Gauntlet revives

[Metro]

Gauntlet was a great game... for the 80's. In the last 30 years the core gameplay has been redone and improved upon in other games a la Derpablo.

 

[Jaesun]

Why is Metro so butthurt over this game?

 

[kazgar]

Why is Metro so butthurt?

Fixed.

 

[Angthoron]

Why is Metro so butthurt over this game?

Maybe he needs a better mouse.

 

[Metro]

Huh? I've said far more negative things about other games than this one. Merely saying it'll be underwhelming.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Gauntlet was a great game... for the 80's. In the last 30 years the core gameplay has been redone and improved upon in other games a la Derpablo.

What are you saying, no more hoarding keys from early levels to make it easier to pass the later ones ?

 

[sbb]

All this bitching about a progression system is a bunch of retarded bitching. All I can see it doing to the game is making it more interesting/addictive... I love good old Gauntlet too, but that shit is perfectly emulatable. If 80s Gauntlet was released for the first time in 2014, would you honestly buy it? and how long would you play it? I'm calling bullshit on anything more than a couple of hours.

 

[DwarvenFood]

Depends a bit on how much would it cost, and what would it look like I suppose. Otherwise emulated is a good option indeed, especially the MAME arcade versions. If the new one is 5$ or less I might get it though.

 

[sbb]

The new one is launching at $20 which, actual quality providing, is probably going to be a good price. Original Gauntlet probably isn't worth more than a $2.49 on Steam today

 

[A user named cat]

What is Metro?

Fixed.

 

[sbb]

Gauntlet reboot release date pushed back to Sept. 23

As a thank you for support, Warner Bros. is including an in-game bonus item with all pre-orders — a Wizard's Robe called the The Spawn of Kerthull, crafted from dead imps.

Pretty good deal

 

[Metro]

Microtransactions up the wazoo!

 

[sbb]

This game is gonna be gr8 i can FEEL IT

 

[sser]

http://www.twitch.tv/joystiq/c/5134270

Looks fun.

 

[sbb]

Played the first level, initial thoughts:

- Combat feels extremely good. Every character has a really nice rhythm you almost want to tap your foot to, and the special attacks are really, really neat. They've done a spell system for the wizard that reminds me of a Legend Of Grimrock-lite.
- The first level was strictly linear, but I only thought about it when I realized that should probably be noted. It was enjoyable nonetheless, though I do hope they start to branch out later.
- This game doesn't fuck around - I was getting my ass handed to me on Hard, as they only allow you one "Skull Coin", I believe they're called, which revive you. Not sure how to get more of those, but Normal is infinite.
- Generators are called summoning stones now.

 

[ColCol]

Played the first level, initial thoughts:

- Combat feels extremely good. Every character has a really nice rhythm you almost want to tap your foot to, and the special attacks are really, really neat. They've done a spell system for the wizard that reminds me of a Legend Of Grimrock-lite.
- The first level was strictly linear, but I only thought about it when I realized that should probably be noted. It was enjoyable nonetheless, though I do hope they start to branch out later.
- This game doesn't fuck around - I was getting my ass handed to me on Hard, as they only allow you one "Skull Coin", I believe they're called, which revive you. Not sure how to get more of those, but Normal is infinite.
- Generators are called summoning stones now.

Supposedly some levels are randomly generated and some are pre-made.

 

[sbb]

Played the first level, initial thoughts:

- Combat feels extremely good. Every character has a really nice rhythm you almost want to tap your foot to, and the special attacks are really, really neat. They've done a spell system for the wizard that reminds me of a Legend Of Grimrock-lite.
- The first level was strictly linear, but I only thought about it when I realized that should probably be noted. It was enjoyable nonetheless, though I do hope they start to branch out later.
- This game doesn't fuck around - I was getting my ass handed to me on Hard, as they only allow you one "Skull Coin", I believe they're called, which revive you. Not sure how to get more of those, but Normal is infinite.
- Generators are called summoning stones now.

Supposedly some levels are randomly generated and some are pre-made.

I hope they didn't waste their time randomly generating linear levels, then.

 

[ColCol]

Played the first level, initial thoughts:

- Combat feels extremely good. Every character has a really nice rhythm you almost want to tap your foot to, and the special attacks are really, really neat. They've done a spell system for the wizard that reminds me of a Legend Of Grimrock-lite.
- The first level was strictly linear, but I only thought about it when I realized that should probably be noted. It was enjoyable nonetheless, though I do hope they start to branch out later.
- This game doesn't fuck around - I was getting my ass handed to me on Hard, as they only allow you one "Skull Coin", I believe they're called, which revive you. Not sure how to get more of those, but Normal is infinite.
- Generators are called summoning stones now.

Supposedly some levels are randomly generated and some are pre-made.

I hope they didn't waste their time randomly generating linear levels, then.

Yeah, for some reason I misread your message, I guess. I don't know.

 

[Jaesun]

This looks like a fun clicky clicky game...... may wait for STEAM Sale.

 

[ColCol]

I played a little bit, it has a nice arcade feel to it. It is also quite difficult.

 

[sser]

Bought the game because I'm impulsive. If anybody wants to play, message me. I'm also in the RPGCodex steamgroup.

Edit: Played for about an hour. Pretty enjoyable game thus far. Also quite difficult. Even on normal you can't go in unthinking and spamming the attacks. The Wizard definitely requires a lot of play because the number of spells is subtly extensive and their utility all over the place. I imagine someone who can master the Wizard would be pretty badass, because he has a ton of tricks up his sleeve, notably mines, frozen orbs, and a fire teleport that does damage to anything it passes through.

 

[Major_Blackhart]

Playing now.

 

[sbb]

Where's my damn digital comic pre-order bonus

 

[Unkillable Cat]

I'll admit that what I'm saying is said without having played this Gauntlet "remake", but I think Hammerwatch has pretty much stolen the thunder of Gauntlet and done a runner with it. It is by far the best game in its recent Humble Bundle and even features classical Gauntlet rooms as bonus stages.

(The recent update also features a Serious Sam in-joke, complete with a new monster type to make it that more memorable.)

 

[sbb]

I'll admit that what I'm saying is said without having played this Gauntlet "remake", but I think Hammerwatch has pretty much stolen the thunder of Gauntlet and done a runner with it. It is by far the best game in its recent Humble Bundle and even features classical Gauntlet rooms as bonus stages.

(The recent update also features a Serious Sam in-joke, complete with a new monster type to make it that more memorable.)

Does that game get more fun with friends? Because I haven't ever been able to make it past the first level before crying myself to sleep in my chair. That thing is so fucking boring.