I was looking at getting some roguelikes / lites (already have ToME, CoQ), unfortunately Cataclysm DDA is not on sale.

Krone Hotel at 90% off looks like a decent choice too. Then there’s Jupiter Hell, which I recently stumbled upon and looks great too.

I’d also like to get some of the FF games, though I’ve played VI, VII, IX and a bit of XII, it would be nice to revisit some of the older ones I haven’t played almost since the PSX era.

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        The most wallet-friendly choice is getting the 64gb model and a SD card or a bigger 2230 SSD.

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        1. Had enough rewards points from work to combine with my existing steam wallet to cover all but 9 bucks of it. I’ll upgrade the drive later.
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    I’ve reached a weird sort of critical mass where steam sales no longer provide me with dopamine

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      My wishlist has 134 games on it.

      And that’s after I bought some of the games I had wishlisted.

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      Highly recommended! I picked one up last December, and I spend more time with it than I do with my desktop. I can game on the couch, in a hammock, in the car before work. It’s great!

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    It is unlikely that Cataclysm ever goes on sale, because the steam release basically is just a donation. You can get the game for free on the official website: https://cataclysmdda.org

    There you can also donate other amounts than the Steam price.

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      After 1,5 years, they finally stopped trying to milk the Elden Ring hype. Bought DS3 too.

      Last time I played a bit via family sharing though, my saves went and got wiped after a few hours… the game says it has cloud saves but the others don’t actually work (this one neither, probably), so I’m mildly afraid. It does work great on Deck though.

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          Oh. I didn’t know that.

          But, who actually would be bothered by that? Going on sale while game doesn’t fully function, that is. Like, you’re still selling the game, sale or not.

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      Stardew Valley is the GOAT. I’ve bought it 4 times (one for me and my ex on Android and again for each of us on PC) and would happily buy it again because it’s worth every penny.

      I wonder if Stardew’s mods work on the Steam Deck? I’m not certain. But the game has amazing mods that completely change the focus of the game and add a ton of content.

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    I received BattleBit Remastered as a birthday gift, it’s great. I hope they don’t drop Linux support.

    Other than that I might buy Bugsnax.

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    • Ori and the Blind Forest, after recently completing WotW.
    • GTA IV
    • Stanley Parable: ultra deluxe. Loved the first one.
    • The Beginner’s Guide

    Some local multiplayer games to play with my partner on the dock:

    • It Takes Two
    • Unravel 1 & 2
    • ibb and obb
    • Pummel Party
    • Sonic All-Stars Racing

    I also considered Hollow Knight and Dead Cells, but prefer to get games on GOG when available.

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      It takes two is a phenomenal co-op experience. We did a couple of runs and enjoy the whole thing each time.

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        The gameplay was good, the story is awful.

        We quit after a certain scene. It made us feel sick and we had no desire to continue. I had just recommended a friend to play it with their kids the day before and immediately told them not to.

        Just awful.

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          Now I’m curious which scene you’re talking about. The storyline in my opinion was a bit shallow and at times cringy, but not sickening.

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            It involves an elephant and I’m definitely not the only one who felt this way about that scene and it’s a very common thread for people to quit playing the game after this scene.

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        I gave up after ~2 hours, since I didn’t enjoy driving around the world, but in that time it performed great on the Steam Deck.

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    Ordered the steam deck. Pretty excited about it. Also been looking at Dark Souls 3, and R-Type 2.

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      Congrats. I got it as a gift and it’s easily the best thing I’ve had in years. It’s going to change the way you enjoy games.

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    I’m grabbing Nier Automata finally. I have it on disc in ps4, but my ps5 is digital only. So it’s going to be great to play this absolute classic on sd

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      Fantastic game, just know that after you beat the game and they say you should play it again. They really really mean it lol. Most of the content comes after the first ending