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Title: Overgrowth
Post by: AntiBlitz on December 17, 2013, 10:31:09 pm: Just saw it on Steam, check it out, looks neat, maybe will quench your furry and warband needs, killing two birds or maybe rabbits in this case with one stone.

http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Rumblood on December 18, 2013, 12:19:00 am: Looks very cool. My daughter is saying it has been in development forever though and it doesn't seem like they have very much completed for this early access. If they use this early access money to hire more developers so they can get it finished, then maybe, but right now I'm going to hold off even though it does look cool as shit.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Thovex on December 18, 2013, 01:48:37 am: Got it, I think it's a solo developer who has been going for approx 500 updates, 1 week 1 update.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: SeQuel on December 18, 2013, 06:36:10 am: Got it 2 years ago, played it for a couple hours and lost interest due to no content (all you could do is fight other AI which is fun for a while but grows boring). Forgot about the game for a year and came back to see barely anything has changed besides some minor stuff. The dev is INCREDIBLY slow with the development often turning his attention away from Overgrowth and doing 1-2 week long create a random game for random contests.

I ended up emailing him asking for a refund and explaining why I regretted purchasing it and was honest about it, he gave me my refund which he didn't have to do, that was pretty cool of him.

One thing I do know for certain though is that he won't give up on the game so it will be completed one day.

Edit - I'd way for it to be developed fully or at least in a more playable state and save your money, you'll notice yourself putting it on the shelf for years to come.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: zagibu on December 18, 2013, 09:52:49 am: I funded it as well some 2+ years ago, but I don't regret it, because his blog is actually very interesting.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Molly on December 18, 2013, 09:58:16 am: Not to mention he is constantly adding things and there is a ton of user content created for it...

I really like it and there are tons of maps to play with.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 12:14:24 pm: This game would be a lot more promising if you didn't play a humanoid rabbit or something. I mean, why'd they have to do that? Why? Why rabbits, for god's sake?

Combat looks really good and smooth though. But.. human rabbits.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Clockworkkiller on December 18, 2013, 12:40:10 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 12:14:24 pm
This game would be a lot more promising if you didn't play a humanoid rabbit or something. I mean, why'd they have to do that? Why? Why rabbits, for god's sake?

Combat looks really good and smooth though. But.. human rabbits.

Problem?
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 01:07:38 pm: Yes. My problem is that it seems like it's made by furries, for furries.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Clockworkkiller on December 18, 2013, 01:20:09 pm: Anthromorphic characters have been used countless in stories, doesn't mean it's furry
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Ikarus on December 18, 2013, 02:01:25 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 01:07:38 pm
Yes. My problem is that it seems like it's made by furries, for furries.

And Walt Disneys Robin Hood or the Starfox-Series are also furry stuff or what? Or are you the guy who calls every electronic music "Dubstep"?
Don´t throw everything into one bucket :P Ever heard of "artistic freedom"?

Hm, I´ve been watching Overgrowth for over 3 years now, the production process is still pretty slow, but I like where this is going.
Maybe the steam release will finally motivate the developers a bit to release some content more often. After all, the combat and wounding system are pretty neat
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: AntiBlitz on December 18, 2013, 02:05:06 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 12:14:24 pm
This game would be a lot more promising if you didn't play a humanoid rabbit or something. I mean, why'd they have to do that? Why? Why rabbits, for god's sake?

Combat looks really good and smooth though. But.. human rabbits.

not just rabbits, but wolves, dogs, rats, and i do believe a slew of other creature humanoids, i guess all with their own styles, quite interesting really. I actually like the art style better then just playing as another stereotypical ninja. I dont know as much as others about the game, as im new to it, but it looks appealing to me, and he seems to put out more content much more frequently then the current crew here does.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 02:20:48 pm: Quote from: Ikarus on December 18, 2013, 02:01:25 pm
And Walt Disneys Robin Hood or the Starfox-Series are also furry stuff or what? Or are you the guy who calls every electronic music "Dubstep"?
Don´t throw everything into one bucket :P Ever heard of "artistic freedom"?
Kids' cartoons.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: SixThumbs on December 18, 2013, 04:19:35 pm: List of anthropomorphic superheroes. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_anthropomorphic_animal_superheroes)
Television programs featuring anthropomorphic characters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Television_programs_featuring_anthropomorphic_characters)
Films featuring anthropomorphic characters (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Films_featuring_anthropomorphic_characters)

