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Demos from Steam's Next Fest?(store.steampowered.com)

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Would love to hear peoples experiences with any of the demos out for this Next Fest.

A standout for me is Sea of Stars, and it seems the demo runs perfectly so far!

Let’s collect some recommendations here for others to join in

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executeable@sh.itjust.works
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So much hype!

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Silverhand@beehaw.org
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I wrote up some reviews of demos I tried here.

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OmegaMouse@feddit.uk
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Thanks for the write ups - I’ll give En Garde a try!

Edit: I gave it a go and it was fun! The setting is lovely and vibrant, and dodging, parrying and kicking boxes at enemies is awesome.

The Steam Deck performance wasn’t great though - I had to turn down a bunch of the settings to get a somewhat stable 50fps. I set the frame rate limit in-game rather than using the SteamOS/Gamescope settings as I’ve heard the latter introduces some input lag. Unfortunately 40fps wasn’t an option in-game, which I would have preferred. Apparently the game will be better optimised for the Deck when it releases though!

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jaw@beehaw.orgOP
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Nice, thanks for sharing – will be trying some of the ones you mentioned for sure

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Sparking@lemm.ee
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I definitely want to try the Christmas Carol Metroidvania. I believe it is called EBENEZER AND THE INVISIBLE WORLD. Anyone play it yet? I am always down for Christmas carol stuff for some reason.

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Silverhand@beehaw.org
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I did, I was very into the idea but unfortunately it was pretty disappointing. Reviewed it in more detail a bit down the thread.

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Sparking@lemm.ee
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Yeah, I ended up reading the write up. It’s too bad. Did you review Heroes of Hammerwatch II? It’s an interesting game, although I think it is a little rough around the edges and with the combat system. But I love ARPGs that are more focused on a tactile combat system. Interested to see other people’s takes on it.

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Silverhand@beehaw.org
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Haven’t played that demo yet. I was a fan of the previous two games, so I feel like I already know what to expect and will probably just save the experience for the full game. Heroes of Hammerwatch was a lot of fun in co-op.

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davetansley@kbin.social
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I tried Memori, a Celeste-style platformer with some cool puzzle mechanics. Some of the rooms were super-hard, which made completing them feel very satisfying. It has a chunky-pixel look and controls really well. The front-end UI needs a tiny bit of polish, but other than that I really enjoyed it. Can imagine it’ll be popular with speedrunners.

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Honkinwaffles@lemmy.world
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I tried Warhaven a bit tonight and it was quite a bit of fun, runs well, monetization seems okay for a F2P game, combat is dynamic and interesting.

Only big red flag is Nexon… I understand not having any trust for them.

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