I will be so pissed off if there is a removal of the Atari catalogue from GOG.
I am missing 21 games 15 of which I would buy right now if I had the money, but I don't have any.

GOG, do what you can to keep the games here for ever.
Or at least for another couple of months till I get some money.

A question about the Alone in the Dark series.

The first three games are labeled (by GOG) as "action / adventure / horror" while the forth as "adventure / action / horror".
I haven't played the last one (and a very long time since I last played the first ones), but every review I've read says that all games fall into the "action-adventure" sub-genre of adventure games.

Could those that have played them all shed some light:
-- Are the first three games more action-oriented than the forth?
-- And in what way?

Thanks ahead.


EDIT: typo

I haven't played the first one since it originally came out, but from memory it is similar to the first Resident Evil in terms of action/horror.

in my country, every game console is called an atari

it influenced the whole country

Well, I guess this is as cheap as I will ever get Master of Orion 3. Time to see firsthand why this game has such a notorious reputation.

Atari going under may not be a bad thing. The Atari that exists today is nothing like the original Atari. Maybe if all the IP gets sold off to someone else, we may actually see more of the Atari classics here.

By the way, someone slap Disney around so we can get the LucasArts classics here.

I wouldn't pay attention to GOG labels. Sadly, there very messy. Caesar 3 is labeled as simulation/strategy/managerial while Pharaoh and Zeus strategy/simulation/managerial and the concept of those games is absolutely identical only the setting is changed and there are of course some mechanic-wise improvements.

I finished all AitD games (1-4 that is, I think there are more of them) and the concept is the same: horror theme, strong emphasis on the action part but quite a lot of puzzles. Some of them are needed to progress further, open new area and so one, some - to defeat an enemy who cannot be killed with standard methods. I see no reason to label those games differently so it's just a sloppiness.

My favorite from the series is the original AitD. Sequels are not so good. Mainly because they change the background story. IMHO only the first one is truly a Lovecraftian horror, the rest are just horror games. In the first one you struggle to survive with an overwhelming feeling that you really are alone in the dark (and the darkness is more metaphorical here). In sequels you play as a hero who came to save the day and the darkness is treated literally. So my judgment would be:
AitD 1: 5/5
AitD 2: 2/5
AitD 3: 3/5
AitD 4: 2-/5
But mind you, I don't really like survival horrors, I've never played any Resident Evil nor Silent Hill games so I'm not an expert here.

I think I'll play it safe and get everything worth 2$ that I don't yet own, except for that flying fortress thing as I'm really not into flying simulators and getting powerslide is already pushing it. That's just 10$, which is still reasonable, and leaves me without the later 2 rollercoaster tycoons MoO 3. I can do without them even if they disappear from GOG, although I hope they don't.

Roll up, roll up, 5 Atari titles in a giveaway for those that are currently too skint for even the discount prices.

Maybe this applies to you:
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What a very nice promo, I think this 65% savings is very much. Thank you very much for this promo (although I already own most of the games from this pack that really interests me).

I think both Total Annihilations worth their money. I know the first one may be better, but I really enjoyed the fantasy setting introduced in Kingdoms. The gameplay is similar in them (although there are some differences, like in Kingdoms, there's only one resource, while in the original game had two), and I really liked it.

I can't say anything about the rest of your list, but I'd also recommend you Sid Meier's Colonization. It's a great game if you like 4X turn-based strategies (like Master of Orion 1+2, although they're different in many aspects, both of them are 4X turn-based strategies).

If anyone is hesitating on Blood 2 but thinks they may like it, I say go for it. I like it more than the first one. The dialogue in the game is great, often funny or creepy as hell. And in general it's just a very fun shooter with a good choice of characters to play.

I'm thinking Atari taking a dive might work out well for Beamdog/Overhaul Games and those owning Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition who are currently waiting on a patch with many fixes due to legal issues with Atari not allowing it nor sale of BG:EE anywhere but Steam nor allowing BG2:EE, etc.

Considering Atari's present position it really strikes me as a dick move to have even bothered messing with Overhaul and BG:EE and especially all the customers negatively affected by not getting a patch for a game they paid for.

Yeah, I am a little pissed. ;-)

I get it. Something didn't feel right, so I never bought BG:EE.

I'm still sore about Infinite Dungeons, and the other two premium modules for Neverwinter Nights getting pulled from sale. I never got to buy those three since I was waiting for a DRM free version to get released.

I haven't played them, but here's an article about the series.
http://www.hardcoregaming101.net/aitd/aitd.htm