A Roguelite Twist Where You ARE The Evil MMORPG Dragon - None Shall Intrude

[@sylvan429]

FINALLY a card game that adds enough extra mechanics to make it interesting. If the dev is around lurking: lean into the whole "you're the raid boss" thing by having heros banter with each other; calling for heals, yelling battle cries, crying out in fear when you hit a new phase.. like Darkest Dungeon in reverse 😂. A little harder to do: I think the heros should also have tile-affecting cards; I understand the complexity is exponential in tile type though.

[@ElliottHuddle]

After playing it myself there is! there is a boss that summons ice tiles and does damage to you based on how many ice tiles are present, game has a lot of potential

[@ABODA1988]

You definitely should play (Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales) One of the best card games ever.

[@ElliottHuddle]

@@ABODA1988 going to be adding it to my steam wishlist asap! thanks!

[@rickallen8767]

MOAR DOTS THROW MOAR DOTS

[@miorioff]

it won't be like that, lore of this game that humans are ignorant asshholes and supermans

[@Cameroo]

It shocks me how much unrealized potential there is in playing a big, angry, greedy dragon. Just so much potential. Thanks for putting this on my radar!

[@Here_is_Waldo]

A couple of games have tried to let you be the dragon, but they all seem to fail. I cannot understand why.

[@Alpha1598753]

@@Here_is_Waldo Guess its difficult to balance out the fact you are an apex predator and one man army able to sack entire kingdoms alone Then the question of the plot, dragons are usually (for the western version of it) greedy, secular and territorial why would it leave its lair outside hunting and what would warrant it going on a grand journey of adventures? After all that its very niche type of game that may not have enough potential customers to be viable Had to resort to head stories to fill that void using D&D dragon lore after finishing BG3, found myself taken by one involving a blue chromatic parental instincts mixed with betrayal and forced to work along sworn enemies for his own survival, can't get the backstory to be coherent tho

[@Here_is_Waldo]

@@Alpha1598753 They don't have to run with the common behaviour of dragons being greedy and such. Even if they did, there's plenty of potential for building a hoard, or fighting other dragons or mythical creatures. Spyro the Dragon games did it. It would just take a bit of imagination.

[@Mandred85]

I'd love to have a DnD styled dragon systeme where you could choose between Chromatic (evil) and Metallic (good) dragons.

[@Thekentuckyrebel]

There is an adult game called Ravager, kinda like a interactive novel. You are the angry red dragon though.

[@MarkDeSade100]

The merchants-selling-to-dragons model is similar to how P2W games fish for whales. There aren't that many of them, but you only need to find a few to get rich.

[@Orosian5]

People wanting to rob said merchant may also think twice, or risk becoming toasty snack chow.

[@hanneskarlbom6644]

That merchant looks an awful lot like a lich.

[@lozm4835]

@@hanneskarlbom6644 Well yeah. Liches might be the ultimate shut-in Wizards, but material components are EXPENSIVE. So trade with the richest clientele, and there are none richer than dragons.

[@csaey4472]

Imagine the unlock condition for the next dragon type being successfully raising that whelp to adulthood

[@ragureee]

game just looks so good. and i really hope they do more type of dragons. a green dragon that has mostly poison attacks making you do dmg over time instead of flat dmg, a bronze or gold dragon that is more a summoner build being able to summon little kobolts and dragon kind.

[@chillax319]

And go ham with other unique dragons. Do not stick to DnDish ones, give us variety!

[@TheShourdedLord]

Almost at a million subs now, I remember watching your Mount and Blade videos before I even got a pc, its amazing to see the growth man

[@davidrosensin7985]

He grinds through the pile to find what's worthwhile every single day so we don't have to. Of course he's gonna explode in popularity! Been here since he was at about 2k myself

[@Skippy57344]

First series I watched was neo scavenger way back when

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

He deserves even more subs and views!

[@fuzzy-02]

Ngl, I would have stayed in my dragon cave and hoodwinked some kobolds to do my yearly groceries

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

This looks like a lot of fun, and I love the art style. I can see the enemies having ground troops to clear your armor and such, and big siege weapons. Also the different dragon possibilities can make for a really interesting game. Maybe even occasionally fight another world boss instead of humanoid troops. Yeah, I could see a lot of fun MMORPG possibilities in this that make me excited for its release.

