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The Deep Paths: Labyrinth Of Andokost TB Blobber - Out Now
- Thread starter Whisper
- Start date
If by today you mean "today right before you go to sleep" than yes.
"Game unlocks in 7 hours" Steam is saying. That's how you know the game is American.
Heretic
Cipher
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From http://steamcommunity.com/app/375500/discussions/0/340412734660350973/
So just 4 attributes and equipment? I see no skills at all.
V_K
Arcane
Of course it is. "Next Thursday" is a dead giveaway.
At almost $7, I wonder how the dungeon design and encounter design is. As well as puzzle design.
Saxon1974
Prophet
Keeping an eye on this bugger
Found all the items in the first room but the rogue tools... 
EDIT: Oh ffs! heh
EDIT: Oh ffs! heh
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He just released a new build, now with keymapping (thankfully).
Whisper
Arcane
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It is better than most 3D blobbers out there in last 6 months of this year.
nice pointless comparison...
Nyast
Cipher
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Finished it today. Last levels are definitely better than the first ones. Maze layout & puzzles get better towards the second half.
UI is atrocious though. Dropping items or having information on who can equip items is an exercice in frustration. Special mention to the longbow which can only be used by the warrior and not by the rogue. Also, I found loot to be very lacking: most of the items towards the second half of the game are for warriors, I haven't found new protection gear or magic staffs for my 2 magic users after the first few hours of the game. Weird. Magic is also very lacking; there's only spells in staffs, so forget about learning new spells as you level up, the game doesn't work like that. Too bad. Overall I had fun and it's worth its price, but as an RPG ( even in the blobber category which usually has simplified features ) it is pretty basic.
UI is atrocious though. Dropping items or having information on who can equip items is an exercice in frustration. Special mention to the longbow which can only be used by the warrior and not by the rogue. Also, I found loot to be very lacking: most of the items towards the second half of the game are for warriors, I haven't found new protection gear or magic staffs for my 2 magic users after the first few hours of the game. Weird. Magic is also very lacking; there's only spells in staffs, so forget about learning new spells as you level up, the game doesn't work like that. Too bad. Overall I had fun and it's worth its price, but as an RPG ( even in the blobber category which usually has simplified features ) it is pretty basic.
DemonKing
Arcane
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I played a couple of hours last night and it's pretty decent. The exploration and puzzle solving elements are fun and sometimes stretch across multiple floors. There are trapdoors, spell shooters, spikes that rise out of grates ("Impalers"), pressure plates etc. Secret doors can be found by moving wall stones, books on shelves, wall torches and so on. You don't get a map until you find the map for each floor which is a strange decision as I like the mapping aspect of these games usually.
The combat is not great - you can't dance around like EOB/Grimrock - you're basically locked in place and don't seem able to disengage. All too often my mage, despite being in the back row, gets knocked out and doesn't get any XP when I win a fight, meaning she's trailing behind the rest of the team in level. The combat effects are pretty ordinary too.
There's no music when you play other than the title screen/character generation and some of the sounds are annoying (like the save game noise which sounds like an old floppy disk firing up). The monster graphics vary in quality and I haven't found any different tile sets so far meaning the dungeon looks the same on level 6 as it does on level 1.
I'll keep playing and see how my thoughts change. A comparison with Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is probably fair. So far I'd say this is a better puzzler but HotMT had better combat and atmosphere. Grimrock still best in class by some distance.
The combat is not great - you can't dance around like EOB/Grimrock - you're basically locked in place and don't seem able to disengage. All too often my mage, despite being in the back row, gets knocked out and doesn't get any XP when I win a fight, meaning she's trailing behind the rest of the team in level. The combat effects are pretty ordinary too.
There's no music when you play other than the title screen/character generation and some of the sounds are annoying (like the save game noise which sounds like an old floppy disk firing up). The monster graphics vary in quality and I haven't found any different tile sets so far meaning the dungeon looks the same on level 6 as it does on level 1.
I'll keep playing and see how my thoughts change. A comparison with Heroes of the Monkey Tavern is probably fair. So far I'd say this is a better puzzler but HotMT had better combat and atmosphere. Grimrock still best in class by some distance.
Steve Jarman
Novice
Wow - you guys are some harsh critics... and I love it 
If Labyrinth Of Andokost didn't do it for you, I promise I'm going to blow your minds with the next game. It's already in the works.
If Labyrinth Of Andokost didn't do it for you, I promise I'm going to blow your minds with the next game. It's already in the works.
Whisper
Arcane
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Wow - you guys are some harsh critics... and I love it
If Labyrinth Of Andokost didn't do it for you, I promise I'm going to blow your minds with the next game. It's already in the works.
Can you fix that back row gets targeted as often as first row?
Steve Jarman
Novice
Wow - you guys are some harsh critics... and I love it
If Labyrinth Of Andokost didn't do it for you, I promise I'm going to blow your minds with the next game. It's already in the works.
Can you fix that back row gets targeted as often as first row?
Pretty sure it's 60/40 from memory.
DemonKing
Arcane
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Wow - you guys are some harsh critics... and I love it
If Labyrinth Of Andokost didn't do it for you, I promise I'm going to blow your minds with the next game. It's already in the works.
I don't think most of the criticisms here mean people found the game unplayable or not enjoyable, they're just things that it would be nice to see change in a patch/sequel. Double-clicking, for example, to pick things up in inventory is not intuitive and adds a layer of clunkiness to the presentation that could probably easily be avoided.
For a one-man team this is a pretty good effort. Did you get anyone else to playtest though? I'd think a lot of the points people are picking out could have been picked up quite easily with a few playtesters.
circ
Arcane
Enough with da blobbers. Iso. Metric.
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