Demo??

[Newb.]

Will there be any form of demo before or on release for those that arnt sure about it?? i mean im likely gunna get this anyways as its right up my ally im just curious.

[Roy]

I saw someone ask this and the dev said no, they already had 3 playable beta stages for people to try the game.

Makes sense tbh it's only 20 bucks and anyone can refund it as long as they don't play more than 2 hours.

[BlackjackGT]

It's a realistic (within how realistic a top down shooter can be) top-down shooter, and if you die-die (as opposed to wounded and revivable by a co-op teammate), then you're oof dead for the remainder of the mission in campaign co-op.

I bought the game and enjoyed the playtests but I generally am not into the whole "die and watch your teammates for the next 10-20 minutes or however long it takes) thing. So that's really the only thing I'm not sure I'll enjoy :)

There's a very different co-op MP mode that does allow respawning.

[Purple Dogg]

Originally posted by BlackjackGT:

I bought the game and enjoyed the playtests but I generally am not into the whole "die and watch your teammates for the next 10-20 minutes or however long it takes) thing. So that's really the only thing I'm not sure I'll enjoy :)

and it was thinking about you that we included the option "together or not at all" :)
During a mission, if one teammate dies, the mission fails. <3

[Lord-Knight Fandragon]

Originally posted by Purple Dogg:

Originally posted by BlackjackGT:

I bought the game and enjoyed the playtests but I generally am not into the whole "die and watch your teammates for the next 10-20 minutes or however long it takes) thing. So that's really the only thing I'm not sure I'll enjoy :)

and it was thinking about you that we included the option "together or not at all" :)
During a mission, if one teammate dies, the mission fails. <3

Why not the option to revive allies? Whats the point of being a medic or even really bringing med kits then?

[Roy]

Originally posted by Lord-Knight Fandragon:

Originally posted by Purple Dogg:

and it was thinking about you that we included the option "together or not at all" :)
During a mission, if one teammate dies, the mission fails. <3

Why not the option to revive allies? Whats the point of being a medic or even really bringing med kits then?

I think you can revive them as long as it's not a fatal wound? (Headshots etc).

Not sure though

[Renée Zellweger]

Purple Dogg, the hardcore guys on here appreciate you. I think people single it out to be more arcadey because of top down etc. If you were shot in the neck or head you won't be back in to fight. Glad you made this with a learning curve. Learn and execute type model of gameplay.

Just a tad off topic, Will I be able to force DX12? I find unreal engine games run much better after all the sharers are loaded?

[Purple Dogg]

Originally posted by Lord-Knight Fandragon:

Originally posted by Purple Dogg:

and it was thinking about you that we included the option "together or not at all" :)
During a mission, if one teammate dies, the mission fails. <3

Why not the option to revive allies? Whats the point of being a medic or even really bringing med kits then?

Well, you can patch up a friend who's down.
You can heal him to 100% with a medkit.
But let's sat that if his brains are scattered all over the floor, you can't just put a band aid and expect him to fight until the end of the mission :P

Injury > DBNO > Death.

[Lord-Knight Fandragon]

Originally posted by Purple Dogg:

Originally posted by Lord-Knight Fandragon:

Why not the option to revive allies? Whats the point of being a medic or even really bringing med kits then?

Well, you can patch up a friend who's down.
You can heal him to 100% with a medkit.
But let's sat that if his brains are scattered all over the floor, you can't just put a band aid and expect him to fight until the end of the mission :P

Injury > DBNO > Death.

Judging by the way many pubbies play in games now a days, id say brains arent required for fighting until the end of anything.

[^7ja^1co]

Originally posted by Roy:

I saw someone ask this and the dev said no, they already had 3 playable beta stages for people to try the game.

Makes sense tbh it's only 20 bucks and anyone can refund it as long as they don't play more than 2 hours.

Never seen a beta test on this on steam...no demo - we wait for reviews to kick in first.

[Roy]

Originally posted by ^7ja^1co:

Originally posted by Roy:

I saw someone ask this and the dev said no, they already had 3 playable beta stages for people to try the game.

Makes sense tbh it's only 20 bucks and anyone can refund it as long as they don't play more than 2 hours.

Never seen a beta test on this on steam...no demo - we wait for reviews to kick in first.

There was a public on one steam once, i remember seeing it but i was on vacation so i didn't get to try it.

I think the other 2 were done through discord.

I'm not waiting lol, i pre-ordered it.
If it's bad you have a 2 hour window/demo to make up your mind, but i doubt it'll be bad.
This is my first pre-order in a looooong time!

