Mechanines Tower Defense

[table] [tr] [td] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] Follow my Curator Page for more Strategy Games! [/url] [/td] [/tr] [/table]  Mechanines Tower Defense is a roguelite tower defense game. [h1]Tower Defense[/h1] There are no towers. There are dogs—five of them. In the beginning, you start out with one dog (you have to unlock the others). Place your dog(s), start a wave, and see how far you can go 'till the mechs destroy your house. You can also upgrade each dog. There are two different paths to upgrade a dog. You can't get both, so keep that in mind. After you decide which upgrade path to go, you can get two more upgrades (some upgrades have to be unlocked in the overall progression first). After some waves you can get cards. It's basically a small bonus for your dog. Each dog can hold up to six cards. Aside from that, you can expand the map for Evofood which is the same recource you need to buy and upgrade dogs. [h1]Meta Progression[/h1] After a run, you get gold based on your score. With gold, you can unlock and upgrade dogs, abilities, bonuses, and cards. On the first look, there isn't that much to unlock/upgrade but you'll notice it still takes a few hours. If you got the same thought at first, this is probably due to being "spoiled" because of online service games with season passes and whatnot to unlock all kinds of stuff and put hundreds of hours into. [h1]Difficulty[/h1] Each wave gets harder. Couple that with more lanes when expanding the map and you'll have a hard time. You can also choose to start a map with just one or up to four lanes, giving you more gold in the end but also giving you a harder time in the beginning. [h1]Pros and Cons[/h1] + tower defense is fun. It's a well proved genre and Mechanines doesn't do anything wrong here. + it's engaging thanks to the meta progression, giving you new stuff to play with and strategies to try out. + Highscores. There are leaderboards and you can immediately see your score when selecting the map. + The aesthetics are beautiful. + The devs seem to care. I got early access a few days before release and already noticed small changes they implemented which I liked and allowed for an overall better experience. - more dogs? "While each dog plays differently and upgrade paths let you change the playstyle of a dog a bit, it's still just five and seems a bit low compared to other TD games." - That's what I first thought but after playing some more, I really wasn't in need of more dogs. They allow for different strategies already and the nature of the game wouldn't fit with 20+ dogs imo. [h1]Conclusion[/h1] Mechanines Tower Defense is a fun little roguelite with engaging meta-progression and dogs with completely different playstyles. Each run is different thanks to procedurally generated maps but still comparable thanks to a high score system which can awaken the inner demon to get a higher one than your friends, or complete strangers from the internet. If you're into tower defense games without a story or campaign, this will definitely be for you! [table] [tr] [td] [url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/38553778-All-about-Strategy-Games/] If you like my review and strategy games, please consider following my curator page on Steam! [/url] [/td] [/tr] [/table]

