Your intrepid Linux heroes take on the role of a murdered race, simulate an entire solar system, and hail Hydra. That’s right, it’s Last Federation time.
Game: The Last Federation
Webzone: http://www.arcengames.com/w/index.php/tlf-features
Devel: Arcen Games
Engine: Unity
Price: $/€19.99
Wazzat: “From the creators of AI War: Fleet Command and Bionic Dues comes an all-new grand strategy title with turn-based tactical combat, set in a deep simulation of an entire solar system and its billions of inhabitants. You are the last of a murdered race, determined to unify or destroy the 8 others.”
Makes with the working
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Shiny / Sounds
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The colour scheme of the menu is FK all mental.
Ship and planted models are meh and don’t get me started on the chip-bit soundtrack
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Once you zoom out to get a good look at the scenario, everything looks samey
Soundrack is forgettable at best
AND DEM BACKGROUNDS
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The static backgrounds look a bit jarring. Especially after Jordan mentioned it!
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Control
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Controls work for what they are.
Dinging it a chair since the thrust/weapon/shield thingy is in the upper left.
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It has the exact same problem Bionic Dues had with the camera controls and the game sort of freaking out when the cursor leaves the window without it losing focus.
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FUN
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I don’t like TBS games and this did nothing to change that.
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I don’t like political turn based strategy games and this did nothing to change it
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They’re not kidding when they say grand strategy! One effective way of completely annihilating opposing factions, is to convince every one of your allies to dump toxic waste on their planets.
Have yet to be able to win a single playthrough though.
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