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Posted April 18, 2014
Theme Hospital, Wing Commander & Privateer series, and many more EA classics 60% off

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</a>Making games is more than just craftsmanship. Game development often goes into the realm of arts. Not just, any kind of arts, mind you. Certainly not the unplugged kind. Nope. The electronic kind. If that's not a good reason to call your game developing and publishing company Electronic Arts, then I don't know what is. Founded 30 years ago, EA is now one of the world's biggest supplier of computer games and nothing short of a gaming industry giant. As such, it offers an unimaginable variety of titles from every, and any, possible genre. This weekend a Elite EA Assembly of games is available 60% off on GOG.com. Let's take a look at some of the games that put the "A" in EA!

Richard Gariott's Ultima remains an icon of computer RPGs, and many gamers consider Ultima 7 to be the best entry in the entire series. Our Complete Edition includes all four chapters of the game--The Black Gate, Forge of Virtue, Serpent Isle and The Silver Seed--in one handy DRM-free package. Become the virtuous Avatar, the savior of Britannia, to discover the origin of many strange occurrences spreading across the land and to stop the mysterious malicious entity, known as the Guardian, from pushing the world into its doom. With countless hours of deep and satisfying gameplay, this one is a must for all the RPG fans! There's no reason to stop at lucky number seven, though. The whole Ultima series--including the groundbreaking 3D dungeon crawler: Ultima Underworld 1+2--is on promo, so you can experience every single adventure of the Avatar (formerly know as "the Stranger") 60% off!

What Ultima is to RPGs, the Wing Commander series is to the space sim genre. Follow the story of the war between Terrans and the feline menace Kilrathi in Wing Commander 1+2 and Wing Commander 3: Heart of Tiger, then once the world is over and a shaky allience is formed with the cat-like aliens, face new enemies threatening the Confederation in Wing Commander 4: The Price of Freedom. The 3rd and 4th installments of the series use full motion video cutscenes to tell its elaborate stories and feature big names such as Mark Hamill, Malcolm MacDowell, and John Rhys-Davies as the Wing Commander universe prominent characters. You can also choose your own fate and pursue your goals as a mercenary, a trader, or even a space pirate in the series' popular open-ended spin-off, Wing Commander: Privateer.

Not a space-sim or RPG fan? More of an armchair general? Not a problem! Thare's plenty of trategic/managarial games in our Elite EA Assembly, as well! is the original "god game", giving you the ability to shape the world and the fates of its inhabitants in a multi-layered strategic gameplay. [url=http://www.gog.com/game/syndicate]Syndicate does pretty much the same thing, using the means of brutal corporate rivalry, cyber-implant technology, and espionage in a dark, dystopian future. Theme Hospital puts you in charge of a high-profile medical facility, making you--once again--the master of life and death. Finally, Sim City 2000 SE makes you the mayor of an aspiring virtual town, that whishes to develop into a metropoly.

That's just a small sample of the selection of over 40 classics available in our Elite EA Assembly weekend promo. Head out to the promo page to pick your favoritres 60% off, until Tuesday, April 22, at 3:59AM GMT.
Posted April 19, 2014
I remember the publisher of 'Jade Empire' was 2K. But, its licence might have been adjusted. It's a good thing Bioware's game going back to its father.
Posted April 19, 2014
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AnimalMother117: (This sale would probably mean more if EA would put some of its bigger titles on this site, anyway.) I was wondering how Jade Empire measures up to other Bioware games. I thought Dragon Age was just okay, ditto on Mass Effect, Icewind Dale (it uses a Bioware Engine) was good for character creation but the gameplay was a wee boring, Jade Empire looks interesting due to the fact it has an unusual setting.
Jade Empire is pretty good, but like any story driven game, the setting and content has to matter to you to make it "better" or "worse" as compared to the other games you mention. Like a lot of BioWare games, it was a little slow to start, but it was something i was able to get into.

The sale should be titled "Elite EA Assembly of titles on GOG" probably?

