Anybody played pic related? I just finished it and it's become one of my recent favorites.
baka faggots are shallow these days
>>738570037Shill me on it, what's gameplay like?
dropped it after the first combat section
>>738570341You play as a guy marooned in a strange northern land. You go through different levels, finding keys, fighting monsters/bugs/ghosts/wild animals with ranged weapons. The combat is weak and janky as all get out. The atmosphere is what really sells it. Feels like an ACTUAL journey, just like in the name. It's also very weird (characters, writing).
>>738570341Not op but it's an exploration game with guns, people compare it to quake, but it's nowhere as good as a shooter, the reason you play it is for the adventure. The theme of "primitive isolated island with ruins and monsters" is peak videogames.
>>738570037Yes, its very good. Granite Gash is the prettiest level ever, I wanna live in this place https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_Naxt51rdk
>>738570037It's damn good. Loved the sling. Some of the platforming was ass but the game is great.
>>738570729For me it's fallcrush. I love how peaceful it is.
It’s sad these kind of post die so quickly on 4chan, if a post isn’t some ragebait hating on the popular thing then it just dies
>>738574360Part of it is that posts like this are typically about relatively short single-player games with little in the way of discussion fodder unless by chance someone is actively playing and wants to blogpost. I liked the game quite a bit but beyond saying "I liked the game quite a bit" there's not much to add in a vacuum.
>>738574830That’s the thing, “discussion” on 4chan is basically just hating on the game or arguing about completely unrelated things and racism or homophobia, or both. People here can’t genuinely talk about stuff they actually like
Your game will be under rated and you will just have to live with it. It was the same with Valhiem and it will be the same for great games. No one understood Ico or Journey till way too late. The only one that got their attention was Shadow of Collosus because it was short enough that shitty journalists were able to finish it.
>>738570037>Pic same as Burzum album coverYeah, I think I'll like it.
>>738575025They can, but you have to engage in earnest and be willing to foster it. That's hard, and it's rare, but it is present.
>>738570341>what's gameplay like?absolute hog shit. all the guns handle like ass/v/ will tell you gameplay is the most important thing in vidya and then shill garbage like this becasue it's 'soulfull'
>>738570037Yes, it's very good. One of very few games that felt actually immersive to me.
>>738570729The OST is fantastic and really made me think about how a game can stick in your mind long, long after you finished it because of the music and atmosphere. The music has the same qualities than the game in general, a bit awkward and "artisanal", but unique and truly evocative. Great use of the "hatsune miku" vocal synthesizer.So yes OP, I finished it and absolutely loved it despite some really tedious sequences and shit gameplay loops.
>>738570037https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/The_Axis_Unseen/https://store.steampowered.com/app/4158790/Bargalian_Regicide/https://store.steampowered.com/app/1430680/Clash_Artifacts_of_Chaos/I recommend these to anyone that liked Northern Journey on vibes and aesthetics alone, though Axis Unseen is also fairly similar mechanically. Very archery-focused.
A rare case of game feeling like an actual adventure, not the tropey tired dollar store variety most games have.Music, locations and the atmosphere are all top notch.The gameplay isn't super polished but mastering the sling feels VERY satisfying, I completed like 95% of the game using only sling and it was quite challenging.The only real downside I can name is that the game overstays its welcome, later locations are less of an adventure and more of an enemy spam gauntlet right up until the final boss.
>>738570037Its great but I never finished it, game gets worse when it focuses more on combat in later stages>>738574235This.Music. Views. Lack of enemies. Best level (but dont want more like it, it was good because it was was a comfy interlude)>>738577447>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/The_Axis_Unseen/Anti-soul gas, whyyyy>https://store.steampowered.com/app/4158790/Bargalian_Regicide/extreme tranny vibes>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1430680/Clash_Artifacts_of_Chaos/Looks somewhat interesting actually
>>738577447Clash of Chaos is pretty good, same people behind Zeno Clash and Rock of Ages. The Eternal Cylinder is okish.
I'm too scared to finish it. That submarine level is just too spooky.
