Steam's Deals of the Day/Weekend/Midweek

Jag · Post by **Jag** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:41 pm

Does anyone still play Aion? Doesn't give me that warm fuzzy feeling.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 3:45 pm

They published a number about a year ago that they were sitting at 3.4 million. But that's a pretty big time without updates in MMO time.

hepcat · Post by **hepcat** » Fri Aug 12, 2011 4:00 pm

thanks issie. what the hell, i'll give it a shot. i already dropped 15 bucks on dungeons last night.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Aug 13, 2011 1:23 pm

Daily Deal: Greed Corp - 67% off, $3.33.

4-pack also available for $9.99

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:05 pm

Daily Deal: Burn Zombie Burn! - 67% off, $3.33

coopasonic · Post by **coopasonic** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:14 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Daily Deal: Burn Zombie Burn! - 67% off, $3.33

Am I the only one that's tired of the SmashTV with Zombies genre?

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Aug 15, 2011 1:23 pm

I think I played Dead Ops Arcade exactly twice and realized that I wasn't that fond of the genre the first time around, especially when it's not at the age 0f 15 standing next to another kid in the mini golf's arcade.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 1:16 pm

Daily Deal: Front Mission Evolved - 75% off, $7.50

No deals on the DLC available.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Aug 16, 2011 2:00 pm

Midweek Madness:

Prejudice - 66% off, $5.09
4-pack $15.29
All 3 DLC - 66% off, $3.39 for the lot in the packaged deal.

Prototype - 66% off, $10.20

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Aug 17, 2011 1:12 pm

Daily Deal: Gratuitous Space Battles - 75% off

$5 for the base game, $10 for the Complete pack with the 5 DLCs, and each DLC is available for $1.50-1.75 each if you've already got some of them and need to round out your collection.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 1:21 pm

Daily Deal: RoboBlitz - 50% off, $4.99

IGN.com has a review of RoboBlitz, the debut title from Naked Sky Entertainment. Editor Steve Butts writes, "Powered by Unreal Engine 3, this action game is short, sweet and stunning to look at."
...
RoboBlitz™ is a humorous, physics-based action game full of inventive gizmos, weapons, characters, and environments. Players take on the role of Blitz, a multi-talented robot who must activate an aging Space Cannon to save his world from a band of maladjusted space pirates.

Check the supported video card list before purchase, as it seems a bit short to me.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:23 pm

Weekend Deal: All the Warhammer 40,000 that you could want:

The Complete pack is 38.6% off, $99.99, and includes a listing for Space Marine, to be released in September. Main Games/expansions are all 50% off:

Dawn of War Gold - $9.99
DoW: Soulstorm - $9.99
DoW: Dark Crusade - $9.99

Dawn of War II - $9.99
DoW II: Chaos Rising - $9.99
DoW II: Retribution - $14.99

Already own one of the titles in this pack? Give the extra copy to a friend!

Plus, users who have pre-purchased Space Marine can now receive early exclusive access to the Space Marine Demo!
...

Offer ends Monday at 10AM Pacific Time.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:29 pm

Looks like you get Darksiders with the Space Marine pre-order too.

I already have all the DoW stuff so it's not for me but it's a nice deal. Lot's of gaming there.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:30 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:Looks like you get Darksiders with the Space Marine pre-order too.

I already have all the DoW stuff so it's not for me but it's a nice deal. Lot's of gaming there.

If someone had not played any of the DoW titles, which ONE would you suggest as being the best? There are....tons!

Smoove_B · Post by **Smoove_B** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:35 pm

The originals are great, but I think the base sequel Dawn of War 2 (2/18/200) is probably your best place to start.

The original series plays a lot like a modified version of the Company of Heroes game (which it should, they're based on the same engine).

DoW 2 took a different direction on reduced game play from RTS to more squad-focused combat with RPG elements.

Hopefully I'm remembering that correctly, but for $10 it's a great game.

LordMortis · Post by **LordMortis** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:36 pm

Carpet_pissr wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:Looks like you get Darksiders with the Space Marine pre-order too.

I already have all the DoW stuff so it's not for me but it's a nice deal. Lot's of gaming there.
If someone had not played any of the DoW titles, which ONE would you suggest as being the best? There are....tons!

Apparently you can get them all and the one that's not released for $99.99.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:37 pm

LordMortis wrote:
Carpet_pissr wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:Looks like you get Darksiders with the Space Marine pre-order too.

I already have all the DoW stuff so it's not for me but it's a nice deal. Lot's of gaming there.
If someone had not played any of the DoW titles, which ONE would you suggest as being the best? There are....tons!
Apparently you can get them all and the one that's not released for $99.99.

Yeah, I'm not paying that.

I just want one to sample the series...and I doubt I will get around to even playing that until 2016 based on my current game playing/finishing rate. Not to mention that even if it was the best PC game series in the history of...PC gaming, I wouldn't buy that many from the same set.

Actually, I have never understood the draw of these types of packages. Thinking for example of Civilization. Who the hell would want to buy the whole series, from I to V? For those who have never played a Civ game, would they want to plunk down a relatively large wad of cash for all of the Civ games, not knowing if they loved it or not? And if you have played any of them, you already own at least one (and would hardly "mix it up" and play I one day, V the next, then III the following day, etc.).

