I just appreciated it more when GOG positioned itself against the big behemoths, instead of trying to chase or outdo them. (Not to mention it’s trying to outdo an open source program…)
Since I already use Galaxy daily I am much more inclined to 2.0’s library consolidation than installing yet another piece of software to do the same.
If GOG also sold PS4 or XBOX games this would make more sense.
Given how slowly Galaxy 1.0 has been developed, to assume 2.0 would lap the competition seems nuts. They’ve taken years to develop a basic program. I’m hoping to be positively surprised though.
I think that GOG has had to strike a balance since a portion of their community is rabidly anti-client (and/or vocal Linux users) so they didn’t want to go too far with Galaxy 1.0 (probably to test the waters and see how widely it was adopted by consumers).
That said, Galaxy 1.0 is easily my favorite client next to Steam. It certainly doesn’t have all of the Steam features, but it has enough to work well for me, and does a great job of auto-patching and allowing version rollbacks (far better than Uplay or Origin).
GOG is giving away Obduction and their Summer Sale Festival just started!
That’s a good catch, thanks!
Indeed, that’s a really nice surprise!
Thank you. Even looking for it I managed to miss it on the front page the first time, I think it’s fair to say I wouldn’t have caught that if you hadn’t said something!
That is awesome, game has been on my wishlist since release.
Also noticed that there are several ‘Collections’ of games for sale that bundle a bunch of games for a nice combined price. For instance you can get Mafia 1, 2, and 3 for $15 in the ‘Scary Family’ collection.
If you already own a game in the collection GOG will give you a key you can share with a friend (need to redeem in 1 year).
Not as sweet as Steam’s ability to reduce the total price for owned games in a collection, but a nice gesture nonetheless.
If you already own any of the games included in this collection, a redeem code that you can share with a friend will be automatically sent to you via e-mail. This code expires one year after the date of purchase.
They also slap these on the collection tiles, lol:
Hopefully GoG’s version of Obduction includes VR mode. I’ve heard good things about it.
Picked up the following games from the current sale:
I’ll probably get to them when I finish up Tower of Time.
I’m on the fence about Thronebreaker.
I’ve been eyeing CrossCode, it looks quite interesting, and has a gorgeous aesthetic.
Yeah i’m gonna pick that one up as well
That does look interesting. The trailer reminds of a cross between the original Zelda and a twin stick shooter. (Is it a twin stick shooter?)
How does Vaporum compare to something Starcrawlers? That’s the most recent example of this niche I’ve played and I liked it OK enough to play halfway but not finish.
CrossCode is awesome. And yes, it has a bit of Zelda and a bit of twin stick shooter in the way you aim ranged attacks. It’s a great game.
Has anyone here an opinion on https://www.gog.com/game/echo ?
It looks creepy but interesting. Can’t really tell if its a sneaker like thief or a roguelike or what?