GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront. These new
games being all very old, of course. These include the SSI "Silverbox" titles ("War of the Lance", "Heroes of the Lance", "Dragons of Flame",
and the strategy game "Shadow Sorcerer"), as well as less-well known
games like "Deathkeep", "Spelljammer", "Dragonstrike" and "Fantasy
Empires". Which - if I'm remembering correctly - finally rounds out
the complete collection of SSI D&D titles for PC.
I had all of these games, of course... barring "Deathkeep", which was
one of that I'd missed. No longer! I grabbed the whole bunch
(apparently buying them all at once nabbed me a steep discount; $20USD
for the lot). Now I have an online digital backup in case my
disk-image archive ever goes sour. ;-)
Honestly, most aren't worth playing. The "Silverbox" games are...
difficult to endure, what with their EGA visuals and PC speaker
noises. "Spelljammer" wasn't a good game even when it was new (despite
how much I wanted to love it due to its offbeat setting). But "Fantasy Empires" was an adequate - if unexceptional - strategy title with a
huge heaping of D&D dumped into it, and "Dragonstrike" was a fun
arcade shooter; definitely the best dragon-flight simulator of 1990!
So are they worth buying? Probably not, unless you're a massive fan of old-school video games, or have fond memories of one or two of the
titles. Still, I'm glad to see them recovered from the dustbin of
history and made available to fans again.
* Also on Steam, but GOG seems the more appropriate source for these
good old games ;-)
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront. These new
games being all very old, of course. These include the SSI "Silverbox"
titles ("War of the Lance", "Heroes of the Lance", "Dragons of Flame",
and the strategy game "Shadow Sorcerer"), as well as less-well known
games like "Deathkeep", "Spelljammer", "Dragonstrike" and "Fantasy
Empires". Which - if I'm remembering correctly - finally rounds out
the complete collection of SSI D&D titles for PC.
On Wednesday, March 29, 2023 at 8:39:55?AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront. These new
games being all very old, of course. These include the SSI "Silverbox"
titles ("War of the Lance", "Heroes of the Lance", "Dragons of Flame",
and the strategy game "Shadow Sorcerer"), as well as less-well known
games like "Deathkeep", "Spelljammer", "Dragonstrike" and "Fantasy
Empires". Which - if I'm remembering correctly - finally rounds out
the complete collection of SSI D&D titles for PC.
I *want* to *want* to try all these out, but I never really got into any past Pool
of Radiance. I played Hillsfar which was a fun little game of being a thief >IIRC, not a normal D&D game. Also Curse of the Azure Bonds, which
while I did finish it, just didn't sit with me well enough to have any desire >to ever play it ever again or any of the other D&D party goldbox games.
Much later I did play the Dark Suns one, which was very good, possibly even >better than PoR. I'm very tempted by the Spelljamer one as IIRC that was >around the same time or a bit later.
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:00:08 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/29/2023 8:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront.
I'm smelling a tie-in with the D&D movie coming out on Friday....
One of the 'disadvantages' of avoiding advertising (and not sucking on
the teat of social media) is that I tend not to notice things like
that. Which is to say, I had no idea they're making another D&D movie.
(or, rather, I think I knew one was in the making... but I had no idea
it was so close to release).
Well, it can't be as bad as the one released in 2000... can it?
On 3/29/2023 8:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront.
I'm smelling a tie-in with the D&D movie coming out on Friday....
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:00:08 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtravel@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/29/2023 8:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront.
I'm smelling a tie-in with the D&D movie coming out on Friday....
One of the 'disadvantages' of avoiding advertising (and not sucking on
the teat of social media) is that I tend not to notice things like
that. Which is to say, I had no idea they're making another D&D movie.
(or, rather, I think I knew one was in the making... but I had no idea
it was so close to release).
Well, it can't be as bad as the one released in 2000... can it?
But, yeah, I suppose this is intended to capitalize on that movie's
release. But was the timing Hasbro's (the owner of D&D) idea, or GOGs?
Was it the licensee holding up the relese of these games until the
release of the movie, or are the game developers merely hoping to ride
the movie's coattails? Inquiring minds want to know!
Meh. I would have bought the games regardless... and the games release
isn't making me want to see the movie, so whatever the reason, it was
wasted effort as far as I'm concerned. ;-P
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:00:08 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/29/2023 8:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
One of the 'disadvantages' of avoiding advertising (and not sucking onGOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront.I'm smelling a tie-in with the D&D movie coming out on Friday....
the teat of social media) is that I tend not to notice things like
that. Which is to say, I had no idea they're making another D&D movie.
(or, rather, I think I knew one was in the making... but I had no idea
it was so close to release).
Well, it can't be as bad as the one released in 2000... can it?
But, yeah, I suppose this is intended to capitalize on that movie's
release. But was the timing Hasbro's (the owner of D&D) idea, or GOGs?
