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Are there any games you're planning to pick up during the Steam and GOG sales?

We’ve got two big sales going on, and I’m currently deciding what I would like to pick up. I’m planning to get Expeditions: Rome since it’s 60% off, and I’m trying to decide if I want to finally get Terra Invicta.

What patient games are the people here planning to pick up? Maybe I’ll find a few that I “need” to try!

the16bitgamer ,
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Mostly the sub $5 games since if I don’t play it, its fine. Like Celeste

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Be careful, I have a or lot of those I haven’t played yet. Add up enough of those and you could’ve gotten a game you actually will play.

the16bitgamer ,
@the16bitgamer@lemmy.world avatar

Instruction unclear, spent more money than I had, so now I owe the mafia money. Any idea on how to pay them back?

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Steam trading cards.

Marin_Rider ,

I spent about $140AUD on euro truck sim 2 DLC, plus American truck sim and a lot of DLC

stargazingpenguin OP ,

That’ll bring you quite a few hours of enjoyment I’m sure! I’ve got a lot of hours into both of those games.

Marin_Rider ,

indeed! tonight I discovered those wide load missions that must have been from one of the cargo packs I picked up. brings a whole new element to the game!

stargazingpenguin OP ,

Oh yes, those are a lot of fun! It does add a lot to the game. Just a warning, I’ve found them to be a bit buggy at times, so I would recommend doing a save before taking one. They may have fixed it since I took one though.

Marin_Rider ,

definitly a challenge. I had one that took me down a route so narrow there was probably a centimetre clearance either side and the escort wouldn’t merge, but like you said having a regular save helped

stargazingpenguin OP ,

Yeah, it can be frustrating in times like that.

f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4 ,

itch.io has a summer sale as well!

stargazingpenguin OP ,

I didn’t realize that, thanks for the info!

Father_Redbeard ,
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Pseudoregalia is on sale and actually super fun. Sort of PlayStation 1 graphics with cool traversal/parkour with a thicc bunny/deer lady protagonist.

f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4 ,

Thanks, I’ll check it out! Recently also got Celeste, Blasphemous 1 & 2, and the Metroidvania Humble Bundle: Axiom Verge 1 & 2, 9 Years of Shadows, Cookie Cutter, Death’s Gambit, The Knight Witch… building a backlog. 😂

Brickardo ,

Nah, Warframe still keeps getting updates so I’ll see y’all there

stargazingpenguin OP ,

It’s something I’ve looked at before, and while it looks like it could be a fun game, I don’t have that much time to spend grinding! It definitely appears to be one of the more fair f2p games out there though.

Audacious ,

Warframe is the most p2w game I have ever played, and I don’t understand how people can say otherwise. Imagine you could buy the best pve gear in a mmo like WoW instead of grinding out raids. Warframe is this and then some. Resources? You can buy that. Skip crafting times? Yes. Buy boosters to shorten leveling and item acquisition? Definitely multiple versions. And the game still creates problems and sells the solution, the classic monetization of inventory space.

The game is very good, has an amazing story, and the movement system is the best, but it’s extreme p2w if you want it to be. At its core, It is a very grindy looter shooter which is severely monetized.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

You can pay to get things done more quickly, but you don’t have to pay to win. It just takes more time. From what I hear from players of the game, there’s no actual gameplay advantages locked behind a paywall, only cosmetic items. They obviously want you to pay to proceed faster, but it doesn’t appear to be like some games that make free players use lower tier weapons and items. You can earn all gameplay items through grinding it out and never need to spend any money.

Audacious ,

Critical mistake thinking paywall is pay to win. There is a difference, one is locked, the other can open their wallets but don’t have to, but can. Any type of advantage that can be bought with money IS pay to win. The key word is advantage and can be applied to any view point, like ‘skipping’ and ‘easier’. A person that pays will always be ahead of a person that doesn’t, hence paying to win.

I mean, if you are trying to argue against this means you probably wouldn’t mind buying premium bullets in a video game, like a CEO, John Riccitiello, suggested. Premium bullets would be very convenient and make killing players easier! You wouldn’t need to grind levels as long with those boosts!

Rule of thumb is to ask: would paying allow me to finish the game faster? Yes means pay to win.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

I would have a problem with a game that sells premium bullets, because as I said in my previous comment, it gives an actual gameplay advantage when playing against other players. Which means it’s what I would call pay to win, and means I wouldn’t play it. To this point I’ve played several free to play games fairly extensively, but never spent a cent on them.

