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A unique casual indie game from Mountains and Annapurna Interactive is now available on GOG.COM. The main protagonist of Florence seems a little stuck in her everyday routine, consisting of work, sleep, and social media activities.

Then one day, she meets a cello player named Krish. Suddenly her life changes completely…
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Meh. Almost the entire Devolver Digital catalog is presented here, including fresh and even upcoming games, but GOG still doesn't want to bring Serious Sam 2, 3 and HD or Marc Ecko's Getting Up here.
It takes two to tango. Maybe it's not GOG who is not interested in a release here?

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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Can we please start looking at the real feedback that releases like this get on GOG?
Take a look at Sally Face, for example (wishlist = 6). Highly demanded best-seller on GOG, isn't it?
Really, why do we need games that have hundreds or even thousands of votes on the community wishlist (like the Serious Sam series described above) when we have such gems instead?
You are mistaken if you believe that the numbers of votes on the wishlist have direct influence on which games are released on GOG.
Sure, it's an (easily abused!) indicator for how many GOG-users (and of these only the forum-users) would like a game to be released here.
And maybe the numbers on the wishlist can be used to convince certain publishers to release a certain game here.
But just because game X has 25.000 wishlist votes, doesn't mean that game X will definitely see a release here.
And that may have various reasons (legal limbo/technical problems/Publishers simply not interested in the low number of potential sales on GOG - with which I mean: low in comparison to the Steam numbers)
Tl;dr: high number of wishlist votes != automatic release.
Likewise, the fact that games like "Sally Face" or "Florence" only have a wishlist with votes in the single digits, is no reason, that they can't be allowed to be released here.
It's simply so, that in the case of these two games, both - GOG and the Publishers - had an interest to release these games here.
Tl;dr: low number of wishlist votes != automatic rejection.
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: And I'm tired of rejected games that have a lot more votes on the community wishlist than this one.
Since when should I have less rights to express my opinion than DerBesserwisser?
You may be tired, but that doesn't mean that the rest of us can't also be tired of reading the same old bitching and whining in almost every single release thread.
Btw: DerBesserwisser (and now I) only expressed his opinion as reaction to your initial rant.
So, I guess, one could ask: "Since when should DerBesserwisser have less rights than you, to express his opinion?"

Edit: typo/missing letter
Post edited February 14, 2020 by BreOl72
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NuffCatnip: The developer has a few games on here already, that's probably why this game was released here.
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Meh. Almost the entire Devolver Digital catalog is presented here, including fresh and even upcoming games, but GOG still doesn't want to bring Serious Sam 2, 3 and HD or Marc Ecko's Getting Up here.
You really believe GOG doesn't want more Serious Sam games here? :-/ I'm pretty damn sure it's Croteam who stopped wanting to have their games on GOG. (The Talos Principle isn't here either and it has a vote count similar to Serious Sam 2.) I know SS2 has been on Steam for years now but I still think GOG would consider it worthwhile to have it and the other missing SS games here. (I know some folks here are skeptical of the wishlist, but the games do have hundreds of votes, in the case of SS2 it has 1,300, good amounts in the context of the wishlist)

I'd save the peevedness for clearly rejected titles that have a decent number of votes, like The Quest and co.
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DerBesserwisser: snip
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: When you buy this game and show a receipt in this topic, then we will talk.
Picture attached.

Will you please shut up now? I'm really tired of all the bitching and whining in every release thread. There are about 3000 catalogue entries on GOG by now. If you can't find anything interesting it says a lot more about you than about GOG's curation team.
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AlienMind: (...)
Tell me which one of those shitburgers you would have released today: https://store.steampowered.com/search/?sort_by=Released_DESC&category1=998&category3=2&os=win&supportedlang=english

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Hello "AlienMind",

Most likely it was not your intention -- and usually I do not give a dime about what is being released (daily) on other distribution services -- but I took a look and found something interesting (at least for me)!

My answer to your (rhethorical) question would be:

Offroad Mania (by Active Games)

Offroad Mania
>tigsource forum entry

There is even a free (html5) web-based demo of an earlier development build.
And I am a huge fan of solitary challenge- instead of race-based offroad simulations and arcade games, such as Screamer 4x4 ("Bleifuss Offroad"), Cabela's 4x4 Offroad Adventure series, a.o.

