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Posted November 13, 2013
Deals so good, you won't want to fall asleep.
You remember back when you used to walk into a store, browse the shelves, pick out a game, and then buy it--all in the actual real world? We don't know about you, but most of us at GOG.com have had our limbs atrophy to small vestigial nubbins since all of our shopping happens online these days. Of course, one thing that sometimes happens in real world stores with real world goods--particularly when they have a good sale--is that they run out of stock. Usually that means that the deal was so good that they couldn't keep up with demand.

Well, in the digital realm, this is usually pretty rare. How do you run out of stock on digital games, short of entropy devouring the universe? Well, we have gotten 101 games that will be on sale on the front page of GOG.com, but the discounts are so high at the moment that we can't just sell an unlimited number of copies of these games: we are only able to sell a few at these discounts--up to 80% off--and once they're gone, they're gone.

So what games will be on sale in our Insomnia promo? Bestselling classics and new games alike. There will also occasionally be some free games in super limited numbers (like, 20 or 30 copies)--if you're fast enough on the trigger finger to pick 'em up, that is. The deal will run from now until we're out of "stock" of games for the sale, and games may show up more than once. So it's time to bathe in a tub of coffee*, dip some espresso**, snort an energy drink***, or do whatever else it takes to stay up so you don't miss out on the best deals on fantastic games on GOG.com since summer.
*This is probably not a good idea
**This is definitely not a good idea
***This is totally safe, though****
****NO IT'S NOT WHAT ARE YOU DOING YOU CRAZY PERSON
Post edited November 13, 2013 by TheEnigmaticT
Posted November 15, 2013
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trebor8273: some free steam games for people

Rune Classic
Steam Key:
8V0FR-GYQN2-DMF6Y

Mount & Blade
Steam Key:
T0XGX-YCK0N-Z59I5

Majesty 2 Collection
Steam Key:
Q9CNA-HKFR0-LNMYP

Enclave
Steam Key:
TN25G-DZPAA-GWLFK
Managed to ninja'd Rune Classic, thanks :)
Posted November 15, 2013
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Fezred: Yeah, we went from increasingly detailed and lovingly painted environments that got better with every new update to the tech or generation of games to...blurry and bland blobs or angular horrors that you could barely make out and would see copy pasted across the game due to the limited or non-existent textures and extra tech woes to go with it. There was a lot of people just jumping on the 3D bandwagon as 3D was a selling feature and could be plastered all over the box art or even put into the title of the game. Eventually the 3D got to its feet but it was very hard going. The pre-PSX stuff was mostly a painful and extremely ugly experience or a hindrance to the game. A lot of games would have a "3D section" and they'd be the turd in the punchbowl. Jurassic Park had a nasty one, Birthright another, Albion, etc. I remember enjoying Albion a lot and then they dump you into this confusing and blurry mess in the dungeon and town areas. Didn't see the point there.

Again there were a few developers eventually worked out good uses for it and made some games around the limitations. FPS, flight sims, etc. all clearly benefited hugely early on. But most of it was a bad idea and lessened the quality of the game in the long run (and probably made it even more of a PITA to get running on the modern PC...).
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xenxander: When the N64 hit the market, they used to offer it, set up in the stores, for you to play. They usually had Mario 64 on it. I remember playing it and thinking.. "People actually like this system? It's horrible controller and it's ugly environment?"

I was the minority but I guess that means i was smarter. I remember 2-d games with pseudo-3d, like isometric Breath of Fire 2, or Secret of Mana, etc. Those games were awesome - detailed sprites with worlds you could still explore *sigh*

Even the original Playstation (now dubbed PSX) had better looking games, though it's early 3-d games didn't fair any better, yet they at least had 2-d sprites on most of them.

The worst player in the old 3-d games was the camera. You couldn't adjust it..... .WHY!?!?! At least not very well. Castlevania 64, Quest 64.. the camera was your worst enemy. Second was the textures but we already talked about that :p
Glad to find a kindred spirit on this issue. Even nostalgia can't make me like the N64 or Jaguar.
Yeah I never got into the N64 or Jaguar either. I played PC games, PS1 or something else. I missed the whole Golden Eye thing I mean after playing Doom 2 on the PC over the internet with buddies - Golden Eye really wasn't that big of a deal if you had already done that. Resident Evil 2 on PS1 was considered to have pretty much the best graphics of the era.
Posted November 15, 2013
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xenonemo: I hope the Keane developers don't read this forum. It would suck to have your game pegged as the archetype for games that don't sell. Apart from that aspect, though, I find the whole thing to be hilarious. :)
http://www.gog.com/forum/general/special_promo_fall_insomnia_promo/post6889
Posted November 15, 2013
Okay, time to pick my daughter up, grab NWN 1&2 and Planetscape torment for me if they pop up before I'm back :)
Posted November 15, 2013
Just woke up...Anyone have a list of round 3 so far?
Posted November 15, 2013
Steam Wars?
I assume the key for Call Of Juarez is gone by now.
Here is a Steam key for PID (I own it both on GOG and Steam thank you :) ):

DRDA9-7Y0AH-47LB4
Posted November 15, 2013
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xenxander: When the N64 hit the market, they used to offer it, set up in the stores, for you to play. They usually had Mario 64 on it. I remember playing it and thinking.. "People actually like this system? It's horrible controller and it's ugly environment?"

