f13.net

with Master of Magic coming soon.

"Abandonware" is not a real concept, it's just a nice word for pirating old shit.

Orion 2. So many good memories of destroying Sakkra colonies with orbital lasers. They bred too fast. Hence I must deprive them of habitats...

Oh, sweet.  I've still got MOO2 but I lost MOO1 about 2 years after I bought MOO2.  Thanks!

As far as abandonware, some companies sold the rights or had them sold off as they were shuttered to pay off debit.  Some didn't and as they were closing released the games (but not the IP) to the public as freeware.  So, yeah, Margalis is spot-on.  Someone owns the rights to them, even if they're not exploiting those rights.

Although abandonware isn't a legal term I think what people generally mean or at least think they mean is that the work has entered the public domain.

Orbital lasers? Think bigger - stellar converter then build yourself a nice new planet from the resulting asteroid belt.  :drill:

Although abandonware isn't a legal term I think what people generally mean or at least think they mean is that the work has entered the public domain.

EDIT: Okay, Enigma is probably a patent, and it probably won't compile on an x86 or derivative. :why_so_serious:

But AD&D 1st ED becomes public domain in 2054!

Hey guess what? I never played BG2 or BG1 for that matter.  Guess I know what I'm doing this weekend!

The second one wont make much sense if you skip the first one.

Neat idea, what's wrong with mages in bg1?


Are they weak or does another mage join the party later making it overkill?

Will the mods to enhance the graphics fuck up importing chars?

As I recall, sleep is rediculously powerful.

You should be making your own party anyway!

He also said the game was so bad that if he cut you with the disc, the wound would fester.

If this game divvies up experience based on damage dealt/last hit then my mage is fucked.

Even with the limited options of a video game, there's a lot better things for a mage to do in nearly all situations than to waste their spell slots on something like Fireball. 
etc...

XP is evenly divided in BG, no fear about that.

I kind of dug the asymmetrical nature of AD&D.  The nature of DnD is that is doesn't require the kind of fine-tuned balance other games might.  There's a fucking DM who is supposed to calibrate encounters.  All that is required is that each class have a sufficient draw so that people will find it interesting to play.  Once you start balancing with a fine-toothed comb things can get "samey" in a hurry.

A million times this.  Unfortunately it seems like they've tried to make 4th edition using video game ideas, and the result has been a little bland.  I'll take imbalanced 3rd or 3.5 anyday (or more likely pathfinder at this point).  I do actually like the way that combat works in 4th, it has a nice flow to it and every class has something useful to do every round, but on the flip side, I've found it a lot less interesting overall than 3rd or 2nd.

I tried 4.0 for the first time. It feels a lot more like a tactical board game combined with magic spell-cards. Which isn't actually a bad basis. An amazingly painful number of short-lived stacking modifiers though which was a pain. And ultimately the cards are so specific they still end up feeling repetitive and focusing attention too much on the combination of the cards rather than the action in-game.

What I don't like is the combination with WotC's marketing strategy. Endless rulebooks that get more and more exotic and push the power curve. Being the only human in a group with a drow skirmisher, half-dwarf psionic tank, minotaur rune-priest and some even weirder combinations (which didn't actually leave a strong image of what they were) felt worlds away from the strong archetypes of original DnD.

Except the rule supplements don't help when the DM has to explicitly forbid players from rolling certain classes for fear of fucking up the difficulty of the campaign.

Balance does matter in PnP RPG's, because DM's have enough shit to do without having to play balance police, while people bitch and whine because it's totally unfair that they have to reroll a new character just because they one turned a Tarrasque in the last campaign.

Hey, I'm just happy that as a mage I can participate more than once a day to a combat.

Agree and disagree.  I liked being a chicken shit nerd.

And, it did less than a sword swing or arrow!

If you are totally trivializing the entire monster manual some specific mechanic is broken.  As a DM you can, and should, simply work with your players to come up with a reasonable reworking of the skill or feat or spell they are abusing and go from there.  In a group of 5-6 people you can do this with no particular issue and the fix can fit your campaign.  In an MMO you have to have a one size fits all balanced solution.

Yeah, I've seen my share of OP characters in D&D but 4th edition as an attempt to create balanced classes tipped too far in the other direction in my opinion and I just haven't felt remotely motivated to play it they way I was with previous editions.

