Steam Sale (Christmas, 2014 Edition)

Retr0gamer

If anyone wants an amazing JRPG Trails in the Sky is on sale right now.

flyingsnail

How does Hitman Absolution compare with the other Hitman games? Looking at it for 3.99 in the 12 hour deals.

LostBoy101

flyingsnail wrote: »

How does Hitman Absolution compare with the other Hitman games? Looking at it for 3.99 in the 12 hour deals.

I'm wondering too as I'm thinking of grabbing it myself too!

Cravez

It's actually ok, certainly not the worst in the series. Some of the missions span across multiple areas so they can be quite big. It's very story driven compared to the other games in the series where every mission is pretty much a main mission whereas in previous games it sort of took a break between the storyline to give you a non related hit.

ionapaul

Bought my first game of the sale last night, The Walking Dead Season 2 for a little less than €6 I think. Really enjoyed the first season so am looking forward to this.

Don't plan on spending too much more to be honest, have a good few games on my wishlist but have promised myself that I'll hold off until they are much lower than present price, which not happen this sale.

Gamer Bhoy 89

Mum transferred my Xmas money to my bank account...................She doesn't realize what she has just done

Riamfada

Got Rome 2 cheap. Even discounted I have the buyers remorse.

flyingsnail

Riamfada wrote: »

Got Rome 2 cheap. Even discounted I have the buyers remorse.

I know what you mean, I got it during this sale. steam says I have played 10 hours and it seems like enough for me, I just didn't love it like the other total war games but I can't put my finger on why.

J Mysterio

Yeah, for some reason just cant really be arsed to play again...

Links234

Defeated the blade wolf, yay

racersedge

Cravez wrote: »

It's actually ok, certainly not the worst in the series. Some of the missions span across multiple areas so they can be quite big. It's very story driven compared to the other games in the series where every mission is pretty much a main mission whereas in previous games it sort of took a break between the storyline to give you a non related hit.

Yeah.. it's different, for lack of a better word than what some of the others. There are missions where you don't have a target to kill, for example. As Cravez said, it is story driven. Of the story, some parts feel a bit... off, but that is a personal opinion.

There is room for returning to it as well on play through's as in some levels there are different ways to go about it. Like most games these days, you can 'achieve' these different scenarios to.. well, boost your ego! :P I suppose if you enjoy going back at it and trying to nail a guy a different way, it's adds variety!

Overall, I enjoyed it - despite the differences from the past series. Few things take a bit of getting used to (such as how disguises work). Not the worst in the series (I still struggle to be a silent assassin in the first game which felt more like a FPS with stealth elements than what it turned out in later games).

You could do worse for four euro.

challengemaster

challengemaster wrote: »

Assetto Corsa is just out of early access, on v1.0 now so it's unlikely it'll get any bigger discount for a good while

Well... looks like I was wrong.. -50% now

Nedved85

challengemaster wrote: »

Well... looks like I was wrong.. -50% now

I snapped at that price, will tie me over until project Cars

dreamers75

Payday 2 GOTY with all DLC 22.93

Links234

dreamers75 wrote: »

Payday 2 GOTY with all DLC 22.93

Get it

dreamers75

Links234 wrote: »

Get it

Patience

Gamer Bhoy 89

Yep, I went crazy. I got the following games today and over the weekend;

Sniper Elite
Sniper Elite v2
Sniper Elite III
Age of Mythology Extended Edition
Hitman Codename 47
Hitman 2
Hitman Contracts
Hitman Blood Money
Flight Simulator X Steam Edition
Rust
The Forest (Thanks, PewDiePie)
Garry's Mod
Saints Row The Third
Saints Row IV
Shogun 2 Total War: Fall of the Samurai DLC
Shadowrun Returns

Two or three of the games I actually got off of Kinguin.net just to shave one or two euro off (they were cheaper than the actual Steam sale)

Out of all of those games, I'll probably finish...one of them (maybe :pac:)

McSasquatch II

Not a huge discount for either, but sorely tempted by both Endless Legend and Age of Wonders III. Can only afford one though... Thoughts?

Gonzovision

McSasquatch II wrote: »

Not a huge discount for either, but sorely tempted by both Endless Legend and Age of Wonders III. Can only afford one though... Thoughts?

Picked up Endless Legend the other day, fantastic game. The game Beyond Earth should have been.

McSasquatch II

Gonzovision wrote: »

Picked up Endless Legend the other day, fantastic game. The game Beyond Earth should have been.

Hmmm, it's the one that I've been leaning towards alright. Reviews have been good, and it's appeared in many "Best of 2014" type lists.

Wetbench4

bpb101 wrote: »

Lads does anybody know of some open world games with guns and its is modern(as it not laser guns but not swords)
dont paying 60 quid for farcry 4
Ive played(have)
gta iv
Mafia 1+2
Far cry 3
la noire

watch dogs looks a bit deer and not worth it from reading the reviews.
I really like the mafia games
Any suggestions

This is worth a look for the price http://store.steampowered.com/app/8190/

Sephiroth_dude

Gonzovision wrote: »

Picked up Endless Legend the other day, fantastic game. The game Beyond Earth should have been.

Is it one of those games that's u forgiving difficulty wise?

Sephiroth_dude

only have 35 left to play with as I owe the bank 18 :mad:

Wossack

mark of the ninja se, garrys mod, and hotline miami added.. not bad for 8 odd

Links234

Picked up Mark of the Ninja there so that's two games so far

nesf

Gonzovision wrote: »

Picked up Endless Legend the other day, fantastic game. The game Beyond Earth should have been.

Yeah, just broke myself, have been watching it for a good while even if I don't have the time for it at the moment.

Dave_The_Sheep

Fair warning for those thinking of Endless Legend. The game itself is actually really good - great city management, good unit variety, plus upgrading them is fun, along with your heroes. Great little game.

However, it's not the most stable. Crashing every hour or so randomly - and sometimes making particular decisions also crashes the game - then when you reload making the same decision crashes again. No big deal - unless it's a decision that's critical for your empire's well being.

Sephiroth_dude

Dave_The_Sheep wrote: »

Fair warning for those thinking of Endless Legend. The game itself is actually really good - great city management, good unit variety, plus upgrading them is fun, along with your heroes. Great little game.

However, it's not the most stable. Crashing every hour or so randomly - and sometimes making particular decisions also crashes the game - then when you reload making the same decision crashes again. No big deal - unless it's a decision that's critical for your empire's well being.

Ah well if theres stability issues I'll pass till there sorted, How is it difficulty wise?

Dave_The_Sheep

Sephiroth_dude wrote: »

Ah well if theres stability issues I'll pass till there sorted, How is it difficulty wise?

Haven't really gotten beyond medium, to be honest. Can't really comment. The AI so far though, seems to make the choice to backstab you while you're at war with someone else. Annoying, but clever - intentional or not.

Headshot

Maybe its just me but this steam sale has been crap