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Hi Mary!  Part II comes out this month - I'm thinking the end of
April. When it does come out you can certainly download both parts at
the same time.
Opsimath

On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 13:34:06 -0500, "Mary" <notv...@notin.com> wrote:

>"rms" <rsqui...@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message 
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>> The other games are on sale also:
>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>
>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first 
>part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download both 
>parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?
>
>Mary
>
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I just finished Part I and it was a treat!  The artwork alone is worth
the price.  The puzzles are easy enough for the likes of me but the
game comes with a step-by-step help system that I did use however
sparingly. The story is fun, the voice acting is wonderful and the
colors kept me happy all through the game.

Haven't had such easy fun in decades.  Just sayin'
Opsimath

On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 07:57:57 -0600, "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net>
wrote:

>The other games are on sale also:
>http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>
>rms

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> The other games are on sale also:
> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/

I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first 
part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download both 
parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?

Mary


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"Opsimath" <opsimath@peoplepc.com> wrote in message 
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> Hi Mary!  Part II comes out this month - I'm thinking the end of
> April. When it does come out you can certainly download both parts at
> the same time.
> Opsimath

Thanks Opsimath. I've downloaded games from Gog but never used Steam. I used 
the downloader in Gog but got a bit confused with it and found it easier for 
me at least, just to download the parts of the game I needed. Do you think 
Gog and Steam are much the same as to prices and how busy their downloading 
is?

Mary



> On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 13:34:06 -0500, "Mary" <notvalid@notin.com> wrote:
>
>>"rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
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>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>
>>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first
>>part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download 
>>both
>>parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?
>>
>>Mary
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> The other games are on sale also:
> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/

Is that $12.50 price on Steam today for episode 1 and 2, or just episode 1? 
Does Steam have DRM for  games same as Gog so you can download games and 
make copies of the game for your own use? thanks.

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That sale price should be for both parts.
As for Steam, I know that you can be redirected from Steam to GoG for
purchasing. For a fact, GoG sells downloads; I think Steam sells
streaming game play.

Since I like "owning" the game, I usually get it from GoG - but I do
have a few on Steam.  Just a roll of the dice, I guess.  Surely
somebody here will clear this up.

Opsimath

On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 16:46:37 -0500, "Mary" <notvalid@notin.com> wrote:

>"rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message 
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>> The other games are on sale also:
>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>
>Is that $12.50 price on Steam today for episode 1 and 2, or just episode 1? 
>Does Steam have DRM for  games same as Gog so you can download games and 
>make copies of the game for your own use? thanks.
>
>Mary 
>
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"Opsimath" <opsimath@peoplepc.com> wrote in message 
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> That sale price should be for both parts.
> As for Steam, I know that you can be redirected from Steam to GoG for
> purchasing. For a fact, GoG sells downloads; I think Steam sells
> streaming game play.

Yes, Gog sells downloads and I thought that Steam did the same, but I don't 
think it is the same. I downloaded todays special on Steam for $12.50 for 
Broken sword 5. I thought the $12.50 was only for part One on Steam and I 
would go back to get part 2. I've never downloaded anything from Steam 
before but have downloaded games from Gog.I like Gog's website better than 
Steam. Its easier to navigate but maybe because I am not used to Steam. I 
didn't see anything on Steam about redirecting Steam to Gog for purchasing 
or I would have gone to Gog as I am more used to it there, but I may have 
missed that information on Steam.

> Since I like "owning" the game, I usually get it from GoG - but I do
> have a few on Steam.  Just a roll of the dice, I guess.  Surely
> somebody here will clear this up.

I much prefer "owning" the game like on Gog.com where all or most of the 
games are DRM and you can burn the game to a CD so you can keep it to replay 
and you don't have to connect to Gog website to play the game, but I think 
you do have to connect to Steam website to play BS5 or any game. But I have 
downloaded the game now from Steam. It took me a long time as I only have 
Lite high speed. Oh well, its downloaded now :>)

Mary

> Opsimath
>
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 16:46:37 -0500, "Mary" <notvalid@notin.com> wrote:
>
>>"rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
>>news:lhp256$6cq$1@dont-email.me...
>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>
>>Is that $12.50 price on Steam today for episode 1 and 2, or just episode 
>>1?
>>Does Steam have DRM for  games same as Gog so you can download games and
>>make copies of the game for your own use? thanks.
>>
>>Mary
>>
>>
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One other advantage to getting a game from GoG is that you can
download it for both the PC and the MAC.  No matter which you
purchase, both become available if the game is made for each OS.
So I am able to play on my PC and my grandchild can play on the MAC.
Unfortunately, we are drawn to VERY differents games :(
Opsimath

