Hey, a freebie on GOG. It's been a while; I've missed these.
* Metro 2033 Redux
https://www.gog.com/en/game/metro_2033_redux
This is the 'remake' of the original game, with (slightly) updated
visuals and minor tweaks to gameplay. Personally, I found the original version slightly more appealing in its visuals (the redux version
gives everything a plastic-like sheen that feels out of place) but
either way, it's still a good game. It's a corridor shooter with the
moody atmosphere of the STALKER titles; some people think its gameplay
is a bit too restrictive, but I think it a nice change of place from
the aimless wandering forced upon you by giant open worlds. Plus, you
get to shoot Nazis (mutants too, but Nazi-shooting is a skill we
probably need to sharpen these days).
Available only for 48 hours (give or take a few hours, depending on
when you read this post). Alas, I already have this game on GOG, so I
cannot benefit, but if you don't own this one yet, here's your chance
to get your hands on this classic.
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote:
Hey, a freebie on GOG. It's been a while; I've missed these.
* Metro 2033 Redux https://www.gog.com/en/game/metro_2033_redux This is
the 'remake' of the original game, with (slightly) updated visuals and
minor tweaks to gameplay. Personally, I found the original version
slightly more appealing in its visuals (the redux version gives
everything a plastic-like sheen that feels out of place) but either
way, it's still a good game. It's a corridor shooter with the moody
atmosphere of the STALKER titles; some people think its gameplay is a
bit too restrictive, but I think it a nice change of place from the
aimless wandering forced upon you by giant open worlds. Plus, you get
to shoot Nazis (mutants too, but Nazi-shooting is a skill we probably
need to sharpen these days).
Available only for 48 hours (give or take a few hours, depending on
when you read this post). Alas, I already have this game on GOG, so I
cannot benefit, but if you don't own this one yet, here's your chance
to get your hands on this classic.
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 09:01:02 -0400, Mike S. <Mike_S@nowhere.com>
wrote:
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:17:45 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
I'm fine with GOG but I generally prefer Steam, especially when >achievements are available, which they are for this game. Thank you
Ant!
I want both!
Steam for actually PLAYING the games, and GOG for the nice back-up installers.
In truth, if I have the game on both platforms, almost inevitably I'll
use the Steam version to install and play the game. But while Valve
has -so far- been a reliable custodian of PC gaming, I've absolutely
no faith that will continue forever, and I like having the backups GOG provides. One day Newell may keel over (it'll happen; it's just one cheeseburger too many and bam!) and his heirs will probably sell off
the company to some rapacious corporation who don't have the same
standards as Gabe.
Not to mention Steam already limits me from playing any of my games on
their service on XP machines.
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:17:45 -0000 (UTC), Ant wrote:[snip]
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
(Top-posting really screws up quoting and attributions...just sayin'.)
Thank you, Spalls, for posting. I saw your post, thought "GOG", and moved on...not realizing it was on Steam. (I stick with Steam games to limit frustration on Linux.) Thank you, Ant, for mentioning that it is on Steam.
Hey, a freebie on GOG. It's been a while; I've missed these.
* Metro 2033 Redux
https://www.gog.com/en/game/metro_2033_redux
This is the 'remake' of the original game, with (slightly) updated
visuals and minor tweaks to gameplay. Personally, I found the original version slightly more appealing in its visuals (the redux version
gives everything a plastic-like sheen that feels out of place) but
either way, it's still a good game. It's a corridor shooter with the
moody atmosphere of the STALKER titles; some people think its gameplay
is a bit too restrictive, but I think it a nice change of place from
the aimless wandering forced upon you by giant open worlds. Plus, you
get to shoot Nazis (mutants too, but Nazi-shooting is a skill we
probably need to sharpen these days).
Available only for 48 hours (give or take a few hours, depending on
when you read this post). Alas, I already have this game on GOG, so I
cannot benefit, but if you don't own this one yet, here's your chance
to get your hands on this classic.
On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:20:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote at 04:51 this Tuesday (GMT):
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:17:45 -0000 (UTC), Ant wrote:
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
(Top-posting really screws up quoting and attributions...just sayin'.)
Thank you, Spalls, for posting. I saw your post, thought "GOG", and moved >>> on...not realizing it was on Steam. (I stick with Steam games to limit
frustration on Linux.) Thank you, Ant, for mentioning that it is on Steam. >>[snip]
Cheers. Getting GOG working on linux is pretty frustrating since it
doesn't seem like theres a good launcher for it.
