Octopus Overlords

by **JetFred** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 2:15 pm

I just imagine the Valve guys sitting around thinking of the crappiest games to put on sale before the sale, and they just laugh and laugh.

Even if it really doesn't work that way at all, the reality in my head is the true one.

by **Vorret** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 5:24 pm

Gamecock? Really?

by **tgb** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 7:50 pm

Vorret wrote:Gamecock? Really?

We rarely think alike, but I was about to post this exact thing.

by **JetFred** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 9:44 pm

Vorret wrote:Gamecock? Really?

Hmmm, if you can guess where I'm from...I just read right past it. As, I imagine, did Carpet_pissr among others.

by **LawBeefaroni** » Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:49 pm

by **Carpet_pissr** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 8:43 am

Woot!

by **PLW** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:06 am

OT.. from my birthday yesterday:

by **Jag** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:31 am

Very cute

But I still demand to buy games that I will never play!!

by **JetFred** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 10:56 am

Agreed. I've even squirreled away a little more money to up my budget for it. Many people are interpreting the stars' positions to point to Thursday as the day.

by **Isgrimnur** » Mon Jul 09, 2012 1:10 pm

Daily Deal: All Zombies Must Die!: Bundle -66% $14.99 $5.09

All Zombies Must Die! $3.39
AZMD: Scorepocalypse $1.69
AZMD: Soundtrack $1.35
Burn Zombie Burn! $3.39 (72)
BZB: Soundtrack $1.69

by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:06 pm

Daily Deal: Naval War: Arctic Circle -75% $19.99 $4.99

Sooo tempting.

by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:07 pm

Special Promotion: Demolition Inc. -66% $9.99 $3.39

Through July 27th.

by **Jag** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:15 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Daily Deal: Naval War: Arctic Circle -75% $19.99 $4.99

Sooo tempting.

Really tempting. Haven't played a good modern wargame in many years probably since Fleet Command.

Edit Review here: http://www.simhq.com/_naval/naval_040b.html

Good

Easy learning curve helped by intro tutorial missions.
Well-balanced gameplay that offer a twist by playing missions from different sides.
Challenging competitive multiplayer with Steam friends.
It's a naval war game, which we don't see very often.

Could Be Better

Better interface customizability would be very helpful.
A bigger selection of missions is needed. Watch for the promised mission editor.
Glitches rear their ugly heads from time to time.

by **Kasey Chang** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:32 pm

Jag wrote:Really tempting. Haven't played a good modern wargame in many years probably since Fleet Command.

Same here, though I have Dangerous Waters (found it a bit hard to wrap my head around as I moved up from Jane's 688i H/K and its sequels)

by **tgb** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:38 pm

I held off because you couldn't save mid-mission. Anyone know if that's changed?

by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:40 pm

A quick perusal of Steam updates doesn't mention anything.

by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 1:44 pm

Midweek Madness: Dungeon Defenders -66% $14.99 $5.09 (81)

4-pack $15.29

All DLC except for the Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards is also on sale. All of the on-sale DLC can be had for under $14.

The Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards are $3.99 each, but there's a package (also not on sale) that gets you all four chapters plus two of the above sale DLCs (Assault Mission Pack, Karathiki Jungle Mission Pack) for $12.99.

by **Jag** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 2:50 pm

tgb wrote:I held off because you couldn't save mid-mission. Anyone know if that's changed?

The official forums are pretty active, but i don't have time to check them right now. That could also be a game killer for me, especially if the missions are long.

by **tgb** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:52 pm

Jag wrote:
tgb wrote:I held off because you couldn't save mid-mission. Anyone know if that's changed?

The official forums are pretty active, but i don't have time to check them right now. That could also be a game killer for me, especially if the missions are long.

They can take an hour or longer, which is longer than I can play in one sitting. It doesn't appear to have been changed the last time I visited the official forum, but I will check again.

by **Isgrimnur** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 3:58 pm

I suppose then I will wait for the in-game save and wait for a same/cheaper sale in the future. Back to my Icelandic Duke, I suppose.

by **Pyperkub** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 4:45 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Midweek Madness: Dungeon Defenders -66% $14.99 $5.09 (81)

4-pack $15.29

All DLC except for the Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards is also on sale. All of the on-sale DLC can be had for under $14.

The Quest for the Lost Eternia Shards are $3.99 each, but there's a package (also not on sale) that gets you all four chapters plus two of the above sale DLCs (Assault Mission Pack, Karathiki Jungle Mission Pack) for $12.99.

I should probably get around to playing this one of these days...

by **Jag** » Tue Jul 10, 2012 9:30 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:I suppose then I will wait for the in-game save and wait for a same/cheaper sale in the future. Back to my Icelandic Duke, I suppose.

