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Posted February 11, 2012
I was wondering, is there any chance that some of these companies other games will be coming out?

I mean, I've sort of noticed a pattern with GOG releases as of recent. They introduce a new company, release a ton of their most popular games, and then move them aside in favor of other new companies they're introducing. It seems that the companies that joined GOG much earlier have sort of been forgotten. Has everything that GOG plans to release been released by these older companies, and they don't plan to return to them? Or am I completely on the wrong track? I've been hoping for Quest for Glory and Jazz Jackrabbit for a while now, but it seems like Sierra and Epic Games are pretty much finished releasing GOG games.
Posted February 11, 2012
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Pocketim: I was wondering, is there any chance that some of these companies other games will be coming out?

I mean, I've sort of noticed a pattern with GOG releases as of recent. They introduce a new company, release a ton of their most popular games, and then move them aside in favor of other new companies they're introducing. It seems that the companies that joined GOG much earlier have sort of been forgotten. Has everything that GOG plans to release been released by these older companies, and they don't plan to return to them? Or am I completely on the wrong track? I've been hoping for Quest for Glory and Jazz Jackrabbit for a while now, but it seems like Sierra and Epic Games are pretty much finished releasing GOG games.
+1 on that.
Posted February 11, 2012
As I said previously in other threads:

GOG's older publishers have many games to offer

I want Jazz Jackrabbit from Epic as much as anyone and there are other titles from Codemasters that still have to be released
Posted February 11, 2012
I seem to recall Sierra having a lot more games than just the ones they have on site, but I could be getting developers & publishers mixed up again. It's been so long, I don't always remember who release/made what.
Posted February 11, 2012
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HiroshiMishima: I seem to recall Sierra having a lot more games than just the ones they have on site, but I could be getting developers & publishers mixed up again. It's been so long, I don't always remember who release/made what.
Sierra's published a ton, actually. There are lots of more obscure Sierra games I'd like to see, like The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, but more what surprises me is the lack of their really well-known series, like Leisure Suit Larry, and once again, Quest for Glory. I can understand not releasing all of their games, but I think it's kind of a shame that some of their most popular are missing.
Posted February 11, 2012
OMG yes! Woodruff & the Schnibble is one of those games that I've NEVER been able to play and was teased endlessly by trailers and such back in the 90's when I'd play their other games. I wanted to play it so badly, and never found a copy.

Hell, I've never been able to play the majority of the Leisure Suit Larry games, either. I'm glad I was on the right track when I was thinking it was Sierra who'd made a lot of games I'd heard about but never got to play.

I didn't get to try Quest for Glory, either. I missed a lot of good computer games growing up cause I didn't get one until like 1996, and games I could get were limited to what I could find or afford.
Posted February 11, 2012
Jazz Jackrabbit (Especially the enhanced CD version) Would be fantastic here on GOG
Posted February 11, 2012
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HiroshiMishima: I seem to recall Sierra having a lot more games than just the ones they have on site, but I could be getting developers & publishers mixed up again. It's been so long, I don't always remember who release/made what.
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Pocketim: Sierra's published a ton, actually. There are lots of more obscure Sierra games I'd like to see, like The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, but more what surprises me is the lack of their really well-known series, like Leisure Suit Larry, and once again, Quest for Glory. I can understand not releasing all of their games, but I think it's kind of a shame that some of their most popular are missing.
Also, Conquest of Camleot, Conquest of the Longbow, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist, Codename: Iceman, The Black Cauldron, Thexder, Manhunter: New York, Manhunter: San Francisco, The Colonel's Bequest, Lara Bow & The Dagger of Amon Ra, Outpost, Alien Legacy, Shadow of Yserbius, and the list goes on.
Posted February 12, 2012
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Pocketim: Sierra's published a ton, actually. There are lots of more obscure Sierra games I'd like to see, like The Bizarre Adventures of Woodruff and the Schnibble, but more what surprises me is the lack of their really well-known series, like Leisure Suit Larry, and once again, Quest for Glory. I can understand not releasing all of their games, but I think it's kind of a shame that some of their most popular are missing.
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Fomalhaut30: Also, Conquest of Camleot, Conquest of the Longbow, Freddy Pharkas Frontier Pharmacist, Codename: Iceman, The Black Cauldron, Thexder, Manhunter: New York, Manhunter: San Francisco, The Colonel's Bequest, Lara Bow & The Dagger of Amon Ra, Outpost, Alien Legacy, Shadow of Yserbius, and the list goes on.
The Black Cauldron is available on Al Lowe's website
Posted February 12, 2012
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HiroshiMishima: OMG yes! Woodruff & the Schnibble is one of those games that I've NEVER been able to play and was teased endlessly by trailers and such back in the 90's when I'd play their other games. I wanted to play it so badly, and never found a copy.

Hell, I've never been able to play the majority of the Leisure Suit Larry games, either. I'm glad I was on the right track when I was thinking it was Sierra who'd made a lot of games I'd heard about but never got to play.

I didn't get to try Quest for Glory, either. I missed a lot of good computer games growing up cause I didn't get one until like 1996, and games I could get were limited to what I could find or afford.
I only played a VERY little bit of Woodruff, and absolutely loved it. What I've seen of it online looks hilarious too!

I also never got to try Quest for Glory, but once again, what I've seen looks fantastic. Would also be great to finally complete the Sierra Quest collection on GOG!

I'm aware that Sierra made WAY more games, but myself I've only ever really been familiar with the adventure games. Mind you, if anything by Sierra that looks interesting appears on GOG, I'd be happy to give it a shot ;)
Posted February 13, 2012
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NightRaven: Jazz Jackrabbit (Especially the enhanced CD version) Would be fantastic here on GOG
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I still have a disc somewhere...
Posted February 13, 2012
One thing to keep in mind is that a lot of Sierra IP (I'm not sure about Epic, it could be the same) ended up in different hands - the majority may have gone to Activision, but not everything. For instance, Sierra published Homeworld, but rights are now back with the developer Relic and its parent THQ I think. Further Sierra published the Dynamix-developed Red Baron games (on GOG), but now Mad Otter games (the original Red Baron development head's studio) now owns that IP. As such, some of these games may not be owned by Activision. That said, there probably are a substantial number of games left in the Activision/Sierra catalogue that haven't been released since they should own the lion's share of the IP.
Post edited February 13, 2012 by crazy_dave
Posted February 13, 2012
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Pocketim: I only played a VERY little bit of Woodruff, and absolutely loved it. What I've seen of it online looks hilarious too!
Woodruff is Gobliiins on acid. There's a lot to like about it, but quite honestly, the logic of the vast majority of its puzzles is so out there it's extremely difficult to play. It's hard to give the game a straight recommendation.

But yeah, the rights for that game should be in GOG's hands now. Don't know what's keeping it.
Posted February 13, 2012
Anyone else disappointed that the VGA remake of Space Quest 1, among the very best of Sierra's remakes, isn't available here along with the other SQ games? I was told it's a matter of what games the publisher hands over to GOG so I have to wonder why Activision (the owners I presume) is keeping that one vaulted up?
Post edited February 13, 2012 by cannard
Posted February 13, 2012
I'd like to see The Colonel's Bequest on GOG as well. I played it when I was younger, and found it to be a genuinely scary adventure game heavily influenced by Agatha Christie. No cheap frights, just an eerie atmosphere. Plus, the game mechanics relying heavily on conversations and eavesdropping was something different from all other Sierra games.
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