gold coins are for a type of merchant you unlock... a bit further in. for those wondering. Also, interesting that they decided to change the upgrades the way they did... they apparently really changed it since I last played.
too bad it has so much blood. unplayable for kids at a certain age who would appreciate such a game... but well. pixel art devs trying to show that they can do bloody stuff is one of the reasons why they fail at a commercial success, right? because millions of kids and indie-fans are looking for new colorful experiences... yet, unnecessary blood is to some a no-go.
@@misterbeach8826 While I do believe having a toggle for blood is always the better option, including blood is a stylistic choice and indie devs often don't have the resources to add a toggle for everything. I wouldn't jump to a simple conclusion like "pixel artists are showing off their skills", and implying it is one of the reason why pixel art games aren't a commercial success is, imho, ridiculous. Not least for the fact that the premise seems wrong, as in there are pixel art games that succeeded commercially at large. I guess that also depends on what you define commercial success as, but then we'd be opening a whole new can of worms.
I just finished playing the 2 hour trial out for PS Plus and I am going to pick this up soon, but I really really want to play this on a Switch 2 lol. There are so many damn games like this that I’m holding out on for the inevitable Switch, surely out in September or October or something.
I bought Early Access for this game a long time ago when You made a gameplay video. I did not know it came out in 1.0. Thanks Splat. Nice to have You around ^_^
If this dev is like me, then I know his reasons for not doing network code. It comes down to whether you know network enough to be comfortable with it, or alternatively, don’t want to deal with the headache it may be.
As a person who has been playing the heck out of this for the last week leading up to release, this version of the game is SIGNIFICANTLY different from the pre 1.0.0 build that was just released! I'm excited to experience the changes!
It looks like there are subtle visual updates with what you upgrade, when i compare what your ship looked like at the beginning of the video and what it looked like after you upgraded the hull and the hold
Was thinking the same thing. A shame you can't befriend Derek Zoolander here - with his nigh infinite supply of Blue Steel, you'll have all the gas you want to play with. (Just be careful about those freak gasoline fight accidents)
This is a great game. Had loads of fun playing with it before it was out. Left it, came back and it's got those nice differences that really streamline the game. The red and blue chips replacing "oil capsules" as currency can be used for upgrades to ship and personal weapons are great. One thing is, you can't see what your ship will look like with different hulls. Once you upgrade, thats the look you have until you upgrade again. small thing, but I did like seeing how the ship changed in appearance with different components.
You still have to collect resources and stuff, thats to upgrade the buildings or sell for more chips at the shop. I honestly thought they made it better. You can't raise animals and have a huge source of income though, same for plants. You have to go out and fight to get more money, or harvest red or blue ore. More resources are useful, but you can't generate money anymore.
The 1.0 release has been astounding. I cannot express how much better of a game this is now. I am glad that a lot of people are getting this as a first impression. The previous story was B Movie tier. The progression was full of time gates. The ships were not fun to customize or fight with, and the skies were largely empty of ships to fight. I am not exaggerating when I say literally everything, from loot drops to progression to narrative to design, it's all objectively better than it was before. Please try it out. It's was a rough and unique indie gem that has since been polished and cut to a beautiful shine. I guarantee that most everyone who disliked it before is going to like it much better now.
Had a public holiday the day it came out in 1.0, so decided it was fate to play it. Best decision I made all week. My only criticism is that the mod/amulet box opening mechanic gets a bit old after your first 50 boxes
I remember the let's-player days, you played Kingdom Hearts 2 and that other game with masks and music- and sounds-themed gameplay. Venezian heavy vibe game and from that time I started watching your vids.
I actually couldn’t imagine playing video games for a living.. because I love it so much, and like you said, you get burnt out on things like “reading dialogue”.. sometimes I get jealous you guys play games and get paid, but at other times I’m thankful that gaming will Always be a relaxing hobby and favourite pastime for me, and never a job..
Originally they were going for a different story and vibe altogether. I dont know why they changed it but it was so much better and more serious before. The new story just made the game seem kinda silly and too cartoony. They also removed lots from the upgrade systems which I wasnt really a fan of either. Not a bad game at all and its still enjoyable but it was kind of a bummer seeing the changes.
