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This thread will attempt to provide a place to discuss past/present/future PC gaming deals. While mainly focusing on Steam games, any standout sales may also be presented. I will not be updating every Daily/Weekly/etc. sale. The tools to help individuals become a smarter shopper will be provided below.

See this POST for links to store sale pages, threads of interest and other tools to help you become a more informed PC game shopper.
 
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FissFiss said:
So much hate going on in here.
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Hey, you little console fanboy slut, the only hate here is your hate for Nintendo and Zelda, so why don't you take your 4K and shove it up your ass where your head is. Some of us prefer gameplay over the latest graphics and some of us prefer the wholesome nature of Zelda compared to the evil, vile sexual filth of Witcher 3. I hope god rapes you with a Dualshock 4 and then leaves it up your ass.

- Sent from Nintendo Switch Tablet Controller

 
hostyl1 said:
Isn't this where someone posts a "Budget PC that Beats XB1/PS4" article?
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Heh, a budget PC still makes you a peasant....

MysterD said:
Assassin's Creed 1 doesn't belong on the list, IMHO. It was good b/c it was something brand new, but not great.
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Then put Super Mario Galaxy in its place... Or the Orange Box (I sort of didn't list it as high since there's a fair amount of repackaging in it... But Team Fortress 2, Portal, and a new Half Life Episode is still a nice selection of new.)

The point I was making is that its silly to suggest that any couple of months can compare to a similar window from 2007. Hell, November 2007 likely saw more great games released than some years see released. (CoD 4: Modern Warfare, Crysis, AC1, Uncharted, and Mass Effect.)

 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
Heh, a budget PC still makes you a peasant....

Then put Super Mario Galaxy in its place... Or the Orange Box (I sort of didn't list it as high since there's a fair amount of repackaging in it... But Team Fortress 2, Portal, and a new Half Life Episode is still a nice selection of new.)

The point I was making is that its silly to suggest that any couple of months can compare to a similar window from 2007. Hell, November 2007 likely saw more great games released than some years see released. (CoD 4: Modern Warfare, Crysis, AC1, Uncharted, and Mass Effect.)
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I could go w/ swapping the slots you have: swap AC and The Witcher 1.

AC is probably worth a "Honorable Mention" b/c it was something new + good, but hadn't reached its true potential yet.

 
If I was trying to come up with dumber topics than console talk, "Meticulously ranking the game releases of 2007" wouldn't have occurred to me but I have to admit that it's a strong contender.

 
Syntax Error said:
If I was trying to come up with dumber topics than console talk, "Meticulously ranking the game releases of 2007" wouldn't have occurred to me but I have to admit that it's a strong contender.
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Well, we could talk about NieR: Automata hiding 3 campaigns behind the main campaign (first campaign):

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2017-03-10-why-you-should-play-nier-automata-after-the-first-playthrough

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agentghost said:
Currently 720P/30 fps. You will rejoin the rank of the last gen console peon via $99/year premium sub (no, you don't own the games) while the current gen console peasant enjoy 1080P/4k gaming and 60fps on their own machines.

And I assume that your internet connection is super high speed with unlimited bandwith cap (u have to factor the premium monthly bill for that premium speed and data too, don't u?). I hope your internet don't die on a rainy night you decide to stream because this streaming subscription is a just subversive always-on DRM (no internet, no game for you). Thirdly, no MP for those games you stream.

So at the end of the day, why don't you just buy a PS4 on Black Friday instead?
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Would've been a way better idea if I could actually buy the exact PS Now titles that I want + download these titles to my PC like Steam lets us do, instead of just bloody streaming them.

Bleh @ the idea of forced streaming-to-play games.

 
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MysterD said:
I could go w/ swapping the slots you have: swap AC and The Witcher 1.

AC is probably worth a "Honorable Mention" b/c it was something new + good, but hadn't reached its true potential yet.
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Did you play AC1 first or did you go back and play it after playing some of the later series?

 
IAmTheCheapestFox said:
Did you play AC1 first or did you go back and play it after playing some of the later series?
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First.

Own it from retail in a nice slim DVD case.

And it ran like garbage on most PC's back then, also - including me.

Overrated game, IMHO. Just about every AC title after it is better than AC1, IMHO.

AC2 was such an improved + much better game, I don't even know where to begin.

Also, Altair didn't really become more of an interesting of a character until (the disappointing) AC: Revelations came out, TBH. Since I'm on AC: Rev here, AC: Rev might be more of the same typical AC gameplay stuff, for the most part - but it pretty much should be played to finish up Altair + Ezio's stories.

 
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MysterD said:
First.

Own it from retail in a nice slim DVD case.

And it ran like garbage on most PC's back then, also - including me.

Overrated game, IMHO. Just about every AC title after it is better than AC1, IMHO.
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Well, one, that it ran like crap on PCs really shouldn't reflect on it's ranking considering it ran fine on consoles, and two, to talk about great games released in a specific year and then go on and on about games in the future being better is sort of irrelevant and unfair. Sure, in retrospect the game may not seem as good since things improve over time, but at the time it was a pretty well-received game.

