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King Keltair posted:Wow, after the bundle and everything else this month I still have a coupon - anyone have an opinion on Max Payne 3 vs. Age of Empires 3? I remember people in the steam thread being kinda underwhelmed by Age of Empires 3 when it came up there during the christmas sale.
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Jan 27, 2013 17:08
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Is the THQ mega-pack going to go back up? 
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Jan 27, 2013 17:11
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$3.75 for Mark of the Ninja is fantastic, shame it's limited to US customers for some reason. 
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Jan 27, 2013 17:22
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Moola posted:$3.75 for Mark of the Ninja is fantastic, shame it's limited to US customers for some reason. (put a US address when checking out)
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Jan 27, 2013 17:29
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xenilk posted:(put a US address when checking out) Cheers! 
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Jan 27, 2013 17:45
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xenilk posted:That MS Bundle... wow thanks Tony! No kidding! I used my $5 credit from buying TSW on it. One dollar a game!
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Jan 27, 2013 17:46
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So today's Steam deal is Sleeping Dogs, and I guess Amazon is reducing it even further to $10 (it's $12.49 on Steam), so even without a coupon it's a pretty decent deal.
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tetsman posted:So today's Steam deal is Sleeping Dogs, and I guess Amazon is reducing it even further to $10 (it's $12.49 on Steam), so even without a coupon it's a pretty decent deal. I'm seeing it at $9.99 on Steam also... and the $5 off promo on Amazon does not apply to Sleeping Dogs.
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Jan 28, 2013 06:08
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Breadallelogram posted:I'm seeing it at $9.99 on Steam also... and the $5 off promo on Amazon does not apply to Sleeping Dogs. Huh, maybe it's a region thing then. I did run out of coupons so I thought it was a good deal anyway.
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Jan 28, 2013 06:10
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That's a very good price for a good game.
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Jan 28, 2013 20:05
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Anything for Guild Wars 2 in the foreseeable future?
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Sean Archer posted:Is the THQ mega-pack going to go back up?
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Jan 29, 2013 06:22
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Shiiiiiiiiiiiit. Apparently I missed out on The Sims 3 for $7.50. I have been meaning to grab that for ages. Any chance it's dropping again soon?
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Reason posted:Anything for Guild Wars 2 in the foreseeable future? I'm interested in this, too.
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Jan 29, 2013 16:02
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Hey guys, Starting tomorrow you can get Stronghold HD (DRM free) for free when you link your Amazon account with Stronghold Kingdoms and download the game: http://www.amazon.com/FireFly-Studios-41044ld-Kingdoms1-Stronghold/dp/B0083LD2TE/ Here's Stronghold HD: http://www.amazon.com/Firefly-Holdings-Limited-Stronghold-Download/dp/B009YKVRYA/ Also, Guild Wars 2 is out for January, and we will have a Sims Sale in early Feb.
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Jan 29, 2013 22:44
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I have the Stronghold collection that was up on Amazon with the Civ games, does that have the HD version?
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Jan 30, 2013 04:43
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Saw those CKII DLC packs listed in the Steam thread. Officially looking for an extra coupon someone has!
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Jan 30, 2013 08:39
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Could some kind kind (kind) goon give me this, using the coupon, for 5$ (using paypal) http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-5-G...XWK33HDFMQR0R02 ? :bigtran: I also have some steam games available for gifting. Steam id is http://steamcommunity.com/id/viezurix , thank you, (kind) goon.
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Jan 30, 2013 11:24
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Hey Tony, do you think you are going to have any sale on the Total War games soon? Been wanting to pick up Shogun for a while now but the price never seemed right.
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Jan 30, 2013 14:57
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AmazonTony posted:Hey guys, Nice, worked perfectly, thanks! Looking forward to the Sims sale.
