I believe it is. I played a recent Beta build and it didn't have any of those issues.
Slain - A homage to gory hack-&-slash games of the 80's & 90's (Out now on PS4)
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I believe it is. I played a recent Beta build and it didn't have any of those issues.
The final game could very well still have issues, but no reason to jump to any conclusions until it's actually out.
UcchedavÄda
Member
It's available now, for me.
EDIT: Listed in the store as 12.99€, but as 11,69€ when added to the cart. I assume that the store simply haven't finished updating the CDN .. and now it's listed as on sale in the store. That was quick.
EDIT: Listed in the store as 12.99€, but as 11,69€ when added to the cart. I assume that the store simply haven't finished updating the CDN .. and now it's listed as on sale in the store. That was quick.
Great. Just great. So glad I pre-ordered. Can I cancel it now if the dev is reading this? Sorry, you don't get to delay, delay, delay and then delay it again on Steam.
That awkward moment when your sodium levels reach critical at the same second the game is officially available on Steam.
I'm looking forward to impressions of the Steam version - hope it doesn't have the issues the GoG one did.
Same, bought and downloaded. Hope it does well for them, they've put a lot of effort into it from everything I've seen.
UcchedavÄda
Member
Looks like it is cheaper on Humble, due to the 10% off from having Humble Monthly (11.69 on Steam vs 10.79 on Humble).
That awkward moment when I'm on the Humble website, I see that I purchased the fucking game, and there's still no fucking key or option to download the fucking game that I fucking pre-ordered. Then you hear reports of it bugging out when the dev delayed the release by almost two months to hammer out issues.
That awkward moment when you couldn't wait 5 minutes for them to upload the keys before going and ranting on the internet.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
I'm waiting a bit now. All the reports about weird controls make me nervous, bad controls kill a game for me.
That awkward moment when you couldn't wait 5 minutes for them to upload the keys before going and ranting on the internet.
I still want a refund. I don't like the reports that it's buggy and I don't like being dicked around and waiting for a key to become available when I pre-ordered months in advance.
afternoon delight
Member
ModBot be bugging and isn't replying with my raffle either, lol, no one wants to be Slain today. 
I installed via Steam just fine and the combat was nice and responsive, but the interface was slightly sticky to say the least. You'll see.
I installed via Steam just fine and the combat was nice and responsive, but the interface was slightly sticky to say the least. You'll see.
UcchedavÄda
Member
Here you go:
https://support.humblebundle.com/hc/en-us/articles/203662804-Can-I-have-a-refund-for-my-purchase-
ModBot be bugging and isn't replying with my raffle either, lol, no one wants to be Slain today.
I installed via Steam just fine and the combat was nice and responsive, but the interface was slightly sticky to say the least. You'll see.
ModBot broke when they enabled HTTPS, and it might not be working yet.
UcchedavÄda
Member
That doesn't sound very promising. =/
But thank you for posting your impressions.
I think I'll wait a bit before picking this up.
so its level based then?
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
ehhhh.... probably going to hold off on this for more impressions. clunky controls for this type of game are very likely a deal breaker :/
This sounds like a double input issue, as that's not the correct controls.
I wonder if it's because I'm playing with a DS4 using DS4Windows. I haven't had any issues like this before, though.
It most likely is, I was actually going to ask if you were using a DS4 but IIRC they fixed the double input issues. In the options are you set to exclusive mode?
When that happens it thinks you have both an Xinput and Dinput controller at the same time and produces loads of weird combos.
Living Proof
Member
Any Kickstarter backers here to help clarify something for me? I received my Steam code via email earlier today. Just installed it, all good there. The email also mentioned that an Xbox One code would be sent in May/June... problem is, I didn't actually back for an XB1 code, and I don't recall the developer ever contacting me about my platform choice. Did anyone else get an email, survey, etc. sent to them that allowed them to choose their platform?
To summarize, I backed Slain! early in its campaign, when XB1 was the only platform announced. They eventually revealed PS4/Vita support, and the Kickstarter was updated to say that any tier marked "Xbox One" would be considered "any console" once you pledged, and that backers would be sent a survey after release to select their platform of choice. This was noted in update #10, as well as the main campaign page.
I bumped my pledge up to $50 to get both a PC and PS4 version of the game, plus the other perks, and now I'm wondering if I somehow missed out on their survey. I searched my email but didn't find any contact from the dev or distributor about it, scanned the campaign and every update with no luck, and checked my pledge and saw no survey was ever sent.
