A couple of weeks ago, Steam was having a sale to end all sales. In addition to a huge amount of discounted games, they had a number of special sales every day. I'm pretty sure I was not alone in anticipating each days sale. The instant gratification factor did not help things either. The question is not whether I bought something, it is how much money did Steam leave me?
I actually didn't go crazy and buy up all of the games on sale. I did buy a few though:
Hearts of Iron 3 Package. Funny thing, I already own the standalone version of HoI3. What I didn't have was the Semper Fi expansion pack which was recently released. I took a look at the numbers and the cost to buy the expansion pack from other stores was as much as the complete package from steam. So I re-bought it.
Civilization 4 Package. Yea... I actually own the standalone version of this too. In addition to the original, I had one of the expansion packs and Colonization. There was one expansion pack which I lacked. Much like HoI3, it just made more sense to buy the whole thing again rather than buying the expansion pack separately.
Tales from Monkey Island. I've been a fan of adventure games ever since I played the original Kings Quest. Sadly, that genre had fallen to the wayside. Telltale Games has since revitalized it, so I had to jump on the deal. I've played it a bit but it just might not be working out.
It's not you Monkey Island, it's me. I'm not sure of the exact reason, but I can't seem to wrap my head around puzzles like I used to. Adventure games are not really fun if you have to cheat and look up tips. Even so, if they made a new Space Quest, I'd be all over it.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Aftermath
