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[Humanity has risen!]

Undying is a big disappointment, it has a really stupid setting and characters and is not scary or tense even once.

 

[cvv]

Bioforge is like the first Alone in the Dark - technically not great but otherwise an absolute gem. It was a fantastic adventure even in the golden age of adventure games. Great memories, but as I said the technical qualities were hindrance even then. Today, it might be off putting for some folks.

 

[Humanity has risen!]

Why is Theme Hospital so popular? It's like the 4th best selling game of the whole catalog. Just a quirky obscure sim.

 

[Sceptic]

obscure sim.

Confirmed: HHR is less than 16 years old.

 

[Tigranes]

Theme Hospital was so big, they even sold it in department stores in Korea. Seriously. All we ever stocked back then was Starcraft.

 

[J_C]

The question is will the site keep its appeal when indie games can be gotten in all these bundles for peanuts.

DRM free stuff>>>>>>>>>>>>DRM stuff. Any indie stuffs that is on both GOG and Steam, I automatically buy the former. And I think there are a lot of people like me. That is already one of the biggest appeal of GOG, and that won't go away soon.
Also, as we go forward in time, the term "old" will mean different things. Now, we say that Might and Magic is an oldgame. 5 years from now, maybe games like Crysis 1 (without DRM), Dragon Age (without DRM) will start to sell on the site.

 

[DalekFlay]

DRM free stuff>>>>>>>>>>>>DRM stuff. Any indie stuffs that is on both GOG and Steam, I automatically buy the former. And I think there are a lot of people like me. That is already one of the biggest appeal of GOG, and that won't go away soon.

I think "a lot" is a pretty malleable term there. Indies devs have made it clear Steam is where the vast majority of their sales come from. GOG serves a dedicated niche though.

 

[Zewp]

Also, as we go forward in time, the term "old" will mean different things. Now, we say that Might and Magic is an oldgame. 5 years from now, maybe games like Crysis 1 (without DRM), Dragon Age (without DRM) will start to sell on the site.

I sincerely doubt that. The site isn't called Old Games, it's called Good Old Games.

 

[Infinitron]

Also, as we go forward in time, the term "old" will mean different things. Now, we say that Might and Magic is an oldgame. 5 years from now, maybe games like Crysis 1 (without DRM), Dragon Age (without DRM) will start to sell on the site.

I sincerely doubt that. The site isn't called Old Games, it's called Good Old Games.

Actually, it's just called GOG. http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-03-27-gog-branches-out-from-good-old-games

 

[J_C]

Also, as we go forward in time, the term "old" will mean different things. Now, we say that Might and Magic is an oldgame. 5 years from now, maybe games like Crysis 1 (without DRM), Dragon Age (without DRM) will start to sell on the site.

I sincerely doubt that. The site isn't called Old Games, it's called Good Old Games.

They left that behind a while ago. GOG was an acronym for Good Old Games back when they started, but they made it clear a while ago that now GOG is just GOG now. It doesn't mean Good Old Games.

 

[Zewp]

Well, damn. of GOG then.

 

[Astral Rag]

Bioforge is technically not great

It is one of the best looking games of its day, I remember being amazed by the game s stunning visuals.

The only thing that might hinder non-retarded modern day newcomers for a few moments are the controls and maybe the timed sections...

 

[J_C]

Well, damn. of GOG then.

I don't think it is decline, it's just using it as good old games wouldn't be a proper thing to do, since it was obvious they have lots of new games on their site. Limiting themselves to only good - old games would be a bad thing in the long run, because they will run out of those games in the near future.

 

[WhiskeyWolf]

Well, damn. of GOG then.

A bit late to the party.

 

[Gord]

speaking of this promo, any possible hidden gems in this list that codex might recommend?

Undying is better than it seems. Solid FPS, nice setting and dubbing, colourful weaponry and enemies. However, Undying has some big flaws also: the first act occupies about 50% of the game, and a lot of things after that, especially the last levels, have this bad "rushed" feeling. Try the demo that's still floating on da net and see if it suits you.

For me Undying was a letdown. It has its moments, but overall it had too many things that irked me. The premise is cool, but ruined within the first 10 minutes of the game, the story is full of "ludo-narrative dissonance" and eventually it starts to drag on a bit.

OTOH, some parts do have a good atmosphere and you certainly get unique weapons.

 

[Bruticis]

Well, damn. of GOG then.

I don't think it is decline, it's just using it as good old games wouldn't be a proper thing to do, since it was obvious they have lots of new games on their site. Limiting themselves to only good - old games would be a bad thing in the long run, because they will run out of those games in the near future.

Instead they want to try to compete with steam and the hundreds of other various indie bundle websites, both of which are drastically cheaper than gog. The whole DRM selling point is only going to go so far.

 

[J_C]

Well, damn. of GOG then.

I don't think it is decline, it's just using it as good old games wouldn't be a proper thing to do, since it was obvious they have lots of new games on their site. Limiting themselves to only good - old games would be a bad thing in the long run, because they will run out of those games in the near future.

Instead they want to try to compete with steam and the hundreds of other various indie bundle websites, both of which are drastically cheaper than gog. The whole DRM selling point is only going to go so far.

