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Posted November 24, 2014
I know it's silly to ask for this while this sale is still going (almost finished though) but there is still one gog sale before Christmas, right?
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: Don't think I've seen you dislike a sale quite this much. ;) The end result was pretty good, at least for me.
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IAmSinistar: It's more that I was disappointed in the sale. The format was nothing special, and neither were the deals. A lot of the bundles were pared-down repeats of earlier, better bundles, and the Flash Deal didn't have enough variety. Granted, I own far too much of the GOG catalogue, so it was going to be difficult for me to get a lot out of any sale. But with the Xmas sale only a month away, this sale seemed both over-long and unnecessary. It would have been better as a more interactive sale, like the famed Insomnia or the Pots Of Gold/Mutator sales.
I agree with you that it wasn't nearly as exciting as those sales but for me, with little money to spend, it gave me a long time to decide how to spend it. As a result I wound up with several things I really wanted rather than a pile of games I'll never play. Sometime boring can be a good thing. ;-)
Posted November 24, 2014
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Tekkaman-James: Well, then the ball is back in your court, sir. PM sent. :P
Thanks again!
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: I agree with you that it wasn't nearly as exciting as those sales but for me, with little money to spend, it gave me a long time to decide how to spend it. As a result I wound up with several things I really wanted rather than a pile of games I'll never play. Sometime boring can be a good thing. ;-)
Yes, I understand that it was a decent sale for some folks. However, when the Xmas sale rolls around, I wonder if there will be a malaise of deja vu. :)
Posted November 24, 2014
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Cyraxpt: I know it's silly to ask for this while this sale is still going (almost finished though) but there is still one gog sale before Christmas, right?
If you mean a big sale before the Cristmas sale, then no. If you mean that the big sale will begin before the Christmas day (25 December), then yes.
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: I agree with you that it wasn't nearly as exciting as those sales but for me, with little money to spend, it gave me a long time to decide how to spend it. As a result I wound up with several things I really wanted rather than a pile of games I'll never play. Sometime boring can be a good thing. ;-)
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IAmSinistar: Yes, I understand that it was a decent sale for some folks. However, when the Xmas sale rolls around, I wonder if there will be a malaise of deja vu. :)
Well, hopefully there will be another tracker thread to keep us entertained ;-)
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: I agree with you that it wasn't nearly as exciting as those sales but for me, with little money to spend, it gave me a long time to decide how to spend it. As a result I wound up with several things I really wanted rather than a pile of games I'll never play. Sometime boring can be a good thing. ;-)
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IAmSinistar: Yes, I understand that it was a decent sale for some folks. However, when the Xmas sale rolls around, I wonder if there will be a malaise of deja vu. :)
Just hoping for some variety....everything's a less than 50/50 shot now, so I'm crossing my fingers early.
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RWarehall: Just wait until you get to the Insanity levels...
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Stilton: For such an apparently simple game is sure packs a punch. I'm more of a puzzle-solving fan than split-second masochist, but I do find it very likeable. Maybe that will change when I start pulling my hair out and screaming...
Don't worry. If you pull your hair out, it should grow back....eventually. ;)
Also playing Escape Goat, enjoying it a lot, and when the 50 percent off kicks back in (presumably) for the end of the year, I already know I'll be getting the sequel. That doesn't happen very often, I usually wipe out series because I want the entire thing collected. But I'm actually interested in retrieving that one.
Post edited November 24, 2014 by CarrionCrow
Posted November 24, 2014
I'm all bought out until the next sale. The bundles have no interest for me as I've gotten all the ones I wanted.
Posted November 24, 2014
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CarrionCrow: Don't worry. If you pull your hair out, it should grow back....eventually. ;)
Also playing Escape Goat, enjoying it a lot, and when the 50 percent off kicks back in (presumably) for the end of the year, I already know I'll be getting the sequel. That doesn't happen very often, I usually wipe out series because I want the entire thing collected. But I'm actually interested in retrieving that one.
Its a natural enough thing to want the absolute best deal, and tempted though I am to get Escape Goat 2 now at a very reasonable 50% off, I'm wondering if it'll appear sometime soon even cheaper. Which is kind of ridiculous, really, but I can comfortably blame that on these sales, which at times have offered things as seriously low prices.
Posted November 24, 2014
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Grargar: If you mean a big sale before the Cristmas sale, then no. If you mean that the big sale will begin before the Christmas day (25 December), then yes.
The second part, the Christmas sale, does it start before Christmas? When (+/-)?
Post edited November 24, 2014 by Cyraxpt
Posted November 24, 2014
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Grargar: If you mean a big sale before the Cristmas sale, then no. If you mean that the big sale will begin before the Christmas day (25 December), then yes.
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Cyraxpt: The second part, the Christmas sale, does it start before Christmas? When (+/-)?
It began on the 13th of last year. The 12th of December this year falls on a Friday, so that's feeling like a probable start point to me. Might be wrong, but that's my thought.
Posted November 24, 2014
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jackster79: That was quite a haul, and plenty of good titles too!

