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General discussion (archive)Release: <b>Populous: The Beginning</b>(94 posts)(94 posts)
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Posted April 18, 2012
With the powers of nature in your hand and the Blue tribe following, will you become the omnipotent entity?

With great power comes great responsibility and with small price comes great value--combine these two and you’ll get a GOG.com exclusive Populous&trade;: The Beginning, a 3D Strategy game with almighty strength, released for only $5.99 right here on GOG.com.

The third part in the series, the first one in full 3D, Populous: The Beginning places you in control of a female shaman and her tribe. You need to battle your way through 25 planets and defeat the rival Dakini, Chumara, and Matak tribes for dominion over the solar system. Grow in followers, grow in strength and unleash the earth-shattering powers to wreak havoc and control your tribesman. Build your forces, annihilate the non-believers, and finally become the ultimate almighty ruler of the Populous universe.

Execution of Populous: The Beginning is quite impressive: each scenario sports a different richly-detailed small world, and the engine accurately represents the fact that you are on a globe, with curved surfaces and an effective horizon. The creators of Populous and Dungeon Keeper packed some clever ideas, fun-to-play gameplay, 3D graphics, and sweet multiplayer into a perfect cure for gamers with a god complex. If you like real-time strategy games, this is one of the most innovative and well-designed you’ll be ever likely to play, especially when it’s only $5.99, available now on GOG.com
Posted April 18, 2012
Cool wishlisted for now as i am skint.
Posted April 18, 2012
Well, series completed. But why not expansion packs for Populous games?
Posted April 18, 2012
One of the best games ever made. Period.
Posted April 18, 2012
I have bad memories of the horrendous PSone port of this game (glitchy, laggy, long loading screens, and prone to crashing), and have been put off the series since, but I really should give it another try, since GOG is offering it so cheap. I saw potential when playing the PSone version, after all.
Posted April 18, 2012
Never played this, or apparently have seen the visuals though I clearly remember the box cover. Wish listed for the moment.
Posted April 18, 2012
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Kabus: Well, series completed. But why not expansion packs for Populous games?
This is worrying me, none of EA releases include the expansions...
Posted April 18, 2012
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Kabus: Well, series completed. But why not expansion packs for Populous games?
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NightK: This is worrying me, none of EA releases include the expansions...
Not really true (Ultima 7) but in majority of releases you are right.
Posted April 18, 2012
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Kabus: Well, series completed. But why not expansion packs for Populous games?
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NightK: This is worrying me, none of EA releases include the expansions...
My guess is that GOG screwed up the licensing deal. They simply forgot the expansions in the original deal and now they can hardly pay again for something that they can't sell us.
Posted April 18, 2012
fantastic release! but again without the expansion?!? WTH?

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SimonG: My guess is that GOG screwed up the licensing deal. They simply forgot the expansions in the original deal and now they can hardly pay again for something that they can't sell us.
1. make another deal for all the missing expansions.
2. put them up for sale at a reduced price point (2.99 or 3.99), and offer complete editions at a price point slightly above the standard edition of the game (7.99).
3. ???
4. profit.
Post edited April 18, 2012 by Fred_DM
Posted April 18, 2012
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SimonG: My guess is that GOG screwed up the licensing deal. They simply forgot the expansions in the original deal and now they can hardly pay again for something that they can't sell us.
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Fred_DM: 1. make another deal for all the missing expansions.
2. put them up for sale at a reduced price point (2.99 or 3.99), and offer complete editions at a price point slightly above the standard edition of the game (7.99).
3. ???
4. profit.
Sure, the community will just love that....
Posted April 18, 2012
Expansions were made mostly by different companies. Maybe this is why EA didn't decide to write agreement for them with GOG.com , because EA hasn't secured all the rights for them?

When EA bought Bullfrog maybe they didn't buy rights to the material that was made by other companies.
Post edited April 18, 2012 by keeveek
Posted April 18, 2012
Surprised to see a new release, I thought for sure Withcer 2 Enhanced would take over the main page for another day.

For those who have played through the series would you recommend Populous 2 or
The Beginning more?
Posted April 18, 2012
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keeveek: Expansions were made mostly by different companies. Maybe this is why EA didn't decide to write agreement for them with GOG.com , because EA hasn't secured all the rights for them?

When EA bought Bullfrog maybe they didn't buy rights to the material that was made by other companies.
Either way it's a shame to see all these old games released in an incomplete state like this. (unavoidable or not)
Posted April 18, 2012
Sniff.....wheres the love for Powermonger. Far superior in my opiniom
Posted April 18, 2012
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Ric1987: Surprised to see a new release, I thought for sure Withcer 2 Enhanced would take over the main page for another day.

For those who have played through the series would you recommend Populous 2 or
The Beginning more?
The Beginning!

I don't like any of the others at all, PTB is fantastic!
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