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Posted May 29, 2012
Paranormal investigation with a retro soul.

Blackwell Bundle, four supernatural adventure games from publishers of Resonance in a DRM-free package, is available on GOG.com for only $9.99 (that’s 33% off!) for the next week.

Blackwell is an indie series of retro-style point-and-click 2D adventures consisting of four games: The Blackwell Legacy, Blackwell Unbound, Blackwell Convergence, and Blackwell Deception. The game’s main character is Rosangela Blackwell, who discovers a family secreat after her only relative, her aunt Lauren Blackwell, dies. She’s a medium, and she finds an unlikely friend in the form of Joey Mallone, a sardonic ghost from 1930s. From now on it’s Rosa’s and her new spirit guide’s job to investigate supernatural cases in NYC and set the troubled spirits to rest.

Blackwell Bundle offers everything a classic-adventure fan would ever want from a new release. The story is engaging, features plenty of drama, some bitter humor, and dialogues that will suck you in like a good ghost novel. The game requires you to to switch between Rosa and Joey to talk to different living or ghostly characters and solve puzzles which are both logical and challenging. Add some retro pixelated graphics, great voice acting, and an original score, and you’ll find the Blackwell Bundle to be a quality adventure series that is not only an easy recommendation for the fans of the genre, but also a good starting point for those who weren’t lucky enough to play some of the classic point-and-clicks from the Golden Age of adventure games 20 years ago.

Blackwell Bundle is available on GOG.com with a 33% special release discount--for the next week you can get the game $5 off for just $9.99. This offer lasts until Tuesday, June 5 at 6:59 AM EDT.
Posted May 29, 2012
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PaterAlf: So wishlisted for now (but I'll probably buy it before the release discount ends).
Same here. I'm definitely leaning towards getting this, specifically because there's an AGS game engine for Android so I can game on my tablet. All my sitting-still PC gaming time is being taken up by Legend of Grimrock, so I don't really want to add to my PC backlog. But for 4 mobile games, this is a good price and good quality.
Posted May 29, 2012
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keeveek: Very nice! This is kind of indie games I'd like to see on GOG. :-)

the problem is, first 3 games were in a bundle already... And I won't pay 9.99 for the forth game alone, sorry.
You don't say. I have 2 copies of each game (other than the 4th game) - 1 on GG, 1 direct from Wadjeteye Games - but I have so much respect for Dave, I'm wondering if I should just say fuck it and buy it one more time.
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davelgil: Yep, it's the remastered version. Compiled in the newest version of AGS and with the extra commentary/voice acting in Blackwell Legacy
/maximumbrofist!
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mistermumbles: Just wrapped up the first episode. It was pretty damn good. Better than expected actually. I also didn't expect the voice work to be as good as it is, seeing how people said it was iffy at points. I only had a problem getting my head wrapped around the note-clue-binding thing as I aimlessly wandered about for a while midway before I figured it out. Guess that's what happens when you're not used to such a mechanic.

Well, I'm happy. It was totally worth it. Looking forward to tackling Ep 2 later tonight. :)
What I like about the games is that they are more geared towards the casual audience in terms of difficulty, but also have a pretty solid story and cast of characters that will appeal to adventure gamers in general. The games themselves are quite simple to play, but the story is coherent and enjoyable.
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Posted May 29, 2012
I think this will hit my wish list. Can't justify game purchases yet [trying to do some creative number crunching and running short - cell phone bill has to be paid today and I have no money to pay it :/].

I saw some Youtube videos on the first game, and it really looked interesting. Right now my brain seems to be in adventure game mode [finished Broken Sword 1 DC just the other day, great game - tried finding other games but my game collection doesn't extend to many adventure games :/]
Posted May 29, 2012
Ack! I already bought the 3 game Blackwell Bundle from one the bundle offers a little while back... so I'd just be buying the 4th game for 10 bucks which I can already do over at the Wadjet Eye site. Man, I wish I'd known this was coming. : /

Oh well, I'll just buy the 4th game later. It's not like I don't already have a mountain of
point 'n' clicks to play, heh.
Posted May 29, 2012
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mondo84: What a surprise. Four games for $10, cheaper than anywhere else, and still the price comparison discussion that arises in every thread resurfaces here.
What cracks me up are the people who discuss and discuss the merits of spending $2.99 on a game. Sure, they'll spend more than that in a day on a latte, but when it comes to a game -- oooh 3 dollars. Not sure if it's worth it.

There are cheapskates everywhere, but I've seen more than my fair share on GOG.

