TotalBiscuit plays Star Trek Judgement Rites right now on http://www.twitch.tv/gogcom . The vod will uploaded later to their channel. So if you want to take a look before you buy here is your opportunity.
twitter.com/StasisGameChris Bischoff said:Happy to announce that we have also partnered with @GOGcom to bring you STASIS!
We have the "Playing Classic RPG's" thread (which is one of my favorites) so I figured, why not have a thread dedicated to the good old (and new) text and graphical adventure genre?
When we talk about adventure we talk about exploration and problem solving, not running down a slope in a tropical jungle shooting down jaguarbears and ancient deities with handguns. We talk about the almost dead genre that favored, above all else, narrative depth and rich visual scenes (whether drawn of described by text). In fact, I believe this (graphical adventure) to be the one PC or video game genre that best exemplifies why video games can be art. Essentially, a traditional adventure game is an interplay of literature, visual arts and music.
So bring it on!
gog.com/news/release_stasisRelease: STASIS
A familiar ambience awaits...
STASIS, an istometric point-and-click horror adventure, is available now on Windows and Mac OS X - DRM-free on GOG.com with a 20% launch discount.
There is a familiar, unmistakable feeling to STASIS, an atmosphere we've felt before. A musical, ambient hum of decrepit machinery. Dirty, pre-rendered environments. A horrid discomfort and grime.Through subtle graphical aesthetic, particular animation and sound design, STASIS invokes powerful memories of exploring the desolate vaults of Fallout, the twisted halls of Sanitarium, and the strangest corners of Planescape: Torment - a freak-show, a circus of nostalgia.
STASIS tells its story on a derelict spacecraft, home of self-professed gods and scientific progress, where everything that could go wrong, did: technical failures, deaths, inhuman experiments and an orbit in decay. You're a survivor on the lifeless, floating husk - perhaps the last, perhaps just one of the few. You hope for the latter, because your child and wife were right beside you as you fell into a deep, cryogenic sleep. With deeply ingrained old-school influences, and a soundtrack designed by the man behind the 90's most iconic gaming sounds (including Fallout, Planescape: Torment and Sanitarium) STASIS strikes an unprecedented balance between a modern revival, and a classic aura.
If you're up for more classic intensity, you can also pick up the Deluxe Edition, complete with Unique Backgrounds, a PDF Art Book, and the incredible OST in MP3 and lossless FLAC.
The memory lives on in STASIS, available now, DRM-free on GOG.com. The launch discount will last for one week, until Monday, September 7, 12:59 PM GMT.
Developer Q&A:
If you're as intrigued by the game and its influences as we are, drop by for the upcoming Developer Q&A, where Chris & Nick Bischoff - the guys behind the game - will answer all of your questions about the game or their favorite coffee place.
Look for the dedicated forum and newscasts, and join us between 6:00-8:00 PM GMT on Tuesday, September 1!
He put it a bit differently (as in that he's very likely to 'hate' it) in the original tweet but there's no reason not to imagine him foaming at the mouth while playing Wild Hunt, at least as far as roleplaying aspects are concerned.Ah, so he has some healthy envy That's good. Do you have a source for what he said? I'm interested in collecting these opinions of RPG veterans about Witcher games. May be it would be useful to make a dedicated thread about it. Or continue one he had about roleplaying aspects of TW3.
twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/603178507817082880Downloading Witcher 3 now... I'm sure I'll hate it. Hate how good it is.
twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/601280497797484544My favorite Witcher 3 screen...
Way too many games in this genre to mention but if I had to name a few that stand out:
Syberia II and the Longest Journey might be my favorite in the "serious" adventure genre... however the scales shift slightly towards Lucas arts and their brilliant franchises Day of the Tentacle/Monkey Island/Indiana Jones...
Special mention to Sherlock Holmes the Silver Earring and the Awakened.
Also if you like the goofiness of old-school LucasArts, the more "recent" Runaway trilogy comes to mind, very good and silly at the same time...
Day of the Tentacle Special Edition now is Day of the Tentacle Remastered
A remaster of the original is up next, if I recall correctly.When are we getting the sequel to Full Throttle from Double Fine?-)