TONIGHT IS THE NIGHT (Extended)

AT LAST

The store is shitting itself so hard right now.

I'll grab Skyrim legendary if it hits 75% off.

I remember the super sales they used to have. 90% off, huge packages of games for an eighth of the price... What happened to that shit?

I'll get Lost Planet 2 for me and a bro, if I can get it for €5 or less. Don't much care for anything else. I pretty much have everything I wanted from Steam at this point.

Man, this 503 ERROR game must be the tits.

I refuse to buy more games I'll never have time to play!
[spoiler]recomend me some short games, /cog/[/spoilers]

Is Dragon Age: Origins: Ultimate Edition a good deal for $9? I know that II was pretty shit, but I've heard plenty of good things about the first.

Also, BioShock Infinite is definitely a good deal at $30. (But I also thought it was good at $80, so...)

>>177730
Just of the ones on the featured deals right now?

>>177731
Yes. It's a good deal.

It doesn't look like they're doing the 48 hour overlap thing this time. The ticker says "remaining", which makes me believe that at noon tomorrow they'll switch to the new set and the old will completely go away. Too bad, I liked that.

Also, I'm not sure if I like this Sale layout. It's very crisp and well-done, but there are 0 minions. Not even one flying a plane. It's missing some of the fun from prior sales.

Also I think the list of deals takes up far more space, so it's harder to at-a-glance it.

>>177742
Cool. If the Flash/Community Choice sales give no bounty, I'll get it tomorrow morning.

>>177725
They realized they could make more money if they made it a game (cards) and charged a little more.

Crud, Borderlands 2 is the first Community Choice. I have BL but have not beaten it, so I don't want to get BL2 yet. I was hoping for Dishonored because it's gotten great reviews and sounds like a lot of fun. :(

>>177725
There you go. All the flash sales are at least 75% off.

Also, Bastion is once again 85% off as part of that. If someone out there hasn't picked up Bastion yet, and enjoys action games, I cannot recommend this more. For $2.25, it's a steal.

Fuck yeah Dark Souls.

I like horror. I already have Amnesia, and there's only so much my broken down old Mac can handle. What should I get?

>>177745
Just remember it's not a hack'n slash game like the second one was.
As I recall it was made for the PC as well.
Hell, one of the DLC's to that game was around $20 when it came out. So $9 for Main game + all DLCs is a great deal. I liked the story myself.

>>177754
I had a brainfart at first and thought it was part of the daily sales, not a Flash Sale. I quickly purchased it before that Flash Sale could run out.

>>177745
>but there are 0 minions. Not even one flying a plane.

Probably because Valve knows how forced and gimmicky the Steam "mascots" are and they're trying to move away from them.

>>177758
I'll agree that they're not good as Steam mascots, but I found their Sale-relevant antics to be a nice touch, especially as the background changed over days to show all the antics.

IS 007 Legends still on steam?
If so, does it has a discount?
I'm afraid that game got out of my reach due regional bullshit.

>>177728
It's p.cool, I'll play that with you, if you need another gun.

I should not have spent 80 USD on a crappy scanner.
...Sigh.
Welp.
Only 10 bucks left. Better make what I buy good.

>Just Cause 2 $3
>Fez $5
Yeah, okay, how about you just hold onto my wallet for the time being, Steam.

Oh, it looks like the prior day's sales do hold over. They just don't state so outright, and they're hidden below the Community Choice so they're harder to find. Neat.

Now if only flash sales were shorter...

>Just Cause 2 $3

What the fucking fuck. That's insane. When I bought it last sale it was like $10 at least.

Also I am stupidly tempted to pick up XCOM even though I am not into strategy games at all.

Introducing: Valve Pipeline

>>177775
So everyone who works on this Pipeline thing is around 12 years old?

>>177776
Do they look like 12 year olds to you?

>>177771
Go for it, XCOM's really streamlined and accessible.

>>177766
>>177771


Mind you, I just bought it, all the dlcs and its prior game. What really convinced me, besides its extremely cheap price, was this gif in particular. Yep, I'm going to have a lot of fun with this.

I also have other games in mind, but I'm waiting for more promotions to reduce them further in price.
I was thinking in getting Borderlands 2 when it was on sale, but I wasn't convinced enough to buy it, I just kept hearing about how fun it was but not what it was.

>>177779
Meh. Never did.

