Diligence109
08-01-2010, 06:29 PM
I included a tl;dr at the bottom for you lazy people :P
So I was plugging around on the intertubes for a multiplayer game to play and just as I thought I'd seen them all I stumbled upon this:
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/07.jpg
looks kinda spiffy, eh?
Frozen Synapse is a game developed by Mode7 - a company comprised of three dedicated souls. The game itself is a simple turn based combat strategy where each turn has basically two phases:
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/01.jpg
...A planning stage where you carefully and meticulously plot out the movements you want your squad to make and where you want them to aim, and...
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/03.jpg
...a combat stage where the players' selected commands play out and the troops kill the **** outta each other!
Those screenshots are of the current alpha build they have of the game - graphics, animations, music, etc are all still under development so don't turn your nose up at the current state of those visuals. The game mechanic is fully developed and functioning, however, and the zealous team of devs are offering pre-orders of the game with a $25 price tag that promises not one, but TWO beta keys so that you and a friend can start playing the beta version of the game instantly and both receive a full version, free of additional charge, as soon as it's completed and released (which is expected to be early 2011, at least at this juncture.)
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/newMode7Logo.jpg
they even have a cute little company logo! adorable, aint it?
The game is a real hidden gem/unnoticed masterpiece - it brings strategy gaming right back to it's core concept. There is no confusing interface, no steep learning curve as you familiarize yourself with long lists of weapon lists/troop types and the ways they interact, no wild abilities or skills that turn the game upside down out of the clear blue sky and nuke your opponent without warning...
Rather, the game's challenge becomes reading and predicting your opponent's moves and tactically playing against them. This is a beautiful, simple game that truly embodies the tried and true pneumonic for a successful game: "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master."
I spoke with one of the developers in their IRC channel about his game a little bit - he's a delightful bloke from England who aside from giving the impression of being a sincere person who's passionate about his game and was delighted to give me a moment of his time to chat, shared that the game has a limited following that is lively enough to provide easy find for online matches at least during peak hours. If I were to get the game I'd be gearing to play mostly with you guys on this forum and other IRLers anyway... but I'd be delighted to meet anyone else through the game, of course!
The game's site (http://www.frozensynapse.com/index.html) has everything you'd want to know about the game and then some; including but not limited to the game's incredible amount of press coverage (http://www.frozensynapse.com/press.html), more videos than you want to take the time to watch (http://www.frozensynapse.com/media.html), and a pre-order page (http://www.frozensynapse.com/synapsePreorder.html) who's large, friendly, and dummy-proof "buy me" buttons beg for your cursor's attention.
Anyone think they'd be interested in playing this? Looks like a pretty sweet find to me. I already did tons of research on the game so if you have any questions I can probably answer them without you having to trouble searching around yourself...
tl;dr - Frozen Synapse is a turn based combat strategy game with a very shallow learning curve made by an indie 3 person company, Mode7. The beta is available now for $25 and a single purchase gets you two beta keys - so two copies of the game, one for you and one for a friend! The full version is expected in early 2011. I'm seriously considering getting this game and playing it, especially if others are interested!
So I was plugging around on the intertubes for a multiplayer game to play and just as I thought I'd seen them all I stumbled upon this:
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/07.jpg
looks kinda spiffy, eh?
Frozen Synapse is a game developed by Mode7 - a company comprised of three dedicated souls. The game itself is a simple turn based combat strategy where each turn has basically two phases:
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/01.jpg
...A planning stage where you carefully and meticulously plot out the movements you want your squad to make and where you want them to aim, and...
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/03.jpg
...a combat stage where the players' selected commands play out and the troops kill the **** outta each other!
Those screenshots are of the current alpha build they have of the game - graphics, animations, music, etc are all still under development so don't turn your nose up at the current state of those visuals. The game mechanic is fully developed and functioning, however, and the zealous team of devs are offering pre-orders of the game with a $25 price tag that promises not one, but TWO beta keys so that you and a friend can start playing the beta version of the game instantly and both receive a full version, free of additional charge, as soon as it's completed and released (which is expected to be early 2011, at least at this juncture.)
http://www.frozensynapse.com/images/newMode7Logo.jpg
they even have a cute little company logo! adorable, aint it?
The game is a real hidden gem/unnoticed masterpiece - it brings strategy gaming right back to it's core concept. There is no confusing interface, no steep learning curve as you familiarize yourself with long lists of weapon lists/troop types and the ways they interact, no wild abilities or skills that turn the game upside down out of the clear blue sky and nuke your opponent without warning...
Rather, the game's challenge becomes reading and predicting your opponent's moves and tactically playing against them. This is a beautiful, simple game that truly embodies the tried and true pneumonic for a successful game: "A minute to learn, a lifetime to master."
I spoke with one of the developers in their IRC channel about his game a little bit - he's a delightful bloke from England who aside from giving the impression of being a sincere person who's passionate about his game and was delighted to give me a moment of his time to chat, shared that the game has a limited following that is lively enough to provide easy find for online matches at least during peak hours. If I were to get the game I'd be gearing to play mostly with you guys on this forum and other IRLers anyway... but I'd be delighted to meet anyone else through the game, of course!
The game's site (http://www.frozensynapse.com/index.html) has everything you'd want to know about the game and then some; including but not limited to the game's incredible amount of press coverage (http://www.frozensynapse.com/press.html), more videos than you want to take the time to watch (http://www.frozensynapse.com/media.html), and a pre-order page (http://www.frozensynapse.com/synapsePreorder.html) who's large, friendly, and dummy-proof "buy me" buttons beg for your cursor's attention.
Anyone think they'd be interested in playing this? Looks like a pretty sweet find to me. I already did tons of research on the game so if you have any questions I can probably answer them without you having to trouble searching around yourself...
tl;dr - Frozen Synapse is a turn based combat strategy game with a very shallow learning curve made by an indie 3 person company, Mode7. The beta is available now for $25 and a single purchase gets you two beta keys - so two copies of the game, one for you and one for a friend! The full version is expected in early 2011. I'm seriously considering getting this game and playing it, especially if others are interested!