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A game called Miasmata just got released on 10% launch sale, a first-person wilderness exploration/cartography/survival game with only one enemy. It looks like it could either be amazing or complete garbage. I'm hoping some goon takes the plunge and reports back before I do.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:10
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Oh, for heaven's sake. We discussed Miasmata in the Greenlight thread with the consensus that it was an interesting tech-demo. That was two months ago. Why, oh, why are those guys now pretending it's a full game and releasing it on GOG (somehow)? I know there are "games" like Dear Esther. We know Dear Esther is not supposed to be a game in the way we understand them and you may even call it an experiment in story-telling. But Miasmata is: explore this fictional island and, I dunno, try stuff? It's how they describe it.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:18
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Looks like a point-and-click or at least the screenshots scream Myst at me. Depends on developer logic if so.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:18
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Saoshyant posted:Oh, for heaven's sake. We discussed Miasmata in the Greenlight thread with the consensus that it was an interesting tech-demo. That was two months ago. Why, oh, why are those guys now pretending it's a full game and releasing it on GOG (somehow)? That's too bad if so. Watching the trailer it looked like a modern version of som of the survivalist games already on Gog.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:25
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As someone who never played Carmegeddon, is it worth a purchase or is it purely a game relying on nostalgia?
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Nov 28, 2012 19:27
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Captain Scandinaiva posted:Watching the trailer it looked like a modern version of som of the survivalist games already on Gog. It has the potential to be even better than those. But right now, if you'd buy it as is, you'd spend about 15 minutes to one hour (depending on how you dig the genre) messing with stuff and then turn it off and never touch it again.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:27
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Is it bad that I get bummed out when the new release on Tuesday and Thursday is just some indie game that already been on Steam? It's nice they are spreading out from just old games, but it feeling like a repeat of the Nintendo Shop Channel, which started out with the virtual console of old games, then once WiiWare came in with indie games, they almost utterly stopped appearing after about a year with maybe two or three out in a six month period.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:29
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Saoshyant posted:It has the potential to be even better than those. But right now, if you'd buy it as is, you'd spend about 15 minutes to one hour (depending on how you dig the genre) messing with stuff and then turn it off and never touch it again. What is this opinion based upon, out of curiosity?
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Nov 28, 2012 19:34
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Rirse posted:Is it bad that I get bummed out when the new release on Tuesday and Thursday is just some indie game that already been on Steam? It's nice they are spreading out from just old games, but it feeling like a repeat of the Nintendo Shop Channel, which started out with the virtual console of old games, then once WiiWare came in with indie games, they almost utterly stopped appearing after about a year with maybe two or three out in a six month period. Nope, I get seriously bummed too. So many other games that have way more reason to be on there. I keep hoping to see "Homeworld Complete" some day.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:36
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Do anyone here actually played Miasmata? It does looks very interesting from the description and screenshots. But if its anything like Dear Esther, I will pass.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:37
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An Actual Bear posted:As someone who never played Carmegeddon, is it worth a purchase or is it purely a game relying on nostalgia? I remember playing 1 and 2 when they were released, and LOVING them. You're supposedly racing, but you get points/time extensions for doing head on collisions and running over people! It was amazing at the time, and I'm not even a racing games fan. Not sure if it holds up.
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Nov 28, 2012 19:39
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Elias_Maluco posted:Do anyone here actually played Miasmata? It does looks very interesting from the description and screenshots. Saoshyant posted:Oh, for heaven's sake. We discussed Miasmata in the Greenlight thread with the consensus that it was an interesting tech-demo. That was two months ago. Why, oh, why are those guys now pretending it's a full game and releasing it on GOG (somehow)?
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Nov 28, 2012 20:17
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anthonypants posted:Top of the page: "discussed" is pretty different from "actually played", I think.
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Nov 28, 2012 21:26
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redreader posted:I remember playing 1 and 2 when they were released, and LOVING them. You're supposedly racing, but you get points/time extensions for doing head on collisions and running over people! It was amazing at the time, and I'm not even a racing games fan. Not sure if it holds up. It holds up. I played a bunch of it over the last month and it's a lot of fun. I never played more than the demo of the first one when it was released, so I'm probably not blinded by nostalgia. I am pretty forgiving when it comes to lack of polish and clunkiness in old games though.