Adventure game series I certainly understand, or something like all the Half Life content bundled, or even publisher packs, but these kinds of deals, esp for this genre makes no damn sense to me.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:43 pm

Smoove_B wrote: Hopefully I'm remembering that correctly

That's pretty much how I remember it.

If you want pretty much the same type of action but with less micromanaging, in a newer engine, DOWII is where it's at.

As for which one, the DOWII gold looks like best bang for buck. DOWII and DOWII chaos rising for $14.99.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 3:57 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:
Smoove_B wrote: Hopefully I'm remembering that correctly
That's pretty much how I remember it.

If you want pretty much the same type of action but with less micromanaging, in a newer engine, DOWII is where it's at.

As for which one, the DOWII gold looks like best bang for buck. DOWII and DOWII chaos rising for $14.99.

Done! Worthplaying gave it 9.5/10? Jeebus...how did I miss this when it came out?

But now one more question (harder) please since I see that it's basically CoH in the Warhammer universe (I think?).

Two notes:
1. I have not played (but I do own) Company of Heroes
2. I am completely ambivalent about the settings of the two games (CoH and Warhammer). i.e. I never played the table top Warhammer, so have no point of reference or love for it simply because of that

Having said that, putting up the best CoH against the best DoW game (and from what I can tell from a cursory read, they are pretty similar), which one comes out on top? Why?

I am really time restricted these days, esp. when it comes to gaming, so I have to really do some homework before I buy something (whereas before I probably would just buy and play both titles).

Thanks, I know it seems like homework essay questions.

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:10 pm

Well CoH is WWII and everyone has a point of reference for that. I guess comparing the two, CoH is more standard in that it doesn't have sci-fi type weapons so tactics are a bit simpler. While it seems like everyone says they play the same, I find the settings to ge different enough to keep both interesting.

Personally I like both (and still have a lot to play in both) but if forced to choose, I'd give the edge CoH only because I'm a WWII nut and I can really get into the details, right down to which sidearm someone has. DoW is still a great series, even with the over-the-top space mariney stuff (which I assume is a Warhammer universe thing that I don't understand). DoW II is far more tactical than both and less strategic than DoW. The only gripe I have about DoWII is the repetitive nature of some of the maps. I made up for that by finding new and inventive ways to crush my enemies.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:12 pm

Cool - and thanks!

You've convinced me to get it (DoWII Gold, that is).

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:14 pm

Carpet_pissr wrote:Cool - and thanks!

You've convinced me to get it (DoWII Gold, that is).

Before you lock and load, I just saw that it's a buck or so cheaper for download at Amazon. Although for the difference, I'd prefer to have it on Steam myself.

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 4:27 pm

DoWII, Chaos Rising, and Retribution all activate on Steam.

In my opinion Chaos Rising has the single best campaign of any of the DoW titles. The original DoWII campaign is very good as well but it has a lot of repetition and some annoying boss battles. Chaos Rising basically took out all the filler, beefed up the story line and released with only the good stuff.

The Retribution campaign, while being the weakest of the DoWII campaigns is still pretty good and better than what is found in most RTS. It includes variants on the main campaign from the perspective of all six races. The Space Marine campaign provides nice closure to the story arcs started way back in DoW1 and the Ork campaign is outright hilarious. All three campaigns(DoWII, Chaos Rising and Retribution) also have excellent co-op for the entire campaigns. Just choose one difficulty higher than you would normally play and you and a friend will have an awesome time.

It should be noted that if you ONLY plan to play multiplayer the only one you want is Retribution.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:18 pm

Lordnine wrote:DoWII, Chaos Rising, and Retribution all activate on Steam.

In my opinion Chaos Rising has the single best campaign of any of the DoW titles. The original DoWII campaign is very good as well but it has a lot of repetition and some annoying boss battles. Chaos Rising basically took out all the filler, beefed up the story line and released with only the good stuff.

The Retribution campaign, while being the weakest of the DoWII campaigns is still pretty good and better than what is found in most RTS. It includes variants on the main campaign from the perspective of all six races. The Space Marine campaign provides nice closure to the story arcs started way back in DoW1 and the Ork campaign is outright hilarious. All three campaigns(DoWII, Chaos Rising and Retribution) also have excellent co-op for the entire campaigns. Just choose one difficulty higher than you would normally play and you and a friend will have an awesome time.

It should be noted that if you ONLY plan to play multiplayer the only one you want is Retribution.

OK, thanks for that. Single player only for me (for now)...so I will look at DoWII: Chaos Rising. Is that a stand alone title or does it require DoWII to run?

LawBeefaroni · Post by **LawBeefaroni** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 5:25 pm

Carpet_pissr wrote: OK, thanks for that. Single player only for me (for now)...so I will look at DoWII: Chaos Rising. Is that a stand alone title or does it require DoWII to run?

It's stand alone but you only get to play the Chaos faction (IIRC).

