Turn Extra-terrestrials Extra-Crispy | Submitted by costik on Tue, 05/22/2007 - 01:16. |
Remember the Wing Commander series? Space sims, fast action, evolving story line... How come they don't make games like that any more?
Well, turns out they do, at least in Poland. Space Interceptor really satisfies the space sim jones, features great graphics (albeit wooden voice acting), and its only flaw, really, is its short playtime. But for $10 bucks, who can complain?
When you’re first acquainted with Twilight Heroes, it may seem a bit...well, average. In all respects, it looks a bit like a low-fi ripoff of Kingdom of Loathing. After a little while with the game, though, you learn that this isn’t true at all.
The basic structure is the same. You use up adventures/turns in different areas, fighting monsters with neat pictures and funny text. The similarities stop there, though. Twilight Heroes has a much darker and more serious feel to it; there are still jokes, of course, but your avatar and his enemies take themselves much more seriously-which isn’t a bad thing. The art is different, too; instead of relying of simple art to convey things, Ryme, the creator and admin of the game, takes ordinary photos and warps them in Photoshop, creating images that can, at times, be downright creepy.
