This game is simple but it's very satisfying. It's almost like an Vampire Survivors but with an army! Just finished the demo, I did noticed the developer had some nice insights and good ideas there, didn't knew this title. Thanks for this great video!
Was about to make the same comparison! Definitely getting some Vampire Survivors vibes! And some of that Gladiator auto battle game I forget the name of. I like the style! Looks like something that would be fun on the SteamDeck!
Fastest I've seen, downloaded and played a demo, eye strain and all. Really enjoyable gameplay loop. Feels so much easier to use the second hero than the first, as I always got wiped out on round 15, but won the demo second time around with the mage.
I’m lukewarm about the glut of “Survivor’s-like” games but I have to acknowledge that the focus on a wide array of units, rather than a single character, is a fresh spin on the formula. It feels more epic to see armies battle it out, rather than have one hero annihilate hordes ad nauseum. Still an auto battler though, which has never been my preferred mechanic.
Another killer game! Your hitting some good ones! My wishlist is ever growing and im thankful not all these games are out yet as my wallet would be hurting! Some of these devs should be paying you imo. Or like a sponsored link with a small kickback. I find myself grabbing or wishlisting a game often.
I just did a full Hero run lol. Picked Gareth as the hero and then sold all my army units. Stacked Survival bonus early, and then turned him into an unkillable tank with huge damage and spells. Literally beat the demo with just the Hero xD Had about 4.5k health by the time round 20 came about. 120 regen, 21 armour, 190 damage, 96% cleave (which is very important when doing a hero run lmao) and of course maxxed deflection.
I listen at work and it’s always funny when I open my phone to see 👀 what the game looks like. Your description and my expectation are brought to reality by Indie Games :-) 😂
Very simplistic, clean concept, fantastic! I would like HoMM 3 graphics and you always need a powerful intro/story. I'll send some suggestions to the dev💪🙏
8:10 5% may not seem like much now ( .25 pts for your human stabby guys) but when you stack it and get unit upgrades it will add up to some serious healing.
Yeah the first game was a massive disappointment though - it was really cool to begin with but the end game stuff was a joke. Hope they do better with this one - but I ain't paying for a 2nd game unless I know for sure that they did a better job with that!
Ya they really abandoned the first one, it was released and felt very early access...but then they never updated it again. And now its clear cause they wanted to just make a new one rather than fix up first one. Very concerning
@@Neablis That is not a fair portrayal of the development of the game after release. I kept updating Mage and Monsters for a long time after release, adding new units, new heroes, new spells, 1 new map with tons of new enemies, and another new map with randomly generated enemies. This was all content added for free for those who had already bought the game.
I bought the first one, and liked it. But this one looks the same. New graphics, a "hero" unit, and the store seems to have less upgrade, but otherwise it seems to be the same game. More of a remake than a sequel. But it was a fun game, so if you're not burnt-out on the original, I think it's probably a good buy. But maybe a bit disappointing if you already have the first one.
Fun little game, though after playing through the demo I've already uninstalled. It's the kind of game I'd 100% play on my phone as a time waster... not so much on my computer though.
Roguelikes. Deckbuilders. Survival-craft. People talk about how AAA studios only ever play it safe and chase trends, but indie games have become just as stale. Is nobody doing anything interesting in the indie scene that old Splattercatgaming might be able to make a successful video for, or is this the limit of what his audience will actually click on?
Roguelike roguelike roguelike. Every new fucking game on Steam is a roguelike. And this is encourged by the UA-camrs who mostly only cover roguelikes. I'm so over this. I hate roguelikes so much. The repetitiveness of this genre is horrible, why would anyone want this compared to real content with real levels? Please. Please. Please. I just want this suffering to end. I wish everybody would stop making and covering only roguelikes.
This isn't even a roguelike. You hate them because people use the term so broadly that it covers nearly every game. Caves of Qud 1.0 comes out this week, a great example of an actual roguelike. If you bounce off of something like this, you probably really do dislike them.
Seriously, in 2024 these pixeled graphics is just unacceptable for me. If I want to play a game that looks like from the 90s, then I can just play one. These days you can even use AI to generate assets, even from basic sketches, heck you could even just take these or of the game and have an AI make decent resolution version. What even is the point of these blocky stuff? The same art can be made in a decent resolution and some switch be added to draw them in low resolution for these pixelation fans. Also due to the CRTs working differently back then, a pixelated sprite still looked different and so better even in the old days. I mean about nobody would want new movies to be released in monochrome or maybe even without sound to feel nostalgic because that was the way to go in the early days. I for my part will not buy any game that uses low resolution graphics just because this is declared an "art style".
Yeah, in a lot of cases it seems like they are just lazy and hide behind artistic reasons. This one is especially rough. Hero's Hour is the lowest I can accept. And yes, some of the games have to calculate a lot, a game like Vampire Survivors can have so much stuff on the screen that every single pixel is an enemy or a projectile and they apply debuffs and so on ... okay. But this?
Op has no idea how 3D assets are made. AI will eventually be able to do it. However, it has a long way to go before it can model, rig, animate, apply textures, apply vfx/sfx and implement it into a game engine. Currently it can handle generating textures somewhat ok. Not to a professional artist level though. AI still needs the professional artist to feed it and validate what "good" actually is. This is assuming you have a professional artist that is ok with giving away their trade skills to eventually have their skills and services rendered obsolete 😂. Additionally, artistic choices are as varied and numerous as noses on people's faces.
Instead of comparing to movies, understand pixel art is more like reading a book than watching a movie, and maybe you'll better understand why many of us prefer it. It engages the brain differently, it isn't meant to be realistic. It's fine if you don't like it, and you don't have to buy it, just like I will never buy a 3d game with a bright magenta sky because it hurts my eyes.... but it is a valid artistic choice.
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I’m an old man these days, but I’ve been watching Splattercat for well over 10 years. I can’t wait to see him get to one million subscribers.
Dayum its a pleasure to be with u too
🎉
Just a bunch of gamer cucks in our busy old man days
Let's get him there! 🎉
Same, mate.
"A fire tornado that explodes at the end. Yeah I'll take that." Most men nodding their heads in agreement.
Very simplistic, clean concept, fantastic!
Ah yes, the classic Butt Cheek formation. Tactical brilliance, my man
Straight outta the Grecian playbook.
This game is simple but it's very satisfying. It's almost like an Vampire Survivors but with an army! Just finished the demo, I did noticed the developer had some nice insights and good ideas there, didn't knew this title. Thanks for this great video!
Was about to make the same comparison! Definitely getting some Vampire Survivors vibes! And some of that Gladiator auto battle game I forget the name of.
I like the style! Looks like something that would be fun on the SteamDeck!
@@edrandell424”Gladiator auto battle game”. Are you perhaps thinking of Despot’s Game?
ua-cam.com/video/dUEprvcez6w/v-deo.htmlsi=-H3BcQuQI_ZQarXG
3:24
"Ok swordsmen, TEN SECONDS! ...It's been nice knowin' you guys."
I downloaded the demo before the video ended. Looks enjoyable!
Nice! I love the first one so i gotta check this out
Fastest I've seen, downloaded and played a demo, eye strain and all. Really enjoyable gameplay loop.
Feels so much easier to use the second hero than the first, as I always got wiped out on round 15, but won the demo second time around with the mage.
I’m lukewarm about the glut of “Survivor’s-like” games but I have to acknowledge that the focus on a wide array of units, rather than a single character, is a fresh spin on the formula. It feels more epic to see armies battle it out, rather than have one hero annihilate hordes ad nauseum. Still an auto battler though, which has never been my preferred mechanic.
Looks neat. They executed the idea very well. Wishlisted, and I might give the demo a try.
