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Posted March 11, 2014
Your stratospheric construction and adventure kit.

Windforge, an action platformer where you craft your equipment and build your very own airships to explore and conquer a procedurally-generated world hidden in the clouds, is available 10% off on GOG.com. That's only $13.49 for the first week.

The modern way of life on Cordeus is reliant on refined Sky Whale oil. Everything from the machines used daily, to the food that is eaten, is ultimately dependent on the oil. The citizens of Cordeus are so hungry for oil that the once abundant population of Sky Whales is dwindling. At current rate, the noble species will face certain extinction in a few short years. To avoid falling back into the dark ages, civilization must find a new source of energy. It is said that an ancient people named the Aetherkin had exotic sources of energy. Energy more powerful than anything any human has ever seen. Unfortunately, research related to the Aetherkin is strictly forbidden by law. In an attempt to save humanity’s way of life, YOU have been secretly hired to uncover this ancient energy source.

Windforge is a side-scrolling block-building game where you explore hostile skies in an ever-changing Steampunk world. Everything you see can be created or destroyed, creating an RPG without barriers that rewards creative problem solving and improvisation. Take off in fully customizable airships, and embark on a journey of discovery and survival that will take you to the heart of the world and beyond. A large, completely destructible procedural world with multiple environments awaits! With over 1200 craftable items, Contra-style action, and an epic storyline and quests that drive gameplay without constricting freedom, this title can keep you busy you for countless hours. Plus, this is the first game to include minable sky whales, and meat blocks!

Mine, craft, explore, exploit, and reign over the skies with nothing--not even gravity--to limit your freedom in Windforge, for only $13.49 on GOG.com. The 10% off release discount offer lasts until Tuesday, March 18, at 10:59AM GMT.
Posted March 11, 2014
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fortune_p_dawg: Well, it seems pretty freeform to be honest. You could be the benevolent protector of the skies and work with the whales to stop the badguys OR you could be an avian lord of terror who loots, plunders, and rides around in a whale corpse as to strike fear into the hearts of everything.

That said, I've mostly been just goofing off, and have only finished the first two quests, so yeah I could end up being Reginald 'Carver of Whales and Scourge of the Skies' if that's where the story takes me. But I usually play the goodguy, soooo...
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JinseiNGC224: :*(
Really cool game though. I think the targeting needs to be tightened up a bit, especially when mining, otherwise it's quite fun.
Posted March 11, 2014
This game looks sweet, didn't even know about it.
Posted March 11, 2014
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zlep: I like the look of this game, but I find the idea of "minable" whales extremely disturbing (not helped by the way-too-graphic graphics). Anyone know if it's open-ended enough that I can just ignore that gamplay option?
As long as it's happening in a fictional game and not in RL, all is permitted (though I admit a personal bias toward intellectually stimulating games).

Trust me, I've played enough role-playing games and seen players do crazy shit they would never do in RL to know that usually, nothing harmful comes out of fiction besides fun and thought experiments unless the work of fiction actively tries to send out a serious message (a lot of games tends to be too out there and fun oriented to do so).

I'd worry more about what we are doing in RL instead.

EDIT: Besides, the game seems to be killing two birds with one stone by sending a message about over-fishing AND our heavy reliance on fossil fuels.
Post edited March 11, 2014 by Magnitus
Posted March 11, 2014
How is the crafting / building aspect of the game? The trailer focused a bit on the Contra style action - is there a nice level of building or is it more of an optional activity? I'm not looking for Minecraft levels, where that IS the point of the game, but I curious if construction and crafting take a central role...

Any info from early buyers, or should I take this to the game specific forums?
Posted March 11, 2014
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Ixamyakxim: How is the crafting / building aspect of the game? The trailer focused a bit on the Contra style action - is there a nice level of building or is it more of an optional activity? I'm not looking for Minecraft levels, where that IS the point of the game, but I curious if construction and crafting take a central role...

Any info from early buyers, or should I take this to the game specific forums?
Well, supposibly everything you see is buildable but considering you move around with airship (except when you explore floating islands), the airship is what you mostly build, upgrade and modify. It's essentially your base of operations so unless it's possible to buy entire airships, it's required activity. Mind, this is based on watching videos on youtube.

Here's couple of videos of the game that show more about the gameplay:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Scwx8UESfF4
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GwlEICtM0I
Post edited March 11, 2014 by Petrell
Posted March 11, 2014
For those already playing, how's the difficulty?
Posted March 11, 2014
Right up my alley.

