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[afternoon delight]

Will the companion lore/guide PDF be available simultaneously upon release to backers?

 

[Chris_Bischoff]

It will be! Im currently sifting through 5 years of notes and art while putting it all together.

 

[JaseC]

It will be! Im currently sifting through 5 years of notes and art while putting it all together.

Have you had a chance to read the PM I sent earlier regarding the Steam release?

Edit: Cheers.

 

[Chris_Bischoff]

Just replied!

 

[Shake Appeal]

I've been waiting for this for a long time. Had almost forgotten about it.

 

[More_Badass]

So I realized I had never played the Stasis Alpha demo, because my laptop was dying at the time and the download would take forever

Finally checked it out and the demo was so good. Even though I knew it has no combat, it had the same edge-of-my-seat feeling that I get when I (try to) play Amnesia. The sound design is amazing. The atmosphere is amazing. The puzzles were pretty logical except for

Spoiler

using the neurodrill on the tank

and

Spoiler

chopping the guy's hand off with the glass.

And that was only an alpha. I think it might the most impressive one-man indie project I've seen besides Dust. The little details and just the whole atmosphere were just so well done

I am so hyped for the full release. From the launch trailer, you can see how much the alpha environments have improved

 

[More_Badass]

Is anyone working on an OT? I'll put one together for launch if no one else is yet

Edit: and the OT is ready to go. Now just to wait till the 31st

 

[afternoon delight]

Looked to see this unlocks in less than six days now....

 

[Purkake4]

Is anyone working on an OT? I'll put one together for launch if no one else is yet

Edit: and the OT is ready to go. Now just to wait till the 31st

Woo, thanks. Be sure to mention Sanitarium somewhere as well, this needs more eyeballs.

 

[More_Badass]

Woo, thanks. Be sure to mention Sanitarium somewhere as well, this needs more eyeballs.

Heh, Sanitarium & Alien are in the OT title

 

[Purkake4]

Heh, Sanitarium & Alien are in the OT title

Perfect. Any idea when the reviews should hit?

 

[More_Badass]

Perfect. Any idea when the reviews should hit?

Should be soon. The review builds went out Thursday, and there's no embargo. Playing through the game now myself

 

[Honome]

Game looks great, definitely gonna buy it next week! Do i need a good computer to run or an i5 notebook can run it?

 

[epmode]

You know who else should get early keys? Intelligent and influential posters on GAF, like myself.

 

[Purkake4]

Should be soon. The review builds went out Thursday, and there's no embargo. Playing through the game now myself

Great!

Game looks great, definitely gonna buy it next week! Do i need a good computer to run or an i5 notebook can run it?

The requirements are pretty low, shouldn't be a problem.

RECOMMENDED:
OS: Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8 (32/64 bit versions)
Processor: 2.6 GHz (Dual Core)
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: Nvidia GeForce 405, AMD Radeon HD 5400 Series or higher
DirectX: Version 9.0c
Hard Drive: 5 GB available space
Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c Compatible Sound Card with Latest Drivers
Additional Notes: Windows 10 users note that STASIS MAY work with AMD radeon 5000 and 6000 series and Nvidia Geforce 8 and higher cards - we have had crashes on Nvidia Cards due to graphic driver problems with Windows 10. Windows 10 users MUST enable VSYNC on their graphics card.

 

[More_Badass]

Game looks great, definitely gonna buy it next week! Do i need a good computer to run or an i5 notebook can run it?

I'm playing on an Intel i5 laptop, runs fine

 

[Damerman]

Wow that looks very impressive.

 

[Honome]

Great!


The requirements are pretty low, shouldn't be a problem.

Great! Thanks for the info, it should really run fine on my notebook.

 

[derExperte]

Here are the regional prices:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/380150/discussions/0/541907867774554251/#c527273452880398128

Remember that its 20% in the first week - we won't put it on sale for a while after this.

Standard [Digital Steam or GOG]:
US$24.99, £18.99, 24,99€, 449 pуб., R$ 45,99, ¥ 2,480, 170,00 kr, Rp 169 999, RM47.00, P629.95, S$25.00, ฿459.00, ₩27,000, 39,00 TL, 119₴, Mex$ 225.99, CDN$ 27.99, A$ 29.99, NZ$ 29.99

Deluxe [Digital, Sound Track, Art Book and Wallpaper pack]:
US$ 39.99, £29.99, 36,99€, 699 pуб., R$ 72,99, ¥ 3,980, 270,00 kr, Rp 269 999, RM75.00, P999.95, S$39.00, ฿729.00, ₩43,000, 59,00 TL, 179₴, Mex$ 355.99, CDN$ 43.99, A$ 45.99, NZ$ 47.99

 

[Chance Hale]

Sanitarium is one of my favorite games so I'm really looking forward to this and plan on supporting it day 1, although I doubt I'll have time to play it until week 8

 

[indigo-cyclops]

The game is no joke, what a fantastic job Chris. I'm even stuck

 

[~Kinggi~]

Just redeemed my key. Hopefully this is good.

 

[Lime]

Really admirable effort - I'm keeping an eye on this.

I'm wondering if the camera perspective will detract from the horror. It's harder being scared when you aren't close or near the character thanks to perspective of seeing everything - it's a more strategic and tactical form of aesthetic, I usually think. I'm curious how it'll be executed in the release.

