Played the original, the storyline was...errr...but the graphics were moody and beautiful.

Need some advice

Should i buy Red orchestra heroes of stalingrad or air conflicts secret wars?

I heartily recommend Red Orchestra, its a damn fun FPS, especially for that price. A bit hard to get into though and be prepared to die a lot!. :O:

How about Wings of prey? Does it handle well without a joystick or is it almost required? Is DCS black shark the same way, very poor handling without a joystick?

Wings of Prey has a demo. Somehow I doubt you will still be interested after trying it, but you'll have your answer. :O:

You might want to check TotalBiscuit's ramblings about it.

Yes. You very much need to have a joystick to play any of the DCS products.
Unless you don't care about flying and just want to sit at the airfield and press
buttons and flick switches. :O:

It's like stepping into an actual flight simulator, pointing at the control stick or yoke, and asking "do I really need that?".

Damage this summer;

Dear Esther Game Plus OST
Vessel
Trine 2 Collector's Edition
Frozen Synapse: Red DLC
Frozen Synapse: Soundtrack

€14.45 if I'm not mistaking.

Off hand (not at home PC at moment)

Some Railworks DLC
Entire PC collection of GTA
GalCiv II complete

Probably works out about £10-20.

If I'm honest there wasn't a great deal that piqued my interest this year. Perhaps I'm becoming a gamer snob...? :doh:

Well...let's see my summer my additions to the collection of games are:

Steam Sale (pre-Summer Sale):
Wargame:European Escalation
Mount & Blade Complete Edition

Steam Summer Sale:
Frozen Synapse complete Edition
Train Simulator 2012 Deluxe
Civilization IV Complete (gifted by Oberon, Thanks:up:)

Gog.com
Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition

Gamersgate:
Vic2: A House Divided
Swords of the Stars (gifted by Raptor, Thanks:up:)
Swords of the Stars II

Total Damage 73 Euros

HunterICX

Same. :yep:

Plus (I have no idea how much this totaled) :oops:

Grid
Saints Row: The Third Franchise Pack
Bioshock Franchise Pack (Summer 2012)
ARMA II: British Armed Forces
ARMA II: Private Military Company
Red Orchestra 2 - Digital Deluxe Edition
Sid Meier's Civilization IV: The Complete Edition
Galactic Civilizations II Ultimate Edition
Krater - Collectors Edition
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate - Prima Official Strategy Guide
Dragon Age: Origins - Ultimate Edition
Just Cause 2
Just Cause 2 DLC - Monster Truck
Just Cause 2 DLC - Agency Hovercraft
Just Cause 2 Black Market Boom Pack
Just Cause 2 DLC - Rico's Signature Gun
Just Cause 2 DLC - Chevalier Classic
Just Cause 2 DLC - Bull's Eye Assault Rifle
Just Cause 2 DLC: Black Market Aerial Pack
Crysis
Age of Empires III: Complete Collection
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate
Fallout 3 - Game of the Year
Bastion
Trine 2 Collector's Edition
Magicka Complete Pack (June 2012)
Left 4 Dead 2
Frozen Synapse - Two Pack
Frozen Synapse: Red DLC
Skyrim
Half-Life Complete
Portal
F1: 2010
Legend of Grimrock
Naval War Arctic Circle
Wargame: European Escalation
Command and Conquer: Tiberium Wars
Command and Conquer: Kane's Wrath
Sanctum
All Zombies Must Die
Terraria
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II - Complete Pack
Dawn of War II: Retribution - Complete DLC Bundle

Pfft, I was playing catchup, I imagine the winter sale to be a little more restrained.

Didn't spend a dime on Steam sales. :smug:


Then again, I bought DCS: P-51D, so total: $39.99 :hmmm:

Didn't spend a penny, either.

But nor did I buy P-51.

Yet.

GoG.com has "USSR Invades! War & Strategy Games" promo weekend!

Blitzkrieg, Silent Storm and few other good ones 60% off!

Might have to get Silent Storm... :hmmm:

And only a month (forget that, only a week!) until matrixgames' prices drop to reasonable levels for a while! :woot: