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Other Projects => Other Games => Topic started by: Ibid Straydrink on May 28, 2014, 03:35:08 pm
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(http://cdn0.sbnation.com/polygon/always-sometimes-monsters/logo.jpg)
"Always Sometimes Monsters is an open-world RPG-style adventure. It is the story of an individual travelling from town to town on the way to the wedding of a lost love. Along the way, the individual — you choose the gender — has to cope with life's difficulties, like lack of money, friends in trouble, loneliness, random acts of violence and hatred.
But the choices laid out for the player aren't dictated by good and evil. They are dictated by necessity. There is no green or blue or red path toward some denouement of greater or lesser goodness. The puzzle isn't about trying to do the noble thing or trying to demonstrate your character's badassery; it's about doing the thing that seems to carry the most benefit while causing the least amount of harm. It is a puzzle of morality that also seeks to deny the existence of morality."
Full article with interesting insight to this game's conception here. I highly recommend you read it. (http://www.polygon.com/features/2013/12/18/5195130/always-sometimes-monsters)
In a world where "moral" acts are not necessarily rewarded, and "immoral" acts may go unpunished- a world like yours and mine- you must reconcile the ever awkward consequences of your actions with your code, conscience, and expectations. Are you truly capable of braving hypocrisy for the sake of your own benefit, and at whose or what expense? Are you genuinely willing to pay the price for your convictions?
Whether you're intrigued by the idea of a story that explores those questions, or just feel like taking a stab at this game yourself, post here and express your interest for a chance to win one of five copies I will be giving away via Steam! Applications are welcome until June 7, and winners will be drawn from a hat. :)
*WARN AND HIDE ALL SPOILERS, PLEASE*
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It does seem interesting. Count me in to the draw, please.
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This seems like something I could really get into.
COUNT ME IN!
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count me in
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Oooh, this looks interesting. Put me in the (hopefully literal!) hat, please :D
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This is definitely my cup of tea. :D Count me in, and thank you for the giveaway!
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Count me in too!
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YOU ARE A COOL GUY!
count me in!
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Oh wow, that sounds really cool! Count me in!
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I'm always intrigued by this sort of thing. Count me in.
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I will throw my name into the hat, count me in.
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Looks like a unique game, please count me in. And many thanks to you!
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Count me in.
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Ha. We Bay12ers can't resist free games.
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Count me in, I just saw this game today, and it looks interesting.
Bold text looks impolite to me.
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I just hope they get rid of the RPGmaker sprites.
If you are selling the game, you really can afford to get your own sprites.
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I would like to ENTER. ( or IN if you prefer)
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I was wondering why we didn't have a thread for this game, I beat it the other day (so count me out of the giveaway) and I really wanted to complain about it. Despite the jab at Mass Effect 3 with the red/green/blue path thing, it really reminded me of it.
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I was wondering why we didn't have a thread for this game, I beat it the other day (so count me out of the giveaway) and I really wanted to complain about it. Despite the jab at Mass Effect 3 with the red/green/blue path thing, it really reminded me of it.
It have a conclusive non-conclusion? (even if you believe Indoctrination theory)
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Very intriguing, please count me in!
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This looks like a very interesting piece of thing. Please count me in for ye draw.
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Very much in.
Coolers, ibid!
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For the
love blood of all dorfs (especially Urist) and of course Armok, count me in as this is the first giveaway I ever enter. And the "life's difficulties, like lack of money, friends in trouble, loneliness, random acts of violence and hatred" part just sounds like my very own life, lawl (;_;).
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Count me in! This looks amazing!
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This looks like a decent concept.
So in.
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great idea, i am in
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sounds rather cool, count me in
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Count me in. This thing looks interesting since I saw it on gog.
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Count me in!
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I would like to participate
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COUNT ME IN
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Count me in and thanks!
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Sounds like an interesting game, count me in.
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Wow, very interested. :) Please count me in!
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I would like to participate
My apologies, as I figured it went without saying, but I won't be accepting Escaped Lunatics/suspiciously low-post lurkers in this drawing. Better luck next time.
Two more days!
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The lucky five have been drawn from a green, sweat-stained Sahara hat as follows:
Glloyd, varnish, BuriBuriZaemon, rumpel, and Bouchart.
Winners, please PM me your Steam SNs and I will be sure to gift you your copies by the end of the day. Best of luck..!
Also, I will now be lifting the spoiler ban on this thread- just be sure to give a fair warning, and insert any information related to plot or in-game consequences in the proper context.
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Woot, I win! Looking forward to find my long lost love!
Thank you for the giftaway Ibid!
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Sent. Thanks for holding this Ibid! Can't wait to try it out!
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Congrats guys. :)
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Got mine just fine, thank you! Checking it out now.
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Awesome! and Woops! Sorry for my late reaction but I didn't have much time since beginning of June. Hope that's okay. (But PM is now sent.) :)