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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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Daliz: I've waited for NWN Diamond since yesterday morning (it's evening here now) and no luck.. :/
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foorti: you silly it is almost midnight here in finland
No it's not. I'm here in Finland, and it's 48 minutes to midnight, kaveri.
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DukeDuvel: Quick question, can I buy gift versions and if I can't trade 'm, 'give' them to myself?

Thx in advance for any replies!

Happy Keaning!
Yes, send them to your own email and it'll send a gift code instead of putting games on your shelf. Later you can add to your shelf by using the game code at www.gog.com/gift
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Shendue: I am an avid Philip K. Dick reader, so i strongly suggest to read the book. And they made a comic book based on it that's very good as well. Damn, even the videogame's great.
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gscotti: There is no way I am going to read the comic book or play the game - Philip K. Dick's novel created a very dark world in my mind, a very powerfully suggestive atmosphere, a slightly steampunkish world that any comic book or videogame can only fall short of. The best thing about Blade Runner was, actually, that it didn't try to faithfully recreate the novel.
Make sense to me.
In the next Insomnia promotion, if GoG put some ad banner at the front page and if they get 1 cent for every refresh...
well... they'll be insanely rich lol
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nijuu: 132

Only thing i got to say about Steam, i noticed some Kickstarter devs have started to say "Oh but Steam is the least obtrusive DRM" (some of them really dance around the issue). Come on guys. DRM or DRM free..there is no grey. DRM *is* still drm no matter the way you look at it
Valve is working on a pure 100% offline Steam mode.

basically you only ever need to connect to their servers to buy/download or activate a game key. Once you do that you can make a short cut to your game and play them without the client even being open.

Just give them some time, they get that people hate DRM.
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groze: Chicks usually enjoy the Gabriel Knight series a lot. Seriously. You may as well try it.
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FearfulSymmetry: Speaking as a girl, the game that got me hooked was Dragon Age: Origins. I've shown it to several of my female friends and I think I got about five of them into gaming that way.
Speaking as another female gamer, yep Gabriel Knight has long been one of my favorites... though I liked 1 more than 2 and 2 more than 3.

Jane Jensen, GK's creator, is currently working on a revamped version of GK1. Hooray!
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siddham: Geneforge is selling well.
Anyone played it?
I have only played the first one, so this applies to that (though I have heard that the others are not that much different mechanics-wise): there are plenty of branches in the story, with various choices having an effect on the plot thread (If you have played Fallout 1 or 2 or Dragon Age: Origins, think how your choices for each section impacted the flow and you will get an idea). Combat is very traditional old-school RPG and I found it very very challenging.

That being said, remember that this was done by a single developer, so it will not have much graphically or acoustically.

This is just my take - your mileage may vary.
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siddham: Geneforge is selling well.
Anyone played it?
A little bit. But it's really good.

The combat system reminded me a bit of Fallout 1.
Post edited November 16, 2013 by mkess
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Velgor: "Blade Runner" is based on the Phillip K. Dick short story "Do Androids Dream of Android Sheep". In fact many of the big sci-fi movies in the last 30+ years have been based on his work. That includes the Schwartzenegger version of "Total Recall" and more...
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jackster79: I have seen that version of Total Recall, and hear it is better than the newer one. Interesting bit that, one short story had a lot of influence. I will have to see if I can pick up a copy at the library (though unless there are reprints I am guessing it will be hard to find being as old is it is).

Edit: Thanks to everyone for clearing this up. Seems like it is a book and not a short story, and that the author has done several books in that vein. Definitely going to need to dedicate some time to his work. Thanks again fellow GOGers!
I haven´t seen the new Total Recall but I´ve read about it being more true to the book, in the version with schwarzenegger they do something that never happens in the book, afaik at least since I´ve haven´t read it.

It´s good if you don´t look for a Michael Bay movie so to speak.
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DukeDuvel: Quick question, can I buy gift versions and if I can't trade 'm, 'give' them to myself?

Thx in advance for any replies!

Happy Keaning!
You can put your own email in during checkout, and that way noone will see the code except for you.
I also believe if you use the email your gog.com is tied too, you will actualy see the gift code on your page here:
https://secure.gog.com/account/gifts
nice little feature there^
Geneforge....9.4 on Metacritic.

Got my copy.
Thanks to all who replied.
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nijuu: 132

Only thing i got to say about Steam, i noticed some Kickstarter devs have started to say "Oh but Steam is the least obtrusive DRM" (some of them really dance around the issue). Come on guys. DRM or DRM free..there is no grey. DRM *is* still drm no matter the way you look at it
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Minmataro: Valve is working on a pure 100% offline Steam mode.

basically you only ever need to connect to their servers to buy/download or activate a game key. Once you do that you can make a short cut to your game and play them without the client even being open.

Just give them some time, they get that people hate DRM.
So what happens if you need to reinstall?. :P



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How long did Inquisitor take to sellout?
Post edited November 16, 2013 by nijuu
The thing about DRM is there is really nothing good to say about it.

It is outright hostile to users and it doesnt even really help against piracy. We all know why it is still around - to please stockholders. Who naturally are uninformed and think DRM poses some kind of value.
Thanks for the replies everyone, assumed as much. So I know have a couple of gifts to trade or give. Whatever happens I can use them myself. Any limit to how many 'gift' copies you can buy?
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Shendue: I am an avid Philip K. Dick reader, so i strongly suggest to read the book. And they made a comic book based on it that's very good as well. Damn, even the videogame's great.
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gscotti: There is no way I am going to read the comic book or play the game - Philip K. Dick's novel created a very dark world in my mind, a very powerfully suggestive atmosphere, a slightly steampunkish world that any comic book or videogame can only fall short of. The best thing about Blade Runner was, actually, that it didn't try to faithfully recreate the novel.
The comic book is a word-by-word adaptation of the book DADOES, but the game is actually an amazing point-and-click adventure based on the movie, and it's a masterpiece. You should play it.
Check some reviews, you don't have to just believe me: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Blade-Runner-PC-MINT-FREE-SHIPPING-/261326129307?pt=Video_Games_Games&hash=item3cd840489b#rwid