![]() The developers are resolute in certain decisions they've made, but tuning is something they seem to be open to a lot of player feedback about. The player feedback feels like it is making the game better week after week. There's been a lot of discussion on Idle Thumbs about what Steam Early Access makes sense for, and this feels like a game that really nails how good that experience can be. They've also committed to and have faithfully carried out a once a week update schedule with patch notes viewable in-game. Dejobaan Games has also done this really heavily, and I find it fascinating as someone who also develops games in their spare time. The first is that this is a place with people that appreciate Spelunky, and the second is that the development of the game is being streamed live by Vlambeer on Twitch. I thought Thumbs readers might want to discuss this game for 2 reasons. Most everything except for a really minor thing resets when you die. That difficulty bump is not permanent, though. One key difference from Spelunky is that the game is being designed to loop and increase in difficulty as you move forward through the levels in a kind of Dark Souls-esque way. So I usually just laugh really hard whenever that happens. It sounds really annoying, but I find the whole idea of it pretty hilarious. ![]() That action is bound to the right mouse button just like all the other active specials, and sometimes that can lead to accidentally eating your gun before you get the hang of it. The title is a reference to the robot character who can eat guns to scavenge ammo and HP instead of leaving them on the ground to go to waste. There's also a lot of characters to play, and each of them have their own special ability and traits. ![]() It's similar in a lot of ways to Spelunky in that the general progression is similar every game, but the random nature of different things in the game can change your play style pretty significantly. Nuclear Throne is a top-down shooter based in pulp sci-fi with randomly generated level layouts, random gun drops, permadeath, and a perk system. I recently picked up Nuclear Throne on Steam, and was surprised to see there hasn't been much discussion of it here. The game is currently available through Steam Early Access.So I've been a lurker here for a while, but I only recently started posting here more. ![]() Nuclear Throne is expected to release some time in 2015 on PC with a PS4 version also on the way. We need to know how they feel about Nuclear Throne, and we need your help to reach them." We need fresh eyes on the game, people that will still get decimated by Big Bandit and that will complain about the ravens in the scrapyard. We're sure you know somebody like that, and if you do, we want to ask you to invite them to the Nuclear Throne community. "We need new players, people that are great players, that would love Nuclear Throne, and we need them to be part of our community. "You've become really adept Nuclear Throne players, and we want to call upon you for your help," said Vlambeer co-founder Rami Ismail. Those that have purchased the game through the Humble Store or through Twitch will also find an extra copy in their inventory notifications. Steam owners should see their free giftable copy of the game in their inventory, as previously indicated during the game's most recent update. The indie studio is giving those that have purchased the game early an additional copy to give to any of their friends. Vlambeer's Nuclear Throne is entering 2015 as an Early Access title, but early adopters will now be able to get their friends in on the fun, too.
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