Geneforge on Steam

[Forest Dweller]

Check this out:

Notice anything really nonsensical?

 

[Average Manatee]

I notice at least two things.

 

[Johannes]

I notice at least two things.

Yeah, pricing of the bundle vs the others, and no Mac versions available. Something else too?

 

[Infinitron]

Bundle is an 80% discount

 

[Forest Dweller]

It's not marked as a discount. That seems to be the normal price.

Should I hurry up and buy this?

 

[Azalin]

They were released on Steam at least 6 months ago,I got them at a discount around their release.The prices are for the full bundle,the individual titles are not sold separately

 

[Infinitron]

They were released on Steam at least 6 months ago,I got them at a discount around their release.The prices are for the full bundle,the individual titles are not sold seprately

Ah, that makes sense.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Wait for the next Steam sale, all of them will be for 50% off (and the Avernum 4-5-6 that was just released will be as well).

My rankings from what I have played, best to worst:

G1, G5, G2, G4, G3

Though it gets really obnoxious to stare at the same tiny assets over and over again, over the course of 5 different games (and way more if you also play Avernum).

 

[Forest Dweller]

They were released on Steam at least 6 months ago,I got them at a discount around their release.The prices are for the full bundle,the individual titles are not sold separately

I seem to remember a thread about them now, and people making fun of Vogel for allowing Steam to sell his games for a fifth their normal price in order to get the wider audience. Wonder if it payed off.

I bought it. Four dollars a game can't be beat.

 

[Azalin]

They were released on Steam at least 6 months ago,I got them at a discount around their release.The prices are for the full bundle,the individual titles are not sold separately

I seem to remember a thread about them now, and people making fun of Vogel for allowing Steam to sell his games for a fifth their normal price in order to get the wider audience. Wonder if it payed off.

I bought it. Four dollars a game can't be beat.

Yeah it was mentioned in the Steam thread or in a seperate one,I bought them then.As for paying off since he recently released his Avernum games on Steam too,it obviously did

 

[Humanity has risen!]

http://jeff-vogel.blogspot.com/2012/04/avernum-out-for-windows-for-what-its.html

Avernum: Escape From the Pit is doing well. It is old material. It's a rewrite of Avernum, which is itself a rewrite of Exile: Escape From the Pit. And yet, thanks to iTunes and Steam, it has already, in only a few months, earned as much as either of those titles earned in years and years. The revolutionary effect of Steam and iTunes on people trying to have my career simply cannot be understated. I'll blog about it soon.

 

[Achilles]

I thought Vogel was against steam-like price drops?

 

[Yoshiyyahu]

nice. i am new to geneforge and have only played partially through 5, but its good fun, especially the summoning skill tree. pretty funny, considering that its a 32mb game and its miles ahead of skyrim in all its 5gb glory

 

[Forest Dweller]

Skyrim is only 5g?

 

[Humanity has risen!]

I thought Vogel was against steam-like price drops?

He said that times have changed, and new venues provide more than enough exposure to not only make up for it, but also to pay in spades.

 

[Yoshiyyahu]

Skyrim is only 5g?

my packed skyrim torrent is 5 gigs :p

 

[toro]

 

[Johannes]

I thought Vogel was against steam-like price drops?

But then, apparently, he tried it and discovered he actually makes more money this way.

 

[Achilles]

Which is what Gaben has been telling developers and publishers for years. Better late than never I guess.