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Hey, if you ever wanted to try your hand at what is arguably the worst Sierra adventure game ever made, Codename: Iceman is on GOG. Still no GD Conquests of the Longbow.
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Peas and Rice posted:Hey, if you ever wanted to try your hand at what is arguably the worst Sierra adventure game ever made, Codename: Iceman is on GOG. Oh my god, I almost forgot the falafel van chase scene! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvsYPSFgZ6s But seriously, don't buy this. About 2/3 of the game is basically dealing with copy protection and using the manual and the rest makes no sense at all. Of course, as in all games by Jim Walls, the protagonist is a total Mary Sue and who the game's author wishes he was... 
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Apr 13, 2017 16:42
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whats so good about conquests of the longbow looks like a sierra adventure game
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Apr 13, 2017 17:01
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Didn't that game have a key card you could miss early on, and you'd be in a walking dead situation for almost the entire game. It apparently hates the player.
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Apr 13, 2017 17:33
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Cemetry Gator posted:Didn't that game have a key card you could miss early on, and you'd be in a walking dead situation for almost the entire game. Sounds like a Sierra game allright.
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Apr 13, 2017 17:36
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Cemetry Gator posted:Didn't that game have a key card you could miss early on, and you'd be in a walking dead situation for almost the entire game. Yes. You have to show your ID to a guard at one point, and he gives you back the wrong one (how is this even possible in real life I do not know). If you don't look at it in your inventory and realise it's wrong and ask him for the correct one, you basically cannot finish the game. Of course, it's all part of Jim Walls's hardon for "following procedure". It's mentioned in the game manual that you should always check your id when it's given back to you, so... you haven't followed procedure and rightly you fail the game in his eyes. It's even worse: there is an essential one pixel item at the very beginning of the game that you could miss too! There's Sierra-style bullshit and then there's Codename: Iceman!
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Apr 13, 2017 17:43
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There's also a poker game you have to win that has anti-savescumming code- reload too many times and your opponent calls you a cheater and leaves. Got some bad hands? Tough luck, game over.
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Apr 13, 2017 17:47
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Yeah, I think there's an LP of Iceman. It's....special. I might get it on sale much later so I can play it drunk. They're holding Longbow for the pre-summer sale, I just know it.
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Apr 13, 2017 17:50
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ivantod posted:Of course, it's all part of Jim Walls's hardon for "following procedure". It's mentioned in the game manual that you should always check your id when it's given back to you, so... you haven't followed procedure and rightly you fail the game in his eyes. Police Quest does this sort of thing too - forget to walk around your car before driving off and you're dead, every time. Mind you, not as bad because you aren't walking dead.
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Apr 13, 2017 18:35
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Meyers-Briggs Testicle posted:whats so good about conquests of the longbow
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ulmont posted:Police Quest does this sort of thing too - forget to walk around your car before driving off and you're dead, every time. It's almost like Jim Walls is a terrible, terrible game designer. The car thing is at least an instant kill (well, next screen, anyway). Massive out-of-nowhere dick move that requires you saving all the time to mitigate, but you're not playing half the game in an unwinnable state. That said, the Hotel Delphoria endgame has soooo many walking dead scenarios I half expect Lytton to actually be in Georgia.
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Apr 13, 2017 18:58
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Meyers-Briggs Testicle posted:whats so good about conquests of the longbow It doesn't actively try to screw you at every turn; there is some instadeath stuff but for the most part you can make bad decisions or screw things up and still keep playing. There are several endings based on making good or bad choices, and whether or not you completed puzzles or let certain people die. IIRC Maid Marian can actually die and you can Lee playing, which is kinda interesting. It was also one of the pinnacles of the Sierra art style, which I really like. Plus nostalgia. As for Codename Iceman: I did that let's play so you all wouldn't have to suffer through that awful turd. Don't let my sacrifice be in vain!
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Apr 14, 2017 16:07
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Atheris posted:There's also a poker game you have to win that has anti-savescumming code- reload too many times and your opponent calls you a cheater and leaves. Got some bad hands? Tough luck, game over. I haven't played Codename: Iceman, but from what I remember reading, you don't have to win the card game, but if you do, it makes one of the sections later in the game easier. The anti-savescumming thing is still pretty crappy, though, especially when you consider that in LSL1 and SQ1, you had to save-scum with the slot machines in order to get the money you needed to progress. I love Sierra, but I think that Codename: Iceman along with Gold Rush, exemplify all the worst aspects of their early adventure games. Max Wilco fucked around with this message at 20:07 on Apr 14, 2017 |
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Apr 14, 2017 20:05
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So has anyone checked out Full Throttle remastered yet? I'm in the middle of moving so I haven't had a chance to play it yet
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Apr 20, 2017 04:22
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Saints Row 4 and Gat Out Of Hell are now on GOG. Saints Row 2 can be grabbed for FREE for the next 48 hours! ...aaand the Saints Row games are on GOG Connect so you can grab GOG versions if you own them on Steam.
