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Posted January 25, 2016
Up to 75% off Pillars of Eternity, Satellite Reign, Legends of Eisenwald, Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty and more!



Gaming sins are a regrettable thing. Whether they come from games you shamefully put aside without finishing them, from questionable methods you used while trying to finish them, or from borrowed discs that you claimed were already scratched - they might all give you trouble sleeping. But the worst offenders are always the games you should have picked up and never did. Well, worry not, fellow sinners, for our Weekly Staff Picks: <span class="bold">New Year Absolutions</span> will help you settle the bill with the Gaming Gods and venture into the rest of the year as a whole new person!

If you've missed out on Pillars of Eternity, ten "Hail Marys" will hardly cut it. After all, this is the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate, some of the most celebrated RPGs of all time, we are talking about here. Complete with meaningful customization, real-time-with-pause combat, a captivating story, and memorable NPCs, it's not hard to see why this one is strongly favored by the Gaming Gods.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, a captivating exploration adventure, has recently reappeared in all its reduxed glory. You investigate the recent murders on sleepy Red Creek Valley as a detective summoned there by the young Ethan Carter. But once you piece together the nebulous clues, a horrifying discovery will make you question your very perception of reality.

A war is going on in the neon-lit streets of Satellite Reign. The mega-corporations keep citizens under their thumb, dictating the rules of democracy in this cyberpunk, dystopian future with the strong Syndicate vibes. You control a customizable band of defiant troublemakers, and infiltrate, hack, kill, or bribe your way towards upsetting the status quo. Will you prove yourself a liberator, an alternative evil, or just an opportunist?



The more gaming sins, the more <span class="bold">New Year Absolutions</span> needed to wash them away. Thankfully, our Weekly Staff Picks offer a delectable selection of over a dozen winners, like Legends of Eisenwald, Grim Fandango Remastered, Transistor, and Tales from the Borderlands, going for up to 75% off. Get, play, love. The promo will last until January 29, 10:59 AM GMT.
Posted January 25, 2016
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P1na: That satellite reign is coming home this week. And since I'm on a bit of an JRPG mood, I might give that neptunia a chance too.

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Daliz: I enjoyed Satellite Reign very much, but it's not Syndicate. It certainly has some Syndicate vibes but don't expect the same game with new graphics. Still, great game.
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P1na: I agree, although the other way around. I never played the original syndicate, and I enjoyed Satellite Reign a lot. I wanted more after beating it, so I grabbed my GOG copy of Syndicate and gave it a go, but it was way too dated for me to play. Not talking about graphics, it was things like having to move each character one by one that put me off after less than ten minutes. So I'm taking the chance to ask if Syndicate had any distinct mechanics that would offset its aging and make me consider giving it another chance?
I'll have to correct my previous post a bit - it has more of a Syndicate Wars vibe which is kind of natural, since Mr. Mike Diskett is behind both of the games. Maybe it's the darker feel of the city in Wars that's similar to Satellite Reign.

It's been quite a while since I played the first Syndicate so I can't really remember about the controls or clunkiness, but I played Wars just a couple of years ago and it wasn't really that clunky. I know most people like the first one better but I actually like Wars more. Might be worth a shot if can get past the ugly 3d look :)

Anyway the original games are both much more action oriented, you just shoot and especially in Wars blow stuff up.. those destructible buildings are quite fun. Not really any stealth in those games whereas Satellite Reign has a lot of (optional) stealth stuff.
Post edited January 25, 2016 by Daliz
Posted January 25, 2016
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vicklemos: C'mon, average backlogger, say it: "meh promo" or "nothing for me this time"

I DARE YOU
I DOUBLE DARE YOU!!!
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Grargar: Nothing for me this time.
Phew, I almost thought "where's my other feline mate?" aka "el greco"? :D
Posted January 25, 2016
Grim Fandango, get over here!
Posted January 25, 2016
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CarrionCrow: Crap...that's a serious array of titles for a Monday. Guess you weren't kidding when you said the staff picks would get beefed up.
I was going to quote Breja, then I made it this far...
Posted January 25, 2016
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RWarehall: Best GoG deals offered on everything except Wasteland 2 which was less in the summer sale. Also Pillars of Eternity has been this price before. Everything else is at a new low.
Alright, I guess it's just the wording of the post that led me to that.
Posted January 25, 2016
I am tempted by Satellite Reign. Does it have a story, campaign or is it only a set of missions to complete?
Posted January 25, 2016
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RWarehall: Best GoG deals offered on everything except Wasteland 2 which was less in the summer sale. Also Pillars of Eternity has been this price before. Everything else is at a new low.
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Smannesman: Alright, I guess it's just the wording of the post that led me to that.
To be fair, all the deals blend together for me as well, so I put together a little spreadsheet that lists the best historical prices. So, as I update it each sale, I know if it's a good deal or or not.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fW_hBX_4Ldej4YDIpaSu1357CH3-o0rLUwnXWKLm_bE/edit?usp=sharing

