That might be some sort of thing to prevent sequence breaking. You probably have to go kill a certain boss first, because I never saw that during my playthrough.
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Castle In The Darkness |OT| - Metroidvania by Nicalis / artist of Binding of Isaac
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That might be some sort of thing to prevent sequence breaking. You probably have to go kill a certain boss first, because I never saw that during my playthrough.
Got through the Sorcerer's Quarters. Getting reaaaaaaaally sick of the spike traps in this game. Thank Lord there's a warp point at the end here. I don't want to walk all the way back to get to previous areas. 
Wow wtf is that. Seems like a massive bug. You should make a thread on the Steam forums for the game about this so the developer sees it and fixes it!
Wow wtf is that. Seems like a massive bug. You should make a thread on the Steam forums for the game about this so the developer sees it and fixes it!
theMrCravens
Member
Probably not the right thread for this type of discussion.
Besides, you might see a lot of nes indy, but I'd say only very few of them are polished and worth playing.
Anyway, game is excellent. The cheap deaths aren't all that bad.
Cannon Goose
Member
Here are some fun moments from my time with the game. When I hit up on the d-pad instead of entering the room the game decided to lock my controls so I couldn't do anything but watch my slow and painful death unfold before my eyes:
http://zippy.gfycat.com/CluelessShamefulBluegill.webm
And just fuck this:
http://a.pomf.se/zckfhf.webm
Fuck it. Fuck every room laid out like that and fuck spikes. I died way too many times to stupid spikes.
http://zippy.gfycat.com/CluelessShamefulBluegill.webm
And just fuck this:
http://a.pomf.se/zckfhf.webm
Fuck it. Fuck every room laid out like that and fuck spikes. I died way too many times to stupid spikes.
DrROBschiz
Member
Looks awesome
I eagerly wait until all these guys up their game and start drawing 16-32bit style art
Ill gladly keep supporting these games cuz it looks like many developers are escalating their skills with each new game entry!
I eagerly wait until all these guys up their game and start drawing 16-32bit style art
Ill gladly keep supporting these games cuz it looks like many developers are escalating their skills with each new game entry!
I was thinking of picking this game up but that second WebM really turned me off.. that's really bad.
dr guildo
Member
I'm starting to be fed up with pixel art, as if there was only that kind of graphics indies can produce when they wants to make a 2D game. Why don't they produce art graphic style like Dust : an elysian TAle for an example ?
I play videogames since Atari St/ Amiga Era, and tones of player are in my case I think. We have stayed long enough in the cavern ages of graphics to return in there...
Please indies, give us descent 2D graphics, at least from a snes level, I don't even ask for neogeo level...
This isn't the "I don't like pixel graphics" thread. It's not the place to have this argument.
Also, visuals like Dust take a long time to create and are expensive. Not everyone can do that. People work within their means to create games they want to make. If you don't like it, don't buy it. There are too many available kinds of games for this to be a serious concern.
bought it yesterday... got a good 20 mins in
pretty fun but i wish the characters hit box was a little... different. just feels a little off and floaty. there were times i took damage when i felt i shouldnt... but maybe that will add to the overall challenge as i progress through the game
pretty fun but i wish the characters hit box was a little... different. just feels a little off and floaty. there were times i took damage when i felt i shouldnt... but maybe that will add to the overall challenge as i progress through the game
Demon Lizardman
Banned
Does New game + have any new bosses?
Exclamation-One
Member
The graphics look pretty damn nice when going through a half-decent CRT filter (using SweetFX).
Enlarged for detail:
I just use the in-game filter. Looks good enough for me.
As for the game itself.. played a lot of it last week-end, really love it. But I'm a bit stuck at the Windy Tunnel (was it what's it's called) eye on the wall boss.. I just can't get to it without missing a lot of health, is there a save point I'm missing closer to it? Maybe I'm just rushing too much? Also, from reading the thread, it seems like I completely missed the ice cavern? Where is that?
This only prove the point I was saying earlier, it seems the devs of this game laid out a lot of cheap trap like this just for the sake of pissing gamers off .
Exclamation-One
Member
WAIT, is this actually a trap, or a glitch?!
I'm at this part right now and the long jump is really pissing me off.
