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Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden (PC,XB1,PS4) Previews "...Might Be a Masterpiece"
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Can't say much at the moment, the cap will be lifted soon enough however.
The name is actually taken from a swedish pen and paper roleplaying game, which this game seems to be based off. The original game was released in the eighties under the name Mutant. The latest edition added a subheading, År noll, which translates to Year zero.
Wait! This takes place in Sweden? Now I gotta buy it!
I played 45 minutes of this at GamesCom and it was bloody fantastic. Really caught me by surprise.
All impressions would be from the first two or three hours of the game the preview covered. Embargo for that was up on the 1st.
Haha, I seriously hope they keep that aspect of the pen and paper game. I'll buy it regardless, but if I get to control a pig and a duck through the radioactive swedish wasteland that's a big plus in my book.
I played the pen and paper version of this, or a prequel. We all played animals in an abandoned facility deep in the mountains (of Sweden) and were trying to escape our robotic overlords. It should have solid world building, there's a ton of that already.
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Cool, looking forward to whenever the lid is pulled off coverage for the game.
It's digital only "at launch".
It's more Fire Emblem like because the characters are all predetermined I believe. We'll see how it works out but that would be one of my main concerns throughout the game. I much prefer the random nature of XCOM operatives.
I'm cautiously optimistic but a game like this the first few hours are very likely to be the most impressive.
I'm cautiously optimistic but a game like this the first few hours are very likely to be the most impressive.
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Correct. Previews quoted the developer as the game only having 5, preset, characters.
Used to play the Mutant p&p back in the late 80 and early 90s. Still have my Mutant 2089 boxes here in the room on the shelf. Big fan of XCOM gameplay too. Needless to say, I'm hyped about this, now I just have to decide on PC or PS4, if the game plays well with a controller I'm going with the PS4.
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My most anticipated Indie at the moment. Love Xcom 2. Different twist on the formula sounds great on paper. Looks great in motion.
Anyone else notice the quality of Indies going up a bunch of notches lately? Indies are now hitting that AA bar far more frequently. This thing came out of nowhere.
Anyone else notice the quality of Indies going up a bunch of notches lately? Indies are now hitting that AA bar far more frequently. This thing came out of nowhere.
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Sadly I'm one of those people who has trouble getting into games like this. It's why I skipped Fallout Tactics back in the day as well because I was so used to X-com and Final Fantasy Tactics (I always ignored story characters).
The swedish pen and paper game this is based on was heavily inspired by Gamma World, but transposed to a scandinavian setting. So you're not far off the mark!
This is on GP? Wow... I love X-com games, that is an unexpected bonus.
BTW this is also a P&P RPG?
https://www.modiphius.net/collections/mutant-year-zero
BTW this is also a P&P RPG?
https://www.modiphius.net/collections/mutant-year-zero
Heh, I saw a 'Trollhättan' road sign in one of the videos so I guess it is. :)
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Yeah, the game is set in Sweden as well as the development studio making it.
There's a demo up on Steam. It isn't on the store page yet, but you can get it by typing steam://install/982530 into your browser.
I really like the look of this - it's giving the same hidden gem feels that Shadow Tactics gave me and I freakin loved that game.
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wasnt sure if i would get this game but with it coming to gamepass its a no brainier to atleast try it out
I pay a lot of attention to game previews and I've never heard of this.
In any event, this looks quite interesting and I will definitely give it a shot.
Btw, I love the art direction. It has a Pokémon movie feel to it.
In any event, this looks quite interesting and I will definitely give it a shot.
Btw, I love the art direction. It has a Pokémon movie feel to it.
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Download crawls for a couple MB a second before failing on my Windows desktop.
A game like this? That's pretty much every game for me. I very rarely get "wowed" by games past the first few hours. It's usually like this for me:
1st Third of the game (i.e. the "Honeymoon Phase") - Wow this looks/feels/sounds great! Can't wait to play some more. Would give this game a 9!
2nd Third - This is good. I'm making progress. Will pick-up that other new game after I finish this one. Would rate this one a solid 8.
Last Third - Starting to feel like a slog. Ready for it to end. The game's a 7 at best. Where's that other new game I already bought?
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Mine went fast. Won't launch.
Same error I got on my Linux machine (though the label was missing). Guess it wasn't a Proton issue after all.
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