**OFFICIAL** Steam Xmas sale is LIVE thread (and in progress)

[Dankk]

Not sure why Quake 4 isn't available on Steam though.

Something about different developer or different publisher, yadda yadda.

 

[KeithTalent]

No kidding. It's a shame that Steam has no message or notice like they do for DX10-only games. You have to read the fine print to see that Vista or Win7 isn't supported.

Yeah, not good at all.

If I can find it in my pile of "discarded because I hated _____ about it" games, it's yours for a SASE envelope large enough to hold it. (Dead Space that is, couldn't stand the over-the-shoulder perspective.)

Lol, thanks! I can send you my Crysis disc in exchange.

KT

 

[BlueWeasel]

If I can find it in my pile of "discarded because I hated _____ about it" games, it's yours for a SASE envelope large enough to hold it. (Dead Space that is, couldn't stand the over-the-shoulder perspective.)

That's a shame. Dead Space really is a good game, IMHO.

 

[911paramedic]

Yeah, not good at all.



Lol, thanks! I can send you my Crysis disc in exchange.

KT

I already have two or three of those from video card purchases, lol.

 

[KeithTalent]

I already have two or three of those from video card purchases, lol.

Coasters FTW! I loved FarCry, but I could not get into Crysis; never made it past about an hour into the game.

KT

 

[pontifex]

sniper worth 7.50? been interested in it but the low score has been keeping me away.

 

[cadred]

sniper worth 7.50? been interested in it but the low score has been keeping me away.

All signs point to "no".

 

[Nintendesert]

What about Hearts of Iron III? Worth picking up to play some co-op or is the game so big and convoluted that it's more worth it to just get CiV5 or something like that for co-op gameplay?

 

[chalmers]

Coasters FTW! I loved FarCry, but I could not get into Crysis; never made it past about an hour into the game.

KT

Agreed. A perfect example of how gameplay > graphics.

 

[heat901]

Be warned, the first 2 Brothers in Arms games (EIB and RTH30) don't work on Vista or Win7 at all because of their Starforce DRM. The third game, Hell's Highway, works OK.

I don't have any experience with any of the games, but found the above on the Steam forums.

From what Im reading on the steam forums they dont have the DRM because its only on the retail version not the steam version. Also that people have it working with win7 and win7 64bit both games that is.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1687959&page=3

 

[BlueWeasel]

From what Im reading on the steam forums they dont have the DRM because its only on the retail version not the steam version. Also that people have it working with win7 and win7 64bit both games that is.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1687959&page=3

Ah, good to know. I've not seen the new posts in that thread.

 

[Ross Ridge]

What about Hearts of Iron III? Worth picking up to play some co-op or is the game so big and convoluted that it's more worth it to just get CiV5 or something like that for co-op gameplay?

I haven't played it, but being made by Paradox, it's going to be a huge and convoluted game compared to Civilization.

 

[zinfamous]

From what Im reading on the steam forums they dont have the DRM because its only on the retail version not the steam version. Also that people have it working with win7 and win7 64bit both games that is.

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1687959&page=3

I played Hell's Highway demo for PS3 a few years back. if the others are anything like it, stay far away. such a clunky, boring, derivative mess.

yes, it was just a demo, but it was like someone cobbled it together with a make-your-own-video-game-at-home kit, or something like that.

 

[CPA]

What about Hearts of Iron III? Worth picking up to play some co-op or is the game so big and convoluted that it's more worth it to just get CiV5 or something like that for co-op gameplay?

Very difficult to understand what to do. Even after going through the tutorial, I still didn't have a clue how to play.

 

[paperfist]

What about Hearts of Iron III? Worth picking up to play some co-op or is the game so big and convoluted that it's more worth it to just get CiV5 or something like that for co-op gameplay?

From what I've read on these forums III is buggy and incomplete. HoI II is the one to get. These Paradox games are certainly deep, at least 6 layers deeper then any Civ game. I have Europa Universalis and it's a little mind numbing to get into. With Civ you can get in and play with the Paradox games, eh not so much

Very difficult to understand what to do. Even after going through the tutorial, I still didn't have a clue how to play.

Which is a little strange coming from an accountant hehe. If you want to give your brain a real workout they're great, but if you don't a steep learning curve pass on all accounts.

 

[Specop 007]

What about Hearts of Iron III? Worth picking up to play some co-op or is the game so big and convoluted that it's more worth it to just get CiV5 or something like that for co-op gameplay?

Dont know about HoI III but II was incredible, if incredibly in depth. You know that funny little picture about online MMO's and the difficulty and how all the fantasy ones are a graduial line and Eve Online is a cliff?

HoI II makes the EVE Online cliff look like a damn gentle hill with green grass and pretty flowers on it.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

So are all 3 Brothers In Arms games playable through steam on Windows 7? Has this been cleared up?

 

[chalmers]

City of Heroes tempting for $10...can't get back into MMO's though.

 

[nyker96]

So are all 3 Brothers In Arms games playable through steam on Windows 7? Has this been cleared up?

saw a poster in another thread mentioned only 1/3 can be played on win 7 due to DRM problem on win 7.

 

[heat901]

saw a poster in another thread mentioned only 1/3 can be played on win 7 due to DRM problem on win 7.

Look up 9 posts to what I posted yesterday!

 

[dpodblood]

Nothing too interesting today...

 

[Nizbot]

Can someone post today's deals...at work today.

 

[Specop 007]

R.U.S.E. - 33
Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe - 7.50
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - 30
Transformers: War for Cybertron - 20
Oblivion - 10
GTA IV Complete - 10
Shatter - 2.50
Europa Universalis III - 5
Grand Ages: Rome -
Hegemony: Philip of Macedon - 3
Singularity - 25
L4D 2 - 7

 

[Nizbot]

R.U.S.E. - 33
Star Trek Online Digital Deluxe - 7.50
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit - 30
Transformers: War for Cybertron - 20
Oblivion - 10
GTA IV Complete - 10
Shatter - 2.50
Europa Universalis III - 5
Grand Ages: Rome -
Hegemony: Philip of Macedon - 3
Singularity - 25
L4D 2 - 7

Thanks! Nothin too intriguing. Although, GTA IV for $10 is enticing. Already have it on 360 though.

 

[bunnyfubbles]

Yeah...

GTA4, Oblivion, and L4D2 are the only really good cheap deals, problem is that I already have them.

NFS:HP should be a good game but isn't all that screaming hot of a deal @ $30 considering it can't be all too different from the countless other NFS games.

Singularity and RUSE are also two games that are just too new and don't seem good enough to warrant the deal for those only casually interested.

So unless you don't already have GTA4 and/or Oblivion and/or L4D2, I'd say this is probably the least exciting day of deals.