is GOG a /vr/-approved site?

In as much as they cater to retro games, sure.

Do they make business decisions that drive me nuts? Yeah, but we're not exactly swimming in a lot of good options.

The problem with GOG is a lot of the games still feel like they're asking for too high of a price.

>>3599486

I've never paid full price for a game on GOG. They constantly have some kind of sale going, and if you wait long enough, everything goes 75% off eventually.

This may help you;
https://isthereanydeal.com/

>>3599486
Seems like you're paying more for the convenience of having an older game setup to work on a modern system from the getgo rather than the game itself.

>>3599481
No. Paying for digital games is a scam.

Any recommendations during this sale?

>>3599486
And that's why you wait for sales.
>>3599624
Depends entirely on what sort of games you like.

Yeah. But its not great. Some games are not complete or dont work fully. Eg. Tomb raider 1 and rayman both are missing free dlc and music from orginal releases.

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>>3599667

>cucked
>stick with Steam.

>>3599667
>They quit adding new Japanese games to their catalog
>Xanadu Next literally in their catalog

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>We’ve discussed Mushihime Sama internally and because we’re so close to launch we’re not sure if we’ll be able to make it for launch, especially because this will be launching around the same time as our Fall promo. We’re also not totally convinced that the game can perform so well for as as it appears to be relatively unknown outside of Japan.

>The GOG Way, let me quote an internal expression that we're using at the office, we call it the boutique way. We want GOG to be boutique.

I wish gog would offer downloads where available for both dosbox and the original windows versions of games. I get that they go with dosbox because it's much less hassle for compatibility but I can usually find some way of getting the windows version working and it's usually a lot better when it works.

>>3599750
>muh steam is good meme

>>3600015
Better than "AAA BEST GRAPHICS EVER GENERIC FPS #2634985"

They should offer a bigger variety of platforms. For many old games the IBM versions aren't that great.

>>3600021

Amiga versions just for the sound would be nice.

>>3600106
>steam's rental games

I guess the Half-Life 2 I rented from Steam is 11 years overdue

>>3600119
Read the TOS for Steam.

You don't buy a copy of the game, you buy a license to play it, and Steam can revoke that license at any time.

>>3600241
>you buy a license

worse, you buy a subscription

>>3600241
Has that actually ever happened except when it turned out they weren't authorized to sell it?

>>3600256
No it hasn't. Even games that get delisted from the market don't get removed from your library. And all the people paranoid that Valve will one day pull the plug with no warning are also morons. You better believe that with 10+ million users, every games install directory will be backed up by someone and no-steam cracks will be made, assuming said game(s) don't already have one.

>>3600241
And? I'm not selling the games or reverse engineering them or distributing them online or anything. My account is in no danger of being terminated. I look forward to renting Half-Life 2 for another 11 years.

>>3600261
*100 million

>>3599608
>being this retarded

You pay for an installer for a game that works anywhere, anytime for as long as you want whenever you want that can never be taken away from you.

I'm not sure what your problem with it is. You should keep your man child bitching contained to Steam where it actually makes some sense.

>>3599786
Can't you extract the actual exe?

What's with all the shilling lately?

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>>3599481
>he pays for abandonware

>>3600417
Yeah but it's a DOS executable. For games like Dungeon Keeper and Simcity 2000 I want the actual Windows version. Simcity 2000 has some compatibility issues but when you get it to work it runs much smoother than DOS and at any resolution you want. But they don't offer the Windows version as a download. It's understandable that they offer the DOS version because getting DOSBox to run causes far fewer headaches, I just wish they'd give you the choice.

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>>3600447
>GOG knows my computer's name, that makes it DRM

>>3599481
>How to destroy Reddit

You're alright, OP

Also when the fuck will NWN 2 be on sale i'm not paying 20 shekels.

>>3599667
>banned some games for being "too violent"
wut

>>3600545
I think he's talking about when they decided to not stock Hatred, but I doubt it was anything to do with the violence. Hatred is less violent than Postal for God's sake.

Probably just didn't think it would sell well.