 
MysterD said:
Well, we could talk about NieR: Automata hiding 3 campaigns behind the main campaign (first campaign)
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We could, but Nier: Automata is something that's been completely beneath my radar so it'd be a short conversation.

Would've been a way better idea if I could actually buy the exact PS Now titles that I want + download these titles to my PC
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Better for you, maybe. Not better for Sony since they would have to port stuff to PC instead of having it play via PS hardware on their end. And, since Sony doesn't actually own those games, it's not as though they could just make and distribute ports even if they wanted to.

 
IAmTheCheapestFox said:
Well, one, that it ran like crap on PCs really shouldn't reflect on it's ranking considering it ran fine on consoles, and two, to talk about great games released in a specific year and then go on and on about games in the future being better is sort of irrelevant and unfair. Sure, in retrospect the game may not seem as good since things improve over time, but at the time it was a pretty well-received game.
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I do sort of find it ironic that he holds AC2 over AC1 head but doesn't do the same for the Witcher... (The Witcher had allot of issues at release.)

 
IAmTheCheapestFox said:
Well, one, that it ran like crap on PCs really shouldn't reflect on it's ranking considering it ran fine on consoles, and two, to talk about great games released in a specific year and then go on and on about games in the future being better is sort of irrelevant and unfair. Sure, in retrospect the game may not seem as good since things improve over time, but at the time it was a pretty well-received game.
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I still was able to get through AC1 on the PC fine and all - but it is not really that great of a game, IMHO. A lot of the cool concepts we love about AC games is here - but eh, it's execution certainly was not there.

While running around rooftops and doing main mission assassinations was cool, it just lacked....something. The cut + paste galore everywhere from side-quests to NPC's to voice-work was ridiculous. Worse is that the game required you often to do a few side-quests before you could even take a main quest on. A lot of the side-stuff felt like padding, before you could get to a main quest/missions - and the game probably would've been better off not forcing that kind of non-sense.

Back-loading the last 1/3rd of AC1 with combat was a big mistake, also - since it still felt like its combat back then was still half-baked.

A lot of this stuff is going to be opinionated and subjective, of course. While it kick-started the series, eh - it's basically suffered from the same problems Far Cry 2 suffered from: cut + paste of content everywhere & just not the greatest of design.

If we're talking 2007 - I'll take Bioshock 1; CoD4; Orange Box; Witcher 1; Mass Effect 1; and Crysis 1 any day over AC1.

 
Far Cry 2 suffered from the instant-respawn guard posts and the demented malaria mechanic.  But it was one of those games that I very much enjoyed and only learned later that I was supposed to have hated it.

 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
I do sort of find it ironic that he holds AC2 over AC1 head but doesn't do the same for the Witcher... (The Witcher had allot of issues at release.)
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Witcher 1 was great, IMHO. But, no - it ain't perfect; namely b/c of its combat system. That's...really about it here, TBH.

While W1's combat was different and decent enough, it just ain't even W2's league of combat + isn't as good as many other RPG's. But, W1 isn't just all about the combat - as it's also about the gray decision-making (and making you not reload b/c your decisions have their results show up numerous hours later, in most cases) + how what the "Best choices" morally doesn't always give you the best result; the characters; the story; and all of that stuff.

W2 really just handles combat much better + looks graphically much better, IMHO - that's really about it.

W1 was much better + more complete on story, plot character, and things of that sort. By the end, I was satisfied w/ W1. Can't say the same w/ W2.

W2 had everything going for it story-wise - but then it completely botched the whole story thing in Chapter 3, pretty much setting it up for W3: WH and leaving us with a very weak + anti-climatic finish. And it took them a while to patch-in and add extra slides at the game that has the "alright, y'all complained so we'll make your decisions feel important", since so many complained about the original W2 ending having NONE of that. Also, W2 played horrible w/ KB-mouse upon release, as you couldn't even set keys up to numpad keys - of course, they eventually fixed + patched that up, after people complained about that like crazy. One thing about CDPR, which I do love - they'll listen to gamers and actually go out of their way to improve + fix stuff up.

 
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Syntax Error said:
Far Cry 2 suffered from the instant-respawn guard posts and the demented malaria mechanic. But it was one of those games that I very much enjoyed and only learned later that I was supposed to have hated it.
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FC2 + AC1 were hyped to no end, before + after their release. Neither of them lived up even bloody close to their hype train, IMHO.

Both of those games came from that UbiSoft era of some not-so-hot design issues & cut+paste mechanics. They were certainly onto something good here, but just hadn't reached greatness yet.

FC2 just wishes it could've been in STALKER: SoC's league - oh yeah, there's another 2007 title (STALKER: SoC).

 
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Stalker: SoC was buggy trash on release.  Hell, unmodded it's still 70% buggy trash.  It's buggy trash that I love but, hey, I love my children too and they're also bug-riddled.

