Nobody Wants To Die - cyberpunk interactive noir story

[toro]

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Looks nice
Like the artstyle

Potatoes are all about presentation over gameplay (interactive movies).

Presentation is half the appeal of Adventure games

 

[Glop_dweller]

Why do people keep trying to make artdeco retrofutrist cyberpunk happen?

Blade Runner

Which is one of the rare examples of that format being good

...And that's the answer to your question; that's why. If Blade Runner hadn't been good, then no one would be dreaming about it, or trying to make it happen.
We don't see anyone trying to make SpaceHunter, Cherry2000, or Gattaca happen.

 

[Darkozric]

Presentation is half the appeal of Adventure games

And where's the other half, did Baba Yaga eat it?

 

[DJOGamer PT]

Presentation is half the appeal of Adventure games

And where's the other half, did Baba Yaga eat it?

Puzzles and writing
Maybe I should rectify my statement to 1/3...

 

[OSK]

It's made by potatoes.

Only on RPG Slavdex would this affect someone's enjoyment of a game.

 

[Infinitron]

 

[Tyranicon]

Credit where it's due, this game seems to have some serious and unexpected production value.

 

[911 Jumper]

10-minute Dev Diary w/ first gameplay footage

 

[Zombra]

Sad to see there is no game here, just a 30(?) hour POV movie. Click on clue, listen to voice acting. Click on next clue, listen to voice acting. Click on next clue, listen to voice acting. "Gameplay" is not even mentioned; just a lot of talk about the cool setting. I mean I'm glad the writers and artists are proud of their work, but in a detective game I hope to use my brain to actually solve things instead of watching someone else do it.

Edit: I was just guessing about how many hours this might be. Devs have said it's intended to be about 8 hours long which sounds much better imo. If your game is going to be nothing but a movie, make it tight.

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Art direction and visuals are nice, good soundtrack too, but yeah, I don't detect any GAMEplay in this gameplay footage.

 

[Rincewind]

Yeah I don't mind a 5-10 hour walking sim with lightweight puzzles now and then for a change, and this seems to fit the bill. Sometimes it's nice to play such a game just for the atmosphere and the feeling of "being there". Looking forward to this, but it doesn't seem to be an adventure game (which is fine).

 

[Zombra]

This released. Reviews say there is at least some choice & consequence so that's good. Also it's only 4 hours which for me is a plus for a movie game. I wouldn't not play it I guess.

 

[Tyranicon]

I'm trying to watch a playthrough because I'm interested in the aesthetic, but good god, all the characters are 500% bitchmode whenever they talk.

And it's a game that appears to be mostly dialogue.

 

[Gargaune]

Liking the visuals. Shame it seems to be just a movie-game, but the art direction feels like a breath of fresh air at this point.

 

[Raghar]

I'm watching this game on youtube right now. Shitty story and writing, but decent environments. These gadgets are screwing things up, and don't make much investigation.

 

[Zombra]

So the game has pretty graphics and that's absolutely the only positive? What is this studio, a wannabe Bloober Team?

 

[Raghar]

So the game has pretty graphics and that's absolutely the only positive? What is this studio, a wannabe Bloober Team?

Well they wanted to make game about New York devasted like in 1930s, and they wanted to make it retrofuturistic in year 2130 or so... How do you want to make decent story from random Phil Marlow like story background?

Look. This clip is more cheerful and colorful that what they made.

I'm most pissed of about investigation, because they made it too simple, and the player who playing it on that youtube video suck at using logic and deduction. He uses all clues until it clicks...

I think if they created action game like Bioshock, and added detective investigation it might be decent game, but this movie like game with few interactions from player side...

 

[Tyranicon]

So the game has pretty graphics and that's absolutely the only positive? What is this studio, a wannabe Bloober Team?

Pretty graphics and running properly is all a video game needs to win approval.

We've forgotten this fact because recent games look bad and run bad, in addition to all the other unwanted baggage that comes with them.

Actual substance like writing, characterization, mechanics, and the finer details of art & sound design are really a matter of taste. And no one ever said that the mainstream audience ever had much taste.

Still, for a no-name studio this is a huge hit.

 

[Raghar]

Well the most interesting part is that game was nearly completely hidden until just before launch. Perhaps they didn't do it for money. But still making Phil Marlow the game, detective case in year 2300 or so wasn't the best idea.

 

[Zombra]

Making Phil Marlow the game, detective case in year 2300 or so wasn't the best idea.

Disagree - it's an excellent idea. Problem is they forgot to do anything with it. Look at critically acclaimed detective games like Obra Dinn; Golden Idol; Frogwares' Sherlock games, etc. It may not be a billion dollar market, but the investigation market is definitely there. I would love to see something modern day with the level of innovation of Blade Runner 1997. I think a lot of people would. You just gotta remember to add actual gameplay that supports the theme.

 

[Tyranicon]

Game got butt-blasted by PC Gamer.

https://www.pcgamer.com/games/adven...the-boring-no-combat-intro-of-a-triple-a-fps/

 

[Zombra]

Game got butt-blasted by PC Gamer.

Wow, and I thought you were cherry picking an exceptionally bad line in your earlier post. PCG has a bunch more quotes and the 'banter' is really overwrought and unnatural. Profanity isn't funny unless it feels spontaneous.

 

[Tyranicon]

Game got butt-blasted by PC Gamer.

Wow, and I thought you were cherry picking an exceptionally bad line in your earlier post. PCG has a bunch more quotes and the 'banter' is really overwrought and unnatural. Profanity isn't funny unless it feels spontaneous.

I don't want to be my usual overly-critical self, especially since this is an indie project and it may have originally been written in a different language.

But the writing is bad. As in fanfic, worse than modern BioWare tier. Maybe it gets better, I dunno. I am no longer interested in this game.

 

[Data4]

Just by the trailers, it looks like Altered Carbon: The Game.