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General discussionWill GOG be getting Jonathan "BRAID" Blow's THE WITNESS?(200 posts)(200 posts)
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Posted January 20, 2016
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Smannesman: I think I read once that GOG has some kind of NDA incorporated into their contracts or something like that.
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Dalswyn: But then, wouldn't most publishers (and countless businesses as well) have those?
Don't they? NDAs during contract negotiations are pretty normal, the last thing that the store wants is for some other store to know what their competing against while the contract is being negotiated. Afterwards isn't as much of an issue.
Posted January 20, 2016
I don't see anything wrong with what Blow said.

He didn't like the contract terms, so he didn't accept them. Like it or not, he IS a big name in the industry, and given that his game will probably be getting significant exposure on Steam's front page anyway, he has no reason to bother arguing with smaller distributors over contracts. That's not being an asshole, that's just the smart thing to do. Frankly, I would think GOG has more to gain from distributing The Witness than Blow does.

If this were about a developer refusing to distribute through Steam for similar reasons, everyone here would be applauding.
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Smannesman: I think I read once that GOG has some kind of NDA incorporated into their contracts or something like that.
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Dalswyn: But then, wouldn't most publishers (and countless businesses as well) have those?
As far as I know, yes.
Post edited January 20, 2016 by jefequeso
Posted January 20, 2016
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PaterAlf: The game cost €36.99??? I think Mr. Blow is overestimating his standing in the game's community. I would like to play his new game, but certainly not at that price point (especially not after I saw the trailer).
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Fictionvision: This made me do a double take. So I went to check and sure enough, $39.99 on steam.

Braid was a good game, but I think the success went to Mr. Blow's head a bit.
He's one of the most famous solo indie developer out there, and he's spent 7 years polishing the game, so maybe $40 will end up being resonable. It just depends on what people are willing to pay. I certainly couldn't sell a similar game for $40.
Posted January 20, 2016
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jefequeso: He's one of the most famous solo indie developer out there, and he's spent 7 years polishing the game, so maybe $40 will end up being resonable. It just depends on what people are willing to pay. I certainly couldn't sell a similar game for $40.
It will be part of an indie bundle offer within 6 months . ( i'm sorry if i sound so negative )
Post edited January 20, 2016 by Painted_Doll
Posted January 20, 2016
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jefequeso: He's one of the most famous solo indie developer out there, and he's spent 7 years polishing the game, so maybe $40 will end up being resonable. It just depends on what people are willing to pay. I certainly couldn't sell a similar game for $40.
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Painted_Doll: It will be part of an indie bundle offer within 6 months . ( i'm sorry if i sound so negative )
You're making some very harks judgements about a game you haven't actually played. The last game Blow released was a massive hit. But it's been 7 years since that. So The Witness could go either way, as far as I'm concerned.

Honestly, I actually think it's nice to see an indie with the balls to compete with AAA titles price-wise. Whether he has the product to back up that conceit remains to be seen.
Posted January 20, 2016
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Posted January 20, 2016
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Painted_Doll: Maybe this is the reason why is it expensive .

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2016/01/14/meet-the-voice-actors-of-the-witness/
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Fairfox: Gosh, I hope not; I know none of those people :/.

THUS THEY ARE UNIMPORTANT. And stuffs!
You've never seen Futurama?
Posted January 20, 2016
it's not like Blow needs gOg... and as it will be DRM free elsewhere, the only ones loosing out will be the "no gOg, no buy" crowd. so - meh. fanatics unite.
Post edited January 20, 2016 by amok
Posted January 20, 2016
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amok: it's not like Blow needs gOg... and as it will be DRM free elsewhere, the only ones loosing out will be the "no gOg, no buy" crowd. so - meh. fanatics unite.
Yup, pretty much.

One might even say that around here, fanatics run amok.

*buh dum tish!*
Posted January 20, 2016
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jefequeso: You're making some very harks judgements about a game you haven't actually played. The last game Blow released was a massive hit. But it's been 7 years since that. So The Witness could go either way, as far as I'm concerned.
The last game Blow released didn't cost €36.99. I doubt that a puzzle game will be a big hit at that price. Puzzle games are not that popular.
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Posted January 20, 2016
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amok: it's not like Blow needs gOg... and as it will be DRM free elsewhere, the only ones loosing out will be the "no gOg, no buy" crowd. so - meh. fanatics unite.
Not exactly, though. Seems from the comments here lots of people will be "missing out". I don't think anyone in this thread is "no gOg, no buy." Some of us don't buy on Steam, but I personally have about 500 DRM-free games from other sites. I'm "missing out" cause I just don't like the guy.
Posted January 21, 2016
The price tag tells me that The Witness is going to be a bigger, higher quality game. In fact, Blow claims it'll take around 80 hours to fully complete it - which I'm going to guess means 100 percent completion. Also, The Talos Principle had the same price and that was also a puzzle game.
Posted January 21, 2016
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Fairfox: Gosh, I hope not; I know none of those people :/.
Blindspot isn't a terrible show, but no harm in not seeing that, but... you haven't seen Pulp Fiction?

I'm notifying the House Un-American Activities Committee. You damned commie.
Posted January 21, 2016
I thought the first few episodes of Futurama were the most hilarious thing ever at the time.

see pulp fiction.
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