Aside from both being first person shooters, Stalker and Far Cry 2 are two completely separate milieus and styles of game.  You might as well say that Stalker just wishes it could have had FC2's features (such as the vehicle system the developers abandoned).

 
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Nier Automata is alot of mindless fun, definitely recommend, though the first little bit is somewhat dull.  The combat is definitely refreshing.  Hope the PC port is good since the framerate drops on console are pretty bad.

 
warreni said:
I only played the 2013 one because Rise hasn't hit my $10 price point yet and I probably can't run it anyway, but I thought it was a solid action-adventure, which doesn't make it a Tomb Raider game in the classic sense, but who cares?
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Then you should really enjoy Horizon.

I'd compare it to Shadow of Mordor, a game with few original ideas of it's own (ignoring the Nemesis System) while greatly improving on what came before, elevating it beyond copy/paste ubisoft status.

Horizon does little new, but it does it better than the games it pulls from.

 
FissFiss said:
Nier Automata is alot of mindless fun, definitely recommend, though the first little bit is somewhat dull. The combat is definitely refreshing. Hope the PC port is good since the framerate drops on console are pretty bad.
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Syntax Error said:
Stalker: SoC was buggy trash on release. Hell, unmodded it's still 70% buggy trash. It's buggy trash that I love but, hey, I love my children too and they're also bug-riddled.

Aside from both being first person shooters, Stalker and Far Cry 2 are two completely separate milieus and styles of game. You might as well say that Stalker just wishes it could have had FC2's features (such as the vehicle system the developers abandoned).
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Do you think STALKER series really needed the vehicle system in their game? I think the game turned out just fine w/out the vehicles that they originally planned.

I don't know - but were STALKER's controls of the vehicles bad or something?

Anyways, I think STALKER was very fresh, back when it came out; and a lot better than Boiling Poiint: RTH (AKA Xenus 1). BP was a mess, back in its day - to say the least; and it's a bit better w/ the last Euro Patch.

 
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So Horizon is like Witcher 3 and Shadow of Mordor -- two games I got bored with.  I guess I can hold off on that PS4 purchase (and I was THIS close!).

In other news, we're playing Town of Salem tonight.  I have never played it so... uhhh... play it tonight!

 
MysterD said:
Do you think STALKER series really needed the vehicle system in their game? I think the game turned out just fine w/out the vehicles that they originally planned.
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But they did plan those vehicles and wanted them -- money and coding problems kept them from being implemented, not intentional design choices. The actual point being that the two games aren't very similar at all and saying X wishes it was Y is kind of silly.

Anyway, between Far Cry and Stalker, there's no question which is the more successful franchise so I guess the Far Cry people can cry all the way to the bank.

 
Syntax Error said:
But they did plan those vehicles and wanted them -- money and coding problems kept them from being implemented, not intentional design choices. The actual point being that the two games aren't very similar at all and saying X wishes it was Y is kind of silly.

Anyway, between Far Cry and Stalker, there's no question which is the more successful franchise so I guess the Far Cry people can cry all the way to the bank.
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Well, maybe the FC group after FC2, since originally Crytek created Far Cry 1 - which is a much different game than the open-world sequels.

To me, FC series didn't finally get the open-world thing right until FC3.

STALKER was a great series, for the most part. For me, the only real hiccup was the half-baked + rehashed-as-can-be STALKER: Clear Sky. Good, yes - but STALKER: CS still was not as great as SoC + CoP.

 
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Syntax Error said:
Far Cry 2 suffered from the instant-respawn guard posts and the demented malaria mechanic. But it was one of those games that I very much enjoyed and only learned later that I was supposed to have hated it.
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fc2 was crap, played the hell out of 1, 2 was crushing, bitter disappointment. never finished that junk

 
INMATEofARKHAM said:
Then put Super Mario Galaxy in its place... Or the Orange Box (I sort of didn't list it as high since there's a fair amount of repackaging in it... But Team Fortress 2, Portal, and a new Half Life Episode is still a nice selection of new.)

The point I was making is that its silly to suggest that any couple of months can compare to a similar window from 2007. Hell, November 2007 likely saw more great games released than some years see released. (CoD 4: Modern Warfare, Crysis, AC1, Uncharted, and Mass Effect.)
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Silly to suggest?! South Park: Fractured But Whole was supposed to be out too, plus I forgot to add Mass Effect Andromeda. Not to mention you just used Call of Doody and Ass Creed to make a point about "best games"!?!

You put three of the best releases of that '07 window into your Honorable Mention category! Orange Box, The Witcher, and Crysis should all be right up there with Bioshock and Mass Effect. But yeah, you're right. That's a very impressive window of releases.

Anyways, time is gong to stop and playing all other games cease completely on April 4th when Persona 5 comes out. Been waiting for this game for so many years. I just want to date some Japanese schoolgirls ok?

 
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Nothing371 said:
You also put three of the best releases of that '07 window into your Honorable Mention category! Orange Box, The Witcher, and Crysis should all be right up there with Bioshock and Mass Effect. But yeah, you're right. That's a very impressive window of releases.
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Agreed 100% with that.

 
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