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VintageGin 02/29/24 5:51:16 AM #1: |
I recently picked this up because I saw some comparisons to Outer Wilds.
And while I can see why people draw that comparison, goddamn is this gameplay tedious. I'm so torn because I'm really enjoying basically everything that isn't the core gameplay. --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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azuarc 02/29/24 8:15:21 AM #2: |
I didn't get too far with it largely because there's this dude in the third area that wants you to feed him and I gave him all my locusts and nothing happened. And then I died and had to start over from the beginning. I tried to power through to get back where I was, but I just couldn't be bothered.
I should probably watch a let's play or something, because I know there's stuff under the hood that people are all nudge nudge wink wink about and I don't want to be left out, but I also imagine it's worth it to discover for yourself. --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 8:36:02 AM #3: |
Void Stranger is both utterly fascinating and also ridiculously frustrating. I've resorted to kinda spoiling myself on some stuff just so I could pull up a list of puzzle solutions because I'm not doing all these again like the game seems to want me to. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 8:37:28 AM #4: |
azuarc posted... I didn't get too far with it largely because there's this dude in the third area that wants you to feed him and I gave him all my locusts and nothing happened. And then I died and had to start over from the beginning. I tried to power through to get back where I was, but I just couldn't be bothered. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 8:45:41 AM #5: |
goty 2023
I've recommended it to anyone who listens, and even some who don't. Especially because 2023 had so many high profile puzzle games (Cocoon, Viewfinder) that were so disappointing and superficial. Void Stranger shows what puzzlers can be and it totally raises the bar. I might even say it's better than Baba (prob leaning not tho). The forced repetition especially is super risky and interesting. But like Baba, it's a sokoban. The point of the game is to solve hundreds of block puzzles. When you solve a really hard block puzzle, the game rewards you with more harder block puzzles. No matter what, you need to be able to enjoy the puzzles. That's why the game will never blow up like Undertale, even if it deserves it. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Fluttershy_Pony 02/29/24 8:59:19 AM #6: |
I loved and hated Void Stranger. I rage quit a lot, but I always came back to it and felt it was worth the effort... though I did wind up spoiling way too much, as there's no way to look up an answer to certain things without getting more information than you want. Wouldn't recommend the game to anyone because it's so frustrating, but I did love it. Mostly.
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 9:13:33 AM #7: |
I found the discord was great for minimal hints at all levels of progression. But you gotta do the first ending (6 ish hours) yourself before you go there.
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Fluttershy_Pony 02/29/24 9:19:56 AM #8: |
Ah. I think I just wound up with the Steam Discussion board for the information I needed; never thought about the Discord, though I suppose that one's on me.
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azuarc 02/29/24 9:43:11 AM #9: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
I know that, but it gave me two options and I picked one to see what would happen, and, welp. --- Only the exceptions can be exceptional. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 10:08:43 AM #10: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
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VintageGin 02/29/24 10:53:39 AM #11: |
Fluttershy_Pony posted...
I loved and hated Void Stranger. I rage quit a lot, but I always came back to it and felt it was worth the effort... though I did wind up spoiling way too much, as there's no way to look up an answer to certain things without getting more information than you want. Wouldn't recommend the game to anyone because it's so frustrating, but I did love it. Mostly. Yeah, I have accidentally spoiled a bit too much for myself like you mentioned. I like sokoban puzzles, but I don't love them. I've basically decided that if a puzzle has taken me 10 minutes and I'm not that invested in it, I just look up the answer. I just started the --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 11:21:28 AM #12: |
You're far enough that if you're sick of the puzzles, you should definitely make sure you get
I skipped a ton of the game (accidentally) and looked up a few puzzle solutions too. It's kinda expected tbh. Just don't quit the game. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 02/29/24 11:33:16 AM #13: |
foolm0r0n posted...
You're far enough that if you're sick of the puzzles, you should definitely make sure you get all the powerups to make the game much faster. I have Though I am kinda wondering if I shouldn't be using Also making you enter each of those twice seems kinda dumb/annoying, but maybe there's a reason for that? --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 11:39:16 AM #14: |
It might be better not to use
I hate that you need to put them in twice. It's just for confirmation as far as I can tell. Honestly you should be able to just toggle them from the sides of the screen. But AutoHotkey does the job pretty well. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 02/29/24 11:43:43 AM #15: |
foolm0r0n posted...
