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No one wants to be a bad person.

Always Sometimes Monsters, a unique modern adventure title focusing on real world problems and traps of social life rather than fantasy and lighthearted escapism, is available 10% off on GOG.com. That's only $8.99 for the first week.

Most games aim to take us as far from everyday problems as possible and set us on fantastic quests to perform in the realm of imagination. Yet the real life and interaction with other people tends to be much more challenging, and the obstacles we find on our way every day are much more difficult. In most games, there's always a good way out of most situations. It's the reality that often drops impossible choices on us. This is a game about such choices. Here, out of money and out of luck, you find yourself heart broken and on the verge of collapse. You set out on the open road on a mission to win back the love of your life. The story from there is up to you. Can your life be salvaged, or are we always sometimes monsters?

Always Sometimes Monsters is a title designed for a mature gamer who isn't afraid to face his fears and problems that reflect what we're dealing with each day in the real world. You'll be faced with racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, mental health, sexual assault, child abuse, animal abuse, drug abuse, and suicide. Every choice you make affects the virtual (yet lifelike) world and affects the protagonist and the people you'll meet on your path. You may find yourself struggling with every decision, but the outcome--whatever it might turn out to be--has the potential to feel like katharsis.

If you think you're up for the challenge that seems far from everything you've faced so far in the gaming realm, make sure to sign up for the original experience that is Always Sometimes Monsters, a Devolver Digital release, for only $8.99 on GOG.com. The 10% off release discount offer lasts until Wednesday, May 28, at 4:00PM GMT.
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fronzelneekburm: Something I just noticed when visiting this games' official website: GOG seriously needs its own widget!
Finally somebody said it. It would be great to place it always below the Steam widget and then to add a distinctive message to the GOG widget. Something like "If you want to get what you have paid for, click here. If you are too lazy to update a game yourself, click above". That would be hilarious. :D
Post edited May 22, 2014 by Pixelion
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monkeydelarge: And the main character has to win back the love of his life? ... SHE LEFT HIM AND IS MARRYING ANOTHER GUY. The main character should just move on.
This is the one part that concerns me (haven't had time to watch the review yet). I'm hoping it's possible to realize that you're being an ass and stop that pursuit.
For anybody who want's to help out flood victims in Serbia, Bosnia and Croatia: http://www.gog.com/forum/general/help_out_serbia_and_bosnia_after_catastrophic_floods
I love this kind of game, and this one looks fantastic! I'm glad to see it on GOG!
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tfishell: By comparison, just today Steam got the first two Rollercoaster Tycoon games, so for those that have a "Steam and GOG are the only two digital distributors worth paying attention to" mindset, GOG doesn't have this "exclusive" anymore. (It had been on GamersGate if not elsewhere.)
I'd just like to point out that
1. Steam does NOT have any guarantee whatsoever that the older/classic titles will work on current systems, and has basically no quality control either for its new titles
2. Steam does NOT have support for its classic releases and does NOTHING to work on compatibility issues
3. Steam does NOT have a 30-day refund policy, or even ANY kind of refund policy

So yeah, I can understand that the lack of more "desirable" titles may upset some users here. But stay aware of the fact that GOG puts quality before quantity - unlike Steam, which lately has been shovelling half-assed releases in the faces of its users, to maintain a façade of activity. For every "desirable" release on Steam, there are 20+ shovelware releases, with exciting games such as German simulators, broken/unplayable titles, and early access games (the concept of which is a money-milking farce).

There are some titles that I would love to see on GOG, that are indeed available on Steam. But I'd much rather wait patiently, or even skip on those titles altogether, than to RENT them on Steam with NO customer protection whatsoever. So before bashing on GOG, pause to think a bit, and realise that availability of titles is not the top priority for everyone on this planet, and that Steam is all but faultless.

[EDIT]: Re-reading myself after posting the above, I realise that my tone is rather vitriolic, and I apologize for that. Tfishell, this isn't meant as a personal verbal assault against you. ;) Your post spurred my reaction, but I don't wish to flame anyone in particular (or to flame anyone at all, really). Sorry if I get a bit passionate. :)
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Matruchus: Another adventure game. Why am I not surprised. Pass.
I find that "Adventure" is a very unhelpful label. It's basically a "Misc" bin, in which every game that is hard to classify is thrown. If you look at the "Adventure" category, you'll find a great diversity of games. "Adventure" does not equal "Point and Click". So do try not to dismiss a game just based on its label. :)
Post edited May 22, 2014 by Pica-Ludica
I'm just a bit wary of in how far this is really a game, and not just another interactive story like To The Moon.
The graphics looks identical, even the little text balloons, and while the description of the game refers to "different paths and stories", it mentions nothing about puzzles and challenges.
I'm thinking this will be another cartoon with some emo- or other kind of "heavy" message bringing out the intellectual in us, but what gameplay value does it offer, really?
I respect those who like this kind of stuff, but aside from "old" and "good" I came here for Games. We can discuss on the necessity of the first G and the O, as groze eloquently put,, but that last G seems pretty crucial to me.
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fronzelneekburm: Something I just noticed when visiting this games' official website: GOG seriously needs its own widget!
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Pixelion: Finally somebody said it. It would be great to place it always below the Steam widget and then to add a distinctive message to the GOG widget. Something like "If you want to get what you have paid for, click here. If you are too lazy to update a game yourself, click above". That would be hilarious. :D
I don't even think GOG would need the rhetoric, the price tag alone would be convincing enough:

Steam: €8,99 (=$12,35)
Humble: $9,99
GOG: $8,99
Out of curiousity how much gametime is one likely to experience with this game?
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Nicole28: I noticed that Matruchus had his posts down-repped quite a bit..
For making the first two pages of a release thread about how he personally doesn't care about the game? He got off easy.

