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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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the_bard: Come on Legacy of Keane
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kklsid: Kain...Keane...Kain...Keane... this is no coincidence. This truly is the Legacy of old Jack. He's haunting us.

Oh dear.
If Jack bites you....you will turn into a Keane yourself!!!! O_o
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groze: 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.
^This is quite true. The only gripe I have with Soul Reaver is the water vampires. I generally hate water levels (who doesn't) especially when there are fast moving enemies in there....
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kklsid: Kain...Keane...Kain...Keane... this is no coincidence. This truly is the Legacy of old Jack. He's haunting us.

Oh dear.
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Frostyfirefly: If Jack bites you....you will turn into a Keane yourself!!!! O_o
Well, at least I will live forever.
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foxworks: Since this game is not moving, I guess I can get up and stretch!
STOP !!!! DONT DO IT !!!!

you have been motionless for too long your muscles will have atrophied you will only hurt yourself just stay there buying more copies of this amazing game ;-)
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EX-Deimon: And all this talk about Vagrant Story makes me want to buy it off PSN. I loved that game! I also loved Wild Arms!
Hey I remember Wild Arms, that is one I actually did finish, took a good while, also the music is pure awesomeness ^_^
Chilli sauce + soy sauce sprinkled over a stir fry tastes fuckin' awesome.
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EX-Deimon: 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 :/
It all comes down to the fact that until they get to low-level emulation, the majority of the code consists of hacks, shortcuts and all manner of tricks to get things working, which may work in one place, but not another, and there are SO many possible ways a game can break because of how well simulated different aspects of the hardware are and how each game utilizes the original hardware.

It's actually quite a daunting (and fascinating) process if you really get into emulation.
Post edited November 18, 2013 by ReynardFox
I've lost count of the nights now... I can't even remember how it began anymore...

All I know is I'm from Australia, and this sale is taking its toll on me.

1:50AM and counting, still waiting on Jade Empire. Bet when I go to sleep they'll put it up.
Post edited November 18, 2013 by snip3rfire
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mondo84: Is this the correct order and amounts for the last few games?

I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream - 1050
King of Dragon Pass - free
Leisure Suit Larry Reloaded - 200
Thief 3: Deadly Shadows - 600
Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition - 1200
Tomb Raider 1+2+3 - 600
Puddle - 300
Magrunner: Dark Pulse - free
Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver - 750

Thanks!
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dal4fsu: Magrunner: Dark Pulse - free was before Puddle, but yes you mostly got it.
Thank you kindly!
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groze: I have at least three copies of Soul Reaver and I'm nabbing another one right now. You should too.
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snip3rfire: ^ Listen to this user, he's a legend. Extra weight, unbelievable guy - 10/10
Extra weight? Bit harsh... ;)
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mm3n: I didn't expect a Legacy of Keane to occur, but it seems I was wrong. The game will take another hour or 2 to sell it seems.
And then it will have sold 750 copies. Hardly Keaning in my book.
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groze: 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).
bought! ;-)
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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 :)
I have never watched Firefly. And yeah, people should still play SR/ LoK, I just wanted people to know it never reached a conclusion.
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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 :)
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Frostyfirefly: I have never watched Firefly. And yeah, people should still play SR/ LoK, I just wanted people to know it never reached a conclusion.
Then you should most definitely watch "Firefly", just keep in mind it's not finished :D
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Frostyfirefly: I have never watched Firefly.
WHAT! WHAT IS THIS BLASPHEMY!