Yes, I finished it and I loved it.This anon really nailed it >>738578505>A rare case of game feeling like an actual adventure>>738578985The submarine level was kino. Gameplay was getting kind of stale and it really caught me off guard.
>>738570037Yeah, very comfy game. Great soundtrack, and very pleasant all around.The dev had some videos of him working on another game, but then went radio silent, I wonder what's up.
>>738570037Only game that scared me desu, I hate spiders and normally in games I’m good, but fucking sourwood man.Legitimately great horror level, those ticks and bouncing water spiders are fucking evil
>>738570037It has large creepy spiders...
>these are the last living, breathing spiders you'll ever have to facethat fucker...
>>738570557
This looks safe.
>>738570037I never liked it. Never understood this 'hidden gem' status. It was boring. The only good thing was the nature.
What was his problem?
seems legit
I like the environments, if it came out now I would write it off because there's an oversaturation of PSX slop
>>738575025Nah certain games you can have almost perma threads up for due to them lending well to discussion and having new topics to discuss or being fun to discuss endlessly due to the nature of the work. Deus Ex for example can always get threads, most 40k games can, Any souls game (for better or worse), and DRPG etc. I can talk more about those topic and others than I can this game or similarly smaller games despite equally liking them as the other Anon suggested.
>>738582718Since when does it look like a psx game?
>travel to the ends of the earth just to attend a rave
had good atmosphere and some concepts, looks good on a macro levelThe gameplay is kinda shit, AI is just dumb most of the enemies are hard to see and annoying to fight, weapons are slow and feedback is poor, progression can be confusing as well as some areas just being difficult/annoying to navigate
>>738570341tranny coded, both the gameplay and story
troll hole, home
>>738570341it's badfun to explore if you're patient
>>738582913>tranny trying to claim another gamebegone foul creature
>>738583182Just look at the dev.
>>738583215are you a burger?
>>738570037the campfire music scene was kino
>>738583215i said BEGONE
>>738583023Post yfw glass started cracking
i'm not spooked, you are!
>>738576358OST is weird but cool to me.
Don't look down.
>>738584751See, this is why I didn't finish the game. Game is just surprisingly too spooky.
>>738570037it's kinda neat but the combat in the second half (or maybe last third) drags it down
>>738577447Fist one looks like the most generic UE5 slop. SkipThird one looks like UE5 slop with extra steps. Skip.Second one looks like discount Morrowind, much better. I might give it a try.Northern Journey took Unreal Engine (4) and turned it into a pure kino. A single developer with nothing but a photo camera and zero prior gamedev skills. Other gamedevs should kill themselves at this point.
I never did manage to get the sling upgrade.
>>738585968Don't forget said dev went innawoods to record himself slinging stones at shit for the game lmao. He also purposefully ignored all the advice he was given because fuck you, I know what I want to make.What makes him turbo based is the game has a dedicated hide HUD button for screenshots as he knew what people wanted.
Reminder when you are on the canoe in the latter part of the game you can watch a certain npc cannonball into the water.
>>738587465looks nice>>738588386looks weird...
>>738588914That is just how dogs look in norway.
>game is literally serious sam but with no stage design whatsoever, way worse enemies and weapons, and "kill 50 geeblegorps" quest prompts>but it's in a dark forest, it's quirky comf kino!!!!Europe needs to be range banned, it's mortifying how stupid they are.
Loved the atmosphere but hated being forced to hunt down every little monster to pass through the gates
Hey hey people xD
Imagine this scene but every instance of pussy replaced with spiders.
Psychedelic garden gnome core
>>738570037Super comfy, and I do have a soft spot for combat in this game, something about the feel of clunky wooden and primitive weapons. Strangely enough, it reminds me of Jedi Outcast, because the guns you get before the lightsaber are similarly sloooow. But the last parts of the game suck ass, I could barely finish Eyerape Veins, and then it just non-stop combat arenas across a pretty barren level, not a fan at all.
>>738585973I didn't even know there was one and I finished the game. Where is it?
