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Posted March 21, 2016
Limited-quantity deals round-the-clock | Tired-looking sheep.



UPDATE: Time to go to bed, everyone! It's been a fun, intense, coffee-fueled week but the sheep has finally saled on this Insomnia sale so everyone can now get their (hardly needed) beauty sleep. Or go try out those fine-looking games they snagged moments before stocks disappeared. So long and don't let the bedbugs bite. Slay them for precious XP, instead.
Remember to check your email for your unlocked freebies, and you can always contact <span class="bold">Support</span> if there is anthing you're missing.



Don't fall asleep, don't look away… heck, just give up blinking.
Prepare yourselves a cauldron of hot coffee and stock up on eyedrops! Our infamous Insomnia Sale returns with a relentless stream of limited-quantity deals, one game after the other, nonstop until the games run out. Or the sheep doze off.

We've been studying your valuable feedback on this annual event, including comments like "AAAAARRRRGHHHHHH!!!" and "Please, why won't you let me sleep?!". We took them to heart and decided that what you guys are saying is that you need more gaming stimulants to fight away sleepiness. Worry not, we're here to help.

You lucky Insomniacs will also be treated to a number of games never before seen on GOG.com as well as the best-ever deal on our crowning jewel - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (-50% after the recent price drop, that's $24.99 in the USA).


If you want to learn more about the intricacies behind this whole science of non-sleep, check out the promo <span class="bold">FAQ</span>. But don't dally there too long, because games will start disappearing before your bloodshot eyes!

The GOG.com Insomnia Sale starts Monday, March 21, 2:00 PM GMT and will run until the limited-quantity deals run out.

While counting sheep and game deals, make sure to also drop by our <span class="bold">imgur</span> page and grab your Insomnia wallpapers.

Twitch Insomnia Marathon

We won't let you fall asleep while you're waiting for your favorite game to go on sale! Tune in at any time of day or night to twitch.tv/GOGcom for the best games being played by our mighty team of streamers, joined by special guests. 20 streamers. 100 hours of gameplay. Lots of empty coffee mugs.
Post edited March 26, 2016 by maladr0Id
Posted March 24, 2016
Ok well thanks for that. S&M and BTTF were the titles they did make I wanted most and they really suck at logic with those point and clicks so I swore off them.

This walking dead game of theirs it seems from your description it's like an extended quick time event from a console game mixed with the you never know when you're screwing yourself (or not) of the 1980s Choose Your Own Adventure books. That could be interesting.

When did they switch styles?
Posted March 24, 2016
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Laberbacke: Sam and Max (and the Back To The Future games) are "traditional" adventure games. Telltale doesn't make stuff like that anymore. Their newer games are more like interactive movies, where you are put on the spot with decision-making.
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j0ekerr: Choose your own adventure video-books wth quicktime events. That's what I got from TWD.

That's the formula they've taken and refined upon. And from what people keep saying, it's worked pretty well up to TftB

Except for GoT, which no one seems to care much about.
Their Minecraft game has also attracted a lot of "meh". So GoT isn't a complete outlier.
Posted March 24, 2016
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Laberbacke: If anyone wants to know: The Telltale formula works surprisingly well with Borderlands. I enjoyed it.
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zlep: I've seen lots of good comments about it, but everyone commenting seems to have played Borderlands, which I haven't. I know nothing about it beyond its distinctive art style. Does Tales From expect you to know characters, lore, or plot points from the source games, or can you go in blind?
Everyone from the games is introduced properly, you can just go in blind.
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tanukisuit: When did they switch styles?
Walking Dead.
Post edited March 24, 2016 by omega64
Posted March 24, 2016
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NuffCatnip: Do you think there´ll be another batch of new games ?

