Man, Splattercat has been responsible for a lot of games I've been playing recently! I grew up in the 90's so I have played so many side scrollers. I thought I'd never play another.... until I saw his video on Infernax, now I'm hooked again. I can't believe it's '22 and I'm playing side-scrollers again! XD This game looks badass too, it just got wishlisted! Thanks for the videos my man!
I know how you feel bud. I grew up playing games like Mario and Donkey Kong Country on the NES and SNES. I'm glad people are bringing these types of games back. They are too fun of a genre to just let die.
Thanks Splat for showing the control settings. As a disabled gamer, I find so many 1st impressions/reviews never show this and I end up buying a game I can't physically play. Always appreciate you taking the time to show and talk about the controls.
Now that the game has been released on Steam, having picked it up and played for about 5 hours or so, I thought I'd let people know about it. This is the best MV I've played on PC since Lost Ruins! Well worth buying. It looks to be HUGE. Awesome combat, exploration, and interesting RPG elements. The devs put a lot of hard work and love into this game. A+!!!
Great game and great commentary on it. I'm hoping to one day make my own games (I'm finishing my Computer Science degree in a few months) and watching your commentaries on Indie Games is definitely showing me the DOs and DONTs of game design. I find these videos immensely valuable as you often point out things I wouldn't have noticed myself. Thank you
@@plectro3332 Nice :-) Try using Godot or Unity. Godot is just pleasant to use (especially for 2D) and Unity is very popular so it has A LOT of tutorials ;-)
I usually feel this way about the ole Splattercat until I realize that Splatty only realized there was a heavy attack button for the five seconds the game showed him it was there. Later, he's complaining about not being able to attack vertically from the ground, but never uses the heavy attack.
I'd like to better understand the psychology behind Splatty's absolute refusal to read dialog as written. There must be something deep behind it in his Splatty brain.
Splatty has quick wits about him. To read something live and replace a few words with one of his own means he's a VERY good reader and he doesn't stumble with his vocabulary. He's extremely comfortable and relaxed doing what he does, which makes watching his videos an absolute joy!
Really love the quality on this, Kinda hoping there is some sort of gearing system aside from the leveling and artifact systems. Thanks for bringing this game to my attention SplatterCat!
21:58 "They threw in that big raccoon guy or whatever he was, like that fox" It was a Gnoll. And Balof is pretty clearly an old-school Orc. Geez Splatty...
Not much of a fan of the metroidvania games outside of the classics, but this one oozes uniqueness where others often try to copy the old ones and just HD/remaster to modern times. The soundtrack, artstyle and the monsters remind me so heavily of the old Atelier games like Iris: Grand Phantasm. Might give it a try.
The art and animation is just so colorfully glorious! I don't play as many side scrollers as I did back in the day. (I think Symphony of the Night ruined me. Nothing else seemed as good. LOL) From time to time, a side scroller will surprise me, but I'm always a bit wary of them. Anyway, this? This I am looking forward to.
Clearly a well-built game, they don't seem to have missed a single tiny detail. Would have luved to have seen the Mage character played, see how that is, but they have listed Spring 2022 release so won't be long till it's out apparently.
Being a casual watcher of SplatterCat's videos from Hungary I nearly dropped my phone when he suddenly dropped the hit sound "KÖCSÖG" at around 16:30 - with a rather acceptable hungarian accent. While the word itself is present in our language and it actually might be used in a similar context (i.e. during fights to taunt the opponent). Alas, I'd rather not explain its actual meaning here...
Yeah, going to be adding this one to the wish list. These devs get it, this game looks like it could of been on the neo geo right along with metal slug.
Like splattercat i know i am not the hero protagonists i am the friendly pirate who helps out then takes some treasure leaving the cool hero weapon behind so they can use it to save me later.
Not sure if you will see this Splat but I just got the Retriod pocket2 plus and I wish that I could get this game on it or games like this on it. i love this style of game.
You dont NEED to parry in bloodborne- I only did it a little. You can mostly relie on dodging - and it rewards agression. I found it easier than most souls games overall- and I cant parry either. The one that was nearly impossible for me was Sekiro lol. THAT does need you to parry.
I'm not sure if you take recommendations or not, but there is a really good FPS/tower defense game with PvP modes called Hypercharge Unboxed by DigitalCybercherries. It's both really beautiful for an Indie title and the developers are some of the most active and nicest game devs I know
I followed your link on steam. No demo to Download at the moment. When I put a game on my wishlist, I normally just go to wishlist section and it will say download demo. Not there as of 3/3/2022.
@@coryroberts7519 Thanks for letting me know. I was skim reading and must have glossed over that. Will just keep it on my list for when it does come around again.
Man, Splattercat has been responsible for a lot of games I've been playing recently! I grew up in the 90's so I have played so many side scrollers. I thought I'd never play another.... until I saw his video on Infernax, now I'm hooked again. I can't believe it's '22 and I'm playing side-scrollers again! XD This game looks badass too, it just got wishlisted! Thanks for the videos my man!