>>177775
>all these kids are at least 10 years younger than me
>all these kids have already achieved more in life than me

>>177783
Shame you think that way, honestly.

I'm glad more opportunities are opening up to them.
Even if its just ONE office doing so.

>>177783
So what?
There will always be someone younger, more skilled, more achieved, but if you're just comparing yourself and crying about it, you're only wasting time.

I came dangerously close to buying Bully: SE since I only ever had the original PS2 version, but the new graphics look like they kill the atmosphere.

if XCOM is the next community choice game I am buying it.
No fucking qualms. I wanted to get Poker Night 2, but -75 is as low as this game's getting.

>Dark Souls possibly going -75% off
Guys, force me to buy it.

>>177789
>XCOM EU
>Not getting it by pre-ordering Bioshock Infinite

>>177791
Dark Souls is one of the best videogames ever made. No exaggeration. And the mods available for it make the PC version the objectively best version. There's some beautiful texture work that simply can't be done justice at 720p. That said, you also need those mods to make it playable at all and be aware that the online community on PC is the worst of all by a fucking landslide. I strongly advise you to enable save backups. Hackers can permanently fuck up your game.

>>177791
I used to hate Souls because Demon Souls is a fucking maze of unexplained game mechanics and fucked up design.

Dark Souls is so good that I not only went back to DeS and finished it, I beat Dark Souls itself SIX TIMES IN A ROW.

DARK SOULS IF FUCKING SICK, PLAY DARK SOULS. IT'S THE ONLY VIDEO GAME THAT WILL EVER CALL YOU A "PERNICIOUS CAITIFF."

>>177791

>Go and check Steam Store about Dark Souls.
>Steam community choice.

Oh god do not fuck this up Steam I swear to god.

>>177799
>Hitman Absolution

I really shouldn't have said anything.

Hitman? Really?

Maybe the other choices split the difference.

Nothing of interest today. Tomb Raider is part of my epic To Play list, but with so many other games I can wait until it's $5. I haven't beat Borderlands 1 yet, so I won't get 2. Same for Witcher 2. RE6LOL.

Also, Poker Night 2 is on regular sale for $3.40, but I'll wait to see if it hits one of the better deals.

Is it worth getting Witcher 1 if I have Witcher 2?

>>177810
I haven't played my copy, but from everything I hear I'd say so. They fix a lot in 2, but for $2.50 I would get it if I didn't already own it.

>Check if Dark Souls won, it definitely did
>Hitman Absolution

MY HATE, IT BURNS.

>>177810
Witcher 2 is definitely the better game. However Witcher 1 has some really nice world-building and amazing atmosphere. It's a lot more moody and low key. It's the reason why some people prefer it to TW2 despite it having absolutely abysmal combat. Also the music is fucking phenomenal.
The Witcher -- OST 40 'Outdoor 2'

I can't wrap my head around this. I played some games to earn trading cards, sold the cards at market price instantly, and used that money to buy TWO real games that were on sale. And one of them was big budget console title. I'm buying games with imaginary money. I'm not even close to getting all the trading cards I can get.

How does anyone make real money from this?!

>>177826
I don't know that any individuals make any money off of this. Since everyone knows the most recent sale prices, and everyone wants to get their money ASAP, it trends all prices towards 0 since there is potentially infinite supply. Some people might make money off of hats.

I find it great for selling a card so I can turn around and buy a different card, but it's usually a few cents between those.

The only items you can make serious cash off of are rare (something like the holofoil cards) or something that manages to actually have low supply and high demand (like some of the cards when they were first released, perhaps the first hour or two.)

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RoGxA48HQ1g

How is Tomb Raider?

>>177866
Its okay good for a play through at least. Tomb Raiding leaves much to be desired since that is really just an XP hunt since she never really retrieves anything from the tombs.

>>177866

It's a narrative and artistic tour de force with gameplay that, although competently designed and executed, doesn't fit at all.

Basically imagine Arkham Asylum/City, the game design of which it apes shamelessly, but instead of playing as Batman you're playing as a terrified college student who eventually becomes Batman. But you still control as Batman from beginning to end.

That said it is really good and you should play it, especially at a discount like that.

Torchlight II $5? Poke Night 2 $2.50? My wallet has become sentient and now opens of its own accord.

