GOG.com

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

New releases :

Asterix & Obelix XXL 3 - The Crystal Menhir

Black Future '88

BATTLETECH - Heavy Metal DLC

Prison Architect - Psych Ward: Warden's Edition DLC

Sigma Theory: Global Cold War

Special sale :

Battletech up to -66%

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

Shame they didn't include Reign of Heroes.

• Expanded Gameplay: 4 campaigns and 15 stand-alone scenarios, plus the original campaign and 13 scenarios from Warlords III Reign of Heroes.

 

[Sceptic]

• Expanded Gameplay: 4 campaigns and 15 stand-alone scenarios, plus the original campaign and 13 scenarios from Warlords III Reign of Heroes.

I know, I was referring to the non-gameplay elements, specifically the soundtrack:

Shame they didn't include Reign of Heroes. I know there are only cosmetic differences (IIRC all the RoH missions are included in DR) but dat music in RoH...

RoH and DR had different soundtracks (each had its own audio tracks on the CD-ROM).

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

Weekend deal :

Stronghold Crusader, Caesar, Simcity and more up to -80%

Coming soon :

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts

The release of the Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts is a great occasion to remind yourself about the previous parts of the series. Buy the game in pre-order or upon its release on GOG.COM and you will receive a Sniper Ghost Warrior 2 for free, added to your library. That’s not all, apart from a free game all Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts purchases will include an exclusive weapon skin and a 10% discount. The promo lasts for a week, until 29th November 2019 at 6 PM UTC.

Special promo :

Sniper: Ghost Warrior up to -70%

New releases :

LOST EMBER

Sniper: Ghost Warrior No MP content .

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 2 No MP content .

Sniper: Ghost Warrior 3 Gold Edition No MP content .

In development :

WRATH: Aeon of Ruin

Pre-order:

Transport Fever 2

 

[Valky]

It sounds like warlords 3 is the best one of them to get? Based on the warlorders.com linked above, there is a lot of player made content for it as well.

 

[DalekFlay]

Glad Wrath is on GOG right away. I have Ion Fury on Steam because the GOG version came out much later.

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

Weekly sales :

Daikatana, Overload and more up to -90%

Paradox ( again )

Coming soon :

Close To The Sun

 

[Infinitron]

Stranglehold! https://af.gog.com/game/stranglehold?as=1649904300



https://af.gog.com/news/stranglehol...sic_from_the_legendary_john_woo?as=1649904300

STRANGLEHOLD: REDISCOVER THE GUN BALLET CLASSIC FROM THE LEGENDARY JOHN WOO

After years of dwelling in obscurity, the Stranglehold game is back in grand style, thanks to GOG.COM and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment.

For some, this is a true gem among third-person shooters. Others will enjoy discovering the game’s pure action formula straight out of a Hong Kong action flick.

A living legend

Among many action moviemakers, only a few have reached the prominence of John Woo. The Chinese-born director gave us cult-classics like The Killer, Better Tomorrow, and Face/Off. Those titles are so action-packed that even the Fast and Furious movies seem slow-paced in comparison.

The “gun ballet” mentioned in the title is a perfect description of action sequences in John Woo’s movies. Highly-stylized and full of slow-motion scenes, they resemble some kind of death dance that is both thrilling and fun to watch. The movie Hard Boiled (1992) contains all of these things and to this day is considered a near-perfect John Woo title. It’s also the film that gave the director’s career a much-needed push and a Hollywood debut just a year later.

It took John Woo another 15 years to tell a new story about the fearless Hong Kong Police Inspector Yuen, nicknamed “Tequila”. And when the time finally came, the sequel, Stranglehold, turned out to be… a video game.

A strike from shadows

How did it happen? First of all, John Woo, director of high-tech films like Mission: Impossible 2, has always been open to exploring new media. He even founded his own video game company, Tiger Hill Entertainment, in May 2003. Around that time, the famous filmmaker learned that developers from the Midway Company (known mainly from the Mortal Kombat series) were planning to make a game based on one of his movies.

John Woo was enthusiastic. Soon, his Tiger Hill company started to work alongside Midway on a new project, called Stranglehold, which was widely announced in May 2005. Many fans of Chinese cinema were thrilled to hear that the game’s plot would be a direct follow-up to the Hard Boiled storyline. Adding to the excitement was the news that the original “Tequila” Yuen actor, Chow Yun-fat, would reprise his role from the film. Needless to say, expectations for Stranglehold were very high and the Midway creators made the best out of it.

Spoiler

Hard Boiled and hard developed

The story of Stranglehold takes us to latter-day Hong Kong, where the deadly fight between the police force and criminal Triads never stops. One of the best law enforcers in the city, Inspector “Tequila” Yuen, catches the trail of the Dragon Claw gang. What begins as typical police work ends up as deadly combat between “Tequila”, numerous Triads, and the Russian Mafia in which no amount of ammo is spared. Worst of all, the Inspector’s family is also dragged into the war…

To keep up with the Hard Boiled movie’s immense dynamic and aesthetics, developers from Midway used Unreal Engine 3.0 and tweaked it to get the desired results. One of them was a so-called Massive Destruction physics engine which allowed gamers to destroy almost every object in the main character’s sight. It also included a hit-detection system where enemies would react differently depending on the body part they were shot.

