Mystery GOG countdown (now general GOG discussion)

[Teggy]

Well all those people who made the endless Lucas Arts thread are feeling kind of dumb now.

[Teggy]

Well in the stream they announced one of the 5 publishers people have asked for (Lucasarts, EA, MS, Take 2, ican'tremember) will be joining in the summer with 25 games and 2 more of those 5 will join in the fall.

[CeeKay]

As I posted elsewhere - Superhero League of Hoboken!

you know, that was made by Legend, who was bought by GT interactive, who was bought by Infogrames....


who became Atari.

[CeeKay]

OK, after looking at the screenshots for Alone in the Dark, I've decided to leave the memories good and not re-play it.  seriously, looking at them is like taking a cheese grater to my eyes 

[Huw the Poo]

Star Control 1+2 coming to GOG today!

[CeeKay]

What game made you dream of the stars? Star Control 1 & 2
What game made you ride with the outlaws? Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
What game made you fear your past?
What game made you go to the underground?
What game made you feel like a hero?
What game made monsters afraid of you? The Witcher
What game made you afraid of dark?  Alone in the Dark

only 3 left unknown after today, and there's 4 normal release dates left until The Witcher release.  I wonder if they'll skip a day or have a non-Atari game instead.

[baelthazar]

What game made you dream of the stars? Star Control 1 & 2
What game made you ride with the outlaws? Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive
What game made you fear your past?
What game made you go to the underground?
What game made you feel like a hero?
What game made monsters afraid of you? The Witcher
What game made you afraid of dark?  Alone in the Dark

only 3 left unknown after today, and there's 4 normal release dates left until The Witcher release.  I wonder if they'll skip a day or have a non-Atari game instead.

Some educated guesses have been made:

What game made you go to the underground? Dungeons & Dragons: Dragonshard

What game made you fear your past? Indigo Prophecy

[CeeKay]

the 'What game made you go to the underworld?' game is due up today.

[Bullwinkle]

the 'What game made you go to the underworld?' game is due up today.

They're down today for some site tweaking (announced last week).  Not sure if they'll just hold off on the next game.

EDIT:  Nevermind.  Update has been pushed to next week.  D&D:Dragonshard is indeed up.  

[CeeKay]

yay, Dragons Hard 

[baelthazar]

Is it worth $10 for what appears to be an aged RTS/RPG combo?

[CeeKay]

Is it worth $10 for what appears to be an aged RTS/RPG combo?

I'd wait for the inevitable sale.

[Bullwinkle]

And now Forgotten Realms: Demon Stone, which is a game I really enjoyed, but never finished. Loved the art style, too, then I found out a friend of mine worked on it.

[CeeKay]

I'll grab that one once it's on sale.  it's a Diablo like, right?

[kronovan]

I've always wanted to play Dragonshard, but somehow missed it. I agree though that $10 seems a bit steep for it considering it sold at a sligthly discounted price day 1.

[Bullwinkle]

I'll grab that one once it's on sale.  it's a Diablo like, right?

It's hack and slash/button mashy, but there's more of a cohesive story.  There's also a character swapping element.  It was similar to those Lord of the Ring games that came out around the same time as the movies.  I think it was even made by the same people.

[EddieA]

The last Atari game before The Witcher has been released.  It's the adventure game Dragonsphere and it's free

[MonkeyFinger]

The last Atari game before The Witcher has been released.  It's the adventure game Dragonsphere and it's free

Interesting... thought I'd played pretty much everything like that back in the day but it doesn't look familiar. Off to... purchase. 

[CeeKay]

free?  I can get free anywhaere, give me something good!




 

[baelthazar]

The last Atari game before The Witcher has been released.  It's the adventure game Dragonsphere and it's free

Interesting... thought I'd played pretty much everything like that back in the day but it doesn't look familiar. Off to... purchase.  

I think, at some point, we missed the release of Demon Stone before or at the same time as Dragonsphere.

Or maybe not, just looked about the Dragonshard reference.

[Bullwinkle]

Spellforce 2: Shadow Wars today.

[Razgon]

Well, I just bought Freespace 2 and Disciples 2 for my free money from the Witcher 2 buy...

gods Disciples 2 is great...

[CeeKay]

Yesterday they put up Rayman Part Whatever: The Whatevering.

[kronovan]

Well, I just bought Freespace 2 and Disciples 2 for my free money from the Witcher 2 buy...

gods Disciples 2 is great...

Wait until you play Freespace 2 after running the fanmade FreeSpace Open (FSO) Installer. I guarantee you'll be seriously blown away.

[Razgon]

Just downloaded it, actually :-) Not that I have any idea what it does.

I hope it can be played well with just a mouse and keyboard.

[The Rocketman]

Well, I just bought Freespace 2 and Disciples 2 for my free money from the Witcher 2 buy...

gods Disciples 2 is great...

Wait until you play Freespace 2 after running the fanmade FreeSpace Open (FSO) Installer. I guarantee you'll be seriously blown away.

I just spent about 2 or 3 months playing this, and it has been about the most fun I've had in gaming in years. This game - and the super-incredible fanmade stuff - is just as smooth as an action sim can be. I recommend playing through Freespace 1, it's fan remade expansion, Freespace 2, and the fan-made full campaign Derelict.

But I would advise on getting a joystick.

[Razgon]

A joystick is a no go unfortunately, so...I really hope its playable without

[kronovan]

A joystick is a no go unfortunately, so...I really hope its playable without

Do you have a 360 and a free USB port on your gaming computer? If you do, just get a wireless reciever and use 1 of your controllers. I've been very impressed at how well the 360 gamepads configure and perform under Windows, and I've used them with games ranging from space simulations to Flight Simulator 2k4.

[Razgon]

oh? that IS interesting.

The wireless receiver though is probably expensive?

[MonkeyFinger]

oh? that IS interesting.

The wireless receiver though is probably expensive?

Not really, you can find one on Amazon for under $30, for example here. I have one and a dedicated controller for my PC, works great.

[Bullwinkle]

Just know that if you pair the controller with your pc dongle, you'll have to re-pair it with the console to use it there again and vice versa.  Not a big deal, just thought I should mention it.

[CeeKay]

woohoo!  ClassiC EA games! Ultima Underworld, Privateer and Dungeon Keeper!

[Isgrimnur]

In for Privateer.  Too bad that id doesn't appear to include the expansion.

[Bullwinkle]

Wow, we lost a lot of stuff from this thread.

[KC]

Did anyone pick up Privateer?  How does it look and play on a Windows 7 machine without a joystick?

[CeeKay]

MOOSE!  Why haven't you let us know that Crusader No Remorse and Alpha Centauri are out now?  that's like, your thing, man.

 

[Bullwinkle]

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  

[Darkstar One]

No Alien Crossfire w Alpha Centauri=no sale here, and for many others, I'd imagine.

Sorry GOG, try Double Jeopardy where the point values are greater.

[baelthazar]

^

No. I don't agree. With the resolution fix (adding [directdraw=0] to the .ini) SMAC is amazingly fun to play even without Alien Crossfire. When I played SMAC, I mostly played without AC, even though the additions in the expansion were rather good. IMHO, the game stands remarkably well on its own.

I'm surprised they didn't add the expansion though. I wonder why not?

[CeeKay]

I just bought it based on Johnny Reb's endorsement