On December 25 2013 06:11 lethal111 wrote:
Im planning on buying Total war Rome and was wondering if the 50% off flash deal is the best it will get during the winter sale. Because that game looked pretty good

it just came out 3 months ago, so probably

Gorsameth

Netherlands22373 Posts

December 24 2013 21:22 GMT

#8762

Yes. Flash/Daily Deals are the the lowest it will go.

hootsushi

Germany3468 Posts

December 24 2013 21:59 GMT

#8763

Can we have a mod note above the thread saying if its flash or daily sale it will NOT get any lower?

Simberto

Germany11839 Posts

December 24 2013 22:19 GMT

#8764

Steam sales are not hard to understand.

If it is a daily/flash/community deal, it will not get cheaper. If not, it might, but does not necessarily have to. It has always been like this, and it will keep being like this because it is the only way to not make people very angry.

fishbowl

United States1575 Posts

December 25 2013 02:09 GMT

#8765

Super Hexagon for $0.30 is kind of a great deal guys. Get it if you don't have it already.

Varanice

United States1517 Posts

December 25 2013 02:26 GMT

#8766

On December 25 2013 11:09 fishbowl wrote:
Super Hexagon for $0.30 is kind of a great deal guys. Get it if you don't have it already.

I was one cent away from another trading card so I went ahead and bought it (and sold the trading card) the game has more or less costed me 7 cents, and those 7 cents I got from selling random stuff on the market so should be interesting lol.

carebear91

Singapore236 Posts

December 25 2013 02:40 GMT

#8767

Any recommendations for today's dailies?

KezseN

Singapore1450 Posts

December 25 2013 02:42 GMT

#8768

First impression i got from today's dailies is pretty "meh". Except FTL, i heard tht game is good but it doesn't click for me though.

Blitzkrieg0

United States13132 Posts

December 25 2013 03:55 GMT

#8769

On December 25 2013 11:09 fishbowl wrote:
Super Hexagon for $0.30 is kind of a great deal guys. Get it if you don't have it already.

Gotta pick up the two pack for fifty cents so that you save a nickel. Just gotta find somebody to go in with on it ^_^

Chocolate

United States2350 Posts

December 25 2013 04:10 GMT

#8770

On December 25 2013 11:42 KezseN wrote:
First impression i got from today's dailies is pretty "meh". Except FTL, i heard tht game is good but it doesn't click for me though.

I don't like FTL that much to be honest. There simply isn't that much content, and the game quickly gets very repetitive. I get much more entertainment out of free games of similar genres (roque-likes).

Picking up super hexagon because it looks pretty dope.

Fuck this game is addicting already.

This game is going to give me a mental condition I swear to God what even is this.

Pwere

Canada1557 Posts

December 25 2013 05:50 GMT

#8771

FTL is great. You get easily ~10 games out of it, at 3-4h a pop when you succeed. I'm glad I played it.

And super hexagon looks like a next gen Super Gravitron from VVVVVV. That thing was insane, I played the hell out of it. Time to get the wallet out and spend those 49 cents!

Cam Connor

Canada786 Posts

December 25 2013 05:51 GMT

#8772

i like super hexagon way better on my phone than on the computer

Trumpet

United States1935 Posts

December 25 2013 05:58 GMT

#8773

FTL is one of my favorite games I've played in the last several years. It may not be for everyone, but I absolutely love it. You will eventually run into the same scenarios, but the outcomes aren't always the same and no two runs will ever go the same way, so the game is generally as much about managing risks and decision making as it is space combat. Also there's going to be a big, completely free update coming soon to it, which you can see more about on their site.

+ that soundtrack is one of the best around.

(I've played over 150 hours of FTL as of writing this)

WindWolf

Sweden11767 Posts

December 25 2013 06:11 GMT

#8774

FTL is a great game! New maps each time gives the game huge replay-value (I would want to play more, but Euro Truck Sim 2 eats away my time) and the soundtrack is amazing

tyr

France1686 Posts

December 25 2013 06:22 GMT

#8775

I agree, FTL is my 2012 GOTY, definitely worth checking out if you haven't already.

synapse

China13814 Posts

December 25 2013 06:53 GMT

#8776

im gonna be one of the naysayers, i really didn't like FTL. gameplay itself gets very repetitive, and more often than not your fate seems to be out of your control. other roguelikes (spelunky, BoI) feel a lot more rewarding imo. but at least the soundtrack is nice?

Enki

United States2548 Posts

December 25 2013 07:02 GMT

#8777

FTL is just very RNG based, at least it was to me. You could play as well as you want but if you just get bad luck it can end your runs. Makes it kinda hard to enjoy it after awhile especially compared to something like Binding of Isaac. Does have a sick soundtrack though...

Got Super Hexagon myself since it was so cheap but haven't tried it out yet. Been playing Risk of Rain. It's pretty fun but I feel like there just isn't that much in it with regards to items, bosses, and level layouts. Pretty much the same layouts which is kinda getting boring. Hopefully they add more to it sometime.

Also, they are releasing an FTL: Advanced Edition early next year but from what I read it isn't adding that much. Guess we will see if it ends up being any better...

On December 25 2013 15:53 synapse wrote:
im gonna be one of the naysayers, i really didn't like FTL. gameplay itself gets very repetitive, and more often than not your fate seems to be out of your control. other roguelikes (spelunky, BoI) feel a lot more rewarding imo. but at least the soundtrack is nice?

This sums up how I feel quite well.

Chocolate

United States2350 Posts

December 25 2013 07:18 GMT

#8778

I encourage all of you that enjoy FTL to give other roguelikes a try, then. I know that tons of people like FTL, and that's awesome. But I have been exposed to other roguelikes that maybe spoiled FTL for me; I was already accustomed with the general layout of roguelikes, and while FTL's combat system is unique, it just seemed like a rather limited roguelike in comparison with dungeon crawl stone soup or even dwarf fortress' adventure mode (you think FTL can eat up time? Give dungeon crawl a try). Obviously it is a more polished game all around with nice music, an actual graphics system, etc. but gameplay wise it just seemed lacking in depth. And ditto to the RNG comments. I hate how certain playthroughs just seem completely unwinnable not from skill but merely from roll of the gen().

I mean it's great that you enjoy FTL for its new maps every time but in my opinion there are a lot of games that provide WAY more variation. And it gets kind of stale when you get scenario X for the umpteenth time and already know that choosing option y is always the best, especially considering the number of scenarios (not enough IMO). But tons of people find it incredibly fun and have put days of time into it, while I've only played around 15 hr, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

Super hexagon is super fun and I super recommend it. So addicting...

imallinson

United Kingdom3482 Posts

December 25 2013 07:26 GMT

#8779

With Risk of Rain the level layouts are the same every time but each stage has the option of two different levels. I think with how important time management is in the game its better that way. As you play more you get more efficient at the levels, its a good speedrunning game if you are into that.

edit: Also Super Hexagon is an evil time sink that should be avoided if you want any spare time.