Return to Nangrim - First Person Underground Dwarf Survival RPG
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ก.ย. 2024
- Return to Nangrim Gameplay with Splattercat! Let's Play Return to Nangrim and check out a game where you'll dive deep into ancient mines attempting to reclaim them from the forces of horror.
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"A game that's like Subnautica, but you're a dwarf, in an endless diggable mine." I had to pause the video and compose myself.
I think I diggy-diggy holed my pants.
@@LowbrowDeluxe Haha, love the diggy-diggy :D
haha :D
Just in case some poor soul hasn't heard this little ditty before, enjoy. th-cam.com/video/NVhOulJ9lo4/w-d-xo.html
@@George_Ren I had not. This is going into my music folder for the next time the party goes to visit the dwarves.
Thanks!!
Wow thank you @SplatterCatGaming for streaming our playable teaser! Lots of dwarvy love from the forge! 🍺🍻
Good luck on the game!!!
Hell yeah, we need more dwarf games!
We need this game!
This looks fantastic, I hope you can get the game to where you want it to go. We need good immersive games these days.
I say that we've got a gold mine here! *badunts*
The "reading seems like a basic skill but many dwarves never learn to read carefully" was written for splat
What is it you need to read? All taverns have the same menu, numbers are simple enough for working out profits, and people's names are spoken aloud. Don't be bringing your new fangled ideas into this mine, young man!
@@Here_is_Waldo Next he'll suggest....shaving! 😬
@@Si_Mondo Shaving their head from their heretic shoulders?
*proceeds to hit ore with axe for five minutes while the right side of the screen chimes "find the pickaxe" *
I feel like that is a hint for finding secrets or solving puzzles.
This game right here is my wet dream. Imagine fixing up the citadel. Making your own mines of Moria. This is a must have. Please i hope this game gets some real love.
Thank you, much appreciated! 😍
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 please let us punch cave rats and start drunken brawls.
@@WereCreed Ha! We actually have a concept for a mini game called "Tavern Brawl" - I think the title speaks for itself ;) But, psst! Spoiler!
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 This is an awesome game! Will it have co-op? Also, just a thought while my mind races with ideas ;p, I saw you guys playing with the lighting in the beginning there. I love it because it's immersive. Will you guys add darkness and luminosity to the mine? Like give your dwarf a lantern and have it light up a certain percentage around you? I think it would add some concern for the player making it more immersive with the ambiance. I really can't say this enough, awesome work!
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 Guys, that game is amazing. Only thing that would make it better is more involved forging but that I do know it would be PITA to implement ( Believe me I tried once to do only that and it's hard). I had this idea of making hit's displace actual mesh but I don't know both how much cpu that would cost and how good can you make it. I also thought about making some algorithm then that calculates just how much force is your weapon generating and giving it damage based off on that.
"This is a first person survival dwarf RPG"
This is suspiciously everything I have ever asked for
Aye, brother! ⛏⚒
It's something Skyrim always lacked. Would have loved even just a dlc with a storyline for dwarves or for finding out what happened to them at least. But this game has so much potential and it looks like they are headed in the right direction with it as well. I'm excited to see what becomes of this game.
@@kazreaper1785 we know what happened to the dwarves. The lore goes over it quite a bit
@@llab3903 I'm not talking about the lore, I'm talking about a playable story that goes in depth of the events that unfolded
try deep rock galactic
I like the voice actor's take on the character. It is nice not hearing the same fake Scottish accent like so many other games.
I'll forward that compliment ;)
Compliment received :D
@@RoskoLewis Wohoo, here comes our dwarven master! :D
@@RoskoLewis I just want to also complement you on the excellent VA work.
Agreed. Dwarves clearly would have different accents just like anybody else.
Finally, a dwarf game that takes smelting seriously! My beard just grew an inch
Awesome! May your beard grow forever long and strong!
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 I hope you consider adding some tactile mechanics to the forging, like hammering out metal into the correct shape. There's very few games that do this and don't do it well, maybe you can be the first to knock it out of the park?
you sure it was your beard?
