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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
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BelowTheBelt: My list so far (never owned or played any of these, so I'm pretty excited about it);

Bought
Deus Ex
Syberia
Populous
Might & Magic 6 Pack
Jade Empire
Heroes of Might & Magic 3

Waiting for:
Ulitma 7 (never played)
Ultima Underworld (never played)
..Possibly one of the Thief titles...not sure.

I'm also gonna pick up Witcher in the weekend sale

Already have NWN1 & 2, and Planescape.
You're doing great.

I'd suggest Heroes maybe top of the list to try.
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puviani: Nowadays, many DLCs often come out the same day as the base game is released. O_o
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Faeja_Vu: Honestly, I hate DLCs. I despise the ones that come out on day one most of all. It's basically them saying "Hey, buy this $60 game with a lot of content, but if you want all the rest (and we have quite a bit planned), fork over another $15-60+!"
Augh! Many of the DLCs I've seen don't add nearly enough new content to be worth the extra chunk of money. Give me the whole game all at once, not halfish of it and try to ransom the rest to me. >_> Almost as irritating, no, outraging as some of the DRM measures taken these days.
That's the way I see DLC as well. Oh wow, 3 Maps for my game? OH WHOOPDDEEDOO! An actual expansion was new maps/quests, new characters, new storylines etc. And it cost 15 bucks, the same as some of these DLCs.
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UncleOvid: Well, I was trying to remember if it was Shadow Over Innsmouth or Dunwich Horror, so...

Am I totally making this up, or was there a game of At the Mountains of Madness too?
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plan99: I don't recall any games made from actual Lovecraft titles/stories. IMO The Lurking Horror was closet in feel.
If you like lovecraftian text adventures I'd recommend and [url=http://ifdb.tads.org/viewgame?id=9ntef9expou18abv]The King of Shreds and Patches (both free indies).
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iuliand: So far I don't like this promo for the following reasons:

- first round was insanely fast. I tried to buy King's Bounty Crossworlds but due to the fact the PayPal "pay" button didn't worked on iPhone I couldn't finalize the purchase. The promo ended by the time I wanted to retry.
- the free games are meant to be grabbed by superhumans... I don't even dare to hope at grabbing one. Some free games I would have preferred to be discounted instead in order to have a chance to get them.
- now on the last round I'm still waiting for King's Bounty Crossworlds but seeing how slow some of the games pass I don't think I'll have a chance to get it before I need to go to sleep... I know it's called "insomnia" promo but that doesn't mean I really have to skip the night... I have to sleep.

I simply dislike guarding the site waiting for the next game. Imagine how much time is lost by so many people waiting for their favorite games to come up. It is not a user friendly promo.
It went on too long and needed a shutoff valve for the unpopular games. Once everyone had what they wanted from the first couple passes, games stayed up way too long. But it was a fun promo with some very nice discounts. Running it a couple times a year would keep it fresh.
I can't believe I missed Deux Ex all three rounds, derp.

I bought Primordia and The Witcher 2 (even though I'm only on chapter 3 of The Witcher, and by the time I'm ready for The Witcher 2, prices will probably have fallen even further, haha) I also just bought the Blackwell Bundle as a gift for one of my high school friends.

Still waiting on Planetscape and Thief, blah. At least all the game stalking is forcing me to write NaNo while I wait instead of playing the games I bought and getting sucked into the game for hours.
Bought:

Under a Killing Moon
Tales of Monkey Island
Thief Gold
Tropico 3

My wallet is bleeding, so I guess that's it for me. Kudos to masterminds from GOG for two marathon nights and one hell of a Jack Keane frustration ;).
So far I have bought

Puddle
Under a Killing Moon
NWN2
Aquanox
The Real Texas
Baldur's Gate
NWN
Aquanox 2
Jade Empire Baldur's Gate 2
Inquisitor
One Unit Whole Blood
Spellforce
Master of Magic
Sacred Gold
Icewind Dale
Nexus
Space Colony HD
Soul Reaver
Thief 3
Lords of Midnight
Myst

Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (Free)

Waiting for The first two Thief titles now.


I already own a lot of the other titles across GoG, Steam and consoles.
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Celton88: The market is totally saturated lol. This final round is going so much slower.

I bet sales on GOG will be dead for the next couple of weeks.
Which is the perfect setup for the Annual Christmas Sale Event. That being said, there were a lot of games not included on this sale that I am certain many GOGers want to buy when the right sale comes along.
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BeorntheBear: It looks like I missed out on a really good conversation about R.A. Salvatore and J.R.R. Tolkien last night. Man I love this thread!
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MGShogun: This community is quite amazing, that's for sure. I've been here for 3 years and it's my home forum. :)
same here although I guess around for 2 years, seems alot longer tho. I remember the free Fallout game enticed me to join up oh so long ago ^_^ Granted I already had the game in physical format. The digital method is just so much easier =)

Also this fun sale got me out of lurker mode into this entertaining thread ^_^
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jpwiseguy: No, seriously...

...and my apologies if I came off like a bragging douche, wasn't my intention. Just saying that I think luck has more to do with it than connection speed.
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Knofbath: You're hitting the Akamai servers instead of GoG. Try just gog.com instead of www.gog.com.

For reference I can hit that particular server in 42ms.
My bad...ok I'm pinging 32ms to just gog.com...the same with secure.gog.com.

Either way I am fierce on smashing the "Get It Now" button when it pops up, and I am denied every time, so I still believe it's more luck than anything. So who knows...
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Shendue: Is it? I took a look at the comments and most people praise the game atmosphere and design, but also point out that the puzzles are easy and short. I've been playing adventures since the very first King's Quest, so i find most of the new ones just too easy and quick to solve.
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Cardian: I have to admit that in this day and age that became kind of a plus for me. I rather enjoy a short but sweet adventure story than something that takes forever. I just don't have the time anymore. But those people are correct, the games are not that hard compared to the classics they mimic. If that is a downside for you, this might not be the right thing. Especially if you've dealt with your fair share of puzzles. Still, it's well crafted with good stories and great characters and that's more than many longer adventures have to offer these days.
The fact is that there are yet so many old classics of the adventure genre i didn't play that i'd rather focus on those before looking for new ones, unless they are true gems. And this one looks good to me, but i could play Lure of the Temptress or I have no mouth instead.
Not to mention those new adventures i bought on bargain sales here and there in physical copies that i already own and have yet to start playing, like The Whispered World, Gemini Rue or Gray Matter.
This one seems more like something i'd buy if i'm an avid gamer that already played every of those adventures and is looking for something new.
Post edited November 15, 2013 by Shendue
Refresh forum, check counter, refresh forum, check counter, refresh forum, check counter.... soooo tired. Must buy another game....
Why dont they just skip Blackwell, it's moving so slow, they should really follow Steams example of a flash sale...
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stevieknix: So far I have bought

Puddle
Under a Killing Moon
NWN2
Aquanox
The Real Texas
Baldur's Gate
NWN
Aquanox 2
Jade Empire Baldur's Gate 2
Inquisitor
One Unit Whole Blood
Spellforce
Master of Magic
Sacred Gold
Icewind Dale
Nexus
Space Colony HD
Soul Reaver
Thief 3
Lords of Midnight
Myst

Total Annihilation: Kingdoms (Free)

Waiting for The first two Thief titles now.

I already own a lot of the other titles across GoG, Steam and consoles.
so what? XD
I'm thinking of ordering in for dinner, probably chicken with the poutine DLC.