...from the developers of Frozen Synapse. Looks very interesting...
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About This Game
Frozen Cortex is a simultaneous turn-based strategy game from Mode 7, the creators of Frozen Synapse. Get a free key for a friend with every purchase!
Make a plan for your customised robots on a randomly-generated playfield. Positioning, timing and reading the terrain are all vital if you want to outwit your opponent.
Your moves, and those of your opponent, play out at the same time.
Taut, competitive multiplayer and a deep, complex single player with three different league modes (including large-scale randomly generated league) mean that you can experience your own brand of futuresporting glory!
"Another brilliant slice of strategy from Mode 7" (Eurogamer)
"I've been looking forward to this as much as almost any other game this year." (Adam Smith, RockPaperShotgun)
Features
Free key for a friend with every purchase
Three core single player modes: roguelike "Knockout" mode; Global Cortex League mode; Randomly Generated Season Mode
Experience the intrigues of the Global Cortex League with a compelling story that spans the various modes - play how you want and keep up with the narrative!
7 unique AI teams each with their own coach who responds dynamically to the play
Multiplayer modes: Full Match and Duplicate; several variants of each; make your own custom mode!
Online rankings and fast matchmaking
Team Editor: name your players, customise their stats, armour, faces and more!
Further customisation options including Pitch Editor
Music from legendary indie game composer nervous_testpilot
This game was previously called Frozen Endzone and was renamed Frozen Cortex while in Early Access
http://store.steampowered.com/app/237350/
This has launched at last! It looks even better than the last time I checked it out, and the massive, persistent, randomly-generated seasons look amazing.
You get a second copy to gift with every purchase. If anyone of you has a spare I would be extremely grateful to take it off your hands. I could buy it myself but I'm trying to save for a (long overdue) new PC so my lady will kill me if I buy any new games. :D No big deal if nobody has one, I'll just wait a couple of months or so.
If any of you have bought it already - how is it?
I've got it installed, and hopefully work will calm down enough that I can actually play the damn thing this week! ;D
Looking forward to your impressions!
Although having said that, I've watched a couple of videos and I already think it looks really good, especially for fans of Frozen Synapse.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on February 22, 2015, 07:29:32 PM
Looking forward to your impressions!
Although having said that, I've watched a couple of videos and I already think it looks really good, especially for fans of Frozen Synapse.
Yeah, it seems a bit like Frozen Synapse meets Cyberball.
Quote from: Huw the Poo on February 22, 2015, 06:38:51 AM
You get a second copy to gift with every purchase. If anyone of you has a spare I would be extremely grateful to take it off your hands. I could buy it myself but I'm trying to save for a (long overdue) new PC so my lady will kill me if I buy any new games. :D No big deal if nobody has one, I'll just wait a couple of months or so.
Never mind. I managed to sneak it through!
Tpek: I notice it's on your wishlist (nobody else on my friends list has wished for it). You therefore get first refusal on my extra copy. If you don't want it, I'll offer it up to the rest of the Grogs.
@Huw, thanks but no need.
I often wishlist games to keep track of them instead of wishing for an instant purchase.
Plus I've got too many games on my backlist and too many upcoming games anyway :P
Quote from: Huw the Poo on February 23, 2015, 04:24:14 PM
Quote from: Huw the Poo on February 22, 2015, 06:38:51 AM
You get a second copy to gift with every purchase. If anyone of you has a spare I would be extremely grateful to take it off your hands. I could buy it myself but I'm trying to save for a (long overdue) new PC so my lady will kill me if I buy any new games. :D No big deal if nobody has one, I'll just wait a couple of months or so.
Never mind. I managed to sneak it through!
Tpek: I notice it's on your wishlist (nobody else on my friends list has wished for it). You therefore get first refusal on my extra copy. If you don't want it, I'll offer it up to the rest of the Grogs.
is it pbem or live Huw?
Tpek: No worries matey!
Geek: I haven't tried multiplayer yet but I'd be very surprised if it didn't work exactly like Frozen Synapse, i.e. you have games going and can switch between them or have the game email you when a turn is ready when you aren't playing. I'm sure I saw an option in the menu to have the game do something on the taskbar if a turn is ready.
I'd be up for it if you fancy a game or two
It would be my pleasure, sir!
Awesome - is there a tutorial before you kick my ass?
Yeah there's a built-in tutorial which pretty much shows you all you need to know, and there are videos as well but I haven't watched those.
To tell the truth it's a bit unstable on my machine at the moment so I haven't completed a match, but I was 9-2 up against the AI the last time it froze. ;)
I purchased it, i couldn't resist [ i had an extra 10% off coupon in my inventory that pushed me over the edge O0]. Seems to run fine on my laptop with an integrated video card.Lost my first game 9 to 8. So i have an extra steam key if someone would like it.
first game against AI i won 22 - 6
i dont think youtube uploading is working yet because if i could i would - it was awesome
an interception, turnaround and score
2 hail mary passes and a score
and a sacking of the QB and a score
and although Huw will weep into his beer - i could happily download the soundtrack and dance in my pants whilst waiting for a turn
Youtube uploading is broken on "some machines" apparently; the devs are aware and working to fix it.
Yeah my first completed game I absolutely smashed the AI, it was something like 27-2. However he beat me on the next by a gnat's foreskin. It was 7-7 and he was throwing to a receiver in the endzone. I tried to intercept. The simulation said I'd make it but I didn't, and the game entered sudden death while the throw was in the air, meaning it was all over as soon as it was caught, goddammit. There's a post on the Steam forum asking the devs to look at the simulation code, because it's definitely broken in some cases.
Oh and I quite like the music myself, actually! Very similar to the Frozen Synapse soundtrack, which I have a copy of I believe.
the last update bolted on a management side to the game and it looks great - ill be investigating this weekend
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2015/05/05/frozen-cortex-management-update/#more-286199
they fix the youtube uploading yet?
I ended up being pretty disappointed with this one. There are two things I'm waiting for them to fix (if ever):
Option to skip cinematics. Why this hasn't been included is absolutely beyond me. As soon as a cinematic begins I click to skip it. It interrupts the flow and makes a mockery of your camera placement and tactical train of thought. I hate it.
Unreliable prediction. In Frozen Synapse the turn planner was 100% accurate when predicting the turn outcome. In Frozen Cortex it simply isn't. Therefore I often find myself missing intercepts, for example, even when I anticipate my opponent's moves precisely. Deal-breaker.
i read the option to skip 3d outcomes is in now. I wouldn't mind them if the angle wasn't so bad and you could move the camera around freely, i like to watch a good hit.
-budd-
I'll take your extra key.
gave that away a while ago, sorry.
:)