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Other Projects => Other Games => Topic started by: ChairmanPoo on September 29, 2018, 07:41:37 pm

Title: Depths of Extinction
Post by: ChairmanPoo on September 29, 2018, 07:41:37 pm
I've been playing this today and it's quite good. It's a FTL/NewCom hybrid: you select an adventure, select a sub, and select a team. Within said adventure you move through points like in FTL and go through events and/or combat, which is very xcommish. There is a levelup class system for characters (likewise vaguely similar to newcom, although a bit more detailed with stat allocation) and inventory.  Graphics are pixelstyle, and not bad at all.

My biggest criticism is that, as it stands now, it doesnt feel like you have much control over the sub and sub vs sub combat its just random events.  Nonetheless it's a fast fun addictive game

Edit: links!

https://www.humblebundle.com/store/depth-of-extinction?hmb_source=search_bar

https://store.steampowered.com/app/636320/Depth_of_Extinction/

https://hofstudios.itch.io/doe

https://www.gog.com/game/depth_of_extinction
Title: Re: Depths of Extinction
Post by: wereboar on September 29, 2018, 07:53:46 pm
Links?
Title: Re: Depths of Extinction
Post by: Mephansteras on September 30, 2018, 12:47:49 pm
Hmm, looks interesting.
Title: Re: Depths of Extinction
Post by: Yoink on October 01, 2018, 12:40:24 am
Quote from: Steam page
As a number of factions emerge – violently vying for power – you become the sole defender of humanity’s last standing government.

Aw man, why can you never choose to play as one of the actually cool factions in games like this?! It's Heat Signature all over again... :P


The graphics and UI look cool as heck, though. I will doubtless give this a try at some point... though the current sale price ends before payday for me. Dang.   
Title: Re: Depths of Extinction
Post by: a1s on October 04, 2018, 12:41:34 pm
Quote from: Steam page
As a number of factions emerge – violently vying for power – you become the sole defender of humanity’s last standing government.

Aw man, why can you never choose to play as one of the actually cool factions in games like this?! It's Heat Signature all over again... :P
I though we were the rebels in that one? Rebels are fun.
Title: Re: Depths of Extinction
Post by: nenjin on October 04, 2018, 11:33:26 pm
Out of 60 some odd Steam reviews, it's hitting a 64%. Always worth the time to at least eyeball the thumbs down at least.
Title: Re: Depths of Extinction
Post by: ChairmanPoo on October 05, 2018, 01:54:08 am
I honestly think it's a decent game. It's not groundbreaking but it's a fun open-ended tactical shooter. It has it's weakpoints but nothing dealbreaking I feel.

Edit: for comparison kingmaker also has "mixed" reviews. And a higher price tag and more bugs, too :p.  But its still decent :p