On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 22:52:49 -0500, "Mary" <notvalid@notin.com> wrote:

>"Opsimath" <opsimath@peoplepc.com> wrote in message 
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>> That sale price should be for both parts.
>> As for Steam, I know that you can be redirected from Steam to GoG for
>> purchasing. For a fact, GoG sells downloads; I think Steam sells
>> streaming game play.
>
>Yes, Gog sells downloads and I thought that Steam did the same, but I don't 
>think it is the same. I downloaded todays special on Steam for $12.50 for 
>Broken sword 5. I thought the $12.50 was only for part One on Steam and I 
>would go back to get part 2. I've never downloaded anything from Steam 
>before but have downloaded games from Gog.I like Gog's website better than 
>Steam. Its easier to navigate but maybe because I am not used to Steam. I 
>didn't see anything on Steam about redirecting Steam to Gog for purchasing 
>or I would have gone to Gog as I am more used to it there, but I may have 
>missed that information on Steam.
>
>> Since I like "owning" the game, I usually get it from GoG - but I do
>> have a few on Steam.  Just a roll of the dice, I guess.  Surely
>> somebody here will clear this up.
>
>I much prefer "owning" the game like on Gog.com where all or most of the 
>games are DRM and you can burn the game to a CD so you can keep it to replay 
>and you don't have to connect to Gog website to play the game, but I think 
>you do have to connect to Steam website to play BS5 or any game. But I have 
>downloaded the game now from Steam. It took me a long time as I only have 
>Lite high speed. Oh well, its downloaded now :>)
>
>Mary
<snip>

>I downloaded todays special on Steam for $12.50 for 
>Broken sword 5. I thought the $12.50 was only for part One on Steam and I 
>would go back to get part 2. 

    Part 2 is a free update, as stated on the steam store page :)

"rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message 
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> >I downloaded todays special on Steam for $12.50 for Broken sword 5. I 
> >thought the $12.50 was only for part One on Steam and I would go back to 
> >get part 2.
>
>    Part 2 is a free update, as stated on the steam store page :)

OK thanks.

Mary 


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"Opsimath" <opsimath@peoplepc.com> wrote in message 
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> One other advantage to getting a game from GoG is that you can
> download it for both the PC and the MAC.  No matter which you
> purchase, both become available if the game is made for each OS.
> So I am able to play on my PC and my grandchild can play on the MAC.
> Unfortunately, we are drawn to VERY differents games :(
> Opsimath

I would hope you would be drawn to very different games  :>) My 
grandchildren are grown up and not much interested in computers. I don't 
know anything about Macs, but had a computer for many years.This group used 
to be so busy when adventure games were very popular in the 90's and into 
2000's. I drop in here sometimes but not many posts here now. Maybe 
adventure games will come back again. For now we have Broken sword 5 and 
Tesla (Tex Murphy) game might be good. I started BS5 yesterday but have to 
turn my monitor down a lot as the game is too bright for me at least. I will 
see how the game goes.

Mary 


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"Opsimath" <opsimath@peoplepc.com> wrote in message 
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> One other advantage to getting a game from GoG is that you can
> download it for both the PC and the MAC.  No matter which you
> purchase, both become available if the game is made for each OS.
> So I am able to play on my PC and my grandchild can play on the MAC.
> Unfortunately, we are drawn to VERY differents games :(
> Opsimath

I would hope you would be drawn to very different games  :>) My 
grandchildren are grown up and not much interested in computers. I don't 
know anything about Macs, but had a computer for many years.This group used 
to be so busy when adventure games were very popular in the 90's and into 
2000's. I drop in here sometimes but not many posts here now. Maybe 
adventure games will come back again. For now we have Broken sword 5 and 
Tesla (Tex Murphy) game might be good. I started BS5 yesterday but have to 
turn my monitor down a lot as the game is too bright for me at least. I will 
see how the game goes.

