This is one of the best casual games I've come across in a while. It
has kind of a Robotron vibe, but its not a brutal quarter-muncher like
the arcade game. You very quickly develop simple tactics which keep
you alive and away from the stigma of "rogue lite".

One of the things I always liked about the better old school computer
& arcade games is that the technological limitations caused the
developer to really focus on gameplay... instead of trying to create
an open world so vast nobody will ever have time to finish half the
game, they were left with replaying their own vision of simple game
mechanics, focusing on what made it fun, until they achieved optimal.

I see that in droves in this title.... I think the simplistic nature
allowed the author the time to refine and tweak it into an addictive
little gem of a masterpiece.

Oh and it's like three fucking dollars.. :)

On 2022-02-14, Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
>
> This is one of the best casual games I've come across in a while. It
> has kind of a Robotron vibe, but its not a brutal quarter-muncher like
> the arcade game. You very quickly develop simple tactics which keep
> you alive and away from the stigma of "rogue lite".
>
> One of the things I always liked about the better old school computer
> & arcade games is that the technological limitations caused the
> developer to really focus on gameplay... instead of trying to create
> an open world so vast nobody will ever have time to finish half the
> game, they were left with replaying their own vision of simple game
> mechanics, focusing on what made it fun, until they achieved optimal.
>
> I see that in droves in this title.... I think the simplistic nature
> allowed the author the time to refine and tweak it into an addictive
> little gem of a masterpiece.
>
> Oh and it's like three fucking dollars.. :)

Sounds interesting. I think it is this one:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/

?

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On Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:00:02 GMT, Geeknix
<usenet@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:

>On 2022-02-14, Rin Stowleigh <rstowleigh@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
>>
>> This is one of the best casual games I've come across in a while. It
>> has kind of a Robotron vibe, but its not a brutal quarter-muncher like
>> the arcade game. You very quickly develop simple tactics which keep
>> you alive and away from the stigma of "rogue lite".
>>
>> One of the things I always liked about the better old school computer
>> & arcade games is that the technological limitations caused the
>> developer to really focus on gameplay... instead of trying to create
>> an open world so vast nobody will ever have time to finish half the
>> game, they were left with replaying their own vision of simple game
>> mechanics, focusing on what made it fun, until they achieved optimal.
>>
>> I see that in droves in this title.... I think the simplistic nature
>> allowed the author the time to refine and tweak it into an addictive
>> little gem of a masterpiece.
>>
>> Oh and it's like three fucking dollars.. :)
>
>Sounds interesting. I think it is this one:
>
>https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/
>
>?

Thats it

On Tuesday, February 15, 2022 at 5:18:06 AM UTC-8, Rin Stowleigh wrote:
> On Tue, 15 Feb 2022 12:00:02 GMT, Geeknix
> <use...@apple.geeknix135.net> wrote:
>
> >On 2022-02-14, Rin Stowleigh <rstow...@x-nospam-x.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> This is one of the best casual games I've come across in a while. It
> >> has kind of a Robotron vibe, but its not a brutal quarter-muncher like
> >> the arcade game. You very quickly develop simple tactics which keep
> >> you alive and away from the stigma of "rogue lite".
> >>
> >> One of the things I always liked about the better old school computer
> >> & arcade games is that the technological limitations caused the
> >> developer to really focus on gameplay... instead of trying to create
> >> an open world so vast nobody will ever have time to finish half the
> >> game, they were left with replaying their own vision of simple game
> >> mechanics, focusing on what made it fun, until they achieved optimal.
> >>
> >> I see that in droves in this title.... I think the simplistic nature
> >> allowed the author the time to refine and tweak it into an addictive
> >> little gem of a masterpiece.
> >>
> >> Oh and it's like three fucking dollars.. :)
> >
> >Sounds interesting. I think it is this one:
> >
> >https://store.steampowered.com/app/1794680/Vampire_Survivors/

Looks like something I *might* like. Early Access. I'll pop it on my
wishlist.

- Justisaur

Damn you, Rin Stowleigh! ;-)

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On Wed, 16 Feb 2022 00:28:38 -0000 (UTC), "Mark P. Nelson"
<markpnelson@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

>Damn you, Rin Stowleigh! ;-)

I forgot to post my disclaimer that I'm not responsible for loss of
income or diminished personal relations that may result from that
addictive "one more round" effect :)