Chill, addictive and very playable game. I've put in a fair few hours on and off and haven't tried the latest update yet. Based on the first version available here though, and the fact the whole thing is still in dev, i'm really liking it. Good tactical/arcade space combat with awesome CRT monitor era vectror graphics for a cool 'war games - WOPR' kind of vibe. Superb graphic style all round. Everything that there is to like about pixel art and vector graphics. On the flip side to the action - resource management is nicely done. Well balanced and it looks after itself for the most part once set up. it doesn't become tiresome or detract from the quite fast pace of the game. The urgency works. You're not under the lash to the point you're ever panicking, but you don't have much time to squander and eventually you have to try to make everything count. it starts to get quite tricky to keep things rolling once you expand the fleet to a few ships, which as the difficulty gradually rises, becomes a necessity. Awesome ship design and editing aspect. A real treat if you're an old goat like me who remembers things like racing destruction set and bouldersash construction kit. This game totally nails the construction kit part. Loads of lasting appeal because of that. Looking forward to seeing how this game develops and have no doubt it'll be great when it's finsished. The previous (review) that's basically a question and one star?? Well, yeah, it's in space and it involves managing ships and resources. Both games are good, and both games are completely different. This isn't just a low res version of Space haven and it's defiitely not deserving of one star based on a passive and inaccurate observation.
I played this ages ago on an old panasonic toughbook CF19, before expedition was released. I loved it and got quite along way into it. It was about as close as i could hope to get to the likes of fallout 1/2, but with a lot of improvements. Fast forward to more recent times and i've re-installed it on a 51M with the expedition expansion added. I haven't got that far, but in the short time i've been back i've noticed various changes and improvements to the whole thing. The UI has been improved, a fair number of new things have been added that enhance the game, and the whole thing feels somehow more balanced and fluid than those earlier days of playing it. The devs clearly cared about what they were doing with this one, and i look forward to reaching the point where expedition opens up. The graphics and sound are decent for the genre. Once you move past the opening phase of the game and the first few missions that let you get a feel for the whole thing, the world branches out into a massive network of locatons and secrets. It rewards the strategic use of items and weapons in combat, where a seemingly impossible encounter will reveal itself to be quite easily beaten with a bit of thought beyond just trying to pile on the rounds with the biggest gun. Bring on underrail infusion. On the strength of this and the expedition pack i'm about to get to know, i can't wait for infusion to arrive. I'll definitely be be picking it up on release when it does. Props to the devs for puttign in the work on these games. From an old dog like me, it's very much appreciated :) If you love old school isometric in the style of FA1/2, then you'll pretty much guaranteed to enjoy this. Both the main game and the expansion at full price are a steal for the amount of game you get. On sale it's a no brainer to snap them up.
Bought this on cuteness factor without knowing much about it beyond the launch vid on here. I liked the look of it, and having previously enjoyed playing stray, thought i'd probably enjoy another four legged friend adventure. I loved it. Played it through and collected all the bulbs over the space of a few evenings. It's a chill game to work through and a good one for when you're in the mood to relax. With me being an old goat from the 8 bit days, the gameplay mechanics reminded me of the old 2d platformer 'collect em ups' from back in my C64 youth. It's simple in concept, but engaging due to the story being told and wanting to see what happens next, and if you can find all the hidden items along the way. It's clearly aimed at a young audience, and I've no doubt children will love playing it, Like a well written and illustrated story book, it gets everything right in regards to telling a sweet animal friend tale. It's never particularly difficult to solve the quests and progress, but at the same time it never gets dull. Props to the devs and all involved in making this one. A charming game and one i'd hope to see more of in the future. Great stuff :)
