Space Captain McCallery - Episode 3: The Weaponmaster's Challenge

I look forward to more episodes, especially after that ending.

best mccallery yet. the additional level of polish on the enemies is great, and the boss fights felt more spectacular than ever.

Bought this game because the visuals looked pretty fascinating, but didn't know what to expect really. I know this dev makes a lot of these visually similar games. Finally took the plunge. The music was actually really great! Reminded me a lot of Phantasy Star Yamaha synth. Wasn't expecting it tbh. Pros: Pretty fun visual design along the lines of PS1/N64, good music, challenging. Also plenty of control customization. Unexpectedly fun cinematic camerawork in some of the cut scenes, etc. Cons: A little buggy, and gameplay's a little rough around the edges, but that's to be expected with smaller indie development. Part of the charm really. I think if I had played the first 2 episodes, I would have had more of an onboarding process in terms of understanding how the game's mechanics work. Recharging the ammo was lost on me because I thought it was charging to shoot a more powerful bullet, so I basically played on hard mode the entire time throwing rocks at bosses lol. Decent puzzles and has some charm for such a short game. Grabbed it on sale and had a fun time for 90 minutes. Felt like I got my money's worth out of it for sure. Bought some other games from this same dev I'm looking to check out--this gives me some hope! They seem chill and interesting. This game isn't going to blow you away, but I think there are some super interesting mechanics and gameplay going on that could be expanded on later. Took me about 30-45 minutes to "get" the game, and understand what it's trying to do, and then flew through it pretty quick after that and enjoyed it a bit more. Some fun effects if you eat the wrong food in desperation lol. Very cool detail. Def check it out!

Nice, atmospheric & short action adventure

Yet another good romp with Space Captain McCallery, this time featuring...Dinosaurs! What's not to love with an adventure on a dinosaur planet? Not much! It also turns out I seem to have forgotten a fair amount since the first two games, so this felt particularly fresh. Unfortunately that also means I can't speak to just how different this is, but on a quick review of my past reviews, I can say that this game features no ruins to speak of, instead opting for a wild, untamed planet of vicious raptors, plants, bugs, and pterosaurs. Much like the prior games there's some hidden collectibles for folks after some secrets, and a survival mode which, presumably, serves as a more difficult mode for those seeking more of a challenge. Admittedly I mainly enjoy these games as short, fairly easy single-playthroughs, so I haven't replayed the first two for either the collectibles or more of a challenge, but I may at some point, and appreciate the replayability they both offer with those elements. Oh, and I should say, if you're hesitant to pick this up thinking perhaps you need to be clued into the story from the past two games, don't worry about that. These work well enough as stand-alone stories, so you can hop in at whichever point you feel like. Want a good little adventure on a dinosaur planet instead of delving into some ruins? Jump right in with this one! If you like it well enough, the rest are similar, solid, & affordable enough that you won't go wrong!

Gameplay isn't the best but this is a visually unique and fun little indie game that I am glad to support. I do hope some elements get improved and become more user friendly. For example being able to target and punch dinos from the back. Found just running past enemies to be a better way a lot of the time.

Funny lil rocks.

Caught up on these games! This episode was a lot of fun; dinosaurs are always great, and I liked the emphasis on dangerous environments. Especially toward the end, hunger management was more of a concern that it ever had been. It also looks like a 'main plot' is forming, and I'm interested to see where that will go.

Another good addition to the series!

Captain McCallery is back at it again with a third episode in the serries. If you enjoyd t he 2nd episode, you will enjoy this one. I found it to be less linear than the others with it allowing back tracking to the start, from almost the end. The food you come across on the planet is unique compared to the other titles. They kept star fruit as a fun exploration way of increasing your health if you can find it. Some are placed within view making you scratch your head as to how to get them, others are hidden. The checkpoints in this game are very generous, if its too easy there is a no check point mode for more challenge. Overall the game was a blast and im excited to see where Episode 4 takes place!Only negative is no steam achievements are unlocking for me, despite beating the game multiple times.