The Linux GameCast Weekly crew throw the chairs at Teleglitch: Die More Edition.
About:
Teleglitch is a roguelike top-down shooter with pixel graphics. The game takes place in procedurally generated military research & training complex that has a different map every time you play.
Scale:
Game: Teleglitch: Die More Edition
Webzone: http://diemore.teleglitch.com/
Devel: Paradox Interactive
Engine: Custom
Price: $12.99
Makes with the working
V-
It launched without issue.
J-
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Shiny / Sounds
V-
Can’t give it zero ..right? This looks worse than the original Wolf3D. Sounds? Ended up throwing on some Slayer to escape the ATARI retro bullshit.
J-
I guess pixels was an aesthetic choice. In that regard, it does it adequately. Nothing particularly special. I tuned out the soundtrack.
P-
Fullmetal Pixel!
The one redeeming thing about the game in this category are the sounds
Guns sound like guns! Fuckin’ A! (Thankfully there was no pew pew pew)
The eerie atmosphere created by the subtle background noise is impressive
It’s a shame the graphics didn’t match up.
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Control
V-
It controls surprisingly well. Dinging it chair since no amount of control will sort getting jumped by a blob-o-pixels.
J-
Aiming got a bit silly as you try to fend off bunches of angry robots and zombies that want to eat your flesh
P-
Doesn’t get the fourth chair because changing weapons mid combat makes things even more clusterfucky.
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FUN
V-
I really wanted to dislike this game ..and I did. I would have given it two chairs but the price nixed that.
J-
Can’t say I particularly enjoyed it. Get swarmed by doods, die, restart, get swarmed by doods.
Plus the game really should be worth 5 bucks at most.
P-
It was stupidly fun, more so than I imagined.
In its rogue-like, top-down shooter thing, it shines above many of its kind.
Can’t give it the fourth chair because no fullmetal pixel game justifies $13.
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Verdict-
