Raidborn - Sandbox Procedural Medieval Fantasy RPG

[@PhodexGames]

Wow, just found this. Thank you soo much, Splattercat, for trying my game. It really is an honor for me. Can't wait to watch the video now and see if you enjoyed it. A few notes: Spike traps do work, but only if you kick stunned opponents into them (instantly kills). They do not deal damage if you just push them into. You had a hard time with stamina, because stamina potions are important to use in this game and you didn't very often. Thanks for trying out the game again. Its an Early Access demo after all, so of course there is work to do. I am happy to hear you generally enjoyed the game.

[@bellabarbella5579]

greetings to the extremely creative game developer of this game! I am sure, it will be successfull!

[@mikloskoszegi]

All that kicking gave me some serious Dark Messiah of Might and Magic flashbacks XD

[@PhodexGames]

@@mikloskoszegi Yes that has been an inspiration for the kicking an traps.

[@mikloskoszegi]

@@PhodexGames I was screaming at the screen "kick them into the spikes! KICK THEM!"

[@PhodexGames]

@@mikloskoszegi I feel that :)

[@poeticartist2nv]

We appreciate the work you do splat. You are not "bad at your job" there's an amazing amount of content you've brought to light. I look forward to every video

[@a.k47-74]

Seconded, wholeheartedly!

[@arcticcirclepit2008]

I was in Long Island last weekend and walked by a place called Ruby Soho's. That song was stuck in my head all week. It was driving me nuts even though I love the first two Rancid albums. Yesterday, blissfully, I woke up with the song out of my brain. It was wonderful. The sun seemed brighter. The birds sweeter sounding. The sky bluer. Today.... today Splat was like, "WELCOME BACK TO HELL, BRO!" :)

[@Bllurr1]

Absolutely love the aesthetics and the intent. The rooms desperately need more things to loot, even if you just gave things like more potions that are less effective, or food items, or sellable junk to collect (the herbalist wants mushrooms, pick a whole bunch). Don't know if any of the dozens of arrows in the environment were lootable, that could be a thing. Spikes seemed to barely do anything other than the one time. I absolutely cannot stand when enemies drop weapons you can't pick up. Just make them garbage stats, or something, but you could at least maybe pick them up to sell. Love the lockpicking system, though, and the equipment you do get seems varied and neat. The environments are varied and interesting. Definitely going to keep an eye on it.

[@PhodexGames]

Hey I am the developer. Thanks for the feedback. It is intentional design, that you can't pick up dropped weapons, because I don't the player to have too many useless items in his inventory. I also find it stupid when you carry like 236 iron sword or something ^^. Loot, as everything else, is fully procedural. The higher the dungeon level the more loot, but I agree that there are a little to many items, which you would expect to pick up, but you can't. I am sure during Early Access I am going make changes on the looting system.

[@Bllurr1]

@@PhodexGames That's fair if that's the intent. I guess for me one of the parts of dungeon delving games that I enjoy is not only finding neat things I want to keep, or quest items, but also doing "dungeon salvage" by collecting various semi-valuable junk I can sell for cash back in town, including discarded weapons. Perhaps a compromise might be giving us at least the possibility of picking more things up, but making weight a concern. Then you could pick and choose what "junk" you want to carry, but at least there's a logical consistency of being able to. That said, if you're just wanting to skip all that and keep things simple, I can understand that. The game still looks great, and I absolutely wishlisted it to see where it goes. 😀 I wish you luck with it!

[@LMahesa]

@@Bllurr1 I'm in agreement with you on this, and it's a pretty big minus for me.

