hi! its me again! me and my sister are playing through the game together(separate playthroughs) and we just got to boss 2! we both had julius die on us by accident during our fights, she is killing every slime during her playthrough and i'm killing as few slimes as possible. Both times it said we had reloaded our saves to get a "happy ending" and that we should go back and kill as few enemies as possible(even though i had been doing that already). is this a glitch?? we absolutely adore the game, btw, and the storyline that is developing as we play it. thank you!
any clues on the passwords to the files that you get for killing as few enemies as possible? i know it has something to do with "12" so me and my sister have tried everything under the sun, i tried "disciples", "matthias", "duodecad" "midnight" "apostles", im so lost and i dont want to miss out on game content
One by one is the way streamers usually go about it. It’s certainly smart to get the healer first; I added an achievement on Steam for leaving him last.
You return to that place for reasons made clear in one of the buildings in the next stratum - and that card you found is one of those reasons.
Thanks! I appreciate the advice on this and my other post!
I’ve made it further, but hit a few new roadblocks.
I still cannot figure out what triggers an event in the “no funeral” room. I’ve completed 19 floors, picked up the cards of all three monsters, and read all the journal entries. What am I missing?
I don’t know how to defeat the Devourer. I have Tai go berserk as often as possible, while having Julian support with Threaten, Warning Shot, and Bullet Spray. When the berserk’s on cooldown, I try either regular knife attacks or Bleeding Edge. However, I couldn’t do enough damage to kill it. I’ve tried twice. Advice?
I don’t know how to defeat the Grotesquerie Slime. It summons adds, which I can’t kill before the Grotesquerie Slime devours all three of them and regains more health than I’ve inflicted. So I’m netting zero damage against it. I’ve fought it only once. Ditto about getting advice here, please!
I’ve noticed that your Bonus PDF has some letters in red, which spell out words: visitor (pg 12), national (pg 20), messiah (pg 33). Was this just for fun or is there some purpose to knowing them? I can’t think of any use for them in the game.
Once I defeat the Devourer, do I have access to the dev room? Or are there other bosses I haven’t found? And, either way, are there any hints on where to find the dev room? FYI, I’ve cleared two secret boss encounters: the Nightmare Slime, and the Attic, Innocent, and Mascot Slimes.
Also, hey, someone else who likes Dragon Quarter? You’re awesome!
Sorry for the late reply, maybe you've figured some of this out...
1. The cards just open the way to the Attic, Innocent and Mascot slimes.
2. tbh?? Surprised you haven't killed it yet since that's the ideal strategy for fighting it
3. You just gotta make the most of your buffs here. Have a buffed Julius machine gun as soon as the Grotesqurie's groupies come back, and make sure to keep it bleeding. At the very least, if you can't take out all of its groupies, reduce the amount of health it recovers.
4. hee hee hee consider playing the game with the fewest enemy kills as possible :)
5. Yeeep, you already got everything else, the Devourer's the only thing left.
I haven't played Dragon Quarter, but melessthanthreedid! The Nightmare Slime is based off the nightmares from their game Lucah: Born of a Dream, which they say was partially inspired by Dragon Quarter.
Thanks for the info! And no worries about the delay. Life goes on.
Good to know, thanks!
Yeah, I’m afraid it’s not working. I just made my fifth attempt. The Devourer inflicts too much damage. I’ve gambled on the hope the boss is low on HP and that it’ll target the less-injured character (usually Julius, because he doesn’t have a defense debuff), but it’ll always kill Tai. I’ve switched to a more defensive strategy of healing and hoping to get ahead of the damage output, but I can’t keep up.
Which buffs should I be using? I should tried my sixth attempt, this time using Crusader Mindset, followed by Bullet Spray. Tai was using Bleeding Edge, healing when possible, and I had him go berserk when I got desperate. However, the cooldown for Crusader Mindset was too long to keep up with how fast the Grotesquerie brought back its adds.
I thought you had to kill literally every monster to progress, if only because of how difficult the boss encounters are. I’m already struggling to defeat the third boss. I can’t imagine even getting this far without killing more monsters.
Maybe you could lay out the combat system and recommended strategies in detail? And give me the HP of the bosses? Since I’m at 5+ attempts on both of them and I think I’m doing what you’re recommending, I suspect I’m doing something wrong.
Here's the stats for the Mythological Slime. tbh, I'm kinda surprised you're having a lot of trouble with the Grotesquerie since I nerfed it a few updates back. I... actually don't have any other advice to offer. I watched a stream of someone going through the fight (10:17:32) and she basically used the same strategies and got it first try even before I lowered its HP a bit.
