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General discussionRelease: Al-Qadim: The Genie's Curse(81 posts)(81 posts)
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Posted September 17, 2015
The call of adventure beckons!

Set out to sea and become a Corsair in <span class="bold">Al-Qadim: The Genie&rsquo;s Curse</span>, a new Dungeons & Dragons action-RPG coming DRM-free to GOG.com

You are the youngest son of a Noble Merchant and an easy life lies ahead - but alas, your soul yearns for adventure and the affections of Kara, the Caliph’s beautiful daughter! You set out to sea, as only becoming a Corsair can grant you her hand in marriage.

Al-Quadim: The Genie's Curse brings the D&D formula into a never-before-seen-in-a-D&D-video-game setting, and features plenty of twists on the classic gameplay. Gone is the endless dungeon crawl; instead - players will embark on a puzzle-filled adventure. Gone is the monster-killing XP grind; instead - you'll be rewarded by solving puzzles and progressing the story. It's a unique proposition in the D&D world, and certainly one worth trying.

Explore the seas and the scorching desert sands in <span class="bold">Al-Qadim: The Genie&rsquo;s Curse</span>, another DRM-free AD&D release on GOG.com.

Stream watch:

Tune in to Twitch.tv/GOGcom on Monday, September 21st at 2pm GMT / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT to see Classicor, our resident D&D specialist, show off this title live.
Posted September 17, 2015
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haydenaurion: Looks like a game for fans of Magic of Scheherazade, like me for example. :)
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vicklemos: Hi Pete! :P
Now that's a game I've been trying to get on the WiiU Virtual Console. I'm pretty sure lots of others would enjoy this gem of our time on their new consoles. Unfortunately, all the contact with Culture Brain isn't working quite well, at least for me.
I got thrilled when they released some of their games on the EU eShop.
But I need this particular one :P
There's some content in that game that might be slightly offensive to certain religions that I forgot was in the game until recently, that would be one possible reason as to why it's not on Virtual Console.
Posted September 17, 2015
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mistermumbles: *dies of shock* =P
I hope you took a screenshot from his post . :p
Posted September 17, 2015
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ApathyJesus: Dark Sun... Dark Sun... Dark Sun... Dark Sun... Dark Sun...
Krynn... Krynn... Krynn.. Krynn... Krynn... :p
Posted September 17, 2015
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ApathyJesus: Dark Sun... Dark Sun... Dark Sun... Dark Sun... Dark Sun...
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tremere110: Krynn... Krynn... Krynn.. Krynn... Krynn... :p
Ravenloft... Ravenloft... Ravenloft... Ravenloft.... Ravenloft... :D
Posted September 17, 2015
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Grargar: Ravenloft... Ravenloft... Ravenloft... Ravenloft.... Ravenloft... :D
Alice , Elvira, Alice , Elvira, Alice , Elvira

Oops . Wrong thread .
Posted September 17, 2015
Thank you for this release. I played it years ago and for the last several years I have not been able to remember the name of this or know how to search for it. As soon as I saw the second screenshot I knew this was the game I had been trying to remember.

It is on my wishlist for now, but very high up there. As soon as funds permit I hope to get this one.
Posted September 17, 2015
What Impaler26 said...

I almost never buy games at full price...but for THIS ( and the Dark Suns) I will make an exception. Unless I'm throwing $30 more at the next wave of pinata sales.
Posted September 17, 2015
and here I was about to say something about you guys releasing some more SSI era AD&D games..well played, well played. Now hurry up and get the two Dark sun games, The two Ravenloft titles and the Dragonlance games out.

In all seriousness though, thank you guys for actually going out of your way to not only track the rights down but also actually buying them outright and then working with Hasbro/WOTC(since they own the D&D IP I take it you need their permission to sell these games) to bring these classic back to us. Gives me hope that you guys maybe able to work your magic and get the first 5 wizardry games here.
Posted September 17, 2015
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Grargar: Ravenloft... Ravenloft... Ravenloft... Ravenloft.... Ravenloft... :D
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Painted_Doll: Alice , Elvira, Alice , Elvira, Alice , Elvira

Oops . Wrong thread .
Spelljammer and Buck Rogers? Non?
Posted September 17, 2015
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vicklemos: Hi Pete! :P
Now that's a game I've been trying to get on the WiiU Virtual Console. I'm pretty sure lots of others would enjoy this gem of our time on their new consoles. Unfortunately, all the contact with Culture Brain isn't working quite well, at least for me.
I got thrilled when they released some of their games on the EU eShop.
But I need this particular one :P
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haydenaurion: There's some content in that game that might be slightly offensive to certain religions that I forgot was in the game until recently, that would be one possible reason as to why it's not on Virtual Console.
Say that to Devil World:P
This one got released in the eshop, but not in the USA ;(
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haydenaurion: Looks like a game for fans of Magic of Scheherazade, like me for example. :)
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fortune_p_dawg: I thought my 9-year-old self was the only human alive to have played that game! Well, me and some of the Nintendo Power editors...
Dude there's a fan club for this game in here, no joke :)
Post edited September 17, 2015 by vicklemos
Posted September 17, 2015
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mchack: What's wrong with the simple and good tar.gz from before anyway? never had problems with those. noone needs an installer script on linux ...)
Vote here if you want tarballs to return!
Posted September 17, 2015
Several nice releases today! Thanks GOG.com, you keep finding ways to increase my backlog.
Posted September 17, 2015
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katatonicone: That kind of game that allows you to swim on a turtle and you may get a camel kick in the nuts.
Looks like a search for an armored codpiece will be high on my quest list
Posted September 17, 2015
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mchack: What's wrong with the simple and good tar.gz from before anyway? never had problems with those. noone needs an installer script on linux ...)
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pyatak: Vote here if you want tarballs to return!
Ah thanks for pointing that out :D voted
Posted September 17, 2015
Oh WOW! I never finished this one, but I still have my saved games from 1996. (I wonder if they would still work?) At the time, I could not figure out how to win some of the combat and got stuck somewhere.

Oh man, GOG are sure dishing up some great nostalgia lately... :) :D
Post edited September 17, 2015 by anamorphic
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