Posted May 03, 2012
I guess we'll agree to disagree, but there is just no comparison between his more modern works and his old films. The old ones were pure genius. The new one made me embarassed just watching them.
Posted May 04, 2012
Obviously LucasArts games belong here. You know it, I know it and you can bet GoG knows it. I am convinced that there has already been contact between the two parties.
That LucasArts games aren't here yet, I guess, could be due to two reasons
1) Money. Maybe LucasArts doesn't consider it lucrative enough and they are only willing to allow GoG to sell their games for prices which GoG considers too high.
2) Rights. Maybe you need to do more than just get the permission of LucasArts to sell their games. Could be that the rights have been splintered and other parties are involved.
Whatever the case may be, I'm not worried. I'm sure they'll get here eventually, and there's plenty of stuff to play in the mean time.
That LucasArts games aren't here yet, I guess, could be due to two reasons
1) Money. Maybe LucasArts doesn't consider it lucrative enough and they are only willing to allow GoG to sell their games for prices which GoG considers too high.
2) Rights. Maybe you need to do more than just get the permission of LucasArts to sell their games. Could be that the rights have been splintered and other parties are involved.
Whatever the case may be, I'm not worried. I'm sure they'll get here eventually, and there's plenty of stuff to play in the mean time.
Post edited May 04, 2012 by Spongeroberto
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Posted May 04, 2012
it's probably a legal thing. again.
Posted May 04, 2012
To anyone who thinks Lucasarts has not completely lost the plot, I just saw this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BGYxHbfwU&feature=BFa&list=UUsgv2QHkT2ljEixyulzOnUQ
Watch at least the first little bit.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-BGYxHbfwU&feature=BFa&list=UUsgv2QHkT2ljEixyulzOnUQ
Watch at least the first little bit.
Posted May 04, 2012
it's probably a legal thing. again.
I would not hold my breath until that happens, anyway (hey, even Guybrush has its limits!).
Posted May 04, 2012
Posted May 04, 2012
That LucasArts games aren't here yet, I guess, could be due to two reasons
1) Money. Maybe LucasArts doesn't consider it lucrative enough and they are only willing to allow GoG to sell their games for prices which GoG considers too high.
2) Rights. Maybe you need to do more than just get the permission of LucasArts to sell their games. Could be that the rights have been splintered and other parties are involved.
Whatever the case may be, I'm not worried. I'm sure they'll get here eventually, and there's plenty of stuff to play in the mean time.
Posted May 04, 2012
Because they made a Kinect Star Wars-themed game? Really?
Posted May 05, 2012
Wow you really are a Lucasarts fanboy.
If they made a Kinect Star Wars game that respected and continued the Star Wars universe (like the many awesome star wars games they have made) then I would have no problem.
If you think that having Star Wars characters dancing to pop music and then having really crappy scripted light saber duels is a good thing then we really have nothing more to talk about. Our differences of opinion are irreconcilable
If they made a Kinect Star Wars game that respected and continued the Star Wars universe (like the many awesome star wars games they have made) then I would have no problem.
If you think that having Star Wars characters dancing to pop music and then having really crappy scripted light saber duels is a good thing then we really have nothing more to talk about. Our differences of opinion are irreconcilable
Post edited May 05, 2012 by PMIK
Posted May 05, 2012
Ad hominem? Why? Because I accept that people have different tastes? I don't like Kinect Star Wars. It's not for me. But that doesn't mean the audience it was meant for doesn't like it. Neither does it make a bad game because it uses Han Solo on a dancing mini-game.
PMIK: If they made a Kinect Star Wars game that respected and continued the Star Wars universe (like the many awesome star wars games they have made) then I would have no problem. This type of game can't respect Star Wars continuity. The same way a Star Wars-themed Monopoly game doesn't.
Are you so new to Star Wars to be surprised to see its characters used this way?
Are you so new to Star Wars to be surprised to see its characters used this way?
Post edited May 05, 2012 by Alexrd
Posted June 03, 2012
Does LucasArts realise its the 25th anniversary of the SCUMM engine this year?
What a perfect opportunity to capitalize at E3 and announce a re-release of all their games from the 90's on GOG, good publicity for both LA and GOG especially on a grand stage like E3.
What a perfect opportunity to capitalize at E3 and announce a re-release of all their games from the 90's on GOG, good publicity for both LA and GOG especially on a grand stage like E3.
Post edited June 03, 2012 by Rosstifer1712
Posted June 03, 2012
So for a little while, CD format in itself was a form of DRM, as there was no efficient way to copy and distribute all that content of the original CD.
Very few people would have the patience to load a full CD-ROM over a modem connection or from couple of hundred floppies.
I just installed and played some Tie-Fighter. It would be nice to have those games on GOG but one can always get those on Ebay and run them in DOSBox.