Bargain Thread 2013

triggercut · 2013-12-24T13:50:21.000Z

It was on sale at .59 when Tomb Raider was on sale through Steam at 9.99. Unfortunately, its 48-hour window ran out at 1pm EST.

I think TR (and hence its DLC) will be on sale at some future point in the next week again.

krushnine · 2013-12-24T13:50:28.000Z

Hotfreak:

Yep, DS 3 pack is listing at $5.99.

According to Tony at Amazon, the $2.99 price in the sales schedule might have been a mistake:
http://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comments/1tlg7n/amazon_pcdd_holiday_sale_s5_tomb_raider_749/ce9c3g6

unbongwah · 2013-12-24T13:58:23.000Z

Papageno:

For me the Amazon price on the Dungeon Siege 3 pack is showing up as $5.99. I never played any but the first DS, and enjoyed that one for a while but it was too much of a corridor in the end for me to finish it. Were the sequels much better?

They’re actually very different games. DS1 was like a dumbed-down Icewind-Dale-meets-Myth dungeon crawl; DS2 was closer to a Diablo-ish action-RPG, albeit with more AI companions; DS3 is a button-mashing console-style ARPG, reminscient of the Baldurs Gate Dark Alliance series. About all they had in common is the setting and linearity.

I actually liked all three - yes, even the first, in all its auto-playing glory - but if I had to pick, I’d probably say the third was my favorite. That might just be my Obsidian fanboy bias, though. :)

Murbella · 2013-12-24T21:59:27.000Z

DS1 was really impressive at the time for the tech of not having any loading, but at the cost of it lacking any kind of depth in basically any aspect of the game.

Clay · 2013-12-25T03:47:44.000Z

How about the “innovation” of not quaffing an entire potion when you use it??

Storz · 2013-12-25T04:46:40.000Z

GMG has Company of Heros 2 for $10.87 after 20% off discount code. Amazon has it for $13.59 (today only). I don’t know if Relic fixed balance or not, last I heard, German is way overpowered in MP, hard to find Soviet in MP, not sure if it is worth the price for the SP alone.

Nephrinn · 2013-12-25T07:39:03.000Z

More games on sale on Amazon with $5 promotional credit on purchases. I picked up the Victoria II expansions, A House Divided ($2.49) and Heart of Darkness ($4.99).

lordkosc · 2013-12-25T07:56:57.000Z

Nephrinn:

More games on sale on Amazon with $5 promotional credit on purchases. I picked up the Victoria II expansions, A House Divided ($2.49) and Heart of Darkness ($4.99).

Aliens Colonial Marines , is back again at $1.99

Gigglemoo · 2013-12-25T10:18:56.000Z

Left 4 Dead 2 is free, probably today only:

Click install when you’re logged into Steam.

Stick with friends if you want to try multiplayer.

corkeh · 2013-12-25T11:19:32.000Z

Anyone interested in a 4-pack of Defiance? $3 each, and 3 slots left.

edit: Sorry, cancelled. There didn’t seem to be enough people interested and I didn’t want to wait up all night just to save $1.

Nightgaunt · 2013-12-25T11:23:13.000Z

Looks like they’ve done their last voting round. Does the sale end tomorrow?

lordkosc · 2013-12-25T11:24:34.000Z

corkeh:

Anyone interested in a 4-pack of Defiance? $3 each, and 3 slots left.

Steam Version?

Gigglemoo · 2013-12-25T11:26:36.000Z

Nightgaunt:

Looks like they’ve done their last voting round. Does the sale end tomorrow?

Nope, Steam exploded. Give it a half hour.

corkeh · 2013-12-25T11:32:33.000Z

lordkosc:

Steam Version?

Yes it is

stusser · 2013-12-25T11:34:30.000Z

Yeah steam is completely down now-- first time in recent memory. Lots of kids downloading presents, I guess?

flyinj · 2013-12-25T11:35:55.000Z

stusser:

Yeah steam is completely down now-- first time in recent memory. Lots of kids downloading presents, I guess?

It’s because they are giving away left 4 dead 2 for free.

lordkosc · 2013-12-25T11:43:16.000Z

It can’t be so, PC gaming is dead. :p

stusser · 2013-12-25T11:46:36.000Z

Oh yeah, that.

I wonder if they’ll leave L4D2 free, and transition to F2P like TF2? Very successful strategy for Valve, and I don’t imagine they’re getting a lot of people purchasing L4D2 these days.

TurinTur · 2013-12-25T11:52:07.000Z

Zombies… with hats!

krushnine · 2013-12-25T12:11:06.000Z

Steam keys for Fable: The Lost Chapters are $1 on Amazon right now. This’ll give you the January Editor’s Choice credit.

amazon.com

Amazon.com: Fable: The Lost Chapters [Online Game Code]: Video Games

Fable is a groundbreaking roleplaying-adventure game from Peter Molyneux, in which your every action determines your skills, appearance, and reputation. Create your life story from childhood to death. ...

Before you buy, note that Lionhead is releasing a remastered version of this game for the Xbox 360 (apparently exclusively) in February:

The Fable Wiki

Fable Anniversary

Fable Anniversary is a rerelease of the first installment in the Fable series by Lionhead Studios for Xbox 360 and PC. Marking almost ten years since the release of Fable, Fable Anniversary is a high-definition, remastered version of Fable: The Lost...