KickStarter Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones - a Lovecraftian Computer RPG

[Silva]

Who da fuck is Butler? That Cuban henchman?

you start with butler if you chose a noble character.

Interesting. And does he occupies a NPC or henchman slot?

 

[Sloul]

He is a companion.
Aristocrat is the easiest start whatsoever as you also begin the game with the highest cig amount and couple jewelry. And melee butler is a power-house.

 

[fantadomat]

Who da fuck is Butler? That Cuban henchman?

you start with butler if you chose a noble character.

Interesting. And does he occupies a NPC or henchman slot?

Also he is the best melee companion.

 

[RNGsus]

The dog is better.

 

[V_K]

But does the pyramid accept the dog as a sacrifice?

 

[vota DC]

He is a companion.
Aristocrat is the easiest start whatsoever as you also begin the game with the highest cig amount and couple jewelry. And melee butler is a power-house.

I never noticed having more cigars because I always choose bankrupt royalty for the +1 survival: 2 survival (there Is a knife that helps) means +1 damage reduction.

 

[Silva]

How do I get out of..

Spoiler

this Nithon planet (or whatever it's name)

I'm walking from one side to the other but can't find an exit. I noticed there are these big rocks that light up when I touch them. Is the exit related to it?

Please help me bros. This place is draining my sanity.

 

[Sloul]

I never noticed having more cigars because I always choose bankrupt royalty for the +1 survival: 2 survival (there Is a knife that helps) means +1 damage reduction.

Are you refering to the recipe Survival Knife? Your best melee weapons are Scalpel and Soldier's Knife. Scalpel has vastly better crit % but Soldier's Knife has better handle and +1 max dmg. Both of them use 2 AP while using Quick Stab.

Silva always left side whatesoever. There are just a couple screens to go before big surprise.

 

[V_K]

How do I get out of..

Spoiler

this Nithon planet (or whatever it's name)

I'm walking from one side to the other but can't find an exit. I noticed there are these big rocks that light up when I touch them. Is the exit related to it?

Please help me bros. This place is draining my sanity.

Do you mean the level with the city or the one after it? Anyways, all exits are on the left side of the map. The city map has one, just near where you meet the mute guy. The other map has two, take the lower one. If you took the upper one (the area with the sleep thingy that restores sanity but gives you huge angst), go back.
These levels are vastly unfinished, there are some hotspots with inactive checks. Hopefully they'll improve it with later patches - though it's hard to improve the fact that the area is largely pointless. It should have been a side quest.

 

[Morkar Left]

From the questions and discussions going on I guess the game is good?

 

[Deleted Member 16721]

From the questions and discussions going on I guess the game is good?

Yes, I found the game pretty good, it nails some things and is a fairly robust and deep CRPG. I have to finish it yet though, I heard the ending parts are not as good.

 

[Sloul]

It's very buggy and if you can afford to wait some time before playing you would do yourself a favor Morkar.

 

[Morkar Left]

Not a fanboy of horror or cthulhu in particular but if interestingly done and with good mechanics and freedom

 

[Deleted Member 16721]

Not a fanboy of horror or cthulhu in particular but if interestingly done and with good mechanics and freedom

It has great CRPG mechanics imo, the character creation is incline with lots of different roleplaying choices, there's some choice and consequence and plenty of skill checks. They nailed the atmosphere, music, graphics and presentation of the game. The writing is good but the combat is just serviceable. I haven't had any bugs but others have. They were apparently inspired by Fallout 1 and it shows, it's quite open in how you approach tasks and offers good roleplaying.

 

[Ibn Sina]

The game is about 25% complete honestly... I doubt it will ever be completed.

 

[Silva]

The game is about 25% complete honestly... I doubt it will ever be completed.

Exageration, but there's a pint of truth here. The game is obviously incomplete, as it's story is short and the world small. But the mechanics are sound (and great on C&C), and the atmosphere is superb (despite the crude GFX). This is a game that deserves a good expansion to realize it's potential. Like what Old Hunters did to Bloodborne.

They were apparently inspired by Fallout 1 and it shows, it's quite open in how you approach tasks and offers good roleplaying.