For one thing, make sure to keep bleed up on the boss when available to make sure it consistently takes damage. Secondly, make good use of Bullet Spray when enemies are summoned. If possible, when the Slime Mass starts attacking twice, consider hard focusing a shotgun on it, because it’s close to death. Make them dead.
I was recommended this by a friend some time ago. Honestly not even sure who as it was so long ago, but we threw it in a doc of games, where it sat unassumingly for a few months. I'm a small time indie vtuber, and like to maintain a list of indie games to pull from. Yesterday was my 2 year streamerversary, and I thought doing a variety of indie horror games and some runescape to wind down would be perfect. The listing said this was 3-4, and we were intrigued, so we tossed it in for the first slot.
Eleven and a half hours later, we are sitting in silence as we recover from one of best games we've played in a long, long time.
This game is nothing short of a triumph. The themes of how religion is oft used as both yoke and whip by the abusive and oppressive being present down the very party mechanics had me literally giddy at how good it was. I felt awful in the most wonderful way. I choked up a few times. It was divine.
Trying to think of any actual criticism feels like grasping at straws. We did soft lock ourselves twice by accidentally blocking our way out of the room with the rock slime, but that felts more like a small oversight than anything like a flaw.
The combat was a joy, and the strategy was wonderful. I liked that the touch the characters never grow from their experiences, but they do learn. 5/5. Thank you for making this.
Thank you very much! I'll have to wait to watch it though because uhhhh this game was born in the midst of the Trump administration so I'm going to feel way worse if I revisit Slimes right now.
Thank you, I’m currently playing through the game and it’s amazing. You know after you beat the first boss (the slime mass one) what was the song used in the floor after that?
It’s Insomnia at the Bottom of a River from this album. I’ve generally stuck with using stuff under the Soft and Furious label for this game. I will say that if you want more detailed credits, the credits of the game names all the music used and where.
finally finished it! gah, that was phenomenal! the battles were tricky, but it usually only took a couple of tries for me to figure them out. really enjoyed this one, even if it was kinda heavy.
I couldn't actually finish this game because of how really unpleasant it is, so I was really impressed by it. Given the way the narrative was going, most games I would have tapped out wayyy earlier. However, the strong narrative and characters kept me around until floor 18, when I just couldn't keep going with it anymore. I don't think I'll ever actually finish this game, but I wanted to note how strongly effective it was. I can't say if it stayed good until the end, but I just had to leave a comment with how strong it was for the parts I saw. Even down to the combat, the way the character's level-up skills almost always were good for one character and bad for the other really showed just how much they loathed each other. That, especially with the ways the unlocked stories unfolded over time, and things that originally appeared one way (like, say, some of the disappearances from people trying to reach the bottom of the slime dungeon) were revealed to be not as they originally seemed. I would absolutely love to see the end of this, I just don't think I can actually finish playing through it.
Additionally, the combat is really good. The combination of skills (in which so many of them have terrible drawbacks because of How Much They Hate Each Other), the way guns were implemented, I was legitimately surprised by how it managed to not get really boring, even when you went through every fight.
Long story short, even though I couldn't bring myself to finish the game, I was really impressed by it.
I've ended up playing "I Hate You, Please Suffer" first, but once I finish that (and it has been a fantastic experience so far), I'll play that one next.
Around a year later, I've finally come back to finish this game and finished it (on Steam and everything), so I wanted to once again note, Slimes is a really good game. Glad to have finished it this time, the ending is excellent.
so far, i've been enjoying this! the only problems i really have are the sudden difficulty spikes in the 2nd boss and how unclear things seem at time. i didn't realize that the pots can actually heal you until, like, floor 17! also this rpg does not feel 3-4 hours long, but in a sense that's good because the story would likely feel too "compressed" otherwise also zealous speech + signal flare is a pretty awesome synergy imo
i knew that the final boss fight was gonna be julius vs tai, but i had no idea that it would go the way it did. great soundtrack btw, and the animations are really good, having lots of punch.
Found this after playing and kinda bouncing off I hate you please suffer (feel like ive grown too used to games being too hand holdy and the freedom in it was too much for me to handle lmao even if ill certainly will get the full vrs) and got to say I loved it, the gunplay was quite cool, solid writting and most importantly a GOOD NARRATIVE THREAD games made with a good base just end up being good huh? kudos yo.
Ahhh, Slimes! A great game for any person that likes RPGMaker to enjoy. The fact you play as an extremist and eventually the healer is incredible. Loved the final battles- And GOD did it feel good to finish the final battle. The afterstory was cool as well, though I wish there was more to it! All in all, great story, great game, I can and WILL play this again sometime soon.
P.S. LOVED how the dialouge involves the skills you'd gain through level ups. Healer talking (and sorta insulting) to Julias about their Self-Sufficiency skill was hilarious.