[@nathansmith8819]

Lil pet peeve of mine...if all the health and damage numbers end in "00", get rid of the last two zeros.

[@Chromodar]

I totally get what you're saying. The thing is though, a raid boss dragon with 500 health sounds pathetic. It's just too low of a number for such a majestic and powerful creature.

[@Jonjon13Jonjon13]

it plays a bit on the MMORPG trope where you're raiding at max level, with 24.058.003 HP just as a mere adventurer and the dragon boss has 15quadrillion HP. Usually I'd agree that simplifying damage and HP to reduce clutter would be better, but this fits thematically and you can just "ignore" the zeros anyway.

[@-Plot-]

I think this is a good idea

[@aetherblackbolt1301]

I would add it as a setting you can enable or disable in the options. Some people just love seeing big numbers, even if they're simply inflated.

[@ham_the_spam4423]

It’s like Yugioh with that extra 0 that’s never used(unless there’s new cards recently that do?)

[@jerkomirko]

uh oh he said the word 'Card'.... 3/4 of the audience is out lmao

[@clydefrog708]

Yuuuup. So many good ideas ruined by turning them into dumb card games

[@James_Byron]

Yep, it's just the same bad game every single time. They can't make actual games so they throw a few card mechanics and call it a day.

[@xelric3116]

Yes and no... I can't deny that fact but there's a few. A few that are decent.

[@deltaangelfire]

I feel vindicated seeing this comment. I thought the continuing cascade of card games was because it's become a popular trend and I was just an outlier

[@arkannon1682]

Same I hate this genre but I also understand why there is a neverending wave of them: They do sell well so even with the big supply they still have huge demand it seems.

[@ExtraTrstl]

Thanks Splatt! Needs some serious balancing help; I chucked at getting 500 Max HP for answering that question right. That's 1%, and less than nearly every single attack you suffered.

[@RiceaxeGaming]

For people looking for a real time game as a dragon I can recommend "The I of the Dragon" it´s a bit oldschool but good

[@kennethdarron4852]

Also “Hoard” real time kingdom burning, princess kidnapping, gold stacking fun. Was one of my kids’ favorite couch multiplayer games a decade ago…

[@kennethdarron4852]

There is a “Splattercat Indie Short” about Hoard from 11 years ago, with 57 likes… those are rookie numbers. Go check out a Splat deep track and give him some algorithm love!

[@EntityVsEntityInteractions]

This looks incredibly fun and brilliantly refreshing. I like how complex the tile system looks and I think it also sets up future elements and perhaps dragons that revolve around different elements and such which will keep me coming back for more. I also really like the raid boss - style character we are, lumbering slow and powerful wheras most roguelike deckbuilders emphasize on being nimble and light with 'dodge' or other things to prevent taking damage. Very very unique and charming game! It's like the exact opposite of (while remaining mechanically and spiritually similar to) a game like Slay the Spire, in the best possible way.

[@blamb9977]

That Red Dragon looks SO much like the classic Dungeons & Dragons Ancient Red Dragon. Love it very much.

[@hanneskarlbom6644]

A dragon game where you aren't a push-over wyvern? I'm sold!

[@mr.g1672]

*See new cool looking game "Nice" *Its a roguelike "Awesome!" *Deckbuilder "God damnit" :(

[@reevesT94]

For me it’s ‘Rougelike’ 😅

[@TheNzFox]

why is almost every single game a deckbuilder? is it something to do with 'easy to implement' because everyone I know has been sick of them for years

[@TJ-vo3rv]

​​​@@TheNzFox Not necessarily easy to implement, but I think the idea is that it adds replayability, which is highly valued in indie spaces. Same reason roguelikes and -lites are so popular with indie devs (besides them selling well).

[@Kenichitr]

@@TheNzFox yep. it is the easiest way to implement skills without balancing them because they are random. even if there is a broken card unless you extremely fixed your deck it is just as good as a mid card. In an actual skill tree you need to balance cooldowns/upgrades/which skill comes before or after etc. deckbuilders just slap on a card rarity and hopes that randomness will bring a balance to the game.

