Day two of the sale. Already I noticed that only 40% of today's deals are "Cards!," so there's that. Kind of a mixed back today, including a few games I've already reviewed, and a few more that I've play some game in a series, but not the one on sale.
Main Sale
Chivalry Medieval Warfare - I have played this, but only briefly during a free weekend. It is an interesting first person slasher game, or whatever the heck you want to call this genre. Modes include things like escorting a ram, or just team death match. Fun stuff, with turret based weapons. Personally, I found it to be much simpler than, say, my reviewed War of the Roses, and I didn't care for it as much. But if you're interested in pretty much every killing blow being a decapitation, I would recommend getting it at the low price of $6.24 today.
Just Cause 2 - Alright, I need to play this, since I've only had it for a couple of years. It's a whopping 80% off, which brings it down to $2.99. The DLCs will set you back another $1.73.
Surgeon Simulator 2013 - So this game is one of those that has just sort of gone viral, mostly because it's ridiculous. I've heard it said by someone that was an actual surgeon that really surgery is easier than this game. The fun comes from doing things like taking out someone's guts and tossing them out the back of the ambulance you're ridding it. A very low $3.39 today.
Fez - At least it's not $90, or whatever that ill advised quote was. Still, the very interesting looking multi 2D (?) platformer is $4.99 today.
FTL - Reviewed! It's one of those games that you can really play endlessly, since each play through is completely different. It' takes a combination of skill, planning, and lots of luck to make it through a full life of this game, but thankfully it's only $2.49 today, which makes it the lowest price I can recall. If you were considering it, I'd highly recommend it.
Darksiders II - I haven't played this game yet, though I picked it up for more than it is today back in December of last year. I did however review the first game, so you can take a look at that to get an idea of what to expect from this more adult version of adventure games popularized by series such as Zelda. It's $9.99, but unfortunately there is no franchise pack or other way to get the DLCs for cheap.
The Walking Dead - Reviewed. Lowest price I've ever seen it at $6.24, and something that you should buy, and play, right this very second. The discount does not apply to the just release DLC, since, you know, it was just released.
Anno 2070 - City building sims aren't my forte in general, but if they are yours, it's $14.99 today. The complete edition is $24.99.
Black Ops II - I've grown to harbor a certain level of disdain for the CoD series, given the quality of the stories, shortness of gameplay, and a rising hatred for the community of those games. Not to bias what I'm saying or anything. Still, the game is 50% off at $29.99 today, which is probably the best you'll do for a long while on a CoD title (the original is still $20).
Sniper 2 - If you were interested in this one, it looks like waiting would have paid off. Just released four months and a day ago, this game is now 85% off, taking the cake for biggest discount of the day at $4.49. The trailer is corny as hell, and I'm currently having my sniper itch scratched by Sniper Elite V2, but I suppose I could pick this up as well. At least this one has a demo.
Flash Sales
Bully - $3.74
Super Meat Boy - The extremely challenging platformer game where you can spend hours making the only acceptable perfect jump. I highly recommend a controller. It's $3.74.
Godmode - $4.99
Magicka - Reviewed! The base game is $2.49, and you should certainly pick it up. But what you should really get is the Collection, which is $8.74 and includes the large number of DLC this game has.
Voters' Choice
Sleeping Dogs - Alright, so I played the demo of this game a long time ago, and it seemed pretty interesting. More of a melee GTA with destructible environments and a much better story. Now I'll actually pick it up, since the game is only $6.24. Unforunately, the 75% off discount doesn't apply to the DLC packs, which is another $27.49, though I've heard you don't need all the 22 something DLCs anyways.
In case you missed it, and because there is a good chance these sales will come up again during the sale at the same price, the following games were on sale over night, and earlier today: Duke Nukem 3D ($3.39), Football Manager 2013 ($9.99), Little Inferno ($2.49), Civilization V ($7.49, $12.49, and more dlcs), and Sanits Row The Third ($4.99 or $7.49) for this morning. Legend of Grimrock ($3.74), XCOM: Enemy Unknown ($9.99), Bit.trip 2 ($7.49), Farcry 3 ($23.99), and GTA 4 ($5) for this afternoon.
That's it for today. Not too much to say. I guess I'll just save my words for tomorrow then, when hopefully I have actually played and reviewed every game on the list so I can be a bit more helpful.
I think everyone loves Just Cause 2, and even I'm pretty impressed at how wild it is in videos.
ReplyDeleteI have no idea about Surgeon Simulator. It looks like an awful half hearted indie game someone put out in 5 minutes.... but everyone loves it.
I wouldn't take Fez for free. The developer seems to delight in insulting his customers at every opportunity. I have some moral qualms about buying from someone who so distinctly hates me and desperately wants me to know I should die ASAP.
FTL is on my backlog but looks great.
Already have Anno 2070 and The Walking Dead as well, both also on the endless backlog with FTL.
Bully is a decent game. I suck at anything actiony so I could never make it far though.
Yeah, Just Cause 2 is one of those games that comes up during every sale, even though it's been out for a number of years now. I do really need to play it, because I've never heard anyone say anything bad about it.
DeleteI believe Surgeon Simulator is just one of those games where the whole thing is a big joke, and that's why people like playing it. If you watch the video for it on Steam it does start with a line about some devs trying to make a game in 48 hours, and it was such a hit that they put another 48 days into. I mean, I would love to only work for 50 days and have something that becomes that big of a success, so I guess they are doing something right.
So...no Ubisoft or EA games either then, right?
I am surprised you haven't tried The Walking Dead yet. I am eagerly awaiting the second season, and will eventually get around to the DLC for season one when it's cheaper or I hit trading card gold. FTL could require a ton of time or be done in a single play through. It'll depend on your luck and how well you approach the situation. Certainly something you could sink all your time into. From the looks of things, you need to change something in your life so you can play more games, and then not have as big of a backlog as I do.