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[Abelian]

Is HoMM5 worth $8?

I haven't played the Tribes of the East and Hammers of Fate expansions, just HoMM5, but I liked it as it was very much in the style of HoMM3, with some improvements like HoMM4's caravans and sub-skill system. Just don't expect too much from the campaign story-wise.

 

[Sceptic]

HOF and TOTE are MUCH better than classic HOMM5. Campaign story is still meh but the campaign missions themselves are much much more interesting. The rune system in HOF was pretty fun. Don't remember much about the orcs as a playable town in TOTE. But $8 is peanuts for the amount of fun you can get out of the game.

 

[bertram_tung]

Just got the blackwell bundle. Never played them before, but I love a good adventure game.

Started Legacy, finally got to Joey's intro. Seems cool so far.

 

[octavius]

HoMM V is definitely worth $8. Although it's mostly inferior to HoMM 3, with cliche story and cringeworthy voice acting, the new and improved skill system was a huge improvement IMO.

Anvil of Dawn is worth about 100$.

Really? Except for the audiovisuals, it is the most primitive and dumbed down of all real time blobbers, despite being one of the last ones to be released before Legend of Grimrock. Still, I found it to be just fun enough to be worth the time spent on it. The only reason it's remembered fondly is probably because it was released in the middle of the CRPG drought of 1994-1996.

 

[StaticSpine]

Is HoMM5 worth $8?

If you like HoMM3 (of course you do). The gameplay and all the game systems are really similar to it.

 

[Severian Silk]

I am waiting for silent storm sentinels and hammer & sickle.

 

[Modron]

Silent Storm Gold includes Sentinels in case you did not know; waiting for Hammer and Sickle as well.

 

[JudasIscariot]

http://af.gog.com/game/f117a_nighthawk_stealth_fighter_20?as=1649904300

Just released this bad boy today :D

 

[Cyberarmy]

WoW. One of the first games I've play on my PC. It was asking plane models as copy protection so I learned most of them after lots of guesses
Going to buy just for the sake of old times.

 

[Infinitron]

I'd never heard of that Gold Rush city management sim. Which reminds me, anybody remember Sierra's "Gold Rush" adventure game? It was pretty cool with its three branching paths through the game. Ahead of its time.

I wonder why Activision doesn't release more of those.

 

[balmorar]

Do the original developers get any money from GOG purchases or just the publishers? If the developers don't get anything then i don't understand why anybody would choose GOG (or steam) over TPB.

 

[Infinitron]

Do the original developers get any money from GOG purchases or just the publishers? If the developers don't get anything then i don't understand why anybody would choose GOG (or steam) over TPB.

Does TPB give you an awesome looking shelf you can fill up with games?

(I'm not entirely joking!)

 

[Cazzeris]

I can't see Fallout.

 

[sexbad?]

I'd never heard of that Gold Rush city management sim. Which reminds me, anybody remember Sierra's "Gold Rush" adventure game? It was pretty cool with its three branching paths through the game. Ahead of its time.

I wonder why Activision doesn't release more of those.

slaves not included

 

[Crane]

I can't see Fallout.

Congratulations. What other classic CRPGs can you not see? Please dazzle us with your powers of observation which aren't good enough to realize that the list is ordered alphabetically.

 

[Cazzeris]

I can't see Fallout.

Congratulations. What other classic CRPGs can you not see? Please dazzle us with your powers of observation which aren't good enough to realize that the list is ordered alphabetically.

Fallout games were removed from GOG store. They are very valuable and every Brodex should own them.

 

[octavius]

I can't see Fallout.

You need to scroll down.

 

[Darth Slaughter]

When I saw f117 cover, I actually thought it was F-19, from microprose, the first sim I played on my at 80286. F117 was like the sequel...

 

[Boleskine]

I can't see Fallout.

Infinitron is using some ancient wizardry of alphabetical sorting.

 

[Abelian]

When I saw f117 cover, I actually thought it was F-19, from microprose, the first sim I played on my at 80286. F117 was like the sequel...

F-19 was my first flight sim, too. The genre never really hooked me, though. I had a difficult enough time orienting myself, never mind accomplishing objectives.

On a related note, does anyone remember a combat flight sim from the mid to late 90's where you could choose between multiple aircraft on a screen where you had a top-down perspective of an aircraft carrier with different planes parked on it?

 

[Infinitron]

I'd never heard of that Gold Rush city management sim. Which reminds me, anybody remember Sierra's "Gold Rush" adventure game? It was pretty cool with its three branching paths through the game. Ahead of its time.

I wonder why Activision doesn't release more of those.

Hmmm, apparently they don't have the rights!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_Rush!

The rights to the game are currently owned and published by The Software Farm by its original developers the MacNeills.

http://www.softwarefarm.com/gr_home.htm
http://www.softwarefarm.com/gr_ordering.htm

The reference retail prices of California Gold Rush are $39.95 for the Collector's Edition and $19.95 for the Economy Pack.

JudasIscariot, you should talk to those guys and get them to put their game on GOG for a reasonable price: http://www.softwarefarm.com/service.htm

 

[Crooked Bee]

Apparently it's getting a remake by some shovelware German studio:

http://www.sunlight-games.com/en/?nav=detail&game=Gold+Rush!&sys=pc

http://www.goldrush-game.de/

Screenshots: http://www.goldrush-game.de/en/remake/media/

These guys also plan on distributing the original version bundled with DosBox, exactly like GOG does: http://www.goldrush-game.de/en/classic/home

 

[Infinitron]

Yeah, I saw about that remake. I would hope that they get in touch with GOG or nobody's going to even hear about it. I only remembered this game existed entirely by accident.

 

[J_C]

The only genre I will never buy on GOG are flight sims. These games aged horribly, and since this genre hasn't been tainted by the decline (they are better than ever today), I see no point in buying them.

 

[DalekFlay]

I view GOG as more of a convenience seller. They sell simple exe files I can quickly download, back up, install and archive. Technically some assholes who figured out the System Shock 2 rights issues by talking to lawyers all day might not have really earned my $9.99, but having System Shock 2 that quick and easy to install and access is worth the money to me.

TPB is catching on though, and I am seeing a lot more "archived" releases on there. I downloaded a great NOLF trilogy release that was set up exactly like a GOG version would be.