Here Be Dragons
An unexpectedly wonderful game
Although not perfect, this game is wonderful! However, it may not be what you expect. This is not the (satyrical true!) story of how Christopher Columbus reached the New World, but the (indeed satyrical true!) telling of the events which led to his protagonism. While the former make us think this is a traditional RPG, with exploration, battles and a progression system consisting of evolving one or few characters until the end, the latter gives room to what it really is: a combat-only game with many characters, each of which protagonist in their own short campaigns, and where character progression starts after the first battle of the campaign and ends just before the last. What really progresses throughout all the game is combat complexity and the greater scheme which ties all campaigns together. So let’s dive deeper into both aspects.
– Real player with 20.2 hrs in game
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There were two good things in this game that made me complete the game: battle mechanics and solid visual style during battles. But other elements of the game must be rewritten from the scratch:
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dialogs - thay are boooring; guys, please don’t try to do all the pieces of the game by yourselves, find good writer. Alternatively make an option “skip dialogs” to save time
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technically I don’t understand why 2D game had been made using Unity. It’s huge overkill, there’re many crossplatform libraries and frameworks for 2D games that can be run anywhere. Because of your poor decision the game doesn’t run on Linux
– Real player with 12.9 hrs in game
WHATEVER
WHATEVER is the top down isometric cargo ship drifting game.
Remember that ship? Ever wonder how that possible or how hard it is to pilot that thing through the canal? Well, me too!
WHATEVER is my attempt to answer that questions and fulfill my curiosity.
You will cry and finally realized how amazing every cargo ship’s captain is.
BECAUSE IT IS EXTREMELY HARD TO PILOT THAT !$@%!$### 200,000 TONNE CARGO SHIP WITH THEIR EXTREME INERTIA THROUGH THE CANAL!
Your mission is simple. Drift the ship through the canal to delivery all the precious cargos in time.
The more you progress, the more challenges will come. Wind gut, whirlpool, kaiju, UFO… you name it. And finally these will split the game name out of your mount. WHATEVER!
Features
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Pilot the super heavy ship WHATEVER and handle its extreme inertia
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9 super difficult levels with 2 freaking bosses that very satisficed to beat. (Yes. this game has bosses.)
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Full controller support.
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Scrap Seas
Scrap Seas is a Vehicle 3rd-Person Shooter Action Rogue-Like. Build your ship and fill it to the brim with every kind of weaponry you can find. Then take it out into the ocean to take part in fast-paced generated sea battles against your Robot Overlords.
FIGHT!
Use your fire power and maneuvering skills to sink ships, robots, and other stuff. Destroy your enemies, and save those you care about. Use your boosters to ram into enemy ships head on or to flee like a coward. Just make sure you don’t DIE, because if you DIE you’ll die forever, and it’s pretty easy to DIE.
BUILD YOUR SHIP
Start with a boat and fight your way to an AWESOME BOAT! Take that boat and fill it with every kind of cannon, laser beam, and whatever the hell else you can find. You can also collect comic book panels which can provide a variety of buffs to your ship. Ah, and don’t forget about melee weapons. Every boat worth piloting needs some buzz saws, or at least some electrified spikes.
PLOT YOUR COURSE
Navigate your way around a generated map. Ensure that you have enough supplies for your journey. Choose your battles wisely…or unwisely, I don’t care. I’m not your dad.
USE YOUR WORDS!
Are you a hero or a coward? An idealist or a pragmatist? A lover or a fighter? Express your character through Scrap Seas comic book panel encounters.
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Stowaway
This game is an absolute masterpiece. The graphics are so good I had an eyegasm just watching the trailer. This game play is like sex for your fingers. I cannot stress how amazing this game is, this game is easily game of the year without a second thought. The stowaway is one of the most innovative and original idea’s ever conceived by humans. I bought this game and it was so amazing that I had to buy it for my entire friends list as well. If you haven’t bought this game, make up for your sins buy purchasing it twice! Theres also lots of homie sex, dw we had socks on.
