So, in the interest of time, let's take a quick look through
what is being called the Exploration Sale (a reference to the personalized
recommendations perhaps?)!
For the 48 hour deals:
Company of Heroes 2
- I haven't gotten to this one yet, largely because it's been pretty pricey
lately, but the CoH series resets the bar on RTS games. The original was
fantastic, incorporating more depth like cover, sending units into buildings,
and even RPG elements for multiplayer, than I've ever seen before. I'm going to
go ahead and recommend this one, though I'm personally holding off until it's
less than today's $9.99.
Lords of the Fallen -
I've heard this game referred to as Dark Souls like, which to me isn't actually
a good thing. You know what else isn't a good thing? It's $29.99 still.
The Long Dark -
It's early access, so that automatically excludes be from buying it. That
doesn't mean I'm not interested though, because this non zombie survival game
does look like it has potential. Guess I'll wishlist it and see if it's less
than today's $9.99 sometime in the future.
The Evil Within -
This survival horror game is still too much for my wallet at $20.39. But if
it's something that can break back the fear I felt and challenge I experienced when
playing the early Resident Evil games, I'm all for it. It's $20.39 today.
Watch Dogs - This
game looks like it's an excellent sandbox game where you can use technology to
wreck havoc on a digitally integrated Chicago.
I haven't gotten around to giving it a shot, partly because it's still $29.99,
and partly because you need a DirectX11 compatible video card.
Civilization Beyond
Earth - Yes, this game does look interesting, but after the travesty that
was Civ 5, I'm not exactly interested in revisiting the series. Maybe I'll get
it in 2 years when all 2-3 expansions have been released and it's $12.49,
rather than the $34.99 it is today.
Counter Strike -
I've never been a fan of the Terrorist/Counterterrorist classic, preferring
Team Fortress myself. That being said, starting with the summer sale, this game
has increased in price, and I can't see any evidence you get anything more for
the $7.49 versus the usual $5 it had been.
Don't Starve - A
survival sim game that I've been told is quite fun. Picked it up for myself
last sale when it was marked down to $1 in error, but, not surprisingly, I have
not gotten around to it yet. It's $3.74 today.
Goat MMO Simulator
- An April fool's joke comes full circle and gets an mmo patch...it's $4.99
today. I am tempted to check it out, but think I'll hold off for a lower price
or a humble bundle.
The 24 hour deals are:
Age of Mythology
- If you're like me, you haven't played the original, but for $7.49 you can
give this RTS a go.
The Vanishing of
Ethan Carter - So here's one that looks interesting, an atmospheric puzzle
game that looks to be a cross between Dear Ester and Amnesia, sans combat (and
also disregarding that that is exactly what Amnesia A Machine for Pigs was).
There's a 12 minute video on the store page that gives you an idea of what you
can do in the game, which was enough to put it on my wishlist, because I'll be
waiting until it's less than the current $11.99.
Injustice -
Fighting games have never been my style, but I've actually played this one
before (friend's xbox). Not being a fan of the genre, I was under whelmed,
though, visually, it's one of the cooler games I've seen. It's $4.99 today.
FTL Faster Than Light
- Reviewed! An excellent rogue like game about fleeing the crushing might of an
enemy fleet. You'll deal with everything from space combat, dealing with
boarding parties, to making decisions that could make or break your game on the
role of a digital dice, such as if you should take in a criminal fleeing from
some other ship, who may a) join your crew or b) sabotage your ship. Not it's
lowest price at $2.99, but well worth it.
Crypt of the Necro Dancer
- First off, it's an Early Access game, so I'm passing because of that. Additionally,
while I have been surprised by mashup games before (in particular, Sequence)
that include a rhythm component, I don't think the idea of a "hardcore
roguelike rhythm game" would work for me. It's $8.99 today.
Dead Island
- I'm going to go with "what you want" is the complete collection for
$7.49. It's one of those games I've had sitting around forever, that generated
so much buzz with it's initial trailer, but that, upon it's delivery, resulted
in a situation where the accompanying sound must have been a "whomp,
whomp, whoooooomp" of disappointment. I've seen it played once, and, well,
that was kind of my impression too.
Wargame - So the
wargame series is a much more modern RTS, particularly when compared to other
war based RTS games, such as Company of Heroes. I've been told it's a solid
game, which is why I bought the original a few years back. Now there are 3
games, and you can have them all for $12.49.
The Wolf Among Us
- One of the games that is on my must play list, but that I've been holding off
on until it comes down in price and had been fully released. We're there on the
second point, but I'm pretty sure I got the fantastic The Walking Dead (which,
let's be honest, is my motivation for wanting to try and the next story based
game by Telltale) for $6.49, and the $2 difference between that and today's
$8.49 could score me another great game, so....yeah.
Stanley Parable - I finally ran through the
demo a few months back, and the source mod turned self sustained release didn't
appeal to me. The humor is different, and not something that really clicked
with me, so I don't see myself getting this game at today's $4.49.
Sins of a Solar
Empire Rebellion - Word on this one is its an excellent space RTS, because
today is apparently RTS day. It's always been on the pricey side, which is why
I never picked it up. It's $9.99.
Battleblock Theater
- Got this one during the last sale, and I would highly recommend you get it at
the ridiculously low price of $1.49. It's a comical platformer where the humor
is great (got to love that narrator), the levels are challenging, and some of
the time trials are really difficult. Can you find all the gems, yarn, and
still come in on time to get that A+?
***
So that's it for today. The only thing I really recommend
getting at the current price is Battleblock Theater and FTL. Wolf Among Us
would also be a good choice, as would Company of Heroes, but in those cases I'm
waiting for a decrease in cost. So what about you? Is there anything you like
in today's roundup?
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