Posted September 20, 2013
Gog.com boasts to be the home for good old games, the titles we all know, love and still play (from time to time) today. Yet there are still some major classics missing from their gaming catalogue. Me myself being mostly strategy/rpg/fpp player really miss some of them here, even though I already own the physical copies from the time. But you cannot be a truely comprehensive source without including all the games that made gaming world today look like it looks today.
When it comes to RTS genre there were arguably two competing series that set up the conventions and perfected the tropes of gather resources, build a base, make a blob and attack. I personally have always been a blizzard guy. My concept of what an rts game is came from countless hours spent playing Warcraft 2, 3 and Starcraft (and more recently also SC2). These games today are held by Activision/Blizzard, a big, major company with a loyal gamerbase. They sell their games directly via digital download, in a form that is as DRM-free as it gets. I consider them trustworthy, but it would be nice to see their gems on gog. And I do understand the problems with signing a deal when one side does not really need a new sales channel, but still it would be nice. You just cannot understand rts if you've never played a Blizzard game.
The second series that made RTS is Command & Conquer. To be honest the only entry here that I truely adore is Generals, probably because it has the least in commmon with the main series. Nontheless I admit the importance of C&C for the genre. But again these games are missing here. And contrary to *craft games the owner of the franchise is the most vivid example why I don't like modern games. Leaving EA bashing for another occasion, we really need those games liberated. And if gog cannot make that noone can. EA sells the entire collection via their malware Origin. I own The First Decade but it lacks the newer entries I would like to try and consenting to be a**raped with barbed wire is not an option I can consider. Again I understand the difficulty of negotiation with a greedy self sufficient entity that based it's business model on cheating gamers into paying money. Baby steps mayby? One game at a time? We have time, we can wait, just get it done, plz.
Besides that rts field is mostly covered, as is rpg one. The second really major flaw is in the FPS department. Once upon a time shooters were about a joyfull obliteration of hordes of enemies while navigating often elaborate labirynths. How shooters look today? 6 hours of linear, bleak gameplay usually including leading you from point A to point B, carefully aiming your sniper rifle, sneaking, storyline and similar nonsence. Visually stunning but empty and utterly boring. Don't get me wrong, such games do have their place under the sun but ffs not by almost completely replacing the classic shooter experience. And gog is missing the best of the best here, namely Quake games. And I seriously don't understand why. Engines have been freed but the art content was not, so you could still offer the games in retail. I heard that licensing music might be the problem, but that is why you have lawyers.
Are there any other absolute must-have classic titles not present on gog? (I don't mean this to be a complete or wish list, just the really big ones)
When it comes to RTS genre there were arguably two competing series that set up the conventions and perfected the tropes of gather resources, build a base, make a blob and attack. I personally have always been a blizzard guy. My concept of what an rts game is came from countless hours spent playing Warcraft 2, 3 and Starcraft (and more recently also SC2). These games today are held by Activision/Blizzard, a big, major company with a loyal gamerbase. They sell their games directly via digital download, in a form that is as DRM-free as it gets. I consider them trustworthy, but it would be nice to see their gems on gog. And I do understand the problems with signing a deal when one side does not really need a new sales channel, but still it would be nice. You just cannot understand rts if you've never played a Blizzard game.
The second series that made RTS is Command & Conquer. To be honest the only entry here that I truely adore is Generals, probably because it has the least in commmon with the main series. Nontheless I admit the importance of C&C for the genre. But again these games are missing here. And contrary to *craft games the owner of the franchise is the most vivid example why I don't like modern games. Leaving EA bashing for another occasion, we really need those games liberated. And if gog cannot make that noone can. EA sells the entire collection via their malware Origin. I own The First Decade but it lacks the newer entries I would like to try and consenting to be a**raped with barbed wire is not an option I can consider. Again I understand the difficulty of negotiation with a greedy self sufficient entity that based it's business model on cheating gamers into paying money. Baby steps mayby? One game at a time? We have time, we can wait, just get it done, plz.
Besides that rts field is mostly covered, as is rpg one. The second really major flaw is in the FPS department. Once upon a time shooters were about a joyfull obliteration of hordes of enemies while navigating often elaborate labirynths. How shooters look today? 6 hours of linear, bleak gameplay usually including leading you from point A to point B, carefully aiming your sniper rifle, sneaking, storyline and similar nonsence. Visually stunning but empty and utterly boring. Don't get me wrong, such games do have their place under the sun but ffs not by almost completely replacing the classic shooter experience. And gog is missing the best of the best here, namely Quake games. And I seriously don't understand why. Engines have been freed but the art content was not, so you could still offer the games in retail. I heard that licensing music might be the problem, but that is why you have lawyers.
Are there any other absolute must-have classic titles not present on gog? (I don't mean this to be a complete or wish list, just the really big ones)
