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Re: Well, that was vaguely intelligible by pinback 09/21/2014, 3:08pm PDT
serial malcontent wrote:


Now I know what happens in the game.


Alright! Makin' progress!

What other games does it vaguely resemble in terms of visuals? Is it like an updated alpha centauri with graphics of a level of quality compared to civ 5?


It's a real-time economic simulator, so it's unlikely to get compared to any turn-based 4X games.

Also, all of the graphics and UI are currently bare-bones placeholders (which is why we can't post screenshots) so it's too early to answer that question.

Is the music good? Grating? Is the music awful?


(See above re: bare-bones.) No music. There is very little glitz/glamour yet.

Are there annoying aspects of the interface that begin to expose a flaw in UI design after playing the game for a while?


(See above re: bare-bones.) The interface is placeholder, though after a few games it's "good enough". But it will likely change dramatically before release.

Shit like that goes into helping someone grasp the user experience in playing this thing.


All of the graphics, sounds, and UI are placeholders. I cannot answer those questions. I can just answer how the game plays out (see previous post) and whether I think it's fun or not (yes).
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I can't talk about it. by pinback 09/03/2014, 3:03pm PDT NEW
    Well, I'm gonna talk about it. by The Warezwolf 09/03/2014, 4:50pm PDT NEW
    The NDA is being lifted "soon"... by pinback 09/08/2014, 12:02pm PDT NEW
    OKAY WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT NOW. by pinback 09/18/2014, 11:40am PDT NEW
        what's the interface like? you make it sound like an excel spreadsheet by serial malcontent 09/18/2014, 3:19pm PDT NEW
            It's almost exclusively multiplayer. And it's like Excel but with hex cells ins NT by tead of rectangles. 09/18/2014, 6:12pm PDT NEW
                True or false: I could reproduce all this game's features with a well-programmed NT by excel file? serial malcontent 09/18/2014, 10:48pm PDT NEW
                    True, but you could say the same thing about Civilization. NT by pinback 09/19/2014, 3:49am PDT NEW
                        Civilization has graphics. NT by serial malcontent 09/20/2014, 12:58am PDT NEW
                            Ah. OTC also has graphics! NT by pinback 09/20/2014, 4:15am PDT NEW
                                you need to provide crucial information in your reviews starting now by serial malcontent 09/20/2014, 8:16pm PDT NEW
                                    I don't know how! by pinback 09/21/2014, 4:49am PDT NEW
                                        Well, that was vaguely intelligible by serial malcontent 09/21/2014, 12:27pm PDT NEW
                                            quality comparable to civ 5 NT by serial malcontent 09/21/2014, 12:28pm PDT NEW
                                            Re: Well, that was vaguely intelligible by pinback 09/21/2014, 3:08pm PDT NEW
                                                The answer to "does this game have graphics" is getting muddier by the minute. NT by The Wumpus 09/21/2014, 3:43pm PDT NEW
                                                    It has graphics. They suck. They will get much better. by pinback 09/21/2014, 3:47pm PDT NEW
                                                        When the devs tell you a game is unfinished and to not talk about it, take the by serial malcontent 09/21/2014, 11:18pm PDT NEW
                                                            THIS IS A GAME SITE. PLEASE DO NOT TALK ABOUT GAMES. NT by Caltrops Cares 09/22/2014, 4:27am PDT NEW
                                                                This, from the community that tried to stifle Pinback completely? You all barely NT by talk about games pre-release as is. 09/25/2014, 10:56am PDT NEW
 
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