I feel something is lost when your party starts out with a guy who is already a flame-tossing tower-brooder.  Same goes for a warrior who is already Conan the Barbarian before you even get out of the tavern.

I do like that everyone has something they can do early on.  It doesn't feel like your options ever really expand, though.  Amongst my gaming group 4th just didn't feel right.  We've got a mix of power gamers and those who like odd characters.  Third edition lets us fill both those needs.

If you weren't tweaking your D&D campaign, then I guess 4th is a good fit for you. :why_so_serious:

Mages were, in my mind, more for studying dungeon puzzles, reading old books/signs, remembering random facts that saves the group at critical junctions, and being distractions (or rescued).  Like a field goal kicker. 

One-turning a Tarrasque?  How the fuck is that possible without the DM handing out God-like loot?  And at that point, it's probably time to wrap up the campaign anyway because your party could slay Gods.  So good game.

If you are totally trivializing the entire monster manual some specific mechanic is broken.  As a DM you can, and should, simply work with your players to come up with a reasonable reworking of the skill or feat or spell they are abusing and go from there.

It turns out, levels 1-4 just weren't any fun to play. You couldn't throw interesting anythings at the party and there was no way to build tension because everyone dropped in one or two hits. Going two fights into the dungeon and then having to leave because "the stupid wizard is tired already" isn't any fun. I personally like the fact a wizard has a 'default attack' which is comparable to a bow and the addition of a 'henchman' rating, where they all die in one hit, perfect for mage's low damage AoE. It makes things more epic feeling.

No one wants to play a character that can be bested by a housecat so that in 4 or 5 realtime months roles are suddenly reversed and it's the rest of the party wondering why they bothered to show up. Well, no one that has the option of being a spell slinging badass instead.

This issue is not just a D&D thing though. Remember cyberpunk or shadowrun? The whole 'decker' subsystem where you had one member of your party go off and have adventures alone? Not a good gaming mechanic at all. People should fight as a group, and each should have strengths. If there's one or more members just getting dragged along, that's bad mechanics.

The good thing about sitting around a table is spending 30 minutes chatting over what the party is going to do or trying to solve a puzzle while sipping some tea(or whatever) is a nice experience.  The mage ends up being the hero of that part of the game (or the bard!).  I know spells and swords are a big part of DnD and I'm not saying I don't like combat, but out of combat free form puzzle solving and skill use was always the strongest part of 2nd and 3rd to me.

Oh how overpowered Stinking Cloud was in the Gold Box games.  :grin:

Giants: Citizen Kabuto 9one of the games on the sale) is one of the most genuinely funny games I have ever played. Totally silly gameplay and you just want to play it over again to catch the gags.

Giants was also fun and worked its different gameplay types quite well. Plus it has a nude patch. *cough*

Bought and started Wing Commander. Secret Missions are not included.

And, either those Kilrathi buggers became faster (=Dosbox is configured too fast) over the years or I became slower.

I imagine 7/7.5/8 will be next. At least I hope so, my personal favorites. Yes, I liked 8 (after they fixed jumping in a patch). Really want that trilogy in a Windows 7-friendly format.

I liked Windows 8 after the jump patch

I actually didn't really care for UU, personally. I know it's important technically or whatever but it never clicked for me as actually fun.

I missed it when it came out, but I watched someone else play it for a bit.  Seems a tad like Arx Fatalis, and I haven't even finished that one.

6. That was the one where they made the transition from the map->zoom in when you go to town->zoom in more in battle interface to the 'everyone is on the screen all the time' no map/town transitions, etc. V is the last 'classic' one interface-wise, VI necessarily suffers a little as it was a big change, and it incidentally also makes the game feel a little more dated, IMO.

The pixels the size of a baby's fist also make it feel dated, imo. The graphics in V are not 'better' but they're much cleaner so it holds up better now.

One thing I loved about 7 and 7.5 was the paperdoll and having your gear show up on it. So awesome for the time. I forget the first game I played where your actual avatard in the game reflected your current gear, but I do remember those paperdolls from Ultima.

Counterpoint: limited colour palette with little or no use of transparency.

