The Bargain Thread - Page 324

Al · 01-21-2010, 12:38 PM

They send you a code. Unfortunately, they ran out.

Marcus · 01-21-2010, 12:42 PM

Damn good thing I bought Critter Crunch when I did. I didn't expect them to sell out of it.

MSUSteve · 01-21-2010, 12:53 PM

Wow! I'm glad I bit early. Ryan O'donnell (Co-op, 1upShow) tweeted about the deal a couple of times, which I'm sure raised awareness quickly.

warrenac · 01-21-2010, 12:58 PM

Not a videogame, but DriveThruRPG has a crazy bundle pack where you donate $20 towards Haiti and get metric ton of roleplaying game PDFs. Lots of little scenarios and countersheets, but mixed in are a couple good full-on RPGs - there's some older RPGs like Classic Spycraft/Shadowforce Archer and I've personally got my eye on on Apocalypse Prevention Inc and 3:16 - Carnage Amongst the Stars. Only catch is that you won't get the actual goods for a couple days as they're trying to space out the downloads (although giving everyone access over the weekend doesn't sound like a better idea...)

Tracy Baker · 01-21-2010, 01:14 PM

DriveThruRPG has already raised nearly $65,000 with this promotion last I checked. Phenomenal.

Mysterio · 01-21-2010, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Al

They send you a code. Unfortunately, they ran out.

I was just about to buy it and was disappointed they were sold out. Oh, well...

Mysterio · 01-21-2010, 01:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TheTrunkDr

I haven't done it myself but you get a code which you can enter somewhere in the PSN store and then download the game.

You can also enter the code via the PlayStation Network website.

Tim James · 01-21-2010, 01:58 PM

Oh, those DriveThru RPGs are for live roleplaying? I was stunned when I saw what seemed like an endless list of shovelware games, thinking that no one could have developed all of that to be stuck on some random website. Tabletop stuff makes a lot more sense, and I'm glad to see the promo is working.

Brian Rubin · 01-21-2010, 02:05 PM

I jumped on that as soon as I saw it. I'll need something to look into when we finish our Serenity RPG campaign. ;)

Mysterio · 01-21-2010, 02:35 PM

Company of Heroes Complete Pack for $12.49 is Steam's weekend deal. Individually, they're:

CoH: $4.99
CoH:OF: $4.99
CoH:ToV: $7.49

McKnight · 01-21-2010, 02:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mysterio

Company of Heroes Complete Pack for $12.49 is Steam's weekend deal. Individually, they're:

CoH: $4.99
CoH:OF: $4.99
CoH:ToV: $7.49

Is Tales of Valour worth getting? I havent really heard much good things about it?

Dan_Theman · 01-21-2010, 03:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McKnight

Is Tales of Valour worth getting? I havent really heard much good things about it?

Frankly, no. However, it may be worth it just to have one convenient download source so if you ever go through a reinstall then you don't have to wrestle with CoH's miserable update/patching system (presumably Steam keeps the most recent, patched versions on their servers).

Alistair · 01-21-2010, 04:06 PM

So the weekend sale starts before the midweek sale ends. Cool. I wonder if low prices are a result of the lack of second hand sales here. I.e. 4 people buy the game at $5 instead of one at $20 where it's sold on three times.

Mysterio · 01-21-2010, 04:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Jazar

PSN Sales on Amazon:

Critter Crunch $3.49
http://www.amazon.com/Critter-Crunch.../dp/B002YGS8Z2

As of 7:15 PM EST, Critter Crunch is back in stock for $3.49! Go, go , go!

Brian Rubin · 01-21-2010, 04:23 PM

Snagged it, yay! Thanks Mysterio!

BobJustBob · 01-21-2010, 04:24 PM

Critter Crunch and Burn Zombie Burn are now available for those prices through PSN as well. They're having a sale.

Warning · 01-21-2010, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tracy Baker

DriveThruRPG has already raised nearly $65,000 with this promotion last I checked. Phenomenal.