>>3600442
>this thing that i can't hold in my hand is different from your thing you can't hold in your hand because you bought it from somewhere else
Yep, you're actually a retard.

>>3600564

Probably because 'Hatred' is a shitty edgelord game for angsty children. Be thankful GOG doesn't carry the multitude of poorly made indie shit that Steam does.

>>3600574
Dude, chill. Nobody forces you to buy it.

>>3600420
>We're getting a trickle of these from /v/. Not sure what's with them
Just wait until the next AGDQ.

>>3600574
>Be thankful someone else has decided for you what games you'd like to buy.

no

>>3601156
just so you know that post was pretty dumb bro

>>3599786
Some of them have it like heroes of might and magic 2 has dos and windows

>>3599750
>steam
>not a slow, unstable, bloated piece of shit with ridiculous ToS
There was a time when Steam was decent; almost 10 years ago when it was ONLY games and messaging friends. Nobody uses anywhere near a quarter of the features they keep shoveling into it.

GOG at least just gives you an exe with the game and optional extras as separate downloads, all without having to touch their bloated client.

>>3600241
this level of paranoia is hilarious, and only extremely poor people that often don't buy games but rather pirate them, hold this sort of opinion to justify their actions.

besides you spend much less money on steam if you just buy during sales than you would buying physical, and the only downside by your logic is you don't get to have the game sitting on your shelf collecting dust and taking up space, a convenience worth the asking price in my mind.

but if you want to hoard be my guest.

By the way steam has never revoked shit from someone unless their account got terminated or they were buying codes from shady sites, which is on the person themselves.

Remember when they sold games that were good and old?

>>3601175
>Steam was good 10 years ago
That blatantly wrong, don't talk about something you know nothing about.

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>>3601268
Decent, not good. And it was, certainly compared to now, are you serious? You think the modern client is better?

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>>3601270
I dunno steam was pretty shit 10 years ago it may be bloated and shit now but at least it runs.

fuck steam. I just wanted TO PLAY COUNTERSTRIKE, GAABBEEEE! HOW FCKING HARD IS THAT? god dammit.

>>3599481
Who cares? Just do what you think is worthwhile and stop worrying about some autist's opinion of you here.

You're incredibly lovely~

>>3600358
>yet he's fine with paying for something he can't hold in his hands

You can put the installer on a physical device.

>>3600241
>and Steam can revoke that license at any time.

And they never will cause they'd not only piss everyone off while losing tons of new customers but also get the shit sued out of them. Also you were only buying the license to play the game with physical copies as well.

>>3600341
This is why we need a containment board. Jesus Christ the /pol/ is strong.

>>3599750
it is bad.

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>>3600447
>requiring a file in the game folder to work = DRM

GOG was actively against Linux support until Steam made a move, even then they seem like they're only porting a few older titles under contract and the rest is just indie releases that have linux versions anyway. So they can go fuck themselves as far as I'm concerned...

>>3601776
>Wireshark

I just want MDK 1+2 and Freespace 1+2 from the Interplay bundle.

But if I pick 8 more games the discount will go to 90% and it will actually be cheaper than buying just the 4 games I want.

What should I get then?

https://www.gog.com/promo/20161104_fall_sale_interplay_byob

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>>3600261
>every games install directory will be backed up by someone and no-steam cracks will be made

>Using cracks to play games you paid for is acceptable
>Steam cucks will defend this

>>3600358
>He buys the game for a piece of plastic instead of what matters, the game

>>3601779
Educate me, why would I want to play games on Linux? Aside from being free, what does Linux do that Windoesn't?

>>3600447
They could be sued for this

>>3601803
Convenience mostly, comes with all the software I want out of the box, automatically updates and manages it for me, is extremely stable and is completely customizable to my tastes.

Main issue is it has a high learning curve and is heavily fragmented, it takes a while to learn with software you like and what tweaks you need to do to get everything the way you want it.

As a programmer it also can pull down all the software I need automatically and sets up a workable environment without having to configure everything, its only weakness is a lack of graphical debugging tools.