 

[More_Badass]

Really admirable effort - I'm keeping an eye on this.

I'm wondering if the camera perspective will detract from the horror. It's harder being scared when you aren't close or near the character thanks to perspective of seeing everything - it's a more strategic and tactical form of aesthetic, I usually think. I'm curious how it'll be executed in the release.

From what I've played, the horror is less jump scares/dark rooms/etc and more constant unease, the situations and things you discover, the sound design, etc.

 

[UrbanRats]

Here are the regional prices:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/380150/discussions/0/541907867774554251/#c527273452880398128

Interested in this, the demo was fun, but this year there's just too much stuff.

 

[inm8num2]

First review (translated from a Polish site)

9.5/10

 

[More_Badass]

First review (translated from a Polish site)

9.5/10

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STASIS is undoubtedly the gem of independent games and one of the best productions in I had the opportunity to play this year.

 

[~Kinggi~]

Well thats a good sign! Thing with indie games like this its hard to get noticed. Giant Bomb needs to do a quick look and shit.

 

[afternoon delight]

Well that's a hell of an initial review

 

[JaseC]

Here are the regional prices:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/380150/discussions/0/541907867774554251/#c527273452880398128

Something something Russian Bear.

Edit: I wasn't expecting an early bird discount. Day one and then some.

 

[nib95]

Wow. Is Chris Bischoff a genetically modified super human from the future? Massive kudos to him. Looks absolutely incredible. Still dragging my jaw across the floor….

 

[drangleic tourism]

This and SOMA within a month of each other? Fantastic.

What's an average playthrough time for Stasis? Trying to budget my time this month for gaming.

Ah, NVM...see via Steam hub that playthroughs vary between 8-15 hrs depending on how stuck you get. Seems like a perfect time frame for this type of game.

 

[spannicus]

where do I buy the key?

 

[afternoon delight]

where do I buy the key?

I think GOG and Steam are the vendors at this point, but I could be mistaken.

 

[More_Badass]

I think GOG and Steam are the vendors at this point, but I could be mistaken.

You can preorder from the dev's site atm

 

[Agremont]

Only one more day.

 

[More_Badass]

Some assorted Twitter reactions from people currently playing

I just finished Stasis. That was some fucked up shit. The best kind of fucked up shit.

Compared to Dead Space

It's horrifying in its own, more... personal sort of way.

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The amount of grey hairs that I've developed since @StasisGame started playing mind-tricks on me is astounding.

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Love the atmosphere in @StasisGame. It seems all fun & games until things get a lil unnerving. And then something scares the crap out of you

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Ok so first 30 mins of @StasisGame oozing atmosphere, rocketed me back to the 90s in all the right ways.

Some late night time @StasisGame. So thick with atmosphere.

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@StasisGame holy fuck I almost had a heart attack! Shame on you!

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Finished @StasisGame this morning, still ruminating. Tis a good feeling.

 

[spannicus]

I think GOG and Steam are the vendors at this point, but I could be mistaken.

You can preorder from the dev's site atm

Thanks

 

[TouchMyBox]

Oh wow, this looks fantastic. I hope I get the time to play it,

 

[Icyflamez96]

Woah, I remember seeing this last year and thinking it was impressive, but not something that interested me.

Now I see this thread again, my tastes have evolved, so I'm super stoked, and now it's pretty much out

I have some other indies to get through first, but this is definitely something I'll be playing in the near future.

 

[More_Badass]

Here's my teasing Stasis tweet

Playing @StasisGame...and oh fuck, I have to do what? I think this just might top Dead Space 2's eye needle moment

 

[More_Badass]

IGN (Africa) review - 9/10
http://za.ign.com/stasis/93707/review/stasis-review

More than five years in the making, Stasis is an extraordinary testament to the ambition and genre genius of creator Chris Bischoff and his colleagues. It's more than just "good for an indie game", it's a mandatory experience for fans of sci-fi horror.

Stasis is profoundly disturbing. Not even its MATURE 17+ rating from the ESRB for “VIOLENCE, BLOOD AND GORE", "SUGGESTIVE THEMES", and "STRONG LANGUAGE” prepared me for some of the game's imagery and narrative concepts. It's not outrageously gratuitous or anything like that, but there's a lot of... messed up stuff. It's definitely a game for adults. You've been warned.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

I've also been playing through this and it's fantastic. It's like Alien meets Saw. Really great atmosphere and some of the most uncomfortable sound design I've ever heard. I literally had to back out of reading documents in the game because I felt vulnerable not being able to see my surroundings. Definitely worth checking out with a quality engaging narrative, logical and rewarding puzzles and some truly gruesome deaths.

 

[BigDes]

Whoa wait this is out this week

Welp, sorry MGS you gotta wait a bit longer.

 

[derExperte]

Whoa wait this is out this week

Welp, sorry MGS you gotta wait a bit longer.

It'll be out tomorrow so if you're really dedicated and have nothing else to do....

 

[Momentary]

I don't know if I'll be able to mentally handle this game.

 

[Funyarinpa]

I could totally fap to that game summary.

The reason for the goo

 

[afternoon delight]

Redeemed my Steam key, ready for release. Congrats again on reaching 1.0!

 

[More_Badass]

Here's the OT