Posted June 23, 2017
BenKii
Captain
Registered: Mar 2010
From United States
PainOfSalvation
Elleshar
Registered: Mar 2013
From Spain
Posted June 23, 2017
Death Skid Marks is 0,99€ (90% off) on Steam.
skeletonbow
Galaxy 3 when?
Registered: Dec 2009
From Canada
Posted June 23, 2017
Arx Fatalis on sale on Steam for $1.37 CAD (approx $1 USD):
http://store.steampowered.com/app/1700/Arx_Fatalis/
This is one of those games that notoriously almost never goes on sale on GOG, and when it does it is still overpriced compared to the rest of the market out there:
[url=https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=arx+fatalis#/page:game/price?plain=arxfatalis]https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=arx+fatalis#/page:game/price?plain=arxfatalis[/url]
I'm quite tempted to just buy this on Steam and be done with it, but it seems likely that it is going to go on sale again and again and again on Steam in the future at a better price so I'm not in any major rush.
While there are plenty of examples of GOG games cheaper than Steam games and other examples of Steam games cheaper than GOG games out there, this one is a clear cut example of a game that is not only categorically more expensive on GOG but it almost never goes on sale here either and when it does it is for a price that is just not that great at all compared to how often it goes on sale on Steam and for a better price.
I think I'll give GOG another year to rectify this by putting it on sale in one of the next 3 or 4 seasonal promos at a price competitive with Steam, and if not I'll just spring for it on Steam in 2018 if it seems clear it'll never be competitively priced here.
Nonetheless, I know there are some big fans of this game out there who may not be as patient towards GOG and can't pass up the chance to grab this title for $1, so enjoy.
http://store.steampowered.com/app/1700/Arx_Fatalis/
This is one of those games that notoriously almost never goes on sale on GOG, and when it does it is still overpriced compared to the rest of the market out there:
[url=https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=arx+fatalis#/page:game/price?plain=arxfatalis]https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=arx+fatalis#/page:game/price?plain=arxfatalis[/url]
I'm quite tempted to just buy this on Steam and be done with it, but it seems likely that it is going to go on sale again and again and again on Steam in the future at a better price so I'm not in any major rush.
While there are plenty of examples of GOG games cheaper than Steam games and other examples of Steam games cheaper than GOG games out there, this one is a clear cut example of a game that is not only categorically more expensive on GOG but it almost never goes on sale here either and when it does it is for a price that is just not that great at all compared to how often it goes on sale on Steam and for a better price.
I think I'll give GOG another year to rectify this by putting it on sale in one of the next 3 or 4 seasonal promos at a price competitive with Steam, and if not I'll just spring for it on Steam in 2018 if it seems clear it'll never be competitively priced here.
Nonetheless, I know there are some big fans of this game out there who may not be as patient towards GOG and can't pass up the chance to grab this title for $1, so enjoy.
superstande
Summertime!
Registered: Jan 2012
From Finland
supplementscene
New User
Registered: Nov 2015
From United Kingdom
Posted June 23, 2017
http://store.steampowered.com/app/1700/Arx_Fatalis/
This is one of those games that notoriously almost never goes on sale on GOG, and when it does it is still overpriced compared to the rest of the market out there:
[url=https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=arx+fatalis#/page:game/price?plain=arxfatalis]https://isthereanydeal.com/search/?q=arx+fatalis#/page:game/price?plain=arxfatalis[/url]
I'm quite tempted to just buy this on Steam and be done with it, but it seems likely that it is going to go on sale again and again and again on Steam in the future at a better price so I'm not in any major rush.
While there are plenty of examples of GOG games cheaper than Steam games and other examples of Steam games cheaper than GOG games out there, this one is a clear cut example of a game that is not only categorically more expensive on GOG but it almost never goes on sale here either and when it does it is for a price that is just not that great at all compared to how often it goes on sale on Steam and for a better price.
I think I'll give GOG another year to rectify this by putting it on sale in one of the next 3 or 4 seasonal promos at a price competitive with Steam, and if not I'll just spring for it on Steam in 2018 if it seems clear it'll never be competitively priced here.
Nonetheless, I know there are some big fans of this game out there who may not be as patient towards GOG and can't pass up the chance to grab this title for $1, so enjoy.
Chandoraa
No longer around
Registered: Apr 2012
From Spain
Posted June 23, 2017
Seconded. The game is a steal for that price, even if it's kinda broken in some departments. But then again, it's Obsidian, so no surprises there. You still get their trademark good writing, so you got that going for ya, which is nice.
As per the Steam sale, it's mostly sucky, as were the last few. I guess we'll never again get those crazy 90% flash sales that managed to keep you interested throughout. But hey, we got refunds now, a feature which we really should have had from the get-go, even if it's one that I haven't ever used and probably never will since I can actually get a hold of my wallet. So yeah, I guess this is literally why we can't have nice things. Stupid games industry...
As per the Steam sale, it's mostly sucky, as were the last few. I guess we'll never again get those crazy 90% flash sales that managed to keep you interested throughout. But hey, we got refunds now, a feature which we really should have had from the get-go, even if it's one that I haven't ever used and probably never will since I can actually get a hold of my wallet. So yeah, I guess this is literally why we can't have nice things. Stupid games industry...