>>3599481

Have they finally fixed Interstate 76? It's one of the few old releases that they had a bitch time trying to make compatible.

>>3599481

Can their games be redeemed on steam?

>>3601776
>>3601781

While I think GOG has done some good by preserving older titles for later generations (and monetizing it), I don't like the idea of them grabbing my IP address.

Especially since I'm a mix of pay-for-stuff-I-like and sometimes-I-just-want-to-play-this-game-and-I'm-not-made-of-money.

>>3601880
>Especially since I'm a mix of pay-for-stuff-I-like and sometimes-I-just-want-to-play-this-game-and-I'm-not-made-of-money.

>Especially since I pay for some games and pirate others

translated that for you

>>3599481
>paying for dosbox emulation
nah

If it wasn't for GOG a lot of these game wouldn't have rips on TPB that you can just download and play without having to figure out which patch out of 12 to use. SO, thank you, GOG.

>>3602094
>cherrypicking
>he likes paying for emulation in any way
steam does it too and it's fucking nonsense. if you're going to charge money for what might as well be abandonware, put in the effort to make a port.
>kid-diddling muslim
nice projection? i don't even know where that came from

>>3602080
>GoG is the reason something we've done before GoG happens after GoG
You're the stupidest motherfucker.

>>3600507
Ah ok. I'm not fully up with PC gaming desu, and the fact it just werks is enough for me. I only have a handful of games from GoG, Duke Nukem and the Fallout series, so I've not had to piss about too much. I was going to try them on DOSBox on the Shield tab but haven't got round to it yet.

>>3599481
>on VR
>Using Windows

>>3601880
>I don't like the idea of them grabbing my IP address

Every website you go to knows your IP address. All of them.

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>>3599481
I would say yes and why Duke Nukem 3D isn't GOG anymore?

>>3602215
Gearbox

>>3602215
How the fuck Duke Nukem Manhattan Project is FPS?

>>3602228
I have more then 400 games on GOG and i haven't updated the tags in a long time.

>>3601789

Let me ask again. You can choose 12 out of those, which do you pick?

Sacrifice

MDK

MDK 2

Invictus: In the Shadow of Olympus

Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business

Kingdom: The Far Reaches

Kingpin: Life of Crime


Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

M.A.X. + M.A.X. 2

Stonekeep

Subwar 2050 Complete

Toonstruck

VR Soccer '96

Messiah

Prehistorik 1+2

Redneck Rampage Collection

Screamer

Screamer 2

Shattered Steel

Shogo: Mobile Armor Division

Star Trek™: 25th Anniversary

Star Trek™: Judgment Rites

Star Trek™: Starfleet Academy

Star Trek™: Starfleet Command Gold Edition

Battle Chess Special Edition

Castles 1+2

Conquest of the New World

Cyberia

Cyberia 2: Resurrection

Descent: Freespace Battle Pack

Freespace 2

Die By The Sword + Limb From Limb

Dragon Wars

Earthworm Jim 1+2: The Whole Can 'O Worms

Earthworm Jim 3D

Evolva

F/A-18E Super Hornet

Giants: Citizen Kabuto

>>3602215
Gearbox pretty much became a huge shit and stole the license from 3D realms, meaning DN3D is no longer on GOG. The only way you can get it digitally (In legal form) now is through world tour, and that's a bloated shit that's missing the expansion packs

>>3601789
>>3602290

So you want the Freespaces and MDKs and don't know what else to buy? If your tastes are anything like mine, I already own;

Die by the Sword
Earthworm Jim
Giants: Citizen Kabuto
Jagged Alliance
Kingpin
Redneck Rampage
Shattered Steel
Sacrifice
Stonekeep
all the Star Trek games

So I recommend those.

>>3599608
download everything you purchased from gog. archive it. problem solved.

>>3601213
It doesn't have to be Steam retard. Take GTA San Andreas for instance. Their licenses on some music ran out and they forcibly patched it out from all Steam games.

They took it from everyone just because they could and you're not even considering what happens if Steam dies.

