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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!

Rose ,

I bought Dreamfall Chapters, which is back to its historical low on Steam. I’ve heard good things about it, and Dustborn from the same dev looks super promising.

learningduck ,

I’m thinking about either Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth or Warhammer40k: Rogue Trader.

However, I wouldn’t be playing them anytime soon with my backlog. So, I’m likely to just sit this sale out.

Mycatiskai ,

I finally got spiderman remastered. I don’t have much time to play it so I’ve already downloaded a cheat table so I can have unlimited everything.

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!

Yearly1845 ,

Yeah I was surprised they were so cheap. That’s not $2 each, that’s $2 total lol. They were like 1.25 each or something. I’ve played TW2 and 3 and I really liked both of them, but I’ve heard TW1 feels really dated at this point; though really I’m just playing it to round out the series.

Not patient gaming related but I have started GoT. Its amazingly well optimized on my Steam Deck. I’m kind of blown away on how well it runs, though I’ve only been playing for two hours. Sometimes the game can fall apart at the end optimization wise, like Baldurs Gate 3.

For a long time I only played World of Warcraft, (I’m clean now) so I don’t have a lot of experience with Sony. I think the last Sony games I played were the OG COD:MW2 and some of the first Ratchet and Clank games, but I’ve seen they get a lot of hate. Why is that? I did play the 2018 God of War last year and its one of my favorites.

stargazingpenguin OP ,

I’m amazed by how well many games run on the Deck. You obviously can’t have every graphic setting cranked, but it’s still pretty good.

I’m not sure of the reasons why other people don’t like the games, but for me it’s primarily just not being pulled into the story and world. So far I’ve tried Horizon: Zero Dawn, Spiderman Remastered, Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves, and God of War, and the only one I actually finished and liked was Uncharted. Horizon I liked the gameplay and world fairly well, but the story was a bit boring. The others I put a number of hours into and quit because I wasn’t enjoying myself. I didn’t have super high expectations of any of them, so I don’t think it’s that. They may just not be my kind of game anymore, although I do like some games that are somewhat similar.

ipkpjersi , (edited )

I already picked up a bunch, not sure when I will manage to play them >_< I mostly play retro emulation games these days lol

edit: I checked and some of the ones I picked up include Team Sonic Racing, Deus Ex Mankind Divided, and Black Mesa.

Reddfugee42 ,

I think op was asking for suggestions

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 😭

Emmie ,

No because my wallet hasn’t tasted the sweetness of money in weeks.

I shall make my own sales, in time.

Also I am not a patient gamer because I wait until a price drop. I am a patient gamer because new AAA games are fucking shit.

Reddfugee42 ,

Great contribution to the thread, thanks!

Emmie ,

Don’t mention it. I am a natural beacon of wholesomeness, always ready to help

f4f4f4f4f4f4f4f4 ,

itch.io has a summer sale as well!

stargazingpenguin OP ,

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

Father_Redbeard ,

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. 😂

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!

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.

MajorHavoc , (edited )

From what I hear from players of the game, there’s no actual gameplay advantages locked behind a paywall, only cosmetic items.

Pretty much. There’s lots of content that can be reached much more quickly by paying, but I’ve never felt any drawback taking the long way around. It’s great fun without paying a cent.

It’s a very good game that makes me feel good the entire time while playing it the long slow way. When I’ve occasionally tossed the developers some money as appreciation, my purchase generally results in some random later mechanic getting introduced into my game sooner. It’s amusing, but not particularly noticable, since everyone in my friend group has generally just unlocked something interesting, at any given moment, without paying.

Warframe’s free play feels so generous, in stark contrast to World of Warcraft where paid play felt stingy.

And other people buying their way to the end doesn’t affect my experience at all. They just look cool in the lobby.

MajorHavoc ,

I don’t have that much time to spend grinding!

I expected grind, considering it’s free and very well made. But I don’t find Warframe grind-y at all.

I do about 20% backtracking, due to playing asynchronously with a few friends, and doubling back to get them quest objectives.

Other than that, I can’t think of a time I’ve repeated a level for any reason but failing the mission or just wanting to play it again.

The grind-y aspect is there, and stuff you can purchase is there, but it all feels like “New Game Plus” mechanics.

I’ve unlocked several additional mechanics and Warframe across my play without paying for them. They’re amusing but the base game is so good I wasn’t feeling anxious for them to unlock.

I eventually bought a character pack to support the developers, and sure enough, it played just like a “New Game Plus” variant. When I did that, I finally did revisit a bunch of old levels, to try out the new game mechanics in familiar contexts.

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!

Father_Redbeard ,

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 ,

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.

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.

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