Steam Summer Sale starts today

Jobydrone · July 13, 2012, 06:46:28 AM

Some great prices on awesome games, $4.99 for Portal 2, $7.99 for Deus Ex 3, huge discounts on packages (like all of Ubisofts games for only $49.99...go get 'em Tim!) ;)

Updates happen frequently so it pays to keep checking throughout the duration of the sale. Also apparently the community gets to vote on what games go on sale next. cool stuff!

billybob476 · July 13, 2012, 06:56:21 AM

Yeah great sale! There's also quite a few older games in some of those packs. May stock up for the podcast!

Rico · July 13, 2012, 10:07:46 AM

WOOOTTTTT!!! Skyrim here I come with my new, smoking PC! :)

Jobydrone · July 13, 2012, 10:33:27 AM

Quote from: Rico on July 13, 2012, 10:07:46 AM
WOOOTTTTT!!! Skyrim here I come with my new, smoking PC! :)

See you in about three months, Rico.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 13, 2012, 11:26:17 AM

The Binding of Isaac is about the only game on the front page I can recommend...though I haven't played it. I just know its a good game from what I've heard, though it does have some rather icky stuff going on. Sonic Generations is also pretty good from what I've heard but again, haven't played it.

Portal 2, Legend of Grimrock and Terraria from yesterday's sale are really worth a look. Played all three and they are fun.

Haha Joby...but no, don't buy Ubisoft ;).

Games to get that aren't featured on the front page:
AI War: Fleet Command and expansions are on sale and they are really good RTS single/co-op games. The AI in the game is very advanced and will kick your butt without cheating. Tidalis is a good puzzle game that's on sale for cheap. A Valley Without Wind is also on sale if your looking for a very different kind of platformer with some strategy and city building in it.

Do not get (from front page):
From Dust. Broken game on release and I don't think Ubsoft ever fixed it's problems.

I'll post more games to get as I see them :).

Rico · July 14, 2012, 07:58:32 AM

Wow - this Bethesda Collection is tempting.

http://store.steampowered.com/sub/15263/

KingIsaacLinksr · July 14, 2012, 10:26:37 AM

So some good ones I can recommend from the front page today:

Orcs Must Die: Action Tower Defense game that is the best kind of fun and humor I've ever played. Easily my 2nd favorite of the genre.
Frozen Synapse. Though I haven't played much out of the game, it was still fun and on my to-do list to get back into.
Plants VS Zombies on the community choice sale. Very well done Tower Defense game, though it lacks replayability but the campaign and side games are fun enough and it has a fun style to it.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 15, 2012, 10:42:08 AM

More recommendations:

Out of the front page sales:

A Valley Without Wind (In the Indie Bundle IV)
Superbrother's Sword and Sworcery, I just did a review of it this week here: http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2012/07/13/my-review-superbrothers-sword-and-sworcery-ep/
Sanctum: FPS Action Tower Defense Game. It's a fun game, one I haven't finished yet, quite difficult but it looks great for a TD game and the mechanics are very sound. Very sci-fi too.
Trine 2, though I haven't played it yet, Trine 1 was quite good and the visuals in Trine 2 are drop dead gorgeous from what little I played of the demo.
Serious Sam 3, it's an FPS that is a throwback to FPS games of old. No cover, no regenerating health, just lots of shooting things.

Some of the other games look good, but I just haven't had a chance to try them out so I can't recommend them off hand.

King

Geoff G.o.B · July 15, 2012, 02:11:28 PM

The Walking Dead game is on offer 40% off

KingIsaacLinksr · July 15, 2012, 02:20:48 PM

Quote from: Geoff G.o.B on July 15, 2012, 02:11:28 PM
The Walking Dead game is on offer 40% off

From what I've heard it is pretty good too. :)

Jobydrone · July 15, 2012, 05:15:34 PM

I played both episodes of Walking Dead and it's amazing. Very much like acutally playing and interacting with the comic book.

Rico · July 15, 2012, 07:44:24 PM

I bought "Skyrim" and "Orcs Must Die" so far. Lots of great deals - so tempting! :)

KingIsaacLinksr · July 16, 2012, 11:06:29 AM

Hmm, I can't recommend any of the games on the front page today. Either unplayed or bad.

billybob476 · July 16, 2012, 11:07:43 AM

KOTOR is on there! Great game (if a bit old).

http://store.steampowered.com/app/32370/

KingIsaacLinksr · July 16, 2012, 11:12:45 AM

Quote from: billybob476 on July 16, 2012, 11:07:43 AM
KOTOR is on there! Great game (if a bit old).

http://store.steampowered.com/app/32370/

I haven't personally played KOTOR and I'm a bit untrusting of movie-licensed games as a general rule of thumb. That said, I haven't heard enough about it to say yay or nay about the game.