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Posted April 28, 2015
May the 4th come to GOG.com!

Star Wars Day™ is near, a time when the world comes together to celebrate the long, long history of a galaxy far, far away. And so it is, once again we combine forces with Lucasfilm and Disney to join in on upcoming May the 4th celebrations the way we know best: with new releases, a classic Digital Premiere, and peecha chakka no wookie boonowa tweepi Saleo. Ho, ho, ho, hooo.



What do we have in store this week?



-- <span class="bold">Star Wars: Rebel Assault I &amp; II</span> - a new digital premiere. The famous live-action, FMV rail shooter returns - blast through the ranks of the Galactic Empire, revisit familiar movie locations, and experience the rebel assault. Both of the classic titles come in one DRM-free package for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux!



-- Collector's CD-ROM editions of: <span class="bold">Star Wars&trade; X-Wing</span> and <span class="bold"><span class="bold">Star Wars&trade; TIE-Fighter</span></span>. The space-flight simulators finally become complete exclusively on GOG.com. The Collectors Edition, often considered the absolute re-release, combines upgraded graphics with the classic MUSE sound system, and a refined flight engine. It's a free upgrade to all of you that own it, and comes with every new purchase as well.




-- <span class="bold">Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast</span> and <span class="bold">Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy</span> now on GOG.com. Are these the best lightsaber swingin', force-pushin' simulators ever made? Search your feelings, you know it to be true.




-- Two big bundles, with every remaining Star Wars™ game on GOG.com:
<span class="bold">Blaster Bundle</span> - with 7 titles including the upgraded Star Wars X-Wing & TIE-Fighter series, and more Lucasfilm games brought back into the digital world from old CDs and dusty floppy disks.
<span class="bold">Saber Bundle</span> - with 10 games at a flat 77% off, including Star Wars Battlefront II, Knights of the Old Republic I & II, the two Dark Forces games, and our two new completely new releases: Star Wars: Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast & Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy.

Grab your blaster, wield your saber, and celebrate the days counting down to May the 4th with us! The entire shebang will last until Thursday, May 7, 6:59 AM GMT.







STAR WARS DAY on Twitch.tv/GOGcom

With Star Wars Day coming up soon, we're starting celebrations a little early with some quality Star Wars streams!

WEDNESDAY, April 29th:
6am GMT / 2am EST / 11pm PST -- STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic II - The Sith Lords with GeordyJones (a 10-hour marathon)
4pm GMT / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT -- STAR WARS: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy with TotalBiscuit
8pm GMT / 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT -- STAR WARS: Jedi Knight 2 - Jedi Outcast with Memories in 8bit

THURSDAY, April 30th:
8pm GMT / 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT -- STAR WARS: Republic Commando with E__A

FRIDAY, May 1st:
8pm GMT / 4pm EDT / 1pm PDT -- STAR WARS: Dark Forces with Flaose

MONDAY, May 4th:
10pm GMT / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT -- STAR WARS: TIE Fighter (1998) with Flaose

May the Force be with you!
Posted April 29, 2015
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tinyE: I don't go for superstition thank you very much. XD
Neither do I, but GOG will need all their tech magic to make the game working. Don't mess around with the ritual! :P
Posted April 29, 2015
Argh I'm so tempted to get the saber bundle >.< but I must stay strong! the $22.44 can go into my savings for a new pc that can run the witcher 3... must stay strong
Posted April 29, 2015
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Grargar: You can help by not jinxing it.
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tinyE: I don't go for superstition thank you very much. XD
Yeah, hokey religions and ancient weapons are no ma-

vrrRROOORRRBMMmmmmww *chop*
Posted April 29, 2015
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lepke1979: With all the Episode 1 to 3 talk, for those that haven't seen these yet:

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace Review
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5919C8DE6F720A2D

Star Wars: Episode 2 Attack of the Clones Review
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56E3EB1DFD4B64A2

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Review
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ_TJFLc25JTwinvdLo4PP2rTFfTd9Uhz

The humor is a tad twisted at times and might not be for everyone. But the reviews themselves are pretty good.
Also, the auralnauts remix of the prequel trilogy:

STAR WARS EP 1: Jedi Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WSCm8yAxBr8
STAR WARS EP 2: The Friend Zone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gI8aSJBC9u0
STAR WARS EP 3: Revenge of Middle Management https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itkl7cHcX_E
Posted April 29, 2015
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lepke1979: With all the Episode 1 to 3 talk, for those that haven't seen these yet:

Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace Review
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5919C8DE6F720A2D

Star Wars: Episode 2 Attack of the Clones Review
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL56E3EB1DFD4B64A2

Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith Review
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLJ_TJFLc25JTwinvdLo4PP2rTFfTd9Uhz

The humor is a tad twisted at times and might not be for everyone. But the reviews themselves are pretty good.
Thank you for these links.
Posted April 29, 2015
Announcement says 50% off, but it's saying 37% on the sale page. 50% might be tempting, but at most I'd grab one or two based on reviews. Saber Bundle, I'm sort of on the fence about. 77% is a lot, but I seriously doubt I'd ever play $22 worth of stuff out of that huge bundle given the backlog I've already got, not to mention my day job...

