Steam/GOG etc - Free Stuff (or very, very cheap)

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Tue, 18. Dec 18, 03:23

Anno is free for a while on Ubisoft store.

https://store.ubi.com/ca/anno-1602/58ab ... ml?lang=en

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Tue, 18. Dec 18, 18:35

Stars_InTheirEyes wrote: ↑
Tue, 18. Dec 18, 00:11
Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion is free on steam untill the 19th.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2048 ... 5GYqfgRZGE

An outstanding game, well worth the standard price! And the mods! Mods, mods, mods... Such great and wonderful mods! SOASE is one of the best games, ever. My favorite unit "fidget speech" or whatever the they call the little blurb that sounds out when you click on a unit in a 4x/rts is in that game! It's by the logistics/intel/special "TEC" ship, whatever that's called - "I've been thinking..." <In a totally pompous voice that sounds like it's about to deliver the master-plan for conquest you could have never thunked up on your own>

Edit - Fix't and found - : http://sinsofasolarempire.wikia.com/wik ... nd_Cruiser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljYCutdnyXM

It's one of those games that always gets installed in my default list of "games to immediately install on a new computer."

burger1 wrote: ↑
Tue, 18. Dec 18, 03:23
Anno is free for a while on Ubisoft store.

https://store.ubi.com/ca/anno-1602/58ab ... ml?lang=en

Anno 1404 Venice is a great game. I'm not sure about that one, though. Once UBI started pushing Anno as an "always connected" franchise, they stopped pushing the older titles that didn't require that. So, I don't have anything newer than Anno 1404 or, as it's known in the US, "Dawn of Discovery" with the ":Venice" expansion.

Another outstanding game mentioned in the thread for free! The "Off-Topic Bargain-Hunter Scouts" are doing a great job!!

wwdragon · Post by **wwdragon** » Fri, 28. Dec 18, 19:59

Soma free on Gog.com for the next ~40 hours.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Wed, 9. Jan 19, 21:40

picked up FarCry5 in the Steam Sale.. (via Chrissie Prez voucher)

- wow, this game is phenomenal..
- 10/10 highly recommended..

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Fri, 11. Jan 19, 17:27

been thinking about FC5 but just kept assuming it was the same as the last 3 reskins but I might give a whirl!

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Sun, 13. Jan 19, 21:13

It's using largely the same engine as the previous couple of games (with that annoying feature where road vehicles sound like they're constantly revving up and changing gear even if moving at a constant speed), but I think it's a bit more polished and the place it's set in is far more interesting than FC4 was. However, If Jacob kidnaps me *one* more time and forces me to run through that "kill everyone in this maze before time runs out" thing then I'm uninstalling the game, god-darn-it!

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Thu, 17. Jan 19, 11:38

pjknibbs wrote: ↑
Sun, 13. Jan 19, 21:13
... However, If Jacob kidnaps me *one* more time and forces me to run through that "kill everyone in this maze before time runs out" thing then I'm uninstalling the game, god-darn-it!

I picked up a Skyrim+Fallout bundle on XBox over the holidays. I didn't have either on XBox, so figured I'd get both and all the DLC for a deal. Anyway, I thought about starting a run-through of Skyrim on XBox and then... Then, I remembered how long is was going to take me just to get past all the starting crap that I'd have to absolutely get through. (All the way up through "Dragonborn" shouts.) No thanks.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Sun, 20. Jan 19, 19:39

I uninstalled Far Cry 5. 14 hours in, 66% complete, and I just couldn't be bothered anymore. I got bored of Far Cry 4 before it ended, too, and I think for the same reason--namely, I just don't care about the person I'm playing as. In FC4 you at least had a name and a semblance of an objective, but in FC5 you don't even have that; you're referred to as "Rook" (e.g. rookie) by everyone, and I just don't care enough about the loony cult that I'm supposed to be fighting.

BugMeister · Post by **BugMeister** » Mon, 21. Jan 19, 10:08

- ha, ha..
I agree entirely..
- it's a completely stupid plotline..
- but hey, it's a game
- like snakes and ladders.. just a sequence of events
- generally speaking, the FarCry series' plotlines have always been as nutty as a fruitcake..

