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Posted March 17, 2014
Human mind: the greatest puzzle of them all.

Ether One, a stylish and myst-ifying first-person perspective puzzle adventure in which you explore the mysterious realm existing in the depths of a human mind, is available 15% off for pre-orders on GOG.com. That's only $16.99 until Tuesday, March 25 when the game is scheduled for launch. Pre-order now, and you'll receive the upgrade to the Deluxe Edition (worth $14.99) for FREE.

[url=http://www.gog.com/game/ether_one][/url]Ether One is a first person adventure that deals with the fragility of the human mind. There are two paths in the world you can choose from. At it’s core is a story exploration path free from puzzles where you can unfold the story at your own pace. There is also a deeper, more adventurous path in which you can complete complex puzzles to restore life changing events of the patients history in order to help the validation of their life. As the developers put it: The aim of the parallel paths was to make Ether One accessible to a range of skilled players. The hope was that people would be able to enjoy playing the game and solving puzzles with parents or friends, as well as immersed in the game on your own with the lights off. From a young age we enjoyed the first person puzzle games that required you to write cryptic notes on spare pieces of paper to unravel mysteries. Ether One aims to bring back pen and paper puzzle solving, whilst still being accessible and optional for people not wanting to get stuck and frustrated on the harder puzzles."

Pre-order Ether One for only $16.99 for the best value for your money! You'll get instant access to all of the game's bonus content--including all of the Deluxes Edition goodness like the full high-quality soundtrack (MP3 and FLAC) or the comics. This fantastic offer lasts until Tuesday, March 25, at 10:59AM GMT, so don't miss out!
Posted March 17, 2014
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Starmaker: So I preordered the game and it turns out it's highly revelant to my interests and highly unlikely to be "storygame" vomit and/or vaporware. For the first time in years I'm actually excited about an upcoming release I don't have anything to do with.
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JudasIscariot: And you're not being arbitrarily denied any content :)

(referring to an earlier discussion about stretch goals and such :D )
That, too - that's why I bought it (well, that and the sci-fi tag). Incidentally, who the hell writes gamecard descriptions these days? I mean, I know you can't just put "Dreamhold without cockblocks" there, but seriously now. I remember times when throwaway gem promo descriptions were better than even official promotional material. From the gamecard, it's entirely unclear if the game is like Myst or one of those German movie things or another episode of gay divorce court.

(Okay, at least it says my future work PC will be able to run it. Hooray for unpaid overtime.)
Post edited March 17, 2014 by Starmaker
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: And you're not being arbitrarily denied any content :)

(referring to an earlier discussion about stretch goals and such :D )
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Starmaker: That, too - that's why I bought it (well, that and the sci-fi tag). Incidentally, who the hell writes gamecard descriptions these days? I mean, I know you can't just put "Dreamhold without cockblocks" there, but seriously now. I remember times when throwaway gem promo descriptions were better than even official promotional material. From the gamecard, it's entirely unclear if the game is like Myst or one of those German movie things or another episode of gay divorce court.

(Okay, at least it says my future work PC will be able to run it. Hooray for unpaid overtime.)
For the new releases, it's usually the developers themselves that write the material that goes on the game cards :)

The more you know! :D
Posted March 17, 2014
Personally, I find the video provided on the GOG-page somewhat lacking. There is a another trailer though.
"EPILEPSY WARNING: This video contains flashing imagery."
Post edited March 17, 2014 by RabiatorG0G
Posted March 17, 2014
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mefet: Do you know the number of pages of the comic and the artist(s) involved in it's creation?
I'm a great comic fan and I could buy the game just for the comic.
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Flemeth: Here you go: story and art by M D Penman, colours by Andrew Tunney. There are 15 pages (12 pages of the actual content, plus the cover and the credits).
Many thanks
Posted March 17, 2014
You had me at Myst.
Post edited March 18, 2014 by MrAlphaNumeric
Posted March 17, 2014
For those wondering about the price and versions: As I understand it, this is the deluxe version, so it should include all bonus content for anyone pre-ordering the game now.

I'm wondering about something else, though. "Accessible gameplay with additional controller support for players that aren’t as skilled with complex controls."