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Jan 30, 2013 15:08
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Hey guys, Here's a full deal update (I will add this to the OP as well): Visit this page to see these deals (we will be adding the Paradox stuff sometime today): https://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html/?docId=1000728511&tag=somethingawfu-20 1/24-1/31: The Darkness II - $7.49 ($2.49 after coupon) NBA 2K13 - $14.99 ($9.99 after coupon) XCom: Enemy Unknown - $24.99 ($19.99 after coupon) Borderlands 2 - $29.99 ($24.99 after coupon) Spec Ops: The Line - $7.49 ($2.49 after coupon) Max Payne 3 - $14.99 ($9.99 after coupon) 2K Super Strategy Pack: $19.99 ($14.99 after coupon, all activate on Steam): 2K Shooter Pack: $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon, all activate on Steam): The Desert to Sea Bundle: $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon, all activate on Steam): The Crazy Action Pack: $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon, all activate on Steam): 2K Mega Pack: $24.99 ($19.99 after coupon, all activate on Steam except CivCity Rome): 1/27-2/2: Microsoft 5 Game Indie Bundle - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon, all activate on steam). Contains: 1. Deadlight 2. Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet 3. Iron Brigade 4. Mark of the Ninja 5. Toy Soldiers Age of Empires III Complete Collection - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon, activates on Steam) Fable: The Lost Chapters - $2.49 (coupon not applicable, activates on Steam) Toy Soldiers - $2.49 Mark of the Ninja - $3.75 Iron Brigade - $3.75 Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet - $3.75 Deadlight - $3.75 1/25-1/27: Syndicate - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) - not Steam Crysis Maximum Maximum -$17.99 ($12.99 after coupon) - not Steam FYI, for those curious about Crysis activations the limit is 50 not 5, check it out: http://secure.mycrysis.com/forums/vi...p?f=40&t=46212 1/29-1/31: Burning Hot Bundle - $11.99 ($6.99 after coupon) 1/31: Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition: $17.49 ($12.49 after coupon) The Secret World - $17.99 ($12.99 after coupon) All will be included in the EC promotion. (Coupon information at the bottom of this post) 1/30-1/31: Pint Sized Paradox Package - $7.49 ($2.49 after coupon all Steam) contains: Warlock: Master of the Arcane Majesty Gold - HD Majesty 2 Collection Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Faith Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Albion Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC Crusader Kings II: Mongols DLC Pack Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields DLC Pack Plentiful Paradox Package - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) all activate on Steam, contains: Crusader Kings II Magicka Collection Magicka The Stars Are Left DLC Sword of the Stars - Complete Collection Sword of the Stars II: Enhanced Edition Victoria II Paradox Majesty Franchise - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) all activate on Steam, contains: Defenders of Ardania Battlemagic Defenders of Ardania Defenders of Ardania: The Conjurer's Tricks DLC Majesty 2 Collection Majesty Gold - HD Master of the Arcane Master of Artifacts DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Power of the Serpent DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Return of the Elves DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Powerful Lords DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Paradox War Chest - $7.49 (2.49 after coupon) all Steam except Achtung Panzer contains: Achtung Panzer Kharkov 1943 - NOT STEAM Gettysburg: Armored Warfare Hearts of Iron III Collection King Arthur Collections King Arthur II Victoria II Victoria II: A House Divided - Expansion Paradox Seas Bundle $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon) (appears only 1 game is Steam) Commander: Conquest of the Americas Commander: Conquest of the Americas - Colonial Navy (Expansion) East India Company Collection Naval War: Arctic Circle (Steam) Pirates of Black Cove Pirates of Black Cove - Origins DLC Ship Simulator Extremes Victoria II Victoria II: A House Divided DLC Additionally, sometime tomorrow (when OPS is done making the bundles) these will go on sale: 1/30-1/31 (NOT LIVE YET) - Paradox 2012 Pack - $14.99 ($9.99 after coupon) I'll have to reconcile tomorrow what activates on Steam: A Game Of Dwarves A Game of Dwarves: Ale Pack A Game of Dwarves: Star Dwarves Crusader King Complete Crusader Kings II Crusader Kings II: African Portraits Crusader Kings II: African Unit Pack DLC Crusader Kings II: Byzantine Unit Pack Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shield II Crusader Kings II: Dynasty Shields DLC Pack Crusader Kings II: Legacy of Rome Crusader Kings II: Mediterranean Portraits DLC Crusader Kings II: Mongols DLC Pack Crusader Kings II: Ruler Designer DLC Crusader Kings II: Russian Portraits Crusader Kings II: Russian Unit Pack Crusader Kings II: Songs of Albion DLC Crusader Kings II: Songs of Byzantium Crusader Kings II: Songs of Faith DLC Crusader Kings II: Songs of Prosperity DLC Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Caliph DLC Crusader Kings II: Songs of the Holy Land DLC Crusader Kings II: Songs of the RU Crusader Kings II: Sunset Invasion Crusader Kings II: Sword of Islam Crusader Kings II: The Republic DLC Starvoid War of the Roses - House of York Deluxe Edition War of the Roses: House of Lancaster Armor Set DLC War of the Roses: House of York Armor Set DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Master of Artifacts DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Power of the Serpent DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane Return of the Elves DLC Warlock Master of the Arcane: Armageddon Warlock: Master of the Arcane Warlock: Master of the Arcane - Powerful Lords DLC Crusader Kings Pack - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon): All Crusader Kings Content Amazon Digital Carries (Crusader Kings Complete + Crusader Kings II + DLC).
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AmazonTony posted:1/30-1/31:  Those Paradox bundles! Must have.
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AmazonTony posted:Crusader Kings Pack - $9.99 ($4.99 after coupon): All Crusader Kings Content Amazon Digital Carries (Crusader Kings Complete + Crusader Kings II + DLC). Ok, this has me wondering is there any Crusader Kings Content Amazon Digital doesn't carry? 
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AmazonTony posted:Awesome Tony, you are the man. I have one feeble concern, however. Today I saw that a couple paradox deals went live, including the Plentiful Paradox Package. I jumped on it. And then I saw your post just now that there will be a 'Crusader Kings Pack' which has Crusader Kings and all the DLC. My issue is thus: What I really wanted was the Crusader Kings Pack, but was unaware of it when I purchased the Plentiful pack. Would Amazon be able to work with me to do some sort of exchange?
