Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince
Playing Trine 4 right after Finishing T1,2 and 3.. The revert and a step back to Trine 2 design rejuvenate my faith for the game.
First of all, the concerning about Trine 4 continuing what they did in Trine 3 is gone. Trine 3 never existed in Trine 4 universe other than the inherrited assets and ideas (which also ruined Trine 4 in a way).
The Devs start a new story in Trine 4 with nothing related to Trine 3. Trine 3 never existed. You don’t get to see the ending of Trine 3, but you also don’t have to worry about getting half a game continued from a previous badly made one. This here is a full game of its own.
– Real player with 62.8 hrs in game
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achievements
easy 100% - achievements order you to either finish a level or collect all obtainables. plenty of guides, plus it isn’t hard to find them on your own. DLC doesn’t contain any achievements, so you may skip it and still get 100% (unlike in Trine 2)
Trine 2 or Trine 4?
any of them will be good. Trine 4 has better graphics, polished HUD and better UX; Trine 2 has a better puzzle-combat flow. in other words one game nailed the presentation, another got gameplay right - but either of them will be a nice choice. I prefer Trine 2, tho
– Real player with 42.8 hrs in game
TUNIC
Explore a land filled with lost legends, ancient powers, and ferocious monsters in TUNIC, an isometric action game about a small fox on a big adventure. Stranded on a mysterious beach, armed with only your own curiosity, you will confront colossal beasts, collect strange and powerful items, and unravel long-lost secrets.
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Explore a hostile and intricately-connected world of shady forests, sprawling ruins, and labyrinthine catacombs
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Fight mighty bosses deep beneath the earth, high above the clouds, and in places stranger still
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Collect the missing manual pages, bursting with hints and original full-colour illustrations
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Discover hidden treasures to help you on your way
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Unearth secret relics, secret techniques, secret puzzles, and… listen, there’s a lot of secrets!
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Featuring sound design by Power Up Audio (Celeste, Darkest Dungeon, Subnautica: Below Zero)
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And an original soundtrack by Lifeformed (Dustforce, Double Fine Adventure)
Keep your wits about you and be brave, little fox!
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Lumione
Nice hardcore platformer.
Very hard, i would NOT recommend this game to people bad at platformers, who never played one before, or looking for some relaxing gameplay.
For anyone seeking a challenge, this is the game for you.
The floaty jump requires some getting used to. At first i didn’t like it too much but now i think it’s fine. Makes for a unique twist i guess.
Every “section” has a new mechanic and after a couple “tutorial” rooms to learn you’re thrown into a very hard challenge right away.
– Real player with 10.3 hrs in game
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In short, veteran players will likely greatly enjoy the challenges of the platforming in Lumione.
Edit for clarity: This game is nothing like Ori or Hollow Knight besides the aesthetic. It is not a metroidvania. It is completely linear. The challenges are completely platforming-based. The gameplay is much more akin to Celeste, but the level design is very unique and more difficult than most of Celeste, C-Sides included.
In-depth review below:
Lumione is a very challenging puzzle-focused platforming game. You play as Glimmer, a Fairy of the deep sea. Quickly you are introduced to your main mechanic: A short flight, recovering whenever you touch ground or a bubble. The controls are somewhat floaty, and momentum felt very weird to me at first, but as the difficulty ramped up I started finding that the floaty controls and momentum allowed for very interesting design and challenges in each screen.
– Real player with 9.7 hrs in game
Waking
If you already liked Continue?9876543210 or Skrillex Quest, then better odds of liking this.
If you like existentialism but find walking simulators insufficiently stimulating, Waking may be a good fit for you.
Waking is a strange game. It’s what I guess you’d call a modern 3D platformer like Dark Souls or God of War. And in most games like this, you are the main character, i.e. you are Adam Jensen, Kratos of Sparta, or Sonic the Hedgehog, or the descendant of Erdrick/Loto, or whomever, but in Waking the main character is…you, of [your hometown], descendant of [your parents], etc. Also there’s guided meditation, and no, there is nothing on the screen when she tells you to close your eyes, so just do it.
– Real player with 37.9 hrs in game
I played Waking for 25 hours and completed around 75% of the game.
Gameplay Overview
Waking is a gamified SELF-REFLECTION EXERCISE, that has 2 big parts: gameplay and meditation. Being the main character of the story, you will fight your way out of a coma by killing mobs and rebuilding memories. You will run, pick-up objects, aim, shoot, and continuously select different spells to fight.
As objectives are completed, a voice asks you to CLOSE YOUR EYES and invites you to travel deeply into YOUR PERSONAL MEMORIES. Waking is not a traditional action-adventure gaming experience. To experience the game as it is meant to be you need to be opened to a self-reflection experience.
