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Posted May 09, 2019
Blood: Fresh Supply is now available DRM-free. If you own the original Blood: One Unit Whole Blood, you can get the remaster 5 USD cheaper (the final discount is 5 USD equivalent, and may vary depending on your region and price in local currency). Offer is valid until June 9th, 3pm UTC.

Battle an army of sycophantic cultists, zombies, gargoyles, hellhounds, and an insatiable host of horrors in your quest to defeat the evil Tchernobog. Squirm through 42 loathsome levels filled with more atmosphere than a Lovecraftian mausoleum. Begin your journey armed with a simple pitchfork and earn more effective implements of destruction like aerosol cans, flare guns, voodoo dolls and more!

Original Blood: One Unit Whole Blood from now on will be available as a free bonus with Blood: Fresh Supply.
Posted May 10, 2019
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darthspudius: I'm not sure if there's any need to actually buy it.
It's good if you have one of the rare bugs the other ports don't address and/or you don't have the original already. Otherwise one can get by just fine with the ports available/the original files(especially if you see no big dfference look/feel wise between such ports and the originals).

As such, the new version has some merit.
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Mafwek: Late capitalism and culture wars, what can I say.

If you mean lovecraftian deity, yes he is. Although note that elder gods in Lovecraft are kinda good guys. His iconic monsters are Great Old Ones and Outer Gods.
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dudalb: Though none of Lovecraft's gods turned out to be wimps the way Tchenonborg did.....

BTW Blood is full of Lovecraft references. The designers were huge fans of Lovecraft.
He/it was a wimp due to being tied to a mortal vessel which it needed/needs in order to do it's duties.
Post edited May 10, 2019 by GameRager
Posted May 10, 2019
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dudalb: Though none of Lovecraft's gods turned out to be wimps the way Tchenonborg did.....

BTW Blood is full of Lovecraft references. The designers were huge fans of Lovecraft.
Nyarlathothep was outsmarted by a human significantly less physically powerful than Caleb, Cthulhu got a boat in the face etc... So I wouldn't say they weren't wimps. I am also a fan of Lovecraft.
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GameRager: ...Principles can also be emotionally/culturally/etc based. And whether or not someone takes another's principles seriously or not doesn't make said principles more/less good/valid to those who choose to uphold them or objectively nonsensical...
Pretty much this. It's pointless to apply logic and reason when morality comes into play because it's connected with values and emotions, not reason and logic. So I see any discussion on that to be meaningless.
Post edited May 10, 2019 by Mafwek
Posted May 10, 2019
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gameragodzilla: It's not removed, it's just added to another version of the game. If they remove a previous version of the game, or don't bother including it (like in the case of Doom 3), then I see the issue. This is a non-issue.
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axl: You can keep twisting words as much as you like, the fact still remains the same: the stand-alone classic version was removed from the store, you have to buy a more expensive package in order to get it. It doesn't really matter how much more it costs now or how many potential buyers are affected, all that matters (for me at least) is that they had no valid reason for not giving us the ability to choose which version we'd like to purchase other than additional monetary gains.

It's starting to become quite clear that we see this situation in a fundamentally different way which is okay. I, for one, can't take offense in not having a version of a game included which was not previously available (like Doom 3 for example, although I'd very much like to have it) because to me that sounds like being ungrateful over something that shouldn't have been taken for granted anyway and anything could be the reason behind it. On the other hand having an already working option removed without a solid reason (which could range from technical to legal, as sad as that may sound) is something that I simply cannot accept.

If you don't see the difference between these cases then there's nothing more left for us to discuss. Peace out.
Again, so what if the standalone is removed if it's still included? Who cares if it was there before and now just part of this other thing? It's far more important if something is here that doesn't include another version because that's outright missing a particular version of the game that some people might prefer. If you can still get the version you want, then there's no reason to get all buttmad for this.

I don't see the difference, because the ability to get that game is still there. Nothing was removed. The only thing that was "removed" was not having the extra stuff. Pointless.
Posted May 10, 2019
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axl: You can keep twisting words as much as you like, the fact still remains the same: the stand-alone classic version was removed from the store, you have to buy a more expensive package in order to get it. It doesn't really matter how much more it costs now or how many potential buyers are affected, all that matters (for me at least) is that they had no valid reason for not giving us the ability to choose which version we'd like to purchase other than additional monetary gains.

