|OT| GOG - Old Games, New Games, Good Games!

[FunnyJay]

I remember the ice skating being bugged, so you can never complete the third lap. I believe it was some sort of copy protection?

That bug is still in the GOG release... just tried it out.

That's so weird. I wonder what the bug is about. Is it Not a copy protection bug?
Or is the GOG version cracked?

 

[LEANIJA]

I remember the ice skating being bugged, so you can never complete the third lap. I believe it was some sort of copy protection?


That's so weird. I wonder what the bug is about. Is it Not a copy protection bug?
Or is the GOG version cracked?

It is weird indeed! It might actually be the case that the GOG version is cracked? Since the game doesnt ask for the copy protection codes when it usually would (and of course, no codewheel came with it)... and I dont suppose they had the source code to remove copy protection properly, maybe they simply needed to use a cracked version. Or its simply a bug, who knows...

 

[Li Kao]

Is there a scanline option / support in dosbox ?

 

[fokkusu]

Is there a scanline option / support in dosbox ?

Yes Scaler - DOSBoxWiki

 

[fokkusu]

 

[gabbo]

and that's a game i can avoid on steam now. excellent

 

[fokkusu]

If you have Visa (and spend 25 USD) get free game

 

[prudis]

 

[FunnyJay]

 

[LEANIJA]

I see only "Epic Games Store" in that screenshot, so I'm guessing GOG got a bunch of money (and probably a cut from sales?) from Epic to do this to push their store? Because if EGS is "integrated" into the GOG Galaxy client, more and more people might end up using that...
Clever move on Epics part. Annoyingly so.

 

[FunnyJay]

Is it so that EGS doesn't have to implement a shopping cart?

 

[Pogi]

CROSS PLATFORM CHAT YOU COWARDS

 

[LEANIJA]

Is it so that EGS doesn't have to implement a shopping cart?

That way Epic doesnt have to improve their launcher at all anymore, GOG can do it all for them. And they can yell "competiton" since its all available on another launcher. Just not Steam, obviously.

 

[Swenhir]

Is it so that EGS doesn't have to implement a shopping cart?

It is. It really is. That's how they don't have to spend a cent for their customers and to improve anything while mud-wrestling with Apple in court to the tunes of millions in lawyers fee. It's just insane.

 

[gabbo]

I see only "Epic Games Store" in that screenshot, so I'm guessing GOG got a bunch of money (and probably a cut from sales?) from Epic to do this to push their store? Because if EGS is "integrated" into the GOG Galaxy client, more and more people might end up using that...
Clever move on Epics part. Annoyingly so.

I mean, you still have to want to buy from EGS even when in Galaxy. A third party shopping cart won't create that demand

 

[LEANIJA]

I mean, you still have to want to buy from EGS even when in Galaxy. A third party shopping cart won't create that demand

True, but for those GOG users who dont care about giving Epic money, it might be enticing. They would have the EGS shop and library baked right into their GOG client. More people might be swayed to buy from the EGS if its right there on GOG instead of having to use extra software. Of course I dunno how its gonna be used in practice (and Im not gonna make an EGS account to try).

 

[warp_]

maybe this is why they only showed epic

 

[gabbo]

maybe this is why they only showed epic

I've been having issues with Steam integration for months, so much so that ive basically taken it out of Galaxy and gone back to using Steam itself, so yeeh, makes sense.

 

[warp_]

i installed galaxy to get a free copy of witcher 3 since i had the xbox version and then uninstalled it

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I only ever boot up GOG Galaxy to claim a free game. I never used it for anything else.

 

[FunnyJay]

The older version of GOG Galaxy was more stable and on my opinion better than this weird integration monstrosity.

I get what they were going for, but the result is really so-so.

 

[Le Pertti]

I hope it is possible to hide EGS in the app because fuck off with that shit.

 

[gabbo]

The older version of GOG Galaxy was more stable and on my opinion better than this weird integration monstrosity.

I get what they were going for, but the result is really so-so.

