Thank you for covering the game! We are now working hard to fix all issues players have reported, but it's only a matter of time before we start expanding the game with a lot more content!
@@marsneedstowels Rappin' the Gospels. That madman's got the saving love, Delivered on the winds of a shining Dove. United with the Father and the Holy Ghost Consubstantial love is saving the most
You should check out the games of Soldak Entgertainment like Din's Curse and Zombasite. His worlds are always dynamic and simulated, whatever you do OR NOT DO can have impact on the world. For example if there is a quest to help someone out with medical supplies but don't do it the faction might get sick (and the sickness might spread over to other factions).
I've had this on my list for a bit now, super excited for it. I wonder how long it will be in Early Access. A lot of the reviews say there isn't a TON of content yet, so I'll probably wait, but I REALLY hope these guys can stay the course and make this what they want it to be.
I like the dialogs up to now (the first scene), because the dialogs are not "theatrical" or too complicated for what people would say when in a hurry. They sound rather direct in that scene, with a bit of in-theme humor. EDIT: I also liked the speed of combat. It felt much more fluid than other turn-based. The top-down view does not feel claustrophobic (bad sentence, but you know what I mean); though the option to zoom in would be nice like you said.
"Kenshi-like game" "...So the deserters absolutely brutalized me and my ego is a little bit scuffed." Yep, that tracks. Go haul rocks and get strong :p
I've like what you showed us, Splat. Especially the fact it seems to be based on Mongol culture - it's different than majority of "same old" settings used by most games out there.
Sadly we have a hard time using is sometimes, but in other cases (like when a player tries to avoid criminal charges), we managed to give clearly different outcomes to all 4 possible results!
@@gdmnsdgl Yes! That and Pillars of Eternity, which has the partial success in combat, the graze, which we implemented too. The reasoning was that we tried to add the concept of partial success to pretty much everything we could in the game. For now it's only present in dialogues and combat, but we'll try to have it implemented in actions like picking locks, pickpocketing, and so on. This is not easy, because it also means having a "Critical Success" result, and it's hard to give all four outcomes a proper gameplay or narrative meaning.
When I saw the steam review saying its like mount and blade with battle brother I instatly brought. Just because the attempt to merge these two seems really cool
Finally, something not using the cop-out "Dark Fantasy" genre as an excuse for a dead world. This looks like it has the potential to be very good once it hits 1.0
"Kenshi-style." Ooh, ooh. You caught my attention _immediately!_ :) Um,... but this isn't much like Kenshi. ... OK. That's fine. It's a different game. But why _haven't_ developers copied Kenshi by now? There's still absolutely nothing like it, as far as I can tell. You know, I'd go for a game _identical_ to Kenshi, with just a different map and a different setting. I mean, I'm _still_ playing Kenshi, but I know it all by heart now. And as far as I'm concerned, the gameplay is _perfect._ (Yes, I know that's entirely subjective. It suits _me,_ but it might not suit everyone.) PS. In this game, can you move the camera (like in Kenshi?). Can you look forward, instead of right on top?
@@aaankms4450 Yes,... although my expectations will likely be sky high. And sometimes, my expectations are just _too_ high. But I'm still wondering why we haven't seen more Kenshis. Maybe it's just a niche product? Gamers seem to love it, but maybe not _enough_ of us to interest other developers? It's still an indie game. And sure, developers might not want to make a blatant copy of another game,... but some developers still do that, right? Just not with Kenshi, as far as I can tell. And as I say, I _would_ buy a blatant copy of the game. I know I shouldn't encourage things like that, but... I'd still buy it in an instant. Years ago, when I was blown away by X-Com: UFO Defense, it surprised me how few developers adopted that combat system. I loved it. But it took a long time before we saw anything like that from other developers (never a game as good as X-Com, admittedly). Oh, well, I'll stop talking now. :)
These first impressions are fun but I prefer the reviews where you already played the game for 4-5 hours before so you can talk confidently about the game mechanics.
