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tuftearsHey, a Kickstarter game actually came out and was good!
J.U.L.I.A>: Among the Stars just came out, and being in a mood for some science fiction adventuring, I fired it up.
First of all, this is not a shooter or RPG. You won't be picking up weapons and shooting aliens.
This is a game all about exploration. It's similar to traditional point-and-click games, but it's different enough in presentation that it feels fresh and immersive. There's lots to explore, but every location is meaningful; you won't be roaming across miles of open territory wondering where the plot went. That said, there was one puzzle that seemed impossible to solve where I had to cheat a bit, but there were lots of other good puzzles that yielded to old-fashioned brainwork.
I really enjoyed it; it ticks off the exciting 'Space: the Final Frontier' vibes that Waking Mars did, making you feel like you're roaming a star system and uncovering its secrets.
Game length is about 8 hours. It's $20 at the moment, so for the budget conscious, you might want to wait for a sale and pick it up then, but I don't regret backing it on Indiegogo.
J.U.L.I.A>: Among the Stars just came out, and being in a mood for some science fiction adventuring, I fired it up.
First of all, this is not a shooter or RPG. You won't be picking up weapons and shooting aliens.
This is a game all about exploration. It's similar to traditional point-and-click games, but it's different enough in presentation that it feels fresh and immersive. There's lots to explore, but every location is meaningful; you won't be roaming across miles of open territory wondering where the plot went. That said, there was one puzzle that seemed impossible to solve where I had to cheat a bit, but there were lots of other good puzzles that yielded to old-fashioned brainwork.
I really enjoyed it; it ticks off the exciting 'Space: the Final Frontier' vibes that Waking Mars did, making you feel like you're roaming a star system and uncovering its secrets.
Game length is about 8 hours. It's $20 at the moment, so for the budget conscious, you might want to wait for a sale and pick it up then, but I don't regret backing it on Indiegogo.
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Date: 2017-05-09 08:31 pm (UTC)D'you happen to recall which puzzle stumped you, all this time later?
Also, ooh. Waking Mars is also on my list of to-dos.
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Date: 2017-05-09 08:52 pm (UTC)Waking Mars was a lot of fun, definitely made me feel like I was playing through a Ray Bradbury-sort of 'alien life on Mars' story. While it may feel at times like an action-y sort of game, in that you're given the task of controlling your astronaut leaping and hovering, I never ran into any real 'omg do this super-fast' type of situation.