Hyper Light Drifter is a very good game and I totally forgot about the eldritch monsters in it! For some reason I always think of it as a sci-fi game even though it's mostly about a dying/dead civilization with very little sci-fi.
I enjoyed the combat in Mark of the Deep. You have a light attack, a heavy attack, and a gun. Ammo for the gun is refilled with successful melee attacks. I think the light attack is a little too light (it takes too many hits to defeat an enemy) but the heavy attack actually swings through enemies so I used that constantly.
Thank you for this. These are exactly the moment-to-moment annoyances that really add up. It's one thing to have a tough boss or an annoying level, but if the entire dodge mechanic is annoying then I don't think I'd stick with beating the game. And this game doesn't look good enough (to me) to get past those annoyances.
Thanks for the warning on Death's Door. It's currently 80% off during the steam summer sale so I've been tempted, but I just don't know if I'd enjoy it. I can honestly put up with most games if I'm enjoying the aesthetic/artwork but it's hard for me to care when I don't enjoy the aesthetic.
And I have actually played Tunic for a couple hours. It's very well-made but I set it down for like a month and now I have no idea where I was or what I was doing. I should probably just wander around that world some more...
Actually, that's a really good idea.... I've heard great things about that game but haven't played it myself. Does it not have pirates though? It's just regular sailors?
I made this post almost a year ago on my !vampires@lemmy.zip community but now I have another community where it's relevant! Cross-posted!
I guess this just shows how much I wish I could like this series. I like vampires, I like dark fantasy pirates, a series about vampire pirates should be perfect for me. But as I said a year ago, this book is written for middle schoolers (not even YA) and I just can't get into it.
Now that it's a year later, I will say that I listened to the first two books as audiobooks. I just couldn't go any further though. The vampires are "good" vampires that are just misunderstood (they only drink blood from people who consent), and the main characters are kids who are never really in any danger. But the part that made me put down the entire series was in book two when the main characters go to "pirate school". Even as a kid, I hated stories that took place in schools. I don't care if it's wizarding school, pirate school, or video gaming school, I'm not interested in stories where kids are at school. And as an adult, I care even less for stories that take place in school. That isn't the series' fault of course (I'm not the target audience) but I won't be reading it any further.
So while I can still dream about a mature story with vampire pirates attacking in the dead of night, this series definitely does not scratch that itch. Maybe things become more epic and intense as the series goes on, but it's still targeted towards younger kids so the story can't go that dark. Oh well, maybe someday I'll get that mature vampire pirate story...
Ha, you got me. Yes, Vampirates has everything I'm looking for, I just wish it wasn't at a middle school reading level. The vampires are all nice guys and just misunderstood, it's a shame. I listened to the first two books as audiobooks but I just couldn't keep going. Book two was all about the kids going to a "pirate school" and it was too annoying for me.
If there was a grown-up version of Vampirates where they were actually monsters attacking at night I would love it.
This looks awesome, thanks for posting it! I'll admit I don't know anything about TTRPGs, but I didn't realize Vampire: The Masquerade had a sibling series where you play as vampire hunters. Neat!
Oh absolutely, I'll get there. I was able to come up with ~7 works that I want to post to this community and Pirates of Dark Water is one of them. I just don't want to make all 7 posts within an hour and then leave this community to wither. My plan is to post one thing a day (for almost a week!) and then be done.
I've been thinking about creating this community for awhile (I made that asklemmy post 7 months ago) and I actually re-watched Pirates of Dark Water recently. While I was hoping to define this genre as "takes place during the golden age of piracy", Pirates of Dark Water takes place on another planet (or fantasy world or whatever). And while the main characters call themselves pirates, they're really just sailors (and a prince trying to save the world). So while the title "Pirates of Dark Water" sounds exactly like what I'm looking for, it actually fails at the only two criteria I've defined for this genre. Woops. Anyway, I still think it fits the "vibe" I'm looking for and I'll absolutely include it.
It's so weird for Wild Wild West to be the biggest steampunk movie when it takes place in the Wild West period of American history and the only real steam-powered device is that giant spider (I guess trains are also steam-powered but those are real so they don't count!). Again, Wild Wild West is totally unrelated to the steampunk world the DIY community makes with their cosplay so it's weird for it to be the most popular (most successful?) steampunk movie.
That Leviathan anime did get released on Netflix. But is it primarily steampunk? I would've thought it was a mix of biopunk and dieselpunk. Maybe I just have too narrow of a definition of steampunk and that's my problem.
Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I agree there's a good chance it will be cringe but this looks right up my alley. The effects actually look pretty good (even if low-budget) and its got Stephen Dorff and the girl who played the sister in Altered Carbon. I'm now looking forward to this movie, although the trailer ends with "exclusively in theaters" and I'm thinking that probably won't be the case... 😅
Dang, I can't believe I didn't notice this post 2 months ago... I'm sorry about that.
I just stumbled upon this game myself and was thinking it might fit here. The main characters are robots and the trailer shows a satellite dish at one point but it otherwise looks like the wild west and you fight skeletons. That's close enough for me.
Also, this game is made by the guy who made Pumpkin Jack, which was a fantastic spooky game inspired by the PS1 game MediEvil. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on Far Far West.
Thank you for doing this. It's been a wild ride and I never realized how much time passes over the course of the novel. Thanks for keeping up with it for months!
I've never heard of Tearscape or Fountains, thanks!
Hyper Light Drifter is a very good game and I totally forgot about the eldritch monsters in it! For some reason I always think of it as a sci-fi game even though it's mostly about a dying/dead civilization with very little sci-fi.
I'll check it out, thanks!
