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[Unkillable Cat]

Kind of. Grimrock was one of the two major inspirations for the Wizardry games, alongside DA:O. So kind of like a mix of those two.

Looks like you got your titles mixed up, but good show for a triple mix-up!

 

[ERYFKRAD]

Kind of. Grimrock was one of the two major inspirations for the Wizardry games, alongside DA:O. So kind of like a mix of those two.

Looks like you got your titles mixed up, but good show for a triple mix-up!

You really fell for that man?
Shamefur dispray

 

[J_C]

Sacked in The Banner Saga. I don't want to spend much on this sale, but I hope the Star Wars stuff goes on sale sometimes.

 

[solomonhume]

What's the difference between Risen 2 gold and normal Risen 2 on GOG? Also, if i enjoyed Risen, is it worth it discounted even if it's shit?

Gold contains all the three DLCs while normal Risen 2 does not.

Kind of. Grimrock was one of the two major inspirations for the Wizardry games, alongside DA:O. So kind of like a mix of those two.

Are you trolling or simply stupid? Grimrock cannot be an inspiration for earlier games. As for where Grimrock get its inspiration, it is from Dungeon Master and Eyes of Beholder.
This game is not remotely similar to DA:O.

 

[jagged-jimmy]

Snatched Sanitarium and Risen 2...

 

[cvv]

Risen 2 is not a complete shit. It's a popamolized PB...but it's still PB. I wouldn't bother with the DLCs, they're all retarded, and for 3 euros it's basically a no brainer.

 

[Lady_Error]

Kind of. Grimrock was one of the two major inspirations for the Wizardry games, alongside DA:O. So kind of like a mix of those two.

Are you trolling or simply stupid? Grimrock cannot be an inspiration for earlier games. As for where Grimrock get its inspiration, it is from Dungeon Master and Eyes of Beholder.
This game is not remotely similar to DA:O.

People cannot into sarcasm apparently.

 

[solomonhume]

Gothic series are now on sale

For turn base strategy (Heroes of Might and Magic clones)
Age of Wonders series
King's bounty series
are now on sale, while Disciples series are still there

 

[MilesBeyond]

People cannot into sarcasm apparently.

Right?

Gothic series are now on sale

For turn base strategy (Heroes of Might and Magic clones)
Age of Wonders series
King's bounty series
are now on sale, while Disciples series are still there

AoW isn't even remotely close to being an HoMM clone, though anyone who likes HoMM will probably like AoW. AoW is more of a cross between Warlords and Master of Magic, with the first game being more Warlords-y and the second and third games being more MoM-y.


AoW 1 and SM are absolutely worth getting. AoW 2 is shit without the expansion pack (SM) and as the expansion is standalone there's really no point in getting it. AoW 3 is my personal favourite of all the games in the series and IMHO definitely worth getting, but I know a lot of other Codexers disagree on that point, so YMMV. To me it sacrifices variety in terms of the amount of races and units per race and in turn gives a lot more variety everywhere else (like individual units actually feeling different. Remember AoW 2/SM where Orc Axemen and Halfling Swordsmen were statistically identical? Blegh). To me, the pros outweigh the cons, but like I said, not everyone feels this way.


In my experience it seems that the people who preferred AoW 1 to AoW SM are more likely to enjoy AoW 3, though of course that's not a hard and fast rule.

 

[Zboj Lamignat]

Seems that people really love to go all "AoW SM saved my marriage while AoW 2 killed my grandpa", they aren't that different. Though of course the bottom line is that SM is an improvement so go for 2 only if you want to play the campaigns.

AoW 3 with the 2 expansions became a decent game, but I'd definitely recommend trying it out before spending money.

 

[Delbaeth]

Is the dumb "guest" thing still enabled in AoW3 when playing offline ?

 

[Infinitron]

http://af.gog.com/promo/summer_quest_bundle_050615?as=1649904300

Blackthorne Quite an honor!

 

[MilesBeyond]

Seems that people really love to go all "AoW SM saved my marriage while AoW 2 killed my grandpa", they aren't that different. Though of course the bottom line is that SM is an improvement so go for 2 only if you want to play the campaigns.

