That would be very cool.

It will probably be available on it's own also. I'm not aware of any game on Steam that is only available as part of a package.

I'm actually sort of hoping for post mid-January, as to avoid confusing billing issues (I'm still out of the US until then).

Will only purchase if it's sold physically and in some kind of awesome collectors tin.

I'd like an Original Gameboy release of SW, please.

This definitely. SW should also be moddable to some degree.

I will only buy them if... wait, no conditions!

~when? how much? for me? mg!
Enchilado

i never play stranger. is it fun?

Of course it's fun!


~although, I haven't played it either.
Enchilado

I have played it and I think it's the Oddworld game that's the most fun to play.

But hey this is only my opinion.

I'd say for instant gratification, SW is the best. For smugness, lulz, atmosphere and YOU'VE GOT TO BE ****ING KIDDING MEage, the Abe games are tops.

Isn't Lorne all pro-digital distribution? If it's up to him, which it is, I doubt we'll ever see another Oddworld game in a physical box :p.

I'm all in for a SW release :3 Nothing wrong with the Abe games of course but I have played them a countless number of times and SW only twice before my XBox gave out. I have a thing for recommending people to play SW, so I shall keep doing so. It needs to be released and so it can be played more :3

Ugh. I fucking hate digital distribution. Paying for downloads is so completely lame.

Then don't pay for it. Once there's a PC version just download the ****in thing via a torrent.


~that's what I'll be doing, unless it costs less than about AU$20.
Enchilado

you're telling Leto this?

OT: and i may buy this when it comes out.

Guess what, Enchilado? Discussing illegal activity and game piracy is against forum rules.

You know, I've always been curious about the other negrep ranks.

How long will the deal last?

What deal?

I'm all about supporting this but it totally goes against my beliefs to pay money for a download when you can just google torrents for it, yeah. Like shit to be physical.

Discipline him, Nate. Physically.

I don't get your logic. You're saying that paying $100* for a game is justified when you get $3 worth of plastic and cardboard to hold but not when you get the same experience without cluttering up your shelves?



*Referring to new games here, of course.

yeah, i'd much prefer to get something instead of data, especially where music is concerned. people are calling me a nana for not hopping on steam, i'll have to adjust eventualy

I don't purchase games, myself. I play free games such as Battle for Wesnoth and the Mana World. My copy of AE dad bought for me when I was seven or eight. And AO I... er... I... someone gave it to me. Yeah. Someone gave it to me.


~but seriously: how much will SW cost, d'you think?
Enchilado

You know if no one paid for games there wouldn't be anymore great games :P I don't think you understand just how much it costs to develop this stuff.

i think you've missed the point entirely; i own all oddworld releases there are (bar abe a-go-go etc). i'm just saying i don't want to pay money to get a download link. i'd much prefer to pay a bit more and get a deluxe boxed edition of some sort.

and in enchilada's case: i'm guessing he's quite young/jobless and as such doesn't buy things for himself at his age

Quite young. I have enough to buy maybe ... one and a half computer games. And anyway, I won't be buying it even if I don't download it, so it doesn't make a difference to the company.


~I did say I might buy it... I'll wait to see the price :P
Enchilado

Well if I can't afford a car it doesn't mean I just steal one! I know you won't think its the same thing but actually it is.

Actually I like Steam more and more. I can see myself getting, at least my PC games, through Steam. As hard as it is to believe, seeing my long gaming history, I do not have a dedicated shelf of game cases. In fact, I lose most of them and with them the serial numbers.

Another advantage of Steam, IMO, is that you can come back to some old game 5 years later without worrying about compatibility, looking for the old CD, whatever. Just install and play. You think I could get my CD copy of AO or AE running on a Windows 7 machine? No way in hell. The Steam version on the other hand is 100% compatible.

I actually agree with you; I prefer to get a disc rather than just a download. I've got discs for all of the Telltale Games that I've bought - you pay for the games, get a download link and can get the disclater for only the cost of postage.

But that's just a preference. The absence of physical media doesn't justify piracy.

there is that convenience yes, which is why people are seeing it as the way forward. i want boxes/cds.

you're still completely missing the point...

i'm not saying i'm going to download it at all. i'm just saying i'm not going to pay money for link that i could otherwise find somewhere else. i'm not saying i'm going to find that link. i'm not saying i'm going to pirate anything. jesus just read my posts, they're all up there. fuck.