What’re you buying?

  • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world
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    2 hours ago

    I think I’m going to get the Dead Space remake (90% off currently), Granny: Escape Together (I like horror), and Escape the Mad Empire to start.

    Might pick up more later in the sale, but this will keep me busy.

    Remember you can get things refunded if you don’t end up liking a game.

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    2 hours ago

    Didn’t go too overboard since I have a lot of other unplayed games and money is tight. But I picked these up:

    • Sapo 3D (3D Platformer)
    • ATLYSS (Action RPG)
    • Lunacid (Dungeon Crawler)
    • Kaze and the Wild Masks (2D Platformer)
    • Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy (3D Platformer)
    • Anodyne (Action Adventure)
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    5 hours ago

    All these have been on my wishlist for ever. Finally made the purchases today.

    • Stardew Valley
    • Disco Elysium
    • Kerbal Space Program
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    5 hours ago

    Lot of people saying it’s Meh but ones that I’ve been tempted by are:

    ATL 53% off for Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate edition

    • this passes the $60 AUD threshold which I’ve been holding out for

    Crash Bandicoot Nsane trilogy for 90% off

    Stanley parable ultimate edition at lowest price since 2023

    • deals for this game have been tepid since December 2023, but this matches the ATL
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      4 hours ago

      honestly the only ones I picked up this year are the Crash Bandicoot Trilogy and Jurassic World Evolution 2. that’s it.

      I don’t think it’s a matter of the sale is meh but most of the stuff with deep discounts is always on sale with previous sales and thus I already picked that stuff up. You’ll constantly see the same games over and over with each sale and when you participate in each sale that number of games to get great deals on becomes less and less.

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        1 hour ago

        Indeed. I think if you know about the other storefronts and isthereanydeal you don’t get a wrapped about steam summer sale. There’s usually some new ATLs that push newer/bigger game prices down a bit further than usual though.

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        3 hours ago

        I’m in the same boat, but that does mean we both already have plenty of games to play. 😅

        Btw Jurassic World Evolution 2 is really great.

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    7 hours ago

    I purchased a bunch of dlc for Train Sim World (tsw). I only buy dlc for tsw when its on sale, save a small fortune that way.

    Bonus savings if you can get one of the bundles on sale for double discount. I got £150 of dlc for about £55. Yeah dlc is super expensive for tsw but it doesn’t go out of date and nor is it needed for a multiplayer mode so why rush?

    Been after the expansion pack for Germany and the Preston Route for ages.

    Train Sim World® 5: West Coast Main Line: Preston - Carlisle Route Add-On Train Sim World® 5: Schnellfahrstrecke Kassel - Würzburg Route Add-On Train Sim World® 5: DB BR 101 Loco Add-On Train Sim World® 5: Maintalbahn: Aschaffenburg - Miltenberg Route Add-On Train Sim World® 5: Hauptstrecke Rhein-Ruhr: Duisburg - Bochum Route Add-On Train Sim World® 5: Ruhr-Sieg Nord: Hagen - Finnentrop Route Add-On Train Sim World® 5: DB BR 363 Loco Add-On

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      3 hours ago

      but it doesn’t go out of date

      That’s not necessarily true. There has been DLC for Train Simulator (now classic) that got delisted and at some point no longer worked due to updates to the game and not to the DLC making it incompatible. Then at some point a new version got added as DLC which you had to buy again to get a working train. (8448 Big Boy and 6446 Challenger come to mind)

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        31 minutes ago

        Classic is a little different from modern tsw, it could have been retired when it became Classic but they kept it on. How long on total was that dlc available for? And I don’t believe its been turned off just not available to buy or officially supported?

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    7 hours ago

    I keep whining about the lack of new, adventurous action games and dead PS2 franchises, so I figured I put my money where my mouth is and buy Gungrave G.O.R.E.

    I love OG Gungrave (wish they port it to Steam)—Overdose not so much because I found it too obtuse in terms of level design and controls.

    I’m also looking at Spirit X Strike. It’s too reactive for my taste, so I haven’t decided yet, but I want to support the developer.

    Maybe I’ll grab Zone of the Enders 2 as well? I don’t remember how much I liked it, gotta revisit the PS2 game first.

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      2 hours ago

      Zone of the enders is one of my favorite games of all time. The combat is unmatched imo. Still love how fast that combat was, dragonball z on mechs basically. So fun.

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      5 hours ago

      Split Fiction is worth the MSRP. Ideally it’s great if you can get it on a discount, but this is one of the few games I’d pay full price for. My spouse and I loved it.

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      6 hours ago

      I think it’s still a bit too new for that.

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    16 hours ago

    Still unemployed so I’m not even looking. If capital doesn’t want to hire me, they can’t have any more of my money.

        • slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org
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          7 hours ago

          I’ve seen so many games that are super cheap. But right now i play mainly deadlock, which was free. Or some demos from steam next fest, which are so good that i played like 3 hours and am happy with.

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    12 hours ago

    They’re gonna be in my backlog for a while, but earlier I got Kerbal Space Program 1 ( with DLC ) all for less than $15USD before tax and the Steins;Gate visual novel for something like $3.99 before tax. Would have gotten S;G Zero as well, but I am low on funds as of now.

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      11 hours ago

      Oooh I was thinking of grabbing Steins. I know I watched the anime several years ago and enjoyed it, but only have hazy recollections of the plot. Doing the VN seems just enough same, just enough different to be fun.

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      13 hours ago

      Been mid for a few years now, in my experience. Most of the games I bought over the past two years I did outside of the Summer sale because most discounts are all the same anyway.

      I’ve been eyeing Okami and it was 50% last week and it’s 50% again now.

      I pulled the trigger on The Wonderful 101 in March at 55% and I was worried I’ll regret it in the Summer sale… it’s 55% again.

      Been also eyeing Lost Judgment… 70% in March and 70% again now.

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    21 hours ago

    gmg and fanatical still cheaper for most titles.

    that said I’ve been trying to load my steam wishlist for like an hour now.

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      21 hours ago

      that said I’ve been trying to load my steam wishlist for like an hour now.

      Me too. It’s the usual steam servers having issues as soon as a sale starts.