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Indie Games [July] Now Voting - Post 874!
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The unnamed game from the last batch is called A Good Husband and it's a sequel to 2010 A Good Wife, by the same guy who made The King of the Wood from the first Indie Thread. It's a first person shooter that deals with problems of dysfunctional marriage from the perspective of frustrated husband. The game mainly consists of doing usual house chores, like cleaning or cooking a meal for your constantly dissatisfied model wife, and encountering your past in a form of flashbacks, the one nearing the finale in the bedroom is particularly interesting - I mentioned it's a shooter, right
There are few endings depending on what you choose to do, but like most of these weird indie titles it's really short, so there's no reason not to check it out, it's free of course.
http://alllen.tumblr.com/post/54376885639/agoodhusband
There are few endings depending on what you choose to do, but like most of these weird indie titles it's really short, so there's no reason not to check it out, it's free of course.http://alllen.tumblr.com/post/54376885639/agoodhusband
More_Badass
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Reminds me of Facade. Anyone remember that game? That was actually the first indie/freeware game I ever playedThe unnamed game from the last batch is called A Good Husband and it's a sequel to 2010 A Good Wife, by the same guy who made The King of the Wood from the first Indie Thread. It's a first person shooter that deals with problems of dysfunctional marriage from the perspective of frustrated husband. The game mainly consists of doing usual house chores, like cleaning or cooking a meal for your constantly dissatisfied model wife, and encountering your past in a form of flashbacks, the one nearing the finale in the bedroom is particularly interesting - I mentioned it's a shooter, right
http://alllen.tumblr.com/post/54376885639/agoodhusband
One Foul Note
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Bleed is awesome, highly highly recommended. A relatively simple game in what is tries to do but it does it fantastically well and you end up feeling like a psycho ninja after a large encounter where bullets are flying everywhere and you are slowmo-ing your way through the middle of them while unloading two hand cannons into the bodies of your helpless foes. It isn't the longest of games, you could roll through it in an evening if you powerplay, but it does have a lot of replay value with alternate weapons, costumes and difficulties.
I love Façade! I think they were working on a new game, anyone know something about it?
More_Badass
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Yeah the follow up was called The Party and the last news I saw about it was from 2006.
I suppose it's dead then, too bad.
More_Badass
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Yeah it was really unique and different. Although it was much more fun to type in crazy shit and see the weird reactions
So you may like this old - it's from 1999 - IF game called Aisle by Sam Barlow. You take control of a single moment in a life of a guy doing shopping and you can basically write anything you want, creating all kinds of micro-stories.
More info to be found here: http://www.ifwiki.org/index.php/Aisle.
Lovely new trailer for The Way of Yiji. I'm super excited, it reminds me of Superbrothers: S&S EP influenced by a Japanese culture.
PandaPedinte
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Looks charming.
Took a look into the new Steam releases(early access):
Infested Planet looks interesting and weird at the same time:
Not something I'd drop 12€ on though without a demo. Looks a bit tower defense-ish with some some arena shooter elements thrown in. Certainly interesting, but that doesnt necessarily equate with a good full game.
Horizon - seems like typical 4X:
Its pretty easy for a 4X game to be shitty, so thats definitely not something I'll drop 20€ on without knowing anything, but I'll keep it in mind I guess.
Infested Planet looks interesting and weird at the same time:
Not something I'd drop 12€ on though without a demo. Looks a bit tower defense-ish with some some arena shooter elements thrown in. Certainly interesting, but that doesnt necessarily equate with a good full game.
Horizon - seems like typical 4X:
Its pretty easy for a 4X game to be shitty, so thats definitely not something I'll drop 20€ on without knowing anything, but I'll keep it in mind I guess.
You guys can test APEXICON (just letter generation right now) at http://65.188.187.138:50000/
I need feedback on whether you use up vowels too much or if they generate enough at a good pace. Try making as large of words you can so you can use up more letters.
