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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.
Glad to see someone is paying attention to this!!

Or maybe that's just my wishful thinking! In any case, great release!
Bit expensive, I thought GOG doesn't go above 10 usd for an old game unless it's some type of remaster/new patch (waits for someone to correct me).
Post edited January 21, 2016 by Crosmando
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Fairfox: I gueeeeeeess because it's been 'tinkered' with a leetle. But then again I thinkies GOG is just increasing costs in general and olde worlde prices will be phased out.

:'(
Oh wait, it does seem to be "remastered":
High-quality, remastered in-game soundtrack
- Original bonus Comic Book
- Improved mouse support: You can rebind left and right click function to any mouse button; scroll wheel can be used to navigate in-game menus and comic books
- Improved keyboard support: You can rebind virtual left and right click keys; page up and page down act the same as the mouse scrollwheel. Can use number keys to make choices during dialogue trees. Can adjust sensitivity of virtual pointer
- Support for modern displays with ability to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode
- SDL 2.0 Game controller support added, with rebinding and sensitivity controls supported
- Several game crashing bugs from the original code fixed
- Dead-end situations in game play removed
- Optional linear texture filtering
- Three-band equalized, filtered sound mixer.]- High-quality, remastered in-game soundtrack
- Original bonus Comic Book
- Improved mouse support: You can rebind left and right click function to any mouse button; scroll wheel can be used to navigate in-game menus and comic books
- Improved keyboard support: You can rebind virtual left and right click keys; page up and page down act the same as the mouse scrollwheel. Can use number keys to make choices during dialogue trees. Can adjust sensitivity of virtual pointer
- Support for modern displays with ability to toggle between fullscreen and windowed mode
- SDL 2.0 Game controller support added, with rebinding and sensitivity controls supported
- Several game crashing bugs from the original code fixed
- Dead-end situations in game play removed
- Optional linear texture filtering
- Three-band equalized, filtered sound mixer.
That'll teach me to read the fine print before commenting. I wonder if it's running in Dosbox/Scummvm or it's some kinda port.
Post edited January 21, 2016 by Crosmando
Looks interesting. Wishlisted for now.
Never heard of this before. If the trailer is anything to go by, I'd instabuy it just for the soundtrack. If only that had actually been included.
this looks amazing, ill get it for sure
Haven't heard about this game before but I can already say that I'm genuinely interested about it. Nice to see that so many folks are happy about this release; at least it means that the game is good. I'll check this out in depth as soon as I get home later.
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IAmSinistar: 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.
Yeah but if you read down to the developer response...

"Noctropolis was very carefully designed by Flashpoint to *not* have any unwinnable situations. The ones we found during our playthroughs were confirmed to be unintentional. As a classic gaming enthusiast myself, I wouldn't have thought about changing them if they weren't confirmed to be bugs."

Granted, that may or may not resonate with you, since it's still "altered". But at least in spirit, they tried.
Post edited January 21, 2016 by thuey
Never heard of it before and I'm very interesed but... no original version? That's sad. Night Dive done such a great thing with System Shock with ALL classic editions to choose and now only the "remaster" avalible? Buuuu :(
I do remember that pearl from the past :)

And that I stopped counting how often I got shot in the confession booth. By the priest :D (Hint: Pay attention & don't be a smartass IIRC ;) )
Post edited January 21, 2016 by anothername
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Crosmando: Oh wait, it does seem to be "remastered":
It seems to me to be a newly compiled version for Windows and it does not use any emulation. I haven't played the original, but the game has a genuine 1990ish feel and appears to me quite authentic (i.e. the graphics hasn't been "improved" like with some other adventure games).
Post edited January 21, 2016 by igrok
Looks pretty cool, will have to pick this up. Nice release.
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Crosmando: Bit expensive, I thought GOG doesn't go above 10 usd for an old game unless it's some type of remaster/new patch (waits for someone to correct me).
But it is 10 USD. Maybe you're looking at its price in Australian dollars?
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Crosmando: That'll teach me to read the fine print before commenting. I wonder if it's running in Dosbox/Scummvm or it's some kinda port.
A native Windows port.
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ZaineH: Never heard of this before. If the trailer is anything to go by, I'd instabuy it just for the soundtrack. If only that had actually been included.
While the OST isn't available as an extra, it can be located in the game's installation folder.
Post edited January 21, 2016 by Grargar
It's too bad that this "new enhanced edition" doesn't run on Windows XP. :(

The original DOS version should at least be included as an extra.