For those of you unfamiliar with the greatness that is the criterion collection: http://www.criterion.com/

But yeah, I totally associate these two companies together. Both dedicate themselves to distributing titles that most bigger brands (cough, steam, cough) would barely ever touch, and doing a far better job with them than those mainstream outlets do. Both specialize in older titles, but do also include current independent titles, but more selectively than their mainstream counterparts. Both put loads of extras in almost everything they release. Both are highly revered among lovers of their respective mediums. Both have rabid fan bases that obsesses over what they release (saying that as a fan of both companies who exhibits that same behavior). Both have a good mix of titles everyone should know and own and more hidden gems. The only real difference I can think of is that, while most criterion Blu-rays and DVDs are very expensive (which, given that they are an independent label distributing these Kick-ass packages, is understandable), GOG goes out of its way to make its titles affordable, which is awesome.

So anyway, discuss.

Hopefully it's criterion pre-suck.

I wasn't aware there was a post- suck criterion

That reminds me, they also both have had some of their best titles (Fallout, Kind Hearst and Coronets among many others) taken away for dumb reasons.

Their laserdisc releases were great, so were some of their dvds. But now I wouldn't touch them with your hands.

This is a pretty great analogy actually I agree. And just like Criterion these days the quality filter for adding games has deteriorated over the years on GOG like it has with movies on Criterion. Kidding :D, I am just mimicking what the naysayers and pessimists are gonna respond with but I honestly do think the analogy is quite apt. :)

GOG's Criterion Collection of Video Gaming; including such timeless classics as: Daikatana, Master of Orion 3, Gothic 3 Forgotten Gods, Postal 2, and everyone's favorite, Might & Magic 9.

Well, criterion does have Armageddon, Sweet Movie, Border Radio, and all the Lars Von Trier movies

Besides, no one else is going to perverse these turds, so there needs to be someone to show an example of what not to do.
Also, Postal 2 rocks.

not a phrase I expected to see

Get the MST3K / Cinematic Titanic groups on board to do commentary and you might have something there.

GOG is not the Criterion of gaming

Most Criterion movies that only a select group actually know and several are purchased by Criterion collectors because there's a giant C slapped to the cover. They may never watch several of them.

While GOG has its share of lesser known gems, its success is based on the sales of landmark titles from back in the day. Landmark titles that studios for the most part wouldn't let Criterion release and get the bulk of the profits.

While I am not sure about the first part, Criterion certainly has its share of laandmarks, even for those who aren't film buffs ( On the waterfront, Seven Samurai, Rosemary's Baby, 12 angry men, ect.), even moreso when it was just starting out, meaning that many people bought those well known titles, and the quality made them move toward the lesser known gems, I.e., what happens with GOG.