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Nov 28, 2012 22:12
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Rirse posted:Is it bad that I get bummed out when the new release on Tuesday and Thursday is just some indie game that already been on Steam? It's nice they are spreading out from just old games, but it feeling like a repeat of the Nintendo Shop Channel, which started out with the virtual console of old games, then once WiiWare came in with indie games, they almost utterly stopped appearing after about a year with maybe two or three out in a six month period. Nope. It makes me sad. I get that they're a company, so making money is the only thing they care about, but they really had a good thing going for awhile.
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Nov 28, 2012 22:22
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Elias_Maluco posted:"discussed" is pretty different from "actually played", I think.
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Nov 28, 2012 22:33
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I just noticed that Steam put out Tomb Raiders 1-5 for $10 each. Bugger me but Steam has some brass balls sometimes. Tomb Raider 1, 2, & 3 on Steam = $30 Tomb Raider 1, 2, & 3 on GOG = $10 Tomb Raider 4 & 5 on Steam = $20 Tomb Raider 4 & 5 on GOG = $10 I'm assuming that Steam hopes that nobody knows about GOG - maybe they don't think that GOG is big enough to matter. Either way, the brass neck of Valve to charge $10 for retro games that are much cheaper elsewhere and are *still* priced the same as Underworld, Legend, and Anniversary, which came out more than a decade later.
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Nov 29, 2012 03:08
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JustJeff88 posted:I just noticed that Steam put out Tomb Raiders 1-5 for $10 each. Bugger me but Steam has some brass balls sometimes.
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Nov 29, 2012 03:21
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Gilg posted:But Steam doesn't set prices? I thought that prices were jointly agreed upon by both Steam and the developer/publisher to maximize profits? Still, if Steam isn't responsible for setting prices, 'tis even more bananas. Why would the developers let GOG sell those games for a fraction of the price, but not Steam? Edit: I probably just answered my own question. Since Steam is so well known, the publishers probably assume (rightly so, I fear) that they can get a lot more per copy than they can on a lesser-known site like GOG. If I didn't think that I would get banned to forever and back, and I'd go on the official Steam forums and tell everyone. JustJeff88 fucked around with this message at 03:30 on Nov 29, 2012 |
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Nov 29, 2012 03:25
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Because Steam has tons of casual gamers who will be like "Yo Tomb Raider was sweet remember when I made Lara Croft naked when I was like 12?!?" And buy it without thinking too much about the cost.
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Nov 29, 2012 03:32
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BeanBandit posted:Nope. It makes me sad. I get that they're a company, so making money is the only thing they care about, but they really had a good thing going for awhile. I think part of it was that some old games were just weird, and that sort of weirdness is missing from new indie games, which focus on cuteness, accessibility, immediate rewards. Robinson's Requium has given way to Minecraft. I'm old.
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Nov 29, 2012 04:14
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JustJeff88 posted:Edit: I probably just answered my own question. Since Steam is so well known, the publishers probably assume (rightly so, I fear) that they can get a lot more per copy than they can on a lesser-known site like GOG. I've found this quite often here in Australia. Same game can be selling for $80-$90 on Steam and be half that on GamersGate.
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Nov 29, 2012 04:45
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doctorfrog posted:I think part of it was that some old games were just weird, and that sort of weirdness is missing from new indie games, which focus on cuteness, accessibility, immediate rewards. Robinson's Requium has given way to Minecraft. I'm old. I've been playing Botanicula, and that game is weird as all hell
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Nov 29, 2012 04:59
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Screamer 2 is now on GOG for $5.99 and is PC and Mac compatible.Rupert Buttermilk posted:I want more mac games, Carmageddon-included.
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Nov 29, 2012 13:34
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Blodskur posted:Screamer 2 is now on GOG for $5.99 and is PC and Mac compatible. Both of these things are awesome. I used to own Screamer 2 (not the first, though), and remember it looking amazing. Then a couple years later, I got Need for Speed: High Stakes, and was blown away once more.
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Nov 29, 2012 14:35
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Yet another Nordic Game sale. But, it has quite a few goodies to snag. Gothic 2, Chaser, Painkiller, Spellforce, The Nations, Alien Nations, and Panzer Elite.
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Nov 30, 2012 19:28
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Playing with the thought of getting one of the Gothic titles. Can anyone recommend one of them?