[@zarddin]

@@PhodexGames You can make the enemies weapons be most of the time bad quality and worth not that much so maybe people won't really think about picking them up - like in many old RPGs picking weak weapons at start was common just to get a few pieces of gold but as the player become more wealthy carrying all the items that were worth 1 gold was pointless. I play Baldur's Gate EE now and at start I did pick all the daggers, helmets, spears etc. each worth 1 gold just to sell them but now when I have a good amount of gold it is pointless to loot everything and carry all the loot back to towns to sell them just to get that 20-30 gold. But still it is a possibility that some loot goblins can do just that and can loot anything and sell it - in Skyrim you are also able to pick many things up but that does not mean you should - there is no point in picking up brooms and pots and weak weapons even at start just to sell them for 1-5 gold because of carry weight. You could even add a spell in one of the starting classes that would let loot goblins transmute the enemies useless weapons into 1 gold coin or something like that. Also some enemies/bosses should have some great weapons/armors/trinkets etc. so killing them and looting them would feel rewarding and like an upgrade to your hero or at least a good amount of gold for selling it that will let you buy something you need. I think the metal/copper/silver/gold bars should be changed to be pickable as we saw in the video that some of them Spalt was able to pick up and some of them he was not able to but to tell the truth each one of them would be worth something for a blacksmith in a town. More loot is always a good thing ;)

[@PhodexGames]

@@zarddin Together with the community we recently discussed the idea of being able to switch your currently equipped weapon with a dropped weapon on th ground. That way you can't hoard them, but still are able to pick them up, in sacrifice for your own weapon. Regarding boss enemies. I just recently gave them more cool stuff to drop (like skill books for example). Additionally there is an artifact mechanic that allows you to collect pieces of an artifact which then gives you a powerful equipment piece. Currently this just drops in chests. At least in dungeons all bars can actually be picked up. There are some static bronze bars left, because back in the day bars were static objects. I will remove them, I just didn't had the time to do so yet.

[@a.k47-74]

"And there's a kick to break the enemy's blocks..." *proceeds to forget that function entirely* 😂

[@Brainreaver79]

thats splat for you ;)

[@DrBunnyMedicinal]

[zefrank]And that is how the Splattercat do[/zefrank]

[@aivanther]

He used it repeatedly through the fight with zombie with a shield...

[@PhodexGames]

🥲And I spent so much time on it 😂

[@dogtato]

it's only there in case you want to fire that bad boy off

[@gorgosanma]

So many things around and so few are interactable

[@aivanther]

I now picture splat's computer room having a framed "Employee of the month" picture of him hanging above the monitor

[@wrongtown]

The whole "You kick me? I kick you!" Got a hearty chortle from me 😆

[@dimePS]

LOL!! the kicking contest with the goblin chief made me spit my coffee all over my laptop! Thanks, Splat

[@Zeru.]

Looks like my cup of tea, from gameplay to graphics. Immediately wishlisted!

[@PhodexGames]

Thank you. Much appreciated.

[@Gigusx]

Those are some competent skeletons, for a change :D I loved the music in the beginning (at 3:50), when reading those letters and in town afterwards. It's the kind of music that could get me to buy the game if the rest also had a nice soundtrack.

[@PhodexGames]

Hey I am the developer. The soundtrack is inspired by The Elderscrolls, so I would be confident that you like it.

[@Gigusx]

@@PhodexGames I've noticed some similarities with TES (not a bad choice). The game is looking great!

[@Kutchulu]

"Go with the flow!" Great song from Queens of the Stone Age.

[@daemonmarchant6179]

Splat melees a skeleton and emotes "enjoy the whoppinen!" Splat runs out of stamina and runs away like a little girl while the skeleton attacks.. "Ow ow! Now i'm enjoying the whoppinen!" "Hit me harder it feels good.." lol - classic Splat

[@Seanbo88]

You're my employee of the month, Splatt.

[@fredmercury1314]

I get that people want to decorate environments with stuff to make it seem like a deep and rich environment, like all the meat hanging up in the cabin, but... it fundamentally does not work. You can't interact with *any of it* and that just makes the environment seem fake and shallow. Which is exactly the opposite of what they wanted.

[@KyriosHeptagrammaton]

So many Skyrim modders get this wrong when they design houses

[@MOTat18]

The itemization sucks. Not everything has to be interactive, but if you're going to decorate the environment allow us to interact with some of it.

