The 7th Guest posted:

hey everyone. i'm currently dealing with the loss of one of our cats who died suddenly and unexpectedly, so my Games of April post is gonna be kept simple. you can look the games up yourself to see the screenshots. I do thank the people in discords that have offered kind words and condolences.

Road 96: Mile 0 - April 4 - A prequel to the border-hopping CYOA hit from 2021, you play as two of the NPCs from the original game and learn their stories.
Meet Your Maker - April 4 - This one's already gotten a lot of hype from goons who have played the demo or playtested it. You build a deathtrap-filled base and challenge players to conquer them.
Passpartout 2 - April 4 - Passpartout is not for everyone but if you like games about making silly/ugly paintings and then selling them to people who have very spurious criteria for what is good or bad art, this widens the scope of the original.
The Magical Mixture Mill - April 5 (EA) - A combination of harvesting and automation, there's been mixed thoughts from people about the demo.
Supplice - April 6 (EA) - The first episode of a retro FPS from prolific mappers/modders in the Doom scene.
Melon Journey: Bittersweet Memories - April 6 - A cute looking adventure/narrative game with a Gameboy aesthetic.
Curse of the Sea Rats - April 6 - Rat-based Metroidvania
The Library of Babel - April 6 - A mix of stealth platforming and inventory-puzzling. Not related to Library of Ruina.
Lone Fungus - April 7 - Mushroom-based Metroidvania which is coming out of Early Access.
Sherlock Holmes: the Awakening Remake - April 11 - The original Sherlock Holmes: the Awakening was a goofy but earnest detective game merging with Lovecraft. It only makes sense for Frogwares, who has since developed The Sinking City, to come back to this premise with a remake of The Awakening, likely much more expanded upon and with the design elements of Chapter One.
Ghostware: Arena of the Dead - April 12 (EA) - Retro FPS/adventure game about being stuck in an arena shooter by a wizard. Like almost all retro FPSes, it's the first episode.
MEATGRINDER - April 13 - loving kickass uptempo FPS where you, Crank-style, have to keep moving to keep your health up, leaping and grappling from vehicle to vehicle as everything explodes all around you. It's cool, the demo was cool. This is gonna be a good game.
Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection - April 13 - The 6 Mega Man Battle Network games finally come to PC officially. If you've never played a MMBN game, they're isometric JRPGs with a Saturday Morning Cartoon aesthetic/setting, goofy NPC dialogue, and quasi-real time battles where you equip cards/chips for your moves. They're cool! And decently lengthy. Unlike the other Mega Man collections, this one's, like, a triple digit number of hour's worth of content.
God of Rock - April 18 - Rhythm/music based fighting game. General word of mouth on this has not been very good, however.
Minecraft Legends - April 18 (Gamepass) - Minecraft action/strategy game. I haven't followed this too much so I'm not 100% sure what the best comparison is, but it'll be on Gamepass anyway so you can try it yourself.
Moons of Darsalon - April 19 - A pretty neat retro platformer about saving/rescuing civilians that has a fun pre-rendered look that throws back to the Rare games of the SNES.
Stray Blade - April 20 - I have forgotten almost everything about this other than that it has a comedic sidekick character and it's a hack & slash.
Advance Wars 1 & 2 Reboot Camp - April 21 (NON-STEAM) - Delayed by a year due to the war in Ukraine, Nintendo/Wayforward's remake of the first two Advance Wars games finally comes out on Switch. The look of the remake is divisive but as long as it plays like the original, it's two very good strategy games that are highly addictive to play.
Roots of Pacha - April 25 - A Stardew Valley-style life sim set at an earlier point in human history/civilization.
Afterimage - April 25 - Metroidvania by the developer of Guijan 3, which has nice backgrounds and illustrated characters, and hopefully will not have online DRM like Guijan 3 had.
Trinity Trigger - April 25 - Where are my FuRyu-heads at???? I didn't even know this game existed until last week. It looks like FuRyu's latest 7 out of 10 game is going for a Secret of Mana type feel with 3 character hack and slashing. Personally I'd like them to revisit The Alliance Alive, but maybe one of these games will keep the lights on long enough for them to get to that point.
Bramble: the Mountain King - April 27 - Narrative platformer that seems like it might hit similar notes to that of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, with the sort of grim fairy tale setting.
The Last Case of Benedict Fox - April 27 (Gamepass) - A slick-looking (but slightly janky in execution) gothic Metroidvania where you investigate a mansion as well as an alternate dimension (or maybe it's your mind? The demo was a while ago, I forget).
Jedi Survivor - April 27 (EA Play) - Oh, right, a new Jedi game. Hey EA, you uh, you gonna advertise this one orrrrrr.... I mean I haven't seen a single word about this from anyone and I've only realized it's coming up because it shows up in the Upcoming section on Steam. They had to put Fallen Order on sale for $4 in the Spring Sale because interest in the Jedi series had fallen that low. I don't know if EA is sabotaging the game because of their losing the SW license, but it's just weird. This is easily the largest game in April and... no hype whatsoever. And it's being sent to die a couple of weeks before Nintendo puts out their biggest game in 6 years.
Protodroid Delta - April 27 (Gamepass) - A Humble Games published title from a solo dev that is going for a 'Mega Man X in 3D' feel. Assuming Humble's deal with Microsoft still extends into 2023, this should pop up on Gamepass.
Mail Time - April 27 - One of those Wholesome Games (tm) where you deliver mail to different people and do a lot of jumping around and collecting things.
Tron: Identity - April TBA - A 3D visual novel in the Tron universe by Bithell Games, creators of Subsurface Circular and Volume
Cook Serve Forever - April TBA - I believe CSF is coming out at some point in April but I don't know if something has changed, as the release date on Steam is just "Q2 2023" currently.