If only they would get all the old SSI D&D games. 

And Bard's Tale I, II, and III.

Yep, especially the *whole* SSI collection, not just Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance, but also Buck Rogers, Dark Sun and Ravenloft  :heart:

I've got the old SSI Gold Box games somewhere on a Wizardworks collection CD. I remember the first game would not work at all (WW fucked up something about it, can't remember what - ended up having to pirate it just to see what it was like). Never played the Buck Rogers games but loved Dark Sun and Ravenloft (especially Ravenloft). Some Eye of the Beholder love would not be turned away either.

And yes, I snagged the deal too. I've been waiting for this to eventually come around. I think I've bought NWN three times now. Once as the original, once as the Platinum version and now the Diamond version.

Missing out on Heroes of the Lance could be counted as a blessing.

Sadly, I actually played it (or tried anyway) back when it came out on the NES.  But yeah, not everything that came out of the SSI era was a great (or even a good game).  Gamespot did a good rundown many years back (http://web.archive.org/web/200011151033/http://www.gamespot.com/features/history_add/p4_01.html).

Technically, is it counting purchases or downloads? I have some games purchased that I have yet to download...

Every once in a while you'll see a jump of 10 or 15 or so. Looks like an average of a download every two seconds. I'm thinking 18 to 24 hours at that rate but it might be sooner. And I might be completely off as I suck at math.

Oh my god! I'm back home (even of they spelled the name of my old hometown wrong  :awesome_for_real:)

Oh, shit... dare I assume they have worked out the bugs?

I have no idea how you can do it with GOG-ified game, but with normal DOSBox using D-Fend, I go and edit the settings for the game (in this case, Darklands), go to Graphics, set the resolution to what I want (1024x768 is pretty good without it looking like ass), then go down to the Scaling options and choose "Nearest neighbor upscaling with factor 3", which scales it up to the aforementioned resolution without applying weird filters or anything.

You can also do it without a frontend through editing cfg files, but I couldn't be arsed to figure out how.

Missing out on Heroes of the Lance could be counted as a blessing.

I have a hard time caring about Steam achievements when they are inconsistently updated/uploaded.  I don't really want to have to play something more than once in order to (try to) get some I was cheated out of.

I am probably missing something, but how is Steam more convenient than GOG?  Fewer steps to DL/install/run a game?

Ultima VII: The Complete Edition now available on GoG (yep, Forge of Virtue and Silver seed too!) for only $ 5.99

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_7_complete

Shut up and take my money!! (again)

Finally, we’re starting our winter sale with a huge bang--we’re giving anyone a free copy of Empire Earth Gold Edition for 48 hours. Starting on Monday 12 December at 11.00 GMT and running until Wednesday 14 December at 10.59 GMT, anyone can add Empire Earth: Gold Edition to his or her shopping cart for free as a holiday gift from us to you!

http://www.kxmode.com/U7map/

I don't know, that looks like Aklabeth.  U7 had a closer POV, I thought.

ZOOOOOOM IIIIIIIN. Goes right down to full game graphics.

Syndicate finally arrived (or will on the 19th, to be specific).

(I also seem to remember that 'Atlantic Accelerator' was a huge PITA mission, but I forgot why)

Has anyone tried Hitman yet?  I got it on Steam, but it keeps crashing.  Is the GoG version any better?

Codename 47? How long do you get to play before it crashes?

I liked Thief 2 better, so I'm hoping for that pretty soon. I got Thief 3 on Steam, but it's buggy as hell. Tried to modernize it with some mods and the results were pretty horrible, that game took consolization to another level.

Whooooo, finally! Anachronox is on GoG! I always heard (and read) great things about this game  but never had a chance to play it :)

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/anachronox

Whooooo, finally! Anachronox is on GoG! I always heard (and read) great things about this game  but never had a chance to play it :)

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/anachronox

Yeah...still waiting on John Romero to make me his bitch.

Now if we can just get System Shock 2  :drill:

i always enjoyed Vampire:TM Redemption when it came out.  I might have to pick that up again for $3

A brilliant combination of sci-fi movie and pulse-pounding space fighter sim, Wing Commander IV is a pinnacle of gaming excellence

Even though in the game the price of freedom is eternal vigilance, the price of Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is only $5.99 on GOG.com.

