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Jorpho
09-11-2009, 05:23 PM
Now this looks interesting. Some of these prices even beat Steam at the best of times.
http://www.direct2drive.com/d2dturns5
Kitsune Sniper
09-11-2009, 05:45 PM
Wow, they aren't blocking me because I'm in Mexico, for once!

This is awesome.
Jorpho
09-13-2009, 03:44 PM
How is Civilization 4? I must confess that I've never actually played any of the Civilization games, though I do have Civ II and Civ II:ToT around here somewhere.
Kitsune Sniper
09-13-2009, 04:16 PM
... So much for that. I'm having the same idiotic issues I've had with Steam forever. My IP doesn't match my PayPal info. So they won't accept my money.
Kitsune Sniper
09-15-2009, 09:44 PM
It appears that bitching at them proved worthwhile! I got my game after all.

They're running a sale on action games this week. The list:

The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena
BioShock
Saints Row 2
Sid Meier's Pirates!
STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl
Frontlines: Fuel of War
Thief: Deadly Shadows
Serious Sam Gold
Max Payne 2

... and MLB2K9. Which isn't an action game. Heh. I'm considering getting Assault on Dark Athena, but I already own Riddick part 1...
Jorpho
09-15-2009, 11:48 PM
Oddly enough, I already own most of those. And never played them. And paid more than $5 for most of them. >_<

I've heard Thief III is kind of middling, but is Riddick Part 1 really as good as they say?
Kitsune Sniper
09-16-2009, 12:02 AM
It appears Dark Athena also includes a full remake of part one. So I may spring for it later. It seemed like a really good game, but it does feel like it was designed for a gamepad...
BHvrd
09-16-2009, 08:35 PM
Flippin' A man, Dark Athena $5! Niiiiice! Turning into quite a sale here can't wait for the next boxes, well, unless they suck, but Dark Athena $5! Great Deal!
Cryomancer
09-16-2009, 11:43 PM
You guys used this place before? I it like gog.com but with newer stuff or what?

Mostly I'm curious about DRM and whatnot.
Kitsune Sniper
09-17-2009, 12:19 AM
Some games have DRM, others don't. For example, I downloaded the X-Com bundle pack the other day, and some games include a CD Key which you can see on your account info. And there's other games, like Dark Athena, which still require a one-time internet authentication before letting you play.
Jorpho
09-17-2009, 12:46 AM
I hope they have Mass Effect coming up.
BHvrd
09-18-2009, 05:56 PM
I hope they have Mass Effect coming up.

That would be sweet.
Jorpho
09-18-2009, 06:08 PM
Looking at their other offerings, this might finally be my opportunity to get Uplink for a decent price, too. Ah, the thrill of anticipation!
Kitsune Sniper
09-19-2009, 01:38 AM
What the crap? Uplink is $50 on Amazon? o_O I read about it and am cautiously interested. If the game can be modded, then I might buy it.

Also, I think I'm going to buy Border Patrol: The Video Game (http://www.direct2drive.com/4/7406/product/Buy-Homeland-Defense-Download)! (Well, maybe not. I actually pirated this thing, and it's broken to hell and back.)
Jorpho
09-19-2009, 01:46 AM
Uplink is only $10 on Steam, actually, though the price goes up to $20 on some other services.

I should add that if you click around a little bit, there are some other games on sale for $5 that are slightly less evident, such as Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones. My backlog engorges further!
Kitsune Sniper
09-19-2009, 01:47 AM
Uplink is $10 on Steam, BUT, you can't mod it. The original CD release -can- be modded to add new missions or stuff, and that's what interests me.

I've also read that the Steam version is unmoddable (unsurprising).
Cryomancer
09-19-2009, 06:45 AM
Why couldn't you mod it on steam? I've modded various other steam-based products before without issues (ie HL2). Is it packaged weirdly or something?
Kitsune Sniper
09-19-2009, 01:53 PM
Why couldn't you mod it on steam? I've modded various other steam-based products before without issues (ie HL2). Is it packaged weirdly or something?

Games like HL2 are created so they can be modded, but when other games get released through the system, Steam makes it so that any sort of alteration to any game file marks it as corrupt, and it "fixes" this. This is incredibly irritating with some games, like the Commander Keen games - you can't change the settings that the version of DOSBox bundled with it has because Steam UNDOES THAT before you start the game again because it thinks it's corrupt.

I'm guessing Uplink's modding involves changing some core game files, hence the inability to mod it.
Jorpho
09-21-2009, 02:25 PM
Aw, peas. No Mass Effect. :(

Still, Assassin's Creed.
Cryomancer
09-21-2009, 06:41 PM
Games like HL2 are created so they can be modded, but when other games get released through the system, Steam makes it so that any sort of alteration to any game file marks it as corrupt, and it "fixes" this. This is incredibly irritating with some games, like the Commander Keen games - you can't change the settings that the version of DOSBox bundled with it has because Steam UNDOES THAT before you start the game again because it thinks it's corrupt.

I'm guessing Uplink's modding involves changing some core game files, hence the inability to mod it.

Well that's incredibly lame.
Kitsune Sniper
09-21-2009, 07:57 PM
Aw, peas. No Mass Effect. :(

Still, Assassin's Creed.

Yeah. That's a surprise I wasn't expecting. I'm definitely buying that.
BHvrd
09-22-2009, 07:13 PM
Never played Assassin's Creed till now and i'm pretty impressed. Alot of people seemed to complain about being repetitive and boring but so far I really like it, one solid ass game and feels worth much more than $5, lol, amazing deal.

Also picked up Riddick of course but I gotta say they try and get you with a few games as alot of them have expansions and really aren't worth buying at $5 since you will want the expansions eventually. These two games are worth every cent though.
Vlcice
09-22-2009, 07:15 PM
Games like HL2 are created so they can be modded, but when other games get released through the system, Steam makes it so that any sort of alteration to any game file marks it as corrupt, and it "fixes" this. This is incredibly irritating with some games, like the Commander Keen games - you can't change the settings that the version of DOSBox bundled with it has because Steam UNDOES THAT before you start the game again because it thinks it's corrupt.

I'm guessing Uplink's modding involves changing some core game files, hence the inability to mod it.

They don't seem to do that for every game - I've been able to use custom costumes in SF4 without any trouble. It's strange that they do this for some non-Valve games and not others.
Jorpho
09-28-2009, 01:28 PM
Running Steam in offline mode ought to fix that, no?

Anyway, new games are up. No Uplink; just a lot of Chronic Logic (http://www.chroniclogic.com) stuff, mostly, and other stuff you've seen before. (I kind of wish Triptych was available; it's a pretty cool little game - but not worth fifteen bucks!)
Kitsune Sniper
09-28-2009, 02:12 PM
DAMMIT

Assassin's Creed is full price again >_<
BHvrd
09-28-2009, 10:18 PM
Mount and Blade is worth $5 for sure. I played the demo about a month ago on Steam and it's more fun than it looks. I'll be getting it. :D

Kinda weird they raised Assassin's Creed back up so quick but not the others, must have been a good seller I guess. Either way my favorite one so far is Chronicles of Riddick, that game is so awesome, if you haven't picked it up you missing out.