Daehawk · Post by **Daehawk** » Thu Aug 18, 2011 6:15 pm

Out of all the DoW games, Chaos Rising was my least favorite and the one I didn't finish. I finished Retribution as both Ork and Space Marine. The pirate Orks were the best faction I've ever played in these games. Very amusing from start to finish.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:06 pm

Daily Deal: Multiwinia: Survival of the Flattest - 66% off, $3.40.

Lordnine · Post by **Lordnine** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 1:12 pm

LawBeefaroni wrote:
Carpet_pissr wrote: OK, thanks for that. Single player only for me (for now)...so I will look at DoWII: Chaos Rising. Is that a stand alone title or does it require DoWII to run?
It's stand alone but you only get to play the Chaos faction (IIRC).

You only get to play Chaos ONLINE(note: the online community has moved to retribution) For single-player, the campaign is from the perspective of the Space Marines.

I guess campaign preference depends on what you like.

Chaos Rising is heavily focused on story and contains a lot of cut scenes and scripted events. Personally, I love this. Chaos Rising is also the shortest and hardest campaign of the three.

DoWII has about 10 Chaos Rising style scripted missions that convey the story but the rest of the missions are pretty much kill everything on the map and then kill a boss.

Retribution is closer to Chaos Rising except you have the added ability to build normal units during a mission. A drawback is the RPG and loot elements of DoWII and Chaos Rising are still there but have been reduced quite a bit.

Carpet_pissr · Post by **Carpet_pissr** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:06 pm

Lordnine wrote:
LawBeefaroni wrote:
Carpet_pissr wrote: OK, thanks for that. Single player only for me (for now)...so I will look at DoWII: Chaos Rising. Is that a stand alone title or does it require DoWII to run?
It's stand alone but you only get to play the Chaos faction (IIRC).
You only get to play Chaos ONLINE(note: the online community has moved to retribution) For single-player, the campaign is from the perspective of the Space Marines.

I guess campaign preference depends on what you like.

Chaos Rising is heavily focused on story and contains a lot of cut scenes and scripted events. Personally, I love this. Chaos Rising is also the shortest and hardest campaign of the three.

DoWII has about 10 Chaos Rising style scripted missions that convey the story but the rest of the missions are pretty much kill everything on the map and then kill a boss.

Retribution is closer to Chaos Rising except you have the added ability to build normal units during a mission. A drawback is the RPG and loot elements of DoWII and Chaos Rising are still there but have been reduced quite a bit.

Thanks, and bought! You had me at "Chaos Rising has the single best campaign..."

T · Post by T » Fri Aug 19, 2011 2:21 pm

Saw this on QT3. Amazon has Dow 2:Retribution for $11.99, activated on Steam. I've been waiting for a DoW sale to jump in.

http://www.amazon.com/Warhammer-40k-Daw ... =979455011" target="_blank

JonathanStrange · Post by **JonathanStrange** » Fri Aug 19, 2011 7:15 pm

Awesome catch! That's what I pay you guys for!

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sat Aug 20, 2011 1:30 pm

Daily Deal: Aztaka - 67% off, $3.33

Inspired by Aztec legend, this action/rpg side-scroller will casts you into the middle of a war between the Gods and Mankind. As Huitzilo, heir of the Sun God, skilled in both the arts of combat and magic, only you can save your people from the wrath of the Aztec Gods by reuniting the seven phonograms. Accompanied by your faithful companion Ayopha - trapped in the form of a hummingbird by a magical curse – you will overcome the obstacles in you path through a combination of fighting prowess and spiritual magic.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Sun Aug 21, 2011 4:30 pm

Daily Deal: Jamestown - 50% off, $4.99.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Aug 22, 2011 1:04 pm

Daily Deal: Combat Wings: Battle of Britain - 50% off, $2.49.

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 1:48 pm

Daily Deal: Tidalis - 85% off, $1.50

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Aug 23, 2011 6:09 pm

Midweek Madness: Serious Sam - 66% off

The deal gets seriously better. Pre-purchase Serious Sam 3 BFE now and get all currently available Serious Sam games at 85% off! Offer ends August 25th at 4pm PDT.

* HD: Gold Edition - $13.59
* HD: The First Encounter - $5.09
* HD: The Second Encounter - $6.79
* HD: Double Pack (1st, 2nd Encounters) - $10.19

* 3: BFE - $35.99 (10% off, pre-order, 10/18/11)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:11 pm

Daily Deal: LEGO Batman - 50% off, $9.99

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 1:26 pm

Daily Deal: Super Laser Racer - 67% off, $1.66

Reminds me of the old Omega Race game. For that price, I have to purchase it.

Shinjin · Post by **Shinjin** » Thu Aug 25, 2011 3:08 pm

Sweet (as a kid, a local gas station had an Omega Race cabinet that would function off of nickels

. The clerk would always chuckle when we'd break a dollar for nickels instead of quarters.)

Isgrimnur · Post by **Isgrimnur** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 1:03 pm

Weekend Deal: Counter-Strike Complete - 75% off, $7.49

Everything inside is discounted on an individual basis as well:

CS
CS: Condition Zero
CS: Source
Day of Defeat
Deathmatch Classic
Ricochet