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[Eyeball]

Mine definitely doesn't. Blood Omen is one of the most stylish and well-voiced games I've ever played and I really wish my ancient CD would work. Alas, it faggots out totally on newer PCs, it seems, and I couldn't find a solution to the problem.

 

[evdk]

Mine definitely doesn't. Blood Omen is one of the most stylish and well-voiced games I've ever played and I really wish my ancient CD would work. Alas, it faggots out totally on newer PCs, it seems, and I couldn't find a solution to the problem.

Because you have eroded my confidence I have installed the bloody thing just now, applied the Bink video patch, started the game, got out of the inn and got slaughtered by bandits. Win7 x64, Core i7 at 1.73GHz

 

[spekkio]

I tried BOLOK PC recently and it does not work without slowing down your CPU (with CPU Grabber or sth similar).
So, go with PSX version and suffer DAT loading times...

Lies and slander, the PC version works fine.

So, you tested it on my PC, faggit?



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Wait a minute... Mom?

 

[XenomorphII]

Go the abandonware route, it's a bit tricky to set up, but it runs without a glitch when you do.

I've tried to before, but I always had issues with it (opening scene doesn't happen, not having any controls). May be time to try it again though.

I'd recommend emulating the PS version, never got the PC version to run properly. That was a few years back, though, and the patch I used back then seems to have been updated, so you might want to give it a try:
http://home.comcast.net/~heavyweights/games/kain/index.htm

Also you'll need this for the videos.

That did it! It now (seems) to work properly.

 

[spekkio]

Tested BO:LOK again.

It works without slowing down the CPU with 2.0 patch. But... You can't switch to different resolutions (F12) and use zooming in/out (F5). Which was the main advantage of PC version over PS1 one. After pressing F12, game crashes with:

Would you kindly check it on your rigs, evdk & XenomorphII ?

 

[80Maxwell08]

Well just got all of the Legacy of Kain games (minus Blood Omen) on GOG plus Anachronox. Might have gotten more but with all the talk of a possible Torment Kickstarter at any time I need to save enough money for that.

 

[evdk]

Well just got all of the Legacy of Kain games on GOG plus Anachronox. Might have gotten more but with all the talk of a possible Torment Kickstarter at any time I need to save enough money for that.

Not all, BO:LoK is not sold anywhere.

Tested BO:LOK again.

It works without slowing down the CPU with 2.0 patch. But... You can't switch to different resolutions (F12) and use zooming in/out (F5). Which was the main advantage of PC version over PS1 one. After pressing F12, game crashes

Oh, you're right, these things don't work, sorry (well, F12 does not crash the game for me, it just cycles between 640x480 and 640x480 again). But I would say that loading times that do not make you contemplate ending your own life to escape the tedium are the main draw of the PC version.

 

[XenomorphII]

Tested BO:LOK again.

It works without slowing down the CPU with 2.0 patch. But... You can't switch to different resolutions (F12) and use zooming in/out (F5). Which was the main advantage of PC version over PS1 one. After pressing F12, game crashes with:

Would you kindly check it on your rigs, evdk & XenomorphII ?

I cannot use either. Though trying to change the resolution doesn't cause a crash for me.

 

[80Maxwell08]

Well just got all of the Legacy of Kain games on GOG plus Anachronox. Might have gotten more but with all the talk of a possible Torment Kickstarter at any time I need to save enough money for that.

Not all, BO:LoK is not sold anywhere.

Tested BO:LOK again.

It works without slowing down the CPU with 2.0 patch. But... You can't switch to different resolutions (F12) and use zooming in/out (F5). Which was the main advantage of PC version over PS1 one. After pressing F12, game crashes

Oh, you're right, these things don't work, sorry (well, F12 does not crash the game for me, it just cycles between 640x480 and 640x480 again). But I would say that loading times that do not make you contemplate ending your own life to escape the tedium are the main draw of the PC version.

Oh I know I tried to say that with the "games on GOG" part but it seems like I failed there. Eh oh well just need to add some parentheses and that will be fixed. Shame about not having Blood Omen on there since I definitely was looking to get it but hey there's always PSN or getting a physical version.

 

[DalekFlay]

The original has some weird licensing issues and GOG insists on selling games to everyone rather than just cool countries.

 

[80Maxwell08]

The original has some weird licensing issues and GOG insists on selling games to everyone rather than just cool countries.

Ah so that's what's going on. Eh oh well like I said always other options. Thanks for the info.

 

[Metro]

Squeenix seems to be in trouble with the number of sales they've put on recently.

 

[DalekFlay]

Well I got all the Legacy of Kain games from GOG. Never played them. Wonder if I will enjoy them at all. I assume I should play with a pad.

 

[Lancehead]

According to our sources, a “new development/publishing studio will be handling the release”, spearheaded with a new digital release of System Shock 2 on GOG within days, the perfect starting point for any classic PC gaming connoisseur. A Steam release is said to follow within the next month at a later, undetermined date.

Our sources state that the first game won’t be available at this time, which is probably for the best considering how much more accessible the sequel is, but I have no doubt that it won’t be far behind.

This article had previously stated a Steam release within a month, but our sources said it was not quite that soon.

http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/ga...urface-with-gog-release-soon-steam-to-follow/

If true,

 

[DalekFlay]

Random. Hopefully it's legit but I never heard of that site before.

I would certainly pay $6 for SS2 without any cumbersome setup.

 

[Astral Rag]

I would certainly pay $6 for SS2 without any cumbersome setup.

Installing a game and executing one or two files is cumbersome?

http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=140085

 

[DalekFlay]

Installing a game and executing one or two files is cumbersome?

Including digging out discs and shit, yes.

 

[Infinitron]

System Shock 1 is actually available for free, legally, on the Internet: http://www.systemshock.org/index.php?topic=211.0

Authorized by former Looking Glass employees, and the rights holder apparently doesn't care.

 

[evdk]

According to our sources, a “new development/publishing studio will be handling the release”, spearheaded with a new digital release of System Shock 2 on GOG within days, the perfect starting point for any classic PC gaming connoisseur. A Steam release is said to follow within the next month at a later, undetermined date.

Our sources state that the first game won’t be available at this time, which is probably for the best considering how much more accessible the sequel is, but I have no doubt that it won’t be far behind.

This article had previously stated a Steam release within a month, but our sources said it was not quite that soon.

http://www.flesheatingzipper.com/ga...urface-with-gog-release-soon-steam-to-follow/

If true,

Oh shit, somebody has scrambled all the licenses together, brace for SS3, EA edition.

 

[Infinitron]

Oh shit, somebody has scrambled all the licenses together, brace for SS3, EA edition.

I think it's more likely that EA have given their permission to the rights holder to sell the game without receiving any compensation on their end, same as they did with The Bard's Tale/Wasteland 2 and inXile.

We'll see, though.

 

[Jaesun]

Yeah I hope so. If EA ever get the right's to a new System Shock.... oh shhhhhhiiiiii

 

[evdk]

We'd get Dead Space with romancable Shodan and a media blitz assuring everybody that this was the game LGS wanted to make all along, but were hampered by contemporary technological limitations. Sticky cover for everyone!

 

[DalekFlay]

Dead Space probably is what a modern System Shock would be.

 

[Kirtai]

Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 is todays 60% off Gem Promo

 

[evdk]

Dead Space probably is what a modern System Shock would be.

IIRC there's a rumour going around that Dead Space is modern SS, they just discovered they actually do not have all the rights to release a sequel.