“Beard” aahh yes Brother of the Hold I hear your calls and shall too venture into the mines once again.
LMAOOO
"I feel like I am the target audience"
Rings true for me too. Need more Dwarf games.
And this looks really good!
Deep rock galactic. Amazing dwarf game.
@@SKC-uc7rw i know. Bought it when it released. 😅
Same, I've always been looking for a Dwarven underground city builder game but :(
@-g2.Timmy Wonka no base building or survival aspects. It's an fps, a really fun one. The discord community is great as well, so having friends isn't a requirement. I suggest you buy it, choose the drillers class, then find peeps or go it alone. The game is visually stunning despite looking like minecraft
Thank you!
I feel like sunlight being so bright for a drawf that is used the dark of the mines is pretty thematic :)
Back in 2nd edition D&D the Deep Dwarves has a bunch of debuffs when they were in full sunlight for that same reason, and I thought it was so cool!
@@adipsia6154 like drow elfs
Oh man, if that's the reason the lighting bloom is so bright, that would be great.
When dwarven crafting requires you to be a real geologist to figure out smelting. 10/10 would smelt again.
Except it didn't though, he just didn't read the book on the table
Haha, I love this one! 😂
@@Greshgore I got news, the book on the table doesnt show you any recipes for anything
@@pokerusfreak8194 update includes it ;)
Or having played Dwarf Fortress.
As a Tolkien nerd, I like to think that the name “Nangrim” is an homage to the word “Naugrim”, a term the Elves of Middle-Earth used to refer to the Dwarves in the First Age. It means “stunted people”.
Was my first thought too, though I hope not. If they did a homage I would hope it'd be their word for themselves, 'Khazad', instead of the slur/insult/rude word the Sindar created.
Nah just play “Return to Moria” looks like it could be awesome! Definitely for Tolkien fandom from what I’ve seen.
@@michellevoulez4507 nope! Looks poor
@@squaeman_2644 Not sure how you could say that, ti each their own I guess looks good to me.
Did not age well@@michellevoulez4507
Game: "The Art of Smelting - Treatise 1"
Splat: "Na you can stay right here on the table, unread"
Also Splat: "How the hell do i smelt bronze! the devs should give you a manual about it"
That a Biomeat pfp I spy?
@@VGray-w8o If u know, u know.
Actually, I downloaded the demo and tried it out, the forging manual does not include any information about how to smelt bronze.
@@Kalalification A true dwarf doesn't need instructions on how to mine.
@@Kalalification update does ;)
A dwarfen first person game? Khazukan Kazakit-ha!
Word! :)
I see, you are a man of culture as well
DU BEKHARRR
baruk khazâd khazâd ai-mênu
Please have mercy on my ignorant soul but please tell me what you are saying and what language that is from
"They have taken the bridge and Second Hall
The end comes soon. We hear drums, drums in the deep. They are coming."
- Book of Mazarabul
Very nice game
"...We cannot get out..."
Things we have learned today:
-Return to Nangrim knows how to handle atmosphere
-Splattercat is a geologist
Haha he's talked about his interests in geology in vids from years ago haha
The bloom effect is great, dwarves prefer to be underground, their vision would be crazy sensitive to something putting out light as powerful as the sun.
excellent point.
I made all the huge doors that you see in this game 😊 it was super fun!
Big doors are the key to dwarves
@@mumblekinz are the doors big or is it because the dwarves are small?
@@hotbaconbap6485 its because their inferiority complex
I love your work!
@@hotbaconbap6485 Dwarven doors are big, so they can fit their egos through too :)
I play a badass Dwarv with a amazing voice and have to survive the Underways and/or the Mines and caves under the Misty Mountains... i am in for it already.
Great to hear! 💪🏻🎉
I would love for them to add a translation effect so that the notes appear in dwarvish first then text translate into the player's chosen language.
That‘s actually an idea we have on our list ;)
Actually one of the best suggestions I've heard!
