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Posted March 24, 2016
A gnomish adventure of cosmic proportions.



<span class="bold">Samorost 3</span>, an adorable puzzle/adventure of rewarding experimentation atop strange worlds, is now available DRM-free on GOG.com for Windows and Mac.

You've saved your home planet. You've rescued your dog from alien kidnappers. Now adventure knocks at your miniature door once again, as a magic flute of mysterious origins falls from the sky and into your curious hands.

In the past, we've entrusted Amanita Design with our endearing journeys through Machinarium's aluminum metropolis and Botanicula's microscopic ecosystem and never failed to emerge emotionally refreshed. But it all started with Samorost, a unique blend of fantastic imagery and whimsical sound design that immediately invoked a lighthearted familiarity. In the vastly expanded universe of Samorost 3, the structured randomness of Amanita's signature cause-and-effect gameplay mechanic is once again at the core of the Gnome's interactions with the bizarre worlds and their even more eccentric inhabitants. Will you be able to find out just where this peculiar flute came from? What dangers, mysteries, and friendships await as you explore these intriguing, unfamiliar planets? All the answers are just one click away. Or several, if you are lucky.



Interact with <span class="bold">Samorost 3</span>'s vividly imagined worlds and creatures while searching for the owner of a magic flute, DRM-free on GOG.com. Can't get enough of the intoxicating visuals and tunes? Click at the <span class="bold">Cosmic Edition</span> and see how the artbook and soundtrack respond. But if you are not ready to commit just yet, you can always grab these wonderful goodies <span class="bold">later</span>.
Posted March 25, 2016
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MarkoH01: Especially because they said that this should be much bigger than the first two. Stll a bit too expensive for my taste. I know they are doing good flash games - maybe the best - but still ...
Hard to say what kind of value you can expect here. The first two were really short. But that's not saying it's not actually worth it. It's just unusual for a price/quantity jump like that mid-series.
Posted March 25, 2016
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mrkgnao: Serious question:
Why isn't Samorost 1 offered as a bonus with either Samorost 2 or 3?

P.S. I know it is available for free on the web.
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MarkoH01: I just "made" my own Samorost 1 by downloading the single free flash files and putting them all together.
I know. Why can't GOG/Amanita do the same?
Posted March 25, 2016
Pesky Insomnia sale, had no idea this had released here already.
Was pure luck that I was heading to Amanita site to find out how long until it released.

Hmm, best get playing my sales grabs so that I can then buy & play Samorost ;D

Oh, as for the Humble mess, at least we got The Witcher free from it, although I`m guessing that was down to the GOG Bears \o/
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Posted March 25, 2016
Just noticed that the "Artbook + Soundtrack" page has screenshots from the actual artbook! I've commented on this thing many times in the past and it's good to see that devs & GOG are working on that direction so we, the customers, are able to make better informed purchases. Thumbs up GOG & Amanita (for providing the screenshots)!
Posted March 25, 2016
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Linux?

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BTW, I don't like how some players down-rate the game because of missing platform. That's childish behaviour, but as those users are probably children, that's understandable.

When I check the rating of the game, I want to see the rating of the actual game. I can read supported platforms next to it, so I can see easily, that I don't have any device to run the game (actually I expect "wine" to work it out, but I will rather wait with the purchase to see whether there will be native port). But I can't deduct the Linux down-votes from the total rating of the game, so I have then no idea whether the game is really just ~4.0 star, or it's great game, but some people think they can punish the devs for not including their platform.

Please, stop it. You are punishing the buyers as well, also being bitchy is usually a wrong way, how to motivate devs to do anything. I know it first hand, I was game developer few years back, and reading at forum that the "AI completely sucks" didn't made me more enthusiastic to make it better (even when it's true fact :D ).
Post edited March 25, 2016 by ped7g
Posted March 25, 2016
Downloading this as I type. Very good first impression, will write a comment on the gameplay soon. Oh! and it's cheaper here than on Steam! Thanks GOG!!
Posted March 25, 2016
I will buy this when it has a Linux version.
That said I really liked Samorost 2 and I positively loved the art of Botanicula.

While I frown on the abscence of a Linux version, I will not go as far as to downrate the game itself because Amanita Designs neglected us Linux users. I would like an explanation why they chose to omit a Linux version.
Post edited March 26, 2016 by jorlin
Posted March 26, 2016
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ped7g: Linux?

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BTW, I don't like how some players down-rate the game because of missing platform. That's childish behaviour, but as those users are probably children, that's understandable.

When I check the rating of the game, I want to see the rating of the actual game. I can read supported platforms next to it, so I can see easily, that I don't have any device to run the game (actually I expect "wine" to work it out, but I will rather wait with the purchase to see whether there will be native port). But I can't deduct the Linux down-votes from the total rating of the game, so I have then no idea whether the game is really just ~4.0 star, or it's great game, but some people think they can punish the devs for not including their platform.

