mina the hollower has been delayed. it was supposed to come out on the 31st, but I guess they want more time to balance and polish it. no new release date yet until they submit the console versions for certification, but I can't imagine it will be TOO longhttps://www.yachtclubgames.com/blog/delay-extravaganza-ii-the-tail-continues/
>>722610675They're actually just scared to release against Onirism
>>722610675Fuck I'm getting PTSD from waiting for Silksong from this. Sucks that this the one of the few games I really care about this year.
>>722610675Don't care. The demo was garbage.
>>722610782Bro your delay 3?
>>722610675This game better not get delayed to next year. I finally bought Hades 2 and this is the last game in the indie trifecta I want to get.
>>722610675Hopefully it will be decent.
Goddammit
>generally never believe OPs as /v/ is full of shit 24/7>check steam page>to be announcedWell, shit. What on earth could be taking them so long?
>>722610675
Demo was pretty underwhelming. It's surprising it came from the Shovel Knight people since that got me hooked right away and they should have MORE experience in game making for this one.
>>722612024Making a good 2D zelda clone is hard. Most of them either feel like shit or the dungeons are completely braindead.
>>722612024>>722612092unrelated but if you're looking for a fun 2d zelda-like in the meantime, I highly recommended pipistrello. had a ton of fun with it earlier this year https://store.steampowered.com/app/2870350/Pipistrello_and_the_Cursed_Yoyo/
>>722613428Pipistrello fucking rules. I loved that game and have no idea how it isn't getting more praise. Master Key is my other go-to rec as far as 2D zelda clones goes.
>>722612024The general reaction to the demo being lukewarm probably has them shitting themselves.
>>722612083Demo is what convinced me to buy the game
All this time and it won't even have half the content that Prodigal does, and it captures the Link's Awakening vibe way better.
>>722613614are you sure it wasn't mouse thighs
>>722610675Just unwishlisted it. Hope they freak out even more.
>>722613714I'm stuck in prodigal. I can't figure out how to finish the back of the casino you have to do to save the chick in the tent or whatever. uninstalled
>>722613505haven't heard of that one before, but it has a demo so I'll have to check it out. I'll trust the words of a fellow pipistrello man
>>722612083>It's surprising it came from the Shovel Knight people since that got me hooked right away and they should have MORE experience in game makingisn't every single thing they've made since dogshit?
>>722610675motherfucker
>>722613601Yeah I was disappointed by it. Felt kinda clunky even compared to Link's Awakening.
>>722613914I mean they haven' made anything else. the other games have been by other studios that they've just licensed shovel knight to, but mina was the first new thing they've made since they finished up all the shovel knight expansions
>>722613601Doesn't help that they got absolutely mogged by Silksong
>>722610675Delayed to add the scene where she gets rammed by human cock
>>722613601They should have pushed the demo out years ago to actually respond to feedback, not after 90% of it was done and too locked-in to change anything. They can't be taking this long to push out a mediocre Game Boy game when its success largely depends on the inertia of Shovel Knight's legacy, and that shit is over a decade old at this point.
>>722613601yeah I will admit I wasn't too impressed by the demo. felt more like another action-y platformer than a zelda-like. I'm sure it will probably still be enjoyable, but it's not what I was expecting
>>722614217Man can dream.
The controls and movement are really smooth. People just have no patience to learn something that's different from what they're used to. I really hope the devs don't cave and make it easier
>>722614914>The controls and movement are really smooth
>>722614914Digging and jumping is interesting but not fun enough to warrant how often the game wants you to do it, especially since you can readily do it "wrong."
>>722614069Yea was about to say, they haven’t done anything since shovel knight. Frankly that alone doesn’t spell good news. That aside the delay does suck, but can imagine there’s a lot of heat and pressure to get it right and it’s obvious they aren’t confident in it at all. Given that i’d honestly surmise an early january 2026 release to go through everything with a fine-tooth comb assuming there’s no mounting pressure, mid november at the absolute earliest if they don’t wanna be too tardy about it. If the latter though they certainly aren’t gonna be winning any awards
>>722610675I'm just going to play the Oracle games on NSO and get my Link's-Awakening-Lite experience from them. Two times over. And for less money spent.
>>722610675I don’t understand why every thread about this game has just been doomposting. I had a pretty good time with the demo. It wasn’t perfect but I’m not gonna make a judgement call from 30 minutes of gameplay. I didn’t really like Shovel Knoght that much until the 3rd or 4th level.
>>722616243Because they spent all these years on a game that should theoretically take less time and effort than SK did for all of its history
>>722610675The demo absolutely killed all my interest and hype for this game. Idk how shovel knight devs went from making a good game to whatever Mina the hollower is. Mogged 100% by silksong which is an actually good difficult game and worthy of being a beloved indie
>>722616435We don’t know when they started development, though. King of Cards came out in 2019, and they were working on some other shovel knight spinoffs at the time.Assuming it was around 4-5 years of active dev time, that doesn’t seem too bad to me. The game looks pretty expansive from the trailers
>>722613750Same. The demo was garbage but I still wanted to buy it for the cute rat. Now they can get fucked.
>>722610675Eh, then i probably won‘t buy it. There‘s metroid prime 4 and saros coming in the next 6 months so unless this released before them i wasn‘t gonna play it
>>722617019>SAARos
>>722616243My issue with mina is that the core mechanics feel like shit. In shovel knight i immediately liked the way the combat works but i hated minas combat from the demo. I welcome a game that doesn‘t include a generic i-frame dash/roll but they really haven‘t implemented it well
>>722616707>Idk how shovel knight devs went from making a good game to whatever Mina the hollower isThat’s because they never did anything inbetween. Shovel Knight is all they’ve ever done and now mina is their first shot at something that isn’t that
>>722613601whats going through her mind right now?
>>722616707This looks like a fan-made modded boss(derogatory)
>>722617078Yea. Returnal is amazing so i‘m getting the spiritual successor
>>722613601What are they going to do, scrap the entire game?
>>722613601I think the devs really overestimated the intersection between those who liked Link's Awakening and those who liked Castlevania + Bloodborne. Once the demo came out, they couldn't really turn back or hide that this was going to be a combat game instead of a more holistic adventure game.
>>722617078Returnal is underrated. Every time its brought up coomers and incels only talk about the hag protag. Saros will suffer a similar fate with every thread being full of Indian memes
>>722617298I get what you mean, it took me a while to get used to the dig thing.Maybe they’re retuning it after the demo feedback. My big issue with it was that you had to time the long jump on edges ; if they made it so that any time you used it on a ledge you do a long jump, it would feel way better
>>722617424It is.
>>722617623I don‘t know if that‘s something you can just tune in a month or two. You‘re expected to dodge attacks by burrowing but if you burrow reactively when an enemy winds up an attack then you most likely still get hit so you have to almost burrow constantly and hope the enemy winds up their attack while you‘re burrowed so you can punish them when you unborrow. It‘s so awkward
>>722610675No Halloween geimu for you
>>722610675And now we know they have no confidence in themselves whatsoever. This game is gonna bomb
>>722616707Siksong is mediocre and worse than its first game.
