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Posted October 18, 2012
A cyberpunk thriller of man and metal.

Bioforge, the classic post-human action game with 3D characters, atmospheric pre-rendered locations and memorable story, is now available on GOG.com for only $5.99.

Pain. I feel pain. Feel? No. I only register its presence. That metallic taste in my mouth. What is it? Chrome and nitrogen coolant. How did I know that? Need to open eyes. My eyes! What happened to my vision? Why does everything look so sharp and artificial? Oh god! I don't feel my breath. Why don't I breathe? My hands! My body! It's metal! It's frickin' metal! What the hell happened? Where am I? Oh, god... Who... am I? Fear. I think I should feel fear.

Bioforge is a futuristic techno-thriller full of strange cybernetic creatures, ominous corridors, and terrifying mysteries, produced by the creator of the Ultima saga--Richard Garriot himself! You are Lex, a man unwillingly transformed into a cyborg by a dangerous sect of post-human cultists. Deprived of your memories and identity you'll need to navigate your way through a off-world base challenging your wits with puzzles and testing your skills in many action sequences, in a gameplay bearing a strong resemblance to the classic [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/alone_in_the_dark]Alone in the Dark[/url] series. Can you escape from the clutches of insane fanatics, fight your way through the many horrors of your prison, and salvage whatever scraps of your memories and your humanity you might find?

Wake up to a nightmare of flesh, chrome, and oblivion and discover the horrible secrets of the Bioforge, for only 5.99!
Posted October 18, 2012
I was living in California then. Sorry!
Posted October 18, 2012
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SpiderFromMars: The screenshots are not bad compressed... the game is 320x200 and looks like that...
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bazilisek: I know, but there was a lot of compression artefacts all over them. I think they fixed it in the meantime; it looks crisper now.
Sorry, i didnt see them before the fixing... ^_^U
Posted October 18, 2012
Take it in folks, because this is probably the closest we'll ever get to System Shock.
Posted October 18, 2012
Whoop whoop, a proper classic from yesteryear.

Thanks GOG, loves ya!
Posted October 18, 2012
This is one of the games with the worst, WORST control scheme I've ever played, and it's only made harder by some very awkward camera angles. Not for the easily frustrated, you've been warned.

The story itself is ok I guess, but it's also very short and ends in a cliffanger. I'm not saying to not buy it, but don't expect a masterpiece.
Posted October 18, 2012
Early PS1-era games really were uniquely hideous, and the "classic Alone in the Dark series" had terrible gameplay. But people seem to like it?
Post edited October 18, 2012 by BadDecissions
Posted October 18, 2012
omg omg omg OH MY GOD!

Yes. Yes. It' an instant buy for me, as soon as I refill my debit card. This is the stuff I was looking forward the most.

Thank you gog!
Post edited October 18, 2012 by PraetorianWolfie
Posted October 18, 2012
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BadDecissions: Early PS1-era games really were uniquely hideous, and the "classic Alone in the Dark series" had terrible gameplay. But people seem to like it?
Early PS 1?

Bioforge?
Posted October 18, 2012
ssweeeet. Loved this game way back when,sure it looks like crap and the controls take a bit of getting use too but it doesn't bother me one bit then again I been gaming since 1983 so as long as the actual game is satisfying I could live with clunky controls and bad graphics I still play the Last Ninja trilogy for the C64 regularly and that game had some of the worst controls ever but the gameplay more then makes up for it.
Posted October 18, 2012
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BadDecissions: Early PS1-era games really were uniquely hideous, and the "classic Alone in the Dark series" had terrible gameplay. But people seem to like it?
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SimonG: Early PS 1? Bioforge?
I think by "Early PS1 era" he meant very early 3D games or games that had 3D polygons when there was a transition from 2D to 3D
Posted October 18, 2012
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BadDecissions: Early PS1-era games really were uniquely hideous, and the "classic Alone in the Dark series" had terrible gameplay. But people seem to like it?
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SimonG: Early PS 1? Bioforge?
"era." I grew up on consoles, and will always think of things that way, even if it's artificial when applied to PC games.

edit: basically what Roman5 said.
Post edited October 18, 2012 by BadDecissions
Posted October 18, 2012
Never played this one. How is the gameplay and difficulty?
Posted October 18, 2012
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gandalf.nho: Never played this one. How is the gameplay and difficulty?
I loved it.
The controls can be a litle bit frustrating at the begining but the learning curve is pretty fast so you'll get used to it in no time.
The plot is very very nice.
The puzzles are also great.
But its a game on the harder side, its just how the games were done those time.
A superb game, highly recommended.
Posted October 18, 2012
It may be terrible by today's standards, but to me this is still what GOG - "Good Old Games and more" - is about. Great release! (Was getting glum there for the past week or so due to the lack of old releases, but this is very nice.) Hopefully this is another EA set, although I'm not sure they're doing that anymore (w/ Ultima 9 and LoL3 having been released by themselves, iirc). I still hope to see one or two other classics released at the conference. :) Maybe, I don't know, Pajama Sam or Spy Fox?

EDIT: Nice extras, too! (I'd like to see another "medley" though. ;)
Post edited October 18, 2012 by tfishell
Posted October 18, 2012
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tfishell: It may be terrible by today's standards, but to me this is still what GOG - "Good Old Games and more" - is about. Great release! (Was getting glum there for the past week or so due to the lack of old releases, but this is very nice.) Hopefully this is another EA set, although I'm not sure they're doing that anymore (w/ Ultima 9 and LoL3 having been released by themselves, iirc). I still hope to see one or two other classics released at the conference. :) Maybe, I don't know, Pajama Sam or Spy Fox?
I'm actually expecting something great to be announced/released today, since GOG seems to be making a big deal about it
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