Online RPG Inkbound Launching On Steam Early Access May 22nd | MMORPG.com

Comments

• ashiru_1978 Member RarePosts: 818

  March 2023

  Looks like a somewhat interesting game, but too much purple for me, it's nauseating just looking at it.

  
• maskedweasel Member LegendaryPosts: 12,178

  March 2023

  ashiru_1978 said:

  Looks like a somewhat interesting game, but too much purple for me, it's nauseating just looking at it.

  It is a lot of purple now that you mention it. It's a really good game though if you like card, turn based strategy, and roguelike games. I'm looking forward to it.

  

  
  

  
  
• Valdheim Member RarePosts: 614

  March 2023

  I agree with the look of the game being to purple but I have to say that because of it's look I almost didn't play the demo/beta and almost would have missed what is actually a very fun game with a quite unique combat system. It's a shame it doesn't speak much to me visually.

  
• kitarad Member LegendaryPosts: 7,910

  March 2023

  I tried this out during the week Steam allows you to play these not yet released games. Cannot recall what that event was called and I enjoyed it. It was fun.

  
• ashiru_1978 Member RarePosts: 818

  March 2023 edited March 2023

  
  

  Valdheim said:

  
  

  I agree with the look of the game being to purple but I have to say that because of it's look I almost didn't play the demo/beta and almost would have missed what is actually a very fun game with a quite unique combat system. It's a shame it doesn't speak much to me visually.

  
  

  
  
  This is extremely prevalent in newer games, basically put, it's usually for some evil force. The stereotype is that the bad guys have it, it's a dark color with some neon to it. Here are a few examples:
  
  ===================================
  
  Heroes 3 Dungeon: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mightandmagic/images/b/ba/H3-DungeonTown.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100622150016&path-prefix=en
  
  Heroses 6 Dungeon (Purple Neon): https://www.destructoid.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/253150-shadesofdarknessspread.jpg
  
  
  ===================================
  
  Heroes 3 Inferno: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/mightandmagic/images/1/1a/H3-InfernoTown.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20100622140015&path-prefix=en
  
  Heroes 6 Inferno (Red Neon): https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vCqp-IX39gg/maxresdefault.jpg
  
  
  ===================================
  
  Heroes 3 Necropolis: https://heroes.thelazy.net/images/b/b1/Necropolis-in.png
  
  Heroes 6 Necropolis (Green Neon): https://i.ytimg.com/vi/aiflfAHIVIM/maxresdefault.jpg
  
  
  ===================================
  
  Kel'Thuzad: https://www.warcrafttavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/WotLK-Classic-Naxxramas-KelThuzad-Featured-Image-scaled.jpg
  
  C'Thun: https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/75169-cthun.jpg
  
  Lich King (Blue Neon): https://64.media.tumblr.com/3a71dd608ab8be128b6e841f792eca79/4793fc00b6381baf-e1/s1280x1920/fe722ae07042da1a8e00f6f85381b34f44095ff6.jpg
  
  Illidan (Green Neon): https://wow.zamimg.com/uploads/screenshots/normal/82362-illidan-stormrage.jpg
  
  Deathwing (Red Neon): https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Deathwing-WoW.jpg
  
  ===================================
  
  You can see the comparison between HoMM3 and MMH6 how in 3 they use simplistic designs to convey the theme of the faction and how masterfully have they accomplished it, in 6 all they do is give the bad guys some base dark color like black or gray and then slap some neon on top and this now means they are the bad guys, it doesn't mean it's some weird themed nightclub.
  
  Same goes for WoW - in Vanilla, the last bosses of Naxxramas and Ahn'Qiraj don't have this stupid disco neon on black theme and they still look unique and like how a last boss does.
  
  
  These examples are from when designers had talent and imagination versus now when designers are talentless and it's a miracle how they even have jobs. This is also very prevalent in mobile game where it's the exact same - you see some disco neon on black guy and you know he is the bad one. I think this is another dumbing-down of games that caters to the lowest common denominator - bad games made for people whose bar is set so low that they don't even care about anything anymore.
  
  Imagine how good WoW would have looked if they did not go for this dumbed-down cartoony art style since TBC. The game would have still looked unique and not boring and trying to impress people with neon lights.
  
  It's like Activision are color-coding the game for toddlers:
  
  - TBC - the green game
  - WoTLK - the blue game
  - CATA - the red game
  - MISTS - the green game
  - WoD - the red/orange game
  - BfA - the purple game
  - SL - the light blue game
  - DF - the light green game
  
  I think they think their players are idiots or maybe it's true.

  
• Blowfeld81 Member UncommonPosts: 71

  March 2023

  Fantastic news.
  
  For me it was the best demo of the last Next fest and even in pre- alpha I easily could pull in 20h to 100% (minus one bugged task) what was there.
  
  Day 1 buy for me, especially after how great Monster Train was.

  
• Mendel Member LegendaryPosts: 5,609

  March 2023

  I enjoyed the demo, too.  But it isn't a long term game for me -- more a lobby game than anything else.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  Logic, my dear, merely enables one to be wrong with great authority.
• [Deleted User] Posts: 0

  March 2023

  The user and all related content has been deleted.
• Kyleran Member LegendaryPosts: 43,498

  March 2023

  So now developers are building season passes into games pre-launch... 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

  "True friends stab you in the front." | Oscar Wilde 
  

  "I need to finish" - Christian Wolff: The Accountant

  Just trying to live long enough to play a new, released MMORPG, playing New Worlds atm
  

  Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. Pvbs 18:2, NIV
  

  Don't just play games, inhabit virtual worlds™

  "This is the most intelligent, well qualified and articulate response to a post I have ever seen on these forums. It's a shame most people here won't have the attention span to read past the second line." - Anon