The Great Bargain Deals Discussion thread.

Shadowcat on 14/3/2011 at 07:44

I thought I'd heard that Napoleon is smaller in scope than Empire (for better or worse), and also that it fixed a bunch of issues that Empire had. But hell, I haven't bought a TW game since Rome, so don't take my word for it.

I will suggest that if you haven't really started on Rome or Empire yet, then buying a third one is a bit mad. By the time you've played your way through those two, you'll probably find Shogun 2 for $7.50 :)

Sulphur on 14/3/2011 at 08:34

Haha, I agree it is a bit mad, but that's what sales do to you. Thanks for the advice, gunny and Shadowcat, I guess I'll be giving this one a miss.

gunsmoke on 14/3/2011 at 13:19

Honestly, I am glad I could help, as I too am a Steam sale addict. Even shit ass titles will be purchased by me if they are cheap enough. Why? I dunno. If they were in a brick and mortar store I wouldn't even consider it. The allure of cheap Steam shit and that nice long games list tab I guess...

Anyway, I called buddy #1. He said it (Napoleon) was 'neutered' a bit as far as features/options go, was bland (didn't have the scope and wasn't nearly as epic/memorable as some of the previous titles), and was short and had virtually no playerbase/community to speak of.

Hope those points help clarify things a bit, even if they are via a 3rd party (me) who has no exp. with the game firsthand.

Brian The Dog on 16/3/2011 at 12:30

If you're looking for one to add to your Total War experience, I'd add Medieval 2 with the Kingdoms campaign added-on. Large scope for beautiful battles, and there's lots of mods available for it as well (am currently working my way through the Stainless Steel mod).

henke on 23/3/2011 at 15:03

Buncha original Xbox titles going for 800MS points on XBox Marketplace this week, including Black, Burnout 3 and Max Payne 1 & 2. But the one I got my eye on is Stubbs the Zombie. Always wanted to play that one. Tell me folks, does it still hold up today? Is it worth 10 bucks?

edit: although Black (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-5_84JsjxE&feature=related) certainly looks appealing too.

gunsmoke on 23/3/2011 at 16:16

See my posts in GenGaming on Black. It is incredible. More next-gen than last gen.

Stubbs is fun, it is the Halo engine too. I dunno if it holds up, but it was enjoyable enough and funny.

henke on 23/3/2011 at 16:56

Yeah I've read you raving about Black. :)

I think I might actually enjoy that one more, but I've been playing so many shooty actiongames lately that something like Stubbs would be a welcome change. Hmm... I might just get them both.

edit: bought Stubbs. Might get Black later.

gunsmoke on 23/3/2011 at 19:35

Ah, if you've been all shootery lately then I would've gone with Stubbs as well. Enjoy.

CCCToad on 12/4/2011 at 11:25

direct2drive has their "30 days of deals" going on, with 75% off a different game each day.

Nameless Voice on 12/4/2011 at 17:06

Um, shouldn't that be in the main thread, not the discussion thread?