Colonel Christopher Blair, former savior of the Confederation, has hung up his spurs and retired as a farmer on a desert world. While Blair has been enjoying the start of his well-earned retirement, a new menace has surfaced. Tensions between the outer colonies and inner Confed worlds are higher than ever. As the newly-reactivated Colonel Blair, you have to decide how to save the Confederation--or if it should be saved at all.

At the time of its release, it was the largest and most expensive video game made yet with an over-the-roof budget of $12 million. The cast was filled with SF superstars like Mark Hamill as Christopher Blair, John Rhys-Davies as James "Paladin" Taggart, Thomas F. Wilson as Todd "Maniac" Marshall, and Malcolm McDowell as Admiral Geoffrey Tolwyn. Once again, this ragged band of heroes has to save the galaxy. The Wing Commander series captured perfectly the feeling of being both a game and a movie, and Wing Commander IV: The Price of Freedom is arguably the most cinematic and epic game of the whole series.

The space combat is everything you expect from a WC game. It’s fast, it’s action-packed, and it’s varied, while missions range from tailing enemy ships or sneaking on an enemy base to detaining convoys and simple “kill the bad guy” battles. The music matches the game’s production value and supports the experience well. Overall, Wing Commander IV is a great addition to an excellent franchise, and will deliver a captivating experience for long-time fans and newcomers alike.

Pick up this masterpiece for just $5.99 right now on GOG.com and enjoy a true classic of PC gaming.

A shout-out goes to WC News for all the help they gave the GOG.com team of content-wranglers in getting the extra goodies together that you're enjoying with the release, as well as helping us source a our game master & the DVD videos! They're awesome, and if you're a fan of Wing Commander, you should definitely check them out.

Thank you very much for your kind feedback, however I'm afraid that I can't comment on whether or not we'll be releasing certain titles. I can only assure you that we're doing everything possible to get our hands on the best games, both old and new.

Unfortunately the process is very complex and difficult. Not all publishers wish to sell their back catalog, not all can be convinced that "no DRM" is a good idea, and sometimes it's just plain impossible to research who (if anyone) has the rights to a certain title. Getting an old game to work on modern systems often proves to be the easiest task.
Check out this Q/A video, featuring one of my superiors - Marcin Iwinski, for a first-hand view of how it works:
http://www.youtube.com/user/GOGcom#p/u/17/mrk7R5mSgzI

Finally, please stay tuned and check out our news page every week for new release info.

Quest for Glory I - V now on GoG (includes both the original and VGA versions of the first chapter):

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

So, you want to be a hero?  :heart: :awesome_for_real:

Quest for Glory I - V now on GoG (includes both the original and VGA versions of the first chapter):

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/quest_for_glory

So, you want to be a hero?  :heart: :awesome_for_real:

Best.
Games.
Ever.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOS_BASIC

On the same note, I remember SEUCK, STOS and STAC

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoot'Em-Up_Construction_Kit
http://www.atarimagazines.com/startv4n2/gamemakers.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STOS_BASIC

STOS was the retarded little brother of AMOS, which ran on the terrible Amiga-wannabe system Atari puked up, right?
(Death to ST owners!  :awesome_for_real: )

Comments say DK2 isn't working in Windows 7. Never got into Populous and Simcity2k doesn't thrill me.

I climbed the shit out of that tree.

Hardware acceleration has to be off.  Someone posted a couple of registry keys to tweak, too.  One of those have mine working fine.

This is another one of those games I wish someone would do a graphical update, but otherwise straight port of.

And thus my Ultima Collection is complete - again, yay! (and if somebody says 9 is missing, I think as a former Dragon I'm allowed to punch them)!

There was ever a working copy?

If I buy only one of the Ultima sets or 7,8 which one should I buy?

Sacred (Gold) vs. Divine Divinity (http://www.gog.com/en/page/2012_summer_promo?utm_source=frontpage&utm_medium=small_spot&utm_content=summer_promo&utm_campaign=botg) today.  Any thoughts on which holds up better than the other?  Any interesting story in either?

Divine Divinity is a great game.

