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Linnis

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House of the Dying Sun
« on: June 04, 2017, 12:14:15 AM »

Noticed no one has mentioned this one yet. Great one, combat like everspace but with more... basic weapons. Story is better. Visuals is simple and has homeworld feel.

Takes about 1-6 hours for a play-through, depends on how good you are.


https://youtu.be/56fCuO7JEy4
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2017, 06:06:06 PM »

Interesting game, wanted to get it some time ago but didn't because most people say it has only short campaign and nothing to do after that. Maybe will grab it after all, it looks very nice.
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #2 on: June 06, 2017, 12:20:59 AM »

Is one of the best games I ever played, and also one of the shortest. The length being its only real flaw.

Buy it when it goes on sale.

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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #3 on: June 06, 2017, 01:59:43 PM »

Interesting game, wanted to get it some time ago but didn't because most people say it has only short campaign and nothing to do after that. Maybe will grab it after all, it looks very nice.

It definitely is one of those short and sweet games. Also one of the only games where I get butt clenching moments.
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #4 on: June 07, 2017, 08:44:21 AM »

I actually bookmarked Enemy Starfighter a long while ago and subsequently bought House the Dying Sun without realizing it's the same game.
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #5 on: June 07, 2017, 04:14:50 PM »

Is one of the best games I ever played, and also one of the shortest. The length being its only real flaw.

Buy it when it goes on sale.

50% off on Steam atm :)
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2017, 04:19:56 PM »

Buy it, buy it now!

For 10 bucks it is a no-brainer even with its very short length.

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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #7 on: June 07, 2017, 05:06:06 PM »

How is it with keyboard/mouse, btw? Been meaning to pick it up for a while.
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #8 on: June 07, 2017, 05:09:05 PM »

I really like HOTDS, but it desperately needs more content
How is it with keyboard/mouse, btw? Been meaning to pick it up for a while.
It feels designed for kb+m tbh, it's extremely fluid
« Last Edit: June 07, 2017, 05:10:48 PM by Morbo513 »
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #9 on: June 07, 2017, 05:17:27 PM »

Oh, excellent. Downloading now :)

I really like HOTDS, but it desperately needs more content

How you know you're old: shorter game length feels like an upside.
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #10 on: June 07, 2017, 05:29:21 PM »

How is it with keyboard/mouse, btw? Been meaning to pick it up for a while.

I played it with keyboard and mouse, smooth as silk.

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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #11 on: June 07, 2017, 07:03:32 PM »

Ooooh, going to buy this tonight! +10 points to TJJ for letting us know about the sale!
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #12 on: June 07, 2017, 10:29:20 PM »

Frankly the 1-6h lifetime is very misleading.
If you play it on easy and only once then never touch it again, yes your first playthrough might be in the 2-4h range. If on the other hand you start directly in hard, then you'll have more than 6-8h of game time (again, first playthrough) which is around what a lot of $60 games used to have. And then you have the Daily challenges and you can play it again with vastly different loadouts that completely change the gameplay or alternate difficulty modes. And if you have a fleet and rush through the campaign after that first playthrough, then yes you can go through all the missions in less than an hour.

That would be like saying Starsector has a 4h lifetime because with one good early salvage and a pair of good exploration runs you get enough credits to buy an endgame fleet.

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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #13 on: June 08, 2017, 08:45:06 AM »

Thank you for sharing! I love the Homeworld aesthetic and sound design.
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Re: House of the Dying Sun
« Reply #14 on: June 08, 2017, 08:54:48 AM »

Just found this and bought it. Loving it so far. Man the asthethics and controls just feel so smooth.
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