I agree. I use it for all my non-steam installs (gog, physical, twitch, etc), but they seem to be adding bloat before they really nail down some of the basics..
Still it's my go-to more often than Steam, so it's easy to overlook for a lot. Straight to library and ignore the rest

 

[warp_]

I hope it is possible to hide EGS in the app because fuck off with that shit.

if it works like the xbox or the other addins, you have to link the other stores manually, so you are safe lol

 

[Ge0force]

More people might be swayed to buy from the EGS if its right there on GOG instead of having to use extra software.

But you still need EGS to download and launch these games. This is nothing more than more visibility for EGS exclusives. I don't understand why GoG agreed with this.

 

[crimsonheadGCN]

I think this is more of a sign that GOG isn't doing too well.

 

[curi0usBystander]

I'm wondering if GOG is taking a cut from this ?

I think this is more of a sign that GOG isn't doing too well.

The fact that GOG killed the fair price package a few month after the EGS came out was already showing this.

 

[Tizoc]

I'ma need these SH games to release after mid October at the earliest @3@
...actually these I may get during their Winter Sale, just to be on the safe side.

 

[C-Dub]

I really wish there was a way to get a slimmer GOG client. I liked the idea of Galaxy 2.0 having all my games in one place, but third party launchers like Playnite have far and away surpassed it in terms of speed and useful functionality, and now it's just a bloated mess that feels unintuitive. At this point I just want GOG games on my Galaxy client.

As for them putting EGS games on their store, this seems dumb. There will always be this issue where Epic gets to hawk its wares on GOG but only games GOG doesn't have, so it doesn't really give you much choice - you just get to buy a bunch of shitty Epic exclusives that you couldn't get on GOG anyway. So really, only Epic wins, because this just legitimises them and they sure as shit would never return the favour.

More interesting functionality in a client would be a store selector, which just takes you to the webpage of each store, lets you buy games, maybe have a price comparison plugin built in (i.e. if you're browsing Steam and a key is cheaper elsewhere, get a little warning), and then once you've bought the game it'll auto-redeem it if it's a key and tell the client on your PC to install. Once it's installed it'll then add the game to the launcher like it's one seamless system.

You wouldn't even need to get permission from any of the store owners because it'd just be a webpage in the client, and when installing games it'd just hook into functionality already built into the client. Make it open source like Playnite is now, and job done.

 

[prudis]

tbh this isnt really "putting EGS games on their store" but rather running EGS lite to purchase shit inside galaxy client (probably not to have to load whole EGS client like it was before)

 

[Deleted member 113]

tbh this isnt really "putting EGS games on their store" but rather running EGS lite to purchase shit inside galaxy client (probably not to have to load whole EGS client like it was before)

This is still a frankly incomprehensible "partnership", in which GOG is sending money/customers to EGS, a competing store that has been actively working on locking out games from launching on other platforms, GOG included.

I have no doubs there is some kind of deal behind it, because it just doesn't make sense for CD Projekt to do so otherwise (I mean, seriously, what would they gain otherwise by getting people to spend their money on another unrelated store?).
And, it's very disingenuous from them to say "hey, you can now buy games from other platforms/stores", when essentially, this means a single one, and it only benefits Epic.

 

[lashman]

This is still a frankly incomprehensible "partnership", in which GOG is sending money/customers to EGS, a competing store that has been actively working on locking out games from launching on other platforms, GOG included.

I have no doubs there is some kind of deal behind it, because it just doesn't make sense for CD Projekt to do so otherwise (I mean, seriously, what would they gain otherwise by getting people to spend their money on another unrelated store?).
And, it's very disingenuous from them to say "hey, you can now buy games from other platforms/stores", when essentially, this means a single one, and it only benefits Epic.

... and they're also handling 30-day refunds on those egs games themselves ... for some bizarre reason

 

[LEANIJA]

... and they're also handling 30-day refunds on those egs games themselves ... for some bizarre reason

...the fuck?

