What's Your Gam3? #23

Welcome

Welcome to What’s Your Gam3? #23 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]

You can join me live as I play new games on Twitch! Alternatively, you’ll find edited versions of my playthroughs on my YouTube channel. [Don’t forget to follow and subscribe].

Blast Royale

🔫 Mobile battle royale game developed by FLGstudio on @Immutable

TLDR: 

• Early ranks feel underwhelming.

• Offers quick, bite-sized fun.

• The gameplay is surprisingly skillful.

• Features engaging cartoon-style graphics and animations.

How to play

• Free to play

• Mobile

Game Loop

• The game includes two modes: single and duos, with plans to introduce squads later.

• The objective remains the same in all modes: to be the last person or team standing.

• The gameplay is intensified by a shrinking map, enclosed by a fire edge that gets smaller and moves.

• Players choose their landing spots on a map divided into four themed segments.

  

• Initially armed with only a melee hammer, players can find weapons, armor, med kits, special abilities, and ammo scattered across the map.

• You're allowed to carry two abilities and one weapon, which can range from shotguns to rocket launchers and sniper rifles.

• Defeating players makes them drop items like weapons, ammo, shields, or med kits.

  

• Downed players bleed out in duo mode and can be revived by their partner.

• Matches end with rewards like trophies, determining your leaderboard rank. Additionally, there's a battle pass that unlocks in-game currencies and cosmetics.

Game feel

• The movement feels somewhat sluggish, suggesting a need for slight acceleration.

• Aiming and shooting require an adjustment period.

• The early ranks feel initially repetitive, with opponents appearing as either bots or inexperienced players.

• Matches are quickly found.

• The addition of Duo Mode adds a deeper layer of engagement.

• Item Pickups feel slightly slow, affecting the game's pace.

• The Different biomes offer some variety, though multiplayer aspects primarily drive replayability. Custom matches allow for community-driven tournaments.

• Battle pass unlocks give additional encouragement to get trophies.

  

• Provides an "just one more game" feeling, with round durations offering numerous opportunities for play throughout the day.

Rating

• Slow repetitive start in low rankings

• Engaging battles as you climb the ranks

• Easy to find a match and learn the game

• Captivating graphics and animation style.

• Casual competitive gameplay

• Battle pass promotes continued engagement.

• Overall, I “enjoyed and would recommend playing it” the game.

Web3 integration

• The game has some on-chain skins and cosmetics.

For more information, follow their Twitter page to stay up to date.

Captain & Company

🏴‍☠️ Find fortune, foes, and friends for life

TLDR: 

• Enjoyable pirate experience

• Easy to get started

• Felt slightly seasick at points

• Simple but satisfying graphics and animations

How to play

• Free to play as crew, need a ship (rent or buy) for captain

• Plays on a browser, Mac, Android, Windows

Game Loop

• You load into the game on the docks

  

• From here, you have two main options: either go to the captain's dock with your ship or join a ship as crew.

• You can also find a leaderboard on the dock

• Once you join the ship, there are several roles

• The first is the captain, who controls the direction and speed of the ship. They also have control of the captain's cannons.

  

• Next, you have the gunner - they work the cannons, inflicting damage on the enemy ships.

• The gunners need cannon balls, so one job is reloading the cannons from a pile of cannon balls.

• Finally, it would be best to repair your ships where you hit the center shield generator.

• You can switch between these roles easily

• The map is the open sea with a scattering of islands to avoid

• Your ship has health and a shield - if your health goes to 0, you sink.

• When ships sink, they leave a chest of MBlast

• There is also an extraction point to leave the map with your Mblast

• If you die, you only take 50% of the Mblast.

Game feel

• Captaining a ship was difficult, so I avoided it for most of my play.

• Being in voice chat with the crew and captain is an entirely different game, and it is gratifying to have the captain shout orders.

  

• Controls are simple and easy to pick up.

• The graphics are relatively simplistic, yet you feel like a pirate, and the explosions and feedback are engaging.

• The competition for chests is intense, and if you don't maneuver correctly, you can easily be surrounded.

• The tactical decisions to extract or continue fighting can keep the pressure on, especially the fear of losing 50% of your loot.

• The game also hosts regular community events, which turns up the competition.

Rating

• Chaotic fun

• More fun with friends

• I did get a little seasick - realism?

• Simple yet effective graphics and animations

• Competitive leaderboards

• I enjoyed it and would recommend

Web3 integration

• Ships are NFTs

• You collect MBlast during the battles

For more information, follow their Twitter page to stay up to date.

What's Your Gam3? Ep. 81 - SPECTRAL SIGNAL

About Spectral Signal

• Spectral Signal is presented as a science fiction game with elements of space exploration and shoot-em-up mechanics, inspired by the future of human space exploration and mining.

Game Development Insights

• The development team emphasized their background in gaming and crypto, expressing a desire to create a game that meets high expectations without the disappointments they experienced in other web3 games.

• They shared their journey from working in various gaming-related fields to deciding to contribute positively to the web3 gaming space.

Game Mechanics and Features

• Spectral Signal aims to offer a rich narrative set in a future where humanity explores beyond the solar system, incorporating NFTs for unique player experiences.

• The game will feature level generators, live events, and a demo to give players a taste of its aesthetics and mechanics.

Community Engagement and Asynchronous Multiplayer

• The team highlighted the importance of community feedback and the potential for asynchronous multiplayer features, allowing for strategic gameplay that accommodates different player schedules.

Future Plans and Milestones

• Future developments include launching the game on Google Play and further enhancing the demo based on player feedback.

• A significant upcoming milestone is the detailed phase reveal set for April 12th, inviting players to join their Discord community for updates and engagement.

Catch up on all previous episodes on YouTube.

Don’t forget to join us next week!

Partnership with WAGMI Defense

I am excited to announce my partnership with WAGMI.

I’ll stream my progress in the game and share tips and tricks in threads.

1. Download the game!

The game is coming soon to nearly every platform.

Want to play early? Head over to the Discord; maybe you can convince @Scott_Herman to let you in!

2. Sign up!

@WagmiGameCo is utilizing the @Immutable passport, allowing you to sign in quickly!

3. Cards

You'll never be able to conquer the world without your deck of cards.

Your cards will come in a variety of "energy costs." I try to make a good selection that allows me to make a wider choice when playing.

4. Trading

If you are struggling in the arena, you can buy founders packs to open or individual cards to power up your team.

5. Open your chests

As you rack up the victories, you will be rewarded with chests.

Make sure to open these to get to the treasures inside!

What’s new with What’s Your Gam3?

The website has had a facelift - make sure to go check it out » https://www.whatsyourgam3.com/

The WYG? Discord is also back. Join for game quest pools, giveaways, bounties, paid surveys, and tournaments. There are also currently access codes for 3 new games. Join » https://discord.gg/qWUBd9bV

Thanks for making it to the end. That is all the new games for this week. Do you know any games you’d like to hear more about? Let me know.

Remember to tell your friends about What’s Your Gam3? Otherwise, they’ll hate you for letting them miss out on all the new games.

Remember to play games you enjoy!