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rms
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 09:43:23 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

I hate freebies I can't claim because I already have the games :-/
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I never really got into the "Alone in the Dark" games. It was mostly
the controls; they were so slow and clumsy and that --combined with
the action-sequences-- made the game a trial. I wasn't a fan of the
fixed camera angles either. And for all that the polygonal character
models were impressive for their era (and, weird as they may look to
modern eyes, they really were impressive back then!), still even in
1992 we still giggled at how silly they were. Throw into that some
uneven puzzling and poor storytelling, and well... it often wasn't
worth the effort to play the games.

Even today, the best I can say about the original "Alone in the Dark"
trilogy is that they set the stage for better games that used its
formula: "Resident Evil" being the most obvious. Infograms came up
with the idea, but Capcom was the one who made it work.

Nowadays, the original AITD trilogy is mostly of interest to gaming
historians. People actually interested in good gameplay should look
elsewhere.

(But grab the games anyway, if you don't have them. They add some
class to your video-game library and make The Number larger. ;-)

Thanks for the heads up, rms!



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On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

rms

Thanks!

That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text
pretty{}paint

When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.
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I never really got into the "Alone in the Dark" games.

I do want to play the most recent remake, which I believe has gotten
fairly positive reviews

rms

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Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

rms

Thanks!

That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text pretty{}paint

When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

I was having problems claiming it this early morning PST on its web
site, but it worked hours later.
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On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 10:43:27 -0800, Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
wrote:

On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

rms

Thanks!

That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text >pretty{}paint

When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

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Same here. We have been through this with GOG or some other place in
the past.

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 13:31:14 -0700, "rms" <rmsmoo@moomoo.net> wrote:

I never really got into the "Alone in the Dark" games.

I do want to play the most recent remake, which I believe has gotten
fairly positive reviews

It certainly was better received than previous entries. "Alone in the
Dark: Illumination" was a half-assed co-op shooter that completely
missed the point of the franchise, and the 2008 game --while it had
some innovative tech and ideas-- was a chore to play through. (The
2001 game wasn't terrible, but it was /at best/ a very average
experience). And, like I said, the original trilogy was a very mixed
bag.

So the 2025 game doesn't have a very high bar to clear. ;-)

It's one of those games I've added to my library and intend to play...
one of these days.

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On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 23:34:13 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:

Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

rms

Thanks!

That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text
pretty{}paint

When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

I was having problems claiming it this early morning PST on its web
site, but it worked hours later.

GOG's backend has always been problematic. They offer these freebies,
people rush to claim them, and their servers just can't keep up. In
fairness, the claims usually are honored... but it sometimes can take
anywhere from an hour to several days before the games show up in your
library.

I love the company... but it sometimes feels like they could hire
better people. ;-)


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On 2/3/2026 9:34 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 23:34:13 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:

Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

rms

Thanks!

That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text
pretty{}paint

When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

I was having problems claiming it this early morning PST on its web
site, but it worked hours later.

GOG's backend has always been problematic. They offer these freebies,
people rush to claim them, and their servers just can't keep up. In
fairness, the claims usually are honored... but it sometimes can take anywhere from an hour to several days before the games show up in your library.

I love the company... but it sometimes feels like they could hire
better people. ;-)

Problems like that are fixed by hiring more people. They are fixed by installing more servers. And servers cost money, which they recently
don't have as much of anymore.
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On 2/3/2026 5:44 PM, Dimensional Traveler wrote:

On 2/3/2026 9:34 AM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Mon, 2 Feb 2026 23:34:13 -0000 (UTC), ant@zimage.comANT (Ant)
wrote:

Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com> wrote:

On 2/2/2026 8:43 AM, rms wrote:

https://www.gog.com/giveaway/claim

rms

Thanks!

That was weird, that link went to a blank page with just the text
pretty{}paint

When I loaded up gog it said I'd claimed the games though.

I was having problems claiming it this early morning PST on its web
site, but it worked hours later.

GOG's backend has always been problematic. They offer these freebies,
people rush to claim them, and their servers just can't keep up. In
fairness, the claims usually are honored... but it sometimes can take
anywhere from an hour to several days before the games show up in your
library.

I love the company... but it sometimes feels like they could hire
better people. ;-)

Problems like that are fixed by hiring more people.  They are fixed by installing more servers.  And servers cost money, which they recently
don't have as much of anymore.

Sorry, that should have been "Problems like that are not fixed by hiring
more people."
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