feel free to ignore the ciderpress taxonomy of platforming games though
― ciderpress, Thursday, 25 January 2018 23:01 (six years ago) link
speaking of which, Dead Cells confirmed for switch, whenever it officially releases
― ciderpress, Thursday, 25 January 2018 23:04 (six years ago) link
i think typshovel knight is a megaman, a mostly forward pushing action platformer
― Chocolate-covered gummy bears? Not ruling those lil' guys out. (ulysses), Thursday, 25 January 2018 23:31 (six years ago) link
ok just cleared the first 3 chapters of celeste and this game owns
it hits a really good spot where it doesn't feel like a pure precision/mechanics workout like super meat boy, which i never really liked for that reason, but is still plenty difficult enough to be rewarding.
― ciderpress, Friday, 26 January 2018 00:32 (six years ago) link
OTM re: Super Meat Boy, although shit I guess that means I have to buy Celeste too
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 26 January 2018 01:08 (six years ago) link
l bought Shovel Knight a couple days ago and finding it a little empty so far, but gonna persevere.
― Chuck_Tatum, Friday, 26 January 2018 01:12 (six years ago) link
I agree it's pretty vapid, but I found it just fun enough. Also, tons of distractions and things to do/find, plus all the spinoff games included. Plus, he uses a shovel.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 26 January 2018 02:10 (six years ago) link
So much on sale. Might do mario+rabbids.
― Dat Login was the dname u doofus (Sufjan Grafton), Friday, 26 January 2018 03:23 (six years ago) link
Yeah, Celeste owns
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Friday, 26 January 2018 06:58 (six years ago) link
just finished the main story in celeste. i'd definitely call it the best-in-class challenge platformer. the last level in particular was incredible.
took me somewhere between 5 and 6 hours but that's skipping most of the collectibles and there's also much harder 'remixes' of all the levels that you can unlock plus a new postgame level that requires secret collectibles to enter. probably at least a 20 hour game if you want to full complete it, which i will attempt at a later point.
― ciderpress, Saturday, 27 January 2018 03:12 (six years ago) link
i'm in the middle of it on ps4 (golden ridge chapter) and i'm loving it too. i am taking my time and trying to get most of the strawberries as i go. there is a tim rogers video review, obligatory:
Kotaku's Tim Rogers @108 liked Celeste so much, he was barely able to make any jokes. If you like jokes, don't worry: there are some jokes.Just not as many as usual. pic.twitter.com/Q321YfNzqk— Kotaku (@Kotaku) January 25, 2018
― Karl Malone, Saturday, 27 January 2018 03:20 (six years ago) link
I have no idea if people hate him, but I think Video Dunkey is pretty funny (his Dark Souls goofs are great). He likes this, too.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHLizp8fARo
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 27 January 2018 03:46 (six years ago) link
Anybody else playing the aesthetic triumph that is GOROGOA (on Switch or mobile)? I'm totally enraptured by this and kind of hope it goes on forever.
― zchyrs, Saturday, 27 January 2018 14:42 (six years ago) link
i already played that and loved it. it uh doesn't go on forever though, more like 90 minutes.
― ciderpress, Saturday, 27 January 2018 15:00 (six years ago) link
it does feel complete though
― ciderpress, Saturday, 27 January 2018 15:08 (six years ago) link
I’m already stoked for this procedural voxel makeover of Ark: https://steamed.kotaku.com/ark-survival-evolved-gets-a-blocky-spin-off-1822463785
― El Tomboto, Saturday, 27 January 2018 19:31 (six years ago) link
Celeste looks great. Still afraid, but maybe I'll try it if it goes on sale
― Nhex, Sunday, 28 January 2018 05:54 (six years ago) link
It’s a steal at $20. Deserves to be a smash hit at $60.
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Sunday, 28 January 2018 05:55 (six years ago) link
I'm convinced, bought it yesterday, will give it a shot later.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 28 January 2018 14:28 (six years ago) link
the story in celeste is good, too. it's weird to die 4 trillion times on a level, finally make it through, and then get treated to a little cutscene making a surprisingly subtle commentary on depression, and being unable to tell if that other voice in your head telling you not to do something is laziness or the voice of reason
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 28 January 2018 17:22 (six years ago) link
yeah this is legitimately one of the best platformers ever made and has a generous amount of bonus/secret/postgame content after clearing the main story, similar to mario odyssey. $20 is a very fair price.
― ciderpress, Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:21 (six years ago) link
Celeste now #2 on eshop best sellers, 1 spot ahead of evergreen Stardew Valley. The formula/time window for this ranking is obscure but it’s definitely hitting with people.
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:28 (six years ago) link
Someone start a Celeste thread we don’t deserve it all to ourselves on the Switch thread.
