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Citizens of Super Earth! The glorious revolution for Managed Democracy may have won the day, but the fight is FAR from over! In these uncertain times, a new breed of enemy threatens to infiltrate our ranks and sow the seeds of DISORDER!

I speak, of course, of the CHAOTIC FORCES of inconvenience! Yes, comrades, the bureaucratic NIGHTMARE of logging in without a Sony PlayStation Account! But fear not! For this seemingly simple action is the UNWAVERING GATEKEEPER to the very future of Managed Democracy!

Why, you ask? The answer is CRYSTAL CLEAR!

A PlayStation Account is your DIGITAL PASSPORT to the Unyielding Phalanx of Freedom! Without it, how can you join your fellow Helldivers in the glorious crusade for order? How can you strategize, coordinate, and unleash the righteous fury of democracy's arsenal? It is the UNBREAKABLE CHAIN that binds us together!

The PlayStation Network is the SACRED CONDUIT through which the wisdom of Super Earth flows! Here you will find vital intel, essential updates, and the camaraderie of your fellow citizens. Deny yourself this access, and you become a lone soldier in the wilderness, vulnerable to the whispers of dissent!

A PlayStation Account is your SHIELD against the CORROSIVE FORCES of DISINFORMATION! Without it, you are exposed to the LIES and PROPAGANDA of the Xenos scum and their sympathizers! The PlayStation Network stands as a bulwark of truth, a beacon of Managed Democracy in the digital storm!

Citizens, do not be fooled! Creating a PlayStation Account is a SACRED DUTY, a VOW of ALLEGIANCE to the very principles upon which Super Earth was built! It is a FRACTURED SECOND of your time for an ETERNITY of ORDER!

So raise your plasma rifles high, comrades! Together, with our PlayStation Accounts as our badges of honor, we shall CRUSH the forces of inconvenience and SECURE a glorious future for Managed Democracy! FOR SUPER EARTH!

I bought this as a fan of Roberta's Sierra adventure games. I had never played the original Colossal Cave and this was an educational experience and I believe a great way to "polish" a piece of history.

Comparing the 2.0 release to the original, I was surprised at the visual upgrades. A lot of effort was clearly put into upgrading especially the the textures, lighting and shaders did make a big difference.

Bottom line, the gameplay is still firmly rooted in the original version, and as such, even with VR support, there will be limited appeal for this title, but I am so glad it got made.

Very unique mix of genres incorporating tower defense, deckbuilder, idler and rogue-lite. I've only scratched the surface and I'm loving it!

PvE RTS against an enemy that is a liquid. It's good. Play it.

This is a good idle game. Whole new gameplay systems are introduced every few days (or weeks) of real-time, keeping it interesting.

I've been playing Natural Selection 1 and 2 off and on for almost 2 decades now. Kind of hard to believe. This is a game that doesn't hold your hand, has a high learning curve, can be brutal to play against skilled players, and isn't always perfectly balanced...but 17 years later it's still my all time favorite shooter.

Very detailed history of Zach's games, highly recommended reading for anyone interested in his games, or just in general game development.

You can finally throw away that free 500 hour AOL floppy disk. Hypnospace Outlaw is the mid-90s AOL simulator I never knew I needed.

Everything in the presentation and gameplay is solid, and reminds me of rummaging through "AOL keyword" pages for SimCopter and Jazz Jackrabbit tips.

Also, Zane [comment removed due to violation of Hypnospace law]

The best objective based team FPS available today. Not perfect, but a lot of fun.

First off, I'm going to write about the game, not the price tag. Personally I don't have a problem with them charging extra for it, but that doesn't affect my review.

So here's where I'm coming from: I've played