Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables.Check out the gameplay trailer here.Check out the demo Here.Check out the official website here.Bramble The Mountain King is a grim adventure set in a world inspired by dark, Nordic fables. Explore the beautiful yet dangerous and twisted land of Bramble in your endeavour to rescue your sister. Traverse a wondrous landscape and survive deadly encounters with Bramble’s many hideous creatures.
Bramble The Mountain King takes you on a gripping and unsettling journey through stunning environments. Take on the role of Olle, a young boy setting off to rescue his sister, kidnapped by a dreaded troll.
Not everything in Bramble is exactly how it seems – in this strange land with creatures big and small, you must be careful when to approach and when to hide. Many hungry and spiteful beasts lurk in these forests and caves. Watch your step….
Call upon the Spark of Courage, an enchanted fragment granting the gifts you need to endure the pitfalls and trials in your path. Defeat the horrid creatures you encounter in different and unique ways. Be warned, courage without kindness can take you down a dark path.
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Adventure as Olle, a brave boy who sets off to rescue his sister. A beautiful yet dangerous world to explore. Encounter twisted, mythical creatures from Nordic folklore for epic-scale boss battles. Tense, heart-pounding moments with hi-end visuals to match Happy Gaming!
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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FYI: the demo is in fact gorgeous. Astoundingly beautiful graphics. A little taxing on the old PC re. optimization, but stunning to look at. However, fair warning: if you're a PC gamer who uses mouse and keyboard ONLY (I don't have or use a gamepad or controller, old-schooler that I am), beware that the KB controls are difficult to use (at least in the demo). Besides, the game itself has a warning at the begining: "gamepad recommended." ---For instance, in the demo, there is a dark cave-type area, where you MUST hold down the right-mouse-clicker to KEEP your "lantern" lit also while ALSO using either the default WASD keys (or you can re-program them, as I did, to use arrow keys for direction). I could NOT keep the mouse button held AND use movement keys so I could not quickly jump (when required). Thus: plummeting to my death. Over and over. I eventually gave up and uninstalled the demo. Until this dark area in the demo, the game worked fine with my M/KB controls (outside in a beautiful forest, interacting with a host of lovely beings and animals), because it was daylight and I didn't need my lantern. I was so dissapointed I could not continue. Perhaps the DEV (s) will adjust programming so non-controller/GP users can play teh game. I hope so: it's so beautiful!
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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That's unfortunate to hear robedits! Thank you for the info! I don't like doing gymnastics with my fingers to play a game.
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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I downloaded the Demo and am going to give it a try.
EDIT: Clumsy, awful interface. I assumed it would be the good old "mouse for direction and WASD keys" for movement. Nope. Mouse does nothing, so you are reduced to holding the W key and using the A and D keys for direction. I've played games like this, but it's not fun. Had to give up on an RPG because of it. This is definitely a gamepad game. I have one, so maybe I need to learn how to use it. But I am terribly disappointed because it is a beautiful game and appears to be a good one.
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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Oh, dear. How disappointing ☹️
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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robedits, I'm going to post there too. I would really like to play this game.
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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Punk! I had to also respond. Your post was SO spot on!
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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The developer responded: Hi!
The demo is optimized for gamepad, but we will do the best we can to make it work as good as possible for keyboard & mouse before release!
Best Fredrik, developer
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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That would be awesome. I would love to play this game.
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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The game is now available! I moved to the DarkSide due to the "Boss Battles".
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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Thanks, Ana. I download the "new and improved" Demo which is supposed maximize the keyboard/mouse controls. Wrong. There is zero directional control with the mouse - still just WASD. If all you do is walk around, it would be tolerable, but there is no precision or fluidity in movement. I am SO disappointed.
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Unfortunately, poor ports to PC seems to be a trend for the last year or more. Interestingly enough, the (previous) next gen consoles are set up to allow the optional use of a keyboard and mouse as opposed to a controller. I wonder how the controls using a keyboard/mouse combo on a console work out? I'm on the edge of going back to console for awhile since the PC I built 5 years ago is in decline from a compatability standpoint, which means I'd have to build from the ground up again. *Sigh*, I used to love that "new video card smell" before they started requiring a house refinance to purchase. This game does look good, and it appears they are still making improvements from the few forums I perused. This is only the second game released by the Dev group Dimfrost, and the first one, I believe, under the watchful gaze of their new (as of 2020) parent company Zordix. So they may still be in sort of a shake out run. Hope they fix it up soon, I'd like to give it a go as well.
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Re: Bramble the Mountain King Demo Released
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Yeah, there was a point where you needed to sell a kidney to be able to afford a new video card! Now, you can just refinance your house! I'm running an Nvidia GTX 2070 and so far it's been sufficient for anything I've thrown at it. But I know the day will come!
This is just the kind of game I like for a change of pace, but without the fluidity of movement offered by the mouse, I just can't warm up to it. Constant key mashing with the WASD keys to move around is just not fun for me.
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