Ah ah ! Now we know that GOG staff is hidden in the shadows, manipulating the votes so that they match their endgame !!!

That, or perhaps my crappy taste. I voted for 7th Guest in the first round :D

People like Alone In The Dark, but want 60% for Fahrenheit.

Come on, you know how it works don't you? Indigo Prophecy was exactly the same - the reviewers who only played part of it gave it high ratings. In fact, at the time it became a good way of seeing which reviewers played their games in full, because invariably those who did gave the game average marks.

Heavy Rain is written by the same guy, so contains all the bad writing, bad structure, lack of logic, and offensive stereotypes and objecitfication of women. However this time the QTEs are better and the musical score is rousing (though abused), and the directing isn't that bad actually.

Hey, I know games are male-dominated and there's the likes of Lara Croft and Fear Effect, but the sexism and discrimination here is all the more sinister because the writer is oblivious. He can only write straight, white men, he doesn't know how women, children and other races think or act.

Great 'game' to 'play' Mystery Science Theater 3000 style though. Truly epic that is.

The problem with this Battle of the Games is that people who already own the games can still vote. It's not "which game I like the most" contest but "which game I want to BUY cheaper". Come on people, if you have the game already why do you vote for it? This is a bit sick that people who own the game votes for it "because they have it" or "because they like it so much" or "because they want to help other people to get it cheaper". YOU'RE NOT HELPING!!!! Compared to Alone in the Dark, Fahrenheit sucks balls (my personal opinion) but still has twice as much votes than AitD because of things I wrote above.

A little suggestion to GOG.com staff. DISABLE THE VOTING OPTION FOR PEOPLE WHO ALREADY OWNS GAMES THAT ARE IN THE BATTLE OF THE GAMES. THIS WAY VOTING WILL BE FAIR.

I still want to buy a game even if I already own it, just for a gift :)

I would rather remove real-time votes counters and see only final results after 24 hours or partial results every 6 hours.
Suspense is super-awesome! :)

/e: Page can count total votes in real-time for its reliability.

PS2 That you sold, you savage >.< !

I mean for people who already own these games on GOG.com.

I actually understand the people who vote games they already own, because they either like that game a lot or consider that by voting that game, they are helping people who don't own the game yet. I would do this too, if a certain game was taken into the battle. For example, Fallout 2. I have finished that game numerous times, but unless the game it was going against looks super-interesting and I don't already own it, I would vote Fallout 2. I think it's a great game and everyone should play it. If its price was lower, maybe it would courage those people, who wouldn't normally buy it, give it a shot. Besides, the promo is called "The Battle of the Games", so I think it's fitting that the game people keep in higher regard, wins the battle. That said, I still don't get how come Indigo Prophecy has nearly twice the votes AITD does, but people have spoken and they are entitled to their opinion. Maybe some of those voters were really interested in the game, or maybe they've played it in the past and have fond memories of it (thus want a price drop so that more people can buy the game, or maybe they just want to see their beloved game be crowned victorious). Anyway, everyone's entitled to their opinion and whether or not they own the game already shouldn't forbid them from voting. I don't think GOG should restrict anyone from voting however they like. (The only thing I don't approve of, is using multiple accounts to vote but I don't think it's a serious issue / people actually doing it) If the game you voted didn't win, then...too bad. I guess you have to settle for a -40% price drop instead of -60, which is not bad either in my opinion. You shouldn't take the promo too seriously, I don't think there are any losers in this promo.

I do agree with makr3la's suggestion of removing real-time counters in order to add suspense, and reveal current standings in certain intervals instead. For example, every 6 hours like you said, or perhaps once after 12 hours, the second time after 18 hours, the third time after 21 hours, and the end results.

You take this voting too serious. Let the community do the vote, beside i'm not sure whether voting is open only to GOG member or public. 40% off for $6 game not too bad.

Yeah, but after reading comment like "I alredy have it but voted for it anyway" make me feel that some people don't understand the meaning of what "Battle of the Games" is about. That's why I wrote about disableing the voting option for people that already have the game on GOG.com.
I know there is no perfect solution for this. I just wanted to state my opinion because a lot of people are misunderstanding the purpose of BotG.

And what if others don't want to play it? You see, my point is that only people who are interested in buying these games should vote and not people who already have it.

I give up. :(

Exactly. My next giveaway is gonna be a $2 game... SUCKERS! :p