It's definitely a glitch, seems like it triggers the door functionality and the wind at the same time, so if you press up at the very edge of the door you lose control of your character as if you were going to another room but the wind pushed you out of bounds of the actual door area.
^^ Is this a nod to the same Monster Party that Jontron reviewed?
Yup. Good eye.
Now I'm interested
*googles johntron*
Yup. Good eye.
Now I'm interested
*googles johntron*
Wouldn't this also be LIttle shop of Horrors?
Ninja Scooter
Member
the Giant Bomb QL for this made it look infuriatingly fun. It reminded me back to the days when me and my brothers used to play games and pass the controller around every time we died.
Midnight Bliss
Member
^^ Is this a nod to the same Monster Party that Jontron reviewed?
that person has absolutely nothing to do with monster party though
HappehLemons
Member
Has anyone played both 1001 spikes and this? How do they compare? I really wasn't happy with 1001 spikes extreme trail&error difficultly and straight up brokenness, but I felt if it was taken in a different direction it could of been a great game for me.
Yeah, that's the original inspiration obviously.
Exclamation-One
Member
Ah-ha!!
Some of the bosses have weaknesses to specific weapons, with animations to match:
Some of the bosses have weaknesses to specific weapons, with animations to match:
Shock Magic, Water Temple boss. You can stand on the ledge and spam your magic; works even when his mouth is closed.
Ah-ha!!
Some of the bosses have weaknesses to specific weapons, with animations to match:
Shock Magic, Water Temple boss. You can stand on the ledge and spam your magic; works even when his mouth is closed.
I was using shock as well, but what I did was stand on the right end of the screen instead. (Used the axe for additional damage)
Can anyone answer my previous post?
Played an hour or so of this last night and enjoyed it. Well worth the $5 I paid for it.
I've seen some complaints that the game is basically IWTBTG, but I wouldn't go that far. The design definitely goes overboard with the spike placement sometimes but the game doesn't feel unfair in the same way that IWTBTG and Boshy do.
I've seen some complaints that the game is basically IWTBTG, but I wouldn't go that far. The design definitely goes overboard with the spike placement sometimes but the game doesn't feel unfair in the same way that IWTBTG and Boshy do.
theMrCravens
Member
Agreed.
Although I think that without death spikes, the game would be too easy because there aren't that many monsters in between save points to drain enough of your health.
Maybe add/buff monsters and remove some spikes would've been a better balance.
Exclamation-One
Member
The eye-door boss is manageable - you've probably already deduced that you just need to reflect his shots back at him while dodging the bullets. If you're taking too much damage, there's some nifty armor that you can pick up by purchasing an item from
House of Ruth
As for the ice cavern, be sure to look for hidden passages in the walls in the cave.
Yeah, I mostly have trouble getting to the eye with decent health. I guess I'll get the last 3k or so I'm missing for the item in House of Ruth.
Thanks!
It doesn't have a map. I like the feeling, but honestly I've already forgotten where a bunch of places I visited earlier in the game is. There were a few I made a mental note of revisiting for one reason or another, and I can't find some of them now. Lol.
theMrCravens
Member
Got stuck for a good hour with some hardcore spike jumping rooms, until I realized the Heavy Armor I had on was actually heavy.
With the weight off, I cleared those puzzles in a sec.
With the weight off, I cleared those puzzles in a sec.
The Illiterati
Member
I cannot for the life of me remember where the House of Ruth is. Can someone tell me which two locations it is roughly between? I've backtracked the whole thing on foot twice and I somehow can't find it.
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
House of Ruth is in the Argo forest. You have to take the alternate path inside that stage, just explore the stage and you'll eventually find it.
You could try using GeDoSaTo's force fullscreen option.
A hint would be nice...
nevermind.. seems like what I tried earlier works now..
oh darn, didn't expect a boss here..
If I remember the right fight, the best tactic is to let him come at you and then double jump over him and attack him from behind while he continues in one direction, then run away before he turns around. Never fight him head on.
The Illiterati
Member
Thank you, hardest thing about this game is trying to remember where locations are for me.
So, I have the torch, but going in the dark area in the castle leads to a pitch black room where I can see nothing and can't leave. I have to exit to the main menu. What's the deal?