Comments on: Weird Worlds: Return To Infinite Soundtracks

By: Hunty

Hunty — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:27:38 +0000

This looks pretty cool, I’ll have to check it out. The idea of firing off to some random spaceplace as a huge gamble, with no idea of what you’ll find, makes it sound a bit like the game of the novel Gateway, which is a bit of a personal favourite. But you know, trading the tension and tortuous isolation for kablammo. I tend to enjoy kablammo more than tortuous isolation on my lunchbreak.

By: Cibbuano

Cibbuano — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:12:29 +0000

Weird Worlds is a great, casual game. It’s stupidly addictive, thanks to surprise events happening. You think you’ve got it all sewed up, then stars start exploding…

Also, vanilla is a fantastic flavour, especially if you fork out for the real stuff. I had a creme brulee, made with real vanilla beans… it was such a rich, sensual flavour that I almost wished that I could fill a Sarlacc pit full of the stuff and eat my way out. Mmmmm, one thousand years…

By: Hypocee

Hypocee — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 03:09:34 +0000

Or you can buy a 50p d6. Roll it. Is the number greater than, say, 4? You win! Otherwise, you lose! Needless to say, when I tried Weird Worlds it did not grab me or even seem to display any merit. There are only rarely any real choices; it’s usually a series of obligatory gambles.

By: Shon

Shon — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:36:48 +0000

I just wanted to add that Weird Worlds is worth every penny. I play it between work breaks, when I am frustrated with my latest 50$ game and when I am just plain bored.

By: nabeel

nabeel — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:04:12 +0000

Really like this game, still fire it up from time to time.
nabeel

By: Al3xand3r

Al3xand3r — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:31:46 +0000

I love this game. But when will shrapnel finish the 101st sequel, 82nd?!
http://www.shrapnelgames.com/sg_development/All%20American/3.htm

By: Scott

Scott — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:16:04 +0000

@Theory: Yes, still, although we offer enough sales throughout the year that it’s fairly easy to get it for less than that at the right time. Sorry, one thing we don’t do is slash the prices on something because it’s been out X number of months, as that’s unfair to the developer. It’s a shame that years of retail gaming has created an environment when people expect a game to be knocked down 50% after six weeks on the market.

By: Zonderic

Zonderic — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:15:30 +0000

You are correct, yes. Vanilla is such a good base, so much can be added to it and it would be a sin not to try the other permutations of this offering. I am just proposing: What if chocolate were the base and you added vanilla to make it better? Maybe the offering would be the same, but also possibly, better.

By: Him

Him — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 22:32:21 +0000

I too, enjoy vanilla. But then, I couldn’t have vanilla ice-cream all the time. Besides; Weird Worlds lends itself easily to modding – should a man not attempt to explore what else his game can be made to do?

By: Zonderic

Zonderic — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:16:37 +0000

I get irrationally bothered when people refer to games as “vanilla,” even though I understand why perfectly. It’s just that vanilla is so good that I feel like it should be the king of flavors.

By: Him

Him — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 21:03:45 +0000

The Babylon Project mod makes the game interesting if you’re bored of the vanilla game.

By: roBurky

roBurky — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 20:44:09 +0000

I bought Wierd Worlds. Was good fun. But I recommend not playing about with the custom battle thing. Realising which weapons/enemies are overpowered can take a lot of the fun out of the game.