Magic & Technology Mix to Birth a Solid Indie Strategy RPG - Dark Envoy
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- Dark Envoy Gameplay with Splat! Let's play Dark Envoy and check out a game where you'll take a team of adventurers and dive deep into ancient places to uncover things long forgotten.
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Thanks a lot for covering Dark Envoy! Happy that you seem to be enjoying our little experiment with this kind of dynamic gameplay. We'll boost native aggro generation too; later on you get lots of skills and items+enchants for that, but early it is a problem as you experienced. + a small tip - you can use any equippment on any class. Melee adept-tank is an option as well as staff wielding warrior tank.
i know its a tall ask but xbox optimisation please xD
This game looks amazing! Currently studying game design (2nd year now). If u guys ever need an extra hand, please let me know. xD
Too much aggro management will make the game just a tank and spank. That will be boring.
I love the art style. The characters look cool.
Tower of time was so bad and the story felt like it was written by an intern it has made me avoid any games you guys make. Still good luck with the new game.
I mean there exists room for a lot of reasons, not the leeast is setting. If someone isn't interested in high fantasy like BG3 then they'd probably NOT agree that it's the greatest RPG and or not be interested in other RPGS. So I dunno my dude I think there's tons of reasons to try and showcase anything you want.
Pathfinder wrath of the righteous is fantastic too and is better in some ways than bg3.
The idea of someone sincerely going "ugh, another RPG? But we already have BG3" is terrifying
To me its that if we support RPG's like this maybe they'll go and develop their BG3 in 10-15 years time. Larian worked LONG and hard to get us BG3 eventually.
Arcanum from waaay back when comes to mind when i think of techno-magic universes. The world building was awesome.
Arcanum had some great writing for an underrated game, I loved the plot twist at the end re: the final boss and his motive.
@@MarkDeSade100unfortunately i don't remember a whole lot. However i do recall that it was quite a dark plot. And there was some racism and other everyday (irl) madness going around. It seemed so "earth-like" for lack of a better word. They had magic and elves and dwarves etc but it still had this everyday madness in it.
Gar say Earl Grey best. Made from blend of black teas and oil from the Bergamot plant. Excellent, Gar say.
@@danyael777There's some very clever writing in the game that equates orcs with the plight of black people in a post-slavery European society, where they are still being exploited as second class citizens. That's probably what you're thinking of with the racism. I wouldn't say the plot is particularly dark, of course there is some death and mayhem but it's no Witcher 3.
Great comparison to Aarklash legacy, it was a very good RPG that basically was all about one thing, combat. More of those better than walls upon walls of text. Also, this is the team that is responsible for Tower of Time, which is so underrated especially for its story. Have been waiting for this for 2 yrs.
Thanks for pointing out the connection to Tower of Time. That's a fun game which I enjoyed--although I never finished. I'll keep this one on my list for when I'm back into an RPG phase.
I don't think BG3 causes any issue to other TB or RTwP RPGs. If anything it warmed new players to this kind of game. A small, niche game will not go to to toe with a AAA behemoth, but I'll just play both if this is good enough, and it's looking good so far.
You should continue to support indie roleplaying games and indie games in general because once upon a time Larian studio also was one of those studios.
Without supporting games such as Divine Divinity (fucking awesome, by the way) games like Divinity: Original Sin 1-2 would've never existed and without those, Larian Studio would've probably never gotten the opportunity to create Baldur's Gate 3.
Exactly who knows maybe Event Horizon in a decade makes their own BG3 equivalent if given enough support to stick around and flourish.
Somebody is on the hype train... do you think everything is better than it actually is or just the things that are popular?
@@thomgizziz Do you make assumptions about people at all times, or just when it makes you look like an asshole?
If this is at least as good as Tower of Time, then we're in for a treat. Looks great; love the blend of genres.
Good point on Larian/playing other games. I'd argue that there's even a simpler reason: fun. One should not be forced to justify having fun with some game, just because it's "objectively" (as far as you can say that with art) worse than another. Same goes for every other piece of media and art. There is so much stuff out there that everyone can enjoy whatever they want.
Plot sounds like it was inspired by Arcanum in a way.
I played the demo of this a year ago or more and fell in love with it. I am so happy its coming out. I play BG3 but there is room for none D&D RPG's along side BD3. It's been on my wish list ever since
Sameee
Nice little RPG here. You've made a great point about smaller studios flourishing into larger ones, but only if given time and chances to iterate and learn. No dev is going to bust out BG3 with their first release--though they might do Risk of Rain (literally made on GameMaker 32-bit at first), which begets RoR2, etc.
In short: support smaller devs who are trying their best, even if their games are not perfect. That's where the real imagination and creativity in gaming comes from--not AAA studios owned by megacorporations such as Sony and Ubisoft
1:40 you should support games like this, cause if a few years developers of a good little RPG can possible make their own BG3, well first they gonna make two DOS games and then BG3 :)
You should support games like this coz they fun and nice. Not everything needs to be BG3.
Pathfinder Wrath of the righteous. So good.
The game is Sacred 2. Wow, that’s a blast from the past. 😅
"Why would I play X instead of Y"
crpg-s are not an oversaturated genre. If both are good, there is merit in both existing.
BG3 is an overproduced cringe sex game. I would rather play indies all day.
Not everything needs to be The Latest Big Hot Thing, there is plenty of room for smaller efforts and differing viewpoints, even when TLBHT actually IS as amazing as BG3. Other than the aggro control issues Splatty pointed out, this looks like one of those 'lesser' efforts that are still worth looking at carefully.
Making aggro easily controllable doesn't sound like a good thing to me though. If you can have your tank just eat it all with no threat to your dps guy, won't fights become way too repetitive? The way it is now, it looked like depending on the skills of the enemies, you have to maneuver your guys differently. Plus, balance your builds somewhat. That sounds more interesting to me, at least in theory.
Baldurs In Space?
In SPAAAAAAACCCEEE
No RPG fan ever would question why would he play one RPG instead of another. Except Bethesda fan.
One further point about 'small company RPGs' There are a lot of people out there who may not have the budget or computer set up to GET said high-production RPGs like Baldur's Gate 3. I won't be able to run/afford it for probably 4-6 years.
Cant agree with a Larian part at the end of the video.
Buying trash or mid games hoping that companies will deliver better product later on, is a very questionable tactic for gaming industry.
Eh would rather spend money on an indie project like this or Solasta than the AAA garbage like sports games CoD or Diablo 4.
Branching Paths, an old friend that's long forgotten in modern games where a choice does nothing but give you a 50% chance of c hanging the next voice line and is just as quickly forgotten.
this looks fantastic! i love the action game loop and the fact that you have to manage your toons while you play. as an old WoW player, i like the idea of Raid-style fights without the nine hour wait for teammates... :D thanks Splat.
I see i'm not the only one that thinks divinity OS wasn't good
The first one sucked but 2 is a top tier game imo
"In what world would I play this when I could play BG3?"
The world in which you've already played BG3.
Didn't think that'd needed explaining but here we are.
True! xD
You can't play BG3 indefinetly
Refreshing to see a new rpg with real time pausable combat. I much prefer it over turn based. I was really really bummed when bg3 was announced as turn based seeing as 1 and 2 were real-time pausable.
I find RTwP pretty horrible in bg1 and 2. Played the games in spite of gameplay, not because of it.
Turn based is usually to slow for me, works for BG3, but glad 1 and 2 where RTwP @@ben5056
I'm the exact opposite. Games like this make me sad because I want to experience the setting and story, but I can't stand the actual gameplay.
Tower of time was a nice surprise, got it as part of a sale or bundle and got sucked in. Have had this on my wishlist since it was announced, gonna check on first impressions before purchasing just to make sure it isn't too bad on the technical side.
I think I played Tower of Time and got bored. Only just remembered I have it, let alone when or why I stopped. Does it get more interesting as it goes on or was it maybe just not for me?
A game where technology and magic are very similar? Arcanum. Clunky, but a lot of fun.
With Microsoft having acquired Activision they now have the rights to the IP and the main creators are there too. Jason Anderson is employed by InXile Leonard Boyarsky is employed by Obsidian so there's a possibility something might be done with it if there's interest slim as it is.
its nice to finally see a real time top down rpg, i cannot stand turn based anything, aside from total war because at least the action part is real time. the market for games nowadays is so ridiculously over saturated with turn based everything and i have found that alot of them could have been real time, and it seems like turn base now is just what lazy devs make when they dont want to actually balance a combat system, so so many games i would play if they were real time,
Turn based is more popular these days. Pillars of Eternity 2 and Pathfinder Kingmaker got a turned based mode patched in by popular demand. I'm not into RTS but in RPGs RTwP is pretty much dead outside of this game as far as I know of, I think it is a fad though twenty years ago turn based was seen as archaic and dated when Diablo and RTS popularity was at its peak it'll eventually come back into demand again just not as soon as you or others might like.
I love the world of this game. Combining Fantasy and Sci Fi is something I love that doesn't happen often.
