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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 26, 2012
I think igog would be a much better name.
Posted October 26, 2012
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SpaceManThe: I think igog would be a much better name.
iGOG

;-)
Posted October 26, 2012
Apparently in hell they have a mail order website called Good Old Demons.
Post edited October 26, 2012 by jamyskis
Posted October 26, 2012
Newer games can have a Good Old Gameplay, is it not ?
Posted October 26, 2012
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AlKim: Not really. Whenever there's a news item or an article or whatever with GOG mentioned, it is never ever referred to as Good Old Games unless the news item/article/whatever happens to be relatively old. This is not a coincidence.
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TheEnigmaticT: Well, I'd agree we're not "Good Old Games" anymore, but I'd also point you to the first paragraph in this.
Teaches me to use more careful wording from now on, I suppose.

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timppu: Actually, now that I checked it, there is already a way to list only older games from GOG. Go to Browse Games, click on release date, and click on e.g. pre-1995.

If GOG made the granularity finer, (e.g. you could set the exact publishing years you are interested in), wouldn't that be enough for you?
Sounds like a good idea. Vote for it.
Posted October 26, 2012
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AlKim: Sounds like a good idea. Vote for it.
Yeah... but not me. I don't care, so I shouldn't vote for a feature I don't care for (albeit I'm not against it either). What a dilemma, but I must stay true to my principles.

I hope the OP votes for it, though.
Post edited October 26, 2012 by timppu
Posted October 26, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: ...
Not really. We have been releasing one to two classic games every week for four years. This pace has not changed at all--if anything, it's picked up. There are weeks we release three or more classic games.
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True. There are so many great games out there, I hope you don't begrudge that GOG is giving them a chance to shine. :) ...
Apart from the number one could also discuss the quality of the games. While there is the occasional AAA classic, there are also many mediocrea classic releases this year. Also I find some of the new Indie releases a bit boring or not very innovative. Not all released games here are really great.

It doesn't mean they are outright bad and other gamers might like them, but just looking at the pure numbers is not telling you how many good games there are released.

But as long as you keep at least one focus on good old games and assure that you publish all that you can get... people should be satisfied.
Posted October 26, 2012
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Trilarion: Apart from the number one could also discuss the quality of the games. While there is the occasional AAA classic, there are also many mediocrea classic releases this year. Also I find some of the new Indie releases a bit boring or not very innovative. Not all released games here are really great.

It doesn't mean they are outright bad and other gamers might like them, but just looking at the pure numbers is not telling you how many good games there are released.

But as long as you keep at least one focus on good old games and assure that you publish all that you can get... people should be satisfied.
Game quality is such a subjective thing that's hard as hell to judge. Just to clarify: you're saying that of Carmageddon, Blitzkrieg 2, BioForge, and Metal of Honor, none of these were "really great"? Because you'll find that most everyone else on the site loved one of those.

I'd also suggest you look at the release schedule for a random month in 2010. The same month we released Betrayal at Krondor, we also released MOO 3, Sniper Elite, and Blood II. Those games are all loved by someone, but each appeals to a different segment, and if you liked BaK, odds are you wouldn't like MOO 3 or Sniper Elite. That's how it always goes. Sorry to hear that we haven't released something that you like recently, but I'm sure you'll find something to your tastes soon enough. :)
Posted October 26, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: Just to clarify: you're saying that of Carmageddon, Blitzkrieg 2, BioForge, and Metal of Honor, none of these were "really great"? ...
I said you find the occasional great classic released. These games probably belong in this group. On the other hand Tomb Raider Angel of Darkness, Guilty Gear Isuka or Deus Ex 2 are most probably not great games.

In my eyes we just hadn't a Baldurs Gate moment for some time. And I would still say that it's just not the number alone that counts.
Posted October 26, 2012
Alright, I finally went to the trouble of unearthing this thread again. I was a bit sceptical before that, but then I did the math. Anyone complaining about old game releases decreasing compared to before should do it too and provide a list of this year's or at least a few months' worth of releases to back up that claim.
Post edited October 26, 2012 by Leroux
Posted October 26, 2012
It stands for "Grumpy Old Goats", in a nod to the early and early-ish members who prefer the focus to remain on old games. ecks-dee
Posted October 26, 2012
Anything newer than DOS, I strictly reject! If it has mouse control, or more than 256 colors, forget it!
Come on though, I don't mind them branching out a little bit into more modern. Just so long as it doesn't take over and push "old" games into a corner.
Posted October 26, 2012
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grounddown77: 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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nijuu: I cant remember but were the results of the survey ever put up?.
I think the new forum look, new games, added to the list, the indie games brought in, and the official wish list GOG added speaks for it's self as to the results of the Survey.
Posted October 27, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: This comes up from time to time. Let me address this, if I may. .............
Thanks for the detailed reply, TheEnigmaticT.
Posted October 30, 2012
I thought about a kind of objective measure of good old games.

Good old games are games which are initially released before 2009 and rate at least 4.5 stars here.

Basically you have to have a certain age (at least 3 years) and a certain popularity (4.5 stars - 50% of the games here have at least 4.5 star rating). Of course the measure is arguable but every measure would be. At least it tries to be objective.

That way we could calculate the rate of good old games being published here over the years and could see if a decrease of this rate is really a possibility (a downward trend after smoothing out statistical fluctuations). I don't want to spend my time for it, but one could do it.
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