Problem with doing this for early access means investing 5+ hours into learning the mechanics in a game when they are liable to change prior to the official release
Love your content and channel as always, I know you mainly cover indie games but it seems every single game being released lately is turn-based, crafting survival, or card based. Don't get me wrong, I love my share of those games but variety is the spice of life
I feel you, man. I've got this donut shop ran by a middle-aged Viet couple who make the best fucking kolaches you'll ever eat. A bit inconsistent, but it's a small price to pay.
I downloaded the Demo, and I have to say the font they used is practically unreadable. I can't tell what is going on with the dialog or tooltips, skills etc. This seems to have changed in the release, but you should be aware of this before trying the demo.
I'm hoping this game ends up good - it's an underrepresented genre. Looks kind of simplistic to me though, especially for combat/combat UI - dreadful even.
5:20 Yeah that looks convincing: Runs past the PC, then goes "Hey! I have to kill you!" with the back to his adversary ... . Looks like the game can only do those scripted (cutscene) moves to-location, instead of to-player. Bound to fail everytime the players gets free movement before the scene cuts in ... . 8:15 in and I must say the (dialogue) writing is awful. Most of it does not make sense in the least.
You obviously haven't watched him for long. Battle Jesus is a name he used to use on occasion for past playthroughs of other games, it's nothing new or "trying to be funny". Also, I agree with the guy above me. I see no downside
Thank you for covering the game! We are now working hard to fix all issues players have reported, but it's only a matter of time before we start expanding the game with a lot more content!
Looks like a really cool concept! Really excited to try it once I finish finals ;)
@johnschappert8784 thanks!
This game looks great, please pass along our praise to the team!
@@d.8580 Thank you, after years of development it means a lot to us!
Please make option to have bigger font, pretty please.
BattleJesus?
Thats just regular Jesus when he finds you doing commerce on holy ground.
It's UziJesus' brother.
i thought it was Jesus in a mech
Kicking in chairs and knocking down tables in a temple in a West Bank town, call the town guard there's a madman around.
@@marsneedstowels Rappin' the Gospels.
That madman's got the saving love,
Delivered on the winds of a shining Dove.
United with the Father and the Holy Ghost
Consubstantial love is saving the most
@@marsneedstowels in an east end town in a dead end world
I love games where the AI have schedules, rather than just standing around. I wish more RPG's would do that.
lazy devs, RPGs did this 30 years ago
Ah like the good old gothics days...
You should check out the games of Soldak Entgertainment like Din's Curse and Zombasite. His worlds are always dynamic and simulated, whatever you do OR NOT DO can have impact on the world. For example if there is a quest to help someone out with medical supplies but don't do it the faction might get sick (and the sickness might spread over to other factions).
Low key you been the video game olug for all the indie games for a long time. Im glad to see you still getting them some shine.
Look up nookrium
I've had this on my list for a bit now, super excited for it. I wonder how long it will be in Early Access. A lot of the reviews say there isn't a TON of content yet, so I'll probably wait, but I REALLY hope these guys can stay the course and make this what they want it to be.
Oh I like the graphics and art style!
I like the dialogs up to now (the first scene), because the dialogs are not "theatrical" or too complicated for what people would say when in a hurry. They sound rather direct in that scene, with a bit of in-theme humor. EDIT: I also liked the speed of combat. It felt much more fluid than other turn-based. The top-down view does not feel claustrophobic (bad sentence, but you know what I mean); though the option to zoom in would be nice like you said.
The injury/wound system is also a nice touch, replacing the hassle of healing HP after a fight.
It's got that Studio Ghibli look to me. Cool. The dialogue is clear and light-hearted.
Saw this pop up on a few promising indie lists so had it on my wishlist, glad to see some gameplay of it.
"Kenshi-like game"
"...So the deserters absolutely brutalized me and my ego is a little bit scuffed."
Yep, that tracks. Go haul rocks and get strong :p
I've like what you showed us, Splat. Especially the fact it seems to be based on Mongol culture - it's different than majority of "same old" settings used by most games out there.
Thank you! It's an obsession of mine to bring more cultures into fantasy, I'm glad there are people appreciating it!
TIL Reanu Keeves is also Battle Jesus.