>>738590370>https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2820980487
>>738582678he's just Finnishfull of sisu
>>738582874>Norwegian humor
>>738582874> He hasn't spend a night stumbling through a bog to get to a party.Sad.
Avoid the pondAVOID THE POND
>>738589312Filtered.
>>738570037It's pure fever dream adventure kino
BOY I SURE DO LOVE MOSQUITOS
It amuses me how 90% of the plot is ripped straight from "dude, where's my car?".
>>738591072Looks too cold for them. At least at that time of the year.
>>738591369A wizard did it or something. Look stop questioning things.
>>738570037I got halfway through a couple of years ago and stopped for no reason. It's been too long to continue from there but every time I try and start a new play through I get distracted and quit after about a half an hour.
I'm glad a Norwegian made a game/media of actual worth for once, god it's depressing how worthless the media industry here is, just garbage upon garbage
>>738590540norwegian game not finnish
>>738586273Yeah it's based how he just ignored all the typical advice of>dude you HAVE to make smaller games before making your dream game, there is just no way to do it if not!Meanwhile the ones who give out that advice are just making unreal engine tutorials on youtube in eternity without having made any actual game themselves
>>738592210yeah but that cunt specifically
>>738592210Spiritually 100% finnish.
>>738592229>you HAVE to make smaller gamesTo be honest it really helped that it's a (relatively) small game.
>>738592057Last time you guys had any sort of art worth a shit was Knut Hamsun, and before (well, about the same time actually) that it was Edward Munch. Once you actually make anything worthwhile it's pretty much top tier in my book, but damn you guys sure don't bother doing it often.
>finns malding out of nowhere that they can't compete with the norwegiensSuccess breeds jealousy.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/243120/Betrayer/
>>738594532I tried that and couldn't get into it for some reason. Maybe I should give it another go.
I did a second playthrough to get the red potions for the secret weapon early on and it ended up sucking lel.
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>>738595141I only used it against the final boss.
>too lazy to see you in person, sends wolves with paper notes>speaks in riddles>doesn't help you>gets upset when you are lost looking for some shit he wants>probably sank your boat as wellSeriously what is his major malfunction?
>>738594532>17th century burgistanWeird how this period isn't taken more advantage of. Is it maybe too much of a sore subject?
>PC gaming....
>>738599618>...is kino
I drunkenly wrote out a post last night about how I hopes this thread would still be around today so I could join in on the conversation about this awesome game and others like it, but my Internet fucked up. Anyway,>have couple year neet phase in between jobs in my early thirties>living with father in the Pacific northwest >especially cold winter. No snow, but lots of fog, cold rain, densely wooded region, rocky coast>have Christmas with dad, we have dinner, he makes a fire and doses off on the couch, I go into computer room and continue playing this game>drinking beer and delicious local preserves meats he got me for Christmas >so cold outside>so warm inside >Fall crush, granite gash, greenslit, etc.>No responsibilities, the game world bleeds out into the real world and I am fully immersedSometimes games can be alright bros, but responsibility is the enemy of it all.Try Golden Heart if you haven't, it's Northern Journey: desert edition. While not quite as good, I loved it too. Pic related
>>738594532>no longer available on Steam but free on GOG
>>738570037I did. I liked the environments and some of the sections that were heavier on exploration, but I was unimpressed with the combat (and a large chunk of the game is combat)
>>738570037never finished it, got to the place up in some mountains with elevators and some flying enemies or something like that. does it get better after this or is is just the same shite?
>>738600579sounds comfy. wish my dad didnt hate me ayyogolde heart looks good, on sale too. ty bro
>>738592057Is this game well known in Norway?
>>738570037yeah its an all timer
>>738570037I like everything about it but the handling of the weapons. It feels like im drunk
>>738570037I loved it. Nothing I have played since came close.
>>738601832Yes it is authentically norweigen.
>>738602091By the way, be wary of people recommending Golden Heart. It is a very amateurish game and I don't think it is worth playing.
>walking simulator:|>walking simulator: scandenavian:o
>>738602351What walking sim has quake style combat arenas?