Hoi I love the game/story so far and I'm in need of help. I'm loving the side stories but I think I've missed a slime on floor 18, I just cant seem to find it. I have fallen down the pit, and killed the frendly ones
Okay uh, I’m trying to remember because I never really made a guide. I remember there was one floor where a slime is spawned near the entrance when you read a sign on that floor (like a monument). That might be the floor?
God, stumbling on this page was such a rush of memories back. I remember stumbling on this back in like 2019 and thinking it was a cool concept. God it's just amazing to me that I've gotten to re-stumble on it, and it's amazing to see it's been finished!
I loved the absolute hell out of this entire experience, the world felt lived in and given enough prose to make everything understandable but still left room for some interpetation. And the ever-growing distain between the two characters was really well cemeted by the skills they learnt later on!
Honestly it was a dynamic that throughout never really stopped feeling interesting, seeing how these two who absolutely hate eachother needed to achieve the same thing. Neither felt flat, even Julius felt fleshed out to the point that you could understand how he became who he is now.
Especially love the Healer's way of doing magic, it's not something I've personally seen done much when it comes to doing magic like it was here and it honestly made for a pretty refreshing experience when it came to how they worked and meshed together!
Everything felt really thought out and purposeful, not a skill that ever felt completely pointless to have. This is genuinely great and I'm so glad to have stumbled back on it!
Best of luck to you on any of your later projects! Currently basically having brainrot in a good way over this game :P!
I really appreciate how this game doubles down on you playing the bad guy, without giving you a way to weasel out of anything, forcing you to roleplay Julius as he goes on a slime-murdering rampage, especially if you want all the story tidbits. (I'm surprised you didn't go into more detail about that aspect in the PDF!) Given that, the ending definitely took me by surprise, and the post-credits scene was delightful.
It's a shame that I had to play through on the "easy mode" to save time, since I spent 3 hours unknowningly playing through the entire demo because it was the only option in the itch app and I didn't look close enough. I would have liked to experience the combat challenge from the late-game encounters and bosses, although the final gauntlet let me fake it a bit at least. That said, pleeeeeeease mark the full game downloads as being for Windows as well, so that more people using the itch client don't make the same mistake!!
Also the art style and music are exactly what I wanted out of a weird RPG Maker game, and it really sells the story too. I'm really happy to have played it.
I’m glad that you enjoyed the game, and I’ll be sure to fix that problem!
On the whole Julius thing, it’s mainly because of my Drakengard/Nier inspirations, where you play as somebody that’s a murderous asshole, for one reason or another. In those games, weapons had these side stories attached that advanced the more you upgraded them; in a sense, advancing your capacity for violence enlightened you more, and that reflects in how you get more stories in Slimes.
Ok, so I found two of the bosses the Devourer and the 3 slimes with some sort of portal. But, I can't for the life of me find the last two. The first bookshelf says to try to rest at a certain rest point followed a set of numbers, do these numbers mean to use the floor awards or to go to that floor (I am not even sure if I am at the right rest point). And the last bookshelf, I know it refers to Natalie, but I have no idea where she was almost killed, the 14th floor award mentions a side area near a door but I have no idea where that is. Could I please get a clearer hint or just straight up the answer on where to go?
The numbers actually correlate to the boss’ attack pattern. As for how to get in, interact with one of the pillows in said rest area multiple times (I forget which one specifically). I’m sorry, I don’t fully remember the hint I gave for this
As for the last area, it’s the small side area that’s on a separate screen in like, the first floor of the second stratum? I forget which specifically, but it’s the one where you push a Rock Slime down some stairs to access. Just worry about this one last, because nothing changes until you beat that third boss.
Found them, thank you for helping me. Also, dude, I wanted to say that you made a fantastic game. I enjoyed it very much, the story and the gameplay were both great the only issue I found with the game was that it was too easy even with limited save points and the weaker gear. Overall a very solid RPG Maker game.
I love how tense this game feels, from the viscerality of its battles to the fragmented delivery of its morbid narrative(s). Both the visuals and prose are spare and striking; this word feels kind of corny but I think it's apt to describe Slimes as "raw," both in its depictions of psychological and interpersonal drama as well as of its unapologetic rage against institutions/power/fascism. Definitely one of the most memorable games I've played.
Slimes is a striking, intense, and deliciously-balanced turn-based RPG with a thrilling and immediately-relevant story. It feels like how I imagine a good, minimalist Shin Megami Tensei game would feel, or a Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter riff that goes even harder on the survival horror influence (this is very high praise coming from me). A scathing psychodrama through and through.
For now, my GOTY 2020 (remind me to check back on this).
