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Author: Felix_Arabia
Posted: November 07, 2010 (07:24 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Thanks for writing this. The game brings back old memories as one of the first games of consequence that I ever had the opportunity to play. I remember, or at least have altered to remember, the twisting river ways that narrow over the horizon, the limited fuel barrels and their wily aero-guardians, and that harrowing sense of urgency that the plane was fulfilling the mother of all missions, but its chance for success remaining aloof no matter what prior level progression bore. Good stuff.
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Author: sashanan
Posted: November 08, 2010 (01:20 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Lovely game, this. Couple of bits of pointless trivia:
"Deep in the earth I faced a fight that I could never win. The blameless and the base destroyed, and all that might have been. -- GK" |
Author: honestgamer
Posted: November 08, 2010 (01:32 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Isn't it conscious design if someone develops an algorithm to define the levels and there's no random factor? What's the practical difference between a level that has 2 enemies and a level that has 1 enemy plus 1 enemy?
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Author: aschultz
Posted: November 08, 2010 (02:57 PM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Err...nothing, the way you state it. I think you didn't quite mean what you meant to mean. Hope this is not logical quibbling.
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Author: JoeTheDestroyer (Mod)
Posted: November 10, 2010 (03:39 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Haha! Banned for excessive violence. That's great!
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Author: sashanan
Posted: November 10, 2010 (11:51 AM) Actions: Register for a free user account to post on the forums... |
Well, what I meant to say is, level 38 is always the same level 38, but it wasn't drawn out on paper and playtested and enemies added and removed until it felt just right.
"Deep in the earth I faced a fight that I could never win. The blameless and the base destroyed, and all that might have been. -- GK" |
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