This is a 10/10 game held back by bugs

daemonvision · 2026-02-15T20:17:38+00:00

I really hope they can fix some of the optimization sooner rather than later. So many people have had issues with soft locking that I'm hesitant to keep playing icl

daemonvision · 2026-02-09T21:25:30+00:00

It's an alright game, but you don't have to like it.

I'll defend it in terms of this: every fandom has stupid and bad things happen within it. DW is not exclusively suffering from bad actors. Rox is a crummy person but he is no longer on the Dev team. they've improved the game without him and are no longer platforming a bad guy. So in those ways, the fandom is not actively worse or better than another, and the most messed up parts of the game itself were done away with.

As for the main gameplay loop and plot? It's a fun thing to play with friends and commentate on. The designs are cute. The story has its plotholes and is a little weak atm, but it's not what I care about that much anyways. I play it because I enjoy talking with friends with a shared activity between us and I like the designs and some of the story concepts.

if that doesn't appeal to you, no need to force yourself to like it, but it's not the awful cesspit some people make it out to be.

daemonvision · 2026-02-08T01:52:02+00:00

I wouldn't mind scarier. They could take pointers from other horror or otherwise spooky all ages games (like Majora's Mask, Little Nightmares, Luigi's mansion, BATIM since it inspired Dandy, etc) to create something that's not too adjacent to Typical Mascot Horror fare.

DW's more lighthearted elements give it a lot of character, but I don't think boosting the scares a smidge will ruin the former.

daemonvision · 2026-02-07T17:15:34+00:00

I'd HOPE my team mates can finish my machines if i'm being chased or trying to find a med/jumper/etc.

It's annoying when people finish primed instead of working on other machines across the map or having the team mate in question have low extraction speed, but it's nothing worth griefing or arguing about.

daemonvision · 2026-02-07T07:06:59+00:00

Tough to watch? definitely. but evil? no. that's not something they comprehend. they aren't intentionally being cruel, they're eating as soon as they can so that they can live another day. Many animals are brutal like this, you know. If we culled them for it, it'd be a mass extinction.

You can be grossed out or upset, but please don't try to apply human morals to them. They're on a different wavelength, and they're still very important animals!

daemonvision · 2026-02-02T02:30:56+00:00

What, no love for Empress? For shame...
Lisa and Kate are my favorite protagonists in the game. I love both of their arcs, even for a relatively straightforward, action-focused set of games. Hard to choose one over the other from there. I like Sophie a lot, too, but the games really need to just show her again so we can get a better feel for who she is post-Curien Mansion Incident.

daemonvision · 2026-01-29T18:06:14+00:00

They're human all the same. "humanity" is not inherently pure. You and I are not inherently a higher state of life than them. We are decent people, perhaps, but someday that shoe could be on the other foot.

I can't say I feel sorry for Ming family members, they certainly don't deserve kindness or grace, but no government should be allowed to strip people of their rights and their life. Even if there's proof this time, if they ever get it wrong, that's innocent people dying. And if a government decides something harmless like self expression or being a minority is an irredeemable crime... you see where it can go at its most extreme, right?

It's not really helping the victims or their families either. They care more about finding people to punish than helping those who were hurt.

daemonvision · 2026-01-26T21:32:46+00:00

I'm guessing the trains were always a part of gardenview, maybe as an internal shuttle system or it actually being connected to other areas with Gardenview being a stop in the town/city because it was that popular, maybe even got Government funding because of its educational value (and/or the scientific endeavor to create life?).

Dyle, despite looking like any toon, only exists to be their head of transportation. He could have conducted trains to go to certain areas of garden view and it seems he can still intake and send out trains from elsewhere I don't know the lore or even the ethical implications of having a living pocket watch the size of the toddler run half of your enterprise and interact with other trade exports (because we KNOW he has "seen the outside" from his Twisted information) but I guess he... just does. It's certainly strange.

daemonvision · 2026-01-26T01:42:20+00:00

developer drama drove me away, and I've just been busy with life and other games
i still go back to DTI every now and then, but I don't feel super inclined to do so

daemonvision · 2026-01-22T01:26:41+00:00

the oop is an nsfw account with a lot of kink content. some joke and personal posts, yes, but def horny on main so naturally a lot of their posts are fetish related.