Jesus should definately be a sorceror. Don't forget he multiplied fish, changed water to wine, walked on water etc.
a mechanic for partial successes in video game skill checks is actually... new
such a simple concept you'd think developers would use it more often...and yet here we are
Sadly we have a hard time using is sometimes, but in other cases (like when a player tries to avoid criminal charges), we managed to give clearly different outcomes to all 4 possible results!
@@0wNathan that's awesome. Have you been inspired by TTRPGs like PbtA and Blades in the Dark when introducing partial success?
@@gdmnsdgl Yes! That and Pillars of Eternity, which has the partial success in combat, the graze, which we implemented too. The reasoning was that we tried to add the concept of partial success to pretty much everything we could in the game. For now it's only present in dialogues and combat, but we'll try to have it implemented in actions like picking locks, pickpocketing, and so on.
This is not easy, because it also means having a "Critical Success" result, and it's hard to give all four outcomes a proper gameplay or narrative meaning.
@@0wNathan I love the depth this can create, and it makes me all the more interested in the game!
Thanks for review!
When I saw the steam review saying its like mount and blade with battle brother I instatly brought. Just because the attempt to merge these two seems really cool
Ha-ha, funny - Steam shows exactly these 2 games in the box “you’ll like the gane because it’s like these ones” for me.:)
Is this a coincidence? Lmao
Looks like Battle Jesus has been skipping leg-day
I like the way you say "dude". Like Banana bread dude.
i give one look at visuals at immediately know it's from Unexplored 2 devs
hyped as hell
I'm still waiting for that Unexplored 2 2.0 build. That game has so much potential and so many issues.
18:46 Splattercat " Sand I hate sand "
Standard issue when god deploys you from the heavens.
Made me crack up.
21:45 Dude, your chances are at the top. You picked something with a 100% failure rate, lol.
Classic Splat
love how at 31:02 as he is praising how polish the game looks, one companion just TPs 10 ft backwards
YT can be annoying for sure. Another great video!
Ahh Mordheim is still king in this genre!
Finally, something not using the cop-out "Dark Fantasy" genre as an excuse for a dead world.
This looks like it has the potential to be very good once it hits 1.0
I'm local to Splatty's hometown and the donut shop sausage has piqued my interest 😂
There is no chance of success, I choose this option!
GO SPLATTY! :) :) :)
1:18 Splat made Charlie.
That boy (Charlie) is a walking noodle, Battle Jesus is a burly boy. They are not the same
Splat: "54, pretty good. 44, even better"....
Dustgrave is what happened to Dustborn after launch
😂
looks really interesting!
"Kenshi-style." Ooh, ooh. You caught my attention _immediately!_ :)
Um,... but this isn't much like Kenshi. ... OK. That's fine. It's a different game. But why _haven't_ developers copied Kenshi by now? There's still absolutely nothing like it, as far as I can tell.
You know, I'd go for a game _identical_ to Kenshi, with just a different map and a different setting. I mean, I'm _still_ playing Kenshi, but I know it all by heart now. And as far as I'm concerned, the gameplay is _perfect._ (Yes, I know that's entirely subjective. It suits _me,_ but it might not suit everyone.)
PS. In this game, can you move the camera (like in Kenshi?). Can you look forward, instead of right on top?
I guess we can only hope Kenshi 2 will be a good sequel
@@aaankms4450
Yes,... although my expectations will likely be sky high. And sometimes, my expectations are just _too_ high.
But I'm still wondering why we haven't seen more Kenshis. Maybe it's just a niche product? Gamers seem to love it, but maybe not _enough_ of us to interest other developers? It's still an indie game.
And sure, developers might not want to make a blatant copy of another game,... but some developers still do that, right? Just not with Kenshi, as far as I can tell. And as I say, I _would_ buy a blatant copy of the game. I know I shouldn't encourage things like that, but... I'd still buy it in an instant.
Years ago, when I was blown away by X-Com: UFO Defense, it surprised me how few developers adopted that combat system. I loved it. But it took a long time before we saw anything like that from other developers (never a game as good as X-Com, admittedly). Oh, well, I'll stop talking now. :)
Agreed. Kenshi is such a great blend of rts and rpg. I heavily modded my last playthrough and it was one of my favorite gaming experiences.
