Shifts

[LordGek]

I just learned of this game from Pocket Tactics, sounds a bit like a quick playing solitaire board game in the style of FTL or Weird Worlds.




I'm close to pulling the trigger, but as always, I need to know if it tracks any sort of local stats/highscores before I commit (I don't think it supports GC).

[iPadisGreat]

Having been bitten by Weird Worlds, but being interested in FTL, I am waiting for more positive reviews to come in before downloading...

[cplr]

I picked it up and just finished my first game. Here are some brief notes:

• there is no stat tracking
• UI is ok. some things need explanation but there is a help system to explain what certain things mean (the "tutorial" doesn't necessarily explain what everything is). once a few things are cleared up using the app is a breeze
• a single game doesn't last very long. your goal is to colonize 4 planets before a number of different counters run out (the decisions you make throughout the game essentially are to counteract these stats from reaching 0).
• the desicions you want to make, to me at least, seemed a little too obvious. this is probably by biggest complaint about the game. it's very board gamey, and board games are about making the right decision - that decision shouldn't always be so obvious

i beat my first game, but barely (i think?). I was lucky and found my last 2 planets right at the last second. It can get difficult to manage your hull, energy, etc while still moving around and exploring. Right now though it feels a little too easy, and too flat. There is room here for improvement, though. I'd give it 3.5 stars. I'll probably round up to 4 for the App Store to encourage people to get it.

In the end, I'll probably play a few more games to see if it's really too easy or if I was just lucky. Then I'll hope to see an update with more stuff to do! I don't regret the purchase, but I won't exactly be playing this every moment of every day (like what happened with FTL...).

[the9quad]

I lost my first game just about every planet was an X! Out of about 15 only 1 was colonizable. Awesome game NEEDS STATS! Play is fast which is a ig plus IMO.

[currymutton]

Does this one play in Strange Adventures in Infinite Space?

[LordGek]

Originally Posted by currymutton

Does this one play in Strange Adventures in Infinite Space?

Do you mean is it like SAIS? From what Pocket Tactics says, sort of. It's a quick space exploration game in a random galaxy. However, unlike SAIS, it isn't score based, more a matter of winning/losing the challenge. If I understand it right the challenge is can you keep your ship from falling apart long enough to colonize 4 planets?