good sale?
i mean i dont know, but it feels like its always the same in some way.
indie and old games get high discounts, while enw stuff doesnt or just in the 10-33% range.
than again, i ma newfag, so what do i know, but can someone explain what they honestly expected (based on experience or whatnot)?

seems like people just use steam sales to bitch (which is cool), but it gets confusing for potatoeheads like me

Sales were really good about four or five years ago but slowly started to dry up. Now you have featured deals that don't even get additional discounts, bundle trash that's 90% off, or moronic discounts that lower the prices of a game from $0.75 to $0.50.

Let's breakdown what filthy beggar Kony bought since he claimed it was a 'good sale.'

Antichamber

Shit indie puzzle game that's been in at least two bundles that I know of... surprised he didn't get it from the beg thread.

Caster

Shit indie I have no idea what with a base price of $3... was probably like fifty cents during the sale. Has been in a few bundles and was released six years ago.

Crusader Kings II: Way of Life
Crusader Kings II: Iberian Unit Pack
Crusader Kings II: Iberian Portraits

CK2 DLC that's been in bundles and discounted 75% numerous times.

Day of Defeat: Source

WTF? 2010 Source version of Day of Defeat... does anyone even play this anymore?

Dead Space 2

Released in 2011, Origin version was in a Humble Bundle, been $5 or less numerous times the last several years.

Despair

Trash indie game with a base price of $2. He probably got it for a nickel.

Empire: Total War
Empire: Total War: Elite Units of the East

2009 game that's been 75% off a bajillion times.

Imperial Glory

2005 game with a $5 base price. He probably got it for a buck or less.

Revolution Ace

$5 base price, cost him a potato during the sale.

Robotex

Some trash indie game that's currently TWENTY CENTS on sale.

Tales of Maj'Eyal
Tales of Maj'Eyal - Ashes of Urh'Rok
Tales of Maj'Eyal - Steam UI

Bundled numerous times. He must have been sick that day from the beg thread.

Temper Tantrum

Some shit indie game that's $1 retail. Probably got it for potato scrapings.

XCOM: Enemy Unknown: Elite Soldier Pack
XCOM: Enemy Unknown: Slingshot DLC
XCOM: Enemy Within

He probably begged base X-Com from the beg thread since it was in a 2K humble. Enemy Within was released three years ago.

Why So Evil

$5 shit indie game that was probably $1 or less during the sale.

So, there you have it. You see a long list like Konny posts and think 'Wow, lots of guuuuuud dealz.' But, nah, it's just a bunch of shit he bought with card money from all the indie games he's begged. My one purchase of Risen 3 probably cost more than all of this shit combined.

 

[Infinitron]

Classic Total Wars released on Steam:

Shogun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/345240/
Medieval: http://store.steampowered.com/app/345260/

 

[DramaticPopcorn]

Hm, do they work with Nvidia cards ?

 

[Infinitron]

Free Portal 2 fan-made campaign: http://store.steampowered.com/app/317400/

"Portal Stories", heh. What is this, GTA?

 

[Rahdulan]

Classic Total Wars released on Steam:

Shogun: http://store.steampowered.com/app/345240/
Medieval: http://store.steampowered.com/app/345260/

Oh, my. I'm kinda afraid to go back and see they haven't aged gracefully or something considering I enjoyed them immensely back in the day.

Screw it, will probably get at first decent discount.

 

[BlackAdderBG]

Medieval is awesome as usual.Campaign map is best in all of the series.Battles are fun if you can tolerate the graphics and OP stacks of 16 royal knights.

 

[Country_Gravy]

Is Total War Rome II shitty?

 

[BlackAdderBG]

YES.
Biggest flaw is the endless conveyor of top of the line units you pump from regions into faceless stacks.First mods I ever download in new total war games is unit recruitment ones.Only in Medieval 2 they restricted the best units ,but since then it's getting worse and worse.(Empire and Napoleon had the historical excuse for that at least)
Other that that all Total War shitty parts are presented- Dumbed down,unhistorical,most broken diplomacy,passive campaign AI,shitty battle engine...

edit: atrocious UI

Also this is good watch on Rome2's battles state: