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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: kamikazekeeg on April 01, 2023, 02:04:57 am
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I've been seeing some fun small scale indie things going on, nothing in terms of proper releases yet I feel, but I love the look of the old school, low poly, game styles. N64/PS1 era stuff with the low poly 3D models, perhaps textured animations for mouths and such, games like Mega Man Legends, but are also modern enough games that aren't going to play like the old ones did. Anything out there to maybe check out? I feel like a great looking take on this is that "Bloodborne Kart", where it's a silly PS1 demake of Bloodborne, but as a kart racer.
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I know this isn't really a game you're asking about playing, but I REALLY gotta heavily recommend Lunistice. It's just SO GOOD!
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I know this isn't really a game you're asking about playing, but I REALLY gotta heavily recommend Lunistice. It's just SO GOOD!
That's exactly the kind of game I want to see actually, it's like if they took Sonic the Hedgehog or Nights into Dreams and put it on the Playstation 1. I'm not looking for any specific genre or anything like that, just new throwback games that have that mid to late 90's PS1/N64 feel to it. I might have to pick up Lunistice.
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A little bump of this as I played 2 low poly platformers. I played Lunistice which is a real nice time and Super Kiwi 64, which is a much more simple and short game, but I found it charming. Still on the hunt for more of these types of games.
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Lunacid isn't a platformer, but it is a lowpoly game like King's Field that I've got on my Steam wishlist. Looks really good.
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Lunacid isn't a platformer, but it is a lowpoly game like King's Field that I've got on my Steam wishlist. Looks really good.
I'm not against other low poly type games, especially if it's interesting for someone else, like I'm definitely abit more interested in platformers, but also stuff like Mega Man Legends, action adventure shooter, or something like Lunacid could be an option. That one is interesting, though would hinge alot on how the gameplay feels. More recently Dark and Darker came out which I'd say is a more old school feeling game in a similar realm, just done with a setup like Escape from Tarkov, but I hate how the gameplay feels, it comes across very archaic and clunky and I couldn't get into it like others did.
I tossed Lunacid into my wishlist also, something to check out once it's out of early access.
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Yeah, at $7 it's an easy "Why not?" purchase.
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Pseudoraglia just came out, I wrote more on it in my 52 Games post, but it's good, the 3D platformer mobility features feel really great. It has some rough edges, but for only 5 bucks, I can't complain too much, it feels like a real passion project for the dev.
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I'm not sure if it qualifies, but Frogun is another game that looks like it was ripped out of 1997 PS1/N64 era games. I'm personally a big fan of the low poly, early 3D look and hope more devs adopt it in the future. It always hits me right in the feels.
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I'm not sure if it qualifies, but Frogun is another game that looks like it was ripped out of 1997 PS1/N64 era games. I'm personally a big fan of the low poly, early 3D look and hope more devs adopt it in the future. It always hits me right in the feels.
I like the look of that one, gonna have to check that out sometime.
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Pseudoraglia just came out, I wrote more on it in my 52 Games post, but it's good, the 3D platformer mobility features feel really great. It has some rough edges, but for only 5 bucks, I can't complain too much, it feels like a real passion project for the dev.
Just came back to this thread to make sure this was mentioned.
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A lot of those games would make me kind of dizzy due to the camera trying to keep up with the character (Glover, Gex, etc.). How is the camera with Pseudoraglia?
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A lot of those games would make me kind of dizzy due to the camera trying to keep up with the character (Glover, Gex, etc.). How is the camera with Pseudoraglia?
I think I know what you mean, but the camera is really tight with Pseudoragalia. There is a little side to side to it when going side to side, but it's otherwise very smooth and follows perfectly and you'd probably want to make sure to turn off the retro visual/framerate options, which will make the game even smoother. You can watch some Youtube videos of it just in case as I don't know your issue exactly, but I remember how the camera could be rough at times for some old 3D platformers, but gameplay and camera is pretty good here.
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When it comes to this, I have something that could help.
NDS games are low-poly, like N64 and PS1.
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When it comes to this, I have something that could help.
NDS games are low-poly, like N64 and PS1.
You mean Nintendo DS? I mean, they can be for sure, but there's a particular aesthetic and feel that comes from games trying to throwback to that particular era of 3D gaming on the N64/PS1, plus more of what I want to see is new stuff, indie games. Also that would require playing the DS and I don't like the DS lol Handheld gaming has never been a favorite of mine and a lot of stuff used the touch screen, which is why the few Zelda games I haven't played were the DS ones.
