If you're a frugal--or in my case, incredibly cheap--gamer with a working PC, then you probably know that Friday is a very special day. Yes, in some cases, Friday is payday, but more importantly, the last day before the weekend always means amazing deals from Steam and Good Old Games, which both do an excellent job of getting me to buy games I won't have time to play until 2019. If you're willing to forego a cheap lunch or an expensive coffee, you may also find yourself with far too much gaming on your hands, as this week's bargains are especially sweet.
Steam's weekend deal is the 2006 Tomb Raider remake, Tomb Raider Anniversary, available this weekend for just $4.99. Most people regard the original Tomb Raider as the best of the series, but it's a bit hard to go back to do to the overly-mathematical, grid-based control. Anniversary takes everything great about the original Tomb Raider and deep-fries it in about 10 years of 3D game design evolution. The result is a crispy little classic that may be the most perfect take on Tomb Raider to date. Definitely give it a try if you're unfamiliar with Lara's recent Renaissance.
If you're a fan of classic adventure gaming, you may want to head on over to Good Old Games this weekend for their $9.99 double-pack featuring Broken Sword 2: The Smoking Mirror and Broken Sword 3: The Sleeping Dragon. While I can't speak to the quality of BS3, the first two Broken Sword games were heralded at the time for their quality 2D graphics and similarity to the legendary Lucasarts point-and-click games. Worth checking out if you've got that old-school adventure gaming itch--and if you're wondering why the first game isn't included, it's because it was remade and re-released for the Wii and DS last month. Fans of that one may want to look into its mega-cheap sequels.
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