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Free Broken Sword: Director's Cut(and other exciting GOG deals)

Rather DashingRather Dashing
edited October 2011 in General Chat
When the counter on GOG.com's front page reaches 6 million, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut will be made free for 48 hours.

GOG is also running a promo on their D&D game catalog(up to 60% off, and they're using a new promo system that incrementally raises your savings percentage with each game added). The price of The Witcher 2 has been permanently slashed to $39.99, and a promo will run on the 29th that will temporarily slash the price even further to $29.99.
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  • caeskacaeska
    edited September 2011
    Oh my god that's awesome seeing that Broken Sword is the best game in the history of the universe! I always have problems with my old CD version of Broken Sword so this will be great! And the counter is already on 5,8 million so it probably won't be long.
  • JedExodusJedExodus
    edited September 2011
    If you don't pick up Broken Sword whilst it's free, you're very probably a bad person.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited September 2011
    Also, the person to make the 6 millionth download gets a very special surprise.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2011
    the counter is going up. But it's always the same time interval.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited September 2011
    Apparently the data overloaded it. Now it just increments every 4 seconds. You can refresh to get the current count, though. But it's again inaccurate until you refresh again. Hopefully they make it real-time again.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited September 2011
    What free game where?
    Sweet:D
    Also, to a noob, what is GOG? I know it sells games, but I remember hearing something else about it, like it only sells older games. Is that true?
    EDIT:Oh hey download the free games to help the counter go up.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2011
    Rather Dashing wrote: »
    When the counter on GOG.com's front page reaches 6 million, Broken Sword: Shadow of the Templars Director's Cut will be made free for 48 hours.

    Want want WANT! Oh man, best news I've heard all day. :D

    I started the series with BS2 and eventually got the DS version of BS1, without realising it didn't have the voice acting. Still enjoyed it on DS, but I cannot WAIT to play it in all its wondrous glory!
    JedExodus wrote: »
    If you don't pick up Broken Sword whilst it's free, you're very probably a bad person.

    Pfft, no "probably" about it!

    Seriously guys, get this game.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2011
    my original copy still works great. But hey. It's free. Soon.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited September 2011
    There you go guys, I did my part. I downloaded one of the free games.
    Tyrian. You can thank me later.
  • der_ketzerder_ketzer
    edited September 2011
    also get Ultima 4
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited September 2011
    I like free things. I guess I'll be keeping an eye on this...
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2011
    Alcoremortis wrote: »
    I like free things. I guess I'll be keeping an eye on this...

    I like free things, and I LOVE Broken Sword! It's like some marvellous chimera of good stuff!
  • DrRocketGeniusDrRocketGenius
    edited September 2011
    I own the discs or Rollercoaster Tycoon and Rollercoaster Tycoon 2 already, but if I buy them digitally will I still be able to use my old saves? I don't like being forced to put the disc in and $12 isn't too bad.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited September 2011
    Actually, after looking around on GOG, I really want to get Planescape Torment as well. WHY MUST I BE TEMPTED THIS WAY?! I have no time for game playing!
  • ScnewScnew
    edited September 2011
    I have purchased so many games on GOG that I haven't gotten around to playing yet. I'm insane.

    Looking forward to free Broken Sword, though! Download, people, download!
  • IrishmileIrishmile
    edited September 2011
    This is going to take a while isn't it?
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited September 2011
    Huh...well, I've got four games that I haven't downloaded yet... but I'd have to remember how to switch to my windows partition...bleh. I'll do it when we're almost at six million, in the vain hope of being number six million.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited September 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Also, to a noob, what is GOG? I know it sells games, but I remember hearing something else about it, like it only sells older games. Is that true?

    I cannot tell if you're being sarcastic or not. GoG stands for Good Old Games, so yeah, only older games....around pre-2005 or so from what I can tell...besides The Witcher 2.

