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[RiccochetJ]

Starcraft Battle Chest?

 

[daveo42]

Steins;Gate was the last PC release I have purchased and received. The last one I actually purchased was the Broken Age physical copy from the Kickstarter. It just hasn't been sent out to backer yet.

 

[Versifier]

Batman Arkham Knight and The Witcher 3 the month before...

 

[neos]

Half-Life 2.
i'm still waiting for 3

 

[HT UK]

Dying Light, which I think was delayed physically in the UK for some reason.

 

[apieceofstrange]

Pretty sure it was Half Life 2.

 

[Alethebeer]

The Witcher 3. And it has a very good packaging.

 

[Zekes!]

Diablo 3

 

[Trigonx]

Star Wars The Old Republic

 

[Azax]

Crysis :>

 

[Willy Wanka]

Divinity: Dragon Commander a couple of weeks ago for £5.

I still buy quite a few physical PC games simply because they are cheaper than buying digitally and you are getting the digital copy anyway.

 

[blackMamba1187]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Spider-Man Shattered Dimension
Spider-Man Web of Shadow
Wanted
Wheelman
No One Lives Forever
No One Lives Forever 2

All around the same time last year.

 

[Shadow Hog]

Probably some old PC game for use on Windows 98 from a thrift store or somesuch.

I don't buy new physical PC games. I want to, but they're just glorified keys for Steam or Origin unlocks these days - the day the relevant DL service goes down, those discs are worthless. I've heard places like IndieBox are trying to eschew that, though; should look into them one of these days, I guess.

 

[SpacePirate Ridley]

The witcher 3 collectors edition.
Before that mass effect 3 "collectors edition" (more like a metal case and a mini artbook, nothing compared to the amazing witcher 3 one).

 

[Ushojax]

Spore. In fact that game pretty much killed my interest in PC gaming, it was so disappointing.

 

[YoungFa]

Diablo 3

 

[CambriaRising]

Diablo III I think.

 

[JimmyJones]

Guild Wars 2

 

[Usobuko]

Oblivion.

 

[M1ch04c4n0]

I brought Mass Effect Trilogy from a co-worker last year.

Never installed it.

 

[careless mango]

Well... Armikrog I kickstarted a couple of years ago which included physical media at my backer tier. I'm probably never going to actually put the disc for Armikrog in anything though because I'm going to recieve a steam key as well.

I got Dark Souls 2 at launch "physically" as in there was a disc included with my steam key. I threw all that nonsense in the trash though.

So let's say those two games don't really count. If so I would say that it might be World in Conflict in maybe 2007/2008 or so? Not really sure but it's definitely from that time period. Discs were pretty much "teh past" on PC back then too. At least at the final stage of transitioning towards digital.

EDIT: Now I remember. There was a dirt cheap sale in 2009 or 2010 where I bought Spore and Bioshock 2 for around two dollars total. Those were probably the last two games I bought and played physically.

 

[Wulfric]

I got the Warlords of Draenor Collector's Edition on release. Blizzard tends to release good CEs, and the artbooks are an inspiration whenever I'm in a creative lull.

I think I grabbed the Elder Scrolls Anthology last year as well.

 

[SoldierIce64]

StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. Blizzard still makes some good looking game boxes.

 

[Princess Viola]

Civilization IV Complete

It was $20 at Target and entirely DRM-free, I couldn't resist.

 

[Mulgrok]

Sword of the Stars: The Complete Collection

because it doesn't have online DRM. I don't bother with physical copies of stuff that are completely worthless without asking for permission to play something I purchased.

 

[Le_Samourai]

Age of Empires 2

 

[TheKeyPit]

Fallout 3

Spoiler

How time flies.

 

[RedSwirl]

The Evil Within. This year actually. Downloading 50GB games is tough on my internet connection and data cap.

I plan to eventually buy GTA V boxed as well.

Another thing to note: Some PC games end up being a lot cheaper in a physical box than digitally (not on sale). Usually the more popular games too. Skyrim Legendary Edition is like $40 on Steam when it's not on sale, but any physical copy you happen to find is $20. COD Black Ops 2 is still $59.99 on Steam and anywhere digitally, but GameStop is selling the few physical copies it has left for $15.

 

[Hyperfludd]

Sam & Max Season 2.

Boy that was a while ago..

 

[Doofcake]

I believe Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 was the last physical copy of a PC game I bought, back in 2008. Been fully digital since then, even got a bunch of my old games digital since I couldn't be bothered with the CDs.

 

[Loxley]

WoW: The Burning Crusade

It released the week of my mid-year final exams in high school, during which we only have half-days. Finished my exams, drove to Target, and bought two copies (one for my brother and I). I was surprised that they had a whole freaking shelf of them available, because all the talk online was how difficult it was going to be to find it in stores unless you had a pre-order since WoW was the biggest thing on the planet at the time.

 

[LittleBuddy]

Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater and World of Warcraft

Picked them up the same day I believe, it's kind of crazy how Steam widely changed game distribution.

 

[Juke Joint Jezebel]

Dark Souls 2: SotFS

Was £18 on release boxed on amazon, as opposed to £35 on steam. The choice was simple.

 

[wes-]

Harvester i think

 

[deadstar72]

Mass Effect 2 collector's edition 5 years ago

 

[the1npc]

New vegas

 

[Outlaw Torn]

Modern Warfare 3 for $10 a few weeks after it launched in 2011.

 

[PrimaNocta]

Oregon Trail

 

[Seik]

Baldur's Gate 4 in 1 boxset...

It doesn't even run right...waste of money. Should've bought the enhanced port instead, but nooooo, I had to have my physical shit. =_=

 

[King_Moc]

the Dark Souls II re-release I think.

 

[FoxSpirit]

Oregon Trail

As in, the original, 30 years ago?

Also, Heart of the Swarm. Or Satellite Reign but I haven't gotten my boxed copy yet.

 

[Verder]

fallout 3.

 

[Gtagentleman]

Left 4 Dead 1

 

[boybrushdRED]

I got the physical MW3 when it first came out.

 

[PaulloDEC]

GTA V, like a week ago. That 64gb download can go straight to hell.

 

[Pestilence11]

Starcraft 2.

 

[Hobbun]

Etrian Odyssey Untold 2

So, like a week ago.

 

[Yabberwocky]

The Banner Saga.

 

[mpgeist]

Mass Effect 3 I believe. For the CE.

 

[Varg]

Modern warfare 2.