The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Metro]

All Geneforge games... for $5 or bust!

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

Yup, I'm interested but hopefully for $5-10 during Christmas sale. Even though who the fuck knows when/if I'll ever even get around to playing them. Next RPG will probably be Skyrim ( ) and then after that probably Gothic 2 since it comes so highly recommended by Metro. Plus I've got Eschalon 1 and 2 and Avadon sitting around unplayed.

AWFUL LOT OF RPG SITTING AROUND IN MY STEAM ACCOUNT WAITING FOR ME. If only they were streamlined cinematic masterpieces like Dead Space and Rage and 10 hours long so I could play through 'em in about a week. Bioware clearly has it right with Mass Effect.

 

[Gragt]

Costume Quest is pretty fun so far. Not terribly deep but entertaining and charming. It does the children fantasy pretty good.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Yup, I'm interested but hopefully for $5-10 during Christmas sale. Even though who the fuck knows when/if I'll ever even get around to playing them. Next RPG will probably be Skyrim ( ) and then after that probably Gothic 2 since it comes so highly recommended by Metro. Plus I've got Eschalon 1 and 2 and Avadon sitting around unplayed.

AWFUL LOT OF RPG SITTING AROUND IN MY STEAM ACCOUNT WAITING FOR ME. If only they were streamlined cinematic masterpieces like Dead Space and Rage and 10 hours long so I could play through 'em in about a week. Bioware clearly has it right with Mass Effect.

You haven't played Gothic 2 yet? Man, I wish I was playing Gothic 2 for the first time again. And you should get on Eschalon too. I thought the first one was kind of poopy but I liked the second one.
You should spend less time on steam looking at the cheap prices and more time playing the damn games you buy.

 

[RK47]

I'll definitely get Geneforge, although I'm gonna hold out until the christmas sales. It's a good deal, but I'm not hurting for games at the moment. Geneforge should be a good way to spend time on christmas when I have less games to play.

I'm not sure I'll enjoy myself much...giving it a miss since I'm full of games right now and Battlefield eating up my time. I already bought Borderlands and GTA IV. @_@ Waiting for Xmas to snag some goodie oldies I want...c'mon steam, don't let me down~~

 

[Humanity has risen!]

What the hell... I've gotten the Geneforge bundle even if I already own all the games. I formatted my laptop, and don't feel like reaching for wherever it is that I've put the games. Vogel deserves some respect for making such a bold move.

I still need to complete 4 (I'm about at the end) and 5. I stopped mid-way through 3 and don't know if it's worth going through the end.

It does become tedious after a while to look at the same textures and assets over and over again.

Gotten Bastion as well. Hope this will be good.

 

[Metro]

The Sanctum money grab continues. More $2 maps.

 

[Gragt]

Finished Costume Quest and its DLC. While I loved the main game from start to end, the DLC part left me cold, and not just because it takes place in winter. The original is very much a children fantasy and plays on that theme from start to end, but the DLC does away with that and instead gives a not so interesting setting with a very formulaic story. There is less to explore, no interactions with the other children taking part in Halloween and sharing the fantasy of candy-stealing monsters, and you end up doing the same quests as you did before.

CQ isn't a must-play but I found it perfect to spend a rainy day.

 

[Metro]

I'll get it at Christmas when it'll be $2.50

 

[TripJack]

BROS as much as I hate steam I saw this and it's AI War so it's all good:
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/8281/

Only 75% off this time. Get the the base game for 5 bucks or the whole collection for 7.50.

I have been playing off and on for the last month or two. I haven't even turned the expansions on yet, but the amount of stuff in the game is still amazing. All the different ship types, the AI types, the research system, the Progress mechanic, the ease with which the AI reams your innocent asshole when you are least prepared... oh man I love it.

I haven't gotten around to trying multiplayer yet, but it seems like a fantastic game for coop.

 

[RK47]

ARMA ....50% on all....Should I get it?