13:39 Looks like Ultima 8. But check for a crashed Kilrathi ship, and a secret attic with op weapons just in case
Caves of Qud is out of early access. Please do another video!
I highly doubt he won't
Looks like it had lotsa potential
These first impressions are fun but I prefer the reviews where you already played the game for 4-5 hours before so you can talk confidently about the game mechanics.
But then the channel won’t exist 😊.
Problem with doing this for early access means investing 5+ hours into learning the mechanics in a game when they are liable to change prior to the official release
The art style is very reminiscent of ye old Ultima games
I forget the exact verses, but Jesus was an incredibly snarky individual. Especially with those who challenged him.
excellent!
Love your content and channel as always, I know you mainly cover indie games but it seems every single game being released lately is turn-based, crafting survival, or card based. Don't get me wrong, I love my share of those games but variety is the spice of life
wow this is really good
seems like wayfarer but without being fundamentally broken
Props to you for making time to play something other than path of exile two right now 😂
30 seconds in and I'm very interested because Splat said it was a Kenshi like rpg 😎
Man, I wish grenades were only $20...
Broken arm - two days. DAMN, super regen
Yeah, I legit had the same thought too. This feels similar to Kenshi. I dig it! Wishlisted!
Seems like a good graphical midpoint between battle brothers and wartales. If this game stays pretty lightweight, it could be super fun.
obviously very udercooked at the moment, but could turn out into something really cool
I feel you, man. I've got this donut shop ran by a middle-aged Viet couple who make the best fucking kolaches you'll ever eat. A bit inconsistent, but it's a small price to pay.
6:04 Ah frick!
1:22 🤣
Card and turn based just doesn't do it for me anymore.
I downloaded the Demo, and I have to say the font they used is practically unreadable. I can't tell what is going on with the dialog or tooltips, skills etc.
This seems to have changed in the release, but you should be aware of this before trying the demo.
Kinda looks like Wartale!
0:56 Where's the choice for gender ?
🖤
Aww, this one looked interesting with the art style and the skill trees. Then the slow turn based combat. Oh well.
"i get demonetized so these days i just skip insults in text"
Literally five seconds later
"Check the body of the id10t that attacked us"
He said "expletives". I don't think even the president of the Rhode Island Prude Club would consider "idiot" to be an expletive.
20$ grenade!
I'm hoping this game ends up good - it's an underrepresented genre.
Looks kind of simplistic to me though, especially for combat/combat UI - dreadful even.
Not fan of the art style & whats with uber small fonts? concept is interesting
Never been this early lol
Same
Comment for the comment god's.
haha straw hat gang.
comment for the comment god!
Charlie that you ma' boy?
WWBJD?
Do you upload to rumble?
5:20 Yeah that looks convincing: Runs past the PC, then goes "Hey! I have to kill you!" with the back to his adversary ... . Looks like the game can only do those scripted (cutscene) moves to-location, instead of to-player. Bound to fail everytime the players gets free movement before the scene cuts in ... .
8:15 in and I must say the (dialogue) writing is awful. Most of it does not make sense in the least.
I love exploiting the to spot cutscenes
You made moist critikal
Hey, Splat, please join Bluesky too. Please.
- I think this is probably a decent game, but I was having a hard time remaining interested so I guess it is not for me probably.
Looks gorgeous, but it's probably shallow like all the rest
Fyrstr!
The dialogue in the game looks horrible. Cliche upon cliche with a dash of modern-day Marvel...
artstyle is cool, but much like most other rpgs, the gameplay is boring af
Battle Jesus? Blasphemy is never cool
the dialogue seems atrocious
Oh a "bodytype" game, no thanks.
Cupcake
snowflake
These people seem to have a strong dislike for male / female options
Looks interesting. Stick to game reviews and don’t start believing you’re funnier than you are with things like Battle Jesus.
i fail to see a downside in believing you are funnier than you are.
You obviously haven't watched him for long. Battle Jesus is a name he used to use on occasion for past playthroughs of other games, it's nothing new or "trying to be funny".
Also, I agree with the guy above me. I see no downside