Deputy Dangle
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A new year and hopefully closer to a solid date for Gorogoa. The silence has only made my anticipation even worse!
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Indie Games 2015 [January] Now Voting - Post 305!
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notoriousKTR
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CheesecakeRecipe
Stormy Grey
I had just rediscovered this the other day thanks to Twitter recommending the dev to me to follow. Was completely mesmerized by the demo. Make it 2015, please!
More_Badass
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Hmmm...looks Factorio-y. Which isn't a bad thing by any means
Krystof Koreni
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All the best, Mo'!
One Foul Note
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Put some time into Infinifactory and seems very enjoyable so far. Although it is lacking a main menu (although this might be by design rather then them just not making it yet) it seems to be a fairly complete release for an early access game. The opening is super cool. Gameplay is also fun and they do a good job of being rough right out the gate which I appreciated.
More_Badass
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Looking at Infinifactory, Grav, RE Remaster. Anything else significant coming out soon or released recently? Haven't been keeping up with releases lately
Any word on a Hotline Miami 2 release date yet?
Oh, and Sky Rogue is the current IGS deal. If you enjoyed the alpha, I recommend picking it up because the game isn't free anymore. Now $10 from the dev's site, so this IGS sale is pretty good
Any word on a Hotline Miami 2 release date yet?
Oh, and Sky Rogue is the current IGS deal. If you enjoyed the alpha, I recommend picking it up because the game isn't free anymore. Now $10 from the dev's site, so this IGS sale is pretty good
PandaPedinte
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From the Freebird Games Facebook page:
A bit late but sorry for your loss More_Badass. No word about Hotline Miami 2 release date.
Looking at Infinifactory, Grav, RE Remaster. Anything else significant coming out soon or released recently? Haven't been keeping up with releases lately
Any word on a Hotline Miami 2 release date yet?
Oh, and Sky Rogue is the current IGS deal. If you enjoyed the alpha, I recommend picking it up because the game isn't free anymore. Now $10 from the dev's site, so this IGS sale is pretty good
A bit late but sorry for your loss More_Badass. No word about Hotline Miami 2 release date.
More_Badass
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Thanks for the kind words, Panda. Means a lot
@One Foul Note: Played any more Infinifactory? Still on the fence, despite how much I love SpaceChem
What we really need is an in-depth comparison from Toma of Infinifactory vs SpaceChem vs Factorio
@One Foul Note: Played any more Infinifactory? Still on the fence, despite how much I love SpaceChem
What we really need is an in-depth comparison from Toma of Infinifactory vs SpaceChem vs Factorio
notoriousKTR
Member
Infinifactory is amazing. Clocked about 6-7 hours today. 3D make it less daunting the Spacechem.
More_Badass
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Cheers - subbed.
Oh and sorry for your loss - I know im new here but thought I would pass on my condolences.
Repost from the Infinifactory thread:
And sorry for not realizing earlier, I'll make sure to send a mail his way, Baddy.
Its basically SpaceChem 2 in everything but name and theme (notice the bonders/mergers in the gif above? Those concepts should all be very familiar to you). I thought it would be closer to Factorio based on the trailers (Fantastic game btw), but it really is SpaceChem. If you like SpaceChem, you'll like Infinifactory.
Now that this is out of the way, there are some differences and some concerns I initially had that I should talk about.
Content:
First of all, compared to the neverending content of SpaceChem, this game doesnt offer quite as much (yet). SpaceChem got a ton of added content down the line and from what Zachtronics is stating, the "Early Access" is mainly used to add some more mini-campaigns and content ideas. Apparently, the current EA version has the COMPLETE main campaign already in a finished state, so I would actually consider it a finished product now with some free DLC hitting whenever they get to it.
These games are slightly devious when it comes to putting an hour count on the content. SpaceChem only had 40-50-ish levels as well, but the last few might take you several days to solve, so I am not too concerned about not getting my money's worth even with "just" the main campaign.
