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Enjoyed your thoughts, thanks for sharing! Small tip for the "not moving for 180 seconds" achievements, you don't have to do them at the start of the map, you can accomplish it during any three minute window of time. So it can actually be significantly easier once you get additional skills and abilities later. Personally, I liked the optional sub-objective in the first map with the bloody trails and would look forward to more of those in future maps. Perhaps a way to flesh out the lore more in lieu of actual story. I was initially trying to kill the bosses on those altar-like platforms in the second map, but nothing happens.
The difficulty with adding story to a genre like this is the 'where' because if it's done between runs it ruins the appeal of "reset & go" run after run gameplay. If it's in menus then it might as well not be there. I don't think it would be impossible to add but it's definitely going to be a struggle.
yea, it's definitely a challenge, though oddly a few have skirted the concepts - some with world maps, others with in-run discoverables (the blood trail in this one is one like that, so are the npc unlocks) - some have even introduced party members :) personally, I think the sweet spot would be to have more hand crafted maps rather than procedural, and introduce events to discover in them - combine that with a map system with an easy method of repeating old maps if you want to grind/discover and it could do an RPG light approach (maybe with a few town hubs for different buffs), thinking sort of in the same vein as RTS story development (C&C/Starcraft/etc.) but with repeatable missions.
I play cleric as a debuff character. Try it again. :) Cleric is my first char to finish all the bosses. He's super strong when you use his attack to put DOTs.
I just couldn't get into his attack pattern sadly - I've beaten all 3 zones with each of the characters, just found the more straight forward patterns to fit my playstyle :)
Reminds me of Vampire survivor. Not bad. V.S. has way more levels and character's (but it's a complete game that's been out for a while, and has a DLC, so it's bound to have more features than a game that's still in easy access).
Just found your channel for this review. Thanks for the overview. Story would be nice to see in a game like this. Children of Morta kinda did that but it was roguelite arpg more than bullethell. And they didnt have voice-overs iirc. Commenting for the algorithm 😀
I bought this game thanks to your demo review, and its been my second favourite bullet heaven since, so thank you for that initial video! My #1 Bullet Heaven is Soulstone Survivors, the progression mechanics blow all other games in the genre out of the water, you should check it out 😉
understandable, I like a few of them (not quite as big into them as wander, but still like my fair share) - I usually need them to do something interesting for it to hold my attention for more than a couple hours. (this one's progression systems, battle grid's party system, etc.) - I almost never play VS itself anymore.
eh, if I was working the algorithm, I'd mention Diablo (youtube would promote it to more people given the "known good audience") - this name drop was mostly because of the source of the requests for a second video lol. Also, that trick doesn't work too well if it's not in context since I'm not a drama-tuber or reaction-tuber, so most the overlap will be in pre-existing cross viewership between our channels.
@@phant0mdummy When done correctly, true - but only to an extent - generally it's a mix of risk/reward for name-dropping in titles, if done incorrectly it can bork up a few things when it comes to a video's, and ultimately your channel's, audience. If done consistently, can snare your channel pretty hard too should something happen with the other creator. Only reason I felt secure doing this one is due to that pre-existing viewer overlap and active requests, and that this isn't an anchor video for a channel, but rather a requested video. (while I'm a "create what I want to create" youtuber for the most part - I do have to think about this stuff when marking out titles/seo/seeding/etc. - but that thankfully doesn't change the content)
@@Alzorath would you ever consider making a noobs guide to gearing up from normal to hell? I'm talking how to choose the proper upgrades and overcome each difficulty, how to outfit your merc, etc. There's a hole there in search results. It's like teach a man to fish type stuff. I dont want an endgame build. I want to know how you progress efficiently so I can use those concepts myself.
I've made starter guides for each class, sadly the holes in the search for it are probably mostly due to interest rather than supply (there's a few channels that have done them too), but due to low browse clickthroughs, they tend to disappear off of search too :( It's oddly why, despite complaints about it, I started including progression advice in end-game build videos when possible. Though I could try to come up with something more generic for mid-game advice.
yup, felt this fit better - will probably shift it to something a bit more evergreen in a couple weeks if I remember (I forget about it a lot lol, because I'm not a "good youtuber" according to most of those "how to youtube" folks lol)
So what game would you like to see next? Mention it down below.
If you'd like to support the channel - there are a few ways:
You can go pick up some games to play from Humble Bundle (affiliate link): www.humblebundle.com/store?partner=alzorath
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Not sure if you've already done it but if you haven't, do Tape to Tape! Super fun and never talked about!
Enjoyed your thoughts, thanks for sharing!