You can't deal damage yet, and dictionary hookup isn't ready, but I'd like to have you guys help test it out at various stages if you're cool with that.
I need feedback on whether you use up vowels too much or if they generate enough at a good pace. Try making as large of words you can so you can use up more letters.
You can't deal damage yet, and dictionary hookup isn't ready, but I'd like to have you guys help test it out at various stages if you're cool with that.
PandaPedinte
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Soundtrack recommendation: FTL
Composer: Ben Prunty
I wasn't going to nominate the FTL soundtrack to be my entry, it was supposed to be other game but after playing FTL for nearly 6 hours, I can say that music brings the atmosphere to the game and it's an important aspect for a good game, and Ben Prunty was able to capture the concept of sci-fi space and transform it in music helping to build the amazing experience that is play FTL.
It doesn't matter if the game has perfect gameplay and graphics if the soundtrack is poorly made or don't combine with the game it's a complete turn off for me.
Soundtrack playlist on Youtube
My favorite track is Civil (Explore) that track brings that feel of calm after an intense battle.
Buy it from Bandcamp
Composer: Ben Prunty
I wasn't going to nominate the FTL soundtrack to be my entry, it was supposed to be other game but after playing FTL for nearly 6 hours, I can say that music brings the atmosphere to the game and it's an important aspect for a good game, and Ben Prunty was able to capture the concept of sci-fi space and transform it in music helping to build the amazing experience that is play FTL.
It doesn't matter if the game has perfect gameplay and graphics if the soundtrack is poorly made or don't combine with the game it's a complete turn off for me.
Soundtrack playlist on Youtube
My favorite track is Civil (Explore) that track brings that feel of calm after an intense battle.
Buy it from Bandcamp
Tried a run, these were my words:
Diagram
Wives
Mud
Dews
Pat
Wife
Day
Dread
After that I had like 4 Q's, 4 V's and 3 Z's. I get the impression that the randomizer seems to give 1-2 letters rather often every time its creating new. I just tried to re-randomize (in two steps) the whole board and got 4 I. 4 D and 2 G and 3 other vowels
On my next try I had: 4 P. 2 B, 2 D, 2 Z and only 1 vowel.
What frequency % are you using? The frequency of letters in the english language?
Thanks. I've heard of this, and I think I know what is causing it. It's most likely trying to pull the font I'm using from your computer, but you don't have it. It should still work just fine. I'll have to set the fonts to something everyone has or something. Maybe load the font into the preview? Not sure.
Something very similar, yes, but still tweaking to preference more vowels than consonants.
Yeah, the problem is that the % for the words being used in a game probably isnt the same as the one when just thinking of single words. I was more often than not thinking of multi-vowel words and then ran out quickly. If you change it again, let me know and I'll give it another run.
Thanks, will do! And I appreciate the input!
More_Badass
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I decided to buy Infested Planet. It's not a tower defense game. It's a real time strategy game with some tower defense elements. (Two of my favorite genres)
If anyone's interested. here are two posts from the developer's blog that I think best describe the core of the game and the strategic depth of gameplay.
Whats This Game About, Anyway?
"First and foremost, Infested Planet is a game about exciting tactical skirmishes. Its about fighting against incredible odds and coming out on top. Thats what happens when you land on a planet with 5 marines and blow the heck out of 10000 aliens."
Infested Planet Battle Report
"This is the story of a random game that I played yesterday. I decided to play at Master level, to make things interesting."
Of course it's Early Access, so there are glitches but according to the dev:
Infested Planet is very close to being complete, but there are still many finishing touches that it needs. What do you get right now? Hours and hours of random battles using our procedural mission generator and the finished half of the story campaign."
I'm really enjoying the game. I love tactical strategy and tower defense and the visual impact of 1000s of swarming enemies attacking your small unit is very impressive
Wok
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After some nice indie games, Indie Fund is backing FRACT OSC. From what I had played of this game, I did not like it at all, but people seem to think otherwise.
