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Hey all! Salt and Sanctuary is a Metroidvania "Souls-like" developed by Ska Studios in 2016 for the Playstation 4, ported soon after to Steam. I'll be playing the Steam version because while I'd like very much to play Bloodborne I'm not quite rich enough to buy a system for a single game I'd like to give some kind of overview of Salt and Sanctuary to start with, but truth be told this is going to be a (mostly) blind LP. Other than a few experimental forays to get the hang of the controls and feel of the game I haven't played it before, and by the third episode (three hours in) I will have seen all the content that was not new to me and a fair bit that is. What I know/knew going in is this: 1. The game is a 2D Metroidvania (leaning on the Igarashi side of the scale) with combat and leveling inspired heavily by the Dark Souls franchise and its spiritual relatives Demon's Souls and Bloodborne. 2. It's rumored to be hard, especially if you're playing as a magic-user, which of course I am therefore doing. 3. It was made almost entirely by two people. 4. The opening areas of the game are okay but I really hope it gets better later on. Joining me in commentary is Fletcher, who goes by END ME SCOOB, and he's great. Check out his Sailor Moon: Another Story thread when you're done here if you haven't already. Now here's the tricky part. This is a blind LP and though you won't be getting candid reactions from me because we're recording commentary in post, I want my actual play to be natural, unspoiled first-time play. But Fletcher is doing some research on the side and I'm counting on him to make cryptic threats and make fun of me when I do something that will turn out to be stupid later on, so please post all the spoilers you want for him to read, JUST AS LONG AS THEY'RE SPOILER TAGGED so I don't accidentally read them. And err on the side of tagging more rather than less, because I can be quick on the uptake when I'm not supposed to know something. Other than that, feel free to mock my goofs and/or praise my awesomeness, and comment on whatever has already appeared in the LP so far. For purposes of neatness the first video will be in my next post. Once I've posted a few more I'll make an Episode list in this post, maybe with some cute graphics if I can motivate myself to make them.
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Episode 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXPP0CbbVKg Apologies for the audio quality on my voice, I'm in the process of recompiling the video to change the L/R balance. It's all audible and clear, though. Future videos will be better, this was my first attempt at a video LP.
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Jun 18, 2016 03:32
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END ME SCOOB posted:The traps are definitely avoidable. >:[ No but really, mea culpa, as we'll see in a few moments. Skippy Granola posted:Whoo that game has some rough visual styling going on. I'm intrigued by the gameplay though! I wonder if the traps and challenges manage to get any of Dark Souls' cleverness later on, or if they're just trolly ha-ha-gently caress-you-nerd moments. So far I'm seeing more in the way of just "ha-ha-gently caress-you-nerd" moments, but I'm inclined to forgive the game because I'm honestly uncertain how Dark Souls style clever traps would even work in a 2D side-view game. Generally if I can't think how a game might have done better with its premise I try to be kind with my criticism. Whether the idea of a 2D Dark Souls is inherently possible/worthwhile is certainly a valid and encouraged topic of discussion ITT, however.
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Jun 24, 2016 01:15
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzAF4tDI5LA Audio should be better in this video and it's all uphill from here. For the record, I've got the next video pre-made as well and will be working on the fourth this weekend. I don't want to commit to a firm schedule but my plan is to update this thread every 1-2 weeks as my schedule allows. The videos will all be about an hour in length, based on what seems to be the pacing of this game and my own preferences for video LP's of longer/soulslike games, which I personally enjoy watching for relaxation at night. I'm not a terribly funny person in voice but I at least know not to try to be, and Fletcher is purposefully working as a sounding-board and backup commentator despite his excellent sense of humor in his own LP's, and doing a fantastic job, so the LP will likely continue to have the more laid-back tone it's had so far. Fake_Kraid fucked around with this message at 01:37 on Jun 24, 2016 |
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Jun 24, 2016 01:33
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Niggurath posted:Probably just a slight word of advice, but it might be good to keep your video links somewhere in the OP (or in that general area). That way people that might be new to your thread can see the videos you've done rather than looking through your individual posts. Also when you inevitable archive this then I think only the OP will be archived. Yeah, once I post my third video I'll do that, I'm gonna make some simple graphics for the links.
