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Kingsvein - new tactical RPG from Rad Codex set in subterranean world
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kinda disappointed he doesnt plan on fully reviewing it, but any publicity is good. on steam, both sovereign syndicate and this is in the new popular releases. hope both games do well. i need rad codex to make more games.
It's out now. Buy buy buy
CryptRat
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Grampy_Bone
Arcane
I won't have time to play this, still want to finish a second Horizon's Gate playthrough, and have a billion other games coming out.
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Stainless Veteran
Arcane
Looks interesting enough, liked Voidspire, although never finished it. But this damn color palette makes my eyes bleed. Who the fuck mixes supposed (((CGA AETHETICS))) with Final Fantasy inspired sprites? Retro aesthetics don't (or at least shouldn't) work this way. Oh well.
Grampy_Bone
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It's because it takes place in the 'Evil' dimension.
TwoEdge
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It's so good! Horizon's Gate became a bit of a spam fest later on (deploy everyone in a cross-formation, ward+guard+growth+rally/shanty, and go to town). Here you get lots of synergies between skills and must make meaningful decisions at every combat turn, like immobilizing an enemy to launch a delayed attack or predicting/funneling enemy movement to set counters. Hazard zones are especially important, do you electrify blood pools? Do you convert them into MP? Thanks, Jinn and CryptRat for showcasing Rad Codex's games. This here's a gem (pun intended).
Awesome, congrats on the release!
How much of the content is procedurally generated? Out of the three previous Rad Codex games I liked Voidspire Tactics the most mainly because of the hand-crafted content (or so it seemed), so I'm hoping this one follows the same approach.
How much of the content is procedurally generated? Out of the three previous Rad Codex games I liked Voidspire Tactics the most mainly because of the hand-crafted content (or so it seemed), so I'm hoping this one follows the same approach.
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As I understand it, this game is a return to the Voidspire Tactics formula.
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Grampy_Bone
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My fear with a game about combos and 'moving the minis' is it becomes ledge-pushing simulator. I can see all the ways he tried to tamp down on stat bloat; damage numbers are lower, skill stars are more expensive to get and to upgrade, etc.
In the end, what happens is it just makes what few stat bonuses you can get that much more important; that's exactly how it went with 4E D&D. Case in point, the first battle in the town has no ledges or hazards to speak of, so it's just a slugfest. But that is still the very early game.
Some other impressions:
-three accessory slots
-armor provides HP instead of DR.
-initiative system gone, it's now You go, they go. I am of two minds about this. I liked the old CT based system from a mechanic perspective, but this probably makes it easier to use team combos effectively.
-facing is gone, but I think the new sprites look better
-Graven is very purple. People already claiming it's some kind of cga throwback which I don't believe is the case, but there you go. This isn't that C64 vaporware shit.
In the end, what happens is it just makes what few stat bonuses you can get that much more important; that's exactly how it went with 4E D&D. Case in point, the first battle in the town has no ledges or hazards to speak of, so it's just a slugfest. But that is still the very early game.
Some other impressions:
-three accessory slots
-armor provides HP instead of DR.
-initiative system gone, it's now You go, they go. I am of two minds about this. I liked the old CT based system from a mechanic perspective, but this probably makes it easier to use team combos effectively.
-facing is gone, but I think the new sprites look better
-Graven is very purple. People already claiming it's some kind of cga throwback which I don't believe is the case, but there you go. This isn't that C64 vaporware shit.
Lyre Mors
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Really enjoying the return to the Voidspire style exploration and overall tighter design, but I do wonder why you decided to do away with initiative based turns, Eldiran? Seems like a step backwards to me. Pretty much my only complaint so far, besides not being able to zoom out the camera a little bit (playing with 1920x1080 resolution).
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How does it work now?
Modron
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I don't know but it was basically pointless to cast aoe's in Horizon's Gate when you turned up the difficulty because the enemies would always act before your spells completed and would move out of the way without that one passive that accelerated them at a cost. Only useful thing about them was against immobilized enemies and using them to keep enemies away for another turn.
Lyre Mors
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Team turns with free choice between your party members during them.
Yosharian
Arcane
Do you get more money if I buy off your Itch.io site?
Also, if no one else has taken you up on your offer to do a review... I will?
Grampy_Bone
Arcane
Lots of secrets and stuff just in the first town area.
-Burn down the rear part of a building to get inside
-Throw a javelin at a button through a window
-Use lightning spell to electrify a plate
-Use Burst spell to push rocks you can't otherwise get to
-Still need an ice spell for creating water platforms
-Grab all the Steins you find, you can fill them at a keg for a mana potion
-Use shears on silk to create bandages
-Use bandage on dirt bombs to upgrade them to a poultice
-Found a bandolier for multi-crossbow action
-So far haven't seen any respawns
I wouldn't mind seeing a review from someone who was new to the series, get a fresh perspective. I'm hopelessly biased at this point.
I've found some utility to bide/ready attacks situationally, but I'm still finding the best strategy for fights is to buff damage and crush. In Horizon's Gate AOE spells were mainly useful for area denial, box enemies in until they can't escape. But that game also had multi-shot blunderbus AoE you could spam easily so there wasn't much point.
-Burn down the rear part of a building to get inside
-Throw a javelin at a button through a window
-Use lightning spell to electrify a plate
-Use Burst spell to push rocks you can't otherwise get to
-Still need an ice spell for creating water platforms
-Grab all the Steins you find, you can fill them at a keg for a mana potion
-Use shears on silk to create bandages
-Use bandage on dirt bombs to upgrade them to a poultice
-Found a bandolier for multi-crossbow action
-So far haven't seen any respawns
I wouldn't mind seeing a review from someone who was new to the series, get a fresh perspective. I'm hopelessly biased at this point.
I've found some utility to bide/ready attacks situationally, but I'm still finding the best strategy for fights is to buff damage and crush. In Horizon's Gate AOE spells were mainly useful for area denial, box enemies in until they can't escape. But that game also had multi-shot blunderbus AoE you could spam easily so there wasn't much point.
Lyre Mors
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Yep, I keep retreading ground, kind of searching for the next logical place to go, and find a new secret or some new place to explore in nearly every pass.
Right now, I feel like I've fought every battle I could and got as far into the mines as I was able to. The only battle I have left is the fight in front of the Silver Prince's tower, and it seems like I'm not strong enough to get through that one yet (I've tried it 4 times and even dropped the difficulty on my last attempt). Any tips on where I should go next would be welcome. Maybe I missed a path in the mines? Or maybe even finding something like a pickaxe or hammer to bust through a wall here or there? Still on the quest "Find and Kill 4 Wisps".
Right now, I feel like I've fought every battle I could and got as far into the mines as I was able to. The only battle I have left is the fight in front of the Silver Prince's tower, and it seems like I'm not strong enough to get through that one yet (I've tried it 4 times and even dropped the difficulty on my last attempt). Any tips on where I should go next would be welcome. Maybe I missed a path in the mines? Or maybe even finding something like a pickaxe or hammer to bust through a wall here or there? Still on the quest "Find and Kill 4 Wisps".
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