Disney's The Lion King & The Jungle Book now have Linux support on Steam

QuoteStrangely though, they're actually cheaper on Steam, looks like the GOG prices are a little inflated.

I'd rather pay a little more for a DRM-free version of a game via GOG.com any day of the week... This is why when I purchase a game, I always look at GOG.com first, then the developer's web site (sometimes they offer DRM-free versions via their website) then Steam.

Quoting: qptain NemoVery nice of them to actually attribute Westwood studios as the developer on Steam.

They made some great classics; doesn't look like they are attributed with much on Steam, though:
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Westwood%20Studios

Quoting: Phlebiac

Quoting: qptain NemoVery nice of them to actually attribute Westwood studios as the developer on Steam.

They made some great classics; doesn't look like they are attributed with much on Steam, though:
http://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Westwood%20Studios

I don't believe there is any other Westwood game on Steam at the moment.

Quoting: qptain NemoI don't believe there is any other Westwood game on Steam at the moment.

I guess they have been gone too long; us old farts are showing our age. :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Studios#Games

Eye of the Beholder series (early dungeon crawler), Dune II (early RTS before Warcraft), Kyrandia series (adventures in the vein of Daedalic), Command & Conquer series (I think most people know these, at least), Blade Runner (I deigned to have Windows 95 on a Jaz drive just to play this - wouldn't infect my hard drive!).

Yet another great studio murdered by EA.

Quoting: Phlebiac

Quoting: qptain NemoI don't believe there is any other Westwood game on Steam at the moment.

I guess they have been gone too long; us old farts are showing our age. :)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westwood_Studios#Games

Eye of the Beholder series (early dungeon crawler), Dune II (early RTS before Warcraft), Kyrandia series (adventures in the vein of Daedalic), Command & Conquer series (I think most people know these, at least), Blade Runner (I deigned to have Windows 95 on a Jaz drive just to play this - wouldn't infect my hard drive!).

Yet another great studio murdered by EA.

Aye.
You probably already know that ScummVM has support for the Kyrandia, Eye of the Beholder series and Lands of Lore 1, so you can play those natively on Linux, but there is also support for Blade Runner in development. I don't know how well it's going, but I'm hopeful.

Quoting: qptain NemoLands of Lore 1

I still have that one in the original shrink wrap - never did get around to trying it (I have soooo many games with nowhere near enough time). Is it really good?

Quoting: Phlebiac

Quoting: qptain NemoLands of Lore 1

I still have that one in the original shrink wrap - never did get around to trying it (I have soooo many games with nowhere near enough time). Is it really good?

It's a little more fun to me than Eye of the Beholder since it does away with all the D&D stuff and replaces it with very simple straightforward gameplay. Equip weapons, use regenerating mana to cast spells, your healing spell can easily heal characters out of death and so on. It's fun enough if you don't mind a somewhat slow repetitive chill first person labyrinth crawler (most of it takes place out in the woods so I can't really say dungeon crawler). But it's less fun than Lands of Lore 2 which is like a proper action RPG in 3D with an interesting premise and live action characters. Also while it definitely has that Westwood charm it's not quite as distinct and mesmerizing as the Kyrandia games. So I wouldn't say it's really good, but it's nice enough when you want something to just zone out in.