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République |OT| Episode 2 Now Available
- Thread starter chickdigger802
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firehawk12
Subete no aware
Anyone outside of the US has to buy the game themselves and get a 5 dollar refund from them via paypal.
Soyongdori
Member
yesterday was the last day, according to them.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Totally forgot about the sale thing, I had a pretty busy weekend. This has been a nightmare.
Zeouterlimits
Member
Yeah, it's strange that they seemingly rushed to "fulfil" the season pass.
Feels like they should do a video or something of them walking through what they tried, why it wouldn't work etc.
The email(s) about the 99c offer.. could use a personal touch.
I can of course only imagine how tough it must be for them, giving bad news to fans / customers like this.. it must be a really hard thing to swallow.
Hopefully we hear about Episode 2 soon?
Feels like they should do a video or something of them walking through what they tried, why it wouldn't work etc.
The email(s) about the 99c offer.. could use a personal touch.
I can of course only imagine how tough it must be for them, giving bad news to fans / customers like this.. it must be a really hard thing to swallow.
Hopefully we hear about Episode 2 soon?
drhankmccoyphd
Neo Member
I just finished episode 1 and I really enjoyed it. I thought the touch controls worked very well in the context of the game. The only thing that kind of irked me were the waypoints be hard to see, although that might be intentional. I also really liked the collectibles being actual games on the app store. I find it pretty hard to sift through recommendations so actually having a play mechanic that gives me good recommendations is pretty sweet. I'm definitely going to keep playing.
Crazymoogle
Member
Has anyone managed to play through this without getting caught over and over? I'm really trying to give this as much of a chance as I can because I agree with most of Ryan Payton's gaming sensibilities, but man nothing is clicking. What is the gameplay flow exactly? Is it mostly just finding the right vantage point, waiting for a guard to go through their whole route so you know when to move, and then moving? Either I'm too impatient or it's just a little too frustrating to get hope to move around exactly where you want. I'm also finding it extremely difficult to know where exactly I am in the overall space, not just within one room.
Oh well, gonna give it some more time tomorrow as well. I picked up the game right at launch but out it down for these reasons and after listening to their podcast again I really want to give it another shot.
Oh well, gonna give it some more time tomorrow as well. I picked up the game right at launch but out it down for these reasons and after listening to their podcast again I really want to give it another shot.
Cross-posting this here from the iOS thread since I ended up writing more than I expected:
Completed Republique yesterday. I had to replay to get the Exordium achievement because when I beat the game the first time I had no internet signal and it didn't register.
Beating the game again on NG+ doesn't trigger it either. Thankfully the second run was quick since I didn't scan almost anything and had already memorized all areas when I was going after collectibles.
Really enjoyed it, great game with well-rounded, albeit simple, stealth mechanics. Cooper is what really sold the intriguing setting and story to me though, by far the best character and the mix of deadpan humor, the emoticon faces and text-to-speech voice was lovely. The books and game cartridges were cool and I actively wanted to get them all to listen to everything. Having an in-game character giving impressions of games that actually exist was a very nice touch.
Looking forward to the rest of the episodes, and I'm curious to what they'll do in regards to the gameplay in order to keep it fresh for 4 more. I'm glad I played it on the iPhone, made for an interesting experience and it was a surprisingly good pick-up-and-play game for shorter sessions. The one-touch gameplay works very well after you get used to proper camera positioning before making Hope move. I'm not sure how it will translate to the PC version as far as being engaging goes though, I'm guessing they'll have to change some things.
I appreciate how polished everything felt. Even without listening to the commentaries (I only did it after beating it once, as I had them turned off on the first go) it's noticeable how they have a solid plan and aren't trying to throw too many things at the wall to see what sticks.
Amusing to see GAF mentioned like that on episode 0 of the making of too, haha.
Completed Republique yesterday. I had to replay to get the Exordium achievement because when I beat the game the first time I had no internet signal and it didn't register.
Beating the game again on NG+ doesn't trigger it either. Thankfully the second run was quick since I didn't scan almost anything and had already memorized all areas when I was going after collectibles.Really enjoyed it, great game with well-rounded, albeit simple, stealth mechanics. Cooper is what really sold the intriguing setting and story to me though, by far the best character and the mix of deadpan humor, the emoticon faces and text-to-speech voice was lovely. The books and game cartridges were cool and I actively wanted to get them all to listen to everything. Having an in-game character giving impressions of games that actually exist was a very nice touch.
Looking forward to the rest of the episodes, and I'm curious to what they'll do in regards to the gameplay in order to keep it fresh for 4 more. I'm glad I played it on the iPhone, made for an interesting experience and it was a surprisingly good pick-up-and-play game for shorter sessions. The one-touch gameplay works very well after you get used to proper camera positioning before making Hope move. I'm not sure how it will translate to the PC version as far as being engaging goes though, I'm guessing they'll have to change some things.
I appreciate how polished everything felt. Even without listening to the commentaries (I only did it after beating it once, as I had them turned off on the first go) it's noticeable how they have a solid plan and aren't trying to throw too many things at the wall to see what sticks.
Amusing to see GAF mentioned like that on episode 0 of the making of too, haha.
