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Other Games / TIS-100: Like SpaceChem But With Computers Instead
« on: June 02, 2015, 10:46:17 am »
Earlier on today, Zachtronics (the maker of SpaceChem and Infinifactory) put up a game on Steam Early Access. It is in line with the overarching pattern of SpaceChem and Infinifactory, which is that you get certain inputs and must get certain outputs from them.
However, the twist in TIS-100 is that you are doing so using assembly code on a computer of mysterious origin and function.
Documentation for the game comes in a manual reminiscent of an old computer manual, and itself drops some cryptic clues of its own.
Zachtronics: http://www.zachtronics.com/tis-100/
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/370360/
So, I myself am only on the 5th level, but so far the plot looks to be of the variety that unfolds slowly, and you could easily get by without noticing. Not that it's a bad thing. A bit of subtlety could go a long way when flashy in-your-face cutscenes dominate AAA.
And I have to say, the aesthetic is very, very fitting.
However, the twist in TIS-100 is that you are doing so using assembly code on a computer of mysterious origin and function.
Documentation for the game comes in a manual reminiscent of an old computer manual, and itself drops some cryptic clues of its own.
Spoiler: Features as given on Steam (click to show/hide)
Zachtronics: http://www.zachtronics.com/tis-100/
Steam: http://store.steampowered.com/app/370360/
So, I myself am only on the 5th level, but so far the plot looks to be of the variety that unfolds slowly, and you could easily get by without noticing. Not that it's a bad thing. A bit of subtlety could go a long way when flashy in-your-face cutscenes dominate AAA.
And I have to say, the aesthetic is very, very fitting.