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Posted July 23, 2013
For those about to ROCK, we salute you!

Brütal Legend, an epic heavy metal tale of one exceptional roadie's way to rocking godhood in the timeless realm of thundering power chords, is available 33% off on GOG.com for Windows and Mac OS X. That's only $9.99 for the first week.

Eddie Riggs wasn't a roadie. He was the roadie. The best there ever was. That thing they say about him, that the elder gods of rock themselves called upon him to embody the spirit of heavy metal, that's probably true. So, how he ended up building stages and carrying guitars for the worst band of nu-emo-rap-metal posers, remains a mystery. They also say, however, that once horned angels leave a mark on a man's soul, he is destined for great things. Terrible, but great. That's why Eddie didn't stay confused long, when by ancient magic he was dragged straight into the middle of the hellish metal realm. With heart full of thunder, head full of raging riffs, and hands full of double-bladed battle axe, he rushed to meet the epic adventure, and probably violently knock out some of its teeth. This is his story: the tale of how the elder realm of rock was changed forever to remain the same.

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Brütal Legend is a mixture of an action-RPG of the hack and slash pedigree, spiked with a serving of real-time strategy unit command. Most importantly, though, it's a tribute to all things heavy metal. It visits many iconic motifs of the true rock aesthetics and sports over a hundred heavy metal hymns from rocking giants as Judas Priest, Motörhead, Black Sabbath, Manowar, and Slayer, among others, in its exceptional in-game soundtrack. The main character is voiced by the Hollywood's hardest rocker Jack Black, and the inhabitants of the elder realm speak with the voices of legends such as Ozzy Osbourne, Lemmy Kilmister, Rob Halford, and--as the demonic über-villain--Tim Curry. Hell, this game even has Wil Wheaton! That explosive mixture of amazing artists, epic music, brilliant story, and bloody action-packed gameplay was conceived and developed by Tim Schafer and his insanely creative and creatively insane Double Fine team. If you're passionate about any of the mentioned elements, you will instantly fall in love with this awe-inspiring game!

Set off on the highway to hell and pick your heavy metal destiny while the blazing thunders of rock blaze through your skull in Brütal Legend, for only $9.99 on GOG.com. The 33% off offer lasts until Tuesday, July 29, at 9:59AM GMT.

Important notice:
This DRM-free version of the game does not support multi-player features due to circumstances beyond our control.
Post edited July 23, 2013 by G-Doc
Posted July 24, 2013
I love this game, its one of my favorite games of all time. im going to buy it tomorow. LOVE THE GAME!!!!!!!
Posted July 24, 2013
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wormholewizards: There's no multiplayer, but it is $5 cheaper. Also correct me if i'm wrong, the Soundtrack edition sold at much higher price point, which is $25. So, does it make GOG version an inferior one? I don't really think so.
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coldalarm: It wasn't "much higher", it was a few dollars, maybe $5 or so. The least DF could have done would have been to include the OST to make up for the axe they took to the game.
Steam and Gamers Gate can confirm it is $25 for the OST edition. That is $10 in difference compare to GOG release, to me "much higher" is pretty accurate in my book.
Posted July 24, 2013
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coldalarm: It wasn't "much higher", it was a few dollars, maybe $5 or so. The least DF could have done would have been to include the OST to make up for the axe they took to the game.
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wormholewizards: Steam and Gamers Gate can confirm it is $25 for the OST edition. That is $10 in difference compare to GOG release, to me "much higher" is pretty accurate in my book.
GOG should sell the OST as an "OST - DLC" for $10
to allow users to get it if they want it, and it would be equal to the prices on other sites on which Double Fine sells.

FTL's full Soundtrack should do something similar.

would be great if something like this came about, or they just added the OSTs further down the line (seems unlikely).
Posted July 24, 2013
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DeadlyRamon: There are hundreds, perhaps thousands, of free tracks available at Amazon's MP3 store, many by established bands from major labels. Expecting easy access (without the use of a third party audio extraction or conversion program) to the 107 songs featured within a game for which I've paid remains for me a reasonable (but not obstacle-free) expectation.
That's because Amazon is a store, and those record labels have the licenses to sell those tracks.

Double Fine have the license to use them in their game (and you can't even choose which track to listen to, it's random for the most part), but not the license to give them away as an extra or sell them at a heavily discounted price. I can't think of any video game that has had such a large number of licensed tracks that it's been able to give away or sell for cheap (GTA Vice City had a number of compilations that were all about the average price of a CD at the time).

The amount of paperwork involved would be absolutely immense.

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wormholewizards: Steam and Gamers Gate can confirm it is $25 for the OST edition. That is $10 in difference compare to GOG release, to me "much higher" is pretty accurate in my book.
I thought you meant the OST edition was "much higher" in price than the non-OST edition, my apologies.
Post edited July 24, 2013 by coldalarm
Posted July 24, 2013
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rodrolliv: ...you want a virtual pinch or something?
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Stooner: boiling water works better!
Putting their hand in a bowl of warm water is even better!
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: The thing is, that when a game has something cut from it, making it having less content, that version cannot be superior to the one that has got the cut content. Surely that is not impossible to comprehend?
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timppu: Yes it can, if it has some other feature that is more important to the viewer, like single-player part being DRM-free. So it is a matter of opinion which version one would consider superior. I have no idea why you keep arguing it isn't, and your opinion should be the universal truth that everyone must share. So who made you the Hitler, huh?

So to recap (pun intended):

- If you care about the multiplayer part but not single-player being DRM-free, the Steam version is the way to go.

- If you don't care about the multiplayer but care about SP DRM-free, the GOG version is the way to go.

