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[Tizoc]

2 new erleases on gog:
Avadon: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/avadon_the_black_fortress
...and Etherlord: http://www.gog.com/gamecard/etherlords_2

Although this is the first I've heard of it, Etherlord looks interesting to me since it has some TCG elements in it

 

[mclem]

I like Spiderweb, really I do, but I can't help but think their games are being released a little too rapidly at the moment. Avernum was, what, two/three weeks ago?

I think it compounds the perception a bit with the Mac release of Geneforge in between, too, even though that's not really a new game

 

[FGMPR]

Finally getting to play NWN2! I bought it a long time ago on D2D but couldn't get it again because Gaemfly, who bought D2D, no longer had it in its inventory (they gave me $40 in credit for it though).

Anyway, I love this game!! Back when it first came out I couldn't get a playable framerate but now with my GTX 670 I'm smashing it. The gameplay is amazing, the music is amazing, and the graphics really, really, hold up! Sure, the companion AI kind of sucks and some of the loot gathering is antiquated, but the game play is top notch. The game so reminds me of my D&D days back in the late 80's and the awesome sessions that my friends and I used to play. THACO, +5 Holy Avenger, and Saving Throws!!!

Just wait until you get to MoTB. It's one of the best RPG's ever made, imo.

 

[cicero]

I like Spiderweb, really I do, but I can't help but think their games are being released a little too rapidly at the moment. Avernum was, what, two/three weeks ago?

I think it compounds the perception a bit with the Mac release of Geneforge in between, too, even though that's not really a new game

I would rather have something good released as soon as possible. I always wait for sales, and the sooner something is released, the sooner it could be on sale.

 

[Persona7]

Etherlord does look interesting, I'll give it a try later tonight.

 

[Sinatar]

I haven't played Etherlords but I have played Etherlords 2 and it was excellent. It's a really solid MTG clone.

 

[Tizoc]

Witcher 1 and 2 are on sale it seems, and both can be bought for $20. A shame one could get both for $10 on Steam tho and redeem 2 on gog.com.

 

[Tizoc]

La Mulana is on sale:
http://www.gog.com/news/indie_gem_promo_la_mulana

They've also started a new Bundle for certain series:
http://www.gog.com/news/introducing_game_series_bundles

 

[cicero]

I really hope we see a return of that "Pick 5, Pay $10" indie promotion.

 

[Catshade]

Are you ready to be John Romero's bitch?

Oh, and Cannon Fodder 2.

 

[mclem]

Oh god.


I have a sneaking suspicion it might actually do well for GoG simply because of the reputation it has, now. I've certainly got a morbid curiosity about it.

 

[gabbo]

Are you ready to be John Romero's bitch?

Holy shit. I know how bad it is, and still somewhere in the back of my mind, something is telling me to "go ahead, get it for historical purposes/the lulz".

 

[mclem]

Holy shit. I know how bad it is, and still somewhere in the back of my mind, something is telling me to "go ahead, get it for historical purposes/the lulz".

Same.

GoG is testing us.


(Hmmm. I wonder if people would be up for a 'suicide pact' of sorts; several buy in for the purposes of an LTTP discussion. I mean, it's certainly an *interesting* artifact!)

 

[Tizoc]

Oh man a get 5 for $10 would be great, but it shouldn't feature all the games from last time, just a few this time.

 

[vocab]

I'm buying it. I love me some ion storm jank.

 

[G-Fex]

I'll get Daikatana and i'll stream that shit

 

[nexen]

Oh man, I've been looking for Daikatana for SO LONG.

 

[Sinatar]

Other release today is an actual good game: Cannon Fodder 2: $5.99

 

[RPG Wizard]

... Yeah, okay. I'll get Daikatana. For reasons personal and hilarious to me.

 

[gabbo]

Same.

GoG is testing us.


(Hmmm. I wonder if people would be up for a 'suicide pact' of sorts; several buy in for the purposes of an LTTP discussion. I mean, it's certainly an *interesting* artifact!)

I'd almost be down for doing a suicide-pact LTTP. I could always see if my brothers cd copy works on windows7 as well...

What the hell am I saying?

 

[twinturbo2]

... Yeah, okay. I'll get Daikatana. For reasons personal and hilarious to me.

I never played Daikatana, and I want to for the lulz as well.

Will wait for the sale, though.

 

[Alexios]

Is Cannon Fodder 2 worth it? I found it the first too simplistic.

2's song isn't as good as the first's is my first impression.

 

[Sinatar]

Is Cannon Fodder 2 worth it? I found it the first too simplistic.

2's song isn't as good as the first's is my first impression.

If you didn't like the first one you won't like the second one.

 

[mclem]

Weekend Promo: Squeenix Stuff

Tomb Raider
Deus Ex
Legacy of Kain
Hitman
Thief
...plus a bunch of one-off titles (Startopia! ANACHRONOX!)

 

[Tizoc]

Guess I'll grab Hitman 2. I take it Contracts is a better remake of Hitman 1 correct? I already have that tho.

 

[plagiarize]

if anyone picking up Daikatana wants to play it online with a somewhat experienced player... let me know. the single player is a bit shit, but the multiplayer is fun if you like really fast paced arena shooters with a LOT of verticality. if anyone has any questions about the game, I guess I'm GAF's resident expert on it. servers are still running some of the maps I made all those years ago.

 

[Catshade]

if anyone picking up Daikatana wants to play it online with a somewhat experienced player... let me know. the single player is a bit shit, but the multiplayer is fun if you like really fast paced arena shooters with a LOT of verticality. if anyone has any questions about the game, I guess I'm GAF's resident expert on it. servers are still running some of the maps I made all those years ago.

