Bruticis
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I always forget about that. I'll try to make a point to start doing that going forward.
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GOG.com
- Thread starter Chuck Norris
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I used GoG for the first time yesterday. I downloaded a copy of Icewind Dale from GoG, because I store my games collection in my old room at my parents house (far away from where I actually live now), so I wanted to have a full install version that allowes me to play it without the CDs. Dowlnoaded it from GoG for 10 Bucks and it works like a charm.
I don't get why GoG get's so much flak from some people around here. It's awesome.
- No DRM, once you download the game you can always install it again, without having to connect to the internet, to gog, or use some online installer of theirs. Now contrast this with other download-services. Recently I wanted to reinstall 2nd Mannassas, which I have bought from gamersgate. I had the files on my gamedisk, but in order to install the game I had to launch their online installer and log into my account. So basicly, if gamersgate shuts down somewhere in the future, I will be unable to install the game I have purchased from them. No such problem with GoG, download the files once, make a back up somewhere and you're set forever. Almost as if you had bought a physical copy.
- Windows 7 compatiblity. I know I know, gog basicly steals community patches, fixes and cracks and uses third-party freeware like DosBox and scummmv to make the games from their catalogue compatible with modern hardware. And you know what? Who the fuck cares? I gladly pay them 5 or 10 bucks to get a game version that has all the stuff integrated already, instead of searching the internet for patches and fixes and setting it all up myself. Getting old games to run on windows 7 can be a really huge bitch. And sometimes even if you apply all the fan-patches and workarounds you still run into problems. So kudos for GoG for taking care of that for me.
- Fair prices: 5-10 bucks is really not that much, especially if GoG assures windows 7 compatibility as described above.
I don't get why GoG get's so much flak from some people around here. It's awesome.
- No DRM, once you download the game you can always install it again, without having to connect to the internet, to gog, or use some online installer of theirs. Now contrast this with other download-services. Recently I wanted to reinstall 2nd Mannassas, which I have bought from gamersgate. I had the files on my gamedisk, but in order to install the game I had to launch their online installer and log into my account. So basicly, if gamersgate shuts down somewhere in the future, I will be unable to install the game I have purchased from them. No such problem with GoG, download the files once, make a back up somewhere and you're set forever. Almost as if you had bought a physical copy.
- Windows 7 compatiblity. I know I know, gog basicly steals community patches, fixes and cracks and uses third-party freeware like DosBox and scummmv to make the games from their catalogue compatible with modern hardware. And you know what? Who the fuck cares? I gladly pay them 5 or 10 bucks to get a game version that has all the stuff integrated already, instead of searching the internet for patches and fixes and setting it all up myself. Getting old games to run on windows 7 can be a really huge bitch. And sometimes even if you apply all the fan-patches and workarounds you still run into problems. So kudos for GoG for taking care of that for me.
- Fair prices: 5-10 bucks is really not that much, especially if GoG assures windows 7 compatibility as described above.
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Well to be honest, I do think there is nothing wrong with downloading many of the older games GoG offers for free on abandonware sites. It's not really piracy for me from a moral point of view.
On the other hand, I don't think there is anything wrong with the GoG business model either and with buying "abandonware" for a small price if it has garantueed compatiblity with modern hardware. It's not like GoG suddenly took those games out of public domain, those games (with a few exceptions) have never been officially abandonware. Someone holds the rights to them. And yeah, it's shitty that the original devs often don't see a cent from those sales, but this is a problem with our fucked up copyright system, not GoG fault.
On the other hand, I don't think there is anything wrong with the GoG business model either and with buying "abandonware" for a small price if it has garantueed compatiblity with modern hardware. It's not like GoG suddenly took those games out of public domain, those games (with a few exceptions) have never been officially abandonware. Someone holds the rights to them. And yeah, it's shitty that the original devs often don't see a cent from those sales, but this is a problem with our fucked up copyright system, not GoG fault.
Pelvis Knot
Cipher
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I'm sorry you're so butthurt. Here, look at the games I bought on GOG and soothe your ass.
Hobo Elf
Arcane
Since I'm feeling sick today I got Soulbringer (time eventually found its way to me). It's great because of non-scaling enemies. You can go to places with tough enemies and be roughed up big time, so you have to be careful and mindful of where you go. My biggest problem so far though is that it seems to be very possible to screw up your stats at the beginning of the game. I put most of my stats in strength so I could do more damage, but I ended up doing shit damage to the earliest enemies. Started a new game and put all stats into Combat to unlock new combat moves and suddenly I was slapping shit like no tomorrow.
The animations are pretty good since it's apparently mo capped (certainly looks that way to me) and combat is really nice. At first it might seem like clunky click fest, but then you realize that there's all kinds of cool shit you have to take into consideration such as positioning. You're not only fighting on an X axis anymore like in most action RPGs, but also on a Y axis. If you swing your weapon and miss, welp, you miss. So you have to be mindful that if there are enemies underneath you, you have to use attacks that hit down. You can use positioning to your advantage such as luring enemies into places where they will have the high ground over you, but will keep swinging and missing you while you can gleefully whack at them without taking any hits.
