Idle Chill Game?

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Couldn't quite tell how relaxing this game might be... can I just sit back and take turns and place stuff and whatever else?

[gruetoo]

While it does run automatically, it is not an idle game. You will need to keep on top of managing equipment, placing tiles, etc. fairly actively or you will get overwhelmed.

[Fab]

I agree with gruetoo, it looks like an idle game but it is not all one of them. You have to stay focused to change your items or you'll lose. That's one of the flaw of the game IMO. It makes you think you can chill but you can't.

[St. Haborym]

Nah, way too involved to be an idle game. If you don't constantly pay attention you won't do too good. Also each run only lasts like, maybe 10-20m. Maybe your definition of an idle game is different, but for me, that's something I can have running in the background for hours on end while I do other stuff like watch youtube videos or whatnot.

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Thanks guys, I'm not getting it.

Originally posted by St. Haborym:

Nah, way too involved to be an idle game. If you don't constantly pay attention you won't do too good. Also each run only lasts like, maybe 10-20m. Maybe your definition of an idle game is different, but for me, that's something I can have running in the background for hours on end while I do other stuff like watch youtube videos or whatnot.

That's exactly what I want, to just have it running as I do other crap

[Leo]

Originally posted by Fab:

I agree with gruetoo, it looks like an idle game but it is not all one of them. You have to stay focused to change your items or you'll lose. That's one of the flaw of the game IMO. It makes you think you can chill but you can't.

Are you telling me a flaw of the game is that it has actual gameplay? Haha

No but seriously, they are all correct. This is not an idle game, it's more like an active puzzle roguelite.

[Fab]

Originally posted by Leo:

Are you telling me a flaw of the game is that it has actual gameplay? Haha

My problem is that it doesn't fully commit to one side or the other. I prefer to play something with a stronger gameplay/engagement, or something more chill, like turn-based games. Here you have to stay active and focused but for a series of tiny and often meaningless decisions. It's like being harassed by mousquitos... I won't go farther than that in the debate, this is not the place to write a review.

[St. Haborym]

Have you guys heard of stuck in time? Some of you might like that better. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814010/Stuck_In_Time/

[Aegix Drakan]

It's not QUITE chill (the music alone is anti-chill)...

But it's chill enough that it's the game I tend to play when I'm doing some Friday Night Pot.

There's just enough thinking and interaction for Loop Hero to be DEEPLY engaging, but once you understand the game's rules and have a plan going on, you don't need to think TOO hard or have snappy reflexes in order to do well.

[Juice]

Originally posted by St. Haborym:

Have you guys heard of stuck in time? Some of you might like that better. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814010/Stuck_In_Time/

Devolver sued the devs of that game to have them change their name from "Loop Odyssey" to "Stuck In Time". Buy their game, Devolver doesn't deserve your money.

[Yggdrasil Burnes]

Originally posted by McWillis:

Originally posted by St. Haborym:

Have you guys heard of stuck in time? Some of you might like that better. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1814010/Stuck_In_Time/

Devolver sued the devs of that game to have them change their name from "Loop Odyssey" to "Stuck In Time". Buy their game, Devolver doesn't deserve your money.

They sent a C&D requesting they change the name, because if they DIDN'T do that, they would have failed in protecting their copyright, which is one of the only reasons you get a publisher. To protect and distribute your game and it's copyrights. Loop Hero and Loop Odyssey are two different games, but they have very similar art styles, covers, and previously, names, up to the original title having a very similar font. The devs of Loop Hero have said it is a good game, and that they like that it was inspired by their own, but anyone with two brain cells could have told them they were getting too comfortable with their "inspirations."

There was plenty of reasonable suspicion that someone could confuse Loop Hero and Loop Odyssey, and Loop Hero copyrighted it's name first. It's not like Iron Maiden getting pissy at Ion Maiden (Nobody is going to confused Iron Maiden the band for Ion Maiden the boomer shooter) or Spooky's House of Jumpscares getting sued by Spooky House (Only someone completely uninvolved with game distribution would confuse Spooky's House of Jumpscares the Game vs Spooky House the game publisher.)

