Steam Summer Sale 7-19-13

**So obviously this one is a little late, and out of order. Apparently I hit save instead of publish and just never realized it. I'm putting it up anyways since a few of the games showed up in the encore sale. **

Well, I screwed that one up. I apparently forgot to record what games where on sale overnight, so I am very sorry about that. I've been tracking them as a means to keep you informed about sales you might have missed or what the potentially lowest price you'll see on a particular game is. All I have are the sales from this afternoon. To compound the problem, today's selection of main deals isn't exactly teeming with things I have intimate knowledge about. That all makes today pretty interesting, at least for me.

Main Sale

Skyrim - This version is the complete edition, including all those pesky DLCs. It's still pretty expensive at $35.99, but that is substantially less than you could get all the items for individually as recently as the last sale. I'm hoping the game will be under $15 come the 2 year mark this winter, but that might be pushing it too much ($30 is pretty likely, but GMG or Amazon might surprise me).

Civilization - Reviewed! It was on sale the other day, in case you missed it. Frankly I don't advocate purchasing this one, but I can't speak to the changes that came with the expansions, since the first version turned me off the series entirely. Still, I would recommend forgoing the $7.49 version for the more complete gold edition at $12.49, since it includes most of the DLCs. The just released Brave New World is not discounted.

Monaco - I've heard a lot of good things about this coop, class based, heist game. Personally, I'd like to try it out, except for the whole coop part. If you've got a couple of friends, I would recommend giving it a try, because it does seem worth it. $7.44 today.

Eve Online - This is that massive space faring MMO where there are a bunch of crazy antics like groups of people that intentionally harass the safe zones just to screw with the economy. Frankly, I don't think anything I could ever accomplish in this game would be as interesting as the stuff you can read about, but you might have more luck than I. It is a subscription based mmo, so there is that. The start pack is on sale for $4.98, and the monthly billing is discounted right now as well.

Grid 2 -  It's racing with beautifully render vehicles. Not my sort of thing, but it's $29.99 today. All 7 DLCs are also discounted.

Baldur's Gate Enhanced Edition - You'll have to forgive me, because I never played the original. I have heard a few concerns about this version of the game, though it seems like it's still worth picking up at $4.99.

Train Simulator 2013 - $10.99 for the base game, $1248.05 to get all 121 DLCs. If you decide to buy the whole thing, I'd love to know how that is.

Trails Evolution - A bit of a different racing game. All kinds of gravity, and sanity, defying moves in this one. A little much today, at $9.99. Still, there was a pretty big hurrah around this one when it was announced it was coming to PC.

Metro Last Light - So, this game should be awesome, and I will certainly pick it up in a year or so. The game itself is $29.99, but you can pick up the first one for $3.74 as well. f you want both and the DLCs, then get the franchise pack for $35.99.

Awesomnauts - This game has been on sale the last few sales, and I do finally own it thanks to some indie bundle, but I still haven't been inclined to play it due to it's multiplayer nature.  However, it is an all time low right now at $3.39


Flash Sales

Hitman - It's back in case you missed it the other day. $6.24 again.

Fallout - Also back, with several options just as before. The complete edition of New Vegas is $4.99, while the GOTY edition of Fallout 3 is also $4.99.

FTL - Also back, again for $2.49. Reviewed! And you should pick it up.

Star Conflict - I've never even heard of this game before now, it's apparently some kind of F2P MMO. This particular upgrade back is $39.99, which makes it seem very Pay 2 Win.


Voters' Choice

Super Meat Boy - The uber challenging platformer returns after it was on sale a few days ago. Still $3.74.


And in case you missed it (because I know I did!): Star Trek ($7.49), Rayman Origins ($6.79), Portal 2 ($4.99), Fable III ($4.99), and Bully ($3.74) were on sale this afternoon.

*****

Not the best day. Certainly some good games in the main sale, but those are all pretty expensive. To be expected of things like Metro Last Light, being so new, but Skyrim is just a repackaging of a game that's been around for a while. We'll see how that shakes out later in the year. Probably the best deals right now would be found in the flash sales, specifically Hitman, Fallout, and FTL. Oh well, hopefully tomorrow will be better.