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Posted July 26, 2012
A conflict on a celestial scale!

[url=http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/nexus_the_jupiter_incident/]Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, a story-driven real-time tactical game that puts a fleet of heavily armed spacecrafts at your command, is available on GOG.com for only $9.99!

You are Marcus Cromwell, a young and ambitious captain of a legendary Stiletto spacecraft. As your career begins, a devastating war over precious resources that could grant stellar dominion ensues on the edge of the solar system. Your tactical skill and battle expertise might prove to be the tipping point of the entire conflict that future generations would call “The Jupiter Incident”.

Nexus is a TFS--which stands for a Tactical Fleet Simulation according to the game’s developers--and that seems to be the most adequate of possible descriptions. In over 30 complex missions you will command a fleet of varied spacecrafts in a fully 3D environment, choosing your own tactics to push your forces towards the victory. And between battles you will manage your flotilla--upgrade, enhance and repair your ships with the resources awarded after a successful battle.

Nexus: The Jupiter Incident is a great tactical challenge with astounding visuals that will satisfy strategy gamers and space-opera fans alike, now on GOG.com for only $9.99
Posted July 26, 2012
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KoolZoid: If I can pause the game, issue orders, spin the camera 'round a lot going "ooooh, isn't it pretty?", look at all the ships in detail, change my mind about some of the orders, go make a cup of tea, drink my tea, unpause the game, and watch my fleet die horribly because my orders were no good, then I might just go buy this game right now!
Hm... you just uncovered a new way of enjoying video games to me. Someone should really create a game focussing on the enjoyment of watching your armada get torn apart.
Posted July 26, 2012
Cool game!!
Posted July 26, 2012
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keeveek: There were zillions of that games made for one simple reason:

you don't need to draw / model terrain ;p
Not to mention that this makes pathfinding a lot simpler. ;)
Posted July 26, 2012
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Tolya: Seriously, but this game. It is difficult, challenging and hideously fun. And there are huge EXPLOSIONS in it.
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gameon: That's more reason for me not to buy. I can't stand hard games.
Actually, if you use the easy setting, the game becomes very easy and there are only a couple of mission where you will be forced to restart, as there is some randomness involved during combat (accuracy, reserve power, disabling systems) and I remember only one really frustrating mission. If you keep getting stuck, there's an excellent walkthrough, which gives you advice on the best ship setup and pointers to make a mission easier. All in all, not a difficult game once you understand what you are actually doing.
Posted July 26, 2012
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KoolZoid: If I can pause the game, issue orders, spin the camera 'round a lot going "ooooh, isn't it pretty?", look at all the ships in detail, change my mind about some of the orders, go make a cup of tea, drink my tea, unpause the game, and watch my fleet die horribly because my orders were no good, then I might just go buy this game right now!
And watch you shall. Just look how pretty it is! And wait a bit and you'll also get to see explosion! There's a lot of tactical depth into it as well, from preparation of your ships and their weapons itself to the battle itself.
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Tolya: Seriously, but this game. It is difficult, challenging and hideously fun. And there are huge EXPLOSIONS in it.
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gameon: That's more reason for me not to buy. I can't stand hard games.
Yeah it's mostly only hard on hard and sometimes on medium. There are frustrating bits tho.
Post edited July 26, 2012 by Fenixp
Posted July 26, 2012
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KoolZoid: If I can pause the game, issue orders, spin the camera 'round a lot going "ooooh, isn't it pretty?", look at all the ships in detail, change my mind about some of the orders, go make a cup of tea, drink my tea, unpause the game, and watch my fleet die horribly because my orders were no good, then I might just go buy this game right now!
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Tolya: Do not forget that there are EXPLOSIONS. Not just capital Explosions, but capital EXPLOSIONS.

The ones that cover all the screen. And not only from exploding ships, there are also weapons which look like huge nuclear explosions only in omg space!

What other incentive do you need?

