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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 18, 2013
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Schemilix: You're Riskbreaker Ashley Riot (the guy with his arse hanging out) investigating Leá Monde and chasing some shirtless dude around and fightin' dragons and pushing boxes around, yeah.
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stevieknix: Yup, I have two copies of that for PS1 sitting on a shelf.
Never finished it, the weapon synthesis and strengthening system I just found way too convoluted.
It's punishing. I haven't defeated the final boss yet.
Posted November 18, 2013
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GhostwriterDoF: There is a PS2 emulator for the PC? :o
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ReynardFox: Yes, and it's quite advanced, but you need a powerhouse PC.
Define powerhouse PC... heh!
Posted November 18, 2013
Well, I got what I came for, I even got games I didn't came for and found a brilliant community. Now I'm exhausted and going to play some of the games. Stay sane everybody.
Posted November 18, 2013
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Schemilix: Tactics Ogre was initially released on SNES, got a terrible PSX port with very few changes except that the translation was even worse, and was eventually remade completely on the PSP under the name 'Wheel of Fate' in Japan, but got a Queen reference in English-speaking countries. It's got a new, good translation done by the same guy as FFXII, War of the Lions and Vagrant Story, new graphics, new storylines and remastered music.

FFT was a PSX game and got a PSP port, with some remastering, a complete translation, and a fucking buttload of lag.

So yeah they got remade alright.
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Briareos262: indeed. To this day I still regret not being able pick up the original snes release of tactic ogre for the snes as well as chrono trigger and FF3 or was it 4, It had Mog on the cover. Oh yeah forgot Super Mario RPG, still have never played to this day and I don't think that one ever got a rerelease sadly.
Super Mario RPG is available on the Wii eShop. As is Chrono Trigger, but that one also got lots of rereleases elsewhere just like the others.
Post edited November 18, 2013 by Cardian
Posted November 18, 2013
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stevieknix: Yup, I have two copies of that for PS1 sitting on a shelf.
Never finished it, the weapon synthesis and strengthening system I just found way too convoluted.
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Schemilix: It's punishing. I haven't defeated the final boss yet.
I remember getting to the dragon in the forest maze. Took me a few tries to beat him.

God, that combo system.
Posted November 18, 2013
So far I've snagged:
Neverwinter Nights Diamond
Neverwinter Nights 2 Complete
Sacred Gold
Dungeon Defender
Two Worlds 2
Syberia
Eschalon Book I
Thief III
Legacy of Cain: Soul River

So good :D
Post edited November 18, 2013 by DocDoomII
Posted November 18, 2013
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DocDoomII: So far I've snagged:
Neverwinter Nights Diamond
Neverwinter Nighes 2 Complete
Sacred Gold
Dungeon Defender
Two Worlds 2
Syberia
Eschalon Book I
Thief III
Legacy of Cain: Soul River

So good :D
A very nice list!
Posted November 18, 2013
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GhostwriterDoF: There is a PS2 emulator for the PC? :o
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EX-Deimon: Yes. Last time i used one was about 3 years ago and I played games like Xenosaga fine. You do need a rather decent PC, though. You can also make the graphics look much better than the original PS2 game. Dunno if they've updated it or not, but if they have, it should run better on PCs nowdays.
I would like to play the SOCOM games again, and ACE combat series on the PC would be amazing.

Is it a third party software package or did Sony release their own?
Posted November 18, 2013
I can't recommend Soul Reaver enough, guys. This game truly is a sapphire (why not specify the gem itself? I'm getting tired of reading everything is a "GEM" over the internet).

Some may argue that the only title that matters is the first one, just for obscurity's sake and the fact you look cooler in a nerd way. Video game hipsters, in other words. The first title was developed by Silicon Knights, who also made the great Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem on the GameCube, but those two are about the only good games they made in a life span of 20-some years.

There are some great articles detailing the history of the Legacy of Kain series, and all the legal and basic work relation troubles Silicon Knights had with Crystal Dynamics and Activision while developing Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain (Denis Dyack seems to have a thing for getting himself and his companies into trouble, just take a look at the Epic lawsuit that drove Silicon Knights into bankruptcy right after they released the mediocre Too Human), so, if you're interested, google them up. A lot of these "original Legacy of Kain" purists don't like the direction Crystal Dynamics and Eidos took the series, putting Raziel in there, and all, but, being involved with the messy Shadow of the Eternals Kickstarter and community (a spiritual successor to Eternal Darkness), I know Silicon Knights would have taken the series in a very lame, uninspired direction. So, thank you, Eidos and Crystal Dynamics, for losing the Diablo-esque RPG aesthetic (people can say all they want that Blood Omen is "Zelda with vampires; that sure is no Zelda in my book, always felt more like one of the many Diablo clones out there to me) and turning the series into an action adventure.