I know how you feel bud. I grew up playing games like Mario and Donkey Kong Country on the NES and SNES. I'm glad people are bringing these types of games back. They are too fun of a genre to just let die.
Splattercat has done the same for me! i think he has pretty good taste
Thanks Splat for showing the control settings. As a disabled gamer, I find so many 1st impressions/reviews never show this and I end up buying a game I can't physically play. Always appreciate you taking the time to show and talk about the controls.
Now that the game has been released on Steam, having picked it up and played for about 5 hours or so, I thought I'd let people know about it. This is the best MV I've played on PC since Lost Ruins! Well worth buying. It looks to be HUGE. Awesome combat, exploration, and interesting RPG elements. The devs put a lot of hard work and love into this game. A+!!!
Great game and great commentary on it. I'm hoping to one day make my own games (I'm finishing my Computer Science degree in a few months) and watching your commentaries on Indie Games is definitely showing me the DOs and DONTs of game design. I find these videos immensely valuable as you often point out things I wouldn't have noticed myself. Thank you
If you liked Splattercat's commentary on game design, you might enjoy Mark Brown's Game Maker's Toolkit! Good luck with your Comp Sci degree finals!
you can do it bruh. indie games are fire.
@@petitknightcreations7431 Ah yes, I watch a lot of Mark Brown too. And! Razbuten, love all these guys' videos
@@plectro3332 Nice :-)
Try using Godot or Unity.
Godot is just pleasant to use (especially for 2D) and Unity is very popular so it has A LOT of tutorials ;-)
I use construct 3 though it’s a visual scripter, good for people with no coding knowledge.
Hey dude... YOU are for sure a Main Character in my book. Props to all you have accomplished, if you haven't heard it recently, I am proud of you.
this is definitely going on the wishlist. You're killing it on the suggestions lately Splatty
Great looking game - glad to see some of these demos are pretty polished.
The "Boston Voice" was great! Please to stuff like that more often!
I'm not sure if you noticed but I think that was an invisible wall at 15:10
My man adding the rundown on controls, love your work Splatty!
I usually feel this way about the ole Splattercat until I realize that Splatty only realized there was a heavy attack button for the five seconds the game showed him it was there. Later, he's complaining about not being able to attack vertically from the ground, but never uses the heavy attack.
This game has Amiga-levels of pixel art, very nice.
Odin Sphere! Damn Splatter, calling out the classics! :D
Game looks fabulous!
Your aside about rules and internal game logic was great!
“I don’t want to kill you little rolly polly”
He says after swinging at it twice 😂
I'd like to better understand the psychology behind Splatty's absolute refusal to read dialog as written. There must be something deep behind it in his Splatty brain.
Splatty has quick wits about him. To read something live and replace a few words with one of his own means he's a VERY good reader and he doesn't stumble with his vocabulary.
He's extremely comfortable and relaxed doing what he does, which makes watching his videos an absolute joy!
Really smart commentary. Glad to see your channel is going up in subs, you deserve it! Been watching for a few years now, nice work man.
Sweet Gods above, what a gorgeous game.
Statting up a Harmadillo for my next D&D game now. Thanks Splatt!
what a dream of a game, can't wait for the full version.
Amazing pixel artwork on this game.
Im half way through and still hyping for you to feel the HEAVY SLAM
gameplay starts 7:00
I like the art. It looks really polished (even though it's pixel art)
What a beautiful game. Just wish it wasn't some boring old action platformer. Hope there's some RPG elements in there
The art (both visual and audio) style gives me Owlboy vibe.
Had this on my list already, really looking forward to its release.
Really love the quality on this, Kinda hoping there is some sort of gearing system aside from the leveling and artifact systems. Thanks for bringing this game to my attention SplatterCat!
Duuude. you left a green coin thingy at 10:13!
21:58 "They threw in that big raccoon guy or whatever he was, like that fox"
It was a Gnoll. And Balof is pretty clearly an old-school Orc. Geez Splatty...
Not much of a fan of the metroidvania games outside of the classics, but this one oozes uniqueness where others often try to copy the old ones and just HD/remaster to modern times.
The soundtrack, artstyle and the monsters remind me so heavily of the old Atelier games like Iris: Grand Phantasm. Might give it a try.
This reminds me of old school phone games I loved
This is definitely scratching my zenonia itch, definitely gonna grab this one
I love every single thing about this game.
This is the 2nd game I grabbed based on your review- both in under 10 min of video.
The art and animation is just so colorfully glorious! I don't play as many side scrollers as I did back in the day. (I think Symphony of the Night ruined me. Nothing else seemed as good. LOL) From time to time, a side scroller will surprise me, but I'm always a bit wary of them. Anyway, this? This I am looking forward to.
Hey man, thanks for explaining I-frames! :D
Yep, I definitely wear all my armor and kick my feet up in a war meeting with the king.
An entire kingdom with an army made of thicc, nice XD
Harmadillo, Tuskstache. I appreciate your brain wiring.
"they have MASS EFFECTIVELY" .... I see what you did there.