You have a different definition of pay to win than the other poster and I do, and while I don’t agree with it, that’s fine. My primary purpose for responding to your comment was to try to explain what they were referring to. I’m not trying to start a big argument over a game that I don’t even play, so I won’t be going any further with this.

dumblederp ,
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Disco elysium and hades.

datendefekt ,
@datendefekt@lemmy.ml avatar

Can’t recommended DE enough, and for that price it’s a must buy.

Kecessa ,

Never encourage people to buy that game, the devs don’t get a cent and don’t want you to buy it, they want you to pirate it.

Kecessa ,

Disco Elysium shouldn’t be bought because the devs won’t get a cent from the sale, pirate it, that’s what they want you to do.

dumblederp ,
@dumblederp@aussie.zone avatar

Can you cite a source for the devs requesting it be pirated? I can’t find one.

DrDominate ,
@DrDominate@lemmy.world avatar

That would be a poor legal strategy since the whole issue is still in the courts. So there is no official statement on that.

dumblederp ,
@dumblederp@aussie.zone avatar

If the issue is still in the courts it might get reversed and the devs’ll see some money from the outcome.

I’m not a fan of pirated games, maybe I’m an internet pussy, but I trust steam.

The game has probably made 90% of the money it’ll ever make. I paid $5 bucks on sale, $3.50 is headed to the shitbag company who pulled this nonsense, I feel bad for the devs, but I’ve sent more money to worse people while trying to make it through this bullshit society we live in.

I hope the devs win their case, my heart is with them.

mysticpickle ,

Don’t buy Disco Elysium. Pirate it.

The original devs got screwed over by the publisher ZA/UM. The devs actively encourage people to pirate the game so the scumbag publisher won’t get to profit off what they created.

It’s a great game and the OG devs want you to play it for free by pirating :>

retrieval4558 ,

My pickups have been Horizon Forbidden West, Subnautica, Spelunky, middle-earth: shadow of war, and Pony Island

I don’t have exact price breakdowns, but it was total about 60$ with the vast majority of that being H:FW at 45ish.

Father_Redbeard ,
@Father_Redbeard@lemmy.ml avatar

I yoinked Undertale and Fallout 76. I just finished FO4, before that was New Vegas, and 3 before that. Finally got hooked on Fallout after years of trying and just not jiving. The show motivated me to try again.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

I never got into Fallout either, although I only ever tried 4. I did have someone mention that I should try the earlier games as apparently the tone of them is different. It’s sometimes hard to overcome first impressions though! It’s great that the show gave you the boost to get hooked!

Father_Redbeard ,
@Father_Redbeard@lemmy.ml avatar

From a new fan, I found that 3 had the coolest environment. New Vegas bad much better gun mechanics. And 4 is good, a lot better than reviews I read made it sound. And the Nuka Town DLC was a lot of fun.

Elevator7009 ,
  • I keep hearing that Mass Effect is a series I would like, so I finally got the Legendary Edition for $5.99.
  • I have also heard of Mages of Mystralia as a good game for magic mechanics, so got that for $4.99.
  • Trombone Champ for $5.99. I like silly memey stuff and I'm a former band kid. I also never played the trombone, which explains why I am buying the game instead of just playing my own trombone instead.
  • Sixty Four for $4.19, as an incremental game fan

I am not sure whether to pick up Noita because I have heard of its great magic mechanics, it also sounds like something that will frustrate me way too much. I'll probably try on a friend's computer first

JakJak98 ,

Noita is a fantastic game.

The magic is that you have two major components. Wands and spells. After every level, you get an opportunity to tinker with the wands you’ve found by replacing spells you have on them with other wands to make something better.

It’s a roguelike, and has no real tutorial, but it’s definitely one of those niche games I’ve put serious time into.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

You’ve got a nice variety of games to try there! Trombone Champ was pretty huge for a while there, but I had pretty much forgotten about it. Maybe I’ll grab it just for the laughs.

Aoife ,

Personally I find that terra invicta requires way too much micromanagement and waiting for turns to pass so I can’t recommend it but if that seems your speed or idk if there are mods to help then go for it

stargazingpenguin OP ,

That’s really what is holding me back from getting it. The idea sounds really interesting, I’m just worried that I won’t enjoy the actual gameplay. I’ve had it in my cart a couple of times during sales but I never end up getting it.

What you said about micromanaging things does help. I don’t mind a little micromanagement in games like Age of Empires or Civilization, but if you get too much of it happening I tend to get a bit sloppy. I’ve found it depends a lot on my goals for the play session and also how long I’ve been doing it.

pineapplelover ,

Just picked up battlefield 1 cause my friend wanted to play. Wonder if I should get the other battlefield games

stargazingpenguin OP ,

I don’t play the series, but they’re definitely very cheap right now!

