I have Win 7 (bought FO3 when I had Vista) and haven’t had any problem. A useless purchase would be something that will not work with Win 7, like the original Dirt.
Thanks, Lute. I’ve been burned (see: Mass Effect 2) by non-Win7-loving games and was afraid to make another mistake.
Now I’m getting tempted by Assassin’s Creed. I’ve always been curious about it, and now they have a bundle with the Director’s Cut edition, AC II Deluxe, and a crazy amount of DLC for $50. But it might be smarter for me to just go for AC1 and AC2 separately, which are $27 together. Or should I skip 1 and go for 2 to save even more money? Recommendations?
I haven’t had a real Win7 issue but it supposedly doesn’t play nice with quad core processors. I was getting game freezes that required me to close the program va the task manager. A few tweaks made it work fine for me though.
Details here: Fallout 3 Game of the year Freezes | Tom's Hardware Forum
I made a thread on Arma/Day Zif you want to see what the fuss is about.
Yesterday’s deals, still available (didn’t have time to post yesterday):
Magicka $2.50, DLC 75% off
F3AR 3 $5
Crysis 2 Maximum Edition $12, or franchise (Crysis/Warhead/Crysis 2) $17.50, or Crysis/Warhead $6 each
Driver: San Francisco $7.50
Red Orchestra 2 $5
Civ Franchise 75% off. Civ 3-5 with most dlc/expansions $25 (no Gods and Kings).
Deus Ex $7.50, DLC 75%
Dungeon Defenders $3.75
Bundle: Capsized, Jamestown, Revenge of the Titans, VVVVV, Zeno Clash $10
Today’s deals:
Arma 2 franchise 40% off ($18 for combined ops)
Quantum Conundrum $9
Dawn of War Franchise 75% off - $30 for the franchise pack, $7.50 for DOW 2: Retribution
Fable 3 $12.50
Batman Arkham City $10.20, Arkham Asylum $6.80, Gotham city imposters $6. Franchise pack $25.
Prince of Persia franchise - $12.50 complete pack, or $2.50 per game.
Evochron Mercenary $6.25
Torchlight $3.75
Bundle: All Zombies Must Die!, Beat Hazard, Bit.Trip Runner, Eufloria, Machinarium $10
Flash sales:
Tropico 4 $7.50 or $16 for bundle
Serious Sam 3 BFE $10
Super Meat Boy $3.75
Divinity 2 $10
Community Choice:
Rayman Origins $15
Does anyone have an opinion on Evochron Mercenary? I’d never heard of it before. It looks similar to X3, which I liked. This one looks like it just might be even closer to Escape Velocity, which I adored way back when.
This final day is a snoozer so, barring some amazing flash sale, here’s what I got…
Steam
Alan Wake & American Nightmare
Witcher 2
Assorted Civ V DLC (The additional civilizations, not the maps/scenarios)
Assorted Saints Row the Third DLC (Season Pass, Maximum Pleasure)
Mirrors Edge
Sniper Elite V2 Kill Hitler DLC
Elsewhere
Sniper Elite V2
Saints Row the Third
Darksiders
Fall of the Samurai
Red Faction: Armageddon - Path to War DLC
Mafia II
Free Pick-Ups
Europa Univeralis III
Saints Row the Third: Spec Ops DLC
Beyond Divinity
UFO Aftermath
Hacker Evolution
Hacker Evolution: Untold
I’d also like to know if anyone has this game and how they liked it; it looks almost good enough to make me think about booting up in Windows.
My haul:
Beyond Good and Evil
DC Universe Online Power Bundle
Torchlight
Dear Esther
Fable III Collection
Dungeons of Dredmor + DLC
Sam and Max Seasons 1-3
Orcs Must Die + DLC
Indie Bundle from Day 3 (Bit.Trip Beat, Braid, Bunch of Heroes, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Runespell: Overture)
Hoard Complete Pack
Well I don’t have much time or cash for games, but throw be BioShock for $4.99 and I’ll bite.
Jophiel, I really like all of Paradox’s games, but I wanted to tell you that you should try to pick up the Heir to The Throne expansion to Europa Universalis III. It makes a good game great.
I picked up:
ARMA II + Op. Arrowhead (for Day Z)
Batman: Arkham City
Torchlight
Universe Sandbox
Burnout Paradise Ultimate Box
Assasins Creed Pack
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
That has to be the most I’ve ever bought in Steam sale.
Also got a copy of *Kerbal Space Program *to mess about with. 
I bought AC1 and 2 during the last sale. Played AC1 for a bit, lost interest, haven’t returned. I’ve heard AC1 is kinda dull and AC2 is a lot better though.
Also, the control scheme is absolutely horrid on a keyboard+mouse. Definitely recommend a gamepad if you have one.
Everyone I’ve heard with an opinion on it says to skip AC1. You’d be surprised a sequel as ever made for as negatively as people respond to AC1 these days but I guess the rest made it look worse in retrospect.
I’ve never played any of them, but it was quite decently received as far as I know. Didn’t it rely on a preponderance of “gotta catch 'em all” flag quests and maybe repetitiveness. And now the series is a pseudo-sequel cash-generating monster.
I liked AC1. Mind you, I haven’t played any subsequent titles, so I don’t know how it stacks up in comparison. The combat isn’t very engaging, but the parkour part of the game is fun.
If anyone is still awake, the Steam sale on Saints Row 3 has all the DLC included for $13.29. Since the regular sale on SR3 is $12.49, that has to be a glitch and I’d grab it now.
Bioshock 2 is now 4.99.
I got Just Cause 2 and “legalized” on Portal 2 an Max Payne 3
I thought for sure there’d be a sale of all the best sellers on the last day, but I guess not. Of these three:
Saints Row
Fallout
Splinter Cell
Which one should I spend my money on?
(Need answer fast!)
I think today - this upcoming day - is the last day that’ll have the best sellers. So you can wait to see what pops up.