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Welcome to Part 18 of the Let's Play Some Demos! | LPSD series!
For those who are new, I aim to introduce gamers to, usually, Indie games and to provide commentary and feedback on the games for educational purposes!
For this episode, I used some of the demos I had grabbed from the Cooking Fest and Cozy Quest Steam Events! I think. I grabbed a bunch during those events, and outside of them, so I don't know anymore… 

 Typically, there are 4 demos. Each demo gets 30 minutes, not including the adjustment of settings and character creation. Unless we have issues with demos, then I might up it to 5 and/or play a great game for longer.

The 4 demos I, attempted, to play for your enjoyment are:

1. Meadgard: Beer and Plunder – Planned Release Date: To be announced
   Grab your friends and embark on a mythical quest to create the ultimate Viking tavern. Serve feisty customers, meet a unique cast of villagers, and battle creatures and enemies as you explore the island for rare ingredients. Team up, discover new recipes, and prove your worth to the gods!
2. BOKURA: planet – Available: Apr 24, 2025
   "Back to the same planet, together… That's all I wanted…" BOKURA: planet is a two-player puzzle adventure that explores cooperative gaming. Players take on the role of the crew on a space exploration ship as they try to escape from a planet where they have crash-landed on.
3. Teeny Tiny Town – Available
   Proving that all good things come in threes! Welcome to Teeny Tiny Town, where you connect three identical tiles to evolve your city, merge by merge. Watch your metropolis grow from scratch, from 'aww' to 'awesome!'
4. Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos – Available: Coming soon
   Battle hordes of monsters, acquire new skills, and upgrade your abilities. Customize your build with hundreds of item combinations and reach the top to fulfill your deepest desires. Conquer the tower in this thrilling roguelite hack and slash survivors game!

All links above are to the games' Steam pages.

Why was it an "attempt" to play? Because I didn't pay attention to how much Meadgard: Beer and Plunder relied on multi-player; I couldn't progress through Meadgard's demo without a second player. I couldn't play BOKURA: planet at all and I didn't have the patience to find out why.

However, I will still be able to render a verdict via the "Layered Compliment Sandwich":

Meadgard: Beer and Plunder was a delight! Until I couldn't proceed anymore, but that was fine. I got enough out of the demo to recommend the game to those who like bar management games. And has the friends to help. The game was designed well! The hand-drawn-looking map is absolutely adorable! It is a contrast to the 3D bar you manage, though. It makes sense since the introductory cutscene was in the hand-drawn-looking art, but I kinda wanna see the bar in that style. I also wanna see the intro cutscene in the 3D art. In case I wasn't clear, I enjoy the art style.

BOKURA: planet was a disappointment because I couldn't play. If you've been here a while, you know I love pixel art, and I REALLY wanted to get a closer look at it! But I couldn't get past the main screen. Sad face. What I saw looked pretty, though. Pretty sure it was user error, since I didn't read too much about it before trying to play.

Teeny Tiny Town looked great, which is why it caught my attention! The main issue I had with the game was the lack of guidance. However, the mechanics were interesting enough to where I, instead of rage quitting, couldn't help but keep going until I figured it out. The first time I read the description of it out loud, I compared it to a mobile game. And it had that feel. The design is simple, and not uncommon for a mobile game. You earn coins as you play, and it's set up to be annoying enough to get certain personality types to buy more coins, were that an option. And, I hope they don't add the option. By making it so we can't buy coins to keep going, it made me think for critically about my moves, once I understood the mechanics. It made my achievements mean more.

Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos WAS SO MUCH FUN! The first game that came to mind while playing it was 20 Minutes. I don't think I mentioned it while playing because I was too busy trying to survive. The skills you unlock are amazing and are a lot of fun to watch! Until they get overwhelming, preventing me from being able to see, but I think increasing the brightness will help with that. The art design was spectacular to the point where I remember how the characters were designed! We have the 3 different kinds of skeletons, the bats, the floating eyes, the slimes, the goblins, the giants, the blobby-looking spiders! I don't know what some of them are called, but I'm thinking of the multiple attempts as I type. In fact, it's the only one I was picturing as I was writing. I don't really have any complaints because everything that went wrong seemed to be user error.