I was the minority but I guess that means i was smarter. I remember 2-d games with pseudo-3d, like isometric Breath of Fire 2, or Secret of Mana, etc. Those games were awesome - detailed sprites with worlds you could still explore *sigh*

Even the original Playstation (now dubbed PSX) had better looking games, though it's early 3-d games didn't fair any better, yet they at least had 2-d sprites on most of them.

The worst player in the old 3-d games was the camera. You couldn't adjust it..... .WHY!?!?! At least not very well. Castlevania 64, Quest 64.. the camera was your worst enemy. Second was the textures but we already talked about that :p
Glad to find a kindred spirit on this issue. Even nostalgia can't make me like the N64 or Jaguar.
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wanderlust76: Yeah I never got into the N64 or Jaguar either. I played PC games, PS1 or something else. I missed the whole Golden Eye thing I mean after playing Doom 2 on the PC over the internet with buddies - Golden Eye really wasn't that big of a deal if you had already done that. Resident Evil 2 on PS1 was considered to have pretty much the best graphics of the era.
I got an N64 when it was almost at its end. Just bought it off eBay, I think, along with the Zeldas, Mario and some other games I wanted to play. Granted, those weren't many, but for what I paid it was well worth it.
Posted November 15, 2013
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bell02: HA HA ,...the new consoles sucks XD ...PC Master Race FTw! ..sorry for this childrish comment..:P my PC (GTX 650 8RAm i5 win8) brings better performence as an ps4 ... i dont know why?
....and now there will be hardware war on this site..... :( :( thumbs down
Posted November 15, 2013
Might be nice to have some old console games on here too. Particularly the PSX and Dreamcast era and so on. At least we'd know they'd have to be oldies for the emulation so not just the new stuff for a change. ;)
Posted November 15, 2013
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sbenrap: Steam Wars?
I assume the key for Call Of Juarez is gone by now.
Here is a Steam key for PID (I own it both on GOG and Steam thank you :) ):

DRDA9-7Y0AH-47LB4
What's PID ?
Posted November 15, 2013
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wanderlust76: Yeah I never got into the N64 or Jaguar either. I played PC games, PS1 or something else. I missed the whole Golden Eye thing I mean after playing Doom 2 on the PC over the internet with buddies - Golden Eye really wasn't that big of a deal if you had already done that. Resident Evil 2 on PS1 was considered to have pretty much the best graphics of the era.
To me, the great thing about GoldenEye (apart from some of the spy gadgets/weapons) was that you could shoot people in the crotch. Pretty common place to shoot game characters wherever now, but back then that was a new thing and a subject of lots of laughs at my house.
Post edited November 15, 2013 by xenonemo
Posted November 15, 2013
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xenxander: When the N64 hit the market, they used to offer it, set up in the stores, for you to play. They usually had Mario 64 on it. I remember playing it and thinking.. "People actually like this system? It's horrible controller and it's ugly environment?"

I was the minority but I guess that means i was smarter. I remember 2-d games with pseudo-3d, like isometric Breath of Fire 2, or Secret of Mana, etc. Those games were awesome - detailed sprites with worlds you could still explore *sigh*

Even the original Playstation (now dubbed PSX) had better looking games, though it's early 3-d games didn't fair any better, yet they at least had 2-d sprites on most of them.

The worst player in the old 3-d games was the camera. You couldn't adjust it..... .WHY!?!?! At least not very well. Castlevania 64, Quest 64.. the camera was your worst enemy. Second was the textures but we already talked about that :p
Glad to find a kindred spirit on this issue. Even nostalgia can't make me like the N64 or Jaguar.
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wanderlust76: Yeah I never got into the N64 or Jaguar either. I played PC games, PS1 or something else. I missed the whole Golden Eye thing I mean after playing Doom 2 on the PC over the internet with buddies - Golden Eye really wasn't that big of a deal if you had already done that. Resident Evil 2 on PS1 was considered to have pretty much the best graphics of the era.
My friend suckered me into renting golden eye for the N64 on leave, sometime in 2000.

I hated it. I thought it looked and played horribly, but he thought it was the shit.

I kept thinking, "why?" this game is horrendous.

But people just didn't see it my way. Probably because they fell into the marketing poison - the imps who tell you "you like this, don't you... Yes you do." and people ate the shit and thought it was sugar.

I'm very happy I missed that meal.
Posted November 15, 2013
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sbenrap: Steam Wars?
I assume the key for Call Of Juarez is gone by now.
Here is a Steam key for PID (I own it both on GOG and Steam thank you :) ):

DRDA9-7Y0AH-47LB4
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ToFoQc: What's PID ?
http://www.pidgame.com/
Posted November 15, 2013
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Fezred: Might be nice to have some old console games on here too. Particularly the PSX and Dreamcast era and so on. At least we'd know they'd have to be oldies for the emulation so not just the new stuff for a change. ;)
And the good old SNES games. Especially Square Enix titles like Secret of Mana/Evermore etc.
Post edited November 15, 2013 by Faenwulf
Posted November 15, 2013
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sbenrap: Steam Wars?
I assume the key for Call Of Juarez is gone by now.
Here is a Steam key for PID (I own it both on GOG and Steam thank you :) ):

DRDA9-7Y0AH-47LB4
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ToFoQc: What's PID ?
A god plataformer game

http://www.gog.com/game/pid
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