Sentinel 3: Homeworld

great td game

Decent but basic tower defense game. Well above average for Stream TD games. The game has a sci-fi feel. I have only tried a few maps, but they are pretty small and basic, and show no sign of pathing ever being a thing. NOTE: In the second campaign they do get more interesting, but still no pathing. One of the nice touches is the inclusion of a commander unit, that gets upgrades and and abilities and aids nearby towers with some undisclosed amount of additional damage. I like that the commander acts as a tower, however, and not a personally controlled unit, allowing me to focus on the TD aspect of the game. Note that it can jump between barriers, after a few levels, but you don't control it in any way. The towers are pretty basic, three steps of upgrade, with no decisions or variants. Blah. There are also strategic options, which I always like to see. I have only seen the first, guided missiles from the sky. Seems to be effective. The enemies seem to be some sort of insect race. There are fliers in the mix, but they still follow the path, the only difference being that some towers can shoot them and some cant. I suspect eventually I will get a unit that can only attack them, but I am still only a few levels in. You get money, but there only seems to be one thing to spend it on, new slots for the number of tower types and strategic options you can use. Blah. Your commander bumps seem to come with certain levels, and they are automatic, without a choice to be made. There are two commander types right now, though I have only played one, uncertain how different it could be. You can unlock endless modes for each level, which is nice. You can earn cash and commander experience there, which is nice, it makes endless worth doing. With nothing interesting to spend cash on though, it is of limited value in that department. One of the nice features, and one that the lack of has made me stop playing other games, is that if you quit out mid=way of a long game, it saves your progress. Very handy. I would say the biggest and most odd shortcoming is the complete lack of fluff. Everything about the game screams of there being a story of some sort, but if there is, the developers decided to keep it a secret. Shame, it can go far to make a game more interesting and immersive, and requires zero programming skills. Over all it is an easy thumb up, but falls short of two. Really could use more options as to upgrades and such, a simple encyclopedia of the units, friend and foe, and some sense of story. It could be a much better with what seems like very little effort. ADDENDUM: The second time I loaded the game, there was some background story at the start. Not sure why it wasn't there the first time. So there is some fluff, but it is still fluff lite in my opinion. ADDENDUM: Over a dozen more hours in, and still enjoying it. ADDENDUM: Over twenty hours in, and I have reached the second campaign, and it is quite a jump in sophistication. Really enjoying this one.

Brings back childhood memories, and still holds up today. The issues with the port are honestly marginal, get it on sale if you're worried.

OK

A blast from the past that is still good.

Not to much complicated, the story isnt a big deal, but i enjot tower defense game and this is like 6\10 for me