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Cook Serve Delicious 2 can go to hell, the [Indie Game] Heat Signature is out

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    the game needs moves that look cool but are actually extremely bad, so that one possibility of your training is "wimp lo"

    Try my "nuts to your fist" style

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Does the art style in Absolver remind anyone else of Massive Chalice or just me

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    StraightziStraightzi Here we may reign secure, and in my choice, To reign is worth ambition though in HellRegistered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Does the art style in Absolver remind anyone else of Massive Chalice or just me

    I get that in a big way too. I had no idea what it was before that trailer, so I was really excited for a new Massive Chalice thing when it started.

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    MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    Absolver had a pretty crazy line all weekend at PAX East, so I didn't get any hands on time with it, but it looked real neat

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    Albino BunnyAlbino Bunny Jackie Registered User regular
    Absolver looks really good. I think even if it comes out and the combat is somehow fucked it'll still be worth it just to explore the systems at play.

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    PeewiPeewi Registered User regular
    I feel like I've heard the title Absolver before, but this is the first time I'm actually seeing it. It looks cool.

    Also, I can not be the only one to instantly think of Vega from Street Fighter when seeing the masks.

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    RadiusRadius Registered User regular
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
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    I can't watch the video right now but does it discuss like, matchmaking, or at least making sure your area isn't populated by a bunch of Jackie Chans when you're just starting out?

    jackie chan is exactly who you want your city to be populated with when you're starting out, he doesn't want any trouble

    That's when he's the most dangerous!

    presumably there's some sort of ladder system for the matchmaking?

    Early contender for 2017's best forum post about a video game

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Radius wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    Grey Ghost wrote: »
    I can't watch the video right now but does it discuss like, matchmaking, or at least making sure your area isn't populated by a bunch of Jackie Chans when you're just starting out?

    jackie chan is exactly who you want your city to be populated with when you're starting out, he doesn't want any trouble

    That's when he's the most dangerous!

    presumably there's some sort of ladder system for the matchmaking?

    Early contender for 2017's best forum post about a video game

    Talk about damning with faint praise.

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    Moth 13Moth 13 Registered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctYNBd6t4-g

    One Shot is a game I really liked and it recently got a big content update, so if you were able to return to the game and found yourself unsatisfied with certain things you couldn't do I strongly recommend giving it another playthrough.

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmZ1k9en944
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGMlcQpQ6Ww
    Has-Been Heroes and Snake Pass are out for everything today, including Switch

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    rhylithrhylith Death Rabbits HoustonRegistered User regular
    I tried has been heroes at pax and wasn't a huge fan but I'll probably grab snake pass for my switch

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    DarmakDarmak RAGE vympyvvhyc vyctyvyRegistered User regular
    the game needs moves that look cool but are actually extremely bad, so that one possibility of your training is "wimp lo"

    Try my "nuts to your fist" style

    I laughed really, really hard at this because I'm literally a child

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    cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    I haven't watched Kung Pao in a long time and that's...probably a good thing, honestly.

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    cursedking wrote: »
    I haven't watched Kung Pao in a long time and that's...probably a good thing, honestly.

    That said, "we trained him wrong, as a joke" is a pretty solid line that's surprisingly applicable in day-to-day life.

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    cooljammer00cooljammer00 Hey Small Christmas-Man!Registered User regular
    cursedking wrote: »
    I haven't watched Kung Pao in a long time and that's...probably a good thing, honestly.

    It was dated by the time it came out, but BOY has it not aged well.

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    "He's an outsider. You ever seen him before?"

    "Nuh-uh. Well. Twice."

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    Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    It doesn't hold up quite as well as it did 10 years ago, but I still have a soft spot for that movie. There's some genuinely creative humor in the film.

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    cursedkingcursedking Registered User regular
    There's definitely lots of lines in that movie that I think of fondly, I just doubt I'd actually like it anymore.

    I just watched a youtube compilation and the opening where the lady picks up the baby and coos at it and then gingerly dumps it down the mountain still made me laugh.

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    TheySlashThemTheySlashThem Registered User regular


    https://youtu.be/zujDjI_tRBQ

    if you've ever wondered what a super smash bros. game would look like without the nintendo licenses, but made my people who actually care about high level game balance, here you go

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    Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Snake Pass is out. Anyone try it yet?

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Snake Pass is out. Anyone try it yet?

