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yourbeliefs said:
Here's a spreadsheet of all the deals..

https://www.dropbox.com/s/1gsm1p6rfl5a1wi/AmazonMayhem_052114.xlsx
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Nice. That list is incredibly long but it makes it a lot easier to see everything.

The Metro franchise pack is a pretty good deal for someone who doesn't have either of those games. The Bioshock collection is a good price at $13.98 too but those games have been on sale a million times.

After looking through that entire list I don't think I want to pull the trigger on anything. To be fair, I skimmed through pretty quickly and there were lots of games I didn't know much about. Normally I would look up the ones that catch my eye but there were so many that I just kept scrolling.
 
king3pj said:
Nice. That list is incredibly long but it makes it a lot easier to see everything.

The Metro franchise pack is a pretty good deal for someone who doesn't have either of those games. The Bioshock collection is a good price at $13.98 too but those games have been on sale a million times.

After looking through that entire list I don't think I want to pull the trigger on anything. To be fair, I skimmed through pretty quickly and there were lots of games I didn't know much about. Normally I would look up the ones that catch my eye but there were so many that I just kept scrolling.
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One thing that's annoying is that it seems like the list isn't 100% accurate. For one, Tony Hawk HD is still $9.99. Also, it seems like the Sega packs are unavailable. Maybe they ran out of keys because they really are good deals. I mean 48 Genesis games for $4.96 is an unbelievable deal. I don't see myself picking up anything on this, but for many others this will be a great sale.
 
yourbeliefs said:
One thing that's annoying is that it seems like the list isn't 100% accurate. For one, Tony Hawk HD is still $9.99. Also, it seems like the Sega packs are unavailable. Maybe they ran out of keys because they really are good deals. I mean 48 Genesis games for $4.96 is an unbelievable deal. I don't see myself picking up anything on this, but for many others this will be a great sale.
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I think part of it is because some of the deals are only for certain days during the 10 day period. I was eying that Sega 48 game pack too but if you scroll over to the right it says that deal is only 5/26-5/27. Tony Hawk is listed for the full length of this sale though and that one is incorrect so it looks like there are at least some inaccuracies with that list.

Edit: if you still want Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD Gamestop still has it at $2.49 in their PC sale. That's where I got it from.

http://www.gamestop.com/collection/gamestop-sale
 
king3pj said:
I think part of it is because some of the deals are only for certain days during the 10 day period. I was eying that Sega 48 game pack too but if you scroll over to the right it says that deal is only 5/26-5/27. Tony Hawk is listed for the full length of this sale though and that one is incorrect so it looks like there are at least some inaccuracies with that list.

Edit: if you still want Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD Gamestop still has it at $2.49 in their PC sale. That's where I got it from.

http://www.gamestop.com/collection/gamestop-sale
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Yeah I got it from GS after I couldn't get it on Amazon. Still pissed that no one has discounted the DLC. The idea that I'm paying $2.49 for a game and $5 for the DLC is a logic my brain refuses to accept.
 
Blood of the Werewolf, an indie old school action platformer, is $.99 on Steam until May 24. Total Biscuit seems to recommend it. It's been constantly fixed and updated, so it's changed much from when it was first reviewed by many critics on MetaCritic.

 
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king3pj said:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/05...ntinue-dark-souls-support-after-gfwl-shutdown

And just like that, they have a response to my concern in time for me to take advantage of this sale. They didn't give a 100% definitive answer that GFWL will be patched out but they said they are working on it. That's good enough for me to buy. I don't think I will start playing until it's patched out though. I remember there being all kinds of issues with game saves when it was patched out of the Arkham games. I think the issue was that the save is tied to your GFWL account and can't be accessed once it's patched out. I would hate to get half way through a hard game like this and then lose my save when it's patched.

