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prudislav
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Posted: Mon, 4th Jan 2016 18:01 Post subject: Pony Island - "devil's game of ponies"

http://store.steampowered.com/app/405640/
Release Date: 4 Jan, 2016

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Pony Island is a suspense puzzle game in disguise. You are in limbo, trapped in a malevolent and malfunctioning arcade machine devised by the devil himself. The devil detests having his puzzles solved and poor programming exposed; you will need to think outside the box to proceed and you will be insulted when you do.

In Pony Island you will...

Peer behind the rotting curtain of "Pony Island" to repair its broken code
Be forced to play along with The Devil's demented game of ponies
Explore the depths of the cryptic software system that runs His game

This game is about as indie as it gets.

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Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Mon, 4th Jan 2016 18:28 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

Meeeh Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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Yuri

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Posted: Mon, 4th Jan 2016 18:31 Post subject:

Bob Barnsen wrote:

Neighhh

Fixed

1 and 2 are still amazing.

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Posted: Mon, 4th Jan 2016 20:48 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

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JBeckman
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Posted: Tue, 5th Jan 2016 08:20 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=592868531 Various in-game free keys, most are likely taken by now though. (I tried ten or so until the "Too many key attempts." message popped up and they were all taken already.)

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freiwald

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Posted: Tue, 5th Jan 2016 08:55 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

tried a few but no luck. but it was posted last evening already so no chance. still thanks

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Posted: Sun, 10th Jan 2016 00:40 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

This game is brilliant in its own insane way I actually wouldn't even call it a game, it's more like an experience, something akin to being trolled while being in front of a PC, under the influence of LSD. Love the fact that ponies are just a facade (sorry Bob!), since it's like a point and click/puzzle game involving pseudo-hacking as in, obsessive mouse clicking. The design is simplistic but pretty clever. (edit: our Russian buds have the latest version available on their forum, in case you can't find it anywhere) Random creations of an insane mind / Screens from Bulgaria [Early Access]

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Bob Barnsen

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Posted: Sun, 10th Jan 2016 01:59 Post subject:	Quick Quote Quote

@ixigia I just watched some gameplay again in form of a Lets Play. It indeed looks pretty interesting. But i must say, it's one of the rare games where it seems to be more fun to watch somebody else playing it. Or playing together with some buddies. I can't see myself playing this alone for too long. Enthoo Evolv ATX TG // Asus Prime x370 // Ryzen 1700 // Gainward GTX 1080 // 16GB DDR4-3200

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The_Leaf

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Posted: Sun, 17th Jan 2016 00:12 Post subject:

This game is pure genius imho.

The concept of

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is inherently amusing, and I love how it plays with this idea to break the 4th wall and have you peek "behind the curtains", by fixing code and exploiting bugs in order to progress.

The "action" sections are maybe the lamest parts, but they're amusing in their own ways thanks to the context they're put in.

A little gem that went under the radar but that I found way cleverer than may pseudo-artsy bullshit indie walking simulators that are all the rage these days.

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