#replaying ultrakill is doing things to me

[galactic-mayhem]

Not to be insane on main but I think Gabriel is becoming one of my favorite characters in fiction. I don't think I can properly articulate how seeing the story of this man, who's not only grappling with the fact that he's been manipulated into murdering millions and enforcing the fear and torment of the council but also with his queerness, losing his autonomy and recognition of his identity for having the guts to rightfully question the authority that prides itself on being the last bastion of god, and embracing his damnation with open arms makes me feel. He's a perfectly tragic character, and it's crazy to me how Ultrakill is about him just as much as it's about V1 and the war from which they owe their existence to. And that's not even taking into account how accepting Hakita, New Blood, and Gianni are to portraying his gender non-conformity in their promotional material or portrayal of Gabriel outside of the game. I mean this genuinely, Gabriel is the kind of man I want to become as I transition. Secure in myself, ready to question what's before me, standing up for myself and what I believe in, and ready to fight to the death to be who I am. Gabriel Ultrakill will one day be regarded as some of the best queer representation in gaming and I for one am overjoyed that I get to see it all unfold in its prime. Even as the world closes in around me, I can look to Gabriel and take solace in the fact that I am still alive and I can still fight.

[timeshift-playground]

uhm ultrakill hc talk (V1 and Gabriel edition)

guys did you know i like ultrak- *explodes*

\\also slight suicide mention

-🪷 (Adrian)

VERY LONG POST so the rest is after the cut

V1:

Runs digitigrade

The heels on its feet are actually the jet boosters that let it dash

maybe has small wheels built into its feet to help it slide. maybe. i swear i don't just want the murder robot to have heelies

weird fucking insect THING

Any idea of affection and human actions it has learned from observing its creators interact. Ex. blinking, twiddling its thumbs, etc

Also the concept of it being capable of mercy is very interesting to me. We see in the ferryman fight that once he stops attacking, V1 does too. The same with characters giving monologues and such. It doesn't attack until it knows the target is a threat, and seeing that everything in hell is like completely hostile we don't really get to see it sparing those who don't harm it.

as for killing i feel like it just doesn't feel anything. It doesn't have satisfaction it's just doing what it has to to survive, like a wild animal. I think it's going down through hell not only out of hunger but also curiosity. I mean it probably consumes a lot of blood to run its systems at the capacity it does so. Things like the cybergrind serve as practice when it gets bored (also it def replays its favorite fights)

As for dying i have two ideas

It leaves the pools of blood instead of collecting them for a reason. Once it is destroyed it can absorb blood from the ground to put itself back together. This of course takes time, which is why the enemies and bosses come back after you die. Meaning it's immortal

Hell itself brings V1 back each time because it wants entertainment, maybe resetting time too??? This doesn't really make sense to me tho

Gabriel:

gifted kid syndrome and BADDDDD

Shapeshifter. I don't know why. He has a human form (i refuse to believe he'd be white) and a more angelic form (his head is just a biblically accurate angel

immortal with his light, but can be exhausted with enough harm (ie. first fight)

his wounds heal extremely fast, but the more exhausted he gets the slower he heals (this is why he can taste his blood in the second fight)

this guy. oh my GAWD. Daddy issues times 10000000. Nice chill dude but indebted to his job because the council. I think he had a good friendship with minos before he had to kill him. Secretly played organ and read stories to filth children he didn't think belonged in hell (such as those who died to suicide). The only angel who really dared to step foot or even worry about Hell, so the council used his faith as a tool to manipulate him. This is a majority of what drives him to kill the council after the second fight

Now GabV1el, this shit is so canon.

I don't think they're really a romantic pairing, and it's very likely one sided on Gabriel's side. Gabriel is just enamored with V1 because it's the first thing to ever give him true struggle. Killing Minos? Easy. Killing Sisyphus? Easy. Killing the council? Easy. But V1 just keeps beating him. It's a passion to overcome, to finally beat this machine. And I am not normal about it AT ALL

As for V1, I feel like it doesn't understand the concept of romance. Things like kissing and embracing are just an action like any other to it. Although it may find the concept of affection interesting when all contact with others has always been harm

[mipexch]

okay i've been curious about ultrakill can ya sell me on it (if you're in the mood to ramble)

the beginning of the game offers you all the context you need to know; mankind is dead, blood is fuel, & hell is full. youre a robot with the model name 'V1' currently approaching hell in an effort to get the fuel you need. (blood is also used as a healing mechanic!) i'd say more, but seeing how things go down & figuring out the lore as you go is one of the things that made me really enjoy my time with the game.

