4/03/12 Steam Midweek Madness: X series 50% off, Blur 75% off

[KaOTiK]

X Superbox $19.99 50% off includes below
X Tension $2.49 50% off
X Beyond the Frontier $2.49 50% off
X2 The Threat $2.49 50% off
X3 Reunion $4.99 50% off
X3 Terran Conflict $7.99 50% off
X3 Albion Prelude $4.99 50% off

Blur $4.99 75% off

 

[Dankk]

I picked up Blur for $5 during last year's Christmas sale, and I've gotten way more fun out of it then I ever expected. You use weapons and power-ups like in Mario Kart, but the cars and tracks are more "realistic" I guess. The multiplayer community is small, you also have to play in the Rookie Area for a little bit until you move onto the next server with the rest of the community. But it's pretty great. I recommend you use a 360 pad. Really fast, fun, arcadey racing game.

 

[FuryofFive]

I picked up Blur for $5 during last year's Christmas sale, and I've gotten way more fun out of it then I ever expected. You use weapons and power-ups like in Mario Kart, but the cars and tracks are more "realistic" I guess. The multiplayer community is small, you also have to play in the Rookie Area for a little bit until you move onto the next server with the rest of the community. But it's pretty great. I recommend you use a 360 pad. Really fast, fun, arcadey racing game.

last time i checked. they pulled the online servers.

 

[Dankk]

last time i checked. they pulled the online servers.

When? I was playing online just as recent as two months ago.

 

[Via]

So is the single player worth toying with? If it is I might get it.

And here's my usual plug for X2 as well. The most engrossing trading sim I've ever played. Yes, you do have to be a galactic truck driver for a while, but building up and empire, flying around to your stations with your escorts (I always had fun naming them) is a total blast.

The tutorial alone makes X2 worth it. Rather than just throwing you into the void without a clue, the game actually teaches you how to play. It's completely playable with a gamepad (using a few kb keys).

 

[GoodRevrnd]

When you play Albion Prelude is it a continuous addon to X3:TC or a separate campaign? So like I start a new TC game and it just runs through TC w/ all the AP improvements and moves seamlessly into AP or do I just play one and then the other separately?

 

[FuryofFive]

When? I was playing online just as recent as two months ago.

whenever i play it tells me that it cannot connect to some servers.. i always just cancel it though

 

[spacelord]

If I were to buy just one X game to try, where should I start?

 

[Nintendesert]

When you play Albion Prelude is it a continuous addon to X3:TC or a separate campaign? So like I start a new TC game and it just runs through TC w/ all the AP improvements and moves seamlessly into AP or do I just play one and then the other separately?

The Steam page as something written about it. So I'm guessing you have to start new.

"Note: X3: Albion Prelude will not be compatible with save-games from X3: Terran Conflict."

 

[brandonb]

If I were to buy just one X game to try, where should I start?

I haven't tried the latest Albion Prelude, but between Reunion and Terran Conflict. Overall, probably TC. There is more to the game, more ships, more zones, better UI (which still isn't good by any means).

However, I liked the missions in Reunion better. There is just something about ejecting from your ship, and while in your space suit navigating through an asteriod with your space suit thrusters looking for something while trying to avoid security sensors, and things like that.

The missions in TC were mostly "fly here, meet this dude", "fly here, blow up this dude." More generic.

But in general this is a sandbox type game. Meaning, you don't even have to do any missions, there is enjoyment flying around, blowing things up, and build your own fleet, building factories, and go conquering. Sort of like Elder Scrolls where you can just do what you want when you feel like it.

 

[Coltaine]

Another question from someone new to the X-series... I was looking at it on and off for a while because I really liked the Elite games, but now that I bought the superbox, I'd like some advice as to where to start....

I'm a fan of starting with the earlier games, especially if they're story relevant, I'm on no time frame and older graphics dont bother me at all, so...

X:BTF and X:Tension... X:T looks like an expansion to X:BTF, so would I install both and select to play X:T, figuring it would start me at the beginning of X:BTF? or do I run X:BTF until the main plotline ends then fire up X:T and continue my game that way?

X2 is straightforward, theres only one... but I'll have the same question for X3 (X3:R, X3:TC and X3:AP which one do I actually select to run via steam and in what order?)

Thanks in advance for the clarification...

 

[Barfo]

whenever i play it tells me that it cannot connect to some servers.. i always just cancel it though

You have to wait 40 minutes for it to find a game.

 

[spacelord]

In X, How much flying around doing nothing is there? Some of the reviews indicate lots of time getting from point a to point b and no saves in between. any truth to that?

 

[Via]

In X, How much flying around doing nothing is there? Some of the reviews indicate lots of time getting from point a to point b and no saves in between. any truth to that?

You can buy salvage insurance to save anywhere, and the SETI speeds up travel across sectors.

 

[Martimus]

X3 is quite possibly the most addicting game ever made. I installed the game late in January and already have more than 400 hours logged according to Steam. It is most definitely worth the money. I suggest playing Albion Prelude as it is the easiest to get into.

 

[Martimus]

Another question from someone new to the X-series... I was looking at it on and off for a while because I really liked the Elite games, but now that I bought the superbox, I'd like some advice as to where to start....

I'm a fan of starting with the earlier games, especially if they're story relevant, I'm on no time frame and older graphics dont bother me at all, so...

X:BTF and X:Tension... X:T looks like an expansion to X:BTF, so would I install both and select to play X:T, figuring it would start me at the beginning of X:BTF? or do I run X:BTF until the main plotline ends then fire up X:T and continue my game that way?

X2 is straightforward, theres only one... but I'll have the same question for X3 (X3:R, X3:TC and X3:AP which one do I actually select to run via steam and in what order?)

Thanks in advance for the clarification...

You may want to just start with the newer games and read the plot of the early games. People sometimes spend years getting through an X game since they are very involved.

 

[Via]

I decided last night to play the X games in order (I'm assuming this project wil take me into the Fall), and to use the kb only. Surprisingly it didn't take me long to get the hang of it, and I think I control the ship better now than I did with a gamepad.

I have to say: the beginning of X:Beyond the frontier hard core old school. Your ship has no SETA (I called it SETI earlier lol), and initial trips between stations take a long time. To top it off: There's no fracking sector scanner! You have to manually fly to every installation to identify it. Of course you start to recognize them visually (it didn't help me that they look completely different from their counterparts in X2), but your ships radar is pretty frustrating as well; it's pretty vague at telling you where things are.

Nevertheless - I plugged along, traded some energy (and a few other things), eventually upgraded my ship with lasers and a cargo bay extension, and paid off my Teladi debt before hitting the sack at like 4 am. Maybe because I'm such a fan of X2 this game turned out to be oddly engrossing, and now I'm headed off to find the Argon (and the Boron).

I haven't fought anything yet, so I'm assuming I'm in for a couple of deaths as soon as I fly through some unfamiliar gates. I actually prefer the SETA system in this game to X2.

I wonder if I can get through all of these games (I might skip X2) before Christmas.