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As our catalog gets bigger and better every week, it’s easy to lose track of some of the awesome games that we have to offer. We’ve been running one day “Gaming Gem” promos for a while now to highlight some classic titles that don’t get the love of some of our best-known blockbusters like Baldur’s Gate or Duke Nukem 3D. To celebrate summer, for the next two weeks until July 25th, we’re going to run a Gaming Gem promo every day, so you can rediscover these lesser-known classics! Grab that plastic toy shovel and dig out gem after gem over the next 18 days. We think every game we’re going to be offering on our Summer GOG.com Gem Extravaganza will be an excellent title, and we hope you give them all a try.

How does the conceived nick strain? The fun stare embeds the design. The digital digest joins the spit past the executive negative!

What’s that, you say? We’re sounding a bit crazy? You’re probably right. Either that, or we’re writing a description for a game about being crazy. It’s anyone’s guess what’s happening. Wifflebats!

Actually, we’re taking our one-day promos to the next level.

Our very first promo is for the unparallelled Sanitarium. A frightening look into the mind of madness, you find yourself continually wondering, as you make your way through the five worlds that your insanity takes you to: is this encounter real, or only the product of a fevered imagination? You are a recent victim of a car crash, and one who has complete amnesia. You awaken in an insane asylum, and immediately you must fend for yourself in a world gone mad—unless it’s you who’s gone mad, and the world is just a reflection of that.

With a gripping, haunting story and a graphics engine that has stood the test of time (the graphics look rather like the Infinity Engine games), Sanitarium is one of those games that grabs hold of you and just doesn’t let go. Give it a try on GOG.com for just $3.99. This offer expires tomorrow, when we’ll have another hidden gaming classic on sale, so check back in to see what game we’re offering then for your hassle dashes inveigle marpuk snozznozzle.

Madness!
After Planescape: Torment, this was the 2nd game I bought on GoG.com, when they had a promo for it back in Dec. '10. I haven't played it yet, but of course I certainly hope to do so.

Juss showin my support for this promo. This game looks really freakish. Like I said before, I haven't played it yet, but I think people who are into Amnesia: The Dark Descent may find Sanitarium to their liking as well.
Post edited July 08, 2011 by bladeofBG
Eh. I wasn't a big fan of this one. I felt that it was somewhat mediocre and I expected quite a bit more. Interesting, but not great.
Anybody who is into adventure games and doesn't have this should definitely get it. It is a rare example of a game that seems aimed specifically at adults (and "adult" in this connection does not mean lots of sex and violence). This game will make you think, even after you've stopped playing it.
Already bought it during a previous sale :-)
I'm not a big fan of point and click adventures, but I really enjoyed this game! Perfect atmosphere, wonderful storytelling: I like how you gradually discover the truth hidden behind the surface of that dream-like world.
The "boss fights" and some of the puzzles made me raise an eyebrow, but nothing that made me rage quit.
Post edited July 08, 2011 by Epantiras
Oh man, what a good game. I already owned it, at full price, and never regretted the buy for a moment. Even with the wonky control scheme, you get lost in this one instantly. Just don't get ripped before you play, the children might keep you up. (or do)
I played this game last time it was on sale for the first time and it was one of my favorite game experiences ever.

Do get it.
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midloo: Bought this some time ago on another account. I run a Win7 x64 desktop and it didn't like my machine. I wonder if just running it in a Vista VM would do the trick? I'll have to try that out.
Compatibility mode?
high rated
I cummed.
This game looks awesome...I've been eyeing it for years....4 bucks...Well one less gallon of gas this week! Thanks GOG. :D
Hope there will be blood one whole unit 60% off
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sulfurious: I cummed.
I believe the past tense is came
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sulfurious: I cummed.
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Phosphenes: I believe the past tense is came
I don't know, some of those characters are pretty hot.
Didn't know that this was adventure game. Anyway, for that price can't say no.
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dudalb: One of the best adventure games ;it ranks right up with Sierra's and Lucasart's best.
And the first major episode...the village of the children...is truly creppy and scary in a way that few games are.....
As for the person who said it has got to be better then "The Longest Journey"...I got a feeling the person just does not like adventure games. I won't get into a debate about whether Sanitaruium is better the The Longest Journey...but both are excellent adventure games.
Sanitarium is a great game, and, yes, as you said, really scary; I'd recommend it for anyone who likes adventures. On the othe hand, "longest journey..." Let's just say you must have some patience to play it, a ton or two will do it...
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sulfurious: I cummed.
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Phosphenes: I believe the past tense is came
"came" is the past tense of "come".
The point is we should use "come" instead of "cum" which isn't a "real" (not in dictionnaries) word.
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What am I talking about on a topic dedicated to one of the best games in the world ?!