>>722611023third post, best postdemo fucking SUCKED, instant deletion from wishlist
>>722617934This is the problem. You're trying to force it to play like a different game instead of using the tools in a way that benefit you. You move much faster while underground. Have you thought of taking advantage of that?
>>722617529Coulda done a demo a little earlier. I guess they didn't with Shovel Knight, but that was the zenith of "indie retro revivals" after Mega Man 9 and 10 opened the floodgates.
I would really like to know the IP count of this thread, jannies…
>>722613428I shilled that game after playing the demo waaay before release. one of the best indies this year
>>722610675But the Big 3 of Fall though
>>722613914The Shovel Knight spin-offs have been very mediocre, yes. Cyber Shadow is excellent but Yacht Club is only the publisher for that game
>>722610675they already lost the "great vapour race" against silksong, so now give or take few months doesn't matter
>>722618781
>>722618773yeah I played that demo back when it came out and it instantly shot to the top of my "games I need to pay attention to" list. got it day 1 but had to put off playing it for a week or two because I was finishing up expedition 33 and had a blast
>>722614398sex the mouse
>>722613428Mechanically pipistrello is really well made but the setting and designs are horrible. Who the hell wants a game set in a regular city?
>>722618991>had a blastI bet you did faggot. I bet you were blasting so fucking hard.
I didn't like the dig mechanic enough to be the core of the gameplayplus let's be real, if you are an indie studio and you choose 8bit style graphics over 16bits, it's because of the budget, Mina should be like A Link To the Past at least.
They realized their janky dig mechanic and how fast and rapid the bosses were attacking meant it was a smarter idea for most players to be spamming dig as much as they can rather than making intelligent decisions. This coupled with tight platforming means a majority of players did not have a good time as it wasn’t as thoughtful of game mechanics like the original castlevania was. Of course they’re going to rebalance the entire game over that, over the course the clarity of their leveling system would be changed, thank God the people who made this game are smart enough to realize when they need to shift gears and give it more time in the oven.
>>722610675This Game Boy game sure is taking a long time to come out.
>>722618991played E33 too. based vidya enjoyer
>>722619568Well I mean they did have a kickstarter for the game…>>722619602I dunno, given they left it like that up until a month before launch before clairvoyance hit I wouldn’t exactly consider them the best arbiters of what works and what doesn’t. Not to say the delay is a bad decision, and i’m sure it’ll do the game better, but i’m not expecting a 10/10 product either
>>722619967I play a lot of games together with a friend. we've been doing this for about 13 years now and we've beaten 330 unique games together so far (there's been a handful of replays). working on sh f right now, and mina was supposed to be how we wrapped up the halloween season, but oh well.
>>722620048Of course not, but if you're making this sizeable level of delay then it’s clear it’s an overhaul on the mechanics themselves. They don’t need to shift the entire game a different direction, but they do need to shift the entire game is what I took this delay as.
Every game just gets fucking delayed
>>722617421Knowing nothing about who this person is I assume it's a New who got a nose job.
>>722610675Sucks, I was hoping to play it soon since I enjoyed the demo. Hopefully, the extra polish and finishing touches they are making improve the game to a good degree.
>>722620391based, I played SHf and while it wasn't a good SH, it was a really solid horror game. enjoy
So what do you think they will improve on? A lot of people here said that the demo felt lukewarm, but that’s mostly due to controls or how painfully long it takes to burrow when the combat is based on reflexes and positioning.For me, strafing should’ve been a dedicated button as opposed to having to commit to a full attack.
I beat the demo no damage with every weapon. Maybe you fags should learn how to play videogames and stop expecting everything to be exactly like Dark Souls.
I played mina and alabaster dawn demo and it's not even funny how much AD shits all over mina. holy fucking shit, it's incredible. do yourself a favor and just play better games. like that anon said, play pipistrello
>>722620048>Make Shovel Knight>Massive hit, literally published by Nintendo in Japan>Somehow run out of fucking money and need to do a Kickstart for your next gameHow the fuck did this happen
>>722621308we've been enjoying it a lot so far (already got the first end and the ufo ending, about halfway through to the next one). I've already read higurashi and umineko so I'm fully onboard for whatever bullshit ryukishi pulls (except higurashi satsugou, that anime was dogshit)
>>722620593Silksong was the opposite, shadowdropped out of nowhere
>>722621553They milked Shovel Knight for nearly a decade. YCG are kikes of the highest order. No I will not elaborate.
>>722621619Silksong was supposed to come out 3 years ago...
>>722614230>and that shit is over a decade old at this pointFuck are you talking ab->2014
>>722621553>Make Shovel Knight>Massive hit, literally published by Nintendo in Japan>Proceed to milk the series for all it’s worth>Cash cow runs dry, can’t milk it further>”Oh shit, we’re broke and need money”>Have to make a new game out of necessity, otherwise end up bankrupt>Need to do a Kickstarter for said next game
>>722617424It is, there's no boss called "lost sinner" in the game.
>>722621553>>722621938say what you want about hollow knight but those australians are infinitely less retarded when it comes to game dev and managing.
more like mina the swallower am i right fellas
>>722610675I was wondering whether I should play this or Dragon Quest first and I guess now I have my answer
>>722613428this looks like it'd be a blast to play but the artstyle *feels* wrong
>>722610675>It's real >Wario64 tweeted>Finalizing design, art, and sound>Overall game balancingSon of a bitch, got hooked after doing multiple runs of the demo. I lost hope for a release this year. If anything, they'll end up changing the healing system since that was a frequent complaint.>>722620593Wouldn't surprise me if Metroid 4 got delayed with how shit that game's marketing/reveals have been.
>>722621837>”retro games like Undertale/Shovel Knight?” threads in 5 years
>>722623517it's not the prettiest game, but the art works. you should check out the demo if you're at all interested though
>>722621324I think they’re redoing every single enemy and atrack mechanic to be more inline with the dig. I think they’ll slow down enemy attacks but make them more punishing so the game feels much more intentional.
>>722618781Crazy sneak for Hades and Mina, it's just Silksong Season
>>722621324>how painfully long it takes to burrow when the combat is based on reflexesi wouldn't say that entirely. really you wanna use the burrow as a way to close the distance or maneuver away from stuff as opposed to using it as a straight up dodge roll of sorts. Like generally burrowing earlier is actually ideal compared to trying to burrow based on timing.Thorne for example attacks using projectiles and melee moves that close the gap between you so most of the time you'd want to get around or away from him and sometimes use the burrow to get back over there quickly.in short i just think if you adjust the way you use burrow to an overall battle context and not just defense it'll feel and make a bit more sense. though that did take me a second playthrough of the demo to actually get that
>>722623827I don't know why my brain doesn't enjoy what's being presented. From the gameplay segments it's clear that it's a quality project. Maybe it's the sprite ratios, or the color choices?I think that's the first time I've had that kind of reaction to a game, where the gameplay alone should be a slam dunk but the artstyle rubs me in such a wrong way.I've been desperately looking for a good 2D Zelda-like for a while now, so I guess I'll try my hand at Master Key first and add Pipistrello to the backlog.
