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NextFest Demos General Review

I'm gonna write what I think of the demos I played this NextFest. Each title is a link to the Steam Page, be sure to grab yourself a demo if NextFest isn't over (June 10-17, 2024). If not, some of them might still have public demos, and some of them might be out by the time you read this!

NextFest has ended but demos still remain! Check them out or wishlist them if they’re in pre-release.

500 Caliber Contractz

Mario 64 but you have a high-caliber sniper rifle. It's honestly more often a movement tool than a weapon, and the movement tech in this game is quite interesting. I haven't gotten it quite down yet. I’ll write more about it later.

Aero GPX

Reminds me of Kirby Air Ride.

Airborne Empire

This game is seriously addictive. I meant to give it 30 minutes (around the minimum time I’ve been giving there games), and it took 3 hours. The whole conceit of the game is that you are building an airborne city. All sorts of things matter, such as the tilt (you can’t just pile it all onto one side), the lift (you need to add fans, which need to be manned by citizens, to allow for enough lift to build more stuff), and propulsion (buildings will slow you down, so you can build propellers and stuff to help you move faster), as well as food and water and coal) to keep everything running) and various building resources which you gather by deploying workers to deposits on the land using a hangar. Light is also important to stop accidents at night… there’s all the little systems you need to manage. I really love it. Usually in city builders I get really stressed about strategic placement and how me not leaving space next to that big useless rock turns out to be a mistake when I advance in the tech tree and learn the rock is actually the most useful and I trapped it under an underpass. Airborne Empires can have the “I didn’t know how big this building is so I didn’t leave enough space here” problem (I really wish I could preview buildings before I had the resources to build them), but it’s mostly fine. The tilt and lighting systems lead to making a spread-out base. You recruit more citizens by hiring them from settlements below, but you’ll have to feed them all, and at least where I am in the game, you can only gather food and water, not generate it.it’s visually very cute, all the people are birds, and the talking sounds are birdcalls. It’s pretty chill most of the time, even the occasional pirate attack isn’t that bad, especially if you get defense towers, since you can repair pretty quickly. I could play the game for days on end, honestly. I love it.

Akimbot

A very fun 3D platformer, reminds me of Ratchet & Clank, Crash Bandicoot, Skylanders, etc. The whole game looks really nice and stylized. I played with the Acid Sprayer and found it to be very fun. The voice acting and dialogue were a smidge lacking at times (Exe feels compelled to go "Tch" every time Shipset talks, and Shipset cannot shut up, but it didn't annoy me.) Overall I'm excited to see how the full game turns out!

Aloft

I didn’t find Aloft interesting. It’s not that I don’t like survival games, per se, it’s that my patience with survival games is really low. (300 hours of DST has changed me.) They need to be really interesting for me to stick, because if not, I sink untold hours into them getting progressively more and more annoyed. Aloft is probably someone’s cup of tea, but it ain’t mine. Sorry.

Beyond These Stars

Coming Soon!

Dice & Fold

A very fun roguelike deckbuilder game that's more about rolling dice than drawing cards. Enemies have slots you must fill to defeat them. Some enemies require exact rolls (say, a 3), and some just have numbers that have to be reduced (say, a 5, and you could put a 2 and a 3 in it to complete the slot). And there's more like doubles slots, slots that only accept odd or even numbers, etc. Your hero has an ability that you can earn by filling in the required slot on your hero card, there's all sorts of items and companions that alter the game in little ways... it's really fun and I'd love to play more of it in the future!

Dimhaven Enigmas

I love the graphics, just to get that out of the way. Pixilated textures are to die for, I’m a huge sucker for PSX or DS/3DS-style textures. It’s an interesting puzzle game, it’s pretty intriguing, but dangit if I’m not bad at puzzles, lmao. It’s tough! It really makes you work for the answer, I like that, but I can’t really write review of a completed demo because of it. Try it out!

Dustborn

It seemed… interesting. The graphics look good, the fight mechanics seem to have a bit of meat, but are sorta unseasoned. (They don’t feel like they flow that easily into each other but that might just be a personal skill issue.) The humor and writing isn’t really my cup of tea, it feels sorta like they’re always talking, and the lines in combat seem to overlap sometimes but I’m sure that’s unintended. Idk if I personally will be buying the full game, I’d rather wait for a review of the full game to see if I wanna buy it, but I don’t hate it.

Gladio Mori

Gladio Mori explores an interesting concept of a physics-based medieval weapon fighting game that oftentimes feels a bit like TABS if you were in complete control of a unit. It's definitely interesting. Right now there's only 3 weapons and no move editor, but I feel like the simple existence of a move editor means that in the future, there's untold levels of complexity to be found in this game. Has multiplayer!

