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Maybe you should wait a couple of days and it will be 98% off by then
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The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread
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Maybe you should wait a couple of days and it will be 98% off by then
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Can't even open it now in my region.
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It's -93% off over here.
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93% wow
Buying both KOTOR games with just 5$
Buying both KOTOR games with just 5$
On GOG it's even cheaper: https://af.gog.com/promo/20170502_special_promo_star_wars?as=1649904300
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Since no one else replied, it's kinda decent, although it's still missing the magic (literally) of earlier installments.
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KOTOR2 still lacks the update it got on Steam tho
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It was the update that Aspyr made on Steam. It wasn't just Steam Workshop and achievments iirc.
Also the old games don't work really good... Dark Forces 1 might need some DosBox tweaking I guess, but Dark Forces 2 on Steam always has been very very broken.
Also the old games don't work really good... Dark Forces 1 might need some DosBox tweaking I guess, but Dark Forces 2 on Steam always has been very very broken.
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Drog Black Tooth
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Another one of Codex's favorites is on sale:
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Also Skyrim: SE is on its highest discount yet:
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With both addons it's definitely worth it and definitely more than decent, assuming you don't expect strategic depth from it. The tactical layer with possible class-skills-masteries-races combination is great. It's true that that it lacks the charm of previous installments, I mostly blame the bad 3d graphics.
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I blame lack of sustainable unit buffs, limited strategic spells, lack of unique units between races and really goddamn tedious campaign.
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Strategic magic, together with stuff like movement and naval rules, is a part of a bigger problem that is strategic layer being mostly an afterthought. AoW 2/SM was no a paragon of 4X gaming either and AoW 1 was even worse, but obviously if someone is looking for a strategy game first and foremost then he should turn to Endless Legend instead. The one big problem that stems from strategic layer, but impacts tactical combat a lot, is decreasing stacks to 6 units - this really sucks and makes many niche units that could be otherwise very useful basically obsolete.
There are quite a lot of unique units, but the game is worse than SM in that regard obviously and has less races as well. They were very clear and upfront about variety coming from classes instead, but if it's a deal breaker to someone then fair fucks to him. Although the variety was improved along the way and now many class units have different attacks and skills depending on their race. You also need to remember about minor factions with their separate unit rosters, which is quite a bid deal and new to the series.
Regarding the campaign - the whole vanilla package was rather mediocre, that's why I only recommend it with addons. I've completed both addon campaigns, which is something I rarely do in games like these, and they were good fun.
Overall, the complete package definitely gets my seal of approval because what it does good it does really well. The tactical combat and party building options leave most recent crpgs in the dust and the combat aspect of strategy games like EL doesn't even compare.
There are quite a lot of unique units, but the game is worse than SM in that regard obviously and has less races as well. They were very clear and upfront about variety coming from classes instead, but if it's a deal breaker to someone then fair fucks to him. Although the variety was improved along the way and now many class units have different attacks and skills depending on their race. You also need to remember about minor factions with their separate unit rosters, which is quite a bid deal and new to the series.
Regarding the campaign - the whole vanilla package was rather mediocre, that's why I only recommend it with addons. I've completed both addon campaigns, which is something I rarely do in games like these, and they were good fun.
Overall, the complete package definitely gets my seal of approval because what it does good it does really well. The tactical combat and party building options leave most recent crpgs in the dust and the combat aspect of strategy games like EL doesn't even compare.
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Why having gifts at all then
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Another p cool retro game on sale. If enjoy the Quake 3 engine era action games (as in both the graphics style and gameplay), get it.
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Styx: Master of Shadows -75%
and
Styx: Shards of Darkness -33%
Only 4 hours left!
Bought the first one, really like it so far.
and
Styx: Shards of Darkness -33%
Only 4 hours left!
Bought the first one, really like it so far.
So there is a game called Porno Studio Tycoon. Further decline of Steam. I imagine it may be a hit with Codexers, though.
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Looks like a poor man's "Lula The Sexy Empire".
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It's too vanilla.
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In the last month Steam has been receiving tons of titty games. They must have sex as a secondary element, so we won't see Meet n Fuck games on Steam (yet)
I'd like to think it's a battle won by Huniepop and the Sakura games.
I'd like to think it's a battle won by Huniepop and the Sakura games.
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Any curator recommendations (besides the Codex one obviously)?
I'll start:
for indie games, roguelikes, bullet hell, etc.: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856591-Designer-Plays/
games with C&C: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856182-Choice-and-Consequence/
Hardcore Gaming 101: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6859020-Hardcore-Gaming-101/
for games with Linux support: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/4218320-GamingOnLinux/
for people with 21:9 displays: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9685213-r-ultrawidemasterrace-Group/
a special one: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6862926-Waifu-Hunter/
I'll start:
for indie games, roguelikes, bullet hell, etc.: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856591-Designer-Plays/
games with C&C: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6856182-Choice-and-Consequence/
Hardcore Gaming 101: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6859020-Hardcore-Gaming-101/
for games with Linux support: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/4218320-GamingOnLinux/
for people with 21:9 displays: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/9685213-r-ultrawidemasterrace-Group/
a special one: http://store.steampowered.com/curator/6862926-Waifu-Hunter/
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the only one you need
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