Adell

This isn't going to be a "fucking ruined, uninstall" moment but Prodeus going so hard for that Doom aesthetic and vibes at the same time it has you reload your weapons is such a jarring whiplash.

Thinking back on this and considering that I probably won't pick it back up. IMO, the two biggest issues when you ape up a known property like this is that you can end up A) Not innovating enough and being called a rip-off (sometimes good when the original is owned by shitty people) or B) Not reaching the same heights and making people wonder why don't they just play the original

When the hard metal OST kicks in in this game and I'm facing 3 or 4 slow ass enemies with an arsenal that's more or less the same as New Doom but lacks any of the destructive feeling, its just...sad

This isn't going to be a "fucking ruined, uninstall" moment but Prodeus going so hard for that Doom aesthetic and vibes at the same time it has you reload your weapons is such a jarring whiplash.

My only unique trace of personality is being brazilian so yea, I got some!

Mullet Mad Jack

The fast paced FPS where you have to kill robobillionaires to refill the only 10 Seconds of life you have

Mark of the Deep

A top down roguelike where you're stranded on a cursed island and must find your pirate crew, as well as dealing with abyssal creatures

Deathbound

A souls-like where you absord skills from the fallen and seamless switch between them in fast paced combat

Zet Zillions

A roguelike deckbuilder where you find new planets to populate by fighting against them

The Posthumous Investigation

Travel to 20th century Rio de Janeiro and investigate the death of the classical literature character Brás Cubas, or be trapped in a time loop forever.

Mikene's Aspects

a 2D action game where you must find Aspects to empower Mikene with different abilities and reach Omnipotence, or die trying and lose it all

These last two are not specifically Next Fest though they do have demos and I'm excited for them, so its okay if you want to ignore the rest of the post!

URBANO Legends Debut

A rhythm RPG where you befriends weirdoes during the day and defeat urban legends at night

KEYLOCKER

A rhythm cyberpunk turn-based RPG where you must battle authorities and a corrupt system with the power of music (and and this gun you found)

I'm glad I'm not too tryhard and P-ing myself is the more I'll ever hope to achieve, because I had no idea No Damage bonus was even a thing and I can just imagine how badly some folks are struggling to get that in every level