Otherwise, all these deals always seem the same.
Posted January 25, 2016
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catpower1980: BUT what's interesting me is the Grim Fandango remastered as it's cheap and back in the days I had technical problems with it so I couldn't play it. What bothers me is that I recall a lot of shitstorm when the "remastered" game came out (I don't even remember why....).
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eiii: Unfortunately this is another game where the original DOS version has been buried with the remaster and is missing in the GOG package. And as this package has been released already a year ago there's probably no hope the original version still will be added.
The original release of Grim Fandango was for Windows, not DOS. And it's from that period of Windows that seems exceptionally hard to get going on modern versions of Windows.

Maybe at some point ResidualVM will be stable enough that they can wrap the original in that and allow users to choose either version.
Posted January 25, 2016
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So in short (best vs now)
D4 - 35% to 50% off
Game of Thrones - 50% to 67%
Grim Fandango - 66% to 75%
Hand of Fate - 50% to 60%
Hyperdimension - 50% to 80%
Legend of Eisenwald - 50% to 75%
Never Alone - 67% to 75%
Oddworld - 50% to 60%
Pillars - 50% to 50%
Satellite - 40% to 67%
Tales from the Borderlands - 50% to 66%
Vanishing - 67% to 70%
Transistor - 60% to 75%
Wasteland 2 - 60% to 50%
Posted January 25, 2016
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InkPanther: Please, please, please, make soundtracks purchasable without a game.
I concur, but also realize there are probably legal reasons holding this back.
Posted January 25, 2016
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GOG.com: If you've missed out on Pillars of Eternity, ten "Hail Marys" will hardly cut it. After all, this is the spiritual successor to Baldur's Gate, some of the most celebrated RPGs of all time, we are talking about here. Complete with meaningful customization, real-time-with-pause combat, a captivating story, and memorable NPCs, it's not hard to see why this one is strongly favored by the Gaming Gods.
Are there ever going to be options to upgrade between editions of Pillars? It was mentioned at the time of release as something that was being worked on, but we've never had further news. My copy was a (much appreciated) gift, but I would really like to have the option to 'upgrade' for some of the higher-tier goodies.
Posted January 25, 2016
As most of these games are good representations of the "new GOG" that I am so disappointed with, I want to offer some feedback here. This is of course, from my own perspective and I do not know how others feel. I usually like trying new games that I may or may not stick with. Historically, reasonable pricing on GOG has allowed me to amass quite a collection and the games I liked have made up for the cost of the games I got sick of after 10 to 30 minutes. Bottom line is I would never drop more than $20 on a game, unless something like The Sims 2 got here, and for the most part I stick with stuff under $10. Considering that this is digital distribution and doesn't involve production costs there is no reason they should be charging more and they may well be limiting the reach of these games with the ridiculous price points. Also, and even more importantly, on principle I will never give any game a chance that offers its extras as a separate purchase, I don't care how good the game is. The extras are supposed to be "customer love" not nickel and diming dlc. That kind of bullshit has never been GOG's way, it is the way of Steam and all the other shops that I won't touch. It pisses me off. I immediately eliminate those games from consideration and regret my support of GOG itself over the years.
Post edited January 25, 2016 by rawmilk905
Posted January 25, 2016
Woah-ho! That’s quite a treasure chest. These are some great modern games. I’d like to call attention to Legends of Eisenwald as some fans of the genre may not have necessarily considered it before. It’s a slow burner turn-based strategy RPG with a combat system that operates kind of like 'American Football meets chess', as GoG user Ixamyakxim put it. The setting is very gritty and political, and I loved to talk about how the roleplaying aspects try to beat the morals out of the player by consistently making the evil option the superior one.
Post edited January 25, 2016 by markrichardb
Posted January 25, 2016
Humm, might finally pick up Grim Fandango.

Also, Legends of Eisenwald is already 75% off? It's only 6 months old, and with good reviews...
Posted January 25, 2016
Very interesting promo this time but will have to pass for now. Kudos for great choices.
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