#4323615 - 12/27/16 11:20 AM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Project Cars with all DLC for 20 some bucks was a no brainer. I am not a racing guy but this game/sim can be setup to give even a really bad virtual racer like me a fighting chance to still have some fun. Runs great with settings mostly flat out with a single GTX 1080 at 2k. Beautiful graphics, tons of cars and tracks. I am sure it is not super realistic, especially the way I have it setup, but it is a heck of a lot of fun.
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#4323617 - 12/27/16 11:28 AM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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I want DCS Mirage 2000, but that is not on Steam. Maybe it will be cheaper in the summer to. The Mirage is a very, very fun AC to fly. You'll love it.
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#4323960 - 12/28/16 02:14 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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This is the first Steam sale in ages that drained a huge chunk of my bank account, but I just pulled the trigger on a HTC Vive so that explains a lot.
Picked up: theBlu Vanishing Realms Fruit Ninja VR The Lab (free) The Brookhaven Experiment Virtual Desktop Tilt Brush Space Pirate Trainer
I should also have Zombie Training Simulator and The Gallery - Episode 1: Call of the Starseed once I figure out how to claim these games from Vive.
Anyone else have good VR games they'd like to recommend? I already have Elite Dangerous, DCS, Falcon 4 BMS, and Project Cars, but these games need my simpit to work properly and at the moment, I've just set up the Vive in the living room.
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#4324010 - 12/28/16 05:06 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Anyone else have good VR games they'd like to recommend? I already have Elite Dangerous, DCS, Falcon 4 BMS, and Project Cars, but these games need my simpit to work properly and at the moment, I've just set up the Vive in the living room.
Congrats on picking up the the Vive A couple of my favorite non-sim VR things I don't see on your list: Google Earth VR http://store.steampowered.com/app/348250/Pinball FX2 VR http://store.steampowered.com/app/547590
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#4324023 - 12/28/16 05:44 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Anyone else have good VR games they'd like to recommend? I already have Elite Dangerous, DCS, Falcon 4 BMS, and Project Cars, but these games need my simpit to work properly and at the moment, I've just set up the Vive in the living room. I don't have a VR headset, but I do have Subnautica which has its own VR version. I'd bet it makes a great VR game.
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#4324025 - 12/28/16 05:47 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Thanks for that! Grabbed Google Earth but yet to try it. I'd grab Subnautica as well but the game description isn't capturing me very much. Maybe if I don't get anything else and the Steam sale is about to close, I'd grab it. I'm thinking of getting Arizona Sunshine as an "alternative" zombie shooter but not too sold on it to buy it on full price. There's also EVE Valkyrie or House of the Dying Sun but neither supports HOTAS and wants me to use controllers instead --- I'm not very good with controllers...
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#4324045 - 12/28/16 07:10 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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I picked up Dishonored 2. I'll start it after I finish Deus Ex MD. Dishnored 2 is the title I really want. Deus Ex started slow and was not as good as Human Revolution, but still an excellent game. Was thinking of Squad but I think the game will be too serious for me. Seems like comms/mics are a must and it is very much squad play focused. I like my MP games like Red Orchestra, with a bit more realism than Battlefield but not too involving. Something I can jump in for an hour or so.
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#4324058 - 12/28/16 07:58 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Have you ever seen so many things you didn't want for so little?
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#4324061 - 12/28/16 08:12 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Have you ever seen so many things you didn't want for so little? I think the problem for a lot of people is simply having a huge backlog of games to play so there's no real rush to get new games even if they are on sale.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
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#4324091 - 12/28/16 10:11 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Yeah, I know. I broke down & got some DLCs for Project CARS and the old Tie Fighter game.
"A little luck & a little government is necessary to get by, but only a fool places his complete trust in either one." - PJ O'Rourke www.sixmanfootball.com
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#4325348 - 01/02/17 06:22 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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And it's over! I think this is the first Steam sale in a long time that I've purchased a serious number of games, but this was primarily due to the purchase of an HTC Vive as well. Can't let the hardware sit unused!! So here's a list of my final haul: theBlu Vanishing Realms Fruit Ninja VR The Lab (free) The Brookhaven Experiment Virtual Desktop Tilt Brush Space Pirate Trainer Google Earth VR (free) Subnautica The Solus Project Audioshield Final Approach Breach & Clear Collection (non VR) The Final Station (non VR) The VR Museum of Fine Art (free) Waltz of the Wizard (free) I think that should be enough to keep me occupied until the next Steam sale! Thanks to everyone that suggested more games to try!
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#4325371 - 01/02/17 08:02 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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I didn't go too mad but still spent more than I should have. My final tally.
Adr1ft (VR) Subnautica (VR) Walking Dead: Michonne (only one I hadn't played and was cheap) Walking Dead: A new Frontier (Been waiting for it) Jalopy (Looks interesting) IL-2 1946 (Only owned up to Pacific Fighters on CD) IL-2 Cliffs of Dover (Cheap)
Non Steam sale A2A L-049 Connie for P3D
Asus Maximus XI Hero i9-9900K 32Gb Corsair Vengeance Pro DDR4 3200MHz MSI RTX 2080Ti Ventus Corsair H115i Corsair RM850X PSU Phanteks Evolv X Asus VG32G Monitor 2560x1440 Win 10
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#4325374 - 01/02/17 08:31 PM
Re: The Steam Winter's Sale is on
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Picked up:
Command: Modern Air/Naval Operations Endless Space DLC Battlefleet Gothic Armada Arma 3 Apex
no regrets, all good so far. Tried out some multiplay on Battlefleet last night and it was a lot of fun.
I did have the Elite DLC in and out of my Cart a few times but in the end decided I would hold off on that one
Same with "Stellaris" - I think I'll wait for the $15.00 price on that or the GOTY edition
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