I heard that one of the reason the single player is shitty was because the dev teams spent too much time playing deathmatch with each other.

 

[MrTeachwell]

While it was easy holding off on Daikatana, I couldn't help but grab the first two Soul Reaver games. It's going to be a glorious weekend when I sit down to play through them.

 

[vagabondarts]

Weekend Promo: Squeenix Stuff

Tomb Raider
Deus Ex
Legacy of Kain
Hitman
Thief
...plus a bunch of one-off titles (Startopia! ANACHRONOX!)

Might pick up the Tomb Raider pack. Been wanting to go back through the original games.

 

[Mithos]

If we call a release old if it's ~10+ years from the original release date, looking back the past two years saw roughly:

2011: 60 older releases, 26 newer releases
2012: 68 older releases, 95 newer releases

I doubt that was what he meant though.

i wish one day such a drm free service would offer the latest games

Yeah would be awesome if we could pickup Tomb Raider, Crysis 3, Resident Evil: Revelations this year on GoG, and so on and so on.

 

[plagiarize]

I heard that one of the reason the single player is shitty was because the dev teams spent too much time playing deathmatch with each other.

It's quite plausible given the personalities involved, and knowing how fun the deathmatch was The skill ceiling was ridiculously high.

 

[cicero]

I doubt that was what he meant though.

No, he said "new". But Minsc said "newer", which is actually more relevant to this digital service based on good OLD games and their general focus so far. Honestly, DRM Free would be fantastic with a larger number of new releases, but their offering new releases isn't really up to them to begin with.

 

[Tizoc]

Is Blood Omen 2 worth getting? I have Soul Reaver trilogy already, but has the game aged well and how's the modding community for it?

 

[Vargavinter]

Bought Statopia because its pure awesome. I have it on cd already but I couldnt help myself.

 

[Alexios]

Which of the Legacy of Kain games lives up to Soul Reaver the most/best?

I was going to get Soul Reaver 2 since I remember hating "the one you control Kain in" but it seems there are two of those and the latest includes Raziel and doesn't ditch all that made Soul Reaver great in favor of linear hack and slash levels etc..?

Is Blood Omen worth getting?

I don't see Blood Omen on gog?

 

[Darkmakaimura]

Which of the Legacy of Kain games lives up to Soul Reaver the most/best?

I was going to get Soul Reaver 2 since I remember hating "the one you control Kain in" but it seems there are two of those and the latest includes Raziel and doesn't ditch all that made Soul Reaver great in favor of linear hack and slash levels etc..?

I don't see Blood Omen on gog?

The original Blood Omen is not available on GOG. Blood Omen 2 wasn't that great which is why he might be referring to.

 

[Tizoc]

Ah yeah I meant BO2, sorry.
Well guess I'll grab Hitman 2 tomorrow then.

 

[Rufus]

It's a solid game that goes completely bonkers story-wise. I didn't like the style all that much, either, but Kain is - as Kain as ever?

 

[Ledsen]

Which of the Legacy of Kain games lives up to Soul Reaver the most/best?

I was going to get Soul Reaver 2 since I remember hating "the one you control Kain in" but it seems there are two of those and the latest includes Raziel and doesn't ditch all that made Soul Reaver great in favor of linear hack and slash levels etc..?

I don't see Blood Omen on gog?

I loved both Soul Reaver 2 and Defiance, but 2 is my favorite.

 

[Persona7]

Anyone ever heard of this studio? My friend sent me a tweet he read about it coming out soon on gog.com

http://www.nightdivestudios.com/

The source code has a hidden System Shock 2 reference

<p>Big news coming soon, insect. </p>
<!-- You are a remarkable example of a pathetic species. -->

The single image on that web page : logo.jpg 05-Feb-2013 02:06 44K

 

[AcceptableGhost]

"Night Dive Studios develops original and innovative games with a strong emphasis on fun and rewarding experiences. We also specialize in finding classic, abandoned and forgotten PC games and bringing them back into the hands of gamers."


https://www.facebook.com/NightDiveStudios

Sounds like they are trying to (have?) get the rights to System Shock 2?

 

[Persona7]

http://www.linkedin.com/in/smkick

Stephen Kick

CEO at Night Dive Studios

 

[ColonelColon]

Their facebook page links to this article: http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/ga...urface-with-gog-release-soon-steam-to-follow/

System Shock, the cult favorite PC horror franchise, is ready for new life incredibly soon, FleshEatingZipper has learned. According to our sources, a &#8220;new development/publishing studio will be handling the release&#8221;, spearheaded with a new digital release of System Shock 2 on GOG within days, the perfect starting point for any classic PC gaming connoisseur. A Steam release is said to follow at a later, undetermined date.

The extra content being bundled as part of the GOG release will be &#8220;well worth the price&#8221;, we&#8217;re told.

They appended the article to this message: "The Von Braun is boarding for her maiden voyage. Are you ready to see the stars?"

 

[Stumpokapow]

O

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[piratepwnsninja]

Look at you hacker...

omg please!!!!!

 

[Persona7]

My $9.99 is ready.

 

[SparkTR]

Faith in humanity: restored.

 

[Jotamide]

I've heard way too many good things about this game just to pass it up. My wallet is ready.

 

[Torhthelm Tídwald]

There's gonna be some serious torches and pitchforks action if this isn't true, I tell you what.

 

[Eusis]

Huh, and I just cited System Shock as an example of games that can be tied upf or stupid reasons. Well, I'll go in with this, I got CDs of both but I don't know where SS1 is and SS2 has some label side damage, while it can still install I fear a bit more damage would push it over.