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 May I make a humble request for you to pass along? Could you possibly include an Arachnophobia mode? A real one like Grounded implemented, and not a half-hearted attempt like Empires of the Undergrowth, which literally just puts Santa hats Etc on the spiders? I realize it could be a lot of extra work, and I know it's a niche request, but the more developers that do it, the more the trend will grow.
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 Awesome! Love being on a similar wave length with the Devs
@@jaredpooler6080 Please join our discord and apply for the player's guild! discord.gg/szEpMEvwCC feedback like yours is very valuable to us!
Feels like we're living in a golden age of dwarf related material and I'm all for it.
Yes, hope so! :D
What other dwarf games are coming out I'm not aware of lol I must know
@@davidnymann6938 Well, it already came out, but Deeprock Galactic is about dwarves in SPAAAAAACE, going on planetary missions to mine resources.
@@christerjakobsen8107 deep rock is an incredible game 😅 its a new take for certain
@@christerjakobsen8107 ROCK AND STONE!
It’s so refreshing seeing a UI like this one that utilizes drop-downs. Looks clean and concise and not full of hundreds of columns like many of these newer games
Just downloaded the official Demo, and eagerly looking forward to the full release next year. Yeah, they definitely found that sweet spot for a game concept for those who love the Dwarven lore. Thanks for the intro - great video!
Cheers! See you under the mountain! 🍻
The animations (first cut-scenes) are blowing me away... I mean literally the motion animations for the mountain goat, the trees, etc. Including the lighting/shadows on the mountain goat was really life-like (I was thinking it might have even been based off a real video). Super good work (many known studios do not have that quality of motion animation).
Thank you SO much! 😍
I love the concept, and what they have so far. I need more Dwarf games!
Agree! dwarves rule ;) don't want to advertise, but join our discord discord.gg/szEpMEvwCC we're always looking for dwarf fans giving inputs! apply for the player's guild and shape the game with us!
You should check out Deep Rock Galactic!
@@steyn1775 Rock and Stone, yyyyeeeaaahh!
Know I'm hooked when a 36 minute video feels like 15. Looking forward to this with great interest!
Makes me happy to hear! :)
"First Person Underground Dwarf Survival RPG"
That is every one of my favourite words, put together into one sentence.
I'm really hoping that with the different colored crystals that means there will be potential for runic Magic or enchanted weapons and armor, especially when the entry for the red crystal says "gives the power of Fire".
;)
Yes! This!
+ I want to be able to craft magically-rune-infused armor and weapons of all kinds of difficulty levels. Where the highest levels are secret recipes that can not be found in the game, but have to be figured out by the player.
+ I want to be able to renovate a place to make a really good looking forge and cozy home to establish a small base of operations, with chests full of loot and stuff.
+ I want to be able to build trap-triggered crossbows and ballistas, like Turrets, and other traps like swiping spikes and "spiked doors" that can "guard" tunnels for you.
+ I want to be able to mine stone and build entrenched positions.
+ I want to be able to mine metal and build metal gates and doors so i can close off dangerous pathways.
+ I want to be able to find other dwarves that are barley alive and save them and get them to our base and have them there as NPCs that can fight for you if your base is attacked omg this would be soo cool!
+ I want to be able to set my NPCs to grow and hunt for food so we can get an ecosystem going.
+ In the end i want to be able to send messenger crows to other dwarf holds to send for reinforcements to slowly rebuild and reclaim our home.
i really love you splat... but they gave you an entire forging manual
I was screaming that at my screen after the second attempt of smelting bronze ... dude was i pissed :D
Classic Splat 👍🤣
Lol I noticed this too. A whole damn manual on every specific having to do with the forge .It's a pretty common Splat motif that we've all come to accept haha
ADHD
We don't need no stinkin' manual. :D
The perfect thing to play while jamming out to Diggy Diggy Hole 😄
The level of detail and care is AAA. Very impressive.
Tripple A's are same games, but with "100km squared of playable area" on the box.
Thank you so much! :D We're putting all our heart and soul into that project, so your words are very motivating! :D
The Mines of Moria is probably my favorite location in all of fantasy litterature, so this should be my type of game!
