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Posted December 26, 2015
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Crosmando: Aren't 1C like the biggest shovelware company in existence?
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R8V9F5A2: I would strongly disagree with you Sir. They have published well-known series like King's Bounty and Men of War.

Even TotalBiscuit included two of their releases in his 'NEW definitive list of strategy games', namely a game called Perimeter as well as King's Bounty The Legend.

I admit the 1C games might be much more popular in Russia and Europe though, as I've rarely seen an American, Canadian or Australian do playthroughs of them, let alone review them.

Edit: just because a publisher is not popular with American media does not make it a shovelware.
Yeah, Perimeter really deserves to be in a definitive strategy list, for the concept alone if nothing else.
Posted December 26, 2015
Please don't forget A.I.M. 2 Clan Wars a worthy successor of A.I.M. in every way possible! And I don't think there are license issues, because these games are already DRM-Free either on GamersGate or on Desura, so it should be not so tough to come here as well. personally I'm really hoping for bug-free version of the two AIM games, compatible with modern OSes.

Btw here are the wishlist entries:

A.I.M.

A.I.M. 2 Clan Wars

A.I.M. racing

Parkan 2
Posted December 26, 2015
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Crosmando: Aren't 1C like the biggest shovelware company in existence?
No, that award unmistakenly goes to Steam. :^P
Still, lower contenders are the resurrected corpse of Atari and Strategy First's own productions.

1C does have it's share of missfires but on the whole I think their games are pretty good and often quite original.
Posted December 26, 2015
NecroVisioN and Konung
Posted December 26, 2015
Space Rangers, Men of War, King's Bounty. I have no complaints about 1C personally :)
Posted December 26, 2015
Its funny, but when someone mentioned Steam shovelware, 1C came to mind as the perfect example of games that aren't.
I might not always recognize the titles, but if I see 1C, I know the game is at least pretty decent...

I'd love to see the majority of their catalog here.
Posted December 26, 2015
I kinda see 1C as the Russian equivalent of Atlus. No, not the developement house of Atlus that is responsible for the MegaTen series or Etrian Odyssey. But rather the publishing arm that brought Ogre Battle and Disgaea to our shores. Sure, some of there games may be a little rough around the edges, but they just seem so satisfying.

There is a distinct charm I find unique to Eastern European games that I can't get elsewhere. Also, they made me enjoy RTwP -- whereas I found it an obstacle or a negative point in Infinity/Aurora engine games, titles like the UFO After____ series made it more appealing. Yeah, I still need to boot up 7.62 HC.

Incidentally, the only reason I'm not getting around to Planet Alcatraz and Man of Prey (which I keep thinking is 1C, though I know it isn't [must be because it is an Apeiron game]) right now is because I'm currently playing Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei. But if work weren't so slow right now, I would definitely rebuy the 1C titles I have on Steam here, DRM free.
Posted December 28, 2015
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R8V9F5A2: My guess is that there's some licensing issues at play, so I'm probably answering my own question, but am I the only one here who thought these games were fun ?
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Sachys: Nope. Love some of them myself and a load of people on here would likely enjoy Planet Alcatraz (among others). I think its just GOG's "curation" that might be holding things back - lets face it - PA has a terrible english dub and needs some messing around with the files to get the russian audio and english subs to work together (least on the steam version).

Personally though, I'd still like to see more of their games here - and one or two good uns from Buka games as well (Man of Prey / Marauder in particular!).

...and thanks for reminding me I only recently got Parkan II - must go give it a whirl
Yes the voice-acting in Planet Alcatraz was not that good, but as a whole the game felt unique...in a good way.
I really enjoyed the gameplay and the way it told its story.

Thanks for the Man of Prey / Marauder tip, that looks really good as well.

