I bought Super Splatters when it released on Steam but unfortunately only had time to play it for about 50 minutes. I can't give any detailed impressions, but I did like what I saw of the game and definitely look forward to have some more free time so I can play it more!
Steam Sale - (Overlooked) Indie Game Deals Discussion Thread
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I bought Super Splatters when it released on Steam but unfortunately only had time to play it for about 50 minutes. I can't give any detailed impressions, but I did like what I saw of the game and definitely look forward to have some more free time so I can play it more!
Yup, dont need to spend time hailing it in the main Steam sale thread though, more than enough people over there who played and loved it.
Yeah, it's a nice little game. Though I wasn't a fan of the abundance of flashy stuff on screen, makes it hard to see where you're going. Managed to beat it in my second try, in a little under 30 minutes.
Haven't tried Lunnye Devitsy yet. And I definitely need to play Dust one of these days.
More_Badass
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Finally picked up Gunpoint and Warband!
The prototypes are interesting, but nothing you'll play for long. Its more interesting from a design/gaming development point of view and what progress he made between each version. The soundtrack is good and the dev commentary is interesting too, but I havent seen ingame commentary yet if it is available.
Someone said they did now.
Eschalon: Book I (&II) - $1.49 (75% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/25600/
Old School RPG with a HUGE map, dozens of dungeons, hundreds of items, strategic gameplay that you wont just be able to *clickclickclick* yourself through. Fantastic classic style Indie RPG with interesting lore that really deserves a closer look. The only reason why it has some rather low votes is the presentation, UI and graphics. If you can look beyond that - recommended.
PandaPedinte
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This one got my attention.
Ridiculous value for $1,49.
More_Badass
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Wait for Rainbow Six 3 Gold to drop lower than 6.49 (will it?) or get some indie games (Pid, Nimbus)?
Rather unlikely I'd say, but no hurt in waiting for the last steam sale.
worth noting: sequel's coming. Called "Tetrobot & Co." changes the direction from half-platformer to purely puzzle game with mouse controls, and other stuff. If you're part of the Steam group for the first game the devs post stuff on development of the new one fairly often, wich honestly is something that should be done more by everyone.
early gameplay
Worth. I think I own them on Gamersgate and enjoyed them immensely. Reminds me of the older Ultimas in execution.
Everyday Shooter - $2.99 (70% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/16300/
One of the best shmups I ever played with a great artstyle, level design and fantastic soundtrack. I am still playing this game on and off after 3 years or something to FINALLY beat it eventually. Highly recommended if you have even only a slight interest in shmups.
Hey y'all, saw Gunpoint up as a Flash sale and thought it looked awesome so I thought I'd drop a line here saying that you can buy it for Windows from the developer's website for $6.00! It comes with a Steam key and is, of course, DRM-free!
Sale lasts for about 5 more hours. Get it while it's hot!
Sale lasts for about 5 more hours. Get it while it's hot!
Some developers have the game also up on their own websites and go with the Steam sale:
http://humblestore.webs.com/store
You don't just get a Steam key, but also the DRM-free version!
http://humblestore.webs.com/store
You don't just get a Steam key, but also the DRM-free version!
This game confused me. I bought it awhile ago and gave it a go...it seemed better to avoid combat. I'm trying to remember now...I recall thinking "WTF, why even bother when you lose XP for getting hit?"
EDIT: I couldn't get the demo of Gunpoint to work on my PC.
More_Badass
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Congrats! Great thread and great support from us indie lovers. So many cool games I would have never found or overlooked if not for the recommendations here.
So besides Pid and Nimbus, the other games that sound intereresting are:
AI War
Gateways
Men of War (Condemned Heroes or Vietnam)
Super Splatters
Wake
Valley Without Wind 1
Question about AI War: do the massive unit numbers have any impact on gameplay or is it purely aesthetic?
Thanks to this thread Toma, I just went on an indie shopping spree
Thanks again the doing this thread Toma and other contributors! Really appreciate it.
Hope your wallet survived the onslaught.