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Jun 24, 2016 02:10
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I won't be editing out all deaths because they're part of the soulslike genre experience, but I've already made plans to edit out future uninteresting ones, and I only die once in the next video. I'm also in the process of redoing the third video to address audio concerns before I post it, and future ones will be improved. Thanks for the feedback! EDIT: Unfortunately the major events of the past week have made my work on Facebook unusually busy this weekend, so I may not get around to posting video 3 until Monday or Tuesday. I'll make sure it's re-worked before I do. Fake_Kraid fucked around with this message at 00:47 on Jun 27, 2016 |
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Jun 25, 2016 23:57
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Here's Episode 3 and with it the last of my confusion over earlier runs. Things get promising at the end and I suspect next episode will be fun to record. Before I post it I'll edit the OP to include a Contents section. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_MSu8EynpDE Fake_Kraid fucked around with this message at 02:31 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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Jun 30, 2016 00:25
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Skippy Granola posted:So far so good! I dig the long-format episodes. Perfect for relaxing at the end of a long day Great, this is pretty much exactly what I had in mind with the pacing and tone. I do the same thing with ENB's Souls LP's. EDIT: retouched audio video is uploading now Fake_Kraid fucked around with this message at 02:04 on Jul 1, 2016 |
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Jun 30, 2016 15:02
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namad posted:The audio doesn't seem that bad to me, but maybe you already adjusted it? Hey, thanks for the feedback! Yes, I already retouched the audio, and I'm glad it helped. Hopefully the newer videos will be good out the gate. As for the darkness, that is a bit darker than the actual game, but not a whole lot. It's also darker than the YouTube video appears on my screen, actually, so we might have different system video settings or monitors, but I'll try your suggestion for the next video and see if it helps, since I want the best experience for viewers. However, it may be a bit before the next video. I live on the East Coast and we're undergoing a severe heat wave at the moment, with nearly saturated humidity to boot, and I work outside, which means I'm basically coming home with heat exhaustion every day. I'll do my best to get the fourth video up soon but I don't want to make a hard promise on the time because I can't afford to burn myself out (literally or figuratively). I'd like to say that something will be up before next week, but if it isn't it doesn't mean I've given up the LP, just that I'm too wiped out from work to do it until the weekend.
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Jul 6, 2016 23:45
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This isn't a bump exactly, and it's the last comment I'll make before the next content post, I just wanted to let everyone know the LP isn't dead. I've recorded the footage but it's been hard to edit because the heat has been brutalizing me every day. I'll have it edited this weekend without fail and record commentary with Fletcher as soon as he's free, so with any luck I should be able to post next week. Sorry for the delay, and for anyone else working in this heat, please be careful. Take breaks and drink lots of water. See you all next week! EDIT: Finally, video's exporting, I'll be posting it in just an hour or two. Thanks for being patient, everyone who's still going to watch this! Fake_Kraid fucked around with this message at 18:48 on Jul 30, 2016 |
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Jul 15, 2016 00:28
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Hey, everyone! Sorry for the awful delay, weather etc etc. Here's the new video, it should be more polished than previous ones. The next video will have a death counter, assuming I die, and I'll add the directory into the OP too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtdQxZcqbcw
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Jul 30, 2016 22:20
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Genocyber posted:Been waiting for this. Yeah, I figured that would probably be the case, but since I've only got the first weak fire spell and also I'd have to give up a shield in my secondary set to equip two spells I'm not sure that tactic is going to be ideal for this build, at least at this point. As an auxiliary setup later on when I have more options it might be worthwhile.
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