Sacrifire: Review - The Next Valkyrie Profile?

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  • Опубликовано: 4 янв 2025

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  • @davidvinc
    @davidvinc  7 месяцев назад +4

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  • @barjed_dev
    @barjed_dev 7 месяцев назад +88

    Hey David! I am the lead developer for SacriFire. Thank you so much for taking the time to cover our game. I wanted to pop in and say that your concerns are definitely valid. We need to do a better job on communicating the unusual nature of the battle system to the players. Things like the target selection, tutorialization and other pain points will be improved. Ultimately this is the purpose of this demo - to gather useful feedback and iterate on it. Clearly we have a lot of work ahead of us.
    Finally, the build you played is the newest one we have, warts and all ;)

    • @gustaveriksson113
      @gustaveriksson113 7 месяцев назад +7

      It looks promising AF.

    • @HellPedre
      @HellPedre 7 месяцев назад +3

      the game looks amazing, Im following it since years haha, keep it up! and about the janky hard combat system, its not all that bad, just please dont end up making it too easy when balancing without a difficulty option :) and as long as it gets better while leveling up some jank the first hours of game is not that bad

    • @davidvinc
      @davidvinc  7 месяцев назад +17

      Thank you so much for popping in, that means a lot to me! I do wish you the best on your game and I only said the things that I said in order to improve it :) I just want your game to be the best that it can possibly be

    • @Reign_Fearon
      @Reign_Fearon 7 месяцев назад

      Is there world exploration?

    • @darkholyPL
      @darkholyPL 7 месяцев назад

      If you're looking for beta testers, I wouldn't mind to test the game for you for free. I was looking forward to this game for years, and I'm Polish so I can give you feedback in Polish if you like. Most of it would probably be about the combat system, since I think games like this live and die by their combas systems. Hit me up if you're interested.

  • @hadoo1973
    @hadoo1973 7 месяцев назад +23

    I have played an early build that is a version after this build. Just to clarify some things, there is/will be a difficulty choice. The combat is very deep and takes time to get used to. The main game will teach/ease you into combat in a more organic way along with training that just wasnt doable in this demo. It took me some time to adjust to the combat as I have not played anything like it before, I really think they have put forward something new here. I am an item hoarder in my rpgs and the combat had me using my items and strategy to make it through. Once the combat clicks it really is quite rewarding, but it does take some time to get into it. The skill tree is really great and I love that we can change up and experiment at any time.

    • @lildrewZ
      @lildrewZ 7 месяцев назад +2

      Same here for all of the above my brother-in-arms! I'm very much looking forward to the fully-polished release.

    • @davidvinc
      @davidvinc  7 месяцев назад +7

      I wonder why they would have given me an inferior product to show the masses. Doesn’t make much sense from a marketing standpoint

    • @hadoo1973
      @hadoo1973 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@davidvinc i will clarify the difficulty was contained in two different builds, but there should be a difficulty option in the final game. I think this is a case where they tried to show a later portion of the game wherein the beginning tutorials would ease into things slower but might not be as exciting so they did it for the demo. I am a prefer turn based combat myself, so it took me a good amount of time to absorb the combat and that I had to think about my strategy. For example, I hate bullet hell and when those bullets were flying I started panic rolling and was easily annoyed. But with the stop and go mechanic and when I took a breadth I was easily able to avoid things and crushed the boss. Did you play the molig mania mini game? I am not a fan of most mini games, but really enjoyed this one.

    • @123joshpearce
      @123joshpearce 7 месяцев назад +4

      This feels like the developers commenting on the video hiding as a random tester. But hopefully you’re right about the improvements!

    • @hadoo1973
      @hadoo1973 7 месяцев назад

      @@123joshpearce i'm just a fan and KS backer :)

  • @OtakuDaiKun
    @OtakuDaiKun 7 месяцев назад +9

    I love not needing to talk to NPCs. They help towns feel populated without wasting my time.

  • @rcake_et
    @rcake_et 7 месяцев назад +6

    😆 🤣 😂 @not everything has to be a dark soul difficulty. Completely agreed. Nowadays, if there's an easy mode, I'm all for it, but then again, we're pretty old now.

  • @Mid-AirMan
    @Mid-AirMan 7 месяцев назад +4

    Looks more like a mix between star ocean and Vagrant story.