>>738602171Seconding this, I had to drop Goldenheart after a few hours
>>738602165I suppose so. Mind you I know nothing about Norwegians so I'll take your word on it.
>>738601773not at allthe average person here has no idea about stuff like that. most people dont even know who varg vikernes is
>>738602351Northern Journey isn't even close to a walking simulator. There's combat every five minutes. You probably kill five hundred enemies plus ten or so bosses. Don't comment on games you've not played, it makes you look ignorant.
>>738570037It's incredible, good taste OP, great music too (understatement), gameplay is better than people give it credit for, I'm guessing it's just people being too accustomed to hitscan
>>738602436the kind where combat is even worse than the walking
You came to the wrong forest motherfucker.
>>738602663This. Infinitely better gameplay than the dozens of "morrowind and kingsfield-likes" that have came out since
>>738597956>speaks in riddlesExcept when hes berating you for being retarded, hes extremely clear then
>>738601707Hope you enjoy it brother.Sorry about your pops
>>738600579Good memories anon, I'll give that game a shot, looks interesting and it's less than 2 bucks.Also I liked the gameplay even with the jank, landing far shots with the slingshot was incredibly satisfying.Oh, and in case you don't know the dev included the OST in the game folder.
>>738604006>dev included the OST in the game folder.
>>738582487I fucking KNEW what he was up to.
>>738582582Before I played this game I saw pics like this. I thought it was a bridge winding into the sky, which I thought was cool as hell. I was disappointed.
>game literally has no shadowshonestly impressive it ended up looking as nice as it did
i hope he's doing ok with his unfinished next project..
>>738602171My main issue with it is you can't rebind the controls. Hardcoded keyboard binds piss me off.
>>738605559Haven't heard hide nor hair of him in years.
I need more games like this and hypnagogia, I just want a linear goal and I want to be isolated
>>738600579>Golden HeartNice, I like desert settings even more, I'll check it out
>>738605720>hypnagogiaDo you mean Hypogea?
>>738593881Yeah there has been some really great stuff done, but as you said that's a long time ago now>>738601773As >>738602517 says it doesn't seem to be no, i've never heard anyone talk about it here
>>738604274>air breathing>implying there are water breathing spiders
>>738570240Maybe don't lie in your OP about a game you beat months ago and claimed it was recent just because you wanted to discuss it. This board isn't nearly as big as you think and I immediately recognized you from the hidden gems thread.
>>738607237holy shizo
>>738570037Loved it when I played it. It overstays it's welcome just a tiny bit, but has a good gameplay variety and full of amateur charm. Also soundtrack is very kino.
>>738607315Ah yes because there is totally more than 1 person who keeps shilling this niche game despite there only being one anon ever occurrent in the threads. You need to lurk moar, faggot. Be lest dishonest next time, you're very obvious and won't change my mind. The game was fun by the way, I did play it after you suggested it in that thread.
Why yes, today I will tell anon about a great game.
>>738607398That post in the hidden gem threads was me and I didn't make this thread.
>>738607574I don't believe you thoughalbeit, you're even confirming to me you're in this thread. No skin off my bones, ya just didn't actually beat it recently was all. Unless you consider recent to be 3 months ago.
>>738607398I am not OP and I occasionally recommend this game every now and then. it was recommended to me by some other anon like 4 years ago.
>>738607659I'M SPARTACUS
>>738605981no
I got filtered by the spider boss
>>738607398I used to shill this game as well and I'm not op
>>738607993>this entire thread is just one personthe rabbit hole grows deeper. I should stop samefagging responding to myself like this
I am not OP.
For me it's the End of Dyeus. The exploration and the combat are great. Really nails the feeling of going on an adventure.https://store.steampowered.com/app/1304400/The_End_of_Dyeus/
>>738608310What if you're the OP of not?
Played it in 2021, good game
>>738607843Figured it out, duckduckgo's search was just ass. I've seen that one around but haven't played it myself.