It's starting to become quite clear that we see this situation in a fundamentally different way which is okay. I, for one, can't take offense in not having a version of a game included which was not previously available (like Doom 3 for example, although I'd very much like to have it) because to me that sounds like being ungrateful over something that shouldn't have been taken for granted anyway and anything could be the reason behind it. On the other hand having an already working option removed without a solid reason (which could range from technical to legal, as sad as that may sound) is something that I simply cannot accept.

If you don't see the difference between these cases then there's nothing more left for us to discuss. Peace out.
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gameragodzilla: Again, so what if the standalone is removed if it's still included? Who cares if it was there before and now just part of this other thing? It's far more important if something is here that doesn't include another version because that's outright missing a particular version of the game that some people might prefer. If you can still get the version you want, then there's no reason to get all buttmad for this.

I don't see the difference, because the ability to get that game is still there. Nothing was removed. The only thing that was "removed" was not having the extra stuff. Pointless.
Okay, you really don't (want to) see my point and I won't iterate it any further. But in the same vein: who cares if classic Doom 3 isn't available here as long as you can buy it elsewhere? (And you can.) I don't see the difference, because the ability to get that game is still there. The only thing that's missing is being DRM-free. See? Two can play this game.
Posted May 10, 2019
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darthspudius: I'm not sure if there's any need to actually buy it.
it's a game. no one actually NEED to buy any game. its a choice you make. if you want to buy it is another matter.
Posted May 11, 2019
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darthspudius: I'm not sure if there's any need to actually buy it.
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amok: it's a game. no one actually NEED to buy any game. its a choice you make. if you want to buy it is another matter.
i thought games were like air and water....don't humans need a backlog in order to live? 0.o
Posted May 11, 2019
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amok: it's a game. no one actually NEED to buy any game. its a choice you make. if you want to buy it is another matter.
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GameRager: i thought games were like air and water....don't humans need a backlog in order to live? 0.o
the backlog is like suspended animation. the longer it is the longer you will live.
Posted May 11, 2019
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GameRager: i thought games were like air and water....don't humans need a backlog in order to live? 0.o
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amok: the backlog is like suspended animation. the longer it is the longer you will live.
Then my suspicions were justified after all. Huzzah! :)
Posted May 11, 2019
Any plans for new episodes/content from the original team (or close enough)?
Posted May 11, 2019
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ShadowWulfe: Any plans for new episodes/content from the original team (or close enough)?
You could tweet Nightdive (and even CEO Stephen Kick) and ask.
Posted May 11, 2019
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amok: the backlog is like suspended animation. the longer it is the longer you will live.
Then I am immortal, or at least endless.
Posted May 11, 2019
I never played Blood. Is it worth a buy? Guessing if you like Doom you'd like Blood ?
Posted May 11, 2019
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Kelefane: I never played Blood. Is it worth a buy? Guessing if you like Doom you'd like Blood ?
Not... exactly...
Blood is more like Duke Nukem 3D or original Shadow Warrior, but much, much harder.
Posted May 11, 2019
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Kelefane: I never played Blood. Is it worth a buy? Guessing if you like Doom you'd like Blood ?
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Mafwek: Not... exactly...
Blood is more like Duke Nukem 3D or original Shadow Warrior, but much, much harder.
Cool thanks.
Posted May 11, 2019
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darthspudius: I'm not sure if there's any need to actually buy it.
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GameRager: It's good if you have one of the rare bugs the other ports don't address and/or you don't have the original already. Otherwise one can get by just fine with the ports available/the original files(especially if you see no big dfference look/feel wise between such ports and the originals).

As such, the new version has some merit.
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dudalb: Though none of Lovecraft's gods turned out to be wimps the way Tchenonborg did.....

BTW Blood is full of Lovecraft references. The designers were huge fans of Lovecraft.
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GameRager: He/it was a wimp due to being tied to a mortal vessel which it needed/needs in order to do it's duties.
I actually went looking for more information and I can see it could be worth it. Surprised that GOG's page doesn't mention much on the improvements. Would certainly help those who are undecided.
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