It seems that you're using an outdated browser. Some things may not work as they should (or don't work at all).
We suggest you upgrade newer and better browser like: Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Opera

×
Community
General discussionSpecial Promo: Fall Insomnia Promo(37683 posts)(37683 posts)
(37683 posts)
Pages:
1
500
1000
1244
1245
1246
1247
1248
2000
2500
2513
This is my favourite topic
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 16, 2013
avatar
Daz12380: does anyone know if The Bureau: XCOM Declassified any good?
know its not on gog
It got panned pretty badly.
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
kaszman1: Another 4-5 hours of awesome waiting. Anyone wants to play something?

I think of a number between 1 and 500.
69 :P
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
Daz12380: does anyone know if The Bureau: XCOM Declassified any good?
avatar
Spartan717: Based on some reviews I checked, it is a mediocre FPS. I wouldn't recommend it.
ok thanks i did like xcom enemy unknow main reason for my asking
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
SpiderFighter: Dunno why all the complaints; Anvil is selling faster than anything else has the last 12 hours.

But for those who are tired of waiting and don't yet have it, here's a Witcher code. Cheers!
GFNK-ZD6Z-G57Z-E9DQ
avatar
D3athR3aver: And how would one go about redeeming this key?
Bottom of the screen, on the left. "Redeem gift"
Probably long gone though
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
Daz12380: does anyone know if The Bureau: XCOM Declassified any good?
I enjoyed that game quite a bit. I played on hardest setting and all in all the experience was really great.

Im also a massive XCOM fan so i was pretty into the story as well. I honestly think it got some harsh scores by critics that expected it to be more than what it was supposed to be.
Post edited November 16, 2013 by Minmataro
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
SpiderFighter: Dunno why all the complaints; Anvil is selling faster than anything else has the last 12 hours.

But for those who are tired of waiting and don't yet have it, here's a Witcher code. Cheers!
GFNK-ZD6Z-G57Z-E9DQ
avatar
D3athR3aver: And how would one go about redeeming this key?
redeem gifts at the bottom of the page
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
mm3n: I am a Steam user myself, and I can say for sure their fanbase is huge and other digital services cannot match it. Which is why you often see a game released on PSN, Xbox Live and Steam in particular for new titles, for example.

Their support is plain horrible though, the regional pricing differences can be maddening sometimes, so if you ask me why is it so popular, I can't give you a firm answer. They were the first to make a system like that (to my knowledge), their publisher catalogue is huge and when people get steam keys from various promos, bundles and retail games, they get used to using the system and I suppose it's just easier to have all your games on one place.

I definitely want GOG to remain drm-free, but if a game is available both here and there, why not distribute steam keys as well? Gamersgate for example does that already.
avatar
Buenro-games: The Half-Life franchise made them what they are. They could have chosen not to become assholes, but like most major companies that succeed wildly (Google, Facebook) they became assholes who wanted to shove stuff down the customers throats. I chose to drop them and never look back at them ever again. Many though, stuck by them and even though they have mellowed down, I never looked back. There have been many changes, but there was a time those guys mixed up a shitdrink and told their customers to drink it or to go away. Most chose to drink up.
Well I know a lot of people who have been steam members since 2003, I started to be in 2011 in particular. The community has some decent members, but overall probably the most kids in a PC platform ever, chat system is easy, screenshots, ability to publish your own projects and such is quite tempting, it pretty much leads to having a giant community, advertising the platform to other fellows for you (for Steam) for free. You make a Skyrim mod? You can publish it right there and brag about it to all your friends.

In that matter they are quite fine and the community loves them and praises them. The dark side of the coin has seen a bit too many weirdly suspended accounts for failed payments which had nothing to do with the customers, their VAC system which may leave you unable to access your own account in certain conditions, the regional pricing as I mentioned before (it's not just EU vs US - there are 7-8 different pricing regions, for good or bad), support which may take more than 2 weeks sometimes to get back to you and prove totally useless in the end, really bad servers at peak times too.

Well enough for Steam, as long as nothing from the above proves wrong for you, they are decent. They are far better than their competitors for sure, and GOG isn't one of them. The idea behind GOG was to be something totally opposite to Steam (if you ask me, when I first read 'What is GOG?' when I registered here, this is what I thought). All other digital distribution services have regional pricing - I can't think of another that hasn't. Only on GOG you have only DRM-free games - other platforms have drm-free games too, but not all of them are. GOG offers some classics which you can't get sometimes anywhere else. They actually do listen to the community. Etc etc etc. It's like the day and the night when you compare gog to steam, both have assets the other one doesn't.

PS: I know it ended a bit too long and for a topic several pages back, but since I ended up writing all of it I decided to post it.
Posted November 16, 2013
Looks like a game to my liking, would have got it if I could afford it but I´m not skipping Thief 2 for this one=).
Posted November 16, 2013
high rated
avatar
xenxander: Anvil of Dawn looks like "eye of the beholder", only a little better.

I don't have a problem with games of this genre but they generally are for more niche audiences, which saturate rather swiftly.

I would get it, but I am saving for just a few more titles. If I had more $$, i would get this one.
Check your PM
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
ubermunch: Did Retro City Rampage come up again? I hope I didn't miss it....
avatar
smoother: seriously? are you trolling?
Sorry... my sarcasm suppressants wore off during the long wait.
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
Daz12380: does anyone know if The Bureau: XCOM Declassified any good?
avatar
Minmataro: I enjoyed that game quite a bit. I played on hardest setting and all in all the experience was really great.

Im also a massive XCOM fan so i was pretty into the story as well. I honestly think it got some harsh scores by critics that expected it to be more than what it was supposed to be.
thanks thethe reply and i like you avatar isi it from one of the comics?
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
Spartan717: Based on some reviews I checked, it is a mediocre FPS. I wouldn't recommend it.
avatar
Daz12380: ok thanks i did like xcom enemy unknow main reason for my asking
It really has nothing to do with it, aside from the franchise name. It's really bad. Better get the Enemy Within Addon, now THAT is nice.
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
Daz12380: does anyone know if The Bureau: XCOM Declassified any good?
know its not on gog
It got mostly middling reviews. Everyone called it a watered down clone of Mass Effect's shooting missions.
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
kaszman1: Another 4-5 hours of awesome waiting. Anyone wants to play something?

I think of a number between 1 and 500.
avatar
nijuu: 69 :P
It was number 2 :)

That was great. Only 400 left to sell xD
Posted November 16, 2013
avatar
SpiderFighter: Dunno why all the complaints; Anvil is selling faster than anything else has the last 12 hours.

But for those who are tired of waiting and don't yet have it, here's a Witcher code. Cheers!
GFNK-ZD6Z-G57Z-E9DQ
avatar
D3athR3aver: And how would one go about redeeming this key?
There is "Redeem gift" link on the bottom left corner of the page. It also can be a Steam key (looks like one). You can forget about it though, since it has been taken seconds after it was posted. There are people here who are very skilled in the art of snatching codes in an instant.
Post edited November 16, 2013 by dedoporno
Pages:
1
500
1000
1244
1245
1246
1247
1248
2000
2500
2513
This is my favourite topic
Community
General discussionSpecial Promo: Fall Insomnia Promo(37683 posts)(37683 posts)
(37683 posts)