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Apparently they offer to fix it for those who bought it at the wrong price: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/special_promo_spring_insomnia_promo/post1785
Yeah, I know it's a shame. They shouldn't have offered to do anything about it.
Blade of Darkness up for $1.50! I heard great things about that game on here, so I jumped on this and managed to get a copy! First time I scored something I wanted on one of these Insomnia sales in quite awhile. Now Papers, Please! is the only game still left in my Wishlist. I may get Quest for Glory 1-5 just to have it despite beating the entire series years ago.
On another subject, the weekend sale is almost over. Why does Drod rate 5 stars? Is it actually that good and if so, how come I haven't heard much about it?
On another subject, the weekend sale is almost over. Why does Drod rate 5 stars? Is it actually that good and if so, how come I haven't heard much about it?
Dunno about DROD 1-3, but DROD RPG: Tendry's Tale is pretty nice as a kind of puzzle/RPG game. I haven't beaten it (yet), but I enjoyed what little I played and plan on going back to it.
DROD also has something of a dedicated fanbase, which might explain the 5 stars.
DROD also has something of a dedicated fanbase, which might explain the 5 stars.
alan wake keeping people awake...
Astral Rag
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Cool, maybe I'll finally get the chance to buy Jack Keane 2.
Today's releases are: Ascendant and Screamer 4x4.
Paper Sorcerer is nowhere to be seen. Why am I not surprised?
Paper Sorcerer is nowhere to be seen. Why am I not surprised?
ScottishMartialArts
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Thanks for the tip.
It's angel of darkness, not surprising. If it was that 2D Tomb Raider that came out some years back. Maybe I would buy it.
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The original DROD (Deadly Rooms of Death) was released in 1997 and is one of THE most ball-breakingly hard turn-based puzzlegrid games out there. A somewhat revised edition was released along with the sequel's release in 2005, and that is the version to go for. DROD gets the flow of difficulty + new puzzle elements + new monsters just right, and with 25 HUGE levels you're not gonna complete it overnight.
DROD 2: Journey to Rooted Hold is a worthy sequel and is only slightly less fun than the original. Just as long, though. Every game since then has only had a small part of the development time of the other two, which means that their "new" features are somewhat cheesy and gimmicky and only drag the games down. I don't really recommend DROD 3 or DROD 0 (Gunthro and the Epic Bliunder) for this exact reason.
Let me give you an example: In the original game there is a game element called Tar. It's this blue gooey stuff that blocks your path unless it's chopped away, BUT you can only attack it from the corners of the goo puddles, not the sides. Which means that if you find yourself in a situation where you can't get at the corners, you can't do anything to it. Tar puzzles are some of the most hair-pulling puzzles in DROD because Tar may contain Tar Mothers which expand the tar every 30 moves, so careful timing is required in some places. In DROD 2 they added Mud, which is this red gooey stuff that blocks your path unless it's chopped away, BUT you can only attack it at the sides of the goo puddles and not the corners. As before, Mud Mothers may be present and the same 30 move expansion thing is still in effect. It's basically the same puzzle element with a slight twist. Then in DROD 3 they added Gel, which is this green gooey stuff that blocks your path unless it's chopped away, but this time you can only chop at it from inverted corners.
DROD 4: The Second Sky is due to be released in the next few weeks and it will introduce some new elements as well as conclude the main DROD story. It wouldn't surprise me if it contained a new "goo" type that just can't be chopped away at all. From the release trailer I can also see some new gimmicks that don't really excite me at all... quite the opposite, in fact.
As for Tendry's Tale, it's an RPG version of DROD... in a way. From what I can tell there are no random rolls involved, so
I'd like to draw your attention to this little gem:
http://af.gog.com/game/screamer_4x4?as=1649904300
Maybe the best (and only?) offroad driving SIMULATOR (all caps).
REgarding the sale, I finally broke down and bought Hitman 1. I will sack the others too if they go on sale. DAMN YOU GOG!
http://af.gog.com/game/screamer_4x4?as=1649904300
Maybe the best (and only?) offroad driving SIMULATOR (all caps).
REgarding the sale, I finally broke down and bought Hitman 1. I will sack the others too if they go on sale. DAMN YOU GOG!
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