I feel the rationale that I like Screenshot Saturday a lot is that it essentially makes us concentrate on the little issues in games. All these background vistas and property which can be simply neglected if you’re really taking part in a game as an alternative of fortunately watching gifs of all of the laborious work that’s going into them. This week, then: a shy cardboard buddy, a fully beautiful forest, and a spellbook companion.
Oftentimes, this slim focus additionally has the impact of constructing every thing appear very calm. Take, for instance, this hedgehog:
They’re cute and I really like them, however their mild ear twitches may not correctly painting the texture of Pile Up!, the game they’re from. According to its website, it’s a “1 to 4 player co-op 3D platformer” which reads to me as one thing far more chaotic. Hopefully our besnouted buddy doesn’t get too jostled.
Similarly, lots of these in-progress photographs enchantment to me simply because they appear like locations I want to go. Case in level, right here’s some type of hidden door, surrounded by stunning pink timber and delightful pink clouds, although the latter do forged some ominous shadows.
It’s a spot you’ll discover in Star Renegades, a roguelite RPG about rebels combating an evil authoritarian empire. Maybe not the perfect vacation spot, however these timber may simply make up for it. According to their Steam page, builders Massive Damage are capturing to launch early subsequent yr, and there are lots of big robots concerned (together with the one up there within the header picture).
Here’s a slight cheat, as a result of it’s not from the builders themselves however relatively an especially good Twitter account referred to as Wholesome Games. It’s price it, although, as a result of they’ve collected a bunch of bits collectively from Descend, a narrative-y, puzzle-y RPG that’s presently crowdfunding on Kickstarter.
Crowdfunding caveats abound, however that is a kind of games that I actually need to be pulled off. Sure, what I actually need to do is press flowers, a factor I can do in actual life, however what’s the purpose if I’m not a prodigious tiefling baby with an lovely boulder buddy?
