Разработчик: LaserWzzrd Games
Описание
So here's the deal, you've got to find a new planet for humanity to call home in the far future, a real nice spot with all the trimmings: liquid water, the right temperature, not too much or too little mass and atmospheric conditions conducive to keeping homo sapiens alive. We've even done a pile of research FOR you and marked habitable zones with the potential for an Earth-like planet on your starmap, so navigate yourself to a green zone and pick out a cozy little pad for the crew. What could possibly go wrong?
P.S. - One little thing, if you're going to pilot this craft we're going to have to shed your body from your brain and hook wires up to whatever's left, Dr. Scienceman here says it's the only way for you to survive the trip. You're cool with that right? Great.
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP
- Processor: Dual core 2.4Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 250 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 4550
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 2 GB available space
- VR Support: SteamVR. Keyboard or gamepad required
Mac
- OS: Mac OS X 10.7+
- Processor: Dual core 2.4Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 250 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 4550
- Storage: 2 GB available space
Linux
- OS: Ubuntu 12.04+
- Processor: Dual core 2.4Ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 250 GTS / ATI Radeon HD 4550
- Storage: 2 GB available space
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Tags: 6DOF - Flight & Space Pilot
Additional Tags: Delete Local Content & Remove from Library
TLDR: Visually busy. Hard to gauge the ship's distance from objects, controls a bit sluggish. Scan plantets and send shuttles is slow clicker oriented and unengaging.
The mouse sensitivity felt a bit off overall. The menus felt amateurish and the engine itself reminded me of Unity. Altogether, the game did not have the expected clean finish that I was expecting from the minimalism, instead, having overlays and tooltips in enormous sizes just floating about next to all the planets.
The grinding aspect of the elements might have had a redeeming value in there, but unfortunately the gameplay loop is just too bland and the overall experience is just not very substantive. With no real story to speak of, plot hooks, or any reason to your actions that I could identify.
There are better alternatives in the freelancer style games. I would look there and overlook this unless you specifically seek it out to try it out through VR, which I would not even know if that would be recommendable.
1/10 Rating
Great concept but it is the same as “No man’s Sky” to be honest.
This game is horrible in terms of menu function and game play in general. You have no idea what you are doing and you have to play almost an entire day to unlock the achievements which is insane.
If you are a casual gamer looking to have fun in low budget space then this is the game for you.
If you want something more serious and detailed then “No man’s Sky” is the game for you.
The game is fun. It's neat. It's... very, very trippy. The trailer does not embellish. The problem is that it has a few small bugs and one huge, nasty bug.
One of the conversation topics with friendly aliens results in part of the interface becoming inoperable. Sometimes first contact will glitch out and bork the interface even if a new game is started. And then there's saving...
Saving is automatic when you go to the main menu. Sometimes saving will work. Most of the time it will not. This means that all of the progress you have made could be flushed down the toilet when you exit, and you won't realize until you start the game up again. You can easily spend hours experiencing this game, only to have to start again at square one next time you play.
So I played this game for 15 minutes. It seemed all I did was scan planets and then send shuttles to said planet. I would then collect resources. After doing this a mind numbing amount of times, I somehow managed to warp into another galaxy only to do the same thing over again.
I did run into some alien race. I did shoot some asteroids. Most of the time I was confused about the controls and had no idea what was going on. The only sure thing is that I was scanning planets and sending shuttles and collecting resources. I stopped playing and asked myself, do I want to continue?
No, no I don't. Maybe some people will appreciate the quirky humor or the visual style. But to me that just covers up the very boring gameplay. I can't recommend this game, even at the sale price of $3.14 .. yes that's PI. That's really the most fun thing about this game, sadly.
Rating 3.1415926 /10
This is a hard one to review: the concept is great and it is certainly presented well. Particularly as a VR title, this had a pretty good aesthetic to it that drew me in, and I had an interesting 2 sessions of about 30 minutes each. I was initially pretty excited when I realized all of the different resources (primarily food, water, fuel, population, and science) and the rogue-like objective of staying alive in a pretty hostile, procedurally generated universe.
The writing and random events are good, but that's where the meat of the gameplay ends. I never felt like I was actually doing anything except scanning planets and sending ships to collect resources, and hoping for an event to pop up. Between those pop-ups it was more of the same, and keeping my resources up was easy and dull. Even on the hard difficulty I never felt threatened or... really felt anything at all except tripped out which, in the right mood, could be good. Otherwise, I can't see myself playing this any more than I already have. It was a decent pickup on sale, but not something I could recommend to my friends or anyone else.
