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CainFortea
Oct 15, 2004


Jeffrey of YOSPOS posted:

They prompt you to interact with it and interacting with it *doesn't* actually do the key function the thing has? They went through the trouble of giving it an 'interact' button but it doesn't actually make you interact with it? That sucks.

It does the thing apparently, it just didn't actually tell you they were doing the thing. They fixed that now.

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Jeffrey of YOSPOS
Dec 22, 2005

GET LOSE, YOU CAN'T COMPARE WITH MY POWERS

CainFortea posted:

It does the thing apparently, it just didn't actually tell you they were doing the thing. They fixed that now.
Yeah sounds like the devs responded quickly - it just kinda made my eyes bug out seeing that.

Tagichatn
Jun 7, 2009

abraham linksys posted:

i feel obliged to point out it's really not an anime titty game outside of the two giant npcs in the Steam screenshots, unless this hosed up demon area i'm in now turns out to have a hosed up big titty demon, which that sounds pretty cool i'd be fine with that

but especially in terms of dialogue this is way less horny than like Tevi or something, just has a snake boss and a big fairy with huge bazonkas. even Nintendo did the latter, and for the former, well, it seems like a good way to guarantee some sales from a surprisingly large contingent of the internet

Giant anime titties in a game is kind of a gently caress one goat situation.

Hwurmp
May 20, 2005

Goatfucker Story XIX is highly underrated

credburn
Jun 22, 2016
A tangled skein of bad opinions, the hottest takes, and the the world's most misinformed nonsense. Do not engage with me, it's useless, and better yet, put me on ignore.

Tagichatn posted:

Giant anime titties in a game is kind of a gently caress one goat situation.

Trying to figure out if I read this right or if I've just never been in such a situation and I'm the odd one

12 rats tied together
Sep 7, 2006

its a reference to an expression that highlights how people typically focus on the negative aspects of things they aren't familiar with, communicated through a humorous hypothetical story about a person who builds dozens of bridges and is not called a bridge builder, they've hosed one single goat and are called something else

Tiramisu
Dec 25, 2006

Hey, where did you go!? Do you really dislike seeing my face that much!?

John DiFool posted:

Really hosed up that the anime titty metroidvania doesn’t let you save if you ask me.

You can do it as soon as you get out of the tutorial. They look like vending machines. Just turn the difficulty down until then if you’re dying.

ymgve
Jan 2, 2004


:dukedog:
Offensive Clock

Tiramisu posted:

You can do it as soon as you get out of the tutorial. They look like vending machines. Just turn the difficulty down until then if you’re dying.

No, the other anime titty metroidvania

Owl Inspector
Sep 14, 2011

Dying in the newest momodora doesn't even do anything besides kick you back to the last checkpoint you used, you still keep all the items you picked up and map you revealed. Just amazed at some of the things goons let themselves get defeated by

Morpheus
Apr 18, 2008

My favourite little monsters

Hwurmp posted:

Goatfucker Story XIX is highly underrated

Disappointed you only get to gently caress one goat though

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Sovereign Syndicate

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A Victorian steampunk RPG with tarot cards instead of dice. Investigate the disappearance of society’s most vulnerable to uncover a mysterious cult. Play as three characters, each with their own skills and motivations. Customize your characters with narrative choices to unlock new tarot cards.
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256989708/movie480_vp9.webm
No reviews yet. 10% launch discount.

StrixNebulosa
Feb 14, 2012

You cheated not only the game, but yourself.
But most of all, you cheated BABA

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2670400/Omurice_Next_Time/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9BjoZwqWW0

This looks ridiculously cute

cant cook creole bream
Aug 15, 2011
I think Fahrenheit is better for weather

Sounds like it's trying to be Dysco Elisium in a D&D Steampunk world. I'm honestly interested if someone checks it out.

piL
Sep 20, 2007
(__|\\\\)
Taco Defender

Morpheus posted:

Disappointed you only get to gently caress one goat though

Spent most my play time on the masonry minigames.

That Dang Dad
Apr 23, 2003

Well I am
over-fucking-whelmed...
Young Orc

Got this last night and put in about 45 minutes before bed. DE is my favorite game of all time so I am trying to judge this on its own merits, though it is 100% aping DE in almost every way.

That said, it has some solid ideas. One is that your Hope meter (basically your version of DE's Psychic health) determines your demeanor and that demeanor can grant extra dialogue options (and presumably extra solutions to puzzles or story paths). I think this adds an interesting element to both role playing a character and also making interesting gameplay decisions... are you willing to make trade-offs for Hope to get a Hopeful dialogue option? Is being Hopeful even helpful in this world? Who knows.

