SSI Warhammer 40K Games On GOG

tgb · July 16, 2015, 08:49:03 AM

Chaos Gate, Final Liberation, and Shadow of the Horny Rat

Between Sorcerer King, Guild of Dungeoneering, and Ultimate Space Commando, I have more than enough to keep myself occupied for a while. I'll wait for the Winter sale, when there will probably be a sale on all 3 in a bundle.

Shelldrake · July 16, 2015, 08:50:41 AM

Nice!

bobarossa · July 16, 2015, 09:10:43 AM

Quote from: tgb on July 16, 2015, 08:49:03 AM
Chaos Gate, Final Liberation, and Shadow of the Horny Rat

Between Sorcerer King, Guild of Dungeoneering, and Ultimate Space Commando, I have more than enough to keep myself occupied for a while. I'll wait for the Winter sale, when there will probably be a sale on all 3 in a bundle.

I believe that's "Horned Rat". Having trouble in your love life?

Jarhead0331 · July 16, 2015, 09:13:06 AM

OMG! Its like a dream come true...total tears of joy. I'm pinching myself.

bbmike · July 16, 2015, 09:53:54 AM

Which one is considered the best of the three?

Pinetree · July 16, 2015, 09:57:12 AM

I played Dark Omen, the sequel to Horned Rat, on the PSX. That was an awesome game. I wonder if that will be next.

Jarhead0331 · July 16, 2015, 10:01:14 AM

Quote from: bbmike on July 16, 2015, 09:53:54 AM
Which one is considered the best of the three?

That is a hard question, but for me, I would have to say Chaos Gate. Tactically, its like the original X-Com in WH40K clothes. Just a superb game from a time when developers really gave the player options and the chance to make meaningful and sometimes hard decisions.

Final Liberation is good too, but I do not remembering it being as much of a time sink as Chaos Gate.

tgb · July 16, 2015, 10:27:29 AM

One thing I know for sure is that a game can blow up your monitor.

Nefaro · July 16, 2015, 11:02:32 AM

Chaos Gate?

Finally!!!

O0 8)

I just hope GOG got it running compatibly well with an emulator or some such. I've not been able to play it reliably since the Win98 OS.

PAK · July 16, 2015, 11:39:09 AM

Oooooh, Chaos Gate and SotHR, later, presumably, Dark Omen, I will get arrested for credit card abuse... >:D

Rayfer · July 16, 2015, 12:12:36 PM

Two thumbs up for Chaos Gate and Final Liberation....but for me, Shadow of the Horned Rat was disappointing...way too much of a rts click-fest.

SirAndrewD · July 16, 2015, 12:20:00 PM

Chaos Gate!!!

Tonight the Heretics will burn!!!

Jarhead0331 · July 16, 2015, 12:34:52 PM

Quote from: Nefaro on July 16, 2015, 11:02:32 AM

I just hope GOG got it running compatibly well with an emulator or some such. I've not been able to play it reliably since the Win98 OS.

It better...otherwise, what the hell is the point?

Tpek · July 16, 2015, 12:49:34 PM

Need some Kleenex JH? ;)

JasonPratt · July 16, 2015, 12:56:44 PM

Quote from: Rayfer on July 16, 2015, 12:12:36 PM
Two thumbs up for Chaos Gate and Final Liberation....but for me, Shadow of the Horned Rat was disappointing...way too much of a rts click-fest.

I think I remember being able to give at least one level of command while paused, but it's been a while and I could be mis-remembering.

What I do remember is that I never got close to finishing the game because it's hellishly difficult. Which is admittedly nice in a way: a merc captain being barely able to keep his companies together in the face of ever-increasing odds, would be trounced by those ever-increasing odds pretty quickly! :-[ :P