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thecluckmeme posted:Broken Reality is "less" of a puzzle game as Supraland for the cross-world endgame puzzles but is still full of interesting movement options and puzzles with a neat aesthetic. Plus it's by the Hypnospace Outlaw devs. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1301230/Astrodogs/ e: HO and BR have been bundled together so that might explain the confusion
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Play posted:Wouldn't be surprised if the bad reviews are some political thing? No idea what a brush game is. "Brush" (刷 or 刷子) is the Chinese word for "grinding" in games due to the implication if repetitive motion. Chinese reviews for that game viewed in Google translate also use the term "flash back" for 閃退 which means crash to desktop.
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thecluckmeme posted:Broken Reality is "less" of a puzzle game as Supraland for the cross-world endgame puzzles but is still full of interesting movement options and puzzles with a neat aesthetic. Plus it's by the Hypnospace Outlaw devs. Not sure how you managed to connect Hypnospace Outlaw and Broken Reality, but as far as I know they are made by two entirely different companies. Also Broken Reality has a few game breaking softlocks that will never be fixed as it appears the devs have abandoned the game for years.
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 Ever Seen a Cat? - Another hidden object game where all the hidden objects are cats. Very cute. Two dollars.
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ymgve posted:Not sure how you managed to connect Hypnospace Outlaw and Broken Reality, but as far as I know they are made by two entirely different companies. Also Broken Reality has a few game breaking softlocks that will never be fixed as it appears the devs have abandoned the game for years. They share an aesthetic that was part of a steam sale bundle I didn't realize was just based on aesthetic, and they're both pretty good games so i assumed. That was a mistake. I made an rear end out of OH GOD
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the game that's the closest to La Mulana's style of puzzles & exploration I've played in recent years is The Outer Wilds, despite the totally different form
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Venuz Patrol posted:Actually, there is one game I can recommend. It's not an exact fit, but Full Bore is a sokobon puzzle game with an emphasis on open world exploration and digging for secrets that I very much enjoyed. It doesn't have any of the note taking of La Mulana, but the joy of wandering around and finding new things to do is a very close match.
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cant cook creole bream posted:I am vaguely interested in this game. Any impressions so far? I put in a couple hours tonight and I’m really liking it! I dig the art style, the writing is funny enough for a video game, and the gameplay is solid so far. It reminds me a lot actually of Illusion of Gaia, except instead of swapping between three different forms there’s a whole bunch and they all feel fairly unique. Each form has little quests to do that teach you how they play and ranking up unlocks new forms along a tree. Not sure what the negative Chinese reviews are about but as someone who’s been playing stuff like PoE and Siralim it doesn’t seem like it will even get close to being “grindy.”
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1192440/The_Monster_Breeder/ Early Access quote:Turn-based fantasy strategy game with RPG elements. Crossbreed various species to create monster hybrids for gladiatorial combat. Manipulate juvenile creatures’ traits with magic and alchemy. Manage your enterprise, craft items, upgrade your base. Fight in the arena for gold and glory! quote:BEFORE YOU BUY 
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Annie Chickenstalker posted:"Brush" (刷 or 刷子) is the Chinese word for "grinding" in games due to the implication if repetitive motion. Hmm. Well I played it, and I have to say I disagree. No technical issues for me at least (it may be something effecting older Intel CPUs or ones common in China maybe), and it doesn't really seem grindy at all. There are gated parts where you need a certain number of stars to pass through (from doing 'quests' which are really just achievement style things like hit this many enemies with the sword, poison this many enemies with the rat teeth, etc.) but from what I can tell having to repeat areas is not that common. Even if it does happen the combat is fun and interesting so it's not a big deal. As long as you are always working towards the quests it shouldn't be grindy at all. I didn't get to the combining powers part, I still only have four forms, but what I saw I liked. Nice colorful visuals and a creative and sometimes funny story/lore. At first I REALLY didn't like that you can only move in four directions, I'm used to free movement with one stick and aiming with the other. But once I learned how to lock my direction that helped so so much. So yeah, for those who asked I recommend it although whether to buy it right away, later during a sale or never is your call. Anyways, finally there are some new games that look like they might worth a poo poo!! https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264880/Watcher_Chronicles/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256831330/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1639638910 Punishing 2D soulslike with bright, simple graphics. quote:Become a glutton for punishment and persevere against 20+ merciless bosses and legions of skeletal nightmares in this savage yet charming 2D souls-like. