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Planet Permadeath.

Risk of Rain, a procedurally generated action-packed platformer with brilliant, challenging gameplay and appealing retro graphics, in which time matters much more then winning, is available 60% off on GOG.com. That's only $3.99 for the next 24 hours!

Personal log, entry 58-78. It's cold and dark in here. So cold, that I can feel it through my nanofiber suit. Strange alien monsters are roaming the place, dragging their claws in the dusty ground, clapping their jaws, red eyes flashing in the distance. I can hear them growl even through the thin atmosphere of poisonous gases. If it wasn't for the valuable artifacts there's no way I would've come here. I might be one of the toughest, meanest, deadliest people in the galaxy, but I swear--this planet will be the end of me. Well, that's enough yapping, time to get to work. End log.

Risk of Rain is an action platformer with roguelike elements. With permanent death as a primary feature, players will have to play their best to get as far as possible. Fight on a mysterious planet with randomly spawning enemies and bosses, either alone or with 3 friends in online co-op. With over 100 items at your disposal, you will find the tools you need to find the teleporter back home. Discover a myriad of randomly chosen stages, from the desolate forest to the frozen tundra. With procedural content generation and a sense of urgency that keeps the game exciting, this one will keep you glued to the screen for a long time. You will be failing, especially at first, but the game will have you coming back for more and more!

Start your journey into the land of random risks and ever-ticking clock in Risk of Rain, for only $3.99! The 60% off Indie Gem Promo discount offer lasts until Thursday, April 10, at 9:59AM GMT.
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IAmSinistar: It's a good game, but hard as heck. After a ton of plays I still can't get past the fourth level. Regardless I still recommend it. It's got a lot of variation, cool art, great music, and a bunch of unlockable characters and items. It's more than worth this sale price.
Ain't no shame in turning the game's difficulty down a notch before starting it up :)
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IronArcturus: I read that the screen can be small for this game. Is there a scaling feature or a windowed mode to see things better?
It's not the screen that is small, just the player characters but the game does a great job of keeping the camera focused on you so you never lose your character even for a second :)
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JudasIscariot: It's not the screen that is small, just the player characters but the game does a great job of keeping the camera focused on you so you never lose your character even for a second :)
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IronArcturus: That's good to hear, but is there also some kind of zoom to use if the character is too small?
No zoom, sorry :(
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LateElf: The Prisoner is a creature you can unlock on the third level, I believe? Top right hand area of the map; you "use" the odd cage he's in, then you kill the creature to unlock. May depend on getting the correct map for the third level- it's only one of two, and you can unlock on easy, so try again if needed.
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IAmSinistar: That's correct. It's also referred to as "Acrid" in the character select screen. I find it especially useful because it has a couple special attacks that do damage over time.

Risk of Rain, along with Rogue Legacy, has really convinced me of the viability of the "roguelike platformer" subgenre of game.
No love for Spelunky? :)
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JudasIscariot: No love for Spelunky? :)
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fortune_p_dawg: Rogue Legacy, in my opinion, is just amazing, I wonder how long your bloodline can be? I think I've dies several thousand times and it just keeps going, and going, and going...
I think mine went up to the year 7000....
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JudasIscariot: No love for Spelunky? :)
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IAmSinistar: Doesn't appeal to me, sorry. :)
Can't win em all, I guess :)
Post edited April 10, 2014 by JudasIscariot