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by fabio 03/09/2016, 12:21am PST |
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Eh, I got Liberation Day. I'd feel too much like an asshole if the main complaint was that they gave away TOO much fun game for free.
Immediate impressions:
The "improved battle animations" just mean they have little weapon effects for what was the skip animations option before. It's quicker, but now there's no option at all for battle animations. It was cool to indulge in the PAPOW PAPOW kinetics firing every once in a while. They couldn't even keep the cool sound effects? It's just a little "blap" now followed by a shot that looks like a placeholder.
There's some animation to some of the cutscenes now.
There's something about the interface visuals and response that feels...clunky. Seems harder to read stuff and it's harder to click on units. Feels like they rewrote a similar looking game from scratch and released it before it was polished.
Before you begin the game, you pick which choices you went with in the original. EVERY choice. It's a real dick move if it does turn out none of it matters.
The weapon balance is vastly improved. Kinetics are extremely short ranged now and are significantly outranged by lasers. Melee does massive damage now, and is enough to one shot almost any mech. Your fast melee based mech was useless before, but now can take out 2-3 enemy mechs per turn when she gets in range.
So the improved balance is the best part, but the subtle interface visual and responsiveness downgrades are really bugging me. So far it's mostly a purchase to support the great free game they provided previously. |
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Sunrider: Mask of Arcadius by fabio 02/07/2015, 4:26pm PST 
The combat is OK but I'm sort of having trouble getting into this. by blackwater 02/08/2015, 6:35pm PST
Re: The combat is OK but I'm sort of having trouble getting into this. by fabio 02/08/2015, 7:32pm PST
skip mode! by fabio 02/12/2015, 11:49pm PST
Even better! Just hit Tab NT by fabio 02/21/2015, 10:34am PST
This is free? by C-Dog 02/09/2015, 8:28am PST
There's a "sequel" by fabio 02/09/2015, 11:55am PST
wut!? by C-Dog 02/09/2015, 12:47pm PST
Anime dialogue trees IIIIN SPAAAACE by Zone of the Enders PTSD 02/09/2015, 12:50pm PST
Non-steam download page by Mischief Luddite 02/09/2015, 5:20pm PST
Seriously, fuck the escort missions by fabio 02/10/2015, 2:16am PST
and fuck my post by fabio 02/10/2015, 2:35am PST
the game lampshades them and uses anime tropes to excuse the dev's poor content NT by decisions 02/10/2015, 6:23am PST
Oh hey there's threat mechanics by Because of WoW 02/15/2015, 7:53pm PST
I'm starting to think the depth of this game is illusory by Mischief Maker 02/10/2015, 6:30am PST
Re: I'm starting to think the depth of this game is illusory by fabio 02/10/2015, 12:42pm PST
Though it's still deeper than Advance Wars by fabio 02/10/2015, 12:47pm PST
Oh, don't get me wrong, it's a find! Have you tried War of the Human Tanks? by Mischief Maker 02/10/2015, 3:47pm PST
I guess it's an under contruction game that's taking suggestions by fabio 02/12/2015, 12:17am PST
Yeah, apparently in the upcoming episode 3 you can finally pork your waifu. by Mischief Maker 02/13/2015, 6:21am PST
Being in a "fandom" should never be a fucking credential. NT by Worm 02/13/2015, 11:20am PST
The dude's face when you fire the super gun reminded me of Imari Stevenson NT by fabio 02/13/2015, 12:23pm PST
Re: Yeah, apparently in the upcoming episode 3 you can finally pork your waifu. by fabio 02/13/2015, 2:17pm PST
hahahaha by fabio 02/13/2015, 3:14pm PST
Terrible anime fan art is really an exploding genre on Steam right now by fabio 04/11/2015, 3:18pm PDT
In the smallest district of the city that afforded a tax credit by Montreal water tests anime positive 04/11/2015, 10:10pm PDT
Episode 3 just came out by fabio 03/04/2016, 6:13pm PST
reviews don't look good by fabio 03/06/2016, 3:27pm PST
I thought it picked your waifu based on that whole practical vs idealistic syste by MM 03/06/2016, 4:30pm PST
Yeah apparently there aren't any choices in this one either by fabio 03/06/2016, 11:54pm PST
You haven't played Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy? NT by Mischief Maker 03/07/2016, 4:17am PST
Your indie space game recommendations have a 0% track record with me :( by fabio 03/09/2016, 12:21am PST
You just hate everything. :( NT by MM 03/09/2016, 5:08am PST
oof, this really does feel like an early beta by fabio 03/09/2016, 5:18am PST
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