it's an fps with a shit ton of weapons and movement mechanics that (despite how stressful it may be at first) come into play very well once you learn how everything works in part with one another. even if you don't get a good grasp on it, there are accessibility settings for everyone. difficulty settings, auto-aim, & a cheat mode really help! (do know that major assists will not let you achieve a perfect rank on levels. this doesn't include difficulty or auto-aim though) it's a really tough game when you first play, so expect to use at least one of these things.

the soundtrack for the game really heightens the experience & makes you feel so much.?!??!? the ost isn't for everyone, but i never enjoyed breakcore before i played this game so i suppose its worth a shot, even if you don't think much of it at first. going through the game & understanding some of the lore before coming back to the ost for another listen really changes a lot of things about it. the characters are really cool & with the way the story is going thus far, i'm. unnecessarily excited for future updates. there's still one more act in production along with a few more secret levels. so if you do end up playing the game and want more, (aside from the huge replay-ability the game offers) there is more to come! the fanbase is also surprisingly very nice. knowing my followerbase i should probably mention that this game has a quite a bit of homoeroticism if you look at a certain fight from a specific angle. im not gonna say anything though

ultrakill isn't a huge game, so don't go in with extremely high expectations, as again this game probably isn't for everyone. but as someone who hasn't played any fps before, i really, really enjoyed this game. it has a very serious tone, but there's tons of funny secrets that make it feel a lot more lighthearted at times. the devs put their whole heart and soul into this shit & the community is growing really fast! if youre thinking about getting the game, go for it. thy end is now!

[secretkryptoniteangel]

Pass the happy! 💛 When you get this, reply with 5 things that make you happy and send this to the last 10 people in your notifications😊

Thanks for the ask! 1. Gaming Recently been doing a long term Factorio playthrough with friends, with Space Exploration. We've spent 5 days and 16 hours in the current save and have a long way to go yet! As well as this Minecraft, Ultrakill, Noita and recently a replay of Brutal Legend, one of my favourite games! my other favourites not mentioned are Homeworld 2, Supreme Commander (via FAF), CrossCode, Reassembly. I've definitely missed a few but hey 2. Animals! I have four Dogs and three guinea pigs, each of which are funky little beasts. Feeding the guinea pigs in the morning as they try to sneak around and grab a piece of carrot or broccoli is always hilarious. :D 3. Programming / Development! I do it as my job and (occasionally depending on how the workday went) in my free time! A lot of the time it's not actually writing code but figuring out how to connect to peripherals, or integrate with other systems, or even just trying to figure out what the hell i was thinking 3 years ago. Currently understand C#, JS, Lua and am learning Rust! Shout out to my raspberry pis, for helping me learn more, and for running a program for 13 days straight and being a heater in winter 2021. 4. Homestuck, I first read it in 2016, which unbeknownst to me at the time was when it was ending. This was also when i was doing my final exams for school, so they took a hit, but eh. My friends are sick of hearing about it after i have never once shut up about it, but tbh they've also not read it yet so i think this is a fair attrition. 5. Silly goofy times, being a dumb bitch with my friends and laughing over nothing. I don't think this needs explaining. :D Tagging 10 people from my recent notifications to pass it on! I'll also send it via asks, in case they don't want my bullshit attached to them :D

@foxgirlinfohazard , @thatnoulguyorsomething , @kidwithadrawingmouse , @sliceofardath , @vilkat-pyrope , @hazelhawthorne , @heirofnepeta , @boycrow , @ech0-1409 , @the-goldsmith

As always, responses are completely optional! Hope you're all having a good time! :D

[demonsteapot]

Silly question!

What are your five favourite videogames (in no particular order)?

Oh, oh! Reading this made me very happy. I get unreasonably excited about these things. (I may list more than five. Favourites are so hard to pick!)

First one that comes to mind is Omori, which I played in late 2021, about a year after it came out. I still have a deep scar in my psyche where that one went in.

... There are a lot of reasons why. The cast are pretty damn relatable (particularly Bagel and Sunny, on a few fronts) the story is a good one, well told– and the ending brought me (an apathetic godsdamn robot) about as close to tears as I can remember in the past few years. It's not a perfect game, but it's one that'll live with me for a long time.

