Monday, January 04, 2010
Grazing on Cheap Games
Hoo boy. Well, a good chunk of my Christmas mulah ended up going to the fine folks at GOG.COM and Valve - and some indie developers - over the holidays. Especially if you count "the holidays" as being from Thanksgiving weekend all through December.
Apparently, I am a sucker for sales. Even at GOG.COM, where a sale-priced game only means three dollars of savings on something that was already cheap. This says something about psychology, I think.
The trick of it is --- I don't have much time to actually play the games due to actually making games in what constitutes 'spare time.' I end up feeling guilty when I do. Sure, I can claim "research" as I'm putting time into Torchlight or The Witcher (definitely NOT retro) or Might & Magic: World of Xeen or Stonekeep (both delightfully retro). But at this point, I'm grazing more than feasting.
One more reason I'm happier to have gotten these games at a discount price, I guess.
Labels: retro
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I LOVE Might and Magic 3, 4 and 5. They were the best ones. They have a beautiful world to explore filled with danger and secrets to uncover. Great feeling and character to the graphics and animations. The music is good too.
I've love to play a game with a similar feel but with newstoryline/world.
Ahh good times!
I've love to play a game with a similar feel but with newstoryline/world.
Ahh good times!
The six-pack "limited edition" (now nicely unlimited, I guess) at GOG.COM also includes what I understand to be a very nicely done mod, "Swords of Xeen" I haven't tried it, yet, but apparently it was rated highly. The game was only included in anthologies, never as a stand-alone product.
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