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I read this criticism earlier on Joystiq but have not found it to be the case. Granted I didn't check every single title...I saw this on Major Nelson's blog and literallyYou can find new copies of most of these games cheaper at most retail stores. These games don't need a one-week discount. This needs to be their new price point. If this was Microsoft's attempt to strike back against PSN+'s "free" game lineup, then they failed miserably.
A retailer near me has each of these games at $10 new max, and all but GRAW in the buy 2 for $7 area of the used games section.I read this criticism earlier on Joystiq but have not found it to be the case. Granted I didn't check every single title...I saw this on Major Nelson's blog and literally
Okay. But $10 is twice as much as $5, right? And I'd rather not have to bend over backwards finding a 2/$7 deal to save $1.50 a game.A retailer near me has each of these games at $10 new max, and all but GRAW in the buy 2 for $7 area of the used games section.I read this criticism earlier on Joystiq but have not found it to be the case. Granted I didn't check every single title...I saw this on Major Nelson's blog and literally
My point is that nearly every retailer has had these games marked down below $20 for over a year now. This deal is pointless and should be a permanent markdown. But of course everyone acts like Microsoft is doing some real favor for you for dropping it for a week? Besides, these aren't exactly games that you bend over backwards to find at any price, anyway. Here is the Metacritic scores for each game if everyone is curious:Okay. But $10 is twice as much as $5, right? And I'd rather not have to bend over backwards finding a 2/$7 deal to save $1.50 a game.A retailer near me has each of these games at $10 new max, and all but GRAW in the buy 2 for $7 area of the used games section.I read this criticism earlier on Joystiq but have not found it to be the case. Granted I didn't check every single title...I saw this on Major Nelson's blog and literally
I'm not trying to be a richard, but I don't think you have a point. Where is "everyone" acting like MSFT is doing us a favor? It's a sale, right? And $5 is 1/4 the cost of $20.
You said yourself, people on Joystiq are saying the same thing I am. They are also saying the same thing on Major Nelson's blog, Kotaku, and pretty much every other video game blog too. Cheapassgamer -- a gaming website designed to find video game deals -- laughs at this "sale" ... that says something. And if we don't have a point, then we must be wrong, and it's just as sale. A sale that's considered a clearance everywhere else you look.If these games look interesting to you, buy them. Yeah, you can buy it instantly without leaving the house and without physical media. That's a plus and I don't deny that. But the truth is that most of XBox's Games on Demand titles are much more expensive than their physical counterpart.
I still wish you could gift MS points. I don't know any other time I'd ever be jealous of someone else getting their account hacked.
I played it for 10 minutes and called it quits.
you talking about the human revolution? I started it and moved on to something else as well. currently on LA Noir finally.
Do you want my copy of Vanquish?Seems like nothing good is out right now.
usually for PS3 online access is free. Plus is for extra Sony market features such as PS online magazines, discounts on games, and free games.
It's dead until September IMO. Will replay some old games and pick up used copies of others to tide me over I guess. This happens every year, be nice if the companies would space out the releases more as there's always a flood in Autumn:9/18/12 - Borderlands 210/02/12 - Resident Evil 610/30/12 - Assassin's Creed 311/6/12 - Halo 411/13/12 - BlOps 2Seems like nothing good is out right now.
I bought Sniper Elite and actually had a good time with it, I might check out the V2.
Pretty good review for Spec Ops: The Line (8.0 on IGN). It's basically a retelling of Heart of Darkness / Apocalypse Now set in a sandstorm-ridden modern day Dubai.It's dead until September IMO. Will replay some old games and pick up used copies of others to tide me over I guess. This happens every year, be nice if the companies would space out the releases more as there's always a flood in Autumn:9/18/12 - Borderlands 2Seems like nothing good is out right now.
10/02/12 - Resident Evil 6
10/30/12 - Assassin's Creed 3
11/6/12 - Halo 4
11/13/12 - BlOps 2
The summer sale is almost upon us!
