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The Game Sales and Deals Thread, With No Apologies to Anyone

Positronic Brain

Positronic Brain

Out Of Warranty
(He/him)
It's also on sale in Xbox, amd unlike other promotions this one is worldwide in the Switch store. I guess this is some kind of anniversary sale?

That said, weirdly enough, Obra Dinn is not on sale in PS4 (where the base price is also more expensive than in every other platform, at least in EU.. Different publishing contract?)
 
Mogri

Mogri

Round and round I go
(he)
Staff member
Moderator
JBear said:
Obra Dinn is a GOAT and anyone who missed it the first time around and likes narrative games or solving mysteries would be well advised to snap it up. I would argue it's the best "detective" game ever made.
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You've sold me on it, even though I already know from Brick's informative walkthrough that the captain ate everyone on board
 
ShakeWell

ShakeWell

Slam Master
(he, etc.)
Sarge said:
Was there ever a physical release for this, or is it digital-only?
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There was a physical release for the Japanese version. Unfortunately, unlike the Japanese physical version of the Capcom Beat-'Em-Up Bundle (Capcom Belt-Action Collection), it does NOT contain the english versions of all the games on it, only the ones that got OG English releases. The new translations are only on the US digital release.
 
Gaer

Gaer

chat.exe a cessé de fonctionner
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JBear said:
Obra Dinn is a GOAT and anyone who missed it the first time around and likes narrative games or solving mysteries would be well advised to snap it up. I would argue it's the best "detective" game ever made.
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Well time to buy!
 
Mogri

Mogri

Round and round I go
(he)
Staff member
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You'd have to watch the video. In any case, it's clear within the first five minutes of the game that the captain did not, in fact, eat sixty other people.
 
Ted

Ted

Mogri said:
You'd have to watch the video.
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But that would risk spoilers, so kind of a double-bind going on here.

I'm doing my best at media blackout, so perhaps I'll watch it later.

Mogri said:
In any case, it's clear within the first five minutes of the game that the captain did not, in fact, eat sixty other people.
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Okay, thanks for explaining, although I would have preferred to experience this first hand.

I'm having trouble understanding how posting a plausible fake spoiler in this thread about game sales benefits those who would be most interested, i.e., people who have yet to play it.
 
Bulgakov

Bulgakov

Yes, that Russian author.
(He/Him)
JBear said:
Obra Dinn is a GOAT and anyone who missed it the first time around and likes narrative games or solving mysteries would be well advised to snap it up. I would argue it's the best "detective" game ever made.
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I would accept a full series of Obra Dinn style games whenever Lucas Pope is ready to bless us.
 
Matchstick

Matchstick

(He/Him)
JBear said:
Obra Dinn is a GOAT and anyone who missed it the first time around and likes narrative games or solving mysteries would be well advised to snap it up. I would argue it's the best "detective" game ever made.
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Absolutely. It was my GOTY 2 years ago.
 
Mogri

Mogri

Round and round I go
(he)
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Ted said:
But that would risk spoilers, so kind of a double-bind going on here.

I'm doing my best at media blackout, so perhaps I'll watch it later.



Okay, thanks for explaining, although I would have preferred to experience this first hand.

I'm having trouble understanding how posting a plausible fake spoiler in this thread about game sales benefits those who would be most interested, i.e., people who have yet to play it.
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Sorry, I assumed anyone interested in the game would realize it was fake. The entire game revolves around figuring out the many ways those aboard the ship died. Beyond that, I'd expected that others would realize I wouldn't put major spoilers for the game in this thread. I can understand the frustration, though; I'll be more careful about this going forward.
 
Violentvixen

Violentvixen

(She/Her)
Ted said:
I'm glad I had the chance to discover the mechanics for myself before seeing this.
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Wait, wouldn't you want to know the basic structure and premise of a game before you buy it? That seems important? I'd want to know if a game was an adventure game versus a fighting game or whatever, everyone just saying Game of the Year doesn't tell me anything.
 
YangusKhan

YangusKhan

does the Underpants Dance
(He/Him/His)
Violentvixen said:
Wait, wouldn't you want to know the basic structure and premise of a game before you buy it? That seems important? I'd want to know if a game was an adventure game versus a fighting game or whatever, everyone just saying Game of the Year doesn't tell me anything.
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I think this depends on the person. Personally I'm pretty picky about game genres so I would at least want to know what kind of broad type of thing a game is. But there's absolutely people who prefer going into a new game mostly blind (especially one that's touted as a GOTY).
 
JBear

JBear

Internet's foremost Bertolli cosplayer
(He/Him)
I mean, I don't think this is the thread for it, and I don't want to relitigate the Great Spoiler War yet again, but FWIW, I agree with Ted 100%. All that I knew about Obra Dinn going in was "you'll love it and you want to play it as blind as possible", and as someone who despises spoilers of all kinds, including mechanical ones, I trust my friends enough that that's good enough for me.
 
Positronic Brain

Positronic Brain

Out Of Warranty
(He/him)
Anybody wants a Steam key for Dear Esther: Landmark Edition? Free to a good home, just send me a PM.

Claimed.
 
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JBear

JBear

Internet's foremost Bertolli cosplayer
(He/Him)
I can't recall who around here was excited about Dex, but I know someone was (and just like the old site, this one frustratingly won't allow me to search for words with that few characters), so FYI, it's like 2 bucks on Steam ATM.
 
WildcatJF

WildcatJF

Beyond (Art @dice9633)
(he / his / him)
I am interested in Dex on the Switch, but appreciate the heads up JBear :) (may have been me, idk lol)
 
Gaer

Gaer

chat.exe a cessé de fonctionner
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For what it’s worth, I’d have paid full price for Obla Dinn after playing it. It’s that good.
 
q 3

q 3

here to eat fish and erase the universe
(they/them)
Cattails is on sale for $2, which seems like an easy buy for a game with decent reviews that sounds like "Stardew Valley except everyone is a cat and there's less tedious farming and also the cats are all nonbinary."
 
Violentvixen

Violentvixen

(She/Her)
q 3 said:
Cattails is on sale for $2, which seems like an easy buy for a game with decent reviews that sounds like "Stardew Valley except everyone is a cat and there's less tedious farming and also the cats are all nonbinary."
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Ooh, I've had that on my wishlist on Steam for a while. I just couldn't justify pulling the trigger at full price as it seemed a little too out there.
 
Positronic Brain

Positronic Brain

Out Of Warranty
(He/him)
I have a Steam key for Autonauts that I never redeemed and I'm not gonna use. Free to whoever wants to grab it! Just send me a PM and I'll send it to you. First come first served.
 
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