>>738609502nta but I thought hypogea was boring and didn't finish it. Why did I buy it?
>>738609561I enjoyed it but you definitely have to be in the mood to meet it at its pace and/or like the pole vaulting quite a bit. The storytelling was a bit rote but I still would put it above Babbidi or Metal Garden in the "fuck around in a concrete shithole" genre even though those two are aesthetically stronger. I need to get back to Lorn's Lure at some point.
I think for this post I'll pretend that I do kinda like a lot of the shooting in this game in a fucked up way, it's kinda satisfying landing long distance hits with that clunky fucking sling. It's a lot of work making posts about this game seem like I'm not just 1 person, but it's worth it to try and get into that one specific anon's head.
>>738609706So far, Lorn's lure has been the current peak of the extremely niche megastructure aesthetic genre imo.
>>738609731but anon, the anon claiming everyone is OP is actually just OP themselves, I can confirm as the OP of not.
>>738609731The fps elements are jank but I think they add more than they detract. Its weird, but the entire game is weird so it adds to the experience. And its not like the weapons are guns they are weird shit like rock slings and semi-auto crossbows so them having the weird aiming scheme fits.
>>738609789I'd believe it. I only got about a half-hour in because I wanted to finish Peaks of Yore first, but got sidetracked from that as well. I was flitting between a bunch of shit back in March when I tried it.
>>738609970I still need to play that one, might start it today if baby steps ends up being too cringe to enjoy.
>>738609884I was just thinking about it a bit more and the way these weapons were done will stay with me. I'm sure it would've been much easier to have a simple but bogstandard firstperson shooting mechanics, but I suspect some of the jank was definitely intentional, maybe as a way to make the simple AI on most of the enemies present at least a bit of challenge.
>>738570037It was fun.The first section where you get the sling with the little black nigger chasing you in the woods was quite spooky and set the tone for the rest of the game. It flips between comfy and atmospheric and tense.
>>738610142>with the little black nigger chasing you in the woodsHe's a jamboy and he is doing you a favor by attracting all the small bugs to himself
>>738607659I'm OP. I bought it on anon's recommendation in the hidden gems thread and finished it last night, before I made the thread.
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>>738591369>>738591523It is NOT. Yes, they're gone in winter, but summers are absolute BUZZZZ hell!
>>738608080no. I can't stop. stop!
>>738570037>trandalore gaming
>>738594532this one was very unsettling to play. loved the vibes. was listening to spoooky podcasts in the background while playing this
>>738601832WHAT A LIFE
>>738610539>you are never allowed to talk about games mandalore once covered because... because you can't ok?!
>>738610434>just antisovlfog my shit up
>>738610739>you are never allowed to talk about gamesShould've stopped there anon.
>>738610978This. /v/ is for softcore porn, not video games.
>>738601773No. 99% of people are absolute giganormies. Niche nerdshit is VERY niche. We're not as cool as the Finns, sadly.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/715560/Eastshade/cant believe nobody posted this shit. yeah sure its furry and theres no combat but the athmosphere is just pure kinography
>>738574235Forest Path for me, I just want to be a whimsical guy who stalks people from behind the trees but overall is harmless.
I liked it too, probably my favorite game released in the last 5 years.The sequel was one of the few games I was genuinely looking forward to but last I heard the dev ran into some problems during development and now he's been silent for over a year.I hope that glorious assburger is doing okay and didn't kys himself or something.
The OST does a lot of heavy lifting in the game and that is fine by me.
>>738611770This game is a gem. I actually liked the furry part of it, it felt like it "made sense" in that world, and some of the quests/places could be quite creepy.like that ice zone you visit which is said to be haunted, and when you're about to leave you can actually see shadowy figures staring at you from atop the glacier
>>738610495Well yeah, in summer.
>>738614294it is a gem! kinda disappointed dev's next game is gonna be this farming slip slophttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/Songs_of_Glimmerwick/?curator_clanid=45559061
>>738590064>hm for enemies in my passion indie game I shall add>spiders>savages>spiders>a bear>spiders>leeches>spiders>ghosts>spiders>witches>leech-ridden goats>more spiders>a troll>MORE FUCKING SPIDERSWhat the FUCK was his problem?