- However, there's an interesting article on the subject here:
https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2019/0 ... eam+RSS%29

- the FarCry5 plotline really is totally off the wall..
- any semblance of reality is totally unintended..
- but at £19.99 in the sale, it's a gift - I certainly wouldn't have bothered if it hadn't been so cheep..

felter · Post by **felter** » Mon, 21. Jan 19, 19:15

Guys this thread is supposed to be about free or cheap games, not how good or bad FarCry 5 is.

muppetts · Post by **muppetts** » Wed, 6. Feb 19, 12:55

Far Cry V on sale for 15 euro from ubi, got it, first 10 minutes is some of the worst gameplay I have experienced since COD, you are glued on rails and forced down a path on which you die over and over until with some luck you are let out of the misery of a forced scenario.

Uninstalled, worst buy I have made in ages, terrible game, Just cause 2 rip off but just no were near as good, I mean I know FC died years ago but this stinks.

Ronald Sandoval · Post by **Ronald Sandoval** » Wed, 6. Feb 19, 20:55

well i got Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition in the last steam sale i used to play it many years ago on my sega mega cd and its still funn https://store.steampowered.com/app/6436 ... y_Edition/

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Thu, 7. Feb 19, 22:14

Ronald Sandoval wrote: ↑
Wed, 6. Feb 19, 20:55
well i got Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition in the last steam sale i used to play it many years ago on my sega mega cd and its still funn https://store.steampowered.com/app/6436 ... y_Edition/

O_M_G_....

BIG HAIR GIRLS!

I never played that, but some bits of FMV gaming are pretty darn cool. Some FMV games made pretty big strides, too. This one looks like a particularly bad "B Movie" which, i assume, is its intent. No gratuitous nudity, though... :/ I guess SEGA was only willing to let someone go "just so far."

I swear I knew all those girls back in high-chool and college.

pjknibbs · Post by **pjknibbs** » Fri, 8. Feb 19, 08:44

Isn't Night Trap famously terrible?

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Fri, 8. Feb 19, 21:18

pjknibbs wrote: ↑
Fri, 8. Feb 19, 08:44
Isn't Night Trap famously terrible?

I don't think the "game" itself is terrible or horribly broken, but it certainly has a limited appeal. It's definitely "niche," but fans of FMV games were probably very happy with it. In that respect, it would have "good gameplay" for genre fans.

Somewhat On Topic: You can get free "Lunar Sale" tokens on Steam that you can use to get some emoticons and backgrounds for your Profile, if that's your thing. I think those two things are nontradeable permanent account additions or something like that. So, yeah, it's basically "free stuff." Just not a game.

I have 4500 tokens... I don't know if that's meaningful or not. No, I don't know why I'd want them, but someone might want theirs.

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burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Wed, 6. Mar 19, 03:20

X4 Foundations is currently on sale on Steam. 25% off in my region.

Stars_InTheirEyes · Post by **Stars_InTheirEyes** » Thu, 14. Mar 19, 20:50

GRID 2 +two DLC is free for a time from Humble if you subscribe to their email newsletter. Steam key redeption, keep forever.

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid2-spa-bathurst

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Fri, 22. Mar 19, 03:18

It looks like spring sales are starting/going on at gog and steam.

burger1 · Post by **burger1** » Mon, 25. Mar 19, 23:34

It looks like Morrowind might be free today

https://elderscrolls.bethesda.net/en/tes25

It might be a bit of a chore getting it

https://www.reddit.com/r/GameDeals/comm ... _only_100/

Morkonan · Post by **Morkonan** » Tue, 26. Mar 19, 02:22

burger1 wrote: ↑
Mon, 25. Mar 19, 23:34
It looks like Morrowind might be free today...

A darn awesome game. A bit dated, but full of stuff. (Especially if you like traveling.) And, its construction set was pretty decent, too. I remember building a "cave base" with it.

Worth the effort for anyone who hasn't played it and likes single-player FPS/Third with ARPG elements. (aka - Skyrim) Best thing - Those big walking gasbag zeppelin thingies. Great concept. I don't remember if they actually flew/walked anywhere, though, in vanilla.

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