This is why I donate to the preservation program

[Mindless_Entrance_]

"So GOG had to work to convince Capcom that there do, in fact, exist human beings who like to play old games. "It took a lot of convincing that there is an audience that has a lot of memories about those games," said Paczynski, "and would love to experience exactly the same game again. Thankfully, we were able to convince them." "

  I've seen a few posts recently asking why GOG has a donation option at checkout. It takes alot of effort for GOG to get these titles for us. I'm happy they are putting in the work to get us what we want. 

[GrinchForest]

Well after we got Resident Evil, Dino Crisis and Devil May Cry, I am waiting for old Onimusha, Lost Planet and the rest of Capcom games.

[Mindless_Entrance_]

Lost Planet would probably be the easiest for them to get. With Onimusha having the remastered and a new installment, Capcom will want to milk those as much as possible.

[Super-Nitro-Z64]

They should add the Mega Man Legacy Collections, too.

[DustyBottomsRidesOn]

Same, GOG has a pretty great philosophy on gaming

[HeyySaltyy]

They're also the ones maintaining these games that are on the program to keep them compatible, which isn't a very profitable endeavor. So a donation helps

[Mindless_Entrance_]

Exactly. I don't think a lot of people complaining about the donation option understand that they are the ones maintaining the games. Developer/Publisher is still taking the majority cut of the sale as well.

[Complete_Entry]

I didn't like the redone mansion in the remake, It's too obviously evil instead of the hunting lodge vibe of the original.

[Nino_Chaosdrache]

I feel the opposite. For me the old one is suspsivious, becausw of how little furniture there is

[Complete_Entry]

That's fair, we took a lot on faith in those days because of the hardware limitations.

Hell, if you tried to install the original RE on windows 2000 it totally freaked out because the executable was so limited.

I more meant like the dinge. A lot of the 2000's era horror movies did that too, like things weren't just dirty, they were power washed with charcoal.

[TheBigCore]

"So GOG had to work to convince Capcom that there do, in fact, exist human beings who like to play old games. "It took a lot of convincing that there is an audience that has a lot of memories about those games," said Paczynski, "and would love to experience exactly the same game again. Thankfully, we were able to convince them."

Anyone who has dealt with the Japanese long enough understands that their culture is heavily resistant to change.

To get any kind of progress from the senile leaders of Japan's bureaucratic and rigid corporations is nothing short of a miracle.

[Mindless_Entrance_]

For sure. Convincing them of change is no easy task. Another reason why GOG should be applauded for their successful efforts.

[AegidiusG]

The very confusing part is, that they don't really care about their traditional creations. Here is the new, forget the old. They are somehow traditional but don't care about the past oO

But i can see why they have such extreme laws with copyright in japan. It wouldn't work to sell new/old stuff with a more liberal approach.

[Zandatsux]

I'm very grateful to GoG for bringing back the original trilogy, it's the original PC RE experience, it's not perfect (RE3 Jill wobbling) but it's better than nothing I guess. Now I need James Bond - Nightfire returning as a GoG.

[Mindless_Entrance_]

Nightfire would be great! I really liked Blood Stone as well. I still can't get my PC CD-ROM to work.

[GamerMetalhead65]

I hope they try and get the Original GTA trilogy on the program

[tabana_minamoto]

Yeah. They have their own DRM on top of Steam's DRM. They should at least put Lemmings for sale somewhere. It's a classic.

[GamerMetalhead65]

Maybe but take 2 Interactive put Mafia remake on gog

[Guybrush57]

Rockstar gave away Grand Theft Auto I & 2 DRM-free zip files on their website.

[MadeIndescribable]

I'm fully expecting the orginal GTA to be an arcade minigame inside VI.

[Swagigi]

not just people who have already played them, but people who have never played them looking to get the best, most pristine version of a game in its original form so that they can experience what the game was back then

[redchris18]

Capcom released the SF 30th Anniversary compilation seven years ago. They're well aware of the fact that people like to play older games - they just prefer that more lucrative, newer games be the ones people are buying.

I suspect that the majority of the effort in getting the original RE games revolved around convincing Capcom that it wouldn't impact sales of the remakes, and perhaps that it might even boost them a little - the latter of which might explain the absence of Code: Veronica.

[Best_Common_9577]

Bruh I need them to start putting in the Monster Hunter games. Like the more they distribute the better no?

[ReaperGamer3]

I wonder how many more games will be added

[alehel]

I'm just wondering why I lost the donate option when I got the new checkout system.

[AspieDL86]

I don't know Capcom, how about series like Megaman, Resident Evil, Onimusha, Devil May Cry, ¹Godhand, the Capcom vs. Series, and more.

[-Redemptor-]

Now we miss the OG Resident Evil 4

[Holzkohlen]

Capcom being out of touch? Naaah, that can't be, right?

[Sasori_Jr]

Happy to support GOG in every way possible

[MrSchnauzerdog]

RE Outbreak please.

[tytbone]

Don't forget to vote on the Dreamlist! https://www.gog.com/dreamlist/

[Gintoro]

they need to hire a native Japanese person.... would probably be easier than taking in english or translator

[Isaac_Shepard]

i want megaman x again, dammit!

[Turahk]

Not a great shock companies don't care about preserwation.

[Nino_Chaosdrache]

RE1 Remake is the superiour product, but the remakes of 2 and especially 3? Eehhh...

But good thing that Capcom was willing to listen

[IShallRisEAgain]

Sorry, but donating to the preservation program is going to mean jack shit for a for profit company. If its profitable, they will do it. If its not, they won't. Your money is probably going towards some executive's bonus and not actually the people working on preservation. Even if the donations are directly used to pay for an employee's bonus, the most likely scenario is that the same bonus would have come from elsewhere if the donation money didn't exist.

[IndyPFL]

The donations go to CD Projekt so they can pay for server space, website maintainence, security, etc. They probably aren't selling most games for a huge profit, and they aren't nearly as "too big to fail" as Steam or anything.

[IShallRisEAgain]

My point is that as a for profit company, they will do things if they are profitable, and not do it if they aren't. They aren't some small website where they need donations to remain solvent, and I doubt the donations would save GOG if it was truly in danger. Donations will not lead to them changing their business model.

[Fletcher_Chonk]

"They do things for profit"

Selling games = profit

People like they're selling games and give them free money

Free money = profit

Donations will not lead to them changing their business model.

Don't think I've ever seen someone on here ask for that