Comments on: Kivi’s Underworld Beta

By: bonuswavepilot

bonuswavepilot — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:34:14 +0000

@Ryx – at least it washes off easier than RTS.

By: Ryx

Ryx — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 23:13:39 +0000

Eww, I got isometric on my shoe

By: Hmm-hmm.

Hmm-hmm. — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:09:42 +0000

So, Diablo II was particularly involving, then? Oh, for an action click-fest? ;o)

Guess I’ll have to pass on Kivi, then.

By: Chris R

Chris R — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:49:27 +0000

No item looting? That’s the main reason I still play D2 and Titans Quest, lol.

Yes… I’m an item whore, always looking for the next bigger shiny weapon or armor.

Still… maybe I’ll give this a try.

By: Arathain

Arathain — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:16:04 +0000

It’s all singleplayer. It’s a fun little thing too. Stripped down enough to scratch that Diablo itch without overstaying its welcome.

By: subedii

subedii — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 16:06:25 +0000

@ Danielcardigan:

The problem is, if you want to treat it as just a shooter, Shadowgrounds: Survivor somehow manages to look better and play better. And that was developed by an indie company

Incidentally, if you haven’t tried Shadowgrounds or Shadowgrounds: Survivor, I suggest you do, they’re very good (both available on Stardock’s Impulse, and on Steam). A couple of months back they added in some extra difficulty modes for us plebs that were complaining it was too easy.

Anyway, let’s end this off topic discussion.

When it says that that’s a beta client to download, does that mean that this is a strictly multiplayer affair? Or can it be played singleplayer as well?

By: danielcardigan

danielcardigan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:22:57 +0000

If you go into Space Siege without the expectation that it’s an RPG (even RPG-lite) and just play it as a shooter then it’s plenty of mindless fun. Well, not plenty exactly cos it’s quite short and not much replay value. Worth a budget buy at under a tenner for sure.

By: Maximum Fish

Maximum Fish — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:42:57 +0000

@danielcardigan

I was going to say the same thing about Space Siege. I enjoyed the demo, but never bought the full game because of the criticisms of “over-simplified”, which seemed reasonable to me given that simplifying an Action RPG is like watering down water, and focusing on combat that involves holding in a mouse button until people die doesn’t seem sustainably enjoyable.

By: danielcardigan

danielcardigan — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:29:05 +0000

“Stripped down until the point where it’s tearing bits of skin off, Kivi focuses completely on the action, with all RPG elements kept as immediate and accessible as possible.”

Space Siege did that and got vilified. I quite liked it though.

By: Confidence interval

Confidence interval — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:23:52 +0000

That’s what I thought, too. What do you guys do all day? I’m curious.

By: eyemessiah

eyemessiah — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 12:09:25 +0000

Work?

I thought you PLAYED GAMES FOR MONEY!