Category: Turn-Based

Vampire Syndicate: The combat

The solo developer behind Vampire Syndicate recently released a video about the turn-based combat it will use. It will use a modern Xcom control scheme, meaning it leans more into abstraction than being realistic with simulated projectiles and the like. While a simulation is preferred personally, I don’t mind the Xcom take, if it fits the game. Which, to be fair, it does look like Vampire Syndicate will pull off. From the little shown, I enjoy the scale, and the focus on all these different skills – from regular gunplay, to magic, since it will have ancient vampires ripping the head off people. Take a gander for yourself down below.

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Menace – Dev Diary Number 5 (Squad Leaders)

It’s once again time for a dev diary for Menace. Unfortunately, this is probably the weakest of the lot, since it does not say much new at all. We knew there would be officers with different backgrounds already, and that these agents would lead the squads from a leader position. The characters will be pre-written, as to have a stronger personality writing, and story connection – compared to say anything randomly created. This is all fair and good, but if there aren’t a ton of agents for release, it’s going to be slim pickings when it comes to repeated playthroughs, or missions wipes.

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Menace – Dev Diary Number 4 (Weapons)

Whoopee, a new Menace developer diary! This one goes more in-depth on the weapons that you will be using throughout the campaign. Sadly, the post didn’t really provide much new information, or anything super interesting. It did however reaffirm my thoughts that the game will be much more abstracted than I initially thought.

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Solasta 2 – We are pretty now!

One of the critiques for Solasta: Crown of the Magister was how “ugly” the characters were for the game. Everyone from random NPCs and important plot related characters to your custom-made dungeon crawler crew. It didn’t bother me too much considering it’s a  top-down-tactical experience, even if I admit they could look a bit funky at times. Especially everything connected to hair, specifically beards. This is now fixed, as a result of the engine switch (Unity to Unreal 5), I would assume.

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Urban Strife – Early Access Impressions

What is better than starting the new year with some zombie slaughtering? Many things to be fair, but beggars can’t be choosers, right? So zombie massacring it is! Urban Strife can best be compared to Dead State, as both games are turn-based tactics and follow the same premise: endure the zombie apocalypse with a ragtag group of hardened survivors. Dead State is a great game, but it came with some unfortunately tedious turn-based combat that at times turned the game to a slog. My main hope here, seeing as the combat is more in line with Jagged Alliance 2, was that Urban Strife would take the number one place as THE tactical zombie survivor game. And well, while I think the fighting is good, and much improved over Dead State, much of the other things feels lacking.

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