![]() There are dozens of weapons to find, buy, or unlock and the very satisfying shooting is skill based, not the function of dice rolls and stats. There is a satisfying level of tactics and strategy in figuring out the optimal placement of crew members in each turn and when to use or remain in cover or fight. It would be nice to be able to bail on missions once they start going south.Īs in most turn-based action games, each crew member has a certain number of action points which can be spent on combinations of movement, environmental manipulation (like opening locks) and combat. This can seem unnecessarily harsh given the game’s inviting nature. While levels can be replayed for a better score or to complete the objectives, missions can’t be restarted once begun, and failure means a loss of water, this future world’s currency. Because the levels are procedurally generated along with the location of enemies, walls, doors, and swag, every now and then a level will be uncharacteristically unfair relative to the game’s difficulty setting. Each encounter has several objectives - kill all the Scrappers, destroy the generators, find all the loot - and the mission’s success is rated at the end and awarded stars and jewels, which are used to purchase upgrade skills and hire crew members. It definitely has a Firefly-esque vibe, with lots of quirky characters.Ĭombat is the focus of SteamWorld Heist, and battles are fought in a familiar, side-scrolling environments with lots of simple puzzles and obstacles to overcome and lots of swag and trasure to find. The story isn’t incredibly profound but it does an adequate job of setting up the action. Along the way she’ll stop at seedy space bars to recruit new crew members and replace those killed in action, sell excess loot, and resupply before heading back out to do battle. The premise: robot scallawag Captain Piper Faraday is part pirate/smuggler, part trader and flies her busted down ship through the galaxy, raiding rival ships, ridding the universe of evil Scrappers, and doing favors for those from whom she needs something in return. Set in the same conceptual universe as SteamWorld Dig, Heist is an entirely different genre of game. A combination of turn-based combat and RPG elements, Heist is only marred by some procedural level design that that can undermine the most well-considered strategy. ![]() Utterly charming and striking a welcoming balance between accessibility and complexity, SteamWorld Heist is one of the better 3DS games of this nearly-over year.
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