  • @shard_the_sage1320
    @shard_the_sage1320 7 месяцев назад +6

    I backed this game and enjoyed the backer demo but let's not use "spiritual succesor" or "the next of" that seems to set up a lot of unreasonable expectations that lead to bad impressions. I think its good to go with "takes inspiration from" better

  • @DoubleSunday0
    @DoubleSunday0 7 месяцев назад +2

    I agree about the portraits. I had the same problem with Symphony of War. Fantastic game, jarring portraits.

  • @aaronko3480
    @aaronko3480 7 месяцев назад +1

    I enjoy your critiques, you certainly don’t pull your punches, even when it comes to previews. I’m still excited to see where this will ultimately go, it certainly looks exciting. I’m sure your video will go a long way towards improving this game. Oh and the music playing through the video is fire! Great job as always David!

  • @uppernimbus
    @uppernimbus 7 месяцев назад

    I've had my eye on this one, and yes, it definitely looks pretty! But it doesn't sound like it plays as well as it appears which is a shame, so I'm unsure if I'll pick it up in the end 😅

  • @ateliertohka7327
    @ateliertohka7327 7 месяцев назад +1

    I don't really see a problem with character portraits, personally, don't really think much about that. If I do, then I like to kind of imagine a sort of anime-esque scene of what's going on.
    Something I will agree with you on is the NPCs. I hate when there are clearly NPC characters in the map, but you can't interact with them. They're window decorations. I'm so glad someone else is saying this.

    • @sor3999
      @sor3999 6 месяцев назад +1

      Eh I don't see what the big deal is. it's no different than the background NPCs in Persona or Final Fantasy 7 Remake or similar games. Tokyo Mirage Sessions, though in that game the ones who can't interact with are colored silhouettes. It helps the game world not feel empty while not overwhelming you with 700 NPCs that don't have anything to say.

    • @ateliertohka7327
      @ateliertohka7327 6 месяцев назад

      @@sor3999 I dislike it because it's just clutter on the screen. You don't want the game world to feel empty, but it breaks immersion by bringing a feeling of not being a part of the game world. So no, it doesn't help it feel less empty. It just makes the player feel removed.

  • @brichan1851
    @brichan1851 7 месяцев назад +1

    David, you have such charisma and I love how passionate you are about the games you cover. Your videos have become “must see” events everyday for me. I could literally watch you all day. 😉
    This game looks very interesting. I haven’t heard of this one before. I hope we get a physical version for Switch. The “rough edges” you mention will hopefully get worked out. Only time will tell…
    Speaking of time, CHRONO TRIGGER! It’s about time (pun intended) this one drops for Switch. If you have any contacts with the people at SquareEnix, put a bug in their ear, will ya?
    Thanks for all you do for us. I can’t wait to see more of your videos.

  • @posterbag
    @posterbag 7 месяцев назад

    This game looks sweet! I’m sure they’ll fine tune things from this build and I hope I can get a physical copy.

  • @Shinky
    @Shinky 7 месяцев назад +1

    This game looks really solid. It could use some touch ups with the combat system but the potential is definitely there

  • @aaronko3480
    @aaronko3480 7 месяцев назад

    I enjoy your critiques, you certainly don’t pull your punches, even when it comes to previews. I’m still excited to see where this will ultimately go, it certainly looks exciting. I’m sure your video will go a long way towards improving this game. Great job as always David!

  • @NicoDitirro
    @NicoDitirro 7 месяцев назад

    I saw some screenshots for this game some time ago, and I gotta say it looks good. I'll definitely keep it on my radar.

  • @rjproduction486
    @rjproduction486 7 месяцев назад

    Will you have party members in this game?

  • @KingNoctis-b9z
    @KingNoctis-b9z 7 месяцев назад

    I also hope your feedback is taken into consideration. This was one of the indie RPGs I had my eyes on. I normally play games for the story, but a good gameplay is what gets me interested in a game in the first place. It's like story = personality and gameplay = physical attraction, if I was to make a comparaison.

  • @WhiteFangofWar
    @WhiteFangofWar 7 месяцев назад

    Hoping the battle system can be improved upon for the final game. I like the idea of dodging attacks, but if the enemies get unavoidable attacks as well that can be too much. You may not remember, but the original Star Ocean had a similar issue where you had to press attack and select an enemy before attacking them even if they were right in front of you, meaning that half your button presses accomplished nothing and it was easier to just mash attack.

  • @alvinedwaldchan3071
    @alvinedwaldchan3071 7 месяцев назад +1

    Battles look more like Star Ocean 2 than k Valkyrie profile

  • @landolondon3978
    @landolondon3978 7 месяцев назад

    Bro make a video on your workout regiment!

