#Eternights

[satoshi-mochida]

Some indie game recommendations from ones I’ve played or know enough about them to suggest them to others(mostly in no particular order), Part 7.

Parts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9

Eternights

Iron Lung

The Stanley Parable

Dredge

Cult of the Lamb

No Time to Explain

We Become What We Behold(Creator’s itch.io page/Steam version)

Amanda the Adventurer

One Chance

SCP – Containment Breach

60 Seconds series

There Is No Game series

Valiant Hearts(I think it counts as indie)

The Final Station

Idol Showdown

Mundaun

Night of the Consumers

Endoparasitic

Passpartout Series

Kemono Heroes

Melatonin

Blossom Tales series

Decarnation

LISA Series

Shiver

Clustertruck

The Flame in the Flood

The Pedestrian

Guts and Glory

Poly Bridge Series

400 Years

VVVVVV

Disillusion

#Indie Games #long post #Eternights #Iron Lung Game #The Stanley Parable #Dredge Game #Cult of the Lamb #No Time to Explain #We Become What We Behold #Amanda the Adventurer #One Chance Game #SCP Containment Breach #60 Seconds Game #60 Parsecs #There is No Game #Valiant Hearts #The Final Station #Idol Showdown #Mundaun #Night of the Consumers #Endoparasitic #Passpartout #Kemono Friends #Melatonin Game

[lucidskyart]

Eternights Cover Illustration done in 2022/23

#eternights #indiegamedev #indie games #lucidsky #original art

[no-sabo]

Alexander's Top 10 Games of 2023

#10: Street Fighter 6

Street Fighter 6 is landing on my list de panzazo because I didn't play enough of Baldur's Gate to include it. Act 1 gang, rise up!

It's tough trying to find the same hype that I had playing Street Fighter IV on the Xbox 360. I don't think I ever put as much hours trying to get good at a fighting game since and I don't think I ever will. This isn't to say that I don't think 6 is as good. My main thing is that I don't think I'll ever be in that kind of place in my life, or have the same friends with the same free time. Getting older is so wack. Street Fighter 6 is cool as hell, though.

#9: Venba

I think for immigrants Venba's themes are well worn ground. Food is perhaps the most powerful anchor to one's culture. Venba is beautiful, touching, and deeply relatable to me as a first born child of immigrant parents.

Make sure you eat something before jumping into this one. I'm pretty sure I ordered Indian food the day after.

#8: A Space for the Unbound

I don't think there's a game on my list with such a stark difference with the level of enjoyment I had between the narrative and the actual play. At times A Space for the Unbound can be extremely tedious.

A lot of the play involves solving puzzles, usually with a pen and paper at hand. That stuff can be nice, however the brief but constant loading in between areas really strained my patience. There's also empty calories in the form of fetch quests that trip up the pacing.

In the end, once credits rolled, those complaints melted away. It's a gripping fantasy story about community, bullying, domestic abuse, anxiety, and depression wrapped in gorgeous, detailed pixel art. And there's an achievement for petting all the cats.

#7: Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush feels like the remake to a long lost Sega game that they developed for the Xbox during their messy Dreamcast console exit. It's tough for me to describe why it's on here. I think I just genuinely miss this tier of game existing. Like, this game had fucking music from Zwan in it. Zwan.

I don't know, man. It's a vibe. It's really well animated, the characters are bright and goofy, and the rhythm infused third person action combat smacks.

I think this was the first game I completed on my Steam Deck in 2023. Actually, I think it's the first game I beaten front to back on it period?

#6: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

I know it's in to trash the New Super Mario Bros. games but I genuinely never had any strong positive feelings for that first DS game and it only lead to further my resentment for that series. They just made so damn many of them.

Mario Wonder, with its Wile E. the Coyote ass animations is so damn refreshing. I think this is probably the best implementation of the self governed difficulty levels, too. A kid can breeze through a lot of these levels, but being a completionist can get brutal in a satisfying kind of way. It's just so nice to be excited for a 2D Mario game again.