- If you want both the single-player DRM-free and multiplayer, then you have a bit of a dilemma. First you need to build a time machine, and then travel in time to early May in order to buy DoubleFine Humble Bundle where you got the Steam key for multiplayer, and the HiB DRM-free version.
I will say it one more time. One more. It's not a matter of opinion, forget your personal values, please. Just look at the two things offered. Other one offers a full game with all the content, the other one offers a game with cut content.

Please, just for once, forget the DRM and DRM-free, just look at the game itself. That is what I'm talking about here. The game itself. When it has cut content (mutliplayer), it's the inferior version, whether or not you play it. All the time I've been talking about the game and only the game, yet for some reason you bring personal preference and DRM into the mix. Why? Opinions are opinions, and if you think DRM-free gives you the edge and you -prefer- that version, sure, have fun. But it's still inferior version when you look at it objectively. I don't know how I can explain this better.

And Hitler? Very classy.
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: [...]
It's a product that consists of more than just the game. And the product is not inferior to the Steam version.
Post edited July 24, 2013 by Fesin
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: I will say it one more time. One more. It's not a matter of opinion
LOL!

So you still refuse to acknowledge that one version having DRM-free single-player can make that version superior to many people? I think at this point you are just arguing for argument's sake. I'm pretty sure you should be able to comprehend this point.

In fact, if you feel only the content of the game makes any difference, why then were you earlier demanding a free Steam key from GOG for The Witcher 2 that you bought from GOG? Are you suggesting there is more game content in the Steam version? If not, why then aren't you fully content with only the GOG version? I think you are contradicting yourself now.


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Fesin: It's a product that consists of more than just the game. And the product is not inferior to the Steam version.
Well, I still say that it depends. If you want the multiplayer part, then the Steam version is superior. If you want DRM-free single-player, then the GOG version is superior.
Post edited July 24, 2013 by timppu
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: I will say it one more time. One more. It's not a matter of opinion
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timppu: LOL!

So you still refuse to acknowledge that one version having DRM-free single-player can make that version superior to many people?

I think at this point you are just arguing for argument's sake. I'm pretty sure you should be able to comprehend this point.

In fact, if you feel only the content of the game makes any difference, why then were you earlier demanding a free Steam key from GOG for The Witcher 2 that you bought from GOG? Are you suggesting there is more game content in the Steam version? If not, why then aren't you fully content with only the GOG version? I think you are contradicting yourself now.
Just look at the game, and the fucking game itself. THE GAME. When it has content cut, it makes it an inferior version compared to the god damn version that hasn't got mutilated. I don't know how the fuck I can explain it better, so you can understand my point. Seriously.

Don't take into account achievements, cards, DRM or your granny's panties for this one, just look at the fucking base game. Even you cannot be this hard-headed. Just look at the game.

Objectively. WIthout any personal bias.
Posted July 24, 2013
Is this argument still going on?

I have bought the GoG version as I support the DRM free movement and don't care about multiplayer.
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: The thing is, that when a game has something cut from it, making it having less content, that version cannot be superior to the one that has got the cut content. Surely that is not impossible to comprehend?
More content doesn't automatically make a product superior. There are many movies for example in which the original version (with less content) is by far superior to the Director's Cut (which more content).

And no, many of us can't ignore DRM or DRM-free for a second as it is part of the product (which consists of more as just the game.

Surely that is not impossible to comprehend?
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: The thing is, that when a game has something cut from it, making it having less content, that version cannot be superior to the one that has got the cut content. Surely that is not impossible to comprehend?
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PaterAlf: More content doesn't automatically make a product superior. There are many movies for example in which the original version (with less content) is by far superior to the Director's Cut (which more content).

And no, many of us can't ignore DRM or DRM-free for a second as it is part of the product (which consists of more as just the game.

Surely that is not impossible to comprehend?
For the love of...

Fine. I give up. You win. Congratulations. GOG version is the superior, all hail GOG.
Posted July 24, 2013
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timppu: Well, I still say that it depends. If you want the multiplayer part, then the Steam version is superior. If you want DRM-free single-player, then the GOG version is superior.
Yes, but the Steam version isn't inherently superior. Both versions are different, none is better or worse than the other.
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: For the love of...

Fine. I give up. You win. Congratulations. GOG version is the superior, all hail GOG.
Fun part is that I personally doesn't even say that the GOG version is superior (even if it is for me as I wouldn't play multiplayer), but that I can understand that it depends on each player (and what he/she expects of a product) which of the versions is regarded as inferior/superior.
Posted July 24, 2013
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KneeTheCap: Just look at the game, and the fucking game itself. THE GAME. When it has content cut, it makes it an inferior version compared to the god damn version that hasn't got mutilated. I don't know how the fuck I can explain it better, so you can understand my point. Seriously.

Don't take into account achievements, cards, DRM or your granny's panties for this one, just look at the fucking base game. Even you cannot be this hard-headed. Just look at the game.

Objectively. WIthout any personal bias.
So how about The Witcher 2 then? Where do you need the Steam key for, if you have the GOG version already? Are there some differences in the actual game between the Steam and GOG versions?

As for the rest of your diatribe, you are just arguing semantics now. Does it help you then if we discuss "Which is the superior product?"? Maybe that makes it more understandable for you?

The only way your argument would make any sense at all is that these "non-gaming content" related features of the game/product can not make one version of the product more desirable to someone. I can already tell that is untrue, as I personally consider a DRM-free version of this game superior to one which comes with DRM. No matter how much you tried to convince me that it doesn't matter to me. Sorry, it does.

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pds41: Is this argument still going on?

I have bought the GoG version as I support the DRM free movement and don't care about multiplayer.
I think KneeTheCap is not happy until you confess that you bought an inferior game that you really hate, and that GOG sucks because they don't hand out free Steam keys. All hate GOG!
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