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00:00 Intro
02:03 Dino Lords
06:41 Slay The Spire 2 Cinematic
07:41 STS 2 Screenshots
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[@Nuvizzle]

Between Frostpunk 2, Slay the Spire 2, Dinolords, and the various upcoming RTS releases (Godsworn, etc.), strategy game enthusiasts are gonna be eating better than usual.

[@archip8021]

I love that it's in the open source Godot engine

[@MondSemmel]

Open source doesn't necessarily make it better. But what definitely *does* make it better is that the StS devs won't have to worry about using the Unity engine again, after Unity pulled the insane move of claiming they suddenly deserved much more money from devs after Unity one-sidedly changed their terms of service.

[@lumek4513]

@@MondSemmel morally speaking, yeah, it does make it better

[@Minerry]

It will at least make a strong improvement in the Godot-sphere and the open source game engine community. Because if this game is getting a lot of hype as the 1 does, Godot will have a really strong game to add in their portfolio. And that can bring people to dev with Godot and improve Godot at the same time.

[@danison]

@@MondSemmel it does make it better

[@brollin_]

I'm so pumped for this. Something not everyone realizes is that there were only two developers for STS1, Anthony and Casey. During the early access period of the game's release, they did tons of iteration and fine tuning with a data-driven and community responsive approach. The proof is really in the pudding, very few single player games are so well balanced and replayable. Basically I'm feeling pretty confident that STS2 will benefit from that same approach, as well as the prior learnings of STS1. The game is in very safe hands!

[@filoche4853]

Most anticipated sequel since Starcraft 2 for me!

[@MrBazat]

On female necromancers, the necromancer trainer in Adventure Quest was female, and that game came up in 2001 :D

[@Moonmager]

Im also very excited for the DD2 update tbh, now it will have a repeatable roguelike mode as well as a long-term campaign mode

[@basimaziz]

The Iron Clad... Heavily armored, brute force, shock trooper. The Silent... An assassin draped in cloth, the bones of her enemies, and mystery. The Necrobinder... A... flamboyant, fetish-outfit skeleton? I'm excited for Slay the Spire II. But what on earth is this skeleton wearing?

[@whatdothlife4660]

Liliana Vess from Magic the Gathering is a well known female necromancer.

[@Snailing_Suika]

also true, BIG TRUE even love me some MTG

[@user-wv5ut7hq1q]

What about a Diablo RTS in the style and gameplay of W3? So there's heroes and creeps and so forth. It's Angels vs. Demons vs. Humans vs. Misc Neutral races.

[@jeroenslaghout]

Great idea, but alas, I don't see current BLizzard making it a success.

[@pawelmurias]

Diablo is all amount having tons of expendable enemies so warcraft 3 style low unit count low lethality wouldn't suit it that well

[@damo9961]

They kind of ruined Diablo lore. Bright fuzzy Angels from D3 onwards. D1 was so dark, I remember being terrified playing that game at 11pm when I was 12 years old

[@user-wv5ut7hq1q]

@@damo9961 You mean you didn't like Diablo turning into a limber female with wide hips and a respectable B cup?

[@Trinnuubear]

Hmm, well there is 1 upcoming RTS that puts the Hell of different religions against each other :> The campaign seems like it'll be nsfw though x3 But overall the graphics seem good so far, there's fire and blood and it's more horror-themed than for example Stormgate's demons :> There's also 1 upcoming anime RTS that I'm excited about :D I'm basically looking forward to any game that looks like a game I haven't played already >-< A lot of new games feel like I've played already >-

[@Nasengold]

I played hundreds of hours with the defect. I just played to play on highest difficulty on and on. I hope he comes back.

[@Arbeta10000]

Dino Lords remind me a lot of Paraworld, I wonder if that was a source of inspiration

[@vexaris1890]

Oh, that's an older one. Played the heck out of that back in the day. But I've lost my CD :(

[@Soadaa5656]

Your criticism is quite on the nose, that this could just be a really extensive mod or like an expansion for the first game. I was quite curious in what direction Mega Crit was going to go in after StS (Would they make a another deckbuilder? try a different genre?). However, I have no qualms with what they have presented in StS2 and quite excited to sink many many hours into it when it's released.

