#COCOON game

[tobiasrieper]

Cocoon (2023) | Geometric Interactive

#cocoon #cocoon game #gamingedit #flashing tw #cocoon game spoilers #if anyone cares #the puzzles in this are so cool i'd play this forever if i could #just a really clean simple but well-executed puzzle game. luv #indies

[splatsvilles-fashionista]

Off-topic weekend: My top five games of 2023!

Hey folks! How's Splatfest going? I've had mixed success so far, winning two 10x battles but losing a 100x, which evens out, right?

But let's not focus on that, this is the off-topic post of the month, after all. In 2023 I played an unusual amount of brand-new games, and I like talking about the stuff I like, so let's real quick go over my favourite games of the year, in order!

Starting with:

5. Wildfrost

Wildfrost is a roguelike deckbuilder about disparate tribes banding together to fight off a supernatural, eternal snowstorm. Over the course of three areas and many battles you assemble a deck of allies and items, augment them with upgrades, and face off against a whole slew of unique and challenging boss battles. The thing I wanna highlight about this game is just how gorgeous the presentation is. All the character designs are delightful, and the way everything bobs and shakes as you pick cards to play or reposition feels just right. The soundtrack is also a complete slam dunk, using a ton of traditional instruments to help sell the vibes, whether they're cosy like in your hubtown or intense like the battle themes. If you like games like Slay the Spire or Monster Train then this is definitively a game for you.

4. Cocoon

Cocoon is a puzzle game about exploring alien landscapes with tools that are also full-on worlds in themselves. As a little... alien? Moth? Robot? As a little guy, you're tasked with solving a wide variety of puzzles by using differently colored orbs that, when placed on certain pedestals in the environment, opens up portals to entire new realms. Nestling realities within other realities and traveling between them soon becomes a core facet of your problem-solving, and the beauty of Cocoon is that its puzzles thread this extremely thin line where the solution is neither too hard or easy, but will always be very satisfying and frequently mindblowing in the way it makes you bend reality(or realities as the case may be) to your whims. Cocoon is lean, slim, and polished, and likely won't last you more than ten hours, but those ten hours will leave you feeling a smart and satisfied in a way you've never experienced before.

3. Remnant II

In 2019, Remnant: From the Ashes asked a bold question: "What if Dark Souls, but guns?" The answer turned out to be that you got a fun, interesting third-person shooter with defensive play inspired by Fromsoftware's lineage of action RPGs but with a greater emphasis on co-op play and replayability, and in 2023, that game got a sequel that looked to expand on all of its predecessor's most interesting ideas. One of the most impressive things about remnant II is just how much content it has that it doesn't show you, because it's designed around the core idea that every player's first playthrough feels different and so it only shows you a sliver of its hand in every playthrough, confident in its breadth of content to such an extend that the game let's you roll an entire new randomized campaign with a single press of a button. I'll admit that out of everything on this list, Remnant II is probably the most "by-the-numbers" game on this list, in part by virtue of being the only sequel on it, but I had a blast playing this game, and if you're looking for something to play with a friend or two, then I think you will too.

2. Cassette Beasts

Cassette Beasts is a creature-collector RPG in the style of Pokémon, and I actually already wrote a whole post about Cassette Beasts earlier this year, but I want to reiterate that this game is really good. In a lot of ways, it feels like Bytten Studios, the developers of Cassette Beasts, took the formula of the DS-era Pokémon games and utterly perfected it. It's got a big open world for you to explore, deep and snappy 2v2 combat, over 120 monsters, all of which can be fused mid-combat as the ace up your sleeve. Rather than type weaknesses just increasing damage, they inflict various buffs/debuffs that add a lot of complication to battles and force you really consider your team composition. There's adjustable difficulty, including a built-in nuzlocke mode. There a bunch of cool companion characters with their own entire storylines, and most of them you can romance if you'd like. If you like Pokémon or the whole creature-collector RPG genre as a whole, then you need to play Cassette Beasts, because at the moment I really do think it's the king of the genre.

1. Lies of P

Lies of P is an action RPG of the Soulslike variety, taking a stab at replicating the formula that made Fromsoftware and their critically renowned games such a household name. I like Fromsoftware and their games lot, Bloodborne, Dark Souls 3, Sekiro, and Elden Ring are all pretty high on my list of favourite games of all time for their excellent world design, wonderful atmosphere, and captivating combat. I mention all of this so that you understand that it's a big deal when I say Lies of P is so good that it sometimes beats Fromsoftware at their own game.