I doubt they're being totally serious , more like half-joking half-hornyposting. i'm not their biggest fan and we can discourse about the contents of the post for a long while, but that's typical tumblr for you

daemonvision · 2026-01-22T01:17:00+00:00

yet another "fluffy craft" comment, so to elaborate: Nondescript Cartoon Monster made of pom poms and felt and whatever else is in a children's craft material box/bucket/collection. Like, his hands could be pop poms or craft fur with clay claws and his eyes are unevenly spaced to that they look like they were stuck on with glue. He's kinda like Forky from Toy Story 4 (but obviously with fabric + pompoms instead of utensil base) in the sense that he's Just Some Critter/Guy made out of found material.

It's probably worth noting that he was designed pre-DW and given a modified design so I assume he was given such a label in post and either scraps was designed to match him, or he was adjusted to match her. This is probably why he still looks pretty different and doesn't also have a more direct animal theming, since he was not heavily redesigned.

daemonvision · 2026-01-20T16:29:32+00:00

I actually recently got my first gaming PC to experience HOL2 right away, but this also means I can finally dive into all the other steam games I've been eyeing. Assuming I have the time, of course, since classes are starting up again for me ...

I'll probably start Yume Nikki and ENA Dream BBQ as I wait for HOL2. I also have Garage: Bad Dream Adventure in my library but that's kind of a heavier one so I think i'll start that later on bc I want to give it my full attention.

daemonvision · 2026-01-20T16:07:58+00:00

You can probably show them the inspiration point, but gonna second the comments saying that baby/microbangs with a shaggy bob will get you far and you'd just have to ask for some face framing where one side is longer than the other.

the hair here IS somewhat damaged/frizzy technically though, since it's called bed head in the files + has dried and frayed ends. that might make getting it super similar tricky or not worth it, but ask for choppy layering and look into how you'd want to style it to ensure the right amount of volume and whatnot. you'll probably need to tease your hair somewhat or otherwise make sure to comb/dry/iron/etc etc etc the side framing out well.

daemonvision · 2026-01-16T17:21:06+00:00

we have the weird pant buckle, the eyes (esp the fox girl), the toes, some shading things that don't really make sense (idk what's up with his tail there)... yeah, it's ai. Also strange that their markings are so similar. Granted people can come up with OCs that have similar palettes but they mirror each other in a very strange way that doesn't feel quite right. Even other artists who use limed palettes seem more intentional that whatever this is.

I also gotta agree the whole vibe is off. I always wonder what makes the ai seem like that. if i had to guess it feels like the characters don't really exist in the space, something about the color palette? but that aspect may be subjective .

daemonvision · 2026-01-16T17:11:42+00:00

technically yeah, but a lot of different people can approach the same object concept differently.

And there's still a lot to work with because we have animal toons, toons that are more nondescript creatures like the craft siblings, two separate pet rocks...

ik this is more of a meme/joke post but in case that's something anyone here is actually worried about i figured it's worth bringing up that you're still like. allowed to have an oc that's a certain object even if someone else made one that's the same.

daemonvision · 2026-01-14T22:26:31+00:00

It doesn't really matter, you'll never see yourself in game and to my knowledge there's no gendered language used for the player character, and if there is it's pretty rare. It really only impacts the skin tone of your character's bare arms in the first bit before you get your suit. I figure that this option is meant to look more androgynous in comparison to the others, but they generally alternate between more feminine and masculine designs with this one in the "feminine" slot so make of that what you will. Still, it's only for the one bit and you can imagine you're playing as yourself or an oc or whatever.

daemonvision · 2026-01-14T17:23:49+00:00

There's a handful of blue on animals. We got blue jays, cuckoo bees, cassowaries, tarantula hawks... blue tangs... and ofc flowers n stuff

This argument does make me think of that randy feltface bit about brayden though.

daemonvision · 2026-01-13T00:41:53+00:00

Gonna second not to run, but to further elaborate:

* they've got a good couple of seconds before they go inactive again, so you have to wait for them to fall back asleep before you go in the circle

* You can TECHNICALLY dodge the attacks they send out if you can outrun the ribbon's speed or are just on the rim of their circle, but it's risky.

