GOG version:

https://www.gog.com/game/hand_of_fate [External Link]
https://www.gog.com/game/hand_of_fate_wildcards [External Link]

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Hm. There are some games from Focus Home Interactive on GOG, but this game isn't there.

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Quoting: neffoIt's both.

You can either reward pledge or you can invest. The money just goes into the same total funding pool.

I know they have both options. But even the one that is simple funding, can be looked at as simple investment (where the benefit is just the game itself). I actually always preferred to view even simple crowdfunding as an investment, and not as a pre-order.

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Quoting: burzmaliAlso, investments are investments, "classic" doesn't figure into it.

They stretched the concept of investment here. Classic investment usually gives investors more say in the company. Fig doesn't want that - it wouldn't be any better than publishers skewing creative process. I.e. they want funding, but they want to preserve creative independence.

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I think Fig actually tries to make it more of an investment and less of a pre-order. Because crowdfunding is indeed more of the former. However they don't make it a classic investment either. It's something on its own.

Also, they so far listed quite respected people in their advisory board, including Brian Fargo from inXile. I doubt he'd like to be associated with a Ponzi scheme.

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There is nothing new here. Crowdfunding is always a risky investment. So they made Fig into another risk prone investment platform where besides the game people can actually make some dividends. They never hid the fact that such investment is risky. So I'm not sure what the author is complaining about. If you don't like the risk - don't invest. He has only one valid point - that operation of Fig itself is somewhat shaky. I guess it should be expected since it's just starting. Kickstarter is already established and is financially independent. A startup like Fig requires serious investors to go anywhere.

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I don't consider multiplayer server registration to be a form of DRM really. Do you need to register on a server if you play some MMORPG? Usually you do, how else are you going to authenticate with it?

However I dislike when even casual multiplayer games (which don't have a scale of massive on-line RPG) require you to use only their dedicated servers. It's not really DRM, but rather a form of lock-in. In the past such games allowed to be launched in server mode, and players could even play it over LAN in that way.

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Quoting: Avehicle7887Ehhh, not sure why devs keep making these kind of deals, if they were lacking funds I can understand that but on the other side of the coin, there are alternative ways of obtaining funds such as kickstarter.

I'm sure they've had their reasons but looking at the bigger picture here they're leaving 3 platforms dry which could mean some good profit, especially from the PS4 side.

Indeed, any exclusivity is a stupid thing for developers if they have a good game. But may be they aren't confident if their game will sell well, and prefer one time cut from those who push exclusive limitations (MS) to long term profit from maximum possible platforms and distributors. If they aren't confident in their own creation - it's already a problem anyway.

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And it's out on GOG now too: https://www.gog.com/game/divinity_original_sin_enhanced_edition [External Link]

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Quoting: HamishObviously the whole point of the service is to promote raw creativity, and these games do deserve their place on the service, but itch.io really does need a way to separate the cream from the crop.

On the other end is GOG, which is very curated and sometimes rejects games for their own undisclosed reasons (like Dex for example). In general, if you want an easy place to find good games - some entry barrier like GOG requires is a must, but it still can be skewed because perception of what is a good game, is to a degree subjective.

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