DISFIGURE - Grimdark Insect Swarm Last Stand Roguelike
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2024
- Disfigure gameplay with splat! Let's Play Disfigure and check out a game where you'll fight enormous hordes of bugs with ever evolving weaponry and a huge selection of weapons, perks, and addons.
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THANKS FOR PLAYING! The feedback you gave was really useful, I'll try to implement the toggles for the effects as soon as possible!
Any chance you'll also consider a toggle to colorize the game because as it stands although it looks like a very interesting mechanic/game play you're going for it's a hard pass in Mono-Chrome, for me at least?
it seems kinda weird to see chromatic aberration effects (the red and blue blur) on what's supposed to be a black and white monitor. if you're really going for a Monochrome look might want to either desaturate the color on the effect, or remove it (though i gotta admit it makes the ligtning bolts and bright beams look cool). game looks great overall, especially considering what youtube compression must be doing to the scanline effects.
This is an important note for indie devs - a lot of "effects", e.g. film grain, were implemented to hide the lack of fidelity on consoles.
Be careful about "giving customers what they ask for", because, when it comes to software, the customer is always wrong.
You need to know what is core to your artistic vision and make sure you don't compromise on that, but if there's something that you "think looks cool", but you don't really care about, consider providing a toggle.
Frankly, I like the monochrome - it's different - but it's ultimately up to you to decide. Remember "Return of the Obra Dinn"?
Any chance of a Mac port? I'm guessing no, but just wanted to check.
@@PastorwithoutaPulpit I'm not opposed to colorizing a few parts of the game if it looks right, I'll experiment with it later and make it a toggle if I do add it.
If the commentary seems a little off at the end it's because I slapped footage of the boss fight over my closing thoughts to show off the mayhem and forgot I referenced something happening on screen for a moment during that outro. Luckily its like 2 seconds.
For those of us watching a day late, the dev(who commented here) yesterday ended up patching the demo with the option to color projectiles and options to remove screen shake and toggle the special effects.
So holy shit, not even 20 hours later and he was open to critique saw low hanging fruit to make the game better for more players and got them into the demo(Which you can play on steam right now).
I really appreciate your editing. Showing us the Boss and ending the video on his death was neat.
I kinda wish we'd gotten at least the immediate aftermath, personally, but it's not like it'll be much trouble to install the demo and find out for myself.
[s]How terrible.[/s] 😁
splat has often before ended the videos right when it was getting interesting or at a big boss.
i do make a point to mention when he does this.
his videos are not consistent length, so barring external factors, he can end the video whenever he likes.
so as not to leave us hanging.
this one he did good.
@@vforwombat9915 I came here purely to upvote this comment. 👍🏅
Thanks for showing the boss at the end! Really great way to end the video!
I just stumbled upon your channel and I have to say, as an indie game developer myself, your analysis of game mechanics and pain points is incredibly insightful and useful. Thank you for sharing your valuable insights and keep up the great work!
If I ever make the game that I want to, the #1 person that I would want to test it out is Ol' Splattey. Because holy crap the suggestions that you give about little changes are always spot on. Looks like another one for the list.
Is there any way to make the icons bigger?
When I was a kid, we had a black& white 19" TV that shrunk down to a dot that slowly faded out when you shut it off. When you walked into the room, you could almost just about barely hear the transformer whine from the CRT, and even if you couldn't exactly hear it, you'd notice a change in ambient sound when someone turned it off. We got a color TV when I was 12. Yes, I am a crusty old boomer.
That super high-pitched sound might be what they were trying to simulate in the audio track. I couldn't hear it -- partly UA-cam compression, partly (as mentioned) crusty old boomer ears.
Woohoo someone mentioned Crimsonland for the first time, like, ever!
I used to play so much of that game. That was even before they remastered it.
Person of culture.
Man, the Crimsonland vibes are strong in this one
The icons, because they are in black and white rely on contrast and value to be readable. A lot of people when designing in color don't keep those aspects at the fore of their creation so things get visually muddy and harder to distinguish.