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Haven't played anything new since Pseudoregalia and I still have to beat Frogun, but there have been a couple I've caught on occasion coming up for release that could be cool. One of them I just saw looks great, as it's a throwback to that Goldeneye/Perfect Dark era of FPS games. Hopefully this is good with Agent 64: Spies Never Die...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0sh1zhYt1Y
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Cavern of Dreams (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/Cavern_of_Dreams/) if you liked the N64 era platformers/collectathons.
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Cavern of Dreams (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/Cavern_of_Dreams/) if you liked the N64 era platformers/collectathons.
I picked that one up, haven't played it yet, and another I grabbed is Corn Kidz 64 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2575900/Corn_Kidz_64/), which I also haven't played yet. I'm gonna likely get through Spider-Man 2 this week and then spend the rest of the month playing a few of these games I've got stocked up.
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Poked around both Cavern of Dreams and Corn Kidz 64, just to give them a look and they seem okay. They nail the aesthetics, but sorta feel like they adhere a little too close in gameplay to their PS1/N64 roots, and not entirely in a great way. Corn Kidz camera is a little wonky, being a little close to the character and then having moments where it auto-adjusts based on like a big jump you do, but it's clunky. Gameplay is good, it's functionally very similar to Banjo-Kazooie to me along with that sorta goofy tone too. Cavern of Dreams sorta suffers with a little camera wonkyness, gameplay is okay, I played a tad less of this, but could be okay.
I definitely feel like if someone is making a low poly throwback, that they should really try and take advantage of a modern camera system. I've actually been going back to replay Banjo-Kazooie very casually on Switch, and they move the C Button cameras to the analog and it kinda creates its own issues, and really, the camera controls aren't not a nostalgic fondness I have, they were a choice due to the limitations of the time, and they can be worked with, but boy do I wish either of these played more like Pseudoregalia with how amazing that feels to play and control lol
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I don't know if you like racing games, but there are Hotshot Racing, Formula Retro Racing and Horizon Chase Turbo.
BattleBit Remastered for FPS but it's multiplayer.
Cavern of Dreams (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2059660/Cavern_of_Dreams/) if you liked the N64 era platformers/collectathons.
I was also going to recommend it lol.
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I just saw this on Twitter, might want to give Crow Country a look over once it comes out. Demo is on Steam right now and is supposed to come out next year. Looks a lot like FF7/RE1.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/
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I just saw this on Twitter, might want to give Crow Country a look over once it comes out. Demo is on Steam right now and is supposed to come out next year. Looks a lot like FF7/RE1.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/
That looks dope, I'm adding it to my wishlist.
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I picked that one up, haven't played it yet, and another I grabbed is Corn Kidz 64 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2575900/Corn_Kidz_64/), which I also haven't played yet. I'm gonna likely get through Spider-Man 2 this week and then spend the rest of the month playing a few of these games I've got stocked up.
I had actually seen the Corn Kidz 64 Steam page not so long ago and somehow forgot to mention it. Both have their charm; I think they nailed the aesthetic.
I just saw this on Twitter, might want to give Crow Country a look over once it comes out. Demo is on Steam right now and is supposed to come out next year. Looks a lot like FF7/RE1.
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1996010/Crow_Country/
(https://i.imgur.com/o4e9a5O.gif)
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Just came across Worldless (https://www.gog.com/en/game/worldless) and it caught my eye, so I thought I might as well share it with you.
I also found about Loddlenaut (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644940/Loddlenaut/) a couple of days ago; it seems to be about a 5hr game based on one of the reviews. Not sure if it's your type of game, but I figured I might as well mention it.
Return (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1537080/Return/) seems like another good one, although you might already know about it since it's been out since May.
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Can we get a new Jumping Flash?
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Just came across Worldless (https://www.gog.com/en/game/worldless) and it caught my eye, so I thought I might as well share it with you.
I also found about Loddlenaut (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1644940/Loddlenaut/) a couple of days ago; it seems to be about a 5hr game based on one of the reviews. Not sure if it's your type of game, but I figured I might as well mention it.
Return (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1537080/Return/) seems like another good one, although you might already know about it since it's been out since May.
Two of those aren't really the right game for here, but they both seem neat. Loddlenaut seems like a nice time, might be something to check out.
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Can we get a new Jumping Flash?
FORZA POLPO! (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1187870/FORZA_POLPO/)
Two of those aren't really the right game for here, but they both seem neat. Loddlenaut seems like a nice time, might be something to check out.