Play it and remember that, sometimes, murder is okay. Read every note and defeat every enemy, if that's how you feel.
Just finished the game, and really enjoyed it! One small thing: I had to download the game through a browser since only the demo showed up in the available downloads in the itch app, I suspect you need to mark the full game with its supported platform(s) for it to show up.
Hi there, started playing the game and got quite engaged when I found a softlocking bug. On Floor 3, you are supposed to push the rock slimes and activate some pushplates. I fought one in a corner and couldn’t take it out of there.
I’d love to continue but I’m stuck and didn’t save beforehand :( . Any quick fixes on my end?
Anyways. After finishing it, I’m impressed by the scale of it, especially considering it’s a ‘one man show’. Overall it felt like this very intriguing mashup of Space Funeral, LISA, Undertale/Mother 3, and Neon Genesis Evangalion sprinkled on top, and it’s clear you were excited to bring this world to life. Considering the finer details though, the tone felt a bit too edgy/self-serious, and characters seem pretty two-dimensional and static. But looking at the bigger picture, I mainly kept playing because I was genuinely interested what would happen next in this strange world.
The battle system is deeper than I’d expected from an RPGM game (in addition to battling with that engine’s awkward menus, too…), to the point where it’s more akin to a juggling act than a regular JRPG battle system. It’s quite clever, and the ever-increasing rage mechanic really pushes you to resolve things quickly, despite an ever increasing list of buffs and debuffs.
There is one big issue I had with the game and it almost made me quit. After a good 90 minutes or so of good pacing and engaging lore, you reach a (to keep spoilers minimal) much larger area after a thing happens in the story. The pacing takes a nosedive of non-stop, forced, repetitive battles. This is after I developed an optimal strategy and I was just going through the motions to get to the next part of the plot.
The optional lore chapters around that time also suffer from overly verbose writing and really overstay their welcome for me. That segment really becomes a chore with almost no real quiet time. Could have been shortened to create a much smoother experience I feel.
But yeah, overall, it’s a simple story but it’s engaging nonetheless, with a striking artstyle and an surprisingly intertwined battle system. Final act’s a bit too overlong, but still very entertaining. Great job.
I totally loved this. Super-pointed story that earns all its tremendous darkness, married to a gorgeous aesthetic and meticulously balanced turn-based battles. Five molotov cocktails hurled at cop cars out of five!!
(Disclaimer, I playtested this game just before release, so take that as you will)
Slimes is an excellent, excellent game. A really unique art style that works super well, really interesting and involved gameplay that really encourages strategy and guns, and a really great and satisfying story is told.
The conflict and concept of a 2 person team who hate eachother works well in the narrative and even down to a gameplay level - one skill Julius might use will debuff Healer, and vice versa.
I hope this goes down as one of those classic RPG Maker games, it's weird, some of the most impactful games for me that I always fondly remember are RPG Maker games (Ib, Yume Nikki, The Endless Empty, Nepenthe and now Slimes).
TLDR, game is great and the PDF is an interesting read too!
Just finished the demo! And I fell in love with Slimes. First of all, I like the battle system: pretty original, a mix of the RPG and Survival-Horror genre; I especially like the idea of mana being replaced by ammo.
The lore behind seems very rich! I've read every single side stories and I'm digging for the ideas behind... I've been stunned by some of them, wow.
Slimes is a maybe visually a very simplistic game by looking at the graphics, but don't be fooled by it, like we say: don't judge a book only by its cover! The gameplay is fun and the characters are very appealing (my fave character is "Healer", he's a such bean!), we're getting attached to most of them very easily.
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hi! its me again! me and my sister are playing through the game together(separate playthroughs) and we just got to boss 2! we both had julius die on us by accident during our fights, she is killing every slime during her playthrough and i'm killing as few slimes as possible. Both times it said we had reloaded our saves to get a "happy ending" and that we should go back and kill as few enemies as possible(even though i had been doing that already). is this a glitch?? we absolutely adore the game, btw, and the storyline that is developing as we play it. thank you!
any clues on the passwords to the files that you get for killing as few enemies as possible? i know it has something to do with "12" so me and my sister have tried everything under the sun, i tried "disciples", "matthias", "duodecad" "midnight" "apostles", im so lost and i dont want to miss out on game content
Take a look at that bonus PDF that comes with the game. +u+
Three questions
Just got taken out by the second boss. Gosh, this one’s tough. I’m not sure how I’m going to win. Should I focus fire on the healer?
Oh, and, when do I return to the side room with the “no funeral” note? Would I do that after I defeat the second boss?
I found a photo/drawing behind the altar with the heart symbol on it. What’s the purpose of picking it up? It doesn’t appear in my inventory.
