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GOG News and Updates 2013
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Danne-Danger
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8 is absolutely very enjoyable, much thanks to the superb interface. The storyline and missions can be a bit of a chore to follow and solve, but it's a small part of what makes the game great (exploration and combat).
As much as I loved playing 8 a couple of years ago, I found 6&7 to be much harder to get into.
Minsc
Gold Member
Now up to six releases (seven I guess if you count the 2 in 1) in one day, might be a new record.
The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief, from the creators of the well-received adventure game The Book of Unwritten Tales, also just released on GOG.com today.
Will be interesting to see if GOG adds linux (SteamOS) support to their catalogue down the road, or how easy the community gets the games running under it.
The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief, from the creators of the well-received adventure game The Book of Unwritten Tales, also just released on GOG.com today.
Will be interesting to see if GOG adds linux (SteamOS) support to their catalogue down the road, or how easy the community gets the games running under it.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
Yessssssss. Been waiting for these two to hit GOG for ages. Played the original freebie game and it was brilliant.
SteveWinwood
Member
They're already using some parts of scummvm right? That has native linux support already. They'd just have to add a word to the store page, and maybe another search keyword.
Oooh, I'd heard good things about that, but hadn't got around to investigating which services it was available on. I'll probably pick it up after Cognition.
cicero
Member
It is a great deal. At this price discount for the full five, it doesn't make much sense to try to drop a title or two. I hope we get more Indie release bundles like this one.
GOG will still have extras. Edit: Another reason to get these old games on GOG is the Steam versions don't get the latest patches. The Steam versions of Thief 1&2 didn't get the NewDark patches.
I think the way things work is that GOG does all the heavy lifting to get these old games working on modern OS's, but GOG only gets a few months exclusivity in exchange. Kind of weird though that those two SE titles were GOG exclusives for so long.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Definitely somewhat worrying if Steam errodes the advantage that GOG has... I still overwhelmingly prefer buying games on GOG just because they're DRM-free, but yeah.
Anyway, VVVVVV got added today, and that makes me happy, because I absolutely love that game. Don't really know anything about the other 4 indie games released today.
Edit: From the trailer, Escape Goat looks incredible.
Well, I think GoG still have a reputation to be more accessible. An interesting series of tweets from earlier today:
(For those who aren't aware: The Shivah is an earlier game by Dave Gilbert, the guy behind the Blackwell titles)
GOGcom ‏@GOGcom 40m
@wadjeteyegames @Sslaxx That's true!
(For those who aren't aware: The Shivah is an earlier game by Dave Gilbert, the guy behind the Blackwell titles)
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
That's true. I had lunch with a few indie devs from St. Louis who primarily work in the mobile space, but they said that if they put something out for PC, they're going to GOG first thing, just because they're so much easier to work with. It's interesting that they've managed to build that kind of reputation over the years, considering their shtick was basically just old games.
Sir_Crocodile
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Day one for the Shivah. I played a bit of the freebie version last year and enjoyed it, but stopped because I wanted to play the enhanced version.
archnemesis
Member
The Shivah is pretty good. It should appeal to people who like other games by Wadjet Eye.
Vargavinter
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Only played Escape Goat on Xbox but its fantastic, I strongly recommend it.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
What's good about them? I'm not a big fan of the art style, but if there's something particularly novel about those games, I'll check 'em out.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
There's a freebie version of the first game available online, try it out. I found it hilarious.
Shadow Hog
Member
This is like the fourth time I've bought VVVVVV.
Dammit.
But at -$0.01, it's probably the cheapest I've bought it for.
Dammit.
But at -$0.01, it's probably the cheapest I've bought it for.
MORE releases. Is this the most release-filled week ever?
Memoria: $17.99.
The Inner World: $11.24
Also, and perhaps most exciting: We knew American Revolt was on the way, but it's actually a *lot* of Bullfrog addon updates:
Syndicate gains American Revolt
Dungeon Keeper gains Deeper Dungeons
Magic Carpet gains Hidden Worlds
Populous gains Promised Lands
Populous: The Beginning gains Undiscovered Worlds
Memoria: $17.99.
