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I wonder if this is an effort to promote RUSE. ;)
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Gexecuter: I'm just glad that Ubisoft decided to get off their asses and start releaseing some new games on gog.com, hopefully they release a lot more games from now on.

Ditto.
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chautemoc: I wonder if this is an effort to promote RUSE. ;)

lolwut? How are you seeing this?
I hope this means that SSI's Alien Logic is coming down the pike. Alien Logic is an RPG based on the underused Skyrealms of Jorune pen-and-paper RPG.
I'd also like to see Star and Fantasy General, and I have friends who would love to be able to play the first Panzer General on Windows 7.
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gandalf.nho: A SSI game? I hope to see in the future the SSI AD&D games.

Ahh, Curse of the Azure Bonds was one of my favorites. Never played the original Pool of Radiance. They'll need some copies of the Adventurer's Journal, it was a form of copy protection, but better than reading a bunch of text on screen at the 80x25 font they used, I suppose. Hey GOG, I still have mine if scans are needed. Code wheel pieces, too. I had the Adventurer's Journal memorized. Interestingly enough, there were actually some red herrings in there, if should you read the whole thing.
If anyone is interested, Curse of the Azure Bonds and Secret of the Silver Blades used Pascal-like strings, so it was either programmed in Pascal (or Assembly Language, 'cause the assembler can go both ways, string-wise), and everything was pretty much wide open in the save. It was name, stats (don't forget strength has two bytes, one for natural strength, and one for the 0-100 range, or 0-50 if you're a woman), class-levels (one byte for each class), then items which I never really bothered to delve into. It was easy enough to duplicate items, so everyone had multiple Dust of Disappearances to toss around. Worked best if you used it right before combat. Even against Beholders and Black Dragons. Beholders were also backstabable (oops). If your constitution went from 19 to 20 in game, a bit would be set in the game and you would regenerate like a troll.
One of my favorite things to do was dual classing. I would play through the game and get to be a Level 11 Cleric, and then switch over to another (probably fighter) class. Same for magic-users, except they would switch to Ranger - cause then they could cast arcane spells while wearing armor. In my party, I usually had one Dwarf, a fighter-thief, and one Elf or Half-Elf that was a thief. And thief Halfling. Perhaps even named Bilbo. There was a Monk class available, but the monk stuff was only active if you didn't have a weapon out (makes since I guess). Yes, I had to modify the save game to get the character that way.
The code wheel was very annoying. Especially after it broke. When I got tired of not being able to save, or encountering the save game bridge troll (seriously!), I unpacked the exe (pkpack I think) and edited all the answers to be S (for save game). Then I repacked it with lzexe. Worked like a charm. Of course, all that was back before I was 18 and reverse engineering was (somewhat) legal. At least we were allowed to back up our games then.
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I hadn't heard of this game, but I did have discs for all the others. In fact, there was a Strategy General pack, (5 Star General) that had PG, FG, SG and two other games I cannot recall. Maybe it was maybe PG2.
Great addition to GOG , at 5.99 I would have got it, but I'm thinkin 9.99 is a little to much.
Post edited June 08, 2010 by summitus
I never liked the General series. That turn limit annoyed me too much.
Fantasy General was my biggest disappointment. I really liked it so I tried to stand the turn limit but then ran into one of the worst computer opponent "cheats" I've ever had the misfortune to meet.
You couldn't concentrate on one type of strategy like say going mostly cavalry for the speed. If you did the computer got bonus to its units experience and other advantages.
What's the point in being able to buy troops according to your playstyle if the game force you to play in only one way?
At least the Strategy Guide Book is a good read so I got something out of it anyway.
Enough negativity. We got a SSI game! Want more! I really really do. :D
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Tarm: I never liked the General series. That turn limit annoyed me too much.
Fantasy General was my biggest disappointment. I really liked it so I tried to stand the turn limit but then ran into one of the worst computer opponent "cheats" I've ever had the misfortune to meet.
You couldn't concentrate on one type of strategy like say going mostly cavalry for the speed. If you did the computer got bonus to its units experience and other advantages.
What's the point in being able to buy troops according to your playstyle if the game force you to play in only one way?

