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@BrianRubin, @tomchick, @MrCoffee were talking about Almost Alive up thread and it drew me in.

But after playing it I found it to be a massive jankfest that needs another year or two under EA before it’d be worthy of my precious time.

I left a negative review stating as much. The developer did not take kindly to that! A quick look at the other negative review shows the developer responding to all of them in a really sour way!

1829

Oh no! I’m sorry! I really have had fun with the game. Shame I can’t return it.

1830

Why return it if you’re enjoying it? :)

I can definitely see how it’s enjoyable. I returned it mainly as I was under the magic 2hr barrier and knew I was never going to play it again, unless someone posted something worth-while about it on here. So I decided to get my money back to spend on something else!

1831

Oh his reply wasn’t too bad. It’s his baby, he should probably show restraints, but it wasn’t the FU fair often found on Steam ;)
And it made you write a more in-depth opinion that I could totally relate to! I would never have expected the game to feature any text or non shooting interactions, from that store page.

1832

I know, right!? I don’t want to TALK to these drugged up gangsters, I just want to shoot them in the face! What kind of bait and switch operation is this developer running?!?

And you’re right that his reply wasn’t too bad, especially to my original review. I just thought it was amusing that he replied to all 7 of the “negative” reviews in a really sour way. I can’t imagine what how he’d cope if the traditional steam review of “shit game” came in.

1833

I never ended up trying it, since i have a lot of early acess game i gave it a pass, but it’s sad to see devs getting so mad at criticism but i can understand their point of view.

Ill probably try it once they the full game.

1834

Kenshi isn’t the greatest game, but its latest patch has one of the greatest bug fixes

“If you named your faction “Spiders”, your characters would randomly turn into spiders”

1835

Latest in the Holy Potatoes series is out.

I picked this up today, and like the others in the series there seems to be a pretty good amount of depth wrapped in cartoony graphics and groan-inducing puns. I’m still pretty early in but enjoying it so far.

1836

There’s a new Kingdom game coming in December!

Kingdom: Two Crowns is set in medieval Japan and will have the option to play two-player co-op.

1837

Nice!

I loved Kingdom, but it did overstay its welcome due to lack of content, imho. This sounds perfect!

1838

Popup Dungeon has caught my attention.

1839

That looks very cool.

1840

Whoa. Yeah I am in for sure.

1841

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Here’s our own @BrianRubin with a stream of their previous game, Ring Runner

1843

Ring Runner, still one of the best deals in space gaming from a dollar-to-hour perspective.

1844



Only my so-far successful attempt at avoiding Early Access keeps me from jumping on this.

1845

James Allen reviewed Veil of Crows recently. It looks like Mount and Blade with RTS battles. Which could work for me, as I was incompetent at melee in M&B. Like so bad that my daughter laughed out loud at me and still asks me to play it just to amuse her.

The reviews on Steam are mixed, with one theme that the ideas are good but poorly executed while others praise it as having lots of potential.

Anyone playing it and recommending it?

1846

Has anybody tried Sword of the Stars: the Pit: of Doom (early access)?

Pit of Doom is a cooperative rpg with first-person-shooter controls and roguelike permadeath. It is meant to be played solo, or cooperatively with up to three friends.

Players will take on the role of a Marine, Scout or Engineer character and enter the Pit, a high-tech dungeon in which diabolical experiments are performed on life forms gathered from all over the galaxy.

Game Features:

  • Start as one of three unique Characters, each with different Attributes, Skills and Items!

  • Explore procedurally generated hallways, rooms and biomes!

  • Battle monsters and robots to gain experience and loot!

  • Open locked doors and rifle through alien treasure troves, seeking supplies, ammunition and gear!

  • Gain Levels to improve your Attributes and Skills!

  • Collect components and craft new items to improve your chances of survival!

  • Delve as deep into the Pit as you can, before you’re horribly killed! Each new floor becomes more challenging and progressively more difficult to beat.

1847

There had been a write up over on stately play, but their discourse forum imploded during an update