Yeah, kids' cartoons and movies that a lot of us grew up with in the 80's/90's or earlier. So anyone who enjoyed these often times popular characters were furries because after the internet became popular it happened to bring out the sometimes questionable tastes of certain people?
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Molly on December 18, 2013, 04:34:49 pm: Rabbits cuz it's not their first game but the 2nd one. Their first game was Lugaru which featured... what for it... rabbits :D
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: cmp on December 18, 2013, 04:45:44 pm: Have to agree with Xant. Could have at least chosen some badass animal.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: AntiBlitz on December 18, 2013, 05:00:32 pm: Quote from: cmpxchg8b on December 18, 2013, 04:45:44 pm
Have to agree with Xant. Could have at least chosen some badass animal.

Wasnt aware wolves and tigers werent badass.

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Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: cmp on December 18, 2013, 05:11:09 pm: Quote from: AntiBlitz on December 18, 2013, 05:00:32 pm
Wasnt aware wolves and tigers werent badass.

They kinda are. Anthropomorphic rats, rabbits, cats, foxes and dogs? Not so much.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: okiN on December 18, 2013, 05:19:02 pm: I got this free when I bought NS2. Haven't played it yet, I've kind of been waiting for it to get to the point where it's an actual game rather than a tech demo but I guess that's never going to happen.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 05:32:58 pm: The main character's a rabbit.

I just don't see the point. Why do it? What's the appeal of human-like animals? They'd definitely have a better appeal for more people if they'd just went for humans instead of some weird animal-human cross over.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: IG_Saint on December 18, 2013, 06:09:49 pm: Quote from: Thovex on December 18, 2013, 01:48:37 am
Got it, I think it's a solo developer who has been going for approx 500 updates, 1 week 1 update.

I think it's two developers, a programmer and an art guy. These are also the guys behind the Humble Bundles, so I imagine quite a bit of their time gets sucked up by that.

Overgrowth is a great demo, but imo not worth the price, unless you really loved their first game, or just want to support an awesome indie company. For EU guys if you do plan on buying it, get it on http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth (http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth), rather than steam. 25 dollars is a lot less than the 24 euros it costs on steam and you get a steam key anyway.

I also want to recommend one of Wolfire's other games, receiver. That game has the most interesting and engaging gun mechanics. It's certainly worth picking up in a steam sale some time (or you get it for free if you buy overgrowth)
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Leesin on December 18, 2013, 07:09:29 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 05:32:58 pm
The main character's a rabbit.

I just don't see the point. Why do it? What's the appeal of human-like animals? They'd definitely have a better appeal for more people if they'd just went for humans instead of some weird animal-human cross over.

Because I think it's based on an old game called Lugaru or something
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 07:41:39 pm: It's a "spiritual successor." But that isn't an excuse: just because you let your furry fetish get the better of you in years past doesn't mean you have to keep repeating your failures.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Canuck on December 18, 2013, 07:51:23 pm: That game looks really nice, and I'd buy it if it was finished! Like others though I'm not really digging the animals thing, but I'd be able to look past it if the game was as good as it looks.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: zagibu on December 18, 2013, 07:54:48 pm: Yeah, why make a niche game, when you can make the 100th clone of some popular shit? Damn some people have no clue.

Lugaru was pretty hard, at least the scene where you have to battle 3 wolves at the same time. I think I tried it more than 100 times before getting lucky.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Ikarus on December 18, 2013, 07:57:30 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 07:41:39 pm
It's a "spiritual successor." But that isn't an excuse: just because you let your furry fetish get the better of you in years past doesn't mean you have to keep repeating your failures.

