Certainly looks interesting. I will definitely keep an eye on it.

This is kind of where I'm at. I hope the Epic Exclusive worked out for them from a cash standpoint, but for me personally this went from a game I was SUPER excited about to one that ended up getting released (for me) at a really terrible time.

Since the time I *would* have purchased it immediately, GoG released XCOM2 which I played and enjoyed and now Horizon is here, Cyberpunk is right around the corner and there's just generally a TON of stuff on my plate.

I want to see Gollup do well, and I love that games like this get made but it went from one I was all gun-ho to support to something I'll less excited about.

Bummer for me, hope it worked out for them.

It's been more than a decade since I last pirated a game. I might just sail the high seas for this one. And this after you offered me a survey for a copy after I got refunded my backer pledge way back when. I'd rather pirate a copy than take a free handout from you Julian.

And yes, I'm still bitter about being backstabbed so you can take your free copy and shove it!

That's one way/a better way to see it. :)

I myself hope the execs got seriously burned by their actions, petty, but so what. :P
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But I agree on having lost almost every ounce of interest in this game, there are so many games, that have released this past year, that I still didn't get to try and that I'd rather play than this. :)
Will sit this one out most likely.

a) i'm glad this is on the gog store, at long last.

b) gonna wait until it's on a VERY deep sale before buying in.

[i'm patient. and i WILL wait until it's a VERY deep sale, indeed.]

that awkward bait and switch has made it so that anything they do from this point outward will be something i watch carefully before investing in.

sorry friends at snapshot games, but treating your customers like you did just makes me WAY less inclined to trust you in the future.

Sadly, close to none gameplay in trailer (or I don't get the game right).
Approach like this serves no good (or I don't get it); just sayin.

Ditto

I've heard on the grapevine that the game is quite shite.
It's just an inferior knockoff of the newer XCOM games.
Apparently anyway . . . .

As a backer, I’m happy that I finally can redeem this game on GOG and delete it on Epic.

For those who would like to see some actual gameplay, which is lacking in the trailer, here are a few videos:

Phoenix Point DLC 2 (8.1) Arkham ☺ Legacy of The Ancients Campaign Ep#1 (1440p), by Wargaming In Miniature

Try That Again! - Phoenix Point (Necromonicon Update) - Legendary Run by Kraise Gaming! (Switches to Arkham Update during this run)

I understand and to a certain point agree with the negativity and betrayal many feel towards this game, I myself thought much the same.

At some point I figured that staying away from the game would only hurt myself in the end, so I downloaded it from Epic shortly after it was released there.

That was a beta version and a game under heavy development, but as it was patched and features added it became a really strong game with very enjoyable turn based tactical combat (TBTC).
The developers have really listened to the community and many (most?) of the requested features have been implemented rapidly from the Epic release date. In a way they released an early access / beta version and with the added fund from Epic could spend a full year extra on development (which was really needed, as I'm sure everyone in that community can agree on). The year one edition seems to be the best edition of this game so far, and if the developers keep listening to the community it might just be one of my favourite TBTC games of all times.

It is by no means perfect, but for me and my taste it's not far away either.

I would recommend anyone with a slight interest in this game not to pass up on it just out of spite.

Ehh...better late than never. I'm not happy about the bait and switch, but I understand the reasons behind the decision and AFAIK the Epic version really was DRM free (I got it but didn't have time this year to do a proper log-cabin test by copying the binaries to a fresh box). I was pretty conflicted at the time though...if I hadn't splurged on the physical-goodies edition I probably would have just refunded and waited.

I respect the middle paragraph you have there but I really have to object to the last one. If a company brakes trust with a large part of it's audience, especially in a crowd funding environment where trust is pivotal, and does so for a sack of cash (even if some portion of that sack of cash is put back into the company) then it's not "just out of spite" or even spite at all to warn others that this company - regardless of the qualty of this particular product - doesn't deserve the full faith and confidence of the end user. It's no small matter to break an explicit - not implict - promise. If someone pays for a physical item and is told after they're charged that they'll be getting something other than what they were sold they would be understadably upset and would look elsewhere for shoping in the future. This really isn't much diffrent.

Is the game potentially good? Probably.
Has the company really worked to make it better? I'll take your word for it and assume yes.
Do either of these things, if taken as facts, mean they've earned back the trust they sold? No, it simply doesn't.

My TL:DR if anyone is looking for a "point' to this, buy the game if it looks good but wait for a major discount 75%+ because the copmany is going to have to behave in a pro user manner for several more title/years to begin restoring the trust they lost by literally selling out.

good game get it^^
oh no it was sold on an other store bruhuhuhu
wonder if you whine the same if a game is coming from steam ... i know you dont , pozer
yeah it is getting better thou slowly , im still waiting for the alian ufos i can shot down with my fighters

Provided a game is a temporary exclusive, I very much like the use of EGS as a "Early Game Service". The game gets secure funding and beta testing before it arrives on the shelves of other stores, which means it is much better by the time I get to it. I will be buying Phoenix Point this Christmas, to encourage the release of games on GOG after going through the Early Game Service.

GOG is where I go to buy games to keep in my library forever, not to indulge in FOMO.