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Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by Andrew_nenakhov »

whateveracct wrote: post #16
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

I bought it on Steam at launch. Do I not own it anymore either?

I don't think the word 'own' can be fully applied to digital items at all. I've lost count of various apps that were one bought by me and then just disappeared from the stores. The big part of it is constantly changing requirements by the AppStores, for many small developers it is impossible to keep up with all the os updates, reworking of permissions, new privacy policies, etc, for all old titles.

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by Andrew_nenakhov »

lozenge wrote: post #15
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

I believe you, but... Are you going to the Purchases section of Google Play Store, or just using the main search?

Both. Just disappeared from my purchases. It is installed on one of my devices, and in android there is a button that leads from an app shortcut to Play Store page [0], but pressing it just brings you to a blanc page that displays an endless loading indicator.

[0]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twodboy.wo...

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by yaomtc »

vsnf wrote: post #2

I'm looking forward to this, the original was excellent. Made very much in the spirit of Newground's flash games. Replaying it on iOS kind of sucked though. Touch, with fingers obscuring the precise location of each gooball is an exercise in frustration.

It came to iPad a year before iPhone likely for that reason. Maybe the smaller screen needed a zoom-in feature?

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by danielskogly »

TheCaptain4815 wrote: post #6

Can’t wait for this one, I remember reading an article in which they say 90% of their copies were pirated. I hope they are able to fix this somehow.

I pirated it too back then, and bought two copies years later. Sent them an email when I did so and got this reply from Ron Carmel almost exactly 10 years ago (2013-12-18):

> thanks, daniel! tons of people play world of goo without paying for it, and we're ok with it. we think that sometimes buying the game makes sense (when you can afford it and it doesn't feel like a big expense) and sometimes it doesn't (when you can't get access to a payment system, when you're poor, or if you're living in a place where the price of the game sounds outrageous).

> anyway, appreciate your support now, and glad you are enjoying it!

> ron

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by yaomtc »

whateveracct wrote: post #16
Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

I bought it on Steam at launch. Do I not own it anymore either?

Still in my Steam library.

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by meibo »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #22
lozenge wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I believe you, but... Are you going to the Purchases section of Google Play Store, or just using the main search?

Both. Just disappeared from my purchases. It is installed on one of my devices, and in android there is a button that leads from an app shortcut to Play Store page [0], but pressing it just brings you to a blanc page that displays an endless loading indicator. [0]: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.twodboy.wo...

I wonder if this is some kind of regional issue. I also bought this version(about 10 years ago?) and was able to reinstall it and play just fine directly from the link you posted.

EDIT: Looks like it doesn't scale correctly though, and I get a warning that the game doesn't support my version of Android! What a shame.

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by yaomtc »

Andrew_nenakhov wrote: post #11
muzani wrote: post #7

If anyone wants to play the original before getting this one, it's part of the Netflix subscription on mobile.

Btw this sucks. I'm a big fan of World of Goo, and bought it on every platform that I use: directly, on Steam, on Google Play and on Apple AppStore. Recently I wanted to install it on my phone and found out, that my bought version of World of Goo on Google Play is no longer available, because, surprise, Netflix. Not only it stole my bought app from me, it also prohibits me from buying it again because Netflix is not…

From what I can tell, it's because the original game was not updated for newer versions of Android. I went to the Play Store, switched to my older Google account, and found it in "manage apps" by switching to "not installed", selecting the "games" filter, and scrolling to the bottom, where World of Goo (the original) says "not available for device". Tapping it shows the listing, where it says "Your device isn't compatible with this version"

Google Play used to show when an app was last updated. This appears to longer be the case. However a reviewer says it has been "abandoned since 2013", which explains why Google Play won't let me play it on a Pixel 6a, with an Android version 10 years newer.

Android just doesn't have the backwards compatibility of Windows or Linux.

Re: World of Goo 2

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Post by Grimblewald »

vsnf wrote: post #19
Grimblewald wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

We may be able to decrease that just a tiny bit. I did buy it legit, twice, but its a pain in the ass to keep a track of whats going on with licensing, which platform do i have licenses on? What platform did i get migrated to without knowledge or consent? Etc. but it is a nice game to come back to every now and then. So i dont buy it anymore but when i feel like playing i pirate it, i figure i own it on at least two…

Why not pirate the old War3?

Not quite on the level of world of goo and piracy is its own bag of hassles
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