Potion Permit - Open World Sandbox Alchemist RPG

[@mattgerlach744]

As a gardener, I always appreciate when i am playing a game and I'm like, "ooh, basil." And it's actually basil. So often I play a game and it's obvious the developer has never encountered these plants before.

[@user-iu6sd8su3e]

To encounter plants requires going outside…

[@varchld]

Yeah I hated that in Oblivion. They clearly have never grown or seen a Nirnroot plant before.

[@shcdemolisher]

@@user-iu6sd8su3e Or a gardening store!

[@jasmine_irene]

It kind of reminded me of Thai basil. The developer is from SE Asia so maybe that's what it's supposed to be?

[@DoomWalker42]

@@user-iu6sd8su3e You can keep plants indoors too you know. It's quite common to grow potted herbs in your kitchen.

[@yobgodababua1862]

Game: "A recent tragedy killed off most of our native plants. If only people from the capital worked responsibly..." Splat: *Immediately starts clearcutting the forest*

[@Tennouseijin]

To be honest, cutting some plants is very unlikely to eradicate entire plant populations. Much bigger threats are things like introducing new invasive species.

[@theendofthestart8179]

Clearcutting is a word we use for positively effecting wilderness you know... its when you toss out the old dead biomass to make room for new growth. Clearcutting is not bad.

[@theendofthestart8179]

@@Tennouseijin this is exactly why we have robots that spray bile into the ocean.

[@ezequielblanco8659]

When the clinic is shown, I was like: "Maybe your daughter would get better just by moving her to a clean bed in a clean environment." You can almost feel the infections waiting for you to touch any surface of that room.

[@KaelRhain]

yea, i played the demo and it reeks of unsanitary enviroment, i guess their potions are magical to cure everything, kinda lame you cant clean the place to start.

[@ryanpratama5635]

Now you mention it, it really ticks me off. His lodging already a mess, but the clinic isn't better than the lodging. I mean, that is the only healthcare facility in their whole island. Why they didn't take a better care of the place? That's a vital facility, you know.

[@LISALee-bv7vr]

🙄

[@RannonSi]

@@ryanpratama5635 Unless I misremember. Didn't they just close it down and have Matheo, the witchdoctor, treat people (and wasn't the healthcare facilities blocked before you came)? I wrote this based on my memories of the demo and before watching the vid.

[@taritheninjafox]

I feel like splat unintentionally named the dog with some history there. Crash can't go into the house because crash crashes into things. Crash stays outside now.

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

Don't care what they say I'm sneaking the dog in

[@caligo7918]

@@UtopssAKAPJ into the alchemists laboratory, where poison and explosives are? This dog will be dead by the end of the week and you have a 50/50 chance of going with him to the next life.

[@simonvannarath]

@@caligo7918... you got a point 🤔

[@jasoncramer6717]

This comment has somehow brought me nearly as much joy as Splat's while video... Well done

[@eriodas4802]

as indonesian, im very VERY proud of our studio who can came up with this gorgeous detail art style!!💕🇮🇩

[@NannyOggins]

My husband and I love Indonesia we’ve been to Bali, Jave and Sulawesi. Best wishes to you!

[@zengrath]

It's rare these days to see this type of art style at this much detail, looks incredible. I may have to add this to my wish list, this gives me nostalgia of old SNES rpg's with the art and sound effects and all.

[@matttondr9282]

If you like this style, check out ‘Moonlighter’, it’s very similar to this.

[@zengrath]

@@matttondr9282 Yea i've already played Moonlighter, it was good. I'm looking forward to seeing how this one goes as well.

[@paigecrouch3106]

You my also like stardew valley

[@WeakBambi]

I have a Lab Retriever and she's mixed with poodle but looks just like a lab. She legit crashes into the columns to our patio, walls, doors, and she'll look around like "how did that get there". She's ran full force sometimes hitting things so hard I thought she'd have a concussion. She's super smart, does plenty of tricks, can open doors to rooms you're trying to hide in (lock the bathroom if you wanna pee without company), get her own ice out of the fridge, carries her dog bowl to me when she's being fat, which is all the time. But for some reason, her space awareness is terrible lol. Oh and she also thinks she's small enough to be a lap dog. If you're laying down she'll lay vertically on you from head to toe. It's the funniest, rib crushing, thing.

