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Posted January 21, 2011
The short break from the best promo deals on the internet is over. After the huge Holiday sale we had in December, we're finally launching another promo for some gems from our catalogue.

This weekend we're happy to offer you an up to 50% discount on all the great adventure classics from Cyan! If you buy all five Cyan games, including: Myst: Masterpiece Edition, Real Myst, Riven: The Sequel to Myst, Uru: Complete Chronicles and The Manhole: Masterpiece Edition, or complete the collection on GOG you'll receive 50% off! For those who are interested only in selected Cyan games, we have prepared a 30% discount. The promo ends on Monday, January 24 at 11:59 p.m. EDT.
Post edited January 21, 2011 by Venom
Posted January 22, 2011
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gamebin: I would have bought Riven at full price a long time ago if it was the DVD version like STEAM.
Something important to note, I don't think the Steam version is any easier to get working on modern computers than the original is. I think it is LITERALLY the DVD version. From my understanding of GOG's version, they may have done something to allow more recent versions of QuickTime to be used. If the videos are compressed more efficiently then that would account for the smaller size.
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pawelgr5: Myst Masterpiece Edition was my choice for this weekend. If I like it, I buy other games in short future!
Good choice!
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Posted January 22, 2011
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gamebin: I would have bought Riven at full price a long time ago if it was the DVD version like STEAM.
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eyeball226: Something important to note, I don't think the Steam version is any easier to get working on modern computers than the original is. I think it is LITERALLY the DVD version. From my understanding of GOG's version, they may have done something to allow more recent versions of QuickTime to be used. If the videos are compressed more efficiently then that would account for the smaller size.
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pawelgr5: Myst Masterpiece Edition was my choice for this weekend. If I like it, I buy other games in short future!
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eyeball226: Good choice!
I don't know because nobody from GoG has ever clarified the compression used for Riven, so all I can do is assume the worst. I would gladly replace my current DVD-ROM with this version if a member of the GoG team would actually acknowledge or disprove the various "evidence" of lower quality visuals.
Post edited January 22, 2011 by gamebin
Posted January 22, 2011
I'm just wondering, I'm sure Myst has a great atmosphere since that's what it seems to be famous for, but what about plot? About 80-90% of my enjoyment of these sorts of games comes from the dialogue, characters and plot. I'm pretty sure, looking at screenshots over the years, that Myst doesn't have much dialogue or characters, but it's harder to discern what sort of plot it has. It could be a subtle, implied storyline, sort of like ICO, or it could just be that it has a profound story that you just can't discern from random screenshots.
Posted January 22, 2011
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Export: I'm just wondering, I'm sure Myst has a great atmosphere since that's what it seems to be famous for, but what about plot? About 80-90% of my enjoyment of these sorts of games comes from the dialogue, characters and plot. I'm pretty sure, looking at screenshots over the years, that Myst doesn't have much dialogue or characters, but it's harder to discern what sort of plot it has. It could be a subtle, implied storyline, sort of like ICO, or it could just be that it has a profound story that you just can't discern from random screenshots.
What plot and story you do get comes mainly from journals and notes you find, which are also essential to figuring out the various puzzles you encounter. There are few spoken lines.
Posted January 22, 2011
OK, well I'll give it a shot. It's only £2.69, which is less than half a movie ticket and also less than a pint of beer. I can't really go wrong for that price.
Posted January 24, 2011
If it would include Myst 3 to 5, I would consider this deal, but I just dont like buying half of series... :S
Posted January 24, 2011
Titles on promo usually end up on the bestsellers list of the front page. Not so with this one. In fact, the list still shows no movement from the past couple of weeks. Top three are still Broken Sword, Baldur's Gate, and Age of Magic. Just an observation. I still love GOG, though.
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