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[LoSboccacc]

Found this game by chance and enjoying it so far, despite being in alpha founding.

http://thespatials.com/


It's a colony simulator, where you build and trade resources with visitors, but to obtain those resources from planets you first have to clean them with your away team.

Spoiler: my little space hub (click to show/hide)

Spoiler: fighting pirates and pilfering their stuff (click to show/hide)

visitors have their own needs and will look for specific resources, so the economy is a little hard to get going at first, but you can always raise a quick buck fighting so you never really get stalled.

Spoiler: shameless plug, review on my vg blog (click to show/hide)

I also made a more detailed review here
http://www.thinkingonsoftware.net/games/the-spatials-manage-your-trading-hub-in-deep-space/

The game it's not yet on steam but you can buy a copy directly from their website

[Sinistar]

I personally can never get enough of colony simulation style games so I welcome any new entry in this sub-genre (despite the steady influx of new titles in recent times).

The take on resources hunting and manufacturing seems interesting enough. I wonder if conquered planets can get harassed by pirates or some such. Also, I wonder how complex or at least extensive finished products manufacturing will be. Workshop/kitchen/smelter doesn't sound like much of a choice, but we'll see.

Two things that instantly bothered me (judging by preview video on their homepage) : combat seems a bit of a mess at the moment. Or a click-fest. I got the feeling some sort of active pause is needed there.

Also, the art style in general is just a little too cartoony, goofy for me. But that's just a personal preference.

All in all though, seems interesting enough.

[LoSboccacc]

If you keep the mause down they autoshoot, which reduce a lot the mouse clickfest

You still need to click to move.

What I hated most was the music, and the button to disable it was in a non obvious location (not in setting but on the homepage, on the lower left corner)

[EuchreJack]

Might want to mention it's not free...

(Why yes, I DO assume that all games are free unless I hear otherwise.  Call me an optimistic cheapskate.)

[Chiefwaffles]

I got excited when I saw "download now," only to be brought to payment options.
I feel betrayed.

[Vendayn]

To be honest, having a "download now!" that only links to a buy page is really lame. The game looks good, but for the reason said...I won't be buying anything "NOW!"

Too lame. Like a bait and switch. Honestly, I expect to pay for stuff...but small things like that are terrible. I won't be supporting them.

[SharpKris]

it looks rather ambitious, reminds me of a certain Doblefine game i would rather have never existed.
is there much to do in the current build? or should i be waiting?

[a1s]

Wait a minute, you obtain resources from away missions, then sell them to shady people who never return and your primary backup source of money is fighting "pirates"?
No, John. You are the pirates!

[LoSboccacc]

The game is actually feature complete on iOS, this is a port with extended scope.

With the next version coming out shortly it's worth to wait a little. They have a sort of devlog in form of a public task repository named trello. Current build has most of the construction party fleshed out and most quests stubbed

Spoiler: a rant (click to show/hide)

I am sad there are people offended by having to pay for goods. I guess they live off thin air and good intentions as they expect others to live

.

Edit

You are the pirates

But we are the colorful one 

[EuchreJack]

Well, I'm not offended by having to pay for games, I just value them differently.

Can't "impulse download" when I need to pay, right?  And there are enough games where the authors only want our love and not our money, so it is an issue.

LoSboccacc, just add the price to your opening post, and you won't hear from the Cheapskate Choir^TM again.  Probably.  I am quite happy to see that this is an actual game that can be purchased and played, rather than somebody's idea they want to get paid for, so the game really has that in it's favor.  I don't generally do real-time, but maybe I'll look at it when it's on sale. 

Actually, $7.49 isn't a bad price at all.  If I hadn't already bought a game recently, I'd consider buying this.

[IronyOwl]

Spoiler: a rant (click to show/hide)

I am sad there are people offended by having to pay for goods. I guess they live off thin air and good intentions as they expect others to live

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Spoiler: Also A Rant I Guess? (click to show/hide)

I haven't seen anybody in this thread being offended at having to pay for goods. I've seen people in this thread being miffed at not being told a game is not free, which is common enough to perhaps be reasonable, and offended at a game suggesting it may be free only to not be.

It's like, you might not mind if somebody's a prostitute, but you're still going to want to know that kind of thing before you investigate dating them. Yes, sure, gotta eat, right... but a lot of people get by without it, and certainly they ought to be up front about it if not.

Edit

You are the pirates

But we are the colorful one 

Good guys confirmed.

[Tnx]

Thank you for sharing this, having fun so far!

[EuchreJack]

Edit

You are the pirates

But we are the colorful one 

Good guys confirmed.

Everyone thinks they're the good guys, especially horrible monsters.   

[Vendayn]

I gladly pay for games. Its more the false advertising they have going on.

Download now should be buy now. I know its mostly wording, but bad first impressions like that is a rather bad way to do business. I never expect things to be free, but again...its more a bait and switch.

[Majestic7]

Contact the author, ask him to change download into buy now -> problem solved. If he responds with snark, then you can write him off as an asshole.