Game News Banquet for Fools Early Access Update 2.0

[Infinitron]

Tags: Banquet for Fools; Hannah and Joseph Games

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/3172700/view/512957645996426893

Update 2.0 features an expanded map to explore, featuring the farming village of Rozafir and the surrounding rocky terrain, new creatures and quests.

Also available on GoG

Going forward we’ll be releasing these main integer updates with map additions on Fridays.

This update includes two additional maps, a settlement and some more shops (as well as a couple secret shops for the upstanding and less upstanding guards.

Rozafir and Lazure Falls are the last of the ‘early-game’ areas, and is, according to Mihal’s provided map, potentially the first maps on route to Din Varens for new players. Gathering some power and supplies in surrounding maps wouldn’t be the worst idea before venturing offroad here, though the roads themselves are typically clear of any riffraff for traveling.

Next​

The next couple weeks we're primarily working on some additional fixes for 2.0 and putting the finishing touches on the sailing maps for 3.0, scheduled for later this month.

Thanks everyone. Have a nice weekend
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[ShaggyMoose]

Looks interesting, thanks. By all accounts, needs more time in the oven though.

 

[frajaq]

I have no idea what this game is about but this old style inventory, HUD and skills, plus the very Diablo-like perspective is making this very enticing

I might actually buy this at some point

 

[Falksi]

Demo was wank.

 

[The_Sloth_Sleeps]

Downloading demo now.

 

[The_Sloth_Sleeps]

The combat, its sort of tactical turn based I guess? It was very tiresome. Overall underwhelming and did not want to play further than a few minutes.

 

[Maxie]

early access = cancer

 

[Lagole Gon]

I do dig the vibe.

 

[Diggfinger]

Will try it out for sure

Big departure graphically from earlier titles

 

[Falksi]

The combat, its sort of tactical turn based I guess? It was very tiresome. Overall underwhelming and did not want to play further than a few minutes.

I'm not sure what they're trying to achieve tbh.

It's like they're going through some weird 00's Bioware beta testing to try and meld turn-based with action.

This studio really has gone to shit since it showed such incredible early potential with the original Serpent in The Staglands. All they needed to do was take all what they had already, and give it some more combat depth & a better world to explore.

 

[luj1]

Great interface, ugly models

 

[cretin]

This studio really has gone to shit since it showed such incredible early potential with the original Serpent in The Staglands. All they needed to do was take all what they had already, and give it some more combat depth & a better world to explore.

I don't know why it is, but this seems to be an incredibly common problem in gamedev. People just cannot iterate. They throw the baby out with the bathwater, and it seems this is more common in the indie space than in AAA.

Which is ironic, because AAA are the ones who have the capital to roll the dice on radical changes while indies are the ones who should be playing it safe.

 

[Morality Games]

This studio really has gone to shit since it showed such incredible early potential with the original Serpent in The Staglands. All they needed to do was take all what they had already, and give it some more combat depth & a better world to explore.

I don't know why it is, but this seems to be an incredibly common problem in gamedev. People just cannot iterate. They throw the baby out with the bathwater, and it seems this is more common in the indie space than in AAA.

Which is ironic, because AAA are the ones who have the capital to roll the dice on radical changes while indies are the ones who should be playing it safe.

Artists are driven towards unattainable perfection and can indulge (for better or worse) this tendency freely when they are their own bosses.

 

[Gibson]

This studio really has gone to shit since it showed such incredible early potential with the original Serpent in The Staglands. All they needed to do was take all what they had already, and give it some more combat depth & a better world to explore.

they're doing the standard "rock band" thing: you have lots of time at the beginning to deliver a good product (album); for the second album you start to "explore different ways of creativity" where you basically have to do everything from scratch but you lack the time to develop it properly since the fanbase is expecting something. it usually flops. then, if you survive the flop, you go "back to the original form".

it's got good visual vibes, tho.

 

[Grauken]

it's got good visual vibes, tho

Their previous game had good visual vibes too, just that the bugs were big enough to crush the rest

 

[udm]

it's got good visual vibes, tho.

I think it could be better. They need to consider changing the art style.

 

[Blaine]

I actually appreciate the dark, chaotic, bio-organic, Dark Crystal-esque, Morrowind-esque aesthetic of the game's visual design (which includes the general UI aesthetics). The UI layout and design sensibilities remind me of Disciples II in particular, and old-school cRPGs/strategy games in general. Whatever the fuck this game's supposed to be, it's surely a lot more adventurous and experimental than Generic AAA Fantasy Slop #254 (or Indie Roguelite Deckbuilder Metroidvania #3,657), and at least in that sense is much more reminiscent of 90s games than most these days.

Does that mean it's going to be a good game? Hell no. Additionally, I can completely understand some people not appreciating the "rusty tree stump and curly serif font" bizarro aesthetic.

 

[Crayll]

I actually appreciate the dark, chaotic, bio-organic, Dark Crystal-esque, Morrowind-esque aesthetic of the game's visual design (which includes the general UI aesthetics). The UI layout and design sensibilities remind me of Disciples II in particular

Was trying to think of what the visual style reminded me of and that's it exactly. I love the look of it and the descriptions of the various systems. If it was proper turn-based rather than some sort of weird RTwP abomination I'd try the early access.

 

[luj1]

Disciples II yes. Morrowind hell no.

 

[Tweed]

Let me know when it stops being ugly.

 

[Hag]

I like the UI and character design.

However if you want to sell me the idea of an old world closer to nature then you better remove those bras, in particular if the character is trying to relax.

 

[havelock]

Commenting to remind myself to look at this later. I like the art style and classic feel. But what is combat like over the whole game?

 

[udm]

I like the UI and character design.

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However if you want to sell me the idea of an old world closer to nature then you better remove those bras, in particular if the character is trying to relax.

Bold of you to assume that character has Body Type 2.

 

[Blaine]

Disciples II yes. Morrowind hell no.

The characters vaguely remind me of a Dunmer in chitin and/or netch leather armor crossed with one of the puppet faces from The Dark Crystal.

 

[Fenix]

I found yesterday No Rest For The Wicked, and like, it's grafically satisfies all my needs (reminded me this game), gameplay (from streams) is goysope, sadly.