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General discussion (archive)Sooooo......does GOG still stands for Good "Old" Games?(51 posts)(51 posts)
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Posted October 25, 2012
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Though GOG still release some "old"(er) games now and then, the frequency of older games being released is becoming more and more .... latent.

What we are seeing in GOG right now is the sudden explosion of GNG - Good "New" Games.

I actually support Indie games and developers, since I detest the corporate mentality of large publishing companies and their f---ing DRMs.

But at the same time, whenever I come to GOG webste, which is at least twice a day, nowadays, it's disheartening to see new game releases and news of pre-releases on the front page. I was expecting to see more and more of the real classics (circa DOS & WIn9x era) to appear, but sadly that is not becoming the trend here.

I still respect GOG for their non_DRM policy and their efforts of bringing back classic games legally to the forefront of the gaming community - the games which actually have a good gameplay in them.

Of course, just whining about something is plain irritating, if not accompanied by some suggestions.

How about creating a separate website for these new games and indie games, which are DRM-Free. It will be an immense help for those aspiring indie developers, and at the same time, won't clutter the space meant for "Classic" Games?

I'm of the opinion that GOG should focus on getting more classic (DOS & Win3.x/9x) games and make these the priority of the GOG website, the very reason they started this venture called Good Old Games.

I just hope those (greedy) publishing companies which hold the copyright to old games, will at least allow websites like GOG to release more classic games. Too bad these corporate publishers might "gag" GOG (and other aspiring resellers) with their request for the lion's share of the sales (and they won't sell these themselves too).
Posted October 25, 2012
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Malik: Though GOG still release some "old"(er) games now and then, the frequency of older games being released is becoming more and more .... latent.
Actually, it's not. The EnigmaticT responded in another thread a while ago that was complaining about the apparent lack of old releases, noting that there are on average 2 older games released each week, which equals what was released when he first started with GOG and actually surpasses the average of what was released before he was hired.
Posted October 25, 2012
It still stands for "Good Old Games" in our hearts. But the addition of new game releases has not detracted from older game releases. Some weeks there might be all old games released, other weeks it'll be half and half. It balances out in the end.
Posted October 25, 2012
Overall, this is still the place to get Good Old Games, so I think it deserves the title. Leniency aside, their categories are still filled to the brim with old games and an astounding relationship with customers in getting these old games to function on modern systems. I would say not to be so picky about what else is on here, because in the end you still get what you came for and they are always in the talks to get more old games.
Posted October 26, 2012
Some weeks you'll see tons of older titles, other weeks seem to favor indies and newer a little more.

Why not just... play your games on the weeks that don't interest you?
Posted October 26, 2012
wow... deja vu...

The way i see it, we're seeing the same amount of old games being released as before, it's just that before it had a much slower release schedule. The time in between old game releases is being used to release new(er) and indie games. Back in the day, there was a time when only tuesdays was a release day. i'm quite happy with GOG's new direction, since we're getting more stuff AND not losing or missing the oldies.
Posted October 26, 2012
Plus, most of these newer games are Old-Style games which I'm sure a lot of people are interested in as well. If you simply buy old games out of nostalgia of having played them when you were a kid, then I think you're missing out because many games back then really WERE innovative and fresh.

On a side note: it's sad to see console/C64 retrogamers look down so much on the PC legacy. Amiga fans hate the PC for having stolen the Amiga crown and console gamers simply hate it because "it's hard to use" even though DOSBox makes it easy as piss with a front end.
Posted October 26, 2012
Does a literal interpretation of a brand really matter? Apple doesn't sell fruit and McDonalds doesn't sell Scottish people. This semantic cherry picking is "old."
Posted October 26, 2012
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Darling_Jimmy: Does a literal interpretation of a brand really matter? Apple doesn't sell fruit and McDonalds doesn't sell Scottish people. This semantic cherry picking is "old."
You're old.
Posted October 26, 2012
Been discussed a number of times. Unfortunately (or fortunately depending on how you see it), they have started to add new (and newish) games... mostly indie while although they still release older classic games, its no longer the main focus :/.
Posted October 26, 2012
I've been here longer than my "Registered:" would indicate, and I still cannot figure out why people still bring up this complaint. They still release old games. GOG is no longer an acronym, because indies are now released alongside old titles. End of story.
Posted October 26, 2012
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Rohan15: You're old.
Touché.
Posted October 26, 2012
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Rohan15: You're old.
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Darling_Jimmy: Touché.
I don't speak in the tongue of the ancients! Alas, a translator is needed!
Posted October 26, 2012
No, for fscks sake.

Do you see any "Good old games" banners on this site?

It's like making a thread on steam forums "does steam no longer refers to Super Tanned, Extremely Abusive Mommas? How come?!"
Post edited October 26, 2012 by keeveek
Posted October 26, 2012
GOG still stands for GOOD OLD GAMES! But several months possibly even a year ago. GOG asked all of us to participate in a survey. Well as a result of that survey, GOG added some newer titles to the list of great games they already had, and they added some great Indie games to the list also.GOG wanted to improve an already perfect thing. The only way to make GOG better was to add more newer titles and indie titles as well
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