[DoctorEldritch]

Hello Legion Gamers!

Probably the biggest chance for saving this summer: Steam is having a Summer Sale! It will offer discounts on selected games until the 11th of July! Check it out:

A few decent discounts on offer, here is a glimpse of what's on sale:

Frostpunk — 90%;
Sid Meier’s Civilization VI — 95%;
Battlefield 2042 — 90%;
Celeste — 90%;
Total War: Shogun 2 — 90%;
Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Wildlands — 90%;
Batman: Arkham Knight — 90%;
Disco Elysium — The Final Cut — 90%;
Witcher: Wild Hunt — 90%;
Assetto Corsa — 90%;
Prison Architect — 90%;
Borderlands 2 — 85%.

Something for everyone, and a very nice discount for those who want to play Frostpunk again before the second part comes out, even though it's been delayed. The full list of offers is here.

@ChristianRasmussen this is the sale you were waiting for. Anything catches your eye?

[ChristianRasmussen]

Sid Meier’s Civilization VI — 95% that is really a discount, but only on the main game, the Anthology bundle is 88% off (up from 74% ) 24,15 €.
Gamesplanet only has it at 76% off a total of 23,99 € The extra saving you can use on game snacks.

[Saka]

I might be skipping this sale. There's nothing I really want right now and there are a couple of releases this summer that I am going to buy - new expansions in Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka This is one of the issues I come across more and more recently: there are so many games to choose from now, but not often there is one you really want to get and play.

Still, some of them in this sale are given out for peanuts, so if there is anything you think you may want to try later and it has a big discount, it is good to stock up for the future. And in the meantime have fun with Guild Wars 2 and World of Warcraft expansions.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch I did end up not buying anything, but I started playing one of the games from the library, so there's that at least. 😁

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka Not buying anything is a viable option too. Which one in the library did you start?

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch Kena: Bridge of Spirits. And having some ragrets already, because doing the bosses on hard is well... hard. I need to try again today, last couple of days were rough with pain, so I didn't even bother trying to poke at the wall I got stuck at.

Some very mean boss that gets harder every 25% he loses.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka Ah, I finished that one before. Bosses can be somewhat hard there, yeah. But why do you want to do it on hard, to challenge yourself?

My biggest complaint with that game was the story. Not that it was bad, but I have my share of questions. But we can get back to it after you finish it, I do not want to spoil it for you.

[Saka]

@DoctorEldritch I do enjoy a challenge when playing games. Normal mode gets boring for me once I pick up the mechanics for real.

[DoctorEldritch]

@Saka Makes sense. Personally, I play more for the story, so I do not mind switching to easier mode if I get stuck. That, or when the game wants you to grind for ages, I want that to be faster. But there are indeed games that do not offer much of a challenge, for example, in Assassin's Creed Valhalla I had to put difficulty to max later in the game because you get so overpowered. But it is more of a game balance issue rather than personal preference.