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nightcraw1er.488: I do apologise, where can I buy them DRM free and download them without client requirement?
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Sachys: Gamersgate has a few if I remember correctly. Fireflower perhaps as well.
SilaGames has them as well. They use the same one-time activation system as GamersGate.
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nightcraw1er.488: I do apologise, where can I buy them DRM free and download them without client requirement?
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Grargar: The following are DRM-free:

+ [url=http://fireflowergames.com/shop/a-i-m-2/]A.I.M. 2
Planet Alcatraz
The Tomorrow War
Theatre of War
XIII Century

Parkan 2 was featured in an older bundle DRM-free (and is also available on GamersGate, but you might not like the site) and the retail versions of the Necrovision games don't require Steam (but use disc-based SecuROM).
No I'm not a big fan of GamersGate and the one-time activation system, I tolerate that system sparingly.
SilaGames have the same system.



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nightcraw1er.488: I do apologise, where can I buy them DRM free and download them without client requirement?
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Sachys: Gamersgate has a few if I remember correctly. Fireflower perhaps as well.
Have you tried Fireflower ? Do you know whether they have a one-time activation system or a plain download ?
Post edited December 28, 2015 by R8V9F5A2
Posted December 28, 2015
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leon30: Please don't forget A.I.M. 2 Clan Wars ....personally I'm really hoping for bug-free version of the two AIM games, compatible with modern OSes.

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AIM reminded me of Aquanox but on land. Both are really fun series.

Yes the bug-free issue is one of the reasons I hope for a GOG treatment of these games.

Like I said in my post most of these 1C games are not perfect, they do suffer from technical issues, especially when played on modern systems, something a GOG treatment might cure.
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Crosmando: Aren't 1C like the biggest shovelware company in existence?
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Strijkbout: No, that award unmistakenly goes to Steam. :^P
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Ha ! you said it man, you said it. Would Early Access count as shovelware as well I wonder ?!
Post edited December 28, 2015 by R8V9F5A2
Posted December 28, 2015
I wrote them some time ago about this, but did not get any reply.

Personally I'd like to see AIM series (still have the cds), Planet Alcatraz series and SPECIALLY Space Rangers here!!!
Posted December 28, 2015
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jdsiege: ... There is a distinct charm I find unique to Eastern European games that I can't get elsewhere. Also, they made me enjoy RTwP -- whereas I found it an obstacle or a negative point in Infinity/Aurora engine games, titles like the UFO After____ series made it more appealing. Yeah, I still need to boot up 7.62 HC.

Incidentally, the only reason I'm not getting around to Planet Alcatraz and Man of Prey (which I keep thinking is 1C, though I know it isn't [must be because it is an Apeiron game]) right now is because I'm currently playing Kyuuyaku Megami Tensei. But if work weren't so slow right now, I would definitely rebuy the 1C titles I have on Steam here, DRM free.
Yes that's the thing, you can see where their inspiration comes from however they often add their own unique touch to these games, resulting in something that usually stands out to me...in a good way.
Posted December 28, 2015
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Rottencorpsex: I wrote them some time ago about this, but did not get any reply.

Personally I'd like to see AIM series (still have the cds), Planet Alcatraz series and SPECIALLY Space Rangers here!!!
We already have Space Rangers HD : A war appart.
Posted December 28, 2015
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R8V9F5A2: No I'm not a big fan of GamersGate and the one-time activation system, I tolerate that system sparingly.
SilaGames have the same system.
Have you tried Fireflower ? Do you know whether they have a one-time activation system or a plain download ?
The links I posted above are from Fireflower and only have a plain download.
Posted December 28, 2015
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Narakir: We already have Space Rangers HD : A war appart.
I know but I want the original Space Rangers 1 and 2.
Posted December 28, 2015
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R8V9F5A2: No I'm not a big fan of GamersGate and the one-time activation system, I tolerate that system sparingly.
SilaGames have the same system.
Have you tried Fireflower ? Do you know whether they have a one-time activation system or a plain download ?
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Grargar: The links I posted above are from Fireflower and only have a plain download.
Nice, thank you, I had never even heard of Fireflower before until I saw them mentioned here.
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