I've had this game since launch but I want to play this on my Vita. I'm sure it'll be a great experience when it's done :)
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LTTP: Cosmic Star Heroine
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I still haven't finished it, but I'm a good 6 or 7 hours into the game and I absolutely love every part of it!
I was doing a let's play of the game, but my channel is on hiatus for the time being because I've been busy with work and life (working a lot of overtime and also recently moved in to a new apartment).
I was doing a let's play of the game, but my channel is on hiatus for the time being because I've been busy with work and life (working a lot of overtime and also recently moved in to a new apartment).
Played a bit last saturday. My first impression was good, but there are some bad nitpicks I picked on mostly in the visual spectrum. I went in more detail here at the RPG community
As a fan of trails and smt games, there's plently to like and maybe love later. So I hope the game continues at that pace.
As a fan of trails and smt games, there's plently to like and maybe love later. So I hope the game continues at that pace.
Reminds me of this old conversationwerezompire said:
https://twitter.com/werezompire/status/608714843705593856
If there's one thing we've def regretted it was announcing CSH so early in dev when things change and are amorphous, and also attention can deflate when it goes on forever before release. (Part of this was necessary since we KS'd it)
We gotta make sure we deliver on all the CSH stuff we promised too obviously.
I would have purchased this on Vita day 1 if there was a physical retail copy, but as it stands I'll pass.
Great game. My fave game this year so far after Zero Dawn. Some annoying bugs here and there but nothing game breaking.
The Questing for Glory charity speedrun event is going to be doing Cosmic Star Heroine about an hour from now: https://horaro.org/questingforglory/schedule
Should be able to watch it here: https://go.twitch.tv/rpglimitbreak
Should be able to watch it here: https://go.twitch.tv/rpglimitbreak
I bought this on sale a while back, but I just haven't found the time to really play it. I did play up to after you get a third party member and I liked what I was seeing up to that point!
I actually bought this day one and am waiting for vita to play. glad you haven't abandoned the vita version!
I was sad that the birdman choice lost, but I admit, Psybe is awesome. Probably my favourite character.
Such a cool design. Bill is really talented.
This game looks so cool. I really want to get it but I'm holding out for the Switch version. If that ends up taking too long I'll just get it on PS4.
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Alright, that's enough for me tonight.
Just got passed the waterfall/cave section on planet Nuluup and entered what seems like another lab.
I really enjoyed the mini bosses scattered in the area I just completed.
Just got passed the waterfall/cave section on planet Nuluup and entered what seems like another lab.
I really enjoyed the mini bosses scattered in the area I just completed.
Came up with a cool job system for the next game (Rx Machina) and thought I'd share. Of course, this is all brainstorming & could be changed between now & release.
Classes:
Unique to each character
Determines base stats, 4 regular abilities (top row), 1 ultimate ability, 1 defend/recharge ability.
Most classes have 4 locked abilities + 3 open slots. All characters eventually unlock a versatile class with 7 open slots (like Freelancer in FF) for late-game customization.
Class LV:
Goes from LV1-10
Each class has a difficulty. Each dungeon has a difficulty. Big XP penalty if dungeon is easier than class. XP bonus if dungeon is harder than class.
As LV goes up, base stats go up too (only while class equipped)
At set LVs, the character (not the class) unlock abilities for use with other classes & new passives.
Total LV:
The combined total LV of all class LVs the character has.
Total LV has no effect by itself (doesn't affect character stats).
At set Total LVs, the character gets bonuses like additional passive & ultimate ability slots.
At set Total Lvs, the character unlocks new classes.
Advantages to this system:
Simple to understand - just select a class, select your extra abilities, and go - while still having plenty of depth & customization options.
Always making progress, no need to respec.
Flexibility - if you get stuck on a boss, you can pull out one of your previous high level classes or try a class you haven't tried yet.
Suits multiple styles of play - grinders can max out everything, everyone else can focus on the key abilities/bonuses they want for rapid progression.
Since class unlocks aren't tied to specific classes, we can save class detail reveals for when they're unlocked making them exciting events without messing up someone's long-term planning.
Job difficulty helps balance things - old classes can be leveled quickly & if you manage to unlock advanced classes early, they're balanced out by being difficult to level.
Since so much is tied to the base class, it's like you're frequently getting brand new characters to play with from a gameplay perspective, but from a story perspective, we get to keep a small cast and better focus on their characters & personalities without getting overwhelmed by too many characters.
Relatively easy to program.
Classes:
Unique to each character
Determines base stats, 4 regular abilities (top row), 1 ultimate ability, 1 defend/recharge ability.
Most classes have 4 locked abilities + 3 open slots. All characters eventually unlock a versatile class with 7 open slots (like Freelancer in FF) for late-game customization.
Class LV:
Goes from LV1-10
Each class has a difficulty. Each dungeon has a difficulty. Big XP penalty if dungeon is easier than class. XP bonus if dungeon is harder than class.
As LV goes up, base stats go up too (only while class equipped)
At set LVs, the character (not the class) unlock abilities for use with other classes & new passives.
Total LV:
The combined total LV of all class LVs the character has.
Total LV has no effect by itself (doesn't affect character stats).
At set Total LVs, the character gets bonuses like additional passive & ultimate ability slots.
At set Total Lvs, the character unlocks new classes.
Advantages to this system:
Simple to understand - just select a class, select your extra abilities, and go - while still having plenty of depth & customization options.
