New Sunless Sea?

[Rakasha]

From what I saw there certainly are some similarities to Failbetter´s Sunless Sea game.
What do you think?

[Wylie28]

Sunless see was a very heavy story rpg. This feels like an actual video game. Id never play sunless sea, im liking this a lot. A few too many side quests imo. But they can be ignored until the game ends easily.

[Kevin the Inkling]

There is a nice contrast between spooky and sinister and the non spooky and sinister. A lot of Lovecraft stuff has a bad habit of not providing proper contrast.

[tommy_beast]

Nah, this looks actually more approachable and playable.

[Rakasha]

Alright, thanks for the feedback guys

[Yxklyx]

Dredge is like Sunless Sea Lite. If you love Dredge you should check out Sunless Sea.

[Rakasha]

Lol actually I am a Sunless Sea veteran. It is the other way around - if I love Sea, should I check out Dredge?

[Yxklyx]

It's a good short game but with nowhere near as much depth story-wise and very little replay value that I can see. If you think the cost is worth it check it out. As I see it, if you have a kid who you'd like to introduce to Sunless Sea, Dredge could be a good starting place. Someone needs to add a fishing mod to Sunless Sea :)

[tempast2003]

Originally posted by Rakasha:

From what I saw there certainly are some similarities to Failbetter´s Sunless Sea game.
What do you think?

Both seem highly Lovecraftain in theme

[Mandrake42]

Originally posted by Rakasha:

From what I saw there certainly are some similarities to Failbetter´s Sunless Sea game.
What do you think?

Sunless Sea is MUCH more narrative heavy and much more unforgiving. Dredge has good atmosphere but don't expect the story depth of Sunless Sea.

I never finished Sunless Sea despite liking it a lot as it was simply too unforgiving and having to start again with a new captain every time got old.

I actually finished Dredge.

[Yxklyx]

Much more similarity than that.

1. Sanity loss in the dark countered by ship light
2. Ship Speed booster (no fuel in Dredge so you get sanity loss instead)
3. Engine/Ship upgrades to increase ship speed (a big deal in SS)
4. Bunch of islands with characters you interact with
5. Recover sanity by resting
6. Boat design is very reminiscent of the starter boat in SS
7. Boat horn that is never used (in either game)
8, Transport NPCs between two ports

The one major gameplay difference is that there's no weapon for the boat (no fuel to deal with as well) - also it's in third person instead of top down view. Playing Sunless Sea in third person (and being able to fish) would be really neat.

[Rakasha]

Aight, gonna stick to the SS. Thank you!

[DD The Pumpkin King]

Shares some themes but frankly I'm a bit intimidated by Sunless Skies so I've kept putting it off. I'm really enjoying this game and think I'll finally pick it up after I finish Dredge.

Not sure how people are finishing this in a single day, it's not a speed run. I've been exploring every nook and cranny.

[MagpieOAO]

More fun than Sunless Sea for me. Burnt out on survival and permadeath games, this is a fun little diversion where you actually get a sense of exploration and discovery. The writing is simple but effective. The game isn't lacking but more of it would be appreciated.

It gets a little spooky but never too stressful like sunless sea where you're juggling fuel, sanity, crew and profit margins.

[Quincy_Morris]

Originally posted by Yxklyx:

7. Boat horn that is never used (in either game)

You can use the boat horn to scare away the birds that try to steal your fish.

[Yxklyx]

Originally posted by Quincy_Morris:

Originally posted by Yxklyx:

7. Boat horn that is never used (in either game)

You can use the boat horn to scare away the birds that try to steal your fish.

Yeah I saw that in another post - that was more of a joke item. :)

As to the OP, if more development work goes into this game it could turn out to be something like Sunless Sea (even better). If this is a one and done deal then it's a minor game soon to be forgotten but one which hopefully inspires others to expand on.