It might be better not to use Well I'm playing on Steam Deck so not sure if AHK is an option for Linux (I've also never used it before). But yeah, weird that they don't let you just toggle them from the sides since they are right there. --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 11:44:53 AM #16: |
Ah hm not sure if there's a good way to do it on Steam Deck
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VintageGin 02/29/24 12:13:35 PM #17: |
I just walked into a staircase without noticing that there was
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 7:54:29 PM #18: |
I actually really like the sokoban puzzles in this game but I STILL find it frustrating because of the need to repeat a bunch of puzzles and also to not fuck it up too many times. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 02/29/24 10:16:01 PM #19: |
Ok the tail puzzle is bullshit
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Dante 02/29/24 10:17:15 PM #20: |
i really enjoyed my entire time with void stranger idk
one thing that was cool was that I played it blind in a group of like 4 people who all (mostly) simultaneously played blind so we got to experience stuff at kinda an accelerated pace and help each other. I really enjoyed the option to change the game color with this so everyone had a visually distinct stream. --- boring and mundane signature Now with more bold! Less Italics due to bold ... Copied to Clipboard!
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foolm0r0n 02/29/24 10:17:50 PM #21: |
I def looked that one up
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Dante 02/29/24 10:17:53 PM #22: |
VintageGin posted...
Ok the tail puzzle is bullshit yeah that was the last puzzle I did; once i got the idea I just confirmed it with others fuck actually doing that shit --- boring and mundane signature Now with more bold! Less Italics due to bold ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Aecioo 02/29/24 10:28:26 PM #23: |
Void Bastards is the better Void game
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:30:46 PM #24: |
Okay I have a question for people who have beaten or are further in the game than I am. I'm like 8 hours in and I am on my second playthrough ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 02/29/24 10:34:41 PM #25: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
Okay I have a question for people who have beaten or are further in the game than I am. I'm like 8 hours in and I am on my second playthrough You missed something important that allows you to bypass that requirement. Hint: --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:40:51 PM #26: |
VintageGin posted... You missed something important that allows you to bypass that requirement. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:41:56 PM #27: |
Sorry I'm clogging this topic up with spoiler bars lol but I was frustrated ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dante 02/29/24 10:42:17 PM #28: |
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VintageGin 02/29/24 10:42:31 PM #29: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:42:46 PM #30: |
VintageGin posted...
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Dante 02/29/24 10:44:51 PM #32: |
general tip: around this point i literally made a paint file where i just kept track of things like the murals, and anything else I thought might be useful later for quick reference. I kept that thing open for like a month after I finished the game lol
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Dante 02/29/24 10:45:09 PM #33: |
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:47:11 PM #34: |
Dante posted... general tip: around this point i literally made a paint file where i just kept track of things like the murals, and anything else I thought might be useful later for quick reference. I kept that thing open for like a month after I finished the game lolYeah I did this, but missed the key thing because I assumed I didn't have enough to solve it yet ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dante 02/29/24 10:47:49 PM #35: |
well, actually, in regards to my spoiler log - I'm assuming you only have the brand infinity for the start screen?
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:47:53 PM #36: |
Dante posted...
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:48:14 PM #37: |
Dante posted... well, actually, in regards to my spoiler log - I'm assuming you only have the brand infinity for the start screen?Yeah that's all. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Dante 02/29/24 10:50:15 PM #38: |
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Paratroopa1 02/29/24 10:52:50 PM #39: |
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VintageGin 03/01/24 12:01:53 AM #40: |
Alright now I have a question following the tail puzzle.
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Paratroopa1 03/01/24 12:10:19 AM #41: |
Non-spoiler: This game's soundtrack fucks ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 03/01/24 12:13:52 AM #42: |
Hard agree
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foolm0r0n 03/01/24 8:18:33 AM #43: |
@Gin
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foolm0r0n 03/01/24 8:37:24 AM #44: |
Paratroopa1 posted...
I think it's fine if you continued that way. But you would probably have to play through again to do what the others were telling you. Paratroopa1 posted...
Ultimately this game does not coddle you, and it's comfortable with you getting stuck or frustrated and quitting. It believes this is the only way to make the victories actually feel significant, and it's right. It also means that you can use any tool in your disposal to win. There is no honor here, just pure challenge. When you beat this game, you actually BEAT it. I can't think of any recent game that does this. --- _foolmo_ he says listen to my story this maybe are last chance ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 03/01/24 2:38:22 PM #45: |
foolm0r0n posted...
@Gin Huh. Ok. --- Ginhyun http://i.imgur.com/t7G7uoU.gif ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 03/04/24 4:00:34 AM #46: |
Slowly chipping away at the
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Paratroopa1 03/04/24 4:03:04 AM #47: |
I'm roughly where you are, I guess. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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VintageGin 03/04/24 4:12:51 AM #48: |
Whoops, I mistyped and meant
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VintageGin 03/04/24 4:14:40 AM #49: |
Also gotta say that it's kinda fucked up that some rooms are deliberately set up to return you to the beginning if you act without thinking
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Paratroopa1 03/04/24 4:16:17 AM #50: |
VintageGin posted... Whoops, I mistyped and meantAh okay, yes, I know what you're talking about. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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