I'd read through the comments/ask about it on Slain's KS page, but it's a hot mess there now. I plan on emailing the dev/pub about this, of course, and I assume it's an easy fix, but I'd kind of like to know if my account somehow slipped through the cracks or if they just never bothered to send surveys out.
I just realized how long this post has become for such a simple question, and how much time I spent trying to find out if they ever sent a survey or not. Fuck. Should just go play the game.
Edit: Well I just ctrl+f'd the Kickstarter comments for "survey" and see some angry people asking the same thing. Also,I totally forgot about the digital art book, the "exclusive" blood sword code, and some other stuff that was supposed to be given to certain backers.
Hopefully this wall of text helps some other poor confused soul who could have had their answer in mere seconds if they didn't skip over Kickstarter comments
To summarize, I backed Slain! early in its campaign, when XB1 was the only platform announced. They eventually revealed PS4/Vita support, and the Kickstarter was updated to say that any tier marked "Xbox One" would be considered "any console" once you pledged, and that backers would be sent a survey after release to select their platform of choice. This was noted in update #10, as well as the main campaign page.
I bumped my pledge up to $50 to get both a PC and PS4 version of the game, plus the other perks, and now I'm wondering if I somehow missed out on their survey. I searched my email but didn't find any contact from the dev or distributor about it, scanned the campaign and every update with no luck, and checked my pledge and saw no survey was ever sent.
I'd read through the comments/ask about it on Slain's KS page, but it's a hot mess there now. I plan on emailing the dev/pub about this, of course, and I assume it's an easy fix, but I'd kind of like to know if my account somehow slipped through the cracks or if they just never bothered to send surveys out.
I just realized how long this post has become for such a simple question, and how much time I spent trying to find out if they ever sent a survey or not. Fuck. Should just go play the game.
Edit: Well I just ctrl+f'd the Kickstarter comments for "survey" and see some angry people asking the same thing. Also,I totally forgot about the digital art book, the "exclusive" blood sword code, and some other stuff that was supposed to be given to certain backers.
Hopefully this wall of text helps some other poor confused soul who could have had their answer in mere seconds if they didn't skip over Kickstarter comments
Played it for 15 minutes on steam. No delays for me. Controls were responsive. Fighting could be better explained. I found dodge and the missile by accident. I died a couple of times in the cellar/tomb in the first level due to my inability to dodge. I don't like to dodge with the shoulder buttons. B would be better. The (hard?) slash on B sucks anyway. I will try again tomorrow. I got some Ghouls n Ghosts vibes. Maybe not that elegant and spectacular, but it seems nice.
Yeah I solved it. There was an error when I first connected the controller, and now it seems to be working fine.
...And the game still doesn't feel that good. There's still a delay whenever you're attacking, which contributes towards making the combat feel clunky as hell. And the lack of sound is also really offputting.
SlasherJPC
Banned
About to stream some of the game for folks. www.twitch.tv/slasherjpc
Ucchedavāda;199152216 said:
Its like the old arcade game Magic Sword, mixed with ghouls and ghosts, and Altered Beasts. The game is very straight forward and doesn't really explain...anything. Once I got to the second level, it clicked; I'm having fun now.
Slain is hard as fuck though. You can't spam sword attacks, gotta time swings and distance.
BurningNad
Member
I gotta say this isn't the mind-blowingly amazing thing I've been excited for, so far. Hopefully these issues get ironed out, won't be able to play again til Saturday so it's possible... right? :/
derExperte
Member
ModBot be bugging and isn't replying with my raffle either, lol, no one wants to be Slain today.
I think he's working now.
Will watch.
Dat timing. Many thanks for the key! Let's try this....
afternoon delight
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hey_it's_that_dog
benevolent sexism
No sound effect or sense of impact whatsoever when you hit an enemy? That's one way to guarantee your game is ass.
The game only saves after each complete level
brandonh83
Banned
In some room with floaty things around a key, a few of them come down and I kill them but the rest don't come down far enough to hit.
Also not a fan of every indie game having a grunge rock soundtrack but it is what it is.
Also not a fan of every indie game having a grunge rock soundtrack but it is what it is.
afternoon delight
Member
VOLGAAAAAARRRR
Edit: I would also like to thank indie devs for keeping my 512mb graphics card busy in these times of modernity.
I'm probably going to pass. Got sick of that little "feature" in Volgarr, and this game doesn't sound nearly as polished.
