Dimitri2401
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I really liked it. It's old school, quite well written, but also quite short. The second chapter should be released soon (if I remember correctly).
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I really liked it. It's old school, quite well written, but also quite short. The second chapter should be released soon (if I remember correctly).
Yeah, I just got this for free with Steam trading card money. It's a cute game, well worth the price. If you 100% everything(which you should for all the hidden gags!), it'll last you a couple o' hours.
Edit: Huh, seems there's a level creator too. Awesome!
PandaPedinte
Member
Sales end on Monday.
More_Badass
Member
Gratuitous Tank Battles - any impressions? Definitely sounds more hands on than Space Battles
Family Fry
Member
Dust really is one of a kind for Steam. Although if these have not already been bought, well worth a look.
Cave Story
A.R.E.S (more MegaMan style)
LA Mulana
Dark Void Zero
Aquaria
VVVVVV
Also not on steam YET but worth a play on the demo.
Chasm (on steam greenlight)
Demo-http://www.chasmgame.com/
The Swapper is pretty neat. I was kinda expecting more traversal parts, especially because it's very satisfying to zip across a room by rapidly creating clones and swapping with them. Instead it's more about corridors to puzzle rooms. Which is fine, I like discrete rooms where you know what the boundary and ruleset for the puzzle is supposed to be. The puzzles felt a little rough, there were times where I'm pretty sure I slipped through the cracks with some geometry/timing futzing to solve a few but for fairly simple mechanic they get a lot out of it.
I don't know how I feel about the look for the game either. I kinda like the claymation-y look in concept, but it almost makes things look messy. The story and themes were kinda predictable as soon as you first get the swapper device but I was somewhat surprised that
Having the button prompts pop up all the time especially
was disappointing. Maybe it was an issue in playtesting but I was hoping they would give the player more credit than that.
I don't know how I feel about the look for the game either. I kinda like the claymation-y look in concept, but it almost makes things look messy. The story and themes were kinda predictable as soon as you first get the swapper device but I was somewhat surprised that
there wasn't a clone death/swap count or something at the end with how hard they push the question of identity.
at the end where it straight up says press "blah" to get ending 1 or "bleh" for ending 2
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I'd say Cave Story is a straight up action game like Contra than being a Metroidvania.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Space Battles got a patch that lets you give the ships orders now.
I can confirm this about the Journey Down. Charming little game.
Ingueferroque
Banned
La Mulana.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Revenge of the Titans is an excellent TD game. It has a blistering pace and it's heavily influenced by X-Com. It's tough but manageable.Half off right now:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/93200/
Already have that game and is very cool
im looking for one but i dont remember the name XO was well received here in gaf
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
Have a description of it? Someone here can probably guess it.Already have that game and is very cool
I found this game extremely charming. It's the closest thing I've seen to a U.S. version of a visual novel (the story is fantastic imo). Think of it as an interactive story where you find various objects and explore the world to unlock further dialogue. It wasn't challenging at all due to this, but the story's got lots of feels, and I am looking forward to the next chapter.
The story is near-future sci-fish. Two scientists have a day job of going inside the memories of those on their deathbed and altering them a la Inception so they pass away with their biggest regrets gone. You get to watch them work and unravel the life of their patient to "fix" him, more or less. I think it took me a few hours start to finish.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Everything about the controls is purposeful. It takes some getting used to, because they're not as forgiving as one expects from modern games, but it's not trying to aim to be a modern game.
I don't think the controls are clunky at all, but I will admit that it has a serious learning curve.
Chairmanchuck
Member
Didnt have any problems with La-Mulanas controls.
carbonbased
Member
Super House of Dead Ninjas is magical. such a tight, fluid game. also has some of my favorite presentation in a while.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Man Reus is awesome!
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
Adult Swim has been on a god damn roll. It's insane how good their games are.
Bought some of these games
PID
Nice art style and some pretty fun puzzles. I had the most fun during the puzzle sections, everything else was kind of average. Well worth the 2.50 though
Kairo
Also bought this for 2.50. Didn't really enjoy this. I was hoping to get some Dear Esther style game that was light on gameplay and strong on narrative and atmosphere but all I really got was a 3d art gallery. It felt a little too indie.
Q.U.B.E
Really enjoyed this game. It's got the same creepy desolate atmosphere of portal but with it's own original puzzle mechanic. Most puzzles were simple but some of the later puzzles were a challenge. It was a nice relaxing 5 hours.
Strike Suit Infinite
Roboteching macross missle massacre itano circus of amazing. I'm having tons of fun with this game. Huge large scale fleet battles and fast paced mech/fighterjet combat. Tons of ship upgrades and weapon unlocks. I'm incredibly surprised it was only 1.75.
