Alright, a new set of deals. Also, most of the competitors are wrapping up, so things will get pretty quiet tomorrow.
Green Man Gaming had Sim City for $29.99, Battlefield 4 for $39.99, Need for Speed Rivals for $39.99, FIFA 14 for $19.99, FIFA Manager 14 for $13.50, and Bionic Dues for $4.99 for one set, Take Down Red Sabre for $7.49, The Walking Dead and DLC for $7.49, The Dark Eye Chains of Satinav for $4.99, Total War titles for up to 75% off, with the bonus being "up to 80% off select great digital games." This was followed up by the climax sale, which seems to have every previous sale up. There are a couple of good ones in there, if you're willing to dig, but it seemed like most of the games available weren't the major ones.
Amazon still has it's Cyber Monday Deals. Like GMG, there are some interesting deals there, but some of the best ones seem to have past.
The Humble Store has reshuffled it's offerings again, and has a few new titles up for grabs.
Good Old Games still has it's sale going on, if you can sneak in before the deadline.
Main Sale:
Tomb Raider - A slight drop in price from what it was during the summer sale at $9.99. No a bad deal, though the game isn't without it's criticisms, mostly in that it's QTE heavy and departs from some of the past titles, which you can actually get as part of the Tomb Raider Collection for $13.99. I myself haven't played Tomb Raider since IV, back when games only came in boxes, so I feel no pressing need to pick this up.
Scribblenauts Unlimited - Actually not a great deal on this game, which was less during last winter's sale (Amazon had it for $3.74 back then), which is despite a new title releasing in the series. I would strongly suggest holding off until next month to see if you can find a better deal elsewhere. It's $9.99 for the Unlimited game, and $19.99 for Unmasked, the new title.
Call of Duty Black Ops II - The game is a year old, is part of an annualized release, and is part of the less half of that release cycle, being the game that people only talk about because of a coop zombie survival mode. And despite all that, it's still $29.99. Yeah, good luck with that.
The Stanley Parable - A recently greenlit game. I'll just put it this way. If you like the *twist* in Bioshock, you'll like this parody/criticism of gaming. While I am eager to try it myself, that'll be when the game is 75% off, instead of the $8.99 it is today.
Garry's Mod - The do anything with valve models sandbox game? It's a weird one that I only picked up because of the ability to create flying cameras to record TF2 level intros. Really not a game in the typical sense. It returns to it's usual $2.49 today.
Shadow Warrior - Recently released, and $9.99 in multiple places. It does look like a pretty interesting game, though I never played the original.
Dust An Elysian Tail - A game which I have been waiting to drop to this price. I got it as payback for a trade a while ago. I looks like a really good 2D action game, albeit with a strange art style. I'll be able to tell you more in the future, but it is $3.74 today, which is probably the lowest price it'll hit.
Europa Universalis IV - I'm not familiar with this one either, but it's $19.99.
Age of Empires II HD Edition - Another game/series that has come up a lot lately during these sales. It's $4.99 today.
Flash Sales:
How to Survive - The just released zombie survival game is $7.49. Seems to have a Diablo-esque ARPGness to it. Might be interesting, but I'd rather spend the money on Van Helsing if I'm going to get an ARPG today.
Endless Space - I played this 4X space game a year or so ago as part of a free weekend. While it was an interesting game, I felt it still needed more, even if it was a better experience than something like Civ 5. Exploration, research, terraforming planets and then dealing with how those planets impact your resources/empire. The game has been updated several times since, so I can't speak to it's current state too well. I'ts $7.49 for the Emperor Edition, or $8.74 to include the one DLC.
Guns of Icarus Online - Another common sale game. It's $3.74 today.
Natural Selection - I tried this back during a free weekend. While I really enjoyed the original HL1 mod when it came out, I didn't find the new take on the asymetrical RTS/FPS hybrid as enjoyable. Still a good game, but multiplayer just doesn't do it for me. However, considering it's $2.49, it's not a bad one to pick up.
And in case you missed it, Poker Night 2 was $0.99, Deadpool was $9.99, Monaco was $2.99, Mount & Blade was 75% off, Reus for $2.49, Magicka for $2.49, Grid 2 for $29.99, Farming Simulator 2013 Titanium Edition for $13.99, Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition for $7.49, Guncraft for $3.74, NASCAR The Game for $9.99, and Brutal Legend for $1.99.
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Okay, so today was a terrible game for me. I had to mostly go off of tangential experiences or free weekends. Even then, few of the titles up here garnered much attention when they were fresh. Really, if I had to be a judge, I'd say this is probably the worse day of the sale. Dust is the only thing I got, and while Tomb Raider is something I'll probably try eventually, that won't be for a while. Well, here's to hoping tomorrow's deals are better.
The whole sale was supremely crappy IMO. I picked up Final Fantasy 7 and that's it I think. Meanwhile at Amazon I got a Walking Dead DLC, Sly 4 (PS3), and the Thief trio of games.
ReplyDeleteMaybe I have too many games (99% unplayed) and that's why it seemed crappy but even so, most of my wishlist was filled with 25% off beside a handful of 40% games.
Not expecting much from the xmas sale either.
I agree with you that many of the games on my wish list didn't come up on sale. I think the most you'll see out of this same, since it has started, are a few more dollars off some of the bigger games that are already a year old. For example, something that was 75% off $50 might still only be 75% off, but the regular price may only be $40 now. The only big title I'd expect to be a bit less is Tomb Raider.
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