StarCrawlers - Released
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vurt
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tons on the steam page, like always. people are very positive.
I already very much enjoyed it a month before release.
Very good turn-based dungeon crawling with many chars and skill trees to try and find synergy.
Side missions are generated randomly can get repetetive (but still fun).
Story missions always have some special draw that makes them unique.
A question: What is the secret mechanism they hinted at?
Very good turn-based dungeon crawling with many chars and skill trees to try and find synergy.
Side missions are generated randomly can get repetetive (but still fun).
Story missions always have some special draw that makes them unique.
A question: What is the secret mechanism they hinted at?
They Live
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I played few hours today but i still have to understand that...
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For those of us who prefer story-based, non-procedural games, but love this *type* of game (party-based, turn-based), is the story strong enough to carry the game? Does the procedural stuff get in the way of the story? Are the story missions properly scripted, or do they rely on procedural as well?
The story missions have special encounters and secrets and the like and throws some curve balls at you regarding who you choose to back and the consequences there of which can appear mid mission. Procedural content has side bosses, dossiers, and company secrets you can find and decide what to do with them.
The procedural stuff is additive and doesn't effect the story being told but will effect your relations with different corps at times depending on your choices.
Are the levels procedurally generated in the main story missions as well or is that just for the sidequests?
Not sure sorry. I haven't played it multiple times as yet.
Falchor
Sentinel
I'm a few hours in and enjoying it a lot so far. The music provides nice atmosphere and the Wizardy-style combat and movement seems great so far. I immediately flipped the default "look anywhere" movement style to the old school step-based movement that I'm used to.
There's more story than I'm accustomed to seeing with these types of games, in a good way. I also like the classes, especially the Smuggler, who is your basic Han Solo archetype complete with a skill called "Shoot First".
Can't think of any real negatives at this point. Having a few snippets of dialogue voiced might've been nice, but really unnecessary as the writing so far is fairly well-done.
Also, the price is right with a current sale price on Steam of must 14.99. For that money, it's really a bit of no-brainer, as they game seems of good quality so far.
There's more story than I'm accustomed to seeing with these types of games, in a good way. I also like the classes, especially the Smuggler, who is your basic Han Solo archetype complete with a skill called "Shoot First".
Can't think of any real negatives at this point. Having a few snippets of dialogue voiced might've been nice, but really unnecessary as the writing so far is fairly well-done.
Also, the price is right with a current sale price on Steam of must 14.99. For that money, it's really a bit of no-brainer, as they game seems of good quality so far.
Drithius
Magic & Loss
Bought this yesterday. Seems new and fresh so far, but really dislike the control scheme; they've combined grid-based movement with freeform mouse control for searching. The combination feels awkward. Also, the UI is clearly made with tablets in mind, so that's another negative.
Still, enjoying it thus far. The different class abilities are fun.
Still, enjoying it thus far. The different class abilities are fun.
Wait, does that mean it's available for Tablets or Phones?
Ok thanks. I figured I'd have more time to play the game on my phone…
Drithius
Magic & Loss
These classes/skills are so creative, loving it. There's also an immense faction system; not sure how important it will be, but so far having a blast.
I'm the type of person who doesn't care at all about the story in this type of game, and Star Crawlers is the single dullest computer game I've ever played. The only reason I didn't get a refund is I couldn't save in the middle of a level and got up to run some errands and therefore exceeded the two hour window.
I would gift it to you if that was possible and we were enemies.
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NewDArt
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Played it briefly and I was pleasantly surprised.
The first thing I did was to disable "always free look" - as that felt awful to me.
I love the Privateer/Freelancer approach to picking missions and talking to NPCs. It gives a more freeform feel.
But the real surprise is the depth of the skill trees. Very nice stuff there - which I can definitely see myself experimenting with a bunch. Combat feels fluid and fast - though I fear it will get repetitive.
Some people are talking about a lack of enemy variety, which would be a big issue - seeing as they seem rather similar in appearance so far.
Also, based on a couple of missions - it's not big on atmosphere and can't hold a candle to something like Grimrock in terms of visual appeal. But it does the sci-fi thing ok and I do love me some sci-fi.
But, overall, I'm really liking it. Not sure when I'll have the time to really delve into it - but for 15 bucks, it's a no brainer for people into the genre.
The first thing I did was to disable "always free look" - as that felt awful to me.
I love the Privateer/Freelancer approach to picking missions and talking to NPCs. It gives a more freeform feel.
But the real surprise is the depth of the skill trees. Very nice stuff there - which I can definitely see myself experimenting with a bunch. Combat feels fluid and fast - though I fear it will get repetitive.
Some people are talking about a lack of enemy variety, which would be a big issue - seeing as they seem rather similar in appearance so far.
Also, based on a couple of missions - it's not big on atmosphere and can't hold a candle to something like Grimrock in terms of visual appeal. But it does the sci-fi thing ok and I do love me some sci-fi.
But, overall, I'm really liking it. Not sure when I'll have the time to really delve into it - but for 15 bucks, it's a no brainer for people into the genre.