The Great Bargain Deals Discussion thread. - by David
Pemptus on 5/8/2011 at 14:19
Quote Posted by Matthew
I bought Heroes of Might and Magic V and enjoyed it, but got hit with a game-breaking bug that no-one else seems to have encountered so I disposed of it. Now that the HOMM series is on offer at GOG, can anyone recommend one of the previous games?
Well, Heroes 3 is considered the best in the series, hands down. There are some pretty spectacular mods for it as well.
It's been a while since I played HOMM, but I personally liked 2 more than 3, I can't remember why though.
Shadowcat on 5/8/2011 at 14:36
The impression I got a while back was:
HOMM1: A great game at the time, but I don't think anyone thinks it's better than all the others.
HOMM2: Improved on HOMM1 in almost every way. Some people's favourite.
HOMM3: Considered the best by more people than the others?
HOMM4: Considered the best by lots of folks (but not as many as #3).
Heroes Chronicles: Story-driven single-player campaign gameplay only (but with a heap of campaigns), and has a gentler learning curve than the other games. Possibly the best option if that is what you are interested in. The story bridges HOMM3 and 4, which may be a factor if you are intending to play either of those.
I picked up HOMM3 as a result (although Chronicles hadn't been released on GOG at that point in time), but it's sitting in the backlog (and I've not played any of the others in any case, so wouldn't be able to compare them).
Matthew on 5/8/2011 at 14:54
Thank you kindly, Pemptus and Shadowcat. I think I'll pick up 3 and 4 in that case.
Pemptus on 5/8/2011 at 15:10
Just remember that 4 is fundamentally different from the others. Some liked the new direction, many didn't.
Matthew on 5/8/2011 at 21:22
Cheers; will stick to 3 for now in that case.
Yakoob on 6/8/2011 at 17:12
I was looking at the ID pack now and due to quakecon every item is discounted 25%. But on its own, frikking Wolfenstein is like 4.50 quid? seriously? I know its similar price as GoG but come on, its like 50 years old and looks like an elephant painting. Come on now...
EvaUnit02 on 6/8/2011 at 18:40
They've finally added (
http://store.steampowered.com/app/2210/) Quake 4 to the Steam store, unfortunately it's priced at $20 USD. For $10 USD max I may've doubledipped for the convenience of having a digital version. For anything above that? Nah.
Shadowcat on 29/9/2011 at 07:04
Quote Posted by Aerothorn
Anyway, the Humble Indie Bundle had been updated with Frozen Synapse, so head ye over to (
www.humblebundle.com) if you don't already have it. It also includes the lovely soundtrack.
I thoroughly recommend this; and if you didn't previously pick up the FrozenByte bundle it should be a no-brainer to pay above the average to get that as well (Trine and the Shadowgrounds games are all
well worth playing).
Shadowcat on 14/10/2011 at 22:06
Very nice. Some fantastic games in that list!
EvaUnit02 on 15/10/2011 at 10:56
I believe that I already own all of the Atari catalogue games which I want off of GOG. Although I might get I-War 1 & 2 at a later date if I go on a space flight sim binge one of these day.