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296830/_Warm_Snow/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256869411/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1642336338 Chinese Action roguelike with a funny name that reminds me of peeing in the snow. Very positive reviews. quote:'Warm Snow' is a Rogue-like action game with a background set in a dark fantasy world, where the eerie 'Warm Snow' holds sway. You will play as the Warrior 'Bi-an' on a crusade against the Five Great Clans, in order to save a world teetering on the brink of destruction. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1684080/Toroom/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256841165/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1625338023 Cute pixel top down roguelike shooter/bullet hell. Very positive reviews. quote:Toroom is a dungeon crawler roguelike-like top-down shooter, where the protagonist just wants to come back to his bedroom after waking up in a world of fantasy. Fight your way through multiple biomes, clear rooms full of enemies, get as much loot as possible and defeat the bosses in your way. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1071280/Q__A_Neon_Platformer/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256784769/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1589045024 Nice clean-looking neon platformer with what looks like a lot of neat mechanics. I like stuff like this. Sometimes. As long as it's not TOO hard. Positive review. quote:Jump into a neon-filled platformer world as Q and overcome a gauntlet of tricky platform challenges. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1483100/One_More_Dungeon_2/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256841900/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1625647024 Early Access FPS roguelike dungeon crawler with a kind of neat look. Positive reviews quote:One More Dungeon 2 is a first-person shooter roguelike with procedurally generated levels and a variety of enemies.
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Aerox posted:Not sure what the negative Chinese reviews are about but as someone who’s been playing stuff like PoE and Siralim it doesn’t seem like it will even get close to being “grindy.” Well, most of the quests are "hit 200 enemies with a sword, then do it again with a bigger target number". If forms level up to A or S, which seems to be the case, there is going to be a lot of monotonous killing to do. I can understand that being a problem. I'm on Level D of most forms, so I can't really tell how much the target number will balloon.
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Control Volume posted:Hey, quick question for the regulars of this thread since I dont follow game news much, have there been any other recent games that are in a similar vein as La Mulana? And yes Im already sold on the Supraland sequel If you haven't tried it already, Astalon: Tears of the Earth is very close to La Mulana, minus the more esoteric puzzles.
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Most of those quests simply serve to get you to use your new found abilities, so stop appearing. They become much more complex as you level up your form. I'd be very surprised if "hit something with your sword 50000 times" appeared at A-S. It would be much more likely to be "hit 5 stunned enemies in one hit with dark damage", and you'd maybe have to do that twice.
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Manager Hoyden posted:If you haven't tried it already, Astalon: Tears of the Earth is very close to La Mulana, minus the more esoteric puzzles. Yeah, Astalon is basically La-Mulana, but for people who don't want to either follow a guide or descent into corkboard conspiracy theory spirit quests to solve puzzles. It's really good! And the parts that aren't particularly good and feel obnoxious early on pretty much go away as you unlock abilities and items.
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Aerox posted:Not sure what the negative Chinese reviews are about but as someone who’s been playing stuff like PoE and Siralim it doesn’t seem like it will even get close to being “grindy.” Yeah, if your brain is already broken it's probably fine  I have various tolerances for what people call "grind" depending on the game in question and PoE was definitely several steps too far for me.
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Aquamarinequote:A quiet survival adventure about perception and discovery in an alien ocean. Explore a planet reclaimed by nature. Cultivate new life to survive. Journey into unknown depths. Find your way home. no idea if its any good, but it has a great visual presentation and style at least  https://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256869228/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1642185653
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1721530/The_Captain/ In this retro-inspired adventure game you will have to race back home across the galaxy. Collect new friends on your journey. Make new enemies. You won't be able to save everyone. Who will you leave behind? Which civilizations will you save - or destroy - along the way? Just saw this and played it a bit. Reminds me of judgement rites and star trek 25th anniversary. You're a captain flying home to save earth, and solving various problems in planets, from prime directive violations to respecting alien cultures. It's actually very cool and fun and you should try it!
