Fishing in The Fishing Village: Catch worms and reel in some fun!
New Post-Game Boss Fight: Face off against the heroes of legend in B.O.S.S. mode!
Team Up with Allies: Watch allies you support join you through a new special medal!
11 New Medals: Expand your strategies with even more new gameplay-altering medals!
New Items to Discover: Scattered across the overworld, waiting for explorers to find.
One New Music Track: A brand-new addition to Bugaria’s already beloved soundtrack.
Quality-of-Life Tweaks:
Vi’s Beemerang now has an option to lock angles to the nearest 8 cardinal directions in battle.
A grace period added after falling droplets allows for easier freezing.
Various language fixes, minor balance & bug resolutions and more!

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>>695214509
>just finished a Bug Fables replay earlier this year
BASED. Party’s all kitted out for this.

>>695214552
I knew I should hold off from playing this. Well, now seems like a good time.

>>695214509
Where is BF2?
I want my Mad Max apocalypse bug world!

I havent played in a while maybe I should start over with a new file.

>DANGEN
No thanks.

>>695214509
I've never played. Is this fun and why?

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>>695214509
This was a gem of a game, a true Paper Mario clone with passion put into it. I'm glad it exists, it brought many people joy.

>>695214787
I remember more about the drama than the game, when it released.

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>>695214758
I greatly enjoyed my replay knowing how to meta the game a bit more, so I’d say “why not?”

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>>695214865
Do you like the first two Paper Mario games? This is arguably the most content heavy Paper Mario starring a smaller cast of characters who aren’t just mute or one-chapter wonders.

Rough around the edges but brimming with SOUL.

>>695214931
IT'S HIP

>>695214865
Its like Paper Mario with more depth
>3 talkative protagonists instead of 1 OP silent protagonist with a rotating cycle of support characters that are only relevant for the chapter theyre introduced in
>combat is varied in strategies because all 3 protags are able to be top contender
>game has actual challenge, including a hard mode badge you can get at the very start if that still isn't hard enough
>turn relay, rank order, and no star meter give the combat some more teeth to it than roflstomping everything
>world is new, so you have a lot of world building to establish instead of leaning on an old IP
>story starts slow and small in scale, feels predictable, but throws a couple curveballs that made it overall an enjoyable story. I wouldn't consider it a literary masterpiece but it does a decent job, you're here for the gameplay anyway
If you liked the good PM games, it plays like an evolution somewhere between PM64 and TTYD's mechanics.

>>695215012
I only have so much time in the day for vidya compared to 5 years ago. Other games to play and whatnot, but I'll find time to work it into my rotation.

>>695215675
Bug Fables was an overall success, right? It has glowing reviews on Steam and it sold decently well I believe.

>>695217927
>it sold decently well
for dangen, not the devs

>>695217927
People know about and rave for the game.
They have been well off enough to give it post-release support like today's update.
I think they made it. I dont have numbers but I have a hunch the switch port was a big contributor to that.

>>695218060
You'd think that if it didn't work out for the devs they wouldn't be putting out an update 5 years later, would they?

>>695218060
I know absolutely nothing about the Dangen controversy, I played the game and I enjoyed it. Are you saying the devs got screwed out of money? I could easily google this but I'd rather have my information from a likely schizophrenic anonymous poster on /v/.
What happened with Dangen? What's the controversy? Please tell.

>>695218152
It's not the og dev team behind this update

>>695218263
>likely schizophrenic anonymous poster
What does you being a 2016+ newfag have to do with video games?

>>695218530
It is they are literally talking about it on discord

>>695218608
Their account are being operated by Limited Games/Dangen, who knows if it's truly thel behind them or if they'd be allowed to talk about it if it wasn't them.

>>695218701
ARE THEY BEING HELD HOSTAGE? Are the devs safe? Who are these "Dangen" criminals you speak of, should we notify the police?????

>>695214509
Is bug mario good? I've always been interested in it.

>>695214509
Where the fuck is bug fables 2 starring team snakemouth but stronger!?!

>>695218792
>Who are these "Dangen" criminals you speak of
Their publisher, who is famous for being easy to get because his contracts give him complete ownership of your product.

>>695214509
this looks awesome

>>695214509
Fuck off, Tad

>>695214509
Didn't expect an actual game update, nice

>>695219146
So like every publisher to ever exist, then

>>695218840
see >>695215675
and they just added more content today

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it is a good time to be a bug

more like fug bables

I never finished it because I got distracted by other things at the time
I guess this is as good a time as any to start a new playthrough and see it through

anyone tried the fishing stuff yet?

Will 1.2 come to switch?

>>695224162
it's already up

So, how is it?

you guys think we'd ever get a sequel?

>>695214509
I started the second chapter and was too bored to continue, does the game ever pick up?

