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Post by Sly Boots » Fri Jun 25, 2021 10:23 am

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https://www.gog.com/game/shadowrun_trilogy

FREE!*

* - From 2pm Friday
That is a stunning deal that everyone who hasn't played them should jump on.

The original one is a bit so-so, but Hong Kong and particularly Dragonfall are outstanding

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Post by Medicine Man » Fri Jun 25, 2021 1:13 pm

I quite enjoyed the original fwiw, but at free its all moot I suppose.

Oh and just in case Animalmother is after it after missing out on operation flashpoint, you have 72 hours. :)

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Post by Animalmother » Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:20 pm

Medicine Man wrote:
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Oh and just in case Animalmother is after it after missing out on operation flashpoint, you have 72 hours. :)
Fuck...
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:lol:

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Post by Paul » Fri Jul 30, 2021 5:58 pm

Animalmother wrote:
Mon Jun 28, 2021 11:20 pm
Medicine Man wrote:
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Oh and just in case Animalmother is after it after missing out on operation flashpoint, you have 72 hours. :)
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Seconded.

God damnit.

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Post by Medicine Man » Sat Aug 07, 2021 7:10 pm

Ultima Underworld 1&2, Syndicate Plus & Syndicate Wars...

https://www.gog.com/promo/rerelease_ult ... _syndicate

FREE!

Until 3rd of September

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Post by Sly Boots » Sun Aug 08, 2021 11:09 am

I actually already had Syndicate Plus (not interested in the others), but it did inspire me to reinstall. Damn, it's still just good, solid fun. Obviously showing its age tremendously, but only took me a mission or two to get fully back in the swing of it.

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Post by Raid » Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:19 pm

Yeah, I ended up playing the first few levels of Syndicate Wars a few weeks ago, and it's still a solid game. I think I'd happily play a modern remake, because as with everything from that era, the interface is pretty awful by modern standards. I actually bought the spiritual successor Satellite Reign when it was released, but never got around to actually playing it. I really ought to give that a go.

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Post by Sly Boots » Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:34 pm

Raid wrote:
Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:19 pm
Yeah, I ended up playing the first few levels of Syndicate Wars a few weeks ago, and it's still a solid game. I think I'd happily play a modern remake, because as with everything from that era, the interface is pretty awful by modern standards. I actually bought the spiritual successor Satellite Reign when it was released, but never got around to actually playing it. I really ought to give that a go.
It's (Satellite Reign) actually pretty disappointing. I put maybe a dozen hours into it but never felt motivated to go back and play any more.

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Post by DjchunKfunK » Mon Aug 09, 2021 9:50 am

Sly Boots wrote:
Sun Aug 08, 2021 1:34 pm
Raid wrote:
Sun Aug 08, 2021 12:19 pm
Yeah, I ended up playing the first few levels of Syndicate Wars a few weeks ago, and it's still a solid game. I think I'd happily play a modern remake, because as with everything from that era, the interface is pretty awful by modern standards. I actually bought the spiritual successor Satellite Reign when it was released, but never got around to actually playing it. I really ought to give that a go.
It's (Satellite Reign) actually pretty disappointing. I put maybe a dozen hours into it but never felt motivated to go back and play any more.
My theory about Satellite Reign is that it was a too faithful a recreation of Syndicate Wars, if Syndicate Wars came out today it would be criticised for being shallow and repetitive just like Satellite Reign was. I think that is why we haven't seen more games like that, they need something more added to them in order to make them acceptable to modern audiences.

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Post by Wrathbone » Thu Sep 09, 2021 10:40 am

A bunch of Star Trek games have been added:

https://www.gog.com/partner/startrek

Elite Force 1 and 2! Bridge Commander! :o

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Post by Rusty » Fri Sep 10, 2021 6:59 am

I'm interested but for some reason 8 quid each is putting me right off.
I doubt I'll play them enough to warrant the outlay.
-- To be completed at some point --

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Post by Wrathbone » Fri Sep 10, 2021 8:57 am

GOG has more frequent sales than DFS, so it's probably worth waiting for them to drop.

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