I also bought You Need a Budget 4 this morning for $15, because I needed new software for personal finance and I've heard good things.

Also, I've earned 9/10 cards but got three dupes; I'm trying to decide if I want to buy the remainders now, while they're still a quarter, or wait until the end of the sale when the price may increase slightly (and will greatly after the sale is over.) Speaking of, is 10 days a long time for a Steam Sale? I recall most of their sales being 5-6 days. (Not that I'm complaining, more time for amazing deals.)

>>177856
Wonderful, and I haven't even seen the series. (And I was expecting the OP)

yes! nabbed myself Poker Night 2...
And awh... Spec Ops in on sale.
Its a shame.
Were it any other time, Spec Ops.

>>177879
I am literally $0.25 short in spare cash in my Steam wallet to get that.

It's on my wishlist, but not high enough that I've put it as a priority item for this sale. I'd have to give up one of the other items to get it.

I can only hope that it goes on sale for that amount again, or one of those cards I put on sale turns up the remaining money I need.

>>177880
Problem solved.

Thank you Steam trading cards.

Heh, the steam cards are so low at this moment that I can just get the lvl 5 badge by just buying the card at 19 cents.
Then I'll just going to see whichever cards I get so I can get more cheap (yet good) games or save for the bigger fishes.

>>177887
You just convinced me to buy my missing cards now, then horde/trade any remaining cards I get. If I sell them after the sale is over (assuming they don't make the cards *poof*), I can probably get $5/pop if I wait a few months.

How does this whole leveling thing work anyway?

>>177889
"Craft" cards to get badges, and each time you earn one or lvl up one, you get exp points that help you to level up.

>>177888
Hmm, I'm not sure if the cards are gonna go *poof* after the sale now that you mention it.
I'll check the faq when I get at home.

castle crashers + dlc and KOTOR 2

Phew, looks like I can have a day to let my wallet cool off. Nothing I'm either insanely interested in or at a price I would splurge at with daily deals. Same for the flash sales for now (I kind of want Mirror's Edge, but eh) and Community Choice, both now and whatever wins next. Flash Sales are the only possibility, tonight.

>>177889
Crafting badges, as Mesias said. If you've partaken in past sales/events, those are now badges as well, and so is the amount of games you own through Steam, so you should have something unless you're brand new to Steam.

If you haven't already, work on the parts of the Community Achievement badge, as the full badge nets you 300XP, which is three levels (if you're still <Lvl10).

>>177891
Looks like they stick around:

>Will I be able to craft the Summer Getaway badge after the sale?
>Yes, you’ll be able to collect the cards and craft the badge after the sale, but only with cards that have already dropped. When the sale ends, there will be no new Summer Getaway card drops.
So, collect and sell. Might even spend $5 on the second-to-last day to buy up cards @ 30c/ea and turn around to sell them for $2-3/pop when the price rises after a few months. It will actually be the first proper case of supply/demand when it comes to Steam Trading Cards.

...Heh, if they do this with every sale I could use this business plan to fund my purchases for each following sale. Free games forever!

Blessed be the ones who wait, for they shall get their deals.

Just saved an additional $12.50 on Dawn of War II Chaos Rising and Retribution, which went from -50% to -75% for today's daily deals.

>that feel when flash sales are about to roll over
It's like mini Japan Time.

Speaking of which, I can't wait for Japan Time to start again.

Was able to get Deus Ex: HR for $2.99 which allowed me to get Natural Selection 2 as well.

Here's hoping Space Marine goes on sale soon so I can get another small purchase.

>>177903
Hopes we get the incoming directors cut improvements as DLC or a Patch.

Annnnd nothing from this Flash Sale, so my wallet gets to rest for one day.

ONLY ONE DAY.

Fucking Christ!
What am I lookin' at?

>>177907
DLC: The Collection

ETS:2 for 75% off? Oh glory day!

It is the best European and East Asian Truck and Big Rig Driving Simulator since Euro Truck Sim 1!

Grabbed Deus Ex Collection, Fallout NV Ultimate and some other goodies.

Still waiting for Elder Scrolls, specifically Skyrim to get a better deal.

So.
I got Reus and Scribblenauts Unlimited for my little sisters to play (and me, as well.)
And got myself Deus Ex.
Good day, all in all.

>>177924
Got my little cousin Terraria ($2.49) since it was on his wishlist.