Mary 


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"Opsimath" <opsimath@peoplepc.com> wrote in message 
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> One other advantage to getting a game from GoG is that you can
> download it for both the PC and the MAC.  No matter which you
> purchase, both become available if the game is made for each OS.
> So I am able to play on my PC and my grandchild can play on the MAC.
> Unfortunately, we are drawn to VERY differents games :(
> Opsimath

I would hope you would be drawn to very different games  :>) My 
grandchildren are grown up and not much interested in computers. I don't 
know anything about Macs, but had a computer for many years.This group used 
to be so busy when adventure games were very popular in the 90's and into 
2000's. I drop in here sometimes but not many posts here now. Maybe 
adventure games will come back again. For now we have Broken sword 5 and 
Tesla (Tex Murphy) game might be good. I started BS5 yesterday but have to 
turn my monitor down a lot as the game is too bright for me at least. I will 
see how the game goes.

Mary 


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On Sat, 05 Apr 2014 13:41:00 -0400, Opsimath <opsi...@peoplepc.com>
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>I just finished Part I and it was a treat!  The artwork alone is worth
>the price.  The puzzles are easy enough for the likes of me but the
>game comes with a step-by-step help system that I did use however
>sparingly. The story is fun, the voice acting is wonderful and the
>colors kept me happy all through the game.
>
>Haven't had such easy fun in decades.  Just sayin'
>Opsimath
>
>On Sat, 5 Apr 2014 07:57:57 -0600, "rms" <rsqui...@MOOflashMOO.net>
>wrote:
>
>>The other games are on sale also:
>>http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>
>>rms

My wife and I are really enjoying this adventure!

-pw

Mary sent the following on 4/5/2014 10:52 PM:
> I much prefer "owning" the game like on Gog.com where all or most of the
> games are DRM and you can burn the game to a CD

I think you mean "DRM-*free*", as they don't have the DRM restrictions 
that plague many other gaming sites. :)

"Jim G." <jimgysin@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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> Mary sent the following on 4/5/2014 10:52 PM:
>> I much prefer "owning" the game like on Gog.com where all or most of the
>> games are DRM and you can burn the game to a CD
>
> I think you mean "DRM-*free*", as they don't have the DRM restrictions
> that plague many other gaming sites. :)

Maybe I didn't get things quite right. I thought DRM free meant that games 
on Gog can be copied to a blank CD and have no copy protect software like 
some games have when you buy them commercially at a store or online before 
downloadable game sites came into being.

Mary


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"rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
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>> The other games are on sale also:
>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>
>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first part 
>only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download both parts 
>of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?

Last I heard the second part is released the first half of April. It will 
certainly be available on
Steam, and if part 1 was released on GOG then so will part 2.

mick 

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> "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
>>news:lhp256$6cq$1@dont-email.me...
>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>
>>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first 
>>part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download 
>>both parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?
>
> Last I heard the second part is released the first half of April. It will 
> certainly be available on
> Steam, and if part 1 was released on GOG then so will part 2.
>
> mick

Hi Mick, did you get Broken sword 5? How do you like it? Haven't seen you 
here for a long time, not since this group used to be so busy and adventure 
games coming out often. I used to be able to buy new games at computer 
stores near me, but as adventure games became less popular, sometimes a 
friend in the U.S. would send me a new game. But now its changed again and 
have to download new games. Its more convenient in some ways, but not so 
good in others for me at least. I have a cap on downloading and its slow as 
I only have Lite high speed. I downloaded Broken sword 5 from Steam and it 
took about 3 hours. I had to adjust the colours as they were too bright but 
got adjusted and better now.The game seems quite good so far, the acting 
much like the first 2 games in the series except BS5 has different 
graphics.But same George and Nico. I want to check out the new Tex Murphy 
game.

Mary


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"mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>> "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
>>>news:lhp256$6cq$1@dont-email.me...
>>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>>
>>>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first 
>>>part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download both 
>>>parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?
>>
>> Last I heard the second part is released the first half of April. It will 
>> certainly be available on
>> Steam, and if part 1 was released on GOG then so will part 2.
>>
>> mick
>
>Hi Mick, did you get Broken sword 5? How do you like it?

Yes I played it when it first came out. I really enjoyed it. Wished
at the time it hadn't been split in two but never mind.

>Haven't seen you here for a long time, not since this group used to be so busy 
>and adventure games coming out often. I used to be able to buy new games at 
>computer stores near me, but as adventure games became less popular, sometimes 
>a friend in the U.S. would send me a new game. But now its changed again and 
>have to download new games.

I still read but don't post much on any newsgroup these days.


> Its more convenient in some ways, but not so good in others for me at least. I 
> have a cap on downloading and its slow as I only have Lite high speed. I 
> downloaded Broken sword 5 from Steam and it took about 3 hours.

