Okay, I think this new "sale" is a little unreasonable. First, to enter you must have or buy certain games. Second, you need to play them to a certain point within the 2 day time period (and on weekdays no less)? Do they think people have all the time in the world? Sure, the profile avatar one is nice but you need to complete at least 10 objectives to have the chance at 100 games - and even then there's little chance of you winning after all that effort. It's an all-or-nothing deal and since the last sale was so recent, a lot of people aren't going to be purchasing games at the whim of the Steam folks.
Just FYI for anyone who's going to try to win, the sale page says that to be entered you have to login to Steam on the 20th as well as completing 10 objectives.
First, to enter you must have or buy certain games.
From what I read, if you complete one objective (like the "profile pic" one), then you are automatically entered to possibly win the top 5 games on ur wishlist, and the objectives change often (so I'd assume they'll add an easy objective for each update of the sale). If you want to win the 100 games, then you have to complete 10 objectives.
I like the idea, but I don't at the same time. I am guessing that there will be a fairly easy one each time. It is an interesting way of implementing some reward with achievements and getting people to try a certain thing in a game or whatever. Kind of sucks to reward the person with the most games, but makes sense from a promotional stand point.
Sean Aaron ~ "The secret is out: I'm really an American cat-girl." Q: How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two, one to hold the light bulb, the other to rotate the universe.
Sean Aaron ~ "The secret is out: I'm really an American cat-girl." Q: How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two, one to hold the light bulb, the other to rotate the universe.
Evil Genius looks interesting, but will probably be another one of those games that I never get around to playing.
Sean Aaron ~ "The secret is out: I'm really an American cat-girl." Q: How many physicists does it take to change a light bulb? A: Two, one to hold the light bulb, the other to rotate the universe.
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#1 and #4 are free (you can play the free demo of The UnderGarden).
Well, in my original post, I was referring to numbers 1 and 3. I hadn't actually played The Undergarden demo until now since I was busy with other games and demos. Oh, and I highly recommend Aaaaa! A Reckless Disregard for Gravity. I've played it for quite a long time and I still enjoy it.
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Alright, I start off with two entries into into the next two day's objectives! For those who haven't looked, here are what they are:
#1. Have 10 friends on your friends list.
#2. Get the "Ol' Buddy Ol' Pal" achievement in Fallout: New Vegas.
#3. Set a leader-board score of at least 22,600 on the level Mash Face Against Mountain in AaAaAA!!! A Reckless Disregard For Gravity.
#4. Play the demo or game The UnderGarden.
Ummm, I dont mean to be abrasive, but it would be great it yall could add me as a friend on steam (because I only have 6 ) Im known as supermegaman there too, and I posted this already in the NL group. Sorry if I sound pushy about it, this is the only objective I can get for this period (Im on a mac you see D:)
It's like, I just love a cowboy
You know
I'm just like, I just, I know, it's bad
But I'm just like
Can I just like, hang off the back of your horse
And can you go a little faster?!
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It appears that Amnesia: The Dark Descent is this weekend's deal, going for a good $10. For those that enjoy horror games, I would highly recommend it, although the full effect of immersion can only be achieved by those who have insanely high-spec computers. Trust me, it's still good without all the graphics horsepower backing it up, but it definitely helps.
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