My first thoughts of From Dust were "Hmmm this is a nice world builder game, Kind of like Populous" The next few minutes decided to change my opinions completely...
From Dust is more of a puzzle type game than anything else. You have to figure out what combination of powers and item locations along with a whole host of other things will allow you to proceed to the next level.
The game is amazingly difficult and that makes it even more fun. I spent a very long time trying to reach a very specific location and then realised that if I went a different way I would most likely complete the level.
Unfortunately I ended up getting washed out and had to start all over again... Of course I got frustrated and closed the game down, only to open it again several minutes later. It is a game that keeps dragging you back in.
Unfortunately there are some annoying bits, such as your people not being able to do anything for themselves and the inability to control them individually. As well as the controls being rather clunky and hard to control. One major downside to it is Ubisoft's stupid decision to put terrible "always online" DRM in the game. If you disconnect even for a second the game shuts down, meaning you lose all your progress...
Despite this though it is a very enjoyable (If challenging game).
It currently costs €15 so I would advise definitely picking it up if it goes on sale.
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Monday, August 29, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
The Crafting of Mines
A game that i have played a lot of lately has been Minecraft.
It is a game that is hard to define as it doesnt really have any specific genre or aim. The main point of the game is to build the world you can imagine.
You start off in a randomly generated world with no tools, no base, no tutorials, nothing. You have to use the world around you to create tools and a base in order to survive the night when the monsters come out.
You can make a whole range of tools, weapons and armour. But in order to make them you have to find the materials in the world.
You start off with wood and dirt as your main tools and then using wooden tools you dig out stone and create stone tools then on to iron, gold and the strongest diamond. There is also the ability to create "circuits" with redstone which can allow some amazing creations to be made.
It is currently (Still) in beta but even if you buy it now you will receive all future updates and it is currently very playable and there are very few bugs that cause issues in the game. During Beta the game costs €15 but will (once released) cost €20. For the amount you will play this game i think the cost is very little and definately very worthwhile.
It is a game that is hard to define as it doesnt really have any specific genre or aim. The main point of the game is to build the world you can imagine.
You start off in a randomly generated world with no tools, no base, no tutorials, nothing. You have to use the world around you to create tools and a base in order to survive the night when the monsters come out.
You can make a whole range of tools, weapons and armour. But in order to make them you have to find the materials in the world.
You start off with wood and dirt as your main tools and then using wooden tools you dig out stone and create stone tools then on to iron, gold and the strongest diamond. There is also the ability to create "circuits" with redstone which can allow some amazing creations to be made.
It is currently (Still) in beta but even if you buy it now you will receive all future updates and it is currently very playable and there are very few bugs that cause issues in the game. During Beta the game costs €15 but will (once released) cost €20. For the amount you will play this game i think the cost is very little and definately very worthwhile.
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