Posted November 28, 2012
Got to know about this through RPS and Indiegames.com. It's a top-down shooter with KB+M controls. Despite my initial skepticism, I ended up playing the demo for two hours. It's crazy fun. So the premise is like this: an AI has taken over a random facility, on a random planet, and has infected its inhabitants, turning them into cyborgs. Or something like that.
But that's not important once the game starts. You start off with only a pistol in a procedurally generated level, and your task is to find the teleporter to proceed to the next level. Now here's the neat part: along the way, you'll find junk, explosives, ammo, weapons etc. Everything has a purpose here, and most useful items can be crafted from something. Found a can + RDX500? Turn it into a pzfaust (rocket launcher). If you find some hardware, add it to your pistol and it becomes an autopistol. Can't find ammo for your nailgun? Combine box of nails and explosives to get nail ammo. Don't let the graphics fool you, this game gets a lot of things right.
Alas, to survive in the beginning, you will have to master the art of the knife. Combat is intense, as enemies don't just shamble towards you. Some will run circles around you, forcing you into melee combat. Ammo can at times get really scarce. And then there are the secret rooms, which can be revealed by planting explosives next to weaker walls. Check out the demo if all this sounds interesting to you.
http://www.teleglitch.com/index.php?page=demo
RPS article: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/26/doom-with-a-top-down-view-teleglitch/
Indiegames article: http://indiegames.com/2012/11/release_teleglitch_tael_and_ae.html
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Oh yeah obligatory wishlist entry:
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/teleglitch
(no Greenlight link tho)
But that's not important once the game starts. You start off with only a pistol in a procedurally generated level, and your task is to find the teleporter to proceed to the next level. Now here's the neat part: along the way, you'll find junk, explosives, ammo, weapons etc. Everything has a purpose here, and most useful items can be crafted from something. Found a can + RDX500? Turn it into a pzfaust (rocket launcher). If you find some hardware, add it to your pistol and it becomes an autopistol. Can't find ammo for your nailgun? Combine box of nails and explosives to get nail ammo. Don't let the graphics fool you, this game gets a lot of things right.
Alas, to survive in the beginning, you will have to master the art of the knife. Combat is intense, as enemies don't just shamble towards you. Some will run circles around you, forcing you into melee combat. Ammo can at times get really scarce. And then there are the secret rooms, which can be revealed by planting explosives next to weaker walls. Check out the demo if all this sounds interesting to you.
http://www.teleglitch.com/index.php?page=demo
RPS article: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/11/26/doom-with-a-top-down-view-teleglitch/
Indiegames article: http://indiegames.com/2012/11/release_teleglitch_tael_and_ae.html
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Oh yeah obligatory wishlist entry:
http://www.gog.com/wishlist/games/teleglitch
(no Greenlight link tho)
Post edited November 28, 2012 by lowyhong