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Apr 20, 2017 11:35
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Here's a gift copy of SR2 in case anyone is too lazy to click the front page, I guess: https://www.gog.com/redeem/6F6A8-D4552-AEB43-3F8EA
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Apr 20, 2017 21:40
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The Kins posted:Saints Row 4 and Gat Out Of Hell are now on GOG. I don't know why, but I've been really wary about trying GOG Connect. Maybe it's because you have to set your profile to public in order to connect it, and I'm worried it'll get messed up if I set it back to private afterwards. It's also sort of annoying since the imported titles always change. If you don't own all the DLC for Saints Row IV, can you still get it through GOG Connect?
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Apr 20, 2017 22:22
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Max Wilco posted:I don't know why, but I've been really wary about trying GOG Connect. Maybe it's because you have to set your profile to public in order to connect it, and I'm worried it'll get messed up if I set it back to private afterwards. It's also sort of annoying since the imported titles always change. I set mine back to private after the first freebies with no real issue. When I set it back to public for the second set it took a day before it would register I owned any of the games.
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Apr 20, 2017 22:31
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fastbilly1 posted:I set mine back to private after the first freebies with no real issue. When I set it back to public for the second set it took a day before it would register I owned any of the games. Okay, I connected the accounts, and I did get Saints Row IV Game of the Century version. I set my Steam profile back to private, so I guess I'll toggle it back when the next bundle of games gets posted. How often does GOG Connect update with new games? Also, is there a reason why they only allow a certain number of games for a limited time?
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Apr 20, 2017 23:18
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Max Wilco posted:Okay, I connected the accounts, and I did get Saints Row IV Game of the Century version. I set my Steam profile back to private, so I guess I'll toggle it back when the next bundle of games gets posted.
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Apr 20, 2017 23:24
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Max Wilco posted:
I assume it's to get people to sign up with their service in the first place.
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Apr 20, 2017 23:40
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Aces High posted:So has anyone checked out Full Throttle remastered yet? I'm in the middle of moving so I haven't had a chance to play it yet It's fine, but the remastered version has some issues. Some stuff that is animated in the original (some clouds and clothing) are completely still in the remaster, with one animation in particular looking really odd when the character's clothing isn't moving. At one point you're using a monitor, and some of the text is too big for the monitor and spills out on both sides (that one is inexcusable). Also, some of the new art doesn't blend in with the environments as well as the old art IMHO - Ben's bike in particular is REALLY shiny. The game otherwise plays exactly as the original. Don't expect the minigames to control any better. The widescreen (complete with newly drawn art) is nice but completely changes one part of the game. When you have to use your bike to escape the burning plane the bike is in plane (hah) sight. In the original, you had to walk to the left to see it. Whether this is a problem or an improvement is up for debate. The game has some performance issues - some scene transitions take longer than they should, and the game looked pretty choppy while you're controlling the bike. A little disappointing but it doesn't distract that much. I played on a PS4 Pro with boost mode on. The audio is slightly cleaner in the remastered version. However, the audio quality of the commentary is terrible! It's also very short and doesn't give much insight into the development of the game, but does have some neat information and stories I didn't know about. You can freely switch between both versions of the game whenever you want. Overall, I'd say it's a decent remaster but I hope they at least fix the monitor thing because jeez that was terrible. If you're new to the game, I'd still recommend the remaster before the original, since the latter definitely is showing its age. Personally I'll probably stick with the original look if I ever decide to replay the game again.
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Apr 21, 2017 00:11
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Renoistic posted:It's fine, but the remastered version has some issues. Some stuff that is animated in the original (some clouds and clothing) are completely still in the remaster, with one animation in particular looking really odd when the character's clothing isn't moving. At one point you're using a monitor, and some of the text is too big for the monitor and spills out on both sides (that one is inexcusable). Also, some of the new art doesn't blend in with the environments as well as the old art IMHO - Ben's bike in particular is REALLY shiny. The game otherwise plays exactly as the original. Don't expect the minigames to control any better. I took similar issue with the Monkey Island Special Editions (especially with MI2); the new art doesn't really mesh with the look of the original, and some of the animations from the original look better than they do in the updated style. The audio commentary is also the same, where it only pops up sporadically, and doesn't really dive into much detail in the game's development, aside from goofy stories between Grossman, Schafer, and Gilbert. Why specifically do you recommend the remake over the original? You say that the original is showing it's age, but is there any real difference between playing the remake over playing the original via SCUMMVM? If the remake has graphical issues, and doesn't really improve on the mini-games, it doesn't sound like there's a major advantage above playing the original (aside from the upgraded art and the fact that the original isn't available for sale)
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Apr 21, 2017 00:26
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Renoistic posted:Overall, I'd say it's a decent remaster but I hope they at least fix the monitor thing because jeez that was terrible. If you're new to the game, I'd still recommend the remaster before the original, since the latter definitely is showing its age. Personally I'll probably stick with the original look if I ever decide to replay the game again. Also isn't the original version impossible to complete when playing on ScummVM? It's been a while since I played and maybe they've fixed it, but it would always crash when you get to the fighting motorbikes section.
