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Xiahou
09-17-2016, 02:11
Has anyone played Halcyon 6 (http://playhalcyon6.com/)?

I saw a release notice for it on GOG and was immediately intrigued. I took a look at a Let's Play (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlExTHIYbiI) on youtube and decided it was probably worth the $17 they were asking for it. After spending a few hours playing it, I'm hooked.

To me, it's reminiscent of FTL, except instead of focusing on a single ship, it expands the scope out to the entire starbase. You're responsible for defending allied settlements, fighting pirates, managing foreign relations and... of course, fighting off a mysterious alien threat. Fleet battles, landing parties, personnel and resource management- it's got it all. This would be a no-brainer for any Trek fan gamers, imo.

Beskar
09-17-2016, 03:17
That looks fun.

Husar
09-17-2016, 12:20
If it actually supported resolutions above 640x480 and the alien design weren't so ugly, then superficial me might be interested. :sweatdrop:

Xiahou
09-18-2016, 02:03
If it actually supported resolutions above 640x480 and the alien design weren't so ugly, then superficial me might be interested. :sweatdrop:
I play it at native resolution on my laptop. 1366x768. I can't help you with the rest of your graphics snobbery though. ~;p

Beskar
12-02-2016, 21:36
It is a pleasant game, but it can be rather grindy You destroy a bunch of portals, then a bigger bunch spawns quickly, and floods all your outposts with attack ships. So it is a feeling of them constantly nipping at your heals, rather being a major threat, just a nuisance. But I enjoyed a lot of the concepts, would be even greater if it had some more RPG elements which patches are promising.