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A space oddity you won't soon forget.

Pid, a gorgeous platforming adventure that tells a story of a little boy stranded on a mysterious planet, is now available on GOG.com for only $9.99.

Hush, hush. Don't wake up the kid. He looks so adorable in his little hat and that tiny backpack. Poor thing. There's so many wicked things around, that will scare him, bully him, and won't let him go home. This forsaken planet of ours is no place for little boys. He must have been displaced, somehow. Lost. Oh, how hard it will be for him to find his way around the forgotten cities, abandoned plants, and giant machines. Let's not disturb him for now. Try not to make that squeaky noise with your rusty old joints. Let's just leave silently and let him sleep a bit longer. Hush, hush. He's going to have such a hard time when he wakes up.

When the veteran game makers that brought us Bionic Commando: Rearmed decided to form a new studio and create a fresh, original platformer with unique mechanics, artstyle, and music, Pid happened. It's an amazing adventure that takes you to one of the most endearing gameworlds ever created. Sporting innovative mechanics that allow you to influence your surroundings in ways never before seen in a 2D platformer, it's bound to become a worthwhile entry in the genre's hall of fame. Think about such games as Limbo, [url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/machinarium_collectors_edition]Machinarium[/url], and Shadow Complex--Pid feels and looks a little bit like each of them, but in a unique and non-derivative way. The game supports cooperative multiplayer, so you can enjoy its eccentric beauty with a friend--or maybe even your very special Player 2.

Are you ready for a strange adventure in the dreamy landscapes of the forgotten planet? Take your protein pills, put your helmet on, and grab Pid for only $9.99--Windows and Mac!
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Trilarion: It's not just the pure number that counts. I am not buying more games just because there are more games released here and one Baldurs Gate is worth the releases of last week and this week together probably. I think it's better than one year before and approximately equal to two years before.


Maybe we will count it as normal release day from now on. Let's see what comes out next wednesday.
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Kunovski: I'm not saying that you need to buy more games :) but isn't it better to have a wider choice? I personally didn't buy a game here for quite a long time... but I still come here and am happy how the catalogue grows.

also, pid had it's release date set to yesterday (on their website), so it really wasn't GOG's call to release it on Wednesday, it was pid's developers who wanted it to be released yesterday...
We have Desura and Steam for indi-games not GOG.
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nanorider426: We have Desura and Steam for indi-games not GOG.
that ship has sailed I'm afraid...
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nanorider426: We have Desura and Steam for indi-games not GOG.
I do not agree.

Numerous people don't like steam and its ilk, because it takes away a very fundamental part of your freedom: - Steam is a software subscription platform, and gog.com is not. Steam and GamersGate (not Desura, my bad) effectively denies you the option to install and play a game offline, without validation. Furthermore, Valve can deny you access to the content you have paid for, without warning.

I prefer to be in control of the software i pay for - and in that regard gog.com is the largest of a very few distributors that allow me that luxury. It is quite likely that the next megahit will be released by an indie-game developer, and by also distributing and constantly releasing new indie games, gog.com have a better chance to gain momentum.

A digital distribution platform that takes away your freedom, is not the best way to go, imho.
Post edited November 01, 2012 by Solei
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nanorider426: We have Desura and Steam for indi-games not GOG.
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Solei: I do not agree.

Numerous people don't like steam and its ilk, because it takes away a very fundamental part of your freedom: - Steam is a software subscription platform, and gog.com is not. Steam and Desura effectively denies you the option to install and play a game offline, without validation. Furthermore, Valve can deny you access to the content you have paid for, without warning.

I prefer to be in control of the software i pay for - and in that regard gog.com is the largest of a very few distributors that allow me that luxury. It is quite likely that the next megahit will be released by an indie-game developer, and by also distributing and constantly releasing new indie games, gog.com have a better chance to gain market shares and grow.

Good riddance to any digital distribution platform, that takes away your freedom.
Desura is drm free and offline just like here.
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nanorider426:
GOG seems to be very selective in their admissions process with regards to indie games. As such, I feel that if a game is being sold on GOG, then at the very least it will be enjoyable.

As for the others... I can't say the same.

Part of the price you pay on GOG is for convenience. Instead of doing buckets of research, I can have confidence that the games they admit have a good amount of quality.

The DRM-free thing is a huge plus too.

Wishlisted.
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Solei: Desura effectively denies you the option to install and play a game offline, without validation.
Please don't lump Desura in with Steam when you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
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Solei: Desura effectively denies you the option to install and play a game offline, without validation.
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SirPrimalform: Please don't lump Desura in with Steam when you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
I think some people take the GOG drm free revolution a little bit too far. People like Solei probably haven't even tried Desura, or even Gamersgate. If they did, they'd see that there are pro's and cons for each distributor.

None of them are perfect.
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SirPrimalform: Please don't lump Desura in with Steam when you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
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gameon: I think some people take the GOG drm free revolution a little bit too far. People like Solei probably haven't even tried Desura, or even Gamersgate. If they did, they'd see that there are pro's and cons for each distributor.

