The Bargain Thread - Page 314

copet · 01-03-2010, 10:52 AM

7.49 bucks! I think.

Ezdaar · 01-03-2010, 11:38 AM

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Originally Posted by spatzi

I'm tempted to get GTA4, but concerned about the hardware requirements. Everyone says it runs like crap, even on high end systems. I've got a an Athlon phenom triple core, 4 gigs ram, and a radeon 5850. Is this sufficient to run the game? It seems ridiculous that I would even need to ask this question, considering I just bought this system, but for a 16 gig (!!!!) download, I want to know I'm getting more than 15 fps.

16 gigs? Fuck me. This is one trend in PC gaming that I am not enjoying.

I have a stock Core 2 7300, 8800GT and 4 gigs of ram in Win7 64. I used the auto settings ingame and it is running at 1920x1080 with most of the options on high and is smooth. I haven't used fraps to check the framerate but I also haven't noticed any real slowdowns so I'm not going to worry about the exact number.

Vesper · 01-03-2010, 12:09 PM

Is Dark Messiah of Might & Magic worth $5? I liked the demo, but got scared away from the full game due to some negative comments like Tom's "Kick it!" review.

shang · 01-03-2010, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Vesper

Is Dark Messiah of Might & Magic worth $5? I liked the demo, but got scared away from the full game due to some negative comments like Tom's "Kick it!" review.

Absolutely worth $5! I played it quite recently, and I don't know if they patched some problems or what, but enjoyed it a lot and didn't notice many of the issues mentioned in Tom's review.

Rock8man · 01-03-2010, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Vesper

Is Dark Messiah of Might & Magic worth $5? I liked the demo, but got scared away from the full game due to some negative comments like Tom's "Kick it!" review.

Depends on how you play it, I think. I loved it. It was one of my favorite games that year, and I gladly got my full price's worth out of it. However, if you're going to keep using a cheese move like kicking and using it even if you're not enjoying playing that way, then it is very possible in Dark Messiah to ruin your own fun. Tom's argument, I think, is that if it was a better designed game, it wouldn't be possible to ruin your own fun. I'll concede that point. The game wasn't perfect. But I loved it. One of the best first person melee combat games I've ever played, in fact. I also loved using the different spells and combining those with the melee combat.

rei · 01-03-2010, 12:14 PM

Dark Messiah CTDs a lot, enough to make me stop playing it.

shang · 01-03-2010, 12:23 PM

I didn't personally experience a single CTD, so YMMV. On character development, I invested heavily on stealth, then magic and a bit of melee. It was a blast. I've also been thinking of playing it through again with a more straightforward melee or bow guy just for comparison.

Demon G Sides · 01-03-2010, 12:39 PM

Which is better; Stalker or it's pseudo sequel?

sinfony · 01-03-2010, 12:39 PM

STALKER. Clear Sky had some nice ideas, but it's broken and not very good.

Jon Rowe · 01-03-2010, 12:42 PM

Dark Messiah was actually really enjoyable to me.

Just... don't read Tom's review before playing it. Or you will ruin your playstyle.

Paul_cze · 01-03-2010, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Demon G Sides

Which is better; Stalker or it's pseudo sequel?

Original is a bit better, but Clear Sky is also good and perfectly stable with latest patch. Plus it has some new good gameplay elements, like artifact hunting, item upgrading..but the atmosphere is not as good (still great though).

VegasRobb · 01-03-2010, 01:28 PM

Another chance to send out Torchlight as gifts. I was already considering it @ $9.99 so it's an easier decision @ this price.

I'm glad that they brought back some of the titles from previous sales for another (I won't say one last) hurrah.

malkav11 · 01-03-2010, 01:58 PM

FWIW, Amazon's doing their $10 preorder credit thing on another round of upcoming AAA releases including Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, I think Assassin's Creed 2 (PC), etc. What annoys me? They're only doing it for the standard editions. Want a collector's edition? Sorry, you're out of luck.

Explain to me what kind of thinking makes that make sense?

(I'm annoyed because I actually want the Mass Effect 2 collector's edition. Bioshock 2's, on the other hand, is an extra $30 rather than $10 and as cool as having a vinyl LP of Bioshock's soundtrack is flavorwise, it's completely useless to me as I haven't got anything that can play it.)

Jab2565 · 01-03-2010, 01:59 PM

For Stalker CS, the steam page says that it uses DRM, but I don't think the orignial one had it. Can anyone confirm if the steam version still has DRM?