[@Skoshtwo]

I wonder if it will have attack animations as opposed to nothing but character flinching.

[@Khantia]

Funny for you to ask "What type of RTS?" :D My thesis was about game development, and in the "intro", I did present some game categorizations, but while doing so, I reached the conclusion, that labels like "RTS" aren't good enough. So I came up with my own way of categorizing games, based on their gameplay components, such as "action", "platforming", "puzzle solving", "strategy", "turn based", etc.

[@damo9961]

I don't think any RTS will ever top WC3. Maybe it's nostalgia but I think human civilization will regress into barbarian hordes and slip into the sea, and no greater RTS will ever be made.

[@Gloriankithsanus]

I need Dinolords so bad 😂

[@insane4038]

Dinor Lord looks very much like Stronghold

[@Snailing_Suika]

wasnt the first female necromancer you saw in Inscryption?

[@GrubbyTalks]

Oh that's true

[@Snailing_Suika]

@@GrubbyTalks hehe Im paying attention ^^

[@dalwand]

SLAY THE SPIRE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :-D :-D :-D 😀 I'm still playing slay the spire 1 a lot, on my phone mainly. EDIT: 2025 ?!?!????? 😭😭😭

[@Dollt28]

I'm looking forward to StS 2 quite a lot! I think its fair to say that the first game is a masterpiece - spawned a new genre of "rogue like deck builders" where u can see that they obv took inspiration from StS, still fairly high player count after all these years, one of my examples when I talk about indie games being very often better than AAA games nowadays (other examples being Subnautica, Hollow Knight etc.), overall very succesful game. For me as a StS 1 player with hundreds of hours in it I want the core (no need to change perfection) to remain more or less the same, change/freshen up the UI a little bit, new graphics and music, new enemies and bosses and new location. I DON'T want them to make a drastic changes like Darkest Dungeon (as mentioned in your vid) did where they moved from a campaign type of game where u would play a campaign for days/weeks to yet another rogue-like game (and current market has quite a lot of those nowadays) where one run lasts for few hours at best (iirc DD 2 released a new update which includes a campaign mode but I havent tried it yet) Honestly if people want StS 2 to be very different to StS 1 they should just try out many of the different deck builders on the market, I already listed what I would want to see from a sequel but already new graphics and music are a big + for me personally.

[@aurorasun-qs1pg]

Keep em coming i like your opinions

[@magicka789]

It is super great! why? at start i don't believe they had much money and stuff, Slay the Spire even tho a great game, lost some immersion for me after many runs, this extra graphics will help that a ton! They already know why they were successfull and remaking the game from ground up and adding/changing features based on what already works is safe but great step. Lot of games are similar to slay the spire, yet i can say that Slay the Spire still stays in our heart at this game and i would love to have true slay the spire 2 with everything done even better, if i want to play other games i can! I believe in them and i am so happy to see this! PS: Grubby, try monster train, it is also great!

[@Jamaramlolz]

Essentially the engine is RPG-based. It's a roguelike, but the encounters are text. RPG content is famously not reusable so easily, so making fresh encounters/expansion based makes sense. I was wondering why they would even make a sequel, and I think this could be why.

[@SapereAude625]

Wandering likh, what a throwback to Dos2 playthrough

[@GrubbyTalks]

You got the reference :BibleThump:

[@Songfugel]

Btw, has Grubby tried SpellRogue yet? It is prolly the 2nd best and closest game to Slay the Spire, but with few really interesting differences that I think I might like prefer Even StS1 released with only 3 classes (or was is even as low as 2 initially in beta? can't remember anymore)

[@mmmkmkmkmable]

It started early access with 2 classes but when the game released it was 4.