I think they may have changed the story to give the game a bit of comedic relief or just a change in ideology on the dev room. I loved the game and the story and I thought it was done really well
What's below..? Well in Sluggy Freelancer's epic "Ocean's Unmoving" saga its an ocean frozen in time. If you touch it you lose all your time and get frozen in time hence why everyone lives on the floating islands / ships. But what awaits the people trapped who awaken at the end of time itself?
Huh. I guess i thought it wasnt out yet. I purchased it after one of your 1st videos on it. Played it, amd got as far as E.A. would let me. Why didnt a steam notice happen when they went 1.0? Least for me it didnt. Oh well, soon as i finish BG3, its Blackskylands time. Really fun game!
Game seems cool! ...one think that always bothers me about the design of steampunk gas filled aircrafts is how impractical they would realistically be in a combat oriented role.
The game looks great and i'm definitely gonna pick it up but why do you feel like you can talk about the narrative when earlier on in the video you were also talking about how you skip most of the dialogue?
achievements take some days to sync when a game just releases , at least in my experience lots of them stuck on 0.1% or something like that but that's not possible tomost of them , give it time
Black Skylands is one of those games that I bought based on the Prologue demo, then they "released" into EA/beta and I don't play it because I liked the prologue better.
Anytime i see a game that you fly your own ship of any kind my first question is how big and bad ass can i make that. Am i forever stuck with little boats or can i use a massive dreadnaught.
Yeah, I saw it was doing the same thing on Baldur's Gate 3 for about the first week after release; I thought it was a bit strange that the achievement for beating the prologue chapter (Descent from Avernus) was sitting at only 0.1% for quite a while.
Blood splatters hovering mid air annoyed me more than they should. I followed it for a while but something in this one pushes me away, can't quite put a finger on it.
in about another hour or two, you're going to unlock a LOT more stuff. and you'll find what the gold coins are for. been playing this since early beta. fantastically fun bubblegum game.
a lot of the steam reviews seem to be unhappy about the major changes and the weak story. does anyone genuinely enjoy this game? it looks beautiful but I'm hesitant to give it a shot.
I first learned about Black Skylands from your previous video, played it in early access and it was quite good, but they removed so many nice things in the release and made the story mostly worse. It's a shame devs did that for an otherwise very good game.
I remember this one.. I hope its fantastic for you lads. I was active and waiting when splatty first introduced the game years ago.. unfortunately I lived through the moment when devs decided to jump on the woke/feminist bandwagon. They had assets for Walter but instead of bringing male-female selection to create wider audience (like many supporters suggested) they basically just slapped Eva as protagonist and thats that. At that point my back just broke.. im so done with entertainment pushed feminist stuff (Rings of power, Witcher, Batwoman, She hulk.. etc.) that I wont risk my meager pennies on uncertain titles.
gold coins are for a type of merchant you unlock... a bit further in. for those wondering. Also, interesting that they decided to change the upgrades the way they did... they apparently really changed it since I last played.
The completely revamped quite a few of the game systems.
too bad it has so much blood. unplayable for kids at a certain age who would appreciate such a game... but well. pixel art devs trying to show that they can do bloody stuff is one of the reasons why they fail at a commercial success, right? because millions of kids and indie-fans are looking for new colorful experiences... yet, unnecessary blood is to some a no-go.
@@misterbeach8826 While I do believe having a toggle for blood is always the better option, including blood is a stylistic choice and indie devs often don't have the resources to add a toggle for everything. I wouldn't jump to a simple conclusion like "pixel artists are showing off their skills", and implying it is one of the reason why pixel art games aren't a commercial success is, imho, ridiculous. Not least for the fact that the premise seems wrong, as in there are pixel art games that succeeded commercially at large. I guess that also depends on what you define commercial success as, but then we'd be opening a whole new can of worms.
The birds and creatures flying past would drive me nuts, because I'd think an enemy was coming at me.
I just finished playing the 2 hour trial out for PS Plus and I am going to pick this up soon, but I really really want to play this on a Switch 2 lol. There are so many damn games like this that I’m holding out on for the inevitable Switch, surely out in September or October or something.