PID
Nice art style and some pretty fun puzzles. I had the most fun during the puzzle sections, everything else was kind of average. Well worth the 2.50 though
Kairo
Also bought this for 2.50. Didn't really enjoy this. I was hoping to get some Dear Esther style game that was light on gameplay and strong on narrative and atmosphere but all I really got was a 3d art gallery. It felt a little too indie.
Q.U.B.E
Really enjoyed this game. It's got the same creepy desolate atmosphere of portal but with it's own original puzzle mechanic. Most puzzles were simple but some of the later puzzles were a challenge. It was a nice relaxing 5 hours.
Strike Suit Infinite
Roboteching macross missle massacre itano circus of amazing. I'm having tons of fun with this game. Huge large scale fleet battles and fast paced mech/fighterjet combat. Tons of ship upgrades and weapon unlocks. I'm incredibly surprised it was only 1.75.
I recommend:
Saira (Also check out the creators other, free, Metroidvania games, they are just as great)
Cave Story + (A classic!)
VVVVVV
TokiTori 2+ (A strictly puzzle-focused metroidvania. The mechanics are super simple, but the puzzles are still really imaginative)
Waking Mars (Metroidvania gardening simulator. On Mars.)
Others:
Hell Yeah! (Medicore and very linear)
Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
La Mulana (Difficult and cryptic)
Unepic (WRPG metroidvania)
Aquaria
The Cave
Rouge Knight (Rougelike)
Fortune Summoners (Doujin ARPG)
Wonder Boy in Monster World (My all-time favorite metroidvania. Might be to retro-esque though, and I would rather play it on Kega Fusion)
Gateways (puzzle metroidvania)
1000 Amps (puzzle metroidvania)
Wake
Lunnye Devitsy
Dark Void Zero (The game is level based but every level is like a self-contained mini metroidvania)
Misc:
A Valley Without Wind 1/2
Terraria
Edge of Space
Under the Ocean
If you consider 3D games to be metroidvanias:
Batman: Arkham Asylum (highly recommended)
Antichamber
I think I covered most of 'em.
I've heard this is a pretty good metroidvania game and it's 50% off. I can't personally vouch for it, but it has very good user reviews on Good Old Games, quite a few people on my friends list have bought it and it has a good metacritic score.
La-Mulana [Steam]
EDIT: Beat to it big time, by Crub.
I want to say that these are all great advices (and I concur that La Mulana may be too difficult, despite being a brilliant game), but I love you for citing Saira, it's such a little beautiful adventure game with excellent platforming and a stunning soundtrack. More people should play it, it's really really good.
It's pretty hard at some points. The platforming is a bit tricky and the controls aren't as precise as I would like but it never felt frustrating. The game has a lot of checkpoints so it's more trial and error. Bosses were annoying though, no checkpoints there.
Nabs
Member
Nope. They patched the difficulty since release, so it's a lot easier now.
AlphaProspector
Member
26 pages and no mention to other doujin titles like Fairy Bloom Freesia and Ether Vapor? Or Satazius? Or Cherry Tree High Comedy Club? I'm sad, GAF. Oh, wait, nice to see the eXceed games mentioned! Someone should probably set up these entries...
50% off each:
Freesia: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214590/
Ether Vapor Remaster: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214570
I find EV:R quite interesting with its use of multiple camera angles as part of its mechanics. Gives a nice twist to the shmup genre. It gets tough as nails towards the end though but that's to be expected.
Satazius: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203990
Old school shmup. And I mean it. It's actually far more accesible though despite having the infamous checkpoint system of the likes of Gradius and R-Type. The recovery after death is also less painful since you are usually provided power ups or a shield. Astro Port (the devs) really know their deal.
Oh, wait, nice to see the eXceed games mentioned! Someone should probably set up these entries...50% off each:
Freesia: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214590/
Ether Vapor Remaster: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214570
I find EV:R quite interesting with its use of multiple camera angles as part of its mechanics. Gives a nice twist to the shmup genre. It gets tough as nails towards the end though but that's to be expected.
Satazius: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203990
Old school shmup. And I mean it. It's actually far more accesible though despite having the infamous checkpoint system of the likes of Gradius and R-Type. The recovery after death is also less painful since you are usually provided power ups or a shield. Astro Port (the devs) really know their deal.
To be clear, they added an easy mode in the patch so don't forget to change difficulty or you'll still be playing the hard version.
edit- nvm there were tweaks to normal mode too. Wow I can't imagine how hard it was before.
Awesome, glad he enjoyed it
Seems everyone else has already done a great job recommending the other similar games on Steam. If he's into something with randomness there's also the excellent Rogue Legacy and upcoming Chasm.Also, the one I'm personally most looking forward to is A.N.N.E., which was recently kickstarted. Metroidvania with platforming and flying... looks incredible. In fact you'll find a decent number of these sorts of games in Greenlight. Do them a favor and upvote them.