Another game to add for my Steam Deck Playlist.
Clearly a well-built game, they don't seem to have missed a single tiny detail. Would have luved to have seen the Mage character played, see how that is, but they have listed Spring 2022 release so won't be long till it's out apparently.
Gruper and Makarel. im a simple man i see funny things i buy games
Nice! Thanks, splatty, will deff get this, cant wait to try out the other classes!
Looks fantastic! Love those chip tunes.
10:15 for some reason, this makes my heart ache. i thought he was gonna pick it up.
I could have watched this for hours
Hah! Prince of persia on an old black and white laptop when I was like 10. Blew my mind good one
How do you pump out so many high quality videos? Good job!
"he never failed us", except when he did and led us to our death.
Being a casual watcher of SplatterCat's videos from Hungary I nearly dropped my phone when he suddenly dropped the hit sound "KÖCSÖG" at around 16:30 - with a rather acceptable hungarian accent. While the word itself is present in our language and it actually might be used in a similar context (i.e. during fights to taunt the opponent). Alas, I'd rather not explain its actual meaning here...
Looks like a perfect switch port.
Yeah, going to be adding this one to the wish list. These devs get it, this game looks like it could of been on the neo geo right along with metal slug.
Top notch animation, this game looks promising!!
Oh, you see-it's spiders all the way down.
Top notch pixelart indeed.
Every once in a while you come across a real gem. This game looks awesome!
Im looking foward for this one after seeing this xD
So it seems that the NPCs are voiced by Bill Burr :D
I'm so impatient for this game, I managed to play it before the end of next fest and I had a blast. Beautiful and fun, simply.
These art styles remind me so much of 'Tower of Doom' and 'Shadow Over Mystara'. Really nice to see someone remembers those.
Like splattercat i know i am not the hero protagonists i am the friendly pirate who helps out then takes some treasure leaving the cool hero weapon behind so they can use it to save me later.
It was already on my wishlist.
I hope it get release on the ps5.
This is gorgeous. Wishlisted. Thank you for the find!
This game looks amazing!
Not sure if you will see this Splat but I just got the Retriod pocket2 plus and I wish that I could get this game on it or games like this on it. i love this style of game.
I’m going to have to check this out when it’s released. Looks awesome.
Splat that would be a hyena... @12:25
Yeah, the spots are what sells it.
You dont NEED to parry in bloodborne- I only did it a little. You can mostly relie on dodging - and it rewards agression. I found it easier than most souls games overall- and I cant parry either. The one that was nearly impossible for me was Sekiro lol. THAT does need you to parry.
As a Hollow Knight fan, this game has a big potential
absolutely beautiful
Damn this looks like a whole lot fun.
the outro was a bit "Josh Strife Hayes" xD
Oh man, this one looks awesome! Reminds me of the old-school games I grew up with and still love more than any other type of game.
I'm not sure if you take recommendations or not, but there is a really good FPS/tower defense game with PvP modes called Hypercharge Unboxed by DigitalCybercherries.
It's both really beautiful for an Indie title and the developers are some of the most active and nicest game devs I know
I'm writing book and hear me now, someone sometime is gonna say "A wise man once said, "why use a key when you can use a massive gem"". Lol
Lol, your Boston accent sounds like Bill Burr the comedian.
This looks great
2:15 Continent of "Ascil" ? That's dangerously close to a funny typo.
The art and sounds remind me of some of my favorite Nintendo games. This could be a definite fave!
Very nice looking game
Had the ledge camping problem with Infernax, never thought it must be an accident on the developments part, but yeah, wasn't a big fan.
Its been added to my wishlist. Game looks great. Thanks for sharing the gameplay.
Is Bill Burr available to voice those little soldier friends?
Reminds me of gunstar heroes or that one game with the jetpack possum ... can't remember the name... rocket knight.. had to edit.
Wow! The quality of this game is next level! I hope this comes to consoles too. Would love to see some character model customization at some point!
I butterfly dust the like button
Looks beautiful. I’m very impressed! Good choice, Splatt.
Went from not knowing it exist to day 1 play.
legend of mana vibes
Yeah, hit feedback makes or breaks a game for me. If I don't feel like I'm laying down the hurt, I'm not having a good time.
I found this game to be incredible, can't wait till its out.
When you've got soul but you're not a soldier.
The graphics remind me of Vandal Hearts on PSX.
If this game gets a voice over, they better have Boston accents
it is called Soul-die-RS ;)
Splattercat any chance you're doing the Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef demo?? Thought you like more DAKKA!!
I followed your link on steam. No demo to Download at the moment. When I put a game on my wishlist, I normally just go to wishlist section and it will say download demo. Not there as of 3/3/2022.
I was reading on their store page that the demo was available until 2/28/22. Bummer.
@@coryroberts7519 Thanks for letting me know. I was skim reading and must have glossed over that.
Will just keep it on my list for when it does come around again.
amazing art.
What a slick looking game. Love the art and extra detail they have put into it. Very nice! Thanks for the video Splat! =]
this game looks good and cool