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I have really been trying to like Xenotilt but so far like it less then the previous Demon's Tilt. Both are pinball games and look amazing. The issue with the recent one is to much is going on at once on the screen. This may be due to my aging eyes but the Steam discussions have plenty of other users complaining about this. The table is 2D and pixelated style which may be part of the issue. It is really hard to know what the top layer is in each area. That said both games are fun. Check them out. #xenotilt #demonstilt
【Weekly Game Log: 2024-12-02】
This week I took ownership of a "Steam Deck" device, for mobile computing and video game playing. So a lot of my playing was informed by my testing of that.
Outside of the Steam Deck, I jumped on the Atlyss train. It's a fast-paced action RPG in early access. Its gameplay skews slightly towards a co-op online experience (single and multiplayer modes are similar, and you just respawn at a checkpoint with the worldstate remaining.) I find it a bit clumsy, the graphical depictions of the player and enemies tend to be loose suggestions of their actual location. However it is also quite simple and fun, and you rarely get bogged down.
The main selling point of Atlyss is its character creation and customisation systems, which are geared toward creating fursonas with extremely pronounced features, and dressing them up. In this regard, the game excels far more than its limited four classes suggest. Though the game supports purely cosmetic apparel appearing in the stead of functional armor, there seems to be a slightly convoluted system behind it, which is a shame.
Usurper is a deck building/chess hybrid, where you optionally place a piece from your deck each turn before your actual chess move, this is later augmented by pieces beyond the standard chess set. The game is quite an original idea, but I found it a bit vague in its instruction. More frustratingly the game suggests picking a difficulty based on Chess ability, but the gameplay here is quite different, leading to an unnecessarily difficult experience.
Similarly Solitomb is one of the many Balatro inspired spins on traditional card games. It's similar to regular klondike solitaire, but suits are replaced by symbols representing damage/armor/monsters/etc. I didn't play much of it because I quickly found I was in the wrong state of mind. I did find it quite unintuitive though.
Caves of Qud is still exceptionally excellent. Surprisingly, so is the playability its controller layout. That said, there's a lot of surprisingly complex tasks with extremely intuitive bindings, but "Move around" is not one of them for some reason. Without opting into the tutorial, it does give a bit of the old Dwarf Fortress "Cannot build bed need bed" vibe the first time you plug in a controller. That said, its still one of the best games ever.
XENOTILT is a pinball game that has been in early access for a year or so, and recently reached version 1.0. The game has one very complex table (way beyond the possibilities of real life) with three tiers, and a vaguely Giger-esque sci-fi theme. It has an endless array of challenges and power-ups, and perfectly nails the FM synth music and grainy speaker that a real table would have. The gameplay is surprisingly simple, you control flippers and use the controller stick/arrows to nudge the table. There is a small gimmick where cradling the ball on the flipper and nudging down causes turrets to fire at obstacles. I got hooked on this game way more than I expected too, and have played multiple hours. However, I do find there are situations where the ball is ejected in preventable situations, but the camera hasn't caught up in time. And the "nudge" functionality seems to not be that realistic, only affecting the ball in certain locations.
I also revisited Demon's Tilt (XENOTILT's predecessor), for comparison. And while that game is still good, I still just think "neat idea, fine for what it is" about it. It doesn't seem nearly as polished as XENOTILT is.
I resumed a four year old save of Intergalactic Fishing and was able to immediately back into the swing of it, peacefully fishing and solving interstellar conspiracy theories. It's a simple top-down fishing game, where you float your B.O.A.T around a lake casting rods and chatting with other anglers. The controls are very simple, left click to cast and reel, right click to set the hook to snare a catch, and 90% of the complexity is in the tetris-like lure designer. Then you teleport to a lake elsewhere in the galaxy if you get bored. The killer final touch of the game is a convoluted plot about environmental disaster and corporate malfeasance, which is played deadly seriously in the game.
I also played some more runs of 80 Days, a game I have finished multiple times. It's a text-driven narrative adventure that is also a steampunk adaptation of Jules Verne's Around the World in 80 Days. It's still excellent, the sheer amount of text written for the endless variations on routes and choices of actions is outstanding. Also, this time I got an achievement for fucking an airship.
