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    So how did I do? (First Steam Sale)

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    #1  Edited By Redsox44

    I've finally joined the Master Race! Haha so you know I was excited when the steam sales came on and games I've been interested in were cut in price by more than half. I didn't go on a mass spending spree but I feel I did pretty good with the games I chose and that ill be busy playing them for a very long time.

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    My first purchase was none other than The STALKER Shadow of Chernobyl/Call of Pripyat bundle for $8.74: I've been playing Shadow of Chernobyl now with the complete 2009 mod and have clocked in 6 hours and im really enjoying it even its pretty weird. Can't wait to get to Call of Pripyat.

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    Next I got Super Meat Boy for $3.74 and liked it so much I gifted it to a friend for another $3.74 Also CS:Source popped up in my inventory after I did this so Yay!? I guess not really interested in playing it though.

    And the rest of my purchasing came today, it consisted of Civilization V Game of the Year edition for $16.99. Haven't played it yet but I was hooked to the demo for 2 hours straight before it ended so I know I'm gonna love it.

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    In addition I bought Deus Ex: Human Revolution for $16.99 and am really excited to get into it. Might have to save it till i finish shadow of Chernobyl though to not get too sidetracked. And last of all I Bought GRID for $3.74 because I fucking love codemasters racing games and I've already played the dirt games on xbox.

    Ok I did have one fail lol. I bought The Witcher 2 for $23.99 but it runs like shit so I'll have to wait till I upgrade my built in video card to a new one that comes out next year which will also be the time i get BF3 and Skyrim again even though I already have them on 360 and love em there but they seem like they'll be really unique experiences on PC not to mention better graphics.

    So did I do well or do I still need to work on my Steam sale shopping skills? lol

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    Did your steam sale shopping go as good as I feel mine did? Better? (Sorry if the pictures look like a mess I inserted them after I finished typing since I thought it looked too boring) :)

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    #2  Edited By Video_Game_King

    I've only played one of the games on the list, and I like what I've played of it. So solid choice, I guess.

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    #3  Edited By Redsox44

    Haha ok I just thought I would share.@Video_Game_King: Which one?

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    #4  Edited By Video_Game_King

    Super Meat Boy.

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    #5  Edited By Redsox44

    Nice

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    #7  Edited By ShaunassNZ

    You did good compared to me. I bought nothing at all.

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    #8  Edited By CosmicQueso

    Congratz... good stuff. There are millions more to check out. Have you tried Defense Grid? What about Nuclear Dawn? Rock of Ages? Sequence? They can all be had for peanuts and are great. Then there are the crazy ones out there that can only be on PC like Panzer Corps, A10-C Warthog and even Universe Sandbox. You got some great stuff, just don't be afraid to drop < $10 more before the end of the sale and pick up a couple of these crazy games. You'll dig em.

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    #9  Edited By Video_Game_King

    @ShaunassNZ said:

    You did good compared to me. I bought nothing at all.

    Same here, but I still managed to get a few games. I'm surprised, too.

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    #10  Edited By DeF

    you bought excellent games!

    Among other, smaller games, I grabbed S.T.A.L.K.E.R. "Call of Pripyat" and "Clear Sky" (already have Shadows of Chernobyl on disc) myself :)

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    #11  Edited By shadows_kill

    You did better than my first steam sale thats for sure. Lucky you got CS:S the great gift pile..

    This year I bought Fable, Civ 5, world of goo, and a friend gave me super meat boy!

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    #12  Edited By ShadowSkill11

    That's a good start. But when you get to 247 games like me your Kung-Fu will truly be strong.

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    #13  Edited By ironjuju

    Steam sales are awesome. I would recommend checking out Amazon game downloads too because they are starting to have even better deals than Steam sometimes (i.e. Deus Ex HR for 10 bucks).

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    #14  Edited By Talis12

    @ShadowSkill11 said:

    That's a good start. But when you get to 247 games like me your Kung-Fu will truly be strong.

    indeed.. at one moment you reach the point where you either have all the games or dont want them lol. i dont have everything yet but its becoming more difficult with each sale

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    #15  Edited By Gizmo

    Borderlands and every Valve game and you should be set.

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