Here are some of the games I would buy at the prices listed in this sale. Just a short list of my personal highlights.

http://www.gamestop.com/collection/gamestop-sale

Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition - $8.99
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Dark Souls: PTD Edition is $6.79 as a Steam Weekend Deal. Looks like someone should have waited...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/211420/

Scherrman, you will soon understand the hardships of First World PC Gamer problems..
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yourbeliefs said:
Dark Souls: PTD Edition is $6.79 as a Steam Weekend Deal. Looks like someone should have waited...

http://store.steampowered.com/app/211420/

Scherrman, you will soon understand the hardships of First World PC Gamer problems..

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Ouch! There goes $2.20 I will never get back.

I just picked up Enslaved: Odyssey to the West for $5.99. I had never heard of this game before but saw that it was on the first page of the top purchased games from the Gamestop Sale.

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west-premium-edition/112571

I decided to look it up and found out that the main character is acted by Andy Serkis (Gollum from Lord of the Rings) and written by the guy who wrote 28 Days Later and The Beach. Everything I have read says that this is a good single player campaign with good acting and story. A strong story in a single player campaign is what most of my favorite games have in common so I decided to buy it even though I've never heard people mention it before.

Edit: not that I'm stalking but I just took a look at my Steam friends list and see that Scherman hasn't been signed in for 6 days. He got his new PC at a perfect time, just a week before the Gamestop and Amazon PC sales and he is completely missing them.
 
king3pj said:
Ouch! There goes $2.20 I will never get back.

I just picked up Enslaved: Odyssey to the West for $5.99. I had never heard of this game before but saw that it was on the first page of the top purchased games from the Gamestop Sale.

http://www.gamestop.com/pc/games/enslaved-odyssey-to-the-west-premium-edition/112571

I decided to look it up and found out that the main character is acted by Andy Serkis (Gollum from Lord of the Rings) and written by the guy who wrote 28 Days Later and The Beach. Everything I have read says that this is a good single player campaign with good acting and story. A strong story in a single player campaign is what most of my favorite games have in common so I decided to buy it even though I've never heard people mention it before.

Edit: not that I'm stalking but I just took a look at my Steam friends list and see that Scherman hasn't been signed in for 6 days. He got his new PC at a perfect time, just a week before the Gamestop and Amazon PC sales and he is completely missing them.
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I loved Enslaved. I bought it day 1 and got the soundtrack as a pre-order bonus. I then bought the very excellent Pigsy's Perfect 10 DLC day one as well. Unfortunately, the game dropped in price very quickly (within two months I could've easily gotten it new for ~$20 instead of the $60 I paid), but I felt good about supporting a developer who makes this kind of game. I believe the biggest knocks on the game are its somewhat dull combat and excessive hand holding during platforming sequences. But not being a pro-gamer at the time, I didn't find it a problem and liked how simplifications in those areas allow you to focus more on the story, level design, character animations/voice acting, and music. I hope your Gamestop deal included the DLC.
 
Zookster said:
I loved Enslaved. I bought it day 1 and got the soundtrack as a pre-order bonus. I then bought the very excellent Pigsy's Perfect 10 DLC day one as well. Unfortunately, the game dropped in price very quickly (within two months I could've easily gotten it new for ~$20 instead of the $60 I paid), but I felt good about supporting a developer who makes this kind of game. I believe the biggest knocks on the game are its somewhat dull combat and excessive hand holding during platforming sequences. But not being a pro-gamer at the time, I didn't find it a problem and liked how simplifications in those areas allow you to focus more on the story, level design, character animations/voice acting, and music. I hope your Gamestop deal included the DLC.
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Good! I'm looking forward to it. It sounds like this was a good buy for $6. Gamestop basically just sells you a product key to redeem in Steam when you buy PC games. I just looked in Steam to see what it comes with after reading your post. It was the Premium Edition which comes with the Pigsy's Perfect 10 DLC and some character skins. It doesn't look like it comes with the soundtrack. I see that one of the included add-ons is called "Sexy Trip Skin." Classy...
 