>>695227169
Chapter 3 is both when the stakes get raised in the story, the difficulty and combat variety jumps, and the world feels more whole since its had to spend time doing worldbuilding from 0.
Chapters 1 and 2 are effectively a longform tutorial in that regard.
Kinda wish the pacing was a bit better but its not offensive if youre already invested in a PM successor.

>>695227169
it starts picking up after chapter 3, but maybe the new medals added today will make the early game better

>>695215675
And most importantly the card game mini game is the shit and has an entire tournament arc for it.

>>695214509
nice

wait what? i thought the devs explicitly said they were done adding content to bug fables after the last content update?

>>695214931
Why are bees so fuckable bros?

>>695226994
I don't think it's out of the question, but it's going more than a couple years out at this point

>>695224372
Neat. Guess I'll finally get it on that then.

>>695215198
>>695226994
>Rough around the edges but brimming with SOUL.
needs a sequel, perhaps not even bug fables, but paper anything. the devs are good at aping paper mario and the world needs more
>>695227561
i need to pick up my save, i stopped after chapter 3 and i put a lot of fucking work in because of the stupid challenge mode badge that i ended up turning off because it killed my enjoyment. not doing all that shit again when i still have most of the game to go

>>695214509

They're never gonna add more localizations are they :(

>>695214509
Can I move my save over to a newer version? Granted I still haven't looked if it's stored inside the game's folder

>>695214865
I never finished it. The level design isn't all that good and the characters never shut the fuck up. It doesn't really have the charm of Paper Mario.

>>695231549
Yeah it should work, there only seems to be an issue if you are using the medal randomizer mode where the game can lock if you had collected every medal beforehand

>>695218593
It heads off the obvious response to tell him to just google it that you would have posted instead.

>>695231710
Yeah the dungeons are very boring and repetitive and the characters abilities are repeated ad-naseum. There's obnoxious puzzles awkwardly batting ice cubes around with Kabbu from the start all the way to the final dungeon.

>>695229653
If they did, they must have reconsidered

>>695232107
The ice puzzles are such garbage. The 360 movement of the knock is also annoying to line up. It would have been less annoying if it just locked it to 4 directions

>>695218530
so why should we support this, then?

>>695218530
Is it a situation like serenity forge with lisa?

>>695233371
because that anon's a lying faggot.

>>695233473
>>695233371
It's the actual devs behind the update

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>>695229830
It's the fluff

>>695214509
LET'S FAP TO BUGS TO CELEBRATE!

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I beat the base game and did a handful of the post-game content in the form of the VR boss battles. Where should I resume if I pick the game back up?

>>695234581
I like the way you think!

>>695214509
>bought the game months ago
>just thinking of starting finally
>now this
It's a sign. Bless the Bug Fables devs, glad they got to see their dream game succeed especially after being shit on by /v/ for months when they were in early development

>>695233473
Speaking of LISA, I find it funny that Kabbu in bug fables and Cyclops from the fangame Lisa The Hopeful look similar

>>695234749
Depends on what you mean by beat in regards to the optional content available during the main game but I guess go for the Team Maki and Team Slacker postgame battles

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>>695234581
that's bee-llegal

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>>695235237
I did those already. Maki is easy as fuck, and Slacker is just a war of attrition and praying they don't use their god damn healing items.

>>695236482
What else is there besides the new update have you not done then? Maybe do the cave of trials or collect the other medals if you haven't already

I’ve already 100%’d this game and I love it to death, may hop on again to do the new super boss and go fishing.
I can’t be bothered to go and find all the new badges thoughbeit

>>695229653
Terraria had its “final update” like 5 major updates ago
When you are passionate about something like this you don’t wanna let it go

>Leif is zombie controlled by sentient fungus

creepy for a cartoony game like this.

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>>695237084
Leif is Leif

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>>695237152
>>695237084

>>695237084
leif is the most brilliant use of royal we in media, absolute kino

>>695237084
For sure my favorite character. I am impressed they were able to stop themselves from making him an overly edgy and dark character and instead gave him a fun personality just like everyone else while keeping his ability to be serious believably intact.
Him staying behind to quickly talk to the ant queen right at the end sold his entire character arc and it was great

>>695214509

I could go for a replay

>>695214509
Taash is an example of shitty non-binary representation
Leif is an example of great and well written non-binary representation

>>695237614
leif isn't non-binary. except in a biological sense i guess, but that's distinctly not the sense that people mean when they say "non-binary". every other character uses male pronouns for him and he never objects.

>>695237906
He's just looking to start shit, don't reply

Lief's esoteric speaking threw me off and made his personal arc interesting to explore.
Him being a sarcastic wiseass made for some amusing character dynamics with Vi and Kabbu

>>695237614
Hi, paper Mario schizo
Here to cry about “bugtroons” for 2 hours and that PM is better?
Bug fables >>>> paper Mario :)

>>695229830
They expect your dick to literally explode when you come (as it happens to drones who die-off shortly after sex) and it pleasantly suprizes them when it doesn't happen, as you can go for another round of ABELHA SEXO in a couple of minutes again.

