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Posted October 07, 2014
Don't miss the Demon War expansion, 50% off like the main game!

Din's Curse, a astoundingly deep and replayable hack-and-slash type fantasy RPG with randomized world generation, is available 50% off for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux. That's only $4.99 for the first week. For that time, you can also get the Demon War expansion for $2.49.

In Din's Curse, you will explore an extensive underground, slaying dangerous monsters, solving dynamic quests, dodging deadly traps, and in your spare time, plundering loot. Quell uprisings, flush out traitors, kill assassins, cure plagues, purge curses, end wars, and complete other dangerous quests or the danger WILL escalate. Not all is as it seems though, traitors will gladly stab you in the back, renegades can revolt against the town, spies can set up ambushes, and items might even curse or possess your friends.
Choose one of 141 class combinations and journey to an infinite number of dynamically generated towns with vastly different problems. Every game is a surprise! Your actions have real consequences in this dynamic, evolving world. Your choices actually matter!

If you're up for a truly original, open-ended action-RPG experience, make sure you pick up both Din's Curse and it's Demon War add-on for only $7.48 total. The 50% off special release discount for both will last until Tuesday, October 14, at 1:59PM GMT.
Posted October 07, 2014
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tinyE: SIDE NOTE, since it was mentioned in comparison, am I the only one who found Dungeon Siege incredible for the first few hours and then repulsively boring for the last 10?
Only reason I ever bought it was to play Ultima V Lazarus and The Ultima 6 Project :-p. The game itself was otherwise, iirc, pretty mediocre.
Post edited October 07, 2014 by Petrell
Posted October 07, 2014
Instant purchase thanks to a recommendation by Judas. Looks like fun!
Posted October 07, 2014
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tinyE: SIDE NOTE, since it was mentioned in comparison, am I the only one who found Dungeon Siege incredible for the first few hours and then repulsively boring for the last 10?
Eh, its main problem is the lack of an interesting story\quests.
The base "campaign" is like a long tunnel level in which you just hack&slash everything.
I somewhat liked it enough, however, for the graphic, music, party option and the phat loot.
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phaolo: I've never heard of this game before. It has a nice look, but the graphics seems similar to Dungeon Siege (in 2002).
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JudasIscariot: Yeah but the gameplay is solid in this one :) When was the last time an action RPG killed off your shopkeepers via a demon invasion? :D
Ok, maybe I'll give it a try in the future then ; )
Post edited October 07, 2014 by phaolo
Posted October 07, 2014
Guys and gals, repeat after me loudly: DROX-O-PE-RA-TIVE!!! Soooooon on GOG.
Posted October 07, 2014
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Coelocanth: Kind of how I felt about Torchlight, although I wouldn't say I found it incredible for the first couple hours. Interesting and kind of fun, yes. But after that I found it a yawn fest, shut the game down, uninstalled, and never looked back.
Nah, Torchlight just sucked. Really don't understand why people like it. It's like they tried to make it the dullest, soul-less game in the history of gaming.
Posted October 07, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Instant purchase thanks to a recommendation by Judas. Looks like fun!
You'll get your money's worth out of it for sure :)
Posted October 07, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Instant purchase thanks to a recommendation by Judas. Looks like fun!
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JudasIscariot: You'll get your money's worth out of it for sure :)
It sure looks like it.

I didn't even notice the Demon War expansion when I went to check out. Have to add that on now too. :)
Posted October 07, 2014
I've never heard of this game before. What is it like? Does it run in a window?
Post edited October 07, 2014 by IronArcturus
Posted October 07, 2014
Comment on the game: I've never been a fan of "randomized world generation," which too often ends up meaning "every playthrough is different, but they're all kind of dull." Of course, I realize it's a staple of the Rogue-like genre, so I'm not dismissing the idea entirely. In any event, it looks like an interesting game, and it was modestly well-reviewed, but I think I'll hold off until my existing RPG backlog is under a little better control.

Comment on the release: So this has a multiplayer mode, apparently, according to the gamecard information summary thing. Wouldn't know it from the release or gamecard descriptions, which doesn't even bother to mention the multiplayer aspect, let alone give any details about what it's like or how it works. Not great, GOG.
Post edited October 07, 2014 by BadDecissions
Posted October 07, 2014
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thuey: Nah, Torchlight just sucked. Really don't understand why people like it. It's like they tried to make it the dullest, soul-less game in the history of gaming.
It does get rather dull and formulaic after a while. Though the absolutely most workmanlike game in this genre is Space Hack. It plays like a game written by a computer, with predictable and unexciting escalation of items and monsters. It's so lacking in soul that you're in danger of it sucking yours out.
Posted October 07, 2014
Nice Release! I like ARPGs so i will have to grab this one day. :D
Posted October 07, 2014
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JudasIscariot: You'll get your money's worth out of it for sure :)
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IAmSinistar: It sure looks like it.

I didn't even notice the Demon War expansion when I went to check out. Have to add that on now too. :)
And no regional price :)
Posted October 07, 2014
Damn you GOG! Not content with emptying the last remaining pennies from my account with the Mutator Sale (I got 6 games but only 3 mutants that I ended up giving away!) you end the discount on this one the day before payday!

skulks off to a corner to sulk!
Post edited October 07, 2014 by LynetteC
Posted October 07, 2014
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IronArcturus: I've never heard of this game before. What is it like? Does it run in a window?
I don't know if it runs in a window, but it's a random dynamic Action RPG (Diablo, Torchlight). The big selling points are the fact that quests have consequences, monsters can overrun your town and the people of the town interact both openly and "behind the scenes" with / against you and each other. Check out the Enigmatic Hint thread for a few ideas of what can happen in a playthrough.
Posted October 07, 2014
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BadDecissions: Comment on the game: I've never been a fan of "randomized world generation," which too often ends up meaning "every playthrough is different, but they're all kind of dull." Of course, I realize it's a staple of the Rogue-like genre, so I'm not dismissing the idea entirely. In any event, it looks like an interesting game, and it was modestly well-reviewed, but I think I'll hold off until my existing RPG backlog is under a little better control.

Comment on the release: So this has a multiplayer mode, apparently, according to the gamecard. Wouldn't know it from the release, which doesn't even bother to mention the multiplayer aspect, let alone give any details about what it's like or how it works. Not great.
I do like the whole concept of "randomized levels" in Roguelike games. I wish more games would use that idea so they would have more replay value. Have you ever played the Binding of Isaac? It's an incredibly difficult Roguelike game, but I certainly wouldn't call it dull! Spelunky is another fun game too.
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