Originally Posted by Jackovasaurus Anyone?

Modern times is worth it. The rest are situational but they're dirt cheap at the moment aren't they? So why not?

Originally Posted by MysterD They reviewed original Silverfall version, not the version w/ the expansion. That version was buggy, had technical issues, performance issues, poor UI, not-so-good camera, and other things that kept it from reaching its true potential. That's why it got hella-slammed, when the vanilla game was released. The stand-alone expansion Earth Awakening pretty much fixed ALL of those above said issues - and overhauled the game completely. Earth Awakening was more than new content and new campaign - it also doubled as a major overhaul PATCH. It wasn't released at retail by Atari in the USA. Hence why Earth Awakening wasn't reviewed pretty much by anybody here in the States. You had to either get the UK Import (from places like Gogamer - which is what I did) or get it digitally. Plus, Monte Cristo Games Studios is now defunct.

Really glad to hear that, since I just bought the game last night knowing it was a technical nightmare.

Originally Posted by MysterD I'd recommend players buy Silverfall: Complete Edition [contains both Silverfall (original) + Silverfall: Earth Awakening (stand-alone expansion)]. Install them together into the same folder. IMHO - it's the BEST way to enjoy both games. Earth Awakening continues the story from where the ending leaves off, so you're best off playing Silverfall (original campaign) w/ EA installed - for all the technical improvements. I played Silverfall BEFORE the expansion even came out; and have played it afterwards when Earth Awakening came out - I bought both imports years ago cheap from Gogamer. With Earth Awakening installed, the original game's EXTREMELY IMPROVED - it's like a difference of night and day here. All the technical issues are pretty much GONE. I never tried this game on Win 7, so I can't speak on that. But, on Win XP - yeah, it ran tons better w/ Earth Awakening installed. DO NOT buy Silverfall original ALONE. Don't do it - you'll be missing out on the overhaul EA gives it, since the original game never got an overhaul patch. Earth Awakening IS the overhaul patch....and also contains new content and a new campaign.

Well I'm $3.75 over budget now... thanks to you, MysterD.

But I'll give it a shot. After XCOM

EDIT: ALL THOSE GB!!!!1!! crap... watch out for that bomb!

Originally Posted by TheKbob Well I'm $3.75 over budget now... thanks to you, MysterD. But I'll give it a shot. After XCOM EDIT: ALL THOSE GB!!!!1!! crap... watch out for that bomb!

Yeah, it's like 20 GB or so.

Originally Posted by TheKbob Well I'm $3.75 over budget now... thanks to you, MysterD. But I'll give it a shot. After XCOM EDIT: ALL THOSE GB!!!!1!! crap... watch out for that bomb!

MysterD is a one man Silverfall selling machine. He even got me to buy it. And I had never even heard of the game a week ago.

Originally Posted by Motoki I also kind of want the Valusoft Simulation Gaming pack even though it's only 50% off because it contains that gem of a game Prison Tycoon 4: Supermax which has now been removed from Steam's store as a separate game outside of that bundle which only appears on big holiday sales.

I hope there's an option to teach your inmates how to do the Thriller dance. And seriously, I'm glad PC gaming has evolved to the point where we get zombie DLC for train simulators, just for the lulz. It used to be so uppity and elitist back in the 90's...

so legend of grimrock looks pretty amazing

when does the winter sale usually run?

wondering how long i will need to wait if i don't buy torchlight 2 now

Originally Posted by tham1988 so legend of grimrock looks pretty amazing when does the winter sale usually run? wondering how long i will need to wait if i don't buy torchlight 2 now

December 20th it starts, it last for 14 days.

Originally Posted by The End MysterD is a one man Silverfall selling machine. He even got me to buy it. And I had never even heard of the game a week ago.

If you like loot-heavy ARPG's (like Dungeon Siege 2 + Broken World; Diablo 1 + 2);
Steampunk setting;
want a few AI followers (you don't really control these guys much at all, though);
and even some quests give you some decisions that matter on the quest and game's outcome AND your skill tree's skills (whether you lean towards Technology or Nature)...

...Silverfall: Complete is your ticket.

Granted, I ain't tried it on Win 7 64-bit, I dug it back on my older Win XP 32-bit PC.
I would guess if there's Win 7 issues w/ it, like most older games, you might want to try the common Win 7 fixes (i.e. run the game in compatibility mode for older Win OS's it worked on like say Win XP SP3; check the box to disable visual themes and disable desktop composition; and run the game as an Admin.)

Originally Posted by The End MysterD is a one man Silverfall selling machine. He even got me to buy it. And I had never even heard of the game a week ago.

I hadn't heard about it til 2 days ago and bought it on his review/recommendation as well.

Originally Posted by KaOTiK December 20th it starts, it last for 14 days.

thank you

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Originally Posted by KaOTiK December 20th it starts, it last for 14 days.

does it have similar schedule to this autumn sale?
as in giving you at least 12 hours to get each deal.

So the final damage looks like:

The Witcher 2 - $7.49
E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy - $2.49
Penny Arcade Combo Pack - $2.99
The Witcher: Enhanced Edition - $2.49
Star Wars: KOTOR - $2.49
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - $2.49

Not bad about what I hoped/expected for this sale

Originally Posted by tham1988 does it have similar schedule to this autumn sale? as in giving you at least 12 hours to get each deal.

Honestly, nobody can say for sure. There once was a pretty set pattern of how they approached the big sales. But with each big sale over the past year, they've tweaked things slightly.

Thanks for Silverfall. I guess my cat can go hungry until payday.

Originally Posted by zubalove Thanks for Silverfall. I guess my cat can go hungry until payday.

or you can just eat the cat....and not have to buy yourself food and buy more games

For anyone that missed the Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD flash sale on steam amazon PM'd it. Just realized it.
http://www.amazon.com/Tony-Hawks-Pro...s_979455011_73

Originally Posted by tham1988 so legend of grimrock looks pretty amazing

Yeah, it's good from the few hours I did play, a bit ago...
...and I do need to get back to it, eventually.

EDIT:

Originally Posted by pantsattack Nah, they've come around to the seasonal $5 sale side of things. It used to be rare. I think the biggest culprits are Capcom now. So tomorrow 75% off DMC4.

LOL! :-X

Originally Posted by kiwimonster For anyone that missed the Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD flash sale on steam amazon PM'd it. Just realized it. http://www.amazon.com/Tony-Hawks-Pro...s_979455011_73

I used to be really heavy in to THPS. This game isn't worth even a quarter, dude. Soooooo half-assed

Originally Posted by krevee So the final damage looks like: The Witcher 2 - $7.49 E.Y.E.: Divine Cybermancy - $2.49 Penny Arcade Combo Pack - $2.99 The Witcher: Enhanced Edition - $2.49 Star Wars: KOTOR - $2.49 Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II - $2.49 Not bad about what I hoped/expected for this sale

And now I am buying the Penny Arcade Combo pack... thought it was just going to be KOTOR 1+2 for me until Winter.