Paul Alexander
Member
MasterOfPastures
Banned
Episode 2 is out right now. Go get it now!
Edit: is someone going to make a new OT for ep2, or are we rolling along in this one?
Edit: is someone going to make a new OT for ep2, or are we rolling along in this one?
chickdigger802
Banned
lol ill get a mod to update the title. Still haven't beaten eps 1 yet >.<"
i just hate the stealth controls of when you get seen :/
Have you been able to start it? I have the season pass, I've updated the app but on the episode select screen it says "locked" for episode 2.
chickdigger802
Banned
got title changed. think ill finally finish eps 1 at the very least lol. KS update mentions a Map which is nice.
Same here. I tried re-downloading the season pass but it made no difference.
Yeah, me too. Restore Purchases in settings also had no effect. It's a shame, I'm really looking forward to playing it.
MasterOfPastures
Banned
I haven't tried it yet, but could loading the last save from EP1 and beating make it work?
That's worth a try. I'll report back
Edit: Didn't work, I couldn't load ep 1, it has status "completed" and wouldn't launch. No worries, I guess I'll wait for an update.
TheJesusFish
Member
The fact that I cannot restore my season pass purchase after reinstalling the game leads me to believe that something is very wrong.
Same here - gives me bad vibes. Contacted their support, so far no dice.
According to their twitter, they are aware of the issue and working on a fix.
edit: update 2.1 is out - didn't solve the restore issue with the season pass for me, but did unlock the episode 2 for seperate purchase ...
TheJesusFish
Member
Unfortunately, I think those tweets are old. 2.1 hasn't fixed the issue.
I got it work by redownloading the season pass, it said I would be charged at first but after pressing ok it said I already owned it and if I wanted to download again. Then I had to press purchase on the episode select screen to get the download prompt. A bit of a hassle but at least it works now
TheJesusFish
Member
I got it work by redownloading the season pass, it said I would be charged at first but after pressing ok it said I already owned it and if I wanted to download again. Then I had to press purchase on the episode select screen to get the download prompt. A bit of a hassle but at least it works now
Make sure you didn't get charged a second time for the season pass. A buddy did the same thing and got dinged another 14.99.
They changed the price of Episode 2 to free. That doesn't bode well.
What are those other sites? There are some other 'free+ IAP full game unlock' games that I've been keeping an eye on
Crazymoogle
Member
The green answer button doesn't work?
Kind of strange strange move IMHO, might cost them a penny or two :-/
TheJesusFish
Member
I'd bet because something went very wrong with the season passes.
chickdigger802
Banned
They need a shaman or something. There luck is god awful
I got the message "do you wish to purchase?" After pressing Yes it said I already owned it, never got charged a second time.
I feel really bad for the guys who made it and wish them better luck. The game is still awesome despite these technical issues.
Nope. But Camouflaj kindly provided the fix for me. Just delete and redownload Episode 2, and make sure you're on Version 2.1 of the game.
Enjoying it so far! My face appears in the game as a Prizrak guard.
There's this one room where a piano theme plays, and it really reminds me of CODE: Veronica.
After a hell of a time trying to get episode 2 to work I finally got it to download.
However, now I can't go back to episode 1? Wanted to go collect all of the objects before moving on to the second one. When I try to tap episode 1 though, nothing happens.
So, let me guess the only way to go back into episode 1 is to start a whole new save slot?
Edit- seems like you can go back to the previous areas. I suppose I should have guessed this considering there are higher level doors in episode 1.
Episode 2's location looks great.
Edit 2- Beat episode 2. Liked it a lot better than the first.
Came back the next day, thinking I might try a new game plus and my save is gone. Deleted. Way to go devs.
However, now I can't go back to episode 1? Wanted to go collect all of the objects before moving on to the second one. When I try to tap episode 1 though, nothing happens.
So, let me guess the only way to go back into episode 1 is to start a whole new save slot?
Edit- seems like you can go back to the previous areas. I suppose I should have guessed this considering there are higher level doors in episode 1.
Episode 2's location looks great.
Edit 2- Beat episode 2. Liked it a lot better than the first.
Came back the next day, thinking I might try a new game plus and my save is gone. Deleted. Way to go devs.
metsallica
Member
PC closed beta keys seem to be going out. Backers, check your email!
I backed this a long time ago and have only vaguely followed it in the time since. This is the first time it'll be playable on PC for backers right? Will keep an eye on that email...
Say what??? Finally.
Paul Alexander
Member
Just to clarify: the closed beta was opt-in. If you didn't respond to the call for beta volunteers that was sent out in a recent Kickstarter update, you won't be getting a key, even if you're a PC backer. (The logic being that the majority of people decided they'd rather wait until the game is ready for retail.)
metsallica
Member
Ah yes, good point and one I meant to include. Though I'd figure the people who backed for PC and frequent this thread probably fit that bill! I know I did! Hope to give it a run-through tonight...
And congrats on getting the beta out!
synce
Member
I just started episode 2 and don't think I can go much further... does the story pick up anytime soon? I'm just finding it so tedious to constantly hop from camera to camera and my only reward most of the time is an audio tape. I wish you could at least skip the audio and read through it instead. Everything is so slow paced