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Apr 21, 2017 00:42
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screaden posted:Also isn't the original version impossible to complete when playing on ScummVM? It's been a while since I played and maybe they've fixed it, but it would always crash when you get to the fighting motorbikes section.
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Apr 21, 2017 01:41
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The only reason to get the SEs of Monkey Island are to play them with the original graphics using the new voice acting. Except you can't even do that with MI1. 
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Apr 21, 2017 01:49
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Peas and Rice posted:The only reason to get the SEs of Monkey Island are to play them with the original graphics using the new voice acting. You totally can. Click
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Apr 21, 2017 06:51
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Eulisker posted:You totally can. Literally beat that this week. It is like finding a cd from the mid 90s that has been missing in a drawer that at Lucasarts. There is one for MI2, but its is not necessary.
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Apr 21, 2017 13:23
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Fantasy General is free but only through the GOG Facebook page, it seems.
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Apr 21, 2017 17:01
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Lockmat posted:Fantasy General is free but only through the GOG Facebook page, it seems. Thanks I would have probably missed this otherwise. Turns out you can skip Facebook by just going here: https://www.gog.com/redeem/FB200KGIVEAWAY
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Apr 21, 2017 17:10
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Eulisker posted:You totally can. WHAAAT. That's awesome. I assume to get it into ScummVM on a Mac, I'd have to unpack it on a Windows machine first and the copy it over, right?
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Apr 21, 2017 17:35
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Apparently I received SpellForce 2 - Anniversary Edition for free earlier this month, which I never noticed until I looked at my account just now. I'm not sure why, but I assume it's because I own all the SpellForce games already.
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Apr 21, 2017 20:49
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Max Wilco posted:Why specifically do you recommend the remake over the original? You say that the original is showing it's age, but is there any real difference between playing the remake over playing the original via SCUMMVM? If the remake has graphical issues, and doesn't really improve on the mini-games, it doesn't sound like there's a major advantage above playing the original (aside from the upgraded art and the fact that the original isn't available for sale) Well, you don't need SCUMMVM, and the new art doesn't look like a pixelated mess on modern monitors and TVs. Unless you're fond of the pixel art, or have already played the original, I'm pretty sure most people would prefer the remaster. That link above is awesome! I haven't actually played the MI remaster because the new art is just so, so, so ugly.
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Apr 21, 2017 22:16
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Here's an old code I had for Neverwinter Nights Diamond
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Apr 22, 2017 18:54
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Wow just finished MI two weeks ago - would definitely have preferred to have the old graphics with the new audio. Still a great game, but the new graphics are largely poor and characterless, really.Hidden Asbestos posted:Here's an old code I had for Neverwinter Nights Diamond Hmmm, clicked that but might already own it. Did I break your gift?
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Apr 22, 2017 22:04
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Hidden Asbestos posted:Here's an old code I had for Neverwinter Nights Diamond I was able to claim this. Thank you Hidden Asbestos! It's been a long time since I bought this game at release and played through the campaign with a friend. Never played through SoU or HotU though.
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Apr 23, 2017 02:48
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Well Saints Row 2 runs kind of lovely. I know it was free but it would of been fun to run through the game again.
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Apr 23, 2017 08:50
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Richlove posted:I was able to claim this. Thank you Hidden Asbestos! It's been a long time since I bought this game at release and played through the campaign with a friend. Never played through SoU or HotU though. The SoU+HotU campaign is far better than the base one. SoU is not super special but HotU is legit great. Even the soundtrack's much better, Rebel Camp is still one of my favorite town themes in any game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r46yzCB82kA
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Apr 23, 2017 10:02
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BadAstronaut posted:Maybe not the right thread for this but I'll try anyway... Just set up my Steam Link and want to know how i can run some of my GOG library from the couch via my new hardware. This possible? For future reference I found getting GOG non-Steam games to work with the link extremely ymmv. Witcher 3 worked with zero issue linking the exe in Steam. I found Deponia only worked if you exited Big Picture and launched in through the normal desktop. To this day I still have never gotten Rebel Galaxy to launch and recognize the Steam Controller over the Link. Even after spending a stupid amount of time trying to troubleshoot the issue.
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A bit of an odd question but is TIE Fighter still a decent game even nowadays or is it more that the power of nostalgia makes itenjoyable?
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