Caturday with Shameless Chair Hog
Added 2019-02-09 13:42:40 +0000 UTCI was napping on the round chair and this shameless animal came up and started trying to convince me not to get up because I made a comfortable cushion. I am NOT fooled. He might put his head under my limp hand while I'm sleeping, but he will start nibbling on it. It's not cute. *stubborn*
So, this week! Was kind of a crazy week. But here's the round-up!
- Kickstarter is closing on Monday! We are almost literally at exactly the amount I wanted us to stop at. I am super pleased. All the bonus material is done and ready for handing out, too, so we're good to go for project close. *bounces*
- Related, Downton Narrator has already begun on Book 2, and by begin I mean 'let's start doing 2-3 hours of audio a day at a time' start. At this pace he'll be done in a week. Again. Can I have his stamina please. o_o
- All the Patreon "thanks for moving up" stickers have been mailed! If you wanted one and didn't fill out my form, please do! If you don't see yours in a week, please tell me!
- Related, I have a great idea for the wallpaper I promised you all at the $5+ level. *rubs hands together gleefully* I plan to unveil that either next week or the week after, depending on how crazy things get.
Next week, unless things explode, we'll get the monthly news, plans, and business stuff. I'll be fulfilling the Kickstarter prizes and switching gears for the next novel, so I could use the "interstitial" period. Which leads me to ask... game recs! I'd like to buy something off Steam to occupy me for a few days. I like games like Stardew Valley, story-based games like Long Live the Queen and RPGs like Wizardry and Master of Magic. Recent game I liked was Driftland: the Magic Revival, though without the campaign model I got tired of it quickly. Hit me with some ideas! :)
Comments
Seconding Pyre, I've never been that emotionally invested in characters before (and beautiful art & sound design).
2019-02-09 21:08:38 +0000 UTCI've been playing a game called Rimworld on and off for a while. You build and maintain a colony on an alien planet starting with three survivors from a starship crash. The graphics are simple, but kinda cute, and there are story aspects. The vanilla game is fun, but there are also tons of awesome mods if that's your thing. It's complex enough to hold my interest, but simple enough that I can put it down for a while and pick it up again later with no problem.
Leesa Willis
2019-02-09 18:48:57 +0000 UTCOne of the best story-based games I've played in the last couple of years is Pyre. Has light RPG aspects, too. I also really enjoyed Regalia: Of Men and Monarchs, which is a tactical RPG combined with light town management and companion relationship mechanics, and has a cute sense of humour (I find the combat a little frustrating at normal difficulty, though, so I do suggest cranking the difficulty down a bit). Both are also on deep discount on the current steam sale!
E W
2019-02-09 18:25:52 +0000 UTCStory rich: Pillars of eternity. It has some amazing lore and such great characters. Fun ways to pass time: 7th Guest/11th Hour.
2019-02-09 17:05:51 +0000 UTCok, I'll assume you've played Undertale & A night in the woods (because if you haven't etc...) - a very interesting Undertale-like game is One-shot, which plays similar forth-wall busting games with your head and features an ending that will take your breath away. However, I would also make a left field recommendation in Gorogoa. This is a short puzzle game which is entirely wordless. Everything is done through the graphics, which are beautiful, like a series of book illustrations. The gameplay is completely unique and very satisfying. There's nothing else remotely like it.
Lemurvid
2019-02-09 15:20:58 +0000 UTC
