What's Your Gam3? #21

Welcome

Welcome to What’s Your Gam3? #20 My aim with everything I do is to introduce you to new games! As I continue to improve the newsletter, all feedback is gratefully received. Now, let’s see what has happened this week.

What’s That Gam3? [review]

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Shrapnel

The 1st moddable extraction shooter game, built by a unique team of BAFTA & Emmy Award-winning talent, using UE5 & blockchain.

TLDR: 

• Too early to rate

• Hits that adrenaline rush trying to extract

• Plenty of early bugs

• Some issues beyond just being early

• Enough early promise

How to play

• Paid gated access

• Playtests on Epic

Game Loop

• Being an early build there are no options or choices before loading into the game

• Landing on the map you are in a city surrounded by a gigantic wall, which acts as the edge of the map

• Looking around you'll find chests containing weapons, ammo, and attachments.

  

• These attachments can be connected to the weapons giving them sights.

• Now and then sirens will start going off and meteors will crash to the ground

• These crash sites are covered in sigma

• Your aim is to collect the sigma and extract

• Beyond the crash sites, you'll also find sigma on dead bodies of soldiers around the map

• The more sigma you collect the higher the sigma level you have

  

• This sigma level allows you to use sigma powers

• Next you'll get alerted to extraction points

• The first set of extraction points allows 2 Players to extract, with the final extraction only having 1 seat.

• If you die or fail to extract, the game ends.

• If you make it to the extraction with some sigma, that gets added to the leaderboard

Game feel

• Gonna cover the issues around being early first - I expect them to get resolved but for now, they are there, so let’s do it rapid fire

• Bad optimisation

• Lack of textures/grey boxes

• Suspect hit registration

• bugging through walls and fences

• Ammo missing after reload

• Now onto more meaty aspects

• The inventory management was terrible and I hope they change it, even to a single quick loot button

• The map had really good vertical movement but a lack of ways to get back down and harsh fall damage reduced it's impact

• I liked the Sigma abilities but felt it would be good to add a choice element if the abilities spent the sigma

• Low selection of guns and attachments

• Wasn't a fan of the impact markers disappearing once Sigma picked up, broke the realism a little and let you know where someone was

• Being able to extract whilst being shot felt weird

  

• Gaps between impacts etc sometimes went a little long

• At times the map felt too big for the player's numbers

Rating

• Too early

• Interesting map with vertical dimensions

• Little bit too much aiming for realism

• Early bugs and optimization problems

• Overall a very competitive experience with potential whilst feeling a little early for the size of the launch.

Web3 integration

• NFT operators on Eth, sigma capsules across multiple chains

For more information follow their Twitter to keep up to date.

GLHFers community content: Dungetron

GLHFers is my new home for content, aiming to create a gaming-focused community. Join us in the discord: https://discord.gg/glhfers {NFT required for full access}

This week GLHFers added a discord game called Dungetron to the server. This game has been fully built by the team. Battle your way through progressively more challenging AI-generated dungeons, leveling up, and collecting loot, while ranking on a global leaderboard. The game is currently free to play on the server.

In the first 24 hours, 300+ players have tried the game.

To celebrate we are also hosting a content bounty;

Good luck, have fun.

What's Your Gam3? Ep. 74 - Xborg with Connor - WL giveaway on GLHFers server!

About Connor and His Role at Xborg

• Connor, leading growth and marketing at Xborg, shared his background in fintech and gaming, emphasizing his passion for esports and competitive gaming.

• He detailed his journey into the web3 space, mentioning his engagement with games like Rocket League and Call of Duty.

Xborg's Mission and Technology

• Xborg aims to revolutionize player identity in the digital space, enabling gamers to carry their achievements and reputations across platforms.

• The platform integrates various game and social media APIs to create a comprehensive gaming identity, enhancing the value of players' online presence.

Strategic Initiatives and Partnerships

• Xborg focuses on community building through Gamerbase, offering tools for community management and engagement.

• The organization has partnered with major esports teams and gaming communities, leveraging 3D design capabilities to reward users with unique digital items.

Challenges and Opportunities in Esports

• Connor discussed the challenges esports teams face in monetizing and engaging their fanbase, emphasizing the innovative solutions Xborg provides through digital rewards and community platforms.

Future Directions and Developments

• The conversation shifted towards the future, discussing the potential for blockchain technology to further empower gamers and communities.

• Xborg's plans for token launches and NFTs were touched upon, indicating a roadmap for greater community involvement and investment opportunities.

Engagement and Community Feedback

• Strategies to engage traditional gamers and integrate them into the web3 ecosystem were highlighted, stressing the importance of making the transition seamless and beneficial.

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