Trash Goblin is a Completely New Spin on Fantasy Workshop RPGs
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- Опубліковано 5 гру 2023
- Trash Goblin gameplay with Splattercat! Let's Play Trash Goblin and check out a game where you'll open a goblin artifact restoration workshop, cleaning up the treasure that heroes bring back from dungeons.
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I agree about being able to damage the artifacts. I was thinking that the whole video, when you're just powering through the excavation phase about how delicate artifacts can be. Like, one tap marks a block with the white lines but if you tap it again the lines turn red as a warning. Any more taps and you break that block and can only excavate a "damaged artifact" which sells for less. Break enough and you destroy the artifact
Even things like special valuable blocks not related to the artifact. Like gem blocks that need to be knocked away and not hit directly for bonus coins. Or gold blocks that need to be hit from one side to drop a few coins otherwise they just vanish. Or magic blocks that need a special tool to disarm or it explodes damaging the blocks around it (Including the artifact). Lots of ways to increase the stakes without destroying the zen.
"I agree about being able to damage the artifacts"
just about the very first text that pops up says that if you hit an artifact block, you damage it.
poor mechanics, ideally you'd want a more realistic game where you have to carefully chip away, but this is proof of concept, so they put a very rough implementation in.
@@vforwombat9915not sure what you mean about the popup, I went back and checked and I don't see any popups saying you damage the artifact.
@@dirtywhitellama the original text, which popped up.
3:57.
tho it says 'they are marked', so now i think i misunderstood.
thought it meant the artifact was marked,not the cubes
@@vforwombat9915 That says if you hit the artifact it will be marked. Referring to the white pattern that appears on the artifact blocks.
Would be cool if the actual object was slowly revealed instead of it just being a few marked blocks.
The issue with that is then the devs have to completely redo that part of the game from the ground-up while addressing none of the core issues with the demo. Good mechanics that can be built upon for gameplay > visual polish. Marked blocks will also probably be less buggy and use less math.
@@cardomajig24 They could make a voxel version of the objects
@@lohroc1014 I could _almost_ see the devs doing just that. It would be a very crude representation of the object in blocks/voxels, but it could be done. Integrating the idea into a gameplay loop would involve rebuilding the uncovering minigame a bit, but could work as an enhanced puzzle element.
To whit: You use a scaper/chisel to knock away cruft until you uncover a "surface" for your object - which is just a cruft block that you shouldn't break and that you can use other tools on. You then switch tools to either a brush or a little air bladder and use this other tool to fully uncover the surface block, changing its texture to reflect whatever the underlying object is actually made of. This should reveal enough information to give an experienced player an idea of what they've got, so they can use the scraper to remove excess cruft quickly and use the brush/blower to uncover more blocks making up the object. Once all the cruft is gone, the blocky object turns into its complex model (as seen in the game) for further cleaning and processing.
Either that or change the mark on the blocks to be the symbol when its in the stash. It'd feel more like you're revealing it and give more dynamism to the chipping away process because you'd quickly get an idea of the shape and be able to work towards that. Plus it could add a cool moment of excitement when you see a cool symbol you've never seen before or a hard to find item you have a contract for or something like that.
If you want to see an example of what you want, just search up a game called Spectrobes and specifically look for fossil excavation gameplay. The fossil gets revealed as you slowly excavate it making sure not to destroy or hurt it.
The first thing that came to mind when i saw this game was Potion Craft which is fairly similar, except in that game you brew potions, grow herbs, etc.
So I think for this they could add like, a bunch of new tools, different kinds of oils and chemicals used for cleaning, special requests from customers.
The one thing i'd love to see is like a "puzzle" artefact. For example you unearth it and its like, a piece of a sword or a fragment from an urn, and then overtime you slowly collect other pieces until you can eventually remake/reforge the full thing.
I wonder if this will come out in VR because I would be delighted with the tactile experience of chipping away at objects gently, polishing items, or grabbing my sack of coins. The art style is already very VR-core.
Finally, a game that lets me go full goblin mode
When I read the title, I really thought this would be a stealth scavenging game where you went from dungeon to battlefield to Evil Lair and "found" various things to take back to your people for trade and resell to other tallfolk. You'ld need stealth because if you wait for the danger to really pass then other scavengers will nick all the good stuff that's rightfully yours to steal.
The gameplay loop would be scavenge-sell to begin with, but you could invest in your people's wealth to get things like tailors to refurb cloth & leather, smiths to repair metal items and melt down unfixable ones, possibly mystics to handle magic, and some kind of smart goblin who knows how to talk to tallfolk to get wealthier customers. The eventual goal would be to secure some kind of safe future for your people where tallfolk buy thing you make from raw materials and no one has to risk their lives to nick items to resell unless they have something to prove.
@@bearnaff9387 dude that's literally the game I thought it was and got exited for sec. cozy games are just not my jam.
