>What is your opinion of GOG
as a whole, they're garbage imo because they kowtowed to chiner by removing devotion. adding the new hitman when they're a "no-DRM" storefront and that game has the worst DRM in terms of effecting actual gameplay does them no favours.
for old games? they're fine. but better than steam? debateable. 90% of their shit is just doxbox shortcuts. *sometimes* they copy patches from scene groups (not kidding). you're better off pirating their releases because they're easy to install.
that is kind of shitty, still, I rather have GOG become the industry standard over Steam and other since GOG atleast try to make games work better for newer Windows versions
straight from the horses mouth: https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/1339227388438306817
all because the devs had an easter egg comparing xi jiping to winnie the pooh
>kowtowed to chiner by removing devotion
funny, i don't remember anyone getting this upset about it getting pulled from steam :/ > adding the new hitman when they're a "no-DRM" storefront
it's been out long enough, you shoulda known if it had drm or not. i guess simply not buying it is too difficult?
Theres something to be said about how many old Steam games basically come with the exact installation as it would be with disk (more or less), so you can do your own modding/patches on your own from a base install. GOG games are often prepackaged with patches for modern systems but they come from a variety of sources. For example VTMB comes with an old version of the Unofficial Patch. And if you are familiar with the game, some people don’t even like the Unofficial Patch because it has unnecessary changes. So essentially if you wanted to use another patch you’d have to uninstall unofficial patch from the GOG copy first while with the Steam copy you can just install whatever you want from a clean install.
It's alright. I usually download their shit straight from soulseek tho. I bought maybe five or four games from them because i just couldn't be bothered searching for all the guidebooks and shit.
It's a store, it works for the most part. It's not a good idea to assume that it always has the best or most up to date versions of every game on it though.
In general I prefer using steam just because it works better and has better online features, but I'll buy games off GoG when they're on sale just to have some offline installers hanging around for some games.
>Are they better than Steam for old games
For old games generally yes but not so much for newer games. They don't have DRM and they make sure games run on modern systems but their selection is limited. Still just because they run doesn't mean they run well with some games still requiring tweaking, mods, fan patches or source ports to get them running optimally
I've been disappointed with many of GOG's decisions in recent years, but they still provide a valuable service. DRM-Free, offline installers, negotiating the re-release of abandonware, and updating games for modern systems.
generally yes. as it being free of drm is guaranteed as opposed to steam where it might'nt be.
gog has relaxed its stance around drm and has allowed drm on its platform.
How do you play GOG games on Linux? I know Steam has their proton thing but GOG doesn’t even have a Linux client.
There's this: https://sharkwouter.github.io/minigalaxy/
>What is your opinion of GOG
as a whole, they're garbage imo because they kowtowed to chiner by removing devotion. adding the new hitman when they're a "no-DRM" storefront and that game has the worst DRM in terms of effecting actual gameplay does them no favours.
for old games? they're fine. but better than steam? debateable. 90% of their shit is just doxbox shortcuts. *sometimes* they copy patches from scene groups (not kidding). you're better off pirating their releases because they're easy to install.
>kowtowed to chiner by removing devotion.
in english doc
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that is kind of shitty, still, I rather have GOG become the industry standard over Steam and other since GOG atleast try to make games work better for newer Windows versions
straight from the horses mouth: https://twitter.com/GOGcom/status/1339227388438306817
all because the devs had an easter egg comparing xi jiping to winnie the pooh
>kowtowed to chiner by removing devotion
funny, i don't remember anyone getting this upset about it getting pulled from steam :/
> adding the new hitman when they're a "no-DRM" storefront
it's been out long enough, you shoulda known if it had drm or not. i guess simply not buying it is too difficult?
a couple of useless freebies in cp2099 isn't "drm". unless you're talking about shit like absolver, and who the frick cares about absolver?
Theres something to be said about how many old Steam games basically come with the exact installation as it would be with disk (more or less), so you can do your own modding/patches on your own from a base install. GOG games are often prepackaged with patches for modern systems but they come from a variety of sources. For example VTMB comes with an old version of the Unofficial Patch. And if you are familiar with the game, some people don’t even like the Unofficial Patch because it has unnecessary changes. So essentially if you wanted to use another patch you’d have to uninstall unofficial patch from the GOG copy first while with the Steam copy you can just install whatever you want from a clean install.
Anything is better than Gabe israeliteell
It's alright. I usually download their shit straight from soulseek tho. I bought maybe five or four games from them because i just couldn't be bothered searching for all the guidebooks and shit.
It's a store, it works for the most part. It's not a good idea to assume that it always has the best or most up to date versions of every game on it though.
In general I prefer using steam just because it works better and has better online features, but I'll buy games off GoG when they're on sale just to have some offline installers hanging around for some games.
They have Sengoku 3, Steam doesn't. We have a clear winner.
>Are they better than Steam for old games
For old games generally yes but not so much for newer games. They don't have DRM and they make sure games run on modern systems but their selection is limited. Still just because they run doesn't mean they run well with some games still requiring tweaking, mods, fan patches or source ports to get them running optimally
Its called great old games for a reason.
I've been disappointed with many of GOG's decisions in recent years, but they still provide a valuable service. DRM-Free, offline installers, negotiating the re-release of abandonware, and updating games for modern systems.
Thanks for the free games.