The Inner World: $11.24
Also, and perhaps most exciting: We knew American Revolt was on the way, but it's actually a *lot* of Bullfrog addon updates:
Syndicate gains American Revolt
Dungeon Keeper gains Deeper Dungeons
Magic Carpet gains Hidden Worlds
Populous gains Promised Lands
Populous: The Beginning gains Undiscovered Worlds
cicero
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GOG Weekend Promo: Strategy First and Seconds. 60% off everything listed (21 titles), Promo lasts until Tuesday, October 1, at 3:59AM GMT.
http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_strategy_first_and_seconds
http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_strategy_first_and_seconds
- Jagged Alliance 2 - $3.99
- Jagged Alliance - $2.39
- Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games - $2.39
- Sacred Gold - $3.99
- Disciples 2 Gold - $3.99
- Disciples: Sacred Lands Gold - $2.39
- Space Empires IV: Deluxe - $3.99
- Patrician 3 - $2.39
- Port Royale 2 - $2.39
- Ghost Master - $2.39
- Flatout - $2.39
- Darkstar One - $3.99
- Comanche VS. Hokum - $2.39
- Apache VS. Havoc - $2.39
- Combat Mission: Beyond Overlord - $3.99
- Pro Pinball Timeshock - $2.39
- Pro Pinball Big Race USA - $2.39
- Pro Pinball Fantastic Journey - $2.39
- Strategic Command: European Theater - $3.99
- O.R.B. Off-World Resource Base - $2.39
- Combat Chess - $2.39
cicero
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wow. This is pretty huge. I had put off playing Syndicate, Dungeon Keeper and Magic Carpet until they had their add-ons, and now they are the full Plus or Gold editions! Time to Persuadertron a crowd of innocent bystanders, pick up some guns off of dead bodies, and pile everyone into a single vehicle to cruise for some classic urban good times.
derExperte
Member
I heard good things about Inner World and that price is excellent, costs three times as much on the official website or amazon.de.
Shadow Hog
Member
Ooh, Magic Carpet update? Shame it won't fix the inverted Y-axis or the gamelogic timing issues, but still, I can't say no.
I never played Dungeon Keeper back when it was released. Does it still hold up? I was considering picking up the pack with both DK 1 + 2, just want to see if it's worth the time and (admittedly small amount) money.
The timing thing would require significant code rewrite, I think. The sequel doesn't suffer from it!
The second game is still worth your time. The first is good too but the sequel just made everything better.
Shadow Hog
Member
So I'd heard! I'd bought it, but haven't tried it yet.
The inverted Y-axis annoys me more, though. Kind of wish this game was open-source, it's crying for a source port.
nkarafo
Member
Graphically not that much. Its a pixellated mess. However it still looks charming and funny. And the sound design is amazing. As far as gameplay goes, this is my favorite PC game of all time. I play the whole thing (and its expansion) every 1 or 2 years ever since i played it in 1997. Every time i start it from the beginning i still feel excited about playing through the whole thing again. Its that addictive. For me its better than the sequel. The sequel feels somewhat slow in comparison and less funny. And the sound design/music isn't as memorable. Also, i'm not a big fan of low-poly 3D graphics of early 3D strategy games.
Sir_Crocodile
Member
With the KeeperFX mod I think the first game is the better one.
Nikodemos
Member
IIRC you have to choose a 4:3 display ratio else everything will look squashed and stumpy.
Yeah, I'm not going to go in expecting some glorious HD masterpiece in the visual department. The gameplay sounded like something I would enjoy playing. I'll probably pick the bundle up and give them a shot.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
In theory, you can play DK2 in HD, which makes it a lot easier on the eyes. But I could never get the GoG version to go higher than 1024x768.
bender
What time is it?
Kind of gives me an Amantia Design vibe. Really tempting.
Night Dive Studios just updated their website.
GOG is teasing something for the middle of october for their 5th birthday celebrations. "Grand finale" was mentioned.
Night Dives facebook has a recent comment about lucas arts
Day of Tentacle ?
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Honestly, I'd be surprised if the thing in October isn't the addition of Lucasarts. They've been hinting at it for a while, and why would they put a question like this in today's quiz:
There's really no reason to prod at that unless they've got something up their sleeves.
There's really no reason to prod at that unless they've got something up their sleeves.
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
Night Dive went to Double Fine to get Grim Fandango autographed and mentioned the game specifically earlier on in the summer.
SteveWinwood
Member
Night Dive Studios just updated their website.
GOG is teasing something for the middle of october for their 5th birthday celebrations. "Grand finale" was mentioned.
Night Dives facebook has a recent comment about lucas arts
IT'S HAPPENING
ten years, fifteen nearly a scoreIncidently enough this coming 30th October will be Grim Fandango's 15th anniversary
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=75809803
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