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:29 (six years ago) link
this is going to be GOTY for some people, for sure. can't recommend it for everyone because it's definitely in the Extreme Platformer category. but it is a cut above games like super meat boy imo. it has a softer edged humanity that balances really well with the crazy-ass feats of platforming that you're required to pull off to progress. in the tim rogers video above he cited someone else calling it "the dark souls of mario", and that's kind of right
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:30 (six years ago) link
Celeste! ♫ the best a game can get ♫
― Karl Malone, Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:32 (six years ago) link
started Celeste today, already bewitched
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 28 January 2018 18:42 (six years ago) link
Best Buy had Rayman Legends at 50% off! I know buying too many games is a bad strategy, but that's a great deal.
― Josh in Chicago, Sunday, 28 January 2018 19:15 (six years ago) link
buying too many games is a bad strategy
*citation needed
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Sunday, 28 January 2018 19:26 (six years ago) link
Well, it's too easy to fall behind, imo, and not give the games the time and space they deserve.
Speaking of which, dipped into Celeste. It's really hard and meant to be hard, and the controls take some getting used to, but I'm approaching it (and I think it's meant to be approached as - a series of puzzles, with each level/screen offering its own distinct challenges. And it's really challenging, too, with death after death after death. But it's still pretty gentle with the deaths, helped by the fact that you're not, I don't know, a hunk of meat being shredded into a bloody pulp. The deaths are fast but regeneration is almost instant. I can imagine spending a few minutes on it at a time - baby steps - rather than hours hammering away at the relentless difficulty.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 January 2018 00:37 (six years ago) link
By the way, the Switch Pro controller must feature some sort of magical battery, it holds a charge super well.
― Josh in Chicago, Monday, 29 January 2018 00:41 (six years ago) link
this is so awesome:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GBAukVbwTxQ
I was already stoked for this game but it sounds like they're going out of their way to make it as user-friendly as possible.
― thos beads (jamescobo), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 17:32 (six years ago) link
― your skeleton is ready to hatch (bizarro gazzara), Tuesday, 30 January 2018 17:58 (six years ago) link
I think I'm getting a little sick of the firm "SNES/NES sprites + gorgeous fantastical settings" art style. It just seems too blatantly like nostalgia bait to have one element arbitrarily look so familiar and retro vs the rest not necessarily adhering to those design guard rails at all. It's scans as pandering. Obviously some pull it off better than others.
― Evan, Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:31 (six years ago) link
seems like it would only be suspicious if such games were developed by large, well funded teams. otherwise, it seems more necessary than arbitrary.
― Dat Login was the dname u doofus (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:41 (six years ago) link
unless I misunderstand which types of games you mean
oh, I guess you were talking about project octopath traveler? I thought you were after celeste
― Dat Login was the dname u doofus (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 1 February 2018 18:43 (six years ago) link
octopath looks pretty unique to me idk. the backgrounds are also in the style of old jrpgs, just given depth
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:25 (six years ago) link
Celeste I was just thinking yesterday is a good example of using “pixel art” in a way that isn’t at all “retro”
― direct to consumer online mattress brand (silby), Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:27 (six years ago) link
yeah there's nothing NES or SNES about Celeste to me, it's just pixel art
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:28 (six years ago) link
i'd even go as far as saying it's closer to ori and the blind forest in aesthetic than it is to an explicitly retro platformer like shovel knight
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:34 (six years ago) link
Octopath got me thinking about it yes. Their sprites seem to be straight out of Chrono Trigger and the worlds they are in are 3D models/not 16 bit. I'd have to look around for other specific examples.
― Evan, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:37 (six years ago) link
I just feel like I keep seeing trailers featuring simplistic character sprites in front of intricate backdrops and that dichotomy seems designed to make geeks in their late 20s-30s drool.
― Evan, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:40 (six years ago) link
the environments use the 16 bit textures but with modern lightning effects which works out to a kinda unique effect but yeah it's definitely going for nostalgia on some level.
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 February 2018 19:42 (six years ago) link
First Steamworld Dig is out on Switch. Loved the sequel, do I want to original? Most consider the 2nd one an improvement. How about Night in the Woods? Do I want that?
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:37 (six years ago) link
haven't played the first dig but have been told that 2 basically obsoletes it i.e. it doesn't do anything that 2 doesn't also do but better. so I'm passing on it.
Night in the Woods is a well written but depressing story-based game with themes of mental illness and small town American decay and young people coming to terms with the fact that they've inherited a broken world.
― ciderpress, Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:49 (six years ago) link
Overcooked is really fun, if really stressful.
― rb (soda), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:53 (six years ago) link
We've played Overcooked a few times, and I still can't tell if it's good or bad for our family.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:55 (six years ago) link
It is the Sunday IKEA trip of video games.
― rb (soda), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:56 (six years ago) link
Haha Overcooked is a major argument starter. Get out of the way!!! WHERE ARE THOSE BUNS I ASKED YOU FOR!!!
― reggae mike love (polyphonic), Thursday, 1 February 2018 20:57 (six years ago) link
Indeed, I would not recommend weighting allowances and birthday/holiday gift budgets by Overcooked performance as I've done in my family.
― Dat Login was the dname u doofus (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 1 February 2018 21:06 (six years ago) link