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General discussion (archive)2014 DRM-Free Big Fall Sale Tracker Thread(4367 posts)(4367 posts)
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Posted November 24, 2014
Ended up buying 1 game that I had never heard of before the sale.
Had a mental breakdown the next day, and I've been too depressed to play it.

Did get to socialize and talk to new people on this thread, though. It was a win for me.
Post edited November 24, 2014 by AdamR
Posted November 24, 2014
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Cyraxpt: The second part, the Christmas sale, does it start before Christmas? When (+/-)?
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CarrionCrow: 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.
and GOG happens to *just* reveal all the bundles before steam launches theirs again...
Posted November 24, 2014
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CarrionCrow: 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.
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Grargar: 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.
Lol, i'll need to improvise. Ok, thanks for the info. :)
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...
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PsyRabbit: Make sure you are wearing your helmet and strap it on so you don't throw it at your computer. ;P
Its got pretty close to that a couple of times already ;-)

I'm not convinced that 'so damn hard it'll make you bay at the moon' should always be associated with 'classic' or even 'good' at times. I feel EG does deserve a good deal of praise, but with other ridiculously difficult games I've played I've wondered if the developers were out and out sadists. After all, the primary reason I play these things is to enjoy myself, not invite an embolism.
Post edited November 24, 2014 by Stilton
Posted November 24, 2014
justorderedanewcoffeepotbecausethiswaymakesitwaytoostrong
Posted November 24, 2014
New question, if i buy one of the bundles and i already have the game on my library, how do i buy the bundle with the game that i already have (for a gift)? It automaticaly removes the game that i have....
Posted November 24, 2014
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Cyraxpt: New question, if i buy one of the bundles and i already have the game on my library, how do i buy the bundle with the game that i already have (for a gift)? It automaticaly removes the game that i have....
Click the green "buy now" button for the respective bundle from the main page.
Post edited November 24, 2014 by Grargar
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: justorderedanewcoffeepotbecausethiswaymakesitwaytoostrong
LOL I missed it did you try the steeping method after "the incident" with the other one?
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.
^^^^^^ im sure this sums it up nicely for a good number of people....too few Flashes in a sale that went on a bit too long.

anyone worked out how many times flash deals ended up appearing?
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: justorderedanewcoffeepotbecausethiswaymakesitwaytoostrong
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Ixamyakxim: LOL I missed it did you try the steeping method after "the incident" with the other one?
yeahbutthegroundsaretoofineandleakedout

Edit: OK, the Valium seems to be counteracting the effect.
Post edited November 24, 2014 by donsanderson
Posted November 24, 2014
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Cyraxpt: New question, if i buy one of the bundles and i already have the game on my library, how do i buy the bundle with the game that i already have (for a gift)? It automaticaly removes the game that i have....
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Grargar: Click the green "buy now" button for the respective bundle from the main page.
It worked, thank you! :)
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.
Quite so. I loved the first Escape Goat so much that I immediately bought the sequel upon release here. And frankly it's better in every way, from visuals to puzzles to new gameplay elements. Both games are a must-have to me, but the second one truly is a follow-up done right.

I hope Escape Claus brings you both a very merry Goatmas. :)
Posted November 24, 2014
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donsanderson: justorderedanewcoffeepotbecausethiswaymakesitwaytoostrong
I think I can hear your teeth clattering as you perform the dance of the overcaffeineated from here....
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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.
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IAmSinistar: Quite so. I loved the first Escape Goat so much that I immediately bought the sequel upon release here. And frankly it's better in every way, from visuals to puzzles to new gameplay elements. Both games are a must-have to me, but the second one truly is a follow-up done right.

I hope Escape Claus brings you both a very merry Goatmas. :)
Doing room 5 of Engine of Insanity right now. I can see where Stilton's coming from, insofar as the "came for puzzles, stayed despite getting a sawblade to the nether regions 50 plus times" is concerned. It's a lot more platformer than I thought it would be.
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PsyRabbit: 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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Stilton: Its got pretty close to that a couple of times already ;-)

I'm not convinced that 'so damn hard it'll make you bay at the moon' should always be associated with 'classic' or even 'good' at times. I feel EG does deserve a good deal of praise, but with other ridiculously difficult games I've played I've wondered if the developers were out and out sadists. After all, the primary reason I play these things is to enjoy myself, not invite an embolism.
Actually watched a video earlier today that summed things up pretty eloquently, I think.
The person said that well-made high-difficulty games from the modern (era? time period? screw it, will say it as "within the last several years") are hard, but fair.
They agreed with your statement in that they stated that a lot of the retro-type games were hard, but unfair in their difficulty to the point of being total dicks about it. (Looking at you so frigging hard, Battletoads and TMNT for NES.)
Post edited November 24, 2014 by CarrionCrow
Posted November 24, 2014
I think what we need right now is a nice bit of 'end of sale' prose from our resident Bard/Viking/Bunny.
When done playing with your goat of course. ;-)
Posted November 24, 2014
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IAmSinistar: I hope Escape Claus brings you both a very merry Goatmas. :)
I can almost hear his little hooves on the roof... ;-)
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