One by one is the way streamers usually go about it. It’s certainly smart to get the healer first; I added an achievement on Steam for leaving him last.
You return to that place for reasons made clear in one of the buildings in the next stratum - and that card you found is one of those reasons.
Thanks! I appreciate the advice on this and my other post!
I’ve made it further, but hit a few new roadblocks.
I still cannot figure out what triggers an event in the “no funeral” room. I’ve completed 19 floors, picked up the cards of all three monsters, and read all the journal entries. What am I missing?
I don’t know how to defeat the Devourer. I have Tai go berserk as often as possible, while having Julian support with Threaten, Warning Shot, and Bullet Spray. When the berserk’s on cooldown, I try either regular knife attacks or Bleeding Edge. However, I couldn’t do enough damage to kill it. I’ve tried twice. Advice?
I don’t know how to defeat the Grotesquerie Slime. It summons adds, which I can’t kill before the Grotesquerie Slime devours all three of them and regains more health than I’ve inflicted. So I’m netting zero damage against it. I’ve fought it only once. Ditto about getting advice here, please!
I’ve noticed that your Bonus PDF has some letters in red, which spell out words: visitor (pg 12), national (pg 20), messiah (pg 33). Was this just for fun or is there some purpose to knowing them? I can’t think of any use for them in the game.
Once I defeat the Devourer, do I have access to the dev room? Or are there other bosses I haven’t found? And, either way, are there any hints on where to find the dev room? FYI, I’ve cleared two secret boss encounters: the Nightmare Slime, and the Attic, Innocent, and Mascot Slimes.
Also, hey, someone else who likes Dragon Quarter? You’re awesome!
Sorry for the late reply, maybe you've figured some of this out...
1. The cards just open the way to the Attic, Innocent and Mascot slimes.
2. tbh?? Surprised you haven't killed it yet since that's the ideal strategy for fighting it
3. You just gotta make the most of your buffs here. Have a buffed Julius machine gun as soon as the Grotesqurie's groupies come back, and make sure to keep it bleeding. At the very least, if you can't take out all of its groupies, reduce the amount of health it recovers.
4. hee hee hee consider playing the game with the fewest enemy kills as possible :)
5. Yeeep, you already got everything else, the Devourer's the only thing left.
I haven't played Dragon Quarter, but melessthanthreedid! The Nightmare Slime is based off the nightmares from their game Lucah: Born of a Dream, which they say was partially inspired by Dragon Quarter.
Thanks for the info! And no worries about the delay. Life goes on.
Good to know, thanks!
Yeah, I’m afraid it’s not working. I just made my fifth attempt. The Devourer inflicts too much damage. I’ve gambled on the hope the boss is low on HP and that it’ll target the less-injured character (usually Julius, because he doesn’t have a defense debuff), but it’ll always kill Tai. I’ve switched to a more defensive strategy of healing and hoping to get ahead of the damage output, but I can’t keep up.
Which buffs should I be using? I should tried my sixth attempt, this time using Crusader Mindset, followed by Bullet Spray. Tai was using Bleeding Edge, healing when possible, and I had him go berserk when I got desperate. However, the cooldown for Crusader Mindset was too long to keep up with how fast the Grotesquerie brought back its adds.
I thought you had to kill literally every monster to progress, if only because of how difficult the boss encounters are. I’m already struggling to defeat the third boss. I can’t imagine even getting this far without killing more monsters.
Maybe you could lay out the combat system and recommended strategies in detail? And give me the HP of the bosses? Since I’m at 5+ attempts on both of them and I think I’m doing what you’re recommending, I suspect I’m doing something wrong.
Here's the stats for the Mythological Slime. tbh, I'm kinda surprised you're having a lot of trouble with the Grotesquerie since I nerfed it a few updates back. I... actually don't have any other advice to offer. I watched a stream of someone going through the fight (10:17:32) and she basically used the same strategies and got it first try even before I lowered its HP a bit.
For one thing, make sure to keep bleed up on the boss when available to make sure it consistently takes damage. Secondly, make good use of Bullet Spray when enemies are summoned. If possible, when the Slime Mass starts attacking twice, consider hard focusing a shotgun on it, because it’s close to death. Make them dead.
I was recommended this by a friend some time ago. Honestly not even sure who as it was so long ago, but we threw it in a doc of games, where it sat unassumingly for a few months. I'm a small time indie vtuber, and like to maintain a list of indie games to pull from. Yesterday was my 2 year streamerversary, and I thought doing a variety of indie horror games and some runescape to wind down would be perfect. The listing said this was 3-4, and we were intrigued, so we tossed it in for the first slot.
Eleven and a half hours later, we are sitting in silence as we recover from one of best games we've played in a long, long time.