[@lemusketeer3232]

This is exactly the reason why I shall not be trying the demo, wishlisting or buying this title. Shame because I actually found it to be a nice charming and lightweight game, but I can not stand this untouchable set decoration design. There is always too much of it in most games but in this one it is over the top excessive. Sad

[@StoneCorazon]

This is a super nit picky hang up for an early access demo game.

[@yoloman3607]

@@StoneCorazon Things you can't ever interact with become ignored by the player, background noise if you will. If they are along the wall they become dead space in a room. If a dev is spending a lot of time on background noise that just is sort of wasted time. Making things physics items or possibly contain loot solves this, 1% of crates in stalker ever have any loot but they still get shot up in fights and broken by players.

[@WatleyDoomCrab]

Needs a little polish but this is looking like something I would love to play. Thank you, Splat!

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. I am glad to hear that.

[@RumpleBlumpkins707]

Thank you for the Rancid reference. 90’s punk is my happy place. ❤

[@Hollowsoldi3r]

@splattercatgaming This game just had an update a couple weeks ago if interested in rehashing and checking it out again. Hope all is well!

[@brianm.595]

The voice used to read one of the letters sounded like the lockpicking lawyer.

[@herappleishere]

I was thinking the same thing!

[@bikegeist]

Dude does voiceovers for a channel called Audit the Audit. 😆

[@milanstevic8424]

10:00 You probably can't spike a skeleton dude. Skeletons were always immune to piercing damage, that's an old trope that actually makes sense.

[@ezequielblanco8659]

"Viewership"... is it a real word? I don't care. I like it. I'm a proud member of The Viewership of the Splat.

[@ezequielblanco8659]

Hmm. Actually it is a real world. Great!

[@Muuuunch]

The game looks quite fun. Something needs to be done about all the items laying around that can't be interacted with though. Drives me mad when there's a perfectly good shield on the ground that i can't use.

[@PhodexGames]

Hey I am the developer. Thanks for the feedback. It is intentional design, that you can't pick up dropped weapons, because I don't want the player to have too many useless items in his inventory. I also find it stupid when you carry like 236 iron swords or something ^^. Loot, as everything else, is fully procedural. The higher the dungeon level the more loot, but I agree that there are a little to many items, which you would expect to pick up, but you can't. I am sure during Early Access I am going make changes on the looting system.

[@Cyenthie]

In recognition of his outstanding work ethic, general Splatty-ness, and for excellent communication skills, I do hereby present Splatt with a (my) Employee of the Month Plaque!

[@ArtemSichnevyj]

Spike sharpener probably didn't want to risk their life coming down into the dungeon 😅

[@justinstew4372]

the voice from the note at the start sounds like the youtuber who does the cop videos! neat!

[@kiergantyrloc6777]

Looks interesting. I don't like that there's no loot though. Just getting gold and upgrading in town is boring.

[@MarkDeSade100]

Yeah I hate that, when I play RPGs I always buy as little as possible from merchants. Getting a new sword by killing its previous owner or finding it in a secret room is way cooler than buying it at a store.

[@vee1766]

It's a trap to get you addicted to a pointless loop. Runaway from this kind of game as far as possible.

[@PhodexGames]

The amount of loot increases the higher level a dungeon is. Ther are actually hundreds of different items to loot, but some of them are for quests only atm (I may change that). But agreed I could increase the spawn rate of actual visible loot objects.

[@TedTheAtheist]

@@PhodexGames Are all keys rebindable? I am considering getting the game.

[@PhodexGames]

@@TedTheAtheist I will add support for numpad keys with a patch on Wednesday, apart from that nearly every key is already supported. Also nearly every action is rebindable.

[@therewolf9988]

*me, adventurer. See big mommy goblin barreling towards me. Do I fight honorably as expected? Or let it happen with a smile on my face like the degenerate I am???

