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I'm not saying it's realistic, but there is no way that many people have the games juts sitting in their carts waiting to pull the trigger
edit: maybe I underestimate gog's audience
Dragoon En Regalia
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I've been looking to post tons of pages for Japanese PC games I think would go over well in the Wishlist, actually. Console ports probably aren't going to happen, but Japanese PC gaming's this whole other territory full of riches ranging beyond visual novels (seriously can't get over people who only talk about VNs when they talk about JPC stuff). Most of these games came out around the turn of the '90s, when there really was a boom in the Japanese PC gaming market, right before the advent of IBM and Windows machines. I did a long comment in the biggest request page for something like this, outlining some of the difficulties and benefits a localization project would offer.
Good to see that XSEED's bringing some Ys games to GOG, of course. What I'm saying is we should be able to play all the way back to the original versions of Ys, hypothetically.
Folks might be distracted by the sale, but there's a couple of releases today too:
Democracy 3: Extremism (DLC) ($4.99)
Ascendant ($8.49)
And possibly a biggie, but I don't remember if this was ultimately the black sheep of the series or a perfectly acceptable entry:
Screamer 4x4 ($5.99)
Interesting that there's still no Rally.
Democracy 3: Extremism (DLC) ($4.99)
Ascendant ($8.49)
And possibly a biggie, but I don't remember if this was ultimately the black sheep of the series or a perfectly acceptable entry:
Screamer 4x4 ($5.99)
Interesting that there's still no Rally.
Minsc
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Bionic Dues (2013, $4.99 on sale from $9.99) added to GOG today. A quick search for thread titles comes up blank for it, so I guess it wasn't very popular here.
70% off Spring Weekend sale
http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_spring_weekend
ah yes, nothing like The Cat Lady on a crisp spring morning.
http://www.gog.com/news/weekend_promo_spring_weekend
ah yes, nothing like The Cat Lady on a crisp spring morning.
Sir_Crocodile
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If anyone even remotely likes point & click games, I'd recommend they get the Ben There, Dan That!/Time Gentlemen, Please! double pack. They are two of the funniest adventure games I've ever played - the only ones that have made me laugh out loud in over a decade, with some of the best comedy writing since the lucasarts days. The puzzles are generally logical, well thought through and fairly tough, and I'd say it's worth 99 cents of any P&C fans money.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
After you download the installer for a game from GOG, does it require an online connection to install the game?
Tizoc
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No you don't.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Ok, that's what I figured. It's probably obvious but I just wanted to double check.
Tizoc
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Just to add: You can change the directory and have games installed on a different drive or HDD.
Yep, this is what I did. All of my installers are stored on my hard drive, but when I actually install the games I install them on my SSD.
Darkmakaimura
Can You Imagine What SureAI Is Going To Do With Garfield?
Right, but if you wanna back up the installer on, say, a laptop with no Internet connection and you want to install the game without said connection, you can do so.
ok, i just played through might and magic X, and i really enjoyed it, was more of a infinity engine guy back in the late 90s-early 00s
i just picked up wizardry 6+7, and im wondering if its a "hard" game where I have to worry looking up stuff to actually complete them, and does anyone have any pointers to creating a party?
i just picked up wizardry 6+7, and im wondering if its a "hard" game where I have to worry looking up stuff to actually complete them, and does anyone have any pointers to creating a party?
Minsc
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Another four games added this week, and caught up with the current releases as well.
RealMyst: Masterpiece Edition, first on the list, will represent all Myst versions. We get a super-long quote from Stump for this one, longest quote to a game yet, but it seemed all very useful information as it briefly summarizes the four different versions of Myst, then also highlights the very important do not use a FAQ bit of advice. Even with all that text from stump, there was still room to fit two other impressions. Don't think Myst needs much more time here, if somehow you don't know what it is, then perhaps it's time to check it out soon.
Next the Tex Murphy games that made the cut - first being Tex Murphy: Under a Killing Moon. While generally looked back upon as slightly worse than Pandora Directive, UaKM still has very positive impressions all around, and brings the campy, sci-fi FMV the series is known for, along with lots of puzzles and a game hint system to help you navigate along them. As with older adventure games, it can be a bit of a pixel hunt from time to time. But thanks to the extensive voice-overs and humor, even mundane stuff turns interesting from their descriptions and death is also given a little spin, but you can die unlike LucasArts adventure games, so saving is a must.
Then there's Tex Murphy: The Pandora Directive, which is probably the most well-reputed one, perhaps the Baldur's Gate 2 of adventure games? I'm not sure if that's an apt comparison as the Tex Murphy games are a series I missed (which I hope to play soon), but it's often highlighted just how enormous a game it is, with a near-endless amount of puzzles, branching plot with tons of choices to make, bringing a depth not normally seen in adventure games. And then it's also commonly described as the people's favorite FMV adventure game, so it was not very hard to see this entry added to the list.
