Coelacanth

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2026-09-04 18:13:52 UTC

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/70900352

2026-06-03 17:47:34 UTC

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I haven't actually been playing any games for the past week, so I don't have all that much to talk about. Today was the first time I actually sat down and played anything, which was some random **Ninja Gaiden 2** survival mode on Xenia Edge emulator and then a couple of fights on my ongoing playthrough of [modded](https://www.nexusmods.com/ninjagaiden2black/mods/30) **Ninja Gaiden 2 Black**. The latest [custom moveset mod](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZNpKBPUO_nuHT8TdV2-s_PH0ziWEh04k/view) from ShowR18 dropped the other day and so I played around a bit with the new toys.
Otherwise I want to get back to my first playthrough of [Darkwood](https://store.steampowered.com/app/274520/Darkwood/), which I only just started last week. Game is incredible, absolutely top notch horror and atmosphere - without a single deliberate jump scare. Some of the best sound design you'll ever hear, and some just brutal, oppressive survival horror. I am not easily spooked, but this game gets to me. Almost to the point where I am not sure I will finish it, actually. The convergence of gameplay design and audiovisual design during the nights in your hideout make for some of the most tense moments I've ever experienced in gaming. It's similar-ish to the powerlessness you feel towards the xenomorph in Alien Isolation, but this might honestly be scarier.

2026-05-22 14:26:48 UTC

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I did the Luck build and it was super busted. Also nice to get tons of items and resources from all the Luck. Next run I'm planning on trying the ranged build, I feel like it could be powerful (although takes a while to come online). I also want to try a full caster build, especially in NG+ with the extra spells. Harvest Field was still crazy strong even with like 0 spell power investment.

2026-05-22 09:00:47 UTC

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It's one of my favourite games I've played this year. I still think Titanium Court edges it, but Withering Rooms is surely second. It's unbelievable to me that it isn't more of a household name. I truly cannot wait for Withering Realms in September.
What build are you doing this time?

2026-04-27 12:49:41 UTC

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What build were you doing that wasn't working?
And yeah the game just continues to surprise you, chapter 3 really blew me away too. Actually just finding the cable car in itself was a big wtf moment for me and then everything thereafter kept on being surprising. There is just so much game in this game, if you know what I mean? You think it's this neat little mansion roguelike but oh no, it's way more than that.

2026-04-22 21:30:05 UTC

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It also has two separate ways to make sure you don't get stuck. I'm sure you found the Puzzle Oracles already, which is a great mechanic, and then on its webpage there are great two-stage hints for every puzzle/side quest in the game: first a smaller nudge in the right direction and then under a second spoiler tag the full explanation.This dev is so thoughtful it blows my mind.
I also like how all the game mechanics fit into the lore so naturally. The curse mechanic is one of my favourite game mechanics ever.

2026-04-22 20:53:31 UTC

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Ah, still so much to come! I loved that bit, you can really spend some time to perfect your build down there. The game just keeps getting cooler, doesn't it. Whenever you think you have it figured out you discover some new surprise it throws at you.

2026-04-22 17:16:03 UTC

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It's actually unreal how good it is. It *does* have Overwhelmingly Positive on Steam but yeah, this should be a smash indie hit and not a hidden gem. How far in are you?

2026-04-13 09:27:31 UTC

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You will not regret it! I hope the sequel sells millions of copies because this guy needs to be let loose on a AA budget. I was completely shocked when I found out he composed the OST himself (apart from one track and one Bach piece). Some people are just too talented.
Haven't had this much fun exploring a dangerous and interesting world filled with weird ass NPCs since Dark Souls 1 all those years ago.

2026-04-12 22:18:37 UTC

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I finished **[Withering Rooms](https://store.steampowered.com/app/2006140/Withering_Rooms/)** a few days ago, having done both a full first playthrough and a quick run through NG+ to get the ending exclusive to NG+. Since then I've been in that odd spot where I'm kind of having trouble moving on to the next game. I just keep thinking about Withering Rooms.
This game was so amazingly good, it is seriously unbelievable it is the work of a solo dev. Especially since he also composed pretty much all the music - and the music is as phenomenal as the game. I don't think I've been this impressed with a solo dev since Lucas Pope and Obra Dinn.
If you vibe in any way with what you see on the Steam page, I heavily encourage you giving it a shot. It is one of the most unique games I've ever played, which is funny because it simultaneously wears its inspirations on its sleeves. But the influences never end up leading to derivative end product, instead they are just the foundation for the very distinctive artistic vision of an auteur developer that is doubtlessly doing his own thing.
And it's not just about the story and world building and art direction and atmosphere, but the gameplay and build variety is also really good. All the gameplay systems are so well designed, the puzzles are intuitive and the game has so many thoughtful little touches you wouldn't expect from the first game of a solo dev, especially on the QOL front.
The combat itself is a little clunky, but you *do* get used to it and there are several ways to build both melee and spellcasting, there is a ranged weapon build that leans more into consumables, you can sneak around and place traps, you can be a summoner... Probably more that I didn't think of yet. And using all these different tools is a lot of fun.
Having played this I am *unbelievably* excited for the sequel, which enters Early Access this year.

2026-02-11 22:09:53 UTC

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Yes, I have said before but the worst thing about Trump being the president of the US is not that it makes no sense - it's that it makes *perfect sense*.

2026-01-24 17:07:24 UTC

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I think globally we need to start coming to terms with the fact that America is not a country of "logic" and "reason".

2025-11-17 22:49:21 UTC

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**Blue Prince** only being nominated for the two indie awards is an expected travesty. Merited a GOTY nomination imo and also a OST award nomination. Sad times.

2025-06-23 13:34:26 UTC

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So it's this versus Expedition 33 for GOTY then? I feel for Sandfall, that's some unfortunate timing if they end up upstaged by Kojima.

2025-03-12 00:34:18 UTC

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No, that would show posts made *on* your local instance sorted by Hot. Not global posts but sorted by what's voted Hot *by* your instance's users.

2025-03-11 23:00:59 UTC

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I don't think changing the default behaviour of the All feed is wise, but adding a sorting option like **Hot(Local)** or something to the All feed to see what is trending in terms of votes *from* your local instance could be interesting for medium sized instances. But for any small or tiny instance this would be essentially worthless so it would have to be optional.

2024-09-24 14:22:11 UTC

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Don't know what you're celebrating, the more time he spends with her the better as she's both terrible and unpopular.