Board 8 > June Game of the Month Club ft. Battle Chasers, Ori 2, and Crash Bandicoot 3

(+) Yeah! (+)

okay, they are now closed, and I will draw somewhat soon.
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And your July Games of the Month are...

Sleeping Dogs (PC/XB1/PS4/360/PS3)
The Silver Case (PC/PS4/PS1)
Mulaka (PC/XB1/PS4/Switch)

Congrats to myself and Paul for having their games selected!

I always feel super guilty when I have two games selected
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Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is $3 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/307690/Sleeping_Dogs_Definitive_Edition/

The Silver Case is $8 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/476650/The_Silver_Case/

Mulaka is $6 USD on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/623640/Mulaka/
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1. Sleeping Dogs
2. Silver Case, The
3. Mulaka
4. Lost Kingdoms II
5. Assassin's Creed II
6. Pyre
7. Mortician's Tale, A
8. Short Hike, A
9. Her Story
10. Puzzle Agent
11. Banjo Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge
12. Kirby's Dream Land 3
13. Hypnospace Outlaw
14. Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished The Final Chapter
15. Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
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KCF0107 posted...

I always feel super guilty when I have two games selected

Not only that, but if it were the top 4 then it would be two games from each of us selected.

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Sleeping Dogs Definitive Edition is $4.50 for PS4 via US PS Store
https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP0082-CUSA01111_00-0000SLEEPINGDOGS
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Interested in all of the games at least somewhat, but they all seem too long for me to focus on when I could be playing more Brigandine: Runersia.

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is mulaka another walking sim like aer

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No and no (AER is an exploration-focused puzzle adventure game)
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You have a more generous definition of puzzle than I do!

Mulaka looks very interesting, but after checking out The Silver Case I am definitely leaning towards trying that one out first. I somehow hadnt even heard of that until now, so good job whoever nominated it.

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Well they aren't brain teasers and are self-contained, but you have to solve a healthy amount of environmental puzzles throughout the game's entirely to where I think it should be acknowledged.
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I dunno if im doing any of these ill think about it

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I'm 15 hours in Battle Chasers (perhaps more like 10 of active forward progress), and I have no idea whether or not I'll be able to beat it by the end of the month. Fair warning, tune out my incoming rant, because it's mostly my fault for starting Battle Chasers in earnest so late in the month:

So I'm supposed to have made decent progress already, based on that 25 hour estimate earlier ITT. However, I can't possibly believe I'm anywhere near halfway through when most of my characters are sitting at level 11. It doesn't help that I'm currently having to face the prospect of a very hard (in-game difficulty) story dungeon, which I probably won't have a good time in considering I've recently failed three different optional battles - two against lower-leveled foes than said dungeon has. That means I'll likely have to spend a good few hours grinding here, given how slow the process is in this game - and then perhaps another few hours grinding after I've beaten the next dungeon for the first time, from what I've heard.

On top of that, Battle Chasers forces your party members to participate in battles to (slowly) earn EXP from them, with a maximum of 3 per battle versus my current 5. That would be annoying but tolerable alone; sadly, entering a dungeon and resting at the inn are the only ways to change around your party composition, making that also much more annoying than it needs to be. It all means I'm trying to actually balance my party's levels/EXP without leaving anyone behind, and without being able to use my brand-new character who would probably help, because she's a level and a half above the rest of the party.

The bottom line is that the idea of a JRPG with actual teeth on it akin to the genre's early days isn't so bad (though there's quite a few other complaints I could levy about Battle Chasers in particular), but it's kind of a problem right now.

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https://howlongtobeat.com/game?id=30017

This is what I used, but I did round down when I said 25 hours (they have it at 28 hours).

If you are doing a lot of the extra/side stuff, then it according to this (and the colorization suggests that it is a fairly accurate figured based on everyone who submitted data), the game would take you about 40 hours.

If you end up not being able to beat it, it's okay. Don't force yourself for my sake. It was a cool streak to never have a game go unbeaten for nearly six years, but nobody's life will be worse if it comes to an end.
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June is almost over
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Almost missed this, but The Silver Case is part of a $10 Humble Bundle tier

https://www.humblebundle.com/games/playism-anniversary

(Momodora: RUtM is really good if you don't already have that.)

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