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Put your costume on, John!

Costume Quest, a true to its roots RPG disguised in a colorful outfit of a cartoony Halloween adventure, is now available 50% off on GOG.com. That's only $7.49 for the next two days!

Ah, to be a kid on Halloween! On this one special night the veil between reality and imagination was lifted and anything could happen. The world was full of strange creatures, dangerous monsters, and incredible adventures. The best part was, however, becoming someone you were not. You would put on a Jedi costume, and felt like the fate of the galaxy rested in your little hands. You would become a Knight of the Round Table, and never minded the fact, that your armor is made of tin foil and cardboard. You would strap on a vacuum-cleaner proton pack and a brown jumpsuit and go hunting ghosts in the alleys. On that one night ghosts, dragon, and Sith lords felt real too.

Costume Quest, created by Tim Schafer's Double Fine, tries to capture the spirit of those nights when you were a kid, and everything felt real to you on Halloween. With traditional RPG mechanics, including turn based combat, it tells a story of a group of kids on their incredible adventure. Rescuing your kidnaped sibling is a true quest when you're 8 years old, and even more so when the neighborhood is infested with all sorts of monsters, brought to our world by magic. Luckily, you have the special powers of your costume to help you on your way!

It's time to go trick-or-treating, so dress up and conquer your neighborhood in Costume Quest, for only $7.49 until Thursday, November 15, at 10.59 AM GMT.
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gameon: Downvoting still sucks though. I wish that feature could be removed.
Downvoting is awesome. A user reads someone's post, rages, downvotes and forgets. "Yay! Take that, evildoer! Serves you right for being so stupid! Eat that -1! I win!" I suspect downvoting prevents a lot of rageposting and trying to "win" discussions.
It mentions "for kids..." Anyone care to confirm and comment?
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muttly13: It mentions "for kids..." Anyone care to confirm and comment?
For kids, eh? Then once again I say there's no reason we can't see the Humongous Entertainment classics on here, too. ;)
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muttly13: It mentions "for kids..." Anyone care to confirm and comment?
I think it's a good game for kids - it's about friendship, after all. :) To make the story short, it's about a kid saving his or her (you can choose which one to be, boy or girl) sibling from Halloween bad guys, embarking on the adventure with friends, and ultimately beating the evil queen. It's pretty straightforward and free of any controversial themes, much like a morning cartoon, focusing more on the fantastic, imaginative stuff that makes being a kid so awesome.

It's a bit repetitive though, especially when it comes to the expansion, but the base game, at least, is very fun and enjoyable. The only thing that would make it even better for kids would be hot-seat multiplayer or something like that, heh. I don't have any children, but this would be a game I'd buy for them if I had. Hope this helps!
Good god, more Double Fine! People seem to not like it much, but at least it opens the doors for other DF games.
I played up until the Mall (got the astronaut, yay!) and I love it. What I'm really missing, though, is voiceover, actual voice actors, maybe in the style of the South Park children or similar (without the amounts of swearing, maybe). That would've added so much to this game. I guess there is none, not in any version of it?
Post edited November 15, 2012 by gogskel
Halloween game? Cool.

Single digit play time? Not so much.
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gogskel: I played up until the Mall (got the astronaut, yay!) and I love it. What I'm really missing, though, is voiceover, actual voice actors, maybe in the style of the South Park children or similar (without the amounts of swearing, maybe). That would've added so much to this game. I guess there is none, not in any version of it?
Nope. IIRC those games where "small" games made on a limited budget while DF was struggling with some legal issues. I really don't mind, as I find this fuels my nostalgia :-).
With games like this I always fear that more time was spent making it "unique" and "clever" than making a good amount of quality content :/ I could be wrong in this case, but history seems to be in my favour
Post edited November 15, 2012 by HiPhish
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HiPhish: With games like this I always fear that more time was spent making it "unique" and "clever" than making a good amount of quality content :/ I could be wrong in this case, but history seems to be in my favour
It's just a short game for children, designed to be played over one or two days at Halloween.
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Asbeau: It's just a short game for children, designed to be played over one or two days at Halloween.
Yes, I know what you mean, but I never saw that whole "it's made for children" as an excuse for lower quality. Super Mario Bros. games are made for children and they are the best 2D action platformers that exist. Imagine you are a child who gets only one or two games per year, you'd be disappointed by a game that last only a couple of hours. Sure, you can beat Super Mario Bros. in five minutes, but only if you have the skill, otherwise you'll get several months of playtime out of it.
i finished this game this year and awesome. Good to see at gog.
Post edited November 15, 2012 by eny4lios
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gixgox: Oh, and I really, really want The Cave DRM free,
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SirPrimalform: Published by Sega...
But it's allowed to dream...
Weird release timing, a Halloween game in... mid-November.

This is a game I find it hard to review. On the one hand, it's a creative topic, and grabbed me pretty compulsively to play it, and I remember some fun playing it.

I find it hard to forget.

But on the other hand, it seemed to be shallow, and often tedious to play, kind of mindless activity. Like a bad tv show but one that pulls you in anyway.

In particular, the 'combat' part of the game is numbingly simple and repetitive, and IMO unbalanced as well, some costumes are better. Though it can have a little thrill at times.

Some of the combat costumers are 'nice ideas' but just don't go well, others seem far better, and a lot rides on the roll of the dice. Some needs a good number of retries for a good roll.

I partly want to say 'the good things make this a recommend' and partly 'shallow, tedious, not much there, better to avoid'.

This is mainly comments for adults - kids are probably a better market, but adults can enjoy.
Post edited November 15, 2012 by Craig234
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SirPrimalform: Published by Sega...
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gixgox: But it's allowed to dream...
But of course, we can dream together...