And yes, I do understand if you are unemployed or having severe financial problems that 3 bucks can be a major amount of money when money is tight (been there, more times than I care to think about), but........with some people it has nothing to do with the money available but that they just want something for nothing.
Posted May 29, 2012
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mondo84: What a surprise. Four games for $10, cheaper than anywhere else, and still the price comparison discussion that arises in every thread resurfaces here.
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Bloodygoodgames: What cracks me up are the people who discuss and discuss the merits of spending $2.99 on a game. Sure, they'll spend more than that in a day on a latte, but when it comes to a game -- oooh 3 dollars. Not sure if it's worth it.

There are cheapskates everywhere, but I've seen more than my fair share on GOG.

And yes, I do understand if you are unemployed or having severe financial problems that 3 bucks can be a major amount of money when money is tight (been there, more times than I care to think about), but........with some people it has nothing to do with the money available but that they just want something for nothing.
What I've noticed about these discussions, though, is that it sometimes is not necessarily about people wanting to save money as it is them wanting to incite arguments about game service A versus game service B. And others keep allowing themselves to be baited into these circular arguments. It reminds me of a gang running into a building, spray-painting their logo on all the walls, and running out to do it to the next building. No real purpose other than seeing how people react.

I'm all for open discussion, but this particular topic has been exhausted, and it's clear that people value certain things differently. Trying to get people to agree with one's own personal rubric for game purchases is a silly, ineffectual pursuit. To each their own.
Post edited May 29, 2012 by mondo84
Posted May 30, 2012
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mondo84: What a surprise. Four games for $10, cheaper than anywhere else, and still the price comparison discussion that arises in every thread resurfaces here.
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barleyguy: I tend to ignore those discussions completely. My stock reply (regardless of the game) is: GOG games are better because they are DRM free, with DRM free bonus items. so comparing to other outlets which may be $2 higher or lower is pointless. Also, who really obsesses over the price of a $6-10 item?

My only price complaint is the $30 price point, because I won't pay $30 for a game download, regardless of what game it is. In those cases, I either wait for it to go on sale, or wait for it to get old enough to drop in price.

This is not a comment about this particular game, but my stock reply for every single one of these totally pointless discussions. (Which I've just pointlessly replied to. ;-)
your avatar is awesome!
Posted May 30, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: What cracks me up are the people who discuss and discuss the merits of spending $2.99 on a game. Sure, they'll spend more than that in a day on a latte, but when it comes to a game -- oooh 3 dollars. Not sure if it's worth it.
SInce I've done it myself on occasion, I'd have to object that it's not always as simple as that. Being "worth it" is not just about money, but also about time investment, and about keeping your backlog manageable and your collection high quality. Sure, such thoughts may strike others as trivial if they're not collectors, but to each their own. And not all such posts are meant to incite a discussion about game services, some actually are meant to incite a discussion about the games themselves, in order to learn more about them and what others think of them. IMO it's the tone that matters. There's a difference between asking "Is this worth it?" and shouting "It's not worth it!".

Plus, I guess some people who discuss spending such low amounts of money on a game, probably do it on a near daily basis (the spending) and have more games than they can actually play. ;)

If you really want to play a game in this comparatively low price class, this game and no other, I bet almost anyone lurking on these forums could scrape together the money it costs. I'd guess that the people complaining about the prices are really just meaning to say "This doesn't interest me much", for whatever reason.
Posted May 30, 2012
Now it's part of my collection . :)
Posted May 30, 2012
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mondo84: What a surprise. Four games for $10, cheaper than anywhere else, and still the price comparison discussion that arises in every thread resurfaces here.
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Bloodygoodgames: What cracks me up are the people who discuss and discuss the merits of spending $2.99 on a game. Sure, they'll spend more than that in a day on a latte, but when it comes to a game -- oooh 3 dollars. Not sure if it's worth it.

There are cheapskates everywhere, but I've seen more than my fair share on GOG.

And yes, I do understand if you are unemployed or having severe financial problems that 3 bucks can be a major amount of money when money is tight (been there, more times than I care to think about), but........with some people it has nothing to do with the money available but that they just want something for nothing.
so what's your point? there are over 6 billion people in this world. yeah offcourse with some people it's about greed. we are all different. someone is bound too.

just as for some it's about principals. even if i had 100k in the bank and could afford $3 bucks for a cup of coffee (and i heard starbucks even ask more insane prices for a cup of coffee) i just wouldn't because it just ain't damn worth it.
for that amount you could buy a bag and make 100 times that amount of cups of coffee with it.
Posted May 30, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: What cracks me up are the people who discuss and discuss the merits of spending $2.99 on a game. Sure, they'll spend more than that in a day on a latte, but when it comes to a game -- oooh 3 dollars. Not sure if it's worth it.
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Leroux: SInce I've done it myself on occasion, I'd have to object that it's not always as simple as that. Being "worth it" is not just about money, but also about time investment, and about keeping your backlog manageable and your collection high quality. Sure, such thoughts may strike others as trivial if they're not collectors, but to each their own. And not all such posts are meant to incite a discussion about game services, some actually are meant to incite a discussion about the games themselves, in order to learn more about them and what others think of them. IMO it's the tone that matters. There's a difference between asking "Is this worth it?" and shouting "It's not worth it!".