The game has problems though, such as lots of crashing. You need to save often, although you'd be doing that in a game like this anyway. Movement feels a bit unnatural at times too. Sometimes it's fluid, sometimes a bit jerky. All in all if you can look past the crashes, or even get them fixed, you'll be in for what seems to be a rather huge and great game. Challenge seems to be just right too once you figure out the true value of the stats. So far it seems to me that the Combat stat that unlocks more moves is a better way of improving your damage output rather than taking Strength.
The animations are pretty good since it's apparently mo capped (certainly looks that way to me) and combat is really nice. At first it might seem like clunky click fest, but then you realize that there's all kinds of cool shit you have to take into consideration such as positioning. You're not only fighting on an X axis anymore like in most action RPGs, but also on a Y axis. If you swing your weapon and miss, welp, you miss. So you have to be mindful that if there are enemies underneath you, you have to use attacks that hit down. You can use positioning to your advantage such as luring enemies into places where they will have the high ground over you, but will keep swinging and missing you while you can gleefully whack at them without taking any hits.
The game has problems though, such as lots of crashing. You need to save often, although you'd be doing that in a game like this anyway. Movement feels a bit unnatural at times too. Sometimes it's fluid, sometimes a bit jerky. All in all if you can look past the crashes, or even get them fixed, you'll be in for what seems to be a rather huge and great game. Challenge seems to be just right too once you figure out the true value of the stats. So far it seems to me that the Combat stat that unlocks more moves is a better way of improving your damage output rather than taking Strength.
Chuck Norris
Augur
New release: Cossacks Anthology
I had this game, but I didn't quite get into it. Only recommended if you are a major RTS nerd.
I had this game, but I didn't quite get into it. Only recommended if you are a major RTS nerd.
Captain Shrek
Guest
I like Gog, but advertising plant?
Antagonist
Liturgist
I guess a lot of other late young adult/early middle age guys and gals here will be familiar with the situation that after graduating and getting a full-time job the ratio between available income and free time pretty much reverses (unless your parents are from a high enough income bracket to make money a non-issue during university years). Money becomes far less of an issue but finding enough time to sit down for a few hours to play a game becomes increasingly difficult. Disregarding the whole copyright issues: if buying from GOG saves me 1-2 hours compared to looking for stuff and getting it to run by myself then this is money well spent.
Bruticis
Guest
I think you're on to something. Clearly, this would definitely be the spot to do it. No vitriol, just pure sheeples clamoring to GOG to buy games because of the plant. I bet the sales spiked immediately.
Captain Shrek
Guest
Galt's Gulch?
Bruticis
Guest
I'm John Galt.
Shame I already own all the worthwhile D&D games (which is everything but Demon Stone and that awful-looking RTS).
Captain Shrek
Guest
Explain.
Multi-headed Cow
Guest
HOLY FUCK REALLY WILL I FINALLY BE ABLE TO BUY THE INFINITY ENGINE GAMES ON STEAM YES YES YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSssssssssssssssssssssssssssohgaben
Chuck Norris
Augur
New release: American Conquest + Fight Back
Another RTS from GSC Game Worlds. Haven't played it so can't give any opinions.
Another RTS from GSC Game Worlds. Haven't played it so can't give any opinions.
Chuck Norris
Augur
New release: Apache Longbow
Also Comanche vs Hokum and Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games are 60% off for the next 24 hours.
Also Comanche vs Hokum and Jagged Alliance: Deadly Games are 60% off for the next 24 hours.
Chuck Norris
Augur
New Release: Still Life 2
World of Cyan games ( Myst, Riven: Sequel to Myst, Real Myst, Uru Complete Chronicles, Manhole: Masterpiece Edition ) are 50% off this weekend.
World of Cyan games ( Myst, Riven: Sequel to Myst, Real Myst, Uru Complete Chronicles, Manhole: Masterpiece Edition ) are 50% off this weekend.
Awor Szurkrarz
Arcane
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I used to like that store, but I won't buy anything from them until mr. SS Captain pays 20x the price + interest races for every game he stole.
Chuck Norris
Augur
New release: Robin Hood: The Legend of Sherwood
Cassidy
Arcane
I never imagined I could provoke so much butthurt into someone I never had a direct confrontation of DISCUSS!!! with.
Yeah, yeah, all my posts in Codex are to bash GoG and "The Man" while defending piracy and nothing more. No, they aren't and one of the most exemplary symptoms of being terribly upset with someone over the Internets is to suggest banning and make strawman of him. So tell me, what have you done of productive, thought-provoking, intelligent, fun or enjoyable content in the Codex to go on a high horse like that?
Because either you are a newfag or an alt of someone who filled his previous account with the shame of the reputation of being a retard and has no balls to go back to it because of that.
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