Figures, the kid's a Lego and Minecraft nerd.

Would have gotten him Scribblenauts, but it's out of sale now and I'm down to $25 in my wallet and I've still got 5 priority games on my wishlist.

>System Shock 2 for $2.50
Oooh, nice.
>Go to purchase
>You already own this game
Oh, nice.

>>177930
Scribblenauts Unlimited is on Flash for $5 at the moment.

I want Alan Wake. Should I go for the franchise bundle or just the first? How is American Nightmare?

Also how is Sleeping Dogs?

>>177934
Get the whole thing American Nightmare is a bit short and weird but a nice end to it whole thing.

Sleeping Dogs is pretty good decent combat and driving and the mission structure is pretty good. DLC packs add some nice after action stories.

Yu-Gabe-Oh!
TIME TO D-D-D-D-DUEL

>>177930
Ok, you convinced me to get a copy for my cousin. I already have one in my inventory that I never used, but I guess we can play together, and so, I will be able to try it out.

>>177934
>Not getting Alan Wake complete from the humble pack
____________________

Guys, Skyrim is at 40% off from the community choice, I really expected it to go even lower in price like 66%, but the real question is, should I? If I'm buying it, it will be the legendary edition, but I still don't know if I should do it.
I'm scared.

Not only DmC, but the entire Devil May Cry franchise is on a daily deal right now. Which means you can get DMC 4 for 5 bucks right now. It's really fun, even if the second half recycles all of the levels of the first. Second half redeems itself by just being utterly silly.
Devil May Cry 4 - Mission 17 C…

>>177939
I'm not, only because I've already bought so much that I won't play for years. Oh, and the fact that within two more Steam Sales the regular price will drop AND it will get a larger discount. That's why my rule is nothing over $10 unless it's a game I seriously want (and right now, there's nothing on Steam that has that status.)

I can wait for Skyrim to fall further. Even if it takes another few years. Ots not something I can't live without.

If anyone missed it the first day (I didn't), Dragon Age: Origins: Ultimate Edition: Extra Colon is on Flash Sale again for $9.

It was Community Choice the first time around; so, if you miss a good Flash Sale, there's a small chance the game of interest may appear on the Community Choice.

>>177950
And I keep seeing the ME Collection which I wont ever purchase since I can't get the good DLC for II easy. Same goes with 3 since they made the Citadel DLC that I can pretend is the ending. Hey EA here is a tip when you make a collection its a good idea to include EVERYTHING. Course then you couldn't make people bay 60+ for the whole DLC collection. One of the reasons you still can't play with the big boys EA.

Another day, another set of sales that don't interest me at the moment. Maybe Valve blew their load where my interests are concerned... but, still four days (+2 Flash Sales) left.

>>177803
>>177812
Crisis averted, you guys.

>Dark Souls 75% off

G-guys, I need assistance with this once again, I'm not totally convinced.
Is this game that amazing, frustrating, more or less elder scrolls-ish or what?

>>177968
>Is this game that amazing
YES!
>frustrating,
Yes. And no. The game expects you to read its menus. NPCs have more than one monologue and provide vital information, it doesn't get shoved down your throat until you get it with quest markers and cut scenes. You need to carefully observe your environment at all times. It teaches you through opposition, not through guiding your hand. Basically, you have to unlearn everything you learned about videogames. That's why it's so frustrating to many people, because they just can't get it into their heads. Depending on how deeply ingrained that shit is in your conscience, the game can be quite a bitch.
>more or less elder scrolls-ish
Not even in the slightest. Elder Scrolls is more of a Fantasy Sim. Dark Souls is an incredibly atmospheric non-linear dungeon crawler. Also, Elder Scrolls combat is completely rubbish, while Dark Souls combat is pretty much the best combat I've ever experienced in a videogame. And I've played through DMC4 several times.

ES doesn't even have combat really, it's all about spending time in towns until you can just trivialize all enemies with a combination of theft and magical fuckery.

RAGE, $5. Worth it? Might be fun for mindless shooting.

>>177976
yea it has no ending though, and never will last I heard.

Oh fuck, Analogue is just 3.39, 4.41 with the soundtrack, read it and weep you nerds. And the expansion is due out in August, for an even worse depression roller coaster!

Actually i will just buy Analogue for the first person to ask it of me.

>>177977
Ah; in that case, I'll wait for another sale.