7:45 yeah, it was probably firmly anchored there by the guy who had to replace it after the last time it was "borrowed".
Aye, dawri, it's time for a dwarven shield wall!
Fantasy games definitely need more games that focuses on Dwarven heroes and culture, they are BADASS.
Let's all pray that the additional exposure from splattercat helps the development process along, because this just might be a day one purchase for me.
Thank you so much! If you'd like to be up-to-date and take part in the dev process, make sure to join our discord and apply for the Player's Guild!
DUDE the game of being a Dwarf Subnatutica that you describe is EXACTLY what I want!
When the NerdCastle reviews a Dwarven Game!!!! 😍🎉🥳
ikr
YES!!!!!!! There just isn't enough good dwarven games. Downloading demo now.
I have a slight suspicion if you read the notes it would have told you how to forge... When I saw you skim through it and toss it away I yelled at the screen like bro that's a tutorial 😂😂😂😂
Its grim, its rough, its dark, has dwarfs and a whiff of lotr. I`m sold!
"Digging a hole!" song shall be played constantly for me now!
i love how splattercat didn't even bother looking at the epic molten lava runing out of the statue in the wall! It looked so cool!!!
I haven't looked on your channel for a while, so it's nice to see such interesting things on it! You have always been one of the TH-camrs that has introduced me to fun games I would buy, so you aren't forgotten :)
Its the lonely mountain, HA and the archenstone. I love Tolkien influences
SplatterCat: *makes this video*
Return To Nangrim: "Splatti noticed me! :3"
Yes! finally! :D
I like how you can choose to be left or right handed, first time seeing that in a game. By the way shout out to all the lefty’s out their in the comment section👍🏻🍺
You play Skyrim?
Dang has it been a year already? This game looked so cool
We are still in the forge smithing the game! ⚒🔥
@@Sycoforge never gotten a reply from a dev before. That’s cool!
@@theusernameicoodfind See you in the tunnels! ⛏💎🍻
Omg. The intro already got me. Dwarves, survival, crafting, endless mines. This is exactly my kind of game. It gives me strong Skyrim vibes, but with dwarves. Whom needs those pointy-eared princess looking, tree hugging wood-weirdos? It's the age of dwarves. Baruk Khazâd! Khazâd ai-mênu!
This looks like a really cool game; I'm definitely looking forward to seeing more of it's actual development over time. I also liked that they seemed to refer to the genders of dwarves in the notes as "beards and braids." Quite fitting if you ask me. That being said, it would be even more awesome if we got the choice in the final product to play a male or female dwarf (even if all that changes is the voice and paper doll cutout), but I won't hold my breath. haha
Thank you! Happy that you like the distinction of female and male dwarves :) Would be cool if you'd join our discord and participate in the process of development! discord.gg/szEpMEvwCC also, apply for the player's guild to get a chance to play updates before release!
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387 I just wanna say, I've noticed your engagement with the community here on TH-cam and you're doing an absolutely great job. This kind of involvement will take y'all a long way! You've already earned my respect for sure.
@@Sanguivore Hey Carmen! thank you very much, much appreciated! :D I'm trying to go through every feedback that we get and try to answer as much as I can :)
@@michelarimensberger-sycofo2387Can I join? I don't think I'd play the game as I'm not a mouse and keyboard person but I'd love to see how the game grows and buy it just to show support once it's released.
WHen all you have is an axe, everything looks like a tree... even ore. XD
It takes a good geologist to find us all these GEMS!
My eyes rolled so hard and I loved every second of it, Haha!
Thanks for showing this game dude, it looks great and I doubt I'd have found it without you. Keep doing what you are doing.
Glad you found it!
Dwarves are my favorite high fantasy race hands down and I’m always down for a dwarf game
Awesome. Look forward to seeing more as it develops. Beautifully immersive and detailed.
Thank you!
I hate spiders irl but have never been spooked by spiders in game, but THIS game seems to really capture the spooky aspect that I hate about spiders really well!
