Author Topic: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE  (Read 154621 times)

Offline LaughingThesaurus

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #315 on: June 17, 2013, 02:53:36 pm »
He doesn't do his content patches while playing a video game. He's completely dedicated to delivering the news and his opinions on it. The only time I know of where he's actually playing games while he talks is when he's doing WTF is and similar stuff.

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #316 on: June 17, 2013, 03:00:13 pm »
So basically he said: The consumers have some good points, and the developers have some good points, we'll see how it turns out (while playing a video game).

I didn't even watch the video and I knew he would do that, because his complete inability to ever take a side on something is pretty much what he's known for.

Well to be fair, I think the issue itself isn't really something that's all black and white "pick one side and death to the other!" anyway. I think releasing a $90 alpha on Steam is kinda dumb marketing, but I also don't think it represents some kinda moral failing of the company behind the game.

Unless the video game industry lobby passes the Mandatory Video Game Purchasing Act, I find it silly to go into a rage at the price a company puts their game.

I do think, in general, that the "we must make sure the backers never have an excuse to whine" idea is a flaw in Kickstarter though. Not necessarily specific to this, but I have seem it cause questionable choices in other things as well.

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #317 on: June 17, 2013, 03:17:27 pm »
He doesn't do his content patches while playing a video game. He's completely dedicated to delivering the news and his opinions on it. The only time I know of where he's actually playing games while he talks is when he's doing WTF is and similar stuff.
Yeah. All the stuff in the background of CP is either his videos related to [topic], or trailers/related videos.

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #318 on: June 17, 2013, 03:28:42 pm »
Price issue aside. How is the game?

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #319 on: June 17, 2013, 03:37:10 pm »
As far as I can tell from videos, pretty alpha. But it does work, assuming the AI decides to actually show up on the planet.

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #320 on: June 17, 2013, 10:42:49 pm »
Interestingly, even with its insane price, it's still 3rd in the Steam top seller list.

This is why gamers of our generation are so dumb. They'll complain about questionable marketing strategies, meanwhile all their friends (and probably themselves) are buying them. Actions speak louder than words, folks.
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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #321 on: June 17, 2013, 10:52:35 pm »
Is there a formal theory of economic Darwinism somewhere out there?

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #322 on: June 18, 2013, 09:29:19 am »
Price issue aside. How is the game?

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #323 on: November 27, 2013, 02:21:45 pm »
So, Cyborg, would this meet your planet cracking criteria?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KFJbtruUgc&feature=youtu.be
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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #324 on: November 27, 2013, 04:25:07 pm »
So, Cyborg, would this meet your planet cracking criteria?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7KFJbtruUgc&feature=youtu.be

The wood sequence, yes. The in-game sequence, sort of.
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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #325 on: November 27, 2013, 05:15:54 pm »
Oh, I didn't watch the in-game part, the woodworking and, ah, woodunworking seemed far more entertaining.

Though I'm looking forward to playing the game at release.
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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #326 on: November 27, 2013, 05:31:32 pm »
Oh, I didn't watch the in-game part, the woodworking and, ah, woodunworking seemed far more entertaining.

Though I'm looking forward to playing the game at release.

I'm concerned about the quality, the gameplay, and the price. So far I just see swarms of units fighting, there is no indication of things like balance or what the core skill mechanism is. Is it just building up huge swarms? I just don't understand what this game is about. Depends on the community and the game itself whether or not I jump in.
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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #327 on: November 27, 2013, 06:16:22 pm »
I'm already in from the Kickstarter, so I haven't evaluated it from the perspective of purchase price.

If it lets me relive Total Annihilation, I'll be happy personally, but I don't know if it will meet the standards of others.

I'm just looking forward to building engines on moons and driving them into stuff.
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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #328 on: November 27, 2013, 08:32:28 pm »
I'm just looking forward to building engines on moons and driving them into stuff.

That's no space station, that's a moon!

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Re: Planetary Annihilation: Total Annihilation IN SPACE
« Reply #329 on: November 27, 2013, 08:37:11 pm »
I'm just looking forward to building engines on moons and driving them into stuff.

That's no space station, that's a moon!
And it's comin' right for us!

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