Goblin Cleanup

It’s fun. There’s not much to say about it, as it’s just a simpler Viscera Cleanup Detail, but it’s cute, honestly. There’s some interesting quirks and level progression things, such as being able to light slimes on fire to be semi-infinite, faster mops, and you can do a lot with traps and stuff. Sorta simple as-is, unless I just missed the really cool stuff. (I haven’t played all of the demo yet, only the first two levels.)

I Am Your Beast

This game is amazing. The presentation of cutscenes is phenomenal; I really love the big bold letters and colored background. It's simple but it does its job. The voice acting is great, too. And the gameplay is just amazing. The amount of speed and precision you can move and attack with is on point. I'd suggest everyone

Kaiserpunk

Coming Soon!

KILL KNIGHT

Kill Knight has some wicked graphics. They look like they’re crackling with an unchained energy, power so great it corrodes the world. The gameplay is tough, I can barely survive a few waves, but the combat is promisingly meaty. Sword kills fuel the heavy weapon, and enemy drops can fuel the bfg thing (forgot its name). I’m not used to twin-stick shooters so I don’t know how much is innovative and interesting and how much is in every twin-stick shooter, but I certainly found the game really interesting. Really tough, but really interesting.

MACHI KORO With Everyone

Only the offline tutorial as of now, which is kinda annoying since i can't even try to run an offline hotseat game. But, it teaches Machi Koro pretty well. I like Machi Koro I like this game. It is nothing more or less than being just Machi Koro.

Metal Slug Tactics

Coming Soon!

Once Human

Open-World Survival Horror MMO. I’m only into survival horror, really, and was playing alone (I’m not that into MMOs except with friends). The systems seem okay, the combat is about what you would expect with heavy and light attacks and simple chains… the character creator is pretty good. (And I love myself a good character creator.) Not my cup of tea.

One Btn Bosses

It’s a bullet hell but you only need one button. Your “ship” moves on a ring outside the boss, and you use the button to change directions. The faster you’re moving (you gain more speed the longer you travel in a given direction), the faster you shoot. That’s about it for the systems (that I could see, at least. I haven’t beat it.) it’s fun, I’d recommend it to anyone. After all, you only need to press one button!

SCHiM

A very cute puzzle game where you play as the shadow of this one guy. You jump from shadow to shadow to navigate the levels. The art is beautiful accented neutrals, the music and sound design is really cute and musical, reminiscent of Untitled Goose Game. It’s really cute!

Screw Drivers

It’s Lego Technic as a racing game. To be completely honest, it just didn’t click well with me. The building aspect of it felt like every Lego Technic I’ve ever built, plus actual engineering. You need to connect the engine to the axel to the drive wheels, and set those to steerable… I know that’s simple, but it’s a bit too complicated for me to play that much. I’m a simple woman. Seemed fun to drive the cars, tho.

SWORN

It’s Hades but with Arthurian Legend. I don’t really know what more to say. It controls like Hades (well, I played Hades on the Switch, so maybe keybinds are different than I expect) it’s got similar systems of boons, in-level currency and cumulative secondary currencies, et cetera, et cetera. This isn’t a slight against it, I really like it! I can’t really speak for its writing since I can’t find much and I’m sure not all of it is in as of yet, but what I could find in-game was interesting. I don’t quite understand the world and how the Holy Grail and pagan deities and King Arthur all feed into why these monsters are about, but I’m assuming that’s elaborated on as you go through. I’d be willing to get the full game.

Tactical Breach Wizards

I adore this game. The graphics are really cute, the combat puzzles are really interesting and fun (I like this genre of games, I’m totally blanking on the name tho) and the writing… oh the writing. The writing is so good. The jokes are right up my alley, the story is really interesting, the world is the right amount of absurd that the characters can be deadpan about always having newt bones on their person that you can tell that it’s just as much of a half-joke in-universe as you’d expect. It’s really fun and I’m hoping to play the full game upon release.

Tavern Talk

I loved this game. The sound design is so peaceful and soothing, the writing I really like, there’s a lot of good jokes and just tender moments. I love Fable, the main other character in the game. They’re an anxious ranger who wants to get out into the world and go on adventures, they’re so cute. The other character, Caerlin, is nice too. The art is beautiful, I’m really invested in it now! I need to get the full game!

Tiny Glade

Cute game where you can do a bit of finely-controlled procedural generation of a little landscape, and take photos of it. I played game last NextFest called Dystopika that was like this but with a cyberpunk city. Tiny Glade is cute, simple, and allows you to make little houses and landscapes. It’s cute, I’m sure people will like it, but it just ain’t my genre.