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deonast: Not sure who found it now, but they tried to keep that discovery a secret, sadly EA could not be kept hidden and so are now one of the biggest supplier(s) of computer games and determined to keep good newer games made in the last decade or more out of GOG's hands
I wouldn't be surprised if some senior vp over there is justifying his/her position in the DRM Department by fighting to keep DRM in EA games. All their DRM really dissuades me from buying their games. If it was removed, I'd reconsider. Honestly - how many freaking accounts do i need just to play a single game?!
Posted April 19, 2014
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AnimalMother117: (This sale would probably mean more if EA would put some of its bigger titles on this site, anyway.) I was wondering how Jade Empire measures up to other Bioware games. I thought Dragon Age was just okay, ditto on Mass Effect, Icewind Dale (it uses a Bioware Engine) was good for character creation but the gameplay was a wee boring, Jade Empire looks interesting due to the fact it has an unusual setting.
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petegall79: Jade Empire is pretty good, but like any story driven game, the setting and content has to matter to you to make it "better" or "worse" as compared to the other games you mention. Like a lot of BioWare games, it was a little slow to start, but it was something i was able to get into.

The sale should be titled "Elite EA Assembly of titles on GOG" probably?

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deonast:
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petegall79:
Thanks for the reply, I'll probably sleep on it.

I think the sale should be called, "Games We (EA) forgot Were in our Catalog, So I Suppose It Won't Hurt to Put Them on GOG Sale."
Posted April 19, 2014
Well shooters are my favourite genre and I liked Crusader: No Remorse even more than Doom. So the question is, should I buy Syndicate/Syndicate Wars?
Posted April 19, 2014
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Johnmourby: Well shooters are my favourite genre and I liked Crusader: No Remorse even more than Doom. So the question is, should I buy Syndicate/Syndicate Wars?
You should, but because they're awesome games, games that are no longer being made and probably won't ever be, again. Part of the Bullfrog experience of "who-cares-what-genre-this-is" that Peter Molyneux used to give gamers.

Don't buy them because you love shooters, or you'll be disappointed.
Posted April 19, 2014
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Johnmourby: Well shooters are my favourite genre and I liked Crusader: No Remorse even more than Doom. So the question is, should I buy Syndicate/Syndicate Wars?
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groze: You should, but because they're awesome games, games that are no longer being made and probably won't ever be, again. Part of the Bullfrog experience of "who-cares-what-genre-this-is" that Peter Molyneux used to give gamers.

Don't buy them because you love shooters, or you'll be disappointed.
I'll consider it. The other game I'm thinking about is Zeus + Poseidon. I'd like to try a city-builder. I bought Anno 2070 last year but never could figure out how to play it XD.

Anyone here know how accessible it is?
Posted April 19, 2014
EA are known as douches but I gave them the benefit of the doubt until.they shut down online-only games they could easily have kept up. Not old games either.
Posted April 19, 2014
So should I get Kyrandia Book one? I have around a million (well around 7 or 8 point) point and click games that I want to play before the Kyrandia series (no offence to Kyrandia).

Would you guys say it is better than I have no mouth and King's Quest?
Posted April 19, 2014
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mrking58: So should I get Kyrandia Book one? I have around a million (well around 7 or 8 point) point and click games that I want to play before the Kyrandia series (no offence to Kyrandia).

Would you guys say it is better than I have no mouth and King's Quest?
No, it's not better than those two you mentioned, by any means (then again, you picked two mythological beasts of the point & click video game history!), but it's still pretty good.

Give a try if you like good old Westwood-developed games (makers of , the [url=http://www.gog.com/game/lands_of_lore_1_2]Lands of Lore and the highly acclaimed [url=http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/EVA_Database]Command &amp; Conquer series -- from 1995 to 2002). They were a great studio and tried different genres of games with moderate success, but always managing to be creative. The Legend of Kyrandia games were their foray into p&c adventures, and though Westwood was no Sierra or LucasArts, these games aren't half bad. If you are a point & click adventure fan, you owe yourself a try at Kyrandia, just be aware it's not a LucasArts or Sierra game.
Posted April 19, 2014
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groze: You should, but because they're awesome games, games that are no longer being made and probably won't ever be, again. Part of the Bullfrog experience of "who-cares-what-genre-this-is" that Peter Molyneux used to give gamers.

