tinyE: I love the topic but if you asked my that two days ago I would have given you one answer.
The next day you wouldn't have gotten a different one.
Today, a different one. :P
A lot of those, it's not so much the games, as the fact that they are here period. Just not having to deal with all the bullshit of installing those Star Wars games from my discs would immediately put them at the top of the list.
EDIT: Case in point. Since I posted this I've gone from FEAR to Grid and back to FEAR.
No, Grid. Wait....
Cool, FEARis one of my favourite shooters, I love the feeling of the guns in that game. Its something I haven't come across in that many FPS games. And then there's the atmosphere of the game.
tinyE: I love the topic but if you asked my that two days ago I would have given you one answer.
The next day you wouldn't have gotten a different one.
Today, a different one. :P
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HereForTheBeer: Haha - yes, this. Really jazzed to see so many great releases come here this year (and 2014 was no slouch, either), whether or not I actually buy and play any of them.
gOg classic releases of the year... hard to say. As tinyE points out, just that they're here at all is really fantastic. And do I pick from only those I've played in the past, or include those that I'm just generally glad they made it here? Maybe a little of both:
Gold Box games. I mean, really. The friggin' GOLD BOX games! Awesome. These were a big gorram deal when they were new: D&D on the PC. And they were / are fun. Really looking forward to revisiting some of the titles.
Elder Scrolls, in part because Bethesda got here, and in part because Morrowind (the only one I've played) really is a great game.
Wolfenstein 3D, because it's the one that really started the ball rolling with respect to FPS games. Granted, if it weren't this title then someone else would have come along to create the genre eventually, but this one brought the genre to widespread attention and it was / is FUN!
The return of the Fallout games. Because Fallout. Big thank you to those who made this happen.
System Shock, because now I can play it (eventually) before playing System Shock 2. Made the decision, when I purchased SS2 upon its release here, that I would not install it until the first one came along. And now it's here. Still haven't played either one but that's not the point. ; )
Honorable Mention to the X games. For starters, because a game with the name of "X" is not easy to search for on the internet! Haha - but now I don't have to. From my little bit of playtime (bought on Amazon a few years back), it's an enormous sandbox that could keep one occupied for a very long time. I'll revisit once I replace the joystick.
Another Honorable Mention goes to the Falcon flight sim games. For one, this place could use more vehicle sims. More importantly, Falcon is the possibly the most faithful recreation of a fighter jet one can find. Maybe the most faithful recreation of ANY vehicle. Wouldn't be surprised if this is the series that single-handedly put Thrustmaster into prominence.
Yeah, this was a year of big surprises.
The appearance of Bethesda and Lucas Arts was a big wow-moment for me as well, especially Bethesda.
I expected the Fallout games to return to GOG one day, but I never saw an Elder Scrolls game coming.
The arrival of the X-series and the D&D series were two other big moments.
It really shows that GOG is gaining more and more credibility with publishers.
InfraSuperman: Hold on:
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Flight of the Amazon Queen
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Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project
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InfraSuperman: Those two have been on GOG since 2009 (DN: MP) and 2013 (FOTAQ)...
Did they slip into that list by mistake?
Oops my bad, will be corrected, thanks mate.