– Real player with 25.9 hrs in game
LiLy’s Revenge: Broken
Chapter 0 - This is just a free little chapter for you to enjoy.
Be an outsider, witnessing a falling girl. Sometimes all you need is someone to catch you. Will you give her your hand?
“LiLy’s Revenge – Broken” is a playful, cute, and humorous horror game about unfolding a tale of a broken heart. LiLy is a depressed devil who found herself trapped in darkness. She seeks revenge on all those who have hurt her. Will you be able to save her, end her, or let her burn the world?
Features:
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Features a unique art style from the creator of LiLy!
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Play as LiLy herself, as well as many other characters from the LiLy Universe!
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Secrets everywhere.
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Gameplay changes depending on the chapter. Sometimes it’s a puzzle game; sometimes it’s an adventure game, sometimes it’s not even a game…but it’s a game. Try each level and see!
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Multiple endings depending on choices you make.
“Unhappiness is a normal reaction - a conditional response. It’s normal to feel unhappy as it’s a part of life and you have nothing to feel ashamed of. If you force yourself to forget what you’ve experienced, you haven’t learned anything."
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1109470/LiLys_Revenge_Broken
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
If you enjoyed Ori 1, do not think further, buy Ori 2, it is the same but better. A tribute to traditional Metroidvania games but also Rayman 1, Hollow Knight, Guacamelee, all of these - Ori is simple (a bit too easy), smooth, efficient, BEAUTIFUL, very pleasant in terms of gameplay, with pretty but shallow music, BEAUTIFUL, lots of collectibles, BEAUTIFUL, also BEAUTIFUL… So yeah, that game is beautiful, Imagine Everdell the board game but animated in 2.5D. Simply magnificent drawings. It is much more narrated/story (action-story) driven than the 1 - a colorful, yet very sad story (my son cried). A village like in Hollow Knight to upgrade, some hard bosses and final levels reminiscent of Celeste, and sometimes vibrant visuals a bit like Yoku’s Island. In any case, if you enjoy well made Metroidvania action platformer, this game is a must buy, period.
– Real player with 31.1 hrs in game
Perfect sequel to already an amazing game. Every flaw present in Blind Forest has been either changed or repaired in Will of the Wisps. But let’s start from the beginning.
Ori is of course a metroidvania, and it perfectly represents the genre. All upgrades are nicely introduced and movement with them is very smooth. Combat has been greatly improved comparing to first game. Instead of running and spamming attack button, here you can actually choose different abilities, making fights much more dynamic and interesting. Music, graphic design and lore, just like in Blind Forest, are incredible.
– Real player with 25.5 hrs in game
Explore Girl · Rope Sprite
Pretty good dungeon crawler game, cute girls with arms bound by sprites. Interesting idea, limit the girls to ferocious kicks and doging.
– Real player with 4.2 hrs in game
It’s not as good as Bondage Girl by the same creator, but despite the glitches and bad enemy mechanics it is a playable game.
It has a girl and she gets tied up a lot. What else did you buy this for? Getting tied up when you lose works and fighting your way through to the end works. So overall the game works.
– Real player with 2.3 hrs in game
Primal Light
EDIT AFTER COMPLETION BELOW
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So far this game is a lot of fun. Working smoothly on low spec computer with youtube and other programs running in the background. Dev is active in discord if you’re interested. I will update review upon completion (if possible since i sssssuck).
I’m not big on platformers but the art style here drew me in. Every stage is a marvel,
! fair warning before you hit third stage boss, that hallway startled me.
– Real player with 33.0 hrs in game
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Composed by Shane Sicienski and Jeff Nixon, Fat Gem Games is the development studio and publisher behind Primal Light; a retro action adventure with precision platforming across 10 stages.
– Real player with 15.5 hrs in game
Snake In The Cube
Great game, very chill. Cool twist on the classic Snake games using 3D to add lots of surprises
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Elisius
Adventure in this fantasy land, built by the ancient and powerful Time Lord. This mysterious entity has brought some of the greatest warriors from many different times on Earth to a realm of his own creation, named Elisius. He means to observe and study them, and then using his godlike powers, rule over earth. You are one of these warriors, and it is your job to defeat the Time Lord by destroying Elisius, before it is too late.
The nature of Elisius grants every warrior special abilities, which let you harness the Time Lord’s magic to access powers beyond your wildest dreams. Use the money earned from your quest to upgrade your armor and weapons, buy new ships, and explore the islands of Elisius. Whether fighting monsters as a Viking, Cowboy, Samurai, and more, Elisius will always be an entertaining, story-driven experience.