Bargain Thread 2011 Edition

Kaliante · 2011-10-19T11:15:40.000Z

André Costa:

Ah humm, it was actually an MMO (Rift) that i wanted to buy from them. Not sure how it will work since i can also grab it from Steam or from Rift’s website.

I bought Rift from them a few months ago and received a key I used with the client from Trion.

Kal

kerzain · 2011-10-19T11:21:01.000Z

Universal Leader:

Steam also has the Sword of the Stars games on sale for 75% off. This brings the Complete Collection down to $5.00, and also the Argos Naval Yard expansion down to $1.25.

But wait, the Complete Collection includes Argos Naval Yard, so don’t buy both.

If anybody has ever been on the fence about this, buy this game NOW. Great price, and will familiarize you with the universe before you buy the sequel at the end of the month.

It’s a great take on the 4x genre, and really changed things up with the battle system. It takes some learning (I wouldn’t call the battle system “easy to learn difficult to master, but hard to learn harder to master”, but it is very, very worth it).

Plus, the game has some really unique voice work.

TimJames · 2011-10-19T11:23:36.000Z

kerzain:

If anybody has ever been on the fence about this, buy this game NOW. Great price, and will familiarize you with the universe before you buy the sequel at the end of the month.

I’m actually hoping I can skip it and just play the sequel. I await impressions on whether the original game is redundant or if it’s different enough to play as well.

kerzain · 2011-10-19T11:26:36.000Z

Well, it’s a 4x game, I can’t imagine playing the previous version will be mandatory at all – especially if you’re like me and skip campaigns and simply play skirmishes.

Giaddon · 2011-10-19T11:44:59.000Z

There are no campaigns in SOTS.
Having both the original and sequel at the same time is probably silly. That said, picking it up cheap to play till you “upgrade” to the sequel isn’t a terrible idea if you don’t have any games on your plate right now… ha ha.

kerzain · 2011-10-19T11:51:15.000Z

Giaddon:

There are no campaigns in SOTS.

I lump scenarios in with campaigns. I typically avoid them all and have a habit of thinking about them as residing under the same umbrella.

RickH · 2011-10-19T13:14:51.000Z

Cormac:

When is Amazon going to realize there are PC gamers in Europe as well that might be interested in their download offers?

You can’t go wrong blaming the publishers. As I see it, Amazon will happily sell anything they have to anyone, and a surprising number of things they don’t have.

Alistair · 2011-10-19T18:16:31.000Z

All these 59.99 games have made 49.99 look like a bargain somehow…

Gordon_Bleu · 2011-10-19T18:54:14.000Z

Rock8man:

You’re very lucky. I’ve tried to get the deals mentioned on K-mart’s website several times at my local K-mart, but they have no one there who knows what’s going on, and they keep saying if it’s not in the weekly in-store flyer, they can’t honor the deal. So none of the cool K-mart deals ever pans out for me.

My local K-mart was clueless, too. But I went ahead and purchased Arkham City anyway, and out popped a $30 coupon from the cash register (and a $10 coupon for a Lord of the Rings game I’m unfamiliar with). I told them if the coupon didn’t appear, I’d be requesting an immediate refund and they said they were fine with that.

malkav11 · 2011-10-19T19:57:55.000Z

Alistair:

All these 59.99 games have made 49.99 look like a bargain somehow…

All part of the plan.

kerzain · 2011-10-20T07:23:35.000Z

Worms: Crazy Golf was released on Steam (and other lesser platforms) yesterday. It’s on sale for a buck off its normal $9.99 price at $8.99.

I was ready to dive into this, but by all indications this does not support LAN/Internet based multiplayer. As far as I can tell (and somebody please correct me if your reading skills trump mine in this instance), the only multiplayer in this game is… hotseat.

BrianRubin · 2011-10-20T07:44:35.000Z

kerzain:

Worms: Crazy Golf was released on Steam (and other lesser platforms) yesterday. It’s on sale for a buck off its normal $9.99 price at $8.99.

I was ready to dive into this, but by all indications this does not support LAN/Internet based multiplayer. As far as I can tell (and somebody please correct me if your reading skills trump mine in this instance), the only multiplayer in this game is… hotseat.

That’s all I saw as well, which severely limits my desire for the game.

Lunarstorm · 2011-10-20T10:13:17.000Z

The Steam daily deal for 10/20 is the “Commandos Collection” for $7.49 (50% off the usual price).

Giaddon · 2011-10-20T10:14:08.000Z

Steam crap:

Alice: Madness Returns is the dang weekend deal, 50% off for $15.
Commandos series is the daily deal, all half off I think, making each $2.50 or $7.50 for all..

I liked Alice: MR a lot. It’s a bit long, but worth the paper if you like old-school (like, N64-school) platformers and dig funky art design.

Vesper · 2011-10-20T10:15:35.000Z

I didn’t know Alice MR was even on Steam… I thought EA yanked it along with Crysis 2.

amandachen · 2011-10-20T10:15:58.000Z

Alice:MR. The levels are beautiful, but the gameplay is very samey.

Not sure if someone already mentioned, but Gamersgate has 60% off a lot of sonic games. http://www.gamersgate.com/all?prio=popularity&q=sonicweekend

Jamie_Madigan · 2011-10-20T11:56:27.000Z

Wow that was a fast price drop/sale on Alice.

lordkosc · 2011-10-20T12:13:15.000Z

Jamie Madigan:

Wow that was a fast price drop/sale on Alice.

probably be $5 by Christmas, best to wait unless you have nothing else to play.

stusser · 2011-10-20T12:15:32.000Z

Definitely. American McGee’s Alice 2 is not a $15 purchase for me. I probably wouldn’t bite at $10 either. $7.50, maybe, $5 for sure.

MSUSteve · 2011-10-20T12:23:02.000Z

I’d have jumped at this during one of the slower periods this year, but I just don’t have the time for it now. It’s also not great when the most heard criticism of the game is that it’s too long.