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Posted September 09, 2013
Let the birthday celebration begin!

Welcome to Pick 5 Games & Save 80% Weeklong Promo. We all know your gaming-sense is tingling right now. All those great indie games for $2, $3, $4, or $5. Twenty-five games! In case you're wondering which ones to get, we have an answer for you: all of them! You can save almost $300 by simply buying all those games right now, with an average discount of 80%. Mix, match, and make your own promo. Just pick 5 games, pay $10 or little more, depending on your gaming taste, download and play those wonderful indie games of all genres, themes, and sizes.

Omerta: City of Gangsters is not only $5, but all the DLCs for the game are now bundled in one single pack, and for just a fraction of the regular price. But that's not all! Omerta is now available for Mac OS X as well, so all Apple-gamers can lean from cover cradling chattering Tommy guns right now. Feel the atmosphere of early 1930s, enter the brutal gangsters' world, and become the ultimate Atlantic City mob-ruler. Omerta is just one of twenty-five: for the full list of indie games you can pick for your personal bundle and grab with 80% discount, go to the [url=http://www.gog.com/high5]Pick 5 Games Promo Page. Tell your friends! (We've even included some handy Facebook, Twitter and Google+ buttons on the promo page for your convenience. Don't hesitate to use them *wink*.) This promo ends next Monday, September 16, at 3:59 AM GMT.

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!
Pick 5 Promo is just the beginning of our big birthday celebration. GOG.com is turning FIVE, and we have five weeks of promos, gifts, contests, and specials with a Grand Finale in the middle of October. Become a fan on , follow us on [url=http://www.twitter.com/gogcom]Twitter, join our circle in , and subscribe to our [url=http://www.youtube.com/gogcom]YouTube channel so you don't miss out on any of the upcoming birthday spécialités.
Posted September 10, 2013
I have to pick 5, right?
Posted September 10, 2013
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HypersomniacLive: Let's put it this way: what ever you decide, don't pick Lucius unless you're fully aware of what you're getting yourself into.
No worries ;) Lucius is the last one on list of games I don't want from this promo but thanks for the warning anyway ;)
Posted September 10, 2013
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BananaJane: I have to pick 5, right?
Yep.
Posted September 10, 2013
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Hollyhock: I can only tell you that, as an action RPG experience, Anodyne is much more immersive and overall superior to Evoland. So, do yourself a favor and pick Anodyne. I can't help you with the second choice.
Thanks for your opinion. My problem with Anodyne is that I don't really like this art style and I never did. But it applies to Evoland as well... How long is Anodyne? I've heard that Evoland is pretty short and even though the idea was good the execution - not so much...
Posted September 10, 2013
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Hollyhock: I can only tell you that, as an action RPG experience, Anodyne is much more immersive and overall superior to Evoland. So, do yourself a favor and pick Anodyne. I can't help you with the second choice.
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Ghorpm: Thanks for your opinion. My problem with Anodyne is that I don't really like this art style and I never did. But it applies to Evoland as well... How long is Anodyne? I've heard that Evoland is pretty short and even though the idea was good the execution - not so much...
These aren't long games :D
I finished Anodyne in around 7-8 hours. I heard Evoland is around 4-6.
Posted September 10, 2013
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BananaJane: I have to pick 5, right?
There's only on exception. If you own everything except 1-4 games, you can buy the missing ones without picking up five games.
Posted September 10, 2013
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JMich: Some tests with the current promo show that the gift codes are one-use only, so if someone already owns a few of the games, they are also redeemed. Not sure if it's a change to the gift codes in general or specific for this promo, thus the message to support.
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Ophelium: It didn't work that way this time. I gifted the order and went to claim it but it gave me all the games, including the one I owned.
Ok, but what happens then to the redundant game when redeeming? If I e.g. have already Puddle, and I buy a five-game-bundle with Puddle as a gift, then redeem it myself – what happens to Puddle? Don’t tell me I would have paid $2 and get nothing?
Posted September 10, 2013
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ZivilSword: Ok, but what happens then to the redundant game when redeeming? If I e.g. have already Puddle, and I buy a five-game-bundle with Puddle as a gift, then redeem it myself – what happens to Puddle? Don’t tell me I would have paid $2 and get nothing?
There was a bug. While the bug was in effect, you would get nothing. Bug is fixed, so the code will retain Puddle. If you activated while the bug was in effect, contact support and they'll sort you out.
Posted September 10, 2013
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Ophelium: Well, I heard back from support. Redeeming all the games in an order (including ones you own) is a glitch that they are working on and I received a gift code for the one I already had. So give it a little time and stuff should be good.

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I'm glad with GOG's answer but in a sense I'm glad with GOG's community's handling of the episode too. Were this to happen in any other store the forum would be flooded with outcry about the vendor's greed and underhanded behavior for changing things without a notice.

Here we had posts expressing surprise, sadness, expectations that it was just a mistake and worry that GOG's policy would have changed abruptly but no whiners moaning how they were being screwed up for their money.

Naturally the only reason it is this way is because GOG has earned our trust, so when in a doubt we're all willing to give the benefit of doubt. If they were treating us customers like shit it wouldn't be a surprise if we acted accordingly.
Posted September 10, 2013
Congrats on the 5th anniversary.


Took Penumbra, Amnesia, The Cat Lady, Driftmoon and Sword of the Stars. Looking forward to some cheery, lighthearted, relaxing gameplay. :D
Posted September 10, 2013
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Ghorpm: Thanks for your opinion. My problem with Anodyne is that I don't really like this art style and I never did. But it applies to Evoland as well... How long is Anodyne? I've heard that Evoland is pretty short and even though the idea was good the execution - not so much...
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cich: These aren't long games :D
I finished Anodyne in around 7-8 hours. I heard Evoland is around 4-6.
Also, Anodyne has a very good post-game experience. When you beat the game, you are given an object that allows you to "cheat" your way in order to access unreachable areas, even "glitch-land" areas. And there are extra puzzles, characters, secrets and dungeons awaiting in these areas.

Some items in the hidden areas (the colored cubes) are very difficult to obtain even with your "cheat" ability. They are not as difficult to get as the stars from Braid, but you can spend many hours wondering how to get them without a walkthrough. Great challenge for OCD gamers.
Posted September 10, 2013
Happy birthday GOG!
No show or at least a video for those 5 years? Or is it just in the making?
Posted September 10, 2013
I could only choose three game so far:

Primordia
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Anodyne

...and I could use two more recommendations. I'm thinking about Shattered Haven and The Blackwell Bundle, but Zafehouse: Diaries also looks interesting. How is Strike Suit Zero compared to other games of the genre? The rest of the list I either already own or have no interest in them.
Posted September 10, 2013
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geoconker: I could only choose three game so far:

Primordia
Sword of the Stars: The Pit
Anodyne

...and I could use two more recommendations. I'm thinking about Shattered Haven and The Blackwell Bundle, but Zafehouse: Diaries also looks interesting. How is Strike Suit Zero compared to other games of the genre? The rest of the list I either already own or have no interest in them.
If you enjoy point and click games you absolutely can't go wrong with The Blackwell Bundle.

I don't know about Zafehouse or SSZ, but another strong recommendation would be for The Cat Lady.
Posted September 10, 2013
Looking at Evoland, Anodyne, and Amnesia to fill my last game slot. I already own Amnesia on Steam, but is the DLC worth getting? Also, would Driftmoon be worth replacing in order to get two of the three games I mentioned here? So many choices XD

EDIT: Also, out of Evoland and Anodyne - which so you think has the better soundtrack for listening to on its own?
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