Interesting, but... it seems to be a mobile port, which turns me off. And the price is also a turn off (especially considering the mobile version is $5)... :-|

It is? I thought it would be the other way round after i read some reviews on the App Store....and mobile ports tend be cheaper ...think it's the same with Terraria which costs around 6€ at the Play store....

Well, I got the expansion for Civilization: Beyond Earth and the Humble Monthly. It will be interesting to see what comes of that this Friday. :-)

Good evening everybody!

nothing new on my end; I've been doing some work, got my mind of things a bit...

A cat doing wacky stuff in your direct surroundings is also a great catalyst for improving your mood :D

*many hugs, settles in with a cup 'o mint tea, made with natural plants*

Well, the top review over on the competition says that the crafting menu seems designed for touchscreens, no key bindings, and even a dwarf in the loading screen is holding an iPad :-p ... I didn't read any reviews beyond that.

Hello Endre! :)

I've heard a lot of mixed things about that game on release, but I haven't really followed it at all since then; pray, is it a pleasant game? (always looking for some new empire management/4x games)

Yep...actually didn't really read those...jumped onto the wiki and some stuff on the steam community hub...the touch focus would explain the rather big UI...think i should watch some footage of it at some point....

Good afternoon! :)

Just dropped in to say hi to all of you :)

Here watching some movies! :)

Hey Endre :)
Still thinking about the Monthly....because of Alien...

Good moaning.

Finished classes, bought a book I will only ever read/use once in my foreseeable future. And came back here.

I'm plotting an evil scheme to get back at Crow. But don't tell him.
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The Cadiz Carnival finals are on TV. I think I might watch it.
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Had a look at the current bundle, I let go of the former one. But I think I might get this one just for Grow Home.

I'm an idiot though, the civ games in the last one were worth it.

PS: Just noticed that the Rayman Origins offered in the bundle is not even a steam key.
Uplay go frag uself

Yeah...probably. But people seem to keep latching onto a nice guy, rather than noticing me, so I'll run with it, chalking the whole thing up to good luck.

Eight's a good age. Kids don't usually pick up on all the ugliness of a place until they're a bit older.
(Which of course is why you were so happy going to Disneyland 3 times...)

That idea is based around a delusion that's reinforced by people's obliviousness. Of course it strikes you as similar, there are other places on the planet than the U.S. to compare experiences to.

Honestly? I'm pretty sure I mumbled, "I can't believe I'm giving those fuckwits any amount of money at all."

Agreed, they've definitely messed up more than once, and I have no doubt that it'll happen again. That's just how things go. I've always gotten the feeling that the people at GOG generally give way more of a damn than those at Steam do, but mistakes still happen.

I also won't be surprised when an In-Dev game goes sideways and falls apart. It's always a possibility and GOG can't put a gun to their head, either literally or figuratively by way of binding contracts.
Sure, they could sue the hell out of a developer for breaching their contract, but what would they even get out of it, aside from the time, effort and legal fees involved?

If In-Dev does take priority, they'll end up seeing it in lower numbers. The probability of people purchasing full items versus incomplete ones with no idea when they'll be finished won't be favorable to that approach, I'm certain.

People love that feeling of being a part of the "best" thing. From pastimes like video games or sports, to supposedly more important topics like religion.
I used to be more bound to sticking with just one service, but I won't let that service tell me what I can play. So now I get stuff from Steam or Humble if it doesn't show up here.

If other alpha/beta developers go that route, it'll probably sour people on the whole concept that much faster. (Or at least, I hope that it will. Who knows with some people.)

I think they care in terms of GOG being their main competition. As such, I'm sure they consider what GOG's doing and how to counter it when it's convenient to do so.

To me, In-Dev/Early Access is as much gambling as Kickstarter, just with maybe slightly more favorable odds for the consumer.
I backed my first Kickstarter a few months ago, and that was only because of the team involved and what they're trying to resurrect. Even with that, I know it could all go wrong.
Pretty much. Doesn't make their actions less obnoxious, but they are understandable.

I don't think it's bad, I just think Nintendo mismanaged it until it got tag teamed to shit by Sony and Microsoft.

No, not really. Nothing excuses a substance addled asshole yelling at his little girls "Where's my money bitch?!"

I can understand their reasoning. But, I don't accept it. I never will. Konami is now squarely on my list of "no way in hell am I buying their stuff" developers and publishers. But I understand it.
At that level, there's always the lowest road option, that option of fuck everybody but me, I don't care what happened before, or who helped, or who cares, I only care about ME. Konami has obviously embraced that.

Good evening, everyone!

I hope you are all doing well?

Did any of you ever play the X-Files adventure game from 1998? The one with live action cutscenes? I just found the discs for mine and it seems to work quite well on Windows 7. It even allows for a full 7 disc install and after that no CD is required. I can't really remember if it is any good, but it will be worth a re-play sometime.


Maybe, or maybe we are just more open about it. :-)

Thank you. I have been having health issues for many months now, sadly often it being near fatal. But hopefully I am on the mend now, still waiting for some results back to sort of confirm this, but I like to stay positive.

I hope you have been doing well and that the year is off to a nice start?


I tend to agree, although the sense that GOG care is slowly eroding now due to the complete lack of communication. Although, part of me can understand. No one wants people being hostile when they are just the messenger, and the users do tend to get a bit passionate about some topics. Not that they should not, but I can understand how it might feel to staff being at the receiving end, especially when they are just the messengers, not the ones pulling the strings.

The method seems to be working well for Steam, you forger that younger games especially seem to love throwing money at silly things. But hopefully it is just what it appears to be, an additional service GOG offers that won't take away from their main service.

My reluctance to get games elsewhere is not really about loyalty to GOG, just me preferring things in one place and having a backlog so I can afford to wait for it to come here or go on sale here. But a few games I have got DRM-Free elsewhere. Some on Humble and some on Groupees. Namely Mind Path to Thalamus, Lifeless Planet, and Montagues Mount. All games that looked interesting, but that were usually too expensive here on GOG given my small interest in them. But seeing them for a few $s was a good deal. I also got a few games from Humble DRM-Free that are not on GOG, like Super Meat Boy. My only real stipulation is that the store is trustworthy, and offers the game DRM-Free. Other than that, while I prefer GOG, I would not do without over it, if I can get it elsewhere DRM-Free and I want it there and then then I will.

But gamers love to put up with crap from developers and publishers, if they didn't we would not have DRM and such horribel micro-transactions and bad DLCs. :-)

I agree that early access and Kickstarter are pretty much the same, I just meant that the mentality is a little different. One is paying for a work in progress, the other is investing in an idea.