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His name is not Mark.

Mark of the Ninja is the sneakiest one-of-a-kind stealth platformer that you’ll never see coming. How did it get here? We have no idea. The Special Edition is available for $5.99, for Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux, on GOG.com! If you’re just not ready for the commitment, grab the basic edition for only $4.99 and the Special Edition upgrade can be yours for another $1.66 when you’re ready for more. The 66% discount across all three items lasts until Friday, August 8, at 9:59AM GMT.

The Mark is a sacred tradition of the Hisomu ninja clan. Extracted from the leaves of a mysterious desert flower, its essence holds a great but dangerous power that will snap even the strongest of minds. Generations past have found a way to harness this gift of nature, to draw upon it in need and strike against those who threaten their way. You have volunteered to be marked with this essence. In doing so, you will become strong, an unstoppable force. You will become aware, one with your surroundings. You will become agile, neither seen nor heard. You will use this power to protect the Hisomu clan. But as your body drinks the ink marking your skin, you slowly descend into madness. And when insanity takes hold, when actions stop being your own, will you make the sacrifice to protect the clan? This is the mark of the ninja.

You won’t find a more ambitious foray into 2D stealth gameplay than Mark of the Ninja. A detailed and consistent sound and sight system, as well as non-linear level design give you the freedom to approach every objective in your own way. Whether you’re a predator relishing each kill, a phantom striking fear and disorder into enemy ranks, or no more than a gust of wind, you can expect the same level of satisfyingly challenging gameplay. Go one step further, complete challenges, and unlock additional suits and abilities to compliment your playstyle. Once you think you’ve seen it all… New Game+ awaits with a whole new set of rules to overcome. All of this gameplay, wrapped in smooth animation on beautifully drawn backdrops, is enough to make bystanders forget you’re playing a game.

Mark of the Ninja Special Edition expands your options with a completely fresh non-lethal playstyle. Don the garbs of Dosan, a ninja tattoo artist with his own bag of tricks, and discover the intrigue that lead up to the main story. Done it all? The DLC also includes detailed developer commentary (in six languages!) scattered throughout the campaign for a fresh take on the world of Mark of the Ninja.

Disappear into the shadows, delve into madness, and honor your Mark of the Ninja for only $5.99 on GOG.com!
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realkman666: It's just that buying on GOG used to be simpler than elsewhere. Game is up, has extras, buy. Now it's starting to look like Steam.
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inc09nito: My thoughts too. Now they are starting to ship games in Elite/Complete and Poor/Unfinished Editions.
That means a no buy here.
It's not quite the case with the "Mark..." since the "special edition" is fan demanded DLC, which includes behind the scenes commentaries since it seems the devs felt that they can't add enough of gameplay content to make it worth players while. So it's a standalone game with expansion packs. Why people never complained about expansion packs but they are going for pitchforks whenever DLC is mentioned?
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inc09nito: My thoughts too. Now they are starting to ship games in Elite/Complete and Poor/Unfinished Editions.
That means a no buy here.
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Angamoth: It's not quite the case with the "Mark..." since the "special edition" is fan demanded DLC, which includes behind the scenes commentaries since it seems the devs felt that they can't add enough of gameplay content to make it worth players while. So it's a standalone game with expansion packs. Why people never complained about expansion packs but they are going for pitchforks whenever DLC is mentioned?
Horse armor :)
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Angamoth: It's not quite the case with the "Mark..." since the "special edition" is fan demanded DLC, which includes behind the scenes commentaries since it seems the devs felt that they can't add enough of gameplay content to make it worth players while. So it's a standalone game with expansion packs. Why people never complained about expansion packs but they are going for pitchforks whenever DLC is mentioned?
Because DLC is a naughty and bad word.
Good game. Shame I already own it on steam.

CANNOT MEND SHAME! MUST SEPPUKU.
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Angamoth: It's not quite the case with the "Mark..." since the "special edition" is fan demanded DLC, which includes behind the scenes commentaries since it seems the devs felt that they can't add enough of gameplay content to make it worth players while. So it's a standalone game with expansion packs. Why people never complained about expansion packs but they are going for pitchforks whenever DLC is mentioned?
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JudasIscariot: Horse armor :)
Ok that one was super extra bad, and generally pre-knights of the nine DLCs for Oblivion were bad, but bad seeds don't warrant the general uproar, really.
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Smannesman: And the first Clone Wars animated series.
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Elmofongo: ONLY GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY ACTUALLY MADE THE STAR WARS PREQUALS GOOD :D

HEY SHOULD BE THE ONE TO DIRECT THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIE, NOT J.J. ABRAMS :P
You should also remember about the influential "Korgoth of Barbaria". He did a hell of a job with Aaron Springer. They should revisit the idea now that cartoons are weirder than ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep65rr-9qjQ
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JudasIscariot: Horse armor :)
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Angamoth: Ok that one was super extra bad, and generally pre-knights of the nine DLCs for Oblivion were bad, but bad seeds don't warrant the general uproar, really.
Well, horse armor never really went away, it still lurks in other games even to this day and I think that's part of the reason for the general uproar, if you don't mind my using your words :)
It's always better to play a game like this than act it out in real life. Otherwise you could cause yourself a serious ninjury.
god dammit , i was expecting to see microsoft as the publisher but.....nvm
Would instabuy if I didn't already have this.. :)
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Elmofongo: ONLY GENNDY TARTAKOVSKY ACTUALLY MADE THE STAR WARS PREQUALS GOOD :D

HEY SHOULD BE THE ONE TO DIRECT THE NEW STAR WARS MOVIE, NOT J.J. ABRAMS :P
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Cypisss: You should also remember about the influential "Korgoth of Barbaria". He did a hell of a job with Aaron Springer. They should revisit the idea now that cartoons are weirder than ever...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep65rr-9qjQ
Korgath reminded me of Metalocalypse. In a good way :)

And I loved the voice of Hoss Delgado as Korgoth ;)
Anybody else got the problem with only XBox-controller buttons showing in the gui?
My 360 controller is turned off...
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Hecke: Anybody else got the problem with only XBox-controller buttons showing in the gui?
My 360 controller is turned off...
There should be an option in the options menu to turn off/on on-screen key mapping.

Which brings me to why I came here. Is the screen supposed to shake like that? I noticed there was a vibration switch in the options menu but I thought that referred to the controller.
Well, time to start appropriating funds. Perhaps the 0MB bug will be fixed by then. :)
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Hecke: Anybody else got the problem with only XBox-controller buttons showing in the gui?
My 360 controller is turned off...
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tinyE: There should be an option in the options menu to turn off/on on-screen key mapping.

Which brings me to why I came here. Is the screen supposed to shake like that? I noticed there was a vibration switch in the options menu but I thought that referred to the controller.
No no, I meant it is showing xbox 360 buttons though I'm playing with keyboard and mouse. It never changes and it is annoying as hell.

Well I haven't recognized any screenshake and the options switch is "on".