Dog Problems
Banned
I like the central gameplay I am seeing, but I am somehow not convinced the game is worth 13 now because I havent seen anything that suggests that every new randomly generated missions plays significantly different from the last.
Cubeworld up for purchase (and Alpha download):
https://picroma.com/buycubeworld
https://picroma.com/buycubeworld
And so I did ^^, been waiting for this to go live again
Me too, just play for about 40 minutes. While it looks really pretty, there isnt much to do so far. Villages dont do anything and to beat a quest location takes some heavy grinding.
Finally someone made a Vid about Rooks Keep with commentary explaining gameplay etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4mCQM3F6Yhs
Kudos whoever can GIF the "stick up butt" running animation of the knight.
PS. Gods Will be Watching, couldn't make it past 30 days(I blame the rng)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=4mCQM3F6Yhs
Kudos whoever can GIF the "stick up butt" running animation of the knight.
PS. Gods Will be Watching, couldn't make it past 30 days(I blame the rng)
Messofanego
Banned
The unnamed game from the last batch is called A Good Husband and it's a sequel to 2010 A Good Wife, by the same guy who made The King of the Wood from the first Indie Thread. It's a first person shooter that deals with problems of dysfunctional marriage from the perspective of frustrated husband. The game mainly consists of doing usual house chores, like cleaning or cooking a meal for your constantly dissatisfied model wife, and encountering your past in a form of flashbacks, the one nearing the finale in the bedroom is particularly interesting - I mentioned it's a shooter, right
http://alllen.tumblr.com/post/54376885639/agoodhusband
Downloading now, was a fan of King of the Woods. That's an amazing concept. Thanks!
Love Facade. It was a pretty popular game, had over 1 million downloads. Don't know what happened to the developer, but it says 2005-2012 so they probably disbanded.
Yeah, that popped up on my indie statik feed ("The Way of Yiji is a contemplative game and a beautiful soundscape about a dying samurai looking out for his son") and interested me. Although, wouldn't mind to see if there's combat.
Do you mean the old 2010 FRACT demo? I heard somewhere that it's much different now then before - read it as you like.
Take this ''shooter'' part with a pinch of salt.
Now that I think of it, it was the title that pulled me into indie gaming, along the Feed the Head, so that's sad to hear the've disbanded completely.
Chainsawkitten
Member
Soundtrack recommendation: The Path
Composers: Jarboe and Kris Force
Jarboe (of Swans fame) and Kris Force (of Neurosis) team up for the procedural soundtrack of The Path. The OST combines renditions of the tracks with narrations of the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, highlighting the sensual and sexual. At times subtle, at times overt, it is an excellent dark ambient album.
The procedural medium is unique in it's musical abilities. Unlike other mediums, it can be different every time as tracks fade into oneother depending on the in-game context, bringing a completely new meaning to the concept of dynamics in music. To replicate this in a music album is impossible, and I would advice everyone to listen to it both in-game and on the album. Many a time when playing did I let go of the controls (as required) to revel in the auditory experience.
Whereas the medium is keen on graphical development, our audio is still in a mostly primitive state, having changed little since it's inception. There is so much more untapped potential (not that that isn't true for visuals but I feel it's all the more true for sound).
Recommended track: Forest Theme
A rerendition of Jarboe's Troll Lullaby, the main theme of The Path highlights very well the sexual tension and morbidity that befalls the game. Don't let the wolf into your bed.
Youtube playlist
Bandcamp
Composers: Jarboe and Kris Force
Jarboe (of Swans fame) and Kris Force (of Neurosis) team up for the procedural soundtrack of The Path. The OST combines renditions of the tracks with narrations of the tale of Little Red Riding Hood, highlighting the sensual and sexual. At times subtle, at times overt, it is an excellent dark ambient album.
The procedural medium is unique in it's musical abilities. Unlike other mediums, it can be different every time as tracks fade into oneother depending on the in-game context, bringing a completely new meaning to the concept of dynamics in music. To replicate this in a music album is impossible, and I would advice everyone to listen to it both in-game and on the album. Many a time when playing did I let go of the controls (as required) to revel in the auditory experience.
