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General discussion (archive)Release: American McGee's Grimm(58 posts)(58 posts)
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Posted November 19, 2013
Happily never after.
American McGee's Grimm, colorful and zany action-adventure title that comes in 23 self-contained episodes, half an hour each, and lets you "fix" all the popular fairy tales suffering from severe sweetness overdose, is available 20% off on GOG.com. That's only $7.99 for the first week.

Once upon a time, far far away, across seven seas and seven mountains something magical happened. It was quite miraculous, but at the same time scary. Bad things happened to some people in the process, and everyone involved got what they deserved, whether it was their lost heritage, revenge, punishment, or an important lesson about how life works. The folk passed the story on by word of mouth and by the time it got here, it was full of unicorns, fairy dust, and cotton candy. Which made it pointless. Now, we can't have that, can we?

American McGee's Grimm is a unique episodic action adventure experience that lets you visit 23 popular fairytales and put them back in their dark, twisted, and meaningful shape, how they always should have been. Each of the episodes has its very own setting, a stand-alone story, mad aesthetics, and that unmistakable American McGee feel to it. You can dive into one fairy tale after another or take them on one at a time for a daily 30-minute trip to absurd, colorful, and scary land of Grimm.

Don't hate fairytales for what they've become. Fix them instead, one at the time, in American McGee's Grimm, for only $7.99 on GOG.com. The 20% off release discount offer lasts until Tuesday, November 26, at 10:59AM GMT.
Posted November 19, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Perhaps ask Foxhack since he was all excited about it :)

I haven't had the time to play the game to give an honest opinion, sorry :/
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pds41: Are you allowed to give opinions on whether games GoG sell are any good?!
Of course! :)

But I prefer to know the game(s) before doing so because it's better that way :)

edit: wrong pronoun.
Post edited November 19, 2013 by JudasIscariot
Posted November 19, 2013
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pds41: Are you allowed to give opinions on whether games GoG sell are any good?!
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JudasIscariot: Of course! :)
Even bad ones? :P
Posted November 19, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Of course! :)
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F4LL0UT: Even bad ones? :P
"If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" - Southern wisdom :)
Posted November 19, 2013
Love these games. The "fixed" fairy-tale stories are hilarious, enough to have me laughing out loud numerous times. I didn't expect it at all because the gameplay is relatively straightforward (but still fun IMO, especially seeing how the previously-innocent-looking stuff in the game turns into some downright evil/awesome stuff). The games aren't like some epic undertaking like the Alice games, but they are pretty fun IMO. Definitely more "casual", but the black humour is awesome and pretty much my favorite part of the games.
Posted November 19, 2013
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F4LL0UT: Even bad ones? :P
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JudasIscariot: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" - Southern wisdom :)
"Complain, complain, complain!" - Polish Philosophy ;)

Although "complain" doesn't quite capture the beauty of "narzekaj".
Post edited November 19, 2013 by F4LL0UT
Posted November 19, 2013
Whatever this is, I'm just glad to get something new from American McGee and his twisted mind. It's surprising that he's gone indie on us as well, after his success with The EAmpire. American will be American whether for the biggies or in his new life in the indie scene I guess.
Posted November 19, 2013
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JudasIscariot: "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" - Southern wisdom :)
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F4LL0UT: "Complain, complain, complain!" - Polish Philosophy ;)

Although "complain" doesn't quite capture the beauty of "narzekaj".
Soooooo I guess anyone who makes a comment that has a bent that resembles a minus sign in an indie release thread is Polish then? :P
Posted November 19, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Soooooo I guess anyone who makes a comment that has a bent that resembles a minus sign in an indie release thread is Polish then? :P
I don't know, does eating hamburgers make me American? But in case you're accusing me of something: I just praised a game that has been panned by quite a few professional reviewers so... don't complain. :D
Posted November 19, 2013
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JudasIscariot: Soooooo I guess anyone who makes a comment that has a bent that resembles a minus sign in an indie release thread is Polish then? :P
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F4LL0UT: I don't know, does eating hamburgers make me American? But in case you're accusing me of something: I just praised a game that has been panned by quite a few professional reviewers so... don't complain. :D
Sorry, I was trying to make a joke but I failed, wasn't meaning to accuse of you of anything :/

Nie narzekam :P
Posted November 19, 2013
Is this like a point and click adventure game or is this more like a Psychonauts kind of adventure game? Looks really interesting. Would buy this in a heartbeat if its a point and click style adventure game.
Posted November 19, 2013
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RighteousNixon: Is this like a point and click adventure game or is this more like a Psychonauts kind of adventure game? Looks really interesting. Would buy this in a heartbeat if its a point and click style adventure game.
Sadly it's not... it's more like katamari damaske game style... only instead of collecting objects and becoming a bigger and bigger ball, you just wander around and corrupt the world by butt-stomping... A really repetitive and boring gameplay if you ask me.

Anybody care to contradict me ?
Posted November 19, 2013
Oh YES, I love american Mcgee games. When I have some extra money I will buy it.... Next, american Mcgee ALICE please GOG!
Posted November 19, 2013
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Leroux: So if the gameplay isn't all that great, how's the humor? Is it hilarious and original, did the designers do surprising and creative things with the fairy tales, or is that part kind of average, too?
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JudasIscariot: Perhaps ask Foxhack since he was all excited about it :)

I haven't had the time to play the game to give an honest opinion, sorry :/
Ha, I wish I could give an opinion.

I've wanted to play this game for -years-, but GameTap isn't available in Mexico, and there was no retail version released, so.
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