Holy crap this is a good game.
I'm not usually fan of either these "choose your own adventure" type graphic novel games or of horror games, but holy shit. Fair warning, it is a horror game with lots of horror, but in my opinion you should check this thing out.
23 Comments
Gibibit@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 1y
I'm confused, what dlc? This is a year old trailer for the pristine cut which was a free update.
winety@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 1y
Yeah, the news tab on Steam also doesn't mention any DLC. And I'm fairly sure that the devs are hard at work on episode 5 for their other game.
I guess it was posted here to spark a discussion about the game?
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y
IDK what is the panic about the distinction between a game update and a game DLC. I posted it because I played it and it was awesome and I wanted to let people know. In any case, I edited the title to say "update," hope you're okay with that phrasing.
winety@lemmy.zip · 4 pts · 1y
Personally, I was a bit confused if maybe a new expansion was announced (be it DLC or update). I didn't really read the title thoroughly, sorry.
I've only played Scarlet Hollow and I liked it a lot. Glad to hear their other game is good as well.
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · -2 pts · 1y
What in your mind is the difference between a free update, which you can download, that adds some content, and free DLC?
wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 pts · 1y
Updates are usually automatic (at least in the modern days with Steam), and DLCs are optional.
DLCs are also usually a paid affair, unless they're explicitly referred to as "free DLC". Not sure if you worded it that way or not, came to this post after you edited the title.
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · 4 pts · 1y
Okay so by that definition, this one is a free DLC. Glad we got that cleared up lol, that was why I described it as a DLC.
I don't think of DLC as having an explicit connotation of either free or paid, it can be either. Whatever. I've now edited the title again to what I should have titled it in the first place. Hopefully everyone can put this to bed and move on to some other equally urgent internet disputes now.
AnarchistArtificer@slrpnk.net · 8 pts · 1y
I bought this game on a whim after reading that the devs had said they'd rather people pirate it than have it spoiled for them. I don't usually buy games full price, so this was a rare thing for me, but I have no regrets; it was one of my favourite games of that year.
I just love how ripe for thematic analysis it is. For example, I'm a woman who has read a bunch of feminist and queer theory, and some of my interpretations of the themes were drastically different to a friend's. I found it really cool that I didn't necessarily disagree with their takes, nor they mine, but we both resonated with the game is strong but different ways
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, it sits at this very satisfying cusp where it is clearly saying something, once you get over the "look at this upsetting thing I'm showing you" level, but I can also totally believe people coming to totally different conclusions about what it is saying. It's wild.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 7 pts · 1y
This was the only game i've ever played of this type and dam it was a solid fucking game. I really enjoyed it.
Kovukono@pawb.social · 3 pts · 1y
You can give Scarlet Hollow a shot. It's by the same devs and has a longer story, but it's not finished yet.
Fizz@lemmy.nz · 1 pts · 1y
Should I wait for it to be finished? I added it to my wishlist, it looks great.
Kovukono@pawb.social · 2 pts · 1y
You get four full chapters to play and it ends on a cliffhanger, but not in a bad spot. It got me about 4.5 hours for a single playthrough, and the story and characters will change for everyone like a first run of StP. I picked it up and I haven't regretted it, though I'm also content with waiting.
The problem is we're not sure how long this will take, because while Episode 5 hasn't been released since 2022, Slay the Princess was developed and released during that time. If it keeps the same pace, probably only a couple more years for all the chapters.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 6 pts · 1y
I've been playing Scarlet Hollow from the same devs, and it's pretty good
MTK@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
I hate horror and it fucking sucks!
There is so much great looking content in the horror genre that I just can't enjoy š«
taiyang@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y
Oh! I've been putting it off because I wanted to play it along with a friend to watch but now I have an actual good reason to wait. It just seems so good!
bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de · 3 pts · 1y
Note, the DLC mentioned here is already available for free in the game. The trailer is over a year old.
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · 3 pts · 1y
It is excellent. It is brilliant. Everyone's different, surely there are people who won't like it, but for me it was top notch.
chronicledmonocle@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y
This post made me buy and play the game through. I did my first playthrough in about 4 hours and..... Wow .... My brain is going to be contemplating the story for a while. Incredible. Just incredible.
Devmapall@lemmy.zip · 3 pts · 1y
This post made me finally start this game up. I bought it a long time ago but didn't play it.
I played maybe an hour and so far it is fantastic. Can't wait to play more.
Donebrach@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
it is really good and Iāve been meaning to do another playthrough since they put out the free update over a year ago. I always laugh when people put up low rent āmodern games arenāt goodā when there are brilliant indie titles out the wazoo these days.
Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
SOMEONE TELL MARKIPLIER
PhilipTheBucket@piefed.social · 1 pts · 1y
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