Hey everyone! What have y’all been playing? I’ve mainly been running sts 2 (slay the spire 2) a ton! I think next is Mario Galaxy 2. I picked it up since it’s my bday today c:

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      14 days ago

      You will not regret it! I hope the sequel sells millions of copies because this guy needs to be let loose on a AA budget. I was completely shocked when I found out he composed the OST himself (apart from one track and one Bach piece). Some people are just too talented.

      Haven’t had this much fun exploring a dangerous and interesting world filled with weird ass NPCs since Dark Souls 1 all those years ago.

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        5 days ago

        Shit well my week just disappeared. This game is the goddamn tops! Can’t believe it’s gotten so little notice :o

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          5 days ago

          It’s actually unreal how good it is. It does have Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam but yeah, this should be a smash indie hit and not a hidden gem. How far in are you?

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              4 days ago

              Ah, still so much to come! I loved that bit, you can really spend some time to perfect your build down there. The game just keeps getting cooler, doesn’t it. Whenever you think you have it figured out you discover some new surprise it throws at you.

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                4 days ago

                Yeah totally! The game is a lot more forgiving than I thought it would be given the initial vibes. Feels like I have an older brother giving me hints when there’s an aspect of the game I’m bit unsatisfied with.

                Maaaan I’m tired of running from one end of the map to the other.

                “Give it a bit more time. I gotchu.”

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                  4 days ago

                  It also has two separate ways to make sure you don’t get stuck. I’m sure you found the Puzzle Oracles already, which is a great mechanic, and then on its webpage there are great two-stage hints for every puzzle/side quest in the game: first a smaller nudge in the right direction and then under a second spoiler tag the full explanation.This dev is so thoughtful it blows my mind.

                  I also like how all the game mechanics fit into the lore so naturally. The curse mechanic is one of my favourite game mechanics ever.

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                    8 hours ago

                    Just hit chapter 3 and realized the build I’ve been toughing it through the first 2 chapters with isn’t cutting the mustard anymore. Usually this is my cue to do a hard restart. But oh wait there’s a fix for that!

                    This game is still seriously blowing me away as the most considerate survival horror game I’ve ever played. I seriously can’t believe it’s mostly all the work of a solo dev 🤯