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Please feel thoroughly being stared at -> o.o
Heh, I was prepared for your scolding, but not, like, immediately after posting.
I was putting it off, what can I say. I'm probably a boarophobe.
Yeah, only a trial version. I would definitely buy it, if it was available for PC - you hear me gaming gods!
Heh, I was prepared for your scolding, but not, like, immediately after posting.
I was putting it off, what can I say. I'm probably a boarophobe.
This game is the best cure ;p
Just look at her!
Smart little boar, you.
More_Badass
Member
The Swapper is so weird. There's something really unsettlingly about having indentical clones...and killing them for the greater good. Can't wait to get to the real brain teasers
Deputy Dangle
Member
So I decided to give Impulse a whirl. It's deceptively simple for the first 10 or so levels, but then it begins to introduce more varied challenges and tweaks to the gameplay. It's ever so slowly escalating the difficulty, which I like.
However, level 20 is an absolute bastard!
Edit - Scratch what I just said. I blazed through and beat it right after posting about it. lol
However, level 20 is an absolute bastard!
Edit - Scratch what I just said. I blazed through and beat it right after posting about it. lol
Hehe, yeah. Most levels just need a certain approach to work decently. The first one that had me stumped for about 40 minutes was 52. Look forward to it
And I looove the level variety and how they made these levels feel completely different through small variations of the gameplay rules. some require you to hit a perfect angle, others require to hold the ship steady, others require you to be fast, and others again to be veeeeeeeeeeeeery slow on landings.
Edit: What was so problematic about 20 though?
Deputy Dangle
Member
Hehe, yeah. Most levels just need a certain approach to work decently. The first one that had me stumped for about 40 minutes was 52. Look forward to it
And I looove the level variety and how they made these levels feel completely different through small variations of the gameplay rules. some require you to hit a perfect angle, others require to hold the ship steady, others require you to be fast, and others again to be veeeeeeeeeeeeery slow on landings.
Edit: What was so problematic about 20 though?
My issue with 20 was that I was going too slow while trying to avoid hitting walls. I quickly realized that I needed to embrace my inner Sonic so I succeeded by going fast.
I haven't been stumped by levels for too long yet. Just made it to level 30.
Its a really small and stupid thing, but I really like looking at the particle effects. I felt really stupid that level 31 took me a few moments to realize
..and I am sure your inner sonic will love level 32!More_Badass
Member
You're not aloneIts a really small and stupid thing, but I really like looking at the particle effects. I felt really stupid that level 31 took me a few moments to realize
The particle effect is so satisfying
Deputy Dangle
Member
Yeah the particles and neon colors are simple and clean yet still eye catching. It's very much like Geometry Wars for me. Also, the music is surprisingly eclectic, and there are a lot of tracks!
I'm at level 40 now! 39 was tough!
I'm at level 40 now! 39 was tough!
Thanks to everyone who voted on us! Finally the excitement have calmed down a bit.
I really wish I could say but for now its more of a "I have no clue".
I really wish I could say but for now its more of a "I have no clue".
More_Badass
Member
Well at least you guys have that weight of your shoulders. Can't wait to play whenever it comes out
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Just emptied my Steam Wallet on TWD Season 2. Telltale hasn't let me down yet and I'm making sure to go into this one with no spoilers (last time some huge moments had been spoiled for me before I played). The cart screen said November for release so we don't have long to wait.
Now I need to play 400 Days
Deputy Dangle
Member
And now I'm gonna take a break from Impulse for a bit. The small amount of fuel and the short time limit of level 41 is crazy.
I'm really enjoying this.
I'm really enjoying this.
I was surprised at how good this game is once you get past the initial "intro" levels. Easily one of my favourites this month. A bit sad that it wont land up higher up on the ranking.
More_Badass
Member
Consider me intrigued....
