Bargain Thread 2015

Mark_Asher · 2015-09-15T14:30:02.000Z

This was probably already mentioned, but Bundlestars has Planetary Annihilation for $1.

RichVR · 2015-09-15T15:40:52.000Z

Oh. That’s right. I fucking hate Origin.

Equisilus · 2015-09-15T15:57:49.000Z

hepcat:

Amnesia is easily one of the best examples of horror gaming in existence.

It saddens me that I had motion sickness within a very short time of attempting to play. Never tried again.

Papageno · 2015-09-15T16:21:07.000Z

Equisilus:

It saddens me that I had motion sickness within a very short time of attempting to play. Never tried again.

When I’ve experienced that it’s usually an FoV problem. Did you try to adjust it somehow? If not natively then through something 3rd party ?

RickH · 2015-09-16T09:50:13.000Z

Brian Rubin:

OMG Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2 and Yuri’s Revenge for free on Origin you guys:

https://www.origin.com/store/buy/c-c-the-ultimate-collection/pc-download/base-game/standard-edition

Lots of folks with Windows 10 (including me) can’t get the visual part of the game to show up. A shame, it sounds interesting.

BrianRubin · 2015-09-16T09:54:32.000Z

Oh man that sucks, it’s one of the finest story-based RTS games you’ll find, I think.

KaoFloppy · 2015-09-16T10:20:50.000Z

…and the Origin’s page is gone. Hopefully it’s temporary, but I heard from RedFlagDeals that the demand shot through the roof.

Steam today: TerraTech - $13.99 - 30% off. Early access.
[indent]“Check out the system requirements before purchasing”. Apparently, don’t run this on any integrated graphics crap, even if it’s Iris on your hawt new i7 6700K.[/indent]

arrendek · 2015-09-16T10:41:07.000Z

KaoFloppy:

…and the Origin’s page is gone. Hopefully it’s temporary, but I heard from RedFlagDeals that the demand shot through the roof.

via: https://www.origin.com/en-us/store/free-games/on-the-house

"Origin on the house page":

Looking for Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™?
Wow, you guys are loving Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™ On the House! The demand is so high that we need some time to cool down our servers. Command & Conquer Red Alert™ 2 and Yuri’s Revenge™ will return to on the house very shortly. Thanks for being patient!

Scotch_Lufkin · 2015-09-16T10:48:23.000Z

Shattered Planet looks like it might be fun - any comments on it? Worth a purchase?

scharmers · 2015-09-16T10:59:17.000Z

Brian Rubin:

Oh man that sucks, it’s one of the finest story-based RTS games you’ll find, I think.

Shrug. Won’t grab it myself, but I wonder if the old Explore taskkill trick will work (works with a lot of early DirectX 2D games like Rollercoaster Tycoon).

Universal_Leader · 2015-09-16T11:03:51.000Z

Scott Lufkin:

Shattered Planet looks like it might be fun - any comments on it? Worth a purchase?

It’s a pretty fun, if light, roguelike with a nice art style. It’s no ToME but I put quite a few hours into it.

KaoFloppy · 2015-09-17T12:01:31.000Z

Steam today: Dust: An Elysian Tail - $2.99 - 80% off.
[indent]Metroidvania. Odd spin/juggle mechanics. I didn’t like it.[/indent]

Steam weekend #1: Dead Island franchise sale, 80% off
[ul]
[li]Dead Island GOTY - $3.99
[/li][li]Dead Island Riptide - $2.99
[/li][li]Escape Dead Island - $3.99
[/li][li]DI GOTY + Riptide + 2 DLCs - $5.99
[/li][/ul]
Steam weekend #2: Call of Duty franchise sale
[indent]Generally 50% off, with 66% off for Ghosts, BlOps 2 and MW3. No sale on BlOps 3.
If I have to pick one…naaahhh.[/indent]

Steam weekend #3: Warner Brothers publisher weekend
[indent]Sorry, I’m too busy to list everything, but I’ll tyr to summarize.
[ul]
[li]75% off Batman Arkham * (except Knight).
[/li][li]60% off Shadow of Mordor - $19.99 for GOTY.
[/li][li]75% off old Lego games, Bastion (!), Scribblenauts, Mortal Kombats, Injustice, FEAR.
[/li][li]40% off Mortal Kombat X Premium ($53.99 holy crap)
[/li][li]30-33% off newer Lego games (Worlds, Jurassic World)
[/li][/ul][/indent]

Telefrog · 2015-09-17T12:11:29.000Z

KaoFloppy:

Steam weekend #2: Call of Duty franchise sale
[indent]Generally 50% off, with 66% off for Ghosts, BlOps 2 and MW3. No sale on BlOps 3.
If I have to pick one…naaahhh.[/indent]

If you’re going to get one on PC, Blops 2 is the one. It has the most players at any given time, the DLC and base game is $40 total, and the campaign does some interesting things with a handful of side missions that play like horde mode matches.

rhamorim · 2015-09-17T12:17:32.000Z

Humble Bundle has a Gamemaker weekly going. https://www.humblebundle.com/weekly

AntediluvianArk · 2015-09-17T12:18:22.000Z

Dinosaur Hunt: Africa Contractis 40% off bringing it down to $0.59

But let’s be CLEAR, this is NOT some high-budget, flashy, top-notch, sterling, tip-top, A1, top-drawer, supercalifragilisticexpialidocious, top-hole quality production.

It doesn’t even pretend to be one - screenshots and trailer are exactly like the game looks like.

So if you like what you see, you can expect no surprises.

BUT If you are looking for AAA quality, ace & crack, top-grade Dinosaur Survival MultiPlayer Open World Game, with millions of details, whatever, there are better positions out there, so please move on - DO NOT BUY IT.

BUT If you like Dinosaurs, Zombies, shooting, explosions, bullets, slow motion, bullet follow and all the things that will make you LAUGH - GREAT - you are going to have fun with this one.

You’re welcome,
Todd

RichVR · 2015-09-17T12:23:45.000Z

Strange. Origin has me down as ordered Command and Conquer for $0.00. But it’s Processing, since the 15th. No way to download. No product code anywhere.

malkav11 · 2015-09-17T12:26:12.000Z

Telefrog:

If you’re going to get one on PC, Blops 2 is the one. It has the most players at any given time, the DLC and base game is $40 total, and the campaign does some interesting things with a handful of side missions that play like horde mode matches.

I agree with the pick but I don’t think the strike force missions are the selling point. They are infuriating because the friendly units are controlled by a new form of logic that I would dub Artificial Blithering Idiocy, or ABI for short. They are completely and utterly incompetent so you absolutely will not make any progress you don’t claw out by hand in direct control mode, and the game really wants you to rely on friendlies and you absolutely cannot.

Telefrog · 2015-09-17T12:35:54.000Z

AntediluvianArk:

Dinosaur Hunt: Africa Contractis 40% off bringing it down to $0.59

How can anyone argue with this?

Shooting mechanics and guns visuals crafted by hours of playing
Easy-sized missions are perfect for a fast shooting

The guns and visuals are crafted by hours of playing!

Alstein · 2015-09-17T13:50:39.000Z

Avoid Mortal Kombat X on PC at all costs. It’s still broken.

intruder · 2015-09-17T16:10:05.000Z

Alstein:

Avoid Mortal Kombat X on PC at all costs. It’s still broken.

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