[@stevemeta123]

She sounds really cute

[@firstnameiii7270]

aw, makes me miss my dog i had as a kid

[@homosexualitymydearwatson4109]

Not a doodle

[@crisaybar]

"...its not a bear that is confined to four legs. That's a bear right there that's convinced of its evolutionary superiority." That line alone made me sub. Friggin' hilarious!

[@angelocarantino4803]

Fr that was hilarious. Darwinius Chadicus bear lmao

[@msmellowmood84]

😂😂 same here

[@NWolfsson]

Matheo: We shouldn't use unnatural remedies on Rue! The Alchemist: *literally spent the day foraging in the local forest to find base ingredients for their cure* Exqueeze me?

[@RannonSi]

Have you seen Storm, by Tim Minchin? If you haven't, do, it's a treat!

[@zebrion5793]

This looks promising. Definitely Stardew vibes. The art is great, core loop seems decently good. Gonna keep an eye on it.

[@Baiswith]

Absolutely - stardew was the first thing I thought of when I tried the demo, and I'll definitely be recommending it to friends who enjoyed stardew. The second thing I thought of was Matheo's *very* close resemblance to Dr Strange... xD Edit: Actually, Matheo was my third comparison, I (somehow) managed to forget Collin's immediate resemblance to a certain Bleach character.

[@TheRealCodeBlack]

I'm really loving the look of this. I like this being a potion / village simulator that doesn't also feel obligated to be a Harvest Moon / Stardew Valley farming sim, and instead uses the similar interface to do its own thing (if anything, it's reminding me of Recettear). That tends to turn me off about a lot of recent games like this despite this being a genre I love: they often endeavor to feel the same, and this feels just enough different that's it's hooked me.

[@ezequielblanco8659]

I love that Matheo's idle animation is shaking a fist. He seems like a friendly neighbour. Lol!

[@aslan132]

Fun game. I really enjoyed the demo. Also, if you end up playing more of this, there are fast travel spots around the map. You just have to click them once to activate them. Will really help save time going between the forest, your brewing house and the town hall area.

[@kareningram6093]

This definitely has a Stardew Valley vibe, but you're a chemist instead of a farmer. I like it.

[@noobnoob911]

Hey one of 3 youtubers that I usually watch about newest indie games. I don't remember all the names, so I just give them nicknames based on what they love to say. The "you know" guy, The "if you will" guy, And you, the guy who really love to share about yourself when you have nothing to say when playing. I probably call you the "I'm the kind of guy" guy :D

[@matttondr9282]

I totally know who the “if you will guy” is. Lol

[@Reoh0z]

Oh Hey its comment guy.

[@Kidge.6081]

The Tetris style crafting pales to the potion crafter “pathing” method of brewing. It’s really cool and innovative. Thx SPlatCat.

[@terencepaul7475]

You cant handle my potions, theyre too strong for you!

[@DanyF02]

Splat: I'll call this dog Crash, big dogs keep crashing in everything and cause property damage. Also Splat after reaching his chemistry building: What why can't my dog get inside??

[@christinehurley2487]

Yeah!!! Why not???!!! Are you saying you *don't* think it's a good idea to have a big dog around lots of glass vials, random assortments of plants and animal bits, and bubbling potion cauldrons??? *gosh* next you gonna say there's *not supposed to be* dog hair in the medicine....

[@HiMyNameIsLeo]

I am going to spend the rest of my days dedicated to making a time machine so I can go back to when he was recording this and tell him to pay attention to the dog or else humanity is ruined, just so that he would see what the dog wanted through most of the video

[@MrVovansim]

Haha, yep, the flashing red alarm in the UI gave me anxiety for half the video.

[@moonpalace.mp3]

How do you feed/pet the dog?

[@ExileTwilight]

@@MrVovansim the alarm siren is there to tell you that you have an untreated patient, it's nothing to do with the dog.

[@Mangaka718]

lmao i always go check out the steam pages for these games and turns out, i had already wishlisted Potion Permit even before watching this video XD I guess I'm pretty interested in this one Edit: there's a demo and holy SHIT it's good. I basically stopped the video at character creation to look it up on steam and saw it already in my list, then saw it had a demo and decided to go in blind. Now it's been about 6 hours and I can't see the end of the demo still, and I had to force myself to stop! I'm gonna buy this when it comes out for sure. If you like Stardew Valley and/or Moonlighter, definitely check this game out :)

[@lanceuppercut6168]

Wow that's a hefty demo! I'm gonna pick it up. Thanks for the heads up! :D

[@dia3654]

I ironically also have this already on my wishlist too. I love Stardew and Moonlighter, so I guess I'm downloading the demo tonight! :P

[@Woad25]

That rug really ties the room together!

