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General discussionWelcome 2 classic tactical games from Ziggurat Interactive(54 posts)(54 posts)
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Posted June 04, 2021
Today we have a surprise for all retro gaming fans! Check out these classic tactical titles that will engage for weeks and put your strategic thinking to the test:

Sabre Team (-33%) is an isometric squad-level turn-based simulation that lets you take command of a Sabre Team unit that confronts delicate and dangerous scenarios.

Shadoworlds (-33%) is a gripping isometric squad-based sci-fi RPG that follows a team of explorers as they trek through the dark environments of a weapon research facility.

Both Sabre Team and Shadoworlds are now available on GOG.COM along with a 33% discount that will last until 11th June 2021, 1 PM UTC.
Posted June 04, 2021
These games aren't for me, but I'm glad to see more retro games coming to GOG for all the fans who enjoy it.

So big thanks to GOG and Krisalis Software / Ziggurat Interactive for releasing it here. :)
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Posted June 04, 2021
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laser squad next, please!
Posted June 04, 2021
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XYCat: damn son, where is ziggurat digging these games out of? I mean like I have never even heard of those :D
I'd also like to read an interview or something where someone from Ziggurat explain how they managed to acquire the rights to so many old games so quickly (relatively speaking).
Posted June 04, 2021
I knew of Shadowlands and barely about Sabre Squad in the past, but I was not aware of the existance of a sequel Shadoworlds.

Sabre Squad will be a good addition for my collection of games like XCOM or Jagged Alliance.

I have only played the games slightly just to configure them and test it a bit.

Sabre Squad seems to be a game based in canned missions, I'd like to ask how many of them are. Because apparently only a campaign is available, no squirmish mode etc.

It is going to be fun. The UI could be better, it is icon based but they are clear enough to know intuitively what makes each one without looking into the manual or learn arcane hieroglyphs.

Apparently It is played slowly due to the Interface but in a game like this It does not mind to me. The gameplay is slower than Xcom or the first Jagged Alliance.

I remembered Shadowlands and its sequel seems to be equally interesting. The interface like in Sabre Squad, is very oldschool but very different and unique. The manual or quick guide is needed here to know exactly how to use, look, walk in formation etc.
The use of light and shadows is very interesting and apparently it affects gameplay.

I recomend slow down Dosbox a bit in both games. I do not know but I feel they are configured a little faster than neccessary. Noticeable in the mouse speed and some animations.

Greetings

Both games are interesting enough for retro tactical and rpg fans
Post edited June 04, 2021 by Gudadantza
Posted June 04, 2021
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Gudadantza: Sabre Squad seems to be a game based in canned missions, I'd like to ask how many of them are. Because apparently only a campaign is available, no squirmish mode etc.
There are five missions. But the game is known to be brutal, so that's more than enough. And yes, Laser Squad and Breach games would also be nice.
Posted June 04, 2021
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Gudadantza: Sabre Squad seems to be a game based in canned missions, I'd like to ask how many of them are. Because apparently only a campaign is available, no squirmish mode etc.
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igrok: There are five missions. But the game is known to be brutal, so that's more than enough. And yes, Laser Squad and Breach games would also be nice.
Well. Not too many. Should I understand that they tend to be pretty big maps, then? And are the enemy and quantity possitions fixed? Scripted? If it does, then It could be a good tactical game but very limited for replayability.

Greetings
Post edited June 05, 2021 by Gudadantza
Posted June 04, 2021
I remember Sabre Team on the Amiga getting middling reviews as the magazines of the time thought it played too slowly, but I loved the game. The PC version looks a bit more garish colour wise but I'll still buy it and hope it plays as well as it did on the mighty 'Miggy.
Who dares wins.
Post edited June 04, 2021 by Doc0075
Posted June 05, 2021
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Swedrami: Should arrive on GoG too... sometime:
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igrok: That's awesome! Thanks for pointing to the info!
If you like Wages of War (I do too), another game which you might like is SSI's Soldiers At War. Great game.
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Doc0075: I remember Sabre Team on the Amiga getting middling reviews as the magazines of the time thought it played too slowly, but I loved the game. The PC version looks a bit more garish colour wise but I'll still buy it and hope it plays as well as it did on the mighty 'Miggy.
Who dares wins.
As a heavy strategy gamer in the 80s and 90s (and of course till today), I was almost always disappointed with game reviews for the rare time magazines reviewed a strategy game. They just didn't have the brain capacity to get it, or just didn't get enough money (directly or through ads) from publishers who released this type of games.
(I lost my trust in pro reviewers in the 80s...)
Post edited June 05, 2021 by trusteft
Posted June 05, 2021
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Accatone: Wonderful news! I cannot believe that some Krisalis Games have finally found their way to GOG. I wonder if we can also see Soccer Kid (one of my all-time favorite platform games) or even Arabian Nights on GOG. Ziggurat's games library do not include them yet unfortunately. I hope that they can get these games too.
I second Soccer Kid. I never had a Nintendo growing up but got the relatively unknown Panasonic 3do. Soccer Kid is still one of my favorite games from that and I actually found it in storage this weekend, along with a ton of long box 3do games. I would love to see that come here as I’ve sunk countless hours into it.
Posted June 05, 2021
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GOG.com: Today we have a surprise for all retro gaming fans!
How about you surprise us with GOOD retro games and not shitty games that already got bad reviews back in the day and just aged badly so they are just digital trash? It was bad enough with the Capstone shit but this? Sabre Team is pretty much X-Com/Jagged Alliance, just completely horrible, buggy and worthless.
Posted June 05, 2021
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GOG.com: Today we have a surprise for all retro gaming fans!
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ShadowAngel.207: How about you surprise us with GOOD retro games and not shitty games that already got bad reviews back in the day and just aged badly so they are just digital trash? It was bad enough with the Capstone shit but this? Sabre Team is pretty much X-Com/Jagged Alliance, just completely horrible, buggy and worthless.
No. Sabre Team is not X-Com/Jagged Alliance, but shittier. It has similarities which help to give an idea to people who haven't played it, how some parts of the game are, but they are not the same games. There is no overall strategic element outside of battles, other than the purchase and inventory system for weapons, accessories and personnel.
Also it is not horrible, buggy and worthless, just because you don't like it or you suck at it. Or perhaps you haven't even played it.
Sabre Team is a good game for the genre and for the time it was released.

Just because you don't like it, it doesn't make it a bad game.
Posted June 05, 2021
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GOG.com: Both Sabre Team and Shadoworlds are now available on GOG.COM along with a 33% discount that will last until 11th June 2021, 1 PM UTC.
Bought. Next "Shadowlands" and "Laser Squad" please. Thanks. :)
Post edited June 05, 2021 by Anime-BlackWolf
Posted June 05, 2021
For some reason I think Shadowlands will have a hard time coming back because its name is similar to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Homeworld: Cataclysm had the same issue and was renamed to avoid it.
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Ghildrean: For some reason I think Shadowlands will have a hard time coming back because its name is similar to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Homeworld: Cataclysm had the same issue and was renamed to avoid it.
"Shadows" "Shadows: Origins" "Shadows: Magik & More" "Domark's Shadow" ;)
Posted June 06, 2021
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Ghildrean: For some reason I think Shadowlands will have a hard time coming back because its name is similar to World of Warcraft: Shadowlands. Homeworld: Cataclysm had the same issue and was renamed to avoid it.
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tfishell: "Shadows" "Shadows: Origins" "Shadows: Magik & More" "Domark's Shadow" ;)
You realize Shadows and Shadowlands are not the same word, right?
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