# Steam (and other) black friday sales **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [November 23, 2011, 4:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879 "2011-11-23T16:32:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/61 "2011-11-26T05:59:00Z")
For a $55 difference, that seems like more of a reason to pass on Skyrim and play Oblivion šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Snarky\_Kong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a183cd/32.png) [@Snarky\_Kong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snarky_Kong)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/62 "2011-11-26T06:03:36Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Yeah, thatā€™s a great buy if you donā€™t already have it. I do, however, so what I meant to say was, ā€œnone of the non-Portal 2 games look interesting.ā€ Orcs must die is pretty great. ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/63 "2011-11-26T06:24:39Z")
> [@Rhythmdvl](#): > > SkyrimSkyrimSkyrimSkyrimSkyrimā€¦ I keep hearing about Skyrim. Iā€™ve seen their visuals and read a few brief descriptions, so it sounds like something Iā€™ll enjoy. > > Do I need to go through other Elder Scrolls? Er, not _need_ per se, but if I think Iā€™ll like Skyrim, would I likely have fun with earlier volumes? Any volumes to skip? Do they come in a massively discounted Steam bundle? Honestly, just go for Skyrim. Itā€™s amazing. Best game ever. Seriously. Oblivion was good for its day, but hasnā€™t aged well. Morrowind was very good, and has somehow aged much better than Oblivion has (though the graphics look pretty rough by todayā€™s standards). I would recommend Morrowind over Oblivion, but Skyrim is a masterpiece. Skyrim takes place 200 years after Oblivion, and I donā€™t think youā€™ll get too much out of having played the earlier Elder Scrolls games. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/64 "2011-11-26T16:24:43Z")
On the front page they swapped the serious sam pack (episodes 1 and 2) for the gold pack (episodes 1, 2, and original games) and added a buck to it. But you can still get the double pack for $3ā€¦ thereā€™s no reason to have the old games too. Anyway, I grabbed them because they apparently have goofy chaotic coop, so if anyone else wants to grab them too weā€™ll play some coop games sometime. Hour and a half left on that deal. ---
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/65 "2011-11-26T18:21:25Z")
Civ 5 $10 Fear 3 $20 Tom Clancy franchise 75% off - splinter cells, ghost recons, hawx, rainbow 6, very cheap Witcher franchise sale - The Witcher $2.50 Witcher 2 $24 Worms Reloaded $7 or 4 for $23. Rage $30 Kane & Lynch Franchise 1 & 2 $3.75 each Overlord Complete $5 Payday The Heist $10 Limbo $2.50 Cities XL 2012 $20 The Polynomial $2.50 Civ 5 is definitely worth $10. The Witcher Enhanced Edition is one of the most ridiculous steals ever at $2.50. Pretty much all of those Tom Clancy games are worth their price - $2.50 for most splinter cells, all the ghost recons, Rainbow 6 3, and the vegas games. Kane & Lynch 2 is worth that much if you have a friend to coop through it. Wondering about Payday the heist, sounds like it might be interesting. Any good? ---
**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:** [November 26, 2011, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/66 "2011-11-26T18:28:41Z")
FEAR is a franchise sale too - Fear 1 for $5, Fear 2 for $7.50. DLC also goes on sale with the game, so now is a good time to scoop up missing DLC youā€™ve been waiting for. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/67 "2011-11-26T19:05:22Z")
Wootā€“picking up Civ V. Decided against Deus Ex even at the $20 pricemark. If it were the first game on sale, I mightā€™ve gotten it, but now that Iā€™ve got some others, Iā€™ll be well-tided over until the Christmas sale and beyond, so Iā€™ll wait on Deus Ex. ---
**Author:** ![Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4491bb/32.png) [@Ambihelical\_Hexnut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambihelical_Hexnut)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2011, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/68 "2011-11-26T23:36:52Z")
Iā€™ve just picked up Limbo for Ā£1.74, EDGE for Ā£2.74 and The Polynomial - Space of the music for Ā£1.49. Iā€™ll be busy for a while - I still havenā€™t got round to playing most of the games I picked up in the summer sale! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/69 "2011-11-27T00:47:18Z")
Iā€™ve bought Splinter Cell Conviction today and am thinking about the DLC for Civ V. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2011, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/70 "2011-11-27T00:58:37Z")
I picked up the $2.50 Witcher. Benefits of being dreadfully behind the gaming curve, I suppose. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2011, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/71 "2011-11-27T18:06:39Z")
New Deals: Section 8: Prejudice $3.75 Thief: Deadly Shadows $5 Europa Universalis Franchise sale, EU3 $3.75 Dead Space 1/2 $5 each Greed Corp $2.50 Driver San Francisco $25 Divinity 2: The Dragon Knight Saga $10 Demolition Inc $2.50 Magic The Gathering 2012 $4 Call of Duty MW2 $15 Red Faction franchise 66% off, Armageddon $17 Fable 3 $25 Section 8 Prejudice is actually a really good game. Itā€™s sort of like a dumbed down Tribes. The multiplayer isnā€™t very active but maybe this sale will give it a boost - Iā€™ll be playing it again if it picks up. Canā€™t recommend anything else. Iā€™d specifically recommend against MW2 - itā€™s never been worth $15, and now that everyone is moving on to MW3 the multiplayer will be dead anyway. It might be worth it if you have a buddy to do the coop modes with I guess since some of those are pretty cool. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2011, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/72 "2011-11-27T18:09:49Z")