In fairness, there's not really a good launcher for GOG on Windows
either. ;-)
Galaxy is tolerable, and I can appreciate some of the things it tries
to do (like merging multiple libraries --Steam, GOG, Epic, etc.-- into
one database) but its actual implementation feels sluggish and
unpolished.
Then again, the big draw to GOG is that you can download its
installers and then archive them. I haven't tested recently, but the installers worked well with Linux when I tried it years back. The
games themselves were hit-or-miss, but that was only to be expected.
But getting the games installed was easy.
TL;DR: fuck the launcher, just use the stand-alone installers for the
games.
On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 <candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:55 this Wednesday (GMT):
On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:20:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 >><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote at 04:51 this Tuesday (GMT):
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:17:45 -0000 (UTC), Ant wrote:[snip]
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
(Top-posting really screws up quoting and attributions...just sayin'.) >>>>
Thank you, Spalls, for posting. I saw your post, thought "GOG", and moved
on...not realizing it was on Steam. (I stick with Steam games to limit >>>> frustration on Linux.) Thank you, Ant, for mentioning that it is on Steam.
Cheers. Getting GOG working on linux is pretty frustrating since it >>>doesn't seem like theres a good launcher for it.
In fairness, there's not really a good launcher for GOG on Windows
either. ;-)
Galaxy is tolerable, and I can appreciate some of the things it tries
to do (like merging multiple libraries --Steam, GOG, Epic, etc.-- into
one database) but its actual implementation feels sluggish and
unpolished.
Then again, the big draw to GOG is that you can download its
installers and then archive them. I haven't tested recently, but the
installers worked well with Linux when I tried it years back. The
games themselves were hit-or-miss, but that was only to be expected.
But getting the games installed was easy.
TL;DR: fuck the launcher, just use the stand-alone installers for the
games.
Oh no... so I have to organize them myself? The horror!!
Argh. You're one of these people who have ten thousand icons on their desktop, aren't you? ;-)
Myself, I think I learned file management techniques by all my years navigating FTP sites back in the day. Folders within folders, all
neatly and hierarchly organized (and usually with a hand-crafted NFO
file to explain what's within, if the directory name doesn't make it immediately obvious).
ftp.simtech.edu for the win ;-)
Heh. Light-hearted is not how I'd describe the Metro games. In fact,
given the comparison between the two, I think STALKER is the less
serious of the two, what with it more of a usual power fantasy (not to
say there isn't some of that in Metro either --especially the third
game-- but its more evident in STALKER).
On Fri, 18 Apr 2025 17:10:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07
<candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:55 this Wednesday (GMT):
On Wed, 16 Apr 2025 15:20:03 -0000 (UTC), candycanearter07 >>><candycanearter07@candycanearter07.nomail.afraid> wrote:
vallor <vallor@cultnix.org> wrote at 04:51 this Tuesday (GMT):
On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 04:17:45 -0000 (UTC), Ant wrote:[snip]
You're 22 minutes late, buddy. Also, it's more than on GoG! ;P
(Top-posting really screws up quoting and attributions...just sayin'.) >>>>>
Thank you, Spalls, for posting. I saw your post, thought "GOG", and moved
on...not realizing it was on Steam. (I stick with Steam games to limit >>>>> frustration on Linux.) Thank you, Ant, for mentioning that it is on Steam.
Cheers. Getting GOG working on linux is pretty frustrating since it >>>>doesn't seem like theres a good launcher for it.
In fairness, there's not really a good launcher for GOG on Windows
either. ;-)
Galaxy is tolerable, and I can appreciate some of the things it tries
to do (like merging multiple libraries --Steam, GOG, Epic, etc.-- into
one database) but its actual implementation feels sluggish and
unpolished.
Then again, the big draw to GOG is that you can download its
installers and then archive them. I haven't tested recently, but the
installers worked well with Linux when I tried it years back. The
games themselves were hit-or-miss, but that was only to be expected.
But getting the games installed was easy.
TL;DR: fuck the launcher, just use the stand-alone installers for the
games.
Oh no... so I have to organize them myself? The horror!!
Argh. You're one of these people who have ten thousand icons on their desktop, aren't you? ;-)
Myself, I think I learned file management techniques by all my years navigating FTP sites back in the day. Folders within folders, all
neatly and hierarchly organized (and usually with a hand-crafted NFO
file to explain what's within, if the directory name doesn't make it immediately obvious).
ftp.simtech.edu for the win ;-)
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