Internet speeds are probably one of the area where we surpass what you have in 
the US.
I'm on VM cable, on their lowest package which is 30mb (which goes up to 50mb in 
the next
few weeks) and theyve recently dropped all of their traffic management 
(throttling ) for downloads.
So downloading BS5 only took a few mins, if that:-)

> I had to adjust the colours as they were too bright but got adjusted and 
> better now.The game seems quite good so far, the acting much like the first 2 
> games in the series except BS5 has different graphics.But same George and 
> Nico. I want to check out the new Tex Murphy game.

Yes there's also Jane Jensens Mobeus (Ive played the demo) and the remake of
the first Gabriel Knight game which are also due soon.

Hope all is well with you :-)

mick

On 4/9/2014 12:28 PM, mick wrote:
> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
>> news:i9U0v.506117$ey1.44072@fx34.am4...
>>> "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
>>>> news:lhp256$6cq$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>>>
>>>> I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the
>>>> first part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now
>>>> download both parts of the game at the same time? is it available on
>>>> Gog and Steam?
>>>
>>> Last I heard the second part is released the first half of April. It
>>> will certainly be available on
>>> Steam, and if part 1 was released on GOG then so will part 2.
>>>
>>> mick
>>
>> Hi Mick, did you get Broken sword 5? How do you like it?
>
> Yes I played it when it first came out. I really enjoyed it. Wished
> at the time it hadn't been split in two but never mind.
>
>> Haven't seen you here for a long time, not since this group used to be
>> so busy and adventure games coming out often. I used to be able to buy
>> new games at computer stores near me, but as adventure games became
>> less popular, sometimes a friend in the U.S. would send me a new game.
>> But now its changed again and have to download new games.
>
> I still read but don't post much on any newsgroup these days.
>
>
>> Its more convenient in some ways, but not so good in others for me at
>> least. I have a cap on downloading and its slow as I only have Lite
>> high speed. I downloaded Broken sword 5 from Steam and it took about 3
>> hours.
>
> Internet speeds are probably one of the area where we surpass what you
> have in the US.

Yes, but you have to share a local area network with Vladimir Putin, right?

I was told Russia is about the size of Rhode Island.
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Mary sent the following on 4/7/2014 10:21 PM:
> "Jim G." <jimgysin@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in message
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>> Mary sent the following on 4/5/2014 10:52 PM:
>>> I much prefer "owning" the game like on Gog.com where all or most of the
>>> games are DRM and you can burn the game to a CD
>>
>> I think you mean "DRM-*free*", as they don't have the DRM restrictions
>> that plague many other gaming sites. :)
>
> Maybe I didn't get things quite right. I thought DRM free meant that games
> on Gog can be copied to a blank CD and have no copy protect software like
> some games have when you buy them commercially at a store or online before
> downloadable game sites came into being.

Right. But you initially said "all or most of the games are DRM" above, 
which is contradictory, and it was the second time that I'd noticed it. 
I was just pointing out that you left out the critical "-free" part. I 
knew that you had the concept down just fine, but I wanted to clarify 
the terminology. :)

"Jim G." <jimgysin@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in message 
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> Mary sent the following on 4/7/2014 10:21 PM:
>> "Jim G." <jimgysin@geemail.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:lhvh8d$v6i$1@dont-email.me...
>>> Mary sent the following on 4/5/2014 10:52 PM:
>>>> I much prefer "owning" the game like on Gog.com where all or most of 
>>>> the
>>>> games are DRM and you can burn the game to a CD
>>>
>>> I think you mean "DRM-*free*", as they don't have the DRM restrictions
>>> that plague many other gaming sites. :)
>>
>> Maybe I didn't get things quite right. I thought DRM free meant that 
>> games
>> on Gog can be copied to a blank CD and have no copy protect software like
>> some games have when you buy them commercially at a store or online 
>> before
>> downloadable game sites came into being.
>
> Right. But you initially said "all or most of the games are DRM" above, 
> which is contradictory, and it was the second time that I'd noticed it. I 
> was just pointing out that you left out the critical "-free" part. I knew 
> that you had the concept down just fine, but I wanted to clarify the 
> terminology. :)

That's OK. I knew what I meant, but I guess no one else would.