Interesting. This is perhaps why black & white photography can be very compelling.
Strong visual identity like 20 Minutes Till Dawn. Looks nice, wishlisted! Some jaggies remind me of Teleglitch.
Teleglitch. Exactly what I was thinking.
I'd prefer color, 20 minutes till dawn still has color. This is like playing a game strictly on color-blind mode. It's shit to me.
I agree the monochrome is not great. The monochrome makes it feel very much like you are fighting in the dark, which is nice, but adding color to menus, explosions and some weapon projectiles could really add a nice dimension to the overall game. And imagine how cool it would look if when big explosions go off they add color to everything for a split second, like it is lighting up the darkness.
That would be super cool.
My first impression was that it was going for 1990's era thermal camera footage style wise. (Iraq war 1 footage had a lot of that.)
The aesthetic immediately reminds me of Noct.
You can skip to about 2:00 without missing anything.
Thanks for brining us all these great games. I've been playing Time Wasters so much since your video on it.
Monochrome is too artsy fartsy for my tastes. That immediately kills it for me.
Why does this look so familiar, Crimsonland... Yoh,
EDIT
that brings back memories.
Just bought it off Steam. Legendary Night this evening!!!!!
12:21 Regarding the 'tinnitus' there is indeed a weird peak at 3.5k but it was barely audible in your video, it took some work to actually find it and the song itself wasn't even audible so I'm not sure it was a song. Either way, definitely something that needs fixing.
Nice Find!
The colour doesn’t seem to be fully monochromatic though, it is especially visible with the “Lightning” ability. Would love to see more of that^^
The bugs bullet however need to be more distinct from the players one’s.
Otherwise looks great!
different colored enemy bullets, changing terrain to signify youre on an alien planet perhaps, different colored projectiles to different combos, some more ground decorations, less screen shake, better readability on skill text, more prominent enemy sounds and toggle filters on/off. a little more improvement and this game can actually be kind of fun.
Nelly got put away for the spicy grape charge.
Splat saying he needed more Hp-ness made me choke on my water.
18:14
For all those audio clippers who want to hear Splattercat say penis.
Interesting! Will probably add it to my immense list of other games in this genre.
hey splatty they actualy DO have lion king bug snacks :) like fruit snak kinda thing :) and other snaks your not alone in thinking they look delicious. :)
There was this interesting thing about CRT screens and pixel graphics that made the chunkyness of that art smooth over. If you take for example final fantasy 7 on CRT vs LCD you can see this effect makes the pixel art almost have an anti-ailias effect. It is jarring going back to those games on a high definition monitor and actually having a poorer graphical experience than on one of those old tvs.
8:27 I think B&W CRT's were clearer because they had more pixel resolution. Color CRT's had 3 different colored (red, blue and green) pixels clumped next to each other that would mix to make up whatever color and that takes up a lot of space on the screen and also that would cause variations in the pixel alignment that makes up the picture so the result was a blurrier image.
Pixels are a digital thing. CRTs are analog, and don't have pixels.
About the AA12 not being in video games: In WarZ it was a FORCE. I downed many a human foe with it in close quarters combat. Contrary to popular belief, WarZ was awesome in it's heyday.
I like the Vision Circle/Cone mechanic a lot, I think that's a really neat take on the Bullet Heaven genre. Sadly the CRT + Monochrome and heavy dark art makes it a no go for me. I couldn't play 20 Min 'til Dawn either because of my eyesight, and it looks like I'll have to give this one a pass too.
"everybody in the club gettin crispy"
8:34 cameras have (had ?) black and white viewfinders because you see contrast and sharpness more easily without colors.
Awesome that the developer replied 👍
I would argue that the Mk19 is the coolest thing invented by man
The Monochrome lighting is pretty. I would like to see the ability to change the Monochrome to other colors.
