PC Games: "Bargain Alerts" - [NO CHAT]

MOH

For The King free on Epic

Hopefully with less issues than the Just Cause mess last week

mrcheez

MOH wrote: »

For The King free on Epic

Hopefully with less issues than the Just Cause mess last week

What was the Just Cause mess?

I managed to get it last week.

eyerer

MOH wrote: »

Hopefully with less issues than the Just Cause mess last week

Is JC4 very buggy?

dreamers75

eyerer wrote: »

Is JC4 very buggy?

its just not a very good game, even for free JC2 nailed it tbh.

MOH

mrcheez wrote: »

What was the Just Cause mess?

I managed to get it last week.

eyerer wrote: »

Is JC4 very buggy?

dreamers75 wrote: »

its just not a very good game, even for free JC2 nailed it tbh.

TBH it's fine, not a bad game, but not a huge step forward from 3.

I'm on Windows 8.1 (don't ask!), Epic's version won't launch, gives missing DLL errors. Went googling for a solution and turns out loads of people were having a variety of issues either launching the game or getting into multiplayer - apparently it was working for some people if you blocked it in your firewall.

Somewhere around Sunday or Monday Epic posted that they'd updated the install so it should work OK, but people were still having issues (mine still didn't work last I checked).

Epic then came back and said the game is now only supported on Windows 10, and listing Windows 7 in the system requirements had been a mistake. So if you're not on 10, tough. Fair enough, free game, but some people had bought the DLC so weren't to pleased, although presumably they'll get a refund.

The annoying thing is the game runs perfectly well on 8.1, it's just the Epic version that doesn't. Though that's probably more the fault of Square Enix and whatever build they gave Epic. Just a pity, it's one of the bigger freebies they've had and it ended up a bit of a mess for a lot of people.


Hard West is 1 euro on Fanatical for the next couple of hours

And This War of Mine is €2.50 on Green Man

Skerries

This War of Mine is also in the latest Fanatical Bundle alongside the Walking Dead games

mrcheez

MOH wrote: »

I'm on Windows 8.1 (don't ask!)

Just in case you aren't aware, you can upgrade Windows 8 to 10 for free still

https://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2058040079

Definitely worth it as Windows 8 sucks donkey balls

Wouldn't 8.1 run better on older hardware though? I have an old Lenovo T420 which I had Windows 7 on. Of course support ended so 8.1 was the nearest alternative. I read in many places that Windows 10 would perform like muck on the T420.

Not that it really matters since I dual boot with Manjaro and use that as much as possible so I can boast about it on internet forums.

mrcheez

I upgraded an old machine to Windows 10 and it runs much better. But best take this conversation to the other thread...

J Mysterio

Total War 2: Shogun free on stream

https://www.gameinformer.com/psa/2020/04/24/get-total-war-shogun-2-for-free-on-steam

mrcheez

J Mysterio wrote: »

Total War 2: Shogun free on stream

https://www.gameinformer.com/psa/2020/04/24/get-total-war-shogun-2-for-free-on-steam

on Monday?

Here's the steam link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/201270/Total_War_SHOGUN_2/

2ndcoming

Nearly bought this for I think 14 the other day. Nice one

mrcheez

It's also stunning in VR for those that have a headset. Scary as ****.

Mr Crispy

Yeah, please play it with headphones!

Amnesia and Crashlands free on Epic.

Skerries

Greenmangaming bundle 5 and get bundle 6 free €2.99

LEGO Batman
Batman Arkham Asylum
Shockrods
Frozen Synapse Prime
Aporia: Beyond the Valley
Three Dead Zed
Canyon Capers
Huntsman The Orphanage
Corporate Lifestyle Simulator
Puzzle Chronicles

Tony EH

'Attila - Total War' on Steam for €11.

Death Coming free on Epic.

Mr Crispy

Square Enix Eidos Anthology on Steam for just under €39.

