# Steam Summer Sale 2012 - Deals and News here **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [June 28, 2012, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622 "2012-06-28T19:46:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 7:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/81 "2012-07-13T19:52:11Z")
I recommend Sonic Generations, a lot of people have been avoiding Sonic as of late, but Generations is **really** good as a Sonic game (ignoring the story, but seriously – break robots, jump into fat man, who cares). I’m not getting it on Steam, I mean, I have the absurdly expensive $200 European collector’s edition. I can’t imagine it being that much fun unless it has controller support though. ---
**Author:** ![drewtwo99](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d07c76/32.png) [@drewtwo99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drewtwo99)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/82 "2012-07-13T20:40:45Z")
> [@Jragon](#): > > I recommend Sonic Generations, a lot of people have been avoiding Sonic as of late, but Generations is **really** good as a Sonic game (ignoring the story, but seriously – break robots, jump into fat man, who cares). I’m not getting it on Steam, I mean, I have the absurdly expensive $200 European collector’s edition. I can’t imagine it being that much fun unless it has controller support though. I got the steam version when it came out and I absolutely loved it (yes it does have controller support and I used it). Even did a fair amount of the optional extra stuff. I agree that it’s a flat out good game, not just “good for a sonic game”. Not quite as good as sonic colors was, but overall I really liked it and would endorse it! ---
**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:** [July 13, 2012, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/83 "2012-07-13T20:45:34Z")
Sonic is too… fast. Things hit me before my brain has had time to even register them. I have it for when my little cousins show up. They love it. ---
**Author:** ![Jules\_Andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jules_andre/32/9334_2.png) [@Jules\_Andre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jules_Andre)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/84 "2012-07-13T21:04:06Z")
I really like that the new sales for today have gone up, but I still have some time to pick up the sales from yesterday too. They haven’t always done that, right? ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/85 "2012-07-13T22:35:26Z")
Is Trine playable with a laptop touchpad? I’m going to try the demo if I remember, but any opinions are welcome. Thanks, –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_C](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Captain\_C](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_C)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/86 "2012-07-13T22:36:10Z")
Blarg! Where is my Skyrim and Arma II daily sales! I’m impatient. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/87 "2012-07-13T22:44:21Z")
Skyim is already on sale. There is even a Bethesda combo pack that includes a ton of Brink and Fallout titles, with Skyrim included. ---
**Author:** ![cckerberos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f0a364/32.png) [@cckerberos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cckerberos)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2012, 11:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/88 "2012-07-13T23:29:41Z")
Skyrim will likely be a daily later, though. Gotta [obey the rules](http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/6311/steamflowchart.png). ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 12:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/89 "2012-07-14T00:04:54Z")
They need a voting round with Skyrim and ArmA II: CO just to watch half the Steam population go ape. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/90 "2012-07-14T00:39:33Z")
Does anyone have an opinion on Anno 2070? I’m intrigued, but it’s not very cheap. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/91 "2012-07-14T01:01:55Z")
What say you about From Dust? It looks intriguing and is cheap, but my main limiting factor lately is time. ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/92 "2012-07-14T01:46:41Z")
I think the best thing about the Steam summer sale is that I can pick up older games I wanted , or new indies I’ve never heard of for really cheep. And play them on my non-gaming laptop without getting my lazy ass out of bed. Yay for low hardware requirements 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/93 "2012-07-14T01:56:29Z")
> [@Cliffy](#): > > Is Trine playable with a laptop touchpad? I’m going to try the demo if I remember, but any opinions are welcome. > > Thanks, > –Cliffy The demo was very difficult to play on my laptop but it has integrated graphics so it was relly jerky. If you don’t have dedicated graphics it could be tough. That said I just picked up Tomb Raider:Underworld for $4.99 after trying the demo to make sure it would run. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/94 "2012-07-14T02:29:12Z")
Oh hey, the half-life franchise flash deal (half hour left) has half-life 2 deathmatch for $1.25. Get it. You get to fling toilets and cars at people with the gravity gun, and we have an SDMB game every once in a while. Hurry hurry. ---
**Author:** ![zoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zoid/32/336_2.png) [@zoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zoid)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/95 "2012-07-14T02:42:06Z")
> [@SenorBeef](#): > > Oh hey, the half-life franchise flash deal (half hour left) has half-life 2 deathmatch for $1.25. Get it. You get to fling toilets and cars at people with the gravity gun, and we have an SDMB game every once in a while. Hurry hurry. OK I have Half-Life 2, that’s all I need to add Deathmatch, right? ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/96 "2012-07-14T03:04:21Z")
Latest flash deal - for the next 12 hours, the Alan Wake Franchise (both games plus dev commentary videos) is on sale for $9.99. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/97 "2012-07-14T03:16:25Z")
> [@thelurkinghorror](#): > > What say you about From Dust? It looks intriguing and is cheap, but my main limiting factor lately is time. The controls are very frustrating. It feels like they really half-assed the port from consoles. It’s pretty, and fun for a bit, but it didn’t hold my attention for long. ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2012, 3:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/98 "2012-07-14T03:20:07Z")
Thanks **zoid**. I picked up some other stuff and I don’t really have time for much gaming, so I think I’ll give it a pass. Maybe next year. –Cliffy ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/99 "2012-07-14T03:35:26Z")
Okay, fine, I’ll try Crusader Kings II. I still maintain that turn-based is better than (pausable) real-time, but the apparent emphasis on dynasty intrigues me. ---
**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:** [July 14, 2012, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622/100 "2012-07-14T03:39:53Z")
> [@zoid](#): > > OK I have Half-Life 2, that’s all I need to add Deathmatch, right? HL2MD is a seperate game as far as steam is concerned. It was free for a few years but no longer, and it also came with HL2 if you bought it on steam, but not if you didn’t. You can also buy it standalone without owning HL2. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/steam-summer-sale-2012-deals-and-news-here/626622.md?page=6)