KickStarter Conscript - WW1 survival horror by one-man Kickstarter

[Parsimonious cook]

Damn bro, I thought this was going to be vaporware, glad to be proven wrong. Demo was p. gud, will be getting this on release.

 

[FreshCorpse]

It is even better that this is going to remain a psychological horror without monsters (there is some paranormal activity hinted at in the demo, but not something that screams "THEY ARE REAL!").

Yeah I am hoping this will remain a "low [ideally zero] magic" setting. That is a big part of what it is so compelling

 

[Saldrone]

 

[FreshCorpse]

The game seems to be part of Steam Next Fest and he's updated the demo. I probably won't play again but will wait for the full release.

 

[FreshCorpse]

Release date set for 23rd July 2024.

 

[Infinitron]

https://af.gog.com/game/conscript?as=1649904300

 

[FreshCorpse]

So did anyone play it? The reviews are pretty good

 

[Ivan]

So did anyone play it? The reviews are pretty good

I'd think Zombra may have. This is definitely a title worth picking up though, especially if you're a fan of oldschool survival horror. I already have enough on my plate until the Xmas sale.

 

[Parsimonious cook]

I bought it on release but only got around to it yesterday. Played the first chapter (about 84 minutes according to Steam). It is p. gud indeed. If you played the demo back in the day, you know exactly how it plays - Souls-like combat including boss enemies (there is a heavily armored stormtrooper at the end of the first chapter that can take fuckload of damage and cannot be stunlocked), occasional key-searching and puzzles.

Atmosphere is top notch as well. Definitely worth getting.

 

[motherfucker]

Mobik simulator lol

 

[Zombra]

So did anyone play it? The reviews are pretty good

I'd think Zombra may have. This is definitely a title worth picking up though, especially if you're a fan of oldschool survival horror. I already have enough on my plate until the Xmas sale.

Thanks for reminding me. I forgot to get my Steam code off Kickstarter. Just installed, let's just see when I have time to try it

 

[Tyranicon]

Steam reviews are very good. I'm considering checking it out, but I'm too busy to play games anymore :/

 

[Harthwain]

I got this, but I didn't have time to play yet. I will trying this weekend.

 

[Silva]

Is this more exploration-based like Darkwood or puzzle-based like Resident Evil?

 

[Parsimonious cook]

I wouldnt compare it to Darkwood. Its combat focussed + you spend a lot of times searching for keys/specific items that let you advance further.

 

[Alienman]

Story any good, or is it just a combat game?

 

[Parsimonious cook]

Too early to tell at this point, tbh fam. There certainly is a story:

You are looking for your younger brother who lied about his age to get into the army. Both of you are deployed at Verdun, your brother gets injured and loses some kind of heirloom timepiece that belonged to your father. At the end of the chapter 1 you get knocked out during a German assault on your trench and when you wake up you find out that you were left behind, Germans are in the trench and the survivors - hopefuly including your brother - retreated to a different part of fortifications. You set out to search for him.

Where it goes remains to be seen.