kylelabriola

Kyle Labriola

@kylelabriola

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Hello! I'm an artist, writer, and game developer. I work for @7thBeatGames on "A Dance of Fire and Ice" and "Rhythm Doctor."

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I run @IndieGamesofCohost where I share screenshots and spotlights of indie games. I also interview devs here on Cohost.

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Shouting into the Void: Palia's Open Beta

Shouting into the Void about Palia, which has begun its open beta.

Palia is a "cozy sim MMO set in a fantasy world", as pitched by the developers at Singularity Six. If I had to set it up in one sentence, I would pitch it as something like "what if an MMO didn't need to have combat?"

Which is something I'm really excited about.

To clarify, I think the MMO term is slightly misleading. When you log on, you're sent to an instance of around 25 players or so, similar to how Sea of Thieves works. For what it's worth, I think this is actually a preferable experience versus being a "true MMO" with hundreds of people crowding around the town area. I think they made the right call.

Although I have some small critiques and some reservations about recommending Palia during its open beta state, I'm having a really fun, relaxing time and I'm really looking forward to how the game grows. Full thoughts below.

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Shouting into the Void - Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

Shouting into the Void about Touhou: Lost Branch of Legend

(don't mind the screenshots, the game is localized in English)

I've seen barely anyone talk about this game, but I love it. It's a Touhou fangame, and it's a deckbuilding roguelike very much in the style of Slay the Spire.

Yes, I know, there's like 30 games out there in the style of Slay the Spire these days. But this one might honestly be one of my favorites. Between this and Monster Train, I haven't really felt a desire to go back to Slay the Spire.

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Shouting Into The Void: Battle Kitty

Shouting Into The Void About: Battle Kitty

Battle Kitty is an animated show now on Netflix. It was created by Matt Layzell.

Battle Kitty is an absolute gem of a show. It’s about Kitty, an adventurous and powerful fighter, and Orc, their timid supporter-class friend, battling huge monsters on a place called “Battle Island.”

It is extremely video gamey, in a similar way to shows like Adventure Time, Regular Show, and Steven Universe being clearly inspired by the writers’ experience with games. The show doesn’t have pop culture references or anything like that, but the entire world feels straight out of a cult classic Nintendo Wii game you’d watch a 2 hour Youtube essay about.

To complete the illusion, Battle Kitty is one of Netflix’s Interactive Specials. Most Interactive Specials on Netflix have approached it as a means to making “Choose Your Own Adventure” shows that pause the action for a branching path. Battle Kitty takes a different approach...

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Shouting Into the Void: Orb of Creation

Shouting Into The Void About: Orb of Creation.

Orb of Creation is an idle/incremental game on Steam by MarpleGames.

You play as some sort of spellcaster who is left in an empty room with a magical orb. By channeling mana from the orb, you can cast spells. Casting spells grants you access to various resources such as Knowledge, Spark, Thaumaturgy, Space, and Skill.

With enough resources, you can upgrade your stats, gain new passive abilities, and learn new spells.

 
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