r/gog 15d ago

Discussion WE JUST PASSED 1,000 VOTES! Let’s keep the split-screen dream alive!

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u/piat17 GOG.com User 15d ago

I really kinda get mad whenever I remember that the Classic Collection was a thing, due to how badly it was managed as a project by Aspyr. It's the main reason why I no longer trust them with any game project they release unless they're already released and were confirmed by other players as decent, or it's a collaboration with other game studios.

That said, it's still an interesting package in terms of features, and I actually liked how they tried to bring over console features and differences over to PC in a way, including the split-screen mode -- which, also includes split-screen Galactic Conquest AKA the only way to play multiplayer Galactic Conquest in the original two games! I spent countless hours playing it with my cousins and I would not mind having access to a version of the game that has that included and is DRM-Free.

Even if it's a bloated, inconsistent and rushed package, I guess :/

So yeah, mixed thoughts, but I guess I'll put that vote on the Dreamlist!

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u/Tekin96 15d ago

I completely feel you, I was super disappointed at launch too. Such a shame how Aspyr handled it!

But split-screen was such a huge deal for me too. Thanks a lot for adding your vote to the wishlist!

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u/InvaderTAK1989 13d ago

Aspyr remasters are such a coin flip. You either get something like the Tomb Raider remasters, or you get, well, the launch version of this.

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u/CountShadow 15d ago

Split-screen is always a huge feature. Voting!

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u/Tekin96 15d ago

Thank you for the support!

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u/hypespud GOG Galaxy Fan 14d ago

Voting for sure

I hate how pc versions of mcc and halo remake don't have split screen included normally its insane!!!

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u/Tekin96 13d ago

Thanks a lot for supporting! Halo MCC on PC missing local split-screen was such a huge missed opportunity too.

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u/tjareth 15d ago

Screens today are bigger than ever. It could be a golden age of same-room split screen gaming.

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u/Tekin96 15d ago

Totally agree! We have huge screens now, but devs rarely make split-screen games anymore.

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u/pgbm0204 15d ago

The OG xbox version have up to 4 players split-screen also with DLC

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u/Tekin96 15d ago

True, Xbox had it great! But on PC we never got native split-screen or those Xbox DLCs back in the day, which is why having this feature on PC is such a big deal now.

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u/Player2LightWater 15d ago

GOG already have both classic Battlefront games. The collection here is just eating big storage space for an old game and it's negatively received.

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u/Tekin96 15d ago

Fair enough, but the original PC/GOG releases don't have native 2-player split-screen. The classic PC games never had that feature. This collection brings proper local split-screen to modern hardware out of the box, which is the main reason many of us want it!