[h1] Собакены на страже [/h1] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3350742458 В секретной лаборатории произошла эволюция домашних питомцев. Теперь они готовы с оружием в руках защитить свой новый дом от бесконечных орд роботов. [h1] ГЕЙМПЛЕЙ [/h1] Игровой процесс представляет собой башенную защиту. В начале доступно только обучение, так что его и запускаем. Тут быстренько объясняют местные нехитрые механики. Всего имеется четыре режима игры, которые делятся по количеству подходов к базе, которые будем охранять. Больше направлений атаки — больше коэффициент на получение догкойнов для глобальной прогрессии за забег. Для каждого режима будут отображаться результаты лучшего прохождения. В каком бы варианте мы не стартовали, суть всегда одна. У нас есть лаборатория, которую защищаем, а на неё набегают волны роботов. Вдоль дорог располагаются платформы, где размещаем своих боевых собакенов. Иногда над ними развеваются флаги, юнит на этом месте получит какой-то бафф. Это даже может стратегически влиять на схему обороны. Например, если платформа позволяет атаковать летающие цели, то не надо на этом направлении специальную антивоздушную прокачку собака городить, а стоит сосредоточиться на уроне. Волны роботов бесконечны. Вопрос только в том, как долго сможем их отбивать. За убитых врагов и поверженные волны выдают валюту, на которую ставим наших юнитов на платформы, прокачиваем их внутри забегов, открываем новые куски уровня. Для развития обороны можно и нужно открывать новые области на карте. Это даст дополнительные платформы для боевых собакенов, а значит и больше вливаемого во врагов урона. Карты локаций каждый раз рандомно гененируются, так что двух одинаковых забегов не бывает. За каждую третью волну выдают бонусные карты, которыми точечно можем усилить какую-то башню. На одного юнита может быть размещено не более шести карт. Ещё иногда можно отыскать на локации миску специального корма. Он на небольшое время мощно усиливает какого-то выбранного юнита. Корма такого мало, действует он недолго. Это средство для самых крайних случаев. В какой-то момент мы так или иначе проиграем. За бой получаем некоторую сумму догкойнов. Также формируется некая оценка, которая учитывается в таблице лидеров. Полученные догкойны тратим в Evolab, лаборатории по глобальной прокачке наших питомцев. Тут можно качнуть некоторые пассивные свойства, открыть и развить новых собакенов. Изначально нам доступен только собакен с пистолетами. В дальнейшем открываются снайпер, пёс с базукой и два юнита поддержки, всего пять видов. https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3350742228 Рассмотрим плюсы и минусы игры, подведем итоги. [h1] ПЛЮСЫ: [/h1] 👍 Простая, но приятная графика. 👍 Небольшое, но достаточное количество видов башен-собак. 👍 Хорошая система глобальной прогрессии и прокачки внутри забегов. 👍 Русский язык текста. [h1] ТО, ЧТО МОЖЕТ БЫТЬ КАК ПЛЮСОМ ТАК И МИНУСОМ: [/h1] 😐 Игра достаточно спокойная и ровная, не привносит чего-то принципиально нового в жанр. 😐 Противники отличаются по свойствам (разные типы брони), но визуально похожи на некую однородную массу. 😐 Музыкальное сопровождение сделано как-то совсем уж простенько, даже на мой непритязательный вкус. [h1] МИНУСЫ: [/h1] ❌ В обучении можно чинить сломанные платформы. А в боевых забегах эта механика просто не работает. Крайне огорчительно. [h1] ВЫВОДЫ [/h1] Игра, на самом деле, весьма простенькая. Быстро идёт глобальная прогрессия. Карты локаций, при всём своём формальном разнообразии, толком мало чем отличаются. Есть платформа — ставь собакена и прокачивай его по полной. Каких-то концептуальных прорывов лично я не заметил, но игра вполне себе пригодная, чтобы какое-то время скоротать. Любителям башенных защит может и понравиться. Традиционно, полную версию обзора, со скриншотами, описаниями, красивым оформлением, можно найти в кураторе. [code] [b][url=https://store.steampowered.com/curator/6851324/]Если понравилось – жмите палец вверх и подписывайтесь на куратора Runner Streams. Здесь масса скрытых бриллиантов игровой индустрии.[/url][/b] [/code] https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3350743082 Всем хороших игр!

Mechanines. Mechanised canines, you see? Yes, this tower defence game uses adorbs doggos as the units, 5 different breeds of goodboys with different attributes that, as you would expect, you earn access to through play. It's a good tower defence game. Not great, in and of itself, but very decent. 16-bit graphics style is nicely designed and very suitable, good sound, UI works really well. But what tips this over into the 'really good' category is the rogue-lite structure. Rogue-lite, ugh! A horrible term, misused and inaccurate too. The last 2 years have been FULL of rogue-lites, in every genre, some great and some awful amiright? But here, the idea that a loss provides you perks you can use to progress further in your next run really adds to the game. It adds to the tactical planning and mental effort lost by having fixed unit positions which I would normally dislike in a TD. Each run can be short or long (up to about an hour for a 'normal' gamer) depending on how many paths to your base you allow. Each new run is a different map, presumably proc-gen with different branches that unlock like new pieces in a jigsaw puzzle, creating a larger and more sprawling map for you to apply your strategic chops to as your run progresses. As you would expect, the robot baddies get tougher at a perfectly balanced rate for your improved defences as you go, although being a rogue-lite you know you will be overcome eventually. There is no win state, only a how-long-can-I-hold-out state. The better you do the more skill points you earn to bolster your armoury before your next run. While some rogue-lites seem built to rob you of your time, I never felt compelled to play another round cos the dev said I must, only 'cos I wanted to. There are some really clever tricks employed to make this feel genuinely tactical and in the player's hands. I love that your stock of points to improve your next round can be sacrificed in your current round instead, to fix that broken asset slot that might profitably extend your current run. I REALLY love that you can reset how you've allocated all your progression perks and rebuild your priorities in a different way between runs. Really clever game design IMO. There's plenty of other little touches that make this game really work. So in summary I rate this game very highly even though 'rogue-lite TD' might initially sound a bit generic and cheap. A lot of work has clearly gone into this game and though I guess it won't be for everyone, I also think it might be a very pleasant surprise for some. Good stuff. I post this review after about 8 hours of play, but will definitely play quite a bit more I think. Do I need to say again that it's full of doggos and robots?

