Initial scrolling of the Steam Summer Sale seems pretty lackluster, but digging through the comments sections in other threads, a few gems have stood out, and it doesn’t appear we have a thread dedicated to this yet, so post what you think are the best deals here!

Not mandatory ofc, but it’d be helpful if…

  • One game per top level post, so comments stemming from it are focused on on just it.

  • Hyperlink the game title to its Store Page

  • Include both the normal and sale price / %off

  • Include a short blurb about the game - if it’s one you’ve played before, what did you like about it? If you’re diving in blind, what grabbed your attention?

Good hunt’n!

  • WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    Good fish! I will download it right away.

    Just one question, I have never played any of The Witcher series game. Would I be okay in jumping directly into the 3rd part?

    • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldOP
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      4 months ago

      Witcher 2’s controls are a bit janky, but it’s a solid game in and of itself for the story alone; if you can stomach some pretty bad mechanics to enjoy an otherwise decent product, I’d say start at #2.

      Witcher 1 is… so bad it’s kinda comical. I’d just pull up a story summary of Witcher 1 on youtube and call it a day. If you’re a masochist, go ahead and give the actual game a whirl; but I’d recommend modding the snot out of it to at least make your character OP as fuck, allowing you to mostly skip the god-awful combat. But even then, the only selling point is the story, which again you can just pull up on YouTube.

      That said, you can dive into 3 with zero knowledge of the previous two and be just fine. There are things that will go over your head, but nothing significant.

    • storcholus@feddit.org
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      4 months ago

      It helps if you know the lore, because at the beginning there is a scene where someone asks you about decisions you made in the first two parts. But I didn’t know anything and just guessed. But after that you don’t really need to know what happens before

      • Signfeld@lemm.ee
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        4 months ago

        This is optional and only happens if you check “Simulate Witcher 2 Save” when creating a new game I believe. Just choose no.

        • storcholus@feddit.org
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          4 months ago

          Sadly no, it’s been a long time. My guess would be as good as yours. But like Singfeld said, you can skip that option

    • Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      4 months ago

      Yes, tbh. Most missing backstory tends to be from the books rather than the games, and anyone with half a brain can infer what’s going on.