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Good things come to those who wait.

I'm always up for unspeakable horrors. The if you look at something disturbing for too long you go insane mechanic has wormed its way into my heart.

That's cool & all...but no one needs to install Discord nor go anywhere to "get a key".
It's 2019, man. These days anyone with half a brain can find (almost) ANYTHING that has ever existed. *wink wink*

There are better ways to convince people to join you for a nice chat, if you're too lonely and desperately looking for some company.


PS: Someone should talk to Pope Francis ASAP. Bram Cohen needs to be canonized. LOL

I loved Scratches. A classic "haunted house" scenario, but the developers are masters of suspense. There are only two jump scares in the game, but executed superbly. The first one comes after you've really become comfortable with a game feature, and in the second case you just know something is going to happen, but can't help yourself. It even had the most anxiety inducing yet harmless visit to the basement that I've seen in a game.

I am so glad, as a backer, this game is finally (!!!) coming out - honestly, Agustin, I thought it will turn into vaporware :)
You surprised us all with the new year backer demo and it´s really nice the game is gonna be released so soon after :)

Definitely wanna my GOG key! :D

PS: Yes, please, bring Serena here as well.

You do realise you don't have to install Discord, don't you? I can even login on my work laptop and that's well locked down security-wise!

And why would you risk going to a dodgy site for a copy of a game that could be full of any kind of nasty stuff (the site and the game!) when you can get a legit code straight from the developer? Sure, you need Steam to install it, but once it's on your computer, you don't need Steam to run it.

Yeah, I have my own Discord server. So IK how it works. LOL
Hence the "...nor go anywhere..." part. The point is you don't "have" to USE Discord to get an ancient dead game.

That being said...

First, they're not just easily giving the keys away (as in "hello, may I have a key, please?" "Sure! Here you go, buddy!"), as they should IMHO, since the game IS LONG DEAD. Nucleosys is no more and Mr. Cordes here will not see any profit anymore. At this point, anyone interested in the game is actually doing the new company (Senscape) a huge favor, by checking their early (non-profit) work, and possibly generating genuine interest in their new (for profit) work.
This should be as easy as "Gimme!" "Here's the key". Instead they're forcing anyone curious enough to jump through hoops to get a key. Sure, they're not asking a huge lot...but if I'm only mildly interested in the game I shouldn't have to do ANYTHING to get a key IMO, since again...I'm doing them a favor. So that's that.

Second, that whole "dodgy site" argument is only valid if you're a noob, clueless about anything other than how to watch a YT vid. If you know what you're doing (or you know someone that knows) there are LOTS of reliable and completely trustworthy places out there. So no...there's no need to go to any "dodgy" sites. We're not talking about a snuff film or classified government documents here, man. LMAO

And third...I'm not going to install that crapware that Steam calls client just to download a 13 YEARS old (dead) game. The game is (basically) Abandonware at this point, so it should be treated as such IMHO. The fact that they still have keys for it is an anomaly.
If I can get a game while staying well away of Valve and their crap I'm going to embrace the chance like there's no tomorrow. That's why we're talking through GOG's forums. ;)

PS: FYI I'm NOT endorsing doing anything illegal. I'm just saying "alternatives" exist to that whole "come join our Discord server and "work" for a Steam key" offer we keep hearing about. I have the game. So I don't need to do anything. But if anyone is interested in trying it out and has a problem with having to go and "be active" in a server "just because" and (like me) has a mortal allergy to Steam...they can still check the game out. Just sayin'.

So...basically you're salty that you can't find a GOG copy of Scratches. That's really all you're saying here.
Ok.

I've actually worked in factories that were scarier looking than this game. Especially that one plant built in 1906...

However, it's always good to see new DRM-free stuff being released, so I might probably pick this up on sale and check it out.

All old buildings in the States look like that. :P
I've worked in them, I've lived in them. I think we all have.

We can still just play Counter-strike and forget everything. We can use your phone to make a hotspot.

When the "legit way" is also the legal way set up by the developer himself as the proper method, yes, that's usually how it works.

Please, in the graphics menu add an option to turn off chromatic aberration or any type of blur on the edges of the screen during normal gameplay. People are getting bigger and better monitors to make games look nicer, but now developers add all these post processing effects which make games look worse and can cause eye strain and headaches.

Absolute agree, any and all such effects should be optional for players, especially for PC games.
Also, if your game supports FOV, there should be a slider for it.