On a sidenote, I honestly prefer a normal sale to this kind of sale, I made too many impulse buys because of the artificial "rush".
That's kind of the whole point!
That and caffeine!
Posted March 24, 2016
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Laberbacke: If anyone wants to know: The Telltale formula works surprisingly well with Borderlands. I enjoyed it.
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zlep: I've seen lots of good comments about it, but everyone commenting seems to have played Borderlands, which I haven't. I know nothing about it beyond its distinctive art style. Does Tales From expect you to know characters, lore, or plot points from the source games, or can you go in blind?
I played TftB with minimal experience with Borderlands, less than 2 hours. You can go in blind just fine.
Posted March 24, 2016
I'm caffeine immune, how do you like that?
Posted March 24, 2016
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Laberbacke: If anyone wants to know: The Telltale formula works surprisingly well with Borderlands. I enjoyed it.
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zlep: I've seen lots of good comments about it, but everyone commenting seems to have played Borderlands, which I haven't. I know nothing about it beyond its distinctive art style. Does Tales From expect you to know characters, lore, or plot points from the source games, or can you go in blind?
You don't NEED it, but it really adds to the enjoyment.
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tanukisuit: Ok well thanks for that. S&M and BTTF were the titles they did make I wanted most and they really suck at logic with those point and clicks so I swore off them.

This walking dead game of theirs it seems from your description it's like an extended quick time event from a console game mixed with the you never know when you're screwing yourself (or not) of the 1980s Choose Your Own Adventure books. That could be interesting.

When did they switch styles?
With the (really bad) Jurassic Park game of theirs. Don't play that!
Post edited March 24, 2016 by Laberbacke
Posted March 24, 2016
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NuffCatnip: Do you think there´ll be another batch of new games ?

On a sidenote, I honestly prefer a normal sale to this kind of sale, I made too many impulse buys because of the artificial "rush".
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j0ekerr: That's kind of the whole point!
That and caffeine!
I know and that´s why I don´t like it. :)
Posted March 24, 2016
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zlep: Their Minecraft game has also attracted a lot of "meh". So GoT isn't a complete outlier.
I also completely forgot abot their Jurassic Park game.
I bet they want to do the same too.
Post edited March 24, 2016 by j0ekerr
Posted March 24, 2016
How many hours until "Day 4" starts? People have previously cited a "magic time" at which new games appear, but I don't remember what it was. :-(
Posted March 24, 2016
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Bookwyrm627: For all that seem to be missing gift codes, I just double checked the FAQ. Bolding is mine:

5) How, and when, will I receive my free game?Once you start unlocking games, you can find the redeemable game keys by clicking on the "Check Progress" button next to your counter. Soon after you unlock the reward, we'll email you with a gift code redeemable at gog.com/redeem. You can claim it for yourself or pass it on to a friend. It might take a few hours for the message to be delivered, so please be patient.
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Fogamer: Well, for me there is no "Check Progress" button. When I reached 10 games, the counter went back to 9 and that's it.
Clicking on "more info" just shows a lock symbol under the counter, no button.

Either it's some technical glitch (hope so), or some serious rip-off by GOG... if they are really already "out of freebies", but still claiming that I can get one if I continue buying, that would by HIGHLY immoral (and probably even illegal in most parts of the world).
First off I hope everyone who's entitled gets their free game.
This from the FAQ:
"Keep in mind that the stock of free games is limited. However unlikely, it's possible they may run out"
should've been in the learn more section and in the FAQ and maybe mentioned in their sale post.
Anyway I've only got the witcher 3 so far but hoping to get the wolf among us and the star wars tie fighter and X-Wing.
Posted March 24, 2016
I wouldn't call GoT bad. Then again, I never read the books or watched the show.
Posted March 24, 2016
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zlep: How many hours until "Day 4" starts? People have previously cited a "magic time" at which new games appear, but I don't remember what it was. :-(
2 PM GMT.
Posted March 24, 2016
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Bookwyrm627: This one will run faster than the previous one, in part because we won't have such long KEEEEEEAAAANNNEEEE stretches.
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seashells: lol nothing wrong with Jack Keane, I played the first one ;P
Funny you should mention that. It was Jack Keane 2 that was the big problem.
Posted March 24, 2016
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zlep: Their Minecraft game has also attracted a lot of "meh". So GoT isn't a complete outlier.
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j0ekerr: I also completely forgot abot their Jurassic Park game.
I bet they want to do the same too.
That´s a game I´d like to see on gog. :)
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