But it’s the moments in between that set the game apart, with team-building exercises like forced labour and sacrifice it’s going to be a tall order to keep morale afloat.īut trying to do so is one hell of a time.Ĭlick here for the Cult of the Lamb demo. Moment-to-moment is handled a lot like Death’s Door did, with the branching level flow feeling a bit like last year’s Inscryption. Based on the demo, there isn’t one is handles poorly. If the promise of the ritual sacrifice of woodland critters didn’t already have you hooked, it’s worth noting that under all of the disarmingly adorable aesthetic is a grisly game about the occult that feels like a mash-up of several genres. When I got to speak with Julian of Massive Monster last year after Cult of the Lamb’s initial reveal at Gamescom Opening Night Live, the way he spoke about the game and its influences-most of which it wears on its sleeve-I knew we were in for something absolutely special.
I’m particularly eager to try out the pair of shoes that turns any kicked-in door into a ticking time bomb.Ĭlick here for the Anger Foot demo. I love how the game seems to mimic the mask concept from Hotline Miami and applies it to sneakers, giving the player unlockables to strive for that actually impact how you play. You’re introduced to a handgun in the second level, though we know it escalates even further based on the reveal trailer. It’s going to be the main catalyst of the carnage you cause, reducing doors to kindling and upending all kinds of furnishings. Obviously, there’s that titular angry foot of yours. The demo offers up two levels, both of which can be stormed through in well under a minute, and between them, it introduces all of the key mechanics you’re going to bring to bear. Anger FootĪnger Foot is a legitimate acid trip of a game that combines the frenetic breach and clear behaviours of Hotline Miami with the boot-happy combat of Bulletstorm. It’s a multi-day celebration of the games of tomorrow, and there are literally hundreds of demos on offer.
Whether it’s to make up for the fact there’s no real in-person event to celebrate the medium this year or not, we’re glad for it because we’ve discovered a number of excellent games that might have snuck beneath the radar otherwise.Ī number of these, such as Anger Foot and Cult of the Lamb, have accompanied reveals and new trailers, but the others come courtesy of this year’s Steam Next Fest, which kicks off this week on June 14. As if a throwback of its own, many of this past week’s reveals have been accompanied by limited game demos, to give players a taste of things to come.
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