Small tip for the "not moving for 180 seconds" achievements, you don't have to do them at the start of the map, you can accomplish it during any three minute window of time. So it can actually be significantly easier once you get additional skills and abilities later.
Personally, I liked the optional sub-objective in the first map with the bloody trails and would look forward to more of those in future maps. Perhaps a way to flesh out the lore more in lieu of actual story. I was initially trying to kill the bosses on those altar-like platforms in the second map, but nothing happens.
Got this one last month after your first review, thanks for shining light on this little gem!
The difficulty with adding story to a genre like this is the 'where' because if it's done between runs it ruins the appeal of "reset & go" run after run gameplay.
If it's in menus then it might as well not be there.
I don't think it would be impossible to add but it's definitely going to be a struggle.
yea, it's definitely a challenge, though oddly a few have skirted the concepts - some with world maps, others with in-run discoverables (the blood trail in this one is one like that, so are the npc unlocks) - some have even introduced party members :)
personally, I think the sweet spot would be to have more hand crafted maps rather than procedural, and introduce events to discover in them - combine that with a map system with an easy method of repeating old maps if you want to grind/discover and it could do an RPG light approach (maybe with a few town hubs for different buffs), thinking sort of in the same vein as RTS story development (C&C/Starcraft/etc.) but with repeatable missions.
I play cleric as a debuff character. Try it again. :)
Cleric is my first char to finish all the bosses. He's super strong when you use his attack to put DOTs.
I just couldn't get into his attack pattern sadly - I've beaten all 3 zones with each of the characters, just found the more straight forward patterns to fit my playstyle :)
Reminds me of Vampire survivor. Not bad. V.S. has way more levels and character's (but it's a complete game that's been out for a while, and has a DLC, so it's bound to have more features than a game that's still in easy access).
Just found your channel for this review. Thanks for the overview. Story would be nice to see in a game like this. Children of Morta kinda did that but it was roguelite arpg more than bullethell. And they didnt have voice-overs iirc. Commenting for the algorithm 😀
I bought this game thanks to your demo review, and its been my second favourite bullet heaven since, so thank you for that initial video!
My #1 Bullet Heaven is Soulstone Survivors, the progression mechanics blow all other games in the genre out of the water, you should check it out 😉
I almost picked it up during the steam sale (Soulstone Survivors), but was a little tight on cash :( - it's on my to-do list though.
I tried to like VS clones, but I'd really just rather play a Diablo-like, or turn-based tactics game, or walking sim, or Metroidvania...
understandable, I like a few of them (not quite as big into them as wander, but still like my fair share) - I usually need them to do something interesting for it to hold my attention for more than a couple hours. (this one's progression systems, battle grid's party system, etc.) - I almost never play VS itself anymore.
Trying to work the algorithm I see.
eh, if I was working the algorithm, I'd mention Diablo (youtube would promote it to more people given the "known good audience") - this name drop was mostly because of the source of the requests for a second video lol.
Also, that trick doesn't work too well if it's not in context since I'm not a drama-tuber or reaction-tuber, so most the overlap will be in pre-existing cross viewership between our channels.
@@Alzorath yea well it can't hurt your SEO either.
@@phant0mdummy When done correctly, true - but only to an extent - generally it's a mix of risk/reward for name-dropping in titles, if done incorrectly it can bork up a few things when it comes to a video's, and ultimately your channel's, audience.
If done consistently, can snare your channel pretty hard too should something happen with the other creator.
Only reason I felt secure doing this one is due to that pre-existing viewer overlap and active requests, and that this isn't an anchor video for a channel, but rather a requested video.
(while I'm a "create what I want to create" youtuber for the most part - I do have to think about this stuff when marking out titles/seo/seeding/etc. - but that thankfully doesn't change the content)
@@Alzorath would you ever consider making a noobs guide to gearing up from normal to hell?
I'm talking how to choose the proper upgrades and overcome each difficulty, how to outfit your merc, etc.
There's a hole there in search results. It's like teach a man to fish type stuff. I dont want an endgame build. I want to know how you progress efficiently so I can use those concepts myself.
I've made starter guides for each class, sadly the holes in the search for it are probably mostly due to interest rather than supply (there's a few channels that have done them too), but due to low browse clickthroughs, they tend to disappear off of search too :(
It's oddly why, despite complaints about it, I started including progression advice in end-game build videos when possible. Though I could try to come up with something more generic for mid-game advice.
Title change
yup, felt this fit better - will probably shift it to something a bit more evergreen in a couple weeks if I remember (I forget about it a lot lol, because I'm not a "good youtuber" according to most of those "how to youtube" folks lol)
I bought it due to Asmongold, it was worth it
Same
Especially for the price