@@TheBlackwolf5011 Someone just needs to do a fantasy version of Yard Sale Simulator with hit points and limited city-building. Obenseuer, by the people who made Infra, is pretty close - but it's dystopian Eastern Europe with some kind of fungal disease and you somehow ended up owning a rotting tenement building.
@@bearnaff9387 ya I saw that one. it looks good. probably going to get it. the only thing missing is being a goblin.
@@bearnaff9387 yeah this is what I hoped for when I saw the name too
Splat, your understanding of game design/ludology is pretty refined. I hope the creators of this game both take your comments under advisement and that your suggestions are within the scope of the game they want to make. Because honestly, this game does sound good and zen, but your suggestions feel like they could make it a standout in the "zen chore" subgenre of games.
The little knot on the top of the goblin mask is meant to hold a small candle
11:25 use Alkaline for tub cleaning since its mostly body fat/oil, it shouldn’t be that hard to scrub. Unless you used a bunch of soap while in the tub. Then use acid.
Bleach is alkaline, Toilet cleaner is acid. Dishsoap is more neutral.
Use little to no pressure.
I love the concept. It reminds me a bit of Strange Horticulture. I would make a few changes, though...
1. The blocks... I'd ditch them entirely, and replace them with patches of dirt, barnacles or stone attached to the actual object, all needing different tools to get rid of.
2. Customers: It feels too much like a factory process, rather than discovery, because you fix something, and low and behold, someone asks for it. I'd add a shipping bin, and rather than selling to customers directly, have them put in orders hoping you'll eventually find what they want, otherwise, I'd do away with them entirely, and have the object appraised and sold direct to a museum or trader.
3. I would add not only sellable objects, but junk like buttons or glass or something. It makes it more diverse, and feels more like you're actually finding something interesting when you do.
4. Crafting: With that junk, you might be able to find something that an object is missing, like polishing up a shard of glass, and chiseling out a lens for that magnifying glass, or a pair of specks. You can even find scraps (maybe even from breaking down uncovered objects) of cloth or leather to fix a sword hilt.
Number 4 actually good
Imagine having a part from day 1 to be used on something on day 15 that makes the item 2000% more valuable
Number 2 is good too. Having a posting for people to see our wares and then have a couple of people give offers to the items
If we're going deeper we could ask them about their reason to own the item and even have some sort of lore. Something like "if you give the holy water bottle to the homeless kid on day 6, she will come back at day 13 to give you an item. Keep that item then on day 25 it will give some blessing to you" and gives a big lore opportunity
Amazing, hopefully the devs see this comment!
@@ondrej_hrdina I've been looking for a game with a real feeling of an archeologist, and maybe a junk tinker. I love Strange Horticulture, but always wanted something a bit closer to digging for artifacts. I've seen a few good attempts, but... nothing has hit the sweet spot, you know?
I agree with the first point, ditch the blocks, have it so the item is gradually discovered as you chip away at physicalized debris.
Different shapes and interactions with the stuff caked on the items, like some needs to be chipped, brushed, scraped, washed, whatever.
Using blocks feels like such a copout.
@@weylinstoeppelmann9858 this reminds me of power wash simulator. Different gunk requires different methods and I'm pretty sure it would be applicable similarly to this game
I love all your game reviews but your commentary is my favorite part! “We don’t want that in our inventory. I’ve seen Berserk.” 13:10 🤣🤣🤣
why yes, i do play as a trash goblin in every game i play!
Adding to the idea of inspecting the item for more world building, it should also be able to see if the item has magical properties.
just started this video, literally only 40 seconds in, and can I already just point out how much I love the announcement on the left in the game? They actually spell out what is still feeling/is unfinished, and what they are planning to have in the case of missing features. It's such an easy thing to do if you have planned out the game at all (which... it should be) and gives you a clear idea of what you might expect later. really, really wish more devs did that for these early access titles.
This is a really neat concept for a game, but I definitely feel like they should maybe include a "Casual" mode like they're initially going for, and a more "Adept" mode or something where you do have some stakes at play like Splatt recommended as well. The more types of players you can appeal to the better, and I don't think it would require too much effort to include something like that as an optional mechanic? Either way though, I like what they're going for.
I also think the ability to damage the artifacts or recover them fully intact would be great.
In addition, it would be cool if the various rocks and such, like the little geodes, could actually have value too if you recover them correctly.
Somehow I am very attracted to this game. I hope it has a successful development!
Same! So excited to see how their kickstarter goes, I've already backed and am anxiously awaiting full release! :D
This needs a pile. You can't rummage through an ordered grid in a clean UI. I want everything to be on a growing pile and I have to remember what's in there and find it for the customers. Same for tools. Have them pile up on the table. A goblin is not a museum curator, it's a gremliny creature and this is the game to be that. Otherwise good idea and solid execution so far!