Steam Deck notes
I generally recommend the Steam Deck as a portable video game device. Particularly if you have a large Steam library, though the SteamOS (an Arch Linux variant) installation underneath is easily accessible if you want something that doesn't interact directly with Steam.
My biggest criticisms would be
There are a few processes (updates/installations/etc) where it was apparently deemed acceptable for the screen to go black and unresponsive for an extended period.
The GREAT ON DECK certification seems to only care that everything can be performed using the Steam Deck's controllers, and not whether that layout is actually usable
November Game of the Month
XENOTILT
By default I guess. Most other games didn't grab me at all this month.
Games on Deck
The below games were all from the GREAT ON DECK certified section of my library.
XENOTILT - Absolutely fantastic. Controls perfectly and performs well. Graphics seem to have been custom redrawn to fit the resolution perfectly
Demon's Tilt - As above.
Balatro - Functions well. The filters on the graphics seem to require squinting awkwardly.
Another World - Abysmal. I pressed down on the control pad twice and that was enough to quit the game without warning.
80 Days - Works OK-ish, until it doesn't. Uses the touch pad in lieu of mouse more than it should. Trying to drag and drop in the shops seems completely broken.
Caves of Qud - Works as well as the control scheme discussed earlier does.
Intergalactic Fishing - Works kind of OK. Boat is controllable, but the clickable icons are way too small for the level of precision.
All Games Played
Tetrachroma: Good
Deadlock: Good
Atlyss: GREAT
Usurper: OK
Solitomb: OK
Caves of Qud: GREAT
XENOTILT: GREAT (Notable)
Demon's Tilt: Good
Intergalactic Fishing: GREAT
80 Days: GREAT
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540 mil? How about more than double that! Finally got a new score on the leaderboard and it's this one. #DemonsTilt #Nintendo #Switch #NintendoSwitch #pinball
540 mil? How about more than double that! Finally got a new score on the leaderboard and it's this one. #DemonsTilt #Nintendo #Switch #NintendoSwitch #pinball
My best score yet in #DemonsTilt. Hopefully it will post to the online leaderboards. My previous couple best scores did not. #Nintendo #Switch #NintendoSwitch #pinball
My best score yet in #DemonsTilt. Hopefully it will post to the online leaderboards. My previous couple best scores did not. #Nintendo #Switch #NintendoSwitch #pinball
Prime Gaming em Abril: Fallout 76, Chivalry 2 e mais jogos #abril #amazon #blackdesert #chivalry2 #demonstilt #dexterstardustadventuresinouterspace #drawntrailofshadows #fallout76 #faraway2jungleescape #faraway3arcticescape #jogos #livinglegendsfallensky #primegaming #roseriddlethefairytaledetectivecollectorsedition #tinyrobotsrecharged #vladcircusdescendintomadness https://alternativanerd.com.br/games/prime-gaming-em-abril-fallout-76-chivalry-2-e-mais-jogos
The latest hot sales on #Switch: #KingdomRush, #KingdomRushOrigins, #KingdomRushFrontiers, #DEMONSTILT, #Liberated, #MailMoleExpansionsBundle, #HyperParasite, and #Turmoil
The latest hot sales on #Switch: #YokusIslandExpress, #GreakMemoriesofAzur, #PleaseTouchtheArtwork, #DEMONSTILT, #ShipofFools, #BeforeWeLeave, #GoingUnder, #Blasphemous, #JourneyoftheBrokenCircle, #BatoraLostHaven, #BraveryandGreed...
I'll be #streaming in about an hour or so on my #Twitch channel at https://twitch.tv/FiXato
Not quite sure yet what I'll be streaming. I think I'll start off with a couple of #Wordle words in the #8bit #MSX version, #Wörd, where everyone of course is welcome to pitch in with their word suggestions!
Maybe some #DemonsTilt #pinball, #Insurmountable, #LoopHero, #SunlessSea, or #Windbound?
Demon's Tilt is, take on the video pinball genre with shoot-em-up and hack-n-slash elements, is free on the Epic Games Store next week. #DEMONSTILT https://gamesense.co/game/demons-tilt/news/discuss/the-next-free-epic-games-store-is-the-demonic-pinball-game-demon-s-tilt/
Not bad for my first attempt! shoutout to @jennatar@twitter.com for streaming #DEMONSTILT and getting me hooked. The #NintendoSwitch port is on sale BTW
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