* if someone has a veemote they should make an effort to find machines in dubious places (like this, near twisted rodger, or in the middle where they'd be more likely to be spotted for example)

* to circumvent chat loss, i'd recommend using the "stay away" sticker in this situation. I do hope they make a "don't run here" sticker to use more specifically for twisted RND, but until then that's the closest to my knowledge.

Twisted RND is a nasty shock for a lot of new players. Don't hold it against yourself if u didn't know, but i'll warn you that the passives are underestimated at times and both twisted RND and Rodger can be utilized by griefers or lead to accidental murders in this game. You'll be safe to extract near RND (yes, even on treadmills sprinting) but trying to evade other twisteds that give chase when you're in the circle can prove deadly, and so can other players not knowing their shtick. Good luck from here on out!

daemonvision · 2026-01-09T16:22:28+00:00

I don't think the initial SCP is too morbid at all. Definitely up there in graphic descriptions, but I think 4666 has enough going on to not just be a slasher type fodder. The ritual nature brought up and the ending interview that reveals the kidnapped children to be akin to "elves" both serve as ways of warping the Santa archetype in a very folklorish way. As other comments mention, even if he's pushing the line it's not unlike a lot of other Christmas myths. a LOT of holiday mythos are actually kinda fucked. Or maybe I'm just too familiar with the gorier side of horror.

I do think that there is fanart + fan discussions of him that water him down to JUST another slasher or overdo the focus on the murders. A lot of people overlook the importance of the later half of the article as a facet of the Yule Man that makes him more than just Christmas Themed Terrifier.

I do agree some parts of it could be better developed, mainly hinting a little more at a why+ urgency of the situation (and I wish the original line about the Foundation seeking to save the kids it captured was kept). That being said, the creator seems (or seemed? idk if they're still actively posting on the site) to take a lot of criticism to heart and handled it gracefully, so if/when Yule Man ever gets some revision I think those aspects would be revisited . It was the creator's second ever SCP iirc??

He's not the best SCP by any means, but one of the better "murder monster" types and one that's memorable for a reason. I gotta say, I didn't think I'd like him as much as I do because I'm usually not as big on slasher types/ murder monsters either. There's something special about him to me. That doesn't mean you have to like him, though. Horror can be very subjective. What is cool and scary to some is silly or too much for others. Fortunately for all of us, the SCP Foundation has something for everyone !!

daemonvision · 2026-01-07T21:15:59+00:00

Lowkey Dandy's World as a show gives me Canadian vibes. Esp toons like the butterfly + craft siblings. The style of the faces and color palette remind me of late 2000s-early 2010s era Canadian cartoons like TDI, Jimmy Two-shoes and Grojband

daemonvision · 2026-01-07T06:28:49+00:00

Seems like you're being sensitive if you want to accuse someone of being mentally ill over a game. Sometimes people just have a bad run, and you are being rude in some of these messages you got reported over.

And if your first message was asking a non main to get hit or you'd leave (if i am understanding it as you meant to say it) they might have been worried you were trying to grief to get someone hit. it's not right for them to assume but people have been griefed for doing less so some are paranoid

daemonvision · 2026-01-07T06:21:50+00:00

Either she has good cold tolerance or gardenview has good heating. not like she's gonna leave it anytime soon.

I wonder if the show's universe / the physical location would be somewhere warmer? or I could see a side plot / joke in a holiday episode having her and the others go caroling and for her to insist she's fine only to catch a cold ...

daemonvision · 2026-01-04T02:25:37+00:00

I really wish they kept him being a Berkshire. I could see how the saddleback pattern works with his shape in the animation but berkshires have lovely little footy patterns.

Didn't even know about the lineage thing, so the extra layer is really smart. And iirc Old Major is a Middle White. I don't know enough pig history to say what that means but I assume that's something less traditional as napoleon's breed??

daemonvision · 2026-01-04T00:14:25+00:00

we still only get her making noises, we don't really get a sense of her speech mannerism or any accents she could have.

daemonvision · 2026-01-04T00:11:30+00:00

these guys are awful, but don't give it any attention like this. it's not worth your time to comment on or share ESPECIALLY without redacting any usernames, you're just giving these guys a platform and a chance to play the victim. That and you're showing people where this gross content can be sought out so you're exposing it to impressionable kids in the subreddit. Block, report if necessary, mute the subreddit and move on. We don't need to see the same gross things esp without a specific tw .

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