Exanima - Indie ARPG with heavy physics

dirtybeatfreak · 31 Jan 2016 at 01:15

Hey guys,

Just seen this game on twitch and thought it looks really good. It is a Medieval ARPG with realistic physics. It is a sort of roguelike by the looks of it and also has an arena mode. It's quite cheap on early access steam at the moment, but think it may be worth watching. I really like the idea of the physics side of it and that it tries to be close to historical.

EDIT: Ok after reading more into it, this seems to be a prequel to another game called Suis Generis (same site as below in link). That looks like a fully fledged RPG using the physic mechanics etc. Looks like there will be some spell casting in there too which I really like the idea of, but some may not like due to taking away some realism.

http://www.baremettle.com/ - Think this is the main site for it.

Official trailer

Ziggy D has done a little run through of it here (shouldn't be any swearing in)

Karathez · 31 Jan 2016 at 01:44

Heh after watching the 1st vid I was thinking they looked drunk before he said it in the 2nd vid, does look kind of interesting tho.

dirtybeatfreak · 31 Jan 2016 at 01:57

Heh yea, I like how you have to swing your mouse cursor to make the weapon move etc. I bought it and had a little go. It is HARD

Malevolence · 31 Jan 2016 at 04:58

It really needs blood splatter on the floors and walls from weapon impacts and blood pooling from bodies.

D D Danneh · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:12

Ah, good to see this rear it's head, I spotted Sui Generis a while back, this seems to basically be a fundraiser for it! Good to hear they're still working on it, might have to pick this up in support

Rroff · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:19

Malevolence said:
It really needs blood splatter on the floors and walls from weapon impacts and blood pooling from bodies.

A lot of the enemy seem to be undead

Can see where you are coming from though - while watching the video I was thinking - this could really do with the ability to lop off limbs with some quite interesting gameplay mechanics possible with that in that style of game.

D D Danneh · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:29

Rroff said:
A lot of the enemy seem to be undead

Can see where you are coming from though - while watching the video I was thinking - this could really do with the ability to lop off limbs with some quite interesting gameplay mechanics possible with that in that style of game.

I agree, and IIRC they did show off these features for sui generis, or at least talk about it, so they'll almost certainly be included at some point.

Antony101 · 31 Jan 2016 at 14:32

The game has had blood and a completely revamped arena mod added since the video in the OP.

dirtybeatfreak · 1 Feb 2016 at 09:32

Yea, blood has been added. At least definitely on the characters and weapons/sheilds. Not noticed it on the floor or walls yet, but like Rroff says, zombies!

Watched a couple of tutorials on the combat and they really helped, still quite hard but I can actually swing properly and not look so much like a drunken fool. In arena mode there is a room with a target dummy you can practice on which is quite nice. Talking of arena, some of the game modes are quite cool too. (fist fights, pub brawl with lots of people are a couple of examples heh)

Look forward to what they add to this, and now am looking forward to the main game, Suis Generis . Think it will be awesome with these physics in, just gotta pray things like the story, itemization etc are good.

Rroff · 1 Feb 2016 at 09:44

Pub brawl with that engine would be hilarious for 5 minutes though probably get old quick.