The second idea is that instead of having 24 skills that you can upgrade any time you want, you start with your class's main 3 skills. When you choose to use or listen to those skills, they gain xp and upgrade that way rather than just you picking which skill at every level-up. So as you RP your character, you're literally reinforcing the kind of person you want them to be as you gain XP in those traits. I don't know what that means for future playthroughs trying to be some hosed up combo (and I don't know if you can spec into other skills like magic if you didn't start with them), but it's at least different from DE in a meaningful way.

So far this is a VERY cogs-on-hats "Blimey!" Johnny Five Aces kinda steampunk world buuuut... I personally am not entirely sick of that myself so I don't mind. The graphics look good to me so far, things run smoothly, and one neat accessibility(?) feature is that any weirdo words that get used in dialogue can be hovered over for a definition. So you may not know what a sandhog is but it will just tell you.

I am cautiously optimistic. Especially for $18.

Servetus
Apr 1, 2010

cant cook creole bream posted:

Sounds like it's trying to be Dysco Elisium in a D&D Steampunk world. I'm honestly interested if someone checks it out.

Started playing it. Haven't gotten past the start of Chapter 3 yet, I found myself starting again to try out other options. I'm enjoying it so far, though I would recommend turning "Always run" on.

You switch between controlling 3 characters: Atticus Daley is a Minotaur and orphan with a sword cane, an interest in illusion magic, and alcoholism. Clara Reed is a human singer and sex worker who is trying to get out of London to start a better life. The 3rd protagonist is a dwarven inventor, I haven't played much with him.


All the Characters have 4 stats that correspond to the 4 bodily humours.:

Yellow Bile
Atticus: Animal Instinct
Clara: Intuition

Blood
Atticus: Spryness
Clara: Grace

Black Bile
Atticus: Wits
Clara: Intellect

Phlegm
Atticus: Self Control
Clara: Tact

Instead of dice rolls the game uses card draws.

Each Character has 4 starting archetypes that each give a stat spread and a trait corresponding to a major arcana card. If Atticus starts with maximum self control and minimum Animal Instinct he can use illusion magic to make himself look human and avoid fantastical racism, if you pick high animal instinct he has the intimidating trait and doesn't need to do a card test to scare people. There is definitely some inter-chapter reactivity visible already:

In my first attempt Atticus saved an orphan pickpocket who was being menaced by her Ladsman, basically the adult who runs a gang of children to do crimes. He did it by chucking a barrel at the man, knocking him into sewer water and washing out of sight. In chapter 2 Clara has to talk to Ladsman named McGrady about why he's not fulfilling his obligations to a contact of hers. In my second play through Atticus intervened directly and killed the Ladsman with his sword cane. Clara was looking around for the Ladsman and asked a child pickpocket, the same one Atticus had saved, where McGrady was. McGrady was dead and Clara had to negotiate with the orphan pickpocket Annika instead.

Incidentally, Mortismal has done a review of the game already. Beware of spoilers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDja8ss9G9o&t=329s

If I have one problem it is that it is exactly "Victorian London but with fantasy streampunk stuff". The United states and Canada both exist. The Crimean war happened. Steampunk automata and the existence of Centaurs, Cyclops, Dwarves and Minotaurs have had no impact on human history.

Servetus fucked around with this message at 15:06 on Jan 16, 2024

somebodyelse
Jul 20, 2013
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111360/Extreme_Evolution_Drive_to_Divinity/

This has finally dropped. I didn't know what to expect before it did and I'm still confused but also intrigued.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjIGSoL9c0

credburn
Jun 22, 2016
A tangled skein of bad opinions, the hottest takes, and the the world's most misinformed nonsense. Do not engage with me, it's useless, and better yet, put me on ignore.

somebodyelse posted:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2111360/Extreme_Evolution_Drive_to_Divinity/

This has finally dropped. I didn't know what to expect before it did and I'm still confused but also intrigued.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAjIGSoL9c0

haha there's already a review



Solid review 😎

StarkRavingMad
Sep 27, 2001


Yams Fan
Dominions 6: Rise of the Pantokrator

https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256988489/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1702405429

quote:

You are a God! You are master and ruler of a loyal nation. You have unimaginable powers at your disposal. You have claimed this world as yours. But there are others who stand in your way. You must defeat and destroy these pretenders. Only then can you ascend to godhood and become the new Pantokrator.

