Hey. I have a prepaid card with $45 on it which I plan to spend on GOG on this sale. I've been anticipating this; even more so than the steam sale this year!

I was looking for recommendations and advice on what to get though. Im mainly into RPG's and strategies (both turn based and real time), so that is mostly what I am looking for.

Here is what I currently have lined up. It takes me pretty much right to $45, so if I wanted to get anything else I would have to swap something else. Any recommendations on what changes I should make or great RPGs/strategies that I am overlooking?

(I already have the Fallout, HoMM, and King's Bounty games)

Current List:

Lionheart: Legacy of the Crusader

Dungeon Keeper™ 2

Dungeon Keeper™

Total Annihilation: Commander Pack

Icewind Dale 2 Complete

Icewind Dale Complete

Neverwinter Nights: Diamond Edition

Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura

Baldur`s Gate: The Original Saga

Baldur`s Gate 2 Complete

Planescape: Torment



Other games I am considering (but I would have to switch something for them):
Spellforce Platinum
Temple of Elemental Evil
Sid Meier`s Alpha Centauri™
Masters of Orion 1+2

betrayal at krondor is a CLASSIC

its a bit dated graphically but in terms of storyline, it was written with Feist himself.

I wouldn't buy Alpha Centauri as long as the expansion isn't available - it's not a bad game (actually a pretty great one), but you'll eventually want the expansion anyway, and it's a bit irksome not being able to get it right now.

I haven't played "Lionheart" yet, but it seems to be the least acclaimed of the Black Isle games. Since you have a lot of RPGs already (and some iconic classics at that), perhaps swap that one out for one more strategy game? Spellforce is a nice RPG/RTS mix, and the two Master of Orions are excellent turn-based sci-fi games. Research new ship components, design new ship types using those components, then send your fleets against the enemy and fight tactical battles - imho, MoO 1+2 have stood the test of time, they are still very enjoyable.

TOEE. If you can get to level 2, that is. Before you level it seems pretty hard, but once you can start actually hitting things more often, the game picks up. Unfortunately it is still on my impossibly huge list of games I have yet to beat.

I also happen to suck at D&D games, but for some reason can't stay away from them. This also is part of the great Troika trilogy.

That makes MoO sound like Galactic Civilizations 2. Is that a fair comparison to make? I used to love GalCiv2, if there is a lot of similarity then I would probably really enjoy MoO also.

If you don't already have it, Evil Genius is a fantastic choice. Strategy, comedy, action... it has it all! It's a more modern dungeon master with less dungeon and more evil lair. Keep you minions happy, build a hidden mountain base, research traps and upgrades, torture information from captives, build a weapon of mass destruction and hold the world hostage!

Total Annihilation and Planescape are two that I can also vouch for.

Yes, that's a fair comparison. The basic concepts of the games are pretty much identical. GalCiv is more polished and has a better AI (as is to be expected from a game published so many years later), but many players also still prefer MoO1 or MoO2, especially those that like the tactical battles (which GalCiv doesn't have). If you enjoyed GalCiv, then I thoroughly recommend MoO1+2, especially since it's only 3$ right now.

Since you love HoMM and RPG, why not try Might and Magic series itself? M&M 6LE,7 and 8 are all decent buys......but I would not recommend M&M9.......And if you are into these first person RPG, then there are will be options open. M&M series will be a good start.

I really enjoyed Spellforce, and was very disappointed in Neverwinter Nights, but it's a matter of personal preference :)

Here's some I enjoy and would recommend
Age of Wonders series
Arx Fatalis
Battle Isle Platinum
Divine Divinity
Might and Magic series
Ultima Underworld

Both Arx Fatalis and Ultima Underworld 1+2 need added. Also, Divine Divinity is pretty nifty, if you're into that sort of thing.

No game collection is complete without Fallout 1 and 2.

You've overlooked an absolute gem in, Lords of the Realm: Royal Edition

Actually not:
Although the game was licensed from Raymond E. Feist, a long held myth was that the text and the story of the game were actually created by Feist himself. Feist states in his afterword to Krondor: The Betrayal that he was busy writing The King's Buccaneer during the game's production and that the plot, text, and new characters were created solely by designers Neal Hallford and John Cutter. Feist did have editorial final say on the game, but most of what Hallford and Cutter created was left intact
from Wikipedia

Still, the game is great, and I definitely agree in calling it a classic.
It has nice story, characters and settings, it feels an open world, the 'ruleset' is interesting, and the combat is somewhat tactical while remaining relatively simple.
How often we see games with nice combat but bad story, or nice story but no gameplay.
BaK really manages to put all things togheter.
While each of its parts may not be the best overall in their category (but they're still quite good), the game as a whole is surely better than the sum of its (already good to begin with) parts.

If you've got Windows 7 then, last I heard, Dungeon Keeper 2 still isn't working properly.