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The funniest fantasy book never written!

The Book of Unwritten Tales, a beautifully rendered comedic point-and-click adventure that spoofs all the popular fantasy worlds with their recycled tropes, is available 75% off on GOG.com. That's only $4.99 for the next 24 hours!

[url=http://www.gog.com/gamecard/the_book_of_unwritten_tales][/url]Aventásia is a fantasy realm like no other. No, wait. Just the opposite. It's a fantasy realm just like any other fantasy realm. Because, you know, all of them follow pretty much the same basic design. Sure, people coming up with all those world descriptions throw in an occasional gimmick and get creative when it comes to naming stuff, but that doesn't really fool anyone. An orc by any other name would smell just as bad. Strangely enough, we're OK with that world recycling most of the time and the cliches don't bother us all that much, it seems. But we know they're there. Oh, yes! That we do. We see them in movies, games, and books--so often that we don't even notice any more. Then someone comes and points them out to us, and this new perspective makes them hilarious. This is exactly what The Book of Unwritten Tales is all about.

The Book of Unwritten Tales uses the time-tested point-and-click adventure mechanics to present us with an unending series of gags and puns hitting the bullseye on the fantasy cliche targets. The story, the characters, the settings, and the dialogs--everything in this game is a twisted image of the fantasy meta-realm present in our popular culture. But it does not stop at that! While constantly making fun of other fantasy games, it's very successful in being a good and enjoyable fantasy game on its own. There's an intriguing story to follow, lots of creative puzzles to solve, and plenty of gorgeous locations to explore. Whether you're looking for some lighthearted laughs or pensive puzzles, this game has you covered!

In the library of over 500 games The Book of Unwritten Tales is one of the funniest, and you can get your copy for only $4.99 today! The offer lasts until Thursday, April 18, at 9:59AM GMT.
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tinyE:
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Momo1991: Not telling you how to spend your money
What about back in '71!? "Buy a Pinto." you said. "It's a peach of a car." you said. "Bound to double in value every year you own it." you told me. "Hardly any chance at all it will blow up if you get rear-ended."

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...fool...can't get fooled again." -George Bush
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Momo1991: Not telling you how to spend your money
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tinyE: What about back in '71!? "Buy a Pinto." you said. "It's a peach of a car." you said. "Bound to double in value every year you own it." you told me. "Hardly any chance at all it will blow up if you get rear-ended."

"Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice...fool...can't get fooled again." -George Bush
Haha! There you go with the alternate universe thing again! Actually I woulda told you to buy a Volvo - those things can not be killed - no way, no how. Now tell me what book first starting "Volvo bashing"?

No more Bushit, I tell you! But srsly, Bushism's are always good for a chuckle.
Succumbing to the peer pressure of this forum I bought it and I'd like to pause and voice a great concern I have regarding this matter. No, I'm not upset about putting another dent in my finances, and I'm not upset that it's going to take me three days to download, and I'm not even upset that the game may not even work; no, what is very troubling to me is that my game shelf is now unevenly stocked! I like to keep it 5 x 5 at all times but thanks to you people I'm over one and now I sit and stare in horror at a bottom shelf completely the void of any feng shui because of an odd title, and it's all your fault! Sometimes I wonder how you people can live with yourselves!
Hey guys, I'm on the edge about getting this game. I've seen some gameplay of it (early game maybe 10 mins?) and I just find the humor of the game very dry. Does the humor/game get better later on like say in The Journey Down part 1 (where it starts really dry but quickly gets better and better the more you progress) or is it fairly stable?
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tinyE: I like to keep it 5 x 5 at all times but thanks to you people I'm over one and now I sit and stare in horror at a bottom shelf completely the void of any feng shui because of an odd title, and it's all your fault!
Hide a game until you buy 4 more. There, problem solved :P
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tinyE: I like to keep it 5 x 5 at all times but thanks to you people I'm over one and now I sit and stare in horror at a bottom shelf completely the void of any feng shui because of an odd title, and it's all your fault!
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JMich: Hide a game until you buy 4 more. There, problem solved :P
Oh yeah.
What would I do without you? :D
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tinyE: What would I do without you? :D
Not sure I want to know the answer. But then again, morbid curiousity and all that...
Nvm. the next game is an expansion ahhhh
Post edited April 18, 2013 by nijuu
* missed * :(