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Furret Basket posted:Oh wow, I never expected Jeff Vogel to get his games on GOG.com. That's amazing! That man has been making some serious strides in distribution in the past couple of years for sure and he definitely deserves it. I don't think there's a single independant developer who puts as much work in with the same determination for as long as he has done. I'm really hoping his income has been going up massively due to all the new digital distribution deals and the cheaper pricing on his games.
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I hope that his success has made some of the other holdouts from the shareware era realize that they could be making a poo poo load more money and therefore more games if they join everyone here in the modern era. I'd love more Escape Velocity games.
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Jun 28, 2012 12:24
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It's doubtful that Exile/Avernum 1 through 3 will ever make it to any online distibution service, because there's plans to re-remake them all (Avernum 1's remake is already on Steam).
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Jun 28, 2012 12:47
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Al! posted:I hope that his success has made some of the other holdouts from the shareware era realize that they could be making a poo poo load more money and therefore more games if they join everyone here in the modern era. I'd love more Escape Velocity games. Steam would be a great fit for Ambrosia since they're a mac-centric company but have expanded to times into making Windows versions of their stuff, like Escape Velocity Nova.
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Jun 28, 2012 13:28
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BiggerJ posted:It's doubtful that Exile/Avernum 1 through 3 will ever make it to any online distibution service, because there's plans to re-remake them all (Avernum 1's remake is already on Steam).
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Jun 28, 2012 13:30
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Dr. Video Games 0031 posted:I'm really hoping his income has been going up massively due to all the new digital distribution deals and the cheaper pricing on his games. I've been following his blog and it definitely sounds like the iPad versions of his games in particular have been selling like hotcakes. Hopefully this means better production values on future games: we'll see.
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Jun 28, 2012 13:38
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kuddles posted:Well, in a blog post he claims the only reason he didn't put those games on Steam is because they don't run properly on a lot of modern systems and they have rules involving that, so it's possible they might get a GoG release if that can be rectified. Oh, yeah, if it's jsut that then there's hope. GOG.com is one of the only online distribution services (perhaps THE only one) to offer system compatibility modification as a service instead of leaving up to the publishers (who often don't bother).
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Jun 28, 2012 14:25
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So, I take it that the Geneforge package on GoG is worth a purchase if you are into RPG's?
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Sylphosaurus posted:So, I take it that the Geneforge package on GoG is worth a purchase if you are into RPG's? Absolutely. They're not quite as tightly designed as the Avernum series, but they offer a good range of playstyles, and each game has multiple paths to completion. The first few games are pretty aged in terms of UI, but not like Ultima 5-6 aged. Just 'early 2000s' indie aged.
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Jun 28, 2012 19:42
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Furret Basket posted:Oh wow, I never expected Jeff Vogel to get his games on GOG.com. That's amazing! That man has been making some serious strides in distribution in the past couple of years for sure and he definitely deserves it. I don't think there's a single independant developer who puts as much work in with the same determination for as long as he has done. I think people come down to hard on the guy. Yes he had a hard line attitude about distribution and pricing. He drew focus to himself because he bothered to explain himself when others were just saying "gently caress you, this is the price". I think his old hard line attitude should pay him credit in light of his recent change of heart, not discredit.
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I don't think anyone was trying to discredit him really, but yeah, dude was trying to make money in an incredibly thin market. People wouldn't drop the money he needed for the audience he could reach. Steam reaches more people by default, so he has a larger market at a reduced price and digital distribution seems to be lowering the piracy levels, meaning he can finally make money now. I don't know why anyone would be mad at him.
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Jun 28, 2012 22:02
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Because it seems the average person online is really loving stupid and loves shooting his/her mouth off relatively anonymously. Oh sorry, that was a rhetorical question 
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After a bit of fiddling I got WC4 running. The production values for this game must've been realy high! I think I can begin to understand why some people were dissapointed with Prophecy. On the other hand, whoever said "the one who gets a missile hit in first wins" was, uh, right.  Kinda weird how they made missiles one-hit-kills 90% of the time since you can't always avoid them.Also, Lords of the Realm and Stronghold Crusader are currently on sale. So far no really interesting games, to me, have shown up in this summer sale.
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:After a bit of fiddling I got WC4 running. The production values for this game must've been realy high! I think I can begin to understand why some people were dissapointed with Prophecy. It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't take half an hour to kill something with guns.
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:After a bit of fiddling I got WC4 running. The production values for this game must've been realy high! I think I can begin to understand why some people were dissapointed with Prophecy. When it was produced, it was the most expensive video game ever created with a budget of roughly $15 million. For perspective, GTA4 cost over $100 million and Star Wars Old Republic reportedly cost over $200 million. So in today's business that's chump change.
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Jun 29, 2012 16:47
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Also, Lords of the Realm and Stronghold Crusader are currently on sale. So far no really interesting games, to me, have shown up in this summer sale. Yeah so far all the games they've put on sale have been ones I'm either not interested in or already own. Oh, the next games are The Whispered World and Trine, by the way.
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Alchenar posted:It wouldn't be so bad if it didn't take half an hour to kill something with guns. Yeah, right now ramming enemies is a viable tactic since it A kills them immediately and B you're more likely to survive that than dogfighting said enemy. macnbc posted:When it was produced, it was the most expensive video game ever created with a budget of roughly $15 million. Huh. I wish more games would do that kind of intro with credits for the lead devs and actors. Deus Ex and GTA are the only recent games I can think of that did this.