Yeah, I know, my bad. It was late at night and I just wanted to share those two sort of as bonuses to Loddlenaut; I guess I could've just mentioned them last, instead.
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Pseudoraglia just came out, I wrote more on it in my 52 Games post, but it's good, the 3D platformer mobility features feel really great. It has some rough edges, but for only 5 bucks, I can't complain too much, it feels like a real passion project for the dev.
Just came back to this thread to make sure this was mentioned.
Me as well. I just finished watching Game Maker's Toolkit's latest video (https://youtu.be/GtYDhcVTNxo) about their preferred pick for 2023's most innovative game, and Pseudoregalia is shown as an honorable mention. Watching its gameplay I thought, hey, I know some people who'd probably be into that. Glad to see it's on people's radar.
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Pseudoraglia just came out, I wrote more on it in my 52 Games post, but it's good, the 3D platformer mobility features feel really great. It has some rough edges, but for only 5 bucks, I can't complain too much, it feels like a real passion project for the dev.
Just came back to this thread to make sure this was mentioned.
Me as well. I just finished watching Game Maker's Toolkit's latest video (https://youtu.be/GtYDhcVTNxo) about their preferred pick for 2023's most innovative game, and Pseudoregalia is shown as an honorable mention. Watching its gameplay I thought, hey, I know some people who'd probably be into that. Glad to see it's on people's radar.
I went ahead and threw it in my cart along with Baldur's Gate 3, and I'm gonna tryo t play it sooner rather than later.
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I love low poly video games more than HD games, PS1 is (one) of my favorite eras, but I do not like shareware demos no matter how many I got as a child, on 4 discs of 1500.
yea the RAM really didn't work so good in the 1990's and my 8GB still does not work correctly all the time in my current machine either.
too bad the king bad almighty can shoot his puke more then 10,000 light years from the old earth huh? ha-ha, and that person is not even a user of this website at all and probably never was and never will ever be.
yup he tried too, and the scratch is where he tried to make my type.
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Just started into Signalis, a PS1 styled low poly scifi horror game and it's pretty good. I was a little worried that it might lean too much into the Resident Evil feel, but it has really good controls, it plays abit more like a top down/isometric game, than third person with fixed cameras, but that game is a huge influence on this. I've kinda come to learn with the low poly throwback games that I don't really appreciate a throwback game adhering too much to the old school controls as much as I like it to adhere more to the aesthetics, while offering up better and improved gameplay, such as with Corn Kidz 64, which I haven't really gone back to yet.
Very spooky, the low poly, anime, art is really well done, I'm pretty stoked for this one.
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Since it's only a month from its full release, I'm putting Bloodborne Kart here, the name explains everything, but it's got an obscene amount of work into it for being a fan made project.
I assume the final release will be put on this page, but there is an older build already on here. https://b0tster.itch.io/bbpsx
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Alisa definitely deserves some attention for its similarities to Resident Evil. It's been out for a while on PC, but I just now learned about it since its console port releases in a few weeks. Here is its latest trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M-rc489qMc0).
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Hey, boyo, how about Skull Island: Rise of Kong or The Walking Dead Destinies?
Oh wait, I forgot that you meant "low-poly" and not "low-quality".
Anyway, jokes aside, here's a few more in no particular order: MOCHI A GIRL (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2084740/MOCHI_A_GIRL/), Shipwrecked 64 (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2160220/Shipwrecked_64/), CANINE (https://www.gog.com/en/game/canine), Undetected (https://www.gog.com/en/game/undetected), Chacara (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2147640/Chacara/), Blood West (https://www.gog.com/en/game/blood_west), Into the Inferno (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2462840/Into_The_Inferno/) and Crossing the Sands (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2505100/Crossing_The_Sands/), and Hyperviolent (https://www.gog.com/en/game/hyperviolent).
I happened upon most of these by chance and was instantly reminded of this thread: the more options there are, the better. Blood West and Undetected are my top picks, but I think the rest look really nice given the aesthetic they aim to emulate, but you be the judge. The last one is in early access, which I don't particularly endorse, but the game does seem to be coming along nicely.
