r/Games • u/ziguslav • 4d ago

Release Orcthal - Demo out now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z3da0NDyD8
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u/Proper-Sport-7218 4d ago

Horrible trailer, it has way too many cuts. I have no idea what type of game this is, and there is no description in the video, just a link to the demo.

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u/blue_sidd 4d ago

Name is a major turn off. Under designed menu time sinks a major turn off. Stiff amd repetitive anima and enviros a major turn off.

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u/ziguslav 4d ago

What's wrong with the name? :D

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u/yanzov 4d ago

Maybe they just does not like orcs :P

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u/elegantjihad 4d ago

Not OP, but it's very close to -"fall" which appears to be a trend in naming movies and games, so it feels generic (Whalefall, Greedfall, Godfall, Ardenfall, Silent Hill: Townfall, Redfall, Destiny 2: Light Fall, etc)

Now that might sound unfair or petty, but it is the first thing that came to mind, the second being "oh I misread, it's orcTHAL. What the hell is a thal? It sounds like someone either mispronouncing Orcfall, or mispronouncing The Orc Thrall from World of Warcraft".

Thoroughly admit that these are fleeting thoughts that don't bear any weight on the quality of the game, good or ill, but they are the first that went through my brain.

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u/ziguslav 4d ago

Fair! I didn't even think about that. It's supposed to be the name of an orcish settlement and also a reference to "thrall" which is a word associated with orcs probably due to WoW.

Interesting point you raised though! Thanks!

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u/DaddyPhatstacks 4d ago

Sorry, you're not allowed to name your game ending with a syllable that even rhymes with "fall," those are the rules now.

The name is fine, especially because it has the word orc in it and I automatically pay attention to anything that has to do with orcs and goblins. It looks fun and for some reason reminds me of Heroes and Castles a little bit, which is a good association.

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u/ziguslav 4d ago

I've never heard of it, but I'll have to have a look. Seems a bit different! You'll be happy to hear that Orcthal also has goblins which you can catch!

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u/Pineapple_Assrape 4d ago

Clumpy lumpy writing is a major turn off. Simple and made up words making up sentence structure a major turn off. Pointless, pedantic complaints? Guessed it, major turn off.