Steam Summer Sale V3 - Games

Hoping for a Tomb Raider franchise sale eventually.

mmmm tomb raider complete pack

Thinking about getting The Sims 3. Are any of the expansions worth it? Just skimming through the descriptions Ambitions and World Adventures sound interesting.

[QUOTE=GetBent;30959417]Thinking about getting The Sims 3. Are any of the expansions worth it?[/QUOTE] Buying anything except the complete pack would be fiscally irresponsible.

[QUOTE=bionic0n3;30959445]Buying anything except the complete pack would be fiscally irresponsible.[/QUOTE] Yeah well I don't have $80 to spend on it.

[QUOTE=bionic0n3;30959445]Buying anything except the complete pack would be fiscally irresponsible.[/QUOTE]God no. Even with all the expansions it's not worth near $80 especially since most of the expansions don't deliver hardly any content.

I wasted so much money during these sales. I bought the Oddworld pack and didn't know that it is notorious for not working. I bought Magicka and didn't know that it doesn't support integrated graphics cards. Then I bought Arma and... I don't know what the fuck is wrong with it. I'm guessing it too has issues with my graphics card. The game just draws all these triangles over the characters and some large grey boxes over everything else. The only thing that works that I bought during this whole sale was Fallout New Vegas. I only have problems really with running games by small developers because they do a shitty job of optimizing things for everybody.

[QUOTE=titopei;30958333]Or trapping them in the pool.[/QUOTE]The first thing I tried to do in Sims 3 was make myself a family "water" ghost. The first thing I [i]found out[/i] about Sims 3 was that Sims could now get out of pools without a ladder [img]http://i54.tinypic.com/m7gc4m.gif[/img]

[QUOTE=Lazer Loop;30959941]I wasted so much money during these sales. I bought the Oddworld pack and didn't know that it is notorious for not working. I bought Magicka and didn't know that it doesn't support integrated graphics cards. Then I bought Arma and... I don't know what the fuck is wrong with it. I'm guessing it too has issues with my graphics card. The game just draws all these triangles over the characters and some large grey boxes over everything else. The only thing that works that I bought during this whole sale was Fallout New Vegas.I only have problems really with running games by small developers because they do a shitty job of optimizing things for everybody.[/QUOTE]You can't really blame developers when you splurge on PC games and they don't happen to work on integrated graphics cards. Any sensible person would've seen that coming.

[QUOTE=Lazer Loop;30959941]I wasted so much money during these sales. I bought the Oddworld pack and didn't know that it is notorious for not working. I bought Magicka and didn't know that it doesn't support integrated graphics cards. Then I bought Arma and... I don't know what the fuck is wrong with it. I'm guessing it too has issues with my graphics card. The game just draws all these triangles over the characters and some large grey boxes over everything else. The only thing that works that I bought during this whole sale was Fallout New Vegas. I only have problems really with running games by small developers because they do a shitty job of optimizing things for everybody.[/QUOTE] Maybe it's time to invest in a graphics card.

[QUOTE=GetBent;30959460]Yeah well I don't have $80 to spend on it.[/QUOTE] Base game and sims 3 generations. Only ones worth it.

So, Prototype has been sitting on my wishlist since... forever. So I am thinking about getting it. [i]But[/i] my younger brother has it on 360, which means I could borrow it from him. And I am going to visit my parents, and thus him, this Friday. From what I have seen and tried of this game it seems to be easier with a gamepad. Is there anything which makes buying it on Steam better than borrowing it for my 360?

Yay error initializing my purchase, fuck steam.

[QUOTE=Durandir;30960470]So, Prototype has been sitting on my wishlist since... forever. So I am thinking about getting it. [i]But[/i] my younger brother has it on 360, which means I could borrow it from him. And I am going to visit my parents, and thus him, this Friday. From what I have seen and tried of this game it seems to be easier with a gamepad. Is there anything which makes buying it on Steam better than borrowing it for my 360?[/QUOTE] Hes not necessarily going to let you play it but you could just rape/molest him until he lets you play it. Other than the reason being that it will be with you forever even if steam goes down (Playing in offline mode), its on sale.

