The combat kind of reminds me of Last Federation a bit, at least visually.

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Quoting: whizseSounds a bit like Haven Park, another demo I liked. I guess they're both inspired by Animal Crossing? Never did play that one.

Having been a longtime follower of the devlog on this, the gameplay doesn't have a lot in common with Animal Crossing that I can see. Perhaps just the idea of being able to chat with NPCs who decide to settle in your garden, but that's not exactly an uncommon mechanic.

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I've been following development on this very closely, more than I can remember any other project. It looks wonderful, and exactly the sort of thing I'd love to get lost in. A lot of thought and work has gone in already, and the dev has a good track record (Kingdom Ka, Journey to the Cold Valley) so I'd consider this a safe investment for those worried about Kickstarter contributions.

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Quoting: xaviJust watching the trailer looks very nice but seems too similar to Hollow Knight.

No kidding. The art style seems almost directly lifted. Not just for the character, but the environments as well and some of the mechanics (that bursting down through the floor looked awfully familiar).

It seems to be bringing some new stuff to the table, but I can't help but think being that similar is a mistake.

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Well, you can play blind tunnelers who shun the light...for about 15 minutes before giant bugs spawn and eat them all.

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I've been trying out Oldschool Runescape this week, since you can play a good chunk of it for free and there's a third party Linux client (RuneLite) that's easy to use. So I figured why not see what the fuss is about.

Not sure I'm having fun, per se. That's a hard thing to define. But it is interesting, and working on skills does have the sort of "number goes up" that idle games have except it takes place in a world that's not an afterthought laid on top of a monetized mechanic. Writing's not bad, and I appreciate that the quests aren't "kill X of Y" over and over again like some other MMOs.

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Why does this make me think "Running a bot in Oldschool Runescape: The Game"?

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Not fond of the "won't hold your hand" bit, since that usually means "won't explain how systems work and didn't include any quality of life features". That doesn't seem to be what they're going for here, but it's marketing language that always makes me suspicious.

Otherwise it looks very good, and I'm hoping it lives up to that promise.

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Quoting: SeegrasThat helmet with these shoulders and the breast plate... It hurts.

Yes I know it's fantasy, but pseudo-16th century shoulders and a pseudo-15th century breastplate might work, but NEVER with a pseudo-13th century helmet. And the short-sleeved chain-mail is also as stupid as it gets.

The "sword" is also a lot of eye-damage.

He does kinda look like he picked up his gear at a garage sale, doesn't he?

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Maybe it's Chekov's writing, maybe it's the performances of the actors, but what's shown in the trailer doesn't feel like characters talking to each other. Rather, they feel like they're saying things totally unrelated to each other, like machines spitting out preset comments at random. What results is this weird "floaty" feeling to the whole proceeding, which personally doesn't draw me in.

The visual style does seem a bit more compelling, but in isolation I don't think that can carry the whole thing.

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