This game is nothing short of a triumph. The themes of how religion is oft used as both yoke and whip by the abusive and oppressive being present down the very party mechanics had me literally giddy at how good it was. I felt awful in the most wonderful way. I choked up a few times. It was divine.
Trying to think of any actual criticism feels like grasping at straws. We did soft lock ourselves twice by accidentally blocking our way out of the room with the rock slime, but that felts more like a small oversight than anything like a flaw.
The combat was a joy, and the strategy was wonderful. I liked that the touch the characters never grow from their experiences, but they do learn. 5/5. Thank you for making this.
Wow, I appreciate the thoughts! Curious to see any video if you got it!
We'll share the vod here when we post it!
Thank you very much! I'll have to wait to watch it though because uhhhh this game was born in the midst of the Trump administration so I'm going to feel way worse if I revisit Slimes right now.
Does anyone know where I can find the ost?
I source all my music from Loyalty Freak Music, here’s where some of the songs are from:
https://chezmonplaisir.bandcamp.com/album/you-know-where-to-find-me
Thank you, I’m currently playing through the game and it’s amazing. You know after you beat the first boss (the slime mass one) what was the song used in the floor after that?
It’s Insomnia at the Bottom of a River from this album. I’ve generally stuck with using stuff under the Soft and Furious label for this game. I will say that if you want more detailed credits, the credits of the game names all the music used and where.
finally finished it! gah, that was phenomenal! the battles were tricky, but it usually only took a couple of tries for me to figure them out. really enjoyed this one, even if it was kinda heavy.
Who knew a game about fighting slimes could be so dark and depressing
I couldn't actually finish this game because of how really unpleasant it is, so I was really impressed by it. Given the way the narrative was going, most games I would have tapped out wayyy earlier. However, the strong narrative and characters kept me around until floor 18, when I just couldn't keep going with it anymore. I don't think I'll ever actually finish this game, but I wanted to note how strongly effective it was. I can't say if it stayed good until the end, but I just had to leave a comment with how strong it was for the parts I saw. Even down to the combat, the way the character's level-up skills almost always were good for one character and bad for the other really showed just how much they loathed each other. That, especially with the ways the unlocked stories unfolded over time, and things that originally appeared one way (like, say, some of the disappearances from people trying to reach the bottom of the slime dungeon) were revealed to be not as they originally seemed. I would absolutely love to see the end of this, I just don't think I can actually finish playing through it.
Additionally, the combat is really good. The combination of skills (in which so many of them have terrible drawbacks because of How Much They Hate Each Other), the way guns were implemented, I was legitimately surprised by how it managed to not get really boring, even when you went through every fight.
Long story short, even though I couldn't bring myself to finish the game, I was really impressed by it.
Thank you! If you want another unpleasant experience that’s shorter with happiness in sight I invite you to try out Hand of the Goddess!
I've ended up playing "I Hate You, Please Suffer" first, but once I finish that (and it has been a fantastic experience so far), I'll play that one next.
Around a year later, I've finally come back to finish this game and finished it (on Steam and everything), so I wanted to once again note, Slimes is a really good game. Glad to have finished it this time, the ending is excellent.
Glad you enjoyed, and I appreciate the review you left on Steam!
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so far, i've been enjoying this! the only problems i really have are the sudden difficulty spikes in the 2nd boss and how unclear things seem at time. i didn't realize that the pots can actually heal you until, like, floor 17! also this rpg does not feel 3-4 hours long, but in a sense that's good because the story would likely feel too "compressed" otherwise
also zealous speech + signal flare is a pretty awesome synergy imo
just finished it. spoilers ahead
i knew that the final boss fight was gonna be julius vs tai, but i had no idea that it would go the way it did. great soundtrack btw, and the animations are really good, having lots of punch.
Found this after playing and kinda bouncing off I hate you please suffer (feel like ive grown too used to games being too hand holdy and the freedom in it was too much for me to handle lmao even if ill certainly will get the full vrs) and got to say I loved it, the gunplay was quite cool, solid writting and most importantly a GOOD NARRATIVE THREAD games made with a good base just end up being good huh? kudos yo.
also i beat all fights (except the optional ones) and didnt get the post credits mentioned in the pdf, any place where i can see those?
Ah, you must have missed a few enemies. Look at what substory is missing and go to that floor. Post-story only plays when you defeat all enemies.
also I’ll email that steam key as soon as my cursed work week is over sorry
Ahhh, Slimes! A great game for any person that likes RPGMaker to enjoy. The fact you play as an extremist and eventually the healer is incredible. Loved the final battles- And GOD did it feel good to finish the final battle. The afterstory was cool as well, though I wish there was more to it! All in all, great story, great game, I can and WILL play this again sometime soon.
