Forum Overview :: Mischief Maker's Maker's Mark

First impressions by Fullofkittens 01/03/2024, 9:20am PST In retrospect, one thing that XCom EU and XCom 2 got extremely right was that when you kill a bad guy it feels very satisfying. So far the most distinctive interaction of Phantom Brigade is "I think I might have killed that guy but I'm not sure...?" There's like a "crashing"(?) state where bad guys are disabled but not dead or something? Blowing up a bad guy mech or tank should feel cooler than this. And then the 2nd most distinctive interaction is wondering whether you should have shot more times because there were 2 seconds left in the 5 second round and you just sort of watch the clock run out. Other things: - There's something hilarious about the cutscenes where the art style is "Ghost Master meets Paw Patrol" but what is being depicted is fascist soldiers kicking pregnant women in the throat. - The cool cinematics you see in the ads are technically possible to view using the replay feature but I don't see myself doing it very much, the ad hoc cutscenes in XCom were also better in this regard. I'm going to give it a little more time but I really want the robots blowing up to be more satisfying. This also made me remember that Frozen Synapse was a thing, and I wonder how well it plays on a modern PC.

Mischief Maker's 2023 GOTY candidates so far: NT by Mischief Maker 02/13/2023, 9:13am PST     Spellforce: Conquest of Eo NT by Mischief Maker 02/13/2023, 9:14am PST     Power of Ten NT by Mischief Maker 02/13/2023, 9:15am PST         ...PROVIDED they patch out the constant CTD. NT by Mischief Maker 02/21/2023, 12:12pm PST     The Last Spell NT by Mischief Maker 03/10/2023, 5:12pm PST     Everspace 2 NT by Mischief Maker 04/12/2023, 8:45pm PDT     Terraformers NT by Mischief Maker 07/02/2023, 10:25pm PDT     Bomb Rush Cyberfunk NT by MM 08/19/2023, 8:00pm PDT     Phantom Brigade, despite the shortcomings. They're chugging along with patches. NT by Mischief Maker 09/04/2023, 11:01am PDT         It's not even out yet. Oh wait that's "Phantom Liberty". Nevermind, carry on! NT by Mysterio 09/19/2023, 11:10am PDT         First impressions by Fullofkittens 01/03/2024, 9:20am PST             There's a big 1.2 patch coming this month. Maybe let it sit for a bit? NT by MM 01/03/2024, 4:32pm PST                 I think it's fun but even in 1.2 those issues that FoK mentioned are still there by Mysterio 07/01/2024, 8:59pm PDT     Turbo Overkill NT by MM 09/17/2023, 9:38pm PDT     Sifu NT by Mischief Maker 09/22/2023, 6:22pm PDT     Final Theory, despite the weaknesses. by Mischief Maker 12/05/2023, 9:02pm PST     Pizza Tower - It lives up to the hype. NT by MM 12/21/2023, 5:07pm PST         Why didn't more people here talk about this game. NT by Mysterio 01/21/2024, 6:40pm PST             This game isn't for me, it's apparently for the dozen people who played WarioL 4 NT by But I still think its genius 01/22/2024, 8:42pm PST         This game is awesome. Played it for 2 hours so far. Love it. by Rafiki 07/14/2024, 10:47pm PDT     Against the Storm by MM 01/01/2024, 8:19pm PST         Did somebody call for me? HONK HONK NT by Patch Adams 01/02/2024, 7:38am PST             hi patch ;) NT by Lars 01/03/2024, 12:15pm PST         It's been in early access for a couple years. If you aren't happy with it now by you won't ever like it 01/02/2024, 10:33am PST             I meant my final top-10 games of 2023 list, not AtS specifically. NT by MM 01/02/2024, 12:18pm PST     Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles NT by MM 01/05/2024, 4:37pm PST         The color scheme alone killed it for me NT by can't go back to CGA days 01/05/2024, 7:11pm PST             The Red vs. Blue color thing is a key gameplay mechanic. & I think it's pretty! NT by MM 01/06/2024, 9:37am PST                 This is right up my alley but too expensive can u buy me it NT by pinback 01/06/2024, 12:29pm PST     Ghostrunner 2 NT by Mischief Maker 01/25/2024, 5:52pm PST         Scratch this one. The good first impression quickly sours by midgame. NT by Mischief Maker 02/10/2024, 9:56pm PST     Roboquest. It's really, really good! NT by Mischief Maker 05/24/2024, 4:38pm PDT         Looks like Serious Sam in the Bomb Rush Cyberfunk universe? NT by Fullofkittens 07/15/2024, 8:34am PDT             No, it's a Cel-Shaded post-apoc Halo that turns into Doom Eternal with unlocks. NT by Mischief Maker 07/15/2024, 9:14am PDT