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Posted February 06, 2018
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CymTyr: Also I see people leaving the GOG forums over the years, and not as many people replacing them. The forum has a ton of lurkers, not a lot of original posters, and people posting in the wrong forums constantly. It makes it hard to judge just how popular GOG actually is.
Yea the forums aren't a good idicator of anything really... most GOG customers never set foot in the forum unless they have some kind of issue. Not to mention the forums are an old buggy mess so many people probably avoid them. A better indicator is how GOG is doing revenue and profit wise and GOG is doing pretty well in that department.

Just because people aren't using the forum doesn't mean they aren't buying games... ;)
Posted February 06, 2018
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loki1985: lol, DD games.

but honestly, what i don't get, why does Gamersgate have lots of games which GOG does not have, even DRM free ones. Still these are nowhere to be found on GOG.
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nightcraw1er.488: Does it really though? I just had a look, first one that jumped up, Borderlands pre-sequel, though wow, its a soundtrack. In fact, most of what is on there as "DRM Free" appears to be soundtracks. So what are these good games available there, as I got to page 14 without seeing anything I would pay for.
Yup, Gamersgate doesn´t have a single DRM-free AAA-title that GOG doesn´t. But GOG in return has some that Gamersgate doesn´t have. Honestly, I´ve got no clue how Gamersgate can still survive: They don´t have a standout feature like "DRM-free only" and they are no ultra-cheap keyseller either. If they continue like this, they will disappear sooner or later...
Posted February 06, 2018
Okay, somehow I missed it. What's a "AAA" game? All of this talk and I've yet to figure it out. It all sounds so empty. I'm getting the impression it has something to do with quality, but there's only three A's instead of five, unlike with stars. This is seeming like some sort of advertising and hyping gimmick.

Is it an initialism? Something like "Another Aggressively Advertised" game? Because I'm also getting the impression that these are supposedly well known games, though I don't know what games people are talking about. Nothing in my library, I think. Probably because I skip advertisements and essentially never visit journalism/blogging sites with made up "reviews" of games.

Obviously, I'm very uninformed, but every time this topic comes up it seems to never be about getting a specific game. Instead it seems to be a request for some sort of sub-genre regardless of whether the games are any good at all.

Worse than the "rogue-like" adjective, which also means nothing to me. If I want chocolate ice cream, then I'm not going to want something like chocolate ice cream instead of the real thing. If I don't know what someone else appreciates about chocolate ice cream, then I'm not going to know what is appreciated about the actual item being revered for being like it. With "AAA", it seems even more arbitrary.

Is there a real desire in this thread? Is it specialized graphics for games? Procedural whatchamacallit additions? Multi-platform compatibility? Modding opportunities? What's the fantasy being desired?

[…just ignorant, not ridiculing…]
Posted February 06, 2018
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thomq: (...)
AAA is a synonym of Blockbuster, which is also a very vague term. The most simple definition is "got a lot of budget for what it wants to achieve"...
...and there isn´t much more to it.
Posted February 06, 2018
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thomq: Okay, somehow I missed it. What's a "AAA" game? All of this talk and I've yet to figure it out. It all sounds so empty. I'm getting the impression it has something to do with quality, but there's only three A's instead of five, unlike with stars. This is seeming like some sort of advertising and hyping gimmick.

Is it an initialism? Something like "Another Aggressively Advertised" game? Because I'm also getting the impression that these are supposedly well known games, though I don't know what games people are talking about. Nothing in my library, I think. Probably because I skip advertisements and essentially never visit journalism/blogging sites with made up "reviews" of games.

Obviously, I'm very uninformed, but every time this topic comes up it seems to never be about getting a specific game. Instead it seems to be a request for some sort of sub-genre regardless of whether the games are any good at all.

Worse than the "rogue-like" adjective, which also means nothing to me. If I want chocolate ice cream, then I'm not going to want something like chocolate ice cream instead of the real thing. If I don't know what someone else appreciates about chocolate ice cream, then I'm not going to know what is appreciated about the actual item being revered for being like it. With "AAA", it seems even more arbitrary.

Is there a real desire in this thread? Is it specialized graphics for games? Procedural whatchamacallit additions? Multi-platform compatibility? Modding opportunities? What's the fantasy being desired?

[…just ignorant, not ridiculing…]
AAA = lots of money, latest tech engines, big team working on the game. Those things should assure quality and polishing, that's why people ask for so-called "AAA" games.
Personally, I think some genres can't exist, if they are not AAA: immersive sims, because of the number of people required to make a good game, and action-adventures, because they heavily rely on graphical fidelity. Dishonored can't be "indie".
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Posted February 06, 2018
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RadonGOG: Yup, Gamersgate doesn´t have a single DRM-free AAA-title that GOG doesn´t.
Humble Store does though.
Posted February 06, 2018
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RadonGOG: Yup, Gamersgate doesn´t have a single DRM-free AAA-title that GOG doesn´t.
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Leroux: Humble Store does though.
Oh yes, due to one bundle a long way back. Looks like it stayed in the shop...
...well, maybe it´ll find its way to GOG one day as well.
Posted February 06, 2018
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Desmight: Personally, I think some genres can't exist, if they are not AAA: immersive sims, because of the number of people required to make a good game, and action-adventures, because they heavily rely on graphical fidelity. Dishonored can't be "indie".
Not sure if that's true, seeing that e.g. Subnautica could be considered indie. Of course, it depends where you draw the line; the independently owned dev studio has 20 employees. But I wouldn't say it's AAA.
Posted February 06, 2018
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Leroux: In this regard, the popular Carpe Fulgur published games come to mind: Fortune Summoners, Recettear, Chantelise. Maybe for the games you mentioned they don't see much potential for sales, but I can't imagine that the Carpe Fulgur games wouldn't sell here.
Carpe Fulgur was on GOG. When GOG had to renegotiate contracts at the end of 2017, they didn't resign.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/announcement_regarding_few_games_being_removed_from_gog/post1
Posted February 06, 2018
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mqstout: Carpe Fulgur was on GOG. When GOG had to renegotiate contracts at the end of 2017, they didn't resign.

https://www.gog.com/forum/general/announcement_regarding_few_games_being_removed_from_gog/post1
Ah. I thought so initially when I wrote that post but couldn't find them in the catalogue, so I assumed my memory was misleading. Still, for some reason Fortune Summoners has never been on GOG, and IMO it's the best of these three.
Posted February 07, 2018
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Desmight: Personally, I think some genres can't exist, if they are not AAA: immersive sims, because of the number of people required to make a good game, and action-adventures, because they heavily rely on graphical fidelity. Dishonored can't be "indie".
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Leroux: Not sure if that's true, seeing that e.g. Subnautica could be considered indie. Of course, it depends where you draw the line; the independently owned dev studio has 20 employees. But I wouldn't say it's AAA.
Subnautica could easily be the first example of an indie immersive sim of "AA" (double A) level, but we're still talking about completely different scales. While a game like Divinity or Pillars could be compared to TW3 in terms of content, polishing etc., you can't say the same for, let's say, Subnautica and Dying Light, or Dishonored, or Prey. That's what I'm talking about, and unfortunately you get that kind of experience only if you have money, a lot of people and a lot of tools

PS: I have to say that I'm curious about Kingdom Come too
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Posted February 07, 2018
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socalgamer: Ok so a bit of a rant- Gog has good sales from time to time. BUT limited AAA game choices compared to Steam. Why? Like games from Dishonored are not available even old AAA games.
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