What used to be a once or twice a year occurrence has turned into the opposite. It seems that digital games sales happen every week nowadays, which has turned them from something exciting into something bland and interchangeable.
It is the same with sweets for Christmas. They used to be special, but you get them nowadays from September onward already, which removes much of the excitement surrounding them.
Gog is my preferred online shop for digital games. The main reason here is that the games do not come with DRM. While that stance keeps some games away from the platform, things do have improved in recent years.
The details:
- Gog says that more than 7500 games are discounted on the platform currently.
- Discounts go up to 95 percent, but that is the extreme.
I would like to highlight three excellent games that play on old and new machines. As a general rule, I recommend using a wishlist or a list locally to keep track of games that you are interested in.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Lucas Arts has created a tremendous amount of excellent adventure games. My all-time favorite is Day of the Tentacle, but you can’t go wrong with Monkey Island, Maniac Mansion, or the Indiana Jones games.
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade is a classic point and click adventure. You use the mouse to pick an action from a list of available ones and then another click to interact with objects in your inventory or the location your character is in currently.
This one follows the movie of the same name to a degree, but it includes unique locations and stages not seen in the movie. If you like the movie or adventure games, this one might be just right for you.
Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II – Anniversary Edition
This is a real-time strategy game set in the Warhammer 40K universe. Dark, grim and war are its main ingredients. The game came out a long time ago and I played it a lot, especially the excellent Last Stand mode, which gives you control of a single hero in arena combat with two additional human players against hordes of computer opponents.
The characters gain experience while playing, which unlock new equipment for the hero that you can then equip.
Anyway, you get a solid single player campaign that you can play as well as Last Stand and Multiplayer. The latter two only with the Gog Galaxy software apparently, which is a let down unfortunately and reflected in the ratings the game has received so far on Gog.
Dragon Age: Origins – Ultimate Edition
The first Dragon Age roleplaying game with all of its content in a single package. Is is still an excellent game with a captivating story and so much to do.
It still irks me that EA managed to drive the franchise into the ground with consecutive titles.
If you like traditional RPGs with real-time combat that you can pause to plan and execute strategies, this one is for you.
Closing Words
These are just three of the games that I played a lot and can recommend fully. There are more, including several independent games, such as Into the Breach, FTL: Advanced Edition, or Party Hard.
Now You: Have you bought any games recently? If so, which and where? Feel free to leave a comment down below.
I never bother with Black Friday since it comes at the wrong time of the month for me since anything I buy with my trusty credit card will be deducted from my bank acccount on the 3rd day of the month. Consequently, I always wait until the 4th day for all purchases on Amazon at least. That way I can make use of the one month interest-free period before I have to pay for them.
If I pay cash via my bank account for which we use the iDeal app to confirm the purchase in NL land then it doesn’t matter when the purchase takes place. But I seldom do that.