[@ColinTimmins]

It ties the room together with all its threads… lol

[@christinehurley2487]

Nothing takes a crumbling dump of a building and turns it into a house quite like some aged, stained, and damaged rugs :)))) is it even a home without them???

[@z.s.7992]

I grow jasmine....star jasmine vine to be precise. I love when it blooms because when the wind hits the trellis I have it on and it blows in the window it is heavenly.

[@capnheehee8103]

The map you show off at 20:24 has such major Zelda: A Link to the Past vibes! That village on the map could be Kakariko.

[@JessicaMorgani]

9:25 every man is always one dog away from becoming John Wick!

[@lanceuppercut6168]

Oooh I'm gonna have to pick this up. I love the aesthetic and the helpful nature of the premise. I loved Stardew and put so much time into it, but I really like how you actively help people in this one.

[@Jubanen12]

The crafting reminds me of atelier series... definitely gonna get this one, it looks sweet. You always have such an interesting games to show for us.

[@NexTakenouchi]

Oh man. "We shouldn't use any unnatural drugs!" They're frickin' HERBS. Natural. Dude. lol Also, there are teleportation points. There are flags at the beginning of Meadow Range, beside your house, entrance to the beach, and... one in the middle of town somewhere... I think near the church? Once you activate them, you can just click on them in your map to go to those places. Super handy!!!

[@NexTakenouchi]

I haven't explored past Meadow Range, so there might be more later.

[@drakanion]

I was going to say the same thing - guy literally just boiled some plants in a kettle and made her drink it - Mattheo like: "OMG WHAT ARE THESE DRUGS!" I have a strong suspicion his brand of "healing" involved a lot of hand waving, low muttering and incense.

[@LaserStorm117]

Due to unwanted and possibly adverse alchemical reactions from pet dander, dogs are not permitted to be in alchemy labs. Since your home and chemistry stations are intertwined, your animals must remain out of your domicile, as per Capital Regulations.

[@Daervon]

I'd have a female dog, name her Catherine and short it to Cat.

[@uncleaungzayyafromburma985]

Very specific

[@marsneedstowels]

Alone in the world is a little Catdog.

[@ravenouseye1093]

This game looks very good, absolutely love the pixelart! good mix of exploration and quests, good combat and potion brewing. 10/10 this game's going on the wishlist

[@rhiannonmackenzie2527]

After watching this I decided to try it out - amazing and only a demo available. After playing the demo for 4 hours I had to give it a break and return to it later - very impressed

[@brunobruno1152]

PSA: don't go around collecting plants to eat, just because they look like Jasmin. Good way to get poisoned 😢

[@particlemane3359]

Delectable tea or deadly poison?

[@gjkmoda5093]

Man I absolutely love the Atelier-like potion making, that's one of the things hooked me to that franchise many years ago. This game is honestly looking pretty good, I might give it a try :) Thank you Splat for bringin us some great games!

[@arleedstanto]

This game.. If you're a Chinese Novel lover.. Def the game for you, loving it. Thanks Splat

[@MasshiveMedia]

Thanks for playing our game! *blush*

[@Jmadigan934]

Amazing game, glad to see it’s getting more coverage. Seems ideal for Switch.

[@secretdoorgaming2024]

Is that dog on the start wearing steampunk glasses how awesome is that!? I love pixel art and the vintage look look at the glow of the lighting even so film noir, everything about this game is so exciting. I also love gardening so can't wait to play the entire game.

[@Pile_of_carbon]

A bipedal bear carrying an actual jar of honey. That doesn't sound so much as hunting as murder, robbery and abuse of a corpse. ^^

[@Urko2005]

I log in just for a "whats up guys n gals"

[@Haiphong778]

This looks very much like a game I would want. Wish listed!! I enjoyed the Atelier games, especially back in the Sprite Art days. I'm glad to see more indie games in that genre.

[@jacobvega4868]

A beautiful game. Looking forward to how it develops. I love these types of crafting games.

[@TroaBarton]

I was half expecting a front flip off the train and an invitation to join Avalanche from an overly buxom brunette.

[@maple7rees-352]

I have had my eye on this game forever. Crazy you posted a video on it. Thanks man.