Mary


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> "mick" <cough...@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>> "rms" <rsqui...@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
>>>>news:lhp256$6cq$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>>>
>>>>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the 
>>>>first part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now 
>>>>download both parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog 
>>>>and Steam?
>>>
>>> Last I heard the second part is released the first half of April. It 
>>> will certainly be available on
>>> Steam, and if part 1 was released on GOG then so will part 2.
>>>
>>> mick
>>
>>Hi Mick, did you get Broken sword 5? How do you like it?
>
> Yes I played it when it first came out. I really enjoyed it. Wished
> at the time it hadn't been split in two but never mind.

You still have the second part of the game to look forward to.

>>Haven't seen you here for a long time, not since this group used to be so 
>>busy and adventure games coming out often. I used to be able to buy new 
>>games at computer stores near me, but as adventure games became less 
>>popular, sometimes a friend in the U.S. would send me a new game. But now 
>>its changed again and have to download new games.

> I still read but don't post much on any newsgroup these days.

I don't either but I've always checked this group most days though not many 
posts but some of the "old" posters drop by once in a while. Nice to see you 
posting.

>> Its more convenient in some ways, but not so good in others for me at 
>> least. I have a cap on downloading and its slow as I only have Lite high 
>> speed. I downloaded Broken sword 5 from Steam and it took about 3 hours.
>
> Internet speeds are probably one of the area where we surpass what you 
> have in the US.
> I'm on VM cable, on their lowest package which is 30mb (which goes up to 
> 50mb in the next
> few weeks) and theyve recently dropped all of their traffic management 
> (throttling ) for downloads.
> So downloading BS5 only took a few mins, if that:-)
>
>> I had to adjust the colours as they were too bright but got adjusted and 
>> better now.The game seems quite good so far, the acting much like the 
>> first 2 games in the series except BS5 has different graphics.But same 
>> George and Nico. I want to check out the new Tex Murphy game.
>
> Yes there's also Jane Jensens Mobeus (Ive played the demo) and the remake 
> of
> the first Gabriel Knight game which are also due soon.

I played the demo of Mobeus. I have a mixed opinion about it. I didn't know 
it was a remake of the first Gabriel knight game -"Sins of the Fathers" - it 
was a good game. I also like The beast within and "Blood of the sacred, 
blood of the damned". Some people didn't like GK3 as much as the previous 
two games, but I liked it probably the best.

> Hope all is well with you :-)

So-so. I have my days :>)





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>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/
>>
>>I noticed Broken sword 5 when it came out last year, wasnt that the first 
>>part only? when does the second part come out? and can you now download 
>>both parts of the game at the same time? is it available on Gog and Steam?
>
> Last I heard the second part is released the first half of April. It will 
> certainly be available on Steam, and if part 1 was released on GOG then so 
> will part 2.
> mick

On April 22 I think which won't be long if its on time.

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>>Hi Mick, did you get Broken sword 5? How do you like it?
>
> Yes I played it when it first came out. I really enjoyed it. Wished
> at the time it hadn't been split in two but never mind.
>
>>Haven't seen you here for a long time, not since this group used to be so 
>>busy and adventure games coming out often. I used to be able to buy new 
>>games at computer stores near me, but as adventure games became less 
>>popular, sometimes a friend in the U.S. would send me a new game. But now 
>>its changed again and have to download new games.
>
> I still read but don't post much on any newsgroup these days.

>> Its more convenient in some ways, but not so good in others for me at 
>> least. I have a cap on downloading and its slow as I only have Lite high 
>> speed. I downloaded Broken sword 5 from Steam and it took about 3 hours.
>
> Internet speeds are probably one of the area where we surpass what you 
> have in the US.
> I'm on VM cable, on their lowest package which is 30mb (which goes up to 
> 50mb in the next
> few weeks) and theyve recently dropped all of their traffic management 
> (throttling ) for downloads.
> So downloading BS5 only took a few mins, if that:-)

A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download took 
a long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high speed is too 
expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high speed, or ultra high 
speed? there are different speeds and different amounts to pay on my 
provider and most Internet providers would be much the same I think.

I am not in the US. I'm in Canada - a much better country :>) You might 
remember in the old days here I used to complain about some adventure games 
on Amazon.com I think it was being available in the U.S. for sale which I 
couldn't find in Canada but Amazon.com would not ship to Canada. You had the 
same problem in the UK at the time. Now we can download them as long as you 
watch your "caps" :)

I am getting into the game in BS5. I like it ok. it reminds me of the 
earlier BS games.