[@Ludakrist]

Looks like it has potential. desperately needs more lootables though, unless splat got unlucky i didnt see a single equipable item.

[@PhodexGames]

Hey I am the developer. There are artifact fragments that you can find, allowing you to "craft" the artifact. The amount of loot increases the higher level a dungeon is. Ther are actually hundreds of different items to loot, but some of them are for quests only atm (I may change that). But agreed I could increase the spawn rate of actual visible loot objects.

[@Doomroar]

If that is what goblins look like the orcs must be some absolute units

[@HeadCannonPrime]

With this level of graphics this should be a VR game. I would buy it in a heartbeat. On standard screens this feels like a 20+ year old game.

[@PhodexGames]

Kinda true, but I still play games that are 20 years old so who cares.

[@MrDavidMoyer]

11:45 smh that's the MAIN ENTRANCE where you started the level. You trying to open that door to get back to the world map or what?

[@MarkDeSade100]

This game looks like Skyrim at first glance but everything about it feels empty and hollow. There are potions and food right in front of you but you can't take them or use them. Enemies drop weapons but you can't pick them up. Chests aren't really containers, clicking on them has the same effect as clicking on an object lying on the group except you can't even see what you're going to get. Randomly generated quests mean that every quest is a fetch quest. They will all be, "Get this thing from this place", or "Kill all the monsters in this place" or "Bring me x amount of this". They need to flesh out this game more and add some depth if it's going to be good or memorable.

[@PhodexGames]

Not everyone likes the way Skyrim is doing things and if you do why not just play that instead.

[@MarkDeSade100]

@@PhodexGames So you think that players don't like having quests that are interesting and meaningful? Or having a game world they can interact with instead of one that feels like a picture you're just looking at? Okay then, good luck with your game. BTW Skyrim was just one example, I could name plenty of other popular games that do things "that way".

[@PhodexGames]

@@MarkDeSade100 Exactly you could name plenty of others. Thats the reason I don't have to do the same. Quests in RAIDBORN are gameplay driven, not story driven. That means they are here to supplement gameplay and story is secondary. I can only recommend you trying the game before judging. This video shows like 5% of the game. Other than that you are probably just not the target audience and will not like it and that is fine. Just play one of the other games. P.S.: The game is aggressively advertised as not being a story or open world game, so people like you know its not the game for you.

[@failbrain21]

Splat, come on my guy, that door that u were looking for a lever to enter was literally where u spawn into the dungeon, smh. tilted me a bit there but keep up the good work tho! xD

[@davidodonovan1699]

Great work man. Legend. Well done

[@AkameGaKen]

i love your videos. thanks for being you.

[@dirtywhitellama]

"It's never 25 minutes, is it?" The heartbreaking self awareness in this statement 😂 I mean, ONCE in a while....

[@GC_Rallo]

Hey Splat, you should check out Birthright and/or Legends of Ellaria. Birthright seems to be a Mount & Blade style game built in UE5, it has some pretty good reviews and seems to be made by competent devs, the most recent update was on December 10th 2022. Legends of Ellaria is a bit of a mess, I believe it was made by either a single dev or a 2-man team, but they definitely swung for the fences with it, it has a Heroes of Might and Magic style overworld map built on a hexgrid which plays similar to a 4x game, but once you arrive in a map tile, you can play the game either in third/first person kindof like The Elder Scrolls or you can play it as an RTS, using rubberband boxes to select and move units around, construct buildings, etc. It's seriously THE COOLEST damn game ever, quite literally the game I've always dreamt of playing, but the dev(s) just lacked the ability to fully get the game running well. I believe they are still working on it, the last announcement on Steam was December 8th detailing plans for quest and performance optimizations. Regardless of the shoddy execution, which is definitely still playable once you get into it, I think the overall idea of the game deserves a ton of praise and attention. If a more capable team was able to get hold of this idea and run with it, or if the LoE devs got more support, the end result could be a truly incredible game.

