Sulphur on 25/9/2019 at 17:04
Quote Posted by Thirith
As far as I'm concerned, the stories that Naughty Dog tells have always been clichéd, but their characterisation is always solid, bolstered by great performances, and there's surprising nuance in the main characters. I buy the characters, more so than in most AAA games, and for me that largely makes up for their other flaws in storytelling. But yes, I do hope we're not just going to get a simple revenge story, and I definitely hope we're not going to get a facile fridging of Ellie's girlfriend.
I think that would be the most uninteresting path they could take, and at this point they've earned some credit towards not always choosing the most obvious narrative. I'm more interested in what's going on with Joel, because
either he's not really there, or Ellie and him had a reckoning over how TLoU ended at some point, and that wound festered into something poisonous. At least that's where I think they'd go in terms of natural narrative pathway.henke: that is some consolation, because it's next on my to-play list!
icemann on 25/9/2019 at 22:51
More Naughty Dog games need to start coming out on PC.
Renzatic on 25/9/2019 at 23:02
It'd be nice if they did, but unfortunately, it'll never happen.
Nameless Voice on 25/9/2019 at 23:33
I think Morels: The Hunt could appeal to some people around here.
It's going to be a game about wandering around areas of the USA while picking mushrooms and taking photographs of wildlife.
[video=youtube;lLKi5o6dEog]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLKi5o6dEog[/video]
henke on 26/9/2019 at 02:27
That looks like the vegetarian version of theHunter: Call of the Wild. ;)
Thirith on 26/9/2019 at 06:02
I have to say that I found the animal animations in that one really offputting.
henke on 1/10/2019 at 13:47
Dennis Gustafsson has been teasing this voxel-destruction-thingy on twitter for a while, and today finally unveiled what the game is actually about.
[video=youtube;GCuCQSyqeXM]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GCuCQSyqeXM[/video]
Gotta say, I'm intrigued! This sounds like a unique and fun application of voxel-tech.
(
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1167630/Teardown/)
Renzatic on 4/10/2019 at 21:53
I guess this belongs here, mostly because it's rad, and it's a take on an up and coming game.
Breath of the Wild 2: N64 Edition!
[video=youtube_share;8KTvjRe5vyA]https://youtu.be/8KTvjRe5vyA[/video]
qolelis on 6/10/2019 at 18:33
Quote Posted by Nameless Voice
I think Morels: The Hunt could appeal to some people around here.
Looks nice, although as Thirith wrote, the animations for the animals need improving, especially that of the birds. The other animals were acceptable, in my opinion. I've added it to my list of followed games.
Could also be interesting if the devs allowed the player to die by eating
false morels, which, unlike the true kind, is poisonous (mistaking one for the other can happen if you're not careful). We actually have a history of eating the false kind in Sweden, because it reportedly tastes good, but also a history of people dying from eating it -- even after pre-boiling it a couple of times, because apparently the toxin accumulates (in your liver, I think it was) over time and pre-boiling only reduces the amount, without ever removing it completely. Even just smelling it can make you ill, especially if in a confined compartment like a car when returning from the woods with it packed with false morels.
A similar game that's already been out for a while is
Walden, a game, a game about Thoreau's days in his cabin in the woods. It's okay if a bit grindy. Feels like the focus is more on crafting and survival than learning about Thoreau and exploration. In winter time you can skate on the lake (or go by boat in the summer), though, which is nice, as it means you can travel faster and farther away from your cabin. I feel like the survival gets a little in the way. There is apparently a sandbox mode, though, which unlocks after you've gone through a full cycle (all four seasons).
Quote Posted by henke
Dennis Gustafsson has been teasing this voxel-destruction-thingy on twitter for a while, and today finally unveiled what the game is actually about.
Added to my wishlist. :)
henke on 9/10/2019 at 09:11
John Wick Hex and (
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1133450/Hexa_Trains/)
Hexa Trains just came out, so if you're in the mood for something hexy you got options. I might pick up Hexa Trains pretty soon, big fan of the dev(he also made The Little Crane That Could). And I'll probably get John Wick Hex when it comes to some platform other than Epic Store. Also just picked up
Trine 4. Putting the band back together with Jesh and Sulph for some co-op action.
Anyway, that's not what I was gonna hype up right now, check this out!
[video=youtube;kWzomDB9kL4]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWzomDB9kL4[/video]
Yeah, looks great right? You can download and play the quite beefy 4-level demo (
https://sites.google.com/view/xfdrive/home) right here. It's made by the guy behind Spark the Electric Jester, but he says this isn't the game he's working on finishing at the moment so I guess a full release is still a long way off.
Also from (
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDtpFtnQjX4) SAGE 2019:
Pizza Tower, a platformer with slick gameplay and great animation.
[video=youtube;k1IOdEtrl6s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1IOdEtrl6s[/video]
(
https://www.sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/pizza-tower-sage2019-demo.359/) Demo here