Little Indie Games Worth Knowing About (Probably)

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Oh, no one should take my opinion of In Other Waters with much seriousness! I only played the early parts. It does look like it’s doing some cool alien ecology stuff like Surviving Mars did. And there could be an intriguing Observer-style story down the line, in terms of how the player and protagonist relate to each other. But I just wasn’t into the text-based approach to building an alien world. My feeling – which is perhaps unfair – is that if you can’t reach the level of Fallen London, 80 Days, or Disco Elysium, I’m not really interested in a game that relies on a lot of reading.

But I hope folks that play it will post about it, because I am kind of curious where it goes.

-Tom

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Did you mean Surviving Mars here, or Waking Mars? Surving Mars was a city builder by the Tropico guys, and I only ever played the tutorial, but don’t remember any cool alien ecology stuff.

Waking Mars on the other hand, was a game all about cool alien ecology :)

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Thanks for sharing more of your thoughts! I think this is a totally valid opinion. Similarly, I expect platformers to have pretty exceptional physics and feel; it’s kinda essential. It’s why Psychonauts is a great setting and a pretty crappy game!

Anyway, I like UI-driven gameplay like Observation, etc, and a relaxing tone, so I’m feeling hopeful about it.

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Sadly, what you describe is exactly the kind of narrative that has become quite proeminent in recent years and that I really do not like. The way a lot of modern games talk to “you”, the player, is something that I cannot relate to, in a bit of a similar fashion in which I can’t understand the so-called social media. The more something intends to “pull me in”, the more I resist, and I can’t help it.

This is what was very appealing to me as well. I’ll wait for your opinions!

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Gah, thank you! Waking Mars, of course. Why can’t vidjagames have more distinctive names?

Ooh, lookit that. I wonder if it will have skiing, like Tribes.

-Tom

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I bet you can eat the snow to stop the enemy from seeing you.

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Only if it’s not yellow.

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it’s out on PS4, perfect fit for playing from the couch. Bought it again.

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A lets play showed up for Sentinels of Freedom showing gameplay. I ran to steam…and its still not out :( I actively envy the guy who got to play this…grrrr. I want to play this more than Gears Tactics, which is my one mainstream game this year I’m really looking forward to

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Well its worth this visit, under you might also like this one came up!

Bought. and its ok, but the interface is a serious turn off for me. Played a few hours, but barely worth the price reduction on sale

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Inkle are just starting to show off their next game, coming this summer. Pendragon is a narrative strategy game set in Arthurian times:

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It’s a small touch, but kudos to them for not making Guinevere the usual Disney princess.

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Yeah although I fail to see her rescuing Arthur!

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Update on Tactical Breach Wizards.

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So do the wizards loose their powers if they are not wearing that ridiculous hat?

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C’mon, having the ability to bend the laws of nature is nothing if you can’t look stylish while doing it. ;)

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You can tell Tom enjoyed Into the Breach.

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Procession to Calvary is out–it’s a comedic point-and-click built out actual renaissance paintings.

I backed it. Will let you know what I think.