TORQUEMCFEARSON'S PROFILE

"You wanna know what the difference between 'success' and 'failure' is...?
It's their spelling, pronounciation, and definition."
-Torque McFearson

Welcome, please enjoy my complimentary words: Ficus, amble, ludachristianity, moist caverns. I am mostly an amatuer writer and a self-chastising escapist. I try to make you laugh, because it's a cheap and easy way to get people to like me. I'm also older than you think... no, not that old.. back it up a bit.. yep, right there, that old.

I'm trying to write games that reflect my humor, my odd insights, and my existental dread. I'm working on my sole project: a modern/cyberpunk, dark, character-centric mystery; full of suspense and offset with quirks and humor — no.. not blade runner, why does everyone keep saying that? (And yea.. that was an em dash, so you know I'm a real writer. Alt+0151, come at me.) I may release a demo before then end of the year and plan on releasing the game in 3 Episodes.

In regards to everything out of my mouth:
Don't hate me, I'm only kidding.

Sources of inspiration: Media and sentient life.

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Yet Another Question :-)

  • Are you using the alchemy set found upstairs at the inn to make potions with the herbs you find?
Yep, but maybe I need look for more plants.
  • During combat-make sure you utilize crowd control abilities. Sounds like you're using stun, but also use Sir Edwin's Taunt..
I don't think I've been using this at all.. the extra attacks would keep his focus built up and I can spam heals on him.. shit.. that makes sense.
  • Did you find Smoke Bomb for Kit?
Tried this out. Friggin' like 5 attacks missed him in a row. Geez, I've been way too concerned with offense. My theory was: "Gotta kill the killers before they kill", ya know?
  • There's a vendor upstairs at the inn in the library that sells skill books. In the event you missed finding one, you can purchase them off of her.
Was too broke before cathedral, Maybe will help after.
  • Invest in a fishing pole and fish, fish, fish. Salmon is great to heal your entire party at a campfire.
Musta missed this... rodger, look for a fisherman, grab his pole. (Kit made me say it.)
  • Are you searching the boxes found on the tables? Those, typically, hold potions.....
Yep, got those, no problem
  • Re-visit old areas..... you'd find more herbs.
Oh, good to know.

It does seem well-attempted for balance, which I know is harder than it looks. Plus, I'm a story-focused player, with limited hobbytime, so I may not have been properly min-maxing. But, hopefully my feedback helps to understand players like me, but obviously you can't please everyone. Also, I say these things cause I like the game... it's just that it requires me to be... alive unfortunately. So, you can see my dilemma. Haha. I'm gonna try the skills I've been ignoring and that'll probably fix the #@&*^ outta it.


Yet Another Question :-)

I'm still working through it, like a few a hours a week is all I have time for. Grugg is dead, but the Foppish Knight and his Stockholm Syndrome Mage went with him. Now I'm on to donning a white snuggie while the cult is trying to convert me... convert me into compost matter.

Here's grievances:
Combat is sometimes frustrating. (Admittedly I fear it's just me.. why do I suck so bad? haha) I'm out of potions/mana/herbs and one good high-damage-dealing, silencing AOE from the enemy and death spiral begins. I'm abusing shield bash and focus restoring, but I feel like I'm missing something. I'd like to kick more butt, but there's no way to grind up levels or anything. Most baddies can kill my squishies in two/three hits, but I have to sink in six/seven in return. I almost quit, but then who will kill Cinder!? (...barring the parallel realities of all the other players of this game.)

Ultimately, the feedback is, difficult combat is an issues when I have no way to "git gud". Turn-based combat isn't exceedingly skill-based and there are finite experience points to go around when there are finite encounters. I feel locked into a level of suck I can't escape. Sometimes, I'm tempted to run past enemies in hope for survival, but they're my only way to level up..

Sincerely,
The dude in desperate need of cheats
Torque McNoobSuck
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