Damn EA and their names.

Isnt Sim City 4 is a rather difficult game?

^ I voted Anon, so yea.

Woot, nothing actually interest me today. Money saved again.

TB's advise for today's sale.



If you like RTS with 4X element, i think its worth it.

Sins is one of the game that i have been enjoy playing for years.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Jul 19 2012, 09:06 AM

Considering i spent 60AUD for the original, i never regret getting the game at all. It is amazing, IMO and each expansion makes it even better.

Well, its up to you.

Buy buy buy.

$5 is good price to get into the game.

Well, there are a couple of games that i actually bought it on steam to redeem my sins for pirating it. Namely Flatout 2 because i played the game a lot when i was 14.

If you have the money, you could buy those games.

Yea, it plays more like Supreme Commander in space than other strategy games. It is paced very well, in a way that the game will never overwhelm you with too many things to do.

I actually have 4 games to consider now. Either Sim City 4, Stalker Shadow of Chernobyl or Call of Pripyat and Thief 3.

I like city building and Sim City 4 with mods might offer me what i am looking for.

Stalker, i think i got on the wrong start with the series because i started with Clear Sky. So, might try to get one of the other game but im not sure which game.

Thief 3, i want to try the infamous Cradle mission where it was said to be one of the scariest level ever

if you dont mind spending more, i think Rebellion, the standalone game for Sins of Solar empire offer a much better value than Trinity. The reason being Rebellion offers a lot more content than Trinity.

However, if this is the first time you try the series, Trinity would be a good option too since its cheap but you are missing out quite a lot of cool stuff that Rebellion brings.

Yea, thats me.

I think i wrote too much though.

I actually have access to Dragon Age Origins Ultimate Edition for 12.49USD.

Let me know if you want me to buy the game for you.

Well, you can try Trinity to see whether this game suits you or not.

Yea, played about 60 hours and i do enjoy it.

The simplest way to put it would be Sup Com in space, but it is an understatement.

Thanks, i think i might pick up Call of Pripyat then.

I have played the game over 100 hours, yea, it is a good game in a sense that it plays a lot like Supreme Commander in space where you build an empire that spans over dozens of planets and command really huge fleets. You get heroes too, that is very similar to heroes in Warcraft 3 which they level up, gain new skills and become more powerful. There is also a huge tech tree that is a feature in most 4X games featured in Sins of Solar Empire.

What i think about today's Sins deal would be, if you do not mind spending more money, get Rebellion because it is the most recent release of the series and this series adds a lot to the game, from Titan (similar to heroes in WC3, but bigger and more powerful), Corvettes (a medium sized strike craft to harass ships) and a handful of new researches that changed how each race plays. The 3 original races have been separated to Rebels and Loyalist that offer different play style. In Rebellion, you can consume entire planets to a dead asteroids for resources or ally with pirates to do your dirty work. On top of that, you get engine upgrades that make the engine look even better than Trinity, especially the shadows in Rebellion which enforce the sense of scale. For example, when a Titan cruising above a couple of smaller frigates, the Titan's shadow will cover the ships below in its own shadow. The developers also revamp some of the textures in the game to make the game look better.

If not, you can get Trinity, which doesnt have all the additions in Rebellion, i think this is a nice starting point to the series since it is very cheap now.You'll still get the first 2 expansion's content that adds more defensive structure and more options for diplomacy. If you like playing Trinity after this sale, i highly recommend you to get Rebellion on the next sale.

tldr version: Trinity if you dont have much budget, Rebellion if you dont mind spending more.

This post has been edited by Cheesenium: Jul 19 2012, 02:25 PM

Just dont get Fable 3, its garbage.

Voted Longest Journey.

It is region locked to UK, US and AU.

Buy buy buy.

You can try the demo first. I kinda like the demo.

Woohoo, got nothing to buy today.

For the price, yes cause the campaign is really fun to play, eventhough its short.

Vanilla alan wake runs about 18 hours for me. American nightmare, havent play yet.

I think its worth it for 9.99usd. This game is awesome as i really like the combat. The game is extremely beautiful at times.

Okay, to make easier for you to consider, i will list out the pros and cons of the games:

Pros:
- Solid combat with light and darkness, where you have to use light to wear out the darkness's "shield" to kill them.
- Beautiful graphics, especially the lighting effects that is still amazing to look at till now. Even though it is a 2010 game.
- Good PC port, with a proper graphics configuration with FoV slider.
- Very atmospheric environment design that draws you into the game
- Decent voice acting and good sound design
- Comes with 2 DLCs, The Signal and The Writer that offers uniquel design. It offers a different experience. 360 players have to pay for it

Cons:
- Certain parts of the game can be annoying, where you die a lot due to cheap deaths. This is quite frequent in The Signal, but other parts of the game are not too bad.
- Some of the boss fights are annoying, however, there arent many boss fights in the game, though.
- Lackluster ending
- Other than it's amazing lighting effects, the textures in the game are a little bit too low res for my liking
- The level designs are linear, but not your average corridor shooter. There are optional paths to explore through out the game.

I think this is my short review. It is up to you on deciding getting the game or not.