I've heard that the game is a horrible mess, ridden with game breaking bugs and such. I don't know if it was fixed, but I'd rather buy something else just in case.
No clue which problems these guys were referring to, but the demo was good fun.
So, I caved on Fist Puncher and spent a few hours with it yesterday. Overall, it's a good game and well worth it if you're a fan of old school side scrolling beat-'em-ups like Streets of Rage and Double Dragon. It's got a range of vigilantes to play, and among the 10 I've unlocked (out of 15) there's a good variety of moves and fighting styles, aided by the fact that as you level you're given stat points to distribute among five stats that have tangible, consequential results. Im a big fan of the fact that different situations and enemies really do call for using certain vigilantes. There's also a pretty wide spectrum of enemies, environments, and level objectives/gimmicks, which I won't spoil for those of you that want to purchase it. I like the atmosphere, too. It's funny, outrageous, and always throwing something crazy at you. Also a big fan of all the collectible cards that double as achievements in the game. Haven't done co-op yet, but I'm sure it's good.
It does have some problems though. First is that even though the combat is pretty well balanced overall, there are times when it does rapidly swing from having you kicking ass with (maybe a little too much) ease to having to resort to cheesing your way through the next fight/boss battle with repetitive drop kicking to build up your special meter or completely changing vigilantes in order to exploit a ranged characters special move to slowly poke down a boss. The other big whiff would have to be the music. As one of these outrageous callback games, I expected it to have some over-the-top 16-bit tunes rocking in the background as I performed unnecessary brain surgery on criminals around the city, but the music is so subdued and actually a notch lower than the sound effects so I hardly ever even heard it unless I was purposely trying to do so. It definitely deserves more, but I think this game was made on a pretty low budget Kickstarter so I would chalk it up to that. Still, a quality soundtrack would've done wonders for the game. I might just play it while running the Guile Theme or the UN Squadron or Double Dragon soundtrack in the background.
Like I said, overall it's a good game and worth a buy if you're a fan of the genre or are just looking for some pleasing, almost cathartic fun.
It does have some problems though. First is that even though the combat is pretty well balanced overall, there are times when it does rapidly swing from having you kicking ass with (maybe a little too much) ease to having to resort to cheesing your way through the next fight/boss battle with repetitive drop kicking to build up your special meter or completely changing vigilantes in order to exploit a ranged characters special move to slowly poke down a boss. The other big whiff would have to be the music. As one of these outrageous callback games, I expected it to have some over-the-top 16-bit tunes rocking in the background as I performed unnecessary brain surgery on criminals around the city, but the music is so subdued and actually a notch lower than the sound effects so I hardly ever even heard it unless I was purposely trying to do so. It definitely deserves more, but I think this game was made on a pretty low budget Kickstarter so I would chalk it up to that. Still, a quality soundtrack would've done wonders for the game. I might just play it while running the Guile Theme or the UN Squadron or Double Dragon soundtrack in the background.
Like I said, overall it's a good game and worth a buy if you're a fan of the genre or are just looking for some pleasing, almost cathartic fun.
HamPster PamPster
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If you were only going to buy one, which should it be? Book I or II?
Is II a sequel or is it a final fantasy situation?
Its a sequel story wise as far as I know, but you can probably easily enjoy part 2 without playing part 1. I got the impression the story might about be as closely related as Diablo1 to Diablo2. Eschalon I is the cheaper game anyway though, so you might as well start with the first one.
Stealth Bastard Deluxe - $3.39 (66% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/209190/
Its your job to sneak your way through a deadly facility thats determined to extinguish your fragile little life. With no weapons and no armour, being seen means instant death. Stay out of the light to avoid the attention of deadly security robots! Leap like a lusty salmon to avoid those zap-happy lasers! Think fast as the walls close in around you! Only the fastest and sneakiest will make it to the exit without being mangled by the facilitys security systems. Will you be among them?
KodeAndGame
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Another +1 for me on this one. The art design is really smart and I love the game mechanics so far. Plus leader boards!
