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by Vaskivo 3890 days ago
I agree.

Darwinia was a shooter/strategy game set inside virtual world.

Even Defcon is unconventional. A game about nuclear war and mutual assured destruction with a retro asthetic.
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gedrap 3890 days ago
>>> Even Defcon is unconventional. A game about nuclear war and mutual assured destruction with a retro asthetic

Don't forget the soundtrack! It added a lot to the game atmosphere :)

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bemmu 3890 days ago
Especially the woman in the background who starts to weep as the first missiles hit their targets.
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gedrap 3890 days ago
The weeping woman, the cough. Damn I am so tempted to play it again (does it make me a heartless psycho?), but I am at work :(

This is a great example of how some well though out details can play a massive role. Would the game be the same without the soundtrack, with the sounds of crying and coughing? It still would be a good game but not THAT good.

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kqr 3890 days ago
> but I am at work :(

You do realise that you are talking about the game with a work panic button built in, right?

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NoahTheDuke 3890 days ago
>Damn I am so tempted to play it again (does it make me a heartless psycho?), but I am at work :(

Get your coworkers and boss involved, and then play it in "real-time" mode windowed over the course of a couple days. That'll keep engagement up.

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