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• gamedeal user

  May 7, 2014

  I've only played the game for a little while but has already gripped me :D the graphical content and musical score are amazing...you can tell a great deal of thought went into the look and feel of this game and the backstory seems pretty cool too you are like a "coffee machine?" that is on a planet with other robots who you have to complete simulations for and fight off a virus that's destroying them. I can see this game becoming rather addictive and for the meager price I paid for the game its an absolute steal!
• gamedeal user

  May 7, 2014

  It's kind of a JRPG/Platformer hybrid with metroidvania elements. You control a coffee machine on an outpost on a distant planet that's inhabited by 4 large robots that are supposed to run simulations and figure out ways for colonizing the planet, but a virus is interfering with the project and it's your task to enter each robot's simulation and defeat the virus. The game is split in two sections: Day and night. The main part happens during the day. Here you enter the simulations, which are the platforner/metroidvania segments. You jump around, shoot enemies and collect stuff. You can also enter system panels to close security holes the virus may use. The game then switches to a zelda-ish style with topdown view and each screen representing a room with enemies in it. Throughout all this you collect system resources you can spend on various upgrades. During the night you just go outside the base, walk around the barren surface of the planet and collect items that you can give to the robots which will increase their levels. All that leads up to the battles against the virus, which are semi-turn based battles akin to common JRPGS, but the battle system also has it's own unique twists and turns. These battles are the center of the gameplay, as nearly everything you do is to prepare for them. They can get a bit frustrating towards the end because of some pretty nasty enemy abilities, but overall they are fun and challenging and I didn't need to do any grinding to get through them (not counting the night segments, which are basically just that... plus a little bonus :P) The art and music are amazing, and I really enjoyed the story. The gameplay is fluent, but in itself nothing too special. Basic platforming for the most part, but the JRPG battles really stick out though. The only other thing worth mentioning might be that the game is relatively short. I got through it in 6 hours. I *might* do a second run to get those 200% (only had 168% this time), but there doesn't seem to be any major replayability. So if you want something epic, don't look here. If you want a really nice, atmospheric and uniqe sci-fi short story, get this.
• gamedeal user

  May 13, 2014

  The first trailor doesn't make it obvious, but The Desolate Hope is a semi-real-time RPG, similar to Final Fantasy games before the tenth one. The trailor makes it out to be a sidescrolling platformer, but the sidescrolling shooter/platformer part is just the overworld. In TDH, there are no random encounters. The regular overworld goons can just be shot by the Coffee robot. The JRPG stuff comes from just 16 difficult, fast-paced, and strategy heavy bossfights. During a battle, the player has to coordinate four slightly paranoid, hyper-intelligent AIs against a virus which the player is trying to purge from the four AIs shared network. Also, the story is really great, and the visual style is ridiculous.
• gamedeal user

  Jun 6, 2014

  What is the world going toooooo ;w; How can a game about "Techno epilepsy flash party omg what the fudge is going on so many colors and stuff happening on the screen" Robots be so depressing. It's so weird and yet so compelling and enticing, showing you so much bizaare things and concepts. The main reason why I think I like it... it is dripping with athmosphere, showing you a small robutt ecosystem with the simple task of fending of some viruses... and it slowly turns into a desperate struggle against slow, but almost unstoppable decay. It might be just me, but I quickly learned to love the 4 Robutts/Derelects, which are all simulating their own vision of colonizing the planet. They all followed a unique path, which suited them best... but despite being machines, showing a lot of personality, avoking emotions. [spoiler] Malenz, probably my favourite as the spider rowbutt. Tried his hardest to build a world with very ambitious methods, probably way too much. I think the fight with the viruses and the certain failure of his simulation made him retreat into his own little world... almost like a child with toys. At the beginning nice and friendly, thanking for your efforts to help, even if he doesn't think you will succeed. And slowly becoming more and more depressive... isolative... in the end not even bothering anymore to talk with you... just sad... retreating in a dreamworld to forget about his drawing closer demise... Denial [/spoiler] [spoiler] Mirad, dunno about her, but probably the least interresting D: She still very cool. Store supporter in combat, which probably is the most unique way of a role in a RPG like combat system. Always so uncertain about the purpose of life... probably their creators/humans have destroyed themselves and that is the reason they have been abandoned. Even philosphing about people... maybe even machines having spirits. She accepted her upcoming death already and even shows understanding for the viruses actions... maybe its a living thing too that craves something. [/spoiler] [spoiler] Alphus! Hah! He is kinda the big bro... always happy to see you and very talkative. He thanks you for the most neglectable things and takes his mission very serious. He is the only one of the Robutts, that suck to the original purpose of the simulations and created a world, suitable for humans to live in... protected in big biodomes. I think he cares for everything else more than for himself... explaining why he asks you to stop bringing yourself in danger with fighting the viruses... and try to make use of the little time left. [/spoiler] [spoiler] Bio Beta... he got so close to finding out what was going on... secretly afraid of death, he tried to escape his form of an now immoblie simulation computer and ascent up to the next level... becoming human? Well... a sentinent being with a real body... either organic or machinistic... but he failed to either transfer functioning intelligence into a new body or creating new... something was always missing. He knows that something was going on behind the scenes, that nothing was as it seemed... asking you to investigate... before his time was running out as well. [/spoiler] The fact that the game kept me guessing for the story and the twist the entire game was baffling... usually most modern games love to resort to the same old thropes. I guess this one has an standard thrope as well, but I didn't got behind it till short before the end. You get clues here and there, but they could point to multiple possible solutions. I am merely trying to process my troubled mind in the end... the game left me empty. I rarely ever cry from media or games, but this one hit me quite hard. Just the ending... yeah... not really what I was hoping or expecting... very very unfortunate the game didn't just stop at the words "The End"
• gamedeal user

