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TBS Star Hammer: The Vanguard Prophecy released - tactical starship battles

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all the reviews on steam say it is turn based and WEGO, and so far the reviews are all good, although not very many of them
 

kesegy

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There's a review up on hookedgamers.com

Score 7.0
Pros: A great blend of tactical gameplay followed by a quick burst of action.
Cons: Bland visuals and story. Can become repetitive.
 

kesegy

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A review on pcgamesn.com also came out today
Score 7/10

Star Hammer’s combat systems are truly exceptional, but they’re trapped in a bland, forgettable campaign. It’s a story marred by odd design decisions and some bargain-bin level dialogue; one that seems wholly content to limit the potential of its ship-to-ship encounters by failing to introduce anything more exciting than more enemies to obliterate. Some clever mission design would have gone an exceptionally long way here. If you can deal with a series of skirmishes sewn together with a B-movie sci-fi narrative though, being an Admiral at the helm of Star Hammer can be a real treat.
 

kesegy

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Also, is this game unique? Like, is there another phase based or rt game that has ships behave like ships, with inertia and shit?

If its unique in the mechanics, I must say, for 15 bucks, or 17 or what is it, its pretty OK.

Flotilla is the only one that comes to mind immediately.
 

Severian Silk

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I kind of like the graphics. Too bad the campaign is dumb. :(

Is there a third axis?

Gameplay vid:

 

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