>>695214509
Wish they added some more late game shit. Bug Fables has a ton of stuff to do in the middle, but the last 2 chapters feel super barren and unfinished.

>>695238674
I just wish they had proper new enemies for the fridge and stove.
It was super weird to see enemies from chapter 4 be in the final area with no buffs to speak of.
The first areas of the giants lair were great though

>>695235020
>being shit on by /v/ for months when they were in early development
What did they say about it?

>>695238873
>first time in deadlands
>slip up and get in the spotlight
>something starts descending
>what the fuck is that thing?!

>>695239263
It’s just 1 Nintendo cultist who’s obsessed with defending Paper Mario.
He’s calmed down recently, but he still subtlety tries to derail BF threads into flame wars constantly. He’s deranged
>>695214787
>>695218060
>>695237614
These are his posts lol

>>695239416
>party collectively agrees to not discuss whatever the fuck that giant eyeball thing is because it’s too horrifying and alien to them

>>695239782
Try again.
I don't know shit about this game, just that the publisher should be avoided. Same thing with Narcon.

I bought a switch copy of this game and then literally never played it

>>695240441
Seems like it's time for you to start then

>>695214552
>One New Music Track
just one come on what the fuck thats lazy

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Love bees

>>695240356
>n-no not me!
Not fooling anyone

>>695241503
This scene was cute as fuck

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>>695242406
Yeah

>>695229653
they said they decided to because the community stayed alive and they were grateful

its funny that some people still think the devs got fucked over when they consistently do cool shit for free

>>695237063
Terraria's different, Red and co. are completely unsure of what the fuck to do other than "keep updating Terraria" because they know damn good and well any new games will flop, which is why Otherworld got canned, and a sequel is basically completely unfathomable considering they keep turning back to making Terraria updates.

>100% a game
>an update gets released
>my 100% is now invalidated
just make a sequel you fucks

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>>695214552
>Vi’s Beemerang now has an option to lock angles to the nearest 8 cardinal directions in battle.
What does this even mean? I've played through the whole story like 3 times and I have no idea what this "8 cardinal directions in battle" stuff means.

>>695244149
I think they meant to say outside of battle, so overworld interactions.

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Chompy has become the next character to get the marketable plushie treatment.
Joining Vi, Kabbu, Leif, Mothiva, Zasp, Tanjerin and Cerise, are there any other Bugs that need a plushie.

>>695245570
Crisbee would probably be a soft plush to have.

>>695245643
yeah, but
>backer character

>>695246139
So are Tanjerin and Cerise

Final boss was brutal on hard

>>695246176
tanjerin's backer is super buddy buddy with the devs. that's literally the whole reason cerise in in the game. she's technically not even a backer character, but rather a "thank you" character or something like that.

>>695246392
That and the bee robot are definitely the hardest bosses in the main game

>>695214509
That's super cool. Time to try and beat this game without getting bored for the fourth time. I'm thinking it's a me problem at this point.

>>695246392
My Vi wallopped him so hard I felt bad for the guy. The start of Hard Mode was so brutal I felt justified desperately grasping every advantage, but by the end I had a black and yellow striped nuclear warhead. Felt like they needed to hold a little bug court for my war crimes against bugmanity

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Kissing bugs.

>>695247231
Are you playing on hard mode?

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>>695247662

>>695244813
>I think they meant to say outside of battle, so overworld interactions.
Honestly, this was the biggest mechanical issue with the game, how finicky she was to control while doing puzzles, so I am glad they finally addressed it.

>>695247662
is this gay

>>695250390
That's a female mosquito, so no

>>695249765
it's not a problem at all if you're using keyboard, but yeah, it did single handedly make keyboard the only pain free way to play the game until literally today.

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Best bitch for five years running coming through.

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>>695251556
She's a bitch but definitely not the best

>>695247896
duh

>>695251725
Hey, I went to Applebees the other day but I didn't get a cute moth waitress
WHAT THE FUCK

>beat it on PC
>beat it on Switch
>new update
Think I’ll get it on my PS5 and beat it again. Fucking love video games

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>>695252668
That's because Applebees isn't properly catering to the people

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>>695252786
>Vi two minutes later

>>695253985
she's vi-brating

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>>695253985
Keep her to tea instead

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>>695254790

>>695214509
>>695214552
I've been looking for an excuse to sit down and replay it

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>>695255632
Look at that bee go

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>>695255632
>>695257195

>>695214552
Oh hell yeah

>>695247662
That would be rather uncomfortable

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>>695214931
>>695229830
>>695215234

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>>695245570
It's perfect

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>>695261998
Sort of weird they decided to do just the head

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>>695262636
she has a body its just very stubby

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>>695262778
Ah okay, that makes more sense

>>695247591
good to know hard mode gets better. i played hard mode until i couldn't beat the bee boss so i took it off. i quit after that, i was tired from slogging and grinding the first three chapters. might as well pick it up now after this update