2014 has brought us a tiny surplus of indie, turn-based strategy games. And happily, they’ve all been thematically and mechanically different: The Banner Saga (an elegant Viking epic), Xenonauts (a spiritual sequel to old X-COM), Dead State (a Fallout-like zombie sandbox in Early Access). Halfway is less complex and sprawling than these games, which ends up as both a shortcoming and an asset.
Alex from AGR took a quick look at Halfway, a classy turn based game that he's rather enjoying at the moment. Let us know what you think of the game if you’ve played it.
G3AR: "It's no secret that there's been a bit of a drought in the gaming world. With Bungie's Destiny having just released, the summer of little to no AAA-games comes to an end, but sadly so does the opportunity to focus on some of the winter's indie gems. One such game is the recently released turn-based RPG Halfway. Developed by Robotality and published by Chucklefish, it's immediately clear that Halfway has some stellar indie pedigree behind it, but a couple minor flaws stack up so that Halfway doesn't quite go all the way."
Destructoid:
"One of the things that is so appealing about science fiction is that it deals with situations that seem fantastical, but are ultimately plausible. Technology today would look like magic to those from years past, and so the technology of the future might seem incredible to us now."