[@D7C98]

Splattercat confirmed AEW stan lets gooo

[@pedromoura1446]

I never taught I'd feel so ashamed and included at the same time for "being into wizardry" on a splat video XD

[@harlequingnoll5]

From the looks of it the janitorial/spike sharpener staff all got turned into undead

[@thehubbleton]

Straight up Daggerfall vibes. This looks dope AF.

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

the art style is like polygon skyrim I do think they need to add something at the bottom of the screen to show all hotkeys with option to turn it on or off

[@PhodexGames]

You can show hotkey assignment at any time holding the number keys.

[@UtopssAKAPJ]

@@PhodexGames I didn't know that

[@NexTakenouchi]

Even if I was self-employed, I would still not name me employee of the month, lol.

[@raidermaxx2324]

you need a secretary then, Splat!

[@rfcesq5474]

I have a quibble that this game and like every FPS ever created is guilty of: no penalty for going backwards. Pull a bow and aim WHILE moving backwards? No problem! Going backwards in full armor? No problem! Fighting backwards WHILE going up or down stairs? No problem! I would love to see a single FPS have some kind of penalty for fighting while going backwards. It doesn't have to be hyper-realistic, but just something. Maybe even the possibility of tripping and falling on your booty! Could even be an option you can turn off and on as a matter of difficulty. (And if there is an FPS that does this, please let me know). This is just a quibble, so internet, don't get excited. The game looks pretty fun.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Problem is if I add that, like hundred people will instantly hate mail me why the hell there is a penalty for moving backwards. You can't please anyone. Regarding options to turn on/off. As a matter of fact only like 5% of people actually change options other than graphics maybe.

[@rfcesq5474]

@@PhodexGames I appreciate that. I just wish some game tried it (maybe one has, but I haven't heard of it). Your game has kicking in it, which could (in theory) make creatures stumble and fall backwards as opposed to just being pushed back. Same could be for the player, where they could be kicked or stumble and laid to the ground, where they are looking up at the enemy. It would change how players fight and use the combat space, and make it very different from other games. Anyway, like I said, it's a quibble, and I appreciate the response.

[@PhodexGames]

@@rfcesq5474 They do fall over, unfortunately it has rarely shown in the video. You just need to stun them first, or unlock a skill in the barbarian skill tree.

[@Markleadguitar]

first voice actor sounds like a greeter at walmart

[@fastgav]

I appreciate when you tell us in description if it is 1st person or not

[@lukewalker6646]

14:07 "When the Bootlet meets the Bone"

[@lutherkrin7629]

AuditTheAudit, is that you? lol

[@bikegeist]

The first voiceover is the guy from Audit the Audit!!!!

[@TheMrDewil]

I guess this demo looks good as a proof of concept of sorts. Combat still have ways to go. Some combo hits would be a good idea. Damage depending on where you hit an enemy not with just a bow wouldn't be bad. Dodge mechanic would be nice. Stealth killing unaware enemies would be even better. And of course, last but not least, a lot of balancing.

[@PhodexGames]

Sure this was just the Early Access demo. Lots is planned. Stealh kills are possible, but only when skilled. Generally the combat system starts to unfold as you level up. It is pretty basic at the start.

[@TheMrDewil]

​@@PhodexGames I see. Thank you for explanation. If that's the case, then I'm sure the game will end up beautifully.

[@ohnoitisnt666]

Looks like a game destined for VR

[@slyxdog403]

I feel like I'm playing through a procedurally - generated Skyrim dungeon delve. This is amazing because going to new and interesting Dungeon locations was part of my childhood Skyrim addiction. I hope this game has a smooth launch this is a very streamable game!

[@PhodexGames]

There have been quite some streamers trying the game. It indeed works well for Streams, because it is not overly complex.

[@eszrah5129]

Yo that first voice is the guy from Audit the audit channel.