What the heck is that supposed to mean? Do the mouse & keyboard controls require you to press 10+ buttons simultaneously, or what? :|
Posted March 17, 2014
In these days, some call mouse+keyboard "complex" just because that are two different input devices at the same time ;)
Posted March 17, 2014
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Starmaker: That, too - that's why I bought it (well, that and the sci-fi tag). Incidentally, who the hell writes gamecard descriptions these days? I mean, I know you can't just put "Dreamhold without cockblocks" there, but seriously now. I remember times when throwaway gem promo descriptions were better than even official promotional material. From the gamecard, it's entirely unclear if the game is like Myst or one of those German movie things or another episode of gay divorce court.

(Okay, at least it says my future work PC will be able to run it. Hooray for unpaid overtime.)
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JudasIscariot: For the new releases, it's usually the developers themselves that write the material that goes on the game cards :)

The more you know! :D
The hell, the recent crop of devs can't write blurbs at all. They should take PR tips from Sam Stoddard
(or, more seriously, Ville Mönkkönen - the blurb for the beta of Driftmoon was pure awesome, too bad they genericized it before release).
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: For the new releases, it's usually the developers themselves that write the material that goes on the game cards :)

The more you know! :D
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Starmaker: The hell, the recent crop of devs can't write blurbs at all. They should take PR tips from Sam Stoddard
(or, more seriously, Ville Mönkkönen - the blurb for the beta of Driftmoon was pure awesome, too bad they genericized it before release).
I would be more than happy to write the blurb(s) but since there's only so many hours in the day and with pre-orders we don't get the game to play around with, it's rather difficult to do so. I wouldn't want to be personally responsible for bullshoting anyone writing about a game I didn't even play :)
Post edited March 17, 2014 by JudasIscariot
Posted March 17, 2014
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Starmaker: The hell, the recent crop of devs can't write blurbs at all. They should take PR tips from Sam Stoddard
(or, more seriously, Ville Mönkkönen - the blurb for the beta of Driftmoon was pure awesome, too bad they genericized it before release).
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JudasIscariot: I would be more than happy to write the blurb(s) but since there's only so many hours in the day and with pre-orders we don't get the game to play around with, it's rather difficult to do so. I wouldn't want to be personally responsible for bullshoting anyone writing about a game I didn't even play :)
How about you write a new blurb once you've played it, and then let us compare the differences between your and the dev's opinion on the game? (have a a switch for "show GOG's blurb" and "show dev's blurb")

EDIT: Or better yet "show dev's blurb", "show Judas' blurb", "show TET's blurb", ... ). Would be awesome reading what each of you think about the games you play.
Post edited March 17, 2014 by Maighstir
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: I would be more than happy to write the blurb(s) but since there's only so many hours in the day and with pre-orders we don't get the game to play around with, it's rather difficult to do so. I wouldn't want to be personally responsible for bullshoting anyone writing about a game I didn't even play :)
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Maighstir: How about you write a new blurb once you've played it, and then let us compare the differences between your and the dev's opinion on the game? (have a a switch for "show GOG's blurb" and "show dev's blurb")
Well, we don't have a switch like that built in and I doubt our web dev team would build such a functionality in just this once :P

I can always write one and post it somewhere :)
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Well, we don't have a switch like that built in and I doubt our web dev team would build such a functionality in just this once :P
I quite realise that, I'm just being my usual silly self.
Posted March 17, 2014
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JudasIscariot: Well, we don't have a switch like that built in and I doubt our web dev team would build such a functionality in just this once :P
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Maighstir: I quite realise that, I'm just being my usual silly self.
Of course, no worries there :D
Posted March 17, 2014
I have to say I am intrigued by this title, but a bit confused as to how it actually plays, as the trailer doesn't show much and the screenshots seem to be generic enough... I mean, at least Jazzpunk embraces its over-the-top nature, whether in its Thunderbirds-y trailer or the quirky screenshots.

I guess I'll look more into it before I decide on pre-ordering/buying/wishlisting. Looks interesting enough, based on the description and summary, but the media it comes with doesn't help me all that much.

[EDIT] Well, having visited the official site for the game and watching the release trailer on the front page, I must say my interest is most definitely piqued. If only GOG was allowed to use that trailer, instead of the teaser...
Post edited March 17, 2014 by groze
Posted March 17, 2014
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andhar: In these days, some call mouse+keyboard "complex" just because that are two different input devices at the same time ;)
Or people with disabilities exist and like to play games too? It just sounds to me like the devs took assistive tech and people who are unable to use the keyboard into account when making the game. *shrug*
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