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Posted May 06, 2014
I didn’t choose the clown life, the clown life chose me.

The Whispered World: Special Edition, a charming, hand-drawn adventure of the boy-clown Sadwick and his caterpillar pal Spot, is available on GOG.com for $15.99 (20% off the full price until 9:59 AM GMT on 13 May 2014.

Sadwick is a twelve-year old with a melancholic vein. He not only dislikes the circus, where he lives with his brother and grandpa, and his normal life, where he cannot travel and explore the world, but also, he’s just been told in a prophetic dream that the world is coming to an end, and it’s his fault. And even though Sadwick is not happy with the way things are going for him, he is not going to let the world just end without a fight. This sad clown will travel through four game acts, with his caterpillar friend Spot, to the King’s Castle in Corona to prevent the beautiful but perilous world of Silentia from sliding into destruction.

This is just the beginning of an engaging and emotional dreamlike game starring this uncommon but sympathetic pair trying to save everything that exists. The graphics are suited for a fairy-tale: absolutely stunning hand-drawn scenery and animated cartoon characters. Subtle humor, usually coming from Sadwick’s cynical comments, strange encounters, otherworldly locations, and imaginative riddles guarantees an unforgettable adventure.

New in the Special Edition is the developers' commentary featuring Jan 'Poki' Müller-Michaelis and Marco Hüllen, as well as the in-game orchestral soundtrack, unlockable achievements, an alternate ending, and re-polished graphics in some scenes. The Whispered World: Special Edition is an enchanted point-and click with twists and turns to hold you occupied for days. The game won “Best Story” and “Best Youth Game” at the 2009 German Game Developer Awards and is an excellent adventure game for all ages.

Important notice!
Owners of the previous version of The Whispered World will receive this update for FREE. Please check your accounts for new installers and additional goodies!

Immerse yourself in a world of adventure in The Whispered World: Special Edition for $15.99 (a 20% discount) before 9:59 AM GMT on 13 May 2014.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: What's funny, on steam I'll have to pay extra to upgrade.

Daedalic is truly a "wonderful" company.
Punishing Steam (and so DRM) is always good.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: What's funny, on steam I'll have to pay extra to upgrade.

Daedalic is truly a "wonderful" company.
Is this confirmed? This would be madness, I think they just changed their mind for all plattforms after the uproar and GOG are just the first who updated the game.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: What's funny, on steam I'll have to pay extra to upgrade.

Daedalic is truly a "wonderful" company.
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Rincewind81: Is this confirmed? This would be madness, I think they just changed their mind for all plattforms after the uproar and GOG are just the first who updated the game.
I only have this:
steam://openurl/http://steamcommunity.com/app/268540/discussions/0/558754260533948823/#c558754898906744339

but there are some signals that they changed their minds. It will be clear today.
Posted May 06, 2014
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Rincewind81: Is this confirmed? This would be madness, I think they just changed their mind for all plattforms after the uproar and GOG are just the first who updated the game.
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keeveek: I only have this:
steam://openurl/http://steamcommunity.com/app/268540/discussions/0/558754260533948823/#c558754898906744339

but there are some signals that they changed their minds. It will be clear today.
They have

http://www.steamgifts.com/forum/zHgwf/broken-game-the-whispered-world-removed-from-steam-but-gets-rerelease-as-special-edition/page/1#26632195
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: I only have this:
steam://openurl/http://steamcommunity.com/app/268540/discussions/0/558754260533948823/#c558754898906744339

but there are some signals that they changed their minds. It will be clear today.
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Ingsoc85: They have

http://www.steamgifts.com/forum/zHgwf/broken-game-the-whispered-world-removed-from-steam-but-gets-rerelease-as-special-edition/page/1#26632195
I would hardly call that official, but thanks.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: I would hardly call that official, but thanks.
Fair enough, though I can't imagine them offering a free upgrade to their GOG customers but not to their Steam ones.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: I would hardly call that official, but thanks.
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Ingsoc85: Fair enough, though I can't imagine them offering a free upgrade to their GOG customers but not to their Steam ones.
Still no announcement yet and according to the store page on Steam it will unlock in about 3 hours so I guess we'll have to wait and see.
Posted May 06, 2014
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fronzelneekburm: Not to be rude or anything, I was kinda hoping for Outlast: Whistleblower. Any chance it will be released some time during the day?

edit: Oh yeah, by the way: thanks for the free update! ;)
In case you missed it: Outlast:Whistleblower.
Posted May 06, 2014
Daedalic Entertainment seems to forget the users who bought their Humble Weekly Sale.
Posted May 06, 2014
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Shambhala: Well they offered it as a free update, I don't see why we should complain.
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Zoidberg: They did not, they like increased the price.
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Crosmando: It's cause they know Steam users are stupid enough to pay for patches. Appropriate treatment really.
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Zoidberg: That was a silly coment to make.
It seems to me that rising prices, while may be inconvenient as it may lead to a loss of sales, it still perfectly fair and acceptable. The whole problem, and the main reason while people complained, was because they feared Daedalic was selling a patch. They proved it's not the case.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: What's funny, on steam I'll have to pay extra to upgrade.

Daedalic is truly a "wonderful" company.
Well, the Steam version also comes with Steam achievements and cloud saves and trading cards so ....

yeah, it's a complete ripoff.
Post edited May 06, 2014 by kalirion
Posted May 06, 2014
I won't buy another Daedalic game, excluding bundled ones.
I also bought the complete Daedalic pack some times ago (maybe the other year), then they bundled the majority of the games after a week or so.

Then now they are asking money for a patch, exactly as SE did for Deus Ex Human Revolution.
Posted May 06, 2014
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keeveek: What's funny, on steam I'll have to pay extra to upgrade.

Daedalic is truly a "wonderful" company.
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kalirion: Well, the Steam version also comes with Steam achievements and cloud saves and trading cards so ....

yeah, it's a complete ripoff.
The Special Edition doesn't have Steam achievements.

EDIT: Nevermind. They have fixed that... http://store.steampowered.com/app/268540
Post edited May 06, 2014 by Azrael360
Posted May 06, 2014
Well, at least we don't have to pay extra here. Hopefully moves like this don't mess with future games too much.
I kind of loved Blackguards and wouldn't mind seeing more add-ons for it.
Posted May 06, 2014
Too bad that there has to be a user outcry in order for publishers to realize that they shouldn't be douchebags.
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