Sacred is a cheesy Diablo clone.  I honestly don't know anything about Divine Divinity, but based on the screen shots and info, it looks like the same  :why_so_serious:

The Witcher 2 Enhanced Edition is on sale for $ 13.59 for a couple days (Witcher 1 EE is $3.39)

http://www.gog.com/news/gog_gem_promo_the_witcher_vs_the_witcher_2

This rates an OMG: they've released King of Dragon Pass. I seriously didn't think I'd ever be able to play this one. It was barely distributed, but is hailed as one of the best fantasy games of all time.

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/king_of_dragon_pass

the results are that text never covers artwork, and you almost never have to scroll. The text is super crisp (on a new iPad) and the iPad screen is bright and gorgeous, so the art looks great. It’s all a really good experience.

http://www.gog.com/gamecard/neverwinter_nights_2_complete (http://www.gog.com/gamecard/neverwinter_nights_2_complete)

I've never played it so I'll have something new to fool around with this weekend.

Includes the original classic games The Bard’s Tale 1, 2, and 3.

:heart: :heart: :heart: squee :heart: :heart: :heart:

:heart: :heart: :heart: squee :heart: :heart: :heart:

:heart: :heart: :heart: squee :heart: :heart: :heart:

The first will get you to know how SHODAN came to be, but really you're not missing much.  SS2 improved so much upon what SS1 did; thus why most people clamour over SS2 than SS1 in the first place  :awesome_for_real:

GOG, y u no have SS1? Not sure if I could live with the ancient technology, but still.

I also missed ever playing System Shock, but everybody here has hyped it up so much, I will certainly indulge myself.  Is it worth it to play the first game before the second, or will it not effect the experience either way?

Haven't found a config setting to disable head bob yet.

; head bob scale factor (a value between 0 and 1), useful if the head bobbing is causing motion sickness
bob_factor 0.1

; weapon bob scale factor in shock (a value between 0 and 1), also useful against motion sickness
shock_gun_bob_factor 0.1

Regarding System Shock 1...

http://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=211.0

 :awesome_for_real:

Right at the bottom of the file:

There are quite a few SS2 mods that make the game look and play (much) better. Not sure if they're included in the GOG version, but you can find a quickstart guide here -- http://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=4447.0

Wow, this is a fantastic game. 

I am not afraid to admit that it's very hard for me to get through more than a couple hours of SS2. It's just an incredibly scary game to me.

There are quite a few SS2 mods that make the game look and play (much) better. Not sure if they're included in the GOG version, but you can find a quickstart guide here -- http://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=4447.0

Do you have to enable mods or something somehow?  I followed all those directions but none of the mods actually took.  I just unzipped everything into datapermanentmods...

I actually have the System Shock 2 box right next to me, which I think I opened but know I never played. Got it years and years ago. I should probably install it.

I actually have the System Shock 2 box right next to me, which I think I opened but know I never played. Got it years and years ago. I should probably install it.

It's such a shame Bioshock sucked the marrow of the Earth.

I figured the GOG guys just deserved the $10 for what they've done to an awesome old classic, even though I do have the system shock box lying around somewhere.

It's such a shame Bioshock sucked the marrow of the Earth.

Wrong thread.  :awesome_for_real:

It was....just a shooter.

It was....just a shooter.

That's really why I didn't like it all that much.

It wasn't even a good shooter.

Bioshock is everything that is wrong with modern gaming.

Also: BABIES NEED MEAT

It really wasn't.


Also, the life chambers that meant you could just hurl yourself at Big Daddies until they died of boredom.  The trick was to make sure you hadn't died of boredom first.

You're going to have to face the facts :  We're just tooo old.

I suppose so.  I do like easier games now, punishment isn't needed for games today, but am I old for noticing Bioshock was basically a shit shooter with in-engine story scenes?  The resurrection chambers weren't the main issue, if you ask me, and I know you didn't.  Seems like someone has a "great" premise for a game or story, but shortly into development it just devolves into producing a standard template with decorations inspired by the original idea.  So, Bioshock became a shooter because the devs didn't know how to make a Thief or System Shock.  Did they get bogged down in art?  Were there too many meetings and committee decisions?  Executives complaining that the game wasn't mainstream or LCD enough?  Maybe all of those things.  We also know adding "we need this to make money" or "Ken Levine" is apparently poison to a quality product.

