Morning Discussion: Festivus Edition

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• Meh : watcherxp
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  My wallet is liking me right now, since there's nothing there for me to buy. : RomSteady
  • Yeah , a swing and a miss! : watcherxp
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  Alpha Protocol worth 7.50? : ass-street
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    Curious about that as well. : eiopa
    • I think CrustaR may have said that it 0wns. : ass-street
  • yes it is. buggy but great dialogue system and choices that actually make an impact on your game world : cptstern
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    I bought it for 7.50 last time and I regret it. I can't get it to work right. I've tried every tweak that Crustar has linked to, and it still gets really jerky and shitty on my computer. I can run ME2/Crysis/BFBC2 at cranked settings so I don't think my PC's capabilities are an issue.
    
    It seems like it could be a great game if it worked right, but I can't get it to work right so I don't like it.

    Dec 23, 2010 10:08am PST
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    I bought it for 7.50 last time and I regret it. I can't get it to work right. I've tried every tweak th... : CyCo_PL
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      what vid card do you have - curious : kainen1
      • GTX 460 Hawk http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814127518&cm_re=GTX_460_hawk-_-14-1... : CyCo_PL
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    I paid 30 for it and was entertained enough to play it twice. : breadsticks
    • Play through it to completion, twice. : breadsticks
  • Absolutely. : deject
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  Blood Bowl: Yay? Nay? : NFXFSX
  • yay, in my opinion : ClawHammR
  • i hear the ai is pretty bad in the game. : Hoax
  • having played the previous iteration, I would say pass. : On the Brane
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  Mass Effect 2, $10 sold. : ajvitaly
  • needs more DLC on sale... : danws6
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    You mean $25 :P : eiopa
    • It's ten dollars here. : Crabs Jarrard
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      i'm seeing $10. $20 for digital deluxe : RikiTiki2
      • http://dl.dropbox.com/u/34840/steameffect.jpg What the hell? It's $25 here for standard edition, and $30... : eiopa
  • Awesome, was hoping for that. Own it on 360, but now I can make a super save from ME1 :D : breadsticks
• Saving all my money this time (good sales tho but I nearly own everything) WAIT ME2? AHHHHHHH : SlingBlaze
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  No ARMA 2. Just Op Flashpoint Dragon Rising for $3, but I haven't heard good things about it. : sigpro
  • Beyond suckage. : saunders45
  • It's terrible. : Fenring42
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    Terrible. Ugh I rage-uninstalled that game. : MercFox1
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      Wish I could remove any history that I played it on 360 : ErichTopp
      • Remember, if you didn't get any achievements, you can delete it. Stupid two 20g achievements. : Fenring42
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      I find it hard to believe that any game isn't worth 3 bucks. : Crabs Jarrard
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        Really? There are some games I wouldn't even play for $0. : aethyr
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          This doesn't really look like a budget title. I've had some real fun with the last 5 or 6 Codemasters tit... : Crabs Jarrard
          • No, because you could laugh at Big Rigs. You can't laugh at this, only cry. : Fenring42
          • You can't even pick your own damn guns. : saunders45
      • Given the plethora of other games out there, especially some of the indie title, that $3 is better spent ... : Dr_Cube
  • I enjoyed it. Don't agree with the hate, sure it wasn't perfect but it felt like the original on rails. : malloc
  • OPFlash 2 looks good in the video reviews. What's so bad about it? : lechuck59
  • I'll be picking this up and gifting it to some friends for coop : trOmblyj
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    not worth even $3. I can't believe I paid full price. I think it's the worst game I've ever bought. :( : marmite
    • the main reason I hated it was the retarded AI. Seriously I played the first level maybe 5 times and ever... : marmite
• Looks like it's Amazon for Arma 2, but I may pick up dead rising.. : jonin
• I'm in for Darksiders @ $10 ! : Crabs Jarrard
• OK amazon for ARMA2 I guess.. : watcherxp
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  Finally got me to pick up Silent Hunter 5, even with its stupid restrictive DRM. : TylerJSmith
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    Screw UBI. I'll play pen and paper sub simming since the paper doesn't have DRM. : ErichTopp
    • I absolutely hate their DRM scheme. If it wasn't for this sale, I probably never would have picked it up. : TylerJSmith
  • For $10 it's tempting, it also looks like Subsim has put out some great mods for it. : phate81
  • I'd buy it if it weren't for the DRM. I'd be playing it over the holidays when I have no net access. :( : Bull
• Dead rising is $16 if you own resident evil 5 on steam. : LatvianPride
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  darksiders for 10 bucks is a steal. : kainen1
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    Whats the game like? Screenshots suggest God of War? : SlingBlaze
    • It's Zelda : OverloadUT
    • It's Zelda with some hack and slash. It's worth $10. : Fenring42
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      I've heard folks on here say it was GOW with Zelda. I did get to play a bit on a buddie's 360 and I was n... : Crabs Jarrard
