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GOG Summer Sale #962277
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GOG is at it again.
They're having a "timed" summer sale.
Games appear for a couple of hours then vanish to be replaced by something else and they are up to 90% off!
Right now, 2:30 EDT, Dark Eye, Chains of Satinav is going for 90% off $19.99 with 2 hours left to get it.
The Raven, with 2 hours to go, is 75% off $24.99.
You figure those discounts out. grin

Sanitarium and The Cat Lady are coming up "soon".

We are doomed. My wallet is already cringing. grin

Gil.


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Thanks for letting us know, Gil.....I think. grin

I'll be watching for Sanitarium.

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Cat Lady and Sanitarium are up, Marian!
Lilly Looking Through coming soon.

Gil.


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Thanks, Gil. thumbsup

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Hey, Marian, I'm just curious.
I find it hard to believe that a long-time gamer like you has never played Sanitarium.
Are you just looking for a digital download to keep on your shelf that has probably been tweaked a bit?

Old as it is, this is a great, very weird game and definitely worth getting if anyone is on the fence about it.

Gil.


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I bought and played the game when it first came out. Now I think it would be nice to have a digital download as well, and particularly when some folks here about seven or eight years ago started reporting that the CD of their game had literally exploded (no, I am not making this up) in significantly faster CD-ROM drives than those available at the time of the game's release. Strange, but true.

I remember when I first played the game after having purchased it in a retail store; I was amazed by the diversity of the environments, wondering what was going to happen next and where the game was going to take me. Very atmospheric game, and very weird and creepy. I am looking forward to a replay. smile

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OMG, exploded??? Lol!
I hope their computers lived through it!

Gil.


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Originally Posted By: traveler
OMG, exploded??? Lol!
I hope their computers lived through it!

Gil.


Yep, their computers survived, but players' nerves were shot. laugh Not fun taking all of the shattered pieces of CD out of their drives, either.

Just picked up Sanitarium - thanks a bunch for posting about this, Gil. smile

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Jack Keane 2 is up now, 85% off $29.99. (5:30 EDT)
Other discounted games up right now are Amnesia, a Machine for Pigs and Memoria.

One hour left to get Tales of Monkey Island at 90% off $34.99.

Sherlock Holmes: The Case of the Silver Earring is coming soon.

I wonder if any of these will repeat?
With 700 games to go through, maybe not.

I'm waiting for one particular game that I missed on the last sale.
If it doesn't come fairly soon, I can see I'm going to be GOGgle-eyed, so to speak. grin

Gil.


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Thanks for the info, traveler. I picked up Back to the Future (which I already have on disk, but I couldn't resist the deal grin) and Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Silver Earring (which I have not yet played thumbsup). Fantastic deals. happydance


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I just bought Moebius which I didn't want to pay full price for when it was released due due mixed reviews, but I will take a chance on it being fifteen dollars smile


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I'm getting to like digital downloads better than physical copies as long as they're on my GOG shelf all neatly rowed up.
They don't gather dust and I can be sure they'll work ad infinitum on Win 7 without typing in codes.

My copy of Grim; a lovely big box of Dracula: Resurrection; a few Sherlock Holmes games (Rushes would never speak to me again if I tossed those); Paradise, which I sorta like even though it's awful, and the LHOD games that aren't available on GOG (which wouldn't send you spiders anyway) stay with me but the rest...foof.
It's sales like this that make my digital game shelf much bigger than the one my physical copies occupy. grin
It just got another one when I picked up Book of Unwritten Tales for a measly five bucks.

I hope the Darkside gamers are aware of the summer sale that's still going, if a bit toned down, because there are some really good deals there waiting for them.

Gil.


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Were you ever able to pick up Driftmoon, Gil? It was one of the deals last night.

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lol Gil. You're allowed to make a frisbee out of SH Mystery of the Mummy. The rest you must cherish forever.


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Originally Posted By: Rushes
lol Gil. You're allowed to make a frisbee out of SH Mystery of the Mummy. The rest you must cherish forever.


And if you had asked me if I had any frisbees in my house, I would have said no. grin

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Those little discs just have so much potential. laugh


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Thanks for the tip Marian, I just checked out Driftmoon on GOG, it looks like a good one - and only $7.50 wave


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Originally Posted By: Vegpot
Thanks for the tip Marian, I just checked out Driftmoon on GOG, it looks like a good one - and only $7.50 wave


That's a good price, but you might want to wait and see if it comes up as another one of those 2-hour flash deals. I don't remember exactly, but I think it was being sold for between two and three dollars last night. It's still a good discount, though, even if you don't catch that deal. Great deals are everywhere on GOG right now. smile

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Vegpot,

Don't buy Driftmoon yet!
It may come up again on the Summer Sale.
I paid $2.24.

Gil.

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Were you ever able to pick up Driftmoon, Gil? It was one of the deals last night.

Yes!
I hesitated to mention it since it's an RPG a you-know-what. grin
I've only played a little but it's cute, goofy and I think it's going to be fun.
Gotta do something about that font, though.
Think I can.

Originally Posted By: Rushes
lol Gil. You're allowed to make a frisbee out of SH Mystery of the Mummy. The rest you must cherish forever.

Dang, and here I thought I might like to play MotM but it must be really bad if you'd sail it out the window.

Oh, geez, I didn't mean to stack.
Mea maxima culpa.

Gil.


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Originally Posted By: traveler
Vegpot,

Oh, geez, I didn't mean to stack.
Mea maxima culpa.

Gil.



Well, how can I not forgive someone who apologizes in Latin? grin

I just picked up the Dracula Trilogy for $1.99. I'm all done with the sale now, I'm all done with the sale now....

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Oh yeah ?? Who are you trying to convince ?? rotfl


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Originally Posted By: Mad
Oh yeah ?? Who are you trying to convince ?? rotfl


Myself. laugh

I need to get some malware on my computer that will keep redirecting my browser. grin

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Originally Posted By: Marian

I just picked up the Dracula Trilogy for $1.99. I'm all done with the sale now, I'm all done with the sale now....


Urk, I know just what you mean.
It was driven home when I looked at GOG's front page just now and on one of the bundles up at the top a little flag said: "You own everything from this deal. :)"
Let me know if you find that malware, Marian.
I think I need it. grin

Gil.


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Yea, me three. I have already bought 15 games in this sale, some of which I have on disc but never played and fear the discs won't work (Broken Sword games). Reading Marian's post above about Sanitarium (played) made my rebuy that, although I've never actually replayed a game yet with so many unplayed ones to play. But wasn't it the Bad Mojo discs that were exploding? That's what I seem to remember.

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