Josh Bycer

@gwbycer.bsky.social

Game Design Critic, player of all indie games https://www.game-wisdom.com https://www.youtube.com/c/game-wisdom https://discord.gg/jGWxsj2eZH https://www.routledge.com/Game-Design-Deep-Dive/book-series/CRCGDDD https://www.patreon.com/c/GWBycer

early thoughts on Withering Realms, there is a greater focus on customization compared to the first, and fighting in full 3D does help some of the jank of the combat. I'm curious to see what else will be added and balanced through EA store.steampowered.com/app/3441990/...

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A ghost and her doll guardian explore the mysterious town of Penwyll and the sprawling graveyards, tombs, caves and rotting estates that surround it in this Horror Action RPG from the creator of Withe...

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The news surrounding Bit Reactor letting go most of its staff before Zero Company is horrible. I need this game to succeed as I need more X-Com-likes; a man can only X-Com with XPiratez for so long...it's a really long time, but still.

I just saw the saddest thing yet, a H game popped up on the popular searches on steam and it has an AI description " AI-assisted tools are used to improve production efficiency for details, backgrounds, and H-scenes."

I've been going through House 2 and I did a late night play and got the true good ending, just in time for the game to soft lock. Now I have to run around like a madman a second time to get it.