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        Prototype? You're insane. Completely different style of game... how long did you play it? : CyCo_PL
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          Like 45 minutes. I ran around a brown colored burning city where monsters were popping up and innocent pe... : Crabs Jarrard
          • The shit started exactly the same. They dropped me in town with all these badass powers and let me kill s... : Crabs Jarrard
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            that part is less than 30 mins or so right at the start - the rest of the game isn't really like that! Yo... : marmite
            • Looks like it doesn't matter after all. Thanks to jimmy_legs for the Darksiders gift! : Crabs Jarrard
      • It's not even remotely similar to Prototype! If you have a console there was a demo released. : marmite
      • I think that was me that said Zelda + GoW. 10 hours in and I'm still really loving it! I only played the ... : dfay
    • Zelda with blood and demons : breadsticks
    • Zelda with guns : PointlesS76
    • Zelda on steroids : Nitrium
  • Just bought this two days ago for 27 :( Good game though! : DasCracky
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  Is Silent Hunter 3 a good start for someone who's never played the series? Is Patrician any good? : silent prophet
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    SH3 and 4 are solid. 5 is kinda busted. : lechuck59
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      how busted? thats the one thing thats tempting me today. : Degenerate
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        It's been patched up pretty well, and is actually getting some praise on the Subsim forums. But you still... : phate81
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          I'm against DRM as much as any PC gamer, but the SH5 DRM doesn't seem to have any impact on my system or ... : DJ Clipdat
          • Until your Internet drops and your game quits. I'd LOVE to buy it but I refuse to ' checkin ' every time ... : tboomer2
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        This review explains its shortcomings: http://pc.ign.com/articles/108/1080505p1.html You can buy 3 and... : lechuck59
        • Hmmm. Maybe I'll grab 3 and 4. : Bull
  • SH3 is probably the best of the series, especially modded. There are realism options that make it as real... : phate81
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  Are the PC versions of Mass Effect 1 and 2 properly ported? : Havoc1c4
  • Yes. : NFXFSX
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    Can't speak for Mass Effect 2, but the first one was not only an excellent pc title, but it was enhanced ... : Poor Yurik
    • ^^I just started playing the ME PC port last week and am loving it. I've played for 360 for a few hours, ... : askedrelic
  • Both felt like PC games to me. I'd believe someone if they told me they were built for PC first and then ... : marmite
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  http://store.steampowered.com/sub/6942/ Holy Crap! : g0nk
  • Hell of a deal there : watcherxp
  • I feel they have unleashed today. : at0micgarden
  • That is a great deal. : funnynamehere
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    Is this not the same deal we've had since the sale started? : Crabs Jarrard
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      I think it was only 25% previously : Nation
      • Yeah but the pack has been this price from the start. The games are still showing 25% for me. : Crabs Jarrard
    • You're right, it's been on since the start. I'm conflicted - I've never played any of the included game... : JynnanTonnyx
  • that's tempting ... hmmm : Nation
  • Easily 500+ hours of gaming alone. : RyDogg1
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  here's the link for ArmA 2: Operation Arrowhead on Amazon. http://goo.gl/UHF9B : watcherxp
  • What are amazon digital downloads like? : Havoc1c4
  • Do you have any idea how the DLC works through amazon? Do they use a client like steam or are you basica... : contentious roy
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  What kind of gameplay is Alpha Protocol? What game is it most similar too? Also, those silent hunters... : amrbean
  • Probably most similar to Mass Effect. You might wanna check reviews first, a lot of people felt letdown. : Johnnsen
  • Deus Effect : justwr!ght
  • The kind with terrible graphics and a buggy engine. : awaypaster
  • Can someone post the sales here? : repeat2k
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRojSYNg7k0 : Crabs Jarrard
• Anyone own Risen or Patrician? Good games? : kainen1
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  Any opinions on Risen? : Aperturion
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    Its gothic. Same combat and rpg elements. If you like those games you'll like risen : chungathebunga
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      yeah but gothic is really boring. is the voice acting, story, and all that standard banal RPG sterotypic... : kainen1
      • I guess you could say risen is a little more story driven, and since you're on a small island its hard to... : chungathebunga
    • How is it combat wise compared to Oblivion? Just as open ended in weapons and such or is it a linear pat... : JuffoWup
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    I loved it, it's what Gothic 3 should have been. : phate81
    • I liked Gothic 3 better actually. Get the huge community patch for Gothic 3 and it's awesome. : Donborvio
  • It's great at 15 bucks. Definitely worth it. : TheVietSpecial
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  Wings of Prey. Good? Bad? No one has ever bought it? : swiftB3
