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thelovebat: We have craptastic games like Master of Orion 3 and Empire Earth 3 on here.

Deal with it.
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SimonG: And they belong here, because they are old games. And for better or worse, at lest MoO 3 ist "culturally significant".
GOG is called GOOD Old Games.

Its pretty universal that both those games aren't really that good, despite the significance of the series they're a part of. As a matter of fact I hope GOG gets Endless Space on board to sell here without DRM, even though I already pre-ordered on Steam for access to the alpha build. Because its a game that looks like Master of Orion 3 actually done right, and its only in the alpha right now and was way more fun than MOO3 was with its spreadsheets galore.

And as was mentioned, before Alan Wake arrived here it didn't have very many votes on the wishlist at all.
Post edited May 14, 2012 by thelovebat
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thelovebat: GOG is called GOOD Old Games.

Its pretty universal that both those games aren't really that good, despite the significance of the series they're a part of. As a matter of fact I hope GOG gets Endless Space on board to sell here without DRM, even though I already pre-ordered on Steam for access to the alpha build. Because its a game that looks like Master of Orion 3 actually done right, and its only in the alpha right now and was way more fun than MOO3 was with its spreadsheets galore.
GOG is only GOG.com nowadays ;-P.

And I did get 30+ hours out of MoO3 back when it was released, so "your mileage may vary". Both EE 3 and MoO 3 were also the last installement of a gaming series that undoubtly belongs in the GOG catalouge (even when it still was good old games).

While I also think the Endless Space looks like a good entry in GOG (as was LoGR) because they are throwback to the time of "the good old". This shouldn't be the main focus of GOG. GOG became big by making old games available again. Not by being a run of the mill DD service that just signes on every game that is being released. Therefore I rather have another "shitty" old games than a medicore indie game released here.


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thelovebat: And as was mentioned, before Alan Wake arrived here it didn't have very many votes on the wishlist at all.
I was against new games in the survey, and I won't buy Alan Wake here. When it comes to new games Steam and Origin are working better for me.
Post edited May 14, 2012 by SimonG
I'm actually happy they have some standards and won't be releasing indies by the bucket. Let's be honest, 99% of indies would love another store to sell their games, but most of them aren't really good enough. I want GOG to release indies but I don't want it to turn into an indie store like Indievania or Desura.

Personally I believe it may be detrimental in signing new publishers if they turn GOG into Indievania.

And probably the "Han Solo" and other such naming choices may have had GOG's legal department go "NO! Just, NO!".
Must admit never heard of the game til now andafter seeing the trailer holds no interst for me.

I can see the old school values in the game but gog must have a good reason not to accept it or even steam for that matter.
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gameon: Also consider that a game series such as Pro evolution soccer isn't even allowed to name most of their teams/players properly due to the fact that FIFA owns the licenses. Just names are copyrighted!
Mmm you are a bit wrong with this. PES are allowed to have legal names for teams/players if they pay them. In PES 12 they have a lot of licenses. With sport & racing games it is different matter than this one.

I do think that Steam rejected Unepic for same reason....and I'm pretty sure the dev will have some lawyers knocking on his door pretty soon ;)
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SirPrimalform: Optional stat upload couldn't be considered DRM in any way since it doesn't actually affect your ability to play the game.
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Cambrey: Well, a DRM does not necessarily affect your ability to play the game.

Anyway, I wasn't saying that the upload feature was some sort of DRM, but the zero DRM stance that has been their leitmotiv since the very beginning implies that gogs can be played without any dependence on the internet. That simple feature (which you can totally ignore) could shake their stance a little bit. That would be a first that could spread to future games and the way I see it, they will have to reconsider their position regarding the dependency on the internet, and I don't know if they are willing to take that risk.
But as I said, it's no different from online multiplayer.
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SirPrimalform: But as I said, it's no different from online multiplayer.
Oops, I forgot about multiplayer games. I guess my reasoning is wrong.
Never heard of the game. Seems to me a kind of project that I would first see on Humble Bundle than on GOG. Also, the post on their forums didn't state WHEN they rejected the game. Maybe they asked sometime before the GOG tranfromation. Also probably low demand kinda scared them off.
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spinefarm: Mmm you are a bit wrong with this. PES are allowed to have legal names for teams/players if they pay them. In PES 12 they have a lot of licenses. With sport & racing games it is different matter than this one.