I think I shocked someone in standing water once or twice, and only in the early room designed for it.  The rest of it was standard shooting.  To switch games, Cthulu: Dark Corners of the Earth on Xbox started out being scary, then about an hour or three into it, I realized all I am doing now is shooting fish people in a factory.  Shit shooter with fish people instead of Halo-aliens.  Geist is a poster-child for this particular issue, where you play the cool parts in the first 30 minutes of the game, which were already shown at the trade shows, after which you just end up shooting people.  The original premise was apparently so non-standard and the devs so brainwashed that they simply could not think of any more interesting gameplay after the gun models were loaded up.

I had fun with Bioshock for what it was.  Not what it could have been.  The whole Big Daddy part was horrid, however.  Game was not as fun post Ryan.

I bought and played System Shock 2 recently and I think you guys are remembering it through rose tinted glasses.  It was 90% shooter, most of the systems involved how well you shot, how you repaired your guns or using different types of guns/psi to shoot with.  It was a good game because of the setting and for bringing in the idea of stats and skills to an fps but it was at heart an fps.

I think weapon durability really is my only significant complaint

Started replaying SS1.  God, that game's still good.  STILL GOOD.  Once you get back into how it looks and controls, of course.

System Shock 1/2 and Deus Ex were about RPG and FPS mixed together, where you have experience points and character building that lets you make a character that can beat the game in several different ways.  That was a hell of a lot of fun.  

Dark Corners of the Earth is cool, but what took me out of it was the bugs. It's hilarious to strafe up to a door, then lean through it and unlock it from the other side.

Also those goddamn monkeys...

You do know I agree with all that and that my post was what people are saying about 'Us', right ?

Started playing Ultima 7 again last night. Funny how completely awesome those old games are. And I admit the nostalglic part, the music takes me right back.

I got it running pretty decently, but I went to tweak some settings and it went from maybe 3/4 of the screen to 1/2, tiny little rectangle. So I nuked the changes and put my backup config in and I guess I'll live with a less than perfect config. It's running just a wee bit fast (but it did on my 486/DX 16MB, too) and I'd like to at least get it to full screen/pillarbox. Ah, well.

The theme for this month's painting is CRPG characters and I'm painting the Avatar. It's really a non-contest, just for fun, but I like having the theme for inspiration. I'm hoping in April to start working on a diorama 'The Avatar and Companions confront Batlin'.

I'd like to at least get it to full screen/pillarbox. Ah, well.

Never played them or owned them. I think I was deeply immersed in EQ1 when they came out.

I am trying to remedy this failing, but I need some guidance... thus the question.  :why_so_serious:

Never played them or owned them. I think I was deeply immersed in EQ1 when they came out.

Ok, so convince me that buying Baldur's Gate 1 & 2 and modding the fuck out of them like they recommend on Gog is a better idea than getting the BG Enhanced Edition that just came out. ANNNNNNNDDDD... GO.

Of course, there's the slight problem of there being no BG2EE yet as well as that other little thing where BG1+2 on GOG with this sale is half the price of BGEE.

So really it comes down to how much effort you're willing to expend. If you don't want to spend the couple hours it takes to read a mod guide and bring vanilla BG1 up to the EE's level, then by all means get BGEE and either export your characters to vanilla BG2 or wait however many months it takes for Overhaul to release BG2EE.

Big sale on all D&D titles.

For me, GOG is more about de-disking and modern OS compatibility than anything else. I have discs for almost everything on my shelf there.

For me, GOG is more about de-disking and modern OS compatibility than anything else. I have discs for almost everything on my shelf there.

I've heard of nearly even game in that list and only ever played three of them I think.

Anyone care to recommend maybe the best ten games out of that list if I was only looking to spend maybe twenty or so on games I probably won't actually get around to playing?  :oh_i_see:

I've heard of nearly every game in that list and only ever played three of them I think.

Anyone care to recommend the best ten or so games out of that list if I was only looking to spend about twenty on games I won't likely actually get around to playing?  :oh_i_see:

edit: I'd also recommend Lands of Lore 1 and 2. LoL 1 was a great game in the spirit of the old Eye of the Beholder games (it was done by Westwood). I haven't played 2 and 3 yet (I have them but haven't gotten around to them).