I thought Arcanum was the more obvious influence. But then I finished FO1 so long ago that I can't remember it's details.

 

[Stakhanov]

We are definitely not saying that extra content will appear only in a sequel...

Above is a response from a developer on that update thread in the forums. For now, it seems like a wait and see type scenario until the major bugs are fixed.

 

[V_K]

I'm hoping for a Dragonfall DC scenario and I openly embrace all the fabulously optimistic ratings you're going to give me.

 

[MRY]

I was able to help these guys out in various ways over the years, and they seemed like nice folks. The game seems to be in for dire straits, though -- it's just barely at 60% positive on Steam, and once it dips under that, I'm a bit worried as to whether it will ever come back above water. :/

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

I was able to help these guys out in various ways over the years, and they seemed like nice folks. The game seems to be in for dire straits, though -- it's just barely at 60% positive on Steam, and once it dips under that, I'm a bit worried as to whether it will ever come back above water. :/

Its their own fault tbh, 4 years for a 15 hr game that ends abruptly, instead of going early access.
I loved the 15 hours tho, but the end is abrupt and awful

 

[MRY]

I was able to help these guys out in various ways over the years, and they seemed like nice folks. The game seems to be in for dire straits, though -- it's just barely at 60% positive on Steam, and once it dips under that, I'm a bit worried as to whether it will ever come back above water. :/

Its their own fault tbh, 4 years for a 15 hr game that ends abruptly, instead of going early access.
I loved the 15 hours tho, but the end is abrupt and awful

Not very long into production, they ran into funding snags, which was one of the things they consulted with me on. (I'm not sure how much help I ultimately was; maybe a bit.) So I'm not surprised that they had trouble tying it off. An indie group releasing an RPG at all (15 hours seems pretty robust to me) is nothing to sneeze at, particularly given the challenge they faced.

 

[Silva]

I'm waiting for a Lovecraft RPG where you play as the horrors rather than the humans. You can still start off weak and stuff, but the point of the game should be to become stronger and create dominion over the weaklings.

Try "Cultist Simulator":

https://store.steampowered.com/app/718670/Cultist_Simulator/

(never played myself, but it looks cool)

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

4 years for a buggy release to have some random steam hobo going "UHHH GUISE MAEK FOLLOWRZ CRAFT STUFF PLZ" and then you implement it.

 

[Iluvcheezcake]

I was able to help these guys out in various ways over the years, and they seemed like nice folks. The game seems to be in for dire straits, though -- it's just barely at 60% positive on Steam, and once it dips under that, I'm a bit worried as to whether it will ever come back above water. :/

Its their own fault tbh, 4 years for a 15 hr game that ends abruptly, instead of going early access.
I loved the 15 hours tho, but the end is abrupt and awful

Not very long into production, they ran into funding snags, which was one of the things they consulted with me on. (I'm not sure how much help I ultimately was; maybe a bit.) So I'm not surprised that they had trouble tying it off. An indie group releasing an RPG at all (15 hours seems pretty robust to me) is nothing to sneeze at, particularly given the challenge they faced.

Why not early access? The financial injection would have been pretty generous and they would have garnered massive amounts of positive feedback and exposure. Just look at the steam reviews, 99% of em are actually positive while giving a thumbs down for the same reasons.
It just boggles the mind

 

[Alienman]

I was able to help these guys out in various ways over the years, and they seemed like nice folks. The game seems to be in for dire straits, though -- it's just barely at 60% positive on Steam, and once it dips under that, I'm a bit worried as to whether it will ever come back above water. :/

Its their own fault tbh, 4 years for a 15 hr game that ends abruptly, instead of going early access.
I loved the 15 hours tho, but the end is abrupt and awful

Not very long into production, they ran into funding snags, which was one of the things they consulted with me on. (I'm not sure how much help I ultimately was; maybe a bit.) So I'm not surprised that they had trouble tying it off. An indie group releasing an RPG at all (15 hours seems pretty robust to me) is nothing to sneeze at, particularly given the challenge they faced.

Was that the reason they signed that publisher deal with 1C Entertainment?

Edit:

Not sure what the "citation needed" is about, but it says 1C Entertainment is the publisher on their Steam page.