Lovecraft's Untold Stories

Really love this game, looking forward to the full version. I do have one question though. Is there no way to adjust volume/audio, or am I a dumb and completely missing it? The volume range seems a bit extreme. The music is whisper quiet (but very nice), but if I turn it up loud enough to hear it, the footsteps while moving around sound like I'm stuck wearing Link's Iron Boots.

Love the look and game play for this one.  Can't wait to download and give it a go.

Round two! So, I feel like I've got a much better feel for the combat, but I did have to rely heavily on the heal over time effects of the small medkits and it felt like I was kinda spamming them. Due to their low cost and massive healing capabilities they feel a little overpowered, but with the combat as fast as it is right now, I can't say that's a complaint.

Now, my biggest issue this time around was the sanity mechanic. If the player is going to be punished with death in a game that has a reset and randomize as its core function, there absolutely needs to be a way to track ones sanity. In a game about exploration and curiosity it is natural and vital that the player investigate all they come across and lacking the information to make informed decisions on interacting with objects that can potentially kill you makes for the cheapest death I've seen in the game so far. I'm not all for removing the mechanic, but there needs to be some way the player can keep track of that in order to know if inspecting objects is worth the risk.

Lastly, the respawns and re-randomization . This might be a case of 'this genre isn't for me" which may very well be a valid counter to my complaints, and if it's something you're intent on keeping, by all means do so. But, even understanding that this is a demo, there is little to no sense of character progression throughout the lives played, only the sense that I've gotten a bit better at not dying. Some sort of carryover to a new life, even if it's just an option in a hidden menu, would be a huge plus to me. Be that some basic stats, items or something along those lines, it would make the character feel like they were making some progress as well as the player. My other idea was to have a single map generation for a save, where you always respawn on the same generation of a map until you decide you want a new one. I don;t know the scale of the game in its entirety or even if you plan any other locations, but being able to learn and efficiently move through a map when death is punished so completely would be a huge respite from the current system.

Most of this is just me tossing ideas around and may severely conflict with what you want your game to be, but even adding these as optional tweaks in some sort of accessibility menu might increase the appeal while still leaving the hardcore stuff in for the "purist" crowd. I'd love to hear your thoughts on all this and I hope you enjoy the second episode! Despite all my criticism, I do really love this game.

Hi CoalFire! Honestly? We watched the video way before receiving your message here. Pretty impressive how quick you got it, so first of all... Thank you for the support!

The team really enjoyed every minute, most of all, because for you it was a first hands on, so for us, your commentaries were totally constructive, and helpful.

Let me try to answer you to some doubts that I saw that you had during the recording, and also give you some insight about the project itself.

You are totally right, our approach is of a Roguelike game, but we are including strong adventure elements (quick quests and events, as you faced during the video) quests with several steps, puzzles, traps, etc...

There will be plenty of items, that will mix their properties between other, will improve your skills, etc... but, as you also saw in the quest of the corpse, there is the sanity issue. In order to control how powerful the character becomes, and as part of the strategy, we have added a sanity system. The more you become aware of the Cthulhu mythos, the crazier you become, so the more powerful the item is, the more sanity you will lose if you use it.

There will be unlockable playable characters, through special quests, there will be plenty of minibosses, and of course, big encounters with the well known monsters of the mythos: Cthulhu, Dagon, etc...

We have a lot of work to do until the release (planned for Q3 of 2018) and this demo will help us to improve, among other things, the balancing of the action. You are totally right, now monsters are too fast and too agressive, and dodging, though possible, it is quite difficult, and it is needed a more aggressive approach, in order to survive.

Answering to the question of "What's the info?" it is one of the currencies in the game. There are two different shops, with specific items on each of them. One trades with money, the other, with info.

Why the 4 axis? Well, for us it was a strong reference "Binding of Isaac: Rebirth" which uses the same 4 axis way of shooting, but we are still considering adding the diagonals, so the character will shoot on 8 axis, but that's pending on confirmation. At this stage, though mouse is not available, it is possible to play with Gamepad, making it much easier, actually.

And... I think that's it. I would love to see a second part of your video, and I will be pleased to help you, in anyway I can.

We have linked your video on our Facebook page, btw... https://www.facebook.com/LovecraftUntoldStories

So, thanks again for your support, and Im open to any question you may have.

Best,

Blini Games