Gotta be about a week or two away now. Looking forward to getting a few games for my 12-yr old son - Trine, Trine 2, Orcs Must Die, etc. It is fun sharing these lower cost games with him and seeing how much he loves them. I gave him my gift copy of Torchlight and he is loving that right now.
FYI I got my rig all set up last night... booted up first try.The summer sale is almost upon us!
I'm not used to having a pc this fast.
FYI I got my rig all set up last night... booted up first try.The summer sale is almost upon us!
Very interesting. I imagine it is on Steam? Will have to take a look.ETA yeah, $50 on Steam. For 6 hours of SP campaign, that is way too steep. Will have to wait until it is in the $15-20 range. Given it is a small title, I would say that will be 2-3 months.Pretty good review for Spec Ops: The Line (8.0 on IGN). It's basically a retelling of Heart of Darkness / Apocalypse Now set in a sandstorm-ridden modern day Dubai.It's dead until September IMO. Will replay some old games and pick up used copies of others to tide me over I guess. This happens every year, be nice if the companies would space out the releases more as there's always a flood in Autumn:9/18/12 - Borderlands 2Seems like nothing good is out right now.
10/02/12 - Resident Evil 6
10/30/12 - Assassin's Creed 3
11/6/12 - Halo 4
11/13/12 - BlOps 2
It took about a level or 2 but I really like it.
FYI I got my rig all set up last night... booted up first try.The summer sale is almost upon us!
Assassin's Creed 2 was the the same way. Enemies helpfully take turns attacking you, so you can mostly just counter-kill them one by one. And there were no difficulty levels. It was an extremely easy game. Still entertaining though.
Brotherhood and Revelations improved on the enemy AI a little bit. But they added so many different ways to take out enemies, that countering was even easier, so the game never got harder. But the games are still awesome. At least with the many different ways to kill now, it doesn't really get old like it did in the first game.
I never played any of the earlier titles, but supposedly crowds would react to your presence, so stealth was important. In 3, it looks like you can jump around buildings and trees in plain sight without anyone looking at you all crazy.It still looks great though, I want to try it out after Arkham City.Brotherhood and Revelations improved on the enemy AI a little bit. But they added so many different ways to take out enemies, that countering was even easier, so the game never got harder. But the games are still awesome. At least with the many different ways to kill now, it doesn't really get old like it did in the first game.
Sure. I can send you Resistance 1, 2, or 3 or Bioshock2 if you haven't played those.Do you want my copy of Vanquish?Seems like nothing good is out right now.
Thank you. I bought the Civ IV complete & Civ V bundle for $12.'SlaX said:
Reckoning: Kingdom of Amular...a couple of my buddies play and LOVE it. Of course, they company kind went under, but they came out with some DLC for it too. Take a look at it and see if it's your cup of tea.
Phone access?If you can keep tabs on it I'll give you my email or phone # and can buy whatever you need as a gift and you can pay me back.Definitely sad that the sale won't be for a while. I am on vacation with the family from the 11th to 18th and will have limited to no computer access.
What's funny is Michael Pachter and other video game gurus are claiming that Steam sales are killing the industry because of reasons like this: because many consumers will wait for the Steam sales to buy games. EA says that won't do a Steam like sale because they are also on the bandwagon that it's hurting them. And I disagree. If I really want a game and it's going to be good, I'm going to pay full price and buy it day one. I use the Steam sales to buy games that I would probably not buy without the sales. In some of those cases, I find that a game is much better than expected and I'll be anticipating the next game in the series, which WILL be purchased at or around launch.Definitely sad that the sale won't be for a while. I am on vacation with the family from the 11th to 18th and will have limited to no computer access.
Oh, and you can log into your Steam account from any computer or smart phone to make a purchase to your account. You don't have to install it where it was purchased. You can wait til you get home to install it and you got the deal. I haven't done this, but it's the impression that I've always been under. Please let me know if I'm wrong.Not that you should be worrying about video game deals when you're on vacation with your family.Definitely sad that the sale won't be for a while. I am on vacation with the family from the 11th to 18th and will have limited to no computer access.
at the thread on the summer sale at the Steam forums.