Splat seems to have lived an interesting life. A minor in palinologie and a former roofer. Now a reviewer on UA-cam.
is palinologie expertise in Sarah Palin?
wonder if he fell off the roof and that's how he got the nick-name 'splatt'.
@@louisazraels7072 Mayhap Splatt had a couple of broken arms back in the day.
@@plumbthumbs9584 Sh*t happens when you crackin geode nooks...
adhd lol
Goblins are to me what dwarves are to Splat, so I am all over this!
Certain skills to level up (like item assessment) and haggling with the customers as well as some tools wearing out as an expense could add stakes to the game. Also maybe certain items could be like contraband, so you have to watch out as to who the customers are so you don't get in trouble. Odd little details like that.
Thank you for covering this demo! Hopefully more people try out the demo and support their currently active Kickstarter!
Not sure of the expected scope of the game will be but I would love to see a mechanic of searching around the towns spoil heaps, refuse piles, detritus/flotsam/jetsam at the docks etc.
Everything seems manual and therefore makes you feel like you're truly interacting with it, and not to mention the colours and palette look very nice.
This game hasn't quite captured my interest for keyboard-and-mouse, but it seems like it could be pretty satisfying in VR.
i think if they can figure out a way to make when you remove "cruft" it get chipped away like you breaking dried mud as showing bit of the object inside. that will be more satisfying
Glad to hear you're feeling better mate.
The stakes you described kind of reminded me of the excavation system in Fossil Fighters. There was a certain amount of clear bone you had to reveal of a fossil within a time limit for you to be able to revive it, and any more than that would increase the power of the resulting vivosaur. Removing crust pushed your progress ahead, but damaging the fossil put a limit on how much score you could get on it. The higher rarity/strength fossils would have much tougher grime for you to get through, but the time limit always stayed the same, so you'd have to risk damaging the fossil and getting a worse score or not uncovering enough and not being able to revive it at all, totally wasting it.
Chat, you don't have fail states in cozy game, because then it is not a cozy game. A cozy game is stress free, very chill, and easy. More tools, more world building, more way to interact with an object, but no stakes or fail states. I like it just as is.
Will be wishlisting this gem😂, hope they add more locations, tools, skills and upgrades for this one
For cleaning your bathtub, may I suggest a (clean, obviously) toilet brush? They're designed specifically for curved surfaces, and the long handle saves you strain on your back.
I definitly like the idea you had about worldbuilding, it would be incredibly cool to learn about events and stuff in the world from npcs who are passing, this game could be really cool
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
YES! I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR A "d&d downtime" GAME
Right? Excited to see how their Kickstarter does, hope they can reach some fun stretch goals!
This is pretty charming. I think I might pick it up.
I love how we all wanted to see the window parallax.
Glad your feeling better, lets gooo!
That looked like a 'Midwinter Fest' mask, the little stick and noose would be for putting the mistletoe on it.
"I thought that was a really unique idea that I hadn't really seen in a game before"
Sounds like you approach games much like I do - I love games that really show amazing innovation and new mechanics in their experiences.
Trash goblins, The kin to Loot Goblins, but they take the trash and turn it INTO loot! heh.
This game is actually such a good fit for VR. I assume VR development is super complicated and its own whole can of worms, but I feel like the devs would really hit a nice niche with that.
A trash goblin sounds like something you would call an indie game reviewer. The fact that Splatt actually has experience in the area is just icing on the cake.
3:45 A wise man once said:
"Low hanging fruit is still fruit."
I agree with many of the recommendations both from Splat and chat. Definitely a game to keep an eye on!
I agree with a lot of your notes
I'd like to add, for larger iterms/trinkets, the kruft block should be bigger as well
Grandpa's bottle of Wild Turkey is right. Once my grandpa gave my dad an old bottle for whatever reason and it came with a disclaimer to strain it as it was poured because the original cork crumbled to dust. He gave his son a Wild Turkey bottle with crumbled bits of cork in it.
21:50
Actually they do when you break it out it tells you what it is and animated with sound effects. That's a goblin mask btw
My boy Splat bring us another banger !
this game could be SO fun in VR 🤩
Ngl I was _100% sold_ when I saw the sack jiggle physics
I'll be honest - I absolutely love 2d character designs in a 3d world. I wish more games did it.
I found the way they described the shopkeeper made it sound like they were some kind of old codger, only to have them be a young punk, unreasonably entertaining.
That Journey reference, nice.
This should be made open world. Where you have to go out of the shop to collect your own blocks of dirt from either mining or buying them from a miner. Then have ways to actually use items you unearth so you have to be careful about what you sell to customers. So you can balance mining, collecting, selling, and building something.
oh Goblin crafting game seems interesting
spectrobes had a cool fossil restoration system that could be a good inspiration to look at
Definitely one to watch for sure.