I enjoyed the combat in Mark of the Deep. You have a light attack, a heavy attack, and a gun. Ammo for the gun is refilled with successful melee attacks. I think the light attack is a little too light (it takes too many hits to defeat an enemy) but the heavy attack actually swings through enemies so I used that constantly.
Thank you for this. These are exactly the moment-to-moment annoyances that really add up. It's one thing to have a tough boss or an annoying level, but if the entire dodge mechanic is annoying then I don't think I'd stick with beating the game. And this game doesn't look good enough (to me) to get past those annoyances.
Thanks for the warning on Death's Door. It's currently 80% off during the steam summer sale so I've been tempted, but I just don't know if I'd enjoy it. I can honestly put up with most games if I'm enjoying the aesthetic/artwork but it's hard for me to care when I don't enjoy the aesthetic.
And I have actually played Tunic for a couple hours. It's very well-made but I set it down for like a month and now I have no idea where I was or what I was doing. I should probably just wander around that world some more...
Wait, that's a real comic series?? It wasn't just made up within Watchmen? I had no idea!
Edit: No, I misread that. It really does only exist within the Watchmen comic. You got me all excited...
I'm sorry but I'm gonna have to disagree with you on the worst vampire movie with the best soundtrack. That would be Queen of the Damned.
Actually, that's a really good idea.... I've heard great things about that game but haven't played it myself. Does it not have pirates though? It's just regular sailors?
I made this post almost a year ago on my !vampires@lemmy.zip community but now I have another community where it's relevant! Cross-posted!
I guess this just shows how much I wish I could like this series. I like vampires, I like dark fantasy pirates, a series about vampire pirates should be perfect for me. But as I said a year ago, this book is written for middle schoolers (not even YA) and I just can't get into it.
Now that it's a year later, I will say that I listened to the first two books as audiobooks. I just couldn't go any further though. The vampires are "good" vampires that are just misunderstood (they only drink blood from people who consent), and the main characters are kids who are never really in any danger. But the part that made me put down the entire series was in book two when the main characters go to "pirate school". Even as a kid, I hated stories that took place in schools. I don't care if it's wizarding school, pirate school, or video gaming school, I'm not interested in stories where kids are at school. And as an adult, I care even less for stories that take place in school. That isn't the series' fault of course (I'm not the target audience) but I won't be reading it any further.
So while I can still dream about a mature story with vampire pirates attacking in the dead of night, this series definitely does not scratch that itch. Maybe things become more epic and intense as the series goes on, but it's still targeted towards younger kids so the story can't go that dark. Oh well, maybe someday I'll get that mature vampire pirate story...
I've never heard of this game, thanks! Creating this community is already paying off!
Ha, you got me. Yes, Vampirates has everything I'm looking for, I just wish it wasn't at a middle school reading level. The vampires are all nice guys and just misunderstood, it's a shame. I listened to the first two books as audiobooks but I just couldn't keep going. Book two was all about the kids going to a "pirate school" and it was too annoying for me.
If there was a grown-up version of Vampirates where they were actually monsters attacking at night I would love it.
This looks awesome, thanks for posting it! I'll admit I don't know anything about TTRPGs, but I didn't realize Vampire: The Masquerade had a sibling series where you play as vampire hunters. Neat!
Oh absolutely, I'll get there. I was able to come up with ~7 works that I want to post to this community and Pirates of Dark Water is one of them. I just don't want to make all 7 posts within an hour and then leave this community to wither. My plan is to post one thing a day (for almost a week!) and then be done.
I've been thinking about creating this community for awhile (I made that asklemmy post 7 months ago) and I actually re-watched Pirates of Dark Water recently. While I was hoping to define this genre as "takes place during the golden age of piracy", Pirates of Dark Water takes place on another planet (or fantasy world or whatever). And while the main characters call themselves pirates, they're really just sailors (and a prince trying to save the world). So while the title "Pirates of Dark Water" sounds exactly like what I'm looking for, it actually fails at the only two criteria I've defined for this genre. Woops. Anyway, I still think it fits the "vibe" I'm looking for and I'll absolutely include it.
Thanks for the recommendation though! Welcome!
It's so weird for Wild Wild West to be the biggest steampunk movie when it takes place in the Wild West period of American history and the only real steam-powered device is that giant spider (I guess trains are also steam-powered but those are real so they don't count!). Again, Wild Wild West is totally unrelated to the steampunk world the DIY community makes with their cosplay so it's weird for it to be the most popular (most successful?) steampunk movie.
That Leviathan anime did get released on Netflix. But is it primarily steampunk? I would've thought it was a mix of biopunk and dieselpunk. Maybe I just have too narrow of a definition of steampunk and that's my problem.
It looks more like a twin-stick shooter to me. I don't think it's a rogulite at all. I guess we'll find out though...
Oops. I was so excited to post this, I forgot to link to the Steam page...
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3574750/The_Dark_West/
Thanks for bringing this to my attention! I agree there's a good chance it will be cringe but this looks right up my alley. The effects actually look pretty good (even if low-budget) and its got Stephen Dorff and the girl who played the sister in Altered Carbon. I'm now looking forward to this movie, although the trailer ends with "exclusively in theaters" and I'm thinking that probably won't be the case... 😅
Dang, I can't believe I didn't notice this post 2 months ago... I'm sorry about that.
I just stumbled upon this game myself and was thinking it might fit here. The main characters are robots and the trailer shows a satellite dish at one point but it otherwise looks like the wild west and you fight skeletons. That's close enough for me.
Also, this game is made by the guy who made Pumpkin Jack, which was a fantastic spooky game inspired by the PS1 game MediEvil. I'll definitely be keeping my eye on Far Far West.
Thank you for doing this. It's been a wild ride and I never realized how much time passes over the course of the novel. Thanks for keeping up with it for months!