Graphics & Sound:
Lets get the elephant out of the room: Working out solutions in 3D works rather painfree. There are some initial moments of bepuzzlement, but overall, the UI and control scheme is very well thought out to remove possible annoyances. One example: If you hold down the left mouse button, you can build elements in a row (without deviating to the side), on top of those elements being turned to fit the movement direction of your mouse. Small thing,but very user friendly. The ambient sound design is very satisfying, the graphics are pleasing to look at (I love the painted background) and the soundtrack is reminiscent of SpaceChem and very good.
Mechanics:
Now this is going to be fun to explain. Many mechanics/blocks work very similarly, but SpaceChem was different in a few key points, for example using chemistry as a theme (which Zachtronics confirmed as being a design mistake as it limited the appeal to general audiences) and most importantly: being a top down map. The change to 3D does not only bring some slight control confusion but also changes and adds mechanics. There was a certain beauty to using a single space in SpaceChem for multiple actions, which is a feeling of ingenuity I am missing so far in Infinifactory, however, Infinifactory has some new tricks up its sleeve. The addition of height, makes for some genuinely new problems that need to be solved. Instead of just being more SpaceChem, different heights and the considerations that come with that actually add a TON of depth (ha!) to the mechanics. Stacking elements, stacking constructs on a conveyorbelt to have it to things in multiple parts of the level without rebuilding it... there is a lot that I have yet to discover and on top of "Oh fuck yeah, more SpaceChem!" the possibilities that this is opening are very, very exciting to me.
Accessibility:
While still being very similar to SpaceChem, realizing this game concept in 3D will actually make it much, much more accessible to players. Structures and production lines are easier to make out, the 3D itself is a good selling point for a certain part of the gaming populace, and building something in 3D and seeing all the gears working might just turn out to be even a tiny bit more satisfying than it already was in SpaceChem.
I'll come back here for more impressions eventually, but for now: Easily worthy entry into the GOTY list of 2015 and if Zachtronics adds some more levels, mini campaigns and other shenanigans, Zachtronics will likely top my GOTY list once more.
I can't give you any reason not to buy it. It has enough content as it is, clever level puzzles, well thought out UI/controls, pleasing graphics, great soundtrack, is more accessible than SpaceChem without losing much of the complexity, adding a whole new range of puzzle ideas (height) and more content on the way.
And sorry for not realizing earlier, I'll make sure to send a mail his way, Baddy.
More_Badass
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Thanks guys, I really appreciate it.
On to better stuff, I totally missed that a teaser trailer for Orphan was released back in December. Been hyped for this since seeing the first Screenshot Saturday pics. Kickstarter next week
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0K33l9Enr78
On to better stuff, I totally missed that a teaser trailer for Orphan was released back in December. Been hyped for this since seeing the first Screenshot Saturday pics. Kickstarter next week
https://youtube.com/watch?v=0K33l9Enr78
drangleic tourism
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Didn't see Apotheon in here? Although I'm sure most of you have seen the trailer...
http://www.alientrap.org/games/apotheon
http://www.alientrap.org/games/apotheon
Children of Morta Kickstarter is live for those interested.
I can't say much about this game right now but if you like Greek mythology it is awesome. It also plays much better than Capsized.
Buddy of mine just green lit his game on Steam.
FLAMINGO!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=376961993
Its an interesting game. check it out.
FLAMINGO!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfile.../?id=376961993
Its an interesting game. check it out.
Phawx
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My Let's Play on Human Extinction Simulator:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE9PMMwXmcQ
Human Extinction Simulator is hard. It's a spaceborne tactical turn-based game on a hex-grid. Single player campaigns have primary requirements and secondary requirements but as soon as the primary req is fulfilled, the mission successfully ends. Completing all requirements will net you a different service ranking.
