WHAT DO YOU MEAN IT KEEPS GOING!?
You just know
Good fucking game.I wish more games were as game as this game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvRNjuoKvlI
>>722501326>game made of clip art and royalty free music blows AAA and 99% of indies out of the waterhow did he do it?
generic slop grindfestbuy an ad
>yfw https://youtu.be/3w8ppfp9KD4 starts playing
it's the wheel of perpetual slantslop
I thought /v/ was just being gay and overhyping this game, nope, pure fucking kino.
>>722500735if I ever buy this game I can see myself making one of those "shit games /v/ tricked you into buying". It just looks bad, visually and gameplay wise, but I there's something there that makes it special.
>>722501751He actually loved what he was doing>>722502080Same
>>722502081It's just generic trash. /v/ only likes it because it's cheap and you need to grind a fuck ton just to beat anything later in the game.
Gonna be a shame when someone in the western gaming journo sphere gets wind of Keizo's political views.
>>722502081Just pirate it, then.I did that and ended up buying it.
>>722502486What are they? Standard Japanese nationalism?
I can't believe that listening to SSH's music and looking into the comment section on youtube led me to my dream game
>>722502656Yup. Also cool with using AI-gen art assets in games.
>>722502081>It just looks bad, visuallyIt grows on you, the guy was scrambling to make something good out of stitching free assets together, it feels very black souls-ish
>>722502876didn't know Bluepoint were working on an AoS remake
>>722502081It’s jank but it’s got heart, guy wanted to make a game and made that game
>>722502824Honestly, If he used AI assets instead of photobashed stock images in Astlibra, then it would be irredeemable dogshit.
Did Sseth make video or something? The game is pretty old for sudden threads
>>722503243This game gets some threads here and there and everytime it's /v/ sucking this game's dickFor good reason though it's a good game
>>722501751I wonder too. 100%'ed Elden Ring + Silksong + Astlibra recently and I cannot remember a single song from the first two while some of the Astlibra songs are stuck in my head ocassionaly.
>>722501326>you know what our high fantasy game soundtrack needs?>808 dance kick amen break
>>722503138>If he used AI assetsMaybe he did. You wouldn't know.
>>722501751>how did he do ithe did it for free
>>722504496Maybe for ER but you dont remember Songlave or Choral Chambers?
>>722500735Honestly, I got tired of it around 30 hours in.
Sex with white witch
>>722500735I don't know if there's a name for it, but using weapons long enough to attain their special perk so you can use it even without the weapon is kino. Astlibra didn't invent it, but I enjoyed it massively.
its hilarious how bad the screenshots for this masterpiece lookI always feel a little embarrassed to shill it
>>722505059Oh yeah the somber feeling of Choral Chambers was like the only time I felt something positive during SS. Lost Lace was actually decently fun too in the end but I try to forget the whole game due to Bilewater + 3 hours of Flea dodge.
>>722505658Plenty of good games have enthusiastic fan bases despite looking like shit. Just look at cruelty squad or any other ugly indie game. The enthusiasm usually indicates quality that's beyond skin deep.
I've been listening to DOVA-SYNDROME tunes since like 2018 but playing this game me realize once more just how crazy it is for there to be so much royalty-free Japanese music of such quality. On the English-speaking web everyone always brings up Kevin MacLeod who's super prolific and does good work, but that's just one guy.
>>722503243I suppose quite a few anons bought it on current steam sale and, since it's so kino, quickly got obsessed with it. I am happy for every Astlibra thread we get personally
I've heard a rumor that Keizo is back at the game scene with another release, how true is that?
I played a shitty porn game once and the game was garbage but it did have this as its overworld themehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMzMBckJP44
>>722505658lollmao
>>722504882It's a 2022 game, and he spent 16 years making it. Also, AFAIK, Vanillaware helped with some sprites.There might be some AI assets in 2024 DLC, but it's irredeemable dogshit with or without them.
>>722506109He's making a shump
>>722506796He's too late https://store.steampowered.com/app/3263480/Divine_Orders/
>>722504496to be fair, those soullikes have no music at all and is always ambiental snoozefest or epic pieces that in reality are mediocre and boring to listen to. the only song I remember in silksong so far is the clockwork level, shame that the instant you enter a hallway the music stop just because.
>>722500735Only game I ever platinumed on steam, unironically amazing.
