Othercide

Othercide has a great aesthetic and overall mood. It's a roguelike turn based strategy game wherein you progress by dying and sacrificing your characters, so you've got to be comfortable with losing a bunch to move forward. There's a bit of variety in mission types, but not a great variety in classes, so while you churn through plenty of characters, they aren't typically as unique as the game might want them to appear. Gradual unlocking of upgrades and story bits is fun, as long as you're in for the grind.

Тактика для эдж лордов. +боевая система чуть сложнее, чем "подошел и ударил". надо думать, но не прямо жестко напрягать мозг. +без сейвскама +лечение только за счет жертвоприношений собственных бойцов +роскошный визуал +музон периодически разрывает от эпичного альтернативного рока +напряженные боссы +интересный сюжет (с некоторыми оговорками о которых далее) +голос красной мамы очень запоминающийся +порадовала система трейтов (бойцы после боя получают пассивки в зависимости от итогов сражения) -гринд -не все скиллы одинаково полезные -классы могли бы быть получше сбалансированы (баланс как бы есть, но он заточен под механики боссов, что иногда ощущается костыльно) -интересный сюжет, но все подается через записки -иногда управление очень кривое (очень часто эта проблема вылезает в играх на юнити, я думаю многие меня поймут)

Девки в вечности купались, Доктора-Чуму нашли. Целый век они сражались, Даже в отдых не пошли.

Gamers I'm sorry but this is just XCOM with a Sin City overlay and worse gameplay.

Great XCOM-like tactics with amazing presentation - everything from the music and art design to the missions and bosses is top-notch. But there is a big BUT. The game presents itself as a grim, hardcore experience where you'll fail and die a lot. It even includes an easy mode, which implies the base difficulty is already brutal. But the game is lying. In reality, it's a very easy roguelite. You grow stronger passively, and failures have no downsides or lost progress. In fact, you'll become stronger simply by restarting your run a few times. The game warns you that your units will die very often. That's true, because there is a cool design choice: it's impossible to heal your characters, so you're expected to avoid all damage. But guess what? It’s so easy to revive them with all their stats and abilities intact that you'll often kill them on purpose just to restore health or sacrifice them to grow your other characters. I'm looking forward for Ex Sanguis (the next game from the same developers) but I hope these guys know how to learn from their mistakes.

