Bargain Thread 2012 Edition

[WarrenD]

Divinity 2 DKS is Div2 + Flames of Vengeance (only released in Old Europe) + a massive patch Larian ported back from the XBox.
DKS is clearly the most accessible and most entertaining of the lot. Easy to get into, nice visuals, superb music. Nice game to explore for an hour or two. Larian is good at telling little stories and creating morally ambiguous situations. Div 2 is more relaxed than Risen.
It suffers from the typical Larian problem though: too much content. You could cut a whole TRoT out and would make the game even better.
I’m a huge Flames of Vengeance fan. It has a different focus: a city hub instead of an open world. Everything happens in a few different districts. The compact world makes things move faster. 20 hours of joy. I finished this two times, so I can easily recommend you to roll a character for FoV even you burn out on Div2. Or alternatively play the whole game all the way through, of course.
The DKS bundle is easy to recommend. 10 bucks, 20 bucks - doesn’t matter.

I agree with everything Gorath said here, Flames of Vengeance was perfect for me overall, but I still really enjoyed the whole DKS package.

I liked TRoT but found it a bit too slow paced for me and ended up getting a little bored with it.
It’s the complete antithesis of KoA: Reckoning which I just started playing yesterday.

[tylertoo]

Divinity 2 DKS is Div2 + Flames of Vengeance (only released in Old Europe) + a massive patch Larian ported back from the XBox.

Is this what Steam calls the Director’s Cut? I don’t see Div2: Dragon Knight Saga listed on Steam.

Nice overview of the various games, Gorath. Enjoying TRoT btw, though haven’t gotten far. Very polished indeed.

Its interesting: I feel more motivated plunging in to TRoT, knowing that its about 30 hours, than I feel starting out in a Bethesda RPG. I love the concept of an open world, but the reality is that I appreciate knowing there’s a end in sight.

[WarrenD]

Is this what Steam calls the Director’s Cut? I don’t see Div2: Dragon Knight Saga listed on Steam.

Yep, thats it with a few added things thrown in.

[Alistair]

River of Time, Risen, Dragon Knight and Two Worlds II also all have demos…

[Sammich]

GMG winter sale is now on. Chivalry is currently $19.99, plus a 25% off code, making it around $15.

[Giaddon]

Yeah, Risen 2 is $15, $11 with the code.

[malkav11]

Gamersgate just turned off the 15% IGN discount. Boo.

[IndridCold]

A bunch of the Paradox packs are back, including a couple new ones:

Plentiful Paradox Pack (Crusader Kings II, Magicka, Sword of the Stars, Victoria II) for $9.99 (Steam)

It’s still $9.99 at the moment, and holy crap that’s a good deal as it also includes Sword of the Stars II!

[Zephyr]

It’s still $9.99 at the moment, and holy crap that’s a good deal as it also includes Sword of the Stars II!

I picked this up as SotS II is $9.99 by itself on Steam. If anyone wants my extra copy of the first SotS game included in this package, just PM me.
Edit
Key has been taken.

[DarthMasta]

Anyone want a Dota 2 key? Assuming Valve hasn’t given one to everyone in the world yet…

[Omniscia]

Damn it. This was the one game I was really waiting for to go on sale, and it rejected my payment. My other transactions at GMG went through without a hitch. No idea what’s up with that.

Maybe I should just take it as a sign to focus on my backlog this year.

It wasn’t a credit card-related thing, either. The Paypal payment went through, and immediately thereafter was refunded to me.

Never mind. Second time’s the charm, apparently.

[Stridergg]

Kingdoms of Amalur is at $19 on Origin:

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/pd/productID.232511600/

Is it worth it?

[LockerK]

No. Wait for the Amazon deal to come back this Monday and grab it plus the two DLCs for $12.

[Balasarius]

KoA is currently $8 at Gamefly.

http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Kingdoms-of-Amalur-Reckoning/5000934/#axzz2D1zdTgGP

[Stridergg]

No. Wait for the Amazon deal to come back this Monday and grab it plus the two DLCs for $12.

KoA is currently $8 at Gamefly.

http://www.gamefly.com/Download-Kingdoms-of-Amalur-Reckoning/5000934/#axzz2D1zdTgGP

Are DLCs worth it? :)

[Kildar]

Pick any 2 games for $15:

http://getloadedgo.com/

Civ V GOTY
CIV V G&K
SpecOps: The Line
Lego Batman 2
Space Marine
Serious Sam 3

[WarrenD]

Kingdoms of Amalur is at $19 on Origin:

http://store.origin.com/store/ea/en_US/pd/productID.232511600/

Is it worth it?

Been playing it since yesterday and now I’m sad 38 Studios went belly-up, really having a good time with the game, looks great and is very easy to get into.
I also have both DLC’s but haven’t got to that content yet.

Definitely worth $ 8.00 that’s for sure.

[Murbella]

EA never has sales on DLC do they?

[Stridergg]

Been playing it since yesterday and now I’m sad 38 Studios went belly-up, really having a good time with the game, looks great and is very easy to get into.
I also have both DLC’s but haven’t got to that content yet.

Definitely worth $ 8.00 that’s for sure.

Thanks, man.

I am not sure about Gamefly though. I never used them before and I am not really sure I want to add another service (I already have Steam, GMG, Gamespot and Origin). Sigh.

Oh, does the game get activated on Origin or something?

[WarrenD]

Thanks, man.

I am not sure about Gamefly though. I never used them before and I am not really sure I want to add another service (I already have Steam, GMG, Gamespot and Origin). Sigh.

Oh, does the game get activated on Origin or something?

Depending on where you buy it, the Gamefly version activates on Origin