Any chance for other games to be released?

[Veles]

Harry Potter series, Battle for Middle Earth are part of my fond memories. I know it is very unlikely to release them due to licence issues (I am sure EA higher-ups are banging their heads on the wall in this age of nostalgia and game preservation), but there is no excuse for American McGee's Alice or Sims Stories. I can still play Jade Empire (of which I am very thankful) or Ultima series which are either older or as old as these abandonware. I don't need to tell the value of finding random game like that is actually cool like Lost in Random. I haven't even heard of Pompolus before. I am sure it can help improve image of the company, something EA needs to work very hard on (The Saboteur is a good step).

[Veles]

Originally posted by gamer:

Originally posted by Veles:

there is no excuse for American McGee's Alice or Sims Stories

Madness Returns had the HD remaster for the original game, and there's a guide on the Madness Returns hub that shows you how to play it. I don't believe the original game had any digital release. As for Stories, there's no demand for it (I forgot they existed until you mentioned them) and they're lesser versions of Sims 2 similar to the console ports anyway. If that's the experience you're looking for, Sims 1 and 2's console ports weren't bad at all and they're pretty easy to buy elsewhere.

Originally posted by Veles:

I don't need to tell the value of finding random game like that is actually cool like Lost in Random.

They're experiences you don't often get anymore because publishers will gladly shaft these projects in favor of their AAA offerings (that 9/10 end up as disasters these days). If you really wanna start diving in, older PC games are a great start, and seeing as you're familiar with some of them you shouldn't have much trouble as far as playing them. The retro/classics section on Steam has plenty of good stuff like Outcast and Vangers. Indie is a little spottier I find, indies pre-2014 are some of the more interesting projects compared to what you get now.

Originally posted by Veles:

I am sure it can help improve image of the company, something EA needs to work very hard on

This mostly only happened because the C&C community pushed for the old games to get released on Steam. If Steam sees a release of Origin Systems's games or the classic NFS games, cool, but I wouldn't hold my breath. Besides, I don't think EA cares about their rep that much anyway so long as the sports games sell like they do.

1. I played last year Alice Madness Returns and I was blown away. It just gave me the pure joy of the 3D platformers like Prince of Persia, Harry Potter, Tomb Raider, Asterix, etc. From what I've understand original Alice was included in a package back in 2011 with Madness Returns, but due to blunder on EA part, they somehow either lost, forgot or corrupted files of Alice Madness Returns pre-order package. Few cosmetics is not a big deal, but losing entire game is just stupid. As for Sims, I didn't know that was actually Sims 2. I just remember playing Sims Pets and Sims Life Stories. Still, there is no reason for EA not to release older Sims games, just like there is no reason for EA not to release American McGee's Alice. At least there is always My Abandonware.
2. Funny that you mentioned, Outcast and Vangers. Outcast looks very interesting game and there is Vangers waiting for me on GOG. Yes, I am not the younger generation of today. I started gaming back in the late 90s, so I can be considered a veteran and I always played on PC. We all missed missed gems of our time, just like gamers today miss some gems of their time. It is perfectly normal, because gamming is one of the things we do for fun in our free time. Still, despite everything, there is no reason for me or young generations to not have access to older games. There is reason why modern Wolfenstein and DOOM games added Wolfenstein 3D and DOOM 3D as hidden levels. You can even play Daikatana, and tough it is indeed terrible game, that doesn't mean it should be left and forgotten. Bad games are just as much part of the history as good games and at very least should serve as a lesson why they failed. Most big publishers and developers of today are what they are because of my generation who have strong sentimentality and idolize past (Call of Duty, GTA, The Elder Scrolls).
3. That package already existed in EA app/Origin. In grand scheme of things, it changed nothing. I could've buyed that package on their platform, but I only wanted selected few. Releasing that same package on Steam changes nothing and out of principle I don't want to even touch that abomination that shall not be named from 2010, not even in a package. As for EA image, I am sure they care and it hurts them. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone out of their way to kick their former CEO after Mass Effect 3 ending scandal and disaster of Dead Space 3. Disney even warned them after Battlefront 2 microtransaction if they return to their ways of early 2010s, they will be in serious trouble and that surly worries them greatly.. I am sure Ubisoft is falling apart right now because of the reputation it currently has and EA is probably aware of that.

[Ingel Riday]

I'll be real... if EA found a licensing way to re-release The Lord of the Rings: Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King on PC... I'd buy them in a heartbeat. I miss those games and my copies are so old that I'm pretty sure they'd snap in two if I tried to use them on my ol' consoles.

Would't even need any AI-up-scaled textures. Just get them compatible with modern drivers and able to recognize a modern controller and I'd be chomping at the bit. 800 x 600 resolution. Fine. :-P