Is the game 'complete' as it is or is there more content still planned or being added ?
Posted March 11, 2014
A bit too expensive for a spontaneous purchase, but this looks really interesting. I think I'll wait for some reviews, but I'll keep an eye on this one.

( Is the whole sky whale "mining" a requirement for progress in the game? Because that doesn't sound quite right. :P )
Posted March 11, 2014
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zeffyr: One of the first reviews:

http://www.hardcoregamer.com/2014/03/10/review-windforge/77585/
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Wishbone: Hmm, sounds like I might want to hold off on buying this for a while, to see if they address some of the issues raised in that review. "Brutal difficulty" certainly isn't a selling point for me.
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Fever_Discordia: And the main character is a meat block magically brought to life (maybe) in Super Meat Boy!

Yeah but
"The first game to include minable sky whales, and meat blocks."
First one to include both, at the same time and simultaneously and everything!
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Wishbone: Technically, yes. The Aether mod for Minecraft actually does include sky whales, but as far as I know, they are not minable, so...
You can hit them with a pickaxe, can't you? :P
Posted March 11, 2014
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CharlesGrey: A bit too expensive for a spontaneous purchase, but this looks really interesting. I think I'll wait for some reviews, but I'll keep an eye on this one.

( Is the whole sky whale "mining" a requirement for progress in the game? Because that doesn't sound quite right. :P )
Depends on the type of narrative involved.

It works with a redemption narrative, where you start off having to mine whales and later on stop after you find a better way.

And I know what you mean about the price.

The game looks interesting enough that it would probably have been a instant 10$ buy to play it now, but I'm on the fence at 13.50$.
Post edited March 11, 2014 by Magnitus
Posted March 11, 2014
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Wishbone: Technically, yes. The Aether mod for Minecraft actually does include sky whales, but as far as I know, they are not minable, so...
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pi4t: You can hit them with a pickaxe, can't you? :P
I don't think you can, actually. I think they're ethereal, so the pickaxe just passes through them. At least that's how it was back when I played it, but a new major version of the mod came out a while ago which I haven't relly played yet, so they might be minable now.
Posted March 11, 2014
seems pretty terraria-y/starbound-y but, all the more enticing for it, wish-listed fo-sho! Is the whole go-green message as heavy-handed in-game as it is in GOG's write up? I haven't even played the game yet and I already feel nearly bludgeoned to death by it.
Posted March 11, 2014
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Magnitus: And I know what you mean about the price.

The game looks interesting enough that it would probably have been a instant 10$ buy to play it now, but I'm on the fence at 13.50$.
Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I thought. Optimal pricing is a science, isn't it?
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evilnancyreagan: seems pretty terraria-y/starbound-y but, all the more enticing for it, wish-listed fo-sho! Is the whole go-green message as heavy-handed in-game as it is in GOG's write up? I haven't even played the game yet and I already feel nearly bludgeoned to death by it.
*looks at your icon* And here I would have figured you'd be all for going green. :|
Post edited March 11, 2014 by CharlesGrey
Posted March 11, 2014
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Magnitus: And I know what you mean about the price.

The game looks interesting enough that it would probably have been a instant 10$ buy to play it now, but I'm on the fence at 13.50$.
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CharlesGrey: Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I thought. Optimal pricing is a science, isn't it?
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evilnancyreagan: seems pretty terraria-y/starbound-y but, all the more enticing for it, wish-listed fo-sho! Is the whole go-green message as heavy-handed in-game as it is in GOG's write up? I haven't even played the game yet and I already feel nearly bludgeoned to death by it.
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CharlesGrey: *looks at your icon* And here I would have figured you'd be all for going green. :|
ba-dum-tsss

but, yeah. they're preaching to the choir on THAT one. To the point of beating a dead horse...
Posted March 11, 2014
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CharlesGrey: Yes, that's pretty much exactly what I thought. Optimal pricing is a science, isn't it?
Unfortunately, I think many distributors keep their numbers as confidential as possible (as indicated by the developer of Defender`s Quest concerning their Steam sale numbers).

One would hope they at least crunches all those sale numbers they keep private into relevant statistics which they can present to game developers when setting up prices.

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evilnancyreagan: ba-dum-tsss

but, yeah. they're preaching to the choir on THAT one. To the point of beating a dead horse...
And yet, we`re not doing nearly enough to stabilize our ecosystems...

Personally, I'm all for reminding people on a daily basis that they are screwing the ecosystem they live in and depend on with their lifestyle.

Let it be alive in the mind of people, because I guarantee you that economists and financial types will remind to people the short to mid-term economical benefits of hijacking the environment to make a buck on a daily basis.
Post edited March 11, 2014 by Magnitus
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