Quoting: CriticalGamesAUHi everyone, developer of 8-Bit Adventures 2 here - thanks for the comments! =D

Good luck with the release, and keep us posted! I failed to mention this in my previous comment, but I really like what I see.

Quoting: slaapliedjeLove the dig at the Atari ST...

Sorry, couldn't resist even if it made no sense. :P I actually had a foot in both camps and never took part in that particular war.

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Quoting: hardpenguinOuch, that means the game did really poorly on Steam :(

Do you think? I guess 20.000 could be fine for such a game.

Yeah, could be worse for a short, relatively obscure indie.

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Quoting: EikeI don't feel like it forces me to play again. It just gives more meaning to my single playthrough. (Generally spoken, I don't know about this game.)

I just end up feeling like I'm missing some of the content. It's hard to be a completionist who gets bored easily.

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Looks fun!

Too bad about the trendy choices/consequences and multiple endings bullshit. (I'll retract these words if there's more to it than slogging through hours of the same with maybe minor dialogue differences and a different ending sequence.)

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Quoting: TheSHEEEPMechanically, I found the game to be rather shallow. There is great breadth here and that can keep you busy for a while, but extremely little depth.
Maybe not unexpected and maybe that fits the cute style, but one should not expect this game to last for a very long time.

There seems to be quite a lot to discover. I'm just hoping the rather repetitive grind to get there won't kill my motivation. Feels a bit too sandboxy, maybe. Well, I guess knew what I was in for, although I was hoping for a balance between fun and chores more in line with Stardew Valley.

I'll keep playing in short stints. I'm not bored with it just yet.

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Quoting: tuubiI don't see an update on GOG yet, but I guess it'll be there soon. I'm only getting started with the game, but I'm looking forward to the drones already. I'm not a big fan of micromanagement.

The update is also in GOG.

Thanks for the heads up! A bit too hot to sit in front of the computer right now, but I'll check it out tonight. :)

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Quoting: slaapliedjeI am still waiting for the Adventure II to be released for the actual Atari 8-bit computers. It looks amazing. I have been thinking recently of getting an Atari 5200 just to play it.

This looks fun too, but more 16bit than 8.

They're clearly going more for the 8-bit NES / Sega Master System style than anything western. Looks (and sounds) much closer to that target than what stuff looked like on Super Nintendo, Megadrive or the Amiga. But I gather you might have been in the Atari ST camp in the 16-bit era. :)

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I don't see an update on GOG yet, but I guess it'll be there soon. I'm only getting started with the game, but I'm looking forward to the drones already. I'm not a big fan of micromanagement.

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Quoting: EikeIt's not like they have a big choice. Starve on itch.io or pay for Steam.

Sad but true.

... and I'm part of the problem. :-/

I don't even use the games I got free from GoG, as they don't integrate well into my favorite launcher, Steam. Is there a clean way to launch Steam games (including DRM'ed ones) from a different launcher?

I haven't tried it, but this command should work: steam steam://run/<appid>

You need to be logged in to steam of course, so I don't know if adding another launcher helps you in any way.

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Quoting: Eike

Quoting: tuubiYes. It is a huge cut, almost unfair. Of course it's not only access to the storefront, but the download servers and bandwidth as well. In any case, it's apparently what developers are willing to pay to get their games into these stores.

It's not like they have a big choice. Starve on itch.io or pay for Steam.

Sad but true.

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