Another free game for you to add to your collection. GOG are now giving away the sci-fi point and click adventure VirtuaVerse as part of their Summer Sale. This is the finale, so don't expect any more to come through.
VirtuaVerse is a cyberpunk point-and-click adventure; weaving tales of Technomancers, AVR graffiti writers, hacker gangs, tribes of cryptoshamans, epic cyberwars, digital archaeology, and virtual reality debauchery. To claim it just head to the GOG homepage, scroll down and find the giveaway banner.
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In other GOG news they've had a bunch of new releases and some others coming soon. Some will have Native Linux builds others you can try with Wine including:
- Mask of the Rose (coming soon) - Native Linux
- Wildermyth (out now) - Native Linux
- Blade Runner - Enhanced Edition (out now)
- DOOM 64 (out now)
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Three decent point and clicks for free. I’m not upset but GOG would probably reach more customers if they updated their catalog a bit and gave away more recent games or games from different genres.
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PublicNuisance Jun 24, 2022
Quoting: itscalledrealityThree decent point and clicks for free. I’m not upset but GOG would probably reach more customers if they updated their catalog a bit and gave away more recent games or games from different genres.
I would assume that they would have to have agreed with the publisher/developer to give a game away for free so could be other genres not wanting to take part as much. Trying to convince a publisher of a AAA game to give a copy away for free could be a tough sell.
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Quoting: itscalledrealityThree decent point and clicks for free. I’m not upset but GOG would probably reach more customers if they updated their catalog a bit and gave away more recent games or games from different genres.
To each their own, I thought their giveaways were phenomenal this sale. Not all of them were point and clicks, yesterday was Flashback. About a month ago they gave away Shantae and the Pirate's Curse too.
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MisterPaytwick Jun 24, 2022
Being the work of Master Boot Record, it's far more on point with several aspects (digital versus physical support theme for example is brushed on, with the Magnetic Police), and overall a love letter to the cyberpunk genre without just going chrome: graffiti became virtual, a band actually playing on set is something, a secret message on a floppy and so on.
It's still a pretty nice cyberpunk game tho it doesn't try to dig very deep in the themes, I liked the way it did it.
MBR did the soundtrack too, you can enjoy it on the side.
A great point and click, tho it has the point and click issue of puzzles being a bit hard sometimes (ok, nothing weird logic like Sam and Max), tons of bits for nerds. A good game.
Even hints at the demoscene, but for the record MBR did get produced by Data Airline, especially he remixed Dubmood's The Scene is Dead track. Dubmood started off on trackers for Razor 1911 and, well, he did a lot of cracktro tracks and akin. MBR seems to like the scene a lot.
A good, like prety damn good game, that expend the aesthetic of cyberpunk, fit with a great soundtrack. (MBR does stream on youtube IIRC his music creation process).
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It's still a pretty nice cyberpunk game tho it doesn't try to dig very deep in the themes, I liked the way it did it.
MBR did the soundtrack too, you can enjoy it on the side.
A great point and click, tho it has the point and click issue of puzzles being a bit hard sometimes (ok, nothing weird logic like Sam and Max), tons of bits for nerds. A good game.
Even hints at the demoscene, but for the record MBR did get produced by Data Airline, especially he remixed Dubmood's The Scene is Dead track. Dubmood started off on trackers for Razor 1911 and, well, he did a lot of cracktro tracks and akin. MBR seems to like the scene a lot.
A good, like prety damn good game, that expend the aesthetic of cyberpunk, fit with a great soundtrack. (MBR does stream on youtube IIRC his music creation process).
Last edited by MisterPaytwick on 24 June 2022 at 5:36 pm UTC
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I bought the game a while ago. Some hard puzzles (in a good way) and some elements of the story are kind of strange, but overall it felt good.
You can check the soundtrack here (it's very good):
https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/album/virtuaverse-ost
Last edited by Shmerl on 24 June 2022 at 6:02 pm UTC
You can check the soundtrack here (it's very good):
https://masterbootrecord.bandcamp.com/album/virtuaverse-ost
Last edited by Shmerl on 24 June 2022 at 6:02 pm UTC
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Artist who worked on the game: https://valenberg.tumblr.com
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Quoting: dibzTo each their own, I thought their giveaways were phenomenal this sale. Not all of them were point and clicks, yesterday was Flashback. About a month ago they gave away Shantae and the Pirate's Curse too.I don't know if it was part of this sale or if they're always free, but I grabbed the Jill of the Jungle Trilogy, Bio Menace, and Stargunner (all Linux-compatible) during this one, too.
Of course, I grabbed VirtuaVerse as well because I'm currently trying to sort out some suitable games for my GPD MicroPC (running Xubuntu, the same as my other machines), and a point-and-click title should be very well-suited to its tiny clicky metal-film thumb-keyboard and miniature trackpad. Hopefully it'll read well on the dinky display!
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StoneColdSpider Jun 24, 2022
I grabbed all the free games cause they were well free...... doubt i will play them tho as i will forget gog exists in a few days untill the next free game to get.......
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Thanks Liam!
I always feel a little bit guilty for picking a native Linux game I wanted to eventually buy for free
I always feel a little bit guilty for picking a native Linux game I wanted to eventually buy for free
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Quoting: 1mHfoksd1ZThe GOG hyperlink you posted is getting blocked by both uBlock Origin and by PiHole, as a dangerous/tracker linkDon't worry, it's not dangerous, and the site is very transparent about it. From the bottom of the article;
QuoteWe do often include affiliate links to earn us some pennies. We are currently affiliated with GOG and Humble Store. See more here.
I always use GOL's affiliate links when I'm purchasing from those sites, myself.
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