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Title: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 26, 2013, 01:15:21 PM
Tell us more, crazy accent lady!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SuWMi1_pJg
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Cerveza mas fina on April 26, 2013, 01:18:04 PM
Looks pretty cool, but what is she saying?
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 26, 2013, 01:20:25 PM
Downloadable title on PC, PS3, and 360. $20, or you can get the Steam version for $16 on Green Man Gaming with voucher.

http://www.greenmangaming.com/s/us/en/pc/games/rpgs/mars-war-logs/
Voucher: GMG20-GGN5D-FC3NA

Looks pretty cool, but what is she saying?

"Get ready for make alien sexytime!"

(You can turn on the subtitles)
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2013, 01:28:39 PM
Looks better than Mass Effect 3.  :youngsabu
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Joe Molotov on April 26, 2013, 01:45:04 PM
Looks better than Mass Effect 3.  :youngsabu

(http://i.imgur.com/Yczk5Lg.jpg?2)
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2013, 01:47:40 PM
:rofl
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on April 26, 2013, 01:55:09 PM
 :bow
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2013, 01:55:54 PM
WHY DOES GMG HAVE TO CHOOSE THIS EXACT SECOND TO HAVE SERVER PROBLEMS
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Sho Nuff on April 26, 2013, 02:10:57 PM
please tell me this game is good
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Sho Nuff on April 26, 2013, 02:11:33 PM
WHY DOES GMG HAVE TO CHOOSE THIS EXACT SECOND TO HAVE SERVER PROBLEMS

Tomb Raider is $20, their servers must be getting hammered.
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2013, 04:02:53 PM
BOUGHT

Will report back later on how Euro-Jank it is.
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 26, 2013, 07:04:47 PM
This game ain't half bad, actually. The dialogue and voice acting are, predictably, pretty bad, but that's just par for the course. Also, there's a disturbing amount of reference to man-rape in the first few scenes, though you do get to beat the tar out of the guy making the references and then everybody congratulates you on, so I guess that's okay. But basically, yeah, this is French Mass Effect on Mars with Rusty Pipes, all the way down the combat [which includes a skill wheel that you can choose from]. Definitely worth what little I paid for it.
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Sho Nuff on April 26, 2013, 08:29:18 PM
I would buy this instead of Tomb Raider
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 27, 2013, 12:52:21 AM
(http://i.imgur.com/S97Tdgk.jpg)
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: pilonv1 on April 27, 2013, 03:22:06 AM
This looks like Space Risen

please tell me it is Space Risen
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 27, 2013, 10:44:37 AM
It's like Space Risen + French Mass Effect.
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Momo on April 27, 2013, 11:04:59 AM
lmfao im buying this
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: BobFromPikeCreek on April 27, 2013, 11:22:49 AM
http://i.imgur.com/S97Tdgk.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBelT-Xi1CY
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Don Flamenco on April 27, 2013, 12:34:11 PM
http://i.imgur.com/S97Tdgk.jpg



+10,000 sold to redditors, smart move.  meme-sploitation is great!
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 27, 2013, 12:57:14 PM
I've put about 3 hours into this, so I feel pretty confident about making a statement about the game as a whole. It's a pretty good game, doesn't necessarily tread in new ground [lots of cues from Mass Effect and Euro-RPGs like Risen and The Witcher], but it pulls it off pretty well for what's essentially an XBLA game.

Everything's pretty competent technically, there's no horrible glitches or confusion menus or rampant bugs to contend with. The combat is fairly smooth and offers enough variety in skills and attacks that it gets the job done. Enemy variety is a little on the low side, though, just three different types so far. The UI is minimalistic and offers just the necessary information depending on the situation. The menus are easy to navigate, understand, and use. All weapons and armor can be upgraded with materials that you find lying around.

Graphics are okay, not the greatest ever but certainly not bad. The art style is about what you'd expect if somebody mashed up Fallout and Red Faction. It gets the job done, and at least the graphics are clean and represent a consistent style that works with the setting.

The real downside here is that voice acting ranges from bad to merely serviceable, and the writing is sometimes awkwardly translated. Neither are ever gratingly terrible, but you're not going to get Mass Effect levels of polish in this regard, so set expectations accordingly.

The story is fairly interesting, and a departure from what you generally get in RPGs like this. In the game, you're a prisoner of war that's been thrown into a derelict prison camp. Your goal is to figure out a way to escape, making use of everyone around you to get the supplies you need. A nice change of pace from the traditional "save the world" or "save the girl" stories these games usually have. And, hey, it's all on some crazy, war torn Martian future, so you got that, too.

It's not a big, expansive RPG, but it's the sort of game that's my cocaine, so I am very happy with my impulse purchase on this one.
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Eric P on April 27, 2013, 09:55:41 PM
sounds dope.  will buy.

Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: pilonv1 on April 27, 2013, 10:29:50 PM
:bow B/C tier games :bow2
Title: Re: Mars: War Logs - Like Eurojank Mass Effect with guns replaced by rusy pipes!
Post by: Great Rumbler on April 28, 2013, 08:24:07 PM
The main problem is that everything is getting pretty repetitive. There's not much variety in the enemies [mostly human armed with either guns or knives] or in the environments [lots of rusty buildings and red sand]. Hopefully this does well enough for Spider that they're able to expand everything with a sequel [or a big expansion pack].