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Achron - if we had attacked them in 2 minutes we will win some minutes ago
- Thread starter Kane
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They seem to have improved on that: http://www.achrongame.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=5841
(they can't even increase the vision radius of units too much because that would tank the CPU
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(they can't even increase the vision radius of units too much because that would tank the CPU
)
Fun idea, bad execution.
lophiaspis
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This game is proof that gameplay isn't everything.
Their fundamental mistake, insofar as the problem can be traced to specific design choices and not a complete lack of worldbuilding, art design and storytelling talent, was ripping off Starcraft instead of Red Alert. Not only is three races overkill, spoofing RA is a perfect starting point for worldbuilding: It's based on fucking time travel and alternate timelines. A Hot Shots style parody would both make the best of their budget and give instant acknowledgment by RA fans. Instead of the dullest space war story ever told, you would have a fun and silly plot that fits with the central mechanic, say, a psychic rasta has to go back in time to stop an evil organization from amassing an army of Vampire Hitlers. They could have gotten their mates together and made some hilarious intermission FMVs ("Jeepers! I hit you with my psychic energy, mon!"), instead of...that. I've seen some bad storytelling in my time but Achron is the worst. Literally. It simultaneously made my eyes glaze over and my skin crawl. Not even Bioware could do that.
But that's not all. Achron has not just the worst storytelling of any game ever but also the most boring RTS units ever. In my version you would have:
-Psycho Rastas
-Neanderthals
-Tyrannosaurs
-Viking Berserkers
-Mummies
-Vampire Hitlers
-Mecha Hitlers
-Iron Ladies
-Napoleons
-Ninjas
-Maus and Ratte tanks
-Gandhis ("I'm Gandhi!")
-Einsteins
and anything else that would fit into this wacky (alt)history mashup. Basically one side with "good" historical units and one with "evil" ones. (I'll leave it up to you where to put the Iron Ladies.)
Oh, what could have been.
Their fundamental mistake, insofar as the problem can be traced to specific design choices and not a complete lack of worldbuilding, art design and storytelling talent, was ripping off Starcraft instead of Red Alert. Not only is three races overkill, spoofing RA is a perfect starting point for worldbuilding: It's based on fucking time travel and alternate timelines. A Hot Shots style parody would both make the best of their budget and give instant acknowledgment by RA fans. Instead of the dullest space war story ever told, you would have a fun and silly plot that fits with the central mechanic, say, a psychic rasta has to go back in time to stop an evil organization from amassing an army of Vampire Hitlers. They could have gotten their mates together and made some hilarious intermission FMVs ("Jeepers! I hit you with my psychic energy, mon!"), instead of...that. I've seen some bad storytelling in my time but Achron is the worst. Literally. It simultaneously made my eyes glaze over and my skin crawl. Not even Bioware could do that.
But that's not all. Achron has not just the worst storytelling of any game ever but also the most boring RTS units ever. In my version you would have:
-Psycho Rastas
-Neanderthals
-Tyrannosaurs
-Viking Berserkers
-Mummies
-Vampire Hitlers
-Mecha Hitlers
-Iron Ladies
-Napoleons
-Ninjas
-Maus and Ratte tanks
-Gandhis ("I'm Gandhi!")
-Einsteins
and anything else that would fit into this wacky (alt)history mashup. Basically one side with "good" historical units and one with "evil" ones. (I'll leave it up to you where to put the Iron Ladies.)
Oh, what could have been.
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