#5: Mediterranea Inferno

Part visual novel, part art-house movie, Mediterranea Inferno takes you on vacation with three Italian twinks trying to move past their Covid-19 lock-down trauma. It's funny at times, but quickly veers into some deeply uncomfortable situations. Also, it can get spooky.

It's an important game, but please heed the content warnings.

#4: Eternights

There's something alluring to me about the Persona Social Link system and any time a game decides to mess with that kind of thing I'm game to give it a shot. Eternights' main sell was "dating action game", so, there it is.

The gist here is there's an apocalypse and your player character gets his arm cut off and replaced with a magical one that can transform into, I think, anything? It's a sword for 98% of the game that you use to kill monsters. It's in third person and for the most part it's an OK action game. You get a skill tree and all that and your buds help you fight, though I think the combat truly shines in the back quarter of the game.

The game's whole thing is that you've got a time limit for when a dungeon has to be completed and you can either choose to progress through it or spend time with your friends, who are mostly female.

Now, to my surprise there is a male character that joins your crew late in game who can serve as a love interest and I was curious to see how that would play out given the homophobia present in the games with which it was inspired by.

The same sex story is, I feel, the most interesting route. It flips the corny harem trope on its head and you get what I believe is the most touching and fulfilling end given that character's relationship to the plot. It's respectful in a way the rest of the game wouldn't suggest it.

At some point in the story your characters are falling from up high and to save everyone the player character turns his arm into a bra parachute because in a quick panic he remembers seeing them on one of the girls in your group. It's childish as hell to be sure, but there's a lot of heart here and I can't wait to see what this one man studio does next.

And I'd like to request for more RPGs to be sub-20 hours like this one. It does wonders for pacing.

#3: Jusant

I kinda' just melted into Jusant. This game is gorgeous and the danger free climbing was so meditative during some really dark and ongoing political unrest. It feels selfish to even say this but it felt good to get home and get lost in something that provided very little consequence.

Fuck Joe Biden and free Palestine.

#2: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk

Sega can keep Jet Set Radio. Team Reptile understood the assignment.

Look, there's a lot you can do to modernize Jet Set and I'm sure Sega's got their top engineers on it but fuck all that. This shit with its simplified graphics runs at 90 FPS on my Steam Deck. It's got all the vibes down and it manages to improve on the mobility and graffiti systems.

Like Hi-Fi Rush I just miss this tier of game but, like, x10 for this specific series. It improves on the concepts of the games that inspired it. I was eating here.

#1: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

I don't think I have the capacity to express what Breathe of the Wild meant to me when I first played that game back in 2017. It's gotta' be my favorite game of all time. At least, it was? Still is? It's a toss up. Both Tears of the Kingdom and Breath of the Wild have surprisingly different philosophies and it sort of depends on how I'm feeling. All this to say that Tears of the Kingdom is a genuine master piece.

I'm sitting here trying to think of where to even begin. Is it the physics driven world that doesn't seem to break no matter what nonsense you throw at it? Do I talk about the fact that this is the most touching Zelda story to date? How about how the Colgera boss fight theme smacks? Why does this game look so good off like 2011 hardware?

Tears of the Kingdom embodies play. It begs you to be curious and creative. A sanbox with a capital S. My favorite game of 2023 and favorite game period?

Best Games of 2022 in 2023

2023 was stacked, but I had to make room for some stuff that I missed the previous year. If I do this list again the 2023 in 2024 section is gonna' be a damn mess.

Melatonin

I played Melatonin in December of 2023 and it came out December of 2022. i'm so sad it took me a whole year to check it out.

It's got cozy little Rhythm Heaven-like micro games that take place within an insomniac's melatonin infused dreams. It's dripping in pastels and good vibes.

Each level, or "night", has 4 or 5 stages that you navigate kind of like a Mario overworld. You'll walk to, say, the "Work" stage where it runs you through a brief tutorial. There you get a feel for the song and the beats you need to match with button presses. Once you get through that it begins your real run. Rinse, wash, repeat.

