Any and all Steam Deals!

[Jisho23]

There is going to come a day where the console makers are going to wonder "Where did all the gamers go?"

And this is why.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Heh. I bought the FEAR pack this morning, and Killing Floor after I came back from the US.

And I got the Lara Croft game as a gift.

[fahlim003]

I must say, the Serious Sam HD discount looks very appealing - bloody $3.99. I'm really tempted to get this as it's likely another year before its this cheap again.

[Kitsune Sniper]

The only reason I didn't buy that is that I got them as part of a trade with a guy from Russia on the Steam forums.

And I already own the original games via retail releases.

[Gapporin]

Just bought Mirror's Edge (75% off) and Shatter (50% off) for $5 each. I already had Mirror's Edge on the 360, but somehow first-person games just feel "right" on the PC.

When is Steam going to give us a deal on extra time during a day to play all these games? That's what I'd like to know.

[Cesque]

Just going to point out that Magnetis is only 37 pence. Fun game, with very awesome music.

[Therealqtip]

The SF4 deal kinda sucks and LP2 I just don't have enough for, wish LP1 was 50% off.

[c0ldb33r]

I got the Quake collection for 10 bucks. Not a bad deal

[Jorpho]

Just going to point out that Magnetis is only 37 pence. Fun game, with very awesome music.

I was kind of wondering about that one. There is still such a thing as shovelware, after all.

I can't recall anyone ever spontaneously gifting me something until this sale. It is an unfamiliar experience. I suppose I should pay it forward, but I can't seem to find any reasonably-priced games in the wishlists of my "friends". (That's what wishlists are for, right?)

[fahlim003]

I got the Quake collection for 10 bucks. Not a bad deal

It'd be good if there was still a good number of online matches without mods. Having said that and given the present circumstances are not the case (pardon Q3 to some degree) it's a fair price for the SP aspect(s) alone. Add a healthy MP scene and if I didn't already own all the games it'd be a worthy purchase in my case.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Too bad none of the Quake 1 and 2 games include any CD music.

I'm keeping my retail copies just because of that.

[fahlim003]

Too bad none of the Quake 1 and 2 games include any CD music.

I'm keeping my retail copies just because of that.

Shit, Quake 2 does have a soundtrack! I've never realized this in countless years I've played it and AQ, thanks for the tip. It's no NIN but so far it's alright.

[Kitsune Sniper]

If you check the Steam forums, there's actually a download link to get the music working on the games. I think. I have the original CDs so I can just rip the music myself.

[Gapporin]

Shatter is now $2.50 today. F.

I'm still waiting for the Orange Box to plummet, but I know they'll probably wait until the last day of the sale (if at all) to do that.

[Kitsune Sniper]

So yesterday I bought Amnesia: The Dark Descent, The Ball, Frozenbyte Collection (Shadowgrounds, Shadowgrounds: Survivor, Trine), and Kane and Lynch 2 DLC - Doggie Bag (bunch of multiplayer maps... eh, $3 wasn't that bad, but $1.49 / .99 for weapons and masks on their own was pretty stupid.)

And today, I got Arcadia, it's a simple WASD+Mouse shooter that's similar to Geometry Wars, but it does its own thing. It's pretty simple and fun and the dev is adding tons content and improving the engine all the time.

And really, it wasn't even $2. I figured the game would be decent, and it is.

[Jorpho]

I'm still waiting for the Orange Box to plummet, but I know they'll probably wait until the last day of the sale (if at all) to do that.

I guess you missed that during the Thanksgiving sale. I wouldn't count on them doing that again.

I'm saving my money for Lego Star Wars, Ceville, Runaway 2, and maybe one of the Indie packs on the last day.

[Gapporin]

I guess you missed that during the Thanksgiving sale. I wouldn't count on them doing that again.

Well, Team Fortress 2 is $5 today, so I got that and Half-Life 2 (also $5) and made my own Orange Box bundle (I already had Portal, and I figure I can get the chapter packs if/when I beat the main game).

[G-Boobie]

It takes guts to spotlight a sale on Bionic Commando, Valve. Just saying.

[norkusa]

Just got TF2 but my 4 1/2 year old iMac can barely run it. Ugh.

[Kitsune Sniper]

It takes guts to spotlight a sale on Bionic Commando, Valve. Just saying.

Guess what? I've been waiting for them to lower the price on that goddamn thing since the summer sale. I got Rearmed as a gift but wouldn't buy the two pack because it was more expensive.

So now? Now I own Bionic Commando.

Hot dog!

I also bought a KenKen puzzle game called "Everyday Genius: SquareLogic", and HL2 Episodes 1+2 as a gift for a friend who's probably still asleep from New Year's. :P

[Jorpho]

Just got TF2 but my 4 1/2 year old iMac can barely run it. Ugh.

Did you already try playing with the rendering settings? The Source engine seems to be pretty flexible in that regard, at least on Windows.

[Kitsune Sniper]

Yeah, no offense, but a 4 1/2 year old iMac has a really crappy video card. Very outdated.

Try lowering the resolution and the shader / model quality.

[c0ldb33r]

I got the half-life 1 collection. Not bad for 3.74

[norkusa]

Yeah, no offense, but a 4 1/2 year old iMac has a really crappy video card. Very outdated.

Tell me something I don't know. Even when I bought it new, I thought 128mb was ridiculously low for a new video card. TF2 system requirements said I should be able to handle it though.

Video settings are already as low as they'll go too. Getting a new Mac soon anyway, so I'll just wait until then to play.

[Smashed Brother]

Tell me something I don't know. Even when I bought it new, I thought 128mb was ridiculously low for a new video card. TF2 system requirements said I should be able to handle it though.

Video settings are already as low as they'll go too. Getting a new Mac soon anyway, so I'll just wait until then to play.

Hey, my PC has an integrated 128mb card (I know, yikes) and TF2 runs about 55-60fps at almost the max settings. It's dual-core processor clocks in at 2.93ghz, so that probably compensates somewhat.