Submitted 5 weeks ago by ekZepp@lemmy.world to games@lemmy.world
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The Axis Unseen free demo: store.steampowered.com/app/…/The_Axis_Unseen/
It took about 3.5 years, but now it’s actually coming out in less than two weeks. I’m really excited to see what people think of it and it has been cool watching streamers react to the demo. Somehow my two story tall tree guy is really good at sneaking up on people. :D
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Looks interesting, but the music should hit WAY harder, IMO.
The music is all written by a member of Isis, which is pretty heavy, but in an “atmospheric sludge/post-metal” way. So I can see how you’d think that if you’re looking for something more death metal (which would fit in the fight scenes, although atmospheric sludge or funeral doom would go pretty well in the rest of the game)
Oh snap thanks for pointing this out! Been a long time and I haven’t kept up with ISIS, but their Panopticon was damn near genre-defining for me at the time.
I recently got into slug metal. Would you have any recommendations for sludge, funereal, and/or doom metal?
Ahh, a game dedicated to being a stealth archer, fuck yeah, I’m in.
I know right. He knew that was the best way to play Skyrim. This game looks bad ass.
I never used any ranged weapon in the game, did I miss out?
There were other ways to successfully play base Skyrim??
Why the f I see vertical gameplay of someone playing 16:9?
Still took less time than Elder Scrolls 6 to come out
Think we know why (this guy quit)
You’d think it would be a blow to Bethesda that their sole programmer quit, but fortunately the creation engine is so cutting edge that I’m sure they’ll lean on it just as it is for years to come.
I feel like credentials such as used to work at Bethesda, aren’t as good as they think they are… Or is it just me?
You shouldn’t dismiss someone’s 14 year career, including a game of the year, because you don’t like the studio he came from.
Length of time isn’t a credential to me
I don’t blame the devs for bad AAA games, with like 300 people working in one game, if it becomes shit it’s management fault.
Okay but I don’t see how it’s a net positive credential, how it even actually means anything?
I understood it as “they were fed up with the henhouse and proved they could do better alone”.
Yeah but it’s like, ok so you’re a programmer. Neat. Working at a company for a set period of time just doesn’t tell me anything. I guess that’s just me
if they were a lead game designer or writer I would agree. but I think this guy did environmental design, and Bethesda has had pretty cool environments in their games. though not all of them are very believable (in feeling lived-in), they sure do provide some spectacle, and memorability. in fact many of their games have been mostly carried by environments.
It’s just you. That a company makes terrible decisions tells not that much about a dev. If a dev says he worked on multiple projects does tell something about the dev regardless of the company. Don’t forget that Bethesda sold their soul to MS and now have a lot more “steering” at the top, devs don’t participate in that.
Everything but starfield seemed like a plus to me
Well he mostly worked on starfield of he was recently employed there
Especially if we are going back only 14 years. So what did they work on, skyrim remasters or Fallout 4 remasters?
Depends on their tenure. If they’re old school Bethesda, nah that’s just you. The people who built the older TES games had much more skill than the people churning out schlock or the 473rd rererelease of Skyrim. The newer people, yeah that’s not a feather in their cap really. Starfield is meh at best, and doesn’t hold a candle to stuff like Morrowind.
GPU: 4 GB VRAM GeForce GTX 980/Radeon RX 580
Dammit, my iGPU has more than enough computing power but only half of the VRAM.
iGPU’s can use system RAM to supplement VRAM. Might still be doable
back in the day I had an ATI system that shared system ram through the iGPU to the GPU(both ATI). turned my 2gb GPU into 4gb and saved me from building a new system for like a decade.
not sure if they do it anymore, but it’d be nice.
There is a demo, so you can see if it will run well enough for you before you buy it.
a demo in this day? dev knows what’s up
Great interview, thanks
Looks fun. I cracked up when dude shot the deer thing and the blood exploded. I’ll definitely check this out.
This looks like skyrim sneaky archer: the game.
Definitely gunna play this.
Is that heavy metal music actually in the game, or is it just for the trailer?
Why do all Unreal 5 games look the same?
Because making it not look like an unreal engine game requires an entire technical art department. Absolutely possible, but there’s waay too many dials to play with.
Same rendering engine, same lighting, and for the vast majority of them, basically the same rendering settings (as the other person said, tweaking these can actually be quite a lot of work)
Turok 2024
Consider me intrigued.
Can I play a stealth archer
This, in fact, seems to be the only option.
What about an archer that is stealthy?
I’ll be the only barbarian relentlessly bludgeoning my prey with my bow.
Ah just Windows, at least on the demo. Wine and such have never had great results for me either. Shame.
I think you must be doing something wrong. Proton has been able to play pretty much everything without unsupported anti-cheat for a long while now.
Could just be a specific combo of hardware/software issues too.
Yeah, I’ve started playing around with Proton and Heroic Launcher(Proton or Wine) and have had pretty good resaults. The only games games I haven’t been able to get running were very old games with who knows what going on. I don’t know if I should be surprised that HROT works without any issues.
Eh? I have a Steam Deck and I rarely ever run into a game that performs badly or has issues. Proton and GE Proton have done amazing things for bringing mainstream gaming to Linux.
Give him a bit to respond. He’s living in the past.
Seems to be not so great on Linux atm: www.protondb.com/app/1807810
That’s one review from Steam Deck. Game just might too resource hungry and/or unoptimized for it at the moment. The user also didn’t state what Proton version they used. I’m going to install it on my other Linux PC and report back later.
If you’ve only tried wine from like 10+ years ago like I have, I’d suggest giving it another try now. Running windows software on Linux has been better than ever with Wine/Proton/Bottles
What is publishers role anyway in digital age of 2024? Marketing?
Financing.
Marketing and distribution (physical copies)
dink@lemmy.world 5 weeks ago
I played the demo for a few hours. Might be a solo dev, but his experience is definitely noticeable. Game looks great, albeit unoptimized. Progression is simple and fair. Artwork is incredible for a solo dev. Combat is decent, and unexpectedly satisfying.
Someone else mentioned the excessive blood explosion - it’s the best feeling when you land one of those shots from across a field.