Downloaded the demo. It's actually pretty good but I absolutely don't have the patience for these types of games anymore (micromanaging each unit), which is kind of sad since I used to enjoy it. Maybe when I'm retired and not mentally and physically exhausted after each day of work and kids.

by **Isgrimnur** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:06 pm

Daily Deal: Defense Grid: The Awakening -75% $9.99 $2.49 (81)

Bundle + all DLC $3.99

All DLC on sale individually, can be had for $2.20 for all of them.

by **Zaxxon** » Wed Jul 11, 2012 1:12 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:Daily Deal: Defense Grid: The Awakening -75% $9.99 $2.49 (81)

Bundle + all DLC $3.99

All DLC on sale individually, can be had for $2.20 for all of them.

Interesting timing. Note that all DG stuff is also available by backing DG2 over at Kickstarter.

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:55 pm

For some reason, the price on DG spiked. -50% $9.99 $4.99

The package went up to $7.99, the DLC by itself went to $4.45

And it's marked as Summer Sale until July 23rd.

:horse:

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:57 pm

Valve Collection -50% $99.99 $49.99

Super id Software Pack -50% $99.99 $49.99

Activision Hits Collection -71% $169.91 $49.99

THQ Collection -84% $309.85 $49.99

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 12:58 pm

Telltale Collection -60% $129.94 $51.99

2K Collection -77% $219.92 $49.99

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:00 pm

Mumbo Jumbo Collection -56% $79.99 $34.99

Star Wars Collection -50% $99.99 $49.99

Cyan Complete Pack -50% $29.99 $14.99

PopCap Complete Pack -50% $99.99 $49.99

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:04 pm

July 12 Daily Deals:

Might & Magic® Heroes® VI -50% $49.99 $24.99 (Deluxe $27.49)
Terraria -75% $9.99 $2.49 (4-pack $7.49) (83)
Legend of Grimrock -60% $14.99 $5.99 (82)
Shogun 2 -75% $29.99 $7.49 and DLC
Portal 2 -75% $19.99 $4.99 (95) (2-pack $8.74) (1&2 $6.24)
Crusader Kings II -75% $39.99 $9.99 (82) (Complete pack [6 DLC] -40% $49.99 $29.99) (All DLC -40-75% $11.01 for all - don't buy the Complete pack)
Indie Bundle I -75% $39.99 $9.99
CoD: MW3 -50% $59.99 $29.99 (Collection: MW1, MW2, MW3 $49.98)
Ridge Racer Unbounded -50% $49.99 $24.99 (72) (Bundle; + 4 DLC $28.49)

Daily Deals appear to be in effect until midnight CST Friday night.

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:14 pm

Eight hours to vote on the next deal: Batman: Arkham City at -66%; Saints Row the Third at -75%; The Witcher 2 Enhanced at -60%

Flash Deals:

Deus Ex: HR -75% $29.99 $7.49 until 6 Central
Mafia II -75% $29.99 $7.49 until 8 Central
Spacechem -75% $9.99 $2.49 until 10 Central
Rayman Origins -50% $29.99 $14.99 until midnight Central

by **LordMortis** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:35 pm

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by **JetFred** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:36 pm

Just keep clicking it, man! Must click it!

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:37 pm

I have better luck on getting to the individual pages than the front page.

by **Torfish** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:40 pm

Crusader Kings II at $9.99 and Grimrock is $5.99. Sold!

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:43 pm

Valve Collection -50% $99.99 $49.99

Super id Software Pack -50% $99.99 $49.99

*Posted up-page with the rest of the packages.

by **Exodor** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:49 pm

Torfish wrote:Crusader Kings II at $9.99 and Grimrock is $5.99. Sold!

Can anyone comment on how much content is in the CKII expansions vs. the base game?

The base game is $9.99 and the complete pack is $29.99. I'm pondering if the expansions are worth $20 to a complete CK newb.

Thanks.

by **Isgrimnur** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:53 pm

Exodor wrote:
Torfish wrote:Crusader Kings II at $9.99 and Grimrock is $5.99. Sold!

Can anyone comment on how much content is in the CKII expansions vs. the base game?

The base game is $9.99 and the complete pack is $29.99. I'm pondering if the expansions are worth $20 to a complete CK newb.

Thanks.

*ahem*

Do not buy the Crusader Kings II Collection!!

Base game is $9.99. The DLC is on sale individually, all of which can be obtained for another $11.01 total. And half of that DLC is just more music tracks.

Also, the Collection only contains 6 of the 9 DLC.

Of the 9 total DLC, 4 are only songs, 3 are graphic-only updates, one is Create your own ruler, and the last is the ability to play as the Islamic characters.

by **Carpet_pissr** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 1:58 pm

Gah...just shows how good of a deal that Paradox bundle on Amazon was the other day...5 Paradox games, including CKII, for $12 or around there. Lunacy!

by **stessier** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:00 pm

Isgrimnur wrote:2K Collection -77% $219.92 $49.99

There's something funky about this one. The list of games only comes to $125 and sells for $50 saving you $75. Not sure what is missing to get it up to $219.92.

by **PLW** » Thu Jul 12, 2012 2:02 pm

In for Portal 2.

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