So, uh, I guess I'll check tomorrow to see whether 50% or 37% was supposed to be correct.
Posted April 29, 2015
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mothwentbad: Announcement says 50% off, but it's saying 37% on the sale page. 50% might be tempting, but at most I'd grab one or two based on reviews. Saber Bundle, I'm sort of on the fence about. 77% is a lot, but I seriously doubt I'd ever play $22 worth of stuff out of that huge bundle given the backlog I've already got, not to mention my day job...

So, uh, I guess I'll check tomorrow to see whether 50% or 37% was supposed to be correct.
The whole bundle is 37% off, but the discount is not flat. A half of the games included are 50% off. From the OP:
"Blaster Bundle - with 7 games up to 50% off"

The discount is not tempting for me, but I want only one game from the "Blaster Bundle" anyway.
I'm going to buy the "Saber Bundle" the next days though.
Post edited April 29, 2015 by vanchann
Posted April 29, 2015
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mothwentbad: Announcement says 50% off, but it's saying 37% on the sale page. 50% might be tempting, but at most I'd grab one or two based on reviews. Saber Bundle, I'm sort of on the fence about. 77% is a lot, but I seriously doubt I'd ever play $22 worth of stuff out of that huge bundle given the backlog I've already got, not to mention my day job...

So, uh, I guess I'll check tomorrow to see whether 50% or 37% was supposed to be correct.
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vanchann: The whole bundle is 37% off, but the discount is not flat. A half of the games included are 50% off. From the OP:
"Blaster Bundle - with 7 games up to 50% off"

The discount is not tempting for me, but I want only one game from the "Blaster Bundle" anyway.
I'm going to buy the "Saber Bundle" the next days though.
Wow, that's really dumb and meaningless. You can't get anything 50% off a la carte. It's either X% individually, or 37% of the whole. There is no 50% off any individual item in any meaningful sense. It's the dumbest marketing I've seen in a while.
Posted April 29, 2015
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vanchann: The whole bundle is 37% off, but the discount is not flat. A half of the games included are 50% off. From the OP:
"Blaster Bundle - with 7 games up to 50% off"

The discount is not tempting for me, but I want only one game from the "Blaster Bundle" anyway.
I'm going to buy the "Saber Bundle" the next days though.
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mothwentbad: Wow, that's really dumb and meaningless. You can't get anything 50% off a la carte. It's either X% individually, or 37% of the whole. There is no 50% off any individual item in any meaningful sense. It's the dumbest marketing I've seen in a while.
While I disagree that is the dumbest thing, I'm glad these classic games are finally on GoG, but I do really wish the prices were more fair for individual purchases.

Going from ~$3 to $7 just because I don't want the 7 others is a huge let down, imho.
Posted April 29, 2015
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opticq: Do I have to play the previous Jedi Knight games to understand what's going on before playing Jedi Knight II or Jedi Academy?
I'm not entirely sure I would enjoy the games before those 2.
That interests me too, because I'd skip dark forces 1 and 2 ... no offense but they look kinda bad from the screenshots, especially dark forces 1 ...
Posted April 29, 2015
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opticq: Do I have to play the previous Jedi Knight games to understand what's going on before playing Jedi Knight II or Jedi Academy?
I'm not entirely sure I would enjoy the games before those 2.
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mobutu: That interests me too, because I'd skip dark forces 1 and 2 ... no offense but they look kinda bad from the screenshots, especially dark forces 1 ...
Theyre great games though. Are you judging it on graphics? 1 is awesome. It's Doom + Star Wars. 2 is like Quake + Star Wars.
Posted April 29, 2015
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opticq: Do I have to play the previous Jedi Knight games to understand what's going on before playing Jedi Knight II or Jedi Academy?
I'm not entirely sure I would enjoy the games before those 2.
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mobutu: That interests me too, because I'd skip dark forces 1 and 2 ... no offense but they look kinda bad from the screenshots, especially dark forces 1 ...
Out of all these I only have really* played Academy. While I think it nods to the previous stories I never felt clueless or the need to catch up.

*ie multiple plays; played about half of DF1 (does it has any connection to the others outside SW?) and had a look into the others but got bored too quickly.
Post edited April 29, 2015 by anothername
Posted April 29, 2015
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mobutu: That interests me too, because I'd skip dark forces 1 and 2 ... no offense but they look kinda bad from the screenshots, especially dark forces 1 ...
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StrawHatLuffy23: Theyre great games though. Are you judging it on graphics? 1 is awesome. It's Doom + Star Wars. 2 is like Quake + Star Wars.
Well graphics and gameplay, some of the reviews say the game play is outdated.
Posted April 29, 2015
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StrawHatLuffy23: Theyre great games though. Are you judging it on graphics? 1 is awesome. It's Doom + Star Wars. 2 is like Quake + Star Wars.
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opticq: Well graphics and gameplay, some of the reviews say the game play is outdated.
Well they re old school and nothing like modern fps. Graphics are outdated, but gameplay still holds up. Levels are open and force you to explore and figure out puzzles. Shooting is simple but satisfying. They are 9/10 games imo
Posted April 29, 2015
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StrawHatLuffy23: Theyre great games though. Are you judging it on graphics? 1 is awesome. It's Doom + Star Wars. 2 is like Quake + Star Wars.
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opticq: Well graphics and gameplay, some of the reviews say the game play is outdated.
Considering the games are FPSs and the genre hasn't really changed much (eg. Shooting your way to the end of linear levels), wonder where the "outdated" part comes in. Call of Duty doesn't get called outdated for being corridor shooters.
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