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Kawaii (かわいい) in Japanese means “cute”, “lovely”, “sweet”; a term most of us are familiar with, one way or another. There’s another word though, that – while spelled and pronounced quite similarly – means something entirely different: kowai (こわい), “scary”, “dreadful”, or “eerie”.

Two completely opposite, yet oddly alike expressions – today, they’ll come in as one, in our Kawaii&Kowai Sale! Until April 28th, 10 PM UTC, you can snatch great bargains in terrifyingly adorable titles discounted up to 85% off. Remember, they really are cute, until they want to commit arson…

Let’s take a look at what awaits, shall we?



A Light in the Dark with Soundtrack and Prologue Manga (-40%)
A Light in the Dark is a narrative visual novel – presenting a rather gentle and soft art style at first glance, but tackling, in fact, much heavier themes. You’ll get to know Hao-Chen Jiang – who’ll find himself kidnapped by a mysterious girl, who coldly informs him that he’ll only regain his freedom if his family agrees to pay a ransom. But perhaps there is more to this than just money… During the time of imprisonment, they will both learn of a world they were never aware of – and which will crumble away at their deep-rooted prejudices.



Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp (-50%)
Part of a Monster Prom series, Monster Prom 2: Monster Camp is, as well as it’s preceder, a charming LGBTQ+ dating simulator, with a twist. It brings in the summer camp setup, with various characters available to romance; all in an absolutely adorable art style. You’ll get to choose your own adventure and get all the way to your special someone’s heart before anyone else does, take personality quizzes to determine your stats, get into all kinds of funny and absurd situations to seduce your sweetheart and find out more about yourself than you, or your friends, ever knew. There’s one thing though… Everyone is literal monsters! Zombies, vampires, werewolves… Are you ready?



Please Be Happy with Soundtrack and Artbook (-15%)
In Please Be Happy, you’ll get to know an emotional story of Miho – who was born as a fox in the forest of Korea. She carries the memory of a traveler who once showed her kindness and spoke of home. Embracing a human form, she spent a long time searching for that person – which leads her to Wellington, one of the jewels of the floating island of New Zealand. Living among mankind she’s seen the worst of what it has to offer; but only upon meeting Juliet, the owner of a small library, and Aspen, an aspiring novelist, does she start to understand what kindness really is. It’s a novel about love and friendship, and about understanding not just how to be happy, but how to be a human – no matter how hard and terrifying it might be, and no matter how cruel the world around is.



And many more... Do you prefer to indulge in sweetness, or have an eerie taste of fright? Either way – you can find all the Kawaii&Kowai deals HERE!
"Kawaii" in a rather loose sense, I guess, because this sale includes games like Saint Kotar or Hitchcok's Vertigo.
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park_84: "Kawaii" in a rather loose sense, I guess, because this sale includes games like Saint Kotar or Hitchcok's Vertigo.
"Kawaii and Kowai" sale.
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park_84: "Kawaii" in a rather loose sense, I guess, because this sale includes games like Saint Kotar or Hitchcok's Vertigo.
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BreOl72: "Kawaii and Kowai" sale.
It's Kawaii and Kowai not Kawaii or Kowai so their point stands.

Actually looking at the games in it it should be called Kawaii or Kowai sale or be two separate sales.
Post edited April 21, 2023 by FrostburnPhoenix
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BreOl72: "Kawaii and Kowai" sale.
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FrostburnPhoenix: It's Kawaii and Kowai not Kawaii or Kowai so their point stands.

Actually looking at the games in it it should be called Kawaii or Kowai sale or be two separate sales.
Hmm I would read it like there are "Kowai" and "kawaii" games on sale, not necessarily games that are both.
How you define those is pretty subjective of course.
Post edited April 21, 2023 by Reaper9988
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BreOl72: "Kawaii and Kowai" sale.
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FrostburnPhoenix: It's Kawaii and Kowai not Kawaii or Kowai so their point stands.

Actually looking at the games in it it should be called Kawaii or Kowai sale or be two separate sales.
What don't you understand about the word "and"?
A and B means there are A and B. Not A or B.

