Child of Light

[Aulayna]

Comes out in 4 days

Pre-purchase Child of Light on Steam (http://store.steampowered.com/app/256290/)

Get hype. Who's going to be playing it? I'm super stoked and will update this thread as I play it.

[Nicolas]

Can't wait. Kept getting confused on the date though and that has brought on nothing but upset and heartbreak. :|

[Jiro]

I don't know whether to take the plunge or not. Still undecided. Looks great though.

[Pete for President]

Really hyped for this, even for the watercolour art alone I'd get it. Even made a thread about it when I discovered one of the trailers a while back. Just to get things straight it's downloadable only for a pretty small price right?

[Nicolas]

Really hyped for this, even for the watercolour art alone I'd get it. Even made a thread about it when I discovered one of the trailers a while back. Just to get things straight it's downloadable only for a pretty small price right?

Yep. I believe it's going for 15 USD.

[Bolivar]

I'm almost sold on getting it for PS4. Will probably wait just to see the initial fan reaction.

[Depression Moon]

The reviews are looking good.

[Carl the Llama]

I really cant wait to play this game, only £11.99 on steam... cant wait till I get paid on friday! I have been wanting to play this game since months ago, the art direction is stunning.

On a side note I hope it's a decent length, I have a horrible suspicion that it is going to be short like Fable was.

[Aulayna]

Apparently it's only about 11 hours long, because well, it was made by 20 people. Hence the price tag etc, it's not an AAA title that had loads of resources thrown into it.

[Slothy]

Apparently it's only about 11 hours long

ONLY 11 hours. Bahaha!

[Pete for President]

I'll take 11 hours of awesomeness over 40 hours of filler-ed goo any day! Let's just hope it's not 11 hours of filler-ed goo. Oh man we'll see.

Will buy this when I get home next week.

[Jiro]

Quite a few comments on the (lack of) depth to the story going around. That's a shame; I would've loved to see a game as wonderfully engaging to experience as it is to look at.

[NeoCracker]

Not bothered by 11 hours, becasue the games only 15 bucks. Were this full price that would be awful for an RPG, but it's not. :p

Downloading and installing right now! (On PS3, I didn't realize when I bought it it wasn't cross-buy like the euro deluxe edition apperently was, so not playing on PS 4. :( )


Edit: Also, why is this not in the RPG section? :colbert:

[Aulayna]

So played it for about 40 mins thus far:

http://cloud-3.steampowered.com/ugc/450668507748862433/65B32A1BA0BAB82D66072785CBD7D4E476A2A4C6/

http://cloud-2.steampowered.com/ugc/450668507748846210/D0A112777D38B512F45C92D165902A496702EF6A/

I really like the idea of using the Firefly as crowd control, to slow enemies or stun them to avoid encounters and the general play on light and dark.

Although, the uPlay requirement is a bit whaff.

[Shorty]

The artwork is just fucking brilliant. I don't know anything about the game, but I would love to play it just for the art.

[Vyk]

I bought it on pre-sale to support them, but haven't downloaded and installed yet. Hoping the girlfriend will be into it, since it's supposed to be co-op

[Pete for President]

The artwork is just smurfing brilliant. I don't know anything about the game, but I would love to play it just for the art.

My thoughts exactly! The watercolour style is beautiful and it really gets that storybook paper feel :p

[Aulayna]

A lot gets said about the visuals already, but the music is just as enchanting and all the characters talk to each other in rhyme.

[Aulayna]

Some more battle screens:

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/450668507762002889/E62135948EC7747417A5AE89B2BC509CE82285C3/

Yes that is a Hydra!

http://cloud-4.steampowered.com/ugc/450668507761997635/FF892774102D5A3B2AF721E9923CA95108FBA882/

The game features traditional old school RPG elements, enemies may be resistant to types of spells - and you can customise your armour to be resistant too. Pumping on the fire res here was very needed.

[Depression Moon]

Have you beaten it yet?

[Loony BoB]

Ooh, 11 hour co-op game that's quite cheap and amazing looking? Looks like I'll have to get this once we're done with Borderlands 2.

[Aulayna]

Have you beaten it yet?

Nah, I no lifed on it on release day then some IRL things got in the way and I haven't really had time to play it again. I should hopefully have some time to put into it over the next few days, though as far as I can tell I seem to be fairly near the end now.

[Pete for President]

Installing as we speak :hyper:

[Skyblade]

Why is this not in the RPG forum? Isn't it an RPG?

Anyway, I just wanted to ask: Does anyone know if the Wii U version supports the ability to play solely on the Gamepad? Because that's currently what's keeping me from getting it. If I can play on just the Gamepad, I'd get the Wii U version. Otherwise, I'd pick up the Steam version. But I can't find that info anywhere.

[Pete for President]

I'm in love with this game. There are so many little animated details in there I giggle every time I find one out. Anyone notice Rubella's dodge animation? It's the funniest. Or the crow who Caw's backwards?

The combination of flying/exploration/collecting, combat and crafting is crazy addictive. Dialogue is short and sweet so the pace is high all the time.

The battle system reminds me of FFX, and in some ways it even beats it. The fact that all status effects work on every monster including bosses is super satisfying. It makes this turn based system one of the fairest I've ever seen in a game.

I'm about to collect the moon and so far this game is near perfect score in my book.

[Pete for President]

Finished it! The ending came a bit quick to my surprise. Other than that it's a fantastic RPG and probably one of my favourites of the PS3/X360 era.

[fat_moogle]

Just literally completed this game about two minutes ago. The ending fell a little flat but I was expecting that because the story wasn't very strong, it definitely wasn't a selling point of the game. What draws you in is the amazing artwork, the solid battle system and the enchanting music. Not sure how long it took me to complete it as I've been playing it for small sessions since April, but 11 hours seems about right. Not the longest but there was no way to drag it on for any longer. Worth the £11.99!

[Pete for President]

Just literally completed this game about two minutes ago. The ending fell a little flat but I was expecting that because the story wasn't very strong, it definitely wasn't a selling point of the game. What draws you in is the amazing artwork, the solid battle system and the enchanting music. Not sure how long it took me to complete it as I've been playing it for small sessions since April, but 11 hours seems about right. Not the longest but there was no way to drag it on for any longer. Worth the £11.99!

For me the ending just came too quick. I thought after collecting the moon I'd be 1/3's of the way, but it turned out to be halfway if not even more. Other than that fantastic game though, and apart from the aforementioned gripe I didn't think the story came short at all. It's supposed to be swift as a dream and I reckon it was. If I had to guess how much time passed within the story it would probably be 1 night. It really has that bedtime story vibe to it and I like it that way.

[Bolivar]

I'm waiting for the Vita version, which is only a few days away at this point. Good to see the EoFF reaction has been more or less positive.

[fat_moogle]

I'm waiting for the Vita version, which is only a few days away at this point. Good to see the EoFF reaction has been more or less positive.
Enjoy! This game is perfect for Vita.