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They'll probably eventually allow linking them back to your GOG account.Makes me sad I bought all those things on Steam.
they got a buttload of good stuff I havent seen before.
Makes me sad I bought all those things on Steam.
Which games are keeping you company this weekend?
The Summer Sale is on and as everybody's wishlists are dwindling, their playlists must grow exponentially! It's just science, really.
So which games are keeping you busy this weekend?
Go on, share your Weekend Playlists with us. They can include single-player games, multiplayer games, console exclusives, anything - we are not judging. In fact, we are sharing too!
Looking for some inspiration, perhaps? The GOG.com releases of the week are here for you:
You can immerse yourself in an epic space conflict in Homeworld Remastered Collection.
You can explore a desolate alien planet with peculiar structures in The Solus Project.
You can try to unmask a creepy villain in Minecraft: Episode 6 - A Portal to Mystery.
You can help the Soviets and the Americans blow each other up in Battlezone 98 Redux.
You can colonize space and maintain a fine-tuned Planetbase.
You can help a tormented mother search for her missing son in The Park.
You can build your own spectacular amusement park in Parkitect.
You can let the dice decide who survives a doomed Martian mission in Tharsis.
what is GOG guys? will the price on GOG be the same price in the upcoming steam summer sales? For example on GOG right now Witcher is 17.49 and I remember it was £15 on the Steam summer sales? Should we wait or not?
GOG is an alternative Digital Distributor. It started out as "Good Old Games" as their niche was getting much loved old games to run on new systems, stripping out all the DRM (legally) and packaging them into simple offline restriction-free installers that work on modern systems. Since then it's just "GOG", and they sell many new games but their thing is still mainly DRM-free versions. They're actually owned by CDPR (same people who make the Witcher series). No idea if Steam summer sales will be cheaper, but buying the GOG version supports the developer directly and is DRM-free. :thumbsup:what is GOG guys?
"Technically" they're listed as W7 only. In practise, Commandos 3 is said to work in W10 using D3DWindower or DxWnd (and 16-bit color compatibility mode). It's the most finicky and lacks widescreen, but is also generally regarded as the worst in the series so you're not missing much. Commandos 2 is said to work as well. I haven't tried Windows 8 but the original Commandos: BEL and BTCOD expansion (best in the series IMHO) work fine in Windows 7 & 10 with minor tweaking. There are widescreen patches for 1 and 2 too. They're limited to 1280x720 without glitches but due to the nature of the game, you actually don't want it more than that due to scaling issues (everything gets too small at 1080p and above). For Windows 10, I think I little tweaking is needed, something like:-Have the commando games been patched to work on modern OS's? Last time I looked it had something to do with DX5(?) not being supported in win 8/10 for security(?).
I picked up X Rebirth complete - I've been collecting space games and not playing any and not even crazy about the genre but each looks like it might be fun.
I liked X3 back in the day, at least somewhat. It was more of a spreadsheet space simulator and I was more into a Freelancer type game, but it was fun enough to play for a while. Decent visuals for its time.
After buying a flawed version on Steam, I bought Painkiller Black on GOG for 2.40 (or something like that). Under 3.00...
I highly recommend this game to anyone who wants:
A shooter
Some story
Some puzzles and Tarot cards
Do not ask me why, but this is one of my favorite games and worth a try for under 3.00.
P.S. The graphics and character animation ain't bad either. A change of scenery in levels is always nice!
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The first expansion is good, as it was developed in house. The other expansions were 3rd party though, and indeed got horrible reviews.Painkiller is one of my all-time favorites as well. Half the fun was trying to find all of the secrets on every map. They really nailed the atmosphere when this game was designed.
Unfortunately, the expansion was terrible. The base game is excellent though.
Between GOG and Steam, they have certainly ended the debate about PC gamers and piracy. We don't play games we haven't bought, we buy games we don't play.
Between GOG and Steam, they have certainly ended the debate about PC gamers and piracy. We don't play games we haven't bought, we buy games we don't play.
y'all aren't gamers, y'all are digital hoarders.
True, although I've been pretty good lately, for the last couple of sales.Seeing as the steam summer sale is starting on the 23rd it's about to get worse.
lol True - but I do have 700 hours in Fallout 4.y'all aren't gamers, y'all are digital hoarders.