Yeah, I hear what you're saying, and I think you're right that things do get a bit exaggerated. A lot of it is a "you had to be there" thing. I remember the sheer, crushing disappointment when AoW 2 came out. It lost so many things that made AoW great, and didn't really offer all that much in terms of improvements. IMHO AoW 2 was only a marginally better game than Civ 5 on release. AoW SM felt like a triumph (no pun intended) because it seemed like the devs really listened to the complaints of the community, and addressed so many issues, even petty ones. It wasn't until SM that AoW 2 felt like a worthy successor to the original.


Plus TWT had absolutely atrocious balance. Let's see if I can remember the issues. IIRC Tigrans, Archons, Draconians, and Elves were absurdly overpowered; Goblins, Frostlings, Halfliings, and Undead were absurdly underpowered, leaving Humans, Dwarves, Orcs, and Dark Elves as the only reasonably balanced races. While SM still had some balance issues, and still had the races arrayed in a way that's a big too rock-paper-scissors compared to the first and third games, it was a massive improvement in that regard.


So, yeah. You're right. A more balanced and less dramatic way of putting it would be to say that AoW 2 was a good-but-not-great game that was a disappointment relative to the quality of its predecessor but that was redeemed by its expansion pack.

AoW 3 with the 2 expansions became a decent game, but I'd definitely recommend trying it out before spending money.

Completely agree here. Well, I'd consider it better than decent. I've been playing AoW since the demo in 98, and I have to say that right now AoW 3 is my favourite in the series, and possibly my favourite fantasy TBS of all time. But like I said, there's a lot of other people who disagree with me on this point, so I'd say definitely do your research before buying it.

 

[catfood]

Shadowrun Dragonfall is just $4 now for anyone that's interested.

 

[cvv]

Both Shadowruns are now mine.

Now, is PoE gonna be -85% anytime soon?

 

[Astral Rag]

Shadowgate for $2.29, the Codex didn't even hate this remake IIRC.

http://af.gog.com/game/shadowgate?as=1649904300

 

[Jaesun]

Shadowgate is well worth the $2.29. It's a good tough adventure game.

 

[Cthulhu_is_love]

play JA 2 you cuntz:

http://af.gog.com/game/jagged_alliance_2?as=1649904300

 

[solomonhume]

Jagged Alliance 2 for $2.5
Deus Ex for $3.39

 

[t]

How did I manage to spend $20 on this sale already? I thought I already had every good game on gog.

 

[pippin]

It's just me or the bundles have been kinda meh? We still have 10 days left, though. I hope they bring a Wing Commander bundle soon.

 

[t]

The only worthy bundle they ever offered was DnD megapack.

So guise, what are your latest additions to your digital masturbation shrin...err shelves, digital shelves? Mine in this sale were:

The Last Federation
Duke Nukem 3D
Grimrock 2
Banished
Hatoful Boyfriend
Star Control 1-3

which put my collection at 141 games on GOG. Which is a shame, since the new shelf look has two pages

 

[PeachPlumage]

Picked up Deus Ex, Jagged Alliance 2 and redeemed a gog key for Xenonauts from the dev. Forgot all about Xenonauts since I bought it when it was still in alpha back in 2012.

Sales Missed - Expeditions and Neo Scavenger

Looking for a sale on Thief 1&2 and then I think I am done for quite some time, maybe...

 

[jagged-jimmy]

I got Sanitarium, Risen 2, Hotline Miami 2, UnEpic.

Was kinda unsure about Inquisitor for 2 euro...

Would get Lionheart if dirt cheap.

 

[MilesBeyond]

Picked up Wizardry 6+7 so I can do the trilogy.

My friends and I used to play TA:K when we were younger so I picked it up for nostalgia's sake. I never played the original TA but I picked that up too (because why not) and holy shit I'm actually loving it. TA:K seems like it'll be forever a nostalgia thing but I'm really impressed by how much fun I'm having with TA. I mean this is a really solid RTS game.


Thinking of getting Overlord. It never really appealed to me that much but at 2.50 it's probably worth it for the Michiel van den Bos soundtrack alone.