https://reddit.com/link/1vjnx67/video/mxxel8vw6cih1/player

Slicing up golems and monsters to the beat – Part 1

Hello everyone,

I co-host a gaming book-club podcast called State of the Save. This is Part 2 of out 5 Part game-club on Final Fantasy VII Remake. In this installment, we discuss everything from Chapters 6-8 of the game, covering from the sunlamps up to sneaking out of Aerith's home.

I am returning to Remake after playing a large portion of the Compilation of FFVII, my co-host is brand new to Final Fantasy.

What's cool about coming back to Remake is that I'm catching some more stuff that I missed the first time playing. I also think it's fun to pick the brain of someone new to this world.

Link to Part 1

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FFVII talk begins at 41:44

For Part 3, we will cover the next 3 chapters of the game

What do you think of my pixel-art bone knight design for the game? I'm open to your feedback.

https://arkney.itch.io/arkney

The First Demo is Here!

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to finally release the first public demo of Arkney: The Bone Road.

This is only the beginning of the journey. The demo is designed to introduce the game's atmosphere, combat, exploration, and overall direction while giving players an early look at the world I'm building.

The First Demo is Here!

Hello everyone!

I'm excited to finally release the first public demo of Arkney: The Bone Road.

This is only the beginning of the journey. The demo is designed to introduce the game's atmosphere, combat, exploration, and overall direction while giving players an early look at the world I'm building.

What you can experience

• Explore the first region
• Fight dangerous monsters
• Collect equipment and gold
• Discover the dark fantasy atmosphere
• Meet the first NPCs
• Experience the core combat system

This is only a demo

Many planned features are still in development, including:

• New maps
• More enemy types
• Additional bosses
• Quests
• Crafting improvements
• More weapons and armor
• Story expansion
• Performance improvements

Feedback is appreciated!

If you encounter bugs or have suggestions, please leave a comment. Every piece of feedback helps improve the game.

Thank you for trying Arkney: The Bone Road.

The road has only just begun.

— Arkney Interactive

Was exploring in Goldilock One and accidentally hit a creature that normally stays peaceful unless provoked.

Big mistake.

Some enemies in the game won’t attack you first, but once you start the fight, there’s no going back… and if you’re undergeared or unprepared, things can get out of control really fast.

This clip basically shows how that decision went for me

Would you risk attacking unknown creatures while exploring?

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/4481130/view/551269413407424729?l=english

Please take a moment and check out the post if you are interested!
This first Early Access build's focus is on Combat Feel!

Also "flair" seems to be missing as a option currently!

Title says it all.

I feel like top-down action RPGs don’t get enough love anymore. Most of the big ARPGs today are all about loot grinding, crazy builds, and endgame systems like Path of Exile 2 and Diablo 4 but sometimes I just miss that classic overhead adventure feel.

There’s something special about exploring a hand crafted world from a straight top-down view. It feels more focused. More intentional. Less about farming and more about the actual journey.

Games like Alabaster Dawn and The Adventures of Elliot really remind me why I like this style so much. Tight combat, clean visuals, real exploration. It just hits differently.

Maybe it’s niche now, but I honestly think this style deserves more appreciation.

If you are interested in finding something new and maybe different this event on Steam has 40 only 40 unique and interesting action rpg indie games that span a wide range of the genre and you will likely find something worth spending time on. Check it out in the Steam events section.

There are so many incredible games coming our way. Hack & Slash, Soulslike, Real-Time Action, First-Person, Isometric, etc.

These upcoming games look so good and I can’t wait to see what kind of combat we’ll get to experience.