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44 votes
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Phantom Galaxies | Early Access trailer
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Palia’s fan base is split, and it makes the cozy farming sim complicated
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Polygon review: Palia is an early access utopia that relies on its regular patches
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So I'm new-ish to cRPG's. I played the first four-ish hours of Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access.
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
... and I think I'm going to be very hooked.
Spoilers for being 4ish hours into early access..
Spoilers for being 4ish hours into early access..
It reminds me of the Anakain meme. I found the druid caged disguise as a bear and I killed all the goblins...Not what I QUITE wanted, but once I found the druid he insisted his bear form what trigger combat with most goblins
And I'm fine with that. I'm trying to lean into the emergent story telling of the game and accept my choice as they roll and as they come.
I want to hear your thoughts on early access. Is it what you thought the game would be? For cRPG veterans, is it going to live up to meet your expectations for what one should be? Care to share your outcomes for the situation I engaged with (spoilered of course for players who want to go in completely fresh)? I've not played 5e, what do you think of the adaptation? And any other thoughts you have in that old noggin?
to clarify the "new-ish to cRPG's", I've played the opening hours to a handful of them including Pillars of Eternity, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Mechajammer, Disco Elysium and Encased. I liked them all, but I have trouble committing although I did complete Disco Elysium and LOVE and ADORE it. I will return one day including games like that Fallout 1/2, Planescape: Torment, and others on my list.
Love and candy to you all
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Six Days in Fallujah
7 votes -
Does adding story to open world survival games work well? An agonising deep-dive into the strange game that is The Forest.
5 votes -
Big Ambitions | Early Access cinematic trailer
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Hyper Light Breaker | Gameplay reveal trailer
9 votes -
Why you shouldn't give up on KSP 2
5 votes -
Kerbal Space Program 2 | Early Access gameplay trailer
7 votes -
Songs of Syx – Early Access | Version 63: Tourism
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Slime Rancher 2 is now available in Early Access
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Satisfactory - Update 4 is now available in Early Access
8 votes -
Fights in Tight Spaces | Early Access launch trailer
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Teardown preview - A voxel ray-traced game on PC with next-generation destruction and physics
19 votes -
Cloud Gardens | Early Access launch trailer
5 votes -
Rogue Legacy 2 | Early Access trailer (releasing August 18, 2020)
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Lovely town-building toy Townscaper is out in Early Access – Oskar Stålberg expects to launch the full version in about four months
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Hades - The Blood Price update - Final major update before the game leaves Early Access later this year
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Hardspace: Shipbreaker is a surprisingly polished game that's as immersive and exciting as it is relaxing
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How would you feel about companies releasing "game concepts" for you to test?
What is a "game concept": visually-unpolished but functional game costs little compared to the full product only basic UI and UX solid, release-worthy mechanics released publicly in order to test...
What is a "game concept":
- visually-unpolished but functional game
- costs little compared to the full product
- only basic UI and UX
- solid, release-worthy mechanics
- released publicly in order to test a particular kind of gameplay (standalone, not part of any other game)
- retracted once the testing period is over
- testers get 50% off purchasing or updating to the polished, complete game (possibly also in-game perks)
Pros:
- game design team gets to test quirkier ideas without the investment of a full game
- mostly prevents flops (idiocy and hubris can still lead on)
Cons:
- players have to pay in order to participate (fewer players will want to join)
- game is retracted after testing is over (may cause player discontentment)
The essence of early access. Relevant to titles anywhere between AAA and indie (though more suited to AAA). Good early tests generate publicity. Bad tests are not as bad a publicity due to disclosed status.
Thoughts?
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Risk of Rain 2 gets its fourth major content update, including Artifacts, a UI overhaul, a new stage and more
13 votes -
Good Company | Early Access launch trailer
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Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord [Early Access] is now available for purchase
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Industries of Titan | Early Access announcement trailer (Epic Games Store, April 14)
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Satisfactory - Update 3 has been released, with pipes, fluid resources, a resource sink, Hypertubes, major reworks/rebalancing/optimisations, and more
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Curse of the Dead Gods | Early Access launch trailer
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Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord will be released in Early Access on March 31, 2020
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ScourgeBringer | Early Access release trailer
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Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! out on Early Access
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DJMax Respect V will release a PC port in Steam Early Access on December 19, with 161 songs planned for release
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Wrath: Aeon of Ruin | Early Access trailer
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Zachtronics just announced and released a new game in Early Access: MOLEK-SYNTEZ
@zachtronics: Use the MOLEK-SYNTEZ to create small molecules with various pharmacological effects from the comfort of your small Romanian apartment. NOW AVAILABLE ON STEAM! https://t.co/nSk1BVAKg8
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Nanotale: Typing Chronicles | Early Access trailer
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Session | Steam Early Access trailer
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Noita | Early Access launch date trailer (Sept 24, 2019)
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Hades will come to Steam Early Access on December 10, 2019
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Mount & Blade II | Early Access March 2020
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Risk of Rain 2 has passed one million sales on Steam in the first month of Early Access
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Risk of Rain 2 | EA launch trailer
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Audica - VR rhythm shooter from Harmonix coming to Early Access on March 7
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Subnautica: Below Zero | Early Access trailer
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Praey for the Gods | Early Access trailer
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Subnautica's standalone expansion "Below Zero" will be available in Early Access on PC starting January 30
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Introducing 'Hades', now in Early Access!
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Do you restrict your game purchases to avoid Early Access?
A couple of years ago I had the itch for a 3D platformer and didn't feel like replaying Super Mario 64 for the nth time. I saw that there was a game called Poi and it was clearly inspired by SM64....
A couple of years ago I had the itch for a 3D platformer and didn't feel like replaying Super Mario 64 for the nth time. I saw that there was a game called Poi and it was clearly inspired by SM64. I picked it up and played it while it was in early access.
I enjoyed my time with it, but because the game wasn't content and feature complete, I ended up making my way through an unfinished, buggy version. This is not a complaint, as I knew well that it was still in development, but I can't deny that it hampered my enjoyment of the final product. When I finally sat down to play through the game for the "first" time after its release, my previous experience soured my current one because I was retreading familiar, albeit improved, levels.
Distance, another early access game I purchased, released in full this past month. Unlike with Poi, I actually stopped myself from playing Distance in early access (after trying it out briefly), so that I wouldn't ruin the game for myself. As such, my enjoyment of it has been far greater. Those two games, plus a handful of others, have made it such that I pretty much will no longer buy a game if it's in early access, simply because I'd rather wait for the full thing.
With that in mind, I'm curious if other people do the same thing, or if some people actually like the behind the scenes experience of playing a game as it gets built? Also, what are some early access success stories that have had solid, full releases? What are some that would be considered successes in spite of the fact that they haven't fully released yet?
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In Death (VR archery roguelike) will leave Early Access on Oct 2, along with new content and a price increase
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Subnautica: Below Zero
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Rend | Early Access launch trailer
3 votes