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GOG News and Updates 2012
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Can't be, EA has the rights to that and they are already with GOG.
Hitman reference maybe?
Source: http://hitman.wikia.com/wiki/Agent_47#Personality
What happened in Paraguay? The only mission I can recall in any detail is the first one (which I did several times 'cause I taxed that particular region at huge rates) and Atlantic Accelerator.
Castor Krieg
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It's either Paraguay (thanks for correct spelling) or Uruguay. It's an escort mission where my 12-year old reflexes failed me. You have to escort a civilian, and from 10th-15th second there is non-stop attack by enemy agents directly at your position. The civilian dies in one shot.
I never passed that mission, AA was easy by comparison. That was the only mission I didn't do.
Joseph Merrick
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oh thanks for the link. and info. very nice
Count of Monte Sawed-Off
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Even though it clearly was not Quest for Glory being hinted at (because of the new publisher deal), the "what kind of hero will you be" still got my hopes up.
Cydonian__Knight
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I really REALLY hope that it's Thief. It would be awesome to have a working digital version available.
Joseph Merrick
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all four!
Overview of all hints so far:
The list (Edit: Whoops, I misunderstood and originally took the facebook list, sorry about that. This is the correct one, "The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters (Empire)"):
Whoa, that last hint means it could be KONAMI:
Hero 1 (Facebook) said:
Hero 2 (Twitter) said:Hero 2: Will you be the kind of hero that knows how to stay unnoticed?
Hero 2: Will you be the kind of hero that was friends with a rabbit?
Yes, we can confirm or deny that the hint on the front page is, in fact, a red herring to throw you off the scent
The list (Edit: Whoops, I misunderstood and originally took the facebook list, sorry about that. This is the correct one, "The 50 Greatest Video Game Characters (Empire)"):
SourcePublisher Hint said:
Whoa, that last hint means it could be KONAMI:
Source
Of All Trades
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I thought you were an executive for the corporation, controlling agents from your zeppelin (which blows up if you fail too much). Hence the R&D control, overhead camera angle, etc.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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The PC ports of those games were abominations.
Kyle Katarn works for an organization?
He was an imperial soldier and now "works" as a contracter by the republic.
Lucafilm makes more sense. Their games division opened in 82 but they obviously existed as a film studio well before that.
Konami also wasn't one of the "Big 5" they originally listed.
Oh, please let it be Silent Hill 2. I'd really like to play SH2, but its PC version doesn't appear to be available anywhere nor work on modern systems. If only they were prepping the PC market for the Silent Hill HD Collection.
I'd personally love to see Road Rash.
Joseph Merrick
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lol, just found that too
True, but they never said that this is one of the "Big 5". I also think they would have made much more noise if they really got one of the "Big 5". A two day countdown is really tiny compared to their previous stunts.
Well, we'll see....
Damnit. It better be Lucasarts.
Thief would be super difficult, anyway. It does not play well with modern systems at all, and though diligent modders and hackers in the community have made modified versions of the engine to get it to run it's still temperamental.
I mean, I'd love for them to do it so they can invest in making it (and subsequently, Thief II and System Shock II) play nice with modern PCs.
I mean, I'd love for them to do it so they can invest in making it (and subsequently, Thief II and System Shock II) play nice with modern PCs.
All the Thief games work fine on modern systems. I've played to completion all of them in 2011 on Windows 7 64-bit with a couple tweaks. In fact, I just installed them to my MacBook Air (running W7) this month.
I also played System Shock 2 start to finish on the same computer.
Edit: The rabbit thing is throwing me off the Thief scent.
I also played System Shock 2 start to finish on the same computer.
Edit: The rabbit thing is throwing me off the Thief scent.
Of All Trades
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A Red Herring was a puzzle solution in one of the early Monkey Island games.
A "cold, solid, loner" hero who works for a larger organization would seem to describe Manny Calavera.
A "cold, solid, loner" hero who works for a larger organization would seem to describe Manny Calavera.
Hmm, in 1982 Lucas Arts did not make PC games, but Atari games (from wikipedia: "Versions for home computers were not released until 1985"). But the clue states that the company "decided to make PC games in 1982". Maybe the clue is worded incorrectly...
The phrase "red herring" came from a fan tweet asking a question. It's not part of a hint. GOG was just being snarky and repeating his words.
Oh snap it just got even muddier.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator
Microsoft's first game was Flight Simulator. Released in... 1982. MS was another one of the big 5.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Flight_Simulator
Microsoft's first game was Flight Simulator. Released in... 1982. MS was another one of the big 5.
But does MS have any heroes with the mentioned traits? I can't think of any, but I'm not familiar with their back catalog.
Guerrillas in the Mist
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Damn, that can't be Thief.
Damnit, my wallet was ready too.
Can 47 speak French and Russian?
But the "rabbit" hint combined with the languages makes it a lock for Hitman.
MGS would be fun though.
This is the minimum most people on Vista and beyond have to do to play a Dark Engine game.
DDFIX, which solves a lot of problems, comes with its own issues like Windows sometimes deciding it doesn't like it.
The codecs required to play the videos may (on some systems) need to be re-registered everytime you play the game to be displayed.
That is hardly the definition of "work fine". For some systems it does, for some it doesn't. It's a bit of a mess.
Forgot about DDFix, but I guess I'm just lucky. I saved a configuration that works for me on an HDD and I've copied it to two other machines in my home and they run great. Widescreen resolutions working and no codec issues. I'm running the 3-in-1 that's available on Amazon, installed from the DVD, so maybe that's part of it. I've never tried any ISOs or anything like that.
Doesn't look like Thief is on the menu for Thursday anyway.
Forgot about DDFix, but I guess I'm just lucky. I saved a configuration that works for me on an HDD and I've copied it to two other machines in my home and they run great. Widescreen resolutions working and no codec issues. I'm running the 3-in-1 that's available on Amazon, installed from the DVD, so maybe that's part of it. I've never tried any ISOs or anything like that.
Doesn't look like Thief is on the plate for Thursday anyway.
If it's Hitman, then it's Eidos, if it's Eidos then Thief is definitely on the plate. Just perhaps not this week.
I would hope so, hence "Thursday" in my sentence.
The teaser image does look like Thief Gold, but GOG is sneaky.preeeeeetty sure it's thief goldI would hope so, hence "Thursday" in my sentence.
I just want System Shock 2 that works properly
I'd do just about anything for this. I own the boxed game and boot it up time to time, but a handy digital version for all to enjoy would be divine.
Keep hoping, I guess.
Edit: Re: Hero 1, I suppose Garrett "works" for the Keepers, but that seems like a stretch. JC Denton seems more likely (as the GOG forumites have gathered.)
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