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I liked Build, I was sad to see it didn't do too well. Hoping Heist 2 blows it out of the water again.
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hatty posted:TMNT is an indie property now? Weird It's the dev, not the IP, that determines if something is an indie game. Cadence of Hyrule is an indie game and involves one of Nintendo's flagship IPs while Dave the Diver is not an indie game because despite being a new IP it's made by a Nexon-owned studio and not an independent dev team.
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 17:16 |
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actually the council of indie elders render their judgment on a case by case basis
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Evil Fluffy posted:It's the dev, not the IP, that determines if something is an indie game. Evil Fluffy posted:Cadence of Hyrule is an indie game and involves one of Nintendo's flagship IPs I don't think you'd typically call a game "indie" whose development costs were fronted by a traditional publisher using the traditional publishing model. It's just a small-team game. Like, Wayforward is certainly an indie developer given their independent ownership of the Shantae franchise and all, but for years they've also acted as a contract developer for licensed properties and we typically don't associate "indie" with any of that stuff.
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 17:57 |
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Hollow Knight is on sale again, finally. Maybe I'll give it the old college try https://www.dekudeals.com/items/hollow-knight
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Also, this: https://www.dekudeals.com/items/slay-the-spire
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 18:48 |
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why are we slaying the spire? what did it do wrong?
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 18:55 |
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Too tall
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Meowywitch posted:why are we slaying the spire? what did it do wrong? hatty posted:Too tall Too pointy.
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Meowywitch posted:why are we slaying the spire? what did it do wrong? Forcing everyone to speak different languages wasn't good enough to stop people building it
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Meowywitch posted:why are we slaying the spire? what did it do wrong? For one thing, this motherfucker keeps stabbing me or cursing me whenever I spin his wheel.
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That TMNT game looks rather cool.
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Cartoon Man posted:For one thing, this motherfucker keeps stabbing me or cursing me whenever I spin his wheel. You're doing it wrong. I always win at the wheel but despite putting in a large number of hours into the game on Switch, iOS, and xbox I have never beaten act 3.
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Bofast posted:That TMNT game looks rather cool. It’s apparently a port of an Apple Arcade game that’s been out for a little bit (IDW even made a tie in comic about it)
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Im watching the indie showcase right now and it's making my backlog even worse.
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Cartoon Man posted:For one thing, this motherfucker keeps stabbing me or cursing me whenever I spin his wheel. This is a major major skill issue and occurs when you are bad at the game
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Man I can't wait for heist 2. But one of the best things about the first game was how focused it was in the core gameplay...I hope the real time boat battle stuff doesn't take momentum away from the tactic trickshooting stuff. More like bloat battles
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Just saw it. Honestly, not too bad. There's definitely some must buys. Steamworld Heist II? Yes. Stitch looks interesting. I'd be curious to see where Little Kitty, Big City, SCHiM, TMNT and Valley Peaks go. Little Kitty, Big City looks neat. If it runs well could be well worthwhile. It doesn't quite have the charm of Untitled Goose Game, but could be good. Yars Rising is a metroidvania? Looks like one. Not crazy about the voice-acting. Refind Self: The Personality Test Game I know some high schoolers who will love this. I think I'm good though. Some sort of adventure game with a cozy anime aesthetic. Sticky Business I guess you make stickers. I'm not really sure if there is more to it. Some sort of art game. Sort of. Antonblast looks like a real dynamic platformer. The aesthetic is incredible. Valley Peaks 1st person... exploration, platformer, adventurer? Reminds me of Firewatch and Nuts somehow and the platforming a bit like Mirror's Edge which I loved. Maybe? I'm intrigued. Lorelei and the Laser EyesBlack and white mystery adventure game. Idk. My wife may like it, but she'd likely have no patience for it. Europa 3D adventure platformer? You seem able to fly. I feels a bit BotW-ish, but that doesn't mean it looks good. Has a demo. TMNT Splintered Fate Roguelite? I love me a TMNT game. And it's definitely a Hades clone but... with only 4 weapons? Co-op play seems neat though. A demo would be nice. The music is lacking... Cat Quest III Pirate themed! It's... I don't know how to describe it. Some sort of action game but the map and like is really special. Will have a demo. Stich a puzzle game about embroidery. Ok. The actual puzzles seem pretty tight. It's like a puzzle game where the numbers dictate what you fill in. I wouldn't call it a Picross-killer but it's definitely would help scratch that itch (that doesn't need scratching cause there's a ton of Picross games). Out now. BzzztAction platformer SCHiM I have no idea you drop from shadows? Looks cool. Animal Well I remember hearing about this but I can't remember why. Reminds me of Rain World, which I never finished since it was so incredibly obtuse. Duck Detective: The Secret Salami an adventure game. Another Crab's Treasure last nindie described it like a soulslike SteamWorld Heist II must buy! The first is insanely good (I just restarted it on my 3DS). Like Worms and just a ton of fun. The ship sequence seems neat. If you get bonuses from other steamworld games I may buy them, because I love Heist.