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Is there a way to force a game to start windowed? When I got The Swapper to work, I did the IsFullScreen True.>False trick, then set it to full screen in the settings. But I had to close the game and now every time I try to play, it crashes again and I can't get it to start windowed. That seems to be the problem, because the game runs smoothly with no issues so it's not a performance issue
btw this is the fourth game that I thought I wouldn't be able to run well but was able to just fine. Rochard, Sang Froid, Tower of Guns, and now The Swapper
And it was getting good too, just learned how to swap between clones
Welp, in preparation for the Kickstarter, I put my game on Greenlight.
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=190357043
There you go!
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=190357043
There you go!
PandaPedinte
Member
Good luck and I'll vote tomorrow.
More_Badass
Member
Voted and finally the first time I was ever first in comments anywhere
toddhunter
Member
End My World
This game appears as a bonus game on the current build a greenlight groupees bundle http://groupees.com/bagb4.
Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=185626374
From first glance, it would be easy to write the game off as complete garbage. However when you dig a bit deeper into it... well ok it doesn't get much better.
The basic game is simple enough to understand. Rocks fall from the top of the sky and it is your duty to avoid them. To aid in this process, you can sometimes get power-ups that range from a flying protector to being able to shoot. Unfortunately none of these powers were granted the gift of animation and none of them are needed to survive. When you last long enough a siren blares inviting you to move onto the next stage. Unless you are hit by a late meteor of course, in which case you need to start again whilst the siren keeps going.
To be more positive, there is the hint of a nice effect as big meteors hit structures like buildings. There isn't any actual collision but the building does sort of "fall apart" in a decent effect. There are also a lot of bonus characters to get if for some reason you wanted to get right into it. The game is also colourful.
Overall, I would rate this game a 17.
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Full Bore
Naya's Quest
Particulars
Volgarr the Viking
This game appears as a bonus game on the current build a greenlight groupees bundle http://groupees.com/bagb4.
Greenlight: http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=185626374
From first glance, it would be easy to write the game off as complete garbage. However when you dig a bit deeper into it... well ok it doesn't get much better.
The basic game is simple enough to understand. Rocks fall from the top of the sky and it is your duty to avoid them. To aid in this process, you can sometimes get power-ups that range from a flying protector to being able to shoot. Unfortunately none of these powers were granted the gift of animation and none of them are needed to survive. When you last long enough a siren blares inviting you to move onto the next stage. Unless you are hit by a late meteor of course, in which case you need to start again whilst the siren keeps going.
To be more positive, there is the hint of a nice effect as big meteors hit structures like buildings. There isn't any actual collision but the building does sort of "fall apart" in a decent effect. There are also a lot of bonus characters to get if for some reason you wanted to get right into it. The game is also colourful.
Overall, I would rate this game a 17.
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Full Bore
Naya's Quest
Particulars
Volgarr the Viking
Wok
Member
- Ethan: Meteor Hunter: A nice concept, but I cannot say how good the level design is after the end of the demo.
- Full Bore: I don't like the controls at all, but the game design is charming and I find the puzzles hard.
- SUPERHOT: the concept is great, too bad the game is so short.
- TRI: a very polished game, with a nice concept and a long development (still in alpha 0.3).
Voted and best of luck matey.
Just grabbed swapper too, couldn't resist it any further.
More_Badass
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PandaPedinte
Member
Are you trying to start the game in full screen? Try changing the file again to windowed and lauching the game.
More_Badass
Member
I have. Tried switching it to false and starting again, but the game always opens full screen now
PandaPedinte
Member
Create a shortcut of the game -> right click -> properties -> target. Then add -w after ".../theswapper.exe" if -w don't work try with -windowed or -window. If nothing of it works I'm out of ideas sorry.
More_Badass
Member
Ok, already done. Do I add -w before or after the quotations?Create a shortcut of the game -> right click -> properties -> target. Then add -w after ".../theswapper.exe" if -w don't work try with -windowed or -window. If nothing of it works I'm out of ideas sorry.
