Bargain Thread 2014

robc04 · 2014-10-24T16:40:52.000Z

Demorve:

I can get Blackguards Deluxe Edition on Gamersgate for $16.32 ($20.40-$4.08, with additional 20% coupon). Is the game worth it? I seems to be getting mixed reviews.

The regular version is only $13.60 before your coupon. The Deluxe version doesn’t come with any extra gameplay.

Demorve · 2014-10-24T17:09:39.000Z

robc04:

The regular version is only $13.60 before your coupon. The Deluxe version doesn’t come with any extra gameplay.

Good catch, but is the game worth the price?

robc04 · 2014-10-24T17:17:29.000Z

Demorve:

Good catch, but is the game worth the price?

That is a good question!
I did play the demo and enjoyed my time with it. I’m not sure if it would keep my attention throughout the entire game or not. I was thinking it would be worth it around the $10 price point, so it’s right in the neighborhood. If I didn’t have a gazillion things to play I’d probably get it. If your gaming budget isn’t too tight and conceptually it seems like something you’d be into I don’t think it’s a bad deal. Whether that money is better spent on something else is a different story. Like Hotfreak says it is a good idea to try the demo.

Brad_Grenz · 2014-10-26T23:14:40.000Z

Amazon has boxed copies of the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion for $19.99.

Greybriar · 2014-10-27T02:15:42.000Z

Brad Grenz:

Amazon has boxed copies of the Diablo III: Reaper of Souls expansion for $19.99.

There must be something in the air. Best Buy is making the same offer.

arrendek · 2014-10-27T09:24:10.000Z

Telefrog:

Like most of the perpetual early access Unity-made survival crafting games out there, it’s very rough. It’s got some neat ideas, but I don’t know if I’d recommend it yet at this point.

flyinj:

Also, this is the only game that absolutely toasts my GPU. I have no idea what the game is doing, but my GPU runs so hot I hear fans I didn’t know existed kick in on my tower.

Many people have complained about this, and the dev has yet to acknowledge it.

I’m actually scared it may be damaging my GPU, so I’ve stopped playing it.

Thanks, guys. I skipped it for now.

RickH · 2014-10-27T09:35:13.000Z

Already posted in the XB1 thread, but: Xbox One for $350 through the holidays, including the bundle packs (except for the oddly overpriced COD one, which is $450).

Seems a bit like desperation, but it’s still probably the right move to build market share. Xbox is profitable when digital sales (Live, software) are good, and that won’t happen unless there’s plenty of Xbones out in the wild.

Papageno · 2014-10-27T10:04:51.000Z

RickH:

Already posted in the XB1 thread, but: Xbox One for $350 through the holidays, including the bundle packs (except for the oddly overpriced COD one, which is $450).

Seems a bit like desperation, but it’s still probably the right move to build market share. Xbox is profitable when digital sales (Live, software) are good, and that won’t happen unless there’s plenty of Xbones out in the wild.

Wow, that’s pretty wild (and the AC Unity bundle is tempting) but I need a new console like I need a hole in the head.

KaoFloppy · 2014-10-27T10:16:06.000Z

Steam today: Music Creator 6 Touch - $12.49 - (75% off).
Steam yesterday: Super Meat Boy - $2.99 - (80% off).

This week’s weeklongs. Anything interesting? Not a whole lot.
[ul]
[li]Unity of Command bundle (game + 2 DLCs) - $7.49 - (75% off)
[/li][li]A Valley Without Wind 1 & 2 - $2.99 - (80% off)
[/li][li]Influent - $4.99 - (50% off). This is a language learning program/game.
[/li][/ul]

LockerK · 2014-10-27T11:40:54.000Z

Hexcells Bundle includes a pair of excellent little puzzle games. Well worth the $2.50 if you didn’t get them in an indie bundle.

Edit: Looks like the pack with all three games is also on sale, but only 33% off: http://store.steampowered.com/sub/50074/

SlainteMhath · 2014-10-27T13:39:59.000Z

KaoFloppy:

This week’s weeklongs. Anything interesting?

Looks like they fleshed out the list a little bit more from earlier today. At first it was only showing about 40 titles, but now it’s back to 70+, including some decent stuff such as:
[ul]
[li]
[/li][li]King’s Bounty Platinum (Legend, Armored Princess and Crossworlds) for $6.24 (or get single titles for $3.74).
[/li][li]King’s Bounty Warrior’s of the North for $4.99, or $7.49 for the Complete Edition which includes the Valhalla upgrade and the DLC.
[/li][li]GhostBusters : The Video Game - $2.99 (A classic. Good story, voice acting by the original cast, and decent gameplay)
[/li][li]Nethergate : Ressurection - $0.99 (classic Spiderweb Software RPG)
[/li][li]Aarklash Legacy - $4.99 (has a distinctly Baldur’s Gate feel to it)
[/li][li]Europa Universalis III Collection - $9.99
[/li][/ul]

BrianRubin · 2014-10-27T14:02:24.000Z

No mention of Freespace 2 for $4.99? How dare you. ;)

Hotfreak · 2014-10-27T14:41:26.000Z

Brian Rubin:

No mention of Freespace 2 for $4.99? How dare you. ;)

I noticed Freespace 2 got mixed reviews on Steam. I’ll pass.

;)

Vesper · 2014-10-27T14:41:52.000Z

There’s a third Hexcells game now? Awesome.

BrianRubin · 2014-10-27T14:51:44.000Z

Hotfreak:

I noticed Freespace 2 got mixed reviews on Steam. I’ll pass.

;)

divedivedive · 2014-10-27T15:04:47.000Z

This would probably be a bad time to tell Brian that I’ve owned Freespace 2 on GOG for a couple years now and haven’t installed it.

robc04 · 2014-10-27T15:05:55.000Z

I’m almost ashamed to say that I played the demo and thought Loren Amazon Princess was decent. I don;t recall the story being anything that great, although that is frequently mentioned in the Steam reviews as being good, but the battles were fun in a very simplified way.

BrianRubin · 2014-10-27T15:26:30.000Z

Pogue Mahone:

This would probably be a bad time to tell Brian that I’ve owned Freespace 2 on GOG for a couple years now and haven’t installed it.

divedivedive · 2014-10-27T15:29:41.000Z

In my defense, I have been wanting to get a good joystick, don’t want to play a flight sim with M+KB. I just, you know, haven’t really gotten in a hurry with that joystick thing.

Nightgaunt · 2014-10-27T15:54:56.000Z

It’s okay, Pogue. Awhile back I told him I found it confusing and kinda dull.