# Fall digital distribution sale thread. **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 13, 2014, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512 "2014-11-13T05:58:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/41 "2014-12-01T03:37:18Z")
I went to check Origin out of curiosity, and the Mass Effect bundle is now 25e (guess the sale ended) but the individual games only add up to 15e total. Great savings! :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/42 "2014-12-01T04:49:26Z")
Funny, I bought three games during this sale: _Shadow of Mordor_, which I had wanted for a while, and a couple of indie games I knew nothing about and bought just on a whim, _Gunpoint_, and _Level 22_, and I spent the entire weekend playing those two and not _Shadow of Mordor_. I highly recommend you check them out. ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/43 "2014-12-01T05:04:53Z")
> [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](#): > > I went to check Origin out of curiosity, and the Mass Effect bundle is now 25e (guess the sale ended) but the individual games only add up to 15e total. Great savings! :dubious: Nevermind me, compared notes with a US buddy of mine and the prices are completely different for us EU people. Still, for anybody in EU like me the bundle is horrible deal. ---
**Author:** ![Kinthalis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kinthalis/32/16084_2.png) [@Kinthalis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kinthalis)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2014, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/44 "2014-12-01T12:55:53Z")
Dragon Age Inquisition is on sale on Amazon for all platforms. $45. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/45 "2014-12-02T01:57:21Z")
[Green Man Gaming](http://www.greenmangaming.com/) has a sale going. Seems pretty minor unless I’m missing stuff. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/46 "2014-12-02T02:22:21Z")
I picked up Grid 2 with all the DLC for like $12 the other day and just now grabbed Planetary Annihilation plus the DLC for $10, all at Steam. For a quick sale, this one has been great. Hey, how is Endless Legend? When it came out, reviews weren’t enthusiastic enough to make me spend the full retail, but now that it’s (prolly) been patched a few times, would it be worthwhile at $15? $20? Should I just STFU and pay full price now? ---
**Author:** ![Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/arrogance_ex_machina/32/192_2.png) [@Arrogance\_Ex\_Machina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arrogance_Ex_Machina)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/47 "2014-12-02T03:35:40Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Hey, how is Endless Legend? When it came out, reviews weren’t enthusiastic enough to make me spend the full retail, but now that it’s (prolly) been patched a few times, would it be worthwhile at $15? $20? Should I just STFU and pay full price now? I’ve only heard good things about it and it’s on my Steam wishlist - would have bought it but I have so many other games to play right now that I figured it can wait a bit. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/48 "2014-12-02T04:45:40Z")
[Rockstar Games bundle](http://www.nuuvem.com.br/produto/1803-rockstar-games-collection) from Nuuvem is pretty sweet at $11 provided you don’t own these already: ``` Grand Theft Auto III Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Grand Theft Auto IV Grand Theft Auto: Episodes from Liberty City LA Noire LA Noire DLC Bundle Manhunt Midnight Club 2 Max Payne Max Payne 2 The Fall of Max Payne Max Payne 3 Max Payne 3 Season Pass ``` Steam activated. As mentioned above, Nuuvem is out of Brazil so you might want to use Google/Chrome Translate if you’re not sure what goes where. Safe, legitimate retailer – just in Portuguese. ---
**Author:** ![Dave\_Hartwick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@Dave\_Hartwick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dave_Hartwick)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 11:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/49 "2014-12-02T11:06:29Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Hey, how is Endless Legend? I’ve played a little bit. I suggest you wait for a lower price. Looks like it’ll be OK but it’ll take a while to get the hang of it. Right now the turns don’t flow well and I’m not sure which objectives to do first. Also seems slow-paced. I do stuff like send settlers without escorts no worries (but I haven’t played past the early game). ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 11:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/50 "2014-12-02T11:15:31Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Hey, how is Endless Legend? When it came out, reviews weren’t enthusiastic enough to make me spend the full retail, but now that it’s (prolly) been patched a few times, would it be worthwhile at $15? $20? Should I just STFU and pay full price now? Endless Legend is a bad game, and you probably shouldn’t buy it. It’s a decent enough idea, and there are some cool concepts both in terms of mechanics and story. However, the AI is so horribly incompetent that it’s trivial to stomp. Especially if you declare war, the AI has absolutely no idea what it’s doing at war. It tends to build one mediocre army and send it at your capital. The map is also just **busy**. At least with, say, Civ V they struck a good balance between visual detail and information. In EL everything is just… I don’t know how to describe it. It’s pretty, but there’s just too much. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/51 "2014-12-02T13:23:14Z")
Not part of the thanksgiving sales, but a good tuesday [flash humble bundle sale](https://www.humblebundle.com/flash?paradoxgivingtuesdayesday). ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/52 "2014-12-02T14:12:13Z")
