The STEAM Sales and Releases Thread

[Unkillable Cat]

Second of all, what the hell were you binding to NUMPAD in a middle of the road shooter? Are you trying to play it like Doom or something? It was designed for a controller, it requires what, ten buttons? It's not a flight sim or something, what in the world do you need so badly on Numpad?

I'm left-handed on the keyboard, the mouse is on my left, and the numeric keypad both aligns better to my right hand than the WASD-section does, and is an acceptable distance away from the mouse. Also, I've been using the numeric keypad for over 20 years, it's become muscle memory. You don't just unlearn that.

It's only in the last few years that I'm coming across games that refuse to cater to my "disabled" needs, and when they do so it's either due to the fact that the title is originally designed for the consoles, or because the devs are too fucking lazy to try to cater to their playerbase on such basic demands as control customization, most often both.

 

[Abu Antar]

I bought Ys VI and that's probably the only game I will get this sale.

 

[Alienman]

What EA stuff is there? Only thing I can think of is Battle Brothers or Sovereignty, and neither is on discount. (Doublechecked, BB is, but only 10%)

Well perhaps not as 'incline' as Battle Brothers, but worth mentioning: The Curious Expedition, Caves of Qud, Clockwork Empires and so on. The lack of discounts on said titles is what keeps me uncertain about the whole thing. If they were at 30% at least...

Looking for a good 4x strategy space-based game. What's the best one that is getting a good discount?

http://store.steampowered.com/app/261470/ Pricey even at -50% but worth it.

Clockwork Empire is shaping up. They devs seems to be in overdrive mode atm.

 

[Alienman]

Looking for a good 4x strategy space-based game. What's the best one that is getting a good discount?

I really like Sins of a Solar Empire Rebellion. It is only 10 euro.

Edit: Oops two posts :/

 

[Mozg]

Anyone played Odallus? I remember seeing the trailer but I didn't realize it was a Metroid type game at the time. It looks like NES Castlevania so I figured it was a level-based straight platformer.

 

[Beowulf]

Looking for a good 4x strategy space-based game. What's the best one that is getting a good discount?

Star Ruler 2 is pretty cheap:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/282590/

 

[HotSnack]

Sale list too big... I'll just list the ones off my wishlist, which I think should cover any interesting game the usual 'dexer wouldn't already own:

Undertale - 20% off
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - 50% off
Guilty Geat XX Accent Core Plus R - 50% off
Infinite Space III: Sea of Stars - 33% off
Metal Slug 3 - 75% off
Halfway - 75% off
One Finger Death Punch - 50% off
Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth - 75% off

Out of the bunch, I think I'm gonna go grab Undertale (I'm a sucker for the Earthbound style) and Infinite Space 3 (was a big fan of 2).

 

[Belegarsson]

Not sure if this is the right place but is Endless Legend suitable for people who has no experience in 4X? My friend sent me the soundtrack and holy fuck that was awesome, but I never played a 4X game before so I'm not sure how complicated this game is. The artstyle is appealing too.

 

[Beowulf]

Not sure if this is the right place but is Endless Legend suitable for people who has no experience in 4X? My friend sent me the soundtrack and holy fuck that was awesome, but I never played a 4X game before so I'm not sure how complicated this game is. The artstyle is appealing too.

It is. The game is pretty easy on Normal (a difficulty level that doesn't give the AI bonuses), it has p. good tutorial. The artstyle and and soundtrack are superb (subjective opinion ofc.). The basics are easy to grasp and it should be perfectly playable for someone without experience in the genre.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Wow, what an underwhelming sale this time - the previous one (fall sale? or was it helloween..) was much better - too bad I decided then to wait for the Christmas sale. Probably will get Sattelite Reign and/or Hard West.

 

[Infinitron]

It's the exact same sale, you just got everything you wanted back then.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Exact same sale, with exact the same percentages off ? Hard to believe but I have no evidence yet..

 

[darthaegis]

Not sure if this is the right place but is Endless Legend suitable for people who has no experience in 4X? My friend sent me the soundtrack and holy fuck that was awesome, but I never played a 4X game before so I'm not sure how complicated this game is. The artstyle is appealing too.

If you're going to buy every expansion and your currency is Euro be careful not to buy the EL Collection or whatever it's called, as it's 3 Euros more expensive than buying each expansion separately.

 

[Metro]

Wow, what an underwhelming sale this time - the previous one (fall sale? or was it helloween..) was much better - too bad I decided then to wait for the Christmas sale. Probably will get Sattelite Reign and/or Hard West.

The discounts are nearly identical with some lower prices.

 

[Lord Azlan]

Later in my life, older and wiser due to Codex, can I ask is it clever to purchase BG2 Enhanced on Steam sale or any of the enhanced versions?

I played BG a very long time ago and did not like it very much. My recent dalliance with PoE has forced my to reevaluate the genre.

What ones from the group are worth getting in this sale?

Thanks

 

[Bubbles]

It's the exact same sale, you just got everything you wanted back then.

 

[pakoito]

Is The Talos Principle + expansion worth 10 quid? I played the beta and liked it a lot.

 

[Viata]

Thanks for the 4x game, I'm going with Rebellion, but that Distant World looks amazing but still expensive for me for now.

 

[you know what time it is]

Yep, one of the best yet inadequately priced games ever. I'll never stop being butthurt about this.

 

[Zarniwoop]

so is mad max good, empty-headed fun?

or should i stump up some extra ponies and buy witcher III

Mad Max where no fellas are informed of their turkey status vs Polish RPG with the worst combat in the universe...

I'd go for twitcher if you haven't already. Personally I'll be waiting for the GOTY edition like I do with all these AAAAAAA++++ games these days.

 

[Hellraiser]

Xenonauts 60% off looks tempting, but I have a backlog

Clockwork Empires has been in early access for years now. Haven't kept track but I'm guessing it won't be done for another couple more.

Actually just for a year and 3 months. It has been in development for years though.

Progress is decent last I checked (a year ago, nearly nothing worked, even saving was broken), but I give it another 18 months before it can be considered done. I want to (let's) play it this week to check how stuff changed, especially the diplomacy system and events. They still haven't added the world generator though.

 

[Markman]

Steam xmas sale is almost indentical as the Black Friday one.

Origin had better deals on Black Friday than now. They had almost the whole catalogue at 75% off except Battlefront and Fifa.

uPlay shop got better deals this time, 25 bucks for Farcry4 Gold edition is nice and a bunch of franchise packs at low price.

GMG is also good, could be cheaper a quid or two if you can be arsed to compare every game on Steam current price.

 

[Starwars]

Is LA Noir worth getting at 80% off? Not expecting a fantastic game, but good enough to warrant a playthrough?

 

[markec]

http://www.nuuvem.com/ has some nice deals, got myself Horse Lords for for 3 euros.

 

[Ivan]

do NOT get LA NOIRE. don't fucking bother.