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Posted March 29, 2017
The legend is reborn.



<span class="bold">Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition</span>, the return of the most celebrated RPG of all time, is now available for pre-order, DRM-free on GOG.com with a 30% discount for owners of the original!

A layered story laced with philosophical undercurrents. A fantasy setting unlike any other. One of the most memorable casts of eccentric, interconnected characters. This is Planescape: Torment, the gold standard for narrative-driven RPGs of the past 18 years. And now it's back!
Beamdog and lead designer <span class="bold">Chris Avellone</span> joined forces to update the game with fixes, enhancements, and key additions, all in sync with the original vision of this timeless masterpiece. With a remastered soundtrack, a crisp 4K interface, and neat convenience features, the Enhanced Edition is coming to captivate a new audience and remind its dedicated fans why they just seem unable to take it off their all-time favorites list.


The 30% discount for owners of <span class="bold">Planescape: Torment</span> will last until April 4, 9 PM UTC.

Note: <span class="bold">Planescape: Torment Enhanced Edition</span> will feature the unaltered original version and the Enhanced Edition in one definitive collection exclusively on GOG.com. The original game will no longer be available for purchase on its own, after the Enhanced Edition is released. Owners of the classic Planescape: Torment will not be affected by upcoming changes to the product.


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Post edited March 29, 2017 by maladr0Id
Posted March 30, 2017
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tfishell: So are the unusual amounts of low- and high-rated posts (on the first few pages, at least) likely the result of a script?
Regarding the downvoting, I wonder, how many of the accounts involved have any paid games at all.

Edit: clarifying.
Post edited March 30, 2017 by Carradice
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Doc0075: https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2017/03/29/planescape-torment-enhanced-edition-review/

Interesting summary of the Enhanced Edition.
Surprised me that they like it in general as RPS can be a bit on the cynical side.
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Tarhiel: Good, I am glad they liked it.
It really might be a well done EE of the original game.
>>If it’s your first time back since 1999, however, rest assured that it treats your memories well.

>>I can’t entirely attest to all being smooth sailing, but I’ve certainly not hit any howlers while jumping between savegames set in various key areas.

>>the net result is the most playable and best-looking version of PST to date.

Nice...

Do you know what the reviewer means when he said that he would have wished more VO?

Edit: format.
Post edited March 30, 2017 by Carradice
Posted March 30, 2017
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Carradice: Do you know what the reviewer means when he said that he would have wished more VO?
More Voice Over would be my guess.
Posted March 30, 2017
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Random_Coffee: You had me at "Infinity Engine".

But before I swipe.. does it support 16:10? :)
Try the link to the FAQ for the game in this previous post from the first page of this thread.†

Quick answer: Aspect ratio support from 5:4 to 21:9

But there's a lot more info at the FAQ…

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† Well, it's the first page for me, I've got my forum settings adjusted to 50 posts per page.
Posted March 30, 2017
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Carradice: Do you know what the reviewer means when he said that he would have wished more VO?
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GR00T: More Voice Over would be my guess.
Gr00t is right :) It means more Voice overs, though I think in this case it is a misplaced wish: if it would be new game, they still could gather the original cast to do some additional VO, but with such an old game it might be hard to track down original cast (some of them doesn´t have to work in game business any more, or passed away) and it might prove more time&money consuming than recording itself.

But they were able to do it, for the most part, for SoD, so what do you know? :)
Posted March 30, 2017
I am wondering if the original version is included as extra or as key (like it was in the case of Baldur's Gate).
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MarkoH01: I am wondering if the original version is included as extra or as key (like it was in the case of Baldur's Gate).
Just buy the original one .
Posted March 30, 2017
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arxon: Not the ugly characters outlines again, hope it can be turned off. Beamdog really excels at making their enhance games looks partially worse than the originals.

Also what's going on here with all the downvoting?
The developer replied to this in YouTube. He/she said that you could disable this thing.
If you look at PS:T EE page here in gOg, one of the screenshots shows the outline disabled.
As to why so many comments are hit by the minus button, it's probably because people are discussing politic in the pre-order thread.
Posted March 30, 2017
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GR00T: More Voice Over would be my guess.
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Tarhiel: Gr00t is right :) It means more Voice overs, though I think in this case it is a misplaced wish: if it would be new game, they still could gather the original cast to do some additional VO, but with such an old game it might be hard to track down original cast (some of them doesn´t have to work in game business any more, or passed away) and it might prove more time&money consuming than recording itself.

