A Communist Christmas!

Scythe

<div class="IPBDescription">Feel the <3, comrades.</div>Righto, I've got an idea for a bit of Christmas festivities 'round these parts. You're probably all familiar with the concept of a secret Santa. You draw a name out of a hat and you get that person some generic crappy gift that will sit on a desk for a few years and get thrown away when they get sacked. This is a variant of that, but with internets! I call it...

<!--sizeo:5--><span style="font-size:18pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->The Communist Christmas!<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

Instructions:

Pick a game off steam that you want, under $20 fer preference. Post its name and your email address in this thread. Come Christmas time I'll take together all the addresses, randomish them all up and assign everyone a game and a giftee, to be sent over steam with a time-lock for Christmas day.

I think it'd be a good way to get one of those games on steam that you'd never bothered getting but you think you'd enjoy, as well as spreading around some Christmas cheer and goodwill and all that lovely stuff.

Who's in? I certainly am. I'll post my game closer to the day.

--Scythe--

lolfighter

Sounds good. I suggest setting a deadline some days in advance so there's time to sort everything out.

sherpa

What's 20 of your Australian dollars in the Queen's currency?

Xyth

I like this. Though why confine it to steam games? We could do the whole address trading/internet purchasing thing. I mean I trust most of the members here to not lame out when it comes to mailing out stuff.

Jimmeh

I'm in, UT3 please <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" />

lolfighter

I'm laming out if it comes to the address thing. Steam is convenient enough for me, but I don't like all y'all enough to go the extra mile.

Comprox

I am in for sure and will throw down these choices:

Painkiller Gold Edition
Darkstar One
PoP: Warrior Within
PoP: The Two Thrones

Align

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Steam dollars are all the same, I believe.
I'm in, for STALKER

EDIT: Or Multiwinia!

locallyunscene

I'm in for Starscape. I always meant to buy that game but I was a poor college student when the demo came out.

edit:
Starscape
OTRSPOD2
Multiwinia

Warrior

*no need to judge a person's choice in this thread, keep that stuff out of here* --Comprox

TychoCelchuuu

<!--quoteo(post=1693017:date=Nov 9 2008, 06:28 PM:name=Jimmeh)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Jimmeh @ Nov 9 2008, 06:28 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1693017"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm in, UT3 please <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile-fix.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile-fix.gif" /><!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Haha what is that seriously only $20 now? Epic is awesome.

Jimmeh

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Yeah, I was really surprised when I noticed it. I heard that it's not that good, but for $20 I doubt I can complain.

Scythe

Bumpity bump! Just making sure this doesn't drop out of view.

I've decided on my game: Either UT3 or Psychonauts. I'll leave it to my gifter to decide.

--Scythe--

lolfighter

So you HAVEN'T decided. Of course, that might also be an idea: You can put down several options (arbitrarily, I say restrict it to five to keep it manageable) and your benefactor <strike>benefacts you in the face with a stunstick</strike> picks one. That way it's a surprise!

Confused

I'm in no idea what games i want yet though.

locallyunscene

<!--quoteo(post=1693705:date=Nov 18 2008, 03:47 AM:name=lolfighter)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(lolfighter @ Nov 18 2008, 03:47 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1693705"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So you HAVEN'T decided. Of course, that might also be an idea: You can put down several options (arbitrarily, I say restrict it to five to keep it manageable) and your benefactor <strike>benefacts you in the face with a stunstick</strike> picks one. That way it's a surprise!<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I like that idea. Would it be cool if I edit my post to incorporate this?

Scythe

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Yep, I'll do the same. Good idea lolf.

--Scythe--

Tekdude

I will play this fun game and here are my options:

Tom Clancy's Spinter Cell
Far Cry
Bioshock
Unreal Tournament 3

All are less than $20 USD from my end, so I don't know if the prices go up or anything if they're bought from other continents. Believe it or not, I've also yet to play any of them... I can't wait to make someone's Christmas a little happier, since I guess I'm incapable of doing it for the people that are actually close to me. Scythe is pretty brilliant.

TychoCelchuuu

Splinter Cell is fun but the next two are better. Far Cry was free for a little while and might still be free. And I feel like a chump for paying $45 for Bioshock but it was still totally worth it. Such a great game.

lolfighter

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<!--quoteo(post=1693114:date=Nov 11 2008, 04:40 AM:name=locallyunscene)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(locallyunscene @ Nov 11 2008, 04:40 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=1693114"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I'm in for Starscape. I always meant to buy that game but I was a poor college student when the demo came out.

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Starscape
OTRSPOD2<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

It's not a problem in this particular case, but I'm pouncing on it anyway because I didn't recognise OTRSPOD2 and it's the first case like this we've had:

It's your responsibility to make sure that whoever gets your wishlist can figure out what the hell is on it. It's okay if Google delivers quick and easy (OTRSPOD yielded appropriately informative results), but if your benefactor (here I go sounding like Breen again. Our Benefactors! Our Benefactors!) can't decipher your acronyms, it's your own fault. If you want to be sure, write the full name of the game.

spellman23

I'll be in, will have to remember to edit this to an authoritative list before the deadline.

For now:

Unreal Tournament 3
World of Goo

Confused

I have to say that I am looking forward to picking out some seriously enjoyable 10$ games, any one have any suggestions for games that I probably don't own already outside the PA game that I should have tied out that are ten bucks on steam?

locallyunscene

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Well I'd look at multiwinia for 10 bucks if you don't have it/Darwinia. Starscape or Geometry Wars are both 10 bucks. Geometry Wars is a traditional frustrating 2D space shooter(think Raiden II arcade game) and Starscape is cross between and RTS and a 2D space shooter. There were a ton of other "recent classic" games for 10 bucks too. I saw Beyond Good & Evil and the GTA's on there for example. I just sorted all games by price and stopped looking at games when they got to 15 bucks.

Confused

I suck at sorting

I have picked out the following in no particular order:

<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/12900/" target="_blank"> audio surf</a>
<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/6420/" target="_blank"> nexus - the jupiter incident</a>
<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/1510/" target="_blank">Uplink</a>
<a href="http://store.steampowered.com/app/1510/" target="_blank">heros or might and magic</a>


I almost went commander keen.
so close

Scythe

Just a bump to remind people that the deadline is set at the <b>Fifteenth of December</b>. After this date I'll be collecting emails and lists and sorting everything out.

--Scythe--

Confused

Does no one else want old games for Christmas?

<!--sizeo:1--><span style="font-size:8pt;line-height:100%"><!--/sizeo-->Also in the words of evil thug "bamp him"<!--sizec--></span><!--/sizec-->

TychoCelchuuu

I don't not want old games for Christmas, BUT:

Old games are on gog.com, not Steam.
I don't want to buy OTHER PEOPLE old games for Christmas
I don't celebrate Christmas

spellman23

bump as we approach deadline

Scythe

The final countdown has begun! At the end of the 15th (GMT) I will send PMs and emails out to everyone, confirming their lists, and locking this thread. Those that respond before the <b>Twentieth</b> will be participating! At this point I will take everyone's lists, jumble them up and send them out to everyone.

--Scythe--

Scythe

I've collated all lists and contacted everyone that posted one in this thread! If you're reading this and you've posted a list, check your PMs! Check whichever obscure email address you have registered with your profile! Check everywhere!

--Scythe--

Scythe

I sent out the lists about three hours ago with the help of my handy-dandy D8. The dice gods stubbornly tried to convince me that Tekdude should buy himself a present, however I won in the end.

Unlocking the thread so everyone can discuss what they received and suchlike.

--Scythe--