EDIT: Giveaway complete. A second copy of Botanicula was added due to all the good responses, and congratulations to our winners JohnWalrus and akhliber! Thank you all for participating.

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In the spirit of GOG and supporting games that deserve a wider audience, I'm taking a stab at the public giveaway here. Up for offer is Botanicula, an absolutely superb game. To get a chance at winning it, respond with "I Live!" and answer the question below. If you want to reply but don't want to enter the prize drawing, please include "Run Coward!" in your response.

The question is, what is the most unique video game you've played? Story, artwork, music, play mechanics, whatever aspect you wish to focus on is fine.

The winner will be announce some time Friday (7/12/2013) evening, EST. This will give the winner the weekend to enjoy their new acquisition.

Thanks for playing!

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999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors is, at heart, a pretty standard visual novel. Most of the game is text, the puzzles aren't that hard, and there are a handful of endings. However, the story...the story is something! I can't giveaway too much, but basically it's Saw if Saw cared more about conspiracies than traps. Even though I couldn't fully wrap my head around it, I knew I liked it!

Thanks for the giveaway, Sinistar, and count me in! :D

Katawa Shoujo - http://www.katawa-shoujo.com/

Run Coward!

Thanks, but not in.

How nice of you + 1

Syberia

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Blade Runner. First game that made me cry at the end. It was so emotional that by the end I didn't even wanna replay it to get other endings etc.

The game had so much style, deep story and such a rich world... Ofcourse back then, I didn't know there was a movie called Blade Runner (only found out years later).

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Hmm, it is a tough choice so I guess I will mention both of them.

First is Fool's Errand: What I liked about it was the challenge. I think it is the most challenging puzzle game I've ever played. It is the story of a Fool. Some pages of the story have puzzles that must be solved to get clues. Each clue gives you a part of a map. Once you've finally gathered all the clues, the parts of the maps you received are scrambled so they must be arranged the right way. To be able to accomplish that, you must read the story and understand it. It is possible that since it is in English, and English is not my native language, the language also added to increase the difficulty. Anyway, it is still the best puzzle game I've ever played. I recommend you to play if you like puzzle games.

The second one would be Majesty: The Fantasy Kingdom Sim: I consider this to be one of the most original games ever. The reason is that it has elements that you see in other games, but it was the first time I saw all those elements combined. It combines RPG, RTS, and God-like features. It was like playing Ultima VI, Command and Conquer, and Populous at the same time. You only control what and where you are going to build the buildings but you can't control the heroes that appear, at least not directly. If you want a hero to go somewhere, to explore, you drop treasure chest to that place. Certain types of building attract different type of units (ie: temples attract clerics, towers attract wizards, etc.). Since you don't control the units, they have their own will and will attack any enemy unit that they encounter. Killing enemies gain experience to the units and the higher the experience, the more skills and more powerful the unit becomes. I don't think many RTS or RPG fans might like it, but if you like God-like games, I guess you will enjoy this one.

None of them are in GOG, but you could vote for them if you like. BTW, +1 for the giveaway.

I live for games like The Walking Dead by Telltale. I've never been so engrossed by a story, nor have I been so affected when the final credits roll. Maybe it wasn't a unique game, but it was certainly a unique experience!

Thanks for the giveaway +1

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The most unique game Ive played is a really hard question. The one the really stands out (most likely since I just played it) would be farcry 3 blood dragon. Never have I seen a game that's chief goal was to be cliché. This very thing is what makes it unique. It takes overused elements and really mashes them together into something that feels pretty new. The game also end pretty quickly which is good, because if it didn't it would get old fast.

I live! And thanks for the giveaway!

I'd have to say Beyond Good & Evil, as it was the first game that made me realize, "not all games have to go by _____ formula." A smart-as-hell female protagonist, a pot-bellied pig as a best friend, and getting to run around cataloging species by way of photography throughout the game. The whole game just felt like a breath of fresh air.

Not in but +1


Also - Sacrifice !!! Anybody who's never played this Action/RTS should be pitied...

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My unique game would have to be Afterlife by Lucasarts. Games tend to evolve and grow out of genre classics, and Afterlife in some ways should have been totally expected by those of us familiar with Sim City. But looking back at the Ceaser games, RTS games, city builders, Pharaoh and Zeus, and the rest, there is nothing that went in the same ridiculous direction that Afterlife did.

You are essentially a god building both heaven and hell, and balancing them out. It's got great humor, and is pretty different all the way around because it never really takes itself seriously.

Earthbound was one of the more creative games I've ever played. The modern setting with cartoonish graphics and wild scenarios was one of the most memorable games I've ever played.

Thank you for the giveaway contest and +1,

Puzzle Pirates.

You and your mates each take a station aboard a pirate ship: sails, carpentry, bilge, navigation, cannons. The station type determines the type of puzzle you play. If you perform well, the ship benefits aptly and the commander may have better options in battle. The collaborative and social aspects really gave these fairly simple puzzle games new life.

Run, coward!

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World of Goo. There were a lot of games that almost made this list but World of Goo really stands out to me. Quick and simple in theory - I love it.

Thanks IAmSinistar for this giveaway!

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Most unique video game I've played: Braid, I guess.