Post edited June 25, 2017 by Chandoraa
skeletonbow
Galaxy 3 when?
Registered: Dec 2009
From Canada
Posted June 23, 2017
I went in there to snag one $1 game but it's quickly getting ugly.
- Kung Fury: Street Rage
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Poker Night 2
- DOOM 3
- DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil
for a grand total of:
Total: CDN$ 11.96
Quite the steal!
tiny E
Find me in STEAM OT
Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
Posted June 23, 2017
I went in there to snag one $1 game but it's quickly getting ugly.
- Kung Fury: Street Rage
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Poker Night 2
- DOOM 3
- DOOM 3 Resurrection of Evil
for a grand total of:
Total: CDN$ 11.96
Quite the steal!
skeletonbow
Galaxy 3 when?
Registered: Dec 2009
From Canada
Posted June 24, 2017
I installed DOOM3 and the expansion and I had to use dual monitors to be able to manually type in a 10 foot long CD key for the expansion to work. Took me 15 minutes to get it to work because every time I'd start the game up it would shift the content of my monitors around randomly, but eventually I got it resolved. I should have just took a digital photo and looked at it on my camera. :)
Then I had to edit the game's config file to set the resolution, AA etc. up because any graphic changes I made in-menu required a restart of the game to take effect, and the settings were discarded so it kept starting in 640x480. A trip to WSGF and a few lines in the config file though and I now have it running awesome in 2560x1600 with AA and anisotropy maxed out. Looks the best I've seen it to date. :)
tiny E
Find me in STEAM OT
Registered: Dec 2012
From Other
Posted June 24, 2017
The resolution has always been tricky with me, but I think I got it looking pretty good and I just remember getting tired of fucking with it and saying, "That's it! I'm playing it! No more tweeking!"
joppo
Gog's decision makers R terrible @ their jobs
Registered: Dec 2011
From Brazil
Posted June 25, 2017
That "tank simulator" known as Batman: Arkham Knight is only US$ 5 (75% off) at BundleStars right now (base game) , plus $5 (also 75% off) for the Season Pass. (Is there enough DLC content to justify the 5 bucks? I suppose so.) The price drop will stay for 11 more days.
BTW you can apply the code "red5" to reduce the final price by 5%. Everything ends up costing $9.48 which I think isn't a bad deal.
There's also a "bundle" with both products together but stay away because the discount is only 66%. Someone there probably don't understand in what way a bundle is supposed to be attractive to customers.
According to isthereanydeal.com this is the cheapest this game has ever been. Now, I know it gained quite the reputation for being buggy when it launched (it was the source of very funny reviews) and it even had to be pulled from the stores for a year (!!), but recent reviews on steam are a lot more positive so I'm thinking of biting the bullet.
Edit (2 days later): I was lucky my bank screwed up the purchase. The game just got even cheaper at Nuuvem!
BTW you can apply the code "red5" to reduce the final price by 5%. Everything ends up costing $9.48 which I think isn't a bad deal.
There's also a "bundle" with both products together but stay away because the discount is only 66%. Someone there probably don't understand in what way a bundle is supposed to be attractive to customers.
According to isthereanydeal.com this is the cheapest this game has ever been. Now, I know it gained quite the reputation for being buggy when it launched (it was the source of very funny reviews) and it even had to be pulled from the stores for a year (!!), but recent reviews on steam are a lot more positive so I'm thinking of biting the bullet.
Edit (2 days later): I was lucky my bank screwed up the purchase. The game just got even cheaper at Nuuvem!
Post edited June 26, 2017 by joppo
MarkoH01
soon™
Registered: Jun 2009
From Germany
Posted June 25, 2017
The game still is badly optimized and it is a game of luck if it runs o.k. or not.
Post edited June 25, 2017 by MarkoH01
joppo
Gog's decision makers R terrible @ their jobs
Registered: Dec 2011
From Brazil
Posted June 26, 2017
The game still is badly optimized and it is a game of luck if it runs o.k. or not.
Hmm certainly not as reassuring as I hoped but I still think I'll buy. Would have bought already if my bank hadn't screwed up.
I noticed that most of the season pass was cosmetic junk but I was more interested in the story packs and catwoman's revenge anyway. Good to know they're worth their price as long as I can get the game to run decently.
Chandoraa
No longer around
Registered: Apr 2012
From Spain
Posted June 26, 2017
Did they fix Origins yet? Because otherwise, that's where I draw the line. Still haven't played City anyway, so I'm covered on the Batman department for now.
MarkoH01
soon™
Registered: Jun 2009
From Germany
Posted June 26, 2017
The game still is badly optimized and it is a game of luck if it runs o.k. or not.
Hmm certainly not as reassuring as I hoped but I still think I'll buy. Would have bought already if my bank hadn't screwed up.
I noticed that most of the season pass was cosmetic junk but I was more interested in the story packs and catwoman's revenge anyway. Good to know they're worth their price as long as I can get the game to run decently.
City is AMAZING and you REALLY should play it - 'nough said :)
Post edited June 26, 2017 by MarkoH01