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Mina the Hollower |OT| From the Timeline Where 2D Zelda Kept Going

hilarious ahahah

pm me your steam bro
I appreciate it a LOT but really, it's not necessary! I'm a cheap-ass not for lack of money, but for the enjoyment of beign a cheap-ass lmao.

But rest assured, I won't ever forget this display of generosity and love.

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Well, I got my backer code for gog, but gog will not let me redeem it until the release time.

F*ck you, gog.
 
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Dude, this game is so fucking good.

You ever play a game where you're like "wow, the dev team and QA explored literally every single possible aspect of this game, from the map layouts, to the input frame timing, all the way to the QoL of the menus"

That's this game. This feels like a game that was 100% finished two years ago, and then they were like "okay, now let's find every little tiny aspect that isn't perfect yet and fix it".

I believe this game is a 10/10. Not because it's the greatest game I've ever played, but because I think it's the greatest game it can be.
 
I think I'm going with the Deck with this one, even if it's a day one model with the 60hz/LCD display. It just feels right playing this on a smaller screen, I tried it out on my monitor and the pixels are quite big there.
 
Played about 4 hours of it and really enjoyed it. I think if you're like me and you grew up loving zelda oracle of seasons/ages, you will really vibe with it and the artstyle.
 
Just discovered the newspaper at the town center. I looove all those details. The world feels so grounded despite the minimalist look. Townsfolk running about; everyone's got something to say; Mina is already quite famous in certain circles.

Even details like the font they use are impeccable.

Mina is also self-aware and does talk now and then but isn't overly chatty like in most of your AAA game where protagonists are either dead silent all the time or can't stop talking.

They balance everything so well in this game.

I think I'm going with the Deck with this one, even if it's a day one model with the 60hz/LCD display. It just feels right playing this on a smaller screen, I tried it out on my monitor and the pixels are quite big there.
Been playing on the Deck and it does feel like the right platform. I was considering the Switch version but I will get that one once they release it physically. 120Hz mode sounds nice, though.
 
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Really enjoying it. Polished to perfection.

My one minor gripe - I wish the graphics were a little less brutalist. They've nailed the style. It's just a little *too* ugly on occasion.
 
I play Switch 2 100% docked on my OLED.....my only concern i saw with some of the reviews i watched yesterday is that the graphics appear to be overly sharp and kind of cluttered (cant think of the right word lol) on a big screen.....does the game have any settings that make it big screen friendly-er? lol
 
On 32:9 59 inch it displayed in 21:9 format and the pixels were very large. The game didn't look that great and it was hard to discern the backgrounds. I then switched to the Steam Deck and it was much better.
 
Really enjoying it. Polished to perfection.

My one minor gripe - I wish the graphics were a little less brutalist. They've nailed the style. It's just a little *too* ugly on occasion.

I feel like the graphics can make map translations kinda tough, what you can interact with, where you can go, etc.
I was never a big fan of gb or gbc stuff though, o wish they'd have gone with a more 16-bit look.
They absolutely nailed the gbc look though, it just ain't my cup of tea.
FANTASTIC list of mods/difficulty options. Default is pretty tough, but you can tune it to cakewalk or absolutely brutal. Devs pay attention, more of you need to do this.
 
On 32:9 59 inch it displayed in 21:9 format and the pixels were very large. The game didn't look that great and it was hard to discern the backgrounds. I then switched to the Steam Deck and it was much better.

Hmm....that doesnt bode well for big screen players. I may wait until they possibly put a patch in to make it good for those who don't play on the tiny screen.
 
Took more attempts than I'd like to admit but beat the tutorial boss. Screenshot of your reward if you're interested. In a spoiler because the built in Steam spoiler doesn't hide the screenshot in links.



Did it with the hammer. The charge attack did some good work. My problem beating it was it felt like every time I had a bead on the moves the fucker would switch up the timing or pattern.
 
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Great OT 💯 I'm busy with 007, Persona 3 Reload and Marathon S2 dropping next week but I'll be picking this up to support Yachtclub and send the message we want more stuff like this, I loved Shovel Knight and all it's DLC, what's old is new again 👌
 
The game respects your intelligence from the get go, it's fantastic. It gets bonus points just for that.

If you are confused, there is a manual in-game, old style. Cool stuff.

So is there no console version and that was a fucking lie?
It should be out on all major platforms.

Playstation Store: https://store.playstation.com/it-it/concept/10010918
Nintendo Eshop: https://www.nintendo.com/it-it/Gioc...intendo-Switch/Mina-the-Hollower-2887790.html
Xbox Store: https://www.xbox.com/it-IT/games/store/mina-the-hollower/9NZTGLVS99X3
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/Mina_the_Hollower/
Humble Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/mina-the-hollower
 
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Looking at graphis, how this game looks on 65 inch tv when you are sitting 7 feet awaya : ( ? anyone expeirenced it ? is it even playable ?

edit: I want to buy it but not sure if it will even be playable on ps5.
 
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The game respects your intelligence from the get go, it's fantastic. It gets bonus points just for that.

If you are confused, there is a manual in-game, old style. Cool stuff.


It should be out on all major platforms.

Playstation Store: https://store.playstation.com/it-it/concept/10010918
Nintendo Eshop: https://www.nintendo.com/it-it/Gioc...intendo-Switch/Mina-the-Hollower-2887790.html
Xbox Store: https://www.xbox.com/it-IT/games/store/mina-the-hollower/9NZTGLVS99X3
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1875580/Mina_the_Hollower/
Humble Store: https://www.humblebundle.com/store/mina-the-hollower
This is so fucked up. If I manually search the store anywhere I cannot find it.

I could've been playing last night!!!!??

Fuck.

Thank you for this.
 
Looking at graphis, how this game looks on 65 inch tv when you are sitting 7 feet awaya : ( ? anyone expeirenced it ? is it even playable ?

edit: I want to buy it but not sure if it will even be playable on ps5.
It's more or less my setup, it looks fine imo. I've removed screen shake almost entirely, and put the setup where it has slight black box around the image but upscales pixel perfect.
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Looking at graphis, how this game looks on 65 inch tv when you are sitting 7 feet awaya : ( ? anyone expeirenced it ? is it even playable ?

edit: I want to buy it but not sure if it will even be playable on ps5.
I'll fire it up now on my big ol 4K TV and let you know
 
I feel like the graphics can make map translations kinda tough, what you can interact with, where you can go, etc.
I was never a big fan of gb or gbc stuff though, o wish they'd have gone with a more 16-bit look.
They absolutely nailed the gbc look though, it just ain't my cup of tea.
FANTASTIC list of mods/difficulty options. Default is pretty tough, but you can tune it to cakewalk or absolutely brutal. Devs pay attention, more of you need to do this.
Agree.

It's not strictly a criticism - they have captured exactly what they were intending to.

I just struggle with the 8bit aesthetic.
 
Looking at graphis, how this game looks on 65 inch tv when you are sitting 7 feet awaya : ( ? anyone expeirenced it ? is it even playable ?

edit: I want to buy it but not sure if it will even be playable on ps5.
0 to worry about. It looks incredible.
 
Sony/someone fucked up the roll out to this game on PS5. It was impossible to find and you could not preorder it. I had to work to find it last night.

Somebody fucked up.
 
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