Last but not least, the creators gave the main character “Tequila Time”. It is a slow-motion mode in which Inspector Yuen could utilize environment elements such as tabletops to gain an advantage over enemies and shower them with bullets. Using “Tequila Time” wisely was essential for earning points and bonuses in the game.

More than a game

The goal of creating a perfect action-movie experience for the gamers didn’t end in the developing process. Stranglehold’s marketing strongly focused on the connections to John Woo’s work. In 2007, a contest for amateur filmmakers called “True to Woo” was held where the best John Woo-inspired short movie would win 25,000$ and wide publicity.

The director himself was personally attached to the Stranglehold project and even intervened a few times during its developing process. For example, he supervised the storyline and paid attention even to small details, like the way game characters dressed.

All in all, production and marketing for the game would end up topping 30 million dollars, six times more than the original Hard Boiled film! It was no secret that the Midway staff was eager to see Stranglehold perform extremely well in sales. John Woo even announced plans for the game sequel (called “Gun Runner”) and a film prequel to Hard Boiled. The game HAD to be a success, no matter what.

Pyrrhic victory

Upon its release, Stranglehold was well received by gamers and critics alike. It sold well, but not well enough to recoup its huge budget. One of the reasons for this lackluster performance was the competition the game had to face from titles like Halo 3, which was released at the same time. Other factors included Midway’s financial problems and bankruptcy in 2009, which sealed the fate of any planned sequels to the game.

But the title was not forgotten. For years, Stranglehold became something of a legend, not only for Chinese cinema fans but all gamers who loved action titles. Its cult-following grew steadily, only to be stalled by the fact that the DRM version of the game did not support the newer Windows versions.

Fortunately, in 2019, thanks to GOG.COM and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Stranglehold returns to PC in all its gun ballet and action-packed glory. Now you can once again join Inspector “Tequila” Yuen in his all-out war against the criminal world.

 

[Baron Dupek]

They included full Potato version with lector?
noice
No delay for November 11.

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

New releases :

A Plague Tale: Innocence

Iratus: Lord of the Dead - Supporter Bundle

Project Hospital - Doctor Mode DLC

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts - STURM BODYGUARD 9 DLC

Sniper Ghost Warrior Contracts - SV - AMUR DLC

Stranglehold

Tangledeep - Dawn of Dragons DLC

 

[toro]

I thought GOG was DRM-Free, but then their version of Prison Architect gets updated to require Paradox Launcher malware. WTF!?

What is keeping this from happening to other games down the line? I would expect this on Steam, but on GOG??

GOG is silent about this. Now what?

Now you switch to Steam.

 

[Joined on the 4th of July]

I thought GOG was DRM-Free, but then their version of Prison Architect gets updated to require Paradox Launcher malware. WTF!?

What is keeping this from happening to other games down the line? I would expect this on Steam, but on GOG??

GOG is silent about this. Now what?

Now you switch to Steam.

Install GENTOO! LINUX version doesn't have that launcher (yet... :sad). Linux gog version specifically. On Steam even Linux version has launcher (and it's fucking broken).

 

[DalekFlay]

Stranglehold I remember being shit. Plague Tale DRM free is nice since I haven't bought it yet. Demo seemed like an okay stealth game but maybe too story focused. I'll grab it on a whim at some point.

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

New release :

MOLEK-SYNTEZ

Coming soon :

Good Company

 

[mindx2]

I got a discount code from GOG for ELEX so it's only $14... is it any good? Worth $14? Don't remember much about it when it was released but didn't Darth Roxor like it?

Care to elaborate more Darth Roxor or link me to your appraisal of this masterpiece...?

 

[Darth Roxor]

i dont know why i even bother writing these revios when nobody ends up reading them anyway

http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=10798

 

[mindx2]

i dont know why i even bother writing these revios when nobody ends up reading them anyway

http://www.rpgcodex.net/content.php?id=10798

Hey, it's not like I spend 24/7 lurking around here....

 

[Lacrymas]

Meh, it feels like GOG has been pretty boring lately, the same publisher-themed sales, the same random deals, no truly exciting old releases (maybe Warlords is such, but I've never played it), GOG Galaxy 2.0 feels like made only for people who also use other platforms, etc.

 

[Azalin]

Black Friday sale is on

Heroes Might and Magic and Anno games are on a 90% flash sale for anyone interested and there are some other interesting flash deals right now

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

1850 games and 572 DLCs are on sale .

 

[Dux]

I bought 11 games for the price of 40 noodle packets. Or 20, depending on how good they are.

The noodles that is.

 

[A_boring_GOG_bot]

Jazz Jackrabbit Collection 90% off
Jazz Jackrabbit 2 Collection 90% off

 

[Rahdulan]

Thanks for nothing, Squeenix.

 

[Wyatt_Derp]

Thanks for nothing, Squeenix.

Japan man no into Turkey day or Black Friday. In Godzilla land it's just another 13 hour work day.

 

[Unkillable Cat]

1850 games and 572 DLCs are on sale .

I checked my wishlist... and thought that I didn't have any titles there with a discount.

Then I checked again... ALL of the titles there are with a discount!

EDIT: Wasteland 2 is 75% off, so the Deluxe Edition is now only ~$10.