Please, stop it. You are punishing the buyers as well, also being bitchy is usually a wrong way, how to motivate devs to do anything. I know it first hand, I was game developer few years back, and reading at forum that the "AI completely sucks" didn't made me more enthusiastic to make it better (even when it's true fact :D ).
You practically stole the words out of my mouth.

I want to add that Linux makes up just a small percentage of the computer market. Go to Humble Bundle and compare the percentage of games bought for Windows with Linux. Linux is a minority market, and developing a game to be compatible with multiple operating systems is very expensive and time-consuming.

Furthermore, many companies release Windows-only titles and later work on compatibility for Mac and Linux, which make up much smaller markets and are therefore much less profitable. Remember, if it costs them X to make a Mac port but they only make Y for that port in profit, they just lost money. So it's actually a really serious deal.

When two-thirds of the "reviews" for a game are just people complaining, that's irritating.
Posted March 26, 2016
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fishbaits: Oh, as for the Humble mess, at least we got The Witcher free from it, although I`m guessing that was down to the GOG Bears \o/
Make no mistake, Amanita surely didn't pay a cent for this awesome gift from GoG, so all the accolades are on them and this shames Amanita further. I came here to post about that old scandal, but I see the GoG brotherhood remembers ;)

I am probably going to buy this, but at a deep discount, just because I've never seen the devs truly make amends.
Posted March 26, 2016
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benpfaa: I want to add that Linux makes up just a small percentage of the computer market. Go to Humble Bundle and compare the percentage of games bought for Windows with Linux. Linux is a minority market, and developing a game to be compatible with multiple operating systems is very expensive and time-consuming.
The developers of Overgrowth and founders of the Humble Bundle disagreed with this as too simple viewed:

Why you should support Mac OS X and Linux

The state of Mac and Linux gaming

To decrease the effort of multi-system development they promoted the use of open standards:

Why you should use OpenGL and not DirectX

And this was many years ago when there wasn't a thriving Linux games market as we have today.

Let's look at Amanita Design:The Humble Botanicula Debut bundle had a share of approx. 1/8 from Linux users, way more than the commonly estimated desktop market share of 1-2%. Linux user paid $11.39 on average. Windows users only paid $8.98 on av. You can see similar disproportions in many Humble Bundles with Linux versions.

So you can't just compare the estimated market shares, which are difficult to determine to begin with, since you don't know the sales figures of a free product. Moreover, the average Linux user values support of his/her system by being willing to pay more for it.

Like Wolfire Games said, it's good to be a big fish in a small pond. At least, GOG saw enough potential revenue to include Linux versions in their catalogue.
Posted March 26, 2016
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theadam: I am probably going to buy this, but at a deep discount, just because I've never seen the devs truly make amends.
How about the buying games for their quality instead for amends from their devs for things they never promised to you?

You, like everyone else bitching about this, bought the game in the offered state for the priced amount. Are you going to demand amends from one supermarket if you find the same product cheaper at another? (Maybe you actually do, but it's still bitching about your own choices.)
Posted March 26, 2016
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V4V: The developers of Overgrowth and founders of the Humble Bundle disagreed with this as too simple viewed:

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Thanks for informal post, and as an user I don't understand why people still use MS Windows anyway, but I was just trying to point out that it's purely the devs decision - what they want to support.

If they omit Linux version, it's sad for me, but the game doesn't deserve down voting (unless they promote it as Linux game; at that point a refund would be immediate :D ).

I think not purchasing it is enough of "message" for the devs. Also there's this community wishlist thing, if you want to be more public with your opinion.

Maybe GOG should try to advice people in this direction, and ask them nicely to stop ruining the rating for other members. :)
Posted March 26, 2016
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V4V: You, like everyone else bitching about this, bought the game in the offered state for the priced amount.
Not that this matters much, but you are wrongly assuming that I have preordered Botanicula on GOG. I didn't.

If you cannot see how asshole of the move that was on the part of Amanita, then I can't really help you. They have screwed over GOG, more even than preordering gamers in my opinion.

And if you think that the quality is the only deciding factor in a purchase, and environmental or social (or moral for that matter) policy of the seller / producer doesn't matter, then you are evil person. I disagree with that view on all fronts.
Posted March 27, 2016
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MarkoH01: I just "made" my own Samorost 1 by downloading the single free flash files and putting them all together.
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mrkgnao: I know. Why can't GOG/Amanita do the same?
I'm pretty sure it's the same reason you can't do it.
Posted March 27, 2016
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mrkgnao: I know. Why can't GOG/Amanita do the same?
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giuliop: I'm pretty sure it's the same reason you can't do it.
The reason I can't do it is because I prefer all my games to be on GOG. How is that GOG/Amanita's reason?
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