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groze: and you absolutely CRAVE the next über boring 4X turn-based-strategy-whatever-simulator-godlike-thingamabob
(...)
Enjoy your oldies.
Unfortunately, god games that actually follow through on the promise and deliver thematically are super rare (Dominions, Black & White aaaaaand... that's it?). So I can only hope for a new indie release.

(Speaking of gods, indies, and wishlists, this year's release that made me happiest is Ascendant, a game I hadn't heard about before its arrival on GOG.)

As for Always Sometimes Monsters, it sounds like a game I'd love but also as one that might piss me off *a lot* by getting a single sticking point wrong, and there's just no way for me to take super-deformed art seriously. So I'll wait for a sale at a price justified by the opportunity to look at the technical side alone. But I'm glad to see it here.
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Nicole28: I noticed that Matruchus had his posts down-repped quite a bit..
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Starmaker: For making the first two pages of a release thread about how he personally doesn't care about the game? He got off easy.

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groze: and you absolutely CRAVE the next über boring 4X turn-based-strategy-whatever-simulator-godlike-thingamabob
(...)
Enjoy your oldies.
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Starmaker: Unfortunately, god games that actually follow through on the promise and deliver thematically are super rare (Dominions, Black & White aaaaaand... that's it?). So I can only hope for a new indie release.

(Speaking of gods, indies, and wishlists, this year's release that made me happiest is Ascendant, a game I hadn't heard about before its arrival on GOG.)

As for Always Sometimes Monsters, it sounds like a game I'd love but also as one that might piss me off *a lot* by getting a single sticking point wrong, and there's just no way for me to take super-deformed art seriously. So I'll wait for a sale at a price justified by the opportunity to look at the technical side alone. But I'm glad to see it here.
Well, to tell you the truth, there are no right or wrong choices in the game (save for some silly Easter Egg ones in Vagabond Dog's offices :D ).I just blackmailed someone in the game to get a friend some care in the hospital. I could've solved that situation with force or other means but I was able to choose the least violent approach. Sure, the art is a little different but I got used to it and was able to play the game just fine.

And for any of you worried, this is not To The Moon 2.0, in case you were expecting a tear-jerker story :)
It seems like an interesting game, more of a life sim rather than a straight RPG. I'm sure someone has said that already. The Lion guy gave a good review when I could get over his yelling on random words. lol. I'll wishlist it for later. It sounds like the developers wanted to make a deep game that makes you think. So I'll wait until I'm in a deep game kind of mood. Real Life is deep enough at the moment. I want entertainment and a suspension of belief. Magic, fake monsters and dungeons. If I play a sim, it'll be the Sims, woohoo, alien babies and fake monsters. lol

for now.
Post edited May 22, 2014 by madeaj
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JudasIscariot: And for any of you worried, this is not To The Moon 2.0, in case you were expecting a tear-jerker story :)
I couldn't find anything tear-jerkery about the story of To The Moon, except maybe the fate of the mother. Boy meets girl. Boy meets girl again. Boy falls in love with girl. They marry and lead the happiest life ever in recorded history. They get old and die with dignity, care and companionship. The end.

Oh, and the boy's brother tragically died, but he doesn't remember it, so it's okay. Only the mother goes slightly nuts, but considering how little screentime is afforded to her vs to the happiest love story evar, the writer(s) don't care about her and don't expect the player to care.
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htown1980: The sense of entitlement is strong in this thread...
Hopefully, bad-4_letters is coming around and people will stop ruining everybody's fun for 24 hours.
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Lodium: Pretty much the same here
Just have to ait for payday but that ont be this friday though.
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micktiegs_8: did your 'W' die? :(
The W on my keyboard stops work randomly,
I think its time to blow some air in my laptop
@ and 2 wont work either.
Writing this with an external keyboard.

Edited my post now though.
Post edited May 22, 2014 by Lodium
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Matruchus: gog is certainly a disapointment in last half year.
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JMich: Bloodnet? Flatout 2? Stalker? SiN? Blackguards? Red Faction? Guild 2? Rex Nebular? Risen? Redline? Sudeki? F-117?
None of the above are adventure games, and most (if not all) were welcomed by the community. Tell me if you want a link to the list of releases, just to refresh your memory, even though it is perfectly acceptable to not have found any of the releases interesting.
and I bought just about all of them