Sorry, I just can't support this game as much as I like Indies!
Pros: Nothing. Music is repetitive and boring.( The graphics are poor at best compared to what else is out there. Strategy-nonexistent. Oh wait. One pro: somewhat less buggy than Venture Africa! I guess practice makes perfect - sort of!
Cons: Ok, let's look at this seriously. I played Venture Africa based on its good reviews. I was not impressed. On Sunday, it was a slow day, so I decided - reluctantly to try it out. Again, not impressed! Now, I?m probably a huge indie/casual gamer, and I like strategy games, so one should take that into consideration. But in this game, well, let?s say the strategy was absent. The levels were basic, boring (and the graphics/and or ?art? if you call it that was well below today?s standards ?I?d call it 1999 style!). I mean, some people say that this game is not ?money? driven, but hello ? let?s look at this ? you?re collecting ?spirits?! What do you think the ?spirits? do for you? Exactly ? what money would do in any other sim game. As for music, well, as even the hot reviews claim, its repetitive ? and frankly, turn off the music doesn?t do it for me. It?s low budget sound, which, since the sound in VA was bad, is not surprising again. Plot-well, this falls into the strategy category. There isn?t any. And as for the whole global warming theme ? seems like the company is trying to cash in on the whole ?green? movement, which I guess is alright, because everyone has to make a buck, but is still a little cheesy in my opinion. So let?s be frank. Bad graphics, bad plot/strategy, and bad music all make for a not so good game. For indie casual gamers, I?d recommend lots of other stuff. But not this. Thanks for listening!
Posted: 31-Jul-2007 01:37:07 PM