Don’t be. :( You’d be better off playing Surviving Mars or Observation.
-Tom
kerzain
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I wonder, is five Toms a record for one post?
Dang, I was really having high hopes for this game.
And we used to have pagers called "tom tom"s in my country, so I fear a record set back in the late 90s might still hold up Kerzaine.
Unless of course you were thinking specifically here!
I saw Tom was playing that other waters game and was all like nope nope nope.
Early access but this looks interesting.
Classic free PvP platforming shooter.
in a land where time is frozen when you stand still
Do they mean it’s turn-based? 
(apparently I can’t do a text smiley anymore?)
Bobtree
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No, it looks like time advances when you move or act but is paused when you stop.
I see what you did there!
-Tom
Guys Soldat is amazing and you all need to play it.
Here’s an upcoming game I’m interested in. I’ve never played these “mechanic” type games (Car Mechanic seems to be a popular one) but this trailer video has me intrigued…
I agree! That looks really good!
This is out today on Steam. I kickstarted it, so I’ll be giving it a try later. A lot of reviews have been very good, although apparently people who famously don’t like Deus Ex don’t like this either. (Wait a second… I didn’t like Deus Ex… Luckily I’m not famous for it.)
Oh, no one should take my opinion of In Other Waters with much seriousness! I only played the early parts. It does look like it’s doing some cool alien ecology stuff like Surviving Mars did. And there could be an intriguing Observer-style story down the line, in terms of how the player and protagonist relate to each other. But I just wasn’t into the text-based approach to building an alien world. My feeling – which is perhaps unfair – is that if you can’t reach the level of Fallen London, 80 Days, or Disco Elysium, I’m not really interested in a game that relies on a lot of reading.
But I hope folks that play it will post about it, because I am kind of curious where it goes.
-Tom
Did you mean Surviving Mars here, or Waking Mars? Surving Mars was a city builder by the Tropico guys, and I only ever played the tutorial, but don’t remember any cool alien ecology stuff.
Waking Mars on the other hand, was a game all about cool alien ecology
Thanks for sharing more of your thoughts! I think this is a totally valid opinion. Similarly, I expect platformers to have pretty exceptional physics and feel; it’s kinda essential. It’s why Psychonauts is a great setting and a pretty crappy game!
Anyway, I like UI-driven gameplay like Observation, etc, and a relaxing tone, so I’m feeling hopeful about it.
