Mord Posted March 8, 2019 Share Posted March 8, 2019 I think Epic is mainly beneficial to the devs/publishers rather than the gamers. Less user options including (unless it's been added recently) the ability to leave user reviews and I think they had to use steam forums to help fix at least one game issue in the epic store already All it really ends up being is a fragmentation of the PC game market. Lots of people like to go "more choice!" with where to buy games but when games are being made exclusive to one store or another that's not more choice but more software you need to install to keep the same choice you had before. Odds are I doubt I'll ever be tempted to use the Epic store. Much like I have never been tempted to use Origin. I have steam and gog and that's plenty. (And like others, I just have way too much to play as it is so being lured onto new platforms with free games just isn't a thing for me anymore.) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 9, 2019 Share Posted March 9, 2019 Sounds like the bullshit going on with the TV industry now. Cable wouldn't grow up and allow people to have more reasonable packages or even ala carte pricing on which stations they wanted and instead just kept jacking up the yearly rates. PEople bitched, then Netflix and Huly were born, then Sling and Amazon got in on the racket, and more have me-too their way into it like Youtube and the rest, and finally independent channels being a-holes hiding quality stuff behind their little pay walls. They justify that it's only ike $5-10/mo to get (whatever, Star Trek, Cobra Kai, etc) but if you start looking into it. You get Netflix for like $12, hulu for the same for no ads, then you have an amazon sub that's another $110 now for Prime (for year), youtube, CBS access etc and suddenly you're not saving much and it's sick. People bitched themselves into an even more obnoxious fragmented pain in the ass non-solution solution so now they can pay 10 different sources a cheaper rate per source but maybe not on the whole instead of just from one outlet. I'm looking to dump cable myself in a few months when they try and double my price when the contract ends. My wife wants no TV, but I work from home and I record stuff off like a half dozen channels at most, and mostly just from History, Cartoon Network, and some of those Discovery/A&E stations for my lunch break and things. They're all on SLING blue for $25/mo +5 for the DVR service. If she wants nothing of it, fine, I'll take it out of my personal budget and keep it to myself. Problem is a thing or two I care about are added charges even there I won't pay up for so ...oh well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 Well I'm not ashamed to get free games from Epic, Origin, Uplay or any other none-Steam store cause why the hell should I be? Besides I can launch all those other storefronts from my Steam client (just like adding PC games) and let them do the updating & log-ins w/o any full screen game getting tied up by that bullcrap. So yeah I do have more choice than just only having games from Steam alone... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorpher Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 GOG is having a sale on a few games. I snagged Uplink: Hacker Elite for $1.19 after reading some positive things about it. The Thief series are on sale, but they typically go for cheaper so I held off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 14, 2019 Author Share Posted March 14, 2019 Freehttps://freebies.indiegala.com/the-great-story-of-a-mighty-hero-remastered/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PlaysWithWolves Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 Grid2 + two DLC for free: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/grid2-spa-bathurst 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorpher Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 Daikatana is also on sale on GOG.com for only $1.49. The community released a fan patch that even John Romero himself Tweeted about. Interesting piece of gaming history worth checking out I say. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtmonkey Posted March 16, 2019 Share Posted March 16, 2019 (edited) Daikatana is unfairly maligned, mostly due to negative reaction to its advertising campaign. With the fan patch, it's even better. Edited March 16, 2019 by newtmonkey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 When did they add that game? I've always been curious about it and why it got dumped on so much. I ignored the loser comments and just let the game go by as i felt it was probably some group think gang up and be irrational garbage about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 When did they add that game? I've always been curious about it and why it got dumped on so much. I ignored the loser comments and just let the game go by as i felt it was probably some group think gang up and be irrational garbage about it. A friend of mine actually pre-ordered it and still kept the faith in spite of the delays and negative stories about Ion Storm. When he finally did get to play the game, he was so PO'ed with the first levels that he loaded the final level of DOOM II to kill off the severed head of John Romero with a chainsaw. True story... So yeah only those who actually played the game on release gets to bitch about it and not the forum kids 20 years later. The patches does fix the gameplay a lot but there's still issues with the level design in the first chapter. For only a buck-fifty I won't complain and I'll use cheat codes because if the game deosn't play fair, why should I? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 21, 2019 Share Posted March 21, 2019 I see no harm in that at all and I'd have to agree. I remember all the bitching back in the day, and maybe subconsciously is why I've avoided their work since and never realized it was on that site. I at times wish my plate was clear but I have games to take down so I don't even have an upcoming interest list in my mind either really. Had I the time I've got Daikatana now wishlisted but I've also had Soul Reaver too as I liked it on Dreamcast. The thing is a game like Daikatana, especially if using cheats can't be all that terribly long as FPS games usually are a few hours or so longer but nothing nuts so it could be worth the push. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 (edited) The Witness is the next free game on the Epic Games Storehttps://www.pcgamer.com/the-witness-is-the-next-free-game-on-the-epic-games-store/*edit*Get Oxenfree now btw Edited March 22, 2019 by JamesD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 GoG.com is doing their quarterly seasonal (Spring) sale right now for a week or so with deals up to 90% off. No buy in or instant freebie as of yet, may not be one, despite the fact they have fairly commonly done that in more recent years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 XCOM 2 is free to play... until March 25th. I can't even download it by then, but if you want to try it, you can take it for a test drive. https://store.steampowered.com/app/268500/XCOM_2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 22, 2019 Author Share Posted March 22, 2019 Humble Freebie: Tacomahttps://www.humblebundle.com/store/tacoma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Use this code at bethesda.net to get TESIII for free: TES25TH-MORROWIND And it's not working lol: https://bethesda.net/community/topic/330790/25th-anniversary-code-is-not-working I would be upset if I didn't already own the game... Edited March 25, 2019 by DragonGrafx-16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 Memoranda Freehttps://freebies.indiegala.com/memoranda/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Use this code at bethesda.net to get TESIII for free: TES25TH-MORROWIND And it's not working lol: https://bethesda.net/community/topic/330790/25th-anniversary-code-is-not-working I would be upset if I didn't already own the game... "The Redeem Code feature is currently unavailable. Please reattempt this action a little bit later." *edit* It's taking codes now, but saying the code is invalid. So they are working on it. Edited March 25, 2019 by JamesD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 25, 2019 Author Share Posted March 25, 2019 The Morrowind code is working now 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Confirmed. I made an account with them sometime last year due to Doom and never touched it, but used the code now and it shows it in my account. Not sure I'll ever get around to it, but hey it's free, so thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xenomorpher Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 I wanted to point out that one of the games on sale on GOG is STALKER Call of Pripyat for the low price of $5.99. It's considered the most polished out of the series, and the Call of Chernobyl mod is the most fun and satisfying time I've had with any post apocalyptic game. The world feels real and it oozes atmosphere. There's a few add-ons for the mod too, and so far it hasn't crashed on me if I run it as administrator. The world unfortunately isn't one giant map like Bethesda's games, but that hopefully may change one day. If you're curious, just watch some videos of it on YouTube. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 The Morrowind code is working now Mighty decent of them to extend their "one day only" giveaway since their page was so messed up. I reset my password multiple times yesterday trying to redeem that stupid thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 Morrowind free thru March 31 https://bethesda.net/en/article/zTLJdDWzVy0Ak7SMatqNG/celebrate-25-years-of-the-elder-scrolls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 Fanatical has one of those bundle deals where you can pick from a group of titles, and how many you want.Looks like a few might be of interesthttps://www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-mix/slitherine-pick-and-mix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesD Posted March 28, 2019 Author Share Posted March 28, 2019 GOG now has Warcraft I & II available. They are bundled for $15. Not a fantastic price, but something to keep an eye on during sales.I loved Warcraft I.https://www.gog.com/game/warcraft_bundle 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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