But damn, this game is hard. Each spacecraft you pilot has different movement patterns, weapons, armor/shields, and attack patterns. Certain weapons you have are only good against shields or hulls. Sometimes they are effective against both but do less overall damage. Hulls can have varying levels of strength preventing you from even doing any damage to a hull at all.
All of this is fine and dandy but you can only attack within your attack pattern. AND AND, you can only attack on turn one or two of your particular ships turn. You can't shoot if you've moved twice, but you can move > shoot > move. So here is where it borrows from chess a bit.
Some of the single player campaigns are brutally hard though. And it's even worse when you are deep into something and BOOP one of the primary requirements is gone, game over.
But damn, this game is hard. Each spacecraft you pilot has different movement patterns, weapons, armor/shields, and attack patterns. Certain weapons you have are only good against shields or hulls. Sometimes they are effective against both but do less overall damage. Hulls can have varying levels of strength preventing you from even doing any damage to a hull at all.
All of this is fine and dandy but you can only attack within your attack pattern. AND AND, you can only attack on turn one or two of your particular ships turn. You can't shoot if you've moved twice, but you can move > shoot > move. So here is where it borrows from chess a bit.
Some of the single player campaigns are brutally hard though. And it's even worse when you are deep into something and BOOP one of the primary requirements is gone, game over.
More_Badass
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Thread's been kind of quiet, but I definitely plan to post some impressions this weekend. Here are some cool/interesting releases for the February thread
Besiege - $6.99 (PC)
Infinifactory - $24.99 (PC)
Quasi - $2.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
Tiny Trek - $4.99 (PC)
Elders of Madness - Free (PC)
Grav - $19.99 (PC)
Inaris: The Cloud Temple - Free (PC)
The Static Speaks My Name - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)
Besiege - $6.99 (PC)
http://www.besiege.spiderlinggames.co.uk
Besiege is a physics based building game in which you construct medieval siege engines and lay waste to immense fortresses and peaceful hamlets.
Build a machine which can crush windmills, wipe out battalions of brave soldiers and transport valuable resources, defending your creation against cannons, archers and whatever else the desperate enemies have at their disposal.
Create a trundling behemoth, or take clumsily to the skies, and cause carnage in fully destructible environments!
Infinifactory - $24.99 (PC)
http://www.zachtronics.com/infinifactory/
Infinifactory is a sandbox puzzle game by Zachtronics, the creators of SpaceChem and Infiniminer. Build factories that assemble products for your alien overlords, and try not to die in the process
Quasi - $2.99 (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://prominent.itch.io/quasi
Quasi is a side-view platformer style adventure game with puzzle elements.
Explore a strange world seized in mystery and discover what lies beneath its surface
Tiny Trek - $4.99 (PC)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/328740/
From the creators of Vincere Totus Astrum comes a universe of exploration and adventure. As the Captain of your own Starship begin your trek of literally endless worlds by first selecting and editing your randomly generated race and ship, then set out for the stars.
Encounter alien races and exotic locations as you travel in an endlessly procedurally generated galaxy. No two game are the same. As you explore, randomly generated Episodes will have you fighting hostile ships, helping aliens and exploring the surface of new planets.
Elders of Madness - Free (PC)
http://www.magarciaguerra.com/2015/01/elders-of-madness-english/
Having virtually abandoned all hope, in the search of light, preserving sanity becomes every day increasingly difficult, because at the moment, hanging over me insane and ephemeral darkness. The primal gods want to destroy us, they, as eternal monsters have waited eons until deciding, finally, to fill our world with terror. I confess that It is increasingly milder the breath of my sanity.