I don't even know what half of that stuff is and I doubt I'll ever play much or any of it but I just bought the promotion. That's a pretty awesome thing they're doing.

warrenac · 01-21-2010, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Rubin

I jumped on that as soon as I saw it. I'll need something to look into when we finish our Serenity RPG campaign. ;)

Oh yeah - I'm reminded that the DriveThruRPG deal includes the Serenity RPG!

Brian Rubin · 01-21-2010, 05:40 PM

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Originally Posted by warrenac

Oh yeah - I'm reminded that the DriveThruRPG deal includes the Serenity RPG!

Indeed it does, and if you've never played it before, it's a great system, streamlined and easy to play. We're having a ton of fun with it.

RepoMan · 01-21-2010, 06:10 PM

Wow, that's so awesome. I am a perennial bargain bin hunter in gaming stores -- anytime I can find a $20 book marked down to like $5, I can't help buying it. And now I'm getting THOUSANDS OF PAGES for $20!!! Awesome! (I don't have time to play RPGs with other people, but I sure do like perusing them in mental downtime zones :-)

Pogo · 01-21-2010, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian Rubin

Oohhhh, that's pretty nifty. :) Thanks!

Yes, it is. Welcome to the 21st Century.

Nathan Phoenix · 01-21-2010, 07:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by McKnight

Is Tales of Valour worth getting? I havent really heard much good things about it?

It has three very short, but well developed single player campaigns. It adds 3 new multiplayer gameplay modes. The two competitive ones are interesting, but poorly balanced. One is apparently a DOTA clone, though I never played DOTA. The other you play in teams controlling a single tank, but get levelups to improve your tank. It can be fun but as I mentioned, is poorly balanced, and is unintuitive because the tanks' strengths are very different from how they work in the normal game. The last is a coop comp stomp holding off hordes of opposing forces.

Normal multiplayer offers a different unit for each faction that you can opt-in to use in place of what you'd normally use. These range from minor to major upgrades and one very different choice (the brit kangaroo carrier instead of the cromwell). I bought it since I play a ton of COH, but I would definitely say it wasn't worth full price. At that discounted price I'd say it's worth it for the well done singleplayer missions alone.

Rock8man · 01-21-2010, 09:00 PM

Newegg has Mirror's Edge (360) for $10.

marxeil · 01-21-2010, 10:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Rock8man

Newegg has Mirror's Edge (360) for $10.

Now you can get frustrated for much less!!!

Aleck · 01-22-2010, 06:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marxeil

Now you can get frustrated for much less!!!

I never understood the frustration with ME. It really wasn't all that difficult. There were a few hail mary moments where you had to jump without seeing where you were going to land (always a bad thing!), but overall the game wasn't that difficult.

WarrenM · 01-22-2010, 06:20 AM

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Newegg has Mirror's Edge (360) for $10.

$8 too high.

Quote:

I never understood the frustration with ME. It really wasn't all that difficult. There were a few hail mary moments where you had to jump without seeing where you were going to land (always a bad thing!), but overall the game wasn't that difficult.

I strongly disagree. The game was brutally stupid with the difficulty.

TheTrunkDr · 01-22-2010, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WarrenM

$8 too high.

I strongly disagree. The game was brutally stupid with the difficulty.

Agreed, on both counts. It also felt arbitrary and inconsistent. I'd do the same jump (wall run, whatever) a half dozen times falling the first five and succeeding the last and never understanding what was different for any of the attempts.

Balasarius · 01-22-2010, 07:02 AM

ME was excellent, h8ers. I finished it twice. In a row.

WarrenM · 01-22-2010, 07:08 AM

That game was so bad, I brought it into work and left it in the break room as a freebie for anyone who wanted it. True story.

epthegeek · 01-22-2010, 07:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by marxeil

Now you can get frustrated for much less!!!

Re: Mirrors Edge

Don't forget the wicked motion sickness - also now cheap!