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Al! posted:I hope that his success has made some of the other holdouts from the shareware era realize that they could be making a poo poo load more money and therefore more games if they join everyone here in the modern era. I'd love more Escape Velocity games. Someone should tell these guys 
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Jun 29, 2012 20:00
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SpruceZeus posted:Yeah so far all the games they've put on sale have been ones I'm either not interested in or already own. I must assume that Trine is losing by so much because everyone in the world owns it already.
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Jun 29, 2012 21:38
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elf help book posted:I must assume that Trine is losing by so much because everyone in the world owns it already. Everyone and their brother probably own two copies of it by now thanks to the humble bundle and/or it going on sale for $2 that one time on Steam. Also I think some people are just voting for the other game since it is $15 on gog while the Trine is just $10.
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havenwaters posted:Everyone and their brother probably own two copies of it by now thanks to the humble bundle and/or it going on sale for $2 that one time on Steam. When I've had no opinion through this, I've actually been voting for the cheaper one, so hopefully someone gets a cool game they wanted for $2.39.
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It looks like DotEmu is having a sale-a-day thing themselves, with Jagged Alliance 2 going for three bucks, plus other games in the series going for cheaper.
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Jun 29, 2012 22:00
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Man I forgot about DotEmu. Wonder when they started their sale. Now you have me hoping for particular sales. If they did any for Hardwar, the Silverfall games, or the compilation packs (Irem or Silmarils), that would be baller.
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Jun 29, 2012 22:10
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elf help book posted:When I've had no opinion through this, I've actually been voting for the cheaper one, so hopefully someone gets a cool game they wanted for $2.39. When there's nothing I want I've just been voting on the losing one. You can do it Trine
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I'm catching up on Wing Commander 1 & 2 from the sale a few months ago. I had fun playing WC1 again. The combat was fun, but the storyline was weak as I remembered. Now that I'm on to WC2, it seems like the opposite. The story is better, but the combat seems...off. Your wingmen seem more futile that normal; Hobbes and Shadow seem to be heading back to base within a minute of engaging. The animation is smoother, but it seems to works against you to kill quickly enough to save your wingmen easily. I remember having fun with WC 1-3 back in the day... Am I missing something or is it just rose-colored glasses?
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I think it's hilarious Two Worlds is currently beating The Witcher. Everyone go vote for Two Worlds right now.
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Bo-Pepper posted:I think it's hilarious Two Worlds is currently beating The Witcher. Everyone go vote for Two Worlds right now. Done and done. Kinda curious about Two Worlds. Is it any good?
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I voted for Two Worlds because I already have The Witcher (twice!). I assumed everyone else was doing the same. Also I really want to play Two Worlds.
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I think Two Worlds is supposed to be like Manos: The Hands of Fate but for video games.
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Fergus Mac Roich posted:I think Two Worlds is supposed to be like Manos: The Hands of Fate but for video games. Do we get a young Joel Hodgson and two snarky robots?
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havenwaters posted:Do we get a young Joel Hodgson and two snarky robots? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbSXRABCRuo
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jvempire posted:No you get YTP instead. Wow. I...wow what the hell.
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Two Worlds is an odd duck. It's not exactly a good game. But it's strangely compelling and fun. Also there is no other game where you can buff your weapons by taping two (or fifty) together! You won't consider your time wasted, but I doubt you'll ever finish it.
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I love Two Worlds but if you were to ask me why I would be stumped for an answer. Also the game has no ending, literally. Once you kill the boss it just kicks you to the main menu. I actually re-loaded and killed the boss a second time because I thought I had accidentally skipped the end, but nope, nothing. Not even a credit screen.
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Red Mundus posted:I love Two Worlds but if you were to ask me why I would be stumped for an answer. That might be a bug on your end. I remember there being some crappy cinematics when I finished the game, for both endings.
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Two Worlds: Raid Grom camps, take their "club of broken knees" sticks that they use, tape a bunch of them togheter and then spend the rest of the game one-shotting everything in sight. Even dragons. One of my favorite games, i can't get enough of that taint.
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There's a message today regarding the GOG Downloader: IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR GOG.COM DOWNLOADER USERS: Unfortunately the current version of GOG.com Downloader introduced a bug to the auto update system that will cause the application to freeze once an update arrives. There is an updated version of the downloader available. Please download the new installer at: http://static.gog.com/download/d3/stable/Setup_Downloader_3.0.51b.exe, launch it, and it will update your current version. This will ensure that you downloader will work properly once an automated update arrives. If you will have any more questions please contact support. We're sorry for the inconvenience.
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Today's deal on DotEmu is 70% off Rebellion games. Includes the Empire Earth and Ground Control games.
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iastudent posted:Today's deal on DotEmu is 70% off Rebellion games. Evil Genius and Lords of Magic! How is DotEmu as a DD service? This would be my first purchase from them, if ever.
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The Doomhammer posted:That might be a bug on your end. I remember there being some crappy cinematics when I finished the game, for both endings. Wait, there's two endings? AND an actual ending? Well, I may just need to re-install now. *edit* Wait, are you talking about the enhanced version they released? I just remember that I originally played the non-enhanced version as I bought it day 1.
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