Dominions 6 is a turn based 4x strategy game suitable for both play vs AI, player vs player. Team play vs AI or players also works great as everyone can do their turns at once. The game has a huge variety of units, spells, magic items and different nations to play.

In Dominions you take control of a powerful being that rules a nation and aspires to godhood. The type of Pretender Gods can vary from magically powerful arch mages to huge titans or large monuments. The pretender gods have different strengths dependent on what kind of god you choose and what nation you play.

quote:

Dominions 6 is scaled up compared to Dominions 5 and armies are larger. We wanted to tweak the balance between conventional armies and magic. To accomplish this a couple of changes are introduced. Incomes and resources are increased, while mages are more expensive. Battlefield-wide spells are more difficult to cast and there are instead more mid-tier spells. There are some other changes with the same aim.

The second and probably most influential change is the addition of a new magic path. No longer are illusions the domain of Air magic. Instead illusions, phantasms, dreams and the stuff of forgotten legends are manipulated with the path of Glamour. This has resulted in many new spells, items and sites being added to the game.

A third massive change is the separation of mounts and riders. Riders and mounts now have separate stats and can be targeted individually. This change probably has less impact on gameplay than the previous one, but will still have an impact on cavalry and nations using mounted units.

Dominions 6 features a number of new nations as well. The addition of the Glamour path has also affected several of the old nations.

There are also a number of changes intended to ease gameplay.

It's Dominions. The sixth one. You probably already know if you want this already. If you haven't played a Dominions, they're very complex 4x games with awful UI and graphics, that are worth playing because the setting and lore and combination of a ton of different myths and theologies is very cool and the complexity is usually pretty interesting.

Tuxedo Catfish
Mar 17, 2007

You've got guts! Come to my village, I'll buy you lunch.
This is a pretty petty complaint from someone who hasn't touched the series in years, but I wish Dominions had moved back towards super-combatants and magic instead of away from it. Every time I hear them say e.g. "We wanted to tweak the balance between conventional armies and magic" I get briefly excited and then deflate when I realize they meant in the opposite direction. :v:

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


No Case Should Remain Unsolved

quote:

Twelve years after Senior Inspector Jeon Gyeong's retirement, she is visited by a young police officer: a woman who pleads with her to reexamine Seowon's case. But with each uncovered memory, only one thing becomes clear: everyone in Seowon's vicinity was lying.
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256987920/movie480_vp9.webm
96% out of 31. 10% launch discount.

Play
Apr 25, 2006

Strong stroll for a mangy stray
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2430660/MiceGard/
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256970185/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1703620811

quote:

Play MiceGard, adventure game where viking mice fight for honor, fame and survival. Explore the world inspired by Norse mythology, meet with gods and warlocks and seize the glory of the fiercest mouse-warrior in this action-packed saga!
95% positive out of 22



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2437040/Reigns_Three_Kingdoms/
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256985963/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1701446777

quote:

Swipe through military negotiations, marry to strengthen alliances and recruit soldiers to fight in turn-based card battles in this historical epic.
Looks interesting but only 59% positive out of 143.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2451720/Slayin_DX/
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256992238/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1704405121

quote:

Run through wave after wave of monsters with your weapons, spells or mounts in this endless single screen arcade game.
8 positive reviews.

Lakbay
Dec 14, 2006

My eye...MY EYE!!!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2276830/Kingsvein/ dropped yesterday. From Rad Codex makers of Voidspire Tactics, Alvora Tactics, and Horizon's Gate. If you liked Voidspire Tactics you'll like this one.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


Turnip Boy Robs a Bank

quote:

Turnip Boy is back! This time he’s teaming up with the fearsome Pickled Gang to plan and execute the weirdest heist of all time. Shake down hostages, steal precious valuables, battle the fuzz, and use wacky tools bought off the dark web to move further into the vaults of the Botanical Bank.
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256993432/movie480_vp9.webm
100% out of 7. 10% launch discount; 19% off in a bundle with Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion.

Play
Apr 25, 2006

Strong stroll for a mangy stray
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1830970/The_Last_Flame/
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256994421/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1705510434

quote:

Recruit a party of unique heroes, fight deadly encounters, loot and craft powerful gear, discover and create thousands of synergetic builds! The Last Flame is an endless roguelike auto-battler in which you guide a righteous party of heroes through many challenges.
Early Access. 94% positive out of 200. People in the reviews really really seem to love it.



https://store.steampowered.com/app/2357910/Home_Safety_Hotline/
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256976936/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1705364807

quote:

Hearing noises? Seeing things? Call Home Safety Hotline! Our operators are standing by, waiting to give you the answers you need to protect your home from all manner of pests and household hazards.
90% positive out of 200. Originally didn't post this since I thought it was another trash horror game like the ones that flood steam but this looks p interesting.

ultrafilter
Aug 23, 2007

It's okay if you have any questions.


