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Posted February 04, 2018
Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice that the bonus goodies for games that are released on GOG.com lately are either non existant or minimal. Not complaining it's just something I noticed as of late. I remeber when I first jstumbled upon GOG.com 5 years ago that games came with some good digital goodies. It also may depend on the developer/publisher? Love to hear your thoughts!
Posted February 04, 2018
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Maxximus_McClane: Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice that the bonus goodies for games that are released on GOG.com lately are either non existant or minimal. Not complaining it's just something I noticed as of late. I remeber when I first jstumbled upon GOG.com 5 years ago that games came with some good digital goodies. It also may depend on the developer/publisher? Love to hear your thoughts!
It is ultimately up to the dev or pub. In the case of a lot of new games, the dev or pub decides to sell them separately or as part of a special edition of some kind.
Posted February 04, 2018
Buying games back then (the classics) versus buying games of today are very different these days. Developers/Publishers are trying to squeeze every dime to be made. Add that the OSTs are contracted differently, I suspect, so the producers those get more royalties.
Posted February 05, 2018
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Maxximus_McClane: Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice that the bonus goodies for games that are released on GOG.com lately are either non existant or minimal. Not complaining it's just something I noticed as of late. I remeber when I first jstumbled upon GOG.com 5 years ago that games came with some good digital goodies. It also may depend on the developer/publisher? Love to hear your thoughts!
This is not news. Every single item nowadays is pre-order bonus, dlc, or separate item. Even the manual in some cases is now dlc. Next up they will be selling each bit of data separetely - no let me correct that, they will be renting you each bit of data via a streaming service.
Posted February 05, 2018
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Maxximus_McClane: Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice that the bonus goodies for games that are released on GOG.com lately are either non existant or minimal.
I just need to have a look at the bonus goodies of "Fallout Classic" from my shelf and compare them with the goodies listed on the store page of "Fallout".

On my shelf:
Manual
HD wallpaper
Fallout series wallpaper
Fallout Bible
Reference card
Soundtrack
Avatars
Vault Boy avatars
Artworks

On the store page:
manual
Posted February 05, 2018
true it's a sad trend that now all the goodies are either way for special editions or preorders or the likes
Posted February 05, 2018
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nightcraw1er.488: This is not news. Every single item nowadays is pre-order bonus, dlc, or separate item. Even the manual in some cases is now dlc. Next up they will be selling each bit of data separetely - no let me correct that, they will be renting you each bit of data via a streaming service.
Wow, really? Can you give some examples of games that sell manuals as DLC?
Posted February 05, 2018
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nightcraw1er.488: This is not news. Every single item nowadays is pre-order bonus, dlc, or separate item. Even the manual in some cases is now dlc. Next up they will be selling each bit of data separetely - no let me correct that, they will be renting you each bit of data via a streaming service.
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Asbeau: Wow, really? Can you give some examples of games that sell manuals as DLC?
Had this discussion in several posts before, can't remember the name of the one provided to me now, but I was quite suprised as well, was just joking when I posted back then, but someone provided the name of a game which had the manual as seperate DLC. If only the search functionality worked here.
Posted February 05, 2018
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Maxximus_McClane: Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice that the bonus goodies for games that are released on GOG.com lately are either non existant or minimal.
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real.geizterfahr: I just need to have a look at the bonus goodies of "Fallout Classic" from my shelf and compare them with the goodies listed on the store page of "Fallout".

On my shelf:
Manual
HD wallpaper
Fallout series wallpaper
Fallout Bible
Reference card
Soundtrack
Avatars
Vault Boy avatars
Artworks

On the store page:
manual
But they also don't sell those items seperately, do they?
So they are not even trying to make money off those materials.
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Asbeau: Wow, really? Can you give some examples of games that sell manuals as DLC?
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nightcraw1er.488: Had this discussion in several posts before, can't remember the name of the one provided to me now, but I was quite suprised as well, was just joking when I posted back then, but someone provided the name of a game which had the manual as seperate DLC. If only the search functionality worked here.
In an age where basic gameplay mechanics are affected by microtransactions, and integral parts of game are sliced and later sold as DLCs, nothing seems outrageous anymore. It's a sad state indeed.
Post edited February 05, 2018 by bhrigu
Posted February 05, 2018
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Maxximus_McClane: Maybe it's just me, but does anyone else notice that the bonus goodies for games that are released on GOG.com lately are either non existant or minimal.
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real.geizterfahr: I just need to have a look at the bonus goodies of "Fallout Classic" from my shelf and compare them with the goodies listed on the store page of "Fallout".

On my shelf:
Manual
HD wallpaper
Fallout series wallpaper
Fallout Bible
Reference card
Soundtrack
Avatars
Vault Boy avatars
Artworks

On the store page:
manual
This is so true! Especially when GOG re-released the classic Fallout games and they didn't include the bonus goodies that were included before.
Posted February 05, 2018
You want cake you bake yourself. GOG's cake was a lie.
Posted February 05, 2018
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Asbeau: Wow, really? Can you give some examples of games that sell manuals as DLC?
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nightcraw1er.488: Had this discussion in several posts before, can't remember the name of the one provided to me now, but I was quite suprised as well, was just joking when I posted back then, but someone provided the name of a game which had the manual as seperate DLC. If only the search functionality worked here.
You're referring to this one if I'm not mistaken.
Posted February 05, 2018
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nightcraw1er.488: Had this discussion in several posts before, can't remember the name of the one provided to me now, but I was quite suprised as well, was just joking when I posted back then, but someone provided the name of a game which had the manual as seperate DLC. If only the search functionality worked here.
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Lazarus_03: You're referring to this one if I'm not mistaken.
Yep thats the one with the link:
https://www.gog.com/game/yookalaylee_digital_deluxe_edition_upgrade
Posted February 05, 2018
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Lazarus_03: You're referring to this one if I'm not mistaken.
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nightcraw1er.488: Yep thats the one with the link:
https://www.gog.com/game/yookalaylee_digital_deluxe_edition_upgrade
We're also discussing it with the recent release of Avernum 3:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_avernum_3_ruined_world_c16c7/post4

The pdf of the manual is in the DLC although further on in that thread, it;s mentioned there's a built into the game manual:

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/release_avernum_3_ruined_world_c16c7/post17

Skimming the developer's website, it appears that way for most if not all of their games.
Post edited February 05, 2018 by drmike
Posted February 05, 2018
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Themken: You want cake you bake yourself. GOG's cake was a lie.
GOG promised us there would be cake. I am disappoint.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iXd8w2wdz8
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