[@spatialdistortion223]

@@reevesT94 roguelike* unless it's kinda red. :P

[@ombrepourpre7562]

Love it ❤ Dragons deserve more love, and far more respect they receive this last years! Like, they are no more than beast, or pets, or easy pick to kill for "the great hero" most of the time. They have make dragons seem pathetic, or victims and prey the last two decades.

[@TheDragonshadow1231]

O lol

[@ttsymphonyg]

The keywords here (39:30) are "intellectually satisfying" for all the other card games, and the actual reason this game, and so very few, from this genre is so rare to find.

[@Cuthawolf]

Love the idea of being the big boss dragon. Would like to see colour variations and stuff that maybe change your deck around some.

[@dannycolwell8028]

I was hoping we’d be chasing a little thief through a huge mountain

[@williamedwards4151]

Just downloaded the demo. Looks like fun! Thanks for highlighting this. Your channel is great for giving games like this exposure.

[@TheRealXartaX]

"Oh I'm the raid boss, that's cool" >It's a card game "Oh..."

[@shfhsvomvolakis2318]

so even better then 😀

[@donterrenoalto4235]

@@TheRealXartaX yeah...

[@hariman7727]

It could be worse. It could be one of the AAAA slop games.

[@dissolution9843]

Lots of potential. I want other Dragons, but also other raid boss tropes, like being a Lich, Eldritch Horror, Evil King and more. Allowing other playstyles based on the "class" you select at the beginning.

[@wdavis81x]

Now that's interesting. Thanks for covering that.

[@Red_Sutter]

So many indie devs seem content making the same five games: Slay the Spire, Vampire Survivors, Minecraft, Metroid, and Chrono Trigger

[@tuhmann]

And FTL

[@gmradio2436]

People like those games and want to make their own?

[@TheCito]

I mostly agree, but Minecraft? Isn’t the whole thing to be copied with Minecraft the completely destroyable voxel world? Only very few games copy that compared to your other mentions What else do you see copied in a lot of indie games of Minecraft that is inherently unique to Minecraft and wasn’t copied by itself before?

[@deltaangelfire]

There have been a number of Advance Wars and Heroes of Might and Magic clones too recently, but fewer of them probably because they are harder to program

[@MardaxGames]

People are trying to make games that would sell finally :D - It's more fault of player not seeking for different games

[@Demonancer]

so much hate for card games :v but i love card games honestly. I love the fact that I get to be a big dragon, i've been waiting for something like this. I hope in the future they add other dragon types, like a frost dragon, or a lightning dragon. different 'heroes' like how slay the spire did basically, new decks and playstyles

[@BurnerJones]

What are your favorites? I got really into slay the spire but nothing else has caught my attention very long.

[@SuperRedNovaDragon]

I love games where im the big bad, the big kahuna, the big cheese. We dont get many of them. And i like games like this, i enjoyed slay the spire

[@vforwombat9915]

well, there is a game where you can be a meatball.

[@SuperRedNovaDragon]

@@vforwombat9915 ooooo whats it called

[@vforwombat9915]

@@SuperRedNovaDragon Super Meat Boy i think there is even a sequel.

[@shirothefish9688]

Try the Downfall mod for slay the spire. Very very well made that one

[@tormdk5879]

Looks pretty sweet, added it to the wishlist for the next year!

[@non-applicable3548]

I actually like setting up card combos

[@hariman7727]

Disgaea had the Geo Panel system, and if you put Geo Crystals on one color of Geo Panel that color panel would get ALL the special effects. But you could also destroy a geo crystal and it would change the geo panels to the color of the destroyed Geo Crystal and destroy any other Geo Crystal on that color, so you could chain Geo Crystal Destruction and color changes to do massive damage. Which was fun.

[@thetwins8932]

I like games where you are dragons and games where you can kill a lot of enemies so being a dragon AND murdering armies is the perfect game for me

[@cytharion]

This was one of my favorite demos from Next Fest. I do agree there being a learning curve that's a bit hard to overcome as there are so many different combinations to remember. I think they just need to ease you in at first with a few combos before giving you access to more, however that's just a minor complaint. There is a lot of room to improve and expand upon. I too hope they add more different dragon variations that focus on specific builds. I put 5 hrs already into it haha.