– Real player with 21.3 hrs in game
So, let me start off this review by saying that this game is the literal work of Christ, it is an S tier game. Ever since 2020 has started, everything has been going downhill, nothing good was happening in the world. However, this all changed when this God-given game, Stowaway, came out. This game is very goofy and is really fun, so Ima try to get some goons to play this game together. When I first saw this game and my buddy showed it to me, I laughed at this game and didn’t think much of it. After playing the game for a bit, though, I realized that is game is so much more fun than I could ever have expected.
– Real player with 10.8 hrs in game
Captain Firebeard and the Bay of Crows
This pirate game (long title, can’t be bothered to write it all down) is a charming kinetic novel with a pac-man style minigame. They really should have just written that on the blurb instead but I understand that such a concise description isn’t great for marketing so you’ll have to get your gospel truths from me!
In my usual style I will rattle through my categories:
Story, Writing & Characters
The plot is interesting and has a splash of real history, which I like a lot. Too many times have I seen things set in the Golden Age of Piracy where certain elements are taken from completely different centuries and then smashed together into one, ignoring historical accuracy. I can tell that everything here is really well researched and correct. The writing was sharp, witty and period accurate. The characters feel realistic and consistent and you do feel that you are on an exciting adventure, which is essential in a pirate tale. I liked the jokes a lot, especially those surrounding the hapless captain and his unlucky crew. My favorite character was probably Lady Wendy; something about powerful, calculating women just does it for me… mmmm Teresa May…. I also enjoyed that a fellow Frenchman was shown as being a bad-ass pirate hunter! That was maybe the best bit for me! Vive La France!
– Real player with 3.2 hrs in game
Captain Firebeard And The Bay Of Crows is an adventure visual novel both developed and published by Sapphire Dragon Productions. This title follows the adventures of the swashbuckling Captain Firebeard and his band of pirates as they attempt to pull off one of the biggest heists in all of history. Prepare to set sails for a thrilling escapade ripe with dangerous combat, dubious encounters and bountiful riches to be accquired as you attempt to make Captain Firebeard the king of all pirates…Blackbeard be darned!!!
– Real player with 3.1 hrs in game
Moxie’s Lemon
Moxie’s Lemon is a short cinematic platformer about pettiness and frustration, in the style of 2000s-era Flash games. Using mouse, keyboard, or gamepad, help Moxie get her lemon and achieve ultimate satisfaction! The goal of this game is to surprise you, frustrate you, and make you laugh.
Features
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Constant dumb surprises: Every screen has unique controls and objectives
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Unexpected musical sequences: Action and music blend together in a horrifying blend of cartoon agony
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Frustratingly obtuse controls: Laugh with surprise and cry with frustration as you try to figure out what is happening
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Short and sweet: 15 weird minutes of your life that you’ll never get back
Furious Seas
Very impressive game so far. I recommend it over many VR games out there.
Pros
-Controls are easy to understand and use.
-No motion-sickness and is a game that can be played standing or sitting.
-Graphics are great, I really like the wave effects and sky
-Cannons load at a perfect speed. Any slower or faster and it might make it too difficult or easy.
-Collect items after defeating enemies, some of which are temporary weapons, gold, and health.
-The constant wind, whichever way you are sailing, is good to keep the game moving. If true wind directions were used, many players would be like sitting ducks in the headwind.
– Real player with 7.7 hrs in game
Highly recommended, even in its current state it’s in. There’s three chapters to the game where it welcomes you into the first, pits you against a fun ‘Demon Sisters’ run on the second, and an interesting third leaving room for more fun chapters and campaign fun. Even if it’s a demo, it’s great fun with many more things planned for the game. When you boot up the game you’re basically standing at a shipwreck with the wheel, bell, and a firing turret which makes this an interactive menu, something I praise highly. To your right you’ll find your objectives sinking three bosses with a funny skeleton posing next to the chest. The game is interesting in that semi-realistic yet arcade manner where you have to jump between steering, firing both side guns, while even (by choice) raising and lowering the sails with the two bells with 1 on either side of the wheel.