[Buntkreuz]

Originally posted by Purple Dogg:

Originally posted by Lord-Knight Fandragon:

Why not the option to revive allies? Whats the point of being a medic or even really bringing med kits then?

Well, you can patch up a friend who's down.
You can heal him to 100% with a medkit.
But let's sat that if his brains are scattered all over the floor, you can't just put a band aid and expect him to fight until the end of the mission :P

Injury > DBNO > Death.

I mean, even with 50% of the brain scattered on the floor i see no damage done compared to the typical human being you encounter out there...or most on Steam.
Probably still more of a genious.

[Purple Dogg]

Originally posted by ^7ja^1co:

Originally posted by Roy:

I saw someone ask this and the dev said no, they already had 3 playable beta stages for people to try the game.

Makes sense tbh it's only 20 bucks and anyone can refund it as long as they don't play more than 2 hours.

Never seen a beta test on this on steam...no demo - we wait for reviews to kick in first.

Sorry you missed it, mate.

This was our 2nd Alpha (the first one was pretty much Discord members only)
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/377300/view/4689895466699427829

and this was our latest Gameplay preview:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/377300/view/2993190211920198030

If you take a look at some of the posts on our store page, you'll see a bit of TTO history. We did speedruns. We gathered feedback, we worked on it and tried to create something YOU, THE PLAYERS would like.

We hope you join our ranks soon ;) In the meantime, do drop by our discord. We have cookies!

[Hatchetforce]

I was born at night, not last night and over my decades of gaming it has become relatively easy to spot trash as well as a hidden gem and I do not need a demo to handhold me in my decision making. The live streams and Discord have given me everything I require for a sound decision. And as the icon beside my name shows, I preordered because with this game that was both an easy and a sound decision.

Reviews these days are not what they were 20 years ago. They're utter trash. Now its someone's glorified instagram page. They do not review games for the target audience. They just give you their likes and dislikes. A willy nilly opinion that varies from game to game with zero standards. That's who you've decided to trust? Laughable.

[Count D'Cinamon]

Originally posted by Hatchetforce:

I was born at night, not last night and over my decades of gaming it has become relatively easy to spot trash as well as a hidden gem and I do not need a demo to handhold me in my decision making. The live streams and Discord have given me everything I require for a sound decision. And as the icon beside my name shows, I preordered because with this game that was both an easy and a sound decision.

Reviews these days are not what they were 20 years ago. They're utter trash. Now its someone's glorified instagram page. They do not review games for the target audience. They just give you their likes and dislikes. A willy nilly opinion that varies from game to game with zero standards. That's who you've decided to trust? Laughable.

Thats why anyone shouldnt take any review on face value, really. Always double checks if the claims held up when compared to other's experience. Always try to pick up the bias in a review and only take the facts. And last, a negative for some might be a positive for you, and vice versa.

[Hatchetforce]

Originally posted by D'Cinamon:

Originally posted by Hatchetforce:

I was born at night, not last night and over my decades of gaming it has become relatively easy to spot trash as well as a hidden gem and I do not need a demo to handhold me in my decision making. The live streams and Discord have given me everything I require for a sound decision. And as the icon beside my name shows, I preordered because with this game that was both an easy and a sound decision.

Reviews these days are not what they were 20 years ago. They're utter trash. Now its someone's glorified instagram page. They do not review games for the target audience. They just give you their likes and dislikes. A willy nilly opinion that varies from game to game with zero standards. That's who you've decided to trust? Laughable.

Thats why anyone shouldnt take any review on face value, really. Always double checks if the claims held up when compared to other's experience. Always try to pick up the bias in a review and only take the facts. And last, a negative for some might be a positive for you, and vice versa.

I never pay any attention to any review...ever...not in 2 decades. Sites and publications these days have no standards. You won't find them anywhere. As soon as there are standards then there is something to which these writers can be held accountable. I just saw a review for BF 2042 and they talked about the bugs in the game...while awarding it a perfect score. I wonder what that cost?

Today they review games based on what they like or dislike. It isn't supposed to be in that vein. They are supposed to review games on how they will be perceived by the target demographic rather than what they the writer prefer. But these ego driven pinheads are incapable of removing themselves from the equation. This is because so called journalists perceive themselves and their opinions to be more important than the subject about which they write. There is a reason opinion pieces used to be located in the very back of newspapers - because no one really cared or found any value in the commentary. What is worse is gamers today have accepted it and even defend such reviews as that being their true nature when it wasn't formerly. If reviews were written for Road and Track the way they are written for gaming sites these writers would be fired. In addition these sites have no iron hand editor that wrings personal feelings out of the equation. So no, I do not take any game review ever with even the smallest grain of salt.