Finally, Tex Murphy: Overseer makes the list. Probably any game following The Pandora Directive would struggle in people's minds, so it's not too surprising to see more mixed comments, but it still has quite a positive reception, with a bunch of people agreeing the ending is very well done. Overseer even wins favorite entry of the series occasionally, but it is a little different, less campy / better acted. The plot also leads right in to the start of recently released kickstarter, Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure, so there's that too.
As for what isn't on the list, this week we have:
-Tex Murphy 1+2 (not enough positive impressions, people often comment it didn't age as well as the rest)
-Tesla Effect: A Tex Murphy Adventure (looking good though needs a few more impressions, revisit in a few weeks)
-CLARC (didn't make the cut, not enough impressions)
-Bionic Dues (didn't make the cut, not enough impressions)
-Ascendant (didn't make the cut, not enough impressions)
-Screamer 4x4 (didn't make the cut, not enough impressions)
-F-117A Nighthawk Stealth Fighter 2.0 (didn't make the cut, not enough impressions)
-1849: The Gold Rush (didn't make the cut, not enough impressions)
I did not get a straight answer in the email response I received about KID.
info@deepsilver.com
maybe try posting about it on the gog forum or twitter?
Dragoon En Regalia
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It was a real pain in the ass to get Gabrel Knight 1 running. First I had to extract the installed files through my VM, then copy over to host, then put the folder into Boxer to bypass DOSBox configuration, and then it turns out the game doesn't automatically mount to the CD files! Some helpful fellow made a simple batch script that works things out, thankfully, but I hope this isn't the case for other DOS titles where I have to install in a Windows environment (already makes no sense anyway, why not just hand me the requisite executables and scripts?!).
In other news, my quest to put more Japanese PC gams in the wish-list continues.
In other news, my quest to put more Japanese PC gams in the wish-list continues.
Minsc
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Sometimes you take for granted how simple everything works in Windows, makes using the OS worthwhile. Just tried GK out of curiosity, and it worked right away no issues at all. 
Gamefaqs is actually a pretty good resource for that kind of stuff, often the popular / larger faqs have big sections dedicated to party creation / min-maxing properly. Even with the new M&M X Legacy, there's a faq that lets you know ahead of time what combination of people to use in a party to see all the unique content in one go, if you care for that stuff. Though if you want more M&M X Legacy, you should probably give M&M 4-7 a shot, or even Wizardry VIII is going to be more familiar than than 6+7 (Lands of Lore is also always worth a mention, can treat it like a standalone game too like Legacy). Definitely all worth trying though, good luck with those Wizardry games.
Gamefaqs is actually a pretty good resource for that kind of stuff, often the popular / larger faqs have big sections dedicated to party creation / min-maxing properly. Even with the new M&M X Legacy, there's a faq that lets you know ahead of time what combination of people to use in a party to see all the unique content in one go, if you care for that stuff. Though if you want more M&M X Legacy, you should probably give M&M 4-7 a shot, or even Wizardry VIII is going to be more familiar than than 6+7 (Lands of Lore is also always worth a mention, can treat it like a standalone game too like Legacy). Definitely all worth trying though, good luck with those Wizardry games.
I'd say it's the Divine Divinity of adventure games. Huge, well-respected in its field, but not that well-known outside fans of the genre.
I just wondered if the DraSl/Xanadu series was in there; that's a series I've been curious about for a while. Happily, it's present.
Joseph Merrick
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more annoying really. hehe
Gamefaqs is actually a pretty good resource for that kind of stuff, often the popular / larger faqs have big sections dedicated to party creation / min-maxing properly. Even with the new M&M X Legacy, there's a faq that lets you know ahead of time what combination of people to use in a party to see all the unique content in one go, if you care for that stuff. Though if you want more M&M X Legacy, you should probably give M&M 4-7 a shot, or even Wizardry VIII is going to be more familiar than than 6+7 (Lands of Lore is also always worth a mention, can treat it like a standalone game too like Legacy). Definitely all worth trying though, good luck with those Wizardry games.
Yeah, I'm just a sucker for the character importing into the next game, that's why I'm so tempted to start with 6.
I'll definitely dig a bit deeper at gamefaqs, and I guess I'm gonna be happy to look up the skills that are needed to complete most side-quests and the main quests.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Yeah, that's because there's a launcher in place to do all the work...which isn't too different from what Boxer does with DOSBox, but getting the game to start with CD audio required a new script. Extrapolating from this, I'll probably have to do the same thing for other CD-based DOS games, unless their installers can handle that for me.Sometimes you take for granted how simple everything works in Windows, makes using the OS worthwhile. Just tried GK out of curiosity, and it worked right away no issues at all.