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>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download took a 
>long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high speed is too 
>expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high speed, or ultra high speed?

Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished their
packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.

>I am not in the US. I'm in Canada - a much better country :>)

Of course:-)

> You might remember in the old days here I used to complain about some 
> adventure games on Amazon.com I think it was being available in the U.S. for 
> sale which I couldn't find in Canada but Amazon.com would not ship to Canada. 
> You had the same problem in the UK at the time. Now we can download them as 
> long as you watch your "caps" :)

I actually ordered one of the Tex Murphy games from Canada. It was dirt cheap 
but
turned out I had to pay the postage at the door (or something like that) so it 
ended
up not being quite the bargain I thought:-)


>I am getting into the game in BS5. I like it ok. it reminds me of the earlier 
>BS games.

Yes they went back to the original format. All that box shifting in 4 (was it?) 
got a
bit tedious. Although when I replayed it a few years back it wasnt as bad as I 
remembered
it.

mick 

"mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "rms" <rsquiresMOO@MOOflashMOO.net> wrote in message
>>>>>news:lhp256$6cq$1@dont-email.me...
>>>>>> The other games are on sale also:
>>>>>> http://store.steampowered.com/app/262940/

>
>I don't either but I've always checked this group most days though not many 
>posts but some of the "old" posters drop by once in a while. Nice to see you 
>posting.
>
>> Yes there's also Jane Jensens Mobeus (Ive played the demo) and the remake of
>> the first Gabriel Knight game which are also due soon.
>
>I played the demo of Mobeus. I have a mixed opinion about it. I didn't know it 
>was a remake of the first Gabriel knight game -"Sins of the Fathers" -

It isn't. I meant they have made an updated 20th Anniversary edition of Sins of 
the Father as well
as the Mobeus game.

http://www.gabrielknight20th.com/

mick 

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> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>
>
>>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download 
>>took a long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high speed 
>>is too expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high speed, or ultra 
>>high speed?
>
> Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished their
> packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.

That's pretty good. My internet provider has faster speeds than my Lite of 
course, but it is too expensive. Lite is usually ok for me, except for 
downloading but I don't usually download games, but now that a couple of new 
adventure games are coming out, it will take me a lot longer than it will 
take you. and part 2 of BS5 will be coming out in another week and that will 
probably take me 3 hours like part 1 did.

>> You might remember in the old days here I used to complain about some 
>> adventure games on Amazon.com I think it was being available in the U.S. 
>> for sale which I couldn't find in Canada but Amazon.com would not ship to 
>> Canada. You had the same problem in the UK at the time. Now we can 
>> download them as long as you watch your "caps" :)

> I actually ordered one of the Tex Murphy games from Canada. It was dirt 
> cheap but turned out I had to pay the postage at the door (or something 
> like that) so it ended up not being quite the bargain I thought:-)

I was wondering why you would have to pay postage at the door. Or was it 
Customs duty or tax? The only reason I can think of that you would have to 
pay would be if you owed money to the UK Customs if the value was over your 
Customs exemption. But your exemption I am pretty sure is far more than we 
have in Canada whic is only a measly $20.00 Do you know what the charges you 
had to pay were for?

I've had a lot of experience through the years sending and getting packages 
from the US and the UK from individuals and from 
Amazon.com/Amazon.uk/amazon.ca and Ebay.com, so I have a good idea how much 
the postage is from and to the U.S and UK who I've mostly dealt with. But I 
usually only buy items less than $20.00. I only had to pay Customs duty and 
13% tax and duty once from an item from the U.K. From the US it would be 
13%, no duty. That was paid to the post office as they collect the customs 
tax for Customs, and a Post office "handling fee".

>>I am getting into the game in BS5. I like it ok. it reminds me of the 
>>earlier BS games.
>
> Yes they went back to the original format. All that box shifting in 4 (was 
> it?) got a bit tedious. Although when I replayed it a few years back it 
> wasnt as bad as I remembered it.

I played that boxes one too. I dont remember which one. I didn't mind the 
boxes too much. there are worse tasks to do in some games. All that moving 
around boxes reminds me of Twinsens Odyssey, which I thought was a very good 
game. I replay it now and then . Its adventure/action.quite a cute game.

