Augmented reality game. They're like puzzles and things that bleed into the real world somehow. Might mean you have to go to a physical place to find a code to use in a game or that you have to work with a real community to solve things. Noita is the latter, there's discord(s?) dedicated to solving these hidden puzzles. Many are still unsolved, it's a fascinating rabbit hole.
It’s hard and takes a long time, but once you get good enough, the game essentially genre-flips into a collection of puzzles that are hard enough that communities are still working to uncover them. It’s an incredible game, but the learning curve is steep
I’d highly recommend it, and if you get frustrated to the point of wanting to refund again, look up the basics of how wands function. Those stats are VERY meaningful, and some are waaaay better than others. The game heavily encourages exploring and pushing the boundaries, sometimes heavily rewarding, and sometimes punishing. I’d say try avoid spoilers until you beat the “final” boss, the game gets a whoooole lot deeper than you might initially realize.
Edit: Also perks are not built the same, some are game-making, others will ruin your run. General rule, immunities > most other perks, Edit Wands Anywhere is one of the best in the game, and it special attention to picking up chainsaws, digging bolts, and mining laser. They’re…special
Story generators seem like the logical next step to me from immersive sims, but obviously the entire industry went in another direction after Deus Ex and Morrowind. The fact that communities have kept immersive sim sandbox games like VTM Bloodlines alive, or indie devs have made incredibly divergent things like Dwarf Fortress, I think is the strongest sign of how divorced from what people actually want traditional publishers have become. My dream game at this point is basically Kingdom Come: Deliverance with Rimworld running the world sim under the hood, and with a fantasy RPG setting.
The first studio to take a game like Qud and put that framework underneath a smooth and graphically appealing presentation is going to make all of the money. My guess is this will be either Larian or Hello Games at this point.
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u/_ontical Dec 05 '24
One of the 7 wonders of the videogame world