Sir, You Are Being Hunted

LongBlade · July 08, 2013, 11:14:00 AM

Now this looks interesting.

JasonPratt · July 08, 2013, 01:04:02 PM

Very nifty! THE LITTLE ROBOTS STALK AROUND WITH TOPHATS!!! 8)

bob48 · July 08, 2013, 01:06:41 PM

Quote from: JasonPratt on July 08, 2013, 01:04:02 PM
Very nifty! THE LITTLE ROBOTS STALK AROUND WITH TOPHATS!!! 8)

Cunning little bounders!

Gusington · July 08, 2013, 01:35:38 PM

That's Jim Rossignol's (of Rock Paper Shotgun infamy) game, eh?

LongBlade · July 08, 2013, 02:01:31 PM

Quote from: Gusington on July 08, 2013, 01:35:38 PM
That's Jim Rossignol's (of Rock Paper Shotgun infamy) game, eh?

Yup.

I knew you'd nibble on this thread :)

Gusington · July 08, 2013, 09:18:06 PM

I really like his sense of humor and his use of fine 19th century millinery.

ross_ntu · August 13, 2013, 11:55:00 AM

Beta comes out on the 19th Auguest - I am seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on this. Anyone been in the alpha? Any feedback? The scenery looks gorgeous but I have a small concern that the endless fetching and carrying could get tedious- especially as it would appear that if you are on any island apart from the central one, you have to transport the pieces of the machine back to the central island.

Steelgrave · August 13, 2013, 11:56:40 AM

It looks odd to me but....an interesting kind of odd. If the price is right, I may have to give it a try.

LongBlade · August 13, 2013, 12:06:36 PM

I've got a request in for a preview. Not sure when I'll have access, but I'll keep you posted.

Personally, I think this kind of sneaker-shooter looks like my kind of fun. Can't wait for it.

ross_ntu · August 13, 2013, 12:09:12 PM

It's $20 to preorder via the Humble store - see here : http://www.big-robot.com/

bayonetbrant · August 13, 2013, 12:10:14 PM

y'all did see the interview on the front page, right?

http://grogheads.com/?p=1846

Steelgrave · August 13, 2013, 12:22:25 PM

^Yep, that's what got my attention in the first place.

MengJiao · October 16, 2013, 08:17:35 AM

Quote from: ross_ntu on August 13, 2013, 11:55:00 AM
Beta comes out on the 19th Auguest - I am seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on this. Anyone been in the alpha? Any feedback? The scenery looks gorgeous but I have a small concern that the endless fetching and carrying could get tedious- especially as it would appear that if you are on any island apart from the central one, you have to transport the pieces of the machine back to the central island.

I started playing this last night. I haven't played a survival game in decades, so that part was interesting. For me the nutty, slightly creepy atmosphere was perfect. For an alpha it was very well-built I thought. Now I'm getting interested in other survival games. What about State of Decay? Has anyone played that?

PS -- Ooops -- State of Decay needs a controller these days though a mouse and keyboard version is supposedly coming out.

PPS -- Double-Ooops -- There are keyboard commands for State of Decay, but it doesn't sound like my cup of tea anyway

MengJiao · October 17, 2013, 02:20:49 PM

Quote from: MengJiao on October 16, 2013, 08:17:35 AM
Quote from: ross_ntu on August 13, 2013, 11:55:00 AM
Beta comes out on the 19th Auguest - I am seriously thinking about pulling the trigger on this. Anyone been in the alpha? Any feedback? The scenery looks gorgeous but I have a small concern that the endless fetching and carrying could get tedious- especially as it would appear that if you are on any island apart from the central one, you have to transport the pieces of the machine back to the central island.

I started playing this last night. I haven't played a survival game in decades, so that part was interesting. For me the nutty, slightly creepy atmosphere was perfect. For an alpha it was very well-built I thought. Now I'm getting interested in other survival games. What about State of Decay? Has anyone played that?

PS -- Ooops -- State of Decay needs a controller these days though a mouse and keyboard version is supposedly coming out.

PPS -- Double-Ooops -- There are keyboard commands for State of Decay, but it doesn't sound like my cup of tea anyway

Note to self: I saw the Squire robot briefly last night as I was hurrying down to save the game at the boat landing. Reminded me of the Butcher in Diablo in 1996 or 1997. Comically disturbing in a slightly creepy way.

sandman2575 · October 17, 2013, 03:05:30 PM

Just have to say I love this game's title. Small thing, but so many titles are just bland or completely unimaginative. It really seems to capture the slightly comic (love the faux-aristocratic formalism of the address "Sir," as though "your tea is served" is about to follow!) and sinister aspects of the game, as you were saying MengJiao.