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No, this is not a post about a cute kitty freaking out or a deranged person so if that's what you thought it was, you may leave now.
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S.P.A.Z. stands for Space Pirates And Zombies, a relatively new indie game that's still in beta and is coming along quite nicely. The game is a top down space combat game where you are part of a group of space pirates looking for stuff to get for your mother ship to upgrade and improve it to get bigger and better equipment and the initial goal is to cut out a nice niche in the galaxy for yourself. Eventually as you get closer to completing your goal you end up having to help fend off an invasion of space zombies and while the destination is unchanged, the cause is much different.
The ships are bound by newtonian physics which makes for some interesting combat and you gather rez, which is a sort of mineral for purchases, goons which is essentially labour to be traded, and research points to upgrade and improve your ships. You also get blueprints of ships to expand your options and complete missions to expand your bay and get closer to completing your goal. Progress is somewhat open ended, getting to a new star system requires either bribing or beating a blockade, which is vital to get new equipment and ships.
The website is here where you can try the demo, and if you like it, then download the impulse client and buy it for $15US and get in on the beta. It's a fun game, not terribly expensive, and a game format that's pretty rare to find and practically nonexistent in a modern format. Much like Notch with minecraft, it's a very small team (two guys rooming together) putting out something not commonly seen because it's not out there. Support them if you like it.
Wait, where are you all going? Get back here!
S.P.A.Z. stands for Space Pirates And Zombies, a relatively new indie game that's still in beta and is coming along quite nicely. The game is a top down space combat game where you are part of a group of space pirates looking for stuff to get for your mother ship to upgrade and improve it to get bigger and better equipment and the initial goal is to cut out a nice niche in the galaxy for yourself. Eventually as you get closer to completing your goal you end up having to help fend off an invasion of space zombies and while the destination is unchanged, the cause is much different.
The ships are bound by newtonian physics which makes for some interesting combat and you gather rez, which is a sort of mineral for purchases, goons which is essentially labour to be traded, and research points to upgrade and improve your ships. You also get blueprints of ships to expand your options and complete missions to expand your bay and get closer to completing your goal. Progress is somewhat open ended, getting to a new star system requires either bribing or beating a blockade, which is vital to get new equipment and ships.
The website is here where you can try the demo, and if you like it, then download the impulse client and buy it for $15US and get in on the beta. It's a fun game, not terribly expensive, and a game format that's pretty rare to find and practically nonexistent in a modern format. Much like Notch with minecraft, it's a very small team (two guys rooming together) putting out something not commonly seen because it's not out there. Support them if you like it.
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