I like it a lot. The visuals are super pleasant and it's really satisfying when you nail those perfectly timed button presses to the beat of the music. I only just started it but felt compelled to throw it on here.

He Fucked the Girl Out of Me

This one's tough to talk about. I feel like I don't need to be taking up oxygen in this conversation.

He Fucked the Girl Out of Me is a short Game Boy game about sex work and trauma. This game isn't enjoyable, but it is profound and important.

Again, please heed the content warnings.

I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

If this game had come out in 2023 it would be my number 2.

You begin life on a colony as a 10 year old. You, your parents, and the other colonists escape an Earth on the brink of collapse and crash land on a barely habitable planet. From there you live your life through to adulthood, making choices along the way that affect you, your friends, and the overall colony.

There's a card system that carries a lot of your decision making as a sort of stand in for something like a skill check or a random dice roll. You obtain cards through specific actions and relationships. It's not the greatest mechanic but it's serviceable and feeds well into the gameplay loop.

The game ends when your character turns 20 where your story concludes in one of many different outcomes, but that's not where it stops. The game has a time loop mechanic. You're meant to roll back in on a NG+ and see a lot of the different ways the game could end where you're meant to "fix" mistakes you made in your first playthrough. It works really well and is a core part of the experience.

I binged this game for a whole weekend. I could not put my Steam Deck down. I Was a Teenage Exocolonist is Young Adult fiction at its peak and in a year full of platitudes, "one of my all time favorites" feels like it has very little meaning, but man this one of my all time favorites.

#video games #i was a teenage exocolonist #tears of the kingdom #Street Fighter 6 #Venba #He Fucked the Girl Outta Me #Melatonin #Eternights #hi fi rush #Jusant #bomb rush cyberfunk #mediterranea inferno

[demiklo]

I got access to an EXTENDED demo of Eternights! The action RPG created by solo dev with a dream to make a persona meets devil may cry meets dating simulator!

But not everything is what it seems 🔍 Check out my review and let me know what you think of the limited demo!

#persona series #persona 5 #eternights #devil may cry #ff16 #steam next fest #indie games #playstation #nintendo direct #steam #pc games #dating sim #visual novel #otome #indie vtuber #otome rp #otome boys #indie otome #otome games #otome isekai #ps5 #3d vtuber #demo #gamer girl #game review #Youtube

[souyoangst]

idfk if ts even has a fandom

#eternights #shuyohan #chani #yuna #sia #min #yohan

[solns]

why are we walking like a caveman gremlin hybrid 😭 we are so inferior standing next to perfection

#WHAT IS THIS KAWOSHIN LOOKIN ASS FIRST MEETING #eternights #yohan

[cehc]

best girl

#eternights #sia #my art #skiaoura

[bubblyshortie]

yohan <3

#eternights #videogame #my post #gay #queer games

[gravity-knight]

Y’all know I’m not a fan of heavy het romances

Nor am I a fan of dating sims

But Eternights looks interesting

Maybe it’s the Black Rock Shooter looking Weiss Schnee-like girl that’s gotten my attention

Or that one guy that looks like Youhei Sunohara

#my anime knowledge is ancient #eternights

[wormdramafever]

Goodbye Volcano High among the Tokyo Stories team's favorites!

There is an upcoming pixelated 3D game called Tokyo Stories about a girl searching for a friend in a city that appears to be slowly vanishing. The team's official twitter made a thread about their favorite games of 2023 and Goodbye Volcano High is among them!

#goodbye volcano high #tokyo stories #japanese games #ghostpia #meg's monster #eternights #bleak sword #coffee talk 2 #ONI game #enjoy the diner #world of horror #back alley chronicle #viewfinder #the exit 8 #video games #indie games #gvh

[hardcoregamer]

A Look at Every Day of the Devs Summer Game Fest 2023 Title

Day of the Devs arrived once more during Summer Game Fest, allowing Double Fine and iam8bit to once against deliver us a curated showcase on some of the indie gaming scene’s most promising upcoming titles. And with a lineup this year that felt particularly impressive in various ways, we wanted to try something a bit new here, so both Kyle LeClair and Jordan Helm decided to have a discussion about all the games shown there, making sure everything gets highlighted at least a bit. Enjoy!