Overall, I want Meadgard: Beer and Plunder, Teeny Tiny Town, and Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos, and they are on my wishlist.

As a reminder, Meadgard: Beer and Plunder release date has not yet been announced, BOKURA: planet will be available on Apr. 24, 2025, Teeny Tiny Town is Available, and Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos does not yet have a release date.

And that's it for Part 18! Thank you for reading!
If this series of videos is something you're interested in, the videos are available on YouTube, The Titans' Discord, Steam, Rumble, Odysee, and Ko-fi!
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The Monday, Feb. 3rd, and 679th, Artist Shout-Out goes to Rae Townsend! Check them out here!

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TIMESTAMPS

0:00 - Welcome Gamers!
1:53 - Artist Shout-Out
5:28 - Demos' Intro
8:30 - Meadgard: Beer and Plunder - Planned Release Date: To be announced
22:49 - BOKURA: planet - Available: Apr 24, 2025
26:47 - Teeny Tiny Town - Available
1:23:17 - Tower of Babel: Survivors of Chaos - Available: Coming soon
2:35:33 - Demos Line Up
2:38:26 - Artist Shout-Out
2:40:18 - Thank You/Links
2:43:30 - Rendezvous Point Bookshop Plug/Viewing
2:44:59 - Up Next/Farewell

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• Pilot: CrossCode, Dumpy & Bumpy, Ynglet, Zero Ranger
  
• Part 2: A Dance of Fire and Ice, 2064: Read Only Memories, Death and Taxes, Underhero
• Part 3: TEKKEN 8, Spiritfarer: Farewell Edition, Secrets of Grindea, Forspoken
• Part 4: Death's Hangover, Fae Farm, Fate/Samurai Remnant, Mini Settlers
• Part 5: All-Star Fruit Racing, Indivisible, SaGa Emerald Beyond, Visions of Mana
• Part 6: Glorious Companions, Tales of Arise, Ultionus: A Tale of Petty Revenge, Cozy Island
• Part 7: The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, Cursebane, Dex, The Lady Puppet
• Part 8: Detroit: Become Human, Little Goody Two Shoes, Luma Island, Tinkerlands
• Part 9: Backpack Battles, Glaciered, Ratopia, Slime Rancher
• Part 10: Captain Contraption's Chocolate Factory, Maid Cafe on Electric Street, Neon Noodles, Tiny Glade
• Part 11: Critter Café, Grimoire Groves, Pixel Cafe, Wizdom Academy
• Part 12: AdventureBarStory, Bone's Cafe, DELTARUNE, Mudborne
• Part 13: Food Truck Simulator, Magical Bakery, Magical Delicacy, Seaside Cafe Rush Hour
• Part 14: Chef's Tail, Espresso Tycoon, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, Tavern Talk
• Part 15: Chicken Journey, FANTASIAN Neo Dimension, Terra Memoria, Until Then
• Part 16: Cornucopia®, Hipster Café, Let's Café, Spells & Secrets
• Part 17: Doloc Town, Feed the Cups, Manitas Kitchen, Mushroom Picnic Party, Rift of the NecroDancer
• Part 19: Dungeons of Hinterberg, The Mildew Children, Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island, Yaoling: Mythical Journey
• Part 20: AI LIMIT, Harmony's Odyssey, Last Time I Saw You, Whiskers & Wizardry
• Part 21: Constance, Dragoon Ascension, Kara Fantasy, Welcome to Elderfield
• Part 22: Crowncity, Dungeon Alchemist, Parliament of Hell 1796, Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
  
• Part 23: Tuesday, March 11th
• Part 24: Tuesday, March 18th
• Part 25: Tuesday, March 25th

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MORE INFO & TO SUPPORT

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Originally published to https://opinionsandtruth.wordpress.com on February 4, 2025.