So, thank you very much for pointing me in that direction in the first place!

Kind regards,
foxgog

P.S.: If someone from the GOG.com staff is reading this, could you please try to get Offroad Mania released here on GOG.com, as well.
Before someone comments on it, I already wrote the developer an e-mail asking him about the possibility to release this game here, too.

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Oh, I almost forgot... On topic of the release of Florence:
I am not sure, yet. The art style is intriguing, but I do not have much clues on the actual gameplay based on the trailer and screenshots. It looks a little familiar to some of the simple and brief interactions / activities in Wario Ware Inc. games -- or am I judging it wrong?
Post edited February 14, 2020 by foxgog
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zgrillo2004: game looks like it was made for SJWs. No thanks.
intellectual lee barren.
Nice. Not really my cup of tea, but for the price I'll end up getting it at some point. Wishlisted for now.
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When GOG has ignorantly rejected games that are literally top-of-their-genre in the past, and now seems to accept as many hyper-niche indie games of dubious quality as they can... yeah, I feel hard done by.

I'll stop complaining about releases like this the day GOG un-rejects Mushihimesama and the other Degica published shmups.
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Meh. Almost the entire Devolver Digital catalog is presented here, including fresh and even upcoming games, but GOG still doesn't want to bring Serious Sam 2, 3 and HD or Marc Ecko's Getting Up here.
To be fair to GOG, this one is all on Croteam, they don't want to release anything else DRM free, they actively don't want to bring any more games here.

Also you need to accept that the wishlist is just faux-interactivity, it's a hollow, meaningless concept that has little to no bearing on what ends up here.
Post edited February 14, 2020 by ReynardFox
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ReynardFox: When GOG has ignorantly rejected games that are literally top-of-their-genre in the past, and now seems to accept as many hyper-niche indie games of dubious quality as they can... yeah, I feel hard done by.

I'll stop complaining about releases like this the day GOG un-rejects Mushihimesama and the other Degica published shmups.
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Meh. Almost the entire Devolver Digital catalog is presented here, including fresh and even upcoming games, but GOG still doesn't want to bring Serious Sam 2, 3 and HD or Marc Ecko's Getting Up here.
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ReynardFox: To be fair to GOG, this one is all on Croteam, they don't want to release anything else DRM free, they actively don't want to bring any more games here.

Also you need to accept that the wishlist is just faux-interactivity, it's a hollow, meaningless concept that has little to no bearing on what ends up here.
Very well said, better then I put it. Oh course I got downvoted by all the blind fanboys and the anything goes if it's called art soyboys.

As someone that has actually gotten games on gog by asking the devs and being told 'gog didn't want to work with us' despite having a strong history of games and sales and then asking gog to work with them after their games sold a heap, I just shake my head at some of the curated decisions.
Post edited February 14, 2020 by David9855
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nightcraw1er.488: It was already here as Indev, then it was removed. I would hazard a guess that they either wanted drm included or would not put coop via galaxy.
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Tarhiel: I still have it in my backlog, so I would assume it will be released here as well.

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igrok: I haven't played it, but isn't it just another generic Diablo clone?
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Tarhiel: I haven´t played it yet, but based on Steam reviews so far, people are happy with how it turned out.
It took them long time to develop it, one of the games with longest "inDev" status here.
GOG is now more careful with who they allow on board in InDev - usually that game is not far from release.
Well, it was removed completely:
https://www.gog.com/forum/general/removal_of_wolcen_lords_of_mayhem/page1

That’s not to say that there might not be a full release here at some point, though I suspect the whole business has soured sellers and customers alike so would not hold out hope.
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ReynardFox: When GOG has ignorantly rejected games that are literally top-of-their-genre in the past, and now seems to accept as many hyper-niche indie games of dubious quality as they can... yeah, I feel hard done by.

I'll stop complaining about releases like this the day GOG un-rejects Mushihimesama and the other Degica published shmups.
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Meh. Almost the entire Devolver Digital catalog is presented here, including fresh and even upcoming games, but GOG still doesn't want to bring Serious Sam 2, 3 and HD or Marc Ecko's Getting Up here.
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ReynardFox: To be fair to GOG, this one is all on Croteam, they don't want to release anything else DRM free, they actively don't want to bring any more games here.

