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Posted May 21, 2014
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.
Posted May 21, 2014
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KittyKay: I spotted this game on Steam last night and checked the "New & Coming" tab on here to see if GOG had listed it and nothing came up, so I went ahead and bought it on Steam. Kind of bummed as I would have rather purchased it here. Does the New & Coming tab actually show anything that is going to be released ahead of time or is release day as soon as GOG will announce that they will be selling a title?
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Matruchus: Most of the time the game just shows up there after its released. The coming part is mostly non existent. In last months there was only the dlc for Starving and Pit listed as coming. All the other releases where not listed there.
Thanks for letting me know. I guess this is a lesson in patience for me. I do hope GOG utilizes the "upcoming" part of the tab in the future. It would certainly help those of us who occasionally suffer from impulse control issues when it comes to game purchases.
Posted May 21, 2014
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fronzelneekburm: Something I just noticed when visiting this games' official website: GOG seriously needs its own widget!
what?
Posted May 21, 2014
Looks like an interesting change of pace. in regards to overall subject matter. Always fond of items where the makers don't shy away from harsh concepts.

And the wishlist continues to grow like a frigging digital hydra.
Posted May 21, 2014
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Matruchus: Most of the time the game just shows up there after its released. The coming part is mostly non existent. In last months there was only the dlc for Starving and Pit listed as coming. All the other releases where not listed there.
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KittyKay: Thanks for letting me know. I guess this is a lesson in patience for me. I do hope GOG utilizes the "upcoming" part of the tab in the future. It would certainly help those of us who occasionally suffer from impulse control issues when it comes to game purchases.
Well I hope they will make a real coming soon list. I recommended that to gog in the twitch stream thread but we will see what happens. They loose a lot of customers this way.
Post edited May 21, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted May 21, 2014
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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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XYCat: what?
fronzelneekburm has a point - I've noticed that a lot: a game is available on GOG and several other stores, but if you check the developers' homepage they only link to the other stores, or only Humble and Steam. If you'd just look at the developers' site, you'd think the game isn't sold on GOG at all. No idea why. Maybe they actually prefer that we buy their games from Steam or Humble. Or, like fronzelneekburm suggests, they just do it because Steam and Humble already have these promotional "widgets" ready that can easily be integrated into the website, and GOG doesn't.
Post edited May 21, 2014 by Leroux
Posted May 21, 2014
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XYCat: what?
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Leroux: fronzelneekburm has a point - I've noticed that a lot: a game is available on GOG and several other stores, but if you check the developers' homepage they only link to the other stores, or only Humble and Steam. If you'd just look at the developers' site, you'd think the game isn't sold on GOG at all. No idea why. Maybe they actually prefer that we buy their games from Steam or Humble. Or, like fronzelneekburm suggests, they just do it because Steam and Humble already have these promotional "widgets" ready that can easily be integrated into the website, and GOG doesn't.
I think there is something else in play there. The developers probably get a bigger sales share from the stores that are listed on the developers website.
Posted May 21, 2014
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Matruchus: The same thing was if we talk about votes with the Sword of the Samurai - 251 votes in two years since wishlisting. So much about the number of people wanting it.
I'm glad we've gotten many good old games with 100+ wishlist votes, but it'd be nice to see another release with at least 1000 wishlist votes.
Posted May 21, 2014
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Matruchus: I think there is something else in play there. The developers probably get a bigger sales share from the stores that are listed on the developers website.
That might be true for Humble, but I don't think it's true for Steam. But I suspect the Steam widget could be like a badge of honor to many of them. So they advertise their own shop or Humble because that gives them the greatest share, but they also want to prove their game is good because it's on Steam (the 'king' of PC gaming, and 'what people want') and they expect most of their money to come from Steam customers who wouldn't buy the game in any other store.
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Posted May 21, 2014
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Matruchus: I think there is something else in play there. The developers probably get a bigger sales share from the stores that are listed on the developers website.
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Leroux: That might be true for Humble, but I don't think it's true for Steam. But I suspect the Steam widget could be like a badge of honor to many of them. So they advertise their own shop or Humble because that gives them the greatest share, but they also want to prove their game is good because it's on Steam and they expect most of their money to come from Steam customers who wouldn't buy the game in any other store.
Yeah I know Steam is in a big amount like gog when it comes to fanbase. I know this is heresy but I was once one of those Steam fans - but only because of the big amount of games it offers in comparison to gog (700 games only in the strategy category).
Post edited May 21, 2014 by Matruchus
Posted May 21, 2014
This is going to my wishlist, looks great.
Post edited May 21, 2014 by MichiGen
Posted May 21, 2014
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Matruchus: The same thing was if we talk about votes with the Sword of the Samurai - 251 votes in two years since wishlisting. So much about the number of people wanting it.
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tfishell: I'm glad we've gotten many good old games with 100+ wishlist votes, but it'd be nice to see another release with at least 1000 wishlist votes.
Yeah there are plenty of those there. Im sure there is at least one where there isn't a problem with licenses.
Posted May 21, 2014
The premise of this game sounds amazing. Curious as to how well they pull off such complex interactions.

I have to say though, the artwork really puts me off. I don't mind cute, I don't mind pixels, but I fairly loathe the style of social networking flash games.
Posted May 21, 2014
Interesting release, whenever I hear about lots of choices I get excited. I'm waiting to hear more about it. Whishlisted for now.
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IAmSinistar: The premise of this game sounds amazing. Curious as to how well they pull off such complex interactions.

I have to say though, the artwork really puts me off. I don't mind cute, I don't mind pixels, but I fairly loathe the style of social networking flash games.
Yeah, same here. The style couldn't be more atrocious IMO.
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Posted May 21, 2014
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mistermumbles: What is this? Indie crapfest week? =P

Seriously though, none of these lo-fi unexciting releases are of any interest to me.
One man's meat and all that. It seems from your avatar change that you might like CLARC, yet that one holds the least interest for me. Conversely, I pounced on The Last Door, and didn't even care that it had no discount.

I'd say they hit a pretty good spread lately, though it's easy to go for the downside when a new game arrives and you're not interested. With GOG's more gradual release cycle (compared to other stores), I think we want every new title to be one we like. :)
Posted May 21, 2014
I cringed when I read "unique modern adventure title" but I have to say that this game looks interesting. It's on my wishlist for now.
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