Highly recommend if you have a lot of time to kill (and a lot of patience for filler, because the headspace segments are... well...)

Second, I think, is Celeste, which I played earlier? 2020? 2019?. At first, I picked up this game because "hey, this looks like a cool and challenging platforming game, and I want to try something different!"

All that suffering (Maddy Thorson is a sadist) made the story hit a lot harder. Celeste is... well, I won't gush about it too much, since I don't have much of substance to say, but every freaking part of it resonated with me. Shall we say. Just... just a little bit.

Ultrakill (I first played this in January, I think) also stands tall in my little brain. Now, this one is less about story and more about gameplay, but I honestly still love the game's narrative. It's... a pretty existential game, under all the coins, monsters and style tricks.

Also, the main antagonist is voiced by Gianni Matragrano, which pretty much seals the deal here.

Now I know the game isn't finished, and I'll be really happy to see where the rest of the game's development takes it, but as it stands, it's almost certainly already my favourite FPS. Like, ever. Not that I'm a connoisseur or anything, but what else has: the ability to punch your bullets, an nihilistic dating sim level, a stage dedicated entirely to fishing, and a secret Crash Bandicoot game mode?

Next up, and this comes out of nowhere compared to the first three: LittleBigPlanet 2, a PS3 puzzle-platformer that I remember very fondly. I thought I had to include a game from my (earlier) childhood, and it was either this or Minecraft.

I don't have too much to say about LBP 2, but my younger selves invested quite a lot of time into it, and looking back now, it has a lot of charm. I replayed it once recently, and... Well, still a really good game. Banger soundtrack, too, like all of the above.

I'm torn on what to include for number five, so I'll just go through both of my choices.

Terraria is definitely up here. I have sunk hours upon hours upon hours (about 1.5K total on my Steam install) into this game with a friend, and while it may not be perfect, it's a game that I've come to know and love a lot. It's one of those multiplayer games that always has something to do, but also always works as a backdrop to a conversation. Replayability 10/10 if you have friends.

Lastly, Hollow Knight. Like Celeste and Omori, this was an absolutely magical experience the first time around– the world is so vast and pretty, and its goofy art and charm is paired with a really memorable and melancholic setting. Also, I love bugs. Arthropods are awesome. I can't wait for Silksong to release in 1,000,000 years...

I'm sure there's some absolute classic I've forgotten about, but these are the first things that came to mind. I will also say that once it's finished, I wager Deltarune might well supplant one of these.

Long response, hah. Guess I can't stop myself.

thank you for asking lmao <3

P.S. I forgor, but the Binding of Isaac deserves an honourable mention here. I knew that game like the back of my arm... for a while, anyway.

P.P.S. Oh, and as for Deep Rock Galactic? Ask me again when I hit a thousand hours.

[lordfrezon]

It’s 2025

Video games were absolute fire last year

Let’s go over those.

I played a lot of indie games this year and overall think that’s the best strategy for finding enjoyment now and in the years to come.  The mainstream games industry is absolutely a mess, with new layoffs happening every other week it felt like.  Indie studios aren’t doing much better, but your money is a lot more appreciated there so it also lets you feel good too.  Plus, they’re doing better things than most of the AAA studios.  Case in point...

#1 1000xRESIST

I wrote about this one a few months back, but tl;dr, it’s a walking simulator with some insane themes and incredibly good voice acting.  I again urge you to try it without learning too much about the game because the way it emotionally connects is so satisfying to engage with.  Gameplay-wise, it’s not stellar, but in terms of story and emotional impact there hasn’t been a better game in years.

#2 Armored Core 6

What a triumph of fun.  This is a game that sticks you in front of speed demons, dozens of machines out for your blood, an apocalyptically tall walker, a hundreds of feet long mecha-worm, and you know from minute one it’s your time to shine.  You are the best there is and everyone knows it and when the bad guys realize who they’re messing with the comms are just amazing.  This is effectively an Ace Combat game in story and a frenetic action game in gameplay and it was a blast.  It takes a special game to get me to play it three times in a row but this did the trick.

#3 Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

Fromsoft has been on a tear of late, and the DLC to Elden Ring does not disappoint.  It was an incredible experience exploring this new world that felt just as big and mysterious as the original.  It’s not perfect, there’s some glaring difficulty issues, finding things is pretty hard, and the Soulslike issue of needing a wiki open is on full display, but there’s not much bad I can say about how it makes you feel like the god-slaying champion you know you are.  Also, I praised voice acting above, but the English VA for Igon not getting nominated for anything is a travesty.

