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[Hugare]

Aka the best "crazy girl that hear voices" game that you'll play this year /jk

I'm making this thread 'cause it's baffling how overlooked this game is right now

Watched a video yesterday about it and it seemed so good. Bought the game, played some and so far, the hype has been justified: gorgeous graphics, amazing cutscene direction and interesting concepts with some excellent voice acting

So, what's Indika? It's an AA game made by a russian indie studio about a "black sheep" nun that is hated by every other nun at the monastery 'cause she hears the voice of a man from inside her that makes her question her religion

A bit of trivia: 10 of the 14 developers had to escape Russia in order to finish the game 'cause they would be persecuted due to its themes. Shows how much they wanted to tackle this subject in the game, since they've gone this far to finish it without compromise.

So, how's the game? It's awesome

It mixes 2D sections like these:

With 3rd person puzzle solving (for 90% of the time) like this

The world design is amazing, looking very realistic at times but "Limbo-like" in others, with structures that dont make sense in terms of size giving the game a very surreal vibe

Oh and there's a "prey" button, that I wont spoil anything, but the mechanic is pretty clever and results in some really good puzzles

If you are tired of samey games, seriously, give this game a chance, GAF. It's crazy unique and really good.

$22.5 at Steam right now

Video review from one of the best reviewers on Youtube (imo)

 

[winjer]

There was a thread a few days ago.

 

[Skifi28]

Is this thread part of Hellblade's marketing that finally kicked in?

 

[Hugare]

There was a thread a few days ago.

The only thread that I found was one from March about the release date, that some people used to comment about the game after it got released. But it was hardly the spotlight that the game deserved, imo.

 

[TerribleAtThisGame]

The concept and aesthetics look cool but I'm so burnt on "cool weird indie game idea with bare bones gameplay because art" right now.

Put it on the wishlist though.

 

[Guilty_AI]

i saw it before, but the more i looked into it, the more i felt it was one of those games that are weird and meta just for the sake of being weird and meta.

 

[Angry_Megalodon]

Looks very interesting. The 2D sections remind me of the Momodora saga.

 

[Hugare]

The concept and aesthetics look cool but I'm so burnt on "cool weird indie game idea with bare bones gameplay because art" right now.

Put it on the wishlist though.

i saw it before, but the more i looked into it, the more i felt it was one of those games that are weird and meta just for the sake of being weird and meta.

It's certainly not a Devil May Cry V in terms of gameplay, but not a Vanish of Ethan Carther/Everybody's Gone to Rapture either

It's an "experience" game for sure, but the presentation is so good and unique, and the gameplay is interesting enough to keep me interested.

I'm also not a fan of "walking simulators", but I wouldnt call this as one

 

[Bojji]

It looks like a decent game:

Russian devs and Polish publishers... that's some strange collaboration (devs even escaped Russia).

 

[Deerock71]

 

[Hugare]

It looks like a decent game:

Russian devs and Polish publishers... that's some strange collaboration (devs even escaped Russia).

It's very unique. Unlike anything out there.

I loved how it tackled the theme of religion. Cant remember of a game that went this deep into criticising some stuff.

And yeah, they had to escape Russia 'cause it's a very religious country and they were targeting the orthodox church with this one.

 

[Punished Miku]

Its on my wishlist. Not on consoles yet.

 

[IAmRei]

My neighbor once named indika, and my intern also called dika, and my sis son is called dika as well. I heard everywhere. Pretty much norm names here ... Umm sorry...

Anyway, the game 2d section looks good. Not sure qbout the 3D section.

And also I'm pretty much religious guy, i dont think i will touch this game :|

 

[TheGodfather07]

Forgot about it. Been smoking too much indica.

 

[hemo memo]

Never heard of this.

 

[Bartski]

After the steam fest demo I know I'm gonna play it at some point. It just released on the Xbox, and everything about it screams gamepass. With this one I can wait a bit longer

 

[SHA]

Is it on Xbox?

 

[SHA]

It shows Not currently available on Xbox.

 

[Flabagast]

it releases on consoles tomorrow I think, cant wait.

Hope there is russian dub

 

[Toots]

Im more of a sativa guy myself

 

[tommib]

It looks really good but I don’t have a PC.

 

[xrnzaaas]

It's a much more niche release than something like Plague Tale. Plus a lot of people instantly walk away after hearing the game has any walking sim elements.

I'll be playing on the console, probably not from day1 though since I have System Shock Remake and Songs of Conquest coming up.

 

[lh032]

I just watch some streamer play and I almost fall asleep .

Guess I'll wait for a price drop to try it then

 

[LazyParrot]

This is primarily a console board, and it's not out on consoles yet. On top of that, it's neither a major release in a popular genre by a well-known developer or publisher, nor is it likely to have enough of an impact in terms of sales or ratings to be used as console war ammo.

 

[tommib]

This is primarily a console board, and it's not out on consoles yet. On top of that, it's neither a major release in a popular genre by a well-known developer or publisher, nor is it likely to have enough of an impact in terms of sales or ratings to be used as console war ammo.

Why say something so controversial yet so brave.

 

[Dr.brain64]

Saw the trailer on psn. Seems interesting. Might wishlisted.

Trailer:

 

[thatJohann]

Picked this up for PS5 digitally on sale today. Loving it. My type of game. The vibes are amazing.

 

[Humdinger]

Yeah, $20 on Playstation. I think I'll pick it up. It looks intriguing.

edit: posted my impressions in the "What Game are You Playing" thread. If you're interested:

Social - Community - What game are you currently playing?

Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree It’s fantastic. Not as dense in content as the base game though, and much more focused on traditional dungeons, but I see no reason to play anything else for awhile now. Peak of gaming 👌

www.neogaf.com

 

[mdkirby]

Finally got around to buying it. It’s great so far if I had to summarise:

“a repentant one armed bandit & a horny schizophrenic nun take a bicycle ride across the frigid hellscapes of soviet Russia”

 

[RPCGamer]

That's one for a tombstone

 

[PanzerCute]

We need more threads like this. Thanks man.

 

[mdkirby]

Well, I finished it, and to end this necro bump on a high note. Did anyone else feel compelled to shake the kudets for an hour until you reached 1 million points?