In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citize...
In a grim dystopian future, where mankind has scattered across the galaxy and the human society has split into two distinct classes, you are a poor stateless outcast forced to live off scraps from derelict alien stations and ships in the outer space, yet you dream of becoming a privileged citizen and living on the surface of a habitable planet, enjoying non-synthetic air, water and food. A fabled alien derelict ship somewhere within the Deep Sky sector of space is your voucher for a citizenship and a promise of cozy life on a hospitable planet.
Build and control a squad of up to three mercenary characters and set on to explore derelict ships within your reach from the scavenger's base. Searching the derelicts for loot and clues, you come across many friendly inhabitants and traders, but more often – various enemies. Challenge and defeat them in tactical turn-based fights, where randomly-drawn cards form your changing arsenal of combat actions, gain experience for yourself and your crew, loot dead bodies, resupply and upgrade once back at your base. The scavenger's home ship gives you the opportunity to heal and level-up your mercenaries, recruit new ones, equip them, upgrade their gear or recharge energy for life support during missions.
Key Features:
Fresh take on turn-based combat with cards
Refined sci-fi comic book look & feel
Endless customization options for characters and scavenging teams
High replay value thanks to procedural generation of content
Story of the human society divided within a dystopian universe
I was really expecting to play this game, because the cartoonish dark sci-fi touch was really appealling.
This game would recommended to any cards game kind player - which I am not. I enjoyed playing it gor a few hours but it becomes quickly repetitive to my tastes.
The main concern with this game I was expecting to play at first on my 10 years old Linux laptop, is requirements for a Shader 4.0 videocard.
Where hell is that shader level required for such a game???
Overall, the game is interesting and the battles are good. You can control the cards you have available by equipping different tools, weapons, and mods, making this a strategic game. My only issue with it is that sometimes a teammember will attack on their own (this might be some debuff I haven't noticed) and sometimes targeting the right enemy is a pain because they are animated. It's caused me to attack the wrong enemy. You can target enemies from their cards instead of their units, but I prefer targeting the units. Still, it's a good game.
Reasons to play this: 1) Love of Roguelikes- aka replayability. 2) Love of card-based tactical combat. 3) Extreme variety- any class combination you want + ability to use tools not related to class. 4) Great deal while on sale.
In an effort to maximize the enjoyability of those just starting I highly recommend reducing the total number of cards you have in any deck to less than 10 (at least to start). This means you have the maximum control of each battle by simplifying whether to attack, defend, buff, or debuff. Hold off on specialization unless it absolutely fits what you need for that moment and team configuration; take the time to reflect on whether you actually needs those tree skills as it means you have to further divide your already small pool of points. Most importantly, have fun. Experiment with different class combinations and tools for each group to see what compliments their strengths and more importantly, their weaknesses.
I've played two runs and enjoyed it. First one was much more interesting as I had to experiment on the fly. I also felt the tension picking which ship to do next, or making my way through one. On the second I already knew many strong combinations and breezed through. Hand drawn graphics look very good and fit the game well. Overall, if you think you might like it - I'd recommend giving it a go.
I enjoyed building the party, deciding what to emphasize (e.g. evasion vs damage resist vs shields/heals, or damage vs utility). The different classes offer enough variety that I ended up playing though 3 times with different combinations of classes - I feel that was sufficient to explore most of what the game had to offer.
The loot system is Diablo-esque - gives you a ton of stuff, most of it garbage. Not sure if that's a plus or minus (though at least it's easy to cart it back and sell). Too much of the game is deciding whether you want this or that.
Most of the quests aren't interesting (some are amusing once). Sometimes the game will RNG it's way to killing your party if your defenses aren't good enough. The endgame can drag a bit.
Overall a decent game.
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