A full 100% of the Square Enix revenue from these bundles will to be distributed to charities across North America and Europe, including food banks and more

Includes the following (and a lot of DLC);

1. Rise of the Tomb Raider
2. Just Cause 3
3. Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
4. Life is Strange: Complete Season
5. Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition
6. Tomb Raider (2013)
7. Tomb Raider I
8. Tomb Raider II
9. Tomb Raider III
10. Tomb Raider IV: The Last Revelation
11. Tomb Raider V Chronicles
12. Tomb Raider VI: The Angel of Darkness
13. Tomb Raider Legend
14. Tomb Raider Anniversary
15. Tomb Raider Underworld
16. Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light
17. Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris
18. Just Cause
19. Just Cause 2
20. Kane and Lynch: Dead Men
21. Kane and Lynch 2: Dog Days
22. Deus Ex: Human Revolution - Director’s Cut
23. Deus Ex: Game of the Year Edition
24. Deus Ex: Invisible War
25. Deus Ex: The Fall
26. Thief
27. Thief: Deadly Shadows
28. Thief II: The Metal Age
29. Thief Gold
30. Battlestations: Pacific
31. Battlestations: Midway
32. Project Snowblind
33. Mini Ninjas
34. Order of War
35. Flora’s Fruit Farm
36. Supreme Commander 2
37. Conflict: Desert Storm
38. Conflict: Denied Ops
39. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver
40. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 2
41. Legacy of Kain: Defiance
42. Blood Omen 2: Legacy of Kain
43. Dungeon Siege
44. Dungeon Siege II
45. Dungeon Siege III
46. Anachronox
47. Pandemonium
48. Deathtrap Dungeon
49. Daikatana
50. Omikron: The Nomad Soul
51. Goetia
52. Hitman GO: Definitive Edition
53. Lara Croft GO
54. The Turing Test

CastorTroy

€38.30 going by the link you gave.

Good deal, though it's scary seeing how many of those games I own... and how few I've played.

RobertFoster

CastorTroy wrote: »

€38.30 going by the link you gave.

Good deal, though it's scary seeing how many of those games I own... and how few I've played.

The price scales depending on what you already own. It's €38.30 if you don't have any of the games/DLC but if you login or check via the Steam client it should be cheaper.

Mr Crispy

Cheers, have edited accordingly.

mrcheez

That'd be a perfect collection for a new PC owner.

youcancallmeal

mrcheez wrote: »

That'd be a perfect collection for a new PC owner.

That's me, don't own any of these games so thinking about getting it. Seems like good value even if I only play a handful of them

2ndcoming

youcancallmeal wrote: »

That's me, don't own any of these games so thinking about getting it. Seems like good value even if I only play a handful of them

Subscribe to Xbox Game Pass for 4 quid a month, you'll get 9 months of quality gaming for €36

Homelander

It's a good deal but for a new gamer I would imagine Gamepass would be a better option, same price would get you the bulk of a year playing new AAA titles and a solid back catalogue of semi-recent to older games too.

The Square deal is more of a nostalgia bundle than anything else. There's a few semi-modern games in it but most are really old, as in, 10 to 20 years old. Remember playing a lot of them on the original Playstation and Playstation 2.

Not that it makes them bad games, at all, but it's not a bundle I'd say is "perfect" for a new gamer versus Gamepass, which would allow you to play €100's worth of AAA games from as recent as 2020.

mrcheez

Ah I'd say it's perfect for someone who has never played them as many are really essential to experience.

But yeah they are older... obviously hence the low price for all.

Anyway sorry for chat!

It looks like ‘GTA V’ is the next Epic Games Store giveaway

Remouad

And the epic store crashed bang on release time!!

mrcheez

Remouad wrote: »

And the epic store crashed bang on release time!!

some bloke got on it before though and confirmed it's GTA V.. w00t!

https://twitter.com/sebastianOre65/status/1260948612894294017