[QUOTE=Generous Feller;30960284]You can't really blame developers when you splurge on PC games and they don't happen to work on integrated graphics cards. Any sensible person would've seen that coming.[/QUOTE] I know I just kind of feel jaded because of this. At least I know that when I buy the graphics card I need I'll have some new games to play.

Well, bought Atom Zombie Smasher after much thought. Liked the demo. Hope tomorrow's sales are good. =D

[QUOTE=Pennywise;30960280]The first thing I tried to do in Sims 3 was make myself a family "water" ghost. The first thing I [I]found out[/I] about Sims 3 was that Sims could now get out of pools without a ladder [IMG]http://i54.tinypic.com/m7gc4m.gif[/IMG][/QUOTE] Meh, developers wanted to make it more real. Just put walls around the pool, then they cant get out.

Would the Epic Pack be worth it? The only one I've really played is UT3, at least the latest years. Also, are there any packs that allows you to gift copies of games you already own?

[QUOTE=titopei;30960503]Hes not necessarily going to let you play it but you could just rape/molest him until he lets you play it. Other than the reason being that it will be with you forever even if steam goes down (Playing in offline mode), its on sale.[/QUOTE] He is going to let me borrow it, as he asked me if I wanted to do that shortly after he finished it ages ago. But I had so much else to play at the time, so I said no then. If there are no other arguments to own it on Steam other than the "you will actually own it" then I'll just borrow it. I can't really afford games at the moment, yet these sales continuously make me spend money.

[QUOTE=Durandir;30960714]He is going to let me borrow it, as he asked me if I wanted to do that shortly after he finished it ages ago. But I had so much else to play at the time, so I said no then. If there are no other arguments to own it on Steam other than the "you will actually own it" then I'll just borrow it. I can't really afford games at the moment, yet these sales continuously make me spend money.[/QUOTE] If you can't really afford games, then just play the x360 copy or w/e. The only reason I would buy it is because I would be able to have it forever (And I don't mean like own, I mean like I wont have to care for a disk, etc.)

[QUOTE=titopei;30960732]If you can't really afford games, then just play the x360 copy or w/e. The only reason I would buy it is because I would be able to have it forever (And I don't mean like own, I mean like I wont have to care for a disk, etc.)[/QUOTE] Got it. I usually never like borrowing games, as I too like to have games forever. But recently I have realized that I rarely get the chance to play games long after I beat them. Hell, there are a lot of games I haven't even beaten yet. Gonna save my money for the rest of the sale. Suddenly something irresistible shows up.

Is anyone a cool enough dude to gift me prototype for my Bday? :wink: [sp]I'll gift back a game of equal price when I get round to it (probably tomorrow) if that helps[/sp]

[QUOTE=Fhux;30960690]Would the Epic Pack be worth it? The only one I've really played is UT3, at least the latest years. Also, are there any packs that allows you to gift copies of games you already own?[/QUOTE] If I recall correctly, you can only gift extra copies from the the Valve Complete Pack.

[QUOTE=VistaPOWA;30960797]If I recall correctly, you can only gift extra copies from the the Valve Complete Pack.[/QUOTE] That would mean that I could buy Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Deathmatch Classic for only $50! That and a ton of gifts that all my friends already own.

[QUOTE=Fhux;30960858]That would mean that I could buy Counter-Strike, Counter-Strike: Condition Zero and Deathmatch Classic for only $50! That and a ton of gifts that all my friends already own.[/QUOTE] If you get an invite to steamgifts, you could put those up as gifts. Then you would be able to fill the quota of gifted games and you can just enter for gift drawings.

Gentlemen, do you know if there are someone still playing Unreal Tournament 3? I believe that game is on sale.

Just bought myself chime leaving me with 69p left to spend. hard choices now

L4D2 still has a large community, right? Me and 2 of my mates are planning on picking it up.

To be honest, you should pick up killing floor instead. Atleast tripwire updates their game with new content quite often, unlike valve with left 4 dead 2.

[QUOTE=Arvuti;30961198]To be honest, you should pick up killing floor instead. Atleast tripwire updates their game with new content quite often, unlike valve with left 4 dead 2.[/QUOTE] I actually purchased Killing Floor in the 09-10 Christmas sale, and I've had a lot of fun with it.