>>738617742The man is an 8-legged freak.
>>738570037It's great. Dev is missing for a couple years though. Hope hes alive.
>>738617742do you not like bugs
>>738607050You meet undead spiders later on
>>738570037Yeah it was kino, too bad the dev had some psychological breakdown and disappeared.
>>738618168Breakdown? Was he not just working on his next game and responding to feedback for Northern Journey?
>your character can't swim>there is a scuba sectionwat
>>738618230Afaik he was awol for years unless he came back
>>738618480you use somekind of submarine, not scuba diving per se.
>>738618480You don't swim there.
>>738618759No, later on you do get a cave diving apparatus too
>>738570037yeah, and as other anons have said, it feels like a proper adventure.
>>738570037I fucking loved Northern Journey and I'm not sure why. It' so different from every other FPS but it slotted into something I guess I wanted.
>>738618759>>738618814You get a diving suit and have to do swimming and harpooning in the near end of the game.
Who knew mordor was just over the border to norway?
>>738607950Aren't there like dozens of arachnid swarms prior to that boss?
>>738618892>>738619639right, I forgot
>>738617742Spiders are bros if you give them a chance. Ticks are proof that God is dead.
>>738620207Fortunately, this game has ticks too. They'll rain down on you from treetops and it's horrible.
>>738620256>he didn't look up
>>738620456the fuckers are the same color as the trees and form a viet conga line as soon as you piss off a single one of 'em
>>738621005They do have decent camouflage but you can pick them off in small groups - they have a very long detection range but you can creep up and snipe them out of each tree. Took me a few attempts to get through that section.
>>738608350Yeah End of Dyesus is great. Im playing the dev's previous games Worlds, some of the puzzles are fucking hard.
>>738594532I was looking for this game a while back >no longer available on steam The fug
>>738621257This looks Madness Combat in spirit
>>738621632Yeah which is good, alot of worlds filled with weird megastructures, odd reality breaking shit and science facilities. Also a tiny dose of Half Life in it.
>give this game to an arachnophobe heh
>>738622050>they come out the other side with hair on their chest, never needing to ask for "phobia modes" ever again
>>738582712Goats warm the house duh. Do you even Northern Europe?
>>738622383More like they come out the other side with an unhealthy obsession with driders.
>>738623334You're not supposed to give away the pipeline.
I didn't like that underwater section near the end where you have to follow the red thread.
looks kinda like this game which i've been meaning to try out for awhile nowhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1574240/Dread_Delusion/
>>738627301Dread Delusion is great but a lot more of a classic RPG. Combat's not the strong suit by a mile
>>738602351unironically, yes
>>738628007I fucking suck at this game.
>>738604357Same, the game kinda takes a nosedive from the snow area onward.Still a kino game, though, not many like it.>>738628190Fucking how?INFRA is quite generous with how it allows you to solve most puzzles, you literally can half-ass majority of them and still get the best ending.
>>738629302I didn't claim I lost or anything. I'm aiming to get pictures of everything, but I'm surprised by what is and isn't damage.
Loved this game. I listen to the ost often.
>>738628190bro what?
>>738630642Great ost. Even better atmosphere. Became one of my favorites.
What I like about this is it's a "folk game;" just some guy taking inspiration entirely from his own country's environment rather than fiction tropes to tell a story. We need more of this.
any mods or config needed to optimize the experience?I had it DLd but never played it kekmaybe DUDE WEED LMAO?
>first 3 minutes in>already jumpscared by the chupacabra looking mf bruh is the whole game gonna be like this
>>738636232buckle up
>>738636232It's not a horror game, I'd say it's more 'unsettling' than 'scary'.
>>738636232Hope you like insects bro.
>>738635573Should run fine on whatever you have. I played entirely on the Steam Deck and it was locked to 90 FPS for the duration, if that tells you anything.
>>738570037wtf
More games need Slings in general.
