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The Dark Eye gazes upon you!

Blackguards Special Edition, an engaging RPG in the world of the Dark Eye with deep tactical combat mechanics, is available 10% off on GOG.com. That's $40.49 for the first week!

<i>The Dark Eye</i> (or rather, <i>Das Schwarze Auge</i>) is to the German role-playing gamers what <i>Dungeons and Dragons</i> is to their US counterparts. For exactly 30 years now, the brave adventures have roamed the land known as Aventuria. It witnessed epic campaigns, secretive plots, and strange magical happenings--everything that makes a place <i>real</i> in player's imagination. Now, Daedalic Entertainment, the german game-dev powerhouse that ventured into the world of The Dark Eye in their adventure games, [url=http://www.gog.com/game/the_dark_eye_chains_of_satinav]Chains of Satinav and Memoria, gives you a whole new and original story to experience. And this time--it's an RPG.

Blackguards Special Edition, a new turn-based strategy RPG, places the fate of the land in the hands of a pack of misfits, convicts, and outcasts. In its grim, yet engrossing gameworld, you will discover over 180 unique hex-based battlegrounds within a dark and mature story of crime, drugs, and murder. Play as a warrior, mage or hunter and customize your character's skills as you see fit. The challenging campaign delivers a story of doubt, treason and loss. You decide the course of the story at key turning points and determine its outcome. The game comes with a full soundtrack in WAV format (no lossy MP3 compression here, nope!), and video interviews with its creators.

Set out on an adventure unlike any other, and get to know the party of unlikely heroes of Blackguards Special Edition, for only $40.49 on GOG.com. The 10% off release discount offer lasts until Wednesday, January 29, at 3:59PM GMT.

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We'd like to invite you to an AMA event GOG.com and Daedalic Entertainment is currently holding on . Feel free to come, ask the creators of Blackguards some questions and pick up a complimentary copy of [url=http://www.gog.com/game/the_dark_eye_chains_of_satinav]Chains of Satinav.
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BadDecissions: No. I'll buy the Steam standard version, which is cheaper.

I normally don't make comments like that in a release thread, but I want to explicitly make a point: Steam carries two versions of this game, a standard one, and a deluxe one with things like a 150 page art-book. The games are the same in both cases. GOG insists on carrying one version, which costs extra for crap that I never will even download--guess who gets my business? Exact same thing with Raven, two versions of the game, people posting to say sorry, they'll buy it from the store that carries the version they want. Is it really so objectionable for GOG to carry multiple versions of the same game? They already do it with Dragon Commander.
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Fesin: I think it's more of a case of Daedalic wanting to rip off German speaking customers, because for us the Steam standard version costs pretty much the same as the GOG.com version, so this one offers much better value for people in German-speaking areas.
That's probably right, but as the matter stands we have to be glad that we get the German version here on GOG this time. Unfortunately, there lies a lot more money for delopers in Steam.
Post edited January 22, 2014 by RS1978
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Fesin: I'm actually a bit bummed.
Bitching and moaning about a missing German version on new Daedalic was kind of a tradition for me, and now I don't have that.
It's not an adventure game (Germany is something like "the last advnture stronghold"), so they don't have to set a special price for Germany (or: german speaking countries). Just do some research on Daedalic's regional pricing scheme for their adventures and you'll know why their games on GOG are missing the german language files on release...

@Topic
Actually I didn't want to buy new games until my backlog looks a bit better... But... It's turn based strategy! And it looks very complex and interesting. And there's a german version of a new Daedalic game on GOG. So... Give me some time to think about this.
Noone even talking about this? Another Daedelic just released. http://www.daedalic.de/en/game/1954_Alcatraz
Post edited January 22, 2014 by lugum
Looks decent. And thanks for the game giveaway too.
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lugum: Noone even talking about this? Another Daedelic just released. http://www.daedalic.de/en/game/1954_Alcatraz
Just released, eh?
Release: 2014/01/24
=P
Excellent release, will definitely have to pick this up in the near future!

Also, thank you very much for the complimentary copy of The Dark Eye: Chains of Satinav, I love you GOG! :)
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lugum: Noone even talking about this? Another Daedelic just released. http://www.daedalic.de/en/game/1954_Alcatraz
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mistermumbles: Just released, eh?

Release: 2014/01/24
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mistermumbles: =P
Well lets say i can time travel :p, or i am just two days behind.
Still its close though, kinda forgot about this game, and with Blackguards thought they postponed it.
Hope it arrives on GOG eventually too.
Post edited January 22, 2014 by lugum
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BadDecissions: No. I'll buy the Steam standard version, which is cheaper.

I normally don't make comments like that in a release thread, but I want to explicitly make a point: Steam carries two versions of this game, a standard one, and a deluxe one with things like an art-book. The games are the same in both cases. GOG insists on carrying one version, which costs extra for crap that I never will even download--guess who gets my business? Exact same thing with Raven, two versions of the game, GOG carries one of them, people posting in the release thread to say sorry, they'll buy it from the store that carries the version they want. Is it really so objectionable for GOG to carry multiple versions of the same game? They already do it with Dragon Commander.
Well; not all people have access to those prices, for me on Steam it's 36 euros, on GOG 30 euros.... so ....

I don't think we should look the price issue in this way :

GOG : price is the same all around the world , whatever people earn each month (that quite unfair ihmo)
STEAM : price are differents all around the world , for some reasons

actually the GOG version KILLS the standard edition on Steam, in the Euro zone. After that if you have russians friends that's anorther story ;)

I forget : IF GOG called this realease Special Edition, it's probably because of the soundtrack + wallpapers included, which ain't included on Steam with the Standard Edition, so i agree to the point ; it's a semi-deluxe edition :D. Aniway the term special is a bit ridiculous, there are plenty games on GOG with soundtracks and no Special Edition in their title >.>
Post edited January 22, 2014 by DyNaer
This game looks excellent. I've got it wish-listed to be picked up at a later date.

How is character creation like? Do you pick several party members or start with a single member and gain others along the way?

How much customization is there for your starting character/s? Like skills, type, gender..etc..?
the game looks interesting.
There are no reviews about it only forecasts based on the early access.
Well its a wait and see game. Add the price and 6.8 GB download and i know that i can't buy it digital till i get a
better connection.
Nice to see this game here on GOG. I will probably buy it at the next xmas sale (if it's cheap enough).
Hurrah, glad to see it here GOG. Onto the wishlist for now, mostly concerns with how smoothly it runs on non-game-centric computers (like mine), so will see how the reviews filter in about that.
I think not alot of people are even reading the complimentary copy of Chains of Satinav part.
Already had it, but nice offer.
Looks like fun, but forty bucks is out of my price range. Sorry Blackguards, nothing personal.
I don't know about everyone else but I'm sick of fantasy games set in the same medieval world. How about a steam punk or a modern fantasy world or something. Or maybe a world like sacrifice and Planescape?