#4 Signalis

If there was ever a game that was gonna make me trans this would be it.  But beyond that it’s a very spooky horror experience with excellent theming and story, also just gorgeous imagery and an OST that hits hard.  Very good game.

#5 Sucker for Love: Date to Die For

It’s more sucker for love, it’s silly, it’s not as spooky as 1 but it’s a good short time.  Really liked the ending and there’s more gameplay too.

Interlude: Stuff I’ve played before

Like most years I replayed some games.  Some of those were better than others.  Let’s talk about that fast

Project Wingman: DLC came out for PC, it’s good, the final boss fight is absolutely insane.  This is like the 10 Million Relief Plan DLC for AC7 but for a good game.  Highly recommend the base game (obviously) as well as the DLC.

Path of Exile: This year had the absolute best league for PoE ever, for one simple reason: in game trading.  I was able to dump/pick up currency and basic items at a moment’s notice.  I picked up the best items in the game because I felt encouraged to keep playing the same character for over 200 hours.  That’s some real shit right there.  Wish there was a sequel to this game.

Ace Combat 04: I think I just play this one yearly at this point, it’s still incredible, highly recommend emulating it.

ULTRAKILL: P-Ranked Violence, game still great

Katana Zero: I come in intending to do one mission and end up beating the game, still great, DLC never

Warframe: Several new updates that were decent, 1999 which was good.  Warframe remains a perfectly serviceable 7.5/10 game for when you need that.

Last Epoch: The game is out(ish) and still fine.  But PoE was better this year.  I’ll be back when the story is done.

League of Legends: I think I may finally be done with this game.  I haven’t played since August and frankly it’s not looking like I’ll return.  Their monetization has gotten more predatory (somehow), the gameplay is worse, and they show no signs of fixing longstanding issues.  I haven’t uninstalled but I don’t think that’s far on the horizon.

#6 Fallen Aces

An immersive sim set in an alternate 1920s-30s where there’s costumed heroes and villains about.  Think Watchmen pre-Dr. Manhattan.  It’s good, not fully out but I spent a good amount of time playing through the first chapter.

#7 Kinki Spiritual Affairs Bureau

It is very janky but the story is great and it’s pretty funny.  You’re an exorcist who goes to this village, ghosts appear, and you pull out an M-16.  Good times ensue.  Echoes of Call of Duty and Metal Gear are all over, but the game’s world feels original and it’s a good length at 5 hours.

#8 Severed Steel

Another in the line of SuperHot/Katana Zero/Ghostrunner.  It’s fun, not too long, and has a lot of custom stuff if you want more.

#9 Balatro

This is a fun timesink.  But it’s no Vampire Survivors.  That said, if you often find yourself with some spare time you could use to game, there’s a mobile version and it’s pretty easy to pick up/put down.

#10 Ctrl Alt Ego

I mentioned this last year as something I had real high hopes for, and in general 90% of the game meets that expectation.  But the last level left such a bad taste in my mouth that it dropped my overall opinion of the game significantly.  That said, a lot of fun to be had here in this very British-style humor scifi immersive sim. 

Interlude: Things I tried/Demos

I also tried a bunch of games.  Some I’m waiting for a full release, some I’m waiting for the fancy to strike me to pick up more fully.

Of the Devil: Only the demo is out now but this game looks great, has excellent characters, and can get tense as hell.  Eagerly awaiting the full release of episode 1.

Hades 2:  Most of the game is out but it’s missing the story which is the main reason I played Hades 1 so waiting for this to be done, but if you dig good gameplay this has it in spades.  Also has a spade.

Echo Point Nova: By the same guy(s?) who did Severed Steel, a movement shooter with some real cool world design.  Definitely one I need to finish.

Animal Well: Another one I will need to finish.  Very interesting game, a lot of style, but also kinda confusing?  Regardless, there’s a lot of love here and it’s well worth the low price.

Pacific Drive: Very atmospheric, but not enough to do, and it’s a base builder which I’ve got mixed feelings about.  But if you want to take an old car through The Zone Stalker, this is certainly that.

Children of the Sun: Stylish but didn’t jive with the core gameplay.  You’re a kid escaping from a cult, you also are a sniper with the ability to curve the bullet.