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    Apparently good gameplay and graphics wise. Limited compare to IL2 1946, but IL2 is a frigging flying en... : recoilfx
    • good to know, thanks. : swiftB3
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    It is indeed awesome. I remember reading it being built on the IL2 engine and some of the hardcore featu... : dael
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      that looks pretty good. is there a mode where you can just fly around without worrying about enemies and ... : jujubeads
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        You can set up your own scenarios if I remember correctly : dael
        • cool. thanks for the info. i noticed theres a demo, so ill give that a go. : jujubeads
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  For fucks sake, all sales have been disappointing for me so far. I don't remember last year, were the goo... : Johnnsen
  • Bad Company 2 for under 7 bucks is not disappointing... : Thomas Hace
  • It seemed like there were a lot more $5 to $10 deals on a good selection of games last year. : contentious roy
• In the previous sale thread I was hoping Dead Rising 2 and Darksiders got put on sale and I win! : ImageOmega
• Wings of Prey for $6! I held out on Thanksgiving weekend because of the DRM. But $6 for DRM rape is tol... : recoilfx
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  Darksiders, finally! : Milleh
  • Just grabbed it. Pretty awesome price, even if the PC port arrived late. : enyakk
  • I bought it for full price... just to support them for bringing it to PC... It was worth every penny t... : etherboy
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  Dead Rising 2 worth $20, or is it another shitty console port? : phate81
  • Works great on pc. Capcom loves all platforms. : SlingBlaze
  • Supposed to be a good port, and has lots of mod potential. So if you hate the timer restrictions and stuf... : sigpro
  • Capcom does the best ports. I don't like the game itself, but on a technical level, it is pretty awesome. : Crabs Jarrard
  • someone gift this to me :[ : justwr!ght
  • I too am torn on this. Opinions on the game itself from those who've played it? : thetangent
  • eh, I'd wait for it to go to at least $10 : bling1bling
  • I had some weird sound stuttering in this one, never got it to work properly.I should probably test it no... : Skrynkelberg
• Patrician IV is appealing to me, especally at $7.50 : Nation
• Just DR2 for me today. I think I am done for the year unless there ends up being a screaming deal on Fal... : .Jayson
• Help a foreigner: It looks like we're getting the short end of the stick here in the middle east :( ME2... : eiopa
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  Silent Hunter 3. I played some of this back in the day. Diving, periscope, ship silhouettes, charts etc... : dael
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    Oh wait, it's up to Silent Hunter 5? That's the one to get then? : dael
    • according to forums, no: also, http://forums.ubi.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/1121062387/m/8081030698 Go : Nitrium
    • No, 3 and/or 4 is where it's at. : lechuck59
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  I got Darksiders and Wings of Prey. : at0micgarden
  • WoP is pretty, pretty good : Nitrium
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  Was Dragon Age already a daily purchase? : RyDogg1
  • no : kainen1
  • this is what i'm hoping for :( : maulla
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    If Dragon Age Ultimate goes for <= 25 bucks then I am all over that shit. : TheVietSpecial
    • This is what I hope. : NFXFSX
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  What's that game below Patrician IV, it's not available in my region and no tooltip. : dael
  • Dead Rising 2 : marmite
  • Dead Rising 2 : Happy Doodle Muffin
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  Come on. Rogue Warrior for $1 or $2. I need to put some coal in a few stockings. : Dr_Cube
  • IDK, Bethesda sure seems proud of that one. I bet they are still paying Mickey Rourke. : Crabs Jarrard
• Blur is a really fun game. I picked it up during the Thanksgivings sale and really enjoyed it. : Serpico74
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  Should I just skip ME 1 and play ME2? : thecatinthehat
  • Where the fuck do you people come from? Come on Cat. :( : K1Bond007
  • PLAY BOTH DAMNIT : NFXFSX
  • start with ME1, definitely : Nitrium
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    Absolutely not! The first one is great (although is starts off slow) and the plot of the second one is so... : marmite
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      ^^^ don't listen to marmite : Nitrium
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        What? He asked if he should skip the first and I said no - I'm agreeing with you, you loon! : marmite
        • d'oh, yeah sorry, busy day today and I just fast-read your post argh : Nitrium
  • ME2 is far better but ME1 is still worth playing. : phate81
  • No, that completely defeats the point, assuming the point is "play a fun game." In fact I remember 1 mor... : DinK
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    Play ME1 but don't do any of the side missions that requires you to travel (feel free to do the tiny ones... : OverloadUT
    • No way, do everything. ME1 was fuggin awesome. : HL3dsx
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      do not skip the side mission on the moon. : pyide
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        Agreed. That was the only one worth doing. Because 1. You get a pretty sweet reward for doing it and 2.... : BlackCat9
        • Especially since you can see the earth from it too :) : nodebug
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      Every time someone says this I go :( I did every side quest and enjoyed it all. : deject