>>3600447
I don't know what you're smoking. I personally know of people that pirated Witcher 3 when it came out, shortly after, and GOTY edition using the GOG installers and had no trouble playing it and no one had to crack it.

Maybe you're just retarded.

>>3599581
Good point. GoG is great at getting old games to run. I don't think I've ever had a problem with any games I've bought or pirated from GoG.

>>3601839
>fixed Interstate 76?
Apparently not. They supposedly work fine for WinXP though.

>>3604070
You mean the bad Postal 1 clone?

>>3601779
>Steam made a move
Wait for SteamOS. Kek.

>>3606090
>you can't play pirated games with friends via LAN, splitscreen, etc.

Are you legit retarded?

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>>3606196
>makes complaint hinging on multiplayer servers
>other anon deciphers actual meaning
>gets buttmad, defensive, shifts goalposts and calls other anon retarded
>still can't understand why you don't have any friends

>>3606238
I wasn't the original poster. Also, GOG doesn't host servers for their games like steam, so your point is invalid.

Oh, and
>4chan
>friends
Good joke, m8.

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>>3606628
>the goalposts were always there, I swear!
>I wasn't the original poster
>trying to use this tired excuse on 4chan
>trying to deflect in a joking manner

>>3599481
It's ok.

>>3600358
I'm holding my computer right now.

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>>3600514
>>3601776
Didn't know actual illiterates could communicate so well by typing
>read the image
>game sends your IP along with identifying information to GOG
>pic related is you guys

>>3601926
>beating a game borrowed from a friend is theft in the eyes of a company

>>3606703
Still on the offence because someone isn't using your botnet to buy games?

Meh, whatever, stay upset kid.

>>3606791
So what kind of data is it actually collecting?

>>3600447
Install and launch the game from a completely internet disconnected PC with the full installer. If it doesn't require any sort of connection to do so, nor any sort of code or pirate wheel puzzle or mandatory client or anything of the like, it is DRM free. A game that connects to the internet is not the same as a game that requires the internet to function.

GOG is probably the best place to buy pc games. Anyone who dislikes it is either trying too hard or dislikes digital platforms overall.

>>3606985
Nah, GOG's selection and prices are shit. Steam is still the best when it comes to buying games you don't actually own.

>>3606992
The price point I can definitely agree on. Ever since they switched to my currency their games are, on average $5 more on GOG than the same game on Steam.

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Old days:

> Pirate classic game
> Have to deal with nocd cracks and hacked executables
> Might not even run on your system without dealing with a bunch of old fixes or compatibility settings
> Game is fucked once you get it to run

Now:

> Pirate old games from gog
> Get a convenient package with extras like manuals and soundtracks and hintbooks
> No DRM, no cracks, just install and play
> It plays absolutely on my modern rig due to slavmagick

I feel kinda bad sometimes, but eh.

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>>3607054
Basically this. Everyone runs the Slav version of Silver(pirated or legit), unless they have the Dreamcast copy.

>>3606917
>>3606791
Unless you're using VPN or some shillware anonymiser all the time, every damn website can see your real IP. It's irrelevent. Most ISPs will give you a dynamic IP anyway.

>>3606953
>expecting freetards to not suffer constant confirmation bias

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>>3607148
>Muh ebay shilling
>WahWahWah, Pls buy muh carts for 70 AUD
I like free shit.

>>3606953
>nor any sort of code or pirate wheel puzzle
Some of the older games come with those in software or PDF form on GOG.

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>>3607185
I'm an ebay reseller for not wanting to install gentoo?

Sure they got good shit

>>3607187
I meant that more as a half-assed joke, but they somewhat get a pass for those in that the installer includes the material meaning you don't have to download or look around for it yourself. It's still old school copy protection, but all the materials needed to bypass it are included at the least and you still don't need to activate the game online or some other BS.

>>3606067
This is why I keep my old PCs.

>>3602098
They're charging for it, so it isn't "abandonware". Not that that's an established position in any court.

In fact, no one with authority cares.

Screamer Rally when?