"Kawaii&Kowai Sale: Terrifyingly adorable"
Terrifying AND adorable games.
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park_84: "Kawaii" in a rather loose sense, I guess, because this sale includes games like Saint Kotar or Hitchcok's Vertigo.
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BreOl72: "Kawaii and Kowai" sale.
I think I'm used to a different meaning of these words, it wouldn't have occurred to me to associate them with works that are not Japanese in origin or style. I mean, what struck me was not whether that Hitchcock game was cute or not, but seeing it among manga-style games.
Post edited April 21, 2023 by park_84
It's both strange and funny that these Japanese words so used in GOG recently. 可愛い怖い。
I wonder why just a cute and scary sale is not used though.
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GOG.com: [...] pronounced quite similarly [...]
Is it though? I beg to differ. But fine, arguably it makes for a nice sale backdrop, so I'll allow it.
Post edited April 21, 2023 by WinterSnowfall
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HIRO kun: I wonder why just a cute and scary sale is not used though.
Because many Japanese games are on sale, so that's why they are using Japanese words.
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BreOl72: "Kawaii and Kowai" sale.
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park_84: I think I'm used to a different meaning of these words, it wouldn't have occurred to me to associate them with works that are not Japanese in origin or style.
I mean, what struck me was not whether that Hitchcock game was cute or not, but seeing it among manga-style games.
I mean, the banner really makes no secret of what this sale is about:

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"Kawaii & kowai sale
JRPGs, visual novels, dating sims and more
Cute and scary games up to -85%"
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park_84: I think I'm used to a different meaning of these words, it wouldn't have occurred to me to associate them with works that are not Japanese in origin or style.
I mean, what struck me was not whether that Hitchcock game was cute or not, but seeing it among manga-style games.
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BreOl72: I mean, the banner really makes no secret of what this sale is about:

Quote:
"Kawaii & kowai sale
JRPGs, visual novels, dating sims and more
Cute and scary games up to -85%"
That's right, "and more" makes it very clear what the sale is about, that phrase is the epitome of precision. Silly me for not finding it obvious that in a sale using Japanese terms and listing typically Japanese genres, "and more" referred to a Western-style point-and-click adventure made in Europe and set in rural Croatia.
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BreOl72: I mean, the banner really makes no secret of what this sale is about:

Quote:
"Kawaii & kowai sale
JRPGs, visual novels, dating sims and more
Cute and scary games up to -85%"
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park_84: That's right, "and more" makes it very clear what the sale is about [...] Silly me for not finding it [...]
Absolutely. ;o)
See when I think of cute but scary I think of something like this:

https://twitter.com/GoatseDotCx/status/982848627709063169
I love the theme of this sale! I've long been quite fond of things creepy-cute. And yet, Murder by Numbers is pretty much the only game in this entire promo that I'm actually somewhat interested in. :/

Well, I'm not very big on visual novels myself, but I do hope folks who are, decide to buy A Light in the Dark, as I hope that would help convince the dev CreSpirit to bring Rabi-Ribi and Last Command to the GOG catalog as well. (Unless, of course, it's yet another case of GOG's sadistic curation team being the obstacle here.)

Now, wouldn't this sale have been the perfect time to add any of these to the GOG catalog? :

BLACK BIRD
Damsel
Darkstalkers: The Night Warriors (a.k.a. Vampire: The Night Warriors)
Night Warriors: Darkstalkers' Revenge (a.k.a. Vampire Hunter: Darkstalkers' Revenge)
Darkstalkers 3 (a.k.a. Vampire Savior)
DEAD OR SCHOOL
Deathsmiles I・II
Demon Turf: Neon Splash
Detention
Devotion
Diadra Empty
DreadOut: Keepers of The Dark
DreadOut 2
Dungeon Munchies
ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights
Fatal Frame / Project Zero games
Gal Guardians: Demon Purge
Koumajou Remilia: Scarlet Symphony
Koumajou Densetsu II: Stranger's Requiem
Melty Blood Actress Again Current Code
NeverAwake
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Pocky & Rocky Reshrined
Shikhondo(食魂徒) - Soul Eater
Sisters Royale: Five Sisters Under Fire
Skullgirls 2nd Encore
Touhou: Scarlet Curiosity

And yet, still none of them are here. :(
Post edited April 23, 2023 by Curtainferno