Ronnie here. I can confirm Falcon Bandit's hat is the only reason we leave him at the hideout.
Picked this up in early access when you covered it loong ago. No regrets, super fun game! Glad you showed it some love for the release
Damn. This looks fun! I am going to pick this up. Not really my thing but it seems casual enough with upgrades that i want to see how far i could get.
I beat it in early access and then at each big update. It's really fun. Just wish it had coop
I bought Early Access for this game a long time ago when You made a gameplay video. I did not know it came out in 1.0. Thanks Splat. Nice to have You around ^_^
I've never been quite sure if I like Black Flag, or if I just really love sea shanties
Maybe i'm wrong but this game is underrated af
It’s not bad but I’ve been playing it for a year now on and off it’s ok but idk just doesn’t do it
@@TheXxemarosaxx i igree Anyway this game need a pvp mode or somenthing.. would be cool
@@rafans1077100% needs multiplayer. The devs said probably not though when i asked.
Great game! Enter the Gungeon in steampunk form.
If this dev is like me, then I know his reasons for not doing network code. It comes down to whether you know network enough to be comfortable with it, or alternatively, don’t want to deal with the headache it may be.
These highlight intro gameplay scenes iare much better while Splatt introduces the game than staring at the main menu.
Love the game! Bought it based on one of your previous videos about it, it was loads of fun even before hitting v1.0. Great time to dive back in 🙂
My thoughts exactly. Bought it a year ago, put about 15 hours into it and loved it, now I need to start fresh!
Love the look. I don't think I've personally seen another game that's 2D top down, but with parallax to really give the illusion of 3D.
I think Sunless Sea have a kind of parallax here and there
sunless skies, definitely. looks very pretty
Good pick splatt. Yet another one that would have gone past me without you. Thank you!
Ooo, I saw this yesterday on my fy list. I'm really glad you're covering it nice one.
Looks fun anyway cheers splattercat 👍
Also had this game sugested to me by Steam.
As a person who has been playing the heck out of this for the last week leading up to release, this version of the game is SIGNIFICANTLY different from the pre 1.0.0 build that was just released! I'm excited to experience the changes!
I bought this forever ago and have been waiting for 1.0, thanks Splatty!
I think this was one of the first games I saw from you, and could not remember the name exactly.
Thank you for the reminder =)
Thank you for adding game name in the title!
Much appreciated!
Finally people found out about this game , I am still playing it and it's very good
And the story is very good
Thank you for sharing this. I love discovering games I want to play on your channel! Just bought it! Thanks for showing me the game.
I would love a game like this in the Skies of Arcadia world, but this is probably about as close as we'll ever get.
Yooooo I think about that game *all* the time.
That game was my favorite growing up
Check out Airship: Kingdoms Adrift, seems close from what I've seen.
@@fus132 Ooh, that looks really cool! Thank you for mentioning it! Only a couple weeks to release, too...
It looks like there are subtle visual updates with what you upgrade, when i compare what your ship looked like at the beginning of the video and what it looked like after you upgraded the hull and the hold
Nice to see you videos again! Thank you!
"Blue Steel" gives me flashbacks to Zoolander.
Was thinking the same thing. A shame you can't befriend Derek Zoolander here - with his nigh infinite supply of Blue Steel, you'll have all the gas you want to play with. (Just be careful about those freak gasoline fight accidents)
When the screens (or songs or whatever) exist within the world of the fiction, the word you're looking for is diegetic.
I bought it after i watched you, such a neat game. Excited to dive into it again.
This is a great game. Had loads of fun playing with it before it was out. Left it, came back and it's got those nice differences that really streamline the game. The red and blue chips replacing "oil capsules" as currency can be used for upgrades to ship and personal weapons are great. One thing is, you can't see what your ship will look like with different hulls. Once you upgrade, thats the look you have until you upgrade again. small thing, but I did like seeing how the ship changed in appearance with different components.
Gotta ask, A noticeable number of reviews on steam seem to dislike 1.0 changes a lot, is it a personal thing or did they actually make the game worse?
You still have to collect resources and stuff, thats to upgrade the buildings or sell for more chips at the shop. I honestly thought they made it better. You can't raise animals and have a huge source of income though, same for plants. You have to go out and fight to get more money, or harvest red or blue ore. More resources are useful, but you can't generate money anymore.