P.S. LOVED how the dialouge involves the skills you'd gain through level ups. Healer talking (and sorta insulting) to Julias about their Self-Sufficiency skill was hilarious.
Hoi I love the game/story so far and I'm in need of help. I'm loving the side stories but I think I've missed a slime on floor 18, I just cant seem to find it. I have fallen down the pit, and killed the frendly ones
Okay uh, I’m trying to remember because I never really made a guide. I remember there was one floor where a slime is spawned near the entrance when you read a sign on that floor (like a monument). That might be the floor?
its the floor where Tai begins halucinating bout the dead human protectors of the slimes
Had a good time revisiting this one recently. Still just as fantastic as the first time, it's an excellent title.
Thank you! And also gosh, I really need to find the time to properly play some Axial!
Been recommending the game a lot lately and there's no a content warning on this page like there is on steam, just letting you know!
God, stumbling on this page was such a rush of memories back. I remember stumbling on this back in like 2019 and thinking it was a cool concept. God it's just amazing to me that I've gotten to re-stumble on it, and it's amazing to see it's been finished!
I loved the absolute hell out of this entire experience, the world felt lived in and given enough prose to make everything understandable but still left room for some interpetation. And the ever-growing distain between the two characters was really well cemeted by the skills they learnt later on!
Honestly it was a dynamic that throughout never really stopped feeling interesting, seeing how these two who absolutely hate eachother needed to achieve the same thing. Neither felt flat, even Julius felt fleshed out to the point that you could understand how he became who he is now.
Especially love the Healer's way of doing magic, it's not something I've personally seen done much when it comes to doing magic like it was here and it honestly made for a pretty refreshing experience when it came to how they worked and meshed together!
Everything felt really thought out and purposeful, not a skill that ever felt completely pointless to have. This is genuinely great and I'm so glad to have stumbled back on it!
Best of luck to you on any of your later projects! Currently basically having brainrot in a good way over this game :P!
I'm still enthusiastic about this game after like half a year, same boat
I really appreciate how this game doubles down on you playing the bad guy, without giving you a way to weasel out of anything, forcing you to roleplay Julius as he goes on a slime-murdering rampage, especially if you want all the story tidbits. (I'm surprised you didn't go into more detail about that aspect in the PDF!) Given that, the ending definitely took me by surprise, and the post-credits scene was delightful.
It's a shame that I had to play through on the "easy mode" to save time, since I spent 3 hours unknowningly playing through the entire demo because it was the only option in the itch app and I didn't look close enough. I would have liked to experience the combat challenge from the late-game encounters and bosses, although the final gauntlet let me fake it a bit at least. That said, pleeeeeeease mark the full game downloads as being for Windows as well, so that more people using the itch client don't make the same mistake!!
Also the art style and music are exactly what I wanted out of a weird RPG Maker game, and it really sells the story too. I'm really happy to have played it.
I’m glad that you enjoyed the game, and I’ll be sure to fix that problem!
On the whole Julius thing, it’s mainly because of my Drakengard/Nier inspirations, where you play as somebody that’s a murderous asshole, for one reason or another. In those games, weapons had these side stories attached that advanced the more you upgraded them; in a sense, advancing your capacity for violence enlightened you more, and that reflects in how you get more stories in Slimes.
That makes sense! Seems like the Nier games explore lots of interesting ideas, but the core gameplay isn't my cup of tea, so I haven't played them.
The steam store page mentions hidden bosses where might these be?
On the first floor of the third stratum, there’s a church to go into with books that give cryptic hints to face them.
Ok, so I found two of the bosses the Devourer and the 3 slimes with some sort of portal. But, I can't for the life of me find the last two. The first bookshelf says to try to rest at a certain rest point followed a set of numbers, do these numbers mean to use the floor awards or to go to that floor (I am not even sure if I am at the right rest point). And the last bookshelf, I know it refers to Natalie, but I have no idea where she was almost killed, the 14th floor award mentions a side area near a door but I have no idea where that is. Could I please get a clearer hint or just straight up the answer on where to go?
The numbers actually correlate to the boss’ attack pattern. As for how to get in, interact with one of the pillows in said rest area multiple times (I forget which one specifically). I’m sorry, I don’t fully remember the hint I gave for this
As for the last area, it’s the small side area that’s on a separate screen in like, the first floor of the second stratum? I forget which specifically, but it’s the one where you push a Rock Slime down some stairs to access. Just worry about this one last, because nothing changes until you beat that third boss.
Found them, thank you for helping me. Also, dude, I wanted to say that you made a fantastic game. I enjoyed it very much, the story and the gameplay were both great the only issue I found with the game was that it was too easy even with limited save points and the weaker gear. Overall a very solid RPG Maker game.