Seriously, buy this game. It is difficult, challenging and hideously fun. And there are huge EXPLOSIONS in it.
Wakarimashita. I've bought it. If it's that difficult, it shouldn't be too hard to witness these awesome explosions. I just need to work towards making them happen on the *enemy* ships....
Posted July 26, 2012
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gameon: I think TET is a fan of those kind of games.
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keeveek: Yep, sometimes I feel like they have a habit of releasing the games THEY like, before games requested by people :P
Not really; given that I dislike most adventure, action, and RTS games. :P

We release the games we can. We sign the games people ask for--when we can. And then release them. When we can. ;)
Posted July 26, 2012
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gameon: I think TET is a fan of those kind of games.
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keeveek: Yep, sometimes I feel like they have a habit of releasing the games THEY like, before games requested by people :P
Well, I kind of generally assume this too. But that's a bit how I wish things to be.

I like to imagine SOME sincerity in the enthousiastic descriptions of the games. And some implied "hey we personally consider this game cool, have a try".

Edit : oooh, seems i got it totally wrong.
Post edited July 26, 2012 by Telika
Posted July 26, 2012
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F4LL0UT: Hm... you just uncovered a new way of enjoying video games to me. Someone should really create a game focussing on the enjoyment of watching your armada get torn apart.
Play this game on hard, and that's more or less what you've purchased. :P
Posted July 26, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: Not really; given that I dislike most adventure, action, and RTS games. :P
y u no like adventure games? :(
Posted July 26, 2012
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gameon: It's indie isn't it? It's not something i've heard of. I'd prefer a genuine high rated game of yesteryear.
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TheEnigmaticT: I'm not sure that arguing over whether an 8 year old game should count as a classic or an indie is productive, really. Can't it count as both? Either way, it's something that would remind you a little of Space Rangers and a little of Homeworld and a little of Incubation. It's a crazy mash-up of genres, and one that I'm happy to have in the catalog.
Incubation?

Interesting. I'm wondering what the similarities are between a squad-centric, turn-based on-land strategy game and a pew-pew, real-time, in-space strategy game.

Not disputing it (especially as I've not played Incubation since retail release and have never played Nexus). Just genuinely intrigued.
Posted July 26, 2012
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keeveek: Yep, sometimes I feel like they have a habit of releasing the games THEY like, before games requested by people :P
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TheEnigmaticT: Not really; given that I dislike most adventure, action, and RTS games. :P

We release the games we can. We sign the games people ask for--when we can. And then release them. When we can. ;)
And you realise that you're missing Emperor: Rise of the middle kingdom game from Pharaoh/Zeus/Caesar series? ;P Because this one game wasn't widely known in Poland, or it wasn't known at all, this is why I'm reminding about that, maybe most of GOG staff doesn't know about it's existence ;D (yeah, I'm using the opportunity to remind about that game :D)

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F4LL0UT: Hm... you just uncovered a new way of enjoying video games to me. Someone should really create a game focussing on the enjoyment of watching your armada get torn apart.
Well, I play Myth when I want to see my dwarves and soldiers being transformed into bloody pulp by enemies grenades... :D

http://media.moddb.com/images/downloads/1/16/15007/myth002.jpg
Post edited July 26, 2012 by keeveek
Posted July 26, 2012
Woooohooo, does this mean we can expect imperium galactica II? :D
Posted July 26, 2012
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TheEnigmaticT: I'm not sure that arguing over whether an 8 year old game should count as a classic or an indie is productive, really. Can't it count as both? Either way, it's something that would remind you a little of Space Rangers and a little of Homeworld and a little of Incubation. It's a crazy mash-up of genres, and one that I'm happy to have in the catalog.
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deadfolk: Incubation?

Interesting. I'm wondering what the similarities are between a squad-centric, turn-based on-land strategy game and a pew-pew, real-time, in-space strategy game.

Not disputing it (especially as I've not played Incubation since retail release and have never played Nexus). Just genuinely intrigued.
Acting outnumbered ten to one in pre-designed murderous situations, carefully picking your targets (and their "body-parts"), and intermission shopping.
Posted July 26, 2012
Hey ho, bought.

Heard good things about this game.
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