None of them are perfect.
Yeah, Desura and GG are pretty much my second and third choices, although Desura is actually vying for first place with GOG a little bit nowadays. I do find that (completely optional) client convenient...
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gameon: I think some people take the GOG drm free revolution a little bit too far. People like Solei probably haven't even tried Desura, or even Gamersgate. If they did, they'd see that there are pro's and cons for each distributor.

None of them are perfect.
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SirPrimalform: Yeah, Desura and GG are pretty much my second and third choices, although Desura is actually vying for first place with GOG a little bit nowadays. I do find that (completely optional) client convenient...
That's interesting. I can't multitask sites like that. I mostly stick to GOG, with occasional purchases on steam. Most of my trades were for gamersgate games. And desura games i've got from game bundles.

I haven't kept up with Desura, so i'm not sure what the pro's and cons of it are. But i do know that it has drm free games (like when i got Postal 2). Which is cool.
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SirPrimalform: Please don't lump Desura in with Steam when you clearly don't know what you're talking about.
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gameon: I think some people take the GOG drm free revolution a little bit too far. People like Solei probably haven't even tried Desura, or even Gamersgate. If they did, they'd see that there are pro's and cons for each distributor.

None of them are perfect.
Ouch. looks like quite a lot of flak went in my direction :)

As you have guessed, i have not used Desura.

As far as i have read about GamersGate, the games are not delivered in an easy to use installer. Instead it automatically download and installs to your machine while online, without an option to save the game installation archive for later offline use - unless you use a workaround. If that is true, that is a limitation too - even if that is not as strict as those found in Steam.

Correct me if i am wrong.
Post edited November 01, 2012 by Solei
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gameon: I think some people take the GOG drm free revolution a little bit too far. People like Solei probably haven't even tried Desura, or even Gamersgate. If they did, they'd see that there are pro's and cons for each distributor.

None of them are perfect.
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Solei: Ouch. looks like quite a lot of flak went in my direction :)

As you have guessed, i have not used Desura.

As far as i have read about that particular 'client', the games are not delivered in an easy to use installer. Instead it automatically download and installs to your machine while online, without an option to save the game installation archive for later offline use - unless you use a workaround. If that is true, that is a limitation too - even if that is not as strict as those found in Steam.

Correct me if i am wrong.
When i first started here, i didn't know what an indie bundle was, and was dedicated to GOG only. Over time, deals and giveaways (plus indie bundles giving out games for the likes of steam/desura) basically forced my hand. Kind of like if you can't beat them, join them.

For the Postal 2 download, i just clicked download (without client) and it was an all in one installer for the game, and another for the expansion pack. Simple and easy, drm free.

I know it's annoying remembering passwords and having games here and there, but maybe you'll give other sites a try some day.
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gameon: When i first started here, i didn't know what an indie bundle was, and was dedicated to GOG only. Over time, deals and giveaways (plus indie bundles giving out games for the likes of steam/desura) basically forced my hand. Kind of like if you can't beat them, join them.

For the Postal 2 download, i just clicked download (without client) and it was an all in one installer for the game, and another for the expansion pack. Simple and easy, drm free.

I know it's annoying remembering passwords and having games here and there, but maybe you'll give other sites a try some day.
Thanks for clarifying.

To complete the confusion, i now recall that it was actually GamersGate, and not Desura i wanted to bash in post #48 and #55.

I was too darn fast at the keyboard back there, sorry -_-;

Maybe i should take a closer look at Desura :)
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Kunovski: come on, guys, this game came out just today, and it's even Wednesday so not a regular release :)
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thebes: I'm not hating on the game. I know there are a lot of adventure game lovers out there. It just seems that's all we have been getting lately. Besides GOG should bring out a new game whenever they get it ready, as soon as it's out they start making money right?
It's a platformer. Just saying that it features an adventure doesn't mean that it comes from the adventure game genre. Just like saying that Legacy of Kain features puzzles to solve does not make it a Minesweeper clone. Just sayin'!
Good choice.
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thebes: I'm not hating on the game. I know there are a lot of adventure game lovers out there. It just seems that's all we have been getting lately. Besides GOG should bring out a new game whenever they get it ready, as soon as it's out they start making money right?
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G-Doc: It's a platformer. Just saying that it features an adventure doesn't mean that it comes from the adventure game genre. Just like saying that Legacy of Kain features puzzles to solve does not make it a Minesweeper clone. Just sayin'!
That's what I said later, platformer, side scrollers, adventure games (not anymore except Simon maybe) are not my cup of tea. But I understand a lot of GOGers love them. I will just wait semi-patiently for games like Wizardry, Perfect General, SSI wargames, etc. Hoping you will be able to get more of these older games. Not hating like I said,..just waiting..;)

I have looked at Desura but not bought anything yet. Still just a GOGer so far....
Post edited November 01, 2012 by thebes