JFLS
1746
Awesome, thanks for the tip!
Thanks for the heads-up, Equisilus.
Fanatical is having a Bundle Blast Promotion all week this week. They’re launching 30 bundles across the entire week. Some are simply re-issues of bundles from the past, like the Shadow of Mordor Bundle that includes all the DLC for only $3.99. Others will be brand new, including both 6 game ($4.99) and 3 game ($2.99) Mystery Bundles.
Meanwhile, over on Steam, there are over 700 Weeklong Deals including:
Does Fanatical truly randomize what’s in the mystery bundles? That almost sounds like it could run afoul of loot-box style gambling legislation.
It’s not gambling if you can’t win!
That Infinity bundle is pretty sweet.
On the steam front, I’ll keep resisting warbanners’ call.
Supposedly it’s semi-randomized, with a set pool of titles to pull from and some assurance that you will receive at least one “AAA” title. Buyer beware though, Fanatical’s definition of “AAA” is very loose. I posted this deal to another forum and a user there purchased the $5 bundle and received:
- LEGO Ninjago Movie Game (apparently the “AAA” title of the bunch)
- Party Hard Tycoon
- Farabel
- Wrack
- Alien Spidy
- and PewDiePie’s Legend of the Brofist
Now granted, LEGO Ninjago has a historic low of $9.99, so that’s essentially 50% off the historic low for that game, and Farabel is a pretty interesting TBS mobile port which usually sells for $9.99, so there is value in the bundle. Like any Mystery deal, it’s a crapshoot, and the more games you already own, the more likely you are to feel let down.
Since you definitely receive titles worth far more (retail) than the $5 you pay, even if they’re titles you don’t particularly want, I think it steers clear of the lootbox laws.
Yeah if you’re buying something without knowing exactly what you’re getting for your money, then it’s gambling (apparently).
orald
1754
Ancient Frontier is half off on Steam. Looks like AoW3 in space. Is it worth a buy?
Am curious if you can save and exit whenever and there have been some complaints about stability.
That does look like interesting game. I too want to know more about it.
Granath
1756
Two things to note about Ancient Frontiers.
(1) The save system writes to your registry or at least used to do so unless they fixed this. This is a head-scratching decision because read/writing to the reg can corrupt the entire thing and crash a PC. This alone has steered me away from purchasing it.
(2) They have a sequel called Ancient Frontiers: Steel Shadow coming out in the next 3 months. I do not know if it will contain the base game content or what differences there are between the two products.
Ancient Frontier is okay.
Okay? That doesn’t fill me confidence.
I played it, but i barely remember it. It’s not bad, it’s just meh, but credit to the devs, they’ve added free DLC and keeps updating it.
orald
1760
Brian, was it the writing that turned you off? I ask because you recommended it on Steam. “this is a pretty decent tactical combat and fleet management game with multiple campaigns and some great tactical options.”
Pretty decent is hardly a ringing endorsement I grant you.
The save to registry bit is concerning. Did that get fixed? It would appear not which is a hard “no” for me.
I don’t think that got fixed and the writing is cringeworthy.
Grifman
1762
Same engine, separate game, you get to play as the leader of a pirate fleet/gang.
J_Thomas
1763
Chrono.gg is having a ‘Race Week’ sale. Assetto Corsa Competizione (which just released on Steam as early access) is $19.
MrTibbs
1764
Binary Domain and Crazy Taxi for a dollar? Utter madness!
Binary Domain (aka “KILL MANY ROBOTS”) is an overlooked gem.
