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Ex developer at Bethesda quit his job after 14 years and made this heavy metal horror game as a solo dev with no publisher (i.imgur.com)
submitted 1 day ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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The Axis Unseen free demo: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1807810/The_Axis_Unseen/

It took about 3.5 years, but now it's actually coming out in less than two weeks. I'm really excited to see what people think of it and it has been cool watching streamers react to the demo. Somehow my two story tall tree guy is really good at sneaking up on people. :D

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 hours ago (2 children)

What is publishers role anyway in digital age of 2024? Marketing?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 hours ago

Financing.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 10 hours ago

Marketing and distribution (physical copies)

[–] [email protected] 55 points 1 day ago

Why the f I see vertical gameplay of someone playing 16:9?

[–] SuperCub 11 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Turok 2024

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Consider me intrigued.

[–] [email protected] 67 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Ahh, a game dedicated to being a stealth archer, fuck yeah, I'm in.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know right. He knew that was the best way to play Skyrim. This game looks bad ass.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I never used any ranged weapon in the game, did I miss out?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

If you like being OP, definitely.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

There were other ways to successfully play base Skyrim??

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Stealth and daggers backstab could also eliminate having to interact with the actual combat of the game, making for a better experience.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago

Yeah, but...that sounds like effort. Much easier to slap a stabby bit on the end of a stick and only occasionally accidentally kill a random goat.

[–] [email protected] 112 points 1 day ago

I played the demo for a few hours. Might be a solo dev, but his experience is definitely noticeable. Game looks great, albeit unoptimized. Progression is simple and fair. Artwork is incredible for a solo dev. Combat is decent, and unexpectedly satisfying.

Someone else mentioned the excessive blood explosion - it’s the best feeling when you land one of those shots from across a field.

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (2 children)

GPU: 4 GB VRAM GeForce GTX 980/Radeon RX 580

Dammit, my iGPU has more than enough computing power but only half of the VRAM.

[–] [email protected] 32 points 1 day ago (2 children)

iGPU's can use system RAM to supplement VRAM. Might still be doable

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 hour ago) (1 children)

I forgot about that. A bios setting, right?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 16 hours ago

I believe so

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There is a demo, so you can see if it will run well enough for you before you buy it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

a demo in this day? dev knows what's up

[–] [email protected] 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Remember getting demo discs in magazines? Great times

[–] [email protected] 5 points 14 hours ago

as a poor kid living in the sticks demo discs were the only way I could play many games.

if it weren't for them, I would have never gotten into games, nor computers, nor my career that has elevated my QOL.

could say demo discs saved my life from many hardships.

[–] rustydrd 71 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Looks interesting, but the music should hit WAY harder, IMO. Based on the visuals, I was expecting early 2000s Opeth, and I got late 2010s Opeth instead.

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (15 children)

The music is all written by a member of ISIS, which is pretty heavy, but in an "atmospheric sludge/post-metal" way. So I can see how you'd think that if you're looking for something more death metal (which would fit in the fight scenes, although atmospheric sludge or funeral doom would go pretty well in the rest of the game)

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (9 children)

Oh snap thanks for pointing this out! Been a long time and I haven't kept up with ISIS, but their Panopticon was damn near genre-defining for me at the time.

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[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Still took less time than Elder Scrolls 6 to come out

[–] [email protected] 42 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Think we know why (this guy quit)

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[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 day ago

This looks like skyrim sneaky archer: the game.

Definitely gunna play this.

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