I remember liking the demo, but funnily enough it wasn't that burrowing or the healing mechanic I had issues with, I thought they were fine as are, but rather the "lose currency on death" mechanic. I'm actually getting tired seeing this in various games and never really ever enjoyed it that much. I don't see how they'll do in at least interesting way as at least with Shovel Knight it added to the platforming challenge and you can certain subweapons to collect the flying money bags.
>>722617421dicks
>>722623848Know your place, bug!
>>722620391Nice sprite collage.
>>722624839I won't touch another supergiant title until they make something better than Pyre
>>722625108thanks. we like keeping this little collage going as a fun game tracker. initially they were also something we would put in the corners of our avatars on a forum we both used to frequent, but since neither of us go there much anymore, it's just the collage now. which is also why you can see the sprites get bigger and bigger once we no longer had to care as much about making them fit on our avatars.
>>722613828filtered
>>722610675Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo was superior to this garbage.
>>722625514yeah. I'll pick it up again eventually.
>>722625646should have consulted a walkthrough and continued playing one of the best games ever made, man
>>722625609>Hades 2 > Cursed Yoyo > SilksongWish it'd get more recognition.
>>722625679*sigh* okay fine.
>>722625308You're in luck, because every game they make is better than Pyre.
I can't keep jerking off to the chiptune ost of the demo. I need new blood!
>>722610675This game looks so bad. Gameboy graphics on a huge screen looks awful.Even on the Switch or Switch 2 screen it looks bad.
Ugly
>>722610675>BONEIFIED CLASSIC>Misses bone day
>>722616243>I don’t understand why every thread about this game has just been doompostingJannies are terrified of another silksong, gotta shut it down now otherwise people might play actual video games and we can't have that
>>722610675>No halloween releaseI'm pretty cheesed
>>722629562Would a christmas release suffice in its stead?
>>722616243Yeah I thought the demo was pretty fun but I also only learned about the game a few months ago. I imagine a lot of people have been hyping themselves up for it for years and it didn't meet their bloated expectations
>>722627062Found out about this game by looking at Yuzo Koshiro's wiki works and Mina was listed there. Granted it's only two tracks, but if they are as good as his Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin tracks, I'll take it. Blighted Docks iykyk
>>722610675I've guessing feedback for the demo wasn't overly positive. I thought it was rubbish myself and made be regret backing the damn thing.
People have an unhealthy relationship with the grey brick I swear
>>722630493Same, I only heard about this game when I first tried the demo, and I quite liked it. I just recently replayed the demo and I still think it holds up decently.
Idk, demo seemed fine to me. I figured it was just early tutorial jank and as you get deeper into the game it gets more varied in the combat and platforming. I mean, it could also be utter shit, but I don’t know what about the demo has people shitting bricks. It’s more or less what they advertised.
>>722629929but a christmas release isn't really fitting for the game...
>>722631026I do recognize Mina and Isles of Sea and Sky, but what are the other three?
Let me guess, is Lionel going to be the bad guy and is abusing the spark generators despite some negative side effects and Throne is going to be an anti villain destroying the generators over that, like Black Knight from Shovel Knight?
>>722631571Tearscape, Wonder of Blue, Requiem of Shadows. Last one has no Steam page.
>they didnt see it being bad from a mile awayif literally the only thing that gets people caring about the game after so many years isa. Main character designb. a 10 year old gamethen its probably cause it lacks gameplay merits
>>722631026Isles of Sea and Sky is Sokoban, not Action AdventureYou could have put any of Leena's Inception, Prodigal, Isle of Reveries, Anodyne, Kharon's Crypt, Shipwreck, The Book of Buja, ect.
>>722621837>>722623760I was 10 when that game dropped.
>>722613601I liked it but the dark souls mechanics felt tacked on
>>722610675>let's make our game aesthetic based on the gameboy!Dead on arrival.
>>722624839entirely a result of journo seething because they weren't giving review copies.
>>722610675I didn't hear great things about the demo, maybe thats why.
>>722632292And to win your GameDev degree, you just need to say I love GB.
>>722627102>Gameboy graphics on a huge screen looks awful.agreed, it looks too blocky. They should've gone with the "16-bit" style shovel knight had.
Cool now I have no excuse not to finish Pipistrello before this comes out.
>>722621101She is the jewess in charge of Yacht Clubs marketing
>>722610675Oh no, anyway.
>>722629929They're probably pushing it into early 2026.
>>722631505As a non-American, I don't give a shit about Halloween. Just don't dick around and release the damn game when it's ready.
>>722610675What was the developer's stance on CK? I check for that before anything else now.
>>722610675Checked the Steam forums and the game is getting blasted for "copying too much from Dark Souls", the dev had to post a long ass response
>>722631505better just delay it another year
>>722610675Only reason I know about this game it's because it's the most recent project Virt is attached to. Is he just stuck with Yatch Club forever now?
>>722637739YO YEAH FUCK YEAH OH FUCK THEY CALLED OUT MY GAME HOLY FUCK
>>722637739man kids are dumb
>>722610675I wish the pixel art wasn't so low resolution, I loved Shovel Knight but this feels like a big downgrade
>>722610675>8bit 2D gameboy game takes 4+ years to makeNah, that shit doesn't fly in 2025. Any fucking faggot here with zero dev experince could glue together something similar in under a year. This is a fucking team of developers taking 4 years.
I feel like 2d zelda style games would be so easy to get right (at least in the feel of it, the dungeons themselves probably take some thought.) I'm out of the loop so what don't people like about it?
>>722638341See >>722637739
>>722638336yeah it's gonna be underwhelming when the game is like 5 hours long.
>>722638336Apparently A Linik to the Past took 2.5 years. Link's Awakening took 1.5
>>722638341>>722637739Too many idea guys high on their own farts trying to stuff a dozen different things into what should be a simple game. And they still have to delay the game to "balance" it.
>>722637883well he followed this team from wayforward, so he must like them
>>722619147I liked it. It's better than the 50th Dark Souls inspired fantasy setting
>>722638647>Zelda 2 inspired game>BalanceThey're missing the point here...
>>722638336No they couldn't, but it's clear dumb niggers still think very highly of themselves entirely without merit
>>722610675Luckily, I bought my loli catgirl daughters game to get that nostalgic shit-graphic vibe.
>>722637739>Jumping/burrowing is really anti-inspiration trying to avoid dodge rolls.They wanted to avoid using dodge rolls so they came up with something that's almost exactly the same?
>>722610675Demo was trash. Was expecting the game to be a nice top-down Zelda style game, instead I got another gay souls-like; instant never buy. Fuck 'em.
>>722639053No, I think it's very feasible. Maybe one day I'll make a game like that then screenshot this post and say "Told you so"
>>722610782More like Dragon Quest 1+2
>>722639801I hope you do. Add this one in because I am the same anon. If this encourages yo to develop a game and be successful I'll gladly see that post every day for the rest of my life. Godspeed, nigger.
>>722637739>Acktually our game didn't rip off Dark Souls, we ripped off these other games instead Kek
>>722640194There's no market for a game that plays like nothing else.