 

[Azalin]

They have Rage 33% off on steam just 1 month after the realease.
I guess Carmack was right this time ,the launch was a clusterfuck

 

[sgc_meltdown]

that fantasy wars game on sale looks rather unique

of course my bro mhc is going to say something like "ha ha ha! hey you know what, I don't have a game with a guy holding a sword that long! what the hell, right? add to cart whhhooooooooooooo GABE I DREAMED OF YOU LAST NIGHT AGAIN"

 

[Mangoose]

Fantasy Wars is cool. Basically Fantasy/Panzer General.

 

[sgc_meltdown]

http://www.gamefaqs.com/pc/939198-fanta ... iew-136223

Let me be clear here - Fantasy Wars is just that, fantasy. If you are expecting to storm the beaches of Normandy you will be sorely disappointed. If you are expecting to crush Orc skulls with your mighty Hammer of the Northern Gods, then you will be pleasantly surprised.

I needed that pleasant surprise. My own life, a sordid tale of alcohol and women, was spiraling out of control. I needed that "fantasy". I needed to obliterate a Gnome with my Firemancer of Darkness Mace Army. Because for every gnome I removed from this god-forsaken Middle Earth, I removed one of my own sins. Bourbon entrenched in my breath, I wept in happiness as Blumlo the Tinker evaporated. My own memories evaporated.

The gameplay is rather straightforward - destroy every fantasy creature you can. See that tremendous Ogre behemoth? The one with the pale skin, flabs of fat reminiscent of the last thing you touched? Send him to the deepest parts of hell with your own highly-customizable character. This game is a real-time strategy, but the amount of customization is applaud-worthy. Your character can be anything you want him to be. Master of ice magic? No problem. Expert marksman? Sure, why not. College graduate? Of course, it's just so easy. There are a host of professions you can obtain as well, in order to gain gold. Precious gold is used to construct armies of monsters, as well as pay for food and rent.

In fact, one could argue that getting gold is really the prime objective of the game. You would think the malicious armies of Evil would pose more of a threat. However, simply feeding yourself and maintaining control over your buildings is surprisingly difficult. Fantasy Wars is quite an accurate portrayal of wage-slavery. While you, the player, may order around peons and soldiers, in reality you are the one under control of a master - capitalism. To simply advance in the game, you are required to have a mighty surplus of gold. This is where the strategy of the game comes in - your economy must be superior to your enemy. Ultimately this requires giving your workers control over the means of production. It's a rather clever mechanic. By allowing your peons and soldiers to control your empire, you essentially let the game play itself. One would argue that a game that plays itself is not fun. However, when you are free from playing the game you have free time. Free time to talk to old friends; to mend old wounds. The leader of the army of Evil? He may not be so Evil once you sit down and have a talk over Middle Earth coffee. Fantasy Wars is grounded in fantasy, yet it can teach us all so many lessons.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/pc-roundup
http://www.gamespot.com/fantasywars/rev ... latform/pc

ooh that does sound p. good

I'm a bit leery regarding this anecdote though

Because the passive artificial intelligence generally hangs back and waits for you to attack (at least most of the time, at any rate, because there are moments when multiple enemies display serious smarts and tag-team your key units), Fantasy Wars compensates with mobs of enemy troops that wear you down over time through sheer weight of numbers. So it doesn't matter that the computer doesn't always know enough to attack your hero when he's near death. Nor is it all that important that the AI often ignores units causing it heavy damage, such as the spear-throwing siege weapons sitting just outside castle walls. It isn't even a big deal that computer-controlled aerial units typically just fly back and forth instead of attacking. In the end, when you're constantly pulling hordes of cavalry, bowmen, and catapults out of your sleeves, you don't need to be all that smart.

 

[Mangoose]

This game is a real-time strategy

Uh, no it is not. Also, there is no economy to manage with workers or peons. Retard must be talking about a different game.

There is a demo out I think. Also Elven Legacy is the spiritual sequel from the same people.,. I think.