The Cub

quote:

From the creators of Golf Club Nostalgia and Highwater. Return to their whimsical, neon-lit apocalypse in a Jungle Book meets The Armageddon fusion. Parkour through the remains of humanity as a child being hunted, while catchy end-of-days tunes and curious survivor stories play on the radio.
https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256989965/movie480_vp9.webm
100% out of 8. 33% launch discount. I don't like everything that Untold Tales has published, but they're a high quality indie studio so I pay attention to all of their releases.

Nybble
Jun 28, 2008

praise chuck, raise heck
I can't articulate why, but the visuals of the variety of platforming elements really has an Earthworm Jim vibe to it. Hopefully with tighter controls.

haldolium
Oct 22, 2016



Nybble posted:

I can't articulate why, but the visuals of the variety of platforming elements really has an Earthworm Jim vibe to it. Hopefully with tighter controls.

its cool (and nothing like EWJ???) but has unfortunately chromatic abberation around the center which can't be turned off.

BrianRx
Jul 21, 2007

haldolium posted:

its cool (and nothing like EWJ???) but has unfortunately chromatic abberation around the center which can't be turned off.

Chromatic aberration, film grain, and depth of field should always be optional if they have to be included at all.

The 7th Guest
Dec 17, 2003

it's meant to be a tribute to the Virgin Games' Disney catalog (Aladdin, Jungle Book, Lion King) for the Genesis, rather than EWJ

bredfrown
Nov 2, 2022

Pixel pusher and game maker.
Kinda anxious posting this, but I released this just last week. Fixed a bunch of stuff (it's my first game, lol):
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1746590/discussions/0/

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnct-EYxKg

It's episodic (since I work fulltime), but I'll be putting it on sale frequently.

bredfrown fucked around with this message at 22:32 on Jan 21, 2024

The 7th Guest
Dec 17, 2003

bredfrown posted:

Kinda anxious posting this, but I released this just last week. Fixed a bunch of stuff (it's my first game, lol):
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1746590/discussions/0/

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnct-EYxKg
oh, neat! I still have the demo of it from the first itch.io megabundle, hope your game does well

bredfrown
Nov 2, 2022

Pixel pusher and game maker.

The 7th Guest posted:

oh, neat! I still have the demo of it from the first itch.io megabundle, hope your game does well

Oh dang! Glad to see someone tried it out! Awesome! :D
It's came a long way! :)

Thank you so much, 7th Guest! :)

bredfrown fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Jan 21, 2024

HopperUK
Apr 29, 2007

Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

bredfrown posted:

Kinda anxious posting this, but I released this just last week. Fixed a bunch of stuff (it's my first game, lol):
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1746590/discussions/0/

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnct-EYxKg

It's episodic (since I work fulltime), but I'll be putting it on sale frequently.

Don't be anxious! It's cool to make a game.

bredfrown
Nov 2, 2022

Pixel pusher and game maker.

HopperUK posted:

Don't be anxious! It's cool to make a game.

I'm getting better about it! ;)

HopperUK
Apr 29, 2007

Why would an ambulance be leaving the hospital?

bredfrown posted:

I'm getting better about it! ;)

If you haven't, post in the Goon-made Games thread! I don't have a link right now but it's around here somewheres

bredfrown
Nov 2, 2022

Pixel pusher and game maker.
Was it this one?:
https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3506853

If so, we're all set!

woke kaczynski
Jan 23, 2015

How do you do, fellow antifa?



Fun Shoe

bredfrown posted:

Kinda anxious posting this, but I released this just last week. Fixed a bunch of stuff (it's my first game, lol):
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1746590/discussions/0/

Trailer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnct-EYxKg

It's episodic (since I work fulltime), but I'll be putting it on sale frequently.

Congrats! I picked it up and I'll try and give it a play soon :)

bredfrown
Nov 2, 2022

Pixel pusher and game maker.

woke kaczynski posted:

Congrats! I picked it up and I'll try and give it a play soon :)

Oh dang! Thank you so much!! :)

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Subjunctive
Sep 12, 2006

✨sparkle and shine✨

woke kaczynski posted:

Congrats! I picked it up and I'll try and give it a play soon :)

Same!

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