Check out Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, that game is all about a world where magic and technology mix & clash.
@@MarkDeSade100 Thanks. I have it already. One of the coolest worlds ever.
Check Wizardry 8. Its an old classic party based first person view RPG with turn based combat and MASSIVE semi-open world blended SCI FI with Fantasy. Its epic AF. Gave me best memories.
Thanks Dude. I'll check it out@@UniDeathRaven
Arcanum is a pretty good game with technomagic vibes.
It got visibly better since beta
Might try it again yet
Humans are a contentious bunch, we can't even get along with each-other.
Splatty, "Whelps left side... handle it!"
Played Aarklash and its predecessor, Confrontation. Got banned by Gamespot for criticising their reviewer because she said it was boring because it didn't have loot like diablo.
oooh, that's the name I was struggling to recall - Confrontation! Cool one, ty for reminding! :)
I remember people saying that KoTOR was the pinnacle of the RPG genre, so why get anything else... that was in 2003...
KoTOR is still inarguably a good game, and if it got a graphics, UI, and QoL update it would be obvious that it is still a good game, but is it the best thing since sliced bread? Debatable.
I like your perspective, that fostering new developers with different ways of thinking is imperative to keep the industry moving forward. It is really just a continuation of your focus on Indie games in a way. Like you, I've gotten frustrated with the AAA market pumping out 6 clones of the same "Action-Adventure-Survival-Crafting-RPG-FPS with extra mini-game and quick-time events included"... game. The only way to break that profit-motivated cycle is to advocate for new sources of content. It is why I've largely given up on series like Assassin's Creed and shooter games in general.
Arcanum was a great game as well.
The world map kinda blew my mind, not just for how pretty it is, but also how big it is. I hope all of that will be explorable at some point.
Also, thanks for championing indie games, Splat. I've been watching your content for years and I have bought SO MANY games because of your channel. I'm always happy when I see the devs in the comments, too.
*Unpaused*
"I got into a fist fight with a member of the cartel."
What?
"(Continues explaining.)"
Oh.
2:00 oh that's easy: I don't like DnD
Love the content and thank you for raising awareness to the lack of basic UI that has been missing from RPGs.
Arcane thats the rpg was about that vibe
This is how a game reaches baldur's gate 3 quality. Supporting games such as this is what got us there.
That makes no sense... also the only reason this is being reviewed seems to be because this is a paid review.
Goddamn the wait for the level up window... so frustrating... Especially in RPG like game with character progression.
A part of me wants more real-time with pause rpgs
man builds a walking wall with no DPS or aggro abilities... And a glass cannon, and then complains about aggro. The MMO analogy is accurate, however its not WoW era MMO you're playing, you're playing EQ. Run that tank in first for 15-20 seconds, THEN start dps with the cannon. Don't over comit or you'll pull aggro.
This was great, i have been very interested in this game and this showed me how it works in a good non spoiler way. Thank you.
Interesting game! You've been comparing it to BG3, but it actually reminds me much more of Dragon Age: Origins since you don't have mandatory turns; you can pause the game to take actions, which I find much more appealing than BG3. While BG3 is an excellent game, the gameplay isn't as enticing.
What, Blind Guardian as a trailer? The German band?? You know them???
Also: in the last video you said that youtube kinda forces you to word your titles in a different way now. I wonder what's up with that, because I found your titles pretty much perfect as a short discription of the games you were covering. UA-cam I guess... 🙄
Those guys also made Tower of Time, another game worth checking out.
Even D:OS2 is jank af for some of their fundamental mechanics but I'm glad people are enjoying BG3 as I was very hesitant to give it a go.
I'm happy everyone is enjoying Baldurs gate but I did skip it, I stopped playing to much turn based games, would rather choose this one.
You say it's like budget DOS 1? Well, that is my favourite Larian game so he'll yeah!
I remember their other game....had it for a long time but never felt like playing it. Then one day I was bored with all the games I had on Steam so I logged in to GoG and tried it....didn't play anything else for 3 days =)
kinda sad that the last game had a good variety of characters but now this ones falling back on "Humans and ELVES" of all things. Ugh. Hope i can at least get a dwarf in my party and hate on some elves.
Real time with pause? Immediate nope from me. Thanks for showcasing an interesting setting, though!
Regarding Ego Draconis, any game that lets me transform into a dragon and fly around wreaking havoc gets a free pass in my book 😀
I had fun with the beta. It's a buy for me.
this is probably the 3rd or 4th game I buy in the last 2 years thanks to your videos :)
You mean the videos where game devs are paying for reviews?
