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Get Arcanum, Pharaoh + Cleopatra, Vampire: The Masquerade, Quest for Glory as well as all the other "Quest" games, and more amazing Activision titles 60% off!

The days grow shorter, the weather gets nastier by the day, but as a trade-off, there's more time for gaming in the evenings. It's time to [url=http://www.gog.com/promo/activision_weekend_promo_081113]Activate Autumn, with a superb collection of 32 memorable titles. Oh, wait... that's wrong. What I meant was: 32 game boxes. Some of them contain more than just one game, so the actual number of discounted Activision titles amounts to impressive 55! And you can get them all 60% off until Tuesday November 12 at 4:59 AM GMT. Let's take a peek into some of the boxes!

Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magic Obscura summons the spirit of Fallout into a unique world where steampunk meets fantasy in a creative mixture of imagination and pure isometric RPG awesomness. In Arcanum, you get the absolute freedom to create any kind of character you want and pursue whatever quest you find the most fitting. If you're looking for a game that will drain dozens of hours of your free time and have $2.39 in digital loose change--here's your best pick!

Gabriel Knight, a tormented young writter, came to be a celebrity of the point-and-click adventure genre. The first game he stars in--subtitled "Sins of the Fathers"--features beautiful pixel-art graphics, over 7000 lines of fully-voiced dialog, and a dark story balancing on the verge of madness and occult. The game launched a successful and recognizable series that earned its place in the adventure games' hall of fame. Be sure to check the other two games that complete the trillogy: Gabriel Knight2: The Beast Within and Gabriel Knight 3: Blood of the Sacred, Blood of the Damned.

Quest for Glory 1-5 is an amazing collection of Sierra's innovative action-RPGs. Each of the five games can be played as a whole but you can also treat the series as one big adventure, as the character and his accumulated wealth can carry on from one game into another. Become a mage, a thief, or a knight and explore the five huge worlds, each based on a different culture and mythology, from Germanic fairy tales, through Arabian and Slavic folklore, right down to Greek myths. Experience the game that set many standards in the "new school" of computer RPG.

Those excellent games are but a tip of the iceberg of Activision awesomeness. There are dozens of other fantastic titles you can grab 60% off, so head out to Activate Autumn promo page and go nuts! Again, the promo lasts until Tuesday November 12 at 4:59 AM GMT. Don't miss out!
Hmm, might have to pick up the city builder games - Pharaoh + Cleopatra, Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis), Caesar 3 - at this price. Though I probably won't get to them anytime soon...
Oddly enough I did not own anything from this promo, picking up Betrayal at Krondor and Arcanum.

I hope I'll be able to finish Arcanum now, I've tried several times before. There is always something drawing me back and something that makes me stop playing.
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Charon121: I'm thinking about the early Zork titles, the text adventure ones. I liked the Grand Inquisitor very much, so...how do the early titles compare to it in terms of humour, puzzle design and overall content?
Zork 1-3 are freeware (if whom I heard it from was correct) and are avalable here: [url=]http://www.infocom-if.org/downloads/downloads.html[/url], so you can try them if you want.
Post edited November 08, 2013 by GOGwiiisfun
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Maighstir: I'm still waiting for Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom.
This!
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IAmSinistar: Hmm, might have to pick up the city builder games - Pharaoh + Cleopatra, Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis), Caesar 3 - at this price. Though I probably won't get to them anytime soon...
Yupp.. and Vampire and Call To Power 2 while you're at it :)
Post edited November 08, 2013 by blotunga
Well, I guess that answers the question of what I'll play after finishing BG2. I'll be trying Arcanum out for the first time.
Don't own 11 of those - I think I'll bite a piece but don't know what precisily
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IAmSinistar: Hmm, might have to pick up the city builder games - Pharaoh + Cleopatra, Zeus + Poseidon (Acropolis), Caesar 3 - at this price. Though I probably won't get to them anytime soon...
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blotunga: Yupp.. and Vampire and Call To Power 2 while you're at it :)
The Quest for Glory set looks pretty damn tempting too. Oh, why can't I play games for a living? :)
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IAmSinistar: The Quest for Glory set looks pretty damn tempting too. Oh, why can't I play games for a living? :)
I don't know. Why can't you? :D Maybe it doesn't pay too well, but you can be a gaming magazine reviewer... or even start your own gaming magazine :)
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IAmSinistar: The Quest for Glory set looks pretty damn tempting too. Oh, why can't I play games for a living? :)
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blotunga: I don't know. Why can't you? :D Maybe it doesn't pay too well, but you can be a gaming magazine reviewer... or even start your own gaming magazine :)
My personal philosophy is one's job should be doing what one loves, but not what one does for pleasure. In my case I love programming, so my job is thus, but I don't program for pleasure (well, not often). I play games for pleasure, but if it was my job, I bet I'd come to hate it.

As for starting another gaming mag, I don't fancy the competition. ;)
Post edited November 08, 2013 by IAmSinistar
Damn and re-damn.
Bought Arkanum, the police quest and swat games, and the spycraft one.

I can't download them yet though or I'll bust my internet usage for the current period.

It's not like I could play them now anyway since I want to finish the games I have installed before installing new ones. Those that can be finished that is. the rogue and civ like have infinite replayability.
WHERE THE FUCK IS BLOODLINES !?!?!?


Might pick up the Dark Reign games before the sale's over.
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IAmSinistar: My personal philosophy is one's job should be doing what one loves, but not what one does for pleasure. In my case I love programming, so my job is thus, but I don't program for pleasure (well, not often). I play games for pleasure, but if it was my job, I bet I'd come to hate it.

As for starting another gaming mag, I don't fancy the competition. ;)
I agree with you... I've lost almost all pleasure from programming. Especially with what I'm currently working on... Interesting idea that kickstarter :)
Ah, I'm safe this time, though the Zork games do tempt me ever so slightly.
Gabriel Knights are a must-own for adventure fans, or anybody who loves great storytelling!
Why Interstate '76 is still here? This version is almost unplayable without some heavy tweaks from third party programs. The worst spent money for me on GOG.