Still Wakes the Deep: An Amnesia-like game, where you’re a very Scottish guy on a very VERY Scottish oil rig that pulled up Something Which Must Not Be Seen from the ocean.  I played an hourish, realized I knew what the game was doing, and was like “ok we good”.  But if you like that style of game this is a good one.

Other stuff I started and will come back to... eventually: Divinity Original Sin 2; BURGGEIST; Void Stranger; Tunic; Return of the Obra Dinn; Picayune Dreams; No Man’s Sky

#11 Nine Sols

I understand why people love this game.  I did for a while too.  But it is far too unforgiving at base difficulty, punishes you for lowering the difficulty, and has a lot of really dumb sections where you’re not fighting enemies but your own ability to interact with the game.  After running into a mandatory stealth section, I closed it up and uninstalled.  If you like Sekiro style combat give it a shot, it looks wonderful and the story/worldbuilding are cool as hell, but the gameplay really can grind.

#12 Path of Exile 2 Sigh... Guess I’ll talk about it.

This was a pretty big disappointment.  The design direction of GGG suggested that they’d be slowing the game down but they just made it feel grindier and less fun.  Combine that with the fact that a lot of core power is just locked away behind super rare resources/insanely difficult challenges and that the game isn’t finished, I played 20ish hours and realized I was not into it.  I’ll finish when the entire campaign drops but for now, I’m not into it.

That about wraps it up.  A lot of very very good stuff got played this year, and my to-play list is still super long.  In the past couple days I’ve started playing like 4 new things that all rock so expect a similarly long list next year.  Hopefully we get Silksong.

[ariapmdeol]

8:11 anon here. I caught up to the YouTube playlist. Watched part six of the records.

Honestly between the train wreck that it was, my only coherent thought now is Ultrakill Gabriel and Seodore switching places which is so hilariously cursed and really want to see that crossover happen, now.

My other singular coherent thought, besides that one, is: holy fuck /pos

I wish I had more words, I really do, and maybe in like an hour or tomorrow I will once it's all done processing, but yeah. I will never emotionally recover from this though. My god.

Okay okay okay dramatics aside, now I'm very invested and want to see how this continues and, eventually, ends. Guess I'll be contacting you through Tumblr if you do not mind?

I have looked at the ciphers you wrote down!! Oughhhhh the lore the lore the lore. Whatever the developers were on, making this, it certainly was powerful in the best way possible.

However "image of a certain character"? The cipher says "player character" so I assume Atou?

And congrats on the new skills! It's always stuff like this that makes passionate people want to go far to figure it out. It's the most fun way to learn new stuff.

I also took a look at the songs and they're actually kinda nice! What matters are the lyrics, though, and they definitely fit. Interested in the animatic, as well, for when the time comes.

May I suggest: Catch Wind by Cepheid (although Genius says Takamachi Walk? On YouTube it's under Cepheid's name) feels, maybe, like a Hajime song? Loosely.

And with all the Seodore reveals in the last YouTube part uploaded, I offer: 28 Days by Biometrix. It's the vibes, to me.

I'll stop doing song suggestions now I think but. Yeah. CoE on the brain

the image of a certain character was seodore <3 I didn't want to spoil that he's got things going on adskljdasjkldas bc he doesnt show up until DLC. But after rec 5, you know enough that i can say it >:3c

I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT!!! record 5 (part 6 on the yt tl) is SOOO good i explode. The lore is everywhere and it has so many layers!!!! GODDDD this series is so good.

DLC is constantly changing the context of base game so like-- replaying COE is like "oh i understand this now" and "THIS RANDOM DOCUMENT IS PLOT RELEVANT OH FUCK". COE makes us all so mentally ill it's so good,, It's been almost a year since i watched it and i'm STILL finding things and details that I didn't know about before!

and yes, contacting me through tumblr is fine!

both of those songs are really neat!! may i offer in exchange: lasah and sasakure.‌UK - nevermore for hajime, and Vane - My Eternity for seodore!

coe on the brain,,, yeah this is what happens. coe brainrot is so so real, there is no escape sdjasdjkldkaslj

