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Lurking in the forest, coming to get you.

Miasmata, a one-of-the-kind survival horror game that strands you on a mysterious island with a ferocious feline beast, is now available on GOG.com for only $13.49! That's 10% off, this week only!

Cats. You can't trust them. Even a cat person knows that they're always hiding something. It's not only that they will act offended if you find them peacefully sitting in the middle of a ruin that used to be your apartment and you blame them for this apparent natural disaster. This is nothing. At nights, when you're asleep the cat will sit at the footboard of your bed, staring at you, eyes glowing in the dark. Plotting. Screening the many scenarios of your death in his fuzzy feline head. If you happen to wake up at this moment, you will feel more than a little bit uneasy. All that can happen in the cozy safety of your own apartment. Now imagine a little change of setting--you're not at home, you're stranded on a mysterious island. Also, the cat isn't your average felis domesticus. It's still a cat, but it's the size of a pickup-truck. And it's got horns. And it's not even trying to hide the fact, that it wants you dead. Getting the chills now, are you? Well--welcome to Miasmata.

In Miasmata, an encounter with the giant cat-like monster is a probable cause of death for your character, but by no means the most common one. The game is very unforgiving when it comes to wilderness survival. Just like in the cult hard-core classic, [url=http://www.gog.com/gamecard/robinsons_requiem_collection]Robinson's Requiem[/url], you'll have to pay close attention to your nutrition, hydration, wounds, and potential illnesses, in order to just stay alive. As if this wasn't tough enough, another important task for you to complete on the island is to research its unique plants and fungi in order to synthesize a cure for the plague. Yes, didn't I mention you're suffering from a plague? Well, you do. By the end of the day you might just feel thankful, when the cat-creature creeps up to you in the darkness and puts you out of your misery. If you're a quitter, that is. Otherwise--prepare for a masterfully created survival horror challenge!

Do you think you know a thing or two about wilderness survival, self-medication, chemistry, and cats? Miasmata will prove you wrong, for only $13.49. You can grab it 10% off until Wednesday, December 5, at 14:59 GMT.
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tfishell: Nice! Hope this doesn't mean we won't see a release tomorrow. ;-)
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G-Doc: Of course, it doesn't! A nice new release is coming tomorrow. And it's moving bloody fast.
I'm hoping you mean a nice new old release or re-release. ;) But I won't whine if it isn't.
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G-Doc: Of course, it doesn't! A nice new release is coming tomorrow. And it's moving bloody fast.
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Wishbone: Let the wild guessing commence!
Super Meat Boy!
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Wishbone: Let the wild guessing commence!
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Pheace: Super Meat Boy!
Ah, "bloody". Nice one ;-)
It was also released on Steam .

http://store.steampowered.com/app/223510

It's cheaper on GOG .
Post edited November 28, 2012 by ne_zavarj
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Kunovski: mind it's really not easy to achieve "smooth" movement for trailer using mouse... it would be better to have a in-game video made but the devs probably didn't want to do that...
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Wishbone: From a YouTube comment by the developer:

No worries, mouse and keyboard work exactly like you expect. It really the way its meant to be played. With the way we recorded footage for the trailer, using a mouse created a stuttering in the camera movement, so we went with a gamepad.
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Wishbone:
thanks for confirming I'm correct :o)
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Kunovski: thanks for confirming I'm correct :o)
I'm not sure you were. I interpret his comment as a software problem, but maybe that's what you meant too?
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Kunovski: thanks for confirming I'm correct :o)
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Wishbone: I'm not sure you were. I interpret his comment as a software problem, but maybe that's what you meant too?
that's exactly what I meant :D meaning "it's hard to hold the mouse steady and move it around"...
From the screenshots I thought that it's some kind of clicking adventure with static images like Scratches or Myst, but the video totally blow me away.

It looks INCREDIBLE.
Post edited November 28, 2012 by MichiGen
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Wishbone: I'm not sure you were. I interpret his comment as a software problem, but maybe that's what you meant too?
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Kunovski: that's exactly what I meant :D meaning "it's hard to hold the mouse steady and move it around"...
That's not a software problem, that's a hand-eye coordination problem.

A software problem is "the mouse driver conflicts with the video capture software, causing the video to skip".
Figured I'd post the game's first trailer (the one on the card is the second). Shows a bit more gameplay and environmental stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xbdpCWyLFw
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Wishbone: A software problem is "the mouse driver conflicts with the video capture software, causing the video to skip".
oh, ok, I guess I just saw what I wanted to see ;)
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Gazoinks: Figured I'd post the game's first trailer (the one on the card is the second). Shows a bit more gameplay and environmental stuff. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xbdpCWyLFw
Thanks for posting this. It's a lot better than the 2nd trailer. Looks amazing in places, especially 2:30 - 2:50. Can't believe this was made by just two guys.
Post edited November 28, 2012 by lowyhong
Holy moly, how did I manage to miss this? Makes you wonder what other gems fell through the pre-DoubleFine Kickstarter cracks.

And look at this:
"When the game is finally for sale, I want to send every backer a copy of the game. Your generosity and sincerity should be rewarded. It's really the least we can do."
Post edited November 28, 2012 by MoP
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MoP: Holy moly, how did I manage to miss this? Makes you wonder what other gems fell through the pre-DoubleFine Kickstarter cracks.

And look at this:
"When the game is finally for sale, I want to send every backer a copy of the game. Your generosity and sincerity should be rewarded. It's really the least we can do."
This was a kickstarter? How come I never heard of this?
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McDon: This was a kickstarter? How come I never heard of this?
It ended on December 4th, 2011, a bit before Double Fine did their number on KS.