Loop Odyssey the game was too similar to Loop Hero the game. Stuck In Time the game is no longer anywhere near as easy to confuse for Loop Hero the game in a legal setting. Nothing is lost. Everyone is happy. Getting a slap on the wrist by a single lawyer doing his job right is nothing to get vengeful over. They could have dragged on a name change through the courts for months, bleeding both dev teams of money, but they didn't. Stop band-wagoning a situation that sounds much worse than it is.

[Raywhisper]

Originally posted by Yggdrasil Burnes:

Originally posted by McWillis:

Devolver sued the devs of that game to have them change their name from "Loop Odyssey" to "Stuck In Time". Buy their game, Devolver doesn't deserve your money.

They sent a C&D requesting they change the name, because if they DIDN'T do that, they would have failed in protecting their copyright, which is one of the only reasons you get a publisher. To protect and distribute your game and it's copyrights. Loop Hero and Loop Odyssey are two different games, but they have very similar art styles, covers, and previously, names, up to the original title having a very similar font. The devs of Loop Hero have said it is a good game, and that they like that it was inspired by their own, but anyone with two brain cells could have told them they were getting too comfortable with their "inspirations."

There was plenty of reasonable suspicion that someone could confuse Loop Hero and Loop Odyssey, and Loop Hero copyrighted it's name first. It's not like Iron Maiden getting pissy at Ion Maiden (Nobody is going to confused Iron Maiden the band for Ion Maiden the boomer shooter) or Spooky's House of Jumpscares getting sued by Spooky House (Only someone completely uninvolved with game distribution would confuse Spooky's House of Jumpscares the Game vs Spooky House the game publisher.)

Loop Odyssey the game was too similar to Loop Hero the game. Stuck In Time the game is no longer anywhere near as easy to confuse for Loop Hero the game in a legal setting. Nothing is lost. Everyone is happy. Getting a slap on the wrist by a single lawyer doing his job right is nothing to get vengeful over. They could have dragged on a name change through the courts for months, bleeding both dev teams of money, but they didn't. Stop band-wagoning a situation that sounds much worse than it is.

Cool story bro. I left negative review and told people to go buy loop odyssey instead. Sorry, stuck in time. If I could refund this, I would.

[Belbe's Phyrexian Toy Collection]

Originally posted by Richard B. Riddick:

Couldn't quite tell how relaxing this game might be... can I just sit back and take turns and place stuff and whatever else?

this is not an idle game, it has a lot of depth in its simple design and even once you have solved the game and can trivially beat chapter 4 in 5 or 6 loops consistently you still have to be actively engaged. this game isn't particularly hard in the sense of real time game fundamentals like aim or positioning but it will require you to pay attention and be smart about what you are doing during the run and at camp.

[Belbe's Phyrexian Toy Collection]

Originally posted by Raywhisper:

Originally posted by Yggdrasil Burnes:

They sent a C&D requesting they change the name, because if they DIDN'T do that, they would have failed in protecting their copyright, which is one of the only reasons you get a publisher. To protect and distribute your game and it's copyrights. Loop Hero and Loop Odyssey are two different games, but they have very similar art styles, covers, and previously, names, up to the original title having a very similar font. The devs of Loop Hero have said it is a good game, and that they like that it was inspired by their own, but anyone with two brain cells could have told them they were getting too comfortable with their "inspirations."

There was plenty of reasonable suspicion that someone could confuse Loop Hero and Loop Odyssey, and Loop Hero copyrighted it's name first. It's not like Iron Maiden getting pissy at Ion Maiden (Nobody is going to confused Iron Maiden the band for Ion Maiden the boomer shooter) or Spooky's House of Jumpscares getting sued by Spooky House (Only someone completely uninvolved with game distribution would confuse Spooky's House of Jumpscares the Game vs Spooky House the game publisher.)

Loop Odyssey the game was too similar to Loop Hero the game. Stuck In Time the game is no longer anywhere near as easy to confuse for Loop Hero the game in a legal setting. Nothing is lost. Everyone is happy. Getting a slap on the wrist by a single lawyer doing his job right is nothing to get vengeful over. They could have dragged on a name change through the courts for months, bleeding both dev teams of money, but they didn't. Stop band-wagoning a situation that sounds much worse than it is.

Cool story bro. I left negative review and told people to go buy loop odyssey instead. Sorry, stuck in time. If I could refund this, I would.

LMFAO SKILL ISSUE