This sounds like someone who has no idea what he's talking about \ doesn't understand the concept of DRM \ thinks DRM stands for something different than it stands for.

I've been talking to Tiller over Kickstarter about GOG and a DRM-free release. He's been cool and seems receptive, his latest reply being:

"Thanks for the recommendation. That was very helpful. I have contacted them. I'll let you know what they say! Thanks."

So... spread the word while we wait! Let's get this project funded!

Perhaps GOG could post something about the project on the main page if talks go well with Tiller.

While Tiller is a fantastic artist I still wouldn't back an another Vampyre Story game. The first one was to me at least yet another mediocre adventure.

All right, Mr. Tiller, time to give you some money.

Loved the original, I even ended up liking Mona's voice acting by the end. I am not digging the new voice actor though, maybe it will grow on me? But, really, it sounds like she is constantly struggling to sound French =| At least the original voice actor had a consistent sound.

Wow, I don't know how you managed to get more sense out of him than I did. Perhaps although it says William Tiller there are several people writing replies?

...and a clear response in the comment section: AVS on GOG soon? :))

Perhaps you haven't put as many points in Speech as I have? Jk. ;)

Could be more than one person... I didn't get that impression, but it can be tough to tell over the Net of course.

He confirmed DRM-free in his first reply but mentioned not having ruled out using Steam. I'm not sure of his exact understanding of DRM vs. DRM-free. We mostly talked about Steam and why I dislike it (and other online-DRM) and about GOG and why I love it. I said that he should release on *both* Steam and GOG (embracing both markets). Here's a chunk of what I wrote:

"GOG really is superb. The customer service is great and they are very passionate about gaming. They've done fantastic work making a lot of classic games available again and are making great strides in bringing gamers newer titles in hassle-free, DRM-free installers. And no, I don't work for GOG, and GOG isn't paying me: I just love GOG enough to spend some of my time writing this and believe GOG is an incredibly positive and desperately needed influence in the gaming industry.

The LucasArts adventures are some of the most requested games on the GOG Wishlist (games we gamers want to see on GOG), so I think there really is a good market for AVS:Y1 and all your other games there."

If there's any question on his side about exactly what DRM-free means, GOG can help with that once they start talking. He mentioned not buying SimCity because of the always-online debacle and not being able to play another game for three days because of busy servers, so he seems to understand and sympathize with the core desire for DRM-free at least.

Looks like he's going to learn a lot about DRM-free market and community in coming days - already sounds pretty aware of GOG it in the comments section.
Shame he doesn't sound like he's that good in geting people's attention...

Update confirming DRM-free!

I really liked the original, but that might be just me. Voice actors grow on you over time. It's a shame the series never left off, but again, not may people shared my thoughts. It was hard to like the game if you couldn't look over it's many flaws.

I haven't played AVS but certainly am rooting for this project. Right now it doesn't look too good, but you never know.

AVS has been DRM-free on DotEmu forever btw.

Nice ! Going to test this one...

The other game (on kickstarter) however, i won't. It looks like crap and there's really nothing interesting on the campaign page.

Drascula is freeware: you can download it from ScummVM website.