Watch Out for Fireballs! 371: Carrion (Premium)
Added 2022-09-22 18:27:18 +0000 UTCHow far can an excellent premise carry a game? Looks like it's more than 2 hours but less than 5. Carrion has an unbeatable premise, a hall of fame premise, and aesthetics to back it up. Why on earth is it not more fun to play? Listen and find out!
Comments
is it me or are metroidvanias one of the most stale genres out there? people seem to eat them up as long as there is a cute sprite protagonist, but they have been rigidly unchanging for so long (exception for Hollow Knight of course)
Kyle C.
2022-10-05 21:19:21 +0000 UTCListening to this episode inspired me to go back and finish it. I abandoned it last year and at first I was worried it had been too long. Usually continuing a game after such a long break would increase my anxiety, but the continued state of being perpetually lost made it feel like yesterday. The stubborn, old-manish game design is perplexing and makes me appreciate the thoughtful layout of Souls games that much more.
Andrew O.
2022-09-24 06:25:31 +0000 UTCWhat I think I was reacting to was feeling like I had to concentrate a lot to focus. I'm glad it didn't come through! -GB
Duckfeed.tv
2022-09-23 17:46:45 +0000 UTCNow I can't stop thinking about Gary as a himbo. Gwah stupid sexy Butterfield!
Ipoop4U
2022-09-23 12:56:19 +0000 UTCCan’t say I noticed any signs of brain fog in Gary’s commentary - just a fun episode like usual.
Abe
2022-09-23 12:11:17 +0000 UTCWhat a waste to not think about the world logic or design a basic AI for the humans. I watched some actual play and, while the player acted very monster-y, the failure of the world to respond intelligently kills the illusion. The level design reminded me of BASIC programming exercise maze games from the mid-90s — random rooms and corridors because “game.”
John Mickey
2022-09-23 04:14:38 +0000 UTCCan't wait to listen to this one because I played the game because of the excellent promise and aesthetics but and then it crashed about an hour in and I lost 15 minutes of progress or so and realize that replaying that 15 minutes was not something i wanted to do, which is very damning imo
Dani Doyle
2022-09-22 23:10:52 +0000 UTCVery good summary, couldn't agree more. Excited to listen to this tomorrow while I work!
Francisco
2022-09-22 21:38:53 +0000 UTCExcellent summary for this game; came across it on GamePass awhile back and much the same experience: what an awesome idea, but dammit it’s betrayed a bit by its controls and mechanics after awhile
fungaroo
2022-09-22 18:32:12 +0000 UTC
