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He doesn't care about a title, logo or even a proper Steam page. His last game was Kitten Simulator for the iPod touch, but...it looks good.

Party-based (4), first-person, TURN BASED, dungeon crawler. Combat, puzzles, traps...that's it.

Releasing on the 12th August, I might actually give it a try.

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1998 wrote: August 2nd, 2024, 01:08


He doesn't care about a title, logo or even a proper Steam page. His last game was Kitten Simulator for the iPod touch, but...it looks good.

Party-based (4), first-person, TURN BASED, dungeon crawler. Combat, puzzles, traps...that's it.

Releasing on the 12th August, I might actually give it a try.

Those goblin animations are kino.

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This looks surprisingly decent.
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I went through all the screenshots, read the description… No random generation, no soulslike, no deckbuilding. Seems to hit every checkbox without any issues.

What's the catch? ********?
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Wishlisted because the 4th party member in the trailer is a kitty.
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I like that moving is fast.
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1998 wrote: August 2nd, 2024, 01:08


He doesn't care about a title, logo or even a proper Steam page. His last game was Kitten Simulator for the iPod touch, but...it looks good.

Party-based (4), first-person, TURN BASED, dungeon crawler. Combat, puzzles, traps...that's it.

Releasing on the 12th August, I might actually give it a try.

How many hi-speed boats were there in the middle ages? :smug:
Anyway, added to wishlist. Let's see how this turns out on release.

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fkirenicus wrote: August 2nd, 2024, 08:20
1998 wrote: August 2nd, 2024, 01:08


He doesn't care about a title, logo or even a proper Steam page. His last game was Kitten Simulator for the iPod touch, but...it looks good.

Party-based (4), first-person, TURN BASED, dungeon crawler. Combat, puzzles, traps...that's it.

Releasing on the 12th August, I might actually give it a try.

How many hi-speed boats were there in the middle ages?

I don't mind not having to use cheat engine to speed up my game...

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rusty_shackleford wrote: August 2nd, 2024, 02:20
I went through all the screenshots, read the description… No random generation, no soulslike, no deckbuilding. Seems to hit every checkbox without any issues.

What's the catch? ********?
Asked the dev about the sound and he uploaded new trailers with sound.

I'll probably buy this.
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> Quest Compass at top of screen

It's over.
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Shillitron wrote: August 11th, 2024, 03:49
> Quest Compass at top of screen

It's over.
What quest compass?
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It still feels we are being trolled here, but I just have try it out myself tomorrow.
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  • How long have you been working on this?
  • Can you estimate how long the game is to beat?
  • Is this the first game you've worked on? It looks pretty good from the promo material.
  • Have you considered changing the name so that it can be found on search engines? I don't know if it's too late for that though!
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1. I started this project in 2020. I've been working on it off and on for the last four years.

2. I would estimate it takes about 25-30 hours to complete. I can complete the game in closer to 20, but I know where everything is and I made all the dungeons and quests.

3. This is the first game I've released in a long time in 14 years. This is also the largest project that I've work on and by far the longest.
In the 2000s I released a few shareware games (The Crazy Marble series). In 2010 I released a small app on the iPhone, Kitten Simulator.

4. Sorry about the name. This has been a main issue of complaint. This game will remain named as it is, but I will subtitle the sequel when I start working on it.

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Could be fun. Name is kinda cool, has confidence to it. Strong name.
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i dont know, strong name would be like "pussy slayer rpg" to me
does this support custom portraits? i would need to see more content, game like this that relies on imagination and narrative rather than "random" rape encounters like skyrim would need some coherent story line and character interactions to carry it.
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No, dev says that custom portraits aren't supported.
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Red7 wrote: August 12th, 2024, 07:26
i dont know, strong name would be like "pussy slayer rpg" to me
Old School Pussy Slayer RPG would be even better. Tell this ******* dev to change it. Change it now.
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I have no issue with the name. Everything doesn't need to be cool and epic. Sometimes simple and clean is better.
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KOS-MOS wrote: August 12th, 2024, 11:15
I have no issue with the name. Everything doesn't need to be cool and epic. Sometimes simple and clean is better.
It makes it hard to search for on search engines.
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KOS-MOS wrote: August 12th, 2024, 11:15
I have no issue with the name. Everything doesn't need to be cool and epic. Sometimes simple and clean is better.
It just reads like some Chinese gacha game, slapping together some high-traffic, super generic keywords.
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KOS-MOS wrote: August 12th, 2024, 11:15
I have no issue with the name. Everything doesn't need to be cool and epic. Sometimes simple and clean is better.
Eh, I think self-referential names diminish the impact. Imagine if Dugeons & Dragons were instead titled 'Dungeon Crawling Subtactical Wargame'. It's a description, not a name.
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WhiteShark wrote: August 12th, 2024, 11:23
KOS-MOS wrote: August 12th, 2024, 11:15
I have no issue with the name. Everything doesn't need to be cool and epic. Sometimes simple and clean is better.
Eh, I think self-referential names diminish the impact. Imagine if Dugeons & Dragons were instead titled 'Dungeon Crawling Subtactical Wargame'. It's a description, not a name.
You're not wrong. But the gamedev probably doesn't expect it to have such a huge impact.
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ihateindians wrote: August 12th, 2024, 03:38
Could be fun. Name is kinda cool, has confidence to it. Strong name.
Wait for the weeb mod: Old-School Anime Visual Novel Romance Simulator.
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Its out, 35% launch discount, less than 10USD
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Where are all the blacc transfolx at? The creator must be a total brownshirt.
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Only 1-2 hours in, but first impression is pretty good. I was about to ***** about missing info during char gen but it comes with a manual, so all good. It runs well enough, there are a few visual bugs, and potentially also some skills don't work as advertised (poison) but not too sure yet. Need to try it out tomorrow again. Also a bit odd to Drain Life from skeletons but whatever. There is no party position, yet need to figure out if there are any victim preferences or if it's totally random.

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Finished the first island, level 9, maybe 3-4 hours in. Still enjoying it, but it all feels clearly like a tutorial islands. Dungeons a bit small, puzzles very easy but I am expecting it to get a bit more complex now. Characters are now playing the role as intended, there is indeed some sort of target preferences going on. The usually Unity crap aka frame drops are also in unfortunately, otherwise it runs pretty well.

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And next island done. It's getting noticeable buggier, he clearly went the AAA way of QAing. Right from the start there were issues with the text, random sounds playing, more unity stutter and more severe bugs like refilling chests. Dungeons are getting larger but you can tell he was on a shoestring budget, very few asset and it feels in a way like playing the same dungeon but progressively more complex. Still fun though. He might be off with his 25-30h estimate, I am 8 hours in, playing pretty slow and looking at the achievements there isn't much left. Would be surprised if its longer than 15h.

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I guess we can thank you for wasting your money and time on our behalf. It doesn't sound great, and it's indeed very, very short. It's a far cry from games like Might and Magic 6 or Wizardry 8...