THREAD OF HYPE - TTLG Forums

qolelis on 27/2/2025 at 21:21

Skin Deep demo was fun. I've had the game on my wishlist for a while now, so nice to see a demo for it.

I also played the latest Peripeteia demo today. It's the very opposite of Skin Deep in tone and style and... everything. Took a bit to get used to, but once I did, I find myself really liking it. I do remember an earlier demo I played years ago, which didn't convince me, but now I'm in.

Starker on 15/3/2025 at 23:48

Maybe it's more because I want the hype to be true than anything else, but I'm keeping my eye out on Blue Prince coming out on April 10: (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/)

The presentation looks nothing special, but I've heard a ridiculous amount of praise for this game from reviewers, ranging from how this is their GOTY to it being the only game to sufficiently scratch that Obra Dinn / Outer Wilds itch...

Sulphur on 16/3/2025 at 02:40

I played the demo for Blue Prince last year, and at least the half hour I gave it left me feeling ambivalent about it. The conceit is that the house's layout changes every day, and you can only do a certain amount of exploration based on the resources you have, so there's an element of randomness and strategy in how you choose which rooms you want to explore. This isn't a bad system, nominally, but the random element to what you experience is not a plus to me, and planning which rooms you want to use in what should be an adventure-puzzler where the default mode is explore everything rubbed me the wrong way.

I'm not seeing anything near as wonderful as Outer Wilds or as interesting as Obra Dinn, but I only gave it that half hour. There could be more/better beyond that, and the final build could add some special sauce to that opening 30.

Starker on 16/3/2025 at 16:18

I suspect that people are now classifying any slightly more complex notepad game in the Obra Dinn / Outer Wilds category regardless of the actual gameplay. But the review that got me excited initially was this: (https://www.pcgamer.com/games/puzzle/mystery-mansion-puzzle-game-blue-prince-is-my-goty-even-if-it-doesnt-come-out-this-year/)

Sulphur on 17/3/2025 at 14:26

That article does a good job of describing it mechanically. I'd say if it overall made you hyped, you're probably more geared towards it than I am, so no need to let me douse the fire. The roguelike/card and strategy layer weren't things I felt warmly about, but if you're one of those people who like rogue-inspired randomness in an adventure (read: freaks), I see few reasons why it wouldn't be something you'd like.

henke on 20/3/2025 at 06:43

Wreckfest 2 enters Early Access TODAY!

[video=youtube;Z2PCl64qnng]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2PCl64qnng[/video]

Early reports say that it looks like a million bucks and plays well, tho content is very limited, natch. Just 4 cars and a few tracks.

demagogue on 20/3/2025 at 23:42

Biggest news you'll see today:

[video=youtube;gEY0utFag38]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEY0utFag38[/video]

Jason Moyer on 27/3/2025 at 15:07

[video=youtube;xDijdPUKFfI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDijdPUKFfI[/video]

I think this is the most hyped I've been about a game in ages. If this were a Switch 2 exclusive I think I'd be an early console adopter for the first time.

mtk on 28/3/2025 at 15:32

[video=youtube;mfEJwTmDreM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mfEJwTmDreM[/video]

Mandragora seems pretty cool, releases soon (april 17th) and there is a fresh demo available on steam.

henke on 1/4/2025 at 15:32

Remember BioForge?

It turned 30 a few days ago, and some guy is making a fan remaster.

[video=youtube;YZFhfYX1uVk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZFhfYX1uVk[/video]

There's a (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKb_0BfKtsA) pretty interesting video here about the process of reverse engineering such an old game.