      • I did everyone one too and loved them. It's part of my RPG heritage. I'm a completionist, but I actually ... : Godhatesfatpeople
      • I did every one and I thought it was the most boring and repetitive gameplay since Assassin's Creed : OverloadUT
    • This shacker is wrong. And lame. But mostly just wrong. Use masseffect.wikia.com to get maps of all th... : Wadmaasi
  • Hell no. : MercFox1
  • I couldn't finish ME1. Uninteresting and repetitive. So... there are my 2 cents. : Navy Spitfire
  • NO. YOU WILL NOT. : deject
  • no, play ME1 : Cheeziologist
  • sure but ME1 is actually pretty good : Magus
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    I heard Empire Strikes Back is the best Star Wars movie. Should I skip A New Hope and just watch Empire? : dfay
    • I like this comparison. : swampangel
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    Slightly different question, does character import work if I bought ME1 on D2D and ME2 on Steam? : SlingBlaze
    • Should be fine, since the savegame import is a manual process anyway : swampangel
  • NO. Play them BOTH, in order. : thetangent
• Gamersgate is trying to top steam on ME2 deals Mass Effect 2 $7.98 http://www.gamersgate.com/DD-ME2U... : grabbie
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  I'm curious about blood bowl, but still don't want to pay that much for it :( : thekidd
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    I am on the edge about it as well. : NFXFSX
    • I just bought it, and if you're a fan of blood bowl, it's pretty good. : exit button
• Should I get Dead Rising 2? I really didn't like the whole timed things in Dead Rising... but it's $15.9... : Kentor
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  you're basically a bitch if you don't already own TF2 : proclone1
  • ^^^^^^ : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Oh, i have been in since the beta..Thinking about buying 20 copies for anyone and everyone else that need... : watcherxp
• I just racked up on STALKER, Darksiders, Dead Space, Mass Effect 1 and Braid. Yay! : KungFuKenobi
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  has anyone played patrician 4? i've been eying that for a while. looks like my kinda thing, similar to AN... : feek
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    Not really like Anno outside of the setting. : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • so ... tell me more about Patrician ... I am interested in it : Nation
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  Is Mafia 2 worth 12.50? Amazon has it for 12.50 for PC Download... : rak
  • Yeah, I really liked it even if it it could have used some work. Great atmosphere, fun combat, and an int... : JonathanBedrava
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    doesnt mafia2 require steam? anyone know if the amazon copy requires/uses steam in the first place? : smacknca
    • it uses steamworks soo : exit button
  • That's about the most I would pay for it. : Medster
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    OMG! Link?? : CrustaR
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      CrustaR: http://www.amazon.com/Mafia-II-Pc/dp/B001O4YSTU/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1293143710&sr=8-3 : The Grolar Bear
      • Yes, that is worth it!!!!!!!!! : CrustaR
  • Wow!! : The Grolar Bear
  • Amazon PC download service racist against Canada :( : veras
  • AMAZON THROWING DOWN THE GAUNTLET : Crabs Jarrard
  • if you like a flawed but well-acted Mafia tale with a pretty decent story and maybe shooting some guys! ... : mikecyb
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  Is The Polynomial good? It looks...interesting. Will it work with music from sources besides MP3s? : Arcanum
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    It's beautifu. Unfortunately, like most of these types of games, it feels like an awesome music visual... : jet-poop
    • I somehow forgot to mention that you shoot evil chompy things and seek out space jellyfish/butterflies th... : jet-poop
    • Thanks. I can't say I'm surprised by your description. Sounds like I should wait until it's discounted ... : Arcanum
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  yes/no on the following? darksiders $10 deathspank $7.50 alpha protocol $12.50 : filthysock
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    Yes to all? : etherboy
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      hrmm, maybe i'll skip alpha protocol : filthysock
      • It's a 40 hour game... for $7.50... If you can deal with Obsidian bugginess, it's a great RPG (at leas... : etherboy
• Been waiting for Dead Rising 2 to go on sale since my friend worked on it... But I don't have anyone w... : etherboy
• nothing worth it today. TF2 for $10 is ridiculous, its been $10 at Best Buy for over a year. : dignan
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  Hmm ARMA2: Combined ops for 12.50 (Both ARMA2 and Op Arrowhead) (long url for the truth to be set free... : watcherxp
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    US only right :/ : etherboy
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      doesn't say : watcherxp
      • Looks like it will accept payment from my Canadian Visa, but I don't want to try from work... : etherboy
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  I've been wanting to buy my buddy a game on Steam since he gifted me a copy of BF: BC2: Vietnam, and the : etherboy
  • If he is a real friend, you will get him Flatout: Ultimate Carnage http://store.steampowered.com/app/1... : Crabs Jarrard
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    Fallout 3 GOTY? Or did he already play that? : Arcanum
    • Played and beat it on PS3, and he has Fallout: NV waiting to play... He's been laid off for the winter... : etherboy