  • @CrashPad56
    @CrashPad56 7 месяцев назад

    i hope they work out the kinks, this looks like it has potential. thanks for the update David!

  • @lens_hunter
    @lens_hunter 7 месяцев назад +2

    For the battle system, sounds like they tried to make an action based combat system from Resonance of Fate and failed.

  • @forestpark73
    @forestpark73 7 месяцев назад +1

    I hope they’re watching taking notes from you and fans of the OG games, I genuinely hope they produce a solid game! And a physical copy for consoles! 😊

  • @003SONE
    @003SONE 7 месяцев назад

    I think this game looks great. For me, it's got the beautiful art style, I like the character portraits and the surroundings. The combat does look a bit difficult/complicated, but i'd still buy it and give it a go 😊
    Thanks for discussing this game, David. I look forward to keeping an eye on it 😊

  • @S.O.G13
    @S.O.G13 7 месяцев назад

    I think it looks great for an indie, I’ll definitely be picking it up

  • @bbarling
    @bbarling 7 месяцев назад

    It certainly looks very nice. I hope the devs spend a bit of time polishing the combat etc.

  • @Brandonfriggenstaleylol
    @Brandonfriggenstaleylol 7 месяцев назад

    How unfortunate about the battle system. Id assume being beta its far to along to just scrap it and restart lol. What would they need to do to improve itm

  • @ginkage5863
    @ginkage5863 7 месяцев назад +1

    VP1 Linneth😍
    VP2 Silmeria😍😍😍
    I was hoping for VP3 to have their 3rd sister 😭

  • @threeswordssama
    @threeswordssama 7 месяцев назад

    Seems like there are some cool concepts in this game. Hope they polish it up.

  • @MiamiSunrise
    @MiamiSunrise 7 месяцев назад +1

    This is an opinion from someone who hasnt played this game at all nor knows much about it but this looks pretty top notch. I would have to personally try the battle system to give an appropriate take but it looks like it could be fun. I definitely dont like the character portraits as they dont match the game and I'm also hoping for more NPC interaction as that seems like something the game should definitely have more of (which I presume it will...I hope). I cant find any data to show any sort of physical release, even in the kickstarter and thats unfortunate and will likely keep me from buying it. I hope that changes. Great coverage David, well done!

  • @mjdf122
    @mjdf122 7 месяцев назад

    I still have my copy of PS1 Valkyrie Profile so I’ll like this game too

  • @dougkeyes4406
    @dougkeyes4406 7 месяцев назад

    How do the rest of us get to try it out

  • @codeninja1
    @codeninja1 7 месяцев назад

    I agree with the portraits. I think we just dont like the style portraits usually are. If you look at our beloved games like ff6...those portraits are quite different but we love em.

  • @lens_hunter
    @lens_hunter 7 месяцев назад

    Did you check out Indivisible? I thought it was a pretty good spiritual successor to Valkyrie Profile.

    • @AdversaryOne
      @AdversaryOne 7 месяцев назад

      How was it? It's freshly added to my backlog a couple of months ago from a sale.

  • @OnyxSkiesXIX
    @OnyxSkiesXIX 7 месяцев назад

    I completely agree about combat difficulty. It seems like so many games, especially indie games, really want to lean into punishing and difficult combat. Whether it's a Souls thing or an NES thing or whatever, it's almost never well balanced or enjoyable.

  • @darkholyPL
    @darkholyPL 7 месяцев назад

    'It's like VP!'
    Me: Yeah!
    'Combat sucks...'
    Me: Oh... oh no!
    God damn it, I was looking forward to this game for years now. I hope they fix the combat system, because I really want this game to be good.

  • @Peavey311
    @Peavey311 7 месяцев назад

    I wonder if you're only going to have the 1 character the entire game or if there's a party. And if there is a party, how the hell is that going to work with this battle system??

  • @tankatlus5797
    @tankatlus5797 7 месяцев назад

    The portraits need to be 90s anime portrait art with pixel art style

  • @althyk
    @althyk 7 месяцев назад

    Oh Hrist... So sweet as Leone. You deserve justice!

  • @Animefan8050
    @Animefan8050 7 месяцев назад

    I'm surprised about the potrait art criticism. I personally love that as I love the pixel art, but getting to see them hand-drawn adds extra depth to how I see the characters. I saw it as complimentary rather than clashing.