The only way to escape the terror, madness and death is to fight them. Fortunately, I have discovered that overcoming the trials that make us and getting the pearls that sponges loose retrieve a minimum of our mental health and cast us a slight light in this sea of dementia, allowing us to be sane enough to keep fighting and maybe, just maybe, there would be a possibility of getting hold our world as we have known until this moment
Grav - $19.99 (PC)
http://bitmonstergames.com/?page_id=1004
GRAV is a sand box experience where you explore a multitude of planets, hunt strange alien creatures, build and defend outposts, craft weapons and armor, and attempt to survive against other players in a hostile environment
Inaris: The Cloud Temple - Free (PC)
http://games.digipen.edu/games/inaris-the-cloud-temple
Inaris is a tale of discovery about a lonely soul wandering in a set of empty familiar temples. This entity's connection with the environment will allow it to manipulate columns in order to find out what it is looking for.
The Static Speaks My Name - Free (PC, Mac, Linux)
http://thewhalehusband.itch.io/thestatic
A dark, sad, funny, weird 1st person exploration game in which you play as a man obsessed with the meaning behind a painting. More of a story game in that it emphasizes mood and character over gameplay. Features 3D computer graphics in hundreds of colors (blue and pink to name a few). Contains explicit handling of suicide, so be warned. There is also a shrimp tank with pet shrimp.
Yeah this looks great - fingers crossed the kickstarter goes well.
Two more pieces of good news! Morta is currently 13/65k done - a slow burner.
I enjoyed Capsized - but cool to hear that Apotheon handles a little better.
Also Besiege looks fantastically ridiculous. All over that.
And GRAV is still on my watch list...
PandaPedinte
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Amplitude Studios is celebrating the Endless Day
The Vaulters are now a free faction for everyone in Endless Space, and there are special events on all games celebrating the date.
I love Amplitude - I think i'll actually buy whatever they make next on name alone.
PandaPedinte
Member
Same, but I still need to buy DotE
SerTapTap
Member
Not sure where else to ask, but how do you go about doing an OT for an indie game? Is there some level of notability that's expected or what? I looked at the OT OT and it doesn't really talk about how to actually go about making one. Figured I'd ask in here in case any of you have done it specifically for an indie game, not really sure where else to ask
It's their best game - you should do it now!
Phawx
Member
More_badass did one on Satellite Reign and Yuterald did an OT for Elliot Quest
More_Badass
Member
I've made quite a few. Not always labeled OT, but they tend to be the only or main threads about whatever game it is. If it's fun or looks cool and interesting, go ahead, make a thread. The worst that could happen is no one posts. Either way, people might learn about an interesting game that they hadn't known about before
I've done threads for Broforce, Infinifactory, Rain World, Besiege, Satellite Reign, RimWorld, Door Kickers, Cosmochoria, Wayward Souls, Hero Emblems, Cloudbuilt, XenoRaptor, Tower of Guns
SerTapTap
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That's helpful, thanks. Was considering it for some games like Earthtongue that I find that seem to have no GAF hype
Nabs
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Hey guys. The Next Penelope is coming out on Early Access tomorrow, and I was given a few keys to give out. It looks like a mix of F-Zero and Micro Machines with full weapon upgrades and boss fights. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_J_s3giekA
Good luck:
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SerTapTap
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Oh yeah, I got a key for that too, looks interesting. Reminds me of Super Laser Racer but with a campaign. Art style is pretty cool, story is a weird "ancient greece...in SPACE" thing. I didn't get to mess with it too much but what I played was fun. Will check it out now that v 1.0 is in preview
Sometimes they work! The Besiege thread has like 4k views already - some properly fall off a cliff though. Depends on the game and how awesome the gifs are that you post in the thread.
MrNinjaSquirrel
Neo Member
Really liking the look of Next Penelope. Not really a fan of early access games, but seeing that the whole single player is already complete is encouraging. I can definitely use more F-Zero inspired games in my life.
Thanks! Unfortunately I probably won't end up expanding it, I feel it works well as a small package but wouldn't offer much more as a full game.
PandaPedinte
Member
I'm not supposed to spend any more money with games this month! xD
Well shucks. Still knowing what your game is and what it isn't is important! If you don't think expanding the content would do it justice, then more power to you for sticking with your original vision.
EDIT: Just realized you created Sun & Moon as well.... Well this is awesome.