[shieldsurf]

ok im making non-splatoon (i play that for at least 5hrs a week) gaming to do list so i get my priorities in order

tell me if i should add or remove a thing

also i might stream all of this it depends on if my laptop can handle it

these are all games i've started that hopefully i can marathon finish between 1/31 and 2/17 while i'm working less (order subject to change depending on how im feeling but EotE and spiritfarer are the most important to me rn)

outer wilds EotE

spiritfarer

inscryption

stray

harvestella

hollow knight

psychonauts

mhs2

then after that im gonna tackle my queue in roughly this order with dates of when i Hope to have them done

psychonauts 2 (this is highly subject to change depending on how much i loved the first one and if i want to immediately play the sequel or take a break) (2/28)

bugsnax (technically started this game a really long time ago but never finished it due to circumstances) (3/14)

disco elysium (ngl i will probably play this on and off for a really long time)

celeste (3/31)

ultrakill (4/14)

cult of the lamb (5/1)

botw replay in preparation of totk (subject to change depending on how im feeling because botw is really long lol) (5/12)

tears of the kingdom (who fucking knows)

hylics + hylics 2 (it will be summer so Gaming more) (6/7)

aa trilogy (this one will also probably be on and off for a long time)

HL + HL2 (no i have for real never played them) (7/1)

sonic frontiers (7/14)

slime rancher 2 (i might play this one earlier because i really want to play it but it's low priority bc it's still early access, so waiting is a win-win)

at this point i will most likely be back in school so it's yet to be seen how my Gaming time shakes out, i might just fully prioritize splatoon 3 with my likely limited time. i also plan on finishing luigi's mansion 3, crash team racing's campaign, chocobo mystery dungeon every buddy, & hades' true ending at some point. other games i really want to play are noita and carrion, i also want to fit in a dq11 replay but it's extremely low priority. on top of that i want to play some 3ds era zelda and kirby games, but again, theyre low priority.

this list is just kinda a rough idea for me to conceptualize my 2023 Gaming Timeline and so the 0 other people who care have a rough idea of what i'll be playing and when

[hellsite-yano]

>Velocity Noodle

Do bitesize platforming as fast as you can. Wasn't expecting much but it really grew on me. Wish the camera was a bit closer to the action though cause it's hard to see hazards sometimes. Other than that, recommended.

>GRIME

Yet another Dark Souls/Hollowknight inspired metroidvania, complete with that stupid 'retrieve your ghost' mechanic. It's good tho.

>Road 96

This one's short but you meet different characters upon replays. Seems like a good evolution of the 'Your Choices Matter' genre.

>Interference

Firewatch in a security booth. This has potential but the demo's too short to really grasp much.

>Unpacking

Exactly what it says on the tin. Surprisingly fun though.

>Haru to Shura

2D Adventure about a Not Good Very Bad time. Really interesting story so far but I'll be honest, the only reason I initially took notice of this was because the dude who made Cave Story was working on it. Also is apparently being released in 2 days....

>Severed Steel

Hype for this game is deserved. A lot of games have tried the Hotline Miami gameplay in 3D and failed but this one nails it so far. Highly recommend.

>Industria

Eurojank FPS with all the charms that come with that genre. From what there is it looks like it's going to have an interesting narrative despite being pretty generic so far.

>Wife Quest

Pretty standard platformer where a succubus WHORE has stolen your husband and you have to get him back. The bad translation is pretty funny.

>ENCHAIN

Retro FPS but you also have a grappling hook so yeah this is right up my alley. There's a bit of a learning curve cause there's a lot of movement (like ULTRAKILL) and it can be pretty difficult to get things to work consistently but other than that, highly recommend.

>Tiny Thor

Interesting platformer where you throw and bounce a hammer to solve puzzles and collect stuff. Seems solid enough if a bit standard.

>Agent 64: Spies Never Die

Pretty fun but the AI needs work cause it's far too easy to bottleneck enemies. Music slaps tho.

>Super Dream Dasher

Good sense of momentum in this platformer, reminds me a lot of Kaze and the Wild Masks

>Frontier Hunter: Erza's Wheel of Fortune

2.5D metroidvania with 'budget' written all over it. Extremely unpolished atm but has potential (game crashed on me twice so I didn't get very far). Reminds me a lot of Bloodstained in a good way though, will keep my eye on this.

>Death Trash

A lot of people raving about this one but iunno I was kinda bored :/ Like the flesh theme a lot though.

>Frail Faces

I kinda like the whole mask thing it's got going on but got bored pretty quick.

>Everlasting Peace

So uhhh... FURI but as an FPS..? This one's weird, like someone wanted to make a souls game but also an FPS. Liked it though until the game softlocked by asking to perform a move that I didn't have yet.

Tried any demos yet? Can ya give some recomendations?

Give me 12 hours.