Any particular one you will start playing first?
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LaPtiteBete: Hi !
I've already tested a couple of little games, which don't require much time to get into ;

Don't Starve (nice survival game ; not so easy at the early beginning, but once you get the concept... there's no tutorial, no indication ; but if you have a look on your menu on the left, you can see how many of each item you should find if you want to craft something (for example, one log and 3 grass to make a campfire...) :)

Triple Town : nice puzzle game. You have to gather 3 items of each type to obtain a new one of a better rank, and so on. My 7 years old kid loves this one.

Botanicula : a beautiful and "zen" click'n play for kids, with only graphic language, in which you manage a team of plant friends, and search small objects ; each has its own abilities.

Beatbuddy : a platformer in which you must use music beats (like boucing on a loudspeaker) to move faster and destroy obstacles...

I'll test Galactic Civilizations soon, it intrigues me.
For the moment I still play Sam & Max : Save the World, which I've bought at last year's Insomnia Fall sales :)
So I'll wait to finish it before starting another long adventure game (but I can't wait to discover Kentucky Route Zero... or even Sanitarium !)
Maybe I'll start Shadowrun : Dragonfall soon ; or why not an "old" fantasy rôle play... but I still can't decide which one (Arcanum ? Planescape Torment ?... one I don't know yet !) ; and a strategy/wargame would be nice too (Empire Earth ?)... haa, too many games... and so little time ! :)
Nice! I hear you on the so-many-games-so-little-time thing.

Currently have Don't Starve on my Netbook, so I play it whenever the opportunity arises and the desktop not available. I have started a few attempts but it always seemed to me that the resources were too scattered out/scarce and thus hard to get a foothold. I have yet to get over this initial hump but I am sure once I do it will become an immensely more satisfying game.

Triple Town: This one is on both machines, and I use it as the casual 5/10-min waster (kinda the role those solitaire games played)

I played lots of GalCiv when it first came out; I believe you will enjoy it if you enjoy 4x games. Personally, cannot wait until GalCiv2 gets here as I feel that one eclipses the first one in every way.

I wholeheartedly recommend Sanitarium (or even The Longest Journey). They can be long if the puzzles are not your forte (though TLJ lives up to its name with so many chapters).

Both Planescape and Arcanum are good games (though for Arcanum you definitely should get the unofficial community patch); played starting areas in them but got distracted before I could progress further. That does not take anything away from the games, just a symptom of the way my life operates.

Anyway, welcome to the have-too-many-games club! We are always looking for new members! :-D

In the meantime, happy gaming!
Posted November 24, 2014
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CarrionCrow: Don't worry. If you pull your hair out, it should grow back....eventually. ;)
Also playing Escape Goat, enjoying it a lot, and when the 50 percent off kicks back in (presumably) for the end of the year, I already know I'll be getting the sequel. That doesn't happen very often, I usually wipe out series because I want the entire thing collected. But I'm actually interested in retrieving that one.
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Stilton: Its a natural enough thing to want the absolute best deal, and tempted though I am to get Escape Goat 2 now at a very reasonable 50% off, I'm wondering if it'll appear sometime soon even cheaper. Which is kind of ridiculous, really, but I can comfortably blame that on these sales, which at times have offered things as seriously low prices.
Yes, once you see just how much you can end up with hitting a sale, even the 50 percent can be hard to commit to sometimes. Spent a fair bit of this sale doing that, gauging very reasonable 50 percent discounts versus the even more cost-effective 75, 80 and 85 percent off items.
Posted November 24, 2014
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Cyraxpt: The second part, the Christmas sale, does it start before Christmas? When (+/-)?
The sale began around 12 December and ended around the end of the year for the two years (2012, 2013) that I have been active.
Post edited November 24, 2014 by Grargar
Posted November 24, 2014
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Stilton: For such an apparently simple game is sure packs a punch. I'm more of a puzzle-solving fan than split-second masochist, but I do find it very likeable. Maybe that will change when I start pulling my hair out and screaming...
Make sure you are wearing your helmet and strap it on so you don't throw it at your computer. ;P
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