🕷🪓🪓
I like the metallurgical trial/error approach. Its going to be a little treat for scrappers and casters who already know bronze formulas (which is closer to 90% - 10% IIRC in an insulated forge cant do it with just a mapp gas torch... but i guess they dont want to make you use too many ores), iron/tin/copper/steel melting points, etc.
Ive not made bronze but ive melted copper and aluminum in a backyard forge i have. And melted steel by mistake when i left my piece to long and get to hot lol
This game looks right up my alley! I'm always a dwarf - in every game where they are an option! Whilst I understand your frustration about trial and error for the bronze - but that actually really excites me - I hate games which give you ALL the answers easily. I love the idea that I would have to learn crafting - its so much more immersive. great review, thanks.
Dwarves! ⛏🏔
This game deserves to be successful. I just found out about it today, and I'm highly impressed with the details and overall asthetic!
Wow. The beauty, attention to every detail, and all-around Dwarf love is amazing.
Thank you SO much :) it's one of my biggest goals to put as much detail as possible :)
I AM the target audience for this game, yet had no idea it existed. Thank you, algorithm.
Thought the same when I first saw the prototype of this game back in the days!
I can already see the love that's been put into it, helping to bring some cool ideas right to the forefront of their game. I'll be keeping my eyes and ears open.
Thank you so much! :) If you like, you can join our discord - that's the most up-to-date space discord.gg/szEpMEvwCC
I've never been a big fan of dwarves as I'm more of a dark elf guy, but I can absolutely get behind this concept. If we could dig anywhere like minecraft and go deep while the computer auto generates dungeons, loot, and minerals/gems, that would be amazing! Maybe have solid quest areas that you dont get to dig fully in, but have the rest of the world be fully modifiable. Can you imagine the shit you could build? Imagine building ancestor shrines/statues that reach the clouds, or delve deep enough to awake very dark things that become boss battles like demons or long forrgotten Lich Dragons. So much potential if it were to be done in that way. I wonder how hard that would be to do. Daggerfall had procedurally built dungeons. Maybe something along those lines where maybe you had several pathways that are all filled in with pockets open with enemies in them here and there and you dig through the tunnels to open them up. That way the entire environment wouldn't have to be coded to be destructable or moldable, but that you had several paths you could dig that was "softer" than the granite around it that the game built as you dug along.
absolutely captivating tbh, I love dwarf games too :D almost always picks a dwarf warrior of some kind when playing games like this hehe
Dwarves rule! :D
Dude, I've been a supporter since day one keep doing it bro we are all behind you. You are hella entertaining and I love you humer. Always playing awesome games that are not mainstream and that's what I love about your channel.
Very cool and interesting game, Thanks for putting it on my radar...
Great to hear! :D I'd also like to put our discord on your radar: discord.gg/Yz2WgzQY86 it's our main hub and it's also where you can apply for the player's guild and test new features in advance!
A coin weighs 0.10 units. A key weighs 0.10 units, a Broad Axe weights 22.29 units. A Spoon weighs ... 7.73 units? That is one heavy spoon. It's like, 1/3 of an Axe! It weighs as much as 77 keys or 77 coins.
Dwarves and their spoons... 🏔🥄😏
This game looks beautiful and sounds great. Really interested in seeing where it goes from here!
Thank you! Make sure to discord.gg/Yz2WgzQY86 to be an active part of the development! :)
This is so NOT proof of concept…this is proof of FANTASTIC CONCEPT!!! FUGGIN’ SEND IT!!!
Haha, thank you so much!
I'm guessing the bronze plan was written in the book of smelting
Dwarves are by far my most beloved fantasy characters.
Cheers, brother! 🍻
When you said the summary I literally shivered with joy, also a target audience here x)
First you tell us that that we shouldn't judge the game too harshly for having rough edges, then show us one of the most beautifully realized worlds I've ever seen. I mean, turning pages of a book? That fucking cool.
Would love to see some dwarven swords included as well! Maybe a co op survival mode as well.
The non stop inner monologue would drive me nuts in short time
“Why a spoon, brother?”
