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General discussionGOG isn't interested in selling Braid!? SERIOUSLY!?(172 posts)(172 posts)
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Posted August 12, 2014
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Braid was first included in the Humble Indie Bundle 2 which only sold 232,855 copies.
Posted August 12, 2014
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realkman666: They better not get DOOM on here, I tell you 'whut!
I love Doom, is sad Bethesda don't want so sell it's games here.... :(
Posted August 13, 2014
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Jonathan Blow: How Mainstream Devs Are Getting It Wrong
Post edited August 13, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 14, 2014
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State Of Play: Jonathan Blow - REMASTERED Full Interview
Post edited August 14, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 14, 2014
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Barry_Woodward: Braid was first included in the Humble Indie Bundle 2 which only sold 232,855 copies.
It was also included in the HIB 3 which sold 372,399 copies and the HIB 5 which sold 599,004 copies. That's 1.2 million copies of a niche game, plus the 450,000 it actually sold through conventional channels.

Barry, I think we all appreciate the work you put into raising awareness for certain games and chasing up rights, but randomly posting interviews with Jonathan Blow to try and keep focus on the thread isn't really going to make much of a difference. The fact that an arthouse game like Braid got the sales it did is incredible enough, but there isn't much more to be squeezed out of it, and really there is little point in chasing up the rights to a game that quite simply will not sell.
Posted August 14, 2014
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jamyskis: It was also included in the HIB 3 which sold 372,399 copies and the HIB 5 which sold 599,004 copies. That's 1.2 million copies of a niche game, plus the 450,000 it actually sold through conventional channels.
1. Not every sale of those Humble Indie Bundles included Braid, because of the above the average factor.
2. A sizable percentage of those sales were returning customers who already owned Braid.
3. Not everyone that bought the bundles was even necessarily interested in playing Braid.
Post edited August 14, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 15, 2014
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A MAZE. / Berlin 2014 - Masterclass with Jonathan Blow
Post edited August 16, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 16, 2014
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THE WITNESS: Jonathan Blow on his Open-World Puzzle Game - Adam Sessler Interview
Post edited August 21, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 16, 2014
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Jonathan Blow: Indie Prototyping
Post edited August 16, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 17, 2014
I guess trying to please its community as much as possible puts GOG between a rock and a hard place. On one side there are those who'd complain about indie classics being rejected or neglected, but on the other side, and possibly even more vocal, there are those who complain about too many indies overshadowing 'rare' oldie releases or about indie classics arriving here much too late when hardly anyone's still interested in them. Braid should definitely be available in GOG's indie section, but I can already see the complaints drowning out the few happy voices in the releae thread, and I doubt the sales figures would be very high at this point. :/
Post edited August 17, 2014 by Leroux
Posted August 21, 2014
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Braid Soundtrack

"Maenam" by Jami Sieber, from Hidden Sky
"Downstream" by Shira Kammen, from Music Of Waters
"Lullaby Set" by Shira Kammen and Swan, from Wild Wood
"Romanesca" by Cheryl Ann Fulton, from The Once And Future Harp
"Long Past Gone" by Jami Sieber, from Second Sight
"The Darkening Ground" by Jami Sieber, from Lush Mechanique
"Undercurrent" by Jami Sieber, from Lush Mechanique
"Tell It By Heart" by Jami Sieber, from Second Sight
Post edited August 21, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 21, 2014
I have to add this to the list.

Kerbal space program
Posted August 21, 2014
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Telika: I have to add this to the list.

Kerbal space program
I've added it to the list. Cheers.
Posted August 29, 2014
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Jonathan Blow Interview E3 2014
Post edited August 29, 2014 by Barry_Woodward
Posted August 29, 2014
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Barry_Woodward: Vote you conscience:

Braid -870 votes
The Witness -155 votes [Jonathan Blow's upcoming game]

While you're at it, consider these other quality indies as well:
(see original comment for list)
Wow. I just realised I own most of the games on that list. :) Would buy again on GOG.
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