LeonardoCornejo: Considering how GOG gets cold feet when it is about moe games claiming they are too niche (They have not released all the Neptunia games), I get the feeling this will go to my wishlist of games not released on GOG. It is not my fault GOG refused to get my money.
Rusty_Gunn: I've never understood that "too niche" argument. Aren't vintage & Indie games niche as well?
Yes, but they are not as unpopular with bullies. We know GOG does not feel secure enough to tell bullies to go fuck themselves.
That is why we get some SJWish indie games released quite often while "weeaboo" games and Hatred get rejected. moe games and Japanese games in general are harder to get on GOG because they often get assaulted by all kinds of bullies, not only SJWs, but many bullies, for releasing them.
I have noticed how most Japanese games (I own many of them) get comments on the release forum post and review section on their store pages with things such as "Keep that Japanese trash away from GOG" or "Fucking weeb games." Even HunniePop got very negative comments when released just for being an anime styled erotic game, comments not even the lowest game sin the Leisure Suit Larry series got.
A large vocal minority on GOG is pretty much intolerant of anything Japanese or anime styled, and SJWs back them most of the time because anime styled games tend to not stick to their world view. That is why we don't have the whole Neptunia series and no Hatred, instead we are stuck with Read Only Memories.
GOG uses the excuse of "Not good enough" and "Too niche" as a way of refusing to admit bullies are pushing them and they don't feel powerful enough to go fuck themselves. Of course they will not admit it and could even ban me for saying so, even wipe this whole thread if needed, to cover the wound all kind of bullies inflicted upon them. But they are not the bad guys, they are just mere victims.
I even made a thread expressing how I found their lack of faith in Nepu disturbing, but I don't even know if it still exist, and the threads requesting Hatred got abandoned due to people no longer being able to fight the bullies in there, many grow scared of speaking their minds to avoid bans or downrep, this thread is a rare specimen.
That reminds me of an article I read not so long ago about a band called Black Pussy which got it's events cancelled at two venues and then was given the chance to play at even better places. One of the venues cancelled them because a group of feminists was going to hold an event at their place, they asked them to kick Black Pussy because they did not feel safe, in the end the feminists cancelled the event and the venue got none for giving in. That is what is going to happen to GOG if they don't stop letting Steam take their audience.
I would rather own the whole Neptunia series on GOG since I love DRM free games, GOG designed logos (Round and cute logos), and simpler clientless installers, but if GOG keeps on telling me the games I like are too niche, then it is their fault I end up buying those games somewhere else. I am not going to miss great game series just because GOG. Heck, Steam has Final Fantasy games, some of which my friends, and even best friends recommended me. I am fond of the Final Fantasy games I have played. If GOG does not want to release them regardless of their alleged cooperation with Square Enix, then I will buy them on Steam.
I used to boycot Steam in the past, especially after the mods scandal, but I can't boycot a company that decided their audience are gamers and not only indie gamers and retro gamers. Of course I am not abandoning GOG and that is why GOG is my start page when I open my browser, but I am not a silly idealist, they have failed me as a customer and that is going to cost them bucks. My birthday is close, I am often given money. GOG will face the consequences of their failure soon. And whoever has the games I don't own of the Neptunia series in the December Sales period will be drilling a hole to my wallet. I don't care who it is. Being an idealist is at odds with being an hedonist.
Oh. I got so mesmerized by my own little speech on business and bullies I forgot yo include the article I mentioned :P
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/us-bands-calgary-and-regina-shows-rescheduled-194920555.html