  • @drewtheunspoken3988
    @drewtheunspoken3988 7 месяцев назад

    This looks interesting but I'm not really much in to 2D RPGs. I played the first Valkyrie Profile for a few hours but it didn't really grab me. I also gave Exist Archive a shot but got the same result.

  • @nerdzone
    @nerdzone 7 месяцев назад

    I think doing hand drawn graphics is just easier and more time effective, also more people could do it well compared to pixel art on large scale images. That's why they do it for portraits.

    • @AdversaryOne
      @AdversaryOne 7 месяцев назад

      They should contract someone to just do pixel art portraits. The clashing of art styles makes the game look less "authentic" or professional, imo.

  • @10k-Noodles
    @10k-Noodles 7 месяцев назад

    I had it on a notepad list I made of rpgs I was interested in. Hopefully, the feedback helps.

  • @ガリ-ダメラム
    @ガリ-ダメラム 7 месяцев назад +1

    Hello David ☺️. You have to remember this is fat from done and the dev clearly said the purpose of this is to gather feedback from players. I feel in your video your being a little rude to the dev team with your comments on the game. Obviously i understand they asked you to do this and you abliged i think it would not have hurt you to be a little more polite when given these opportunities. Just my thoughts you either like or you don't. Apart from that i do enjoy your content im 46 from the uk and grew up in the same game's as you we also share our love for dragon quest. We don't live in a very friendly world anymore and it doesn't hurt us to do our parts to try and make it a better place again ☺️. Please don't feel like this is a personal matter it's not. Take care and have a great day!. Ps hope your excited for dq hd 2d ik i am! It's been a very long wait lol. Cheers mate all the best.gaz

    • @davidvinc
      @davidvinc  7 месяцев назад +3

      I don’t mean to be rude, I just want to be truthful. If I lied and said the entire thing was a bed of roses then nothing would improve. I just want the game to be the best it can be

  • @TokyoLovesme
    @TokyoLovesme 4 месяца назад

    Interesting bits about the combat...you can't cast while the enemy is still charging their attack? Ooooouch! I just saw this on steam pax west...and wishlisted...but after this great review...I a bit scared really.

  • @miorionomichi
    @miorionomichi 7 месяцев назад

    There was already a Valkyrie Profile spiritual successor its called “Indivisible” that game should be talked about more since it’s really good imo

    • @josek998
      @josek998 7 месяцев назад +1

      Also exist archive the other side of the sky its a very good rpg with the system of valkyria profile

    • @sor3999
      @sor3999 7 месяцев назад

      I found Indivisible really disappointing.

    • @tombrooke1281
      @tombrooke1281 7 месяцев назад

      Indivisible was great, exist archive was ok but for some reason it would crash for me a couple of hours into a dungeon randomly, it happened multiple times and eventually I had to put it down which I rarely do with games.

    • @espfusion
      @espfusion 7 месяцев назад

      Indivisible is an OK Metroidvania with a watered down version of VP's battles tacked on. They're a slog and without the depth or almost any of the underlying RPG elements it really doesn't work well.
      Still worth playing if you're into MVs though.

    • @tombrooke1281
      @tombrooke1281 7 месяцев назад +1

      @@espfusion I disagree, Valkyrie profiles battle system wasn't any harder than indivisible and is almost identical in it's approach to it, both games provide a decent level of challenge in terms of coming out on top, aside from indivisible having more platforming elements that Valkyrie profile lacks they are similar games, indivisible just has more than one way to scale an environment and Valkyrie profile has a more in depth levelling and equipment system, either way the games function similarly. I wouldn't describe indivisible as a metroidvania clone and I think if someone was expecting that going into indivisible they would be disappointed, it provided an experience that is pretty unique to itself in that it blurs the lines between platform, action and RPG, there isn't really anything else that provides the same experience.

  • @ectogamut
    @ectogamut 6 месяцев назад

    I played it and noticed how stupid it was not being able to cast a spell because the enemy was casting. why should it matter? If that’s a result of it being turnbased and it’s not my turn, then why let me select the spell? How they are presenting things needs more work

  • @Grind24hours
    @Grind24hours 7 месяцев назад

    The ultimate game: a game that plays itself!

  • @yotaruvegeta
    @yotaruvegeta 7 месяцев назад

    Did someone say Valkyrie Profile? I’ve been activated!

  • @TheTateful
    @TheTateful 7 месяцев назад

    The skill progression system kinda reminds me of The Witcher.

