Recent reviews by Hydrus

My Secret Word: Justice

I feel like this Game gave me an introspection that only a psychological introspective could give. I can only recommend checking it out, if only out of curiosity.

KSP, or How do i get that green little thing out of atmosphere (Whait what?)....

Oh I didn't even notice you were here. Well, now that you are, I might as well tell you more about that exciting, crazy thing of a simulation. To be honest, I'm not sure if you would call it a simulation in a normal way. To be able to tell you all about it, I should make you familiar with rocket science.

YES, you read that right.
ROCKET SCIENCE. And I don't mean something like 2+2=4 (Genius!) but something like:

Delta(v)t = DeltaVatm - DeltaVout /DeltaVatm * DeltaVvac + DeltaVout.

Don't worry though. I didn't understand it either, but the GREAT wiki helps you through all problematic situations. Otherwise there's an awesome community including Crazy Scientists playing KSP (Just google Scott Manley)

But back to the topic:
Once you get started with your few first pseudo rockets, you'll start to want more. Because you know, you're gonna be as greedy and addicted to designing weird Rockets with our Mr. Greendude that only differentiates from the others by a white scientist cloth set. Tbh, you do the most stuff, the Tutorial is kept short and you quickly get control over every element.
Well, when I first played it, there was only the Sandbox mode and there was everything available from the start (Yeah, I'm quite an oldie if you take a look at how long I already own this game). THAT WAS THE BLAST ALREADY.

But wait. There's more!
A Science Mode, where you slowly get Science points from conducting research from all the different planets... And trust me if you get to all of them you're gonna spend a TON of hours on this game to achieve that goal. And all that gets even crazier if you have to take care of all your green little investors in career mode.

Last but not least, not only the awesome modding community and the CRAZY ammount of fun you can get by getting out of an orbit of a planet called Kerbin (well the game has to have some weaknesses, like names....) It's gonna be an awesome game to pick if you search for fun, mind blowing physics *cough*it can get weird sometimes*cough*, a bit of a challenge .... aaaaand the opportunity to fall in love with Jeb. But in the end, what Jeb really means will only reveal once you play it.

PS.: If stuff gets too hard for you, there are tons of mods especially designed to help you design, control and even steer your rocket like an autonomic thing if you feel like watching your creations while relaxing in your chair.

All in all.: Jeb/10

This Game is definetly one of the tycoon-like games i enjoyed the most - even if its in Early Access. For myself i find the fine level of detail that is put into the developing of software appealing. As much as I can tell now the developer seems to be active both in supporting the people through the steam forums or by actually developing the game further.

The biggest advantages are micromanagement and the opportunity to develop more than games (Operating Systems or Antivirus Software Kits are just an example). Also the graphics might seem very simplistic - which they are - but for me it gives the game its own charm.

Now for the critics. The difficulty jump between the settings from easy to hard is extremly high so you need to be actually quite into the game to survive there. Also the tutorial may explain everything but it takes quite a while to get through all of it. One should also notice that save games which break sometimes when a big patch arrives need to be planned it.

For all those who are not familiar with buying Early Access stuff: DO NOT BUY STUFF UNLESS YOU ARE SURE WHAT YOU BUY. The games are still developed so give the game a bit more freedom in the negative side. For me it helps to get along with a game principle. Even if you think you wasted money after the buy you can still use that to have some actual fun with the game.

Okey last but not least the conclusion guys.
I love this game from heart, simply because it allows people to actually be the guy developing the game - a big plus if you usually are the consumer in my opinion. I apologize for any grammar or spelling mistakes ( I always appreciate constructive criticism. )

Anyways:
Buy it if you love tycoon games with micromanagement that also involves the not so popular topic of game developing and not playing.
Leave it if you get annoyed fast by having to restart quite a few times and being crazily focused about the graphics. In the end its up to you

Simply one of the best games I've ever played. The immersion pulled me into the game and didn't let off me till i finished and now I'm awaiting the sequel in every moment!! If you're into a Viking inspired Storyline and deep characterdevelopment this game surely is something for you. For me this Game is EPIC!!