Posted February 18, 2022
Love for the games is something that connects all of us here. We wanted to celebrate that bond and asked you this week about what games you fell in love with and why. As promised, we share some of the answers from our community members, so they can inspire others to live those awesome moments for themselves!
Broken Sword
By: @RaivokasMagma
First Broken Sword game. 2011, I was new to GOG and I had just got into point and click adventures. I was looking for some classics and it caught my eye. I booted the game and it was such a magical journey. Thanks to it, I found some other amazing point and click games.
Planescape: Torment
By: @VexingVision
My first virtual crush was Annah from Planescape. The plucky little thief with a heart of (stolen) gold. Her sacrifice devastated me in that cut-scene leading up to the final fight. "You cannae have him. He's mine." It's the strongest story memory in all my decades of gaming.
AI War 2
By: @Daedalus29
There are many games I like but there are very few games I love, but all of them are related to space: AI War 2, was one of the greatest space sim ever ! I loved everything about it. The original homeworld and homeworld cataclysm (emergence) were also my beloved games for years.
Metal Gear Solid
By: @2M_Gaming
Psycho Mantis fight. My little sister and I searching through a magazine guide to figure out how to beat him. I finished that game with her by my side.
Gothic
By: @TheAudioMan
You land in prison and instead of being declared to be the Chosen One by some generic prophecy you're punched in the face by a gang of inmates. Because you're in prison. #WelcomeToTheColony
The Witcher
By: @Sorinake_Jordan
Experiencing the Continent as Geralt of Rivia in the first Witcher game and taking in all that lore made me fall in love with the franchise. I've played all the games numerous times and I'm really looking forward to more adventures.
Dungeon Keeper
By: DIGELx64
The year is 1997. I am the proud owner of a Super Nintendo Entertainment System and a Nintendo 64. Many of my friends have different kinds of computers and I'm becoming more and more interested in PCs. Strolling through a department store I come across a magazine called PC Games. The magazine features an article about Dungeon Keeper. The screenshots blew me away! I've never seen anything like it before! Also the fact that you play the Evil fighting the Good is new to me. I must have this game! It takes several weeks before I finally get hold of the demo that I have to play at a friend's house because we still don't have a PC at home. Back home I do everything in my power to convince my parents that we should buy a computer. At some point the time has come and I buy Dungeon Keeper with my pocket money. What Bullfrog Productions led by Peter Molyneux has created is nothing short of a masterpiece! I play this game every day: I expand my dungeon, train my creatures and prepare to fight the Lord of the Land. Back in the days I couldn't manage to defeat the Avatar but my time came when I saw that the Gold Edition had been released on GOG so I became evil again, ransacked the land and ultimately defeated the Avatar.
Firework
By: TheEndedSkull
I really loved Firework, by Shiying Studio. Despite normally avoiding horror games, the art style of this one caught my eye and the promise of not having jump scares put me at ease. I don't want to talk about the game too much since I don't want to spoil anything, but the story resonated with me in a special way. Part of what makes Firework so important to me is that it's set in China, a country that personally I've never known much about but that normally when mentioned in modern media doesn't exactly have a positive reputation. Playing this, I felt like I was getting a chance to connect a little bit with a culture that is alien to me. More significantly, it was a good reminder that no matter where you're from, human beings are just human beings. There's a lot of universal common ground to be shared, regardless of cultural background or native language. GOG's devotion to making games from all over the world available to experience and connect with means a lot to me. It's always exciting to see a sale where the theme is that the discounted games are from a specific place. All forms of art are of course capable of connecting people from different cultures, but I think there's something unique about how a game can really put you in someone else's shoes thanks to the interactive nature of it.
As a thank you from us here at GOG, for being a part of this community, and showing your passion for gaming, we prepared a little We Love Games gift pack that includes: wallpapers for computers and phones in different sizes, unique avatars, and sticker-sized assets to print.
The We Love Games pack will be available for the taking only until 21st February 2021, 2 PM UTC.
Broken Sword
By: @RaivokasMagma
First Broken Sword game. 2011, I was new to GOG and I had just got into point and click adventures. I was looking for some classics and it caught my eye. I booted the game and it was such a magical journey. Thanks to it, I found some other amazing point and click games.
Planescape: Torment
By: @VexingVision
My first virtual crush was Annah from Planescape. The plucky little thief with a heart of (stolen) gold. Her sacrifice devastated me in that cut-scene leading up to the final fight. "You cannae have him. He's mine." It's the strongest story memory in all my decades of gaming.
AI War 2
By: @Daedalus29
There are many games I like but there are very few games I love, but all of them are related to space: AI War 2, was one of the greatest space sim ever ! I loved everything about it. The original homeworld and homeworld cataclysm (emergence) were also my beloved games for years.
Metal Gear Solid
By: @2M_Gaming
Psycho Mantis fight. My little sister and I searching through a magazine guide to figure out how to beat him. I finished that game with her by my side.
Gothic
By: @TheAudioMan
You land in prison and instead of being declared to be the Chosen One by some generic prophecy you're punched in the face by a gang of inmates. Because you're in prison. #WelcomeToTheColony
The Witcher
By: @Sorinake_Jordan
Experiencing the Continent as Geralt of Rivia in the first Witcher game and taking in all that lore made me fall in love with the franchise. I've played all the games numerous times and I'm really looking forward to more adventures.
Dungeon Keeper
By: DIGELx64
The year is 1997. I am the proud owner of a Super Nintendo Entertainment System and a Nintendo 64. Many of my friends have different kinds of computers and I'm becoming more and more interested in PCs. Strolling through a department store I come across a magazine called PC Games. The magazine features an article about Dungeon Keeper. The screenshots blew me away! I've never seen anything like it before! Also the fact that you play the Evil fighting the Good is new to me. I must have this game! It takes several weeks before I finally get hold of the demo that I have to play at a friend's house because we still don't have a PC at home. Back home I do everything in my power to convince my parents that we should buy a computer. At some point the time has come and I buy Dungeon Keeper with my pocket money. What Bullfrog Productions led by Peter Molyneux has created is nothing short of a masterpiece! I play this game every day: I expand my dungeon, train my creatures and prepare to fight the Lord of the Land. Back in the days I couldn't manage to defeat the Avatar but my time came when I saw that the Gold Edition had been released on GOG so I became evil again, ransacked the land and ultimately defeated the Avatar.
Firework
By: TheEndedSkull
I really loved Firework, by Shiying Studio. Despite normally avoiding horror games, the art style of this one caught my eye and the promise of not having jump scares put me at ease. I don't want to talk about the game too much since I don't want to spoil anything, but the story resonated with me in a special way. Part of what makes Firework so important to me is that it's set in China, a country that personally I've never known much about but that normally when mentioned in modern media doesn't exactly have a positive reputation. Playing this, I felt like I was getting a chance to connect a little bit with a culture that is alien to me. More significantly, it was a good reminder that no matter where you're from, human beings are just human beings. There's a lot of universal common ground to be shared, regardless of cultural background or native language. GOG's devotion to making games from all over the world available to experience and connect with means a lot to me. It's always exciting to see a sale where the theme is that the discounted games are from a specific place. All forms of art are of course capable of connecting people from different cultures, but I think there's something unique about how a game can really put you in someone else's shoes thanks to the interactive nature of it.
As a thank you from us here at GOG, for being a part of this community, and showing your passion for gaming, we prepared a little We Love Games gift pack that includes: wallpapers for computers and phones in different sizes, unique avatars, and sticker-sized assets to print.
The We Love Games pack will be available for the taking only until 21st February 2021, 2 PM UTC.