[@A-ii5dp]

0:16 well of course its a solid idea. It's a deckbuilding roguelike which is about 80% slay the spire XD THat said, I'll still check it out...

[@nevermore7285]

80%?

[@Ragnaroknrol]

Many whelps, handle them!

[@michaelstaege7945]

THAT'S A FUCKING 50 DKP MINUS!!1!!1

[@cnkclark]

​@@michaelstaege7945OKAY STOP DOTS

[@hariman7727]

"At least I have chicken!"

[@frozenrealm666]

Love me some card based games! Really don't understand where all the hate is coming from... thanks for covering this Splat!

[@magicalnoodles]

While I do not understand why people seem to be actively hating on card games in this comment section particularly, I do understand why card games are slowly being more and more disliked. Fundamentally, all of them are the same in execution. Slay the spire had some nice innovative ideas when it launched, and a few other rare gems optimized the experience. After that, it's become stale af. This is the equivalent to most AAA open world games feeling so sanitized and samey. There is no more innovation, and everything new is more or less a reskin now.

[@WitchDoctor87]

I love cards based games, I hope this game has more monsters you can be.

[@kumarsalib722]

My hope was crushed when you said "card-based".

[@MageSkeleton]

i like the idea, would love to see this type of concept applied to other genre's. Tv shows do this all the time, reverse the roles in some way even if just a glimpse. i guess it's impossible to design a game around you kidnapping the girl and using minions to fend off "would be heros."

[@blazedehart2748]

Game is sweet! I have played all the content available so far!

[@logandaley1544]

This looks like a lot of fun, I’ll be checking out the demo for sure

[@BalladOfLooks]

Another day, another splattercat vid where he says "I don't like card games but this card game is good", lol.

[@WakkaWakka25]

I mean he personally doesn't like card games, but since his job revolves around playing and showing off indy games he plays them, knowning some in his audience will like them. Objectively this is a decent looking game with a good concept.

[@hariman7727]

That's a pretty solid endorsement AND it's a show of SplatterCat's integrity, because he's willing to objectively analyze a genre he doesn't like and give it a fair rating.

[@mut9942]

Love the Daycare build, boosting their damage gets silly quick.(especially with the free Firebreath at Phase 1 Mechanic) P.S. You can combine Whelps by putting 3 in a row, great at surviving AoE's.

[@daniilfilippov6931]

Splatter! Gaming world needs a Hero, needs You. Please, make a video about most underrated game of this Year - Dungeon of Hinterberg. It deserves some love and attention.

[@TheInnerstrife]

The only thing splatter got wrong is that None shall intrude is not about being a dragon or dragons. Infact the word dragon isnt anywhere on the steam page. Its about being a raid boss, so most likely we will get different types of raid bosses, probably lovecraftian, undead lich king, a demon, maybe a fallen angle(or normal one).

[@Laugical]

The comments on Splat’s videos is the only place I have seen with this much of a hate boner for card games. Absolutely wild. It isn’t even hate towards card games that are lazy reskins of slay the spire, it is the concept of cards in general as a game mechanic, which is just wild to me. Like I can totally understand being frustrated with cards games being “Slay the Spire BUT…” but that isn’t what I see in the comments. I see so many mocking indie devs for using cards as a mechanic, when you can do literally anything with cards. Cards are a medium for making mechanics. I’m sure there is a genre of game that you like where the main mechanic of the genre is incredibly similar to other games in the genre. That doesn’t mean it is inherently a bad or uninspired game. These are the wildest takes to me. Criticize the substance of the game, or just give it a pass because you personally don’t like card games. Saying games are bad because they have cards or indie devs are lazy for making games with cards is as stupid as saying they would be bad if they had level up mechanics or first person shooting. Like, holy cow. Thank you for showing these games despite the inane and low brow comments, Splat.

[@hoseja]

Look it's a computer. I don't need or want actual skeumorphic cards this overused in indie games. Why can't it be exactly the same mechanic but look like, say, buttons or something? Why does it have to be cards?

