#darq

[bodhrancomedy]

What I've Been Playing - October

Darq: psychological platformer horror

Status: Unfinished (3/6 chapters)

Initial Thoughts: I like the mechanics and the dreamlike atmosphere, less sold on the monster designs.

Rating: 3.7/5

Bramble: The Mountain King: Nordic horror adventure

Status: Unfinished (12/16 levels)

Initial Thoughts: I love this game so much. The music, the menace, the pathos. Only complaints are less accessible for D/deaf players and massive difficulty spike at level 12.

Rating: 4.8/5

Dragon Quest IX: Sentinels of the Starry Skies: Fantasy turn-based JRPG

Status: Finished (x8)

Thoughts: I'm so glad that this game has held up for me since I was eleven. While I miss the aspects of having defined characters in your party, the running theme of coming to peace regarding death and missed opportunities more than make up for it.

Rating: 4.2/5

Avalon Code: fantasy action role play

Status: Unfinished (prev. 6/11 chapters, new 1/11)

Thoughts: This game has way more confusing controls than I remember when I was nine though I find fighting easier. The concept is really cool (you have to collect information to preserve before the world ends) and I had an early crush on some of the romantic interests. However, it's unwieldy and does not seem to make use of its core conceit.

Rating: 2/5.

That wraps up October's game update, I guess. DQ III's remake comes out next month but we'll find out if I have any money, then.

[ddoodler]

Commission - Some Kids Working Together

[maroi-madoi]

［DARQ］20220920

少年の悪夢の中をさまようパズルゲーム。エドワード・ゴーリーとかティム・バートンとかを連想させるダーク系のキャラクターと世界観の作品。

何と言っても重力無視したこの移動が異様に気持ちが良い。ドゥーン。

難易度が絶妙で、パズルゲーが好きなくせにヘタクソな私でも攻略見ないでいけるレベル。一見難解に見えてよく考えると分かるという内容で、解いててとても楽しかったです！

ただ少年の悪夢がコンセプトなせいか、敵のデザインがシュールなお笑い寄りになってしまってるのが何とも…。おかげで全体的に残念さが漂っているけど、それがまた味と言えば味かも。「INSIDE」でガリッガリに削られたハートに染み入る珍妙さでした。

[takerfoxx]

So Darq was pretty neat! I've always enjoyed those ambient horror sidescrollers with minimalistic storytelling things that Limbo kicked off, and the fact that this was dream based meant it was up my alley. I especially liked that it committed to the dream logic aspect of it all. The train level and the neighborhood levels were particular highlights.

If I had to make a complaint, it's that the crypt level from the dlc was kind of tedious. Like, the gimmick itself was cool on paper (not gonna say what it was in case anyone wants to check it out), but the mechanics led to way too much backtracking. Also, fuck that bell puzzle.

Okay, Little Nightmares 2 time. Here's hoping that they built on what worked about the first one and addressed its weaknesses.

[peculiarbetagal]

“DARQ: Sketch’s of Lloyd” . . . A little project for myself, a few of them have different art styles and also I wanted to tried a few expressions. And also because I love this game and haven’t draw him in a while. (PLEASE DON’T REPOST OR TRACE IT, THANK YOU)

[nintendocafe]

DARQ is coming to Nintendo Switch

DARQ tells the story of Lloyd, a boy who becomes aware of the fact that he is dreaming. The dream quickly turns into a nightmare and all attempts to wake up end in failure. Lloyd learns how to survive the nightmare by bending the laws of physics and manipulating the fluid fabric of the dream world.

[boozerman]

Spooky scenery in games: part seven [x]

[insane-control-room]

recently heard of a game called darq.