Always making progress, no need to respec.
Flexibility - if you get stuck on a boss, you can pull out one of your previous high level classes or try a class you haven't tried yet.
Suits multiple styles of play - grinders can max out everything, everyone else can focus on the key abilities/bonuses they want for rapid progression.
Since class unlocks aren't tied to specific classes, we can save class detail reveals for when they're unlocked making them exciting events without messing up someone's long-term planning.
Job difficulty helps balance things - old classes can be leveled quickly & if you manage to unlock advanced classes early, they're balanced out by being difficult to level.
Since so much is tied to the base class, it's like you're frequently getting brand new characters to play with from a gameplay perspective, but from a story perspective, we get to keep a small cast and better focus on their characters & personalities without getting overwhelmed by too many characters.
Relatively easy to program.
Oh man there was a sale? Disappointed I missed that.
1) The game was supposedly riddled with bugs, and I held off. Devs seemed insistent on patching. So hows the state of the game now?
2) No DLC or extra content, right?
3) What were some of the shortcomings/complaints? I think I recall some criticism on length or a rushed ending but I cant recall
1) The game was supposedly riddled with bugs, and I held off. Devs seemed insistent on patching. So hows the state of the game now?
2) No DLC or extra content, right?
3) What were some of the shortcomings/complaints? I think I recall some criticism on length or a rushed ending but I cant recall
Oh yeah, I remember initial presentation about plot of CSH being "Alyssa getting in danger due to her identity being accidentally revealed". I assume this was very basic and vague description since one don't really want to give everything away, but even considering that I have to assume there were some noticeable plot changes during the development.
I'm interested in checking this out later. Did I read its coming to Switch? If not I'll just go PS4.
I met you at PSX, super nice, I pre-ordered CSH as soon as it was up on PSN. Unfortunately it's still in my backlog but will be played soon!
It might come out on the Switch at some time in the future, but if it does, it's not any time soon. I don't have a Switch devkit and I haven't done any work on a Switch version. If we do a Switch port, it'll probably be after the next game comes out unless Nintendo changes their policies drastically.
I kick-started this, but actually didn't make it far in. I lost power one day and lost a good chunk of time on the PS4 version. I decided to just wait and pray for a Switch version. If it happens, I'll buy it again and actually finish it.
The single most time consuming aspect of CSH was the on-map battles which is why we're strongly considering a 1st person perspective for the next game. Like it'd be cool if we could do every game like CSH, but CSH took us 4 years to make & hasn't broken even yet. If we can go back to making & releasing games yearly, it will be much more likely that we actually make money.
Aww that's pretty disappointing to hear since I was holding out for that version. Oh well, guess I'll resort to PS4.
That's really sad to hear. Indie devs really have it rough. Does this mean you will need to use Kickstarter again for your next project?
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Alright, had some time to kill after a long session of COD:WW2 lol.
Finally finished the game (and platinumed it too!!).
First can i just say THANK YOU for incorporating a grind-less, straightforward trophy list.
All i had to do was complete everything the game had to offer and the platinum was mine.
Secondly, this game was heaps of fun. Great effort.
Finally finished the game (and platinumed it too!!).
First can i just say THANK YOU for incorporating a grind-less, straightforward trophy list.
All i had to do was complete everything the game had to offer and the platinum was mine.
Secondly, this game was heaps of fun. Great effort.
We're going to try to do the next one without Kickstarter since Kickstarter takes a lot of additional work and isn't as popular these days as it was a few years ago.
I think Robert considered it. To me Patreon sounds a bit like an ongoing Kickstarter campaign that never ends. Meaning, the pros and cons are, you have this "other funding" for your project but you also have continuous commitments on top of dev itself. So I dunno. Personally I prefer the strategy of focusing on and releasing games, and then also doing what we can to promote the ones that are out while working on the next. Old school I guess haha.
We're gonna do that physical release on PS4/Vita. I think there might be some other physical type stuff down the line too. It's another avenue to generating revenue on top of porting to platforms / participating in promos.
Point is, right now with CSH we have a single PC release and a single console release. With the Vita, XBO, and Mac/Linux, on top of physical releases and some other stuff I'm planning, there's a huge amount of potential for just this game to sell, even before whatever holiday discount sales thingies.
So it's too early to say how well this has succeeded considering it's only been released on a couple of places so far.
Also here's some art for you:
Enjoy!
Another update:
Just finished putting together the manual for PS4/Vita. It's 76 pages long. Lots of art, interviews, lyrics, character info etc.
We're gonna do that physical release on PS4/Vita. I think there might be some other physical type stuff down the line too. It's another avenue to generating revenue on top of porting to platforms / participating in promos.
Point is, right now with CSH we have a single PC release and a single console release. With the Vita, XBO, and Mac/Linux, on top of physical releases and some other stuff I'm planning, there's a huge amount of potential for just this game to sell, even before whatever holiday discount sales thingies.
So it's too early to say how well this has succeeded considering it's only been released on a couple of places so far.
Also here's some art for you:
Enjoy!
Another update:
Just finished putting together the manual for PS4/Vita. It's 76 pages long. Lots of art, interviews, lyrics, character info etc.
I have had this since release and have put around 6 hours into it and then I got distracted by Persona 5.
I look forward to finishing it up soon. Great game.
I look forward to finishing it up soon. Great game.
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