Another killer game! Your hitting some good ones! My wishlist is ever growing and im thankful not all these games are out yet as my wallet would be hurting!
Some of these devs should be paying you imo. Or like a sponsored link with a small kickback. I find myself grabbing or wishlisting a game often.
Mage And Monster 1 was quite fun ngl. Glad the guy made a sequel!
I am in love with this game now. I need full release.
I just did a full Hero run lol. Picked Gareth as the hero and then sold all my army units. Stacked Survival bonus early, and then turned him into an unkillable tank with huge damage and spells. Literally beat the demo with just the Hero xD
Had about 4.5k health by the time round 20 came about. 120 regen, 21 armour, 190 damage, 96% cleave (which is very important when doing a hero run lmao) and of course maxxed deflection.
Looked like you enjoyed that, thanks for the review!
I listen at work and it’s always funny when I open my phone to see 👀 what the game looks like. Your description and my expectation are brought to reality by Indie Games :-) 😂
you have the best lines
Sun Tzu was a wise wise man
🍆💥🦵😃!
14:40
a mosquito flew by
Enjoyed the first one and will definitely support. Would really enjoy it if this evolved one day to have a HoMM campaign overland map layer on top. 🙂🙂
Cool... I am like the balance of autobattler and a bit of strategy. Oh and I laughed hard for your Sun Tsu "quote"
ThankYou SitSpla77!
This is the kind of game I'd love to have on a phone, and I don't have any games on my phone.
Liked solely for the comment you made saying, "It's just like Sun Tzu said," lmao
I like you now, you take wolfs and wyrmings!
Very simplistic, clean concept, fantastic!
I would like HoMM 3 graphics and you always need a powerful intro/story.
I'll send some suggestions to the dev💪🙏
Did you copy and paste the comment from alexkatc59 above you for the first line in your comment? lol
@@TheTwosliceToaster No, but I'm looking at it now🤣His is 2h ago, mine is 3h ago.
Thoughts are universal, there are no personal thoughts.
@@dusandragovic09srb Ha ha! I did wonder if it was just a fluke accident or not. Brilliant :)
@@TheTwosliceToaster 🤣👍
It is the Apocalypse, all shall be revealed!🙃
@@dusandragovic09srb "Thoughts are universal, there are no personal thoughts"
we agree
If I was not currently sucked into Black Grimoire thanks to Splattercat, this would be a game that sucked me in thanks to Splattercat.
That outro made me laugh good!
8:10 5% may not seem like much now ( .25 pts for your human stabby guys) but when you stack it and get unit upgrades it will add up to some serious healing.
So either Splatt lost his accent or he became tired of people asking what this woof
thing is :)
This was a fun video.
2:05 I blinked and half of the enemies are dead
Great video by great youtuber!
Yeah the first game was a massive disappointment though - it was really cool to begin with but the end game stuff was a joke. Hope they do better with this one - but I ain't paying for a 2nd game unless I know for sure that they did a better job with that!
Ya they really abandoned the first one, it was released and felt very early access...but then they never updated it again. And now its clear cause they wanted to just make a new one rather than fix up first one. Very concerning
It make more money to release a new game than to fix the asset flip they released previously.
@@Neablis That is not a fair portrayal of the development of the game after release. I kept updating Mage and Monsters for a long time after release, adding new units, new heroes, new spells, 1 new map with tons of new enemies, and another new map with randomly generated enemies. This was all content added for free for those who had already bought the game.
"I'm going to soften the southern area."
That sounds like a euphemism.
reminds me a bit of MYTH :)
Buying it. Apparently the 1st one is on xbox btw
comment for the comment god!
Such profligacy!
I bought the first one, and liked it.
But this one looks the same. New graphics, a "hero" unit, and the store seems to have less upgrade, but otherwise it seems to be the same game.
