Aw man. I bought Dwarfs?! for 5 during the sale. Never expected it would hit 75% off a mere week later.

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Three great games today. My thoughts:

Dwarfs?! is not at all like Terraria or Minecraft. It's sort of a strategy game in that you use resources to purchase things you need and train more dwarfs. It's a little bit like Lemmings in that you have to watch them because they're prone to getting themselves (and your whole world) into grave danger - they're autonomous. It's a very fun game and best of all there are several different modes and a completely entertaining tower-defense game to boot.

The Ball is kind of like Portal with a ball in that it's a first-person puzzler. There's tons of content including a super-cool portal-themed mission (remember it was part of the Portal 2 ARG), a survival mode, and a leaderboard. It's a good deal and it's a great looking game.

GRiD is a solid racer for $5.00. Well, for just about any price, really, so it's a steal at that price. Lots of mission-based racing, build your own team kind of stuff - not a sim, but very similar to its sister game, DiRT, except it isn't rally racing.

Originally Posted by hal Dwarfs?! is not at all like Terraria or Minecraft.

Did anyone think that?

Originally Posted by Jaysonguy Did anyone think that?

I hope not, saying Dwarfs?! is like Terraria is like saying Super Mario Brothers is like Half-Life - because they both take place in indoor/outdoor environments.

I think it was in reference to posts about "don't need another mining game".

Originally Posted by hal GRiD is a solid racer for $5.00. Well, for just about any price, really, so it's a steal at that price. Lots of mission-based racing, build your own team kind of stuff - not a sim, but very similar to its sister game, DiRT, except it isn't rally racing.

What does mission-based racing mean? We're not talking Grand Theft Auto or anything, right? This is a track racing game? I just wonder what you mean by missions. Thanks for any further clarification.

Originally Posted by Jaysonguy Did anyone think that?

No idea, but with comments about "mining games" I didn't want anyone to get a false impression.

Originally Posted by gcorlett What does mission-based racing mean? We're not talking Grand Theft Auto or anything, right? This is a track racing game? I just wonder what you mean by missions. Thanks for any further clarification.

Yeah, that was a little vague and poorly worded on my part. It is indeed a track racing game. You're constantly presented with a choice of challenges like "race this kind of car on this kind of track and beat so-and-so to win a bonus". Very much like DiRT.

Somewhat tempted on GRiD because I've got a racing wheel, but I know I'll never use it because setting up/taking down the thing is kind of a bitch. Also tempted on The Ball, how long is the campaign?

Glad I held off on Dwarfs!? during the summer sale, definitely going to jump on that now for 75% off.

Originally Posted by Hydro2Oxide Somewhat tempted on GRiD because I've got a racing wheel, but I know I'll never use it because setting up/taking down the thing is kind of a bitch. Also tempted on The Ball, how long is the campaign?

This website says around 6 hours.

Originally Posted by Hydro2Oxide Also tempted on The Ball, how long is the campaign?

I played through the campaign on normal, played the bonus Portal maps, and messed around a bit in the survival maps and Steam says I've played about 8 hours

Anyone who's ever wanted to try a racing game: GRID is the best you'll ever get. It's Arcade-ey but extremely fun. Especially multiplayer. There's all sorts of cars including F3 and F1000. There's also destruction derby mode but you'll have to find a host willing to do that though :P On top of it all the graphics are very nice as well.

I've had some great and excitingly intence races with this game (I got it for 360 though).

Originally Posted by Therapy Anyone who's ever wanted to try a racing game: GRID is the best you'll ever get. It's Arcade-ey but extremely fun. Especially multiplayer. There's all sorts of cars including F3 and F1000. There's also destruction derby mode but you'll have to find a host willing to do that though :P On top of it all the graphics are very nice as well. I've had some great and excitingly intence races with this game (I got it for 360 though).

For PC does it have multiplayer? Steam says online single player.

From what ive been told, GRID online servers were taken down for good. So basically just a single player experience. Still I heard it was a GREAT single player experience in its own right.

Originally Posted by DeathDream For PC does it have multiplayer? Steam says online single player.

There is a workaround

http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1938270

After dying frequently for a bit, my husband I got the hang of Terraria and were playing it the last few hours. Definitely a time sink-hole! I'm looking forward to building an epic house, someday.

Bought The Ball. It looked too good to not pass up.

I really like these daily deals. It allows me to try new games without breaking my wallet (if I decide I like the game enough). I wont buy anything if it's over $10 unless I really want the game though.

Does anyone know if this game will activate on steam?
http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/the...productDetails
Its the first Witcher. Its on sale for only $10.00.

Originally Posted by hypnotize191 Does anyone know if this game will activate on steam? http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/the...productDetails Its the first Witcher. Its on sale for only $10.00.

It will not activate on Steam, but you can also buy it from GOG for $10 with no DRM whatsoever.

No daily deal? Alteast its not showing for me.