Caves of Lore - turn-based pixel art RPG inspired by classics

[Modron]

Grah I can't stop playing this! It's very addictive somehow

It's all the neat exploration combined with constant improvement of abilities, skills, spells, and gear. It never ends until you force it to end by finishing it.

 

[OSK]

Oof this game is a bit overwhelming with all the systems and icons that don't have tooltips lmao.

It's pretty cool though.

Yeah, this is my biggest criticism of the game. It's likely due to this being a solo-dev's first game. A lot of the information you want is in the game, but it's hidden in weird locations.

Grah I can't stop playing this! It's very addictive somehow

This is also true.

 

[Yosharian]

Been waiting so long to get a damn sword

 

[Jaesun]

Grah I can't stop playing this! It's very addictive somehow

Yeah same happened to me. I think the magic this guy did pull off was he did the Exploration mechanic just right. That was just my initial thoughts when first playing this. I was like What the hell? I'm..... having.... fun. WTF is this??

 

[Yosharian]

Yeah it's so janky and yet something about it is chef's kiss

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

Caves of Lore is not janky you fucking retard these are the takes you get from someone who only knows about BG3

 

[Tyranicon]

It's not janky, it's prestigious.

It's not made by one dude in a basement, its auteur.

It's not low budget, it's fueled by passion.

It's not programmer pixel art, it's nostalgic goodness.



See, when something's good, you use different descriptors.

 

[Abu Antar]

While I wouldn't call it janky, I would say that there is a lot for LoreMaster to learn for a sequel. If he managed to put out a game that I enjoyed, and was willing to spend ~35 hours on for a first game, there is potential for something even better.

 

[Yosharian]

Started making a build page for this

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3162056909

 

[OSK]

On the topic of builds, I'm glad I built a tankier guy for my main character. It was a bold decision to make all the early companions on the squishier side.

 

[Abu Antar]

On the topic of builds, I'm glad I built a tankier guy for my main character. It was a bold decision to make all the early companions on the squishier side.

I had the froggo as my tank, and my main character as the one that did the highest physical damage.

 

[BosanskiSeljak]

I like Scaphin, and they had some very based views on Goblins.

 

[OSK]

On the topic of builds, I'm glad I built a tankier guy for my main character. It was a bold decision to make all the early companions on the squishier side.

I had the froggo as my tank, and my main character as the one that did the highest physical damage.

Did you boost his resistance? He seemed more like a high strength/low defense barbarian type character. My main character and Gallitzin were my main tanks. Rycard with his backstabbing was my biggest single-target damage dealer.

 

[Abu Antar]

On the topic of builds, I'm glad I built a tankier guy for my main character. It was a bold decision to make all the early companions on the squishier side.

I had the froggo as my tank, and my main character as the one that did the highest physical damage.

Did you boost his resistance? He seemed more like a high strength/low defense barbarian type character. My main character and Gallitzin were my main tanks. Rycard with his backstabbing was my biggest single-target damage dealer.

I had him use the best armor, shield, and defensive amulets, rings. I liked jumping in with him, and then have my character, and a mace user backstab. I also had a mage/archer with healing spells, and holy damage.

 

[OSK]

I had him use the best armor, shield, and defensive amulets, rings. I liked jumping in with him, and then have my character, and a mace user backstab. I also had a mage/archer with healing spells, and holy damage.

I outfitted my main guy with all the best gear, and he was a better tank out of the box. The frog just seemed like another squishy melee character when I was already rolling with Arbo and Rycard. Leap is nice though. My biggest problem with Gallitzin was that he frequently seemed to be out of range for doing anything.

 

[Yosharian]

Mobility abilities are very good cos they allow you to dump SPD and not give a shit.

 

[Abu Antar]

I had him use the best armor, shield, and defensive amulets, rings. I liked jumping in with him, and then have my character, and a mace user backstab. I also had a mage/archer with healing spells, and holy damage.

I outfitted my main guy with all the best gear, and he was a better tank out of the box. The frog just seemed like another squishy melee character when I was already rolling with Arbo and Rycard. Leap is nice though. My biggest problem with Gallitzin was that he frequently seemed to be out of range for doing anything.

Give him a weapon that has reach. Flails works wonders.

 

[Yosharian]

I had to turn off the music, it gets annoying after 30+ hours. Had to take a break anyway cos my mouse hand was getting fucking wrecked by the game, there is so much ability use in each fight and there is a LOT of combat.

The problem with Bhulown is that he comes with Mighty which is currently bugged. As well as his shitty stats, but you can fix that with gold later I guess.

 

[Konjad]

Got it since it was so high on 'dex RPGotY awards and it's cheap, but I know little about the game. Is it a roguelike with randomly generated dungeons, a tactical game (which wouldn't suprise me since JA3 is apparently an RPG here), or actually an RPG? Focuses on dialogues and quests or combat? I'll give it a try this weekend probably, but I'd like to know what to expect.

 

[Cyberarmy]

Actually an RPG that focuses on combat and exploring.

 

[Strange Fellow]

Got it since it was so high on 'dex RPGotY awards and it's cheap, but I know little about the game. Is it a roguelike with randomly generated dungeons, a tactical game (which wouldn't suprise me since JA3 is apparently an RPG here), or actually an RPG? Focuses on dialogues and quests or combat? I'll give it a try this weekend probably, but I'd like to know what to expect.

In a nutshell, it's an early 90s CRPG with a modern combat system.

 

[Abu Antar]

Got it since it was so high on 'dex RPGotY awards and it's cheap, but I know little about the game. Is it a roguelike with randomly generated dungeons, a tactical game (which wouldn't suprise me since JA3 is apparently an RPG here), or actually an RPG? Focuses on dialogues and quests or combat? I'll give it a try this weekend probably, but I'd like to know what to expect.

One man developed rpg with jrpg style combat, fun exploration, and no hand holding. You get to assign points to different crap as you level up, but there is also a learn-by doing system. You'll get a four man party. Experiment with what type of group you want to combine. I rotated six characters on and off during the game. There is a journal, but you'll mostly have to find where you want to go on your own, and puzzles and secrets aren't spelled out to you. I enjoyed the 34 hours I spent with the ame, and I would give it a 8/10. Some codexers like it more than me, while a few didn't like the combat. Remember that if you get tired of encounters, you can use stealth mode to avoid enemies while exploring.

 

[Naraya]

> Remember that if you get tired of encounters, you can use stealth mode to avoid enemies while exploring.

Or use Cheat Engine to increase combat speed 5x. Felt less like "cheating" to me than using stealth.

edit: how can I quote only a part of the multi-quote post? It never works for me.

 

[Abu Antar]

Stealth is not cheating, though. It's a skill you can level up in the game.

 

[ShaggyMoose]

If there is anything more satisfying than immediately torching a large mob with a Sun Nova spell, I haven't found it yet.