@@Rakanarshi2 I guess I'll give the game a look at some point! Someone even complained that they added a ton of useless weapons or something? lol
@@TheLazyFinn I wouldn't say useless at all, the weapons you would expect to be there and can upgrade them. Just different play styles.
@@Rakanarshi2 Good to know! I guess some people just didn't like the change or something
I’ve owned this game forever but just started playing it yesterday. It’s awesome
The 1.0 release has been astounding. I cannot express how much better of a game this is now. I am glad that a lot of people are getting this as a first impression. The previous story was B Movie tier. The progression was full of time gates. The ships were not fun to customize or fight with, and the skies were largely empty of ships to fight. I am not exaggerating when I say literally everything, from loot drops to progression to narrative to design, it's all objectively better than it was before. Please try it out. It's was a rough and unique indie gem that has since been polished and cut to a beautiful shine. I guarantee that most everyone who disliked it before is going to like it much better now.
Bought this game because of you. Thanks again Splat!
I wasn't interested in this game the past 2-3 times you covered it. BUT this looks good now and I definitely wanna play it!
Your vids rarely fail to make me smile
Finally a game I can get on the switch. Shop battling is a bit odd but once I get a handle on that I'm sure it'll be good.
That giant sky whale deep down at the end looked pretty amazing
Had a public holiday the day it came out in 1.0, so decided it was fate to play it. Best decision I made all week. My only criticism is that the mod/amulet box opening mechanic gets a bit old after your first 50 boxes
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
Wow this looks amazing! Definitely getting it :D
"The cup has been moved."
-Splattercat, Mover of Cups
Black Flag is my favorite too of the Assassin's Creed games. So fun and relaxing sailing around.
I forgot about this game, like you said. Thanks, installed while watching.
I miss the days when he used to talk the intro on the menu screen and used to tell us what this game is about
This just popped up on RUclips ads! Looks like a ton of fun
cool cool cool. played the demo and liked it. glad that its finally out. imma get it.
I remember the let's-player days, you played Kingdom Hearts 2 and that other game with masks and music- and sounds-themed gameplay. Venezian heavy vibe game and from that time I started watching your vids.
I actually couldn’t imagine playing video games for a living.. because I love it so much, and like you said, you get burnt out on things like “reading dialogue”.. sometimes I get jealous you guys play games and get paid, but at other times I’m thankful that gaming will
Always be a relaxing hobby and favourite pastime for me, and never a job..
You had me at “Black Flag”
what's up guys n gals welcome to the nerd castle
I’ve been looking forward to this coming out
So cool. Looking forward to the stream!
This game was fun in E.A.
Looking forward to reinstalling this when I get home.
F for Walter.
Really puts me in mind of the first SPaZ, which is good.
Originally they were going for a different story and vibe altogether. I dont know why they changed it but it was so much better and more serious before. The new story just made the game seem kinda silly and too cartoony. They also removed lots from the upgrade systems which I wasnt really a fan of either. Not a bad game at all and its still enjoyable but it was kind of a bummer seeing the changes.
I think they may have changed the story to give the game a bit of comedic relief or just a change in ideology on the dev room. I loved the game and the story and I thought it was done really well
Cheers for the update, this is a definite buy for me!
Oh hell yeah, I've been waiting for full release to get in to this fully, just gunna have to wait until after I'm done with BG3 tho lol
I love this game, played it back in early access and am playing again now that it’s fully out👍
Remember when Ubisoft said, "this will be the last Assassin's Creed." a few assassin creeds ago?
S.P.A.Z vibes for sure. That boarding mechanic grabbed me instantly.
This looks amazing 😍
always wanted my own airship. LOVE THIS
What's below..? Well in Sluggy Freelancer's epic "Ocean's Unmoving" saga its an ocean frozen in time. If you touch it you lose all your time and get frozen in time hence why everyone lives on the floating islands / ships. But what awaits the people trapped who awaken at the end of time itself?
Steampunk with tyranids. Yet again sold to me by splat :D some devs should build you a statue ;)
Holy cannoli this game looks GORGEOUS
that last boss fight looked cool.