Well, that's just your playing stile, but the fact is that you are playing a rock-paper-scissors game and always using rock.
As for the turn limit, there has to be some motivation to play fast and good, otherwise you could just howitzer all enemy units nice and slow like.
Not really my usual style of game but this looks interesting. I'll wishlist it for now and keep an eye on it.
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Tarm: I never liked the General series. That turn limit annoyed me too much.
Fantasy General was my biggest disappointment. I really liked it so I tried to stand the turn limit but then ran into one of the worst computer opponent "cheats" I've ever had the misfortune to meet.
You couldn't concentrate on one type of strategy like say going mostly cavalry for the speed. If you did the computer got bonus to its units experience and other advantages.
What's the point in being able to buy troops according to your playstyle if the game force you to play in only one way?
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Titanium: Well, that's just your playing stile, but the fact is that you are playing a rock-paper-scissors game and always using rock.
As for the turn limit, there has to be some motivation to play fast and good, otherwise you could just howitzer all enemy units nice and slow like.

I like to try various playstyles in games that have the option. Makes them last longer and it's good training. Yeah it's a rock\paper\scissors game to the extreme and I've never been fond of that but I can stand it if it's not a regular RTS.
Also the turn limit makes me want to use troops that's fast.
The turn limit force you to play every map one way and in games Like Fantasy General it can make it harder than you think. If you go one way you might miss a hero or item somewhere else on the map that would have been really helpful later.
If you go faster than you want you take more casualties and that cuts down on your gold and troop experience making the game harder after a while. Also the computer gets reinforcements if you go to slow. The problem for me is that I conserve my troops and kill the enemy before his reinforcements start to get a problem and I still don't have enough turns.
Post edited June 08, 2010 by thewishingwell
A pleasant surprise - might add it to the list - will be interested to see if any of the 5 Star series appears in the future.
I've still got to play Openpg2 and some of the user created PG2 campaigns, first.
Post edited June 08, 2010 by Kezardin
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zM: ...i might get it on my wishlist (WW2 FTW!)...but, i was now remembering an old game of which i'd only played a demo a long time ago, and i don't even remember if it had anythong to do with these publishers or not. That game was caller People's General and was very interesting 2D turn-based game with 'foto-realistic' background (wich is a must for me, on old 2D games like this).
So... any chance that game is coming to GOG as well? :)

People's General is a game in the same series, using very similar rules. It uses the engine of Panzer General 2, so if you liked this game, it's likely you'd like the rest.
PG3D was a good game, but the previous parts got the far better support from the community.
The music was great though, still using it for some other WWII strategy games. :)
@ Ubisoft
We would appreciate if you set more realistic prices. There is no reason why one should buy those games for such a price. I'd only do it for real superior classics and only very few games from your portfolio can claim such a praise.
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Tarm: I never liked the General series. That turn limit annoyed me too much.
Fantasy General was my biggest disappointment. I really liked it so I tried to stand the turn limit but then ran into one of the worst computer opponent "cheats" I've ever had the misfortune to meet.
You couldn't concentrate on one type of strategy like say going mostly cavalry for the speed. If you did the computer got bonus to its units experience and other advantages.
What's the point in being able to buy troops according to your playstyle if the game force you to play in only one way?
At least the Strategy Guide Book is a good read so I got something out of it anyway.
Enough negativity. We got a SSI game! Want more! I really really do. :D

RTFM! ;) It tells you NOT to use just a single Kind of units, and that the enemy units will have higher levels when meeting sole unit kind or elite armies. having a good mix is the key (also true in true warfare!). You can always mix&match to your Game style, all unit ttpes have theur perks. Also, having just heavy cav would be very hindered on third continent in the jungle, as they can't move fast here
I got Panzer General: western Assault here. Is that the same game or just a part of the game offered on GOG?
I hope to see Panzer General 2 (named Panzer General IIID in Germany, just like the German Tank), as I can't get it running on nowadays computers
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bofferbrauer: I got Panzer General: western Assault here. Is that the same game or just a part of the game offered on GOG?
I hope to see Panzer General 2 (named Panzer General IIID in Germany, just like the German Tank), as I can't get it running on nowadays computers

According to Moby Games, Panzer General - Western Assault is the german release of Panzer General 3D (the original PG3D, not the renamed PG3D :) )
http://www.mobygames.com/game/panzer-general-3d-assault
Have you tried Open General ? It runs on current hardware (latest version was released April 2010) and makes it easy to swap between user created PG2 campaigns and equipment lists.
http://www.openpg2.com/