Also you need to accept that the wishlist is just faux-interactivity, it's a hollow, meaningless concept that has little to no bearing on what ends up here.
Well, Blade runner did end up here though
im not so sure it woud have ended up here withouth some means for the devs/publisher to gauge interest.
The wishlist isnt some instant gratification list that some people seams to belive.
Sure, the curation isnt always on point but that doesnt mean the wishlist have no value or is just some faux-interactivity, or a hollow, meaningless concept as you say.
Post edited February 14, 2020 by Lodium
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Lodium: hmm, the art style seamed a bit simplistic from the screenshots alone
allthough this does not have to be a negative
the price also seamed a little steep for a 30 min game
can Anyone that have played it give some impressions?
Bought it, played it, wrote a quick review on it.
Check the store page ;)
Post edited February 14, 2020 by rob.liefeld
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Tarhiel: Easy there. Wolcen should be released today as well :)
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nightcraw1er.488: It was already here as Indev, then it was removed. I would hazard a guess that they either wanted drm included or would not put coop via galaxy.
According to GOG back then the reason was (once again) that they felt unable to update multiple platforms. According to the latest playtests (02/12/2020) the game has been stripped of several features that were promised on KS and was at time of testing extremely buggy (including multiple and reproduceable crashs) - however then they were told that they (the publisher) made a mistake and were sent a non finished version and not the review version.All those bugs should be fixed until release (one day away). The testers were sceptic but promised to test the game again after release.

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NuffCatnip: The developer has a few games on here already, that's probably why this game was released here.
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: Meh. Almost the entire Devolver Digital catalog is presented here, including fresh and even upcoming games, but GOG still doesn't want to bring Serious Sam 2, 3 and HD or Marc Ecko's Getting Up here.
Really, why do we need games that have hundreds or even thousands of votes on the community wishlist (like the Serious Sam series described above) when we have such gems instead?
Did it even occur to you that GOG maybe actually would WANT to bring those game to the store but simply cannot? Bringing a game here requires (at least) TWO not just one party and BOTH will have to agree (sorry, but that'S the way contracts are working). One game released here is not the reason another game is not released. Maybe look up how this business is working for real and then come back and complain with some actual arguments.
Post edited February 14, 2020 by MarkoH01
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ReynardFox: To be fair to GOG, this one is all on Croteam, they don't want to release anything else DRM free, they actively don't want to bring any more games here.
Sounds about right. Talos Principle even had DRM on the Epic freebie as well as on Steam.
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David9855: As someone that has actually gotten games on gog by asking the devs and being told 'gog didn't want to work with us' despite having a strong history of games and sales and then asking gog to work with them after their games sold a heap, I just shake my head at some of the curated decisions.
And imo that is completely understandable from your POV. I've experienced contacts with devs who got their game rejected and those that were accepted. I even experienced a contact with a dev who gets his game unrejected years later .. such things do happen in every curated store and if it is a game one is interested in it is sad and it feels wrong. However curation will always be subjective and GOG is probably deciding on the fact that THEY think the game will get customers interested. There's no other reason why they should reject any game if they don't have any troubles of the legal kind or a quarrel with the devs in question - everything else is illogical. In hindsight GOG may often think that they made the wrong decision but that is also a thing that can happen. GOG is far from being without any fault and they also don't have a crystal ball that is telling them about future sales. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. Whenever GOG is rejecting a game you personally think would be a good sell here you can only try to convince GOG that many are interested in it - that's by the way the reason for the community wishlist.
Post edited February 14, 2020 by MarkoH01
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OHMYGODJCABOMB: And I'm tired of rejected games that have a lot more votes on the community wishlist than this one.

Since when should I have less rights to express my opinion than DerBesserwisser?
You have the right to express your opinion. You don't have the right to avoid consequences or criticism for doing so though.
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tfishell: I disagree this should automatically be free, however maybe more like $2.
Yes, I agree and that's why I am playing it on Android first, for 3 €, but will buy on GOG too if it goes on sale for much cheaper. Sadly GOG does not provide Android versions like Humble Store does, which is a bummer for mobile ports like this one.
Post edited February 14, 2020 by Dogmaus