You can´t argue about different peoples tastes; some people like it, some don´t like it.

Just because you don´t agree with the artstyle, you don´t have to cry about it in several posts how much you dislike it.
Guess what:
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We´re talking about a nice fighting game here which went through a long development process. Make an own "Xant´s Taste is superior"-thread please :?

I´m extremely curious about the gamemodes. I mean, you can even put tiny bushes and other objects onto your characters back and let him curl up to "camouflage" himself.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 07:58:33 pm: Quote from: zagibu on December 18, 2013, 07:54:48 pm
Yeah, why make a niche game, when you can make the 100th clone of some popular shit? Damn some people have no clue.

Lugaru was pretty hard, at least the scene where you have to battle 3 wolves at the same time. I think I tried it more than 100 times before getting lucky.
Because having humans instead of furries would make it the 100th clone of some popular shit? Indeed, some people have no clue.

Or maybe you've discovered an unbeatable formula here. You could try selling to to Activision, maybe. If they just changed all CoD characters to furries, they'd have a unique game. No need to change mechanics or anything. As long as it's furries, it's not a clone.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Thovex on December 18, 2013, 08:04:56 pm: Man Xant, it's nothing like any other game out there even if there'd be humans instead of animals as fighting characters, you sure know how to post a bunch of shit without having a clue of what you're actually on about.

But also playing games like dota 2 has pandas/rats/spiders/bears/wolves in it so it must be a furry gayme.

Did you know in Arma you can actually play a dog? furry game btw guys.

In natural selection 2 you can play alien animals, also a big time furry game for all furry fans out there.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 08:12:32 pm: Quote from: Thovex on December 18, 2013, 08:04:56 pm
Man Xant, it's nothing like any other game out there even if there'd be humans instead of animals as fighting characters, you sure know how to post a bunch of shit without having a clue of what you're actually on about.
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That's exactly my point. I thought it was obvious, I guess not. Need a certain amount of intelligence to appreciate even obvious sarcasm, evidently.

Tip: read zagibu's post. Then read mine. Think about it for ten minutes. If you still don't get it, ask your parents for help.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Thovex on December 18, 2013, 08:15:27 pm: I honestly don't care xant, you only post shit everywhere, anyway.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 08:16:09 pm: Quote from: Thovex on December 18, 2013, 08:15:27 pm
I honestly don't care xant, you only post shit everywhere, anyway.
So, you realize you fucked up, then try to cover up by saying you "honestly don't care" - despite the fact that you obviously do care, otherwise you wouldn't have posted in the first place.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Clockworkkiller on December 18, 2013, 08:53:29 pm: I'm sorry there's not enough stereotypical white male power in this game for some of you guys.

Holy fuck butthurt over "le furriez"
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Kafein on December 18, 2013, 08:57:50 pm: I think the animal/human characters partly hide the fact that this is quite a little bit violent and gore.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Leesin on December 18, 2013, 09:03:19 pm: IMO if it were humans instead of animals I'd be even less likely to buy it and play it, it would just remind me of weeaboos flying around with over sized swords and there's already enough of those shitty jap games. Not that I'm going to buy this anyway because it's not even a game, just a tech demo, I checked up on it every now and then for a long time only to find that it's still not a "game", I lost interest a while ago because I have doubts it will ever be a real game, or someone else will release a furry fighting game that makes everyone forget about this "tech project".
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 18, 2013, 09:04:00 pm: Quote from: Kafein on December 18, 2013, 08:57:50 pm
I think the animal/human characters partly hide the fact that this is quite a little bit violent and gore.
That's why it's done for cartoons, yes.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Molly on December 18, 2013, 11:43:10 pm: I may be mistaken but aren't animals some kind of tradition in Asian tales and stuff cuz theewhole is based in the Asian culture...
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Teeth on December 19, 2013, 12:02:05 am: It's a choice, you might not agree with it, but they went with it regardless of your opinion. I think it has some practical advantages which might have been considered. The humanoid animals will make shortcomings in anatomy and animations much less obvious than when using humans. Also I guess it has to do with the extreme running speeds and jumping heights which we more easily accept with rabbits, whereas if it was done with humans it would immediately look like some weird kung fu game. Which it still is, but now people describe it as a fighting game with animals. I think it allows for some cool variations in characters like they are doing with the different animal types. Different enemies which make for more varied gameplay.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: bilwit on December 19, 2013, 03:02:00 am: I tried getting a fighting kanagroo HL1 mod going back in like 2003. They obviously overheard my IRC conversations and stole my idea!
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Rumblood on December 19, 2013, 05:10:09 am: Quote from: cmpxchg8b on December 18, 2013, 05:11:09 pm
They kinda are. Anthropomorphic rats, rabbits, cats, foxes and dogs? Not so much.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Gnjus on December 19, 2013, 12:11:25 pm: After reading this thread I can only write two lines:

