Just ran across this great looking pixel-art rogue-like.

StormEdge: Wind of Change

Considering it's recent release and rather high review rating, i'm rather shocked it's free, as i have at least a dozen games like it on my wishlist, that i'd be happy to spend $20 for if i had the money available.

I'm thinking this may be a sneaky way to release a demo, without calling it a demo.

1 year ago

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its the first chapter appreantly

1 year ago
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Amazing how reading the description answers questions XD

I was myopically focused on the trailers, release date and lack of DLC.

Was also thinking maybe in game currency. But nope! It's the classic Demo-renamed-as-Chapter-1 trick.

Although it does still work on me apparently as i'm dl'n iit now to giive it a try.

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It's a new way to release demos. Normally a demo is a part of the store page and is easy to miss. So devs started releasing demos as a separate product titled "{Game}: Prologue". This one takes it one step further with naming the prologue "Wind of Change", so you had every right to see it as a separate game and miss the info that it's the first chapter, just as you would miss a demo on the store page. ;-)

Another aspect is that you can't review a demo, whereas a separate prologue / first chapter can get user reviews thus adding to the hype / marketing.

1 year ago
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I played it not long after it showed up on steam and it was a fun little game with easy steam achievements. And yeah it's just a typical "prologue" or demo version like for other games.

1 year ago
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The blurb: "Wind of Change is the first chapter of StormEdge, an action roguelite adventure."

The first line of description on game page:

Join Lily, one of the first mages to sense the onset of the Elemental Storms, in StormEdge: Wind of Change, a prologue chapter to the StormEdge.

And just above that, a link to the main game page.

Not sure how you missed all that.

1 year ago
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Too focused on the pretty trailer, and excelent review rating..

1 year ago
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This really reminds me of Wizard of Legend with how the gameplay looks.

1 year ago
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Since no one has linked it yet, here's the upcoming full game ^^:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2321350/StormEdge/

1 year ago
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this game reminded me of Mageseeker

11 months ago
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"I'm thinking this may be a sneaky way to release a demo, without calling it a demo."

It is. The new trend on steam is to release the demo as a whole separate game, call it a "prologue", "first chapter" or something to indicate it's not the whole game,, then eventually release the actual game and delist the prologue and then list it again as the demo on the actual games page.

I mean it's free, but I do think it creates useless steam appid's and technically you could list 100 demo's like this just to get the game out, except you'd have to pay the steam fee that many times so about 10k, but then your game would show 100x more than another.

11 months ago
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Yeah, it's kinda confusing and feels like i'm being tricked.

Demo's are fine, but i guess they have the numbers and are choosing the method that will grab the largest audience.

I prefer it when they at least call it a prologue, or chapter one of five. Feels a bit more honest.

11 months ago
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It is only the first chapter. So it is a demo for me.

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