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On 6/22/2017 12:19 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
> Apparently tomorrow (June 22nd) we'll see the start of the annual
> Steam Summer Sale. Am I the only one who feels a lack of excitement
> about this news?
> 
> In part, it is because I feel a bit "saled out". Between GOG, Humble
> Bundle and BundleStars (not to mention the occasional specials on
> UPlay and Origin), it feels not a week has gone by in the past few
> months that there hasn't been one or more seasonal sales. I suppose
> all this competition for my hard-earned cash is a good thing, but the
> main emotion I feel these days when I learn of another sale is "Oh
> god, another one?" and not "Oooh, I wonder what goodies I can get this
> time!".
> 
> But it doesn't help that Steam sales have been so disappointing over
> the past few years. Back when Steam was still working to position
> itself as the premier PC gaming storefront, they would offer some
> significant discounts to draw people in. You'd find games for
> outrageously low prices that you'd only see during these seasonal
> sales. These days, the discounts aren't any better than you'd find
> during their regular weekly sales - there are just more games
> discounted. This means there is no driving need for me to buy during
> the summer sale; I can just wait until that game gets the same
> discount five or six weeks later.
> 
> And honestly, Steam's prices - even when discounted - just aren't that
> competitive anymore.  A 10% sale on a $60 game isn't that impressive,
> not when I might find that same game for 75% off at BundleStars.
> While my Steam library continues to grow, I almost never buy directly
> from Valve anymore; it's almost always through a key-reseller like
> HumbleBundle. They don't even put the same effort and excitement into
> the sale either; no daily discounts, no fun games; it's dull and
> barely worth opening the steam client. Back in the day, I'd visit the
> storefront almost hourly; now I can barely be bothered to visit once
> or twice during the whole sale.
> 
> Of course, the quality of games is an issue too. The Summer Sale was
> never the time to get the hot new games - summer is the dry season for
> game releases after all - but it was an opportunity to grab the
> exciting titles from last season that you missed out on. But the Steam
> storefront is so cluttered with early access and indie titles that
> it's a chore to wade through the hundreds of crappy 99-cent titles in
> hopes of finding the one or two worthy games.
> 
> I wonder how much of this is a concern to Valve, though. Do they worry
> that they are losing their grip on their customers, or are they secure
> in their Walmart-ian dominance of PC game sales? I guess if we get
> another uninspired sale, it's evidence of the latter.
> 
> Well, who knows; maybe I'll pick up one or two games this sale. But
> I've no expectations in that direction.
> 
> 
> 

Wanted to ask about Dreamfall/The Longest Journey...don't play many 
adventure games, but read about this title.

I think the full suite is 24.99 or 29.99 regularly. Does this one 
normally go on sale on Steam and is it worth the investment? I have so 
many uncompleted games either because I lost interest or something else 
caught my attention, that my desktop icons are like a minefield. TIA

Diane