Is Alan Wake worth $4.48?

Segoris - Post of the day.

I was disappointed System Shock 2 wasn't on there.  :cry:

Witcher 2 worth 5.99?

Witcher 2 worth 5.99?

I mentioned it elsewhere, but I really hate that style of sale.  75% of a single item would have sold me NWN 2 by now.

D&D deal going on now.  A lot of old classic games on sale if anyone is interested.

http://www.gog.com/promo/dnd_gems

I bought this pack during the summer sale despite owning pretty much all of it in disk form.

Seriously, I was not going to install like 8 fucking CDs of shit and patch to play NWN again.

The free Septerra Core flew by before it even finished loading.  Don't feel bad about that, however, the game is horrible.  Really grindy and slow combat.  It's like an IOS quality JRPG. 

The free Septerra Core flew by before it even finished loading.  Don't feel bad about that, however, the game is horrible.  Really grindy and slow combat.  It's like an IOS quality JRPG. 

Fun times: "You can only buy a gift copy as you already own this game."

Woops.

x2

x3wtf

Please note that all three classic Fallout titles are pending right holder change. Sadly, to the best of our knowledge, we'll be forced to remove Fallout, Fallout 2, and Fallout Tactics from our offer. That doesn't mean, however, that you won't be able to download them if they are already a part of collection by then. Secure your copies today (or anytime before Saturday, December 14, at 1:59PM GMT)!

Guys, if you DON'T have the classic Fallout Games Already, WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU.

But also, get them.

I have all of them on original CD-ROM.  What I don't have is the time to bother with setting them up on Win7.

So the Fallout games rights are changing hands. gOG decides to offer them for free.
Smells like a gigantic Fuck you! To the new owners.
To which I congratulate GOG. :grin:

It's actually Interplay who wanted to release them for free before the rights go to Bethesda.

Yep, like this:

GOG is once again taking advantage of current gaming news drama

Looks like they're wrapping it up now, with all the daily deals repeated.  Also, they're giving away free copies of Magrunner for the next 24 hours if anyone wants one.

They seem to think bronies are cute, which I in turn find cute.  I'm for more cuteness.

Gross.

If GoG wasn't alone in this behavior in a global economy this idea would make the global economy more efficient.

The day has finally come and the holy grail of classic gaming has arrived on GOG.com. Welcome, Lucasfilm games! You are among friends, here! We're proud to announce a new partnership with ©Disney that allows for the DRM-free release of about 30 classic titles from the cult-classic developer. We know you waited long for this moment, so we want to reunite you with those golden oldies with as little delay as possible. Today, to start with a bang, we are releasing a selection of 6 acclaimed titles from Lucas' most famous gaming franchises, so that the Disney/Lucasfilm catalog on GOG.com is made impressive from day one. Here are the great titles you can get right away:

Star Wars™: X-Wing Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Star Wars™: TIE Fighter Special Edition - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
Sam & Max Hit the Road - digital distribution debut, on GOG.com!
The Secret of Monkey Island™: Special Edition
Indiana Jones® and the Fate of Atlantis™
Star Wars®: Knights of the Old Republic

Note that numerous Lucas titles, including 3 from the launch lineup (Sam & Max Hit the Road, Star Wars™: X-Wing Special Edition, Star Wars™: TIE Fighter Special Edition), are available digitally for the first time ever, ready to play with no fuss on modern operating systems. With more fantastic titles headed for our Disney/Lucasfilm catalog, you can expect to see Lucas games popping up frequently on GOG.com in the coming months.

Big assed sale on - linky (http://www.gog.com/games##sort=bestselling&price=discounted&page=1)

Planescape $5.80
SMAC $3.50
Sys Shock 2 $5.80

and heaps more.

I almost bit on Deponia, but was warned away by friends who detailed some of what passes for "humor" in the series.

Just... eugh.

I admit I've been eyeing it for quite some time mostly out of "OMG colourful!!" effect  :why_so_serious: ; but, you're scaring me now: what do you mean by "eugh"?  :ye_gods:

I admit I've been eyeing it for quite some time mostly out of "OMG colourful!!" effect  :why_so_serious: ; but, you're scaring me now: what do you mean by "eugh"?  :ye_gods:

The GoG.com winter sale (http://www.gog.com) started today. Age of Wonders is being given away today, and they have bundles and flash sales much like their fall sale that ended just a few days ago. MOO 1+2 for $1.49 for another 4 hours, for example.

