Steam Summer Sale 2015 Official Whatcha Gonna Buy Thread

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cytoSiN

Platinum Member
Jul 11, 2002
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Yay Hero Siege down to $0.89. I was holding out at $1.49. Lol...I would have bought it anyway, but the 60 cents makes me smile.
 

nageov3t

Lifer
Feb 18, 2004
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debating whether to pull the trigger on Banished or not.

it's been on my wishlist for awhile, but no clue if I'd actually be playing it any time in the near future having just bought Cities Skylines as well.
 

SMOGZINN

Lifer
Jun 17, 2005
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So far I've picked up:
Crimsonland 4.89
Luftrausers 2.49
Transistor 4.99
HuniePop 4.99
Gauntlet 4.99
Small World 2 1.99
 

D DoUrden

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debating whether to pull the trigger on Banished or not.

it's been on my wishlist for awhile, but no clue if I'd actually be playing it any time in the near future having just bought Cities Skylines as well.

I played it and had a lot of fun with it, there are a lot of mods out there also that let you do more than the base game. It's a fun/challenging building/survive game.
 

SlitheryDee

Lifer
Feb 2, 2005
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Well today's deals are decidedly unimpressive.

Edit: Well, they just got a bit better. Why the hell can't valve just open the sale with the correct price?
 

imaheadcase

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May 9, 2005
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Ok i don't know what is going on, i now got that game Shovel Knight randomly. Again, not appearing on my game list, but i have a play now button on store page and i can play it.

Very strange.
 

cytoSiN

Platinum Member
Jul 11, 2002
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Ok i don't know what is going on, i now got that game Shovel Knight randomly. Again, not appearing on my game list, but i have a play now button on store page and i can play it.

Very strange.

Not sure if this applies here, but games are often offered as free to play during sales or on weekends. When the free to play period ends, so does your access, unless you pay.
 

JujuFish

Lifer
Feb 3, 2005
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Ark: Survival Evolved is listed as a daily deal, but has been that price literally since it was first listed on Steam two weeks ago.
 

Gunslinger08

Lifer
Nov 18, 2001
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Is there really enough demand to support a million different "survival and building game" clones of Minecraft and Day Z?
 

SlitheryDee

Lifer
Feb 2, 2005
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Is there really enough demand to support a million different "survival and building game" clones of Minecraft and Day Z?

Yeah I'm kinda sick of the games where the trailer is a generic woods setting with mediocre to poor graphics and the tagline is "Survive and craft things in a harsh wilderness setting while crafting things! Did we mention there's crafting? CRAFTING!"
 

SMOGZINN

Lifer
Jun 17, 2005
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Really? Reviews are pretty good. If I play for one hour and never play it again, that's a much cheaper hour than most other forms of entertainment.

I put in about 20 hours with the game and only finished maybe 1/5 of the game. It is fun for awhile, but in the end it gets repetitive. It was fun for those 20 hours. It is best played at a couch co-op mindless shooter game.
 

cytoSiN

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Jul 11, 2002
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I put in about 20 hours with the game and only finished maybe 1/5 of the game. It is fun for awhile, but in the end it gets repetitive. It was fun for those 20 hours. It is best played at a couch co-op mindless shooter game.

For $0.89, that sounds more than worth it.
 

shortylickens

No Lifer
Jul 15, 2003
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You honestly expect me to pay more than 4 cents per hour for an entertainment product?! I SAY NAY.

I just realized I got New Vegas on that first thanksgiving sale. Its probably given me entertainment at about that price point. Maybe even 3 cents an hour.

:eek:
 

GoodRevrnd

Diamond Member
Dec 27, 2001
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Do they still put everything back on sale the last day at the best price? I skipped over Shadows of Mordor and Cities XL and a couple other things since I'm still playing Witcher but probably should have snagged them. Although Mordor can probably wait until the Christmas sale.
 

futurefields

Diamond Member
Jun 2, 2012
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meh, might as well wait on Dying Light

the game is no longer a hot topic and doesnt justify the high price

you can wait till it's $10 or less
 

pontifex

Lifer
Dec 5, 2000
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Do they still put everything back on sale the last day at the best price? I skipped over Shadows of Mordor and Cities XL and a couple other things since I'm still playing Witcher but probably should have snagged them. Although Mordor can probably wait until the Christmas sale.

it's usually only the bestsellers