I’m with you. I’ve got no idea what the hell this game is about. I’d have to see a proper playthrough. Either way it’s probably another pass.

Same, this is the vaguest Kickstarter I've ever seen.

Heyo! Appreciate this feedback. This video is not meant to teach how the game plays, it was intended as a conceptual introduction to the game as a primer for the detailed guides that are to follow. Perhaps we should have waited for those to be completed before posting this. Feedback received. If you're simply looking to understand how the game works in a basic way, check out this video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJiPrLtyy9zPg30.htmlsi=X7KkF82qIe1BZ7sl

Yes, beautiful words, but all the cards are "get this resource" or "draw that many cards"... only explanation is they are the placeholders to not spoil anything 😏

It's a high thematic game, words serve the immersion and the story telling. Simply say dice or cards is not appropriate. Even for a presentation video we need to understand the theme.

Im following. Need to know the answers aswel

As a big O-Neb fan, I was so looking forward to SF, but after watching the first few videos and scrolling through KS i began to realize, it's probably not for me. It looks really gorgeous, but also quite fiddly and solitairy and just doesn't suit my playing preference. I'm sure there are lots of gamers out there, that will enjoy it, though. FOMO is a bitch, but I think I might skip this one :/

​@@wachiroski My first thought after I've scrolled through the campaign page was "their approach to advertise their game is a mess". There's everything but how this game is actually played=) Then I've remembered Earthborn Rangers game, where there're lots of videos, even playthroughs, but after watching them I had no clue how this game plays=)) Only after watching Mike from One-stop-coop I've got better understanding. Very same feeling here. But from what I understand, mechanically Spirit Fire is hand/deck managment exactly like Etherfields and Earthborn Rangers. Then it's also some kind of CYOA with probably branching paths and everything is resolved via Challenges (mini-games). Traverse machanic of the realms doesn't matter, because in the end you "explore" some point of interest, there's some flavor text and probably several options which lead to different challenges (sort of resolution machanic). Then you play your cards and win/fail, gain new cards, etc. For me there's potential issue of sameyness in resolving the challenges. Then what happens once you've completed all your quests and explored all options in realms? I doubt this game will stand a second playthough, because for now it seems to be more about exploration. I found deck/hand managment in Etherfields became very samey pretty quickly, even it was very fun for a while. And another question - how much time does it take to complete the game? They don't list this anywhere, though this's very important. Doesn't mean this will be a bad game. But I hate to do all this guessing when THEY should have showed us how their game is played in the first place. I appreciate a straigh-up approach of the companies with rules, how to play and playthroughs on the campaign page on day one. What ON are doing is some messy advertisement and fomoing. If it wasn't for ON, this kind of campaign probably won't have a chance. Again this's just my opinion, take it for what you will=)))

Great point, we should highlight that more. Each pack of cards can feature Story Cards that advance the narrative, paint in the details of the world, etc

@@tommattson3145 as a big fan of narrative games that sure sounds exciting! I hope to learn more about it in future videos or on the campaign page 😊

Have you had a chance to watch this video in full? This sheds a lot more light on how it works compared to any of the previous videos. More in depth videos should be coming soon.

​@@BG-Orion17Honestly, I'm more confused after watching this video. It's all over the place. There's so much stuff being thrown out, and even more promised for future videos. I can't imagine what the rulebook is going to be like

I watched the whole thing and also other videos where people try to explain the game. Also watched the live stream now. It kind of feels like when someone tries to explain a pyramid scheme or a cult. There's some concepts and some key phrases being thrown out without much substance or coherence. So far the most I managed to gather is this is a game about feelings where you solve puzzles with your emotions.

@@manomano30 It’s launching today. Watch the stream now, questions about gameplay will be answered. If not during the stream, definitely on the KS page today.

@@manomano30 Haha right?!? Here is an example (and I don't mean this as a slide because I respect the effort to engage with the community)... In the livestream, when asked about replayability Mark answered and said, "In the game you're going to progress your character. And your character starts with a certain amount of Spark of Life, which is kind of like your internal spark. When that spark of life runs out you'll open a mystery box that kind of takes that story to a crescendo and finishes or concludes that character's story..." He went on to answer that question, but I just had to laugh because while that initial summary surely made sense to everyone sitting in that room, it creates more questions than answers for me. They are hesitant to put out gameplay videos because it's still in development and don't want to spoil things. And they can't furnish a rulebook because many of the rules are incorporated within the actions of the game (reminds me of TMB where there are minigames and rules to the rules). I get all that, but it means we have no idea how the system works. On top of all that, they've stated this is their heaviest game yet. I think that implies it will be deep, but everything seems to be going down that path of this experience being very fiddly

Dangerous creatures, very much so. Dragons? If yes, they'll be our own twist. Companions? ALL DAY EVERY DAY EVERY MINUTE BIG YES

@@OrangeNebulaI’m all in!!!!🎉🎉🎉

Hey Miguel, You're correct. Each player needs a core box, but the realm boxes can be shared. :)

Yes?

@@OrangeNebula blast you for this response...

Great question! We'll make sure to address this during the campaign!

Lots of game here! Check out the Wormhole event tomorrow on our KZfaq page to see more. 🙂

Right here! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-outpost-podcast/id1449447524

It has a great deal of spiritual alignment with Myst. Great connection.

Honestly its a breath of fresh air to not have combat. But also, i think if they did have combat, it would have to have a whole lot of depth of mechanics, or it might as well not be there. Any combat they could add would probably make the game feel bloated

My assumption there would be confrontation but its not a whole combat mechanic but rather choices do you kill or forgive/let go/run. wouldn't make sense if there is no conflict at all. just need to wait and see when its launched.

Both Unsettled and Vindication had non-violent protagonists. I'm guessing they just want that as their focus. In the same way that Rob Thomas didn't want the focus of Veronica Mars to be about a gun.

To assume combat or aggression is not part of nature is missing half the puzzle. Personally, I wouldn't choose a combat path but to leave it out seems unnatural. There doesn't necessarily need to be combat mechanics but at the very least aggressive tendencies and choices. My fear is that I will be tied to making choices that I wouldn't naturally agree with. I am also not a fan of the 7th Continent Life Deck, which seems to be replicated here. We always focused more on hunting and fishing to replenish it, more than I felt the game required, leading us to miss more of the fun journey through the land. I am intrigued though and think this is a neat path that I hope to see more designers follow.

@@cleave99 In Vindication you were a wretched scumbag and fighting monsters was most definitely violent. In Unsettled you also could also cause... disturbances. But neither of those games were billed as self-discovery.

Hey Remconet! Thanks for this feedback. This particular video is the introduction to a series of super in depth mechanics guides that we're going to be releasing over the next few weeks. It isn't intended to teach how the game works. If you're just trying to wrap your head around the gameplay loop and see what the experience is, check out this video here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fJiPrLtyy9zPg30.htmlsi=X7KkF82qIe1BZ7sl

Sure.