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Some feedback after I played some of these games and either kept or returnedPlay posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1264880/Watcher_Chronicles/ Meh. Not great. Controls just don't feel that good for me, visuals are pretty drat ugly, I've got much better options in this space. quote:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1296830/_Warm_Snow/ This one is actually pretty drat good. The magic swords you can shoot at enemies and then call back is a fantastic mechanic, and the gameplay feels really tight. I doubt I'll play it that much, there's a huge metaupgrade system that seems like it would take an insane number of hours to fill out. Which is unfortunate. But the gameplay is great and anyone looking for a cool and unique action roguelike should definitely check it out. Didn't like Q, it just doesn't feel good to play in my opinion. I'm still playing Nobody Saves the World though and liking it a LOT. It might be a little easy which is unfortunate but it's super fun and I love the overall feel. Only one new game looking worthwhile today apart from Aquamarine posted earlier: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1567520/Blackwind/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256869923/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1642665052 quote:Blackwind is a top-down sci-fi action game that puts you in the shoes of a teenager trapped inside a prototype battle armor suit during an alien invasion. Face off against enemies, cut through their ranks, and fight back to stop a planetary invasion. Eager to give Blackwind a try. Pretty happy that it isn't a roguelike tbh
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Eugen's new cold war RTT game is out in Early Access Warno https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256864976/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1639784980 Warno posted:Are you ready to take command? and now on Gamepass and shortly available on Steam Pupperazzi. https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256864870/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1639434905 Pupperazzi posted:Welcome To Your Life As A Freelance Pupperazzo! Hub Cat fucked around with this message at 20:03 on Jan 20, 2022 |
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bit buggy and not intuitive to actually skip this... as well as unengaging enough to further pursue the issues or wait for a patch. 
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Windjammers 2 feels like a really good, creative sequel to Windjammers that unfortunately is also exactly what a high quality Windjammers sequel would be. Either you're reading this going "yes, I, or myself and a friend, are ready to play this game competitively with each other" or you're not gonna get a ton of value. Its on Game Pass
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awesmoe posted:Once you reach minute 25ish on hyper you need damage more than anything else and garlic doesn’t deliver. Bible does, and it fits the same role as garlic early game (but requires you to play better). cool so your strat is to run rng over and over and over and over and over until you get what you wanted because everyone can poopsock a $4 game because everyone poopsocks because everyone is like you Something is problematic here, I think it might be everyone else though, can't be your gaming philosophy. Edit: the loving thing has 4 hours of content right now for a platinum, don't write a thread about a goddamn flash game (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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SwissDonkey posted:cool so your strat is to run rng over and over and over and over and over until you get what you wanted lol nice one gamer
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SwissDonkey posted:Edit: the loving thing has 4 hours of content right now for a platinum, don't write a thread about a goddamn flash game Short games are cool, bro
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SwissDonkey posted:cool so your strat is to run rng over and over and over and over and over until you get what you wanted haha holy wand go brrrrr
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Why would anybody make a thread for a flash roguelike game that incentivises you to constantly restart to shape an ideal run, like that could ever result in a game constantly expanding and improving upon itself until it grows into something that people will have triple-digit hour playtimes over years of improvements?
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Mira's Brushquote:Mira's Brush is a cute color based platformer. As a house painter, use Mira's magic brush to steal color from enemies and use those colors to jump, dash and figure her way through Chromaland. 🌈🖌️
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https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289990/Alans_Automaton_Workshop/ https://cdn.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/steam/apps/256867051/movie480_vp9.webm?t=1640757203 quote:Alan's Automaton Workshop is an open-ended programming puzzle game. Start a new business with Alan Turing and his groundbreaking innovation: the Turing Machine. Build unique automatons, and solve all kinds of problems from clients (And wishlist us please !!) Complex-looking puzzle game with Positive reviews (out of 21)
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For anyone still playing the epic, meltdown-inducing short game known as Vampire Survivors, there's some new content if you opt into the beta - two more evolved weapons and a new pickup:
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Play posted:https://store.steampowered.com/app/1289990/Alans_Automaton_Workshop/ This looks pretty cool! It looks like it has a basic programming type of puzzler but with elements of adventure tossed in. Think I might grab it. $13? Why not.
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Mozi posted:In any case I wouldn't say you have to restart anyways I played the demo and loved it, but be aware the gameplay is 95% reading a description of a plant, and attaching a label to a plant you think it matches.
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Horticulture game is cool. Yeah it's labeling plants but there's other puzzles associated with maps and secret codes and even some alchemy with a fun little plot wrapped around it.
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aparmenideanmonad posted:For anyone still playing the epic, meltdown-inducing short game known as Vampire Survivors, there's some new content if you opt into the beta - two more evolved weapons and a new pickup: I just reached my first half-hour run in the Library. It took a legion of banshee suicide bombers to finally put an end to my reign
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