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Bohemian rhapsody.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance is now available for pre-order, DRM-free on GOG.com. Get it now to receive the Treasure Map DLC as a pre-order bonus.
Your sword is vengeance. Your sword is destiny. Your sword is all you have left.
The civil war that ravages medieval Bohemia took everything from you and now a life in the service of a local lord seems the only available path. But only momentarily, because this dynamic open world is packed with role-playing opportunities and challenges, opening up into a gut-wrenching narrative involving historical characters of the era.

NOTE: The DRM-free version of the game will be released on GOG.com on February 27, due to the publisher's decision.
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tfishell: I have to wonder if we're building up "internet rage" that will eventually boil over significantly enough into the real world.
Aren't al-right/antifa - this exact rage?
Same release date (for GOG users) as Into the Breach... https://www.gog.com/game/into_the_breach
My social life will be ruined in March.
No GOG key? I was led to believe it doesn't cost anything to be able to get GOG keys for backers... is that correct, anyone? If so, that doesn't give me much faith this game will receive timely updates, if any at all :/
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Kaesemeister: Wow, releasing the drm free version 2 weeks after the initial release. Is this a common practice nowadays?
I'll have to go with "no". I've never experienced exactly that in another game.

Many newer games only release months after the Steam release, more or less as a surprise. Whether that is worse or not is debatable. Sure we could say, two weeks, that's comparatively close to the original release. Sure we could say, the original release will be bugged as hell anyway.

On the other hand: GOG misses out on the all important day one and week one sales. There is no release discount at all, which is usually hefty in games that arrive on GOG months late. And that they're trying to pull off a full price pre-order bonus in a game that's two weeks late, that kind of deserves the grand medal of impudence.

If gamers hop to Steam for the earlier release, the publisher knows that's his bet number one, two and three forever. If gamers actually wait for Kingdom Come to appear on GOG, the publisher knows he can pull off any shenannigans they please. It's lose-lose for GOG and GOG's customers in the long run.

Kingdom Come was created on a five million $ budget to my knowledge, which is nowhere even remotely near the AAA budgets of the video game industry. From the look of things they did admirably at that budget, but, no, the "rules" for AAA games do not apply. If five million dollar games are "AAA", I have more than 50 DRM free AAA games in my library. People are just getting the AAA stink, not its polish.

And I really don't blame the developer. I blame the publisher. The guys who threw Gothic 3 on the market before it was even remotely finished. The guys who put Steam on the Broken Sword 5 backer archive discs. The original masterminds behind the now all too common "We'll sell much more retail in Germany if we remove the German voices on GOG!" ploy. And many such hilarious hijinks more.

The two week delay is not "common". The shenannigans are.


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shane-o: I was led to believe it doesn't cost anything to be able to get GOG keys for backers... is that correct, anyone?
That is accurate. But the Kochdom hath Come.
Post edited February 12, 2018 by Vainamoinen
Just preordered it even if i normally stand away from preorders noadays, but...what i read and watched..the game is a huge all or nothing for the devs, they choosed some uncommen ways i like so i give them my support once and see what happen.
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MasterW: Still don't understand why people pre order this game, or any game for that reason. There is absolutely no benefit in pre ordering this game for a consumer. Just wait for the reviews and decide whether to buy it or not when it's available on GoG
I hear what you're saying and normally, I would tend to agree wholeheartedly. I very rarely pre-ordered games in the past and haven't done so for a number of years, after being hugely disappointed with a couple of purchases. I can honestly say that for around the past 2-3 years now, I've only bought games via GOG, such has been my disdain for DRM and other shenanigans attached to games.

However, this time there's a few key factors in which I'm placing my leap of faith with the pre-order:

1) I've followed the progress of this game with some considerable interest, and it looks exactly the kind of game I will enjoy, meaning that on this occasion and personally speaking, it's worth the pre-order release price. Obviously, only time will tell if I'm proven right or not.

2) The fact that it's available DRM-free here on GOG.com (albeit with a 2 week delay) is a huge plus, as far as I'm concerned. I'll even go so far as to say that there's quite a few games over the last couple of years that I haven't bought, yet was interested in, because of DRM or other issues. Had they been available to buy around the original release dates on GOG and DRM-free, I most likely would have bought them.

3) Hopefully the GOG release of Kingdom Come: Deliverance will prove to be successful, encouraging more developers to utilise this platform as an initial release option, rather than habitually going the DRM route, or relying exclusively on Steam and other digital platforms, which still include the blight of DRM.

For those reasons and on this occasion, both the game developer and GOG merit my support with a pre-order. As for benefits to the consumer, I'll point out one that's always very important: Choice.

Much as this game really interests me, if it weren't for the choice of being available to buy it DRM-free via GOG, I wouldn't be buying it. Simple as that. Otherwise, I'd probably get around to buying the game eventually, but only after a number of years once it became DRM free and available via GOG.
Post edited February 12, 2018 by HeathGCF
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Kaesemeister: Wow, releasing the drm free version 2 weeks after the initial release. Is this a common practice nowadays?
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Klumpen0815: No, the delay is usually set to 7-20 years.
LOL well played Klumpen. Thanks for the laugh.
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Ancient-Red-Dragon: There's nothing fun and/or interesting it. That is very evident, for example, from this gameplay video from the devs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd2xvh0_Dfo

Games like this absolutely do need dragons and witches and demons, etc. Otherwise, as that video shows, they have nothing worthwhile to put on the table. Instead of buying/playing this game, one might as well watch grass grow or paint dry, since that would be more fun and way cheaper.
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pmcollectorboy: This is the stupidest thing I've ever read in my life, and I'm actually more hyped for the PC release of Monster Hunter.
I think he has a point though, purely historical settings means essentially you'll only fight mostly humans (with the occaisonally bear or wolf too), that's a big deal for combat-heavy RPGs.
Post edited February 13, 2018 by Crosmando
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Kaesemeister: Wow, releasing the drm free version 2 weeks after the initial release. Is this a common practice nowadays?
I'm still waiting for "Might & Magic X - legacy" to appear here... (4 years at this moment). Create a retro game on retro franchise, then ignore GOG ... makes sense... :D
Well looking on the brighter side, GOG will hopefully get a less buggy game as it seems from the Steam release is having quite some bugs which the devs are working on.
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pmcollectorboy: This is the stupidest thing I've ever read in my life, and I'm actually more hyped for the PC release of Monster Hunter.
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Crosmando: I think he has a point though, purely historical settings means essentially you'll only fight mostly humans (with the occaisonally bear or wolf too), that's a big deal for combat-heavy RPGs.
I ve run historical RPGs campaigns for years, and loads of different players, to the point players disn t want to play in fantasy settings.

To make interesting stories you need to study and dig up real medieval knowledge.
Is easy to moxkup a fantasy storyline: save the world, kill the dragon, whatwver.

Is much harder, but satisfying, creating an epic storyline in an historical world.
Here is a review for those interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JZfoz7UVr0
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wolfsite: Here is a review for those interested

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JZfoz7UVr0
i was hoping it was acg. best reviews on youtube. wish he did smaller titles too.
That first person perspective feels a bit weird in the video. I guess it's a matter of just getting used to it.
Here goes the latest trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpnuBdG9txM
Post edited February 13, 2018 by Lone_Scout