Plus, I guess some people who discuss spending such low amounts of money on a game, probably do it on a near daily basis (the spending) and have more games than they can actually play. ;)

If you really want to play a game in this comparatively low price class, this game and no other, I bet almost anyone lurking on these forums could scrape together the money it costs. I'd guess that the people complaining about the prices are really just meaning to say "This doesn't interest me much", for whatever reason.
LOL - yep, I think you're correct. It's definitely 'the tone'.

Plus, a fair number of the people bitching about the price of the game haven't actually played it. So, IMO, asking if it's worth it would make more sense than saying it's not. Believe me, I have an opinion about EVERY game - but only if I've already played them. Would be stupid to say "Tex Murphy isn't worth the 3 bucks" if I'd never actually played it, IMO, especially as what one person likes another absolutely abhors! (Case in point, I freakin' hated Soulbringer when I attempted to play when I bought it in last week's sale but most people on GOG seemed to love it. But.....was it worth the 3 bucks I paid for it? Sure it was. I'd never know what a crap game it was if I hadn't ponied up the cash :))
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Bloodygoodgames: What cracks me up are the people who discuss and discuss the merits of spending $2.99 on a game. Sure, they'll spend more than that in a day on a latte, but when it comes to a game -- oooh 3 dollars. Not sure if it's worth it.

There are cheapskates everywhere, but I've seen more than my fair share on GOG.

And yes, I do understand if you are unemployed or having severe financial problems that 3 bucks can be a major amount of money when money is tight (been there, more times than I care to think about), but........with some people it has nothing to do with the money available but that they just want something for nothing.
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lugum: so what's your point? there are over 6 billion people in this world. yeah offcourse with some people it's about greed. we are all different. someone is bound too.

just as for some it's about principals. even if i had 100k in the bank and could afford $3 bucks for a cup of coffee (and i heard starbucks even ask more insane prices for a cup of coffee) i just wouldn't because it just ain't damn worth it.
for that amount you could buy a bag and make 100 times that amount of cups of coffee with it.
Yeah, but you've probably already TRIED Starbucks so know it's not worth it (and yep, totally agree with you - wouldn't set foot in a Starbucks if they were my only choice for a cafe - hate the company and their disgusting business practices).

Problem is with the "that game's not worth 3 bucks" folks is some of them have never played the bloody game - but they want to whinge on about prices in an effort to put down GOG or the developers. And, yep, it IS putting down GOG as there are few, if any, other companies that offer games this cheap and at such amazing sales, plus are constantly giving their customers freebies.

I've only been on GOG for a few months, but already have 8 free games in my account. Seems to me it would be rude not to give them a bit of money back now and again :)
Post edited May 30, 2012 by Bloodygoodgames
Posted May 30, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: Case in point, I freakin' hated Soulbringer when I attempted to play when I bought it in last week's sale but most people on GOG seemed to love it. But.....was it worth the 3 bucks I paid for it? Sure it was. I'd never know what a crap game it was if I hadn't ponied up the cash :)
You're a braver man than I am. ;)

I just took your word for it since it sounded exactly like what I feared the game would be like, judging from my first impressions of the gameplay videos and what I read about other players' experiences. So I just skipped making that experience myself, pretending I already knew where it would end ... heh.
Post edited May 30, 2012 by Leroux
Posted May 30, 2012
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Bloodygoodgames: Case in point, I freakin' hated Soulbringer when I attempted to play when I bought it in last week's sale but most people on GOG seemed to love it. But.....was it worth the 3 bucks I paid for it? Sure it was. I'd never know what a crap game it was if I hadn't ponied up the cash :)
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Leroux: You're a braver man than I am. ;)
I'm a woman. That's probably why :)
Posted May 30, 2012
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Leroux: You're a braver man than I am. ;)
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Bloodygoodgames: I'm a woman. That's probably why :)
Good point. :D
Posted May 31, 2012
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carlosjuero: I think this will hit my wish list. Can't justify game purchases yet [trying to do some creative number crunching and running short - cell phone bill has to be paid today and I have no money to pay it :/].

I saw some Youtube videos on the first game, and it really looked interesting. Right now my brain seems to be in adventure game mode [finished Broken Sword 1 DC just the other day, great game - tried finding other games but my game collection doesn't extend to many adventure games :/]
Try Yhatzees 5 days a Stranger and the rest of the series (Besides some super stupid design choices they are pretty fun... and free :D )
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