 

[lashman]

...the fuck?

yuuuuuuuuuuuuuup

 

[gabbo]

I think this is more of a sign that GOG isn't doing too well.

This is the response to just about every non-game announcement from them, so I really don't see that being the case. Tunnel vision maybe on the wrong aspects of their client maybe, but trouble at gog? Seems unlikely.

 

[warp_]

... and they're also handling 30-day refunds on those egs games themselves ... for some bizarre reason

if the payment goes through their processor rather than epic's then they'd have to be the ones to handle refunds as well so that's not too weird on the face of it.

could mean gog is getting a taste of the sale if that's the case. essentially the digital version of buying one of those download game cards at target/walmart/gamestop.

 

[Le Pertti]

GOG, you were supposed to be one of the good ones! It's in your name!

 

[Ge0force]

This is still a frankly incomprehensible "partnership", in which GOG is sending money/customers to EGS, a competing store that has been actively working on locking out games from launching on other platforms, GOG included.

My thoughts exactly. Epic is acting like a f*cking virus, crawling into every crack of pc gaming in order to take control of games distribution.

It's really, really sad that GoG is working with Epic as well now. But no doubt Epic paid them lots of money as usual.

 

[Futaleufu]

GOG could use a "sort by price" search query.

 

[curi0usBystander]

The Outer Worlds

The Outer Worlds Expansion Pass is available here The Outer Worlds is an award-winning

www.gog.com

 

[Oheao]

I wish Steam and GOG had official integration. I prefer getting games on GOG but Steam's UI I prefer, and evidently since Steam is more popular it makes getting games on GOG a harder sell.

 

[gabbo]

I wish Steam and GOG had official integration. I prefer getting games on GOG but Steam's UI I prefer, and evidently since Steam is more popular it makes getting games on GOG a harder sell.

Why does steam's popularity have any role in that?

 

[gabbo]

This is HALLOWEEN [SALE], Halloween[ [SALE], Halloween [SALE]!
Cheap games, too spoopy for you!

 

[Oheao]

Why does steam's popularity have any role in that?

A lot of companies may not see the benefit in it, and a lot of users probably just stick to Steam since that's where most of their library is.

 

[Madventure]

Free Stuff on GOG!

GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

t.co

 

[Madventure]

Hey look another giveaway!

Butcher

The easiest mode is 'HARD'! BUTCHER is a fast-paced 2D shooter game and a blood-soaked

www.gog.com

is free in a giveaway on GOG at the moment !
I played and beat the entire game recently it's made by the creator of Soldat if you've ever heard of/played that but it's pretty fun platform shooter (I suggest playing it on a lower difficultly then the one I did as harder difficulties make it kind of stupid)

 

[prudis]

whoa

 

[gabbo]

Interest in HZD intensifying

 

[Pommes]

GOG currently has a Black Friday sale:

GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

www.gog.com

There is also a Children of Morta / Visa promotion:

Thanks to Visa you can get Children of Morta on GOG.COM

Spend a minimum of 25 USD with Visa and save your card for future payments to get one of 53,000 complimentary codes for Children of Morta.

lp.gog.com

Some Batman games where added to GOG:

Discover the best Batman games on GOG.COM

Discover the best Batman games on GOG.COM

www.gog.com

 

[gabbo]

GOG currently has a Black Friday sale:

GOG.com

Download the best classic and new games on Windows, Mac & Linux. A vast selection of titles, DRM-free, with free goodies and 30-day money-back guarantee.

www.gog.com

There is also a Children of Morta / Visa promotion:

Thanks to Visa you can get Children of Morta on GOG.COM

Spend a minimum of 25 USD with Visa and save your card for future payments to get one of 53,000 complimentary codes for Children of Morta.

lp.gog.com

Some Batman games where added to GOG:

Discover the best Batman games on GOG.COM

Discover the best Batman games on GOG.COM

www.gog.com

Are Oranges and Knight worth it? I remember Knight's pc being pretty badly panned at launch, did they get fixed up post release?