Totally agree with the Lion King bug thing 😂 one of the main reasons I watch your videos is the random nonsense you come out with, I feel like we would get along well 😅
Never change bro keep up the great content 👌
They took your suggestion for coloured enemy bullets!
Errbody in the club getting litty🔥
Yo nice vid. also a notice on the AA12 Breakpoint has one and it's hella nice with spartan mod
i think they could do everything you suggested by just adding one color. the yellow one in the game art or like a crimson would be cool.
I was hoping to hear some "EDF EDF EDF" in that little monolog of 40k and Starship Troopers.
I was so worried I wouldn’t get to see the big bug die!
> "...tinnitus effect, that's gotta go."
I wish.
Thanks for showcasing! ^^
I agree with you about being able to toghle the crt graphics. I dont mind it personally, but i can see how its a quality of life thing for those that may have vision issues. A good number of people dont like it in general.
the fact this is black and white but it has chromatic aberration around the vision circle baffles me
Chromatic aberration is an abomination.
@@GameTimeWhy I get it enough irl without my glasses I don't need it added into the game 😄
Unmistakable Vampire Survivor vibes.
Monochrome - “For me it’s the anti-choice!”
"Did you know that the AA12 is the coolest thing that was ever invented by man?"
I dunno, the thought that the 'warcrime stick', aka 12 gauge trench gun, became fully automatic is pretty cool, but I think the original just has a better idea behind it...
Also you don't get that inconic pump action with an AA12.
Great video as always.
this might be the first time you said it'll be a shorter video and it's... actually shorter!
Yeah I was disappointed to see it was under 30 min.
thanks this looks like a purchase
The aa12 is my spirit animal.
Some games with AA-12:
* PayDay 2
* Killing Floor 1/2
* CoD Modern Warfare 2/3 (old)
* Spec Ops: The Line
Nelly just performed here at the Rodeo in San Antonio lol
The true crime is that owning an AA12 is illegal 😢
I think Splat should have gone for "Errbody in the club gettin roasty!!" *just a suggestion 😅
Have you considered giving the sokpop collection a spin ? On top of being super budget titles for smaller purses I find them really charming, some even have interesting gameplay !
I've purchased 20 minutes till dawn just an hour after it has been released... but like in many other cases I didnt really play it until recently. And I must admit that it is really good game. My other favourite is Boneraiser minion, but I like 20 minutes better. So, I think I could like Disfigure as well ;-P
Being able to toggle all the aforementioned visual graphics would be amazing, you could keep the crt but add color, black and whit without crt!
AA12 on CoD was incredible.
I have tinnitus anyway, so when you paused it, i still heard it ha!
"I am on my final HP ness". sounds like...
so close so close to surving the survivors
Back 4 Blood also has an AA12 in it, as a fellow fan I thought you might want to know.
For all those who wished there was color, I've just added some color to certain effects!
"Increases bullet damage"
Okay video games
splat do me a fav and tell me if Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead on steam is any good?
I like the CRT effects and dislike that you always switch it off immediately instead of letting us experience the game the way the devs intended
Please, put the word "Why" at the beginning of each question below.
No color?
CRT Scan Lines?
Tinnitus Sound Effect?
No toggle for Camera Shake?
Some of the other things they've put into their game that are what I would call Anti-Fun or for lack of a better term simply Ugly?
All that being asked I do have to say that the game looks very interesting and game play fairly compelling but the above are deal breakers for me.
Especially the CRT/Scan Lines which as an ancient gamer by today's standards being someone who was their when Pong first came out I do not need or want to relive those days of terrible graphics.
I finally have a top of the line Rig for gaming, or at least top of the line from last generation with around $3500 invested in it, why would I ever want to play a game using 40+ year old graphics?
Hopefully this developer decides to make a more modernized version of their game because I see a lot of potential here but as it stands it just isn't for me.
There are probably a lot of gamers from GenX who were when younger forced to endure these types of graphics if they wanted to play video games why would we choose to do it to ourselves again?
