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Shock Tactics - Preview @GameGrin

Discussion in 'Game/SP News & Comments' started by RPGWatch, Feb 24, 2017.

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    [​IMG]GameGrin has previewed Shock Tactics and finds it a promising title that wears its XCOM influences proudly.

    "All units can use all weapons and armour, regardless of class, so players are free to choose how they will equip their squad" Leonard tells me. "You have three abilities that are class-related, and three slots that are unlocked with level and can then be trained. You can also change them later in the game."

    One of these abilities is the awesome teleportation skill, that allows your soldier to place three beacons and teleport to each of them in quick succession, shooting whichever enemy is closest to each one. Leonard utilises this to clear out half an enemy squad, before losing an allied mercenary to enemy gunfire.

    Although the game is focused on aggressiveness, it is not meant to be frustrating and punishing. Whenever your soldiers die, you got three turns to reach them and stabilise their vitals, meaning they get to rest for a few days in a hospital instead of a cemetery. The campaign also keeps the difficulty slightly in check: "It starts with a tutorial, and then the player gets a story about why they're there and it sets up the game. It tells them what they have to do, and then we basically let the player loose." Leonard says. "He can explore the planet and choose the missions, they're pretty free at this stage. And then, the Consortium invasion fleet is coming to the planet, and the player has 70 days to prepare. So these 70 days are like the exploration phase of the game, and after those 70 days, his outposts get attacked by the Consortium and the enemy troops get way stronger."
    [...]​

    A new gameplay trailer was also released recently.


    Shock Tactics is a turn-based sci-fi strategy game with squad management, exploration, base building and tactical combat that captures the heat of the battle while maintaining fluid gameplay. http://shock-tactics-game.com
    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shocktactics...
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