Minsc
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Two new GOG additions today (that are also current releases), taken from the OP:
- Vertical Drop Heroes HD (2014), Action
- Last Door: Collector's Edition, The (2014), Adventure
- Vertical Drop Heroes HD (2014), Action
- Last Door: Collector's Edition, The (2014), Adventure
Dragoon En Regalia
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Looks like The Last Door's free at the developer's website, lol. Not that I'd buy it anyway, that retro style is a horrific sight.
Minsc
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It's split in to episodes, the first season is four episodes. I think just the first episode is free on their website, and work is underway for a second season of a number of additional episodes.
From searching here, impressions seem fairly positive for the title (though still pretty sparse), but obviously the in-your-face pixel art doesn't appeal to everyone. Seems to be the stronger of the two releases today, if I had to pick one. There's basically no chatter at all on the other.
Not exactly. You have to pay to get the last chapter.
I love pixely adventure games but I'd like a little more detail than that. Sierra VGA games ran at 320x200, didn't they? They still look great.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Just a couple more days until Killer is Dead hits PC. Kinda worrying there's still been no indication, one way or the other. I'm going to be really disappointed if GOG doesn't get it.
I know I could just buy it on Steam, but I dunno. I have no idea what caused it, but I've developed an aversion to spending more than $10 on anything on Steam. It's just kinda worthless to me.
I know I could just buy it on Steam, but I dunno. I have no idea what caused it, but I've developed an aversion to spending more than $10 on anything on Steam. It's just kinda worthless to me.
Danny Dudekisser
I paid good money for this Dynex!
Oh, wonderful: https://twitter.com/deepsilver/status/464043624670707712
I'm losing interest in GOG, fast. It's been a vast wasteland for well over a month now, and they're failing to get games that make nothing but complete sense for them to get alongside Steam.
I'm losing interest in GOG, fast. It's been a vast wasteland for well over a month now, and they're failing to get games that make nothing but complete sense for them to get alongside Steam.
Minsc
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We've had umm, a few bolded titles in the last month, but I guess nothing like weeks 5-7 which saw 10(!) recommended games, or weeks 14-15 which saw 6 recommended titles, looking back at the OP.
Looking at the entire past month, I guess it is a little sad. Only 2 recommended titles appear, which compared to 10 from just a partial month, is pretty awful. Then again, the weeks those 10 came from are a hand-picked high for the year.
Sir_Crocodile
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Been a good month for P&C fans though!
I've got a backlog of well over a thousand games now, so gog getting releases later doesn't really concern me. I do wish that publishers would start doing more simultaneous releases involving gog though - steam version are pirated almost immediately, so waiting months to release the drm free version doesn't make much sense.
I've got a backlog of well over a thousand games now, so gog getting releases later doesn't really concern me. I do wish that publishers would start doing more simultaneous releases involving gog though - steam version are pirated almost immediately, so waiting months to release the drm free version doesn't make much sense.
This is really disappointing (and I really do want to play Killer Is Dead again, but I much rather have it on GOG than Steam)
Lord British
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I'm more interested than ever, but to be fair I don't really pick up new games from them.
SteveWinwood
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GOG isn't the place where I look for those games. I use steam and really only look to GOG for classics.
Granted it's been a while since anything there has interested me. There are still classic games out there, but Night Dive seems to be the only ones pursuing a lot of those and they're coming to steam as well. And when Lucasarts eventually shows up to the party fully, I doubt it will be to GOG exclusively.
Long story short, yeah I guess I'm sort of losing interest slowly as well. I like a lot of their policies and I will still download and play what I have from them, no regrets there. Just looking to the future, I don't know what is still there for me. Granted looking on the bright side of that I have a high potential to be surprised with something I didn't know I wanted!
Summer drought for gaming is nothing new.
Dragoon En Regalia
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It does, but I've got too many games to play already. That Insomnia sale had sum guds!
Ingueferroque
Banned
But we just had an awesome sale?
charlequin
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It's a store, guys, not an amusement park. I think it's okay if it isn't actively entertaining and bedazzling you every week, as long as it's still here the next time someone gets a great DRM-free game lined up to release. 
There's still a pretty steady flow of indie titles and some cool niche classics popping up, even if the pool of available titles isn't quite as deep as it used to be.
There's still a pretty steady flow of indie titles and some cool niche classics popping up, even if the pool of available titles isn't quite as deep as it used to be.
Dragoon En Regalia
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If all else fails, we have an unofficial confirmation that No One Lives Forever and its sequel are due for announcement. That should have people excited.
It's a store, guys, not an amusement park. I think it's okay if it isn't actively entertaining and bedazzling you every week, as long as it's still here the next time someone gets a great DRM-free game lined up to release.
There's still a pretty steady flow of indie titles and some cool niche classics popping up, even if the pool of available titles isn't quite as deep as it used to be.
Awww, but the thrill of buying games is far better than any amusement park...
I get sick on amusement park rides 
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.Hey, Lucas Arts still needs to release some of their games... It could happen....right? Now that Disney owns them the games should just start flowing in.
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