Friday, November 27, 2009
Stonekeep & KOTR For Sale...
Okay, don't let this stop ya from buying some great indie games this weekend, but...
GOG.COM has a few old Interplay titles for sale this weekend, including Stonekeep.
As I recall, this game was at one point nicknamed "Fargo's Folly" internally, and for a while it sounded like it was destined to become permanent vaporware. Like Duke Nukem Forever. Or Prey. Oh, wait, they eventually made Prey. Not that it had much in common with the original project, which was concurrent with the development of the original Unreal.
But after some major overhauls and a massive budget (for the time), it ended up seeing the light of day - and by most accounts turned into a pretty good game, with some significant adventure-game-style puzzle elements. I can't say for sure, because I never played it... though I just picked it up myself. You know, with all my spare time...
Also - this just in - Steam has the original Knights of the Old Republic for sale for 75% off. That's like... uh, $2.50. For those who might not know (there are some casual gamers who do hit this blog, after all...) Knights of the Old Republic = Star Wars Done Bioware Style. This sale will only last for about 20 more hours - though other games will be available tomorrow. So grab it today while you can.
Labels: retro, Roleplaying Games
- posted by The Rampant Coyote @ 9:01 AM (Permalink)
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I did pickup StoneKeep too some time ago in another GOG sale. Tried it to see if it worked on my machine, looks nice :) I too had heard about it then but never actually played it. Could be fun to compare notes!
I'm also amongst the 12 or so people considering themselves both veteran and somewhat hardcore gamers that never played KOTOR (used to run too slow on my pc at the time it came out). Grabbed it too.
I'm also amongst the 12 or so people considering themselves both veteran and somewhat hardcore gamers that never played KOTOR (used to run too slow on my pc at the time it came out). Grabbed it too.
I got Stonekeep a while ago from GOG out of curiosity. I remember hearing about it (and its development) back when it was still new stuff although i don't think i read or heard about it when it came out. Well RPGs were never my #1 choice, although i must admit that Stonekeep looks and plays very good. And i also liked the sound, especially when you modify GOG's dosbox.conf to use mpu401 and use a good soundfont for the game's MIDI music.
I also picked KOTOR from Steam (it was 2.something euros here). I'm enjoying* Mass Effect these days and i heard that KOTOR is in (somewhat) the same style.
(*=as much enjoyment a 11-15fps experience in a laptop with every feature turned to absolute lowest quality can be - still, the world and the backstory have captured me).
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I also picked KOTOR from Steam (it was 2.something euros here). I'm enjoying* Mass Effect these days and i heard that KOTOR is in (somewhat) the same style.
(*=as much enjoyment a 11-15fps experience in a laptop with every feature turned to absolute lowest quality can be - still, the world and the backstory have captured me).
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