This is my favorite game of the year so far. I am going to and have been recommending this to so many people
I love how tense this game feels, from the viscerality of its battles to the fragmented delivery of its morbid narrative(s). Both the visuals and prose are spare and striking; this word feels kind of corny but I think it's apt to describe Slimes as "raw," both in its depictions of psychological and interpersonal drama as well as of its unapologetic rage against institutions/power/fascism. Definitely one of the most memorable games I've played.
Slimes is a striking, intense, and deliciously-balanced turn-based RPG with a thrilling and immediately-relevant story. It feels like how I imagine a good, minimalist Shin Megami Tensei game would feel, or a Breath of Fire: Dragon Quarter riff that goes even harder on the survival horror influence (this is very high praise coming from me). A scathing psychodrama through and through.
For now, my GOTY 2020 (remind me to check back on this).
Play it and remember that, sometimes, murder is okay. Read every note and defeat every enemy, if that's how you feel.
Just finished the game, and really enjoyed it! One small thing: I had to download the game through a browser since only the demo showed up in the available downloads in the itch app, I suspect you need to mark the full game with its supported platform(s) for it to show up.
Hi there, started playing the game and got quite engaged when I found a softlocking bug. On Floor 3, you are supposed to push the rock slimes and activate some pushplates. I fought one in a corner and couldn’t take it out of there. I’d love to continue but I’m stuck and didn’t save beforehand :( . Any quick fixes on my end?
Just leave the room and come back, their positions aren’t fixed until they’re on the plates.
Thanks, that solved that issue nicely.
Anyways. After finishing it, I’m impressed by the scale of it, especially considering it’s a ‘one man show’. Overall it felt like this very intriguing mashup of Space Funeral, LISA, Undertale/Mother 3, and Neon Genesis Evangalion sprinkled on top, and it’s clear you were excited to bring this world to life. Considering the finer details though, the tone felt a bit too edgy/self-serious, and characters seem pretty two-dimensional and static. But looking at the bigger picture, I mainly kept playing because I was genuinely interested what would happen next in this strange world.
The battle system is deeper than I’d expected from an RPGM game (in addition to battling with that engine’s awkward menus, too…), to the point where it’s more akin to a juggling act than a regular JRPG battle system. It’s quite clever, and the ever-increasing rage mechanic really pushes you to resolve things quickly, despite an ever increasing list of buffs and debuffs.
There is one big issue I had with the game and it almost made me quit. After a good 90 minutes or so of good pacing and engaging lore, you reach a (to keep spoilers minimal) much larger area after a thing happens in the story. The pacing takes a nosedive of non-stop, forced, repetitive battles. This is after I developed an optimal strategy and I was just going through the motions to get to the next part of the plot. The optional lore chapters around that time also suffer from overly verbose writing and really overstay their welcome for me. That segment really becomes a chore with almost no real quiet time. Could have been shortened to create a much smoother experience I feel.
But yeah, overall, it’s a simple story but it’s engaging nonetheless, with a striking artstyle and an surprisingly intertwined battle system. Final act’s a bit too overlong, but still very entertaining. Great job.
I totally loved this. Super-pointed story that earns all its tremendous darkness, married to a gorgeous aesthetic and meticulously balanced turn-based battles. Five molotov cocktails hurled at cop cars out of five!!
(Disclaimer, I playtested this game just before release, so take that as you will)
Slimes is an excellent, excellent game. A really unique art style that works super well, really interesting and involved gameplay that really encourages strategy and guns, and a really great and satisfying story is told.
The conflict and concept of a 2 person team who hate eachother works well in the narrative and even down to a gameplay level - one skill Julius might use will debuff Healer, and vice versa.
I hope this goes down as one of those classic RPG Maker games, it's weird, some of the most impactful games for me that I always fondly remember are RPG Maker games (Ib, Yume Nikki, The Endless Empty, Nepenthe and now Slimes).
TLDR, game is great and the PDF is an interesting read too!
Just finished the demo! And I fell in love with Slimes. First of all, I like the battle system: pretty original, a mix of the RPG and Survival-Horror genre; I especially like the idea of mana being replaced by ammo.
The lore behind seems very rich! I've read every single side stories and I'm digging for the ideas behind... I've been stunned by some of them, wow.
Slimes is a maybe visually a very simplistic game by looking at the graphics, but don't be fooled by it, like we say: don't judge a book only by its cover! The gameplay is fun and the characters are very appealing (my fave character is "Healer", he's a such bean!), we're getting attached to most of them very easily.
I'm glad you liked it so far, I hope you're looking forward to the final release!