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> I can play XCOM while eating a sandwich or drinking coffee, while I can't play an RTS that way. To be clear, Frozen Synapse is also a turn-based strategy gam
by ncallaway 6y ago
> I can play XCOM while eating a sandwich or drinking coffee, while I can't play an RTS that way.
To be clear, Frozen Synapse is also a turn-based strategy game. You can enjoy your sandwich or coffee while playing. The difference it's you and your opponent plan your turn simultaneously. But you are still fundamentally planning a turn.
The aspect I enjoy about the mechanic is it leaves a lot more uncertainty in the air when planning in the turn. I still have to take into account the uncertainty about the opponent's actions while planning my turn.
- the_af 6y agoA bit like Laser Squad Nemesis then? (Also by the Gollop brothers if I recall correctly). I should be ashamed: I own Frozen Synapse, but I think I've never played it. Yet another impulse buy :(
- eru 6y agoYes, Frozen Synapse pays explicit Homage to Laser Squad Nemesis. I think it's quite a bit more polished though, because it's deliberately more streamlined. If I remember right, LSN still had tiles (and thus probably discrete units of time)? Frozen Synapse, for better or worse, goes for a much more continuous approach. Making for a very different feeling game.