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Jan 30, 2013 19:06
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Tony, any chance for more coupons if we used ours up already?
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Jan 30, 2013 19:07
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Is Amazon going to price match the Steam deal on Alice? I already have it on Steam, but wouldn't mind getting the bundle from Amazon with the original game so I can plug it into my Steam copy.
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Jan 30, 2013 19:08
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Arnold of Soissons posted:Tony, any chance for more coupons if we used ours up already? Any chance for coupons for people who have Prime and buy from Amazon all the time but didn't happen to qualify for one? (AKA me).
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How do these Paradox strategy games play? Are they RTS, turn-based? What are the gems, and what games do they compare to? If I'm a fan of Civilization, SimCity and general world building, what game might interest me?
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Revol posted:How do these Paradox strategy games play? Are they RTS, turn-based? What are the gems, and what games do they compare to? If I'm a fan of Civilization, SimCity and general world building, what game might interest me?
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Most of Paradox's games are what is typically referred to as "Grand Strategy games". They are set on a big map of the world/region where time passes as you manage various aspects of your nation, with pop-ups occasionally bringing events and other things to your notice. My favorite is Crusader Kings II. The best thing about Crusader Kings II is that you don't play a country/kingdom, instead you play as the successive heads of a family dynasty as it rises to power (or falls from it). So it plays like a strategy game with little bits of RPG or choose-your-own-adventure game thrown in. One day your family might be lowly counts, but a couple generations later through clever marriage arrangements, a well timed assassination and a few brushfire wars of conquest your latest ruler suddenly finds himself on the verge of becoming King of an entire region. Then he dies of a heartattack at age 55 in bed with his 30-years-younger wife  and, now, as his eldest son you find your realm torn apart in civil war as your rear end in a top hat younger brothers decide they should be the head of the dynasty, and what is that bastard of dad's (that is older than you) plotting for you?Or your dynasty-head dies young, leaving you playing as his pre-teen son and your (next-in-line of succession) Uncle becomes your regent, and well...  Though I wouldn't recommend playing CK2 and perhaps other Paradox games for the combat. In CK2 its mostly just throwing armies at eachother, hoping you brought the bigger army and hoping they win, its not very detailed, but that isn't the focus of the game. Galaga Galaxian fucked around with this message at 20:15 on Jan 30, 2013 |
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I'd also like to add that if you're at all a fan of Game of Thrones, there's a total conversion mod for CK2 that pretty much makes it the best Game of Thrones video game out there. http://citadel.prophpbb.com/topic2166.html
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I played CK2 for 4 hours without having any idea what I was doing, and suddenly it's 12 hours later and I'm the king of Ireland and my half-brother leads a rebellion with an army twice the size of mine so I ransom his son (who I imprisoned for plotting to kill me) back to him for enough money to hire my own private mercenary army to put down the rebellion, and have him executed. Edit: Then married his wife
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So what's the best combination of Paradox bundles to buy? There's quite a lot -- it's a tad confusing. CK2 is the one I definitely want to get, so maybe I'll just wait for the CK kings bundle and just get that.
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Warlock and Game of Dwarves are possibly interesting enough to be worth the extra $5 for the 2012 pack.
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Galaga Galaxian posted:My favorite is Crusader Kings II. The best thing about Crusader Kings II is that you don't play a country/kingdom, instead you play as the successive heads of a family dynasty as it rises to power (or falls from it). So it plays like a strategy game with little bits of RPG or choose-your-own-adventure game thrown in. One day your family might be lowly counts, but a couple generations later through clever marriage arrangements, a well timed assassination and a few brushfire wars of conquest your latest ruler suddenly finds himself on the verge of becoming King of an entire region. That sounds loving sick as poo poo. And I don't want strategy/RTS games focused on combat. I can't stand Starcraft-ian games anymore. loving build orders gently caress you
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PoshAlligator posted:So what's the best combination of Paradox bundles to buy? There's quite a lot -- it's a tad confusing. If I remember right the Sword of Islam DLC for CK2 is very much worth having, so it's either the Paradox complete pack for 10 bucks after coupon or the CK2 complete pack + another pack, but of course you need 2 coupons for that second option.
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No, unless you like the choice between watching the AI fight for you and micromanagement hell. Hearts of Iron 2 and the derivatives Arsenal of Democracy and Darkest Hour are really good, but 3 is mediocre at best. The summary of the game in the Paradox thread OP sums it up well.quote:Arguably one of Paradox's most ambitious undertaking to date, HOI3 is a World War 2 game featuring an enormous map with 10,000 provinces, realistic weather and supply systems, warfare theatre management and optional AI control of your armies and production. Unfortunately it lacked a development cycle to match its ambitions, and was virtually unplayable on release. Expansions and patches have greatly improved on the game, but it remains a controversial title and many people still feel that HOI3 is too rigid and unwieldy, with a static political system, overcomplicated warfare system that forces the player to rely on the AI to play the game for them, and generally too ahistorical.
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