Steam Summer Sale starts today

KingIsaacLinksr · July 18, 2012, 10:54:35 AM

From today's sale:

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Call of Pripyat easily. I loved this game and wrote my review here. It is creepy, scary and a good storyline. It's also the least buggy of the franchise and well crafted. http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2012/03/22/my-review-of-s-t-a-l-k-e-r-call-of-pripyat/
Super Meat Boy, very difficult, but controls are very tight if your into platforming.

I can't recommend Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion yet, I haven't played it enough, but from what I hear it's pretty fun and looks pretty.

Pretty good sales today

billybob476 · July 18, 2012, 11:39:38 AM

Just grabbed L.A. Noire for 5 bucks!

Jobydrone · July 18, 2012, 01:17:25 PM

Quote from: billybob476 on July 18, 2012, 11:39:38 AM
Just grabbed L.A. Noire for 5 bucks!

Wow! Great price, awesome game. Still have to finish that on my PS3

ChrisMC · July 18, 2012, 04:22:12 PM

Yes LA Noire is great!

My wife downloaded the Age of Empires 3 collection for me for 10 bucks. Good deal, I love those games and haven't played that one.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 19, 2012, 10:55:37 AM

So today...today I can suggest:

Amnesia: The Dark Descent. As long as you don't mind losing your sanity ;), I still have yet to play this beyond the demo (due to other games), but I hear it is quite the paranoia inducing game.
Plants VS Zombies, pretty sure I already recommended this though.

The rest I haven't played yet.

Jobydrone · July 19, 2012, 11:12:16 AM

I got Amnesia through the last Humble Indie Bundle, but haven't played more than ten minutes or so...and already spooked. Love the sanity effects, reminds me of Eternal Darkness for the Gamecube.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 20, 2012, 11:08:30 AM

From today's sale I would have to recommend:

Magicka: best game for killing your friends. Oh wait, there are other baddies in this game? ;). Game is a bit of an odd one.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution. This game is a lot of fun, though the animations on faces are a bit lacking. Still, multiple approaches to an objective and a great chat system gives this game quite a bit of replayability. *EDIT* Reviewed it tonight as well: http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/my-review-deus-ex-human-revolution/

I don't like any of the Indie Bundle games today, they are ok, don't really appeal to me.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 21, 2012, 10:18:47 AM

So today, we have some interesting choices:

Beat Hazard is fun for what it is, I don't play it anymore, but I enjoyed the hours I put into it.
Bit.Trip Runner is just too hard for me to enjoy, but it is well made and has an a good soundtrack.

2nd hand knowledge:
I hear Eufloria is an interesting audiovisual experience
Quantum Conundrum...just not my favorite idea of fun, precision platforming in the first person experience seems like that could get frustrating fast. I watched some reviews/let's plays on this game, just didn't grab my attention. It does have a voice over by John "Q" de Lancie though, so you guys might find that appealing.
Batman Arkham City is apparently pretty good, I played Arkham Asylum and found it to be "ok".
Torchlight is also apparently pretty good.
I seem to recall that Fable III was considered awful. But I'm not 100% certain if this is the game I'm thinking of.

Pretty varied sale today though.

KingIsaacLinksr · July 22, 2012, 11:35:45 AM

From today's sales:

Bastion I did a review of it, bit hack and slashy but a fun game with a unique narration: http://kingisaaclinksr.wordpress.com/2012/03/19/my-review-of-bastion/
Psychonauts, if your into unusual adventure games with some platforming. I've played three hours so far and find it charming and fun.

2nd hand knowledge:
World of Goo, interesting game from what I heard.
SPAZ. From what others have said, its a fun top-down space combat game with a lot of content to chew on.

Do not get Hydrophobia. It has great water visual effects....and that's it.