It's not a game without flaws. I found the english localization to be awkward and stilted, sometimes to the point of being distracting, and its level design is very simple, especially compared to its peers. What sets Lies of P apart however is that it has the best goddamn combat in the genre. Explaining why I think that would take a lot of time, and this post is running long as is, so to keep things short the gist of it is that Lies of P manages to make your offensive and defensive tools flow into each other seamlessly, with dodges, blocks and parries allowing you to keep up the pressure even as enemies are attacking. Couple that with a ton of different weapons, all with their own special moves, most of which you can take apart and combine with other weapons, and a mechanical left arm that can be equipped with a variety of tools like a flamethrower or a grappling hook, and it results in one of the most nuanced combat systems I've ever seen.

I adore Lies of P. I bought it at the end of December, beat it once, and I am currently doing three more playthroughs with different builds, weapons, and restrictions. I've never enjoyed mastering the systems of a game as much as I have playing Lies of P, and that is ultimately why it's my favourite game of 2023.

And that's the whole list! I hope something I featured here caught your attention, and I'm very curious to know what y'all's favourite games of 2023 were, so go ahead and tell me below, if you'd like. Happy continued FrostyFesting!

#not splatoon #wildfrost #cocoon game #remnant ii #cassette beasts #lies of p

[sirtotallynotatimetraveler]

Hello! I didn't even know COCOON won the Game Awards and only found out while checking out your blog after seeing that you liked one of my stimboards.

I'm still in shock about that... but congratulations to all the games that were nominated, but didn't win!

~ Random COCOON fan who's also interested in Hi-Fi Rush, another game that didn't win.

Oh hi! I wasn't expecting an inbox message from someone after liking their post. I was really interested in the game after it was won against Pizza Tower so I wanted to see some fan post of it on here to see how much of a following it has, and your post was first to show up on the results for the game haha.

I'm glad to know that there are some fans for this game, as not many people have heard of Cocoon until the Game Awards, and I feel glad for all of the Cocoon fans who have been following the game since its release and seeing it win an award unexpectedly. I'm sorry for all the flak Cocoon gets just because it won against Pizza Tower dude. The game doesn't deserve the hate it gets. But I hope to play when I get the chance.

I've been a fan of both games Limbo and Inside for a while and I was shocked to find out that one of the people who worked on those games worked on Cocoon, so that already has piqued my interest.

I hope in the end that more people realize that the awards don't determine whether one game is better and worth playing than the other. All of the games nominated in the indie category and beyond have their own good qualities and fun gameplay, and an award doesn't add to or take that away.

-Sincerely, a Pizza Tower fan who is also a Hi-Fi rush enjoyer heyooo. (They Won for best audio at least!)

Anyways, here's some art of all the nominees and the bug protag themself.

#my art #pizza tower #cocoon game #viewfinder #dredge #venba #peppino spaghetti #doodle answers #i tried drawing all the characters in their art style haha #I don't know what gender the protag is for Cocoon so they have a skirt and top hat as formal wear #viewfinder doesn't even have a character as the protag so they are just a sentient floating camera haha and are also gender neutral dressed #long reads

[octastims]

The Protagonist (COCOON) stimboard with moon moths, deserts and orbs for me! Happy release day COCOON!

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#OCTAfan's stimboards #Stimboard #COCOON game #Spanish moon moth #Desert #Orb #Beach #Green #Brown #Blue #Black #Yellow #Tw moths #Tw bugs #Tw insects #Tw hands #Tw irl hands #Tw ocean

[undefinedbehavior]

The transition between worlds in COCOON is absolutely mesmerizing.

#cocoon game

[gamemasterandmuses]

/* What the bloody hell is Cocoon!? */

#indie games #pizza tower #game awards #/* too lazy to log into my personal account to complain */ #/* there's always that one game that wins that I never even heard of */ #cocoon #cocoon game

[wormdramafever]

Goodbye Volcano High among PRESS START's "Indie Games of 2023 that You Shouldn't Sleep On" !!!