[@Nakasin.]

hello, it's cool to film your gameplay, I just recently started shooting videos and I'm also trying to shoot and edit so that the video also turns out cool, but unfortunately I don't have such an opportunity to shoot much better content. Wish you all the best for you.

[@CazadorSlayer]

It certainly looks promising, though it needs a lot of work before I'd consider playing it. I'll keep an eye on it!

[@PhodexGames]

Sure this was just the Early Access demo. Lots is planned.

[@xndrej]

Dude what the hell you're singing gooood! (8)

[@xndrej]

*That's the way things goooo when you're an idiot*

[@BlackGold-fc7tu]

Splat is the man

[@heitorkovalescki6613]

And the cat

[@frostreaper1607]

This looks promising and the style is much easier to handle in a Skyrim size like game, hopefully this succeeds where Isle of Adalar failed.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. I don't know "Isle of Adalar", but I am curious to learn why it failed.

[@S3frog]

This is a game is right up my alley. Instant wishlist, thanks!

[@ryanedgerton1982]

Game has sweetrolls. 10/10

[@MarkDeSade100]

But you can't eat them. 0/10

[@shaun9156]

@@MarkDeSade100 What? Did someone eat your sweetroll?!

[@MarkDeSade100]

@@shaun9156 LOL alright, I'll give you a point for the reference. Now I want to play Skyrim again.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Actually made a devlog about the sweetrolls. It is called "How Raidborn solves the sweet roll dilemma", but it really didn't turn out as funny as I wanted. A community member later kindly contributed the updated sweetroll model you can now see in the game.

[@ivanjeh4493]

Splat's Condensed Review: 37:57

[@ironhandcreative5603]

@2:39 Is that the voice of the guy from Mortismal Gaming on YT?

[@theswamps6589]

I like these lockpicking systems, like in gothic, but i thnk they should either limit it so 2 directions and repeat certain patterns like in gothic 2, or introduce a sound queue, so that after a while you will be able to tell rom the sound the last input made what direction comes next.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. It is inspired by Gothic. You can unlock skills that reduce directions or even make them stay.

[@MrGluchacki]

Anyone notice the voice actor for the first letter Splat read was the dude from Audit the Audit? Or am I trippin?

[@warlord0331]

I used to be a adventure and then I caught a charge to my name

[@Nakedhampster1]

"'scuse me while I fwip this out"

[@sharkforce8147]

I mean, if you can't even flip the table on them and just turn into a necromancer and go threaten the kingdom, is it *really* sandbox though? =P

[@Denizu]

Say what you will about the Synthystore assets, at least one has to respect that every game uses them in a different way, but their use really has skyrocketed

[@Red_Sutter]

It'd be cool if you had stances, or a flying kick if you do sprint+kick or something, but I'm guessing that's beyond the scope of what they're presenting here

[@LumberingTroll]

It looks alright, the gameplay loop is a bit basic, a directional combat system like a light mount & blade style would go a long way to making the combat more interesting.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. The combat system starts to unfold more as you unlock new skills. It is pretty basic at the beginning to not overwhelm the player.

[@dariyanvalentine3564]

steam next fest is indeed coming, Splat. Starts: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 10am PST (UTC-8) Ends: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 10am PST (UTC-8)

[@kmfdm303]

Tell me the voice over at 2:40 isn't the guy from the "Audit the Audit" you tube channel.

[@PhodexGames]

No the guy is called Andrew Baldwin.

[@moomah5929]

Enemies feel like damage sponges and them charging the player relentless feels very outdated or more like a lack of AI. Also don't like level restrictions on gear as it feels very MMORPG-like. Else it looks like a game I could have some simple fun with. Kicking enemies into spikes reminds me of Dark Messiah, only that it actually works properly there.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Combat AI (+combat system) will be overhauled in the first update after release. Level restrictions are nessecary to prevent players from saving for high level gear which would destroy the intended game pacing and balancing. Kicking is working as intended. You need to stun enemies first then kick them into traps. Otherwise it would be overpowered.