    Yeah I'm just kinda sitting around waiting for a report on it too

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    Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    Snake Pass is out. Anyone try it yet?

    Yeah I'm just kinda sitting around waiting for a report on it too

    Well, on Steam there 33 total reviews and only 1 negative one, which simply states "Cannot change language." and one of the devs responded that they're working on fixing that issue.

    On Metacritic, the Switch version has a single professional review, giving it an 8: http://www.pocketgamer.co.uk/r/Switch/Snake+Pass/review.asp?c=73461

    Cites some technical issues (Blurry visuals, framerate drops, HD rumble goes berserk at times), a bit of a frustrating checkpoint system (you have to check point to save collectible progress) and apparently the puzzles rely more on the challenge of controlling a snake than being challenging in figuring them out. Other than that they had a positive take on it, as a (slightly) innovative take on the genre.

    The PC, Xbox and PS4 versions do not have any professional reviews.

    User reviews
    PC - 7.6 out of 5 ratings
    Switch - 8.7 out of 15 ratings
    PS4 - 5.9 out of 10 ratings
    Xbone - Not enough reviews to actually have a user rating yet.

    Seems like the game is a little too under the radar at the moment.

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    Indie WinterIndie Winter die Krähe Rudi Hurzlmeier (German, b. 1952)Registered User regular
    I think Everything might be the most important game in 2017?

    because it's a game designed for the youtube Let's Play generation that doesn't just try to engage the player and viewership with mechanics but with ideas

    I'm seeing game grumps, two guys known for fart and dick jokes, stop talking to listen to a dead british philosopher and then contextualize his ideas for their fans through their own experiences

    and other famous LPers are doing that as well

    Everything is fucking REVOLUTIONARY

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    I'm still not sure what Everything is, exactly

    It's way too abstract for me

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    MaddocMaddoc I'm Bobbin Threadbare, are you my mother? Registered User regular
    You know things?

    What if there was all of those

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Does Everything have ketchup in it

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    edited March 2017
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

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    captainkcaptaink TexasRegistered User regular
    Everything reminds me of Katamari Damacy.

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    captaink wrote: »
    Everything reminds me of Katamari Damacy.

    Yeah that tends to happen after playing it for a while.

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit

    I bet you had the same experience with Grow Home that I did

    I played it on PS4 and did not like it

    Then I tried it on PC at a steady 60fps with an Xbox controller and liked it a lot more

    The performance issues and the Dualshock triggers both do that game a disservice

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    VeldrinVeldrin Sham bam bamina Registered User regular
    edited March 2017
    Isn't Grow Home generally rated as being a pretty good ga- oh

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit

    So they liked a game you didn't, therefore all future recommendations are forfeit?

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit

    So they liked a game you didn't, therefore all future recommendations are forfeit?

    In that very particular genre, 3D platformer with a weird movement gimmick? Absolutely

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    WyvernWyvern Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit
    I almost got real mad until I realized you said "grow" and not "gone".

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    UnbreakableVowUnbreakableVow Registered User regular
    Gone Home is fantastic

    Even after the year-plus of hype I heard about it, it managed to exceed all my expectations

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    OmnipotentBagelOmnipotentBagel floof Registered User regular
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit

    So they liked a game you didn't, therefore all future recommendations are forfeit?

    In that very particular genre, 3D platformer with a weird movement gimmick? Absolutely

    Oh wait GROW...

    Well, at least I'm not the only one who misread

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    Mr. GMr. G Registered User regular
    Played a few levels of Snake Pass, I really like it

    It has just about everything I need to make its unique mechanic work, and it really works

    It's a very different kind of platforming I haven't seen before

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    Houk the NamebringerHouk the Namebringer Nipples The EchidnaRegistered User regular
    edited March 2017
    Mr. G wrote: »
    The Giant Bombcast, noted 3D platformer curmudgeons, were pretty positive on Snake Pass

    So I am going to buy Snake Pass

    The thing giving me pause about this is they were positive on Grow Home as well

    And Grow Home is dogshit

    So they liked a game you didn't, therefore all future recommendations are forfeit?

    I mean he specifically said it gave him pause, that's not exactly a fiery-hot take.

    'These guys really like this game, which is encouraging, but they also really liked a game that seems similar and which I hated, so I'm not 100% sold' is maybe the most uncontroversial Vowpinion you could come up with.

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