More of a remake than a sequel. But it was a fun game, so if you're not burnt-out on the original, I think it's probably a good buy. But maybe a bit disappointing if you already have the first one.
Fun little game, though after playing through the demo I've already uninstalled. It's the kind of game I'd 100% play on my phone as a time waster... not so much on my computer though.
The title screen is a deception
i miss DARK OMEN :)
🖤
The game thumbnail art is awesome. Sadly the game itself looks nothing like it.
Is that Logar?
Roguelikes. Deckbuilders. Survival-craft. People talk about how AAA studios only ever play it safe and chase trends, but indie games have become just as stale. Is nobody doing anything interesting in the indie scene that old Splattercatgaming might be able to make a successful video for, or is this the limit of what his audience will actually click on?
Sad no actual boss for the level.
Already got Hero's Hour and it looks a lot better
Not a name I expected to hear again.
Interesting game but there isnt enough variety or level design
"10% of 3 isnt really going to help"😂 this guy . The game seems like a mobile game
Turn your voice down in the edit. I always have to drop my tv 10ish volume levels whenever I come across one of your videos.
228 views in 3min nice
once again no dwarf heroes >: / k oh well fuck no dwarf units either well fuck it then
So...
Slightly more detailed Hero's hour
But with only the battles
Meh. Pass.
Would feel like downgrading
Game too easy.
Yo FIrst, No views yet 20 seconds in
Roguelike roguelike roguelike.
Every new fucking game on Steam is a roguelike. And this is encourged by the UA-camrs who mostly only cover roguelikes.
I'm so over this. I hate roguelikes so much. The repetitiveness of this genre is horrible, why would anyone want this compared to real content with real levels?
Please. Please. Please. I just want this suffering to end. I wish everybody would stop making and covering only roguelikes.
This isn't even a roguelike. You hate them because people use the term so broadly that it covers nearly every game. Caves of Qud 1.0 comes out this week, a great example of an actual roguelike. If you bounce off of something like this, you probably really do dislike them.
Seriously, in 2024 these pixeled graphics is just unacceptable for me. If I want to play a game that looks like from the 90s, then I can just play one. These days you can even use AI to generate assets, even from basic sketches, heck you could even just take these or of the game and have an AI make decent resolution version. What even is the point of these blocky stuff? The same art can be made in a decent resolution and some switch be added to draw them in low resolution for these pixelation fans. Also due to the CRTs working differently back then, a pixelated sprite still looked different and so better even in the old days. I mean about nobody would want new movies to be released in monochrome or maybe even without sound to feel nostalgic because that was the way to go in the early days. I for my part will not buy any game that uses low resolution graphics just because this is declared an "art style".
Yeah, in a lot of cases it seems like they are just lazy and hide behind artistic reasons. This one is especially rough. Hero's Hour is the lowest I can accept.
And yes, some of the games have to calculate a lot, a game like Vampire Survivors can have so much stuff on the screen that every single pixel is an enemy or a projectile and they apply debuffs and so on ... okay. But this?
And that's perfectly fine! Everyone has their own preferences for games they want to play
Waah waah
Op has no idea how 3D assets are made. AI will eventually be able to do it. However, it has a long way to go before it can model, rig, animate, apply textures, apply vfx/sfx and implement it into a game engine. Currently it can handle generating textures somewhat ok. Not to a professional artist level though. AI still needs the professional artist to feed it and validate what "good" actually is. This is assuming you have a professional artist that is ok with giving away their trade skills to eventually have their skills and services rendered obsolete 😂.
Additionally, artistic choices are as varied and numerous as noses on people's faces.
Instead of comparing to movies, understand pixel art is more like reading a book than watching a movie, and maybe you'll better understand why many of us prefer it. It engages the brain differently, it isn't meant to be realistic.
It's fine if you don't like it, and you don't have to buy it, just like I will never buy a 3d game with a bright magenta sky because it hurts my eyes.... but it is a valid artistic choice.