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GrimGrimoire OnceMore - April 4 (NSW, PS4, PS5) - The classic strategy-RPG is back with a whole new look!
GrimGrimoire OnceMore is a remaster of the original GrimGrimoire, featuring the fantastical worldbuilding and intricate storytelling Vanillaware is known for, as well as real-time tactical gameplay with new, improved mechanics.

Cassette Beasts - April 26 (PC - Steam, GamePass; NSW, XBOX 'late spring 2023') - Collect awesome monsters to use during turn-based battles in this open-world RPG. Combine any two monster forms using Cassette Beasts’ Fusion System to create unique and powerful new ones!

LIVE A LIVE - April 26 (PS4, PS5) - Meet seven heroes, each with their own unique abilities and lives to live across different time periods. Experience their stories in any order you choose, uncovering shocking developments along the way. Featuring remastered music from original composer Yoko Shimomura and produced by Takashi Tokita, this remake retains everything that players loved about the original game while also being accessible to newcomers.

The 7th Guest posted:

pics of some of the games in the OP:

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9B0-HFkpT4

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POLL STANDINGS end of WEEK 1

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POLL STANDINGS end of WEEK 2



lanky kong pulls ahead, can the funky crew possibly keep up?

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POLL STANDINGS end of WEEK 3

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POLL STANDINGS end of WEEK 4



only today and tomorrow left to vote if you havent already! will the demands of cheetah be met? what of the funky bunch? tune in whenever the may thread gets opened to find out i guess!

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POLL STANDINGS: FINAL DAY TO VOTE!!



its the final day to get your votes in and funky is trailing by 2 votes...will the dastardly cheetah get their way?? is lanky really the hardest kong to escape from? no matter what happens, its been a hell of a race!

poll closes tonight!

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thank you all for joining me this fine Ape ESCapril(tm)! the moment you've all been waiting for has arrived!! the HARDEST KONG TO ESCAPE FROM as chosen by YOU is...



FINAL POLL RESULTS (at the time of thread closure)



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wow!!! proof that bullying DOES in fact work. congratulations to Lanky Kong and the inescapable cheetah7071.

unbelievable that Max Castillo wasnt able to catch up, but hey. theres always next year. now go on and shoo! theres a brand new thread for you to talk about, oh, i dont know, lets say: Metroid or something. Maytroid? sure whatevr.

new thread is here: thread that is definitely titled Maytroid (real, verified)

cheetah7071 posted:

why isn't lanky kong in the poll. feel like he'd be hard to escape from, with his fast handstand movement speed and stretchy arms

CottonWolf posted:

Marth Chat Thread was cancelled after all?

Relax Or DIE posted:

oh that reminds me i need to have a meltdown about something before the end of the day

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dunno what ur talkin abt he's right there

Relax Or DIE posted:

anime ruined video games

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anime ruined video games

homeless snail posted:

where's tiny kong

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SNU please add Max Castillo to the poll

ShallNoiseUpon posted:

i'm not positive how many items you can add to a poll

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SNU please add Max Castillo to the poll

Escobarbarian posted:

veeg has been playing Okami for 40 hours and only just realised that the wolf in the story at the beginning of the game is also the same wolf you’re playing as