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Posted October 25, 2017
If I could fly, like a queen of the sky.

AER is now available DRM-free on GOG.com.
Embark on a mystical journey through the skies of a world full of life, about to get swallowed by darkness. Auk is blessed with the ability to turn into a bird, but once she touches the ground, the burdens of her destiny weigh upon her: she must explore ancient temples and overcome their puzzles in order to obtain the lost secrets of the Gods that might save this beautiful land from peril.

Watch the mystical trailer.
Post edited October 25, 2017 by maladr0Id
Posted October 26, 2017
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huan: [...]
I came to this thread looking for such information, and since no one shared it before me, I looked it up myself and put it here.
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This is not meant as a sarcastic comment or anything, I am genuinely interested (as I find the concept foreign to me).

do you do the same with other media, or is something that only relates to games?

(i.e. before watching a film do you check out how many minutes it lasts, how many words a book has, how many seconds a song last, how many panels a comic has etc.)

If the answer is "games only", the follow up question would be - why?
Posted October 26, 2017
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amok: This is not meant as a sarcastic comment or anything, I am genuinely interested (as I find the concept foreign to me).

do you do the same with other media, or is something that only relates to games?

(i.e. before watching a film do you check out how many minutes it lasts, how many words a book has, how many seconds a song last, how many panels a comic has etc.)

If the answer is "games only", the follow up question would be - why?
I do not consume much other media. As far as I know tickets for cinema are constant price (I may be completely wrong, haven't been there for 20+ years) and the movies are almost one universal length. Music is either free-as-in-paid-by-comercials-on-radio, or monthly subscription for spotify. TV... yes, I think I remember what TV is. Books are wildly different in price and length and yes, I pay attention to how pricey it is compared to content. I own complete Discworld series, except for Last hero, which as far as I know is pretty short itself but the price is inflated to twice of other books in the series by lots of images that add nothing for me.

In both cases, there is wide margin for error. If I strictly compared price/hours of every game to Witcher 3, I would have no backlog to speak of. I can think of only one game that managed to beat that - Terraria. Length is not the only or even main factor, but it's one that helps me decide if I can't decide otherwise. Which fits this game: interesting concept of free flight in open world, which may turn out to be just a gimmick that lasts 5 minutes with how small the world is (one of the complaints I saw in a steam review). Graphics is ok but nothing spectacular. Mood and puzzles - can't judge that from screenshots.
Post edited October 26, 2017 by huan
Posted October 27, 2017
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huan: ...and the movies are almost one universal length.
What?
Posted October 27, 2017
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Gydion: What?
30 minutes of uninteresting trailers and 1.5-2 hours of movie? As I said, I'm out of date on the topic of cinemas, that's only what I gathered from other sources.
Posted October 28, 2017
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huan: 30 minutes of uninteresting trailers and 1.5-2 hours of movie? As I said, I'm out of date on the topic of cinemas, that's only what I gathered from other sources.
Trailers have nothing to do with the runtime? A half hour difference is the same? I would have assumed no based what you had written. Movies range anywhere from just over an hour to over 3 hours, a few can be even longer. A long movie certainly doesn't not automatically equal a better movie or even a good movie.
Posted November 01, 2017
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huan: 30 minutes of uninteresting trailers and 1.5-2 hours of movie? As I said, I'm out of date on the topic of cinemas, that's only what I gathered from other sources.
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Gydion: Trailers have nothing to do with the runtime? A half hour difference is the same? I would have assumed no based what you had written. Movies range anywhere from just over an hour to over 3 hours, a few can be even longer. A long movie certainly doesn't not automatically equal a better movie or even a good movie.
Half hour for movies does make difference, it's 30%. How do you compare it to games where the range is 2-500 hours? Ok, 500 is rare, just as 3h movies are rare. We can cap it at 60 for decent RPG = 2900%. From that POV movie length is practically constant and I agree that the length doesn't mean anything about quality. It doesn't say anything about quality of games either and I never meant to imply that it does. Just that if the quality doesn't convince me, then I have to decide based on something else, and price and amount of content IS one of those things that help. This game has some charm, it stays on my wishlist for now.
Post edited November 01, 2017 by huan
Posted August 19, 2018
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GOG.com: If I could fly, like a queen of the sky.
Was that a Helloween reference?
Posted August 19, 2018
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AndyLTS: Was that a Helloween reference?
*Turns around from the bar stool and puts on a frown* We don't take kindly to necromancers like yourself around these parts, but if you had to resurrect a year-old thread just so you'd know, then yes, it most likely was. Now go before my rather ill mannered cleric friends show up on this thread.
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