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Posted August 21, 2015
We're casting True Resurrection on Eye of the Beholder and twelve more D&D GoldBox classics.

You are sitting in a tavern. The mighty Wizards of the Coast bestow upon you their greatest treasures: Forgotten Realms: The Archives - long lost relics of an RPG renaissance that changed the face of gaming forever. Today, one of the forgotten grails of gaming history is within your grasp, should you travel to a magical, DRM-free realm known as GOG.com

Eye of the Beholder, Pool of Radiance, Menzoberranzan - the list of groundbreaking RPG classics goes on. We set out on the quest for Forgotten Realms: The Archives a long time ago, and though it was a perilous journey - after years of searching, huge help from our friends at Hasbro and Wizards of The Coast, as well as months of technical work - we get to be freaking excited to sit here and say:
Forgotten Realms: The Archives are available now, DRM-free on GOG.com





The Archives are a set of thirteen D&D GoldBox classics packaged across three collections:
--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection One</span> features Eye of the Beholder I, II, and III. It's the three and only, the gold-standard in classic RPG dungeon crawling.

--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Two</span> features more gameplay hours and secrets than we could ever count - with Pool of Radiance, Hillsfar, Curse of the Azure Bonds, Gateway to the Savage Frontier, Pools of Darkness, Secret of the Silver Blades, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, and D&D: Unlimited Adventures.

--<span class="bold">Forgotten Realms: The Archives - Collection Three</span> features near-infinite replay value and and an important chunk of RPG history with Dungeon Hack and Menzoberranzan.





We are now home to precisely 20 years of digital D&D RPG history - from Pool of Radiance (1988) to Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir (2008). You can also complete your personal collection with all the remaining D&D titles on sale at up to 80% off in our early D&amp;D Weekend Promo! Planescape Torment, Baldur's Gate, Neverwinter Nights - they're all here, so head straight to the promo page, or read more about it.






Stream watch:

We'll be featuring lots of D&D classics at Twitch.tv/GOGcom - follow us to not miss 'em or read on for the full Dungeon-and-Dragon-filled schedule below!

THURSDAY, August 20th:
2pm GMT / 4pm CEST / 10am EDT / 7am PDT: Pool of Radiance with Classicor
4pm GMT / 6pm CEST / 12pm EDT / 9am PDT: Eye of the Beholder II with MegapiemanPHD
6pm GMT / 8pm CEST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Eye of the Beholder with Outstar
10pm GMT / 12am CEST / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT: Menzoberranzan with Classicor

FRIDAY, August 21st:
6pm GMT / 8pm CEST / 2pm EDT / 11am PDT: Curse of the Azure Bonds with Piranjade

SUNDAY, August 23rd:
10pm GMT / 12am CEST / 6pm EDT / 3pm PDT: Dungeon Hack with Classicor
Posted August 20, 2015
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CarrionCrow: Dear GOG,

Unfortunately, as much as I'd like to be excited for today's releases, I'm afraid I can't get behind it.

I mean, sure, you've managed to summon up memories from 20 years ago when I saw such titles in their original boxes at the local game store but had no way to run them, but is that good enough? These games are widely available in a number of venues to this day, they run flawlessly on any modern operating system with no work required whatsoever, and they were never very good anyway, so what was all the hype about?

Here I am, getting my hopes up about such titles as this one, and what do you offer instead? More roleplaying games? Don't you carry enough of those already?

Seriously, it's getting harder and harder to be supportive of the company when all you have to offer are all these old titles.
For crying out loud, these things didn't even have listings on the community wishlist. It's like no one was interested in them at all!

All right, going to cut this short since these arthritic hands can't handle too much typing. Downside of old age, I guess, the ability to type slowly going away, and right after I lost the ability to play anything fast-paced. Bit of a double whammy right there. Maybe if the games were better, I could buy them. I hear they're just right for an elderly person such as myself.
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Maxvorstadt: Well, although I don`t like D&D, I appreciate the fact that GOG brings Good Old Games back. As you can see, there are many people who have been waiting for these games, so GOG must do something right.
And hey, there can NEVER be too much RPGs. RPGs are the salt in the soup of gaming!
He's not being serious, if you look at his link. I'm guessing tongue-in-cheek humor, as I found it hilarious.
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CarrionCrow: Dear GOG,

Unfortunately, as much as I'd like to be excited for today's releases, I'm afraid I can't get behind it.

I mean, sure, you've managed to summon up memories from 20 years ago when I saw such titles in their original boxes at the local game store but had no way to run them, but is that good enough? These games are widely available in a number of venues to this day, they run flawlessly on any modern operating system with no work required whatsoever, and they were never very good anyway, so what was all the hype about?

Here I am, getting my hopes up about such titles as this one, and what do you offer instead? More roleplaying games? Don't you carry enough of those already?

Seriously, it's getting harder and harder to be supportive of the company when all you have to offer are all these old titles.
For crying out loud, these things didn't even have listings on the community wishlist. It's like no one was interested in them at all!

All right, going to cut this short since these arthritic hands can't handle too much typing. Downside of old age, I guess, the ability to type slowly going away, and right after I lost the ability to play anything fast-paced. Bit of a double whammy right there. Maybe if the games were better, I could buy them. I hear they're just right for an elderly person such as myself.
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moonshineshadow: +1
But I am not sure if people are able to get you are joking ;-)
I giggled MY ass off.
Post edited August 20, 2015 by LiquidOxygen80
Posted August 20, 2015
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ElTerprise: Which of those three releases would you recommend for someone who haven't played any of those?
Depends on what you're looking for. If you like real-time combat and puzzle dungeon crawlers like Legend of Grimrock, definitley get the first one with Eye of the Beholder. The third is similar to that, with the difference that Dungeon Hack is completely random and lacks story, and Menzobberanzan has 360 degree movement, instead of grid-based one like EOB. Consequently, the 3D environment is a bit less detailed and more ugly than in EOB, like the early 90's first person shooters.

