Back in August I reported on the new remaster of the classic Croc Legend of the Gobbos, and today it has been revealed it will be a GOG exclusive on PC. The release will have both the classic version and the remastered version available on GOG.
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More about it:
The Remaster
With enhanced HD graphics, modern control mechanics with an updated camera, retro video modes, and the same delightful gameplay that charmed all of us in the 1990s, you’ll dive into a beautifully recreated world filled with vibrant colors, captivating landscapes, and playful challenges to ignite your imagination. The remaster offers a true blend of nostalgia and modern gameplay, ensuring an authentic experience that pays homage to the original while inviting a new generation to discover its timeless magic.
The Classic
While we suspect that the original Croc needs no introduction, here’s how it was described to gamers all the way back in 1997:
Croc's Got The Moves!
Help Croc, the humble little green crocodile, rescue his peace-loving Gobbo friends from the grasp of the evil sorcerer Baron Dante. Guide him through a beautifully-rendered 3D world on a free-wheeling, free-roaming adventure against Dante’s impish assistants the Dantinis!
- 5 different 3D worlds to explore including volcanoes, ice glaciers, and underwater caves
- Free roaming, stunningly rendered real time 3D gameplay lets you go anywhere as you run, jump, climb, swim…
- More than 40 levels, enemies galore, and bosses to keep you busy!
From the press release: “The Croc remaster aims to reignite the imaginations of players with its enhanced HD graphics, updated modern controls, and an authentic gameplay experience that will transport players back to the golden age of gaming,” said Jez San, Argonaut Games’ founder.
“Croc Legend of the Gobbos is both a nostalgic return for retro-gamers and an exhilarating new adventure for first-timers. We have dedicated ourselves to bringing this remaster to as wide an audience as possible so that fans of PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC on GOG can experience the magic and enjoyment of Croc," added Jez San.
“Croc represents the heart of our mission: preserving and celebrating the legacy of gaming. By offering both the classic and the remastered versions in one package and keeping all our games DRM-free, we’re ensuring that players not only relive the magic but have the true sense of ownership, as well. We’re the ultimate destination for gamers who want to experience timeless classics as they were meant to be played, and we couldn’t be happier for Croc to become a part of this adventure,” said Bartosz Kwietniewski, Head of Business Development at GOG.
So with that you'll need some form of Wine / Proton to run it on Linux / Steam Deck. My favourite being the Heroic Games Launcher.
Article taken from GamingOnLinux.com.
"so that fans of PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox, and PC on GOG can experience the magic and enjoyment of Croc"
We have dedicated ourselves to bringing this remaster to as wide an audience as possible
It's not as wide an audience as possible if the game's exclusive to one store. Particularly if the store you've chosen is a small one.
It'll get to Steam eventually. GOG doesn't have the coffers for anything other than a timed exclusive, and not a long one at that, I'm betting.Not necessarily if GOG have done any kind of funding on it, plus GOG have various other classics not available elsewhere.
I'm thinking it could perhaps be less a matter of funding and more a case of a very specific deal GOG negotiated to maybe drag a game out of ownership hell and into their store. Some games just took very long to get to Steam (Emperor of the Fading Suns - still not there yet, but there's plans), some perhaps no one bothered to put on Steam, because who cares, and Steam is essentially a black hole if you're not promoting your product sufficiently.It'll get to Steam eventually. GOG doesn't have the coffers for anything other than a timed exclusive, and not a long one at that, I'm betting.Not necessarily if GOG have done any kind of funding on it, plus GOG have various other classics not available elsewhere.
We'll see in about a year :)
Linux_Rocks Oct 24
Even though GOG is a more established storefront which has been around longer, and offers more features than the Epic Games Store, IIRC GOG doesn't really offer any benefits over Steam. For example, AFAIK both Steam and GOG take a 30% cut from the developers' earnings from their sales. In addition, one of the requirements for releasing on GOG is to be "DRM-Free".
To help GOG grow? Or is there something else going on behind the scenes between Argonaut and GOG?
And maybe the game will come to Steam in the future. For example, the Kingdom Hearts PC releases are now available on Steam, but that's only after Square Enix decided to change their strategy because they weren't earning enough from selling on the Epic Store.
Last edited by Talon1024 on 24 October 2024 at 5:25 pm UTC
StalePopcorn Oct 24
Expressive to GOG? 👍🏼 Better than EGS pulling their usual crap.
"As of 2022, most of Fox Interactive's game library, which was copyrighted to 20th Century Fox, is owned by The Walt Disney Company through 20th Century Studios"
Croc a Disney princess now?
Like, yeah it doesn't happen often but the point was that it shouldn't happen at all, right? I kind of thought GoG was supposed to be the old game library of Alexandria, at least to some extent.
Y'know, it's hard to take their desire to preserve these old titles seriously when every Delta Force title was removed from every store front back in June. https://www.gamingonlinux.com/2024/06/so-much-for-preservation-the-classic-delta-force-games-are-getting-delisted/Well, in GoG's defence, maybe they were sacked by barbarians.
Like, yeah it doesn't happen often but the point was that it shouldn't happen at all, right? I kind of thought GoG was supposed to be the old game library of Alexandria, at least to some extent.
I kind of thought GoG was supposed to be the old game library of Alexandria, at least to some extent.
I'm not familiar with these times but wasn't the library free to access? So, something more like this?
But I sincerely don't get why they won't release on Steam, it's the biggest market and I'm sure that they would release the sequel only if this makes enough money.
Yeah, GOG is a bookstore by that logic.I kind of thought GoG was supposed to be the old game library of Alexandria, at least to some extent.
I'm not familiar with these times but wasn't the library free to access? So, something more like this?
My point was more towards the Library of Alexandria's status as one of the largest and most significant libraries of the ancient world, or in other words, I thought the point of GoG making available all these old games was to preserve them which it seems like they in some cases are unable to do. I'm not saying Steam is any better, it's just hard for me to accept the justification of releasing only on GoG as being done from a preservation standpoint.
I thought the point of GoG making available all these old games was to preserve them
It's just a marketing angle. Meanwhile there are others* who do actual preservation for free, and GOG, as well as IP holders, sometimes just take their work and sell it as their own.
[*] probably it's not always legal to link to them, but here's one example: http://www.softpres.org/ (no downloads)
Who actually owns the right to Croc? It goes something like Fox Interactive -> Vivendi -> Activision Blizzard? There's also this little tidbit on Wikipedia:Argonaut owned its own creation, and then after the company went bankrupt 20 years ago, within a week its founder Jez San bought up the rights to the company's games - this was covered by various news organisations at the time. After that, the Croc rights were moved to his mobile games company, which then made a few Croc mobile games. Now Jez San has brought back Argonaut and I presume will bring back other franchises too, the most notable of which is probably Starglider, which was the series that led to Argonaut collaborating with Nintendo to create X (a 3D Game Boy game) in 1992 and then Star Fox (the famous 3D SNES game) in 1993.
"As of 2022, most of Fox Interactive's game library, which was copyrighted to 20th Century Fox, is owned by The Walt Disney Company through 20th Century Studios"
Croc a Disney princess now?
In short, the rights to Argonaut's games basically never left the company's founder.
Last edited by Pengling on 24 October 2024 at 11:59 pm UTC
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