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Bad influence. Just like the Roadrunner cartoons.

, the infamous adventure game exploring the darkest corners of human psyche and boasting graphic violence in the best tradition of b-movies, is available in its <span class="bold">uncensored version</span> on GOG.com, for only $5.99. Our exclusive interview with Lee Jacobson, the game's producer, can be found in the [url=http://gogcom.tumblr.com/post/78954868646/harvester-interview]GOG.com Official Blog.

Remember, this is all just a game. You'll play as the amnesiac Steve (who is such a kidder!) as you try to figure out why you should join the Order of the Harvest Moon and discover the horror that lurks just beneath Harvest's small-town veneer. Meet some of the strangest characters to ever grace the computer screen--such as Mr. Pottsdam who really, really loves red meat or Colonel Monroe who guards the nuclear missile base and holds The Button. Harvest is a lovely town and the locals aim to keep it that way, no matter the cost...

Harvester is believed by some to be the inspiration for establishing the Entertainment Software Rating Board, as the game's first public showing at 1994 CES caused enough controversy to take the debate over violence in games to a whole new level. This title takes every possible opportunity to throw gore and graphic violence at the player. It wasn't, however, designed only to shock the audience. It's trippy story taking off in small-town America and touching down in mass-murderville can easily be attributed with a deeper meaning. How dark is the darkness at the bottom of the human soul? In its own campy, over-the-top way, this unique title looks for the answer to that question. With traditional puzzle-oriented point-and-click gameplay, live-action sequences, and characters portrayed by real-life actors, this nearly 20 year old game is still more than enjoyable. That is, if you can stomach the gore.

If you want to see a game that would never have a chance to be made in modern times, you really need a copy of Harvester, for only $5.99 on GOG.com.

PS. The GOG.com team would like to heartlily thank our long-time user and supporter, tfishell, whose help in securing the release rights for this title was invaluable!
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zeffyr: Hm, I believe not? SS was old Polish computer games magazine. The review was probably in this issue:

http://s.lubimyczytac.pl/upload/books/143000/143001/352x500.jpg

They don't do magazines like that anymore :(
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lukaszthegreat: the cover looks familiar. I did read SS as well as Gambler and SGK. but SGK did not have text under screenshots so hence why I think it was SS.
shall go to chomikuj to check it out.
Sorry, 'Australia' misled me :P It was definitely Secret Service :>
Post edited March 06, 2014 by zeffyr
Hooray for boobies! I mean... Harvester & GOG! \o/
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zeffyr: Sorry, 'Australia' misled me :P It was definitely Secret Service :>
Come on, do you think 'Łukasz' is a common Australian name? :)
Fab release, and of course mad props to tfishell on helping GOG secure this one. Another win for the research team!
yep. i was right. its weird how mind can store weird crap like that...
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Licurg: Is it that good ? The graphics kinda put me off, it looks FMV :/
Well, it is an FMV point & click adventure. From what I've seen of it, the game is rather ugly, but it's not that bad when it's in motion. Apparently, the game is also quite a bit smarter than you'd expect and is largely meant to be satirical.
LGR made a really good review of Harvester and he was very positive about it, with the exception of the game's last section, which seems to consist more of survival horror than typical adventure puzzles.
Hooray, Novotnus can finally come home!

And thank your for posting the video that completely sold me the game.
...and another bit of Harvester's history - old trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cknG6YHkqdM
I dare to say it looked a little better back then...
The final act really ruins this game. Without that this would have been a bit above average FMV adventure.
Harvester... Well, let me put it this way - it's not The Beast Within, Tex Murphy or Black Dahlia (the only *legitimately good* FMV adventures, as far as I'm concerned), but it's so disgusting and bizzare it's bound to find an audience even today. Judging from the comments, it has quite a cult following.

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zeffyr: Let me bring closer that feeling:
http://www.przygodoskop.pl/scinki/510.htm
Secret Service in its prime... Nostalgia overload. :)
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tomimt: The final act really ruins this game. Without that this would have been a bit above average FMV adventure.
You mean the lodge, the last temples or the ending?
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zeffyr: Sorry, 'Australia' misled me :P It was definitely Secret Service :>
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Novotnus: Come on, do you think 'Łukasz' is a common Australian name? :)
Not really, shame on me :>

Interesting thing guys: according to that review Harvester cost 149 PLN, which was about 51$ back then. Nowadays, including inflation, it would cost 74$!

I would still consider paying that much, if I was 18 back then :D
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Novotnus: Come on, do you think 'Łukasz' is a common Australian name? :)
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zeffyr: Not really, shame on me :>

Interesting thing guys: according to that review Harvester cost 149 PLN, which was about 51$ back then. Nowadays, including inflation, it would cost 74$!

I would still consider paying that much, if I was 18 back then :D
I saw one review that listed the original price of Harvester as $79.95 :O
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tomimt: The final act really ruins this game. Without that this would have been a bit above average FMV adventure.
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Novotnus: You mean the lodge, the last temples or the ending?
The whole final package. The lodge alone is enough to drop a couple of stars, but the ending just slams it.
Games like this and "I Have No Mouth" are good reminders of why the 90's were so cool, you'd never be "allowed" to be so edgy and over-the-top these days in a video game. What happened world, you stop pushing the limits of good taste, you went and became a prude.

PS. The GOG.com team would like to heartlily thank our long-time user and supporter, tfishell, whose help in securing the release rights for this title was invaluable!

Holy shit, well done tfishell! You're a good person for using your time for that, GOG need to pay you or something.
Post edited March 06, 2014 by Crosmando