Huh. I guess i thought it wasnt out yet. I purchased it after one of your 1st videos on it. Played it, amd got as far as E.A. would let me. Why didnt a steam notice happen when they went 1.0? Least for me it didnt. Oh well, soon as i finish BG3, its Blackskylands time. Really fun game!
I spend a lot of time playing Early access and I was heaving fun
the ..."cabeza accesory..." got me good, or shall I say "got me bueno"
Game seems cool! ...one think that always bothers me about the design of steampunk gas filled aircrafts is how impractical they would realistically be in a combat oriented role.
this game looks great. the controls look very tight, reminiscent of old GTA or Take No Prisoners
The game looks great and i'm definitely gonna pick it up but why do you feel like you can talk about the narrative when earlier on in the video you were also talking about how you skip most of the dialogue?
Playing this game with the SuperHot (Hyperhot Mix) Theme is absolutely bonkers. This is a great Doom-bso-while-you-play-it game
Bought it on PS5 so must be all over. Looks excellent but I need to finish Everspace 2 first.
achievements take some days to sync when a game just releases , at least in my experience
lots of them stuck on 0.1% or something like that but that's not possible tomost of them , give it time
Black Skylands is one of those games that I bought based on the Prologue demo, then they "released" into EA/beta and I don't play it because I liked the prologue better.
Played this about a year ago and thought it had stardew valley level potential - glad it’s getting attention!!
the layout reminds me of sunless skies
Anytime i see a game that you fly your own ship of any kind my first question is how big and bad ass can i make that. Am i forever stuck with little boats or can i use a massive dreadnaught.
The .1% has been a bug on steam lately for achievements.
Yeah, I saw it was doing the same thing on Baldur's Gate 3 for about the first week after release; I thought it was a bit strange that the achievement for beating the prologue chapter (Descent from Avernus) was sitting at only 0.1% for quite a while.
And it has controller support! Thnx Cat, for making me spend another 18 euros ;)
Looks like a great game for smartphonw
Damn this game looks like a blast to play!
This game was so fun
Thanks for the video.
0:55 "I dunno what kinda punk this is"
Well, Splat, I'd say it fits within Sailpunk most, though with elements of steampunk.
The developer discord used the term Skypunk
i want a Kharadron Overlord skyship game so badly...
I see the word sky pirates I like
Some game puzzles are on another level. eg Tom has 3 eggs. Mary has 5. What's Tom's mother's maiden name...?
reminds me of old Gamemaker-community games like MageCraft and RagingSkies
Blood splatters hovering mid air annoyed me more than they should. I followed it for a while but something in this one pushes me away, can't quite put a finger on it.
is there more ships you can buy ?
or its just the starting one?
in about another hour or two, you're going to unlock a LOT more stuff. and you'll find what the gold coins are for. been playing this since early beta. fantastically fun bubblegum game.
I vote that we call it Skypunk.🤣
a lot of the steam reviews seem to be unhappy about the major changes and the weak story. does anyone genuinely enjoy this game? it looks beautiful but I'm hesitant to give it a shot.
you should try star sector
I first learned about Black Skylands from your previous video, played it in early access and it was quite good, but they removed so many nice things in the release and made the story mostly worse. It's a shame devs did that for an otherwise very good game.
I remember this one.. I hope its fantastic for you lads.
I was active and waiting when splatty first introduced the game years ago.. unfortunately I lived through the moment when devs decided to jump on the woke/feminist bandwagon. They had assets for Walter but instead of bringing male-female selection to create wider audience (like many supporters suggested) they basically just slapped Eva as protagonist and thats that.
At that point my back just broke.. im so done with entertainment pushed feminist stuff (Rings of power, Witcher, Batwoman, She hulk.. etc.) that I wont risk my meager pennies on uncertain titles.
I like the version before 1.0 more.
I prefer this one, it's more stream lined and the story makes more sense now.
Can you do Book of Hours?
It seems virtually certain that your tablet is a skypad; given the context.
I hope this game has an expansion soon giving more backstory about the epic adventures of sky pirates Ronnie and Donnie.
It just got released......and we are begging for an expansion?