>>722637739It doesn’t really matter what you say, if people see it as dark souls them you might as well have done dark souls
>>722640301It's a broad-sweeping indictment against the industry. Developers will spend years on a passion project and when it comes time to sell it on steam they just use buzzwords or other games to describe it. Everybody steals from everybody and originality is overrated but it just comes across as so incredibly puerile. Developers should be more interested in creating a unique *experience* that inform the mechanical choices rather than going about things in a roundabout manner where they're just picking and choosing their favorite boilerplate mechanics.
>>722639320people giving negative feedback are trying to play it like dark souls and getting mad that their muscle memory isnt carrying them
>>722640545its really hard to get anyone interested in your product if they dont have even a vague idea of what to expect
>>722610675>>722610675Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo is probably the best non-Zelda 2D Zelda ever made. The whole game design is exceptional. I played Mina’s demo and felt nothing. Considering Oracles and Awakening are exactly my kind of games , this is really, really bad
>>722642916Pipistrello is not better than Alundra. Stop talking about vidya genres you don't know anything about, dumb zoomer.
>>722642916Really not a fan of Pipistrello's character designs, wtf is the MC even supposed to be?IMO Alabaster Dawn is the next GOAT in the genre.
>>722643603He's a bat
>>722643113most things are better than alundra, and I say that as someone who has beaten it
>>722610675>game is advertised for a halloween release>delay it at the last hour with no word on when it’ll be readyThis alone will hurt them pretty bad. Not everyone keeps up to date for follows closely with games and with nothing beyond “stay tuned for more info” most will just forget, especially if it’s a lengthy one. They’ll need to restart their promotion if they want those people back, otherwise it’ll come and go with no fanfare
>>722643113Alundra is better in what ways ?Exploration is worsePuzzles are worsecontrols are worseWhat's better ?
>>722610675Huh. I guess it's not too surprising. I enjoyed the demo well enough but I definitely felt like the combat was far and away from Link's Awakening/Oracles. Your combat options all being in a straight line was completely different from those others which all had the 90 degree swing from the swords. I was under the impression it was in the style of those 2D Zeldas, not Zelda 1. I think literally all the 2D Zeldas that aren't Zelda 1 have the sword swing actually. For me at least, I think that's what contributed to how stiff it felt. I absolutely had to approach targets at a straight line, I can't like circle around them while maintaining the offensive. I guess it makes it harder, but it didn't feel particularly good for it.
>>722610675Silksong scared them
>>722645125There was very little hype for the game to begin with when you consider who it‘s from and how well received the initial reveal was. I think the writing is on the wall for it and they‘re just delaying the inevitable
>>722645125the halloween release pic i was saving up is wasted.WASTED
>>722645602post it anywayswe can make our own 2D rat zelda, like snootgame
I liked the demo a lot, not sure why people were so tepid on it. Hope they get it out soon since I'm not sure they will have the same bizarre hype machine Silksong enjoyed
>>722645125Yeah they really should have kept the date, they were lined up to be one of the first high profile switch 2 indies too. If it's really just for polish I don't think it's probably worth it
>>722610675>top-down souls-like with GBC Zelda graphicsnot sure if there is a market for thisI like souls-likes but the graphics are repulsive, with the pixels being so big, you can't see shit
>>722646040I like it>with the pixels being so big, you can't see shitPretty authentic to GB/GBC then
>>722646040It was made for me anon. This is exactly what I want.
>>722638336There are too many variables to say shit like that with any confidence
>>722645371Yea that’s another thing and frankly the most damming part, no one was really all that interested beyond name recognition of it being “from the makers of shovel knight.” The 8-bit/GB style wasn’t especially eye-capturing and the demo silenced those going “maybe it’ll play well.” The marketing was probably what would’ve pushed the majority of sales with it being featured in that indie direct and all, but now that’s all for naught>>722645940Would depend on the sort of polish and issues they were running into. If major it could be worth it so the game doesn’t come out as an embarrassing disaster that kills their reputation, but if it’s just minor touch-ups or even some slightly wonky balancing then they could’ve saved it for later
I want mina to wear a skirt and panties.
I feel like this game is taking longer to release than any GBC-era game did.
>on stage at events advertising a holiday release date >Trailer In a direct everybody watched>Demo a few months agoYou gotta strike while the irons hot man, Silksong has these indies thinking everyone can pull this shit
>>722645602>It's completedShame, I was looking forward to seeing it posted on Halloween along with the game. Love your art style btw.
>>722646416I don't remember following press cycles for any GBC games outside of Conker's Pocket Tales and Pokemon
>>722611023>>722618479Why aren't more people talking about this???This went from being one of my most anticipated and hyped games of all time to completely dropped because the demo sucked so hard.
>>722646712elaborate? did you die on the boss too much or what
>>722646712I'm not sure what you were expecting man. You just want to fuck the mouse don't you
>>722646643Mina's dev cycle is longer than the time between GBC's launch, and the GBA coming out to replace it.
Shame but they were missing the spooky season window anyway really
>>722614230They really should have, they've been demo'ing the game at PAX for years now. Even when it was first announced it felt like a "Yeah this will be out within a year".
>>722647168Never forget that they made a whole “making of“ documentary on the game almost THREE YEARS AGO and it still isn‘t outhttps://youtu.be/Z6WWGkVf3uU?si=L3VUQRrvbPXgchH7
>>722646712Same actually. I've never had my interest just plummet after playing a demo for a game I was interested in.
>>722614230>actually respond to feedbackSilksong devs ignored all feedback and made the game giga hard, and (almost) everyone loves itPlayers don't actually know what they want, don't listen to terminally online retards proposing all the "QoL" features, it will only devalue you product
>>722647324And what about all the devs that don‘t listen to feedback and release flops as a result? Pretending that silksong is the norm is ridiculous
>>722647428I buy a whole heap of indie garbage and I have infinitely more respect for games that have a strict design ethos, even ones that are esoteric/difficult/batshit, than ones that are aiming to be "good design" but have nothing of substance in them. It doesn't mean I like every game I try, and there's games I think are quite good that I dislike, but I'd rather have strong dislike for one hour than boredom for 12.
Aren't they also working on something else? I vaguely remember hints in a Shovel Knight anniversary video and the logo they used for it was a 3D logo instead of the usual pixel one.
>>722647719That‘s not releasing this decade knowing the pace they work at
>>722647719Shovel Knight 64 yeah.
I played Pipistrello to feed my hunger for this game and honestly I don't think Mina's going to beat it for me.Even if the characters are uglier in Pipistrello.
>>722647719Weren’t they working on a Shovel Knight where you can play as practically anyone and customise dozens of things in the game?
>>722647719yeah they announced a shovel knight remaster thing a while back, but idk if that was them or just another thing they licensed out and they're just publishing
>>722648637It's not really a remaster, just a re-release of Shovel of Hope (ONLY, no bonus campaigns) but with the tendie exclusive features plus a bonus mode where you can play as everyone a la that Smash Bros mode in Treasure Trove but singleplayer levels. I'll probably skip this 2bh, TT is a much better game than this
>>722648726>tendie exclusive featuresLike what, boss battle against Battletoads, which already was part of Treasure Trove?
