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Concrete Genie |OT| Happy Little Accidents
- Thread starter IDontBeatGames
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i was mostly interested in the lighthouse theme. But I bought it blind since the bastards didn't create a preview video so let's hope I like it.
Loving the game so far. The 2D animated facial expressions, special cutscenes, the way it looks and runs with everything coming to life...
Also the fact that you can seemingly paint on almost any flat surface. I've been doodling my own random stuff all over.
Then I finally tried photo mode, and you can play back your paintings!
Also the fact that you can seemingly paint on almost any flat surface. I've been doodling my own random stuff all over.
Then I finally tried photo mode, and you can play back your paintings!
One of the lighthouse paintings has glitched on me so now I can't get the last 3 pages :(
Sucks you can't just reload/restart an area. If I want to finish the game I have to restart from scratch.
Sucks you can't just reload/restart an area. If I want to finish the game I have to restart from scratch.
Same! When the game was first shown, I didn't pay it much attention. But randomly deciding to watch his review on the game, completely changed my mind. I'm definitely picking this game up before the end of the year.
Played the game until the end of the lighthouse and it is wonderful so far. Really looking forward to play this more with my girls during the weekend. The initial reaction I would describe as magical.
Also the deluxe lighthouse theme is quit pleasant even though I would have wished for a more pronounced soundtrack choice.
Also the deluxe lighthouse theme is quit pleasant even though I would have wished for a more pronounced soundtrack choice.
The 3rd challenge, didn't have one of the designs so I went and finished the story, came back to the lighthouse and it stopped responding :(
Played about 45 minutes of the game yesterday, but have somewhat mixed feelings so far. I get the sense that the game leans heavily on the painting mechanic (painting certain walls marked on your map seems to be the main form of progression gating), yet the range of paintings that you can possibly create seem somewhat limited. I'd guess most player's paintings end up looking fairly similar.
This is probably done so that there isn't a high skill floor to the mechanic; everyone's paintings look decent at the very least...but I sort of wish there was more to it. Or perhaps it could be gameified more in some way. Maybe a scoring system like the one in Pokemon Snap where Prof. Oak judged your photos based on various critiera and awarded points...?
Guess it just all feels very simple so far, and I'm reaching to think of ways to add depth. But then again, I'm very early and intend to continue playing.
This is probably done so that there isn't a high skill floor to the mechanic; everyone's paintings look decent at the very least...but I sort of wish there was more to it. Or perhaps it could be gameified more in some way. Maybe a scoring system like the one in Pokemon Snap where Prof. Oak judged your photos based on various critiera and awarded points...?
Guess it just all feels very simple so far, and I'm reaching to think of ways to add depth. But then again, I'm very early and intend to continue playing.
As you play through the game you collect more designs to paint
Anyone know how to get those 3 pages that are right next to each other in the hydroelectric plant?
Knew nothing about this game and saw ACGs review come up in my feed and thought it was solely VR from the youtube preview and decided to watch the video later but then i just watched the Giantbomb QL and saw you can use standard controls. Game looks really really cool. Gonna go check out ACG's review and then get it off PSN.
You bet glad you liked the game! Pretty incredible bringing them genies to life. Wish puzzles were a bit more in depth but who am I kidding? I spent like 3 hours just painting a wall lol
I like that it's somewhat influencing me to get creative with what I have. Kinda impressed with myself with what I have made on some of the bigger walls.
Platinum done. Really special game. I hope it sells well (but unfortunately I don't believe in that).
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Nope, one might glitch
"Water's clear!" But manually save before you finish the masterpiece
Loving the game so far. Even a few hours in I still find myself getting carried away with each piece of wall I start painting.
Only complaint so far is how choppy the game feels on base PS4. Not sure if it's framerate dips, bad frame-pacing or both, but it just doesn't feel terribly smooth a lot of the time.
Only complaint so far is how choppy the game feels on base PS4. Not sure if it's framerate dips, bad frame-pacing or both, but it just doesn't feel terribly smooth a lot of the time.
Credits are rolling. Overall I was pretty disappointed. Once the initial charm wears off the game becomes a chore... And then halfway through it introduces a shoddy combat system. I was pretty excited for this game so this was a bummer.
Forgive me for any slightly incorrect info / I forget the names but the 3/4 should be for the genies pages, 13/15 should be for genie feature pages, and 12/12 should be for landscape pages
The painting controls take a little time to get used (at least in my case), but otherwise is pretty simple to play. Enjoy the ride, will be a good one ;)
Ahh awesome makes sense thanks so much! So stupid of me To not know but I don't think it ever said.
The numbers change depending on the part of the map you are at that moment, so you know how many pages you are missing there.
Damm it seems my game is bugged, after you finish the main story you can come back to the Lighthouse and...
I tried reloading the area, and reseting the game, but alas, nothing happens :(
... Luna is supposed to give you some requests to unlock a secret area and a trophy, but she is just standing there and doesn't give anything.
I tried reloading the area, and reseting the game, but alas, nothing happens :(
Finished it in probably about 5 hours and wow, what a lovely little gem. I actually thought combat/chasing was pretty fun even if simplistic so I didn't mind the shake-up. Both gameplay types had just the right amount not to overstay their welcome. Beautiful art and music, the story was predictable but sweet and the pacing was good. The action gameplay was probably below average tbh but it didn't need to be better. It was functional.
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Just getting started but so far the first forty minutes have been really endearing. I really hope Sony gives PixelOpus a bright future.
Like Miggy two minutes ago, credits are rolling for me too!
Really enjoyed the game. Wish it was longer, combat expanded, but it's shortness stops it from getting boring or too repetitive.
The world was really cool and the game is stunning imo. I'd love to see a sequel with more fleshed out mechanics, combat right away, a little deeper puzzle solving and even more traversal mechanics.
Took me maybe 5 hours but for $30 it's really good. I'd give it 8/10, or 7.5/10.
Looking forward to Pixel Opus's next game
Really enjoyed the game. Wish it was longer, combat expanded, but it's shortness stops it from getting boring or too repetitive.
The world was really cool and the game is stunning imo. I'd love to see a sequel with more fleshed out mechanics, combat right away, a little deeper puzzle solving and even more traversal mechanics.
Took me maybe 5 hours but for $30 it's really good. I'd give it 8/10, or 7.5/10.
Looking forward to Pixel Opus's next game