@@thomgizziz I don't know if all were sponsored or not, but seeing the game being played a bit was enough to make me decide to buy or not and I don't recall being disappointed so far 😁
I plan on playing the game since it does seem interesting and about aggro they could of had a taunt ability or went pillars of eternity route with engagement to where if someone leaves they get a free attack on them which would make it happen bit less or least get a hit in. That game though still had stuff where was chaotic but feel that the engagement mechanic helped with that a bit and would still have enemies that specialized in getting to your backline especially annoying units like spirits that could teleport itself and units.
I can see myself playing this down the road...maybe in a little bit more when the game has either been balanced or fleshed out. I feel like you played a demo of this before, where they were in a desert and some ruined temple? Mind you that was the before times when I could still hear so I do feel like it was a whole nother world for me.
When do you think that this game will be released on console like Playstation, Nintendo and Xbox?
I kinda had to do a second look wether I was watching a splattercat video or League of legends because of the Health bar asset used xD
Got a fair few reasons why I'd not want to play BG3. Namely, BG 1 and 2.
Oh its like Tyranny or Pillars of Eternity with real-time-with-pause
Did you not notice that huge white wall you walked through before the fight to tell you it was coming?
just a minute into the video and it looks cool and all but the league of legends health bar is taking me OUT
Aarklash! That was what I was thinking about the moment i saw some other review of this game.
I hope this game or similar game like this can be download and playing on android phone
aarklash legacy was way fun super unique characters =) thanks splatty
16:47 Not sure how ya didn't take the healing on the first opportunity lol
The combination of tech and magic remembers me about Silverfall. That was an ambitious game that really suffered from bad programming though. And a bit of Dragon Age and Original Sin. But most, the artwork and engine remember me about Tower Of Time, a game I quite enjoyed. It was a solid rpg. Maybe its the same devs. I'm really not into micromanagement though. I'm more of the lazy kind. When I come home from work, I rather play to relax. Maybe the devs will implement more automatisms, and a lower difficulty grade too, then I'd consider it too, because all other things are highly appealing to me as a mainly rpg player.
2:09 *Hot take:* Because the combat in BG3 kinda stinks.
this game may take away a few hundred hours from pathfinder wrath of the righteous
Oh looks good! Reminds me of the times of Rage of Mages and Evil Islands. Tactical rpgs with brutal combat\stealth as main focus. I miss that times when it was a norm and you was expecting at least some games in this genre now and then. I love how far gaming industry progressed since then, but we really need some comeback to formulas where GAMEPLAY is main attraction.
This isn’t my kind of game but I’m happy to see an airship in the thumbnail.
6:05 Sacred 2 - best song/video/intro scene ever in a game, imo! I just searched it and watched it again... as awesome as I remembered. Even the great BG3 music and animations can't touch the greatness of that Sacred 2 intro vibe.
Had this game on my radar since the first time you showcased it on this channel Splat.
And yes while BG3 is amazing, you dont want to play super indepth overly complicated game all the time. Simpler, more on point less thinking RPGs absolutely have their value.
I like the siblings dynamic in this game, hope both thier personalities are likeable and they mesh well. The setting itself reminds me a of Arcanum. Hope this game keeps growing better and better, it looks promising.
I'm playing Tower of Time and I'm loving it.
Looks good I'll be checking it out. The woman's voice acting is pretty good the guy's......eh not so much
1:02 - I just wanted to say that! xD
Arklash Legacy is very underrated! You can heal monsters and kill your allies if you miss with your spells!
I like it. Just having a hard time wih auto combat.
I loved Aarklash Legacy so damn much. Never did play anything with the same feeling.
5:36 - Yep! That was Sacred 2! In Sacred 1 you had Dwarf from the crashed helicopter tho ;-)
Ice Wind Dale 2 has like the best city music in a video game ever. Prove me wrong.
It would be a nice game if it did not crash like once an h.
Having seen an interview or two from the head dev for Dead Space talk about the game, he is definitely very good at game development and figuring out how to get a particular design element to work in a game and feel good for the player.
Arcanum ... thats the game you wanted around 5:30
remind me of another really nice little game tower of time
This review makes me want go back and finish Aarklash Legacy
Scared 2 is the game you are referring to.
It's out tomorrow (24th October)
I definitely getting arklash vibes from it.
Aarklash Legacy is one of my fav games of all time and sooooo underrated!
as I have no interest in BG3 , I appreciate your coverage of RPGs, keep doing what ya do Splat :)
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
Reminds me a lot of Tower of Time
Again, this looks good. I always love Splat videos for finding gems.
I can't wait to get this game. Tower of Time was so good.