Just my two cents.
Thanks Splat for sorting through all the trash to find what's worth while, take care...
So basically they reinvented Crimsonland...
8:10 Splatty, the game is rendering at high resolution, allowing those icons to appear crisp and clear, but the rest of the game is purposely drawn thick and chunky low res for asthetics.
this is a little like Endoparasitic and Vampire survivors which is like a top view version of Contra but in a Colosseum.
You're right about the monochrome, It takes away a little. Is there any music to it, or was it muted for the content.
Probably has music. Splat likes to tell us how awesome the music is but never plays it for us.
I'm so sick of Vampire Survivor clones. They need to take that formula and get creative with map layout, enemy variety, and gear then you got yourself an ARPG with the existing skills and combat.
Doesn't seem too bad here as it's just part of their pixel art style, but CRT filters are usually incredibly obnoxious.
I used a CRT monitor for years, and the pixelation and scan lines are far less noticeable than the filter running on an LCD.
ya gotta conserve that HPenis.
> picks a weapon skill that explicitly says "will split into the shape of the original projectile" (for the second time in 2 runs)
> is surprised when the projectile splits into the shape of the original projectile, repeating almost word for word what the card says
....it's on purpose, isn't it?
They maintain clarity because it's not really pixelated. Everything else is built to look pixelated, but it's not really.
Crimsonland one love only!
I just can't handle the monochrome
Looks a lot like 20 minutes till down. That one was interesting, but lack Of variety made pass on that one, I Wonder if this will be able to avoid those mistake.
There was a reason why Disney made those bugs look delicious. They were trying to program our subconscious to welcome eating bugs. Just remember the Great Reset would have us eating bugs as that's all we deserve.
I think the enemy shots should be red to help distinguish them from your shots.
Oh boy, as someone using Dark Mode on pretty much everything, the level up interface is way too bright.
What upgrade was picked at around 23.50?
There's a skip of about 6 minutes of gameplay there, we missed a bunch.
@@dirtywhitellama realised that... but who knows, maybe there was a very op drop...
Nobody ever gives games like BYTEPATH love when they talk about this genre, despite its obvious ground-laying and predating VS by 4 years.
payday2's aa-12 also packs a punch
Hi, Thabks for showing the game though your commentary seems rather weak compare to usual (maybe not focus enough ?)
Doom Rounds looked like an incredible power, why did you keep skipping it?
the art is really amazing but i dunno why it reminds me a lot of 20 minutes till dawn compared to other roguelike-bullet hell games
This would have been a great game in my late teens in the early 1980s.
Agreed and I really hate that we are basically being forced to relive those terrible graphics we were forced to endure as kids.
I'm also a GenX'er and have loved video games my whole life from the first home based versions of Pong...
@@PastorwithoutaPulpit Yeah i dreamt of 3d world graphics in the 80s and now we have them , kids want throw backs to the 80s almost lol
@@Urko2005 It's not kids, it's adults like us who for some reason value nostalgia more than playing a game that actually looks good. Just yesterday I commented on another video about a game's poor graphics and someone tried to defend it by saying, "It's supposed to look like that because they're recreating the feel of older games". Well thanks but no thanks, if you want to recreate the feeling of older games that's great but there are better ways to do it.
@@MarkDeSade100 I think most of us who lived in the pixel art era of gaming (80s/90s) generally are pleased there are actual 3d world s now, saying that there are quite a few pixel art style games i like. Saying that 2023 pixel art style is far better even that 80s graphics.
Sold as long as the price is right.
Love ya man, but as the years go you spend each video staying on the title screen longer and longer.
Hmmm no demo available. Seems interesting.
Game looks solid, the visual turn me off unfortunately. Thanks Splat 😊
So…black and white vision?
little editing jump at the end?
Payday 2 has a good AA12 and it does kill good
16:50 yea they really made them look wey to tasty looking like gummie bear's
15:40 - I still prefer Doomstick more.
Is this game good?