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Posted February 09, 2015
Up to 70% off Crimzon Clover, Raiden series, Raptor: Call of Shadows and more!


PEW. PEW PEW. PEW. BWOOM! PEW PEW. BWOOOOM!
Is that confetti? No, it's a sea of bullets! It's a sea of flashing death-balls, missiles, laser beams and god-knows-whats coming right at you from every possible direction. You're surrounded by your impending doom - it'd be morbid if it wasn't so spectacular. Weekly Staff Picks: SHMUPS is that time of the week when we assault you with up to 70% off on some of the deadliest spectacles around.

The top three Crimzon Clover: World Ignition reviews call it "The BEST indie shmup on the PC", "Best shmup on PC" and a "Fine shmup". Are you feeling it yet? Go look at those screenshots, come back, did you see a game underneath all the SHMUP? Probably not, but that's the point we're making here - there is no shame in flying blind.
For a look at what lies behind the SHMUP historically, check out Raiden III. It leaves the insanity of bullet hell for the new kids on the block, opting for a modern, smooth, and precise experience with a classic formula. A revival of the classic Raiden series, and a "Fine shmup" in its own right.

SHMUP 'em all up with up to 70% off on Raiden Legacy, Raptor: Call of Shadows, and Humans Must Answer in Weekly Staff Picks: SHMUPS. The promo will last until Thursday, February 12, at 10:59 AM GMT.








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Come down with us to the depths of bullet hell! MegaPiemanHD is taking on Raiden III in his Weekly Staff Picks Spotlight tonight! That's Monday, January 9, at 7:00 PM GMT / 2:00 PM EST / 11:00 AM PST on Twitch.tv/gogcom.
Post edited February 09, 2015 by Konrad
Posted February 09, 2015
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ZaineH: When IsThereAnyDeal claims your top wishlist item hasn't been on sale in over a year, I suppose it's time to give up hope of that happening.
Which is the game in question?
Post edited February 09, 2015 by Grargar
Posted February 09, 2015
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tinyE: ...but ALSO ALSO ALSO check out your free copy of Stargunner. It's IMHO the best SHMUP here, and that's not taking away from these games which are very worth owning in their own right. :D
Fixed. =P
Posted February 09, 2015
Raptor: Call of Shadows is one of the very first games I tried back in the first half of the 90's (my uncle had a copy), yet I was way too young to have even the slightest chance to be a decent player! :P

I would like to play it again and finally beat it, yet I read that this is not the original DOS version but an apparently awful port. Is that true?

Edit- I meant: is it really that inferior to the original? I know for sure that it is a port! :)
Post edited February 09, 2015 by Enebias
Posted February 09, 2015
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Enebias: Raptor: Call of Shadows is one of the very first games I tried back in the first half of the 90's (my uncle had a copy), yet I was way to young to have even the slightest chance to be a decent player! :P

I would like to try it again, yet I read that this is not the original DOS version but an apparently awful port. Is that true?
It's not the original DOSBox version; that one is only available to purchase via the 3D Realms site. As for this version, there is, apparently, a fair share of problems with it.
Posted February 09, 2015
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Grargar: It's not the original DOSBox version; that one is only available to purchase via the 3D Realms site. As for this version, there is, apparently, a fair share of problems with it.
Ouch!
I think I'll pass, then, hoping that the DOS version will eventually make its appearance. :(
Posted February 09, 2015
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ZaineH: When IsThereAnyDeal claims your top wishlist item hasn't been on sale in over a year, I suppose it's time to give up hope of that happening.
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Grargar: Which is the game in question?
I've been hoping for some sort of action/adventure games promo in the off chance that Outcast might be part of it. I haven't had luck with either part of that wish lately. :)
Posted February 09, 2015
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ZaineH: I've been hoping for some sort of action/adventure games promo in the off chance that Outcast might be part of it. I haven't had luck with either part of that wish lately. :)
Maybe now that they have released Outcast on Steam, they might end up doing a sale sometime this year.
Posted February 09, 2015
I'm working my way through Gundemonium Recollection and its sequels and the eXceed series, are any of these games similar (at least in difficulty)? I'm a bit of a newcomer to the genre but I think I prefer bullet hell-ish shmups to more traditional ones, although I like both.
Post edited February 09, 2015 by NoNewTaleToTell
Posted February 09, 2015
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NoNewTaleToTell: I'm working my way through Gundemonium Recollection and its sequels and the eXceed series, are any of these games similar (at least in difficulty)? I'm a bit of a newcomer to the genre but I think I prefer bullet hell-ish shmups to more traditional ones, although I like both.
Crimzon Clover.
Posted February 09, 2015
Dear GOG.com:

I am writing to inform you that the new promo page still does not work correctly with IE11 web browser.

I would be grateful if you could fix this issue, so that I could once again purchase games from promotions.

Thank you for your help.

Yours faithfully,

IE11 user
Posted February 09, 2015
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NoNewTaleToTell: I'm working my way through Gundemonium Recollection and its sequels and the eXceed series, are any of these games similar (at least in difficulty)? I'm a bit of a newcomer to the genre but I think I prefer bullet hell-ish shmups to more traditional ones, although I like both.
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Grargar: Crimzon Clover.
Ooh that's a beaut, thanks!
Posted February 09, 2015
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ZaineH: I've been hoping for some sort of action/adventure games promo in the off chance that Outcast might be part of it. I haven't had luck with either part of that wish lately. :)
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Grargar: Maybe now that they have released Outcast on Steam, they might end up doing a sale sometime this year.
Perhaps, but I might just buy it before that happens.
Posted February 09, 2015
Shoot em up games are always fun for 5 minutes or so. Well i die quicker than that
Posted February 09, 2015
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Nothing for me.

I'd like to write a few things about the functionality of the promo page though.

GoG has removed the links from the game list. So in order to go to the game page, a user should move the cursor over the game entry on the list and go to the pane on the right for the link. It's very annoying.

The poor design choices don't end here. On my mobile phone there's no right pane, which means no link at all.

I'm sorry, but I think that since the last September, when there was the first page's massive update, poor design choices have been coming one after another.

Please GoG be a little more thoughtful about changes.
Posted February 09, 2015
Whenever I see something I want on promo here on gog, I check the USD-BRL conversion rates and die a little bit inside. :(

Raiden III at 4,99 usd is nice when it's about 8 or 9 BRL, but too expensive for an impulse buy when it's 13 or more.

And that escalates horribly for the more expensive games.

Hell, conversion rates are ruining my gog experience ever since the gog BETA, ages ago. T_T
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