Ending

[MundM]

I just got that... this has to be the greatest ending to a game, ever. You managed to give a somewhat decent conclusion to all characters, while at the same time, teasing me with what else is there. Now I have no idea if this really is the best ending, or yet another trick of Thalamus.
Also, great use of a 4th wall break, I was not expecting that. Also, that Earth Bound reference was also great, it was just missing a bit more fetus flare ;)

Btw. Ending A was my second run, I had to start a new one after getting Thalamus teased the first time. This was almost as much extra content I missed like when you go Shura in Sekiro.
I now have to go for a third character, I still have 2 question marks in my boss guide and I missed one book for Xhy... that boss with the X at the start.

[Narga95]

One of the 2 question marks it's a boss that still isn't added yet, but since some bosses can be fought only in some endings it may happen that this too can be fought only in one, copy your save files just in case you don't have to redo a whole run when they add it.

[MundM]

Escrito originalmente por Narga95:

One of the 2 question marks it's a boss that still isn't added yet, but since some bosses can be fought only in some endings it may happen that this too can be fought only in one, copy your save files just in case you don't have to redo a whole run when they add it.

Don't worry, this is a game I will play through many times, so a new boss would be worth a new play through

[Scraps]

Xyarlohatp's other book is found during the ARG quest for Heroic Xyarlohatp. This game isn't too popular, so you'll have to make do with this guide. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2620656103

[MundM]

Escrito originalmente por N0X:

Xyarlohatp's other book is found during the ARG quest for Heroic Xyarlohatp. This game isn't too popular, so you'll have to make do with this guide. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2620656103

Thank you very much!
Why isn't the game so popular? It should easily be on the top 5 lists of metroidvania games on any list, should'nt it? Afterlife made it so huge and improved the overall quality to a game that isn't recognizable as a small team indi effort anymore, or at least that how it feels to me.

[Scraps]

Escrito originalmente por MundM:

Thank you very much!
Why isn't the game so popular? It should easily be on the top 5 lists of metroidvania games on any list, should'nt it? Afterlife made it so huge and improved the overall quality to a game that isn't recognizable as a small team indi effort anymore, or at least that how it feels to me.

Likely due to initial impressions of the game, a small indie team, and not great advertising. It was okay, something serviceable but it definitely had a lot of quirks that made it feel incomplete. Afterlife definitely boosted the game's quality significantly, but first impressions last, and/or people forgot about the game entirely.

Achievements can be a good measure of this: King Sirad is the earliest new boss, so his achievement "My Name is Sirad. King of Kings", has 3.7% of the playerbase getting it. The bosses that can be before him is likely Forgotten Gaian, with "The Bigger They Are..." achievement, owning a 34.8% completion rate. Therefore, people who played Afterlife are roughly 1/10 of the playerbase that initially played the base game.

[MundM]

So it'll be a slow seller. I hope reviewers and players catch on to the improvements of the game and give it a try.