There's also Diluvian Ultra (https://www.gog.com/game/diluvian_ultra), which is retro as all hell but relies on pixel art; however, it looks awesome, and I thought it wouldn't hurt to include it. And, while this one doesn't particularly fit the "low-poly" label, I think it's still worth the mention, too: Halcyon Days (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2543040/Halcyon_Days/). A love letter to Mega Man Legends, developed by just one guy. I don't know your history or how you even feel about Mega Man Legends, but the game shows promise and has a genuine PS1-like feel to it. But again, check them out and be the judge. While I'm at it, let me throw PolyZen Drive (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2715060/PolyZen_Drive/) in the bag for good measure.
Enjoy.
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Gonna check those all out soon, see what they are about, I'm just throwing in a small thing here really quick, but the Celeste devs just out of nowhere released a small 3D old school take on Celeste called "Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain" for free and it's really good, very smooth platforming with retro styling, which is exactly what I love to see. Only played abit of it, but it's really good, I'd take a full entire game from them like this.
https://twitter.com/celeste_game/status/1752124851148746791
Of that list, I'm definitely checking out Undetected and I'm a huge fan of Mega Man Legends (I'd adore a collected set of those three games with some updated controls and such), so I'll give Halcyon Days a look for sure.
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Of that list, I'm definitely checking out Undetected [...]
Yeah, Undetected is really good; it services the "tactical espionage" part of its inspirator's tagline quite well. If you also like the original Metal Gear games, and if you haven't already, check out UnMetal (https://www.gog.com/en/game/unmetal); it's top-notch. To make it clear to everyone that Metal Gear was the inspiration for the game, the developers even made a fake ad parodying the "Gear Up." (https://i.imgur.com/dJZbVIq.jpg) ad for Metal Gear for the NES. That alone tells you all you need to know about the game. It's a drolly coincidence that the names for both start with the same prefix, now that I think about it.
[...] I'm a huge fan of Mega Man Legends (I'd adore a collected set of those three games with some updated controls and such), so I'll give Halcyon Days a look for sure.
Don't forget about Great Adventure on 5 Islands (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVtgixfBdDc); it might be a mobile game, but it wasn't bad at all. Plus, it would be nice to have a game that, for all intents and purposes, has since been "lost" and therefore is long forgotten or wasn't even known about in the West.
While I'm at it, I might as well mention Protodroid DeLTA (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1276740/Protodroid_DeLTA/), which began primarily as a Mega Man fan game that eventually became its very own thing, but it clearly pays homage to the series, particularly X and Legends; in fact, the developer is no stranger to the series given that he released a few fan projects based on them, both of which you can see here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvQHT05okC0) and here (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4OfvXykZT8) if interested. I haven't played it yet, but from all the footage I've seen, it looks good.
Also, I've no clue what's your preference toward fan-made games, but in regards to Mega Man Legends, there's one based around the third entry...or a recreation of what was shown before it was cancelled; it's called Mega Man Legends 3: The Prologue!. If you haven't checked it out already, it's in 8-bit, emulating the original NES games. To make things almost semi-official, the soundtrack was done by Makoto Tomozawa, which also received a limited physical release with original artwork by Hideki Ishikawa, both integral parts of the series. There's no landing page for the game, but here's the official preview video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owW7SNqjsMQ), and if you, or anybody else who's reading this, happens to be interested, a link to download the game can be found here (http://rockmandash3.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-68.html#:~:text=9fbba040557583513191a551739a17d5e67d4239%0A%E3%83%80%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%91%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89-,dash3,-%E4%B8%AD%E3%81%AB%E5%85%A5). Just follow the prompts on each screen, and when you reach the last page, input "dash3" in the field when asked for the password (without the quotation marks, of course). It's a fun game.
Anyway, to keep the topic going, here's another one: Devil Spire (https://store.steampowered.com/app/1861290/Devil_Spire/). I fortuitously came upon it and had to share it, although it's from 2022, so I honestly have no clue how I didn't find it sooner—maybe you did?
Plastomorphosis (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2459430/Plastomorphosis/) was also released last month, too; it looks cool.
And last but not least, Slave Zero X (https://www.gog.com/en/game/slave_zero_x), which is a prequel to Slave Zero that was released digitally last week; it's basically a PS1 title released nearly three decades later, and I'm all in for it. The people behind it are quite inattentive, though, given that I emailed them nearly two months ago regarding the physical release of the game, specifically the Calamity Edition, and I've yet to receive a reply from them, not even an automated one.
And that'd be it. Enjoy.
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Here's another great looking new game, "Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom". A collectathon platformer, nice big open areas to explore as a windup taxi car, very wacky. Alongside the N64 vibes, I also get like Katamari Damacy vibes abit, looks like fun though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3I_OBp2EJUI