Check them out!

#day of the devs #summer game fest 2023 #summer game fest #beastie ball #hyper light breaker #simpler times #viewfinder #hauntii #cart life #helskate #henry halfhead #cocoon #ete #summerhill #eternights #retro gadgets #mars first logistics #saltsea chronicles

[satoshi-mochida]

Eternights launches September 21

Gematsu Source

Eternights will launch for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on September 21, developer Studio Sai announced.

Here is an overview of the game, via Studio Sai:

About

Eternights is a dating action game, blending a love story with adrenaline-driven combat as you make the most out of life during the apocalypse. Scavenge for supplies, explore dungeons… and go on dates!

Save the world, and find love along the way.

Key Features

Face the Infected – One day, something, or someone, has turned humans into dangerous monsters. All that interests them now is violence and power. They are what stand between you, a cure, and the world you want. Most importantly? You’re fighting for more than just your own survival – you are fighting for those you love.

Find Love – The impending end of the world makes for a great conversation starter! When you’re not exploring dungeons, you can choose to spend time growing closer to a cast of five quirky and loveable characters. Explore their stories and grow closer to them to unlock unique skills and spells you can use in battle.

Race the Clock – Scavenging, dungeon crawling, dating…there are just too many things to do in one day, and each area has a deadline! Will you grow closer to your confidant in order to deepen your relationship and unlock new skills? Will you scavenge the wasteland for supplies? Will you grow stronger by training with your companions? Or will you ignore all of that and go to the dungeon the first chance you get? It’s up to you, but remember, the clock is ticking.

Explore Dungeons – These dangerous areas—known as the “Wall”—are filled with mystery and danger. As the deadline looms, you will have to quickly overcome traps, puzzles, and dancing minigames to make it through in time. Luckily, you have your confidants by your side to help when things get scary.

Animated Cutscenes – There are several fully 2D animated cutscenes that change depending on who you decide to date. Immerse yourself and truly connect with the characters you are spending time with.

Watch a new trailer below.

Release Date Trailer

English

Japanese

Korean

#Eternights #Studio Sai #RPG #PS4 #PS5 #Steam #Epic Games Store #Gematsu

[gamingingoodcompany]

Today, I finished 'Eternights'

Today, I finished Eternights. I played the demo a few months ago and it caught me by surprise with how intense it was with its magical zombie apocalypse. The tension of that doesn't last as you get a magic shapeshifting arm (that the game doesn't do enough with for my liking) but it makes up for it with decent characterisation and good humour. Also, one of your romantic interests is a guy. A guy who joins really bloody late in the story but he gets enough characterisation to make up for it.

It really does play like an amateur passion project: story goes that the developer was inspired by Persona 5 to quit his job and make a game, and good lord did he do so. There's a jankiness to it but there's also a great passion and a great understanding of how to emotionally engage the player. The plotting feels sporadic—especially with how characters tend to disappear and reappear between scenes and know things that you're not quite sure why they should—but it ties up nicely with what actually is an amazingly effective ending sequence that cemented my respect for the dev.

If your interests occupy a certain part of a Venn diagram that includes Persona 5, Dark Souls, and tense post-apocalyptic drama alongside decent romantic comedy, then I definitely recommend Eternights. It's far from the best game in the world but I had a good time with it; this review does feel like I'm underselling the whole thing a bit but that's because the parts are less than the whole.

Link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1402110/Eternights/

#eternights #persona 5 #romantic comedy #romcom #dating sim #post-apocalypse #magic post-zombie apocalypse romantic comedy

[shadowmellow]

Since I havent seen anyone else do it, here's a quick collection of the illustrated CGs that you can get in Eternights! I'm still looking for the flashback CGs so just the character CGs for now.

#eternights #game cgs

[scotts-takes]

Happy release day to Eternights!

#eternights

[solns]

shut the fuck up i fucking HATED it

#worst fucking mini game #THE DELAY ANGERED ME #eternights