 

[Hobo Elf]

Let me be clear here - Fantasy Wars is just that, fantasy. If you are expecting to storm the beaches of Normandy you will be sorely disappointed. If you are expecting to crush Orc skulls with your mighty Hammer of the Northern Gods, then you will be pleasantly surprised.

I needed that pleasant surprise. My own life, a sordid tale of alcohol and women, was spiraling out of control. I needed that "fantasy". I needed to obliterate a Gnome with my Firemancer of Darkness Mace Army. Because for every gnome I removed from this god-forsaken Middle Earth, I removed one of my own sins. Bourbon entrenched in my breath, I wept in happiness as Blumlo the Tinker evaporated. My own memories evaporated.

The gameplay is rather straightforward - destroy every fantasy creature you can. See that tremendous Ogre behemoth? The one with the pale skin, flabs of fat reminiscent of the last thing you touched? Send him to the deepest parts of hell with your own highly-customizable character. This game is a real-time strategy, but the amount of customization is applaud-worthy. Your character can be anything you want him to be. Master of ice magic? No problem. Expert marksman? Sure, why not. College graduate? Of course, it's just so easy. There are a host of professions you can obtain as well, in order to gain gold. Precious gold is used to construct armies of monsters, as well as pay for food and rent.

In fact, one could argue that getting gold is really the prime objective of the game. You would think the malicious armies of Evil would pose more of a threat. However, simply feeding yourself and maintaining control over your buildings is surprisingly difficult. Fantasy Wars is quite an accurate portrayal of wage-slavery. While you, the player, may order around peons and soldiers, in reality you are the one under control of a master - capitalism. To simply advance in the game, you are required to have a mighty surplus of gold. This is where the strategy of the game comes in - your economy must be superior to your enemy. Ultimately this requires giving your workers control over the means of production. It's a rather clever mechanic. By allowing your peons and soldiers to control your empire, you essentially let the game play itself. One would argue that a game that plays itself is not fun. However, when you are free from playing the game you have free time. Free time to talk to old friends; to mend old wounds. The leader of the army of Evil? He may not be so Evil once you sit down and have a talk over Middle Earth coffee. Fantasy Wars is grounded in fantasy, yet it can teach us all so many lessons.

Now that's how you do a review.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Fantasy Wars and Elven Legacy are those types of strategy games which in reality are just puzzle games where you must race around the clock and there is only one winning path. Very annoying.

 

[Mangoose]

I forget if one or both has a "soft" time limit. Just like Panzer General, you don't HAVE to get a Gold victory to beat the map.

 

[Multi-headed Cow]

of course my bro mhc is going to say something like "ha ha ha! hey you know what, I don't have a game with a guy holding a sword that long! what the hell, right? add to cart whhhooooooooooooo GABE I DREAMED OF YOU LAST NIGHT AGAIN"

Naw. I already have Elven Legacy and Elven Legacy Ranger and Elven Legacy Siege and Elven Legacy Magic sitting unplayed in my Steam list.

 

[Metro]

I got the Elven Legacy bundle along with Majesty and Majesty 2 in the big Paradox Fantasy pack. I tried it for about two hours but just couldn't get into it.

 

[Crichton]

Fantasy Wars is well worth $4 for anyone who is remotely interested in fantasy tactics games. However the missions are, as others have pointed out, generally surprise raids where one pounces on one small group of enemies at a time, utterly destroying them before moving on to the next one. There are very few missions that resemble a conventional battle with all forces aware of each other. The time limit can also be a gigantic annoyance in Fantasy Wars, though they relaxed it in Elven Legacy.

 

[MetalCraze]

ARMA ....50% on all....Should I get it?

Depends on what you expect to get

 

[sgc_meltdown]

Depends on what you expect to get

a virtual night of tactical warfare under the stars with skyway

 

[RK47]

I heard Arma 2 is free? I'm confused. Why should I pay for others then?