1. Granpappy: how old is your daughter and is she a gamer ?

2. Xant: you're seriously brain-damaged, beyond repair.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 19, 2013, 02:03:46 pm: Quote from: Gnjus on December 19, 2013, 12:11:25 pm

2. Xant: you're seriously brain-damaged, beyond repair.
I know it must seem that way, when what I write is so much beyond what you can understand.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Ikarus on December 19, 2013, 03:11:49 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 19, 2013, 02:03:46 pm
I know it must seem that way, when what I write is so much beyond what you can understand.
The only thing you did was this
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and you didn´t even make it good
also, can we please rerail to the actual game again? Has anyone tried the steam version yet?
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Molly on December 19, 2013, 03:28:05 pm: I use the Overgrowth updater thingy app from their backer forum...

...which probably does the same as Steam.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 19, 2013, 03:29:09 pm: Quote from: Ikarus on December 19, 2013, 03:11:49 pm
The only thing you did was this
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and you didn´t even make it good
also, can we please rerail to the actual game again? Has anyone tried the steam version yet?
Oh yeah, brilliant. "Let's rerail the thread- after I derail it further."

Also, that comic is hilarious - tries to put the blame on the guy who calls the other dude out for drawing cats with boobs. Why the fuck would you draw cats with boobs?
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: CrazyCracka420 on December 19, 2013, 08:27:28 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 02:20:48 pm
Kids' cartoons.

Disney's Robin Hood is a classic...just re-watched it the other day.

And I was also wondering how old Pappy's daughter is, and what games she into
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Xant on December 19, 2013, 08:29:27 pm: One of the best Disney cartoons, to be sure.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Rumblood on December 20, 2013, 12:01:13 am: Quote from: CrazyCracka420 on December 19, 2013, 08:27:28 pm
Disney's Robin Hood is a classic...just re-watched it the other day.

And I was also wondering how old Pappy's daughter is, and what games she into

She turns 18 in February and of course she is a gamer. Have fun trying to figure out who she is. I also have a 25 year old daughter who isn't a gamer. She is not my favorite.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Dach on December 20, 2013, 01:01:26 am: Wild guess here... Desire? :wink:
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Vibe on December 21, 2013, 05:09:42 pm: Quote from: Xant on December 18, 2013, 12:14:24 pm
This game would be a lot more promising if you didn't play a humanoid rabbit or something. I mean, why'd they have to do that? Why? Why rabbits, for god's sake?

Combat looks really good and smooth though. But.. human rabbits.

Yes this is a huge turnoff, I would probably get it if it had human models. Other than that the combat looks really fun. Multiplayer would also be great.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Molly on June 11, 2014, 04:39:33 pm
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: FleetFox on June 11, 2014, 05:37:01 pm: I think the Cat Macbeth might like this ^^
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: AntiBlitz on June 11, 2014, 07:14:19 pm: i always loved the fighting in this game, reminded me of something you would of seen in a asian fighting film where the kicks send people sailing and they are running all over the walls.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Ikarus on June 12, 2014, 03:50:38 pm: oh god it keeps getting better and better * u *