More_Badass
Member
He also made Roguelight and Javel-ien if you're familiar with those. (And if you're not, go play them. They're excellent)
More_Badass
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Only January and already an assured entry in my GOTY 2015 list. It's that good
What can I say about SpaceChem that hasn't been said already? If you follow the indie scene even slightly, I'm sure you heard the ample praise and acclaim for Zachtronics' chemical puzzler. After a foray into card-game strategy with Ironclad Tactics, the developer has returned to the world of meticulous planning and systematic onstruction with Infinifactory. You might have heard it described it as "SpaceChem in 3D", and while that's an apt description, it doesn't exactly detail what makes Infinifactory an awesome evolution of the SpaceChem formula. Infinifactory takes everything you loved about that game, on a grander scale and with new depth, wrapped up in an alien industrial aesthetic.
Forget about bonding elements and creating molecules. Infinifactory leaves the microscopic world of SpaceChem behind for the world of alien engineering. The enigmatic story puts you in the shoes of a person captured and forced to build extraterrestrial constructs. Audio logs and notes allow you to gradually piece together the overarching tale, but let's be honest: you're here for the puzzles.
"SpaceChem in 3D". Introducing the third dimension adds so many tweaks and new complexities. Having to remember that items take time to fall when you're trying to sync up blocks across multiple levels. Working out how to maneuver pieces across multiple axises so that they all eventually meet. Having to build objects with height and width and depth. Getting the mess of energy conduits and welders and pushers to work and timed correctly...all without Spacechem's sync command to fall back on. On top of all that, Infinifactory has the most seamless, intuitive, user-friendly control scheme and interface I've seen in a block building game. You can effortlessly rotate and place blocks, easily create long conveyor belts or delete unwanted sections in seconds.
It's the meticulous construction and pursuit of perfection and optimization you love. The hypnotic rhythm of seeing your complex sprawling mess of moving pieces and parts actually work properly after countless failures and tweaking. The challenge of learning how everything works and functions, and using that knowledge in new ways that makes you feel like a damn genius when it all comes together in the end. It's all that, in a 3D world of sky docks and armories and spaceships and missiles. Six hours in, and for me, Infinifactory had already eclipsed SpaceChem, due to the presentation and polish and the spatial depth that offers new challenges in ways that SpaceChem never could. The price may seem steep, but for the amount of polished content already here, and the content to come, it's well worth the asking price. While Infinifactory may be in Early Access, the current version is literally the 1.0 release version, with a feature-complete finished main campaign. Mini-campaigns and new blocks and mechanics will be adding in future updates
If you enjoyed SpaceChem even in the slightest, you won't be disappointed by Infinifactory. It's everything that made that game great, on a grander scale and literally with new depth.
I will checkout both!
So far its Chromyrinth (though a bit rough around the edges, but lovely concept) for me, and many others really liked Drift Stage.
Been playing a fair bit of roguelight, it really is fantastic - just fun to play - shame I need to work or I would be looking a javel-ien now.
Enjoying your games - see above - will definitely be looking out for your next releases.
Have just tried Chromyrinth after you mentioned it. It hurts my eyes so much lol.Yes, the concept is good but platforming is too painful.
I also have just played most of free games in the OP but still not impressed.
Anyway, how is 50 indies of 2014 thread going ? I can't wait to see it.
Yeah its not a particularly outstanding highlight but notable enough. And we finished the voting, I am going to compile the list and then we need to write up the posts.
PandaPedinte
Member
I also played Chromyrinth, and while the colors don't bother me too much the platforming is frustrating with the character getting stuck on the wall a few times and the game being so small makes difficult for me understand what is going on the different screens.
The other game I played was Cat-ana and while I liked the visuals very much I found the gameplay to be boring. :/
Nabs
Member
Yessss. Devolver Digital will be publishing Ronin. New trailer: http://store.steampowered.com/app/274230