Omniscia · 01-03-2010, 02:01 PM

I've been meaning to try playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. again, but I'm not sure where the disc is. I think not having to search for it is worth $2.00.

malkav11 · 01-03-2010, 02:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Jab2565

For Stalker CS, the steam page says that it uses DRM, but I don't think the orignial one had it. Can anyone confirm if the steam version still has DRM?

If the Steam page says it has DRM, it has DRM. And you are correct, Shadow of Chernobyl had substantially lighter copy protection, but they switched to install-limit bullshit for Clear Sky. I hope the same is not true for Call of Pripyat.

KWhit · 01-03-2010, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by malkav11

FWIW, Amazon's doing their $10 preorder credit thing on another round of upcoming AAA releases including Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, I think Assassin's Creed 2 (PC), etc. What annoys me? They're only doing it for the standard editions. Want a collector's edition? Sorry, you're out of luck.

Explain to me what kind of thinking makes that make sense?

I suspect that they have access to a limited number of CEs and they believe they will be able to sell most (all?) of them at full price.

Tim James · 01-03-2010, 03:46 PM

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Originally Posted by sinfony

STALKER. Clear Sky had some nice ideas, but it's broken and not very good.

Gametap has Call of Duty 2 and I was running through it for fun. I'm realizing now that unmodded Clear Sky is like the grenade spam from Hardened/Veteran, except that quickloads take 30 seconds each time instead of 3. I can't remember what the word is on Call of Pripyat about this.

Warning · 01-03-2010, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Ezdaar

I have a stock Core 2 7300, 8800GT and 4 gigs of ram in Win7 64. I used the auto settings ingame and it is running at 1920x1080 with most of the options on high and is smooth. I haven't used fraps to check the framerate but I also haven't noticed any real slowdowns so I'm not going to worry about the exact number.

GTA IV has a built-in benchmark in the options section.

Luke M · 01-03-2010, 04:38 PM

Toys 'R' Us offers the best deal of the week - again - with a $40 gift card when you buy both Darksiders and Bayonetta. One sounds very good, and the other could be one of the best games of the year. Requires a free membership to their Rewards card program, which you should be able to sign up for at checkout. Start the year off on the right foot by feeding your addiction to buying more games than you can possibly play, like me!

Dean · 01-04-2010, 07:29 AM

360 Wifi Network adapter only $74.99 on Amazon today!

Is it a bargain when something that should be free but costs $100 is on sale for $75 and actually costs about $4?

Whee!

Demon G Sides · 01-04-2010, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Luke M

Toys 'R' Us offers the best deal of the week - again - with a $40 gift card when you buy both Darksiders and Bayonetta. One sounds very good, and the other could be one of the best games of the year. Requires a free membership to their Rewards card program, which you should be able to sign up for at checkout. Start the year off on the right foot by feeding your addiction to buying more games than you can possibly play, like me!

This is brutal, since I know I can't really afford it but I realllly want both of those games.

Alistair · 01-04-2010, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by spatzi

I'm tempted to get GTA4, but concerned about the hardware requirements. Everyone says it runs like crap, even on high end systems. I've got a an Athlon phenom triple core, 4 gigs ram, and a radeon 5850. Is this sufficient to run the game? It seems ridiculous that I would even need to ask this question, considering I just bought this system, but for a 16 gig (!!!!) download, I want to know I'm getting more than 15 fps.

16 gigs? Fuck me. This is one trend in PC gaming that I am not enjoying.

The Steam deal? I'm playing that on an E6600, GTX 260 216, 3GB Win7 machine and it's great. No idea what the frame rate is, but I've got the sliders up high at 19x12. I was also expecting trouble from what I'd heard of the port, but it's fine for me...

rei · 01-04-2010, 08:50 AM

Is FUEL worth it for $4.99?

rei · 01-04-2010, 09:09 AM

Bah, I bought FUEL, DiRT 2 and Borderlands at the last minute.

Gendal · 01-04-2010, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Dean

360 Wifi Network adapter only $74.99 on Amazon today!

Is it a bargain when something that should be free but costs $100 is on sale for $75 and actually costs about $4?

Whee!

Dude! We have an Antibargain thread just for these type of situations.

rei · 01-04-2010, 03:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dean

360 Wifi Network adapter only $74.99 on Amazon today!

Is it a bargain when something that should be free but costs $100 is on sale for $75 and actually costs about $4?

Whee!

It's $39 CAD today.

Gordon_Bleu · 01-04-2010, 05:15 PM

Wow.. now that the Steam holiday sales have ended, the "normal" prices seem ridiculously high.

Brian Rubin · 01-04-2010, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Gordon_Bleu

Wow.. now that the Steam holiday sales have ended, the "normal" prices seem ridiculously high.

