But of course it is, both realtime lighting and a pretty game :D
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Indie Call of Saregnar - a Betrayal at Krondor-inspired RPG
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V_K
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He said 4 years, not 40.
Nice, I was just thinking how spell effects would look lighting up around them in that nice looking game.
Just dropping by to announce the CoS demo coming out next week (all Patreon supporters + those who donated via Paypal).
About an hour of play if you take it slow.
Ludwig von Eisenthal
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Just got the newsletter, immediately became a patron and paid my buckazoids to support this beautiful game. And for the demo, of course. I first noticed the project years ago but almost forgot about it, good to see it's coming along well. I'm very excited to try the demo.
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Thanks bro! Yup, been collecting the emails on that mailing list for years now... only today sent out the first letter. unsurprisingly, many bounced back! :D
PrettyDeadman
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Is the demo feture complete?
The whole experience is about one hour long and takes place in the initial area of the game: There is exploration to be had, a quest to solve, a couple of hidden riddle chests, and a combat encounter. The story covers part of the prologue the final game will include.
Not all of the final systems are in place though, namely the map, the journal, and some other minor features are missing, but it should nevertheless give you a fair picture of what the finished product will feel like.
Edit: Oh yeah, there is no save function
Not all of the final systems are in place though, namely the map, the journal, and some other minor features are missing, but it should nevertheless give you a fair picture of what the finished product will feel like.
Edit: Oh yeah, there is no save function
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Ludwig von Eisenthal
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I have to say I love the demo so far! And I especially like the highly detailed trees, so beautiful! Especially this one to the left, so lush and detailed. Man, that's a valley I'd like to live in...
The graphical design and the congenial music and background sounds already evoke a feeling of adventure and show that elusive thing I'd like to call the "soul" so many modern games are lacking.
I was only running around to gaze at the beautiful world for now, this evening I'll play it.
The graphical design and the congenial music and background sounds already evoke a feeling of adventure and show that elusive thing I'd like to call the "soul" so many modern games are lacking.
I was only running around to gaze at the beautiful world for now, this evening I'll play it.
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played the demo. in short: Loved it.
visual: Top notch. it's unreal how much this game accomplish with simple graphics. light tone changing as time goes, fog lifting when morning changes to day and dusk. the night is very proper. dark but not completely black. you also have night vision spell. portraits looks good and the animation in combat is decent.
audio: also good. it's nothing mind blowing or a masterpiece, but i like the music, sound effects and all the little voice over are decent
story/dialogue: just ok so far. granted it's kinda prologue you just chase a swindler who took your money. but i like it. the dialogue is straight out of krondor.
level design: i enjoyed it. i found a chest with a word puzzle with nice sword inside. i dunno if there's other secrets but it's neat.
combat: nothing too complex or deep, but it's intuitive and at the very least non obstructive.
well done Rhuantavan
i am looking forward to the final product.
visual: Top notch. it's unreal how much this game accomplish with simple graphics. light tone changing as time goes, fog lifting when morning changes to day and dusk. the night is very proper. dark but not completely black. you also have night vision spell. portraits looks good and the animation in combat is decent.
audio: also good. it's nothing mind blowing or a masterpiece, but i like the music, sound effects and all the little voice over are decent
story/dialogue: just ok so far. granted it's kinda prologue you just chase a swindler who took your money. but i like it. the dialogue is straight out of krondor.
level design: i enjoyed it. i found a chest with a word puzzle with nice sword inside. i dunno if there's other secrets but it's neat.
combat: nothing too complex or deep, but it's intuitive and at the very least non obstructive.
well done Rhuantavan
i am looking forward to the final product.
No, sadly I'm at work ATM and can't handle manually posting keys out. Will do so in about 4 hrs. Sorry for the wait!
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Got my email.
The mechanics are nearly there, but the content is at 1%. That's what is going to take time.
Thank you both for the kind words, the Codex opinion is really important to me!
zwanzig_zwoelf
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The only bad thing you can say about the demo is that it's polished to the point you start thinking you're playing a finished product and then it ends too soon.
Good thing no spellcasting bugs made it into the demo...
Good thing no spellcasting bugs made it into the demo...
Yup, almost feels like it was playtested by a decent game dev bro.
I could design you a quest. Then you'd be at 2%?
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