/might be just me

01-21-2010, 02:35 PM	#9700
Mysterio Social Worker Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Wesley Chapel, FL XBL:LivinItUp PSN:LivinItUpInPhx Posts: 3,201	Steam Weekend Deal Company of Heroes Complete Pack for $12.49 is Steam's weekend deal. Individually, they're: CoH: $4.99 CoH:OF: $4.99 CoH:ToV: $7.49

01-21-2010, 12:38 PM	#9691
Al Spinning Toe Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Where threads go to die. Posts: 567	They send you a code. Unfortunately, they ran out.

01-21-2010, 12:42 PM	#9692
Marcus New Romantic Join Date: May 2005 Location: North Hollywood, CA Posts: 8,396	Damn good thing I bought Critter Crunch when I did. I didn't expect them to sell out of it.

01-21-2010, 12:53 PM	#9693
MSUSteve New Romantic Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: metro-Detroit, MI Posts: 5,370	Wow! I'm glad I bit early. Ryan O'donnell (Co-op, 1upShow) tweeted about the deal a couple of times, which I'm sure raised awareness quickly.

01-21-2010, 12:58 PM	#9694
warrenac Good Shape Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 50	Not a videogame, but DriveThruRPG has a crazy bundle pack where you donate $20 towards Haiti and get metric ton of roleplaying game PDFs. Lots of little scenarios and countersheets, but mixed in are a couple good full-on RPGs - there's some older RPGs like Classic Spycraft/Shadowforce Archer and I've personally got my eye on on Apocalypse Prevention Inc and 3:16 - Carnage Amongst the Stars. Only catch is that you won't get the actual goods for a couple days as they're trying to space out the downloads (although giving everyone access over the weekend doesn't sound like a better idea...)

01-21-2010, 01:14 PM	#9695
Tracy Baker Social Worker Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 2,349	DriveThruRPG has already raised nearly $65,000 with this promotion last I checked. Phenomenal.

01-21-2010, 01:58 PM	#9698
Tim James New Romantic Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 9,791	Oh, those DriveThru RPGs are for live roleplaying? I was stunned when I saw what seemed like an endless list of shovelware games, thinking that no one could have developed all of that to be stuck on some random website. Tabletop stuff makes a lot more sense, and I'm glad to see the promo is working.

01-21-2010, 02:05 PM	#9699
Brian Rubin New Romantic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 6,605	I jumped on that as soon as I saw it. I'll need something to look into when we finish our Serenity RPG campaign. ;)

01-21-2010, 04:06 PM	#9703
Alistair Social Worker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: New York City Posts: 2,000	So the weekend sale starts before the midweek sale ends. Cool. I wonder if low prices are a result of the lack of second hand sales here. I.e. 4 people buy the game at $5 instead of one at $20 where it's sold on three times.

01-21-2010, 04:23 PM	#9705
Brian Rubin New Romantic Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA Posts: 6,605	Snagged it, yay! Thanks Mysterio!

01-21-2010, 04:24 PM	#9706
BobJustBob New Romantic Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Madison, AL PSN&Live:BobJustBob Posts: 8,609	Critter Crunch and Burn Zombie Burn are now available for those prices through PSN as well. They're having a sale.

01-21-2010, 06:10 PM	#9710
RepoMan New Romantic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Playing the "New Dad" game 24/7 for the win. Gamertag: Rodeolio Posts: 8,153	Wow, that's so awesome. I am a perennial bargain bin hunter in gaming stores -- anytime I can find a $20 book marked down to like $5, I can't help buying it. And now I'm getting THOUSANDS OF PAGES for $20!!! Awesome! (I don't have time to play RPGs with other people, but I sure do like perusing them in mental downtime zones :-)

01-21-2010, 09:00 PM	#9713
Rock8man How To Go Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Kansas City, MO, Gamertag: Rock8mnky, PSN: Rock8man Posts: 11,595	Newegg has Mirror's Edge (360) for $10.

01-22-2010, 07:02 AM	#9718
Balasarius Social Worker Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: New Hampshire - XBL: Balasarius Posts: 2,594	ME was excellent, h8ers. I finished it twice. In a row.

01-22-2010, 07:08 AM	#9719
WarrenM How To Go Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 11,673	That game was so bad, I brought it into work and left it in the break room as a freebie for anyone who wanted it. True story.

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