EDIT: Been watching it for over a year now and that guy is putting tons of effort into the game. The game editor is also neat, but I still gotta take a closer look at it. Models are a question of taste and liking; some of them are a bit weird but the overall gameplay is neat. Love it how you can break your neck with a wrong timed somersault :mrgreen:
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: The_Bloody_Nine on June 15, 2014, 01:42:26 pm: I always thought they chose rabbits because of the devs voice.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Drunken_sailor on October 16, 2017, 09:56:52 pm: http://www.wolfire.com/overgrowth

any one playing the 1.0 release?
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Gravoth_iii on October 16, 2017, 11:57:01 pm: So much potential for this game in casual-competitive modes. As a single player game i dont think id play it for long, but pvp could be very interesting just by implementing this system into game modes like battleroyale.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Vibe on October 17, 2017, 08:31:15 am: that took them forever
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: IR_Kuoin on October 17, 2017, 09:01:10 am: 12 years at least.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Ikarus on October 17, 2017, 09:27:54 am: lol finally. Maybe I'll try the sp one day but currently I'm busy with witcher 3

my god the theme song is terrible :lol:
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Golem on October 17, 2017, 09:55:36 am: Damn, forgot I even had this.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Drunken_sailor on October 17, 2017, 08:32:08 pm: is it worth?
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: SixThumbs on October 18, 2017, 12:34:39 pm: It is not worth it, I'm not sure what compelled me to spend the $30. The story is basically non-existent, which I mostly expected, but the combat is reduced to spamming jump kick when up against a larger opponent, multiple opponents or opponents with weapons (which is most of the time). You time your block right and are rewarded with the same throwing animation on your opponent no matter what attack he's using and every character has the same moves and animations.

The fights are broken up with little platforming levels where it occasionally asks you to wallrun which is finicky at best and the whole affair lasted maybe 2 hours. I had vaguely fond memories of Lugaru, which does come with Overgrowth, but my tastes and standards in games has changed and there's not much substance to this one.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Vibe on October 18, 2017, 02:30:03 pm: I've given up on all these quasi-fighting games, from Overgrowth, Absolver, For Honor, etc etc. Their skill ceiling is usually low and comes down to spamming a certain gimmick to win, which is not fun to play or be victim of. Warband and Jedi Knight games are another beast that I wouldn't put under this category, since they play too differently.

Honestly, if you want a good fighting game just man up and pick up an actual fighting game.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Golem on October 18, 2017, 03:32:21 pm: I've gotten it for 7.99 at the time and it was money well spent. Got a few fun hours out of it trying out different opponent combinations and maps and now that it's finally 1.0 I might boot it up again. Can't say it's worth 30 just yet, though.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Paul on October 18, 2017, 04:21:37 pm: Bought it ages ago. I'll check 1.0 out.
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Ikarus on October 18, 2017, 08:32:16 pm: Quote from: Vibe on October 18, 2017, 02:30:03 pm
Honestly, if you want a good fighting game just man up and pick up an actual fighting game.
but what if you're not into fighting games? I mean those where it's all about making combos and the characters move so slow as if they have to poop really bad. It's nice that legends like street fighter or tekken are still relevant, but I don't enjoy them.

there's not a lot out there to choose (warband, jedi knight, smash bros, ...?), probably because they're hard to balance
Title: Re: Overgrowth
Post by: Vibe on October 18, 2017, 09:03:48 pm: Quote from: Ikarus on October 18, 2017, 08:32:16 pm
but what if you're not into fighting games? I mean those where it's all about making combos and the characters move so slow as if they have to poop really bad. It's nice that legends like street fighter or tekken are still relevant, but I don't enjoy them.

there's not a lot out there to choose (warband, jedi knight, smash bros, ...?), probably because they're hard to balance

Character might move slow but the games are usually super fast paced, especially considering how much you have to have in your mind. If you're looking for smash-likes then you can also take a look at stuff like Brawlhalla, or some of the easier fighters like DB Xenoverse etc. There's quite a few, but they have smaller playerbases. If you don't like fighters and want a melee game your best bet is probably just waiting for Bonerlord.