I know, right? I had a similar thought, like "Wow, I'd never pay THAT much for that game..."

Jab2565 · 01-04-2010, 07:33 PM

It feels weird waking up and not buying any games today.

01-03-2010, 10:52 AM	#9391
copet Spinning Toe Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Nebraska Posts: 886	7.49 bucks! I think.

01-03-2010, 12:09 PM	#9393
Vesper Social Worker Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Waukesha, WI Posts: 2,244	Is Dark Messiah of Might & Magic worth $5? I liked the demo, but got scared away from the full game due to some negative comments like Tom's "Kick it!" review.

01-03-2010, 12:14 PM	#9396
rei New Romantic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 5,861	Dark Messiah CTDs a lot, enough to make me stop playing it.

01-03-2010, 12:23 PM	#9397
shang Social Worker Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Tampere, Finland Gamertag: shangius Posts: 2,584	I didn't personally experience a single CTD, so YMMV. On character development, I invested heavily on stealth, then magic and a bit of melee. It was a blast. I've also been thinking of playing it through again with a more straightforward melee or bow guy just for comparison.

01-03-2010, 12:39 PM	#9398
Demon G Sides New Romantic Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Binghamton, NY Gamertag: Demon G Sides Posts: 7,365	Which is better; Stalker or it's pseudo sequel?

01-03-2010, 12:39 PM	#9399
sinfony Social Worker Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 3,060	STALKER. Clear Sky had some nice ideas, but it's broken and not very good.

01-03-2010, 12:42 PM	#9400
Jon Rowe New Romantic Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Madison, WI Gamertag: Dr JonDanger Steam: Jon_Danger Posts: 7,443	Dark Messiah was actually really enjoyable to me. Just... don't read Tom's review before playing it. Or you will ruin your playstyle.

01-03-2010, 01:28 PM	#9402
VegasRobb New Romantic Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Las Vegas, Nv Gamertag: VegasLife Posts: 6,243	Another chance to send out Torchlight as gifts. I was already considering it @ $9.99 so it's an easier decision @ this price. I'm glad that they brought back some of the titles from previous sales for another (I won't say one last) hurrah.

01-03-2010, 01:58 PM	#9403
malkav11 New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 6,953	FWIW, Amazon's doing their $10 preorder credit thing on another round of upcoming AAA releases including Mass Effect 2, Bioshock 2, I think Assassin's Creed 2 (PC), etc. What annoys me? They're only doing it for the standard editions. Want a collector's edition? Sorry, you're out of luck. Explain to me what kind of thinking makes that make sense? (I'm annoyed because I actually want the Mass Effect 2 collector's edition. Bioshock 2's, on the other hand, is an extra $30 rather than $10 and as cool as having a vinyl LP of Bioshock's soundtrack is flavorwise, it's completely useless to me as I haven't got anything that can play it.)

01-03-2010, 01:59 PM	#9404
Jab2565 New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,736	For Stalker CS, the steam page says that it uses DRM, but I don't think the orignial one had it. Can anyone confirm if the steam version still has DRM?

01-03-2010, 02:01 PM	#9405
Omniscia New Romantic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: The 44th Parallel Posts: 6,937	I've been meaning to try playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. again, but I'm not sure where the disc is. I think not having to search for it is worth $2.00.

01-03-2010, 04:38 PM	#9410
Luke M Neo Acoustic Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,707	Toys 'R' Us offers the best deal of the week - again - with a $40 gift card when you buy both Darksiders and Bayonetta. One sounds very good, and the other could be one of the best games of the year. Requires a free membership to their Rewards card program, which you should be able to sign up for at checkout. Start the year off on the right foot by feeding your addiction to buying more games than you can possibly play, like me!

01-04-2010, 07:29 AM	#9411
Dean Social Worker Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Watertown, MA gamertag: dodo of doom Posts: 4,101	360 Wifi Network adapter only $74.99 on Amazon today! Is it a bargain when something that should be free but costs $100 is on sale for $75 and actually costs about $4? Whee!

01-04-2010, 08:50 AM	#9414
rei New Romantic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 5,861	Is FUEL worth it for $4.99?

01-04-2010, 09:09 AM	#9415
rei New Romantic Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Edmonton Posts: 5,861	Bah, I bought FUEL, DiRT 2 and Borderlands at the last minute.

01-04-2010, 05:15 PM	#9418
Gordon_Bleu Mad Chester Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Nashville Posts: 1,076	Wow.. now that the Steam holiday sales have ended, the "normal" prices seem ridiculously high.

01-04-2010, 07:33 PM	#9420
Jab2565 New Romantic Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 6,736	It feels weird waking up and not buying any games today.

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