Posted January 04, 2012
In the end only 3 games, I put 6+ for later and missed out on some as the Activision sale ended earlier that I expected. (Zorks & Kings Quest)
So I bought:
Another World: I remember seeing it on the Amiga and always wanted to play it. I liked the non sequels Flashback & Fade To Black and swore I'd pick it up some day. I played the demo when the 15th Anniversary version was released and liked it but wasn't sure about the Dragon Lair style gameplay so held off but in the GOG sale I simply couldn't resist the price.
Wing Commander 1 & 2: Another game I want to play. I had WC1 on the Amiga but got stuck on a mission because of invisible asteroids (bug of some type). I was quite far through and refused to restart again so gave up. Given I'd picked up WC3 on here a while before I though I should go back and play 1 & 2 first.
Ultima 7: Simply because I am a little feed up hearing that its the dogs bollocks in regards of comp RPG's and wanted to try it for myself. I remember buying underworld and not really getting on with it but I have a feeling that was the controls.
Games in my basket but removed at the last moment:
Temple of Elemental Evil: Again I've heard great things about it but I still have to finish Icewind Dale, play Baldurs Gate 2 and Planescape Torment, so it would be ages before I'd get to it, if I wasn't going to be burnt out playing 2d isometric rpgs
Ultima 1-2-3 & 4-5-6: While I'd like to start the series at the start I know I wouldn't get to them so it would simply be a waste of money beyond supporting GOG and plenty of you already do that for me :)
Jagged Alliance 2: Similar to ToEE really, with those Blackisle / Bioware titles still to play I couldn't imagine actually getting to JA2.
Crusader No Regret: I completed No Remorse back in 95-96 time frame and for some reason had problems with No Regret on the same computer (and I was a little burnt out from completing No Remorse) so it got put to one side with the intent of going back. Then Windows took over, Dos disappeared and I simply didn't get back to it (much like Interplay's Star Trek RPGs, I still need to play those! and have the discs somewhere in a box in Northern Ireland waiting to ship here). I still have the No Regret CD but figured I'd get the GOG version as it would be nicely setup and ready to go with no pfaffing on my part. In the end I passed because I struggled with paying $2.49 when I already own the darn thing.
So yeah, thats me and GOG Holiday Sale.
So I bought:
Another World: I remember seeing it on the Amiga and always wanted to play it. I liked the non sequels Flashback & Fade To Black and swore I'd pick it up some day. I played the demo when the 15th Anniversary version was released and liked it but wasn't sure about the Dragon Lair style gameplay so held off but in the GOG sale I simply couldn't resist the price.
Wing Commander 1 & 2: Another game I want to play. I had WC1 on the Amiga but got stuck on a mission because of invisible asteroids (bug of some type). I was quite far through and refused to restart again so gave up. Given I'd picked up WC3 on here a while before I though I should go back and play 1 & 2 first.
Ultima 7: Simply because I am a little feed up hearing that its the dogs bollocks in regards of comp RPG's and wanted to try it for myself. I remember buying underworld and not really getting on with it but I have a feeling that was the controls.
Games in my basket but removed at the last moment:
Temple of Elemental Evil: Again I've heard great things about it but I still have to finish Icewind Dale, play Baldurs Gate 2 and Planescape Torment, so it would be ages before I'd get to it, if I wasn't going to be burnt out playing 2d isometric rpgs
Ultima 1-2-3 & 4-5-6: While I'd like to start the series at the start I know I wouldn't get to them so it would simply be a waste of money beyond supporting GOG and plenty of you already do that for me :)
Jagged Alliance 2: Similar to ToEE really, with those Blackisle / Bioware titles still to play I couldn't imagine actually getting to JA2.
Crusader No Regret: I completed No Remorse back in 95-96 time frame and for some reason had problems with No Regret on the same computer (and I was a little burnt out from completing No Remorse) so it got put to one side with the intent of going back. Then Windows took over, Dos disappeared and I simply didn't get back to it (much like Interplay's Star Trek RPGs, I still need to play those! and have the discs somewhere in a box in Northern Ireland waiting to ship here). I still have the No Regret CD but figured I'd get the GOG version as it would be nicely setup and ready to go with no pfaffing on my part. In the end I passed because I struggled with paying $2.49 when I already own the darn thing.
So yeah, thats me and GOG Holiday Sale.