Comment on Steam Next Fest is back for October 2025. What good demos have you found?
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Everwind is fantastic. Fixes just about every complaint I have about Minecraft, and I say that as someone who bought Minecraft back in alpha. There are things that could be improved, but even where I think there’s room for improvement the baseline always seems to be “It’s already better than Minecraft”. For example I really feel like the combat could do with a dodge mechanic and harsher stamina management, but that’s based on comparing it to stuff like Dark Souls. Even in its current state it absolutely clowns on Minecraft’s combat.
The artstyle is lovely, the building and crafting feels really good, the range of furniture and decorations you can build is massive, and you get to build and fly an airship. And that’s not an afterthought, it’s a core part of the game and feels really, really good.
qarbone@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Maybe I’m suddenly shite at games but parrying feels like happenstance rather than a technique. The block windup is too long for me to react to the quick strike they throw out. It feels like Skyrim combat, from a “battle flow” standpoint.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Yeah, parrying needs serious work. I don’t think I’ve been able to make it happen even once.
Alcyonaria@piefed.world 20 hours ago
You have to do it super early, the timing number is weird