StS 25% off? Boooo, that's not even Doom level

Someone mentioned the full price is going up after it leaves early access.

So ~40% off the non early access price?

More like 51% I think.

If you are a VIP at Green Man Gaming (don't know how you get that status - I have it, somehow - it could be automatic), it's 33% off, $10.79. There is also an extra 12% code on the site, or 15% if you are VIP. With the VIP, it goes down to $9.17.


Ebates has 2% cash back, too.

My favourite games are Path of Exile, Rocket League, roguelikes and so on. I hate open world survival, I don't like no clear goals games. Yet I'm enjoying Subnautica. It's just 3 hours in but they're doing something right. It's crazy EG managed to get this one for free, but I guess they're super rich so they could afford it.

by the way, you can pick up Gothic 1 + Gothic 2 with expansion + Gothic 3 for like 4$ on Steam at the moment. I know that these games werent as popular in the US as they were in Europe, so if you're an RPG fan and havent played either of those now is a good time to catch up

first two games are basically blueprints for modern action RPGs (Witcher creators talked in interviews that they were a big inspiration), with awesome worldbuilding, great character progression and simple, but satisfying combat system. Both look pretty rough 17 years after premiere, but you can get a community patch to at least run them in decent resolution. Once you get immersed in the world, you really stop caring about the graphics

third one was unfortunately a complete mess and even with community patches it's still buggy and meele combat is completely broken, but it's worth checking out just to see its massive open world. Probably the only Gothic game worth playing as a mage.

needless to say, I spent last 15 hours playing Gothic 1 for like 4th of 5th time

Undertale is $4 on Stream. I've never played it, but I know a ton of people love it. My kid just bought it with a gift card (well, I bought it for him, but same difference).

What is the appeal of Undertale? I always see it recommended with great reviews. I've also seen people say to go into it not knowing anything about the game. Is it really all that it's cracked up to be?

I always thought Undertale was kinda meh but maybe I didn't get far enough into the story.

My kid just started playing it 5 minutes ago. We'll see soon enough. It's a tiny install, so maybe I'll put it on my laptop.

Think I'm done for the sale, only things I bought were:

Star Wars Episode 1 Racer
Rise of the Tomb Raider Season Pass
The Witness

The Witness!!! One of my all time favorite games. Nice.

I was playing Skyrim VR today. Wow, what an experience. Now that's immersive.

I thought it was a very bland/boring game - I would've quit it after half an hour, had it not been for all the praise it got.

I struggled through 2 hours looking for the magic to kick in before giving up. I might start it up again one day to see if I just had way too high expectations or had a bad day or something when I tried it.

I think that's about my experience as well. Not to knock it for anyone else. There is a demo on their page so I tried it out. It's interesting. I like the puzzles, but it didn't really grab me to make me want to keep playing it.

On the other hand, I started playing Hacknet yesterday on a whim just to see what it was. I also found it in my Steam account. I avoided playing it thinking it was going to be too difficult to play. It's actually really fun and kept me playing for quite awhile.

Yup, my favorite game

Did I miss the deal on Dead Cells or is -20% about as low as it's going to go this sale? The lowest Steam has ever had it was $11.99 so I know there is more to be had. Am I too late?

It won't get lower now. The previous 10-12$ lows are from EA times where the base price was lower.

That makes sense. I feel like 20% off is always the placeholder and then they sneak in a bigger discount at some point. I have a fear of overpaying when there is a sale going on.

I'm also looking at Celeste and Hollow Knight. Might just go ahead and grab all three.

Already picked up Enter The Gungeon on GMG for a good deal at 50% off plus another 12% coupon. Ended up being less than $6.

Well, my 10-year old just gave Undertale a glowing review. I told him I had played a few minutes of it and couldn't figure out if I liked it yet.

"OH MY GOD, IT'S THE BEST GAME EVER! It's so funny and fun!"

I guess that's a thumbs up.


EDIT: By the way, today is the last day to get Subnautica free on Epic Games.

I’ve been waiting for ages to buy Celeste since I have v little time to play video games and more games than I’ll ever actually be able to play. Kept checking sales and finally got fed up and bought it this time. Played a couple hours this week and was blown away. The airdash/wall climb mechanic is unique, don’t think I’ve ever played a game that’s used this before. Has absolutely gorgeous pixel graphics. Music is top notch.

Idk hm hours I have in Hollow Knight but it’s now one of my favorite games and I’ll be playing it for a while. I’m usually not really a fan of the metroidvania genre but this game is really a cut above the rest. The boss fights in this game are incredibly satisfying.

Can’t get into dead cells for some reason. Maybe I just haven’t give it enough time idk.

Twitch allows to gift a copy of the free games you get with Prime until Dec 31st.

If anyone is interested in

Hacknet
Poi
Smoke & Sacrifice

SNK-Bundle (Baseball Stars 2, Fatal Fury Special Metal Slug 2, Pulstar, Samurai Showdown II)

send me a pm with your Twitch ID.

Undertale is one of my favorite pieces of media, but I don't expect the average gamer to agree. It hits home with a lot of people that are "into video games" for what they bring to the table in the sense of subverting expectations. As someone who grew up playing JRPGs (Final Fantasy 3(6) and Secret of Mana hold a huge part of my childhood heart), and someone who has continued to follow the video game scene closely, I understand all the video game tropes we've seen so far. Also, I think it helped that I'm "into internet nerd culture" enough to understand all the anime tropes (even though I don't really watch much at all). Undertale just hit a lot of the checkboxes I didn't even know I wanted it to hit on my way through it. I don't do game development but I watch a lot of videos on the regular about game dev and I also enjoy watching videos about the movie industry and how to tell stories. I find that stuff very interesting, and there is something very interesting to me about how the developer tells the story in Undertale as well as lets you decide how you want to play the game.


The gameplay though...


The gameplay is...um....not very compelling. It's a different spin on the RPG genre and it changes it just enough through the game where you're often saying "oh, I see how that works now" and then the game moves onto something a little different. There were a few times where I felt a little bored with a few of the battles. Once I hit that "I get it" moment, I don't gleam much else. With that said, the game generally moves onto the next leg of the adventure pretty quickly.


It really isn't for everyone, but for the people it's tailored for, it hits just right. I hope this post is somewhat helpful to at least one person at some point

I loved Undertale, but DO NOT give it to a 10 years old kid, it can **** them up pretty bad. This game hits really hard emotionally.

Im not one for censorship, but parental guidance on the game is very recommended. Especially on a genocide run. It is really striking just how bad that run can make you feel inside.