Diamond Dan - $2,99 (70% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/70500/
Fun puzzle platformer based more on quick reflexes than logic. You descend towers of ever shifting blocks to find a map at the bottom and escape. Sounds simple, but you can be crushed or thrown from the tower, and many of the blocks are traps such as water/spike pits, projectiles or enemies living inside the wall who will pull you to your death.
KodeAndGame
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Do you know if this was on xblig? I think I remember playing a demo of it. Didn't particular lyenjoy it but that screenshot reminds me of how great Catherine is
More_Badass
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Nooo!! Not another awesome-sounding game to add to my growing list of indies to get. A puzzle platformer and moving levels?! Has anyone played this yet?
Mac and PC only, but from googling there are plenty similar games on XBLA/XBLIG. Havent played it myself yet, but I have been interested in it for a while now.
Visualante2
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No idea if the leader boards reset in Dyad. But it's tragic that only 200~ people have made it to the final level. I played for a few hours only. I'm guessing that it does not because Steam stats reports that 0.0% of players have obtained all trophies from the game.
Anyway I really enjoyed it. It has beautiful production on the audio and visual side. The menus and UI try to be more refined than they really are. Post game infographics look cute but are quite hard to read some times. For the price it's great value and it has what appears to be a no fail chill out mode with modifiers if you're not hardcore. Weird how the Sony crowd hyped this one up but the PC audience hasn't taken to it. Way more interesting than Audiosurf and more engaging than Rez. It makes me want to play some more tunnel racers now, I didn't care for Space Giraffe so perhaps I should try Tempest.
Anyway I really enjoyed it. It has beautiful production on the audio and visual side. The menus and UI try to be more refined than they really are. Post game infographics look cute but are quite hard to read some times. For the price it's great value and it has what appears to be a no fail chill out mode with modifiers if you're not hardcore. Weird how the Sony crowd hyped this one up but the PC audience hasn't taken to it. Way more interesting than Audiosurf and more engaging than Rez. It makes me want to play some more tunnel racers now, I didn't care for Space Giraffe so perhaps I should try Tempest.
No one made a properly formatted post for it yet I guess.
Nice impressions, will probably pick this one up on the last day.
As i realy think it looks good and hope it get's votet for, someone should do it. But not me
As i realy think it looks good and hope it get's votet for, someone should do it. But not me
Well then no complaints
Achron - $6,99 (65% off)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/109700/
Take this recommendation with a grain of salt. Achron is not a really a good RTS game per se, although its something diehard RTS fans should give a try to experience something that no other game in the genre brings to the table - Time Travel (in MP even). What you'll need to learn is how to counteract an attack on a battle that you already won before, while trying to defend a factory by using a group of units from that factory that had not yet been produced. Trying to learn this game deep fried my brain. A purchase gives you TWO copies, so you can deep fry a friends brain with the same purchase!
Wok
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The game is pretty limited. Do not buy it.
Visualante2
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Judging leaderboards for first level achievement%, potentially less than 4,000 people played Dyad on PC.
Rarest achievement on Steam?
Rarest achievement on Steam?
woo and indeed hoo
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My first buyer's remorse on Steam :/.
I just tried both games and took an instant dislike to both. Wake looks like ass. Given that I'm someone who doesn't care in the least about technical proficiency where graphics are concerned and usually shake my head when I see gamers posting a screenshot of something that looks perfectly nice to me, saying it looks like shit, that tells you how awful they are. The fact that the configuration options are so poor so to minimise the ugly one has to play it in a tiny little window doesn't help.
That put me in a bad mood so I tried Lunnye Devitsy which was a more favourable first impression but my bad mood meant I had little patience for it.
So I've deleted both games and put the Steam library listings in my "Beatinated" category. I'll probably give them another go another day and perhaps they will click with me then. However, from what I have experienced so far I cannot in all conscience recommend these games, even at the low low price that they are currently available for. Caveat emptor.
Well then no complaints
Not realy complaining, it's more like a suggestion. I hope someone who ownes the game and spent some time in it could come up with a few words to sum up his experience with it.