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Yet another "buy and forget about" game of mine from earlier this year. I got it with Inversion (Dual Pack) for $7.49 from Amazon, but I had a $5 coupon so I got it for $2.51. Hopefully I'll get into that soon, but I could say that about tons of games in my library..
 
For kicks and giggles I pulled up my 4-year-old Amazon.com review of Enslaved. In hindsight, I may have been trying to justify my $60 purchase with some of the hyperbole, though most the points I would still consider valid in terms of how much I enjoyed it.

Until Enslaved, I hadn't experienced such a WOW! factor over a game's graphics since I played Uncharted 2 a year ago. The amazing art direction and visuals provide a fitting backdrop to one of the more engaging and fun to play adventure stories I've played since, well, Uncharted 2. This is supported by an excellent soundtrack and voice acting by the three leads (everyone focuses on Monkey and Trip, but a third character--I won't spoil it--really steals the show). This game isn't quite as polished on the technical side as it could be, with some minor controller issues and audio glitches and screen tearing (I never really understood what screen tearing was until I played this game), but they didn't create enough frustration for me to spoil the experience. In fact, after I played the first few chapters, my only thought was, "This is why I started playing video games in the first place."

For those who thought the combat/gameplay seemed boring and repetitive in the demo, there is definitely a lot more variety as you get into this game. And on the harder difficulties, like any good game, a lot more strategy is required. I for one appreciated that my immersion in the game's story was not hindered by needing to memorize endless lists of long combo chain button presses. There was just enough variety in the upgrades to keep the combat simple yet satisfying. And while the platforming was rather scripted, as has been pointed out, again, I appreciated that my immersion in the story wasn't constantly broken up by a lot of cheap deaths.

I expect to see Enslaved's name come up in a number of end-of-year game award categories including best writing, story, acting, sound, soundtrack, graphics, art direction, and action game.
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I'm glad Pigsy's Perfect 10 came with the Gamestop deal. Even if you don't think the main game is "all that," I would still give it a shot as the gameplay is completely different and the story is completely independent as well.
 
Typing of the Dead: Overkill is only $6.99 until 1pm tomorrow. For those not familiar with the game, it's a modified version of House of the Dead: Overkill, which is a rail shooter series similar to Virtua Cop, Time Crisis, Lethal Enforcers, etc. The novelty of this is that rather than using a light gun or controller, you shoot by typing out words. So enemies will appear with words on them and you need to type quick enough to kill them. This actually results in a rather intense game, as you'll find yourself frantically typing away to fend off waves of mutants (not zombies, there's a difference apparently according to the game.) I found myself more focused while playing this than many other titles. There's even online multiplayer. Finally, the story is presented as a 70's exploitation film which takes more than a few nods from a certain Robert Rodriguez film but if nothing else it does keep you interested in the plot.

So I think this game is worth a look if you are in the mood for something different but fun. It's not a very long game, but it works more as a game that you play over and over. Oh, and it does include the regular House of the Dead Overkill, but I'm not sure why you'd want to play that without a light gun.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/246580
 
king3pj said:
https://infinity.disney.com/#

For you dads (or Disney fans) out there, Disney Infinity is available for free on PC. Now you just have to go buy your kids hundreds of little toys so they can play it.
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The same thing could be said for any sort of Disney activity.. ;p

Actually this has been free since November, but I also just found out yesterday. I think this may be cool for my girls, but I do worry that they may get a little TOO into it, not to mention my wife views my kids induction into video games the same way she views weak-minded people's inductions into groups like Heaven's Gate. I need to try it out first, preferably while they're asleep so they don't think Daddy is watching a brand new Disney feature without them.
 
If you register your Mario Kart Wii U bundle on Club Nintendo by July 31st you get a free download of New Super Mario Bros. U, Windwaker HD, or Pikman 3. Essentially they are bundling a second game in with the console plus a Mario Kart Wii Remote is thrown in. I could almost get behind that at $300 but they have raised the price of the Mario Kart bundle to $330.
 
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