Gloomwood

[Filizitas]

I finished the update today. I in favor too yes. I still ahve my doubts about that 5/5 tho... The inventory is always the same size no matter the difficulty. I often find myself not understanding the mechanics of the game because nearly nothing is explained. I dont like this experimental approach, never will. It has nothing todo with handholding, its about world building. Anyways. Had fun, cant wait for more!

[chakkman]

I'm also not a fan of the limited inventory, especially because the first place to store some items in a chest is at the current end of the playable area, which, in my case, is 8 to 10 hours into the game, so, pretty late... I also don't like fixed save points/rooms, which require a lot of backtracking if you don't want to lose your progress, when you do a mistake like falling from a ceiling, or alerting 5 or 6 guards at the same time, which can easily happen. It seems like a silly restriction, which adds nothing to the gameplay.

Other than that, as I said, I'm really impressed, and, I also like that the game doesn't explain you the whole game in the first 30 minutes. I think that's an unfortunate development in modern games, and it's refreshing to see games like the System Shock remake and this one getting rid of that hand holding. Because, sorry, that's basically what it is. Unless something is super unclear, it's really not impossible to figure those games out yourself. That's a big part of the fun and appeal of them for me.

Edited August 25, 2023 by chakkman

[chakkman]

New vid for some of the upcoming content:

 

Edited November 30, 2023 by chakkman

[chakkman]

And some new (wonderful looking) screenshots: https://steamcommunity.com/games/1150760/announcements/detail/6009568738059053794

[Guest]

I need to try this someday. I have played the demo version some time ago, and I remember that it was quite laggy in the certain parts. Hopefully the full version works better.

Edited September 14, 2024 by jagedew

[chakkman]

40 minutes ago, jagedew said:

I need to try this someday.

Definitely do. It's great, and has come a long way over the years.

[chakkman]

A new, exciting update is about to land: https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1150760/view/809086699269260569

[TheUnbeholden]

Yeah its a verticality mission. I always love these. And the new more fearsome enemies that shoot first and ask questions later boar cops is so damn cool.

[chakkman]

Really like the art style of the game.

[TheUnbeholden]

The Hightown District is out now!

[Diego]

It's looking better and better. I played what was done a few years ago and left it alone. I'm going to wait for it to be completely done to dive back in. 

[Baal]

I bought this at the end of last year; and even though it's early access, and will take a while to be completed, I did not regret it. It's a fantastic game. The visual style fits the dark and dirty setting perfectly. Everything else is very well done. The map-, creature-, and especially audio design is very creative. 

The next big area will be released in a couple of month (based on the last few updates); I'm looking forward to that. If you can live with a "Wait for the next update" screen in the middle of a game, I recommend this 100 percent.