I wanted No Man's Sky to be a inproved version of this game... I don't even need to say I was fully disapointed.
This game is amazing, 10/10.
You guys should check out more of these underground indie games, I'm recomending this one and Retro/Grade. Play them.
A very chill and trippy game where you're a planet-sized spaceship cruising the galaxy. You warp from system to system, scanning planets and landing shuttles to resupply, occasionally having to fight off or avoid hostile planets or ships or whatever. There's mini-events as you encounter aliens and whatnot, there's some very limited crafting using elements you pick up from gas clouds or blowing up stuff, and the end goal apparently is to find another planet for humanity, but really the game feels more like an unguided space acid trip.
For me it was a little too unguided, a little too wander-y. I like games that are a more driven, where I can sort of feel myself taking steps towards a goal. So I personally got tired of the game pretty quick, and it's definitely not for everyone. But I do think it is a very good game for anyone who likes slower paced open-ended explorey games that don't pressure you too much, especially if you want to play something super unique and very trippy.
Fun little timewaster if you have an hour or so to kill.
Might get boring after a while, but so does tetris.
For the general audience, it's alright. Maybe this would work nicely as an IOS or android app.
...now for Stoners, fans of psychadelic art, or a big fan of music that sounds like Boards of Canada?
game becomes an addiction, send help. Please.
I really wanted to like this game based on the trailers, my appreciation for abstract science fiction, and some of the review comments but there's too much of a disconnect between the game play and the aesthetics for me.
If a game wants to indulge in trippy visuals, I would prefer it to limit both the amount and complexity of information that needs to be digested in order to make choices in game. For instance, trying to evaluate planets requires reading descriptions and bar graphs of several different attributes while the text is moving around on the screen and often in and out of view. That sounds nitpicky, but the effect is like trying to read while in the back of a car on a bumpy road. Moreover, the more demands that are made of the player to process and monitor information make all the otherwise interesting background visuals and noise into distractions.
I'd have preferred if the spontaneous (and seemingly arbitrary) random encounters had a similar feel to the introduction story (something more like 2001 or Solaris) but the reference filled humour felt out of place with the premise that had been set up.
I can appreciate the need for trial and error as part of the learning curve for games (particularly procedural generated games) but there is a serious lack of breadcrumbs as far as some basic mechanics in this game: The single screen with instructions informs players of how to operate weapons on the ship, yet pressing the mouse key did nothing when the planetship was under attack. A few hints as to how to scavenge food and replenish resources would be appreciated
Some tutorial levels and more guided instruction as opposed to the single panel prior to gameplay would have helped.
Overall, a good idea and premise with some interesting visuals that's bogged down by overly rigorous game mechanics for my taste. I'd be interested in considering future amendments to this game or other offerings from the designers based on what caught my interest with this game, however.
A disapointment to say the least... "encounters" are very simple A or B choices - frequently without much logic behind them - fortunatly there don't seem to be that many 50 or so ? So you seen see them coming round time and again...
(easy enough to learn) mainly because its easy to die - you aimlessly wander around looking for some habitable planet but there is no aparent clues to follow just wandering till you find yet another system with invaulnerable planets with multiple turrets, don't get out of the system quick and you're dead. neither a satisfying or interesting experience
This is one of the most relaxing games I've played. I also found "books" in space and when I went to the main menu, I found out that these were actual 80+ page retro science fiction novels that you could read within the game. The writing is quirky, and funny and the music is 10/10. I'm going to play this some more once it's finished.
This is one of those gather resources to keep the colony alive with some random story elements. There is no real direction and it can go on infinitly. Its really a trippy solo player game, I like how your planet and the sun pulse to the awesome music. There are lots of cool visuals to explore in every galaxy but they do get repetive.
This would be a fun game for kids to learn the periodic tables of elements symbols.
~ As of May 4, 2015; 2200-2300 hours
(^ Posting the date cos I have no idea which build we're on)
CHILL SPACE EXPLORATION, PT.1
I wasn't expecting much of Planetship when I got a coupon from badge crafting. I actually tried to get rid of the coupon, but since I couldn't, I used it instead. And I regret nothing! Despite the early stage, the game already feels nice and unique in its own way. I mean, which game will offer you control over a psychedelic worldship (or planetship, it's all the same in concept) to travel through a colorful, unpredictable universe to find a new suitable planet? Not only that, but there are very cool references to old school (and I mean old school) sci-fi books and films, as well as funny jokes regarding how humanity thought space travel would be back in the 60's-70's.