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Nov 30, 2012 19:39
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Tin Tim posted:Playing with the thought of getting one of the Gothic titles. Can anyone recommend one of them? Gothic 2 Gold is pretty great, just be warned that it's pretty god drat difficult. The controls take some getting used to, but after it while it will be second nature. After that, I recommend Gothic 1 (I'd even play this first, because it is also very good and the story does continue in the 2nd). Gothic 3 is a huge letdown, but is definitely playable after all the patching.
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Nov 30, 2012 19:50
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Am I the only one who can't stand the voice of the 'This Week on GOG' narrator? I can't even really place it, maybe he sounds too nasal, maybe he sounds like he's trying too hard, or he's not recorded properly or something. I don't know why, I just can't stand it.
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Nov 30, 2012 19:58
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Am I the only one who can't stand the voice of the 'This Week on GOG' narrator? I can't even really place it, maybe he sounds too nasal, maybe he sounds like he's trying too hard, or he's not recorded properly or something. I don't know why, I just can't stand it. You mean he sounds like he's wearing a fedora?
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Nov 30, 2012 20:01
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Am I the only one who can't stand the voice of the 'This Week on GOG' narrator? I can't even really place it, maybe he sounds too nasal, maybe he sounds like he's trying too hard, or he's not recorded properly or something. I don't know why, I just can't stand it. That's Trevor Longino, GOG's head marketing guy. He has a slight speech impediment because he is mostly deaf. (If you look closely in videos of him you'll see he wears hearing aids.) That never excuses the fedora though. macnbc fucked around with this message at 20:08 on Nov 30, 2012 |
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Nov 30, 2012 20:05
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macnbc posted:That's Trevor Longino, GOG's head marketing guy. He has a slight speech impediment because he is mostly deaf. (If you look closely in videos of him you'll see he wears hearing aids.) Oh... poo poo  Now I feel bad.
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Nov 30, 2012 20:09
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Wezlar posted:Because Steam has tons of casual gamers who will be like "Yo Tomb Raider was sweet remember when I made Lara Croft naked when I was like 12?!?" And buy it without thinking too much about the cost. Don't forget achievements. They're clearly worth another 5 to 20 bucks.
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Nov 30, 2012 20:52
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Doc Hawkins posted:Don't forget achievements. They're clearly worth another 5 to 20 bucks.
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Nov 30, 2012 20:54
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I was curious... does anyone know why Gothic 1 wasn't on sale but all of the other Gothic games were? I wanted to get the whole quartet (I admittedly do have them on Steam also), but only 2, 3, and 3 - poo poo edition were on special. I have a personal rule (to keep me from overspending) about only buying games on GOG if they are on 50% off or better, so I held off. Just curious, really. Usually those "themed" GOG sales are logically comprehensive, if you'll pardon the expression.
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Dec 1, 2012 02:27
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JustJeff88 posted:I was curious... does anyone know why Gothic 1 wasn't on sale but all of the other Gothic games were? I wanted to get the whole quartet (I admittedly do have them on Steam also), but only 2, 3, and 3 - poo poo edition were on special. I have a personal rule (to keep me from overspending) about only buying games on GOG if they are on 50% off or better, so I held off.
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Dec 1, 2012 02:30
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Rirse posted:Is it bad that I get bummed out when the new release on Tuesday and Thursday is just some indie game that already been on Steam? It's nice they are spreading out from just old games, but it feeling like a repeat of the Nintendo Shop Channel, which started out with the virtual console of old games, then once WiiWare came in with indie games, they almost utterly stopped appearing after about a year with maybe two or three out in a six month period. If they weren't releasing indie games or others, than any release on GoG would be far apart. So really, the indie games are not hurting GoG at all, they can only help. Gilg posted:But Steam doesn't set prices? BeanBandit posted:Nope. It makes me sad. I get that they're a company, so making money is the only thing they care about, but they really had a good thing going for awhile. jvempire fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Dec 1, 2012 |
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Dec 1, 2012 02:49
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Rupert Buttermilk posted:Oh... poo poo
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Dec 1, 2012 07:17
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Glad that Hostile Waters is available again. Warren Ellis writing the story with Tom Baker narrating? Fantastic.
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Dec 1, 2012 22:04
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Screamer 2 just showed up on the store. My non-digital-release giant boxed PC games pile is growing smaller and smaller. Is there still any sort of interest in those things anymore, even to give away, or should I just truck the whole lot down to the local goodwill?
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