console gaming?

[PhatChewbacca]

I am mostly a PC gamer but i like to have the option of playing on my switch when im not in cell or internet rang (which happens often). any idea when it will come out on consoles?

[noisyturtle]

I'd love to see a physical Switch release

[Ninethousand]

This isn't a mobile game, it's over in a few hours and has 0 replay value.

Why would you want to play it on the go?

That's like having 2 copies of a book, and in 1 book you are on page 50, but when you go outside you read the other book and start on page 1 again.

Not judging, just... really really wondering... alot.

Edit: Also, (minor, probably unimportant spoilers) you would not be able to uncover the secrets on anything other than pc i think.

[PhatChewbacca]

Originally posted by Ninethousand:

This isn't a mobile game, it's over in a few hours and has 0 replay value.

Why would you want to play it on the go?

That's like having 2 copies of a book, and in 1 book you are on page 50, but when you go outside you read the other book and start on page 1 again.

Not judging, just... really really wondering... alot.

Edit: Also, (minor, probably unimportant spoilers) you would not be able to uncover the secrets on anything other than pc i think.

i just like the game and would like to play it while im on deployment with no internet access.

[Renfrew]

Originally posted by PhatChewbacca:

any idea when it will come out on consoles?

The implication from that question is that this game does have a console port planned, but nothing has been confirmed in the first place, so there is no right answer to that question.

Personally I don't see why this game should be ported. Point and click games are a rarity on console for a good reason. Many interactions require use of the mouse, not just keyboard, and that poses a UI and game design problem. For example (spoilers, can't give an example from this game that wouldn't spoil beyond the basic card gameplay, which could easily suit controllers) in Act 3 there are hidden areas, how would you implement the hidden arrows without a cursor? The idea is you move your cursor around and reveal them, but imagine trying to do that on console... You would have to have a cursor. However even if they did integrate a mouser cursor, trying to use a cursor with an analogue stick is a janky experience, hence why console games try to remove the reliance on such a thing as much as possible for that reason. There are other examples in Inscryption, but I don't want to waste time listing every little thing.

As someone has pointed out there are much better options if you want games that will keep you entertained for longer periods as opposed to this linear experience, with weak replayability.

[Zoracs]

Originally posted by PhatChewbacca:

i just like the game and would like to play it while im on deployment with no internet access.

I gotchu my homie.
This game was published / developed by Devolver Digital, and they typically port their indie games to consoles. Hell, sometimes they hit up Limited Run Games for Physical Versions.

Basically tho, especially since this game got so big, I think it's safe to expect a Switch Port. Not sure when, maybe 6-9 months as a guess.

[PhatChewbacca]

Originally posted by Zoracs:

Originally posted by PhatChewbacca:

i just like the game and would like to play it while im on deployment with no internet access.

I gotchu my homie.
This game was published / developed by Devolver Digital, and they typically port their indie games to consoles. Hell, sometimes they hit up Limited Run Games for Physical Versions.

Basically tho, especially since this game got so big, I think it's safe to expect a Switch Port. Not sure when, maybe 6-9 months as a guess.

that would be awesome! thanks for the info.

[CrumpsCrumbs]

Originally posted by PhatChewbacca:

Basically tho, especially since this game got so big, I think it's safe to expect a Switch Port. Not sure when, maybe 6-9 months as a guess.

that would be awesome! thanks for the info.

Since it's been 9 months already I have two ideas as to why it's not on Switch yet.

1. The dev(s) could be working on some sort of expansion / definitive version of this game, and would rather release that on switch than the base game. This game did get some backlash on release, so they might want to make those improvements before porting it to consoles.

2. Devolver Digital (the publisher) has had their hands full recently, as we saw in the latest Indie World direct. They might simply have their hands full with other projects and need to satisfy those agreements before moving onto this one. Since this was game was such an unexpected, smash hit, I can totally understand the devs not having console ports be their top priority.

With all that being said, I have no clue when a switch port could release. I'd think they'd have announced it in the Indie World if it was coming anytime soon, which is unfortunate to say the least, but hey, OMORI and Oneshot are coming soon, so that's something.

[CrumpsCrumbs]

Another update. Inscryption got a PS4 port confirmed. I am now 100% sure there will be a Switch Port some time before next Summer. You can never know with this stuff, but I think it will happen sooner and not later. Maybe it'll get announced during Nintendo's next Indie World Direct.

[CrumpsCrumbs]

Originally posted by PhatChewbacca:

Any idea when it will come out on consoles?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EggCm5i0mY

Feels good to finally give you this news.
I know you haven't responded since, but I hope this makes deployment a bit more bearable Chewie.

[twistedoldloony]

As someone with over 200 hours of gameplay I think the game has excellent replayability! Kaycee's Mod is so much fun that I could keep playing it forever. It's a nice challenge to try to do all the different challenges in different ways with different starting decks.

[Renfrew]

Originally posted by twistedoldloony:

As someone with over 200 hours of gameplay I think the game has excellent replayability! Kaycee's Mod is so much fun that I could keep playing it forever. It's a nice challenge to try to do all the different challenges in different ways with different starting decks.

Kaycee's Mod is a recent addition, and wasn't there on release. You're necroing, look at the date of this thread.

[twistedoldloony]

I'm not the one who necroed I just commented after someone else necroed. Kaycee's Mod beta was out last December that isn't exactly "recent".

[Renfrew]

Beta doesn't matter, because it is an unfinished mess, and additionally this thread was made before beta was even open and Kaycee's mod announced. Thus the full release does matter and that was March this year:
https://steamcommunity.com/games/1092790/announcements/detail/3132822729058776859

So yes it is recent...

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Originally posted by Ninethousand:

This isn't a mobile game, it's over in a few hours and has 0 replay value.

Why would you want to play it on the go?

That's like having 2 copies of a book, and in 1 book you are on page 50, but when you go outside you read the other book and start on page 1 again.

Not judging, just... really really wondering... alot.

Edit: Also, (minor, probably unimportant spoilers) you would not be able to uncover the secrets on anything other than pc i think.

How isnt this a mobile game?

lol

Also why would they not be able to ' discover' secrets.

This game is on ps4/5 ya know?

[CrumpsCrumbs]

Nice to see the PS and Switch ports, but what about an XBox port? I only have regular access to an XBox so that would be nice to have.

Originally posted by Renfrew:

You're necroing, look at the date of this thread.

Originally posted by twistedoldloony:

I'm not the one who necroed I just commented after someone else necroed.

This has always been a pet peev of mine but it seems nobody knows that it's only a necro if the new post it's off-topic. (check Steam's forum rules if you don't believe me. I was surprised by that too). OP saying the switch port was announced is definitely on-topic, that isn't a necro.

My post isn't a necro either, I mean, aside from that massive paragraph above me, which I'm only typing because I know someone's gonna complain about it if I don't. So there, I did nothing wrong, I just want an XBox port.