Frozen Synapse

[Hooahguy]

So I was browsing what was available on Steam and found this neat little game (at least it looks like it from the pictures and descriptions) that reminds me a lot of what the Rainbow Six games used to be. Looks very interesting, and the fact that you can give a friend a free copy when you buy it makes it very enticing.
Anyone play this game?

[Monk]

Absolutely. If you like tactical shooting/planning it's a great game. Think of it like the old rainbow six games' planning stage, except having an entire game based around it. The game is based on planning an attack out in advance, and then seeing if things go according to plan. Then trying to recover next round to what just happened. Its a very hands off tactical game. A lot of times your men will get slaughtered, even though the plan seemed sound. The old "Well it looked good in theory.." will apply a LOT until you get the hang of it.

The campaign is pretty shallow with text-crawls separating missions but has a fun cyberpunk feel to it. Really nice if you get into it. Its strength is definitely in the free-form skirmish mode imho. It also has one of the best soundtracks of 2011.

[Hooahguy]

Sounds good. I was thinking about this because Im in the market for a netbook for college to take notes on(I have a relatively high end desktop which I have no idea how to get to University of Maryland from Atlanta, but thats a different story) and I was looking for a low end game that would be fun to play when I wasnt at my desktop.

[Crazed Rabbit]

I've just played the skirmish mode, and it's pretty cool.

CR

[rajpoot]

I got this one because the premise is quite interesting, and I like tactical games.
It is indeed a tactical game with a nice bit of planning involved, however it proved to be harder than I'd imagined it. I never had the patience to play it more than three four times before I shelved it.

[Fragony]

Never heard of it, watched the trailer and I'm so getting this

[Kekvit Irae]

As I've said before, it's Rainbow Six before Rainbow Six started to suck. Love the game.

[Fragony]

As I've said before, it's Rainbow Six before Rainbow Six started to suck

Which has not been forgiven. I almost joined the Taliban because of anything after Rogue Spear. Best map design ever, split-second perfection. Nothing will ever beat City Street Large as the greatest map ever created.

[Hooahguy]

Tried the demo, then I bought it since it was so good. Makes you think about every little move, and even then its unpredictable. Very good, I will be spending many hours on the game. Though I am annoyed that there is no "clear all commands" option, or Im just missing it.

Also anyone want a free copy of the game? They must promise to play the game more than a few times though.

[Hooahguy]

Really? No one wants to play Frozen Synapse?

[Veho Nex]

I wouldnt mind a free game I just don't know how often I'll be able to play it

EDIT: Played the Demo a bit this night, this game is actually pretty tight. Its like chess with guns.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Expansion pack: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMoM2Oeq4dY&feature=youtu.be

Also, they've apparently added hotseat capabilities to the main game.

CR

[Hooahguy]

The riot shields are pretty dope. useful to cover your guys as they sprint across an open space.