GOODBYE VOLCANO HIGH The idea of a choice-driven narrative adventure combined with a rhythm game is already literal music to my ears, but Goodbye Volcano High blew away my expectations at every turn. The art and animations put it at the level of quality of a televised production and the teen garage band musical styling is so intoxicating that I still listen to the soundtrack on the regular.

#goodbye volcano high #2023 #video game magazine #indie games #2023 video games #press start #bramble the mountain king #after us #tchia #in stars and time #sea of stars #viewfinder #pizza tower #venba #dredge #thirsty suitors #a space for the unbound #el paso elsewhere #cocoon game #blasphemous 2 #jusant #cookie cutter #oxenfree ii #laika aged through blood #born of bread #steamworld build #the talos principle 2 #saltsea chronicles #moving out 2 #stray gods

[gamebyle]

what in the sam hill is a COCOON

#Seriously i’ve never heard of this game before in my life #Implied game awards #COCOON game

[octahedral-chaos]

I have seen people having differing ideas on what the COCOON Protagonist is, so let's settle this:

#OCTAfan says stuff #OCTAfan's polls #COCOON game #COCOON #COCOON Protagonist #Tumblr poll #Polls #Tw bugs #<- Maybe #Ask to tag

[moths-are-transgender]

Cocoon is a very good game with many pretty designs

#cocoon #cocoon game #art #bug

[w0rlds-within-w0rlds]

WORLDS WITHIN WORLDS

An independent RP and Ask blog for the Protagonist of the game COCOON (2023). May contain spoilers for the game, body horror and potential flashing lights/ eyestrain.

Crossover and OC friendly

Iconless friendly, even thought I may use icons

Slight Canon divergence

Follows/ Interacts from @octahedral-chaos

[Muse] [Mun] [Rules/ Dni] [Other RP blogs] [Tags]

#🟢[Other Worlds] Promo🟢 #Cocoon #Cocoon game #Cocoon protagonist #Indie rp #Video game rp #Rp promo #Askblog promo

[cupcake-plays-a-game]

February 5th 2024 - Cocoon! Is! Beautiful! And I love playing it on my laptop’s OLED display! I can’t wait to finish it soon!

#gaming #video games #pc gaming #pc game pass #xbox game pass #cocoon #indie games #independent game #indiedev #oled #cocoon game #geometric interactive #video gaming #games #pc games #gaming laptop #laptop

[typicalf001]

Cocoon is one of the best puzzle games of the year. It sits alongside Chants of Sennaar for not just being incredibly well designed, but innovative. You control this weird little bug creature and must venture through several worlds. The story is pretty much nonexsistent, but at times the presentation managed to surprise me. Showing me a few interesting scenes and letting my imagination fill in the blanks. The real meat are the puzzles and they are mindblowing. The whole idea of worlds with worlds is interesting, and how you enter between these worlds seamlessly is stunning. Despite puzzles getting bigger with time I never found myself confused. I'd soon figure it out and it felt oh so satisfying. The game is not long, but it maintains good pacing and moment to moment gameplay. Cocoon will surely blow your expectations much like what it did to me. Here's a link to my full review of Cocoon as well as a short coverage of Venba near the end.

#cocoon game #puzzle game #indie game

[undefinedbehavior]

oh look, it's a weird and incredibly pretty artsty game for me to be obsessed with for the next 4 to 6 hours.

#cocoon game #i'm an hour in and i love it omg

[octafans-rp-hub]

◇Finally decided to start RPing again! Since the only thing that's really holding me back was... not being able to trim my posts using Xkit due to lack of time, so I decided to just use Tumblr's reblog trimmer in the meantime.◇

◇Also I'll might make the COCOON Protagonist RP blog soon, so be on the lookout, because there might actually be two COCOON muses...

#◇ooc◇ #COCOON protagonist #COCOON game #Ask to tag

[sirtotallynotatimetraveler]

Well, we didn't win guys...but lets not be sore losers! Congrats to Cocoon!

Even though one of my favorite games this year didn't win, I'm still glad for Cocoon, it's developers, and it's fans. There's always next time guys. We still got the Steam game awards coming up at least so maybe we'll win something there.

Quick Bonus Comic:

Well, not everybody handles it maturely I guess haha

#pizza tower #my art #doodle doodles #pizza tower fanart #peppino spaghetti #peppino #pizza tower peppino #the game awards #cocoon #the noise pizza tower #this was rushed sorry #the noise