Othercide is a great game. [h1] GAMEPLAY: [/h1] Gameplay-wise, Othercide manages to offer an enjoyable, layered system that challenges the player without overwhelming them with a complex array of mechanics. While early on, players will find themselves enduring the reality of fielding low-level squads, good tactics and positioning will see your Daughter's levelling up and opening up numerous new combinations. From there, players will need to utilise a combination of teamwork and ability combos to overcome the increasing difficulty as the enemies grow in number and strength to match you. Finally, players can equip their Daughters with 'Memories', which, if used wisely, will easily see any player through to the endgame. Othercide will very much force players to consider the risk and reward of their actions, as choosing which missions to undertake and which Daughters to send will significantly affect one's experience. Death in Othercide is a brutal and looming reality that will have you eyeing your Daughter's health bars and measuring them against your Vitae regularly as the confrontation with each lethal Boss approaches. The loss of a high-level Daughter with good traits can completely derail a run, but such risks only enhance that challenge and truthfully make it easier to feel attached to your talented warriors. A point of note is that Othercide can feel slow, or at least it did for me… Then, I looked in the settings and found the 'speed up combat' option, which made my later endgame runs much faster. Replayability is built into Othercide from the very beginning as a mechanic, with good runs rewarding you with further buffs for subsequent ones. As such, there is a good reason to experiment with builds and team setups to find what works best for you. [h1] AESTHETIC: [/h1] Storywise, Othercide scratches an itch for me, as I have a strong fondness for Dark Fantasy, especially those that lean into the realms of Lovecraftian. As you play through the game, the story will be fed to you through a combination of cutscenes, collectible and beastiary logs. The cast of Othercide can mostly be found among its adversaries, which you will face off against in several boss fights that manage to feel as unique as their designs. Othercide's story, short as it is, does not lack impact; the game's dark, gritty narrative managed to keep me intrigued to the end and had me hunting down all the memories to enjoy the story of the Mother fully. But it is the artistry of Othercide that reigns supreme. From the menus to the levels to the character designs, Othercide is a visual feast. Several times, I found myself gazing at the map layouts, simply absorbing the haunting designs and the hidden visual cues that serve to further enhance the story and world. From the sharp, sleek style of the Daughters to the bulging, eldritch, clay-like design of the monsters, it is fair to say that Othercide wears its own brand. Finally, the soundtrack and what a soundtrack it is! Regular battles will see you accompanied by tense, low reverberations with the summoning of new foes, accented by the whine of tortured strings. As the battle picks up, the score will rise and shift, synthetic beats and rapid keys energise the listener as the monsters become numerous and your Daughters are surrounded. However, amidst the bosses, there are a few special treats where the score shifts to symphonic metal music, adding a combative and standoffish feel to these climactic encounters. To put it another way, Othercide’s soundtrack will definitely be making some appearances on my playlists. [h1] FINAL RULING: [/h1] [u] Performance: [/u] [b] 9/10 [/b] Had a few visual glitches here and there, but nothing game-breaking. [u] Gameplay: [/u] [b] 7/10 [/b] I like a challenge, and Othercide’s mid-game certainly provides it, but it suffers from its shortness in the sense that I am left wanting more at the end. Something to really pit my endgame builds against and test their mettle. What is here is excellent, but I can't help but want more in terms of everything, but I am well aware that this is just me being greedy for more glorious Indie game creativity. [u] Story: [/u] [b] 8/10 [/b] Outer Gods, eldritch monsters, the evils of humanity, the breaking of reality and the struggle to right immense wrongs. Othercides' story, much like the game, is short and focused mainly around key characters, but what is there does not shy away from its topics. As you play and gather memories, you come to find that the inexplicable nightmare creatures from the Otherside are not the only monsters to be found. [u] Overall: [/u] [b] 8/10 [/b] I enjoyed Othercide, I 100% the game, and still kept playing because there is something delightful about badass warrior women killing eldritch abominations. Othercide, ropes you in from the fourth wall breaks that pull in you, the player, to epic bosses you can pity as well as those you very much enjoy killing [spoiler] (The Deacon) [/spoiler] . What Lightbulb Crew has made here is excellent, but I want more - not different, just more. If you are interested in a great Indie, turn-based, team tactics game, then Othercide is a must grab. Furthermore, from my own casual perusal, five years on, Othercide is no stranger to going on sale for exceptionally low prices, making it feel like a steal. I am eagerly looking forward to seeing what Lightbulb Crew will be doing in the future.

Очень интересный рогалик с пошаговой механикой сражения. Интересные классы персонажей с возможностью перехода в разные умения. Сами умения можно развивать осколками памяти, выпадающими из противников, что позволяет улучшать способности. Постоянные сражения заставляют думать, иначе можно очень быстро лишиться своих "дочерей". Игра бросает вызов твоим умениям и возможности адаптироваться из-за нестандартных противников. Благо, в игре есть справочник, который подсказывает, на что акцентирует внимание каждый противник (к примеру, атакует ближайшую цель, но с наименьшим хп). А какая там музыка! Это просто нечто, особенно на босс-файтах (тема доктора — первого босса, или предпоследнего босса ####). Сюжет подаётся в коротких рассуждениях персонажей (зачастую самих с собой). Главные действующие лица — это Мать (хранительница), Дитя (надежда), боссы (а именно те, кто сыграли свою роль в становлении Дитя). Большая часть лора подаётся в воспоминаниях Дитя, Матери и справочнике противников. Не стоит забывать и о тех, кем мы играем на протяжении всей игры — "Дочери", упомянутые выше. Они не более чем искусственно выращенные марионетки, которых вы отправляете на убой ради благой цели. Не стоит сильно привязываться к ним, ведь это рогалик, где они так или иначе умрут. Разве только они останутся на кладбище, где их уже можно будет воскресить в будущих забегах при помощи монеты души, которую можно получить в определенных миссиях. И последнее, что стоит упомянуть: играть стоит на каноничной сложности — "Кошмар", только на ней можно получить максимум от игры, ту сложность, которую задумывали разработчики.