[@edwardtora]

I just convinced my coop squad to pick up Gloomhaven on PS5 after everyone was getting pretty burned out on Helldivers. One member of our group initially had the "ugh it's card based?!" reaction, and now he's the most enthusiastic Gloomhaven enjoyer of the squad. Everyone is loving the game and we're probably going to put 50-100 hours into it before we're done. Good card based games are good, bad card based games are bad - there's really no reason for anyone to get hung up on the 'card' aspect.

[@itsLalm]

@@hoseja so if they just wherent rectangles youd be perfectly fine with it?

[@bojcio]

I HATE CARD GAMES. I HATE THE CONCEPT OF CARDS IN GENERAL AS A GAME MECHANIC. IM TOTALLY FRUSRTATED WTH CARD GAMES BEING LIKE SLAY THE SPIRE. I MOCK INDIE DEVS THAT USE CARDS AS A MECHANIC. IT IS INHERENTLY BAD AND UNINSPIRING!!!1 GAMES ARE BAD FOR HAVING CARDS AND DEVS ARE LAZY AND STUPID FOR MAKING GAMES WITH CARDS.

[@hoseja]

@@itsLalm Yes as long as they don't get held in a fan and fly in and out and form a deck overusedly.

[@Cissero]

This actually looks sick. Going to wishlist it!

[@pmcollectorboy2929]

Let Them Come: Badass Dragon Edition

[@CoAndCoLaptopAccount]

This looks amazing!!

[@suatakkaya1075]

Adolescent dragon>young dragon>old dragon>ancient dragon

[@xpon7833]

Thank you for the video. this is a game i will buy. i wont know the game if it was not from your video so thank you again

[@doesnotexist6524]

People yell about it in the comment section for weeks. Splatt: "So i stumbled upon this and you might like it."

[@noahwhite2929]

That Ravager DLC goes hard

[@lordoofingtonxxiv6174]

You play the exact opposite of me i spam wind and fire im a glass cannon my fireballs often do like 500-1k more dmg than my fire breath i rarely use boulders

[@carterwalters5915]

Game is really cool. Played it last night, couldn't put it down

[@txdmsk]

I like the concept. Game looks decent.

[@wispfire2545]

Looks pretty cool, not sure I'll buy, but I'll keep an eye on it.

[@kalashydra9016]

15:15 you can lyterali see what move the enemy is using

[@patrickb.8485]

very cool looking game, and I like the theme

[@alphajackal6648]

Game about being dragon raid boss=I want Roguelite deck builder=I don't want.

[@-Big_Big]

you should have a hoard power. the more gold you have the more potent you become.

[@georgeelliott6877]

This is like Legend of Keepers. But you only play as just the boss character the entire run.

[@BaronVonMott]

Looks pretty cool, I haven't seen anyone try the "reverse boss fight" idea since Nefarious! 👍

[@hariman7727]

Deliverance and Reign, if I remember correctly, has both Heroes trying to kill the vampire tyrant, but you can also play as the vampire tyrant too.

[@AuxCart]

What Have I Done to Deserve This, My Lord?

[@9bazPlays]

Pretty cool concept.

[@claw101]

Looks like a cool concept and interesting game.. I'll look it up in 3 years to see if it's fully released/out of early access hell..

[@vwlssnvwls3262]

How dare you claim dragons are evil!?!? Dragons are majestic, misunderstood little sweethearts.

[@somedudeok1451]

Would be cool, if gold added to your hoard at home which boosts your contentedness or whatever because dragons have an affinity for gold.

[@Knoxfast]

just got a PC so i been going back finding all the games i have bookmarked... an ima just add this to the list lol

[@igorthelight]

Welcome to the Brotherhood ;-) Don't forget - you could also play Xbox/360/One PlayStation 1/2/3/4 Nintendo Switch and so many more games using emulators!

[@Ghost_Hybrid]

This game looks promising!

[@juniusluriuscatalus6606]

A little bit like my idea of HoMM meets cardgames, but seems to lack grand strategy elements and focused on villain side. Cool, might have to take another look later on.

[@leandroTRA]

good looking art right there, most of card games would make really good phone games IF my phone could run steam.

[@SuperRedNovaDragon]

They'd probably get more money making it on the phone and steam, how much harder can that be i wonder?