[@TheRealXartaX]

Huh, this actually looks good. I never got into things like Harvest moon, but this seems to have some decent gameplay/story/narrative going on. Think I'll check it out.

[@renatozdravac7385]

If you like this game (and it is amazing), I must recommend Moonlighter. I see so many similarities between the two.

[@yoongiswndrlnd]

i’ve been waiting for this game over a year now! so excited we have a release date!!

[@DoomedPaladin]

Personally, I'd like a little more freedom to move around through the town unless there's a reason to restrict the character to a path. I'd like to see a pop-up of the puzzle piece you collect when you harvest an ingredient, maybe after you've collected or used a certain number of each kind. Digging through the notebook each time to make sure you're collecting the right stuff seems like it'll get tedious quick. I'm curious what the dog does for you (other than being cute), if anything. I look forward to inappropriately mixing components in the cauldron, causing it to explode, burn the town (causing a map-shift), and releasing the zombie hordes...

[@AngryGerbils]

You are the reason they don't trust chemists.

[@LoneWolf982]

This looks promising. I'll be keeping my eye on this one. On a side note, I'm getting bad vibes from Matheo. I feel like later in the story he'll try to sabotage you and get you driven out of town by making everyone think that you're responsible for all the new diseases they keep catching.

[@DamsdelDrennon]

The brewing mechanic is fun, in my head the shapes of the puzzle game are the molecules you're interested in from the ingredients, if that makes sense. Overall pretty cute game.

[@TheYashakami]

I am excited for this game. It's super fun.

[@terencepaul7475]

This vs Potioncraft vs Little Witch in the Woods, who would win? :3

[@elevown]

Same

[@Rikonian]

Hey Splat! You should totally check out Secrets of Grindea. Its a fantastic indie game thats still in development, but has an absolute TON of content

[@catriona_drummond]

Wow this is like an Indie Atelier game. Very excited. One thing worries me though. As somebody who has never ever managed to succeed even once in the Fishing minigame in Stardew valley this diagnosis minigame makes me VERY nervous. This could easily break the whole game for me. Which would be very sad.

[@SilverionX]

The demo is massive. I played 11 hours and it's not done yet! Luckily my birthday is coming up so hopefully I can afford to buy this game when it comes out.

[@ExileTwilight]

I got the "thanks for playing!" thing pop up but I could keep playing. Though I noticed that I didn't get to do anything with my letter of recommendation and the social/like bars never move up after becoming friendly with people, so I'm guessing those are demo restrictions. Really engaging game though, looking forward to the full release :)

[@SilverionX]

@@ExileTwilight I played for 20 hours in total. Both the letter of recommendation and like bars are indeed restricted for this demo.

[@poeticartist2nv]

Brand new splat to enjoy, gotta love it

[@chadowen4379]

Thanks for another wonderful video, the bear comment how it's evolved cracked me up. Thanks for making wonderful content!

[@Jackal869]

Splat: Logan's a perfectly fine name. Me: 🤗

[@CheckerDuck]

This game seems really cute, and I love the little minigames, rather than just "combine the ingredients"

[@chrisresnikoff1741]

"Our Rue has been feeling off-color for a very long time." You overcooked her.

[@farixguardian]

The pixel art is giving me an eyegasm oml. As a pixel artist myself, I just love the graphics

[@IkariMadness]

These games never handle things the way some of us antisocials would. "Im sorry Matheo seems to have taken a disliking to you." Me: "No worries, I'm just going to step outside and kick the shit out of him. Be right back."

[@furtado704]

Me : "No worries, I'm just going to obsess over this interaction, replay it over and over and question myself and my worth for about a month or so".

[@QuantumWaltz]

"That sounds like a Mateo problem. Excuse me, I have _actual work_ to do."

[@uyaratful]

@@QuantumWaltz I really miss this kind of assertive professional in games. Do you have any titles that comes to mind?

[@drakanion]

Dude's a bit of an stubborn ass, so you have to violently assault him? 🤔 That's not a personality trait, that's a call for mental help and definite emotional instability. 🤨 You should seek professional help. 🤣

[@elitettelbach4247]

Oooh this looks super neat! Love all the little details like you mentioned!

[@Avenus112]

On the wishlist. Thanks Splatt.

[@jacobadderley2643]

“That’s a bear that’s convinced of his evolutionary superiority.” 🧡

[@bennievaneeden2720]

This game looks like an absolute delight for the eyes

[@jtklo]

I’ve tried this demo. You can fast travel on the map after discovering the sign posting.