I do think that Steam rejected Unepic for same reason....and I'm pretty sure the dev will have some lawyers knocking on his door pretty soon ;)
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gameon: whenever i played pes, they would usually only have 2 or 3 licensed premier league teams. They hardly have any leagues compared to fifa either.

If they decided to use player names if they had not bought rights, they'd be in trouble, just like these unepic devs using stuff they dont seem to have bought the license to...
Yes they have to buy them but not from EA....that was my point ;)
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spinefarm: Yes they have to buy them but not from EA....that was my point ;)
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gameon: uh....i never said they did buy from EA....

Any license should be bought from whoever owns the ip a the time. So with unepic, they would have had to negotiate with companies like lucas arts and get their permission. if they did,surely it would be in the credits of their game etc.
No mate... for Sport games and Racings don't work this way.
For example for football games: IFPro,The clubs,FIFA/UEFA...
For racing games: the car companies...
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spinefarm: No mate... for Sport games and Racings don't work this way.
For example for football games: IFPro,The clubs,FIFA/UEFA...
For racing games: the car companies...
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gameon: thats exactly what i was saying. Each ip is owed by specific companies.
But with trademarks like that on that items.... the dev must pay a shitload of money to use them :D
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staticblast: In most parodies or spoofs they change the names slightly to make it clear that it it a spoof, like for instance calling the "Han Solo" character "Wan Loner", or something like that...
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gameon: Thats exactly what parodies have to do.

Also consider that a game series such as Pro evolution soccer isn't even allowed to name most of their teams/players properly due to the fact that FIFA owns the licenses. Just names are copyrighted!

That Unepic game states all these (http://www.unepicgame.com/en/items.html):

"Han Solo's laser gun" (Ranged weapon used by Han Solo in StarWars)
"Hellboys hand of doom" (Hellboy's destructive arm)
"Wolverine arm and claws" (It is Wolverine's arm cut form his elbow that acts as a sword with 3 blades)
"Bat'leth" (Melee weapon from StarTrek used by Klingon Warriors)

In the armor section they have stormtrooper, star trek, austin powers, and kill bill.

Under the "pets" section they have (the starship enterprise Starship of Star Trek, the Original Series), and a mini death star (Imperial Station from Star Wars).

I just cant look past all that, and i seriously doubt any of those companies such as Lucas Arts would allow them to make money using their stuff without licensing.
Most likely fair use and under acts that allow parody/spoof, it's when you start involving third parties is when thing get very messy. The companies are within their rights stop the use of their IP if they are not informed or compensated for third parties selling the products in question.
Post edited May 14, 2012 by mushy101
you know...an official GOG reply in this thread would be nice...
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gameon: Do they want new indie games? hmmm....... maybe they wanted only good old games!
Maybe.

Of course, maybe the general GOG community wanted newer releases as well. I mean, I don't have much to support that view, except for the fan community poll GOG held that overwhelmingly voted in favour of adding newer games.

So no, actually. Objectively speaking, "they" didn't want only good old games.

Feel free to speak for yourself all you want, but I get seriously annoyed when people think they speak for the entire community. You are just one person, and your viewpoint is just one viewpoint. Don't shove words in the general public's mouth to fit your argument.
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lowyhong: I don't think they infringe on copyrights if it's a parody or spoof, which in this case is what it seems to be.
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staticblast: In most parodies or spoofs they change the names slightly to make it clear that it it a spoof, like for instance calling the "Han Solo" character "Wan Loner", or something like that...
Ah yeah true that.