New finds on GOG - I love this site!

[Ravager]

It includes a couple and I think you can still download the others.

Yes, you're right. It include Shadows of Undrentide, Hordes of the Underdark and Kingmaker. I'm not sure if it also include ShadowGuard and Witch's Wake. Can you check wilco64256?

I found this link for all the modules:

http://social.bioware.com/forum/1/topic/199/index/4746466

Unfortunately, they still require the activation codes and online authentication to play. These codes were included with the purchase of the modules at Bioware Store. So it will be useless to install them unless who have the codes.

Hopefully GOG will sell the rest of the modules in a near future... without the online check.

I picked this one up off their site today and played for a while during lunch

How do you find the game so far? Did you start with the OC (original campaign)?

[crayauchtin]

I thought the point of the Diamond edition was it included all the premium stuff.... I mean, I own the platinum version but my brother and I were considering getting the Diamond edition for the premium ones. If we can download it from GOG even better!

[Ravager]

I thought the point of the Diamond edition was it included all the premium stuff.... I mean, I own the platinum version but my brother and I were considering getting the Diamond edition for the premium ones. If we can download it from GOG even better!

That's the problem. The 3 last premium modules were released after the diamond version.

[crayauchtin]

Ohhhhhhh. Fail.

[Fierce Deity]

Man, I just noticed that they released not only the original Icewind Dale, but the sequel as well. I haven't bought any games off of GOG yet. So between Baldur's Gate, Planescape: Torment, Neverwinter Nights Diamond, the Gabriel Knight Trilogy, the King's Quest Collection, and many other titles, I'm gonna be in over my head with gaming (and I'm not even including all of the modern-day games that I'm playing). 

[Ravager]

I recommend caution with Icewind Dale II. The game is plagued with horrible slowdowns whenever OpenGL is on and spells are used. I doubt they would have fix that on the digital download. Thankfully, none of these problems are found with the other Infinity Engine games.

[Fierce Deity]

I liked the first Icewind Dale, and regretted that I didn't play the second one. I can skip Icewind Dale altogether, because it didn't even compare to Baldur's Gate in my opinion. The one game on GOG that I want to get is Neverwinter Nights Diamond. When Neverwinter Nights first came out, my computer wasn't powerful enough to play it, and by the time it was powerful enough to play it, I couldn't find Neverwinter Nights anywhere. So that will be a must for me. I'm still looking into The Temple of Elemental Evil, Fallout 1 and 2, and Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura. Are they any good?

[Ravager]

Yeah, IWD2 wasn't the best of the Infinity Engine games. It lacked polish, but it was enjoyable nonetheless. IMO, It could have used an expansion. IWD2 came out about the same time as NWN, so the rest is history.

NWN: Diamond is definitely your best choice. I haven't played the other games you mentioned, but I read that ToEE is turn based rather than realtime. While the scope is smaller, it has a better implementation of the D&D ruleset than Bioware. So I heard. If you go with ToEE, be sure to look for fanmade bugfixes and mods.

[FFL2and3rocks]

Of those games, I've only played Arcanum, but I love it. There are tons of ways to build your character. When I first started, I spent a long time just looking through the character creation options.  

I'm also interested in Fallout, I'll probably get that soon. Or maybe the Might and Magic 6-pack. Or Divine Divinity. So many choices!  

[Ravager]

Of those games, I've only played Arcanum, but I love it. There are tons of ways to build your character. When I first started, I spent a long time just looking through the character creation options.  

I'm also interested in Fallout, I'll probably get that soon. Or maybe the Might and Magic 6-pack. Or Divine Divinity. So many choices!  

I tried a demo of Divine Divinity once. The whole first chapter was playable. I really wanted to like the game after reading all those wonderful reviews, but in the end, it didn't worked for me.

[Fierce Deity]

I was interested in getting Divinity II when it first came out, but I was turned off by the bad reviews and dated graphics. I just like action-RPGs overall, so that's what originally pulled me in. Supposedly, Divine Divinity was some form of a "2D real-time RPG". I never looked into it, but it makes sense why Divinity II would be so decrepit in quality. I think they released an updated version that includes an expansion and runs on a better engine. I saw it on Steam. But I digress.

So what was that about GOG? 

[drunkenmonkey]

I found this neat site while searching for an English version of simon the sorcerer 5.

http://www.gamersgate.co.uk/DD-SIMON5/simon-the-sorcerer-5-whod-even-want-contact

Their selection of games is pretty cool. I completed simon 5 in German a while back, but I'll keep an eye on this one.

[crayauchtin]

GoG makes me wish I had money SO badly I finally had to stop visiting the site. In fact, this may even be my last visit to this thread. Stop tempting me with your awesome old skool games! STOP IT!

[Fierce Deity]

Just checked on GOG and saw that they have Baldur's Gate II Complete. If there's anything better than Baldur's Gate I, it's Baldur's Gate II. The story was vastly superior, and really brought out the importance of the main character. Also, (without spoiling anything) the expansion for Baldur's Gate II made the entire experience leagues better than itself. In the expansion, you are faced with a moral decision that really impacts the story, as well as how your companions will view you and your moral compass. One of the best RPGs I have ever played, hands down. If you guys get a chance, treat yourselves to this game.  

[Enchantermon]

So I just now realized that the King's Quest I+II+III pack on GOG contains the original AGI version of King's Quest I, not the SCI version. Score!

[Baggins]

Yep, I think I mentioned that before. Its the more rare of the versions nowadays. Gog seemed to have included it so to show the main progression of the series (they did the same thing with Space Quest). Still begs the question why they didn't just toss in the KQ1 remake with one of the collections (the final collection would have been a good choice, to make it a 3 pack).

[Enchantermon]

Yeah, that's weird that they didn't include it, but maybe they figured that anyone who really wanted both could buy the Vivendi collection as well. *shrugs*
Now all I'm missing is KQIV AGI. ^_^

[Baggins]

KQ4 AGI is one of those weird things that Sierra should have included in their classic collections. Just for completeness. Its like they destroyed whatever extras they had, and when they went about making there classic collections didn't have it on hand.

[Enchantermon]

They didn't destroy it, they just buried it in the desert of New Mexico along with all the unsold copies of E.T.
But yeah, they definitely should have included it, not the least of reasons being that it includes easter eggs not in other versions of the game.

[Lambonius]

They didn't destroy it, they just buried it in the desert of New Mexico along with all the unsold copies of E.T.
But yeah, they definitely should have included it, not the least of reasons being that it includes easter eggs not in other versions of the game.

It's actually not terribly hard to find if you don't mind um..."unofficial" sources.