They don't want to compete with bundle sites, because indie bundle sites are not trustworthy in the way that you can't count on them selling the games you want. It is too random. As with Steam, I think they know well that they don't can't compete with them, they just want to provide an alternative for those who want DRM free stuff. Being DRM free migt not be a big thing to everyone, but there are quite a lot of people, who prefer that.

 

[Coyote]

Instead they want to try to compete with steam and the hundreds of other various indie bundle websites, both of which are drastically cheaper than gog. The whole DRM selling point is only going to go so far.

GOG is often cheaper than Steam in some regions due to its flat price policy. (Edit: Not sure if "flat price" is the correct term, but basically I mean that they charge the same amount wherever you live instead of doing something like 1$ = 1€ as Steam often does.)

 

[DalekFlay]

Instead they want to try to compete with steam and the hundreds of other various indie bundle websites, both of which are drastically cheaper than gog. The whole DRM selling point is only going to go so far.

Would you honestly be happier if they just had zero releases on the days they release indie games? 90% of the time that's what it would be, I imagine. Before they started releasing indie games they had a dramatically lower release output. They're not shelving System Shock to sell some random bullshit indie platformer.

At least this way people who care get a steady DRM free option for indie games.

 

[spekkio]

Hey, Bruticis:

 

[Bruticis]

They don't want to compete with bundle sites, because indie bundle sites are not trustworthy in the way that you can't count on them selling the games you want. It is too random. As with Steam, I think they know well that they don't can't compete with them, they just want to provide an alternative for those who want DRM free stuff. Being DRM free migt not be a big thing to everyone, but there are quite a lot of people, who prefer that.

Good news, 99% of all the indie games being sold are complete trash. Thank goodness I don't have to count on those horrible indie bundles for 99 cents (or GOG).

GOG is often cheaper than Steam in some regions due to its flat price policy. (Edit: Not sure if "flat price" is the correct term, but basically I mean that they charge the same amount wherever you live instead of doing something like 1$ = 1€ as Steam often does.)

More good news, I live in the land of freedom so I care the same amount about regional pricing as due finding the games I want in a crappy indie bundle and/or on gog.

 

[J_C]

They don't want to compete with bundle sites, because indie bundle sites are not trustworthy in the way that you can't count on them selling the games you want. It is too random. As with Steam, I think they know well that they don't can't compete with them, they just want to provide an alternative for those who want DRM free stuff. Being DRM free migt not be a big thing to everyone, but there are quite a lot of people, who prefer that.

Good news, 99% of all the indie games being sold are complete trash. Thank goodness I don't have to count on those horrible indie bundles for 99 cents (or GOG).

GOG is often cheaper than Steam in some regions due to its flat price policy. (Edit: Not sure if "flat price" is the correct term, but basically I mean that they charge the same amount wherever you live instead of doing something like 1$ = 1€ as Steam often does.)

More good news, I live in the land of freedom so I care the same amount about regional pricing as due finding the games I want in a crappy indie bundle and/or on gog.

So you don't care about GOG at all. Good for you. Why are you in this thread at all then?

 

[Coyote]

I'm pretty sure he's at least half-trolling at this point, given that he started out by implying that it was silly for GOG to try to compete with Steam because Steam has "drastically cheaper" prices and went straight to "Why should I care, I'm an AMERICAN" when I responded by pointing out that GOG's regional pricing policy frequently makes it cheaper - and thus competitive - in many countries. (Incidentally, new and recent releases are also often the same price in US dollars on both services and featured in similar sales within similar time frames.)

IIRC his position on GOG in general is that he wishes it would focus more on releasing the many good old games that remain missing from their catalogue instead of trying to be Steam Junior, a point on which I can agree. I don't mind them competing with Steam so much - competition is often good for the consumer, and I don't like certain aspects of Steam and prefer to buy DRM-free, all else being equal - and I understand that there are legal/IP issues that get in the way, but it really does seem like their older game releases have slowed to a trickle in recent months.

In any case, "Why are you even talking about this thing if you dislike it so much?" is never a good argument. There's no reason that somebody shouldn't be able to post negative opinions of GOG in this thread.

 

[Bruticis]

They don't want to compete with bundle sites, because indie bundle sites are not trustworthy in the way that you can't count on them selling the games you want. It is too random. As with Steam, I think they know well that they don't can't compete with them, they just want to provide an alternative for those who want DRM free stuff. Being DRM free migt not be a big thing to everyone, but there are quite a lot of people, who prefer that.

Good news, 99% of all the indie games being sold are complete trash. Thank goodness I don't have to count on those horrible indie bundles for 99 cents (or GOG).

GOG is often cheaper than Steam in some regions due to its flat price policy. (Edit: Not sure if "flat price" is the correct term, but basically I mean that they charge the same amount wherever you live instead of doing something like 1$ = 1€ as Steam often does.)

More good news, I live in the land of freedom so I care the same amount about regional pricing as due finding the games I want in a crappy indie bundle and/or on gog.

So you don't care about GOG at all. Good for you. Why are you in this thread at all then?

How many GOG games do you have? Want to compare libraries? I'm here to continuously express my displeasure with GOGs smorgasbord of indie crap that seems to be all they put out as of late.

 

[octavius]

GOGs smorgasbord of indie crap that seems to be all they put out as of late.

Oh yeah? Your mother puts out even more.

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