[@LaymensLament]

damn one time shovels

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Yes agreed, this is weird. I thought about giving shovels kind of a health bar, so you can use them more than once.

[@LaymensLament]

@@PhodexGames hi, i actually didnt think too much about it, i just found it funny, when splat said "one time shovels". i mean darkest dungeon has one time shovels and people seem to really like that game.

[@SgtHaiteru]

the beginning letter sounds like the voice over from Audit the audit youtube channel. am i wrong?

[@deekaneable]

Longer videos are cool. Sometimes it's hard to judge it within only 25 minutes.

[@papapillcosby]

Is it just me, or is the voice in the first “email” he read the same guy that does the Infographics channel?

[@zappedguy1327]

Could have a bit more looting.we dive dungeons for loot.

[@murasaki848]

32:42 Wouldn't it technically be having to "health potion your ass back on?"

[@docmars]

This is looking pretty fun! The hits on enemies feel/sound really weak though. 🤨

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. They fell way more heavy if you use two handed weapons, or generally a weapon with a higher force value than the noob level 1 club ^^

[@Wiedadde]

Looks a bit like a Morrowind light... which is a good thing!

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Yes it is a little like Elder Scrolls as Dungeon Crawler.

[@astrostar000]

Raidborn Shadow Legends

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Stop insulting me.

[@mbielcik]

🖤

[@BuckStedmanTV]

this is very Slashers Keep. cept not a roguelite and with bows which is awesome i do agree, list menus suck. especially with those hotkeys, UI needs much work

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. The UI is inspired by Sky UI and I love that.

[@tmntstearnzy8541]

The voice frome the first letter sounds like the guy from A.T.A.T.

[@zarddin]

The start is stupid on the level of Rings of Power or Blood Origin writing level. You killed the king or at least many people think you did but also there are many people that know you did not and they want to clear your name but also while the council thinks you killed the king they just fire you from your job instead of hanging you so now you have lots of free time and you can travel the land and be an adventurer as there is no longer a king you have to protect as he was murdered. But also the council that blames you for the murder and fired you from your job thinks the king was murdered by a necromancer so there is no reason for you to be fired from your job for something that the council knows you didn't do but still they fire you just because they think that maybe maybe maybe you did it while everything points to the necromancer. This game would probably be better off without any writing and story and lore...

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. I kind of agree. I didn't really want to tell a story, but offer cool gameplay instead, but you need to introduce the player to the game and offer some form of tutorial. Also the game needed some form of primary objective as a motivation for the player.

[@zarddin]

@@PhodexGames Well there are 2 bad things for me in this game right now. 1 - story and writing does not make sense. It needs to be reworked. I agree that "you need to introduce the player to the game and offer some form of tutorial. Also the game needed some form of primary objective as a motivation for the player." But here it is done badly and does not really makes sense. Since you include many different classes/skills like Barbarian, Defender, Knight, Rogue and probably some Mage or Cleric or Druid etc. in the future and maybe more to make the game have more interesting build and synergies and we live in a hut in the woods it would be much better storywise in my opinion for our hero to be hired by the council to investigate the king murder instead of being one of the guards that got fired but also blamed for king death. To tell the truth being a guard would in my head only fit Knight and Defender as I don't really see a rogue/mage or barbarian standing still in one place guarding the doors to the king bedroom or something like that. I don't know what is your idea and the whole storyline but being hired to investigate the king's death by finding and killing the guilty ones would fit any class and would also be ok with all the adventuring and getting better loot and earning gold and helping people with their quests while collecting some clues and generally helping people and leveling up. It would also make sense to hire a new face that lives outside the town that many people do not know to investigate and get the job done while also being able to cut all ties if she fails and by that keeping the council safe. 2 - stamina regenerates too slowly so you are stuck being hit by enemies and waiting for it to regen and it does not feel good to basically have no options but to just wait or chug potions in each combat. I think it should regenerate passively all the time and not only when you are not using it for anything or at least it should regen while blocking to make combat more interesting and like a dance and risk/reward scenario where you have to mix light hits and heavy hits and blocks to not deplete stamina to 0 and deplating it to 0 should be punished in some way. I think Bladequest has the exact same problem with stamina right?