“Because it hurts more, you idiot.”
[The] Horribly Slow Murderer with the Extremely Inefficient Weapon!
This was awesome! Tbh I think that the "bronze thing" was a cool touch, you actually had to find out what it took to fuse them, as they would when first discovered.
Awesome!!!! When is the final version of the game coming? Excited
We are working hard in the mines to bring it to you guys asap! ⚒
@@Sycoforge Keep digging deep! We are eagerly waiting
Thanks for this Splattercat! Went right over there and absolutely loved the teaser!
Awesome! hope you've also joined our discord? discord.gg/Yz2WgzQY86
I am so hyped for this !
This game is so promising, I hope we'll see more of it soon enough !
See you under the mountain, brother! 🏔⛏💎
I played the demo and loved it. It's now on my wishlist. The music, the set design, the theme, the humor and story unfolding. I just want it all!
Awesome! Glad you like it! :) would be great if you'd join our discord discord.gg/szEpMEvwCC and become an active part of development! By applying to the player's guild you get the chance to play new features before everyone else, and also provide feedback :)
The intro was fantastic
Protect the Dwarves! ✊😮
To arms! 🪓🏔⛏
A deeply complex, thematically rich world, well made dwarven survival RPG with endless mining?
Well... *heavy breathing* oh my. *fan myself*
Four minutes in, and I'm already in love. ❤️
Edit: End of the video, still in love. 💕
That is so great to hear! :D If you'd like to always be up-to-date, come join our discord and let's have a chat! discord.gg/Yz2WgzQY86
I would buy this game. Thanks for featuring it.
I was in on /v/ years ago and someone pitched this exact idea in a lotr thread. Though it took place in Moria. Crazy that it was actually made.
man this seams right up my alley as well, ty for sheding light on this game
Great to hear! If you'd like to stay up to date - come join our discord! discord.gg/Yz2WgzQY86
I've loved you and your channel ever since I discovered it months ago Splat but sometimes it's exceedingly frustrating watching you try stuff. There was a reason they gave you a book on the table that explains about temperatures and the different metals, which you didn't bother to read.
32:45 - Every combination... but never tried reading. :P
It's amazing that someone can be this incompetent at every game and somehow be playing games for a living. What a fucking society.
Actually, I downloaded the demo and tried it out, the forging manual does not include any information about how to smelt bronze. Here's a screenshot of what the manual tells you about the furnace/forge. ibb.co/MZDv9jT
@@Silvarian Don't watch Wanderbot then. I left his channel because of that exact problem.
@@vitfirringur - Hey now, he's entertaining, which is really all that you need in this business.
So I was trying to play the teaser, and after 30mins I still couldn't figure out how to many bronze.
Thank you for posting it... it would have taken me hours.
As you might already know, we've made an update where the information is given - but yes, that's something we're tinkering with (how much information is needed, where does it stop to be immersive etc.)
Please please Lord, let this have co-op!
And animations with a bit more oomph would be nice too.
A game centering around dwarves? Say no more!!🤩
It's really sad how dwarves have fallen out of fashion over the last decade or so; in my soul I am a dwarf.
This is gold. Dwarven Gold!
Thanks! :D
TH-cam algorithm be praised for delivering this to me.
This has been on my wishlist for a while It makes me want to play it more
Great video and looks brilliant game.
May your beard grow forever, friend! 🍻⛏🏔
Hope you guys did not miss the Halloween update! 🎃⛏
🎶 I am a dwarf and I'm digging a hole... 🎶
This does look very nice. Loving the dwarven designs.
Thank you very much! :) come join us on our discord discord.gg/szEpMEvwCC and get actively involved in the dev process!
i kind of expected you to make two one handed battle, i know you're a warhammer fan and a dwarf wielding two axes means BUSSINES.
Especially if he has a mohawk.
“First Person Underground Dwarf Survival RPG” story of my life
This game looks awesome. This is clearly gonna be something that eats away my social life 😂
See you under the mountain! 😁⛏
you always find me games I did not know i needed. thanks again!