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Posted May 30, 2017
It's your turn to defend Earth.


We always knew they might not be friendly. Now they are here and we must show them we can be pretty unfriendly, too.
X-COM is the only organization that can stand against the tyrannical alien invaders. A task force of elite operatives deployed all around the world in daring turn-based missions where every casualty might lose us the war. Do you have what it takes to lead them through this electrifying gauntlet of tactical challenges? Well, time to prove it: <span class="bold">X-COM: UFO Defense</span>, <span class="bold">Terror from the Deep</span>, <span class="bold">Apocalypse</span>, <span class="bold">Interceptor</span>, and <span class="bold">Enforcer</span> are now 75% off!


The 75% discounts will last until June 5, 10 AM UTC.
Posted May 30, 2017
Seriously you can't get better value for money than at least the first three games.
The only other games sold here are probably the Civ games.

Get 'em!
Posted May 30, 2017
Uh GOG, the sale is not in the header menu. What's its point, then?
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trusteft: Seriously you can't get better value for money than at least the first three games.
Might and Magic 1-6, HoMM3 Complete, Quest for Glory 1-5, either Neverwinter Nights.
Posted May 30, 2017
This is perfect timing, the last few days I'd been thinking about adding the first two X-Com games to my GOG collection, those were next on my list to get, now I can afford them earlier than anticipated at this reduced price. Thanks for the generous sale, those games are between my top all-time favorites! :)
Posted May 30, 2017
Admittedly I've never played an X-COM game before, but they look quite nice. I've been feeling a bit of space intrigue lately considering trying out a Mass Effect game to see what the hub-bub is all about. They just seem so daunting with the amount of time to pour into four games.
Posted May 30, 2017
Beautiful. I'm glad I was able to grab these.
Posted May 30, 2017
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Starmaker: Uh GOG, the sale is not in the header menu. What's its point, then?
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trusteft: Seriously you can't get better value for money than at least the first three games.
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Starmaker: Might and Magic 1-6, HoMM3 Complete, Quest for Glory 1-5, either Neverwinter Nights.
Oh, you mean you disagree with me? I found someone on the internet who disagrees with me! Shocking. :p
Posted May 30, 2017
Terror from the Deep was one of the first PC games I've played, and it still holds its own. And for anyone worried about the original UFO and X-COM's bugs and limitations, I really, really recommend openXcom - it's easy to install, and has a ton of QoL features, to say nothing of the vibrant modding community.
Posted May 30, 2017
Bought again, it's one of these cases...
Still waiting for OpenXCom for Apocalypse.
Meanwhile - heavy taxing and booty collecting with army of stronk mutant women.
Posted May 30, 2017
A great game series. Kind of odd that it is on sale and you have to click on individual links to each individual game though without there being a single "click here to see list as a bundle" type page like most sales have. That would encourage people to buy more of the games I would think, but what do I know about marketing. :)
Posted May 30, 2017
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skeletonbow: A great game series. Kind of odd that it is on sale and you have to click on individual links to each individual game though without there being a single "click here to see list as a bundle" type page like most sales have. That would encourage people to buy more of the games I would think, but what do I know about marketing. :)
If you go to any one of the game pages, you can choose to grab them all as a bundle (it's under the individual game 'Add to Cart' button). Then you can grab all at once, or remove any you may not want.
Post edited May 30, 2017 by GR00T
Posted May 30, 2017
Now seems like a good time to repeat my unanswered question from the winter sale thread: how buggy is the GOG version of UFO: Enemy Unknown?

I don't care about the mods as I'm only interested in playing the vanilla version. Currently, I'm just fed up to the teeth with playing games that necessitate research and awareness of broken gameplay elements and the know-how to fix or circumvent them.

I'm also interested in the sequel but judging by some of the reviews it sadly seems to belong to the aforementioned category...
Post edited May 30, 2017 by Lemon_Curry
Posted May 30, 2017
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Quinch: Terror from the Deep was one of the first PC games I've played, and it still holds its own. And for anyone worried about the original UFO and X-COM's bugs and limitations, I really, really recommend openXcom - it's easy to install, and has a ton of QoL features, to say nothing of the vibrant modding community.
Similarly, TFTD/Sweet memories of mine.
Posted May 30, 2017
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Lemon_Curry: Now seems like a good time to repeat my unanswered question from the winter sale thread: how buggy is the GOG version of UFO: Enemy Unknown?

I don't care about the mods as I'm only interested in playing the vanilla version. Currently, I'm just fed up to the teeth with playing games that necessitate research and awareness of broken gameplay elements and the know-how to fix or circumvent them.

I'm also interested in the sequel but judging by some of the reviews it sadly seems to belong to the aforementioned category...
The game is fine as long as you are aware of a couple of game engine/program limitations. The 255 items is the most important. Too lazy, just google it.
The game is perfectly fine to complete it without worries. I never ever had issues with the game since the original floppy disk version. Apart from one crash and I believe another time in the early 2000s when I couldn't make it run properly on WXP or W98, I don't remember.
As with all games, make sure to have several save game slots, just in case.

The one I haven't experienced any issues ever in 20 years is Apocalypse. But I am sure someone will reply here saying the game is almost unplayable because of bugs, or something...
Post edited May 30, 2017 by trusteft
Posted May 30, 2017
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Lemon_Curry: Now seems like a good time to repeat my unanswered question from the winter sale thread: how buggy is the GOG version of UFO: Enemy Unknown?
It is still somewhat buggy. GOG's version is 1.2. The latest official patch was 1.4, but I think it mostly addressed some issues with sound card support. The game was never completely fixed (well, long time ago I also played the version for Sony PlayStation and didn't have any visible problems with it). It's not as bad as the 1.0 version of the game (which had many problems), but it is still possible to encounter certain bugs (like the same battle reloading all the time - I had to consult the bug list to fix that). But game breaking bugs are very rare.

Some issues in the game are mostly annoyances that can be avoided with experience (e.g., when aliens attack one's base, the game picks the worst combination of available equipment for the player).

To sum up, it is not 100% bug free, however, one can play it, complete it and have a lot of fun.

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Lemon_Curry: I'm also interested in the sequel but judging by some of the reviews it sadly seems to belong to the aforementioned category...
It is much more polished but also much more challenging. I really like it though, it is a fantastic game. I would still start from the first game, however.
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