[Indiegala](https://www.indiegala.com/store) and [bundlestars](http://www.bundlestars.com/) also having a sale. ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/53 "2014-12-02T14:58:25Z")
Picked up _F1 Race Stars_ from Origin for $1.74 (normally only $6.99, but a good deal’s a good deal!). Fun little kart game, worth it at that price. What’s strange is once it downloads from Origin, you activate it on Steam and play it through Steam and not Origin (BTW the game is $4.99 on Steam, regularly $14.99, so another case where it pays to shop around). ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2014, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/54 "2014-12-02T15:45:14Z")
If games use steamworks to use steam functionality (inviting friends to games, achievements, steam matchmaking, leaderboards, workshop, lots of little other stuff) then they have to be activated through steam regardless of where you buy them. Other vendors are trying to force similar exclusivity to get you to come to their store, but at least in steam’s case they’re doing it as a value-add service and not just trying to tie you to them. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/55 "2014-12-04T16:24:18Z")
[gog](http://www.gog.com/) is trying to beat the winter sale rush early and starting their winter sale now. I guess that belongs in the winter sale thread, but since this one is inactive, I’ll probably wait to start that thread when the big hitters come around. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/56 "2014-12-04T23:19:42Z")
Today’s 75% off price on the [Stalker games bundle](http://www.gog.com/promo/big_winter_stalker_bundle_041214?pp=d051bf1ddf82f79c6af34f7f4e59707f081296ad) at [GOG.com](http://GOG.com) are a good deal. those games used to be common Steam sales but the last year or so they haven’t been featured deals and just had 25-50% discounts. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2014, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/57 "2014-12-04T23:28:03Z")
Those bastards are looking to zing me again. I already have The Witcher 1 + 2 on Steam (and The Witcher 1 on actual disc), but I do like having DRM free, and it’s only $4.48! ---
**Author:** ![Unpronounceable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/9de0a6/32.png) [@Unpronounceable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Unpronounceable)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/58 "2014-12-05T01:53:55Z")
> [@Johnny\_Angel](#): > > Those bastards are looking to zing me again. I already have The Witcher 1 + 2 on Steam (and The Witcher 1 on actual disc), but I do like having DRM free, and it’s only $4.48! And, if you have them on your GOG account, you get an additional 10% (i.e. 20% total) off pre-ordering Witcher 3. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2014, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/59 "2014-12-05T09:55:02Z")
> [@Unpronounceable](#): > > And, if you have them on your GOG account, you get an additional 10% (i.e. 20% total) off pre-ordering Witcher 3. As it turns out, I had already bought Witcher 1 early in the Fall sale, and got Witcher 2 for free too boot. And, I could have entered the registration key from the physical copy to register a backup version on [GOG.com](http://GOG.com). That part I didn’t know about, but the game only cost me $1.49 anyway. That I forgot that I had already acquired the games recently suggests to me that their sales trigger some kind of knee-jerk consumer instinct in me. But given what a damned good deal I keep getting all-around, I have no complaints. $1.49 (or $0, if I’d realized the backup copy thing earlier) nets me a double pre-order discount. How can I not buy Witcher 3 from GOG? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_Angel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d26b3c/32.png) [@Johnny\_Angel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_Angel)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2014, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512/60 "2014-12-11T05:32:15Z")
Interestingly, it looks like Steam has modified its price on The Witcher 3 so that it is also 20% off, without requiring you to own the first two games. Both sites list different sets of digital premiums, which aren’t a big deal to me, but in general I think GOG’s business model, in which I can get a discount on bundles for the parts of the bundle I already own, inclines me to throw more business their way. Also, according to this notice: “[GOG.com](http://GOG.com) and CD Projekt RED are part of one family, so pre-ordering here is the only way to support us directly.” Recently, Telltale games has nerfed its own pre-order deals even though they used to encourage people to order from them directly, presumably because nobody else got a cut of the dough. I have imagined that the new policy was because of pressure from Steam, which didn’t like having to compete with direct-from-studio sales. Now there is, perhaps it’s my imagination again, a little bit of brinksmanship going on between GOG and Steam over Witcher 3, with GOG being apparently the studio’s direct-sales venue. Is there a story here, or just me jumping to conclusions over a handful of data points? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fall-digital-distribution-sale-thread/704512.md?page=4)