[@PhodexGames]

​@@zarddin Thank you for sharing your thoughts in detail. Regarding the story: The player is not accused of actually having killed the king, and it is more of a political thing. You get fired because you were at the wrong place at the wrong time. The council wouldn't keep you as a guard if you can't even manage to save the king right? Also, the classes make sense because, after you get fired, you become an adventurer and don't have any affiliation with the guards anymore. So it would make sense that you, for example, become a rogue. Still, this is no story game. Regarding the stamina: There is actually a relatively complex system behind it, that Splattercat couldn't explore in such a short amount of time. Each equipment has an handling value that affects stamina usage of different actions. You can also increase handling for different equipment types with skills. Additionally, there are stamina potions that are actually important to use, especially in the beginning. Stamina does regenerate while blocking, just not as fast (you can unlock a skill that makes it regenerate faster). Also, performing a parry gives you stamina. You see, there are a lot of ways to manage your stamina; Splattercat just hasn't explored them yet.

[@Knite937]

This game has a lot of potential, but with so many non-lootable items that I can see and that drop from enemies would drive me BONKERS and makes less immersive as an RPG for me, but that's just my po.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. The amount of loot increases the higher level a dungeon is. There are actually hundreds of different items to loot, but some of them are for quests only atm (I may change that). But agreed I could increase the spawn rate of actual visible loot objects.

[@Vitaliuz]

Always wondered, why do people search for _"no commentary"_ walkthroughs?..

[@CthonicSoulChicken]

Looks a LOT like Gedonia.

[@fraes2465]

I miss when you were genuinely exited for a game. I'm sorry but I can't keep watching your vids when they're in this state.

[@mikemoyer8162]

It's funny because even as a console gamer, I don't like the list inventory

[@PhodexGames]

List inventories are mostly popular among PC players actually (see Morrowind).

[@StuartRobertM]

Not a bad looking game, but I do hate: 1) Why is that copper bar lootable but every other bar is scenery? I really hate that in games. If I can loot one, either let me loot them all or take them out of the scenery list. 2) Infinite stamina enemies whereas you sit like a melon waiting for yours to come back or have to spam potions. I could understand it on bosses, but lv 2 peasants and workers is just unfair.

[@PhodexGames]

Developer here. Thank you for the feedback. You can actually loot every bar but the copper bar. I didn't had time yet to remove all of them, because back in the day all bars where static objects and not lootable. I am interested in the idea of giving enemies Stamina. How could this be implemented? Do you know a game that does that?

[@DanyF02]

4:00 Some people have such incredible handwriting skills that it actually sounds wonderful to read. Btw I'm not impressed with the combat, it seems like seconds after any engagement starts you have to stand around doing literally nothing and take a beating while waiting on your stamina. That on top of the red blood animation that plays all the time as if you were just about to die even when you block just makes for an overall poor experience from what I can see.

[@annagreta4933]

A mailbox in a medieval setting?

[@Frank_42]

Oh great a guy that sounds like he's using the echo enhancement on his sound chipset....or talking from the bottom of an oil vat.

[@malcomcysec4398]

Will there be multiplayer in the game?

[@PhodexGames]

I am just a solo developer and never done multiplayer so far. I guess it needs to wait for a possible second installment (which I would love to do).

[@malcomcysec4398]

@@PhodexGames first off you have done something with great potential man! Congrats! Multiplayer would take this gem to the next level. But I completely understand this is complex to implement right now (roadmap). I hope till there you get enough funds to expand your company. Good luck and you can count on me to buy one copy

[@shaun9156]

querky but could be a pretty good game with development.

[@ight_of_heart]

Looking good

[@5Poisons]

12:32 ayo 📸🤨