merry xmas (GOG/Steam direct download weekly specials)

crazy-ass Capcom sale going on Steam this wknd

divekick and vessel for $4. terrian saga looks interesting too.
https://www.indiegala.com/mayhem

Towerfall: Ascension (PS4) is $5 instead of the normal $15. expires 6/2

Me and half the internet are very pissy about the nintendo humble bundle being region locked, but it's still worth jumping on if you're in the US and have a Wii U and/or 3ds.

I rarely bothered to redeem my Desura keys in bundles anymore...
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/245334/Desuras_parent_company_has_filed_for_bankruptcy.php

Steam summer sale starts on the 11th thru 22nd
worth noting that there is a PC press conference at E3 on the 16th, interested to see if Valve have any sort of tie in with it

so i think this starts really soon. i'm hoping darkest dungeons goes on sale.

if invisible inc does, everyone should grab it. it's my goty.

got my wishlist ready, bring it

hmmm the metagame is an actual game? can't get it to load up tho.

oh its some cookie clicker bullshit, fuck that

so if something is a daily deal is there a chance it might be discounted further?

unless there is a glitch very unlikely, lowest prices tend to come in daily deals/flash sales.

stuff that looks interesting to me (and is mac compatible):

Pandora: First Contact - $9.89 (-67%)
Ziggurat - $4.49 (-70%)
Grant Theft Auto San Andreas - $3.74 (-75%)
Darkest Dungeon - $14.99 (-25%)
Outlast - $3.99 (-80%)

except for GTA:SA and DD i haven't tried any of these other games. can anyone recommend?

i liked outlast - depends on your fondess for survival horror and/or fps tho i guess. for four bucks i'd say it's definitely worth a shot

Hotline Miami 2 only 33% off... eh maybe I'll get it anyway. Seems like nobody played it

nothing on my wishlist has a great sale price. shovel knight $2 off -- hold me.
gog.com has some decent deals. I bought Valdis Story and Apotheon, both of which look like metroidvanias.

considering:

Wasteland 2 - $19.99 (-50%)
This War of Mine - $7.99 (-60%)
Crypt of the NecroDancer - $7.49 (-50%)

did anyone end up playing W2 and is it good?

I hear some of these $3 games are good but are they CUP OF COFFEE GOOD?

ok fair enough but $20 is one expensive cup of coffee

On the other end of the scale, there's a load of <$1 games with trading cards which I will probably grab *shrug*

my findings so far - darkest dungeon + wasteland 2 are both knockouts. this war of mine looks promising but seems to lack a tutorial and i need to take some time to dig around in it and see how it works. outlast, or at least the first 18 minutes i've played so far, it legit scary. crypt of the necrodancer is kinda goofy but i can see how it'll be fun once i figure out how to get it to play my music library.

Bought Hunie Pop because.
These Steam sale discounts get more disappointing every time. The key market/resellers usually give you steeper discounts throughout the year, especially Green Man Gaming. But this is probably inevitable as your hoard grows to inhuman levels.
I might get Pixel Heroes: Byte and Magic just because they did (strangely trendy) goofy throwback video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gP5pCI1SmuI

idk if i can keep buying games but if i had an unlimited budget and unlimited time on this earth to play video games, i'd probably pick up:

Sunless Sea: $11.39 (-40%)
Prison Architect: $4.49 (-85%)
Broforce: $9.99 (-33%)
Rocksmith 2014: $26.99 (-55%)
Gods Will Be Watching: $2.49 (-75%)

lol wow
http://store.steampowered.com/app/358480

shamefully i have no impulse control so i bought Endless Legend, Gods Will Be Watching, Prison Architect and Transistor

xp aw man they took down the page
https://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/39uc29/the_developer_of_darkbase_01_abandons_game_and/

Tempted by Transitor and Grim Fandango, but will probably wait until they're similarly priced on PS4
Might throw down on FORCED, Banner Saga and Defense Grid 2

cook serve delicious is .99 cents and it is worth much more than that. fantastic game.

I think I'm gonna get I AM BREAD, what is wrong with me

you are bread apparently

i dunno if contrast is any good but i met the company's CD two weeks ago and he seemed really smart, and then i met the art director & a game designer the week later and they were just the greatest people and i want to be their friends

so i guess i'm buying contrast

has anyone seen metal gear rising go below -50%? i am hoping for that one before the end of the sale

DiRT 3 is 30% off - $20.99
Ironcast is 50% off - $7.49

anyone have experience with DiRT? i've been looking for a really fun (and not GT realism type) racing game, something like Daytona USA or Burnout... is this that game?

DiRT 3 is great fun apart from all the gymkhana shit

or would i prefer GRID2 ($8.99) or Colin McRae ($2.09)?

I got Alien Isolation even though I'm not planning to at it until I have 1) new pc and 2) rift. Haven't been tempted enough by anything else yet though. I was hoping for a decent discount on Divinity: Original Sin but it's not gone lower than -33% and I've not finished Pillars of Eternity yet anyway.

Anyone played Grow Home (£2.99, don't know what in $) or Kairo (£0.79)?

Love the look of the former but am terrible at 3d platformers. Screenshots of Kairo hit some mystery nostalgia button in me and hey, it's cheap...

u know what the problem is? there are too many movies books music television shows games and not enough time

The burden of entertainment

glad i pulled the trigger on dirt3. so much fun.

Went in for Xenonauts & Apotheosis. I'm guessing the former will run on the work laptop.

Waiting for Wasteland 2 to hit more than 50%. Its like buying used books; the fun of acquisition is so much but real-life time constraints prevents you from consuming it all

christ the thought of playing alien isolation with a rift is legit terrifying

i want to try offworld trading company but even w/ 50% off it's still $20 and it feels like a $5 game to me - maybe a future humblebundle purchase. not to mention that my backlog of games is now approaching infinite.

Today's steam deals are pretty good. I finally bought Shovel Knight and I'm tempted by Hand of Fate, Life is Strange, and Ori.

Neverending Nightmares is kinda tempting

Today: Fallout Bundle just to legally own it on Steam.

Also, UnEpic

Hatoful Boyfriend $1.49! sold.

hand of fate is fantastic

Last day for the sale. Tempted to grab few $5 indies (Roundabout, Banner Saga) and some slightly more expensive ones (Hotline Miami 2, Shovel Knight, Wasteland 2), but ehh, remembered that Arkham Knight is coming out in two days and that'll keep me occupied for the immediate future. My usual end of sale routine now is to pick up a bunch of $1 - $2.50 games at the last minute.
Also I picked up X-Com: Enemy Within outside the sale a couple weeks ago, and HuniePop was a worthwhile purchase at $5.