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>> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>
>>>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download took a 
>>>long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high speed is too 
>>>expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high speed, or ultra high 
>>>speed?
>>
>> Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished their
>> packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.
>
>That's pretty good. My internet provider has faster speeds than my Lite of 
>course, but it is too expensive. Lite is usually ok for me, except for 
>downloading but I don't usually download games, but now that a couple of new 
>adventure games are coming out, it will take me a lot longer than it will take 
>you. and part 2 of BS5 will be coming out in another week and that will 
>probably take me 3 hours like part 1 did.

It cam out yesterday:-)

>>> You might remember in the old days here I used to complain about some 
>>> adventure games on Amazon.com I think it was being available in the U.S. for 
>>> sale which I couldn't find in Canada but Amazon.com would not ship to 
>>> Canada. You had the same problem in the UK at the time. Now we can download 
>>> them as long as you watch your "caps" :)
>
>> I actually ordered one of the Tex Murphy games from Canada. It was dirt cheap 
>> but turned out I had to pay the postage at the door (or something like that) 
>> so it ended up not being quite the bargain I thought:-)
>
>I was wondering why you would have to pay postage at the door. Or was it 
>Customs duty or tax? The only reason I can think of that you would have to pay 
>would be if you owed money to the UK Customs if the value was over your Customs 
>exemption. But your exemption I am pretty sure is far more than we have in 
>Canada whic is only a measly $20.00 Do you know what the charges you had to pay 
>were for?

I think it was some sort of duty. Some UK companies used to base themselves 
offshore
(Play.com) so you didn't have to pay tax on things under (I think) £20 but all 
that was stopped
recently.


>I've had a lot of experience through the years sending and getting packages 
>from the US and the UK from individuals and from Amazon.com/Amazon.uk/amazon.ca 
>and Ebay.com, so I have a good idea how much the postage is from and to the U.S 
>and UK who I've mostly dealt with. But I usually only buy items less than 
>$20.00. I only had to pay Customs duty and 13% tax and duty once from an item 
>from the U.K. From the US it would be 13%, no duty. That was paid to the post 
>office as they collect the customs tax for Customs, and a Post office "handling 
>fee".

I dont bother buying from abroad any more. Don't even buy that many games unless
they are bargain bin.

>>>I am getting into the game in BS5. I like it ok. it reminds me of the earlier 
>>>BS games.
>>
>> Yes they went back to the original format. All that box shifting in 4 (was 
>> it?) got a bit tedious. Although when I replayed it a few years back it wasnt 
>> as bad as I remembered it.
>
>I played that boxes one too. I dont remember which one. I didn't mind the boxes 
>too much. there are worse tasks to do in some games. All that moving around 
>boxes reminds me of Twinsens Odyssey, which I thought was a very good game. I 
>replay it now and then . Its adventure/action.quite a cute game.
>

mick 

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>> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>>> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download 
>>>>>took a long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high 
>>>>>speed is too expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high speed, 
>>>>>or ultra high speed?
>>>>
>>>> Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished their
>>>> packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.
>>>
>>>That's pretty good. My internet provider has faster speeds than my Lite of 
>>>course, but it is too expensive. Lite is usually ok for me, except for 
>>>downloading but I don't usually download games, but now that a couple of 
>>>new adventure games are coming out, it will take me a lot longer than it 
>>>will take you. and part 2 of BS5 will be coming out in another week and 
>>>that will probably take me 3 hours like part 1 did.
>>
>> It cam out yesterday:-)
>
>Yes, but where is part 2 available from?  :)  

GOG, Steam. Go into your account and just download the game again. This
time you will get the *full* game. There is no separate part 2.
Shouldn't cost you a penny.

mick


>
>How is Moebius?

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> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>> "mick" <coughcough@privacy.com> wrote in message
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>>>>
>>>
>>>>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download 
>>>>took a long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high 
>>>>speed is too expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high speed, 
>>>>or ultra high speed?
>>>
>>> Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished their
>>> packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.
>>
>>That's pretty good. My internet provider has faster speeds than my Lite of 
>>course, but it is too expensive. Lite is usually ok for me, except for 
>>downloading but I don't usually download games, but now that a couple of 
>>new adventure games are coming out, it will take me a lot longer than it 
>>will take you. and part 2 of BS5 will be coming out in another week and 
>>that will probably take me 3 hours like part 1 did.
>
> It cam out yesterday:-)

Yes, but where is part 2 available from?  :)  - As I said I got my part 1 on 
Steam, but I don't see part 2 there. I think its supposed to be available 
there on April 22 or so. Did you get part 2 from Revelation as you live in 
the UK?