  Aug 20, 2014

  This game is absolutely beautiful, and I highly suggest it to anyone willing to take the time to understand the rather unclear mechanics. It's got stunning hand-made prerendered graphics, a trinity of well fleshed out and interesting genres mixed together, and amazing atmosphere a story that's unintrusive and engaging enough that you want to learn more. tldr: the game looks fucking amazing, takes a while to learn the controls/gameplay, but it definately pays off. Pick it up, it's only 5$.
• gamedeal user

  Aug 22, 2014

  What you have here is: A Metroidvania / Active-Time-Battle RPG / adventure / action-adventure / minigame-a-thon game with BEAUTIFUL prerendered backgrounds and models. The "real world" consists of walking between 6 rooms and the outside landscape in order to get to different levels or collect earth memorabilia in order to level up your RPG party members. Going into one of the party members simulation worlds plays like a metroid or megaman game, one of the easiest ways to earn chips (spent on power ups for both metroid-mode and the RPG battles) is by entering a sub-simulation that plays like the original Zelda. Boss Battles are in the style of Turn Based RPGs that use an Active Time Battle such as Final Fantasy 7 or 8, where certain abilities and power ups come in the form of minigames like space invaders or a rudimentary RPG. Yeah, it really sounds like a clusterfuck, but it just plain works. This is definitely worth picking up.
• gamedeal user

  Sep 2, 2014

  You get to play as an antrhomorphized coffee pot, and that really speaks to me
• gamedeal user

  Nov 23, 2022

  If you're looking for a game that feels unique, this is it. It has a lot of different genres that actually work well together, and has a definitive style. The story is really amazing as well, which I did not expect. The JRPG combat can be a little overwhelming at first, and some things don't get explained as they should. The JRPG section is not as complicated as it appears. Sometimes the game needs more polish, but the flaws are minor.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 11, 2014

  This has easily become one of my favorite games. A good story told over the course of Metroid/Megaman-esque overworld gameplay, zelda-esque mini dungeons & seizure inducing RPG boss battles. This has been one of the few games I've purchased and did not feel disappointment with in years. Update: This game is free now. PLAY IT.
• gamedeal user

  Nov 18, 2014

  For such an addictive and unique game, I fail to see the reason why I should not recommend this to other people, especially for other RPGers looking to taste a new "flare" from the genre. Pros: -The combat system is unique and enjoyably fast-paced. -Memorable characters, riding within a very compelling story. -An atmosphere that isn't exactly "spectacular", but the vibe it gives off just makes you stop and think: "Woah, this looks pretty obscure. (In a good way)" Cons: -Gameplay may get repetitive, especially since a huge portion of it is basically a collectathon. -A part of the game's world has your character walking really slow. (While this issue isn't necessarily bothersome to all, it *may* drain your interest as the game progresses) -Lack of tutorials and intros for the mechanics which will lead you to experiment, not in a fun way. (According to a comment on this review, there's a manual in the game directory, but who reads a manual before playing a game anymore anyways?) The Desolate Hope isn't perfect, the game may "lag" and/or freeze in a millisecond (I don't know if it's my PC, but I've tried it on another PC and it still has that issue). Other than the lag, the game is basically a work of art; eerie, different, and reminiscent of "computer personality" sci-fi tropes. The game is also a "hybrid" with its genre, though as it stands, I perceive it more as an "RPG" with "Platforming" elements, than an essentially "hybrid" game. Score: Walking Coffee Maker out of Decaf Coffee The game is fine and enjoyable. I just have a feeling that it could be better than what it is. The game gets repetitive, but at the same time addictive. Overall, the game is good and it's on my list of "favorite unappreciated games." P.S.: Even though it's free now, it's still the best $5 I've ever spent.