Really well put together - lots of polish at launch. Nice music & UI design/aesthetic. Very easy to get into/understand. Online leaderboards is a nice touch. Infinitely-expanding map is definitely interesting.

Adorei o jogo! Tudo está impecável. Para quem, assim como eu, é apaixonado por Tower Defense, recomendo 100%. O jogo é muito bem feito, com ótima jogabilidade e um design que prende a atenção

Sprites muito boas, joguinho realmente bem feitinho. Gameplay "grindy".

O jogo está incrível!! Simplesmente impecável!! Não consigo parar de jogar he he!!

Un petit Tower Defense mignon, il faut débloquer les différentes améliorations au fur et à mesure des parties. Les maps sont générées procéduralement et on joue toujours en endless mode, en choisissant la difficulté au début de la partie. C'est franchement cool pour le prix !

[h1] Uma verdadeira joia dos jogos Tower Defense![/h1] A dedicação meticulosa com que este jogo foi pensado e construído se reflete nos visuais incríveis, na mecânica que beira a perfeição e na música, que nos transporta para uma aventura imersiva e empolgante. Como comandante das estratégias de defesa do PetLab, sinto-me fortalecido pelo apoio dos meus fiéis amigos caninos na luta contra a supremacia desses robôs considerados inteligentes. A cada partida, vivo uma experiência nova e divertida que desafia minha inteligência na construção de estratégias, com incontáveis possibilidades para formar uma defesa cada vez mais poderosa e conquistar meu objetivo maior: resistir e não sucumbir! [h3]Pontos fortes:[/h3] [b]Visual em Pixelart: [/b] O design pixelart é impecável e oferece um toque nostálgico aliado à qualidade do que há de mais moderno. O visual não é apenas bonito e envolvente; ele é fundamental na comunicação do jogo com o jogador, fornecendo as nuances necessárias para que as melhores decisões estratégicas sejam tomadas durante a gameplay. [b]Gameplay único: [/b]O diferencial aqui é o sistema Roguelite, onde cada partida é uma nova experiência. As opções de evolução dos cachorros e a possibilidade de escolher cartas especiais para melhorar suas habilidades trazem uma profundidade estratégica incrível. [b]Mecanoides e Evodogs: [/b]Com dezenas de tipos de robôs supercriativos, cada vez mais ameaçadores, e cinco cachorros fortemente armados que combinam suas habilidades para proteger o PetLab, fica difícil escolher qual é o meu Evodog preferido e qual é o Mecanoide mais terrível! [b]Evolução e estratégia: [/b]A evolução dos Evodogs é uma das melhores partes. Com duas linhas de evolução, cada escolha realmente importa. E combinar isso com os placepoints e cartas especiais traz uma sensação de personalização total. [b]Desafio e rejogabilidade: [/b]É um jogo desafiador, mas ao mesmo tempo muito recompensador. Cada partida me faz mais forte e me leva a experimentar uma nova estratégia. [h3]Pontos de melhoria:[/h3] [b]Placepoints: [/b]Embora não atrapalhe em nada a jogabilidade atual, eu gostaria de poder destruir alguns placepoints sem buff e reconstruí-los, assim como podemos fazer com os placepoints que aparecem quebrados e inutilizados até que os consertemos. [b]Tutorial: [/b]O tutorial é bem completo e suficiente para permitir uma partida plena; porém, na parte do EvoLab, senti falta de poder interagir com as opções explicadas da mesma forma que foi feito na parte da gameplay. [b]No geral, Mechanines consegue equilibrar, de maneira incrível, diversão e complexidade estratégica, criando uma experiência perfeita para quem busca algo fora do comum no gênero. Recomendo fortemente para quem ama Tower Defense e está à procura de um jogo com alta rejogabilidade e inovação.[/b]

Simplesmente um jogo incrível! Um tower defense relaxante, viciante e desafiador! Desenhos lindos! Animações maravilhosas! Músicas divertidas! E muitas opções de gameplay e de estratégia para masterizar! Recomendo MUITO!