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Gray Matter, the long awaited comeback to the point and click adventure genre from Jane Jensen, the critically acclaimed writer/director of the Gabriel Knight series, is available 60% off on GOG.com. That's only $3.99 for the first three days!

The human brain. So close, and yet so distant – our greatest collective mystery. Through neurology we study the gray matter firing away underneath our skulls. The billions of neurons, relentless, setting off electrical impulses to travel an endless network of the human nervous system; dictating, in its apparent chaos, our every single sensation. It’s a biological process so sophisticated, that it has earned the right to call itself “I”. In the endeavor to unravel our own brains, we’re fascinated with that which fools us: the supernatural, memories, sleight of hand. Our perception of reality often inconsistent with the factual, or the rational. Perhaps it’s this weakness that holds our key to understanding the human condition. Perhaps it is not a weakness at all?

Gray Matter tells the story of Samantha Everett, a young female illusionist searching for her lucky break on a road-trip through europe. When mechanical failure brings her to a halt in the middle of nowhere, she crosses paths with the mysterious and troubled neuro-biologist Professor David Styles. He quickly draws Sam into his world of the inexplicable and the terrifying, where scientific research dabbles in the supernatural. The game is a classical point and click adventure by all accounts. You’ll explore the authentic, beautifully hand drawn streets and interiors of modern London and Oxford, accompanied by an elegant, haunting soundtrack. See through the eyes of Sam and Professor Styles as your progress through logical, masterfully crafted puzzles that will never have you reaching for a walkthrough. Sam’s unique skill set as a magician introduces an original twist on the gameplay as well, allowing you to carefully plan, then execute your illusions and get precisely what you need... out of anyone.

Point and click your way through the story straight from the pen of Jane Jensen in Gray Matter, for only $3.99 on GOG.com. The 60% off special launch discount lasts only until Friday, July 18, at 9:59AM GMT.
I promised myself that I would play the games I bought in the Summer Sale before buying any more. However, this has been on my 'to buy' list for some time, so I've purchased it..

The quote 'Promises are like pie-crusts, made to be broken' comes to mind.
Can we hope to have one day for this game the subtitles for the french/spanish/italian people ? If they're already available on Steam, what could prevent GOG to propose them too ? If you certify that we will obtain such subtitles, I will not hesitate to invest now (and enjoy your highly attractive price).
Heh, for some reason when I installed this game and ran the shortcut, it ran "The Longest Journey" (another game I have installed) instead of this game at first. I think this is because both games executables are called "Game.exe" so Windows got mixed up or something. Weird. It ran fine on the second try though.
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GM is a terrific addition to GOG! This is one of those games that I have wanted to play since its release, but for some reason or another have never purchased it, until now that is. With the release promo, this is a real bargain, too. So many games to play so little time... I have barely played any of my two dozen or so summer sale purchases, but I really couldn't resist with this one. In fact, I think I'm going to fire GM up already today.
I've been watching the retsupurae of Phantasmagoria and looking at the screenshots, the mansion in this game and some of the rooms look awfully familiar. Maybe Jane Jensen's time at Sierra while that game was being developed was subconsciously seeping into the design.
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If you managed to acquire Dark Matter - do you think you could do so also with Venetica and The Dark Eye: Drakensang?

Those are all games formerly owned by dtp AFAIK.

Especially one thing would be awesome: if you contact those who hold the rights on The Dark Eye: Drakensang and Venetica, can you ask them to publish developer tools? There are so many people wanting to mod those games, the tools were announced to be published - and then the distributor went bankrupt.
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How was Venetica? I was never able to get it retail cause it said it required Steam.
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ShadowWulfe: How was Venetica? I was never able to get it retail cause it said it required Steam.
Really? Where did you see that? This makes mention of DRM but no mention of Steam. In addition, [url=http://www.gog.com/forum/general/list_of_drmfree_retail_games/page1]jamyskis' list actually has the game as not requiring any kind of online authentication and, finally, I can't find the game on Steam's Retail CD Keys list.
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Grargar:
I could have sworn the retail copies that I had seen said "Steam account required".

Oh well, my bad I suppose.

Edit: I had gotten so paranoid about retail games that my eyes must have begun slapping the symbol on everything.
Post edited July 20, 2014 by ShadowWulfe
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ShadowWulfe: I could have sworn the retail copies that I had seen said "Steam account required".

Oh well, my bad I suppose.

Edit: I had gotten so paranoid about retail games that my eyes must have begun slapping the symbol on everything.
Nowadays, you are wondering if your mind is playing tricks or if the games in question really don't demand Steam. :P
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Gaunathor: Will those future games affect us in the future?
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JudasIscariot: Yes, they will :)

Some may buy them.
Some may complain about them.
Some will wishlist them.
Some will do the unthinkable and pirate them, unfortunately (just being realistic, please don't take this as an accusation :) )
Some will demand more of a particular genre/age range/etc. after said games are officially announced.
Some will actually play and, may God help us all, complete them.
I'm very curious to see what Vivamedia games we'll get in the future. I guess Black Mirror II & III won't surprise anyone. Vivamedia also has games that could plug gaps in Gog's catalogue : Fritz (and a wide range of chess tutorials ), Casual games ( meh, ...) Kid's games (It's a market, after all, why not test it by releasing Animal Hospital, f.i. ?)
Post edited July 20, 2014 by Phc7006
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Phc7006: I'm very curious to see what Vivamedia games we'll get in the future. I guess Black Mirror II & III won't surprise anyone.
Just for your information, it seems that Viva Media no longer has the rights to Black Mirror II & III.
and [url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/292930/discussions/0/540744475578352527]source.
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Phc7006: I'm very curious to see what Vivamedia games we'll get in the future. I guess Black Mirror II & III won't surprise anyone.
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Grargar: Just for your information, it seems that Viva Media no longer has the rights to Black Mirror II & III.
and [url=http://steamcommunity.com/app/292930/discussions/0/540744475578352527]source.
Thanks for the info. Well, at least this means we should still see BM II/III released on GOG, maybe even in the near future ( see enigmatic hint ), and leaves the question about what's next from Vivamedia.

This list may give indications : http://www.ign.com/companies/viva-media

Having 3 kids at home, two of them girls starting to have an interest in video games, I clearly see potential in the "Kids oriented" gaming section of that portfolio.
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ShadowWulfe: How was Venetica? I was never able to get it retail cause it said it required Steam.
I think I have played it without Steam?

Anyway, it was a great game! The setting was pretty cool, I loved the idea that you can switch to the world of the dead to fight certain opponents and find secrets.
The story was pretty neat, too. It had a few technical problems (one region was really hardware-hungry, but I had even back then a strong enough system to handle it, yet I have seen it at a friend who had to set it to lowest detail and resolution for that specific region).

So, nice story, you could choose three guilds to suit your playing style.. did I miss something?
Yes, the graphics, or better the art design was really cool. It played in some sort of twisted Venice, with huge builidings that were intertwined and twisted in places and the palace looming over it all.
Really creative and impressive.

Most important, however: it was fun to play!
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HypersomniacLive: It could be that Viva Media doesn't have the publishing rights to other languages other than English.
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LukasThyWalls: In Steam, the editor is Viva Media Inc. and it has German full language version, instead Spanish and another languages.

I will wait for an update of the game because i prefer it in GOG than in Steam!
The French, Spanish, and Italian version of Gray Matter has arrived today on your game shelves. Sorry it took so long :)