Let’s share our lists and opinions on the demos. We’ll help each other find promising games.

This Next Fest runs until Monday, June 16, 10 am PDT.

  • Capt. Wolf@lemmy.world
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    5 days ago

    One I’ve been waiting for for a while, “It has my face” Admittedly I didn’t find it on the nextfest page. I found it well over a year ago when it was still DoubleMe. The original was super addicting and I like the direction the story seems to be going in the demo.

    Also trying to be patient for Clover Pit

    And Gone Fishing has some promise to it. Not everybody’s bag, but my buddies and I all found the demo pretty fun.

    • mojofrododojo@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Also trying to be patient for Clover Pit

      clover pit looks like gambling addiction on roids, holy shit did they exploit a good game loop. like, almost scary if you’ve known anyone who’s struggled with it. at least it’s not real currency and loot boxes fuck

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        4 days ago

        Oh yeah… I got caught up in the Overwatch loot box thing when it was still huge. Never had a problem gambling before or since, but I dropped $300 in my last month playing and who knows how much before then. Soon as I realized I had a problem, I uninstalled the game. Couldn’t even talk about it for a long time without wanting to reinstall. Fuck Blizzard and fuck loot boxes…

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          I’ve seen it second hand; it’s wretched. imho many of these monetization mechanics should be restricted to 21+.

          Soon as I realized I had a problem, I uninstalled the game. Couldn’t even talk about it for a long time without wanting to reinstall. F

          props and respect for recognizing it and getting yourself out. that takes character.