[@kronosis2767]

THE POOR DOG XD just neglected from day one

[@ruileite4579]

The graphics remind me moonlighter

[@aaronthompson2329]

After watching this video I went and put about six hours into playing this demo. Looking at all the content I could probably spend another 10 to 20 hours before I ran out of things to do. I think I will leave it for now and come back at launch. I am loving this game and will buy it on day one of release. Yet another game Splat has got me hooked on.

[@laurettadelmar2781]

This looks so adorable and so rewarding to play! I really want to play this

[@peters6345]

wow the art in this game. Great pixel art

[@Hi9-Knight]

SplatterCatGaming don't forget about the dog who also needs loving because you forgot to feed him and he was all mad and was slow at following you and other than that good gameplay. :)

[@CapnRetro]

I had to stop at 13:35, because I want to experience the rest for myself 😊 This game really reminds me of Graveyard Keeper. I love that game.

[@beast9011]

You found a gem with this game

[@MagashiSaizen]

Seems like one of those relaxing type of games.

[@toooldfortwowheels2048]

Has a real Moonlighter aesthetic vibe to this, looks great.

[@MegaGurr]

I know it's just an intro, but as a person who isn't a guy or a gal I don't feel like I'm super welcome as audience. This channel looks really cool though. Some ways to include everyone might be to call us friends or just say everybody♡

[@Trevorbunce926]

This game looks amazing!

[@falzar3381]

Definitely will keep an eye out for the full release!

[@kalgeriax1016]

FINALLY! A RPG I NEED. But I wish the battle was turn based

[@rositchi5889]

Agree with you on the Jasmine Rice. A staple for me and my sister❤

[@kinghoodofmousekind2906]

03:42 I was hoping for Poochie...but Crash is fitting too.

[@rndmhandle4yt]

AFAIK Jasmine rice was named after the jasmine flower because of the color, but they're not related in any other way

[@kittykitteh3747]

Started playing the demo and I really like it so far!

[@chrislaws4785]

I like the aesthetics of this game, it reminds me of Moonlighter.

[@117nh]

I wish this video was about 15 to 20 minutes longer, the intro stuff took a good chunk out of it

[@Freezeflight]

WE NEED MORE TOP DOWN PIXEL RP GAMESSS AHHH AAA

[@Dave-ef5mv]

Loving the game! I love a lot pixel art games, and this sprite are mor than lovely!

[@CazadorSlayer]

Kinda gives me Moonlighter vibes...I dig it! I'll have to keep my eye on this one!

[@tawne-chan8947]

The actual potion brewing is VERY similar to Atelier Sophie, with the tetris block brewing - I wonder if the devs are a fan?

[@MikeMoneyGMR]

Aww I like the look of this game so far :D has a nice Stardew Valley feel like you said and also has a very pleasant look to it as well. I really liked how the character acted very excited after you gave her the potion :D

[@Micsma]

This is top-tier Splattercat

[@theworldisa]

Art style looks like Moonlighter. Liking it

[@brigandboy1425]

My only complaint is that they use emotes in chat bubbles rather than (or in addition to) just emoting on the faces of the characters. The sad part is the doctor lady *DID* emote with a "concerned/angry concentration" face *AND* they put the stupid little whack-a-mole emote over her head. That's a design choice I strongly dislike. The game overall looks amazing otherwise though.

[@gwenttreebeard]

I wanna play this! I'm actually super into the story and want to find out what "the accident" was, I want to make potions and pick flowers, and the art is very pretty :) Thanks for sharing this game!

[@sheaacorn8967]

Added it to my WL! Thanks!

[@Mogwaiibee]

Honestly, this looks like it could be a bop.

[@Tennouseijin]

Normally, it makes sense to let a new arrival rest before introducing them to the whole town. But we're talking about an alchemist here, it's safe to assume they have 'energy potions' to keep them awake when needed. Could be why the protagonist seems so full of energy.

[@Tennouseijin]

So far, it looks like this little town's main export goods are... toxicity and passive aggressive talk. Oh well, I suppose there must be some demand.

[@fluidjewel9368]

It feels like a combo of graveyard keeper and atelier series

[@aidkik580]

First 12 minutes is all intro dialogue, gonna edit out the transit cuz the videos prob gonna run long tho

[@mesimonoff]

map reminds me of LOZ: A Link to the Past