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
Noah
Seeing the incoming dark clouds, some seek shelter and others build an ark. Step into the pre-apocalyptic world as Noah and lead the bravest project of ancient times! Gather the required resources to build a ship able to withstand the diversity of Earth’s fauna on its deck.
Don’t forget the dove though, without her the voyage might take forever!
The rainstorm is close, and after all, you must save at least a pair of each species.
Animals are just animals, and they can get quite unbearable… they spread around the world and don’t want to listen - bah, it might come to you carrying them around on your own back!
Once you’re done with that, don’t forget to pack the supplies. Otherwise… you know…
Problems with livestock and the race to beat the clock are not the only concerns you’ll face.
You’re just starting out with this praiseworthy quest and some wicked folks are already looking forward to your demise. Fight them without batting an eye - this time it doesn’t count as a sin!
If you think building the Ark is not something you’ll manage on your own, bring your friends along!
Together you’ll be able to wrap it all up much quicker, as well as make it easier to defend the floating zoo when a mass attack happens. No worries - there’s plenty of work to do even for four of you!
Ship construction and saving animal species are probably not the easiest activities, as well as being the captain during the final voyage. In the end, however, the rain will stop. Looking out for the land, you’ll realize you saved the world once again - and this time it all went without a single gunshot.
Sea of Thieves
Sea of thieves was the game that finally brought old friends back together. For the longest time, I’ve been playing tons of games solo or random multiplayer without making any real connections with people. Sea of thieves was one of those games that allowed me to reconnect with old friends and form a crew to play this game with. Solo play is still quite fun and suspenseful, but playing with a real consistent crew is a real joy in this game. The art direction and style of the game is top notch, on par with some of the best water physics emulated in any video game in the past or current timeline. Who among us never wanted to be a pirate, sail the 7 seas and dig for a long lost buried treasure? Well, now you can with your friends. 10/10 would play again.
– Real player with 859.6 hrs in game
450 hours in and I still enjoy sailing around and sometimes just watching the sunset, the weather, the ocean and especially the fog. I’m still fascinated by the great ocean shader and dynamic weather that Rare managed to create in the engine. Great job, guys!
When sailing across the Sea of Thieves you’ll meet all kinds of people so interaction with strangers can be funny, frustrating, annoying, uplifting, ego-polishing or even confusing. Some people are complaining about getting attacked constantly. It happens. But no worries if you get sunk and killed from time to time: Since most of the progress is just for cosmetics anyway and the gold and reputation get’s saved separately, there’s really nothing to lose in the long run. Enjoy the fight, learn from it and come up with some tactics to avoid or defend against enemy fleets during longer missions.
– Real player with 465.6 hrs in game
Captains of the Wacky Waters
Captains of the Wacky Waters is a fast-paced boat roguelike where ships drift and krakens wear moustaches!
Back in the day, helping ghosts get to Heaven was an easy task, but someone wiped out the peace in the Wacky Waters and now all the captains have to learn to defend themselves and their crew. At least until the old days return.
Combine the strength of your rowers and the wind force to navigate around the procedurally generated zones, gradually improving your ship and finding powerful configurations that will help you in combat.
KEY FEATURES
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Every playthrough is different, allowing a lot of replayability.
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Good vibes roguelike with loads of wackiness and weirdness.
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Unlock new playable captains after defeating them. Each ship has different features and a special ability to play with.
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Save cute little ghosts that will join the crew taking one out of the 6 different roles to help you in your journey.
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Use many weapons to shoot and slash your enemies, including a cannonball shotgun, a boats cannon, or a giant hammer.
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Lots of gadgets and upgrades. These are curious and diverse items with different functions to upgrade and configure your ship, from a medieval spear to a pair of giant incognito glasses for your boat.
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Navigate different zones with unique gameplay styles and aesthetics, which will become more and more strange.
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Many, many hats! Every living thing in the game wears its own type of hat.