Am I witnessing a potential bug, or are you starting threads that look like they are official gog threads? This one and the one for "bigger, fresher, newer," or whatever both look like official gog threads, but I can't seem to see the blue first post by the gog dude. Or are you the OP for both?

The lack of German language support is a little strange seeing that this is not some old game where you'd have to hunt down different licenses etc. and that they seem to directly deal with Daedalic Entertainment. I wouldn't put all the blame on GOG though, if Daedalic actually had no issues with including the German version in the package for the same price I can't see GOG refusing it. So I think the true riddle here might be: why didn't Daedalic offer the German version to GOG? The higher price point on Steam could be an indication ...

Nope, the forum is just more screwed up than ever.

No post edit bug fix, no change in the way the quotes wok and now this... gog, per usual, have broken more than they've fixed.

This is just an assumption but could it be that the game is EITHER German or English and NOT multilingual? So GOG has to decide which version they are doing to put on GOG.com or else they would have to create two completely separate items?


It's kind of understandable that GOG chooses to sell the English version as there are just more potential customers. I usually prefer English versions but here, the German is the original one and since I do understand German, I prefer to play games in their original form.

I have the game, by the way, but would enjoy having a DRM free version because the game is actually very, very good.

yes, they are. it was just a question of time anyway. the old price system was too inflexible, and GOG won't offer a game at a significantly lower price point than its competitors. they probably aren't even allowed to.

the game is EFIGS multilingual on Steam, so no.

so? if GOG also offered the original German voice overs there'd be even more potential cusomters. Steam is very Anglo-American centric, yet most games on there are multilingual.

this.
you can add Sacred as well.

I didn't know that.

Then, yes, I agree.

Still no reply from gog about the missing german version? I must say after the initial enthusiasm I am starting to feel disappointed. If gog decides to offer a natively german game only in an english translation with inferior voice acting, it would at least be fair to comment on that and answer the questions of the customers. I would be very interested to know the reasons for this strange decision.

Also: I am not going to buy the game in an 'english only' version. That's another reason that I would like to know, whether gog plans to correct their 'missing original language' mistake, or if I have to buy the game somewhere else.

You know folks, it's possible they got it cheaper than Steam because of "english only".

Considering that these are newer games, we all expected a slightly higher price. $14.99 is not a bad addition. Steam is currently selling Whispered World at $19.99 and GOG's price is on par with Gamer's Gate. Likewise, the $14.99 price tag for Grimrock is on par with other online stores, as is Trine's $9.99. Look around and do some comparison. Good prices is one thing, but if GOG *didn't* add another price tier they would most likely have a very difficult time (more difficult than now) convincing people that current DRM-free games belong on their site.

Even worse. TWW, Trine and Grimrock are a kind of test for newer DRM free games.
I doubt, that these games are good examples.

Trine was DRM-free and cross plattform in a "pay what you want" Indie Bundle and available as Steam Deal several times.

TWW was also several times as EFIGS Version a Steam Deal. In Germany this game is actual a giveway with a computer magazin for 5,50€.

And Grimrock is available from the Almost Human Website as Steam Key AND DRM-free version. So i could get a DRM free version and the Steam Version.


And if GOG really wants to compete with Steam, they must offer the same or more. Support for multilanguage would be really nice.
The lack of the localization is understandable for the old games with different publishers in every country, but for "new" games this is a minus point.

Agreed. And as someone for whom Steam is not an option, GOG seems the obvious choice. Since GOG's prices are pretty much on par with everyone else regarding the newer titles, (if not better ... all the other DRM free copies of Trine available are $19.99 while the copies with DRM/clients are $9.99 or $19.99 elsewhere) I really do not see the problem.

Steam does provide all languages, but it is not a multi-lingual game. You can't switch the language in the option menu, instead Steam has to sync in the new language files.

Right now I don't think GOG.com has any way to properly handle games like this, as it would mean they would have to offer a new installer for each language version.

This really is something of a shame, because one of the reasons I COME to GOG was that their games were under $10 and usually really good with plenty of extras. The higher prices make me far less confidant in my decision to purchase something here, even if I'm interested. If I pay $4.99 for a game, and end up not liking it much, I don't feel like I've lost much money. If I fork over $14.99 for a NEW game, and discover I either don't like it or (far worse) that I literally can't play it cause it's just too much for my computer to handle.. I've essentially lost out on a fair amount of money.

I'll still most likely plunk down some cash for an older game here, but likely will NOT be buying a lot of their newer stuff unless it's on sale or I suddenly have tons of extra cash.. which if the latter happens, would be going towards a new computer rather than a game, anyways.

It's a shame, cause I'd love to support some of these indie developers, but cash is just so hard to come by.

i'm pretty sure demos for most of the newer titles are easily found...