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 21:40 |
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Splintered Fate has actually been available since last year as a mobile title, not sure if they’re adding anything to the console release however
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I played Animal Well at pax West last year, it was pretty cool. The developer was there and really nice, he talked to my 10 year old kid about videogame development for a few minutes
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Tiny tile graphics reminds me of Micro Mages on NES https://youtu.be/VFX401vvKTQ?feature=shared ‘CRT filter’ must look very nice on oled display Coffee Jones fucked around with this message at 22:15 on Apr 17, 2024 |
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 22:07 |
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For what it’s worth, Stitch is on Apple Arcade, has been for quite a while. It’s good and has nice presentation, it’s a type of puzzle called shikaku.
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 22:54 |
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The Switch is a dead console
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# ? Apr 17, 2024 23:11 |
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So wait, are all of these indie releases just ports of existing mobile titles?
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The Switch is deadly good.
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Got home from worked, watched the Direct, immediately wishlisted the first game they showcased. I loved Stray, and Little Kitty, Big City looks like Stray, but with a cartoony aesthetic. I'm sure I'll love it!
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Cat Game looks great, wanna break into someone’s home and gently caress up their carpet
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Tempura Wizard posted:Stitch... it’s a type of puzzle called shikaku. Isn't that the guy who used to be on Art Bell all the time?
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I just hope little Kitty doesn't have anything like the beginning of Stray. As an owner of two cats, that poo poo was hard to play through.
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https://twitter.com/mhbali/status/1780615722994995668
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what is the gist of the Silksong hype? It's a sequel, right?
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Yeah! Just Hollowknight is one of the best metroidvania's ever, and Silksong looks amazing.
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# ? Apr 18, 2024 04:30 |
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im playing silksong right now no you may not see it
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otter posted:what is the gist of the Silksong hype? nobody really knows anymore
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Quantum of Phallus posted:nobody really knows anymore I always miss the boat on stuff. Never played hollow knight. I bought hades months ago and still haven’t played it. I just started breath of the wild last may on the advice of my physician. (He was taking several days off work to play TotK on launch day). Maybe that should be the challenge. Can I play through hollow knight before silksong comes out?
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otter posted:I always miss the boat on stuff. Never played hollow knight. I bought hades months ago and still haven’t played it. I just started breath of the wild last may on the advice of my physician. (He was taking several days off work to play TotK on launch day). Maybe that should be the challenge. Can I play through hollow knight before silksong comes out? Hollow Knight is pretty long for a metroidvania but I don't think it will take you ten years to finish
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otter posted:Can I play through hollow knight before silksong comes out? won't be an issue, don't worry.
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otter posted:Can I play through hollow knight before silksong comes out? Depends on whether or not you start it, get most of the way through and abandon it. And then do the same thing three or four more times over the course of a few years
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Morpheus posted:I just hope little Kitty doesn't have anything like the beginning of Stray. As an owner of two cats, that poo poo was hard to play through. They showed the intro. The kitty is sleeping on a windowsill and slips off. Should be fine. Not that I know how Stray started.
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beer gas canister posted:Hollow Knight is on sale again, finally. Maybe I'll give it the old college try https://www.dekudeals.com/items/hollow-knight I hated Hollow Knight the first two runs I tried years ago. Probably the main difference for me now is that I've completed four Igavanias, Super Metroid, and Metroid Fusion since then. A few key takeaways that have made it click; 1) I initially overestimated HK's mechanical similarity to Dark Souls. Recovery is way easier in HK, and hoarding souls is not so important. Ultimately I think HK suffers from the comparison because it appears way harder than it is (so far). 2) The spirit recovery system is easy to manage. I've beaten 3 bosses so far with only a few deaths, and haven't failed to recover souls yet. The ghost is easy to kite out of tricky spots and is basically wimpy 3) Most enemies are resources for harvesting mana as much as souls, moreso while exploring. Bosses included! Mob enemies appeared basic at first but resources lend them greater purpose. There's a lot of healing between saves, equivalent to a midgame Estus flask in Dark Souls. Igavanias are far more stingy with healing 4) Save points are distrubuted well, and the map is relatively fast for a Metroidvania, despite its apparent size. Having just played Symphony of the Night, HK feels Sonic 3 by comparison. Bloodstained RotN is pretty good with this too, for the most part. 5) The map is ingenious and economical. I like that they favor a small number of big, visually distinctive rooms with lots of doors, rather than a ton of little winding compartments punctuated by setpieces in the Igavania style (ballroom, clock room, big staircase, boatman rivers). Sometimes it reminds me favorably of Circle of the Moon and Super Metroid in that I can recall many of their weird rooms with clarity 6) Knowing which enemies are to be dodged vs quick killed via magic is important and many rooms are trivialized with that strategy in mind. Mobs are distributed just so that you'll usually have enough mana to safely kill big enemies fast while traversing It's some delicious designerly poo poo and I'm so impressed with the composition of the thing. Mechanics often touted as lifts from Dark Souls are only superficially so, and function more as a forgiving antidote to quirky recovery and economy problems of the classic Iga style. If anything Dark Souls is quite a bit more like SotN since they incentivize grinding and hoarding items to a significantly larger degree. HK is lean in the best way beer gas canister fucked around with this message at 10:30 on Apr 18, 2024 |
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