PandaPedinte
Member
After, like: "....exe" -w
I think Panda is probably being more use than I would be TBH matey. No issues here on fullscreen though.
And though I'd seen vids before its a really pretty game "up front". Great atmos too.
More_Badass
Member
Nothing, ugh. And the worse part is that I got it work and I was playing before....
I sent an email to the devs, hopefully they get back to me
Anyway, I started playing Creeper World 3. I forgot who posted it here, but thanks, because damn, it's an awesome hidden gem. I had never even heard of the series before but it's really good. It's not just your standard TD; sure there's the standard TD defense, but you must go on the offensive and be aggressive on the frontline while also defending yourself. It reminds me of Infested Planet in that way. The maps are big and you have to consider power usage, topography, and a bunch of other variables. I'm quite impressed for a game I've literally never seen any coverage anywhere or never heard of before.
I sent an email to the devs, hopefully they get back to me
Anyway, I started playing Creeper World 3. I forgot who posted it here, but thanks, because damn, it's an awesome hidden gem. I had never even heard of the series before but it's really good. It's not just your standard TD; sure there's the standard TD defense, but you must go on the offensive and be aggressive on the frontline while also defending yourself. It reminds me of Infested Planet in that way. The maps are big and you have to consider power usage, topography, and a bunch of other variables. I'm quite impressed for a game I've literally never seen any coverage anywhere or never heard of before.
Creeper World is an awesome game. I played one entry of that series 2-3 years ago or something. Really fun, especially the way the tower "network" works.
I will take full credit for Oozi being greenlit!
Might even post a follow up interview at some stage after the release. Congrats guys.
Might even post a follow up interview at some stage after the release. Congrats guys.
More_Badass
Member
So I reinstalled Running With Rifles after having to revert my laptop to factory settings, got this message when I tried to start it:
Anyone know what that means and what I need to download?
Anyone know what that means and what I need to download?
More_Badass
Member
Mikado
Gold Member
More_Badass
Member
Thanks got RWR to work, but damn it, I'd hopes that maybe it would fix my Swapper issues.
Am I literally the only one experiencing this? Swapper and Antichamber were the last two games on my must-have list and now I have Swapper, but can't even play it...
Mikado
Gold Member
If you have a dual adaptor laptop, it might be defaulting to the on-board intel adaptor for those games. That's a common problem for indie games.
More_Badass
Member
I have no idea what this means, lol
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Aaru's Awakening has a demo and it's awesome, very promising
PandaPedinte
Member
Klinkcow is a musician http://m.neogaf.com/member.php?u=50763
Back in the day I could read sheet music but stopped praticing and I'm probably going to have a hard time reading it.
Thanks man - I'm writing another "proper" article and as I'm planning out where I'm going and what I'm doing I find a massive gap in my knowledge when it comes to discussing music which, in this game, is more than pivotal.
Wok
Member
I find it hard to find four games which I like. I have not tried Volgarr though.
Edit: Okay, these are my final votes, among which I recommend SUPERHOT and TRI more specifically.
PandaPedinte
Member
I'm curious about the game you're writing.
It seems to fall quite closely to 'Dear Esther' in terms of.. "content." I wrote about that previously and it wasn't necessarily my intention to do something to similar.
This is a well researched piece of tosh I'm churning out that is going to be wholly unfocused... I find too many areas too interesting to narrow it down.
SapientWolf
Trucker Sexologist
I've been a musician for decades but I got lazy recently and stopped practicing. I read sheet music but I can also play by ear. I don't get paid for it, so it's a neat, but completely useless talent for me at the moment.
More_Badass
Member
Yes! I finally have Antichamber
When I first got into PC gaming, I had a list of games I wanted to get. The only ones left to get were The Swapper (ugh...) and Antichamber.
When I first got into PC gaming, I had a list of games I wanted to get. The only ones left to get were The Swapper (ugh...) and Antichamber.