Today is the last day of the sale, so if you want anything that hasnā€™t been on dailies, now is the time. Btw, if you see something not on daily sale thatā€™s a great deal anyway feel free to point it out. Iā€™m probably going to get a dungeon defenders 4 pack with some people for like $5.70 each or whatever it is. You guys can organize your own 4 packs or just buy it for $7.50 if you want in. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/73 "2011-11-27T18:10:16Z")
Driver: San Francisco is worth $25. Fun game. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/74 "2011-11-27T18:37:51Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Thief: Deadly Shadows $5 Surprisingly expensive for a very old game, but itā€™s a pretty good game, one of the first stealthy FPS games. > [@](#): > > Europa Universalis Franchise sale, EU3 $3.75 I certainly got my moneyā€™s worth out of this at $5. Some folks become fanatical about it. Its learning curve is too steep, and its pace is too slow, for my tastes. I donā€™t usually have the several-hours-long stretches of time this game demands. (Which makes me wonder how Iā€™ll manage Civ V now that I think about it. Oh well). > [@](#): > > Dead Space 1/2 $5 each I quit the first one halfway through. It seemed to me like a poor port. Maybe with better controls I would have liked it more, but something was off, possibly a way-too-long delay between mouse movement and character response. It was very frustrating. ---
**Author:** ![D\_Odds](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/d_odds/32/2882_2.png) [@D\_Odds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/D_Odds)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/75 "2011-11-27T19:28:08Z")
> [@Jophiel](#): > > I picked up the $2.50 Witcher. Benefits of being dreadfully behind the gaming curve, I suppose. Likewise. And Divinity 2 for $10. For games with a short single person mode, these sales are great, because I rarely do multi-player. My play style is too slow for MP. (I know both of these are single, but for games like MW2). ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/76 "2011-11-27T19:35:05Z")
I gambled $2.50 on Greed Corp, because I generally like turn-based strategy. I probably wonā€™t get around to playing it for a while, though. Iā€™m going to wait a while on Fable III, though. ---
**Author:** ![appleciders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85f322/32.png) [@appleciders](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/appleciders)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/77 "2011-11-27T20:56:06Z")
> [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](#): > > Surprisingly expensive for a very old game, but itā€™s a pretty good game, one of the first stealthy FPS games. That was my feeling. I might grab it if it ever drops lower, but I donā€™t need to now. > [@](#): > > I certainly got my moneyā€™s worth out of this at $5. Some folks become fanatical about it. Its learning curve is too steep, and its pace is too slow, for my tastes. I donā€™t usually have the several-hours-long stretches of time this game demands. (Which makes me wonder how Iā€™ll manage Civ V now that I think about it. Oh well). I was looking at EU, too. Their sale price ($3.75 for the game and first two expansions) looks attractive, but I couldnā€™t decide if the later two expansions, which are in a separate bundle at $7.50, were worth it. Grabbed them anyway. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2011, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/78 "2011-11-27T22:19:07Z")
I posted this on the SDMB steam group about Dungeon Defenders: > [@](#): > > The game is a hybrid coop tower defense/action RPG with persistant levels and loot. I havenā€™t played it so I canā€™t guarantee itā€™s good but the people who do play it seem to like it a lot. > > Anyway it seems like the sort of game we as SDMBers would have fun with. Itā€™s $7.50 or if you can get people together for a 4 pack, $5.60. Iā€™ve already got my 4 pack order full, so youā€™ll have to either organize it yourself, or if youā€™re trying to find other people contact me and Iā€™ll hook you up. So anyway, if you want to give it a go, grab it. If you can organize a 4 pack and save a few bucks, great, if not itā€™s still only $7.50. If you want to find other people who want to go in on a 4 pack contact me and Iā€™ll try to hook you up with each other. ---
**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:** [November 27, 2011, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/79 "2011-11-27T22:28:50Z")
Bought Red Faction Guerrilla for 3,39e and after a few hours with it I can recommend it to anybody who likes open world shooter/destruction thing. Havenā€™t seen many other games where you can actually blow up structures and see them collapse after youā€™ve managed to take out enough supporting beams. Glorious mayhem ensues. šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![RandMcnally](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b782af/32.png) [@RandMcnally](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RandMcnally)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2011, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879/80 "2011-11-27T22:35:03Z")
> [@appleciders](#): > > I was looking at EU, too. Their sale price ($3.75 for the game and first two expansions) looks attractive, but I couldnā€™t decide if the later two expansions, which are in a separate bundle at $7.50, were worth it. Grabbed them anyway. Iā€™ve played EU since it came out and the latter expansions add a lot to the game. So much so that Iā€™d never play the game without them. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-and-other-black-friday-sales/603879.md?page=5)