Was it the licensee holding up the relese of these games until the
release of the movie, or are the game developers merely hoping to ride
the movie's coattails? Inquiring minds want to know!
Meh. I would have bought the games regardless... and the games release
isn't making me want to see the movie, so whatever the reason, it was
wasted effort as far as I'm concerned. ;-P
I'm just glad they're available, even if I never play or even buy them. I >still wish they had Forgotten Realms Adventures as I've heard really
good things about that one, and it's one fans have made a ton of
adventures for.
On Fri, 31 Mar 2023 06:51:17 -0700 (PDT), Justisaur
<just...@gmail.com> wrote:
I'm just glad they're available, even if I never play or even buy them. I >still wish they had Forgotten Realms Adventures as I've heard reallyThey do. Or they did. I mean, that's where I got my digital copy, and
good things about that one, and it's one fans have made a ton of >adventures for.
I hadn't heard that they'd been taken off market.
(checks GOG. Nope, still there. It's also available on Steam.)
Of course, the game itself is called "Unlimited Adventures", which is
why you may not have found it. It's part of GOG's "Forgotten Realms
Archive Collection 2"*, which also includes all the other GoldBox
games. Not a bad deal for $6USD.
GOG (currently on sale) https://www.gog.com/en/game/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_two Steam (full price) https://store.steampowered.com/app/1882280/Forgotten_Realms_The_Archives__Collection_Two/
GOG (currently on sale)
https://www.gog.com/en/game/forgotten_realms_the_archives_collection_two
Steam (full price)
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1882280/Forgotten_Realms_The_Archives__Collection_Two/
That's weird it shows $9.99 for me and not on sale, and hasn't been
on sale. Oh, you got them backwards, Steam it's on sale for $6.
I have a couple other games on sale <$2 in my cart. Albion and Aqua Nox 2
if you have any opinion on them.
I'm just glad they're available, even if I never play or even buy them. I >still wish they had Forgotten Realms Adventures as I've heard really
good things about that one, and it's one fans have made a ton of
adventures for.
On Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 7:17:49 AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:00:08 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/29/2023 8:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:One of the 'disadvantages' of avoiding advertising (and not sucking on
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront.I'm smelling a tie-in with the D&D movie coming out on Friday....
the teat of social media) is that I tend not to notice things like
that. Which is to say, I had no idea they're making another D&D movie.
(or, rather, I think I knew one was in the making... but I had no idea
it was so close to release).
Well, it can't be as bad as the one released in 2000... can it?
From early reviews, and report from people on the D&D groups
that got early (paid) screenings with their prime membership
it's really good.
Much outrage that there's a druid that shape shifts into an
owlbear though. (It's not in the rules! OMG!)
It's supposedly partially based on or has some involvement
of the critical role youtube/podcast thing, which slightly turns
me off.
I've tried to avoid much in the way of spoilers, but did see the
trailer which looks cool. I might pop out to see it this weekend.
But, yeah, I suppose this is intended to capitalize on that movie's
release. But was the timing Hasbro's (the owner of D&D) idea, or GOGs?
Was it the licensee holding up the relese of these games until the
release of the movie, or are the game developers merely hoping to ride
the movie's coattails? Inquiring minds want to know!
Meh. I would have bought the games regardless... and the games release
isn't making me want to see the movie, so whatever the reason, it was
wasted effort as far as I'm concerned. ;-P
I'm just glad they're available, even if I never play or even buy them. I still wish they had Forgotten Realms Adventures as I've heard really
good things about that one, and it's one fans have made a ton of
adventures for.
On 31/03/2023 14:51, Justisaur wrote:
On Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 7:17:49?AM UTC-7, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:
On Wed, 29 Mar 2023 13:00:08 -0700, Dimensional Traveler
<dtr...@sonic.net> wrote:
On 3/29/2023 8:39 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:One of the 'disadvantages' of avoiding advertising (and not sucking on
GOG* just put a bunch of 'new' D&D games on its storefront.I'm smelling a tie-in with the D&D movie coming out on Friday....
the teat of social media) is that I tend not to notice things like
that. Which is to say, I had no idea they're making another D&D movie.
(or, rather, I think I knew one was in the making... but I had no idea
it was so close to release).
Well, it can't be as bad as the one released in 2000... can it?
From early reviews, and report from people on the D&D groups
that got early (paid) screenings with their prime membership
it's really good.
Much outrage that there's a druid that shape shifts into an
owlbear though. (It's not in the rules! OMG!)
It's supposedly partially based on or has some involvement
of the critical role youtube/podcast thing, which slightly turns
me off.
I've tried to avoid much in the way of spoilers, but did see the
trailer which looks cool. I might pop out to see it this weekend.
Well I may have had my mind changed about the film as a critic that I >respect, so one that I tend to like the films he gives good reviews,
gave it a good one and noted that it does indeed have humour in it. The >little clip they showed was using a speak with dead spell and one
character explaining that you had five questions and another saying that >seems a bit arbitrary.
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