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Graphic novels can be pretty graphic.



<span class="bold">Noctropolis</span>, a FMV adventure game about living out your comic book nightmares, is available now DRM-free on GOG.com with GOG Galaxy achievements and a 50% launch discount.

It's closing time at the bookstore. In the dimly-lit room, a strange figure lurks crouched on the creaky floor. It's the owner, Peter Grey. Suddenly, he leaps over the counter, dashes across the room, then throws a hefty cooking tome on an unsuspecting table lamp. BANG! The store goes completely dark - another successful mission for "Darksheer". But when Peter gets magically sucked inside his hero's comic-book world, he quickly realises darkness can be as perilous as it is alluring.

The legendary Darksheer has gone missing and now Peter must don the cape of his idol and clean up the everdark streets of Noctropolis in his place. For in the persistent shadows an evil plot is unfolding, threatening to consume this city of eternal darkness. Thankfully, what Peter lacks in KAPOW! he makes up for in *lightbulb* as he sets out to point, click, and talk his way to the truth. And maybe, eventually, back to the real world.

This version of the game comes with improved mouse and keyboard support, gameplay enhancements which remove dead-ends, plus numerous technical fixes. It also includes a remastered in-game soundtrack and a downloadable copy of the original Comic Book!



Open the latest issue and venture into the ominous streets of <span class="bold">Noctropolis</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 50% discount will last until January 26, 1:59 PM GMT.
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InfraSuperman: Also, does this still run in Dosbox or is it, like System Shock Enhanced Edition, running "natively" in Windows?
Judging by the lack of Mac/Linux builds, I think it runs natively on Windows. Also, while the System Shock Enhanced Edition itself is a native Windows app, the package also includes the original DOS version.
Post edited January 21, 2016 by Grargar
Bought it, have to say I never heard of this game, but the screenshots look promising.
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InfraSuperman: Can't Night Dive leave any of their new releases be as they are anymore? Do they have to mess with every single thing that they bring along?
I am curious as to what "Dead-end situations in game play removed" means. That sounds like an alteration to the intended game flow.
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mchack: first I heard about a gog rss feed. Would you mind giving me a link?
At the footer of every page, next to the facebook/twitter/google+/tumblr/youtube/twitter/reddit links. feed://www.gog.com/frontpage/rss
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IAmSinistar: I am curious as to what "Dead-end situations in game play removed" means. That sounds like an alteration to the intended game flow.
Read here: http://steamcommunity.com/app/377070/discussions/0/520518688939575432/
Noctropolis, yes!!! I've been literally waiting ages for this game. Thank you guys, you're great!! :D
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InfraSuperman: Also, does this still run in Dosbox or is it, like System Shock Enhanced Edition, running "natively" in Windows?
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Grargar: Judging by the lack of Mac/Linux builds, I think it runs natively on Windows. Also, while the System Shock Enhanced Edition itself is a native Windows app, the package also includes the original DOS version.
That's right. On the first view, it looks very similar to the original, but they did include digital soundtrack, gamepad support, higher resolutions and some sort of an in-game graphic filter.
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MBiL_248: That's right. On the first view, it looks very similar to the original, but they did include digital soundtrack, gamepad support, higher resolutions and some sort of an in-game graphic filter.
Thanks for the confirmation.
Thanks. It's a dubious improvement then, and seems geared for modern gamers who have a surfeit of gaming choices and who are more likely to give up on a game if they don't make progress every 30 seconds. A shame they didn't leave in a "classic mode" for those of us who prefer our games the way they were made.
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mchack: first I heard about a gog rss feed. Would you mind giving me a link?
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JMich: At the footer of every page, next to the facebook/twitter/google+/tumblr/youtube/twitter/reddit links. feed://www.gog.com/frontpage/rss
hehe, you know I scrutinized the footer of the main page, before asking the question just so as not to look stupid...

Well that didn't work well. Now the RSS Button glares at me. I think it was to huge to see, before you pointed it out :) (or my brain blocks any line starting with facebook from my conciousness automatically ;) Well now it's there. Thank you very much)
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Grargar: Also, while the System Shock Enhanced Edition itself is a native Windows app, the package also includes the original DOS version.
Yeah, I know. I commend them for doing that; and otherwise, I wouldn't have bought it.
Now, if Noctropolis has been tinkered with that way and doesn't include the unaltered version, I don't need to bother with it.

I hope fans of the game are going to enjoy it, though.
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IAmSinistar: I am curious as to what "Dead-end situations in game play removed" means. That sounds like an alteration to the intended game flow.
AGD's remake of King's Quest 1 did something like that (although it was optional). Mostly, it meant that you couldn't lose plot-critical items in that game.
Post edited January 21, 2016 by InfraSuperman
Wishllisted .
Insta-bought. Glad to see it here!
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Very glad to see it finally arrive! Thanks Night Dive.