With Collection Two you get the best value for money, but of course that's only true if you manage to get into the games. The Goldbox games are the oldest of the bunch, and they are a mixture of 3D grid-based dungeon crawling exploration and 2D turn-based combat. For my taste, they are a bit grindy, too, with partially dated graphics, but they're also supposed to have epic story-lines. Btw, one thing that I remember now is that I think these games would often refer you to numbered journal entries in the manual in order to convey the story, instead of displaying all text in-game, due to memory limitations at the time, and that can be a bit off-putting too for modern players. In my personal opinion, the most accessible game of Collection Two is Unlimited Adventures, provided you're willing to learn how to apply mods (which requires installing a small shell program).
Posted August 20, 2015
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jalister: Must be a troll. Here is just a sample of the wishlists.

http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/eye_of_the_beholder_series_and_dark_sun_series
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/menzoberranzan_ssi
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/all_the_original_ssi_dungeons_and_dragons_games
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/advanced_dungeons_and_dragons_eye_of_the_beholder_i_ii_iii
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/dungeons_dragons_anthology_the_master_collection
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Jinxtah: Plus the game she/she/whatever listed is some erotica version of some shitty game, I don't even know where to start.

Anyway, I'm over the moon about these new releases. Gog is getting better and better. Let's have more of everything, old and new, gog <3
CarrionCrow was kidding/sarcastic, and was actually very happy to see the games (see later posts).
Posted August 20, 2015
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jalister: I suspected you were, but I generally don't follow links in posts.
Understandable. Should've constructed the joke without the need for it.
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Maxvorstadt: Well, I should have known that a character with intelligence 3 is not good enuff for the GOG Forum R%PG. :-))
A character with an intelligence of 3 isn't going to type, they'd just beat the mouse against the monitor til something broke 'cuz squiggles make head hurt.
Post edited August 20, 2015 by CarrionCrow
Posted August 20, 2015
It's been a while since I had that awesome feeling loading the GOG front page. It's great these have finally arrived.

My own collection has only about 50% of these covered but includes the Dragonlance series which I assume will be coming soon here.
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Posted August 20, 2015
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Luned: CarrionCrow was kidding/sarcastic, and was actually very happy to see the games (see later posts).
I just want to get through Eye of the Beholder 1. Everything else is a bonus. That game has been stuck in the back of my mind for frigging decades.
Posted August 20, 2015
curses I must wait till next month as broke till then
Post edited August 20, 2015 by angelus04
Posted August 20, 2015
Oh man, best release in months. Finally these games have arrived. I think with this, that's just about the last of everything I was wanting to see on gog since the service launched. Still missing a few like the Krynn trilogy and Buck Rogers though.
Post edited August 20, 2015 by somberfox
Posted August 20, 2015
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IAmSinistar: The main reason I would guess for CDPR not doing it is that they seem to be devoted to their own properties. And they aren't the fastest devs out there. Still waiting for further word on Cyberpunk 2077.
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LiquidOxygen80: *sighs* Me too, man. Me too. I guess Shadowrun: Hong Kong will have to tide me over until then.
Oh for sure that was my first guess as well. I tossed in the "if CDPR has any inclination" mostly because I assumed it'd be their time that would be the block to it happening, not the rights owner's desire (unless of course they do hate money LOL ;) ).

As much as Eye of the Beholder could be interesting, I'd MUCH rather see Cyberpunk! And whatever they (CDPR) have up their sleeve after that!
Posted August 20, 2015
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moonshineshadow: +1
But I am not sure if people are able to get you are joking ;-)
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CarrionCrow: Damn...I thought putting a link to a frigging Castlevania pachinko game in would confirm the absurdity of the writing beyond a shadow of a doubt. ;)
I hate to admit it, but although the link made me blink, it wasn't until this line that I knew it was a joke:

"Seriously, it's getting harder and harder to be supportive of the company when all you have to offer are all these old titles."

All I can say in my defense is that I read a lot of very serious comments by people with, ahem... bold alternate opinions on the internet. ^_^
Posted August 20, 2015
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angelus04: curses I must wait till next month as broke till then
What did you broke? Clearly not your arm or hand, since you couldn`t write then!
Posted August 20, 2015
How many children did GOG.com have to sacrifice to get the Gold box games? Whatever the number, it was worth it!
Posted August 20, 2015
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Jinxtah: You're a troll, right? Right?

Honestly, I haven't been this excited about a title on gog in a very long time as I was when I spotted Eye of the Beholder series on the front page. It was an instant buy for me.
Read groze's post (post 15) on the first page, then re-read CarrionCrow's post. You should be clearer on this after that.
Posted August 20, 2015
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zlep: I hate to admit it, but although the link made me blink, it wasn't until this line that I knew it was a joke:

"Seriously, it's getting harder and harder to be supportive of the company when all you have to offer are all these old titles."

All I can say in my defense is that I read a lot of very serious comments by people with, ahem... bold alternate opinions on the internet. ^_^
-laughs- =)

It's okay. That was a very diplomatic way of saying that certain people on the net present themselves like they might be suffering from heavy brain trauma.
Posted August 20, 2015
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benmar: Enjoy the game, that got me into RPGs.
I want to know what got you into RPGs.
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