Critical Miss: Top Five Games of 2012 #3
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It's not really that bad when any dipshit with no training can repair the engine given enough time.
"Cory Rydell and Grey Carter are ordinary men, come have a look in their eyes".
I see what you did thar guys. You've been listening to that song "Bullets" from the Cyberpunk 2077 trailer...
What was the subject again?
I see what you did thar guys. You've been listening to that song "Bullets" from the Cyberpunk 2077 trailer...
What was the subject again?
Holy shit you're right!Fappy said:
And now I find myself missing The Brak Show and Space Ghost again... sigh.
Even funnier (not sure if intended), Mantises suck at making repairs!
I had been hoping for (or hoping to make myself) a game like FTL for ages, and I just hope that, like Minecraft, their success opens the floodgates for new games in this style to crop up.
People with the Star Trek IP, listen up, these indies have made the best Star Trek game ever, and it isn't even Star Trek! You'd better be taking notes, because this is the feel Star Trek Online should've had.
As for the game itself... I don't find the boss that terrible (granted, I haven't faced it on normal yet), as long as the missile launcher DIES.
What I find as the epitome of bullcrap is when you get into an ion-storm, combined with the "pirates have hacked a subsystem" event which instantly and irrevocably disables shields and weapons for the duration.
I had been hoping for (or hoping to make myself) a game like FTL for ages, and I just hope that, like Minecraft, their success opens the floodgates for new games in this style to crop up.
People with the Star Trek IP, listen up, these indies have made the best Star Trek game ever, and it isn't even Star Trek! You'd better be taking notes, because this is the feel Star Trek Online should've had.
As for the game itself... I don't find the boss that terrible (granted, I haven't faced it on normal yet), as long as the missile launcher DIES.
What I find as the epitome of bullcrap is when you get into an ion-storm, combined with the "pirates have hacked a subsystem" event which instantly and irrevocably disables shields and weapons for the duration.
Funny you guys should mention FTL, I've just (as in five minutes ago) unlocked the stealth prototype ship. The layout upgrades look a bit of a faff, guess I'll have to upgrade the cloak to max for those ones.
OT: Too true! The AI in FTL can be a bit ruthless, although I have been comforted a number of times knowing that the enemy crew will follow me to the grave shortly after my ship explodes/is gutted by fire/undergoes total decompression in similar situations to this one.
'Tactical genius' indeed.
OT: Too true! The AI in FTL can be a bit ruthless, although I have been comforted a number of times knowing that the enemy crew will follow me to the grave shortly after my ship explodes/is gutted by fire/undergoes total decompression in similar situations to this one.
'Tactical genius' indeed.
This game is both tedious and amazingly rewarding at the same time. I have never gone from frustration (expecting to lose a battle), to elation (winning the battle), to despair (realizing you're boned anyway) as quickly as I have playing this game, and then started playing it again immediately after losing. While Dark Souls left me wanting to punch walls, this game left me surprisingly accepting my numerous failures as part of the game play.Fappy said:
The thing that got me into the game was that it's far deeper than I expected. There are so many valid upgrade roots and uses for scrap which I though was really refreshing compared to many games were some upgrades outstrip all the others in terms of usefulness.
I also love all the ways you can manage to screw yourself over by trying to be smart. In one game, I kept getting boarded so I decided to leave the airlocks open and vent to space all the sections that weren't occupied by my crew. I found the glaring hole in my logic when my door control was damaged and then my oxygen generator. My crew suffocated before they could fix the oxygen.
FTL is probably my favourite game of last year.
I also love all the ways you can manage to screw yourself over by trying to be smart. In one game, I kept getting boarded so I decided to leave the airlocks open and vent to space all the sections that weren't occupied by my crew. I found the glaring hole in my logic when my door control was damaged and then my oxygen generator. My crew suffocated before they could fix the oxygen.
FTL is probably my favourite game of last year.
If you think the Rebel Flagship is bullshit, you should see some of the Elite Cruiser designs DrkTemplar came up with for his "Infinite Space" [http://www.ftlgame.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=12&t=3542] sandbox mod. They soundly spank the Flagship and send it back to its corner whimpering in fear...
Very pleased to see FTL made your list, it definitely deserves every bit of praise and attention it gets.
Very pleased to see FTL made your list, it definitely deserves every bit of praise and attention it gets.
Damn you and your comic. I have skipped all the games you have listed so far because honestly never caught my attention, but now, JUST AFTER THE SELLS PASSED, i feel compelled to buy them...
FUUUUUUUUU.... mind doing this BEFORE the deals are over next time?
FUUUUUUUUU.... mind doing this BEFORE the deals are over next time?
It's still only like £7, hardly expensiveTanakh said:
OT: Had so much fun with this game, haven't beat it yet though...