Yearly1845 ,

I got Witcher 1 and SW:KOTOR for like $2. Not sure when I’ll play them since I’m currently in the middle of a BG3 obsession and then I’m going to play Ghost of Tsushima. But it was cool to get them for so cheap.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

Sounds like a really good deal! I’ve got all of the Witcher games, and they’re pretty good. I’m not really a Star Wars fan, otherwise I would pick up some of the games while they’re on that deep a discount! It makes me wonder how good some of them are for a non fan.

Ghost of Tsushima is a game I’m definitely keeping an eye on. I’ve unfortunately been disappointed with a lot of the recent PlayStation PC releases though, so I’m a bit wary. I’ll wait to see what kind of discounts show up in a year or so!

altima_neo , (edited )
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I’m kinda offended with these deals. They were great when games were $50. Now that they’re trying to charge $70, the deals are just getting prices down to the old regular price, not seeming like a deal at all to me. Now I have to be even more patient. Oh well…

callouscomic ,

Plus most sales are the same deal as past sales, and they happen often.

To be honest though, if the price of games kept up with inflation over the decades, then they’d cost like $120-200 today.

sugar_in_your_tea ,

Prices are largely in line with historical prices, after inflation. $70 today is worth about the same as $50 in 2011. IIRC, new releases were often $60 back then, so new games may actually be cheaper today than ever.

That doesn’t make it any better though. I’m patient because games don’t release in a solid state these days, and by the time they’re properly patched, they’re on a solid discount. I’m not paying $70 to be a beta tester, I’d rather pay <$50 for a solid, patched game, even better if it’s less.

altima_neo ,
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I mean my paycheck certainly hasn’t been in line with inflation 😭

jaemo ,

I’m really hoping for an armored core 6 sale soon!

stargazingpenguin OP ,

Not sure what platforms you have available, but it’s 30% off on the Steam summer sale!

…steampowered.com/…/ARMORED_CORE_VI_FIRES_OF_RUBI…

jaemo ,

Thanks! I checked my wishlist earlier this week but maybe it was before the summer sale or something. Either way, appreciate the heads up!

stargazingpenguin OP ,

No problem! :-)

olafurp ,

Firewatch for $4, Dave the diver for $13 and Total War Atilla for $11.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

The Total War games look really interesting, I should give them a try. I play Civilization, Age of Empires, and Crusader Kings though, so it’s sometimes hard to fit a new series in. I do see that Atilla is the newest game without Denuvo though, so I might just grab it!

LogicalDrivel ,
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I finally picked up Witcher 3 for like 4 bucks. Excited to start playing that. I also got Euro Truck Simulator because it was like 1.99 and seems like a chill space out game.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

The Witcher 3 is pretty good. I normally don’t like a lot of fantasy games, but the Witcher and Elder Scrolls games are two that I like for some reason! I finished the whole game and both dlcs once. I started a second playthrough, but that is mostly running around and playing gwent! 😂

Both Euro and American Truck Simulator are really good games. I like to just put on a podcast or some music and drive for a while. If you find you like it, the dlc states are worth the price in my opinion. Especially since they go on sale pretty often!

And009 ,

If you like eurotruck but want something a little more intense, snowrunner is great. Base game has well over 100hr of gameplay

stargazingpenguin OP ,

Thanks for the recommendation! I actually already own Mudrunner and Snowrunner, and they are lots of fun. Slightly less relaxing than trucking, but they are good games to play with friends too.

And009 ,

The whole package seemed a bit expensive on the Switch. But I’ve spent way too many hours despite the blurry graphics

stargazingpenguin OP ,

I didn’t realize they had it ported to the Switch! I can definitely see it struggling to keep up with the game, but it sounds like it’s still at least playable.

minimalfootprint ,

Witcher 3 was great even though the pacing almost lost me. I’m the kind of player who plays one main story mission and then has to complete all available side quests, before continuing the main quest. It’s the reason the only Bethesda Game I have ever finished is Oblivion.

That’s why I recommend people to stick with it and finish some main quests if you ever feel like the game loses yo.

Big_Boss_77 ,

This is why I can’t replay it… the first time I played it I did everything I possibly could; all the little icons, side quests, traipsed all over each region a dozen times or more… it took hundreds of hours.

I boot it up again, manage to choke down the first “tutorial” area and get to the next are and shut it off… it’s no good, I can’t do it.

jaemo ,

Oh man. Once you get some of the higher level fighting moves that games can just be a ballet of rend and slice.

SaintWacko ,

Huh, and here I thought it was just sitting in the cab of a big rig…

jaemo ,

Oh, that’s Witcher 2: Ice Road Witcher.

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