Since the game is in early access, I won't give my usual pros and cons, but instead I'll point out what I like so far and what I think could make it better.
Thumbs up:
- Unique, psychedelic style
- References to old sci-fi movies and books
- A collection of public domain/Creative Commons sci-fi books in game, which can also be collected through gameplay
- Controller support feels incredibly smooth
- Developers are responsive, respectful and care for the customers -- so much that when my XB1 controller wouldn't work with the game, one of them went out of his/her way to get hold of an XB1 controller and patch the drivers for the game
- Resources management has potential
- Research topics are interesting and funny
- Great immersive soundtrack
Would be nice:
- A deeper resource management system where minerals could also be found on planets
- Technology progress -- as in, natural research tier unlocking rather than relying on exploration findings to unlock new opportunities
- Worldship/planetship enhancements -- some already exist, but I mean visable changes that could also affect gameplay, such as satellites which could increase scanning time and expand mineral radar radius, among other things
- Some sort of starmap -- I think that could be difficult considering space has no up and down, but some sort of orientation system to let us locate galaxy portals easier would be great
- More variations of "random encounters" -- currently it feels like there aren't many of them since I started two playthroughs and got a lot of repeated encounters -- as well as a better specification of how/when/where they're triggered
- The possibility to save your progress
[*] Achievments
I couldn't figure out how exactly I should find a new home planet, but I'm also stubborn and refuse to look at guides and such unless I'm in a real struggle. The exploration part, however, is relaxing enough to make me not care that much about "finishing" the game. Considering it's on early access, it's quite worth the full price cos it already has enough of what makes it unique, also because the developers are respectful and responsive -- here's hoping this will last even after the game reaches 1.0! Will update the review as more relevant builds are released.
I rate 10/10
learn the periodic table and be high at the same time (watch out for red space butterflies!)
EDIT 3: Holy fuckin' shit! The "Death Stars," the girders in the massive comets/asteroids / dead planets, and the Fast Travel minigame?! Every time I play Planetship, there's some new content to see. And it's all fuckin' brilliant.
EDIT 2: I found space pirates hidden in a huge hive-like asteroid. I translated alien languages and then bartered with them. I blew up gas clouds, crafted drones to fight beside me, set up an Embassy on an alien planet. And I saved my game.
Planetship is now less a diversion and more of a game what could have time and effort beyond the now invested in it, especially with the overhaul of the map. It's still in its infancy (relatively), but now there should be no hesitation in getting Planetship.
I guess I should actually write some sort of review, going back and striking through a lot of the old one.
You are a brain in a jar on a spaceship that is some sort of planet.
Yeah, Planetship is real "out there(, yo)." The text-events are farfetched enough to entertain even after the seventh time you've read them (there are lots of different events, but of course some are more common than others) but not enough to alienate the reader. There is lots of imagination on display that should satisfy both a certain niche audience as well as scifi fans in general.
You start with a population of 10... million? Billion? Something. That number steadily declines over time, but after playing for about six hours straight, it was still hanging around 7-8 b/m-illion (and I was making bad choices intentionally). There are also events and equipment you can craft that increases your population.
Your ship runs off Food, Water and Fuel. You have a pool of energy for boosting and firing (recharges pretty quickly). You have a shield that recharges independently of that.
Zoom through space, scanning planets. Each has six factors: the three resources (Food, Water, Fuel) and three hazardous conditions to watch (such as Surface Temperature). Each planet also has a label (Neutral, Hostile, Friendly, Research, [Element] Source, etc.). You can send shuttles to planets, to extract resources, to attempt to make contact, to try and trigger a random event.
There are several different... anomalies/setpieces/(")static(") objects. Space-cubes, clouds and "meshes" that you fly through while your scanner identifies Elements. Fields of asteroids you can destroy for Elements. Satelite-Televisions that you can float beside and watch. Pulp books that you can collect and read later. Black holes that take you to Bizarro Systems. Wormholes that take you to different systems.
You use Elements in crafting. There are things that increase the birth rate with a chance of mutation, alter your population with metal teeth for times when food is scarce, increased weapon power with increased energy consumption, etc.
The goal is to find a habitable planet.
I've yet to.
