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[ffc]

Gothic vs. Arx Fatalis today, over 3000 votes for each with Arx ahead by ~100 votes now.

[Sky]

Oo, that's a tough one. Both really good games for their time. I might actually give the nod to Arx, because Gothic went on to make better iterations and Arx stands alone as a sort of Ultima Underworld 3.

Added my vote for Arx....because I already own Gothic :)

[Raguel]

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

[Sky]

7 and 7.5 are the pinnacle of the series.

[HaemishM]

^ That. ^

[Kail]

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

Spoony's in the middle of a retrospective, if you're curious (and can stomach his style).  Having missed the Ultima boat, it was pretty interesting to me.

[Ingmar]

V is the best IMO.

[ffc]

Sacred (Gold) vs. Divine Divinity today.  Any thoughts on which holds up better than the other?  Any interesting story in either?

[luckton]

Sacred (Gold) vs. Divine Divinity today.  Any thoughts on which holds up better than the other?  Any interesting story in either?

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 

I'd rather play Titan Quest over both.

[Tebonas]

Divine Divinity is hands down the better one, and it is more a classic RPG and less of a Diablo Clone.

[Sky]

Divine Divinity is a great game.

[Yegolev]

Divine Divinity should not be compared to Diablo except in the loosest sense.  Meaning, you kill things and gather loot from an isometric perspective.  Main difference is that there is a story and game around the killing in DD.

[ffc]

About 10 minutes into Divine Divinity, and this happened.  Love it.

[Sky]

Divine Divinity is a great game.

[Yegolev]

Looking at those screenshots with the key on the ground gives me Ultima 7 flashbacks.

[Phred]

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 

Sacred was great once the bugs were patched out. Same with Sacred 2.

[Tebonas]

Legend of Grimrock is on sale for 50% till Wednesday. For those that found the full price to be too expensive for a trip down memory lane.

[Ironwood]

Yeah, get it before they release the editor - then you're going to get WELL-GUD value for money.

[Lucas]

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

[Severian]

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

You can't buy it separately at that price, though.

It's $19.99 for the Witcher 2 EE alone (50% off), which is pointless because
It's $16.98 for the Witcher 2 EE plus The Witcher EE (66% off the combination)

46 hours remain on the offer.

[Llyse]

Total Megapack doesn't include Shogun... sadface.

[raydeen]

Darkstone is on sale. $2.39

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

Better than D3.

[Lucas]

The Ultima series on GoG is now complete with the release of the best game ever, Ultima IX: Ascension 

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/ultima_9_ascension

...And just in time for a week long discount on the entire series:

http://www.gog.com/en/promo/ultima_series_promo
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Finally, another new release: Lands of Lore 3

http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/lands_of_lore_3/

[Tebonas]

They only pay me 5.99 to take the Game? Well, maybe because I'm a completionist. But I should be given more money to endure this once again. 

[Severian]

When the prices are already so low the HALF PRICE!!! sale amounts to saving $3 or $5, I end up feeling a little ambivalent about my own excitement about the sale. 
But, good stuff in there.

[ezrast]

Sigh, more games I'll never play. TA I really have no excuse for not playing yet, WBC3 just deserves another sale, and I vaguely remember Pharaoh being good so I picked up that and Zeus.

[Stormwaltz]

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

[Ingmar]

Ooooooooooh.

That's definitely going on the laptop.

[Modern Angel]

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

Yeah, was just coming by to see if you dudes had picked up that news.

It's an amazing game. It's just... it's in a genre all its own. I can't think of a single game like it. Stafford's fingerprints are all over it, and that's a fabulous thing.

[koro]

Oh wow. I remember reading about King of Dragon Pass in Computer Games Strategy Plus back in the day and thought it looked really interesting. Sadly, no stores near me ever stocked it.

[Stormwaltz]

I also just found that King of Dragon Pass is available for iPhone (for $4 more than at GOG), which further proves my theory that Germans love David Hasselhoff the best games for iPhone were originally PC games released in the 90s.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/king-of-dragon-pass/id335545504?mt=8

[Severian]

Thanks for mentioing this game, I'd never heard of it but it seems to be what I wanted out of gaming way back in the post-Infocom days. I wonder what it would feel like now, but it looks like it offers a rich experience.

The iPhone version is an updated version of the game, with a bit more content than the PC/GoG release: 28 new scenes out of 544, and other changes. There's also an iPad version in the works.

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.

[Torinak]

This weekend's promo is Atari All-Stars, 60% off of some seriously good games (Masters of Magic for $2.39! MOO 1+2, Star Control, I-War, Darklands, the original Pirates! Gold, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Total Annihilation, and more).

[Amaron]

I wouldn't bother getting Star Control 2 from Gog.  You can get the Ur-Quan masters port free and it's a better version.

[Lucas]

Are you ready for some carnage?

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

Those who helped funding Carmaggedon: Reincarnation on Kickstarter will receive the game for free via a redeem code in the mailbox (I just received mine)