But they were able to do it, for the most part, for SoD, so what do you know? :)
Thank you guys!

I agree it might be difficult. On the other hand, if possible, the production itself would have had an epic story of its own: Imagine assembling the cast for another ride nineteen years later, bringing The Nameless One and Sigil to life a last time... :)
Posted March 30, 2017
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No rush for me, as I have the original disk plus the gog version, beamdog doesn't inspire much confidence due to their previous "makeovers" with BG 1-2 UI...Though Chris Avellone's presence is much appreciated, but will see the reviews when it comes out, either way, I'm buying this when it's heavily discounted as 30% is not deep enough for me...
Posted March 30, 2017
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MarkoH01: I am wondering if the original version is included as extra or as key (like it was in the case of Baldur's Gate).
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Painted_Doll: Just buy the original one .
Yes, but this does not answer my question.
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Painted_Doll: Just buy the original one .
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MarkoH01: Yes, but this does not answer my question.
Ask the blue ones. They´re the only one to know.
Posted March 30, 2017
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MarkoH01: Yes, but this does not answer my question.
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Tarhiel: Ask the blue ones. They´re the only one to know.
I thought you could already buy and see - sorry, my mistake.
Post edited March 30, 2017 by MarkoH01
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Vythonaut: Why Beamdog is wasting resources to remaster perfectly playable games?
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vsr: 1. Grants from USA's government;
2. LGBT funding programs;
3. Because there are no:
- homosexual characters;
- lesbian characters;
- transsexual characters;
- bisexual characters;
- anti-[Chauvinists, Sexists, Misogynists] characters;

Now USA and European Union work hard on finding distinctions between "Them and Us", "West and East".
They also use "divide and conquer" on theirs own citizens (Easy control! Distraction from real problems).
Such "products" help in spreading agenda.
Everything is a conspiracy to some people.....
I
Post edited March 30, 2017 by dudalb
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almabrds: As to why so many comments are hit by the minus button, it's probably because people are discussing politic in the pre-order thread.
Actually things happened in this order:

First, systematic downvoting of every single opinion favorable towards PSTEE, all while some posts attacked the game and the publisher with words like sacrilege and whatnot ¬¬ The hate towards games is increasingly common nowadays; the systematic downvoting was new and an abuse of the system.

Second, people started realizing the downvoting and making remarks, while asking why so much hate. This was followed by more downvoting and some new remarks on part on the haters attacking the company, specifically some allegedly gay/trans-accepting content apparently present in prior games.

Third, some users engaged with the people making bad remarks about the gay/trans-friendly content. The answers lead to an exposition of what is commonly understood as far right or alt-right usual commonplaces, all included with a defence of the ideas and policy of the current president of the USA.

Fourth, some of the propagandists even claimed later that it was all the fault of the people who engaged with them in conversation.

# Conclusions: #

1. The pattern, systematic and temporal, of the downvoting suggest multiaccounts. It stopped completely for about eight hours, then came back. Also, the pattern avoided in the return two new users that had marked ther reps, while it kept attacking new users that had not written their reps in the thread. So, very focusedly, these two users were avoided, as if trying not to be too much conspicuous--yet failing.

2. All suggests that the objective was systematically boycotting the company that made this EE, just because of that gay/trans-friendly content present in other games. The downvoting, the hateful comments and then the exposition of dislike against gay/trans was a part of it; the rest was the exposition of right wing propaganda, further drifting away from the topic in this thread. Some users, in good faith but probably misguidedly, engaged with these propagandists in a futile effort to bring them to reason, only to mud the thread even more.

3. The success of the hijacking of the thread was only partial. This EE is interesting for many, both veteran and newcomers to Sigil, while those who do now want to buy it are free to do so. Those who want the original only without the EE still can get it. A win for all?

# Lessons to bring home: #

i. Upvoting is meant for pointing out useful, informative posts, while downvoting is for uncivil ones. Better keep it that way.

ii. GOG community is a hobbyist one where political propaganda and agenda can only detract from its purpose. Keep the crap off our games.

iii. Do not feed the troll. When you engage with a propagandist, that is exactly what the other wants. Do not make it easy for them.
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