So, I don't know, we could share our nicks over there or something. Mine is "Lukes78" (same avatar pic) if you wish to add me (why wouldn't you).

Whack your Piñata!
If you're fond of surprises, for $3 (or your local equivalent), you can grab your own 100% whackable Piñata and find a random indie wonder inside - handpicked by us and Crunching Koalas. The Piñata can include games anywhere from $9.99 to $44.99, so there's a deal (and a satisfying POP) behind every swing - and we’ll be ready to congratulate those of you who show off your discounted gains on Twitter with the hashtag #IndiePinata!
The Promo and Piñata include a completely separate batch of games, so there's plenty of variety and surprises - we'll also rotate the Promo and Piñata lineup after three days, just so that things don't get too stale. The Indie Piñata promo will last until 9/18/2015, 9:59AM GMT. Just remember - check yourself, before you whack yourself.
Batter up!

Now, over twenty years later, Day of the Tentacle is back in a remastered edition that features all new hand-drawn, high resolution artwork, with remastered audio, music and sound effects (which the original 90s marketing blurb described as ‘zany!’)

Players are able to switch back and forth between classic and remastered modes, and mix and match audio, graphics and user interface to their heart's desire. We’ve also included a concept art browser, and recorded a commentary track with the game’s original creators Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Larry Ahern, Peter Chan, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian.

Day of the Tentacle was Tim Schafer’s first game as co-project lead, and a much beloved cult classic! This special edition has been lovingly restored and remade with the care and attention that can only come from involving the game's original creators.

- 100% new hand painted, high resolution artwork
- Switch on the fly between classic mode and remastered mode
- Remastered high quality voices, sound effects and music, with emulated “iMuse” style dynamic music
- Choose between two remastered music modes: modernized, re-voiced music, or classic music which sounds just like it did in the 90s
- Concept Art Browser
- Highly customizable user interface and experience, with mix and match options for old and new play styles - play with the verb bar in remastered mode, or the new verb dial in classic mode
- Commentary track with original creators: Tim Schafer, Dave Grossman, Larry Ahern, Peter Chan, Peter McConnell and Clint Bajakian.

Game within a game: Includes full playable version of Maniac Mansion!

Flash sale thing happening if you're sad pants about no more steam flash.

I have roughly a month to find a deep dark cave to hide in before my wife sees our credit card bill. Got Pillars of Eternity, Lords of Xulima, Democracy 3, Reus, Serpent in the Staglands, Runestone Keeper, and some others (free game was The Wolf Among Us). All in all, not too bad but I'm sure I'll be hearing about it.

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I'm unlikely to ever want to use Galaxy over Steam, but there's nothing wrong with de-DRM'ing stuff for free.

Yea, I got 10 games outta it. Zero of which I've spent any time with except Witcher 1. Gog kinda blows.

Why is that?

I played Eador: Masters of the Broken World - my Steam library says I made it 71 minutes before ditching it and uninstalling. If I remember right, I hated the combat.

I played Eador: Masters of the Broken World - my Steam library says I made it 71 minutes before ditching it and uninstalling. If I remember right, I hated the combat.

I believe I had a technical issue that stopped me from even getting that far, without any urge to bother troubleshooting it very far.

Travelers looking for the authentic Diablo experience can play the game as it was in 1996, with period-appropriate 20 FPS SVGA graphics, and the ability to matchmake through the classic version of Blizzard’s Battle.net® online-gaming service.
For those wanting something a bit more modern, Blizzard and GOG.COM have collaborated on an updated version of the game tuned for today’s gaming PCs, which includes out-of-the-box Windows 10 compatibility, a host of bug fixes and high-resolution support.

They killed off the anti-regional pricing - Diablo is $15 for us Aussies. I was disappointed as I'd gravitated towards GOG over Steam.

I wonder if it was hurting them badly.

You mean announce a game, announce that it's going to be 3 games, then still fail to deliver checks notes 4 years later?