Don't buy them because you love shooters, or you'll be disappointed.
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Johnmourby: I'll consider it. The other game I'm thinking about is Zeus + Poseidon. I'd like to try a city-builder. I bought Anno 2070 last year but never could figure out how to play it XD.

Anyone here know how accessible it is?
No, don't get Z+P, it's like crack cocaine. I can't in good conscience recommend a game that's so enjoyable it will suck hours out of your day :p

As for accessibility, I can't remember the last city builder I played (other than this), but I adjusted well enough; I had to download and read the manual a bit for Zeus, which is what I am playing right now, but once you understand how to utilize the stuff you're given, it's pretty easy to make things formulaic.

I played as a beginner for the first adventure, but then the second one has you carry over your city, so I am replaying it on Titan. Also, the game starts at 100% speed, which you can adjust to something more manageable; I suggest 30% while you're figuring things out.
Posted April 19, 2014
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mrking58: So should I get Kyrandia Book one? I have around a million (well around 7 or 8 point) point and click games that I want to play before the Kyrandia series (no offence to Kyrandia).

Would you guys say it is better than I have no mouth and King's Quest?
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groze: No, it's not better than those two you mentioned, by any means (then again, you picked two mythological beasts of the point & click video game history!), but it's still pretty good.

Give a try if you like good old Westwood-developed games (makers of , the [url=http://www.gog.com/game/lands_of_lore_1_2]Lands of Lore and the highly acclaimed [url=http://cnc.wikia.com/wiki/EVA_Database]Command &amp; Conquer series -- from 1995 to 2002). They were a great studio and tried different genres of games with moderate success, but always managing to be creative. The Legend of Kyrandia games were their foray into p&c adventures, and though Westwood was no Sierra or LucasArts, these games aren't half bad. If you are a point & click adventure fan, you owe yourself a try at Kyrandia, just be aware it's not a LucasArts or Sierra game.
I have played C&C back in the 90s and they were great fun at the time. I will pick up book one but it will be low on my got to play games

thanks
Posted April 19, 2014
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cmdr_flashheart: No, don't get Z+P, it's like crack cocaine. I can't in good conscience recommend a game that's so enjoyable it will suck hours out of your day :p
Are we talking Torchlight "One more hour, oh wait it's tomorrow" bad or Oblivion "What is this "real Life" thou speekest of?" bad?
Posted April 19, 2014
I'm still debating Jade Empire. It has 4.5 stars here and the top reviews are glowing. However, a lot of the negative reviews criticize the mechanics and gameplay as something too simplified. If its not quite Baldur's Gate, I'm fine with that. From anyone without rose tinted nostalgia, is it good?
Posted April 19, 2014
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cmdr_flashheart: No, don't get Z+P, it's like crack cocaine. I can't in good conscience recommend a game that's so enjoyable it will suck hours out of your day :p
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Johnmourby: Are we talking Torchlight "One more hour, oh wait it's tomorrow" bad or Oblivion "What is this "real Life" thou speekest of?" bad?
A little from column A, a little from column B :p
Posted April 20, 2014
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Johnmourby: Well shooters are my favourite genre and I liked Crusader: No Remorse even more than Doom. So the question is, should I buy Syndicate/Syndicate Wars?
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groze: You should, but because they're awesome games, games that are no longer being made and probably won't ever be, again. Part of the Bullfrog experience of "who-cares-what-genre-this-is" that Peter Molyneux used to give gamers.

Don't buy them because you love shooters, or you'll be disappointed.
Well after thinking about it I bought Syndicate Wars. Keeping with my tradition of playing the less popular sequel/successor first (though the hype gape between Syndicate and Syndicate Wars seems negligible). I went for it because I just stared playing Fable: The Lost Chapters (Peter Molyneux's last good game form what I've heard) so it'll be interesting to be able to compare it to one of his classics later on.

And thanks, I'll to not to go in expecting a Crusader like experience.
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