>>722620391cute boyfriends :p
>>722648831Battletoads was a PC/Xbox exclusive stage/boss. I believe the tendies got Custom Knight and the fairy companions you get from that LGBT lady
>>722610675surprised they are actually releasing a game in full for once unlike shovel knight
If they wanted to copy Hollow Knight's healing then fine. But added a limited amount of times you can heal per rest? Now that's just bullshit.
do you think they saw the chinks review bombing silksong and delayed the translation out of fear
>>722649497Considering localization was one of the reasons, yes 100%
>>722639801You're a fucking failure and a loser who will never accomplish anything. Keep talking that big game, faggot. You will never ever do it, and are far more likely to kill yourself first.>Oh yeah I can absolutely do that in less than a year>m-maybe one day I'll stop sucking cocks 24/7 and then I'll show everyone!lmao
>>722611023I was shocked at how bad it was.
everyone is saying that the demo was lukewatm shit, but not providing any reason. what was it about the demo did you not like?
>>722637739>we aren't trying to make the game be like any other gameCome on broAnyway, I find it funny reading this as it makes me think back to when Yacht Club started patenting mechanics they did in Shovel Knight, despite how Shovel Knight lifts tons of shit from games like Mega Man and Ducktales among others
>>722646040Their Kickstarter got over $1mSounds like a market to me
>>722649785I did not like the healing system and I didn't like how you needed to predict when the boss would attack so you could pre-burrow before it did anything, and how it could just slide across half the screen to hit you so you needed to also move far away from it after burrowing.
>>722647324>the devs making a sequel to an already acclaimed game ignored feedback and it was successful which means these devs were right to make a game thats gonna flop because nobody likes itThey should hire you to boost morale.
Anyone else feel like it will be a good game, but a bad 2D Zelda?
>>722650083People are assuming it's a Zelda game but it's clearly more of a top down Souls game.
>>722646416It definitely isThe dev cycle for this game is really weird all around>Movement and weapon design is straightforward>Gameplay and level design are extremely simple>The art style, while fitting to the GB aesthetic, is still simple, especially when compared to other indies that make 2D games that are far more detailed and develop at a faster pace while still having small dev teams>KS stretch goals are basic as fuck to implement.Nothing adds up, it's very weird
>>722649785>focus on combat and digging>combat is underwhelming>digging is very limited>no dungeons or puzzles>weapon selection locked at the start, whip is objectively the best while hammer is objectively dogshit>ends with a boss fight you can just tank
>>722649785it's focused on combat but the combat is slow and dull
Aren't you excited for TWO more weapons? It'll be just like Hades 2 where you can use literally anything.
play Anodyne it's so soulfulhttps://youtu.be/sO9qYFMTk74
>>722650867I did. I remember it being mediocre.
>>722650867looks like hot garbage
Bro i wanted to play it in spooktober... disappointed
>>722623550>Wouldn't surprise me if Metroid 4 got delayed with how shit that game's marketing/reveals have been.Doubt it myself. They seemed to specifically wait for a proper date, but you also can't really reverse the disappointing marketing for the game. Delaying it would just make the situation even worse. Really see two cases. It could be a good game with bad marketing, so might as well rely on positive word of mouth at this point. The other case is that the game is bad or at least mediocre, in which case Nintendo might as well release it to take the hit now. You can't redesign a game like this without an extensive delay, and even that might be out of question. Game's already likely going to be a loss financially unless it's excellent and completely breaks expectations on top of that.
>>722610675NEED MORE TIME TO PUT HER HUSBAND INTO THE GAME
LET. IT. COOK. Everyone knows that the longer you cook noodles the better they taste.
what was wrong with the demo? missed it
>>722610675Well. I guess now I won't struggle with playing Stray Children and Mina the Hollower at the same time. But fuck.
I'd rather the game avoid whatever issues caused this delay, but do hope it still hits this year.
>>722654583based love de lic enjoyer
>>722613601Their only chance now is to coomerize the game by making mina sexy and not "is that a boy or a girl?"
I really really enjoyed Pipistrello, any other decent zelda-likes on steam?It kinda sapped my hype for Mina away because I have a hard time seeing it be anywhere near as good honestly.
>>722657015I hear Tunic is goodDon't really know of any good others besides Pipi and that
>>722657645Tunic is more of a puzzle game disguised as a zelda clone. Its boss fights are also a huge step up in difficulty compared to just traversing the world, and more comparable to dark souls. Not because of difficulty, but because it's all about dodge rolling and stamina management.
>>722657923AhIn that case sorry anon I don't know of any other good zelda-likes, hopefully another anon can help you out there
>>722613428gonna check this out thanks fren
>>722610675mouse pussy
>>722657015Minishoot adventures. Very underrated
>>722649785I think it might be one autist incensed by it for some reason. I can see the demo not being everyone's thing but it's not offensively bad
>All these people shilling PipistrelloI didn't know we had so many brazilians infesting this board.
>>722663735it’s one guy
>>722662410>>722664731I will never understand why this site removed the user ip count. Still, it doesn’t mean what he’s saying isn’t valid.
That's a shame but at least it means that October isn't as packed for me anymore. Went from 4 games I wanted to play that came out this month to just 3.
>>722626151lol true
>>722638336Yeah, right.You ever seen that retarded /v/3 youtube shit? All those games look like garbage compared to even this.
>>722638336I doubt most of you fags could make a competent game in your lives, even less so a successful one
>>722664731False, I'm the second guy. >>722661774I already played that actually, it was really good too
>>>722610675LolLmao
>>722625503Awesome. Hope you guys enjoyed all those Mega Mans. Though I'm surprised there's only one Sonic, every other popular retro frachise seems to be well represented. I also assume you edited some of those Strong Bads in, I was debating if that wrestler copy ability was legit.
>>722671456*debating with myself
>>722645602Could you post it, please?
>>722664731Are you sure? I'm usually the guy shilling brazilian games I didn't mention it so far.
>>722610675Oh no. It looks like Mina will remain stuck for now.
I forget, were there human males in the demo?Will the game be cancer ridled because of it?
>>722674703there were actually humans in the demo alongside the anthros
>>722657015Master Key
>>722610675PLEASE UNDERSTANDUUU!!MAKING A GAME BOY COLOR GAME IS HARD""!!!!!
>>722674890It'll be cancer then.
>>722637739>folks
>>722618131They need to pander to furfags harder then, furfags love their slop so long as it has characters they can jerk off to
>>722619657Longer than the GBC's lifespan
>>722623827In-game graphics look fine, it's the key/promo art that looks like complete shit
>>722610675They saw SIlksong's success and are now going back to add a 5 minute runback to every boss fight and charging you for basic fucking stuff like mapping and checkpoints (extremely fun and revolutionary)
>>722610675FUCK
>>722623827I can't believe people actually strive to look like a GBA game. One of the ugliest systems of all time
>>722676521Personally I think charging for maps is fine, but I did think they kind of got overboard with the checkpoints prices at least before the patches and some of the boss runbacks suck. Thankfully I do recall the two bosses in the demo not really having much of annoying runbacks, with Thorne not having one at all.