[@Songfugel]

@@mmmkmkmkmable Ok, thanks for the confirmation :)

[@HilarionOfficial]

I'm actually worried that StS 2 will divide the community quite a bit. StS already has soo many great mods made for it, and I'm guessing those won't be compatible with the second game? Also, on the topic of mods, apart from "Downfall" I can highly recommend you try out a few of the top modded characters, along with one of the "act like it" mods like "Gensokyo". Replaces all of the enemies and adds new mechanics for both shops, events and bosses. For anyone looking for balanced (not OP) characters with original art assets, here's a short list of some of my favorites: Marisa: Continued (Patched version of original. Probably the best character developed theme-wise, ever.) The Senshi (Literally sailor moon) The Rhythm Girl (Rhythm heaven mod) Remilia·Scarlet (Probably the strongest of these characters. Cool day/night mechanic.) Then there is VUPShion, a really cool mod that adds several characters that are a bit more complicated and have unlocks and progression, but it has somewhat spicy images all over the place. Not a vanilla experience, let's just be clear about that. There are also loads of crazy/meme characters, such as: The Human The Drifter The Duelist (Crazy amount of cards, since it's based on Yugioh) "Minty Spire" and "Colored Powertips" are two quality of life mods that are very good. "Spicy shops" and "Shop mod" are both really fun as well, but messes with the balance of the game somewhat. Check them out if you are going to be modding anyways. Have fun out there, gamers!

[@cryptorcd9352]

Personally what I'm a bit worried. StS has so many great mods that unless they do something specific to differentiate the sequel, to me it will feel like just a mod. I liked dancing duelist, free game from sts devs, and I hoped they would make something new as a second game. I realy liked FTL devs approach, both games are good and unique but different. Sequel is probably better money move tho.

[@ethanatkins1973]

Darkest Dungeon 2 is fun but the gameplay loop is very weird feeling. Upgrades being between runs and bosses being weak to certain builds really limits your play. In the first game to reach a boss didn't take too long, so even if you went in with a poor build you could leave an retry without too much issue. DD2? After a long session you reach the boss and you realize you didn't set your team up correctly. Oh, so another few hours to retry. . .

[@darklordish1]

Not sure if im buying this sequel

[@mrszmatan2727]

If STS2 won't have defect then I think I will be defecting from the community

[@dorpth]

I kinda resent the legacy that Slay the Spire created. Ever since it came out, EVERY indie and semi-indie has to shove in a card game, regardless of whether or not it fits. And it almost never works unless the entire game has been designed around the cards, like StS. "Roguelike card game" has become to indies what "live service looter shooter" has become to AAA.

[@GrubbyTalks]

It seems really easy for developer and player to utilize cards as the means for making moves, attacks etc. in a game. Even if the gameplay is not necessarily about making a deck

[@MechShark]

What is this... 'gender'... you speak of? Do you mean body type 1 and body type 2? 🐸

[@cryptorcd9352]

StS 2 looks a bit underwhelming imo. I know it's early but I hope we get something to differentiate it from the 1 other than just graphical reskin. Idk as it is it just feels like one of those overhaul mods like skyrim or gta have. Its still early in development so who knows. Btw I hope you check out Monster Train one day after sts. It feels like a spiritual successor and personally I liked it more because it has units and more polished overworld imo

[@GrubbyTalks]

Monster Train has been highly recommended to me, will def check it out

[@MerrStudio]

I'm surpised Grubby enjoys Slay the Spire so much since it is one of the more RNG dependant roguelikes

[@GrubbyTalks]

AND WHAT IS WC3? XD

[@GrubbyTalks]

An RTS that has more RNG than most RTS

[@Dollt28]

Thats actually false, StS has little RNG influence (which would determine your win or a loss). Good players can have reliably 100% winrate on any ascension below 15 and on Asc 20 players managed to have up to 40 wins in a row. So far there was only 1 unwinnable seed found and thats on Asc 20 with Silent where u will have face a elite after few rounds no matter what and Silent starter deck is just weak to deal with it but even there players were trying to find a ways around it, don't know the current situation of it atm. The truth is that often people blame RNG instead their own mistakes. There are various topics on these things over the years just google it up if you are interested.

[@konndu8457]

STS2 still looks like shit graphically Sadge

[@fluteprogressions9242]

I'm not really feeling it for slay the spire 2. It looks like the game is exactly the same, with some fairly minor changes that may as well have been a dlc. Bigger changes to a game have been made as a dlc rather than a new game.

[@rasin9391]

I would pay for the new art alone.

[@GrubbyTalks]

Pretty simiar looking yeah. In a way I root for them, if it's $25 again, the original being $25 it's still damn cheap for just how good STS1 is.