Sealed Fortress Demo

Hey @MinaSheep are you still working on this game? we are going to review the demo of it this Wednesday on (1) Rarely Typical Players - YouTube 

Feel free to message me on here to send a later version of the demo if it exists!

Hi!! I usually like to install games through the Desktop App. But it doesn't seem to work b/c I can't choose a version. Could you look into it? Loved the first iteration and looking forward to play 1.2!

Really liked what i played, i do like how each encounter i needed to make sure to think about the fight and if i should advance more exploring never i thought "i should just go attacking on this one"(only when i khew i would survive and it was a returning trip

I think the Talon was the most scary enemy, always a priority, stun and execute on that flying thingie was what i did most, and my heart always sunk when the stun didn't worked, that thing was fast and hitted hard, i think i died four or five times to a encounter with them.

I do not like much of the idea of "look at this bug " but  this one I got one that the footsteps of a roaming fiend while the party was going to fight a static one
https://youtube.com/clip/Ugkxvsnn7MV_uCK_fte8kJm88bLLnOMyg3E5

It creeped me out in a good way, it did remind me there was something following me still, it was cool!

I hope everything goes well on the dev!

This is cool! I like Lori

very cool rpg!! my read: deliberately balanced in and out of battle to evoke a very specific mood. dungeon crawling is messy, brutal work, none of us are here because we want to be. but by being diligent and methodical, we can constrain the danger, the unpredictability, the gloomy quiet of the dungeon to something manageable. take it one room at a time, walk back to camp and rest when you need to, don't count on things getting much easier, make sure you've brought what you need, make every drop of mana count, make sure to save up money and supplies for future catastrophes. despite the weight of the job there was a lot of warmth in the experience - it felt like the game was generally on my side, rewarded my patience and curiosity and showed no interest in punishing me unduly. the dungeon isn't cruel or indifferent, just demanding. navigating it felt like three people putting their heads down and getting to work on a long, messy job, doing what they need to do. professionals

i appreciate sealed fortress for having a unique and specific vision and realizing it robustly across all elements of its design: combat, exploration, presentation, narrative and all. i'm on board! curious to see how it develops from here, thanks for the memorable experience

I'm really loving the designs so far, the character bios in the menu section and the dialogue are fun, and the tone of the game makes me so excited to play more! I jotted down some notes below:

- Combat leans to favoring using skills often and aggressively with skills being good but not overtuned, which helps keep it interesting by favoring what skills are better to do at what times rather than making the skills themselves more powerful but making them extremely heavy in SP cost. I also like the passive generation of SP per turn if you focus on just attacking, it's a nice touch.

- It can be hard to see the arrows that designate where you can move into a new room, it might be good to add highlights to the arrows or lighten their color as a whole to make them stand out a bit better

- Traps are a nice touch to the dungeon crawling aspect and I do like being able to pick who opens chests to manage potential health losses 

- Blackjack is really good. Like, really good. It seems to stun really consistently against strong single targets, stunning them for multiple turns in a row. I did notice that one enemy (Howl) got priority and used a special action the third time I tried to stun them-wondering if that's something exclusive to that enemy or if it's built into the stun mechanic as a failsafe to avoid cheese? 

- If I run away from a roaming enemy for a long enough time- i.e., have them follow me to a previous room and circle around the room to get past them then go on to the next room down stairs, the thumping sfx that occurs whenever they chase you persists. This does go away after your next encounter, not sure if it persists through saving or resting at a campfire yet. Tried stacking the sfx by re-entering the room and getting chased again, seems to reset the sfx but does not stack multiple sfx over each other. So this seems like a minor issue for now, 

- As a compulsive saver I do like having 20 save slots to choose from

- Also found a tile I could clip through that I don't think I'm supposed to be able to walk on. All other sides of the tile have collision, just not the bottom edge. I got a screenshot of it if you want it for reference

Overall a very fun game so far. Still haven't gotten all the way through the demo but if I have any more notes I'll make sure to share. Looking forward to seeing more!

Edit: Finally got through the ending boss, really intense, really fun. 

game feels amazing! battles are really tense and you get a clear impression of early rpg design. curious about whether a map will be added later, and certain combat options (skills that both deal damage and apply statuses to multiple targets can run a little long), but overall i just can't wait to get my hands on the full game!