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Up to 90% off Blackwell, Gemini Rue, Deponia, Blackguards 2, The Raven and more!

It's Gamescom week! All eyes are turned towards the big guys and the smaller players for a sneak peek at the next year in gaming. We too are watching with anticipation to see what new gaming adventures, trials, and exciting tribulations await us in the not so distant future. While we watch and listen, these four days are all about some of the awesomest adventures you have to catch up on - it's our sorta-extended <span class="bold">Gamescom Adventure</span> with deals up to 90% off!





It's a weekend filled with adventure from some of the best in the biz! Two titans - Deadelic and Wadjet Eye Games - come together each with their own unique flavor of classic point and click adventure. From Wadjet Eye's classically pixelated tales are gems like the famous, supernatural Blackwell series, or the dystopian cyberpunk story of Gemini Rue (will you see the twist coming?). For an even more twisted story of a post-apocalyptic humanity, check out Dead Synchronicity, a game that has at one point been described as "Guybrush meets Mad Max meets 12 Monkeys".

Then, there are the Daedalic adventures - games from a team that has nearly perfected the modern point and click. You can't not try the Deponia trilogy, featuring beautiful cartoony graphics and heaps of brilliant humor, all set on a garbage filled planet known as Deponia - full of gadgets, gizmos, and the weirdest most likeable gang of characters you'll meet. Though it's not quite your standard adventure game - there's plenty of pointing, clicking, and adventure to be had in the critically acclaimed Blackguards 2, a completely hexy, turn based, tactical RPG which will either break you or excite you with its plethora of fresh tactical options.

Joining the adventure is also The Raven - Legacy of a Master Thief with a special Linux premiere! This point-and-click adventure from the creators of The Book of Unwritten Tales embodies everything that made crime mystery novels so popular.





Ready for the show - it's our extended <span class="bold">Gamescom Adventure</span> - with 25+ tales and trials on sale at up to 90% off. The promo will last until Tuesday, August 11, 3:59 AM GMT.
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Random_Coffee: Primordia looks pretty nice, can anyone here recommend it? I loved Machinarium, and this looks slightly similar :P
Lots of people here will recommend it, I'd say if the looks and the trailer appeal to you, then get it, especially at this price. It's only "slightly" similar to Machinarium though, in that both are point-and-click adventures in a robot world. The setting and story of Primordia is darker than Machinarium, the game has lots of text, conversations and voice-acting instead of telling its story via bubbles and pictures, you can move a bit more freely, you have a sidekick, and I believe it's much longer than Machinarium.
Post edited August 06, 2015 by Leroux
Is this the only weekend promo ?
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ne_zavarj: Is this the only weekend promo ?
I honestly don't think our collective wallets can cope with more than one at a time. :)
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Random_Coffee: Primordia looks pretty nice, can anyone here recommend it? I loved Machinarium, and this looks slightly similar :P
I played and finished Primordia back in 2013.
It's great, but I think the only similarity with Machinarium is a world with only robot habitants.

Primordia's story is the strongest game element. It's about a robot's true identity and the role it played to the world's current condition. I cannot say more, not to spoil the experience.

It's much larger and much more difficult than Machinarium too.

By the way, I totally recommend "Resonance" to all point and click fans.
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Lemonjack: Well, since the sale is here, what are the standouts among the discounted games? None of these are on my wishlist, but perhaps there's a gem or two worth playing, something I missed or overlooked. I'm no stranger to adventure games; I own Another World, Grim Fandango, I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream, The Last Express, Sanitarium, Realms of the Haunting, and the Sam & Max series here on GOG (as well as all the freebies). I also have at least a few more on my Xbox 360.

So, any recommendations?
If you aren't looking for any particular game, I recommend the Blackwell series. Old school point-n'-click with a nice story. Also any other game by Wadjet Eye will follow this line. I've played Resonance, haven't finished it yet but I enjoyed it so far.

If you prefer a darker, dystopian story, go for Dead Synchronicity.
I can't decide between Resonance and Memoria, which one is better?
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Azgrel: I can't decide between Resonance and Memoria, which one is better?
I haven't played either, but just to be safe, you know that Memoria is a sequel of sorts to Chains of Satinav? Not sure whether they're independent of each other, but since Memoria came after Chains of Satinav and features the same guy as one of the playable characters, there's a chance it might contain spoilers for Chains of Satinav's story, if you haven't played that yet.

EDIT: In case you're looking for Chains of Satinav, you'll find it under "Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, The" (while "Memoria" is called just that, another example of inconsistent naming in a series).
Post edited August 08, 2015 by Leroux
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Leroux: I haven't played either, but just to be safe, you know that Memoria is a sequel of sorts to Chains of Satinav? Not sure whether they're independent of each other, but since Memoria came after Chains of Satinav and features the same guy as one of the playable characters, there's a chance it might contain spoilers for Chains of Satinav's story, if you haven't played that yet.
"Of sorts" is correct. You don't need to have played Chains of Satinav to play Memoria though. The central storyline in Memoria is independent of the predecessor (features a different protagonist and plays out hundreds of years prior to it).

Essentially, the outcome of Chains of Satinav and its protagonist are used as a framing story for Memoria. There's one simple fact they're using from the former game, which is quickly explained. This fact, of course, is a spoiler for Chains.

...and it is in Memoria's game description already. :)
Post edited August 08, 2015 by Vainamoinen
Speaking about the Blackguards series :

RPG Codex Review: Blackguards
RPG Codex Review: Blackguards 2