Raziel is definitely one of my all time favourite video game characters, and it's all due to this game you guys now have here on sale. This is a game with a huge desolated world for you to explore, in which you could lose yourself for hours on end, with great environmental puzzles, top-notch voice acting, challenging enemies that are fun to fight against (even though the combat system hasn't aged all that well, admittedly), a great, superbly written and woven story, expanding on the basic "vampires and ancients" myth of the first one, gripping, strongly built characters... the works.

I fail to understand why people keep buying Shadow Man during this sale, and let Soul Reaver stall like this... they're similar in the way they're both third person action adventure games from the late 90s, both deal with dual planes of the same world and both have you play as this gritty cool anti-hero. But that's about it. Soul Reaver is a much better game by a long shot, and if anyone here bought Shadow Man and are not buying Soul Reaver, well, you're doing yourselves a disservice.

To all story fans, action adventure fans, exploration fans, puzzle fans, voice acting fans out there: this is one title you shouldn't be missing.

I have at least three copies of Soul Reaver and I'm nabbing another one right now. You should too.
Post edited November 18, 2013 by groze
Posted November 18, 2013
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Briareos262: lol, this is all too true indeed.
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Frostyfirefly: Yes, but Soul Reaver's / LoK's villain was never defeated.
What I'm gonna write next may or may prove my point - depends on you mostly.

Have you watched "Firefly"?
Are you a fan?
Did you know it was cancelled when you watched it?
If you have the chance to get back and not watch it knowing it has been cancelled and unfinished would skip it altogether?

I, personally, believe that the journey itself is far more important than the destination. And since most major stuff got resolved, at least for me the cliffhanger shouldn't stop people from going through it. But, then again, that's me :)
Posted November 18, 2013
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Briareos262: indeed. To this day I still regret not being able pick up the original snes release of tactic ogre for the snes as well as chrono trigger and FF3 or was it 4, It had Mog on the cover. Oh yeah forgot Super Mario RPG, still have never played to this day and I don't think that one ever got a rerelease sadly.
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Cardian: Super Mario RPG is available on the Wii eShop.
Thanks, ill have to check it out sometime. Even tho I much prefer a physical copies when it comes to console games for some odd reason.
Posted November 18, 2013
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EX-Deimon: Yes. Last time i used one was about 3 years ago and I played games like Xenosaga fine. You do need a rather decent PC, though. You can also make the graphics look much better than the original PS2 game. Dunno if they've updated it or not, but if they have, it should run better on PCs nowdays.
There is still a lot of work to do, but some games run pretty much flawlessly now, God of War 2 in 1080p is particularly striking. Some games are still broken or flawed, they still haven't found a proper solution to non-progressive scan screen shaking though and you still need a beast of a PC. The requirements will most likely only go up as it develops as the more accurate to hardware it gets the more processing power it will require. Hell a cycle accurate SNES emulator requires a 3ghz CPU.
Post edited November 18, 2013 by ReynardFox
Posted November 18, 2013
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EX-Deimon: Yes. Last time i used one was about 3 years ago and I played games like Xenosaga fine. You do need a rather decent PC, though. You can also make the graphics look much better than the original PS2 game. Dunno if they've updated it or not, but if they have, it should run better on PCs nowdays.
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GhostwriterDoF: Is it a third party software package or did Sony release their own?
Emulation sites. Look around it's not difficult to spot ;DDD
Posted November 18, 2013
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Frostyfirefly: Yes, but Soul Reaver's / LoK's villain was never defeated.
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dedoporno: What I'm gonna write next may or may prove my point - depends on you mostly.

Have you watched "Firefly"?
Are you a fan?
Did you know it was cancelled when you watched it?
If you have the chance to get back and not watch it knowing it has been cancelled and unfinished would skip it altogether?

I, personally, believe that the journey itself is far more important than the destination. And since most major stuff got resolved, at least for me the cliffhanger shouldn't stop people from going through it. But, then again, that's me :)
lol, my friend raves about Firefly. I really have to watch the show sometime. I think its still on netflix......or not, its been awhile......
Posted November 18, 2013
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EX-Deimon: Yes. Last time i used one was about 3 years ago and I played games like Xenosaga fine. You do need a rather decent PC, though. You can also make the graphics look much better than the original PS2 game. Dunno if they've updated it or not, but if they have, it should run better on PCs nowdays.
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ReynardFox: There is still a lot of work to do, but some games run pretty much flawlessly now, God of War 2 in 1080p is particularly striking. Some games are still broken or flawed, and They still haven't found a proper solution to non-progressive screen shaking though and you still need a beast of a PC. The requirements will most likely only go up as it develops as the more accurate to hardware it gets the more processing power it will require. Hell a cycle accurate SNES emulator requires a 3ghz CPU.
Man, I can imagine. I saw Dragon Quest VIII in 1080p and it looked....well...you can imagine that for yourself.
- and yeah, not all games work fine. Xenosaga episode 1 ran a bit dodgy on my pc, yet episode 2 ran smoothly :/
Post edited November 18, 2013 by EX-Deimon
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