[@leandroTRA]

@@SuperRedNovaDragon yeah but that's the thing I don't want a mobile version, I want the PC version, on my hand. if they make a ''mobile '' version it will be a watered down, riddle with micro-transactions mess.

[@BlackGold-fc7tu]

Cool looking game. Needs some cool death animations

[@zebjensen4251]

Maybe we will get other creatures to play as not just dragons that would be cool.

[@spaceman9599]

Another gold recommendation. This is Indie Christmas, but too many games, when already beta testing other games! Aaaargh!

[@Jimmybrichie]

Conquering the map as a raid boss? Reminds me of Rampage for the NES.

[@nestomcnasty7128]

I got say, saw this got the demo already 3+ and love it

[@pbsixgun6]

Cool concept. love it.

[@finalbossediting]

This was a cool one! Gotta try Worldseekers tho!

[@J0krswy1d]

Disgaea reference. Liked!

[@TheMultiForge]

Honestly, i like the card aspect of this game. I feel like it's going to help slow down the story so people don't power through the game in an hour. I've got several card games in my steam library that I enjoy.

[@bloodmeat333]

a cool game you might like: Deadzone Rogue

[@mossblomma]

This looks sick

[@vforwombat9915]

ooops. accidentally intruded.

[@ImpreccablePony]

"It's a card-based game!" - aaaaaand I'm gone.

[@GoodEggGuy]

Don't let the door hit you on the way out.

[@lukask3714]

Democrat Moment

[@cirodafia406]

It seems quite good! I think they should tune down the dmg and or the hp of enemies. The first enemies felt like hp sponges a bit but I'm following the game!

[@anonymousbobby2424]

they should have a chance to rage-quit when you heal

[@anonymousbobby2424]

random numbers have appeared on my username I just noticed them

[@tehhayn2732]

Now I am Blackwing!

[@Fragonwagon]

Hey Splatter, love the look of this game! Any idea when full release is?

[@Nyo_Fight]

everything is card now

[@igorthelight]

Not everything, gladly xD But it's very common...

[@lazylonewolf]

As opposed to some of these commenters, I can't get enough of deckbuilding card games let's gooo

[@rjjm88]

"You are the raid boss." Okay, I'm at attention. "It's a card game like Slay the Spire" instant attention loss. Thumbs up and comment for Splattercat being the absolute best and the biggest sweetheart, but instant hard pass.

[@nevermore7285]

My problem with card games is many of them feel unneeded. It’s like crafting mechanics. But this isn’t one of them. This is a good game for cards, honestly. A big part of raid bosses is they have many abilities, but don’t spam the best ones. Cards help simulate that for the player. There’s also enough variety and other mechanics besides the cards to keep things interesting.

[@michaelkane7999]

Cause "None shall Pass" was taken already.

[@Jcewazhere]

Best turn based games to play while totally not waiting for downloads/updates/scans to finish at work? I really like Xcom EW and Xcom2, but I've played them to death. Tried Slay the Spire for a while, but not a huge fan of rogue-likes/lites. I somehow completely broke Battletech (plus played it to death too) and not even a re-install fixes it. New MOO was fun for a bit, but I hate how those style games all seem process for several minutes per turn in longer games even on my decent laptop. Semi-real time games, like Rimworld, are also neat. Set up the stuff for your pawns to do then if something urgent happens the game auto-pauses. (almost 6,000 hours in that game) Actually real time Farming Simulator 22 was pretty good. Great game for slow days, really zen.

[@Baraz_Red]

Technical suggestion or question : why is the armor calculated only at the end of turn ? Unless there is a reason (probably is), showing armor immediately would be simpler.

[@Joorin4711]

If synergy effects can be changed during the turn, calculating the armour at the end makes sense. And, yes, synergies can change during the turn, as is shown in the video.

[@jhulpthefox]

Poison dragon poison dragon poison dragon POISON DRAGOOONNNNN

[@Lykanthrop11]

Dragon... sold!

[@crimsonking635]

I hate card games but this one has my attention.

[@isimiel3405]

WATCH THE TAIL

[@suatakkaya1075]

It would be better if the dragon's appearance changes according to its power.