    And everything is completely DRM-free (though that doesn't necessarily mean copy protection free, in the case of Sierra games, for instance, since copy protection is hard-coded and/or scripted right into the games). Buy, download and keep forever without online authentication. You can also redownload as many times as you want.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited September 2011
    MusicallyInspired wrote: »
    I cannot tell if you're being sarcastic or not. GoG stands for Good Old Games, so yeah, only older games....around pre-2005 or so from what I can tell...besides The Witcher 2.

    And everything is completely DRM-free (though that doesn't necessarily mean copy protection free, in the case of Sierra games, for instance, since copy protection is hard-coded and/or scripted right into the games). Buy, download and keep forever without online authentication. You can also redownload as many times as you want.

    Yeah I wasnt sarcastic, Ive never used GoG in the past. That does sound cool though with older games.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited September 2011
    Urgh, I really want to pick up Neverwinter Nights Diamond, and to some extent, Planescape: Torment, but I'm too tapped out after Nan Desu Kan.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited September 2011
    By the end of this weekend, I will have finally caved and dished out the cash for Baldur's Gate 1 and 2. No idea when I'll have time to play them, but I'll feel happier knowing that I have them in my library. Maybe I'll play a little bit as a treat for not dying during my midterms or something. Or leave them as an incentive for finishing grad school applications.
  • RetroVortexRetroVortex
    edited September 2011
    Oh dear.

    I got pretty much everything from GOG now...

    (I currently have 193 titles including free stuff. God knows how I could ever play any of them, but I've always been a Gamer who has wildly fluctuating tastes)

    Well I should get some dough tomorrow.

    Guess I'll get Wing Commander III and Ultima 5+6.

    (I already got Broken Sword, would be nice to get something else, but eh, I got loads so its no biggie)
  • ScnewScnew
    edited September 2011
    FYI, it looks like it's going to hit 6 mil sometime this morning.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited September 2011
    I'm doing my part. I just downloaded Myst and Riven. I'm still sitting on copies of The Witcher, The Longest Journey, Fallout, and Fallout 2, but I think I'll just stick with the two for now.
  • AlcoremortisAlcoremortis
    edited September 2011
    Aww...I was hoping it would last until tomorrow evening. Then, I could participate as I have promised myself that I will not touch anything to do with gaming until my midterm is over.
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2011
    One count every 2.5 seconds. If this continues, the described deal starts in a little over two hours.
  • ScnewScnew
    edited September 2011
    Aaaaaaaaaand it's up.
  • RibsRibs
    edited September 2011
    It's up, by the way.

    I'm always surprised when I go to GOG because I always forget the games I have there from promotions and stuff. I really don't even know why I have Martian Memorandum
  • VainamoinenVainamoinen Moderator
    edited September 2011
    ...aaaaand it's up.

    Oh, I thought we were doing a thing now.
  • caeskacaeska
    edited September 2011
    In other news, the counter has now reached 6,000,000 and Broken Sword is up for free download.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2011
    Hey guys, guess what!!

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    Woooooo! :D
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited September 2011
    Crap. I slept through it. Oh well.
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2011
    MusicallyInspired wrote: »
    Crap. I slept through it. Oh well.

    It's available free for 2 days, so you've still got plenty of time.
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited September 2011
    No. I mean I missed the chance to be the 6 millionth download and receive the entire GoG catalogue of games for free.
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited September 2011
    Woot. I get 2 free games today!(4 swords and this). Lovely:D
  • puzzleboxpuzzlebox Telltale Alumni
    edited September 2011
    Gman5852 wrote: »
    Woot. I get 2 free games today!(4 swords and this). Lovely:D

    Four Swords and a Broken one!
  • Gman5852Gman5852
    edited September 2011
    puzzlebox wrote: »
    Four Swords and a Broken one!

    Whats that like 4 and a half swords?
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited September 2011
    FourSwords.png
  • MusicallyInspiredMusicallyInspired
    edited September 2011
    Actually, they could both be broken if you consider the story from Minish Cap.
  • GuruGuru214GuruGuru214
    edited September 2011
    I was tempted to go there, but I decided to go for the crappy Photoshop instead.
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