[tripleeyejosh]

Akimbot is a fantastic 3D platformer inspired by PlayStation classics like Jak & Daxter and Ratchet & Clank. But it can't help but be overshadowed by Astro Bot - another robot-themed, PlayStation-inspired 3D platformer that released just one week later.

[cartoontriper]

Exe, From Akimbot

[hardcoregamer]

Review: Akimbot

Overall, Akimbot is a fun platformer that can be expanded upon with a sequel. The weapons are too simple for a sci-fi game like this, but they all feel fantastic to control nonetheless. Some performance issues plague the levels, but Akimbot does surprise with stellar production value and interesting gameplay elements that keep the game feeling fresh. 

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[agumonger]

So uh this game is really good I'm buying it now thanks

[bumblevoid]

akimbot!!! i'm about five hours in, just started the... lava zone? i forgot the name i had a club meeting between then and now whoops

but uh

HOLY SHIT ITS SO GOOD

it is exactly the kind of platformer/shooter i've been craving!! very ratchet & clank style, more platforming than rift apart had (which is my biggest critique of ra)

the controls!! are so fun!! and shipset is hilarious oml

fav weapon so far is the akimbos and the sniper. don't have everything yet though obv

i have only found one bug, which is wild considering i usually crash games within an hour of first starting them (or softlock myself, i try to jump in way too many spots) and it was an easy fix until the devs are aware. in full-screen mode it doesn't register my mouse in the right spot on my second monitor, but simply using borderless or windowed fixes that

but i've been loving it!! expect a plot ramble once i've finished but for now i've got an 8am lab to sleep for. enjoy the two screenshots i have taken in the exact same area because i forgot what my screenshot key was

[gebo4482]

Akimbot - Launch Trailer | PS5 Games

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[hellman55]

AKIMBOT Full Gameplay Walkthrough / No Commentary【FULL GAME】 4K 60FPS Ultra HD

[govindhtech]

DLSS 3 Improves Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Frame Rates

Frame rates in Akimbot, EVOTINCTION, Funko Fusion, and Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown are multiplied by DLSS 3.

DLSS 3

With over 600 games and apps that use RTX technologies, GeForce RTX gamers can enjoy the ultimate PC experience every week with the release or announcement of new titles that use NVIDIA DLSS, NVIDIA Reflex, and sophisticated ray-traced effects.

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Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown, Funko Fusion, and EVOTINCTION all arrive this week with day-one compatibility for DLSS 3! Furthermore, DeathSprint 66 is coming this week with day-one support for DLSS Super Resolution, and Akimbot is now available with DLSS 3.

EVOTINCTION

EVOTINCTION With Ray Tracing & DLSS 3 Available September 13th.

In the future research center EVOTINCTION by Spikewave Games and Astrolabe Games, you take on the role of Dr. Liu, the only person capable of stopping rogue AIs. To defeat robotic enemies and find the secrets that might mean the difference between humanity’s continued existence and eventual extinction, use a range of hacking techniques. Dr. Liu lacks military experience, so he must depend on cunning, stealth, and technological know-how to hack, interfere with, and defeat opposing AIs and the robots they command.

EVOTINCTION Game

Ray-traced reflections and day-one support for DLSS 3 will be added to the PC version of EVOTINCTION when it debuts on September 13th, resulting in faster performance.

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With all settings maxed out and ray tracing enabled, DLSS Super Resolution and Frame Generation on GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs increase frame rates by 3.9X on average at 4K, providing the ultimate experience to anybody with a GeForce RTX 4070 or faster GPU.

Frame rates are boosted by up to 2.6X on average at 2560×1440 and 1920×1080, allowing owners of GeForce RTX 40 Series GPUs to play at more than 60 FPS even with all settings fully maximized.

Funko Fusion

Funko Fusion Release Date

Funko Fusion Will Release Reflex & DLSS 3 on September 13th. With DLSS 3 and Reflex included from day one, GeForce RTX players can get even more out of Funko Fusion when it comes on September 13.

Funko Fusion Games

Discover a fandom celebration unlike anything you’ve ever seen in Funko Fusion! Relive classic scenes from your preferred motion pictures, television series, comic books, and more in a brand-new, genuine experience created by fans, for fans.

Engage in combat with adversaries and solve riddles across vibrant, vast realms that brim with character and mysteries. Choose from more than sixty distinct playable characters from more than twenty different series, all meticulously reimagined in Funko Pop! form. Then combine them to create new universes for your favorite characters!

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Launching on September 12th, Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown including DLSS 3 and Reflex.