Great video again! Wondering if you will start a new Long Dark Interloper series. Some of my favorite videos to date!
This looks like fun. I'd play this.
This is right up my alley. Great vid as always Splatty. I found the game on steam and wishlisted it, but if they are having funding trouble they should try to get early access on steam. I don't know what the arcane rules are for that. But I'd throw a few bucks at them on steam for it. I don't really believe in crowd funding for lots of esoteric and practical reasons, but I'm willing to be a hypocrite for the right IP/crew.
They're definitely building this to go on vr as well
Just when you think you've got Splat pinned down, he whips out "minor in paleontology" and you're no longer sure if you've really known the man at all.
You want him pinned down you're gonna need to watch some of his 3 to 5 hour long streams and get extra lucky if you're short for time.
Dudes a big nerd for rocks and shows it when games touch on that subject, he's also got a few stories about that time period.
Thanks for the video.
This reminds me a lot of the systems in Strange Horticulture, though I wish it had a map of the world that allows you to discover things yourself the way Strange Horticulture does. They should look at the impressive world building in that game and learn from it.
I find it funny a lizard wanted a hairpin
I like this.
totally agreed with the Identify Mini game.
gotta love the Berserk referance
Hardspace ship break basically revolved around the shift timer, lol.
I could see myself playing this after a hard day at work...
cute little game!! i hope it takes off!!
I'm really glad you covered this game. I've never heard of it and it makes me ridiculously happy for some reason, starting with the name which I feel like describes my personality almost in it's entirety :D
Isn't it the cutest? Excited to see how their kickstart goes, I'm hoping we get some fun stretch goals unlocked!
This is the sort of thing I would play in VR
If they do the magnifying minigame to identify parts, I want them to use the “huh” sound bite you made here.
I didn't expect a paleontology degree like I know you're educated but that was certainly an unexpected backstory
splat, buddy, get yourself a drillbrush. we're about the same age, and that thing saves my arm with the bathroom scrubbing. plus, its an excuse to use power tools, who doesnt love that?
the final tool you could not identify to me looks like a hand-held bellow. Like you squeeze the handles together and it blows air. Would be great for excavation.
Nice realism.
A minor in palaeontology? You seem like a interesting person Splat. As always, thanks for educating us fossils on the things that are new and exciting in the gaming space
"Today in the world of indie games" makes me so happy to hear.. I am getting really tired of the beautiful AAA titles that sell because of their looks and marketing budget. It's also a pain that platforms like Steam make it so hard to filter for indie titles now days. Thanks for making these videos, they really bring a lot of interesting projects to light that I'd otherwise be forced to miss.
this game reminds me of how you do fossils in spectrobes
I could see this going vr as well
Love the berserk reference
Interesting game idea.
Feels like a nice ASMR
Thanks, Splattercat!
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What? ASMR is a tingling sensation that usually begins on the scalp and moves down the back of the neck and upper spine. Did you really feel that at any part of this video, or are you just throwing out words you don't understand?
@@BernasLLYour the epitome of the distinction between knowledge and wisdom
@7:00 that's straight up Dimitri from Sly 2 lol
this would make an awesome vr game
The title made me think fantasy extraction chivalry type combat goblin raids. Also into this but now I wanna play that
The oil lamp would've been ideal to have a genie come out of. Magic items with unexpected consequences could make the game more interesting.
What an interesting little game.
Thanks
Totally with you on peggle, i never would have thought i would like a game like peggle. If a casino had peggle I would be at the casino more often
To be fair that is a goblin, that setup is a 5 star resort compared to there norm lol plus they're small cave dwellers a bed like that would be comfortable to them as they wouldn't have vertical posture like us but a hunched one from slouching in the caverns. Just to make you feel better about it lol
My grandpa runs an auto shop and he always did the same thing when I was washing the cars 😂
Is your fruit low hanging?? 😂😂😂 couldn’t resist!
It does look quite cosy. All I can think about while watching this is "Dobby do good job?" It definitely needs a voldamort like alchemist/wizard hissing back "NO, YOU RUINED IT!" when you mess up. Probably not the vibe the devs are going for.
This looks pretty good, its listed on STEAM also..
The baby doll on the table kinda looks like the baby boss from Carnevil.
Very relaxing
First game of many in the new Powerwash-Simulator-likes genre
All else aside, nobody can knock your integrity Splat.
(At least form my admittedly limited PoV)
Maybe having a infinity mode infinity mode where you can just do the job as is at the moment, And also have a story line mode
This game feels almost like picross3d for the DS but with less puzzley aspects. Maybe if they took some inspiration from that and added it to the revealing aspect where you had to be careful not to damage the blocks with your pick
This looks cool. My mom would like it. Needs to be on the switch
They are planning to hopefully release it on more platforms given their Kickstarter goes well :)