Original Review:
Wow. Please, dear developer. Please. Pack this game with more content (as in text) than I could ever hope to possibly read. That (AND THE LACK OF A SAVE FEATURE) are the only causes for hesitation I mean there are legit novel(la)s included within the game!!!, but I'm talking about the random Encounters. I just dread the thought that the infinitude of space might hold several of the same encounters with only the highlighted text changed.
Game is in Early Access; them's my two cents.
Also, please release this game on disk so I can buy three; one for me, one for time capsule, one to shoot up into the cosmos like that one ship that has the DNA from the (")elite people(") like Hawking and Jo Garcia (the Immortality Drive).
To myself/us all: I/we absolutely recommend this game. Gameplay is so simple (I/you deduce after .5 hrs playtime) but Mr. Lawrence's dedication to this game emanates from the Planetship.
[Don't want to get too far into the game, lest I have to play forever to keep the progress. Once a save feature is implemented (IF ONE IS GOING TO BE - unsure how to take that intro text) I will be all over the game and will probably be able to write a review that far exceeds the character limit]
EDIT: I posted in http://steamcommunity.com/app/337280/discussions/0/610574394236247951/ and the dev subsequently friended me. Again (as will always be the case) no fraternization (i.e. free copies) between dev and me. I just faun over good indie games - going all out with the positive ramblings - and some of them appreciate it (while the other gamers don't, nyeh).
This game is wonderful primarily for its trippy visuals; however, the game does NOT save where you've left off, causing you to have to start a new search every time you choose to play this game. It is still a fun experience, but it is not a game that you will be playing for hours on end, so be aware before buying. I find it to be a bit lacking in variety of enemies, planet types, and general game direction, but with more work put into it, this game could become a hit. Also, if you smoke a lot, I'd highly reccommend getting this game just for the interesting encounters and psychadelic graphics. Trippy as fuck.
Cool aesthetic, and their hearts are definitely in the right place. I love the various encounters that my crew can get into when I send them down to planets. I think it needs a little more time to cook in Early Access, though - there's not quite enough going on "under the hood" to keep me enthralled while I go from system to system and occasionally shoot things.
Were I the developers, I would improve the navigation system and map, so that I can tell where I'm going and where I've been a bit more easily (my strategy thus far has been to go willy-nilly towards whatever jump gate has "???" above it, until I run out of one of the supplies and backtrack frantically looking for a planet rich in that supply). Perhaps a listing of scanned planets could pop up when you hover your cursor over an explored system on the map?
It takes a loooong time to earn an upgrade, which is fine as long as I'm excited to continue the grind. I'm not certain there's a way to save at this point, which makes grinding less palatable.
It also seems a little arbitrary which supplies your crew come back to your ship with. I'd like an option to go for particular supplies, or at least a system that automatically put more emphasis on needed supplies.
I don't want to sound like I'm complaining. This game is probably going to be really spiffy, once it's fully-formed! This is what Early Access is for!
Reccomended, with caution.
This is a trippy game, with some facinating promise, but it has some interesting effects with the lightshow.
You gotta play it to really know what I mean, but otherwise - its a game I might be inclined to wander into again when I wish to really get lost someplace.
It is a fun and unique space exploration game with procedural generation, good humor, and interesting encounters.
[NOTE: Review will become more in-depth in the future]
A trippy experience, reminds me of days long past watching old Science Fiction B-movies and Twilight Zone. And some of my favorite Sci-Fi authors, such as Isaac Asimov and Philip K Dick. Flying around in a planetship is excessive fun, though your mileage may vary.
There's a kind of crafting system in this game, where you utilize the periodic table (disclaimer: You don't need to know anything about science, though it might help as the game is very intuitive science-wise. Ex: You'll find gasses in nebulous clouds, heavy metals in asteroids, etc). With crafting, you can make things or conduct research with the available elements.
Through research, you can affect the lives of those inhabiting the planetship. Research also interacts with events that occur outside of your ship. For instance, I researched something that increased repopulation exponentially. While flying around, some of our food supply got infected by a fungi. I could have dropped it, or the option I chose: Try it out as a food source! It had a reaction with our reproductive breakthrough, which allowed for spores to grow and detach from their parents to become offspring. Offspring who doubled as a food source.
Sometimes you'll come across old satellites from Earth, endlessly broadcasting whatever video footage was placed on them.
There's so much more. Infinite cubes, hostile planets, pissed off space moths, suns that you can fly into (or thru), black holes, worm holes. And so on.
Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | LaserWzzrd Games |
| Платформы | Windows, Mac, Linux |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 19.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 71% положительных (38) |