I played it a few years ago, beat the first dungeon and the dragon boss, I played in hard mode and its very meh
If I buy this game and it's bad I'm going to shit on it forever. I hope it's not overrated just because it was made by one person (two if you count Shigatake).
>>722507443>Dude played about 2% of the game and quit.I see
Wait the game is on switch too, how does it run/play compared to PC?
>>722507553I meanit IS just a side scroller RPG, I can't imagine it running bad
>>722507446by going in with that mindset you are guarantee to hate it just for the sake of hating it, no matter your actual thoughts on the game
Love this game but fuck is it grindy at times. I don't really like looking at my long play time and knowing a chunk of it was just killing the same enemies on the same screen over and over
>>722507729Is it like that on Normal too?
>>722500735https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McihuYLjZaomfw reaching postgame
>>722507446>If I buy this game and it's bad I'm going to shit on it foreverEspecially the visuals, they're shit,but they do grow on you after a bit. But the gameplay is great with all the weapons and skill combinations .My favorite was a Cicada shell combo with another skill.It gives you like triple damage,but you die in one hit, but Cicada shell give you one free hit per "screen"
>>722507816This lives rent free in my head https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbDphFU3hsY&list=RDGbDphFU3hsY&start_radio=1
>>722507543>dude only played 5 hours and didn't like itIf 5+ hours is 2% of the game I don't give a fuck about the other 98%
>>722500735>finish game>had a great time>usually don't really care about new game+ and things like that>remember an anon telling me to do try once I'm done>mfwWasn't expecting that.
>>722507681>you are guarantee to hate it just for the sake of hating itI'm not that kind of person. I hope it's good because I haven't played a game with a story that is able to make me feel something in a long time. I haven't bought it yet just because I got spoiled about something and I'm not sure if I could still enjoy the game.
>>722507923I played over a 100 and want more,also how the fuck were you stuck there for 5 hours? You unlocked basically none of the mechanics nor seen the story.
>>722508097the game is very long and the story has so many twists, I doubt you'll get spoiled out of all the fun that easily.if nothing else, the gameplay's really tight, so make your fun if you can with the arena mode and trying different weapons and builds.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VBNB0bU9Rg
>>722500735Does this game have permanently missable things?
>>722508519nope, you can revisit all areas after completing them
>>722508439EVERY track by Shimajiro is a highlight. Yes, including Pumpkin Hill Zone.
>>722500735this may be the first game /v/ shilled that I actually liked
>>722507816SEELE!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4MzDaGpERo
>>722507902banger
>>722508656Wintering Ezo Red Fox is one of the best songs in the game.https://litter.catbox.moe/2nrrbhibpqie4r6z.mp3
>>722508519The only outright missable thing is the achievement for beating the game on hard or higher.There are 3 missable events but you get the items from them later on. Most people get 1, but the other 2 are almost guide required tier.
>>722508851You didn't like Black Souls?
>>722509158didnt try it yet
>>722509141So I can just play on hard and not worry about anything else?
>>722509381You should also try:BLACK SOULS 1 and 2SignalisNine SolsOuter WildsNoitaThey're all very good games.
I wish the game had more fanart. It has so much potential.
>>722509804so why don't we post some?
>>722509141>missable eventsI'm guessing it's giving away the herb and meeting the protagonist of the dlc when the town is under attack but what's the third one?
>Save the world>No.>No, this will not do.>I will save everybody. And the world.
>>722509693noita looks cool maybe I will also finally try black souls
>>722506010>Kevin MacLeod Oh my Christ, I forgot that this genius exists
>>722510102love this trope
>>722510102and the mad man actually did it
uhhh...the game kinda reminds me of old flash platformers, is the games story actually that good? Should i buy it before the sale's over?
Any other good indie action JRPGs made by japanese devs?
>>722502080One of the few instances of /v/ being dead on the money. I'm not even huge into anime themed things but Astlibra is in my top 10 games of all time.
>>722510275It was the last of the flavors of the week. 7/10 gameplay, 10/10 plot
>>722510275Definitely worth a shot, you could just pirate it if you're unsure
>>722510275>is the games story actually that good?Yes. It's actually amazing.>Should i buy it before the sale's over?Can always just pirate it. But I guarantee you that you'll buy it before chapter 1 ends.Don't try the demo, it sucks at showing what the game is like.
