Stalin vs. Martians, 04/09!

Basil

I'll give it this, its in game sound track defies description.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGnqUrCsXgA

I am Ivan, I like you!

Nimble Cat

That soundtrack is intense.

BloodySloth

I'll say one thing, there are a pitifully small amount of options. The one thing I could change was whether or not the game had 3D sound. I can't even find video options. One option I did find in this game that is lacking in other games is this little number:

Do you like cats? Yes/No

Also, you can choose keyboard setup, but the only choices it gives you are "Revolutionary" or "Orthodox."

I'm not sure if I should be disgusted or amazed.

Zombiemambo

This game has been getting pounded by the commentors on 1Up, TIGSource and IndieGames Weblog. A lot of people seem quite pleased that it's not a great game, as they feel that the idea itself is somehow offensive because people like it.

I would agree, but the guys making the game are obvious handling it with a tongue-in-cheek attitude. I'm positive they don't think they made a good game. Hell, the homepage pretty much says that it doesn't have to be good, the idea itself is enough.

Anyway, thought I'd chime in.

delroland

Anyone else thinking this needs an X-Com-esque reimagining?

GuyMontag

Basil wrote: »

I'll give it this, its in game sound track defies description.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGnqUrCsXgA

I am Ivan, I like you!

This is a fucking terrible game.

I would still buy it in a heartbeat if I had the excess money. I was giggling throughout that entire video.

FireWeasel

"Speak Russian or die!" says the guy in English.

This is so awful it's crossed over into awesome.

theSquid

Why does Stalin's handshake at the end make that video twice as funny?

Biosys

GuyMontag wrote: »

Basil wrote: »

I'll give it this, its in game sound track defies description.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGnqUrCsXgA

I am Ivan, I like you!

This is a fucking terrible game.

I would still buy it in a heartbeat if I had the excess money. I was giggling throughout that entire video.

If I had £15 spare, this game would be so fucking bought.

The sound the alien's guns make is hilarious also.

Zwa

It's 60% off on steam this weekend.

£6.79 is a much more acceptable price, although probably still a bit steep for me.

Fizban140

"The enemy trembles! But now it assembles."
Is that what she really said? I have it stuck in my head now.

Uselesswarrior

For 7.99 almost anything is good.

Almost.

Funny that the steam page says that it is not reviewed yet on Metacritic, when there are three reviews up.
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/stalinvsmartians?q=stalin.

Lawndart

Uselesswarrior wrote: »

For 7.99 almost anything is good.

Almost.

Funny that the steam page says that it is not reviewed yet on Metacritic, when there are three reviews up.
http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/pc/stalinvsmartians?q=stalin.

And what reviews they are:

Don't be offended by Stalin vs. Martians' subject matter. The genocidal communist leader may figure heavily in this budget-priced real-time strategy game, but it's hard to be outraged when he's gyrating his hips to the beat of Russian dance pop, or signing off his written missives with "xxooxx." No, be offended because Stalin vs. Martians is an abysmal game that represents the dregs of game design. It isn't strategic, it isn't fun, and as hard as it tries, it isn't even remotely funny. This is perhaps the worst RTS game ever created, worth neither the 1s and 0s that were used to program it nor the mental exertions expended on this creatively bankrupt waste of hard-drive space.

joshofalltrades

You know it's bad when Sneak King gets better reviews.