Whereas the medium is keen on graphical development, our audio is still in a mostly primitive state, having changed little since it's inception. There is so much more untapped potential (not that that isn't true for visuals but I feel it's all the more true for sound).
Recommended track: Forest Theme
A rerendition of Jarboe's Troll Lullaby, the main theme of The Path highlights very well the sexual tension and morbidity that befalls the game. Don't let the wolf into your bed.
Youtube playlist
Bandcamp
PandaPedinte
Member
I found this game on Steam Greelinght and it's looks promising:
Heaven Variant
It's a shump with heavy influences of Einhander (<3) and Thunder Force and it's being developed by a team of three. From the videos released looks like your ship has two modes, one being ship and the other being a mecha(?).
Gameplay video from 2012
Site
Greenlight page
Heaven Variant
It's a shump with heavy influences of Einhander (<3) and Thunder Force and it's being developed by a team of three. From the videos released looks like your ship has two modes, one being ship and the other being a mecha(?).
Gameplay video from 2012
Site
Greenlight page
Haven't seen this game come by so far. But recently I've been trying out Frequency Domain, wich is a game about exploring sound and music. You might say it is a Audiosurf rippoff, but actualy it'smore something to play when you want to relax and just do something fun while you listen to your favorite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDrl-k0g88g
It's on steam greenlight so far and it will be usable with the Oculus Rift.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDrl-k0g88g
It's on steam greenlight so far and it will be usable with the Oculus Rift.
Haven't seen this game come by so far. But recently I've been trying out Frequency Domain, wich is a game about exploring sound and music. You might say it is a Audiosurf rippoff, but actualy it'smore something to play when you want to relax and just do something fun while you listen to your favorite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDrl-k0g88g
It's on steam greenlight so far and it will be usable with the Oculus Rift.
That reminds me I need to finally try it - it's been waiting in my inventory for some time now, which is inexcusable. The dev btw is a member of our Steam group, so give it a go guys.
Great nomination, incredible soundtrack, hard game!
I think the ambient echoing-chiptune combo that Prunty has put together really puts you in the FTL mindset. It reminds me of an old SNES game, but I can't put my finger on it.
Another great recommendation- My personal highlight is the Jasper Byrne track and the M.O.O.N track 'Hydrogen'. That little buzzy beat in the background makes me want to stop what I'm doing and play that game right now!
PandaPedinte
Member
Haven't seen this game come by so far. But recently I've been trying out Frequency Domain, wich is a game about exploring sound and music. You might say it is a Audiosurf rippoff, but actualy it'smore something to play when you want to relax and just do something fun while you listen to your favorite songs.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDrl-k0g88g
It's on steam greenlight so far and it will be usable with the Oculus Rift.
It was featured in one of the screenshot saturday from the April thread, anyway it's a nice reminder.
PandaPedinte
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Wok
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I would bet the game will be released on July 22 or 23.
PandaPedinte
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Wok
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Just after the summer sale, which will start next Thursday and end on Monday, 22 July.
In case it wasnt obvious yet, I have a thing for space games. Kinetic Void is nice to look at and has a pretty neat ship editor considering the current state of the game:
Now who programs me a Dwarf Fortress in Space.
Now who programs me a Dwarf Fortress in Space.
So I finally remembered to try Nitronic Rush with a gamepad. Now that is the way that game was meant to be played. A AAA quality freeware game
Has anyone seen their Greenlit followup Distance?
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And another freeware game, one of my personal favorites:
Against The Wall
The freeware game is the Alpha version
If you like it, there's a Greenlight for this game. Hasn't been Greenlit yet
That Distance game is just pure Ecstasy, I'm really gonna keep my eye out for that one and a release doesn't look that far.
More_Badass
Member
It looks amazing. And Nitronic Rush was already incredible. Both are like the Hot Wheels game I always wanted