  • @KazeShikamaru
    @KazeShikamaru 7 месяцев назад

    Taking time to larn something isn't a bad thing David. This looks fine to me.

    • @davidvinc
      @davidvinc  7 месяцев назад

      I said the same thing in the video. It LOOKS fine, but when you're actually playing it, it's a whole other story.

  • @MuddyGamingLive
    @MuddyGamingLive 7 месяцев назад

    I can't help it, the art style alone makes this a pickup for me.

  • @Lunariant
    @Lunariant 7 месяцев назад

    I agree about the portrait art. I'm not saying it's bad art, but it is disjointed from the beautiful sprites and backgrounds and makes the game look less polished. It does seems to be an unfortunate trend in indie RPGs, as you said.

  • @gametourny4ever627
    @gametourny4ever627 7 месяцев назад

    This game reminds me of Ys Origin and Ys 6 Ark of Nepishtim

  • @brentrossen5134
    @brentrossen5134 7 месяцев назад

    I feel like there may be some "turn-based apologism" going on with certain modern indie rpgs where they try to appeal to fans of both action and turn based at the same time (See also, Sea of Stars), where they are afraid people will call the gameplay dated if it has turn based, but still want to appeal to old school fans. I think this would have worked better if they took the movement and spatial element out so that you could have party members and let the cool visuals play out that way. Just my opinion.

  • @rimjobledouche5201
    @rimjobledouche5201 7 месяцев назад

    Ha, I'm still waiting for Hazlenut Bastille.

  • @123joshpearce
    @123joshpearce 7 месяцев назад +1

    In my mind the Yakety Sax song is playing while your character is running around between attacks, it looks kind of silly to an onlooker! Amazing art direction, but probably a pass if the battle system ends up like it is in this version.

  • @AndreaMusso99
    @AndreaMusso99 7 месяцев назад

    Ezekiel looks cute, I am just throwing it out there :v

  • @bobjones4469
    @bobjones4469 7 месяцев назад +1

    Who's the cute girl in the thumbnail? No allies?

  • @bandrew1442
    @bandrew1442 7 месяцев назад

    Its a shame the battle system is so obtuse cuz the visuals are amazing. I do love more atypical games so I'll check it out, but I could definitely see it not vibing with a lot of people.

  • @MrBud85
    @MrBud85 Месяц назад

    That battle system looks rough

  • @simonstrane
    @simonstrane 6 месяцев назад

    Looks decent. But David, I was thinking if you could talk a bit about your experience in the gaming industry with the sexuality you have? Fellow RUclipsr Tim Cain has done some videos about that, and I was wondering if you could do the same? I would love a Special Episode about that. Thank you, my hero.

  • @Turbo_Waitress
    @Turbo_Waitress 7 месяцев назад

    I’m not a fan of how small the onscreen character is, even if it is meant to evoke Valkyrie Profile. It feels like it could make play difficult when a lot is going on onscreen. Other than that, the game looks interesting.

  • @d_shuffles
    @d_shuffles 7 месяцев назад

    Someone say Valkyrie Profile?

  • @SnakekillerX
    @SnakekillerX 7 месяцев назад

    The sprites look awkward, like they were designed too tall, feel like a shorter version of the characters would look nicer.

  • @aidou97
    @aidou97 7 месяцев назад

    Good morning daddy ❤❤❤

  • @draklen2244
    @draklen2244 7 месяцев назад

    I was looking forward to this one but that battle system looks terrible just from a design stand point.

  • @Kayas
    @Kayas 6 месяцев назад

    I tried the demo and actually lost interest in the game just based on the battle system. It's far too tedious and lasts long.

  • @brandonboyce6408
    @brandonboyce6408 7 месяцев назад

    just make the combat turnbased lol god that looks janky

  • @AngelAteem
    @AngelAteem 6 месяцев назад

    Sorry, not to be that person, but it’s pronounced “val-kir-ee” or “val-ki-ree.”

  • @erickmunizrocco
    @erickmunizrocco 7 месяцев назад

    didnt like the combat. very stale and confusing. you either go for full action combat or full turnbased.
    the combat IMO should be like Star Ocean second story R. this would be a banger for me

  • @angelgodric
    @angelgodric 6 месяцев назад

    Dónde like the combat will no buy it

  • @DreamMarko
    @DreamMarko 7 месяцев назад

    I'll skip this game.

  • @1989red13bfc
    @1989red13bfc 7 месяцев назад

    I’m not feeling it.