There's also the excellent Knytt games. I don't think they are on Steam but I believe they are free. Sort of non-combative Metroid-likes. There's also the Vita game which I was enjoying but boy was I immediately turned off by all of the random f-bombs that seemed to come out of nowhere.
There is some love for the Valley without Wind games on Steam. They are an acquired taste, though.
If he's willing to look outside Steam & PC, there's always the original Metroid and Castlevania games. In fact a great Castlevania thread popped up today: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=630216
Can't go wrong with any of the GBA/DS Metroid or Castlevania games, which all heavily influenced Dust:AET.
MrWhitefolks
Neo Member
After scouring through this thread for recommendations, I've picked up a few titles. However, one has stood above the rest for me personally and that's Receiver. I honestly can't recommend this enough, especially if you want something that has rogue-like levels of replay value, a serious amount of tension, and that rewarding feeling you get for surviving. It definitely has a learning curve (especially with the gun mechanics) - but goddamn if it isn't one of the best things I've laid my hands on during this sale.
Going to post this here since pretty much no one cared in the other thread.
I have my doubts about Early Access games.
However, Blade Symphony, which is 50% off at $7.49 did not disappoint.
There are 3 different characters thus far (I believe the fourth is coming soon), and they all have different play styles. Moreover, there are three different weapons you can use with each character. Also, while playing the game you can switch between 3 different stances, such as heavy, fast, or balanced. Despite the fact that there are only a few characters, there is so many different ways you can choose to play the characters. Button mashing does not work in this game.There are a few servers with people in them, not too many, but I only expect it to become more populated with the Steam sale and the eventual release. The lobbying system itself is very unique because once you join a server, you can see all the fights on that server with the click of a mouse, and choose which one to join in. I love the graphics and look of the stages. The community is nice, bows before matches and says "gf" (good fight) after matches. There is currently no training mode but I had no problem practicing the game against people online. Surprisingly, even though I had just picked up the game, I actually managed to win a few rounds. There are a lot of different movements and motions but the game has an easy learning curve for newcomers. The gameplay itself is pretty fun. It's 3d sword fighting and you can use the walls of the game to your advantage. The health meter goes down quickly so games do not drag on. The fast gameplay gets me excited, and scared that my opponent is going to slice me when I'm not looking. If you like fast paced ninja-y games, but with an emphasis on defense/avoiding, this game is for you.
Complaints:
Music, voice acting aren't very good
Balance is constantly changing.
The animations are rather choppy, but I heard they will be fixed (it is an early access, after all).
Multiplayer is the only thing you can do right now.
However, I'd give it a buy. The latter three will definitely be improved by released (don't know about the sound). but for $7.50, it's worth it.
Please note if you plan on purchasing, the default controls are glitched. See here for a fix.
Terra_Ex
Member
Yes, Legacy, Unbound, Convergence, Deception is best. Technically you could play Unbound first since you're playing as the protagonist's aunt in that one, but I'd advise the above, which is the order of release. Things will make more sense that way.
Mavromatis
Member
26 pages and no mention to other doujin titles like Fairy Bloom Freesia and Ether Vapor? Or Satazius? Or Cherry Tree High Comedy Club? I'm sad, GAF.
50% off each:
Freesia: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214590/
Ether Vapor Remaster: http://store.steampowered.com/app/214570
I find EV:R quite interesting with its use of multiple camera angles as part of its mechanics. Gives a nice twist to the shmup genre. It gets tough as nails towards the end though but that's to be expected.
Satazius: http://store.steampowered.com/app/203990
Old school shmup. And I mean it. It's actually far more accesible though despite having the infamous checkpoint system of the likes of Gradius and R-Type. The recovery after death is also less painful since you are usually provided power ups or a shield. Astro Port (the devs) really know their deal.
I said something about Freesia, not good things but still.
Picked up Sine Mora for $2.49 and it's pretty awesome if you are into shoot 'em ups:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/207040/
http://store.steampowered.com/app/207040/
I haven't heard anything said about Jolly Rover in this thread, but my brother heartily recommends it. I think it's like Secret of Monkey Island or something, but I don't know since I haven't played it.
At $3.50 (50% off), it's probably worth it, and there's a demo if you aren't sold. I would have mentioned it when people still checked the thread if I myself had played it.
At $3.50 (50% off), it's probably worth it, and there's a demo if you aren't sold. I would have mentioned it when people still checked the thread if I myself had played it.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
That was my biggest concern with Blade Symphony, but I'm leaning towards a purchase after your endorsement.