>>> I actually ordered one of the Tex Murphy games from Canada. It was dirt 
>>> cheap but turned out I had to pay the postage at the door (or something 
>>> like that) so it ended up not being quite the bargain I thought:-)

>>I was wondering why you would have to pay postage at the door. Or was it 
>>Customs duty or tax? The only reason I can think of that you would have to 
>>pay would be if you owed money to the UK Customs if the value was over 
>>your Customs exemption. But your exemption I am pretty sure is far more 
>>than we have in Canada whic is only a measly $20.00 Do you know what the 
>>charges you had to pay were for?
>
> I think it was some sort of duty. Some UK companies used to base 
> themselves offshore  (Play.com) so you didn't have to pay tax on things 
> under (I think) £20 but all that was stopped recently.

Thats more than we get. you said it was dirt cheap - which to me means 
around $10.00 >:) You can download them cheap from Gog cheap.

> I dont bother buying from abroad any more. Don't even buy that many games 
> unless
> they are bargain bin.

There hasn't been any adventure games to buy for several years anyway, 
unless you play other games -PG, combat, etc.
BTW, Ebay has a fairly new Global shipping program - to most countries in 
the world, where you can buy a lot of products which can be shipped from the 
U.S. the shipping is high but I bought a box set of DVD's recently on the 
GSP and the total cost even with high shipping cost is still a lot less than 
I would pay for the same box set at Amazon.com or Amazon.ca or anywhere else 
where I am.

How is Moebius?

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>>>>>>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download 
>>>>>>took a long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high 
>>>>>>speed is too expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high 
>>>>>>speed, or ultra high speed?
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished 
>>>>> their
>>>>> packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.
>>>>
>>>>That's pretty good. My internet provider has faster speeds than my Lite 
>>>>of course, but it is too expensive. Lite is usually ok for me, except 
>>>>for downloading but I don't usually download games, but now that a 
>>>>couple of new adventure games are coming out, it will take me a lot 
>>>>longer than it will take you. and part 2 of BS5 will be coming out in 
>>>>another week and that will probably take me 3 hours like part 1 did.
>>>
>>> It cam out yesterday:-)
>>
>>Yes, but where is part 2 available from?  :)

> GOG, Steam. Go into your account and just download the game again. This
> time you will get the *full* game. There is no separate part 2.
> Shouldn't cost you a penny.

That's not so good for me. It will take me 6 hours to download the whole 
game. I already have part 1 which took 3 hours, and figured I would download 
part 2 which would take another 3 hours, but for the whole game it will take 
6 hours. Well, I can't do anything about it I guess except wait till tonight 
when the internet is usually not as busy. Thanks for the info.
As I asked in last message, do you like Moebius so far? I played the demo 
but don't know if I would like it.

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>
>>>>>>>A few minutes?? Is that all? That's amazing. but as I said my download 
>>>>>>>took a long time because I only have "Lite" high speed. regular high 
>>>>>>>speed is too expensive at my provider.. Is VM cable regular high 
>>>>>>>speed, or ultra high speed?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Yes they have different speeds. When the new upgrades are finished 
>>>>>> their
>>>>>> packages will be 50Mb, 100Mb and 152Mb.
>>>>>
>>>>>That's pretty good. My internet provider has faster speeds than my Lite 
>>>>>of course, but it is too expensive. Lite is usually ok for me, except 
>>>>>for downloading but I don't usually download games, but now that a 
>>>>>couple of new adventure games are coming out, it will take me a lot 
>>>>>longer than it will take you. and part 2 of BS5 will be coming out in 
>>>>>another week and that will probably take me 3 hours like part 1 did.
>>>>
>>>> It cam out yesterday:-)
>>>
>>>Yes, but where is part 2 available from?  :)
>
>> GOG, Steam. Go into your account and just download the game again. This
>> time you will get the *full* game. There is no separate part 2.
>> Shouldn't cost you a penny.
>
>That's not so good for me. It will take me 6 hours to download the whole 
>game. I already have part 1 which took 3 hours, and figured I would download 
>part 2 which would take another 3 hours, but for the whole game it will take 
>6 hours. Well, I can't do anything about it I guess except wait till tonight 
>when the internet is usually not as busy. Thanks for the info.
>As I asked in last message, do you like Moebius so far? I played the demo 
>but don't know if I would like it.

Yes I'm enjoying it. Only just finished chapter 2 (which is the demo chapter).

mick