>>722632531There's also the fact you can turn off the difficulty in Hades and just walk through it
>>722630824I presume the game design doc backer reward isn't coming out until the game does, right?>>722631505You know what's fitting? My dick inside her pussy
>>722647320>>722646712>>722618479>>722611023me when I hate video games and am bad at them
>>722646762They shoehorned in souls mechanics
>>722637739Imagine wasting time writing to these knuckle dragging retards. One hemisphere of their brain is just fortnite dances on loop and the other is typing Ls in the chat
>>722632510Nothing inherently wrong with that, Pokemon GSC aesthetics are peak 8-bit graphics, which Mina isn't, but still...>>722637208They support BLM and trannies, so...
>>722638336Nah man, I can't, but then again I don't have yatch club's budget and workforce/talent pool, if I did I probably could.
>>722637208They said you're a huge pussy, you specifically
Why is the porn of this character so disproportionately hot
>>722678043I see what you did there
I want to awkwardly make out with Mina as we struggle to overcome the difficulties of our interspecies relationship.
>>722676901I think the game charging you for stuff you obviously always want to have is stupid, just really boring and arbitrarily disruptive. There's no decision making involved, just fake complexity for the sake of it, you either obviously get the thing you obviously want, or reach it and have back track and grind to obviously get it.
>>722677096cope
>>722679475I think the intention of it is to give more value to your curnecy throughout the game and put more value to having some money at hand when exploring new areas, though I can see why some people might not like it. It's not a game mechanic I'd miss if it wasn't in the game, I'll admit.
>>722623517>>722624605theyre rendering the game in a higher resolution than the sprites were designed for so some elements are misaligned or too highres
>>722637739this game is a fucking souls like? lmfao no. I'm out. fuck you faggots. have some original ideas next time
>>722680048>it's not a game mechanic I'd miss if it wasn't in the gameEXACTLY and as we all know, video games are expressly made to be completed as fast and efficiently as possible so anything that interferes with that without adding fair meaningful challenge and decision making is to be cut without prejudice.
I liked the demo.
>>722612092Its not a 2d zelda clone tho. People that go into it with that mindset fucking hated the demo. I hate to say it, but its digslop. Its more bloodborne then it is zelda
>>722610675She looks like she has sexual relations with human men
Which game is the new clown that will take the place of Silksong and Mina the Hollower?I need my new clown.
>>722682371>People that go into it with that mindset fucking hated the demoAre they wrong to?>game’s style is suppose to ape links awakening>touted as being reminiscent of the gb zelda games>in the poll from yacht club they asked what kind of game they should do next and the winner was literally “a zelda clone”The problem isn’t people going in with that mindset, its the devs for marketing it as such doesn’t really matter though, it’s shit either way
>female protagonist again
i just wanted to fuck the mouse but when i found out this was a game instead of a 583p CG collection + custom onahole i removed it from my wishlist
It's mostly made by one guy, an intern who had nothing to do with Shovel Knight. They're probably reacting to the demo backlash.
>>722683338There's still time to snootgameify it anon. You have at least a month.
>>722683441what backlash?
>>722671456yeah he was a big mega man guy growing up, whereas I'd never really played any before, and now I've played most of them. and there's more than one sonic, there's sonic 1, mania, and adventure 1 and 2. there aren't more sonics because we didn't really like them, though adventure 1 and 2 were ok. and that strong bad was from a kirby romhack, not something we edited https://www.romhacking.net/hacks/4454/
>>722610675Is the demo available on Switch?
>>722680768>this game is a fucking souls like?You didn't know? It's why everyone hated the demo.
>>722683751I liked it because it is a soul like
>>722683441The demo is receiving mostly positive reviews. This is the one site where the reception seems to be lukewarm.
>>722684450is the demo still playable?
>its too similar >its also too different yacht club, please don't listen to these retards. they're mad because they have to learn a new game and can't just crutch on dodge roll
there isn't a single youtube video about the delay. this game just has 0 interest huh
>>722684702game is just taking way too long to release, it was announced years ago
>>722683628Oh. I only spotted the blue chaos emerald, I wasn't sure if that drawing was Big and I completely missed Shadow (I'm also curious about that Mega Man Zero doodle, is that really in the game??). It seems you've played all the good Sonics sans CD anyway, so congrats.
>>722684696This. Look at the retarded discussion around Silksong and learn to never cave to casuals.
>>722683051It's an animal.
>>722684702The venn diagram showing the overlap between 2D Zelda's and Soulslikes is a single point.
I watched the gameplay footage of the game and it seems... Fine? What issues people even have with the demo beyond a potentially annoying girlboss protagonist?
>>722684636No, but there are a couple of anons who still have the steam demo who could share it.
>>722685119>waaah, it looks old and uglyThat's it.
>>722684795yes, but also, no. zero 3 had some bonus stuff attached to the e-reader that got cut in english. we were desperately going through the spritesheets looking for something small and unique to z3 that we could use, but capcom loves reusing assets, and we couldn't think of anything good to use, until we saw that. apparently the zero collection adds all the e-reader stuff to the menus now, so technically you can see it in game in english now without cheats
>>722685119The dig-dash is annoying (you get used to it)
>>722685119a lot of players are getting filtered by the movement
>>722685119Zoomers have no taste and severe main character syndrome
>>722685380It's just a Crash Bandicoot gimmick from one of the levels in 2 and i don't remember people complaining about it that muchIf anything, it's a fun gimmick
why couldn’t they have made it so you could tap the jump button to jump and hold the jump button to dig.
>>722685506The dev mentioned Mole Mania which is a pretty cool thing to be inspired by
>>722685335That's gnarly.
>>722610675>>722637739Honestly my only complaint from the demo was the some of the balance choices were strange. Mina's natural walk speed without the dig is really slow compared to Link for example who can easily get in a slashes on the enemy before safely moving in and out. Daggers felt like the weakest option because it felt like you couldn't do that type of gameplay despite them being the Zelda-inspired weapon. Fast enemies like the police officers can just smack you before you can move out of the way. Conversely, the hammer felt really good because you dig to stay mobile and pop out with a charge strike that did fat damage and knockback for added safety. Playing the game was really fun like that. I also didn't really like how sub-weapons were lost after death. I think they should make them work like Shovel Knight where you buy it from the town and then have it forever.Also, I really wish you could just chain Mina's dig into each other, instead of having to land after surfacing once. It wouldn't break the game because Mina is still vulnerable while in mid-jump.
>>722685506Except you didn't slide all over the place in Crash 2 when underground or gain any jump height when resurfacing.
>>722650867>puzzle gamenot again
>blm devspass
Think it's coming out this year? I've got 50 bucks on the line. I'm in the running for first place in our draft and this being delayed to 2026 would kill that.
>>722682791Bowlbo, little devil inside mine
After Silksong raised the the standard for female protagonists in mainstream games being perved on and put in fetish scenarios, I hope Mina the Hollower doesn't drop the bar.
>>722610675Silksong's middling reception spooked them.
>>722687812yacht club is already pozzed, keep your expectations for that low
>>722682791i’m tired of every long-awaited game being shilled as the new “silksong”. unless it’s backed by a giga-autist fandom, there will never be an indie game that will be as anticipated as silksong ever again.
>>722687885Kek. Didnt Midsong solded like eight milione copie so far. And at 20 dollar's , that mean it sold less then 3 milione of normal game's.Midsong sisters is emberesing.
I wish mice were real.
>>722687882True but disappointing. Even so, I can still work with just a featureless crotch.
>>722687882Most of their staff left twitter for bsky when Elon took over. That was the earliest sign for me outside of the "You can now gender-bend Shovel Knight!" update.
What are the odds this game takes place in the same world as Shovel Knight? Both games seem to take place in a world where humans and talking/walking animals exist.
>>722688403>guy with a shovel vs. mouse who digs holesWho would win?
>>722688007(you)
>>722688370>techno fascist is.. le goodamerica kek
The dig needs to be used prematurely to dodge attacks since it takes so long to activate, leading to you just spamming it while waiting for an opportunity
>>722688604I mean Shovel Knight has canonically fought and beat Mole Knight 3 times, so…
>>722649785Didn't like how unclear z-levels were especially with flying enemiesDidn't like how easy it was with burrow making you literally invincible. I didn't take a single hit on the boss using the hammer
>>722657015Prodigal
>>722689434>Didn't like how unclear z-levels were especially with flying enemiesI just need them to change the colour of their ground circle to something not black, since it's always the ones hovering over a black pit that get me.
>>722688604She's literally a tiny mouse, plague knight would probably blow up her entire kingdom with a single bomb
>>722687812>Whorenet raised the standard for female protagonistsLOL
>>722689882She can outrun Shovel Knight and keep distance with chain whip. Plauge Knight she'd be fucked against though I agree there.
>>722610675delay 3?
>>722638336WASTED
surprised they are actually releasing a game in full for once unlike shovel knight
>>722690151This entire line ruined everything about Hollow Knight for me. Look at her. Look at her succulent curves and tell me this wasn't specifically designed to elicit arousal. Tell me this isn't bait to make you desire used goods. Team Cherry is full of cucks. Every single one of those australian fucks played us for fools, making sure to design the sexiest creatures known to man, only to be met with the gut punch that they're used goods with gaping vaginas taking black cock every single day. I can't imagine the state of all Hornetfags out there who have actual standards, the hurt they must be feeling knowing their wife wasn't saving herself for them. The chinese review bombing wasn't enough. We need every possible language to review bomb these dirty fucks for taking away the purity of our bug wife. I will not be able to sleep until this justice has been undone. Make them patch it out. Make them listen to the fans for fucking once.
>>722610675Haha what if she burst out of the ground right onto your cock wouldn't that be crazy?
>>722611023it didnt click with me either. immediately removed it from my wishlist.
>>722690552mmm that's some good pasta
>>722610675People have an unhealthy relationship with the grey brick I swear
>>722646040I hate souls-likes and love the graphics. literally who is this game for?
>>722610675sex the mouse
are souls-likes the new catch all term for action games
>>722610675Is this thread just 70% fucking bots? Completely unsubtle.
>>722693029For zoomers yes
>>722693029I think if you beat every boss first try it's still called action-adventure
>>722693029If you have dodgerolling as your primary option for avoiding enemies/bosses then yes. Although the colloquial term would be “soulslop/rollslop”
>>722692317This
>>722693901is Tunic soulslop? Despite it having a dodge roll, stamina, bonfires, and stat level ups, it's much more a puzzle game than an action game.
>>722694450Yes.
>>722695002You're very silly
>>722610675Her and Carol have alot in common.
>>722623517the pixel art gets rough especially for portraits (people please calm down with the dithering you're not a japanese artist working on a pc-98) but it's a fun game regardless
>>722633337>They should've gone with the "16-bit" style shovel knight had.is this post using sarcasm or just being stupid
Any artists want to draw requests while we wait?
>>722624839>REVENGE BADWhat the fuck were the Hades II devs thinking with that ending?
>>722688174Next page?
>>722638336>Any fucking faggot here with zero dev experince could glue together something similar in under a year.
>>722682791Crowsworn?
>>722698014Still waiting on him to draw it, months later.
>>722645740>>722671591flat rodenthttps://files.catbox.moe/sy68pr.png
>longest-running mina thread in a good while (that wasn’t just coomer shit)>its in response to the fact the game’s delayed with no release dateThere’s some correlation here, can’t put my finger on it…
>>722698815Sonofa...that's not gouda.
>>722698848Very cute
>>722698848You blog is need now, fantastic!
>>722698848muh dick!
>>722698848Pardon me asking, but do you take requests? Not expecting that level of polish but perhaps a sketch?
>>722657015Ittle Dew 2
>>722698848sexooooooooooooooooooooo
>>722698848hot damn
>>722610675I want to marry Mina
>>722698889it's the first concrete information we've had in years, of course it's going to get more traction and discussion than fan speculation thread #30
>>722618925yeah i dont know why hades 2 is up there
>>722698848Nice artwork, anon.
>>722698848fapfapfapfap
>>722649785there's literally nothing wrong with it, it's good actually, there's one guy samefagging because furry bad i guess
>>722699943>1 guyyour game sucks
>>722623827From the key art and demo I thought this was going to be one of those easy as piss retro nostalgia games attempting to copy zelda, but I bought and gave it an honest try and the gameplay is really engaging with well done mechanics, good challenge and puzzles.The artstyle is actually cool, the only thing lacking are expressions on the character portraits whenever they talk. The only thing I disliked is how you get new moves and powers in a really sudden manner, like, I entered a door and Pipit just said check out THIS move and bam, I learned the wall bounce. The authors also have a knack for naming random shit in portuguese just to remind you they are brazillians.
>>722610675I don't remember the last time playing a demo completely killed my interest as fast as it did for Mina the hollower, unironically. I had a similar cold shower experience with the game called The Plucky Squire but that was a full game, not a demo
>>722698848absolutely peak, thank you for your hard work anon
>>722700942>I entered a door and Pipit just said check out THIS move and bam, I learned the wall bounceiirc isn't that always after seeing an enemy or obstacle that does something similar, so he decides to copy them?
>>722701060>The Plucky SquireHoly shit that game sucked. Literally all I wanted was an okay Zelda clone with some light baba is you wordsmithing, and instead it was some of the most twee minigame-infested horseshit I've ever endured. Didn't even make it halfway.
On Your Tail got so much artwork and long running threads before it was released. It came, went, and the threads dropped off a cliff and no one cared to draw art of it anymore after the game was out. It flopped.Sounds like Mina will suffer the same fate.
>>722620391that's really niceshit head fuck yoyutttasdt
>>722701493at least mina has actual gameplay
>>722701415Agreed. Playing the plucky squire was unironically insulting. I felt similar levels of disgust for Mina the hollower when I tried the demo but for completely different reasons
>>722701359Yeah, but I'm assuming anon didn't realise that, or the Eng localisation made it somehow more confusing. But yes, anon, the format is you enter a new "dungeon", you do normal moves for a bit, a new enemy gets introduced that uses a new move, and then either Pipit or the aunt goes "that gives me an idea"
>>722701501don't worry anon, I'm sure you'll be able to make a lifelong friend someday too
>>722610675Who cares. Yacht club games sux
>>722701621The actual gameplay is pretty bad though
Worth saving?
>Every retro throwback game has to have a furry animal mascot protagonist. You looked at this guy and thought what if he were a furry rat instead?
>>722702903you spelled based wrong
>>722705519Damn straight.
>>722705519we need to bring back the animal mascot characters to combat current day-isms
>>722705519not like a bunch of retro game protagonists were furries or anything
I just don't like the tunneling mechanics, I wish there was a meter or something telling you how long you'll stay under before you automatically pop out.
>>722705519I will NEVER get tired of scrimblos
Expectations, hallowed out...
>>722705994
>>722707054Coot.
>>722705519I think that about basically every game I play but more of a generalized "this'd be so much better if they were all cute anthro characters", like actual characters, not generic insipid western rainbow furry slop
>>722701493Honestly I figured all those OyT threads were purely made as thinly-veiled hmofa threads using that game as cover to they could say its vidya. Cause outside of those threads leading up no one was talking about that game
>>722708106In the words of Billy Joel, you may be right...https://steamcommunity.com/app/2132560/discussions/0/4347733139648629770/
>>722621439Alabaster Dawn demo reminded me to play CrossCode DLC, I just hope AD has fewer MMO fetch quests. Pipistrello was great as well
>>722705582lmao no
>>722701493Yeah that's weird, huh? It's almost like the game was so utterly unexciting and pointless that not even furry chicks could save itI guess it must be some sort of conspiracy though
>>722709119It's rather sad, the game has some pretty good character designs.In another timeline OYT was a big hit and people are drawing images for it nonstop.
Mina the sallower.There's a good idea for a pic.
>>722709490While I concur, good character design is far from enough to sell a game. And even then none of them are exactly the most eye-capturing that furries would latch onto compared to the ones they do. Game itself was a bit of a mess and handled fairly poorlyNow that ai think about it, OyT was also another game that was advertised several times in nintendo directs only to be delayed from its original release date
>>722710396The 2d designs were good but did not translate well to 3d. Yeah I wonder why it always kept getting delayed with Nintendo directs.
>>722610675They ran out of money again because they gave it away to another terrorist organization. C'mon /v/, pre-order more copies so they can piss away even more money not developing games.
>>722610782>Carol is THIS powerful Uh, spingussisters?
>>722701493>>722708106Only tangentially related, but the exact same phenomenon is taking place for project turboblast. It's an arcade racing game but because of the mascot character (Tempo) being a robot girl with a big ass the threads are only "popular" thanks to gooners and drawfags farming for attention. Meanwhile the game is ignored
I wanted to retry the demo, but they took it down. Fuck any company that does limited demos.
>>722627102They should have put a gameboy shader over it
>>722637739The Dark Souls of GameBoy Color Zeldahttps://files.catbox.moe/8i3b0s.webm
>>722709490It was unlucky that no big streamer picked it up, it was literally all it would have taken, maybe the devs were scared to give codes because the game was a mess at launch and still is borderline unplayable on switch
>>722701415It was by the faggot who made the worst pokemon artstyle, what did you expect?
>>722711438>anons realize they can just fap to the goonbait characters without having to buy the gamegood, we need less talentless hacks farming porn addiction and more actually having to make a good fucking game
>>722711438Pretty sure that game isn’t even out yet, and desu turboblast is what i’d consider to be designs that capture furries interest done right. Tempo’s being a character having a massive ass is what drives attention because of everyone being surprised at how sexualized she is and everyone cooming over her. Another example would be that one horror game that had some milf character who was fucking stacked. Can’t tell you what the game’s about but every furry porn artist under the sun drew her because of how huge she was. OyT while having nice character designs, lacked that sort of eye-candy that would have furries latch onto it, thus it fell by the wayside with them. Regarding turboblast i’m all but certain that game will get quite a heyday once it finally does release proper thanks to tempo being as caked up as she is although the game is being made by a well-known porn artist so i’m sure that’s influencing things more than anything given all your butt-buddies are gonna draw smut of her and shill the game for you, so its sort of an outlier
>>722711438I had to re-read this, because I thought you were talking about that shitty sega 32x game, lol.
Anyone have those images of three mice that are all requesting their leader to prioritize their respective fields
>>722712408>farming porn addiction and more actually having to make a good fucking gamePsuedoregailia did both.
>>722714758Pseudoregalia wouldn't have a tenth of its popularity if the protagonist was some random whatever ninja dude, the map is plain and video game-y as shit and there's hardly a sense of progression or direction, it's basically mario odyssey from temu but you get to stare at goat ass and featureless crotch.
>>722711438>the threads are only "popular" thanks to gooners and drawfags farming for attentionThose threads aren't as common nor as popular as the OYT threads were thoughTurboblast threads are only a thing mainly because of a few select autists that overfixate on the character design, and they're fatfags, so most of the time a turboblast thread is up, the thread either dies fast or lives a bit until the fatfags show up, and then it diesOne of the main autists that spams the Turboblast threads, used to spam the mascot in the robogirl threads until he eventually kind of stopped doing that and made lots of bait threads of the mascot to draw attention, which eventually worked with how drawfags came but eventually the thread just became fatfag spam so now they die pretty fastThe only time turboblast's gameplay was actually being talked about is when the demo for it was released during the last next fest as then you had anons that actually played the game and were posting webms, but that's because they're the guys that post in next fest threads so they actually play gamesOYT threads never had anons caring about the gameplay at all since it was just a SoL that plays similarly to a VN. They were always just an excuse for furry HMOFA threads from the start
>>722715421>but you get to stare at goat ass and featureless crotch.how sweet it is - jackie gleason.mp4
>>722715421Yea, and it worked. Character design is important
>>722715421>mario odyssey from temu but you get to stare at goat ass and featureless crotch.mario odyssey + goat ass w featureless crotch sounds like a good game though
>>722610675how long is the demo, and if it's over an hour does your save transfer to the main game?Gonna see how much they fucked it up, but if I end up liking it don't want to have to redo all that.
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>>722715421being able to stare at fine goat ass while flipping around in a 3d platformer for 5 bucks was a pretty good deal
>>722711438more amateur/indie furry games should have a playable demo early on in their production, because ideally the furries are just a hook that leads you to an otherwise fun game that people can talk about, and getting feedback on the gameplay can go a long way. or hell, just treat it like a hobby and develop the game while releasing free updates for people to play as you work on it like the scalie game i'm making
>>722715751I took 40 minutes checking Steam though I played very suboptimally. I don't think they mentioned whether or not save data would transfer.
>>722717972I guess when you just look at it as a cheap bit of entertainmentalso obligatory where are her organs
>>722715751About 30 minutes, saves were transferable upon release, but with the delay and changes to the game, not sure.
>>722714358seconding
>>722714358>>722720304Didn't expect this thread to still be up by the time I found it in the archives. Can continue to look if this is not the correct one.
>>722721050>hamster dance.mp3
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>>722718562>WHY ISN'T SHE MORBIDLY OBESEup yours, fagwad
