Re: FREE GAME: Floppy Knights

Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

On Tue, 16 Jul 2024 10:51:55 -0500, Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com>
wrote:
 

candycanearter07 wrote:

Zersterer <nochsfentor@yahoo.com> wrote at 20:06 this Sunday (GMT):

candycanearter07 wrote:

Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> wrote at 15:09 this Thursday (GMT):

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Another week, another game. It's Thursday, it's free, need anything
else be said? No, but I won't let that stop me!
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* Floppy Knights
https://store.epicgames.com/en-US/p/floppy-knights-6a735a
      I really hate these games. Not because they're bad -
      I've no idea, really- but because the style and
      mechanics just aren't for me, meaning I'll never play
      them and am in no position to make judgment upon them.
      And I know I'll never play this one; "Floppy Knights"
      suffers from cutesy retro-graphics and has a deck-
      building mechanic. That's like garlic and crosses to
      a vampire when it comes to me and video games.
      Honestly, -some- of the other mechanics /do/ look
      somewhat interesting, but I can't get past the visuals
      and cards. But maybe somebody a bit more open to the
      idea can offer a more comprehensive review.
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No, I think I'll just wait the usual seven days and see if something
more exciting comes along. But it's free on Epic now so make your own
decision.

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As someone who makes cutesy art, I really really like the aesthetic of
it.. rougelike games I don't as much.
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It's not too bad.  Reminds me of Incubation, one of my favorite games of
all time.

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I've never heard of it, and it doesn't seem to be on steam. What's the
game like?
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1997: Very unforgiving, fairly successful, spawned an expansion.  The
player controlled several soldiers with powerful rifles, bayonets:
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Incubation:_Time_Is_Running_Out

  From what I recall, it was sort of a cross betwen "XCOM: UFO Defense"
(for its turn-based tactical combat) and "Alien Breed" (for its
visuals, style, and slightly more action-oriented gameplay), mixed
with a hefty dose of Slavjank.
 I remember that shooting the enemies would result in them exploding in
a huge burst of blood of gibs. That was pretty much the most memorable
thing about the game.
 

I must have gotten further in it than you.  There started appearing bigger enemies that could only be wounded from the rear.  At its root it was a puzzle game like said on wikipedia.org, but a puzzle game with a small amount of wiggle room based on how well you have done thus far - everything carries over to the next map.  I guess what I liked about it was how challenging it was, and the visuals you mentioned.