Game Recommendations for TotalGaming.net

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I started this thread in another section of the forum but got only one response < thanks Yarlen >, so I'm posting it again here just in case people didn't see it before. < Maybe people just aren't interested? >

I'd like to start a thread with games people think TotalGaming.net might want to add to their store. (I apologize in advance if this has been done already.)

My recommendations:

Gothic I
Gothic II Gold
Spellforce I and all the expansions
Spellforce II and the expansion
Arx Fatalis
Severance: Blade of Darkness
Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Advent Rising
Soldiers of Anarchy
Codename: Panzers - Commander's Edition
Rush for Berlin Gold
Divine Divinity
Sacred Gold
Sacrifice
Ground Control II: Operation Exodus
Battlezone (the 1998 version made by Activision)
Terminus
Cossacks Anthology
Seven Kingdoms: Ancient Adversaries
Seven Kingdoms II
Heroes of Might and Magic I - IV
Might and Magic I - VII (I didn't care for VIII or IX that much)
Total Annihilation
Total Annihilation: Battle Tactics
Total Annihilation: The Core Contingency
Jagged Alliance 2 (original version not Gold)
Jagged Alliance 2: Unfinished Business
King of Dragon Pass
MDK
Dark Horizons - Lore Invasion
Nexus: the Jupiter Incident
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Reply #1 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
They sound like good ideas, but I would not be sure on if they are posible to distribute on TGN.
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top
"I'd like to start a thread with games people think TotalGaming.net might want to add to their store. (I apologize in advance if this has been done already.)"

Yeah, some guy did this but under a different category.
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Reply #3 from Stardock Forums Top
To Megajames75:

I think most of them could be distributable in TGN. Heroes of Might & Magic I and II and Might & Magic I and II are available via TryGames, and those games were made in the mid-1990's. So, what's to stop TGN from selling them here (besides possible low demand)? I guess one problem might be making those games playable under Windows 2000 - Vista. Ubisoft owns the rights to those games, and they are listed as a TGN partner.

But the point of this thread is to tell TGN what games you would like to see in their store. So which ones would you like to see?


To Jythier:

I couldn't find the thread you were talking about. Do you have a link?

What games would you like to see in TGN's store?
Reply #4 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
One of the few games on that list I've heard of is Battlezone. Are most of these abandonware titles?
Reply #5 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
A lot of them are older games that are no longer in production. Sacrifice is Circa 2001/2002 and I recognize a few of the games that are from that era. I like the idea, but I think I would like to see TG also get newer releases like Bioshock (and others) for example.
Reply #6 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I remember commenting on the other thread mentioned once upon a time, but it seems a lot of publishers are now starting their own digital distribution or signing agreements like the ones some have with TGN. Bioshock is offered on Steam, so if they signed an exclusive agreement we wouldn't be able to see it on TGN. Any EA games are out due to them having their own digital store now also. It seems to be getting harder to pull good games in when the Publishers figure they'll just distribute it themselves.

I do like a lot of the Games offered by TGN, I just already had the best ones before finding them on there. I do keep a check every now and then to see what they add though.
Reply #7 from Stardock Forums Top
To shiva7663: Check Wikipedia.org and game review sites regarding the games I mentioned.

From my observations, TGN distributes games from small and/or new developers from around the world. I like that. In my list above, I tried to mention games that match what I see in TGN's store. I know alot of the games I listed are older titles, but most people have never heard of them, and I feel they deserve a second chance.

I saw that TGN has Moonpod's Mr. Robot. I hope they sell Moonpod's Starscape, too. That game is fun!

I haven't tried the demos to Sigma Team's Alien Shooter series, yet. Has anyone else? Should TGN add it to their store?
Reply #8 from Stardock Forums Top
Grubby Game's Prof. Fizzwizzle series would be fun
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
I haven't tried the demos to Sigma Team's Alien Shooter series, yet. Has anyone else? Should TGN add it to their store?


I got the whole Alien Shooter series from Game Giveaway of the Day back a few months ago, and they were okay - not super replayable, but fun time wasters, to be sure.
Reply #10 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I would definitely buy Planescape Torment. Unfortunately Black Isle is no more....
Reply #11 from Stardock Forums Top

Hi all! Thanks for the suggestions.    I've been working on getting games from bigger publishers on the network, but it's been really slow going.  I'm afraid that EA games are currently unattainable, since they keep their catalog exclusive to their own service.

I had hoped to sign Prof. Fizzwhizzle, but unfortunately it was signed as an exclusive to another service.      We will be getting Starscape soon (I just haven't had time to put it online yet), however.

Yesterday I just posted two games from Lighthouse Interactive: Undercover - Operation Wintersun (an adventure game) and Avencast (brand new RPG). You can find them on our All Games or New Releases sections.

Reply #12 from Stardock Forums Top
Thanks for the update Yarlen! I'll check out Avencast.

Has Sierra signed an exclusive contract with anyone? I think F.E.A.R. and any sequels would be good to see here. Sierra's World in Conflict would be a good addition, too. Some older titles from their library like Starsiege: Tribes 2, Ground Control II: Operation Exodus, and Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura are also winners (the last 2 I mentioned in my initial list, sorry.)
Reply #13 from Stardock Forums Top
Sierra hasn't, but we've not had much headway to speak of with them yet.
Reply #14 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I've got a smaller developer to suggest, for TGN and for gamers who may be interested. ApeZone games (apezone.com) is a smaller, independent strategy game maker. It started with Starships Unlimited, which is actually quite well developed, including ship designer (not on the GC2 scale, but configuring parts and everything).

A lot of his views tend to meld pretty well with Stardock's philosophy (permanent access to a game after purchasing it, for example, and the decision that multiplayer just isn't worth the trouble at the moment).

Also, he has expressed interest in the past (and recently when I contacted him personally) in hosting his games on game portals. I don't know enough about how TG.N works compared to the other ones, but I threw your name out as a suggestion to him and he said he'd be interested in seeing what you have to offer, so, er, yeah, just a suggestion I guess. If you approach developers, keep him in mind. If you let developers approach you, he's got you in mind. If it works both ways, well, good luck to you
Reply #15 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
I don't want to highjack the thread but I was curious on how is Starships unlimited? Any good? How does it compare to other similar games?
Reply #16 from GalCiv2 Forums Top
Replying via PM to keep the thread clean.