GS writes: "Imagine I were to give you a set of car keys, explain that in a car the steering wheel is for steering, the gas makes the car go and the brake makes it stop and then expected you to pass a driver's test. At times, this is what the beginning of Infinite Space feels like, only instead of a driver's test you have to face down a fleet of pirates. Once everything clicks the space combat is thrilling and the amount of ship, fleet and crew customization is staggering, however there's a lot to overcome before that point, and much clunkiness to deal with throughout the entire game, meaning many space-farers may call it quits and retire to the nearest planet."
EDGE took a trip down memory lane with some of the staff at Platinum Games in its latest issue.
One of the games discussed was Infinite Space, the studio’s first and only handheld game.
I claim that it should have been a PSP if not a PS3 title.
Wonder if they can port it.
In a storyline-driven genre like role playing, a good setting can end up being a game's most important element.
yeah, having a game about pneumonia but taking place in South America would really get me immersed. :/
This piece mostly deals with RPGs, but has there been any recent setting as good as Rapture?
I honestly can't think of many that were *that* well realized/interesting.
Yep. Half the reason I game is to go to interesting places and do interesting things. Which usually means "kill a lotta things," but still.
Zavvi.com: "If you’re a gamer, you’ve probably spent most of 2010 being completely spoilt for choice. There have been so many fantastic games released this year that next year’s post-Christmas release drought is likely to be a very welcome period for almost everyone – as we’ll all finally have time to get stuck into everything that we missed the first time around. But even so, some of the very best games of 2010 managed to slip completely under the radar of way too many people, and here are five of our favourites that you should definitely try to make a date with as soon as possible…"