Sales! Save $$$ while you sit on your butt!

[Crashpunk]

Halloween Steam Sale!

Best deals

Bioshock 2 - 75% Off
Amnesia: The Dark Descent - 75% Off
Killing Floor - 75% Off
Dead Space 2 - 75% Off
Left 4 Dead 2 - 75% off
Magicka - 75% Off *Wish I could run it
LIMBO - 75% Off

Also Hell Yeah! is 50% off which is great seeing how that game only came out recently

[Phylum]

Fallout 3 GOTY is $10. Fallout NV Ultimate is $25. That's -50% on both of them.

[dripik]

I'm considering Dead Space 2 because I only bought the first one recently and I love that game.

But actually, there are many many games on sale right now, it's worth checking the sale catalogue to see if there's anything you really want.

[Phylum]

I picked up Fallout 3 GOTY and Fallout NV Ultimate for $35.

30 minutes later the boot drive on my Windows rig died. I couldn't even download a substantial amount of them in that time.

Is this a sign I need to get out more?

[Varrok]

It probably wouldn't happen if you only bought NV

[Phylum]

I was about to post something really aggressive then, but I realised how silly it was that I was getting worked up over my computer dying.

It is actually really annoying. It's a really expensive computer. About half of it worked out to be the fancy Hybrid SSD. If it is actually dead that's fucking ridiculous. I don't care if it's covered by warranty, it's inconvenient.

e: Oh, yeah. I happen to like FO3 more.

[Crashpunk]

I feel like I'm the only person in the world who liked New Vegas much more then Fallout 3...

[Phylum]

I'll admit that NV was a better game, but I just had so much more fun in FO3 for some reason.

It'll be interesting to see what I think if I get to play them on PC any time soon.

[Varrok]

It's probably nothing serious, I had some problems with my newest PC a while after I bought it and they're all gone

[Nate]

It is actually really annoying. It's a really expensive computer. About half of it worked out to be the fancy Hybrid SSD. If it is actually dead that's fucking ridiculous. I don't care if it's covered by warranty, it's inconvenient.

What brand of SSD is it? It's really not that ridiculous; SSDs fail all the fucking time. Some brands are worse than others, but even Intel's SSDs fail, and they're currently regarded as being the most reliable out there.

[Phylum]

It's an OCZ.

I think I meant ridiculously annoying. I know that they can spontaneously die, especially in the first few months, but that doesn't make it any less frustrating.

In other news my system fan is no longer recognised in the BIOS, so it might have just overheated and freaked out. I don't think this has anything to do with it, but it's still worth investigating.

[Nate]

It's an OCZ.

Unless they've fixed things in the last few months*, they have the worst reputation for reliability. Also terrible reputation for customer service after they die.

Ultimately, with SSDs you get what you pay for.





* I was paying attention to these things earlier in the year before I assembled my new computer. Not sure what's going on now.

[dripik]

Not really a sale: Battlefield 1942 just became free to download as part of it's 10th anniversary.

[MeechMunchie]

I've sent off both of the DOTA 2 invites due to lack of interest. Wil hasn't accepted his yet, so anyone desperate can still butt in before he does.

WoF pounced on his like a starving animal, the selfish git. Sorry on his behalf, guys.

[Nate]

Thanks to the Humble Bundle 4, I now have Steam keys for games that I already have, or that I'll never play. First come, first serve.

Avadon: The Black Fortress
Machinarium
Eufloria

[dripik]

I'd be interested in Machinarium. I feel the need to catch up with the times.

[Vyrien]

Avadon looks like a total blast to the past, I'd be interested in that.

[MeechMunchie]

I'd like to give Eufloria a go.

Also, Wil doesn't seem to want his DOTA 2.

[MeechMunchie]

[Crashpunk]

The only game I've really played from that list is BIT.TRIP BEAT. I like it. The music is awesome and it's pretty additive

I've got Spacechem but I have no idea how it works. Got it free last year in that whole coal event or whatever it was.

[MeechMunchie]

pretty additive

Erm, glitter!

[Crashpunk]

My god I'm stupid.

*addictive

[Nate]

I've got Spacechem but I have no idea how it works. Got it free last year in that whole coal event or whatever it was.

It's pretty easy to pick up in-game. It's a puzzle game that gets quite tricky after a few levels, but it's worth giving it a shot.

[MeechMunchie]

Plus, it makes you feel like a genius.

[Phylum]

I've wanted to buy it for a while. How hard is it compared to something like kohctpyktop? How user friendly is it?

[Crashpunk]

Max Payne 3 is -75% off! That's just madness seeing how that game only came out a few months ago.

I don't have the right PC to play it and I haven't really seen much of the game personally but it's a great deal for a new-ish triple A title nonetheless.

[DarkHoodness]

Well that's me sold on that. The prequels are also on sale...

Also Portal 2 is on sale for £3.75 - Those who have been living under a rock for the past 1 and a half years really now do not have an excuse to miss out on this.

E: Max Payne 3 is 30 GB. Something to be aware of if you're short of HD space...

[dripik]

I can only rely a limited amount of gameplay footage that I've seen and hearing about Max Payne 3 from other people when I say this: if you're looking for story and cutscenes in your MP experience, don't hesitate to buy the third game. If you want more shooting and actual gameplay, you'll better be off choosing the first two titles. Again, it's what I've heard (and partly seen).

It's worth checking on games you've always wanted to buy during the sale. It might actually be on sale, even if it's not featured on the Store page as the daily sale or whatever.

[Nepsotic]

I just picked up Portal 1 for £1.74. I've wanted this on PC for years now so this is awesome.

[Varrok]

You paid money for Portal 1?