Trial Run A massively open online racing game (M.O.O.R.) called Unlimited Solar Crown, developed by KT Racing and Nacon, is based on Hong Kong Island and is scaled 1:1. Participate in Solar Crown, an amazing tournament hosted by the powerful group Radiant. You may freely explore the island’s many settings while driving amazing speedsters made by renowned manufacturers like Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, Koenigsegg, Dodge, Apollo, and many more. You can also participate in the most famous events held on Hong Kong Island.

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown Release Date 2024

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown will support DLSS 3 and Reflex from day one at launch on September 12th, giving GeForce RTX players better performance and more responsive racing.

DeathSprint 66

DeathSprint 66 with DLSS Super Resolution and DLAA will be available on September 12th.

Sumo Digital & Secret Mode’s DeathSprint 66 is a violent race to the finish that combines fast-paced foot racing with lethal obstacles and vicious skills. Go faster than ever, challenge boundaries, and take pride in your accomplishments.

Deathsprint 66 Gameplay

Take part in eight-person PvP foot races via challenging obstacle courses that redefine entertainment. Through a succession of lethal courses, you must run, leap, drift, and slide your way to gain HYPE. Chain together traversals to create a flow state. Get access to thrilling and lethal skills like Enraged Charge, Seeker Drone, Mag Shield, and everyone’s favorite, the GIGA SAW, by gathering Tributes. Effective use of one’s abilities may be the difference between victory and defeat; your race depends on your ability to make snap judgments.

When DeathSprint 66 launches on September 12th, GeForce RTX users will be able to increase the frame rate during the fast-paced races by using the game’s day-one support for DLSS Super Resolution. If frame rates are already very high, DLAA is also available, allowing you to achieve extremely high picture quality.

Akimbot

Akimbot, DLSS 3, DLAA, and Reflex are now available.

Akimbot Game

Play as Exe, an outlaw robot with his surprising sidekick, Shipset, in Akimbot, Evil Raptor and PLAION’s 3D action-adventure platformer. You’ll have to blast your way past armies of robots, fly spaceships, operate vehicles, and build your own path on a journey to rescue the universe from approaching disaster. Experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action as you cruise the galaxy in this sci-fi planet where only robots live!

With DLSS 3, DLAA, and Reflex included from day one, GeForce RTX players hopping into action in Akimbot will have the finest experience imaginable.

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[gamingingoodcompany]

Today, I finished Akimbot

If you really need to scratch your Ratchet & Clank itch, then this will tide you over for maybe eight hours. Alternatively, replay the other Ratchet & Clank games. I don't think Akimbot is bad, per se, but it definitely feels like it copies the surface of its inspirations without knowing what really makes them good. That, and the story doesn't make a lot of sense and the characters are just extremely annoying. Shipset is a completely useless Claptrap of a Clank who does absolutely nothing useful for the entire game but still hitches a ride throughout the story far beyond any reasponable point where anyone else would've fired him out of the airlock.

Gunplay's decent but the platforming and shooting don't integrate as well as they ought to, like two separate games that keep interjecting into each other rather than coming into a single nice formula. There's a lot of confusing design decisions that don't break the game but do feel like symptoms of a game that was never going to reach its full potential.

[twohitgames]

Akimbot ya está disponible en consolas y PC

Akimbot, un juego de plataformas y acción en 3D, ya está a la venta en PlayStation 5, Xbox Series y PC de la mano de Evil Raptor y Plaion. Ya está disponible la demo gratuita de Akimbot para jugar a través del navegador mediante la plataforma Playruo hasta el próximo 7 de septiembre. La demo es accesible para todos los navegadores excepto Safari y Firefox y no es compatible con dispositivos…

[paulsemel]

In my hands-on preview of the robotic action game "Akimbot," I got to see just how "Ratchet"- this game gets. https://paulsemel.com/akimbot-sgf-play-days-2024-preview/ 🎮🤖🔫

[tripleeyejosh]

Steam Next Fest is coming to a close, but not before I look at some of the best retro styled indie games that were recently announced!

[tomorrowedblog]

First look at Akimbot

A new trailer has been released for Akimbot, which is set to release August 29, 2024.

In the action-adventure platformer, Akimbot, blast your way through armies of robots, pilot spaceships and forge your own path to save the universe from impending doom! Set in a sci-fi world where only robots exist, travel the galaxy and experience non-stop robot mayhem and explosive action!

[hardcoregamer]

10 Games to Play if You Love Space Marine 2

So what happens when it's over? All campaigns come to an end and with only six total operations of the game, replayability is limited. Thankfully for you and your fellow Space Marines, there are plenty of similar titles that you (and your squad) can hop into and start playing.

Check them out!

[g4zdtechtv]

Cinematech's Trailer Park - Akimbot (Multiplatform)

Gear up for Robot Mayhem!