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Posted July 23, 2014
Watching beginnings of social decay, gloating or sneering at life's disarray.

Unrest - Special Edition, an fantastic RPG set in alternative ancient India, full of meaningful choices affecting the branching narrative, is available 10% off for Windows and Mac OS X, on GOG.com. That's $22.49 for the first week!

Set in a fantasy interpretation of ancient India, Unrest is an adventure RPG focused on story and choices. Play as five ordinary people who are struggling to get by in the in the famine-stricken city-state of Bhimra. Brave poverty, disease, treason, political and social upheaval. Face unique burdens and gripping dilemmas as you struggle to survive in each chapter...but choices made to help one character may well make life harder for another. In Unrest, there are no heroes of legend, there is no mystical quest, and fate has not chosen you. You're on your own.

Unrest - Special Edition lets you take on the role of a peasant girl faced with an arranged marriage, a priest troubled by his radical temple, a slum dweller with a dangerous past, an ambassador from a militant nation, and a mercenary captain far out of his depth - all as part of the same narrative. Hard decisions made in one chapter have consequences in the next. A choice made as one character may well determine the fate of another. There are no fail states in Unrest - if a character dies or fails in their objectives, that becomes part of the tale. Organic, branching dialogues designed to offer an unparalleled level of control and involvement to the player. The Special Edition offered here comes with The Unrest OST, a 12-track instrumental album inspired by Indian classical music, a novella set in Bhimra, high-res digital posters, including a concept map of Bhimra, behind the scenes developer footage as well as some concept art & design documents.

If you're looking for an RPG experience that actually focuses on playing a role, make sure to check out Unrest - Special Edition for $22.49. Alternatively, you can get the basic version for $13.49, and if you like, you can always upgrade it later. The 10% off special release discount on all things Unrest lasts until Wednesday, July 30, at 3:59PM GMT.
Posted July 23, 2014
Bought before the news post was even up. Delighted to see a game that deals with such complex topics here. The continuing maturity of the artform, I hope.

EDIT: The artstyle is interesting as well. More illustrational than typical game spriting. Nice to see risks being taken all around with this title.
Post edited July 23, 2014 by IAmSinistar
Posted July 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Bought before the news post was even up. Delighted to see a game that deals with such complex topics here. The continuing maturity of the artform, I hope.

Bought before the news post was even up. Delighted to see a game that deals with such complex materials. The continuing maturity of the artform.
Hello IAmSinistar. :P
Hello IamSinistar. :P
Posted July 23, 2014
I'll wait for some lets play videos and a good sale.
It sounds interesting, but I'm not sure about the art style.
Quirky release.
Posted July 23, 2014
This looks like a wonderful game with a very interesting topic and theme.

I do fear though that we are going to see the inevitable post-mortem about its sales failure with that price. Releasing any indie game at anything above $15 is commercial suicide nowadays.
Post edited July 23, 2014 by jamyskis
Posted July 23, 2014
Looks interesting from the description, but the trailer is next to useless for showing what the game is like or about.
Posted July 23, 2014
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Grargar: Hello IAmSinistar. :P
Hello IamSinistar. :P
Yah, the instant post feature returned an error, so I tried normal submit. Had to recreate the post from memory, hence the subtle differences. Fixed it now.
Posted July 23, 2014
It is awesome to see this here! I look forward to play my backer copy... as soon as I get rid of my Skyrim addiction. :D
Posted July 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Yah, the instant post feature returned an error, so I tried normal submit. Had to recreate the post from memory, hence the subtle differences. Fixed it now.
Yeah, tried it on both Monday's and Wednesday's Gem Promos before the proper threads were publicized and despite the GOGbear telling me that I got an error, the post got through in both cases.
Posted July 23, 2014
If I'm not mistaken it's by the same developers who released A.Typical RPG and Will Fight For Food? It's on my radar ever since I first read about it, but I'm a bit reluctant since I wasn't that convinced of their earlier games. But if the GOG staff thinks it's good enough, maybe I'll give it a try at some point.

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jamyskis: I do fear though that we are going to see the inevitable post-mortem about its sales failure with that price. Releasing any indie game at anything above $15 is commercial suicide nowadays.
It's not above $15, only the Special Edition is. It's a bit unusual and bewildering though to see that the bonus stuff (soundtrack, novella, behind-the-scenes documentary) has the same price as the base game. It must be some pretty awesome bonus stuff. ;)
Post edited July 23, 2014 by Leroux
Posted July 23, 2014
Looks very interesting. I'll wishlist it for now.
Posted July 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Yah, the instant post feature returned an error, so I tried normal submit. Had to recreate the post from memory, hence the subtle differences. Fixed it now.
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Grargar: Yeah, tried it on both Monday's and Wednesday's Gem Promos before the proper threads were publicized and despite the GOGbear telling me that I got an error, the post got through in both cases.
I noticed the URL on the error page indicated I was on "page 0" of the thread, so I figured it didn't take. But I didn't take into account Murphy's Law (of Robotics) - "Whenever you think the computer has worked properly, it hasn't. And when you think it has failed, that's when it worked."
Posted July 23, 2014
I read about this game some time ago, didn't know it was coming to GOG so this is great news. The bad news it's yet another game I have to buy... It goes to the wishlist for now.
Posted July 23, 2014
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IAmSinistar: Bought before the news post was even up. Delighted to see a game that deals with such complex topics here. The continuing maturity of the artform, I hope.

EDIT: The artstyle is interesting as well. More illustrational than typical game spriting. Nice to see risks being taken all around with this title.
Have you played it yet? If so would you mind sharing some of your thoughts? I had never heard of the game but the description makes it seem like my type of game: a story based RPG where you actually play a role!
Posted July 23, 2014
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Leroux: It's not above $15, only the Special Edition is. It's a bit unusual and bewildering though to see that the bonus stuff (soundtrack, novella, behind-the-scenes documentary) has the same price as the base game. It must be some pretty awesome bonus stuff. ;)
Maybe, but the banner on GOG points to the Special Edition.
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