For forcing this "enhanced edition" and removing the sale of the original game, if I ever buy this version it will be because it is on the 99 cents price level.
I don't know if this version is good or not. The screenshots make it look far worse for the looks alone. Like a water paint graphics when you are looking for realism, even with lower resolution.

I don't know if the idea was from GOG or the owner of the rights, for me it is the same result, not getting it any time soon.

Detach the new version from the old one, allow both separately, then we talk.

And yes I do already own the original here on GOG and two physical copies.

Well, then what are you complaining about?
If you don't like what the Enhanced Edition offers - then don't buy it.
You still have the original, after all. Right?

Only if they bought at full price...and just FYI: when I bought it in December last year, the full price was set at €8,89.
And I bought it not for that price.

Then you have to count in the inflation - which is nothing either GOG or Nightdive are responsible for.
But again: you still have the original version - and if you don't want to pay additional money for the Enhanced Edition (I won't, btw.) then don't. Easy peasy.

Edit: and to both of you: if you want the Enhanced Edition (despite all its flaws) - and I can only assume you want, since you complain so much...simply wait for a pricepoint that you deem more fitting.

I'm really regretting not having bought the original version while I could still buy it alone. I know the new one comes with the original, but I don't want to give the impression I am willing to pay for such an awful "remaster".

I am not ListyG, but I used to have Blade Runner on my wishlist and now it is gone from it and I am forced to buy this "enhanced" version to get the other. Makes me really not happy having to buy a version I do not want to get the other. And Nightdive did not even credit Fach-Pedersen for his subtiutles. I really do not want to support this behaviour, but I still want the ScummVM version and I cannot not buy the "enhanced" version now.

I guess I'm happy to see that this has been released, but the differences between the old and new versions look far too superficial for me to justify spending money for an upgrade. In fact, the differences seem so subtle that I'm a little confused as to why they didn't just offer free upgrades to owners of the old version.

On Steam you can get it for 8.19 Euro no %-off.

Your thinking was simply illogical because you missed out that those who already own the original have already paid money for this as well. So omitting this tiny fact and telling us that those will get the package 50% cheaper than others simply is wrong. I also did not say that I want to buy the EE (and have no idea how you come to this conclusion) - this was just about the aspect of what is "fair" in theory. And those who already own the oiginal and paid more than 5 Euros would pay more to get the same as those who never bought it in the first place - that's a fact. I know that's life and prices change but that wasn't the topic. In any way those who did not buy earlier already will get the better deal - that's also a fact.

Last but not least: I did not COMPLAIN at all. I pointed out clear facts nothing more and nothing less. Learn to read.

I hate this "everyone who wanted it should have bought it x years ago" dumb argument. People regularly discover old games for the first time only after the original has been removed, and plenty of other remade games don't remove the originals.

This is just dumb trolling / shilling. If inflation were the cause of the price of games doubling, then ALL games and in fact the price of everything (not even gaming related) would be affected, not just remakes...

I believe the point of a discussion forum is to discuss, no? Or is this the BreOl72 Personal Ego Blog where we're only "permitted" to comment on things you like?...

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You may be aware but the base price didn't increase from its $10 point. (though obviously the summer sale discount is gone.) So that's a small positive imo. But admittedly that doesn't change the point you made about not wanting to give the impression of willingness to pay for the remaster.

From what I can tell, (possibly literally) all your posts here - at least on the main forum - attack the gogie, like they can do absolutely nothing right to you. There can be plenty of criticisms of GOG, and stuff like boycotting is fair imo, but it seems like it has become circlejerk of bitterness too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_73xz8LuSKY

Yes, it’s called doing a beamdog, and when they did their cash grab I said at the time that every company would see that and copy it. As for it being the publisher, it’s GOG website, they can simply say no, we don’t think that is a fit here, remove or drop it. I mean there are plenty of titles out there which have been ditched by “GOG curation”.
I am sure they do profit from it. A lot of those people who would never have heard of the game suddenly see it splattered across the big stores would generate sales.

I hate it when "remasters/remakes", which are often of vastly inferior quality, flat out replace the original versions already sold via digital stores. It's a good thing the 1997 game is still available as a "bonus", but why force anyone to buy this awful "Enhanced" edition in the first place?

Anyone remembers Z: The Game?
https://www.gog.com/en/game/z
I want to buy the ORIGINAL Z, not this new, utterly butchered version, but naturally none will let you!

This "digital revolution" has way too many downsides for my liking...

For me, Enhanced Edition means Full throttle Remastered, Monkey Island 1 special edition... etc. This game seems like up-scaling backgrounds with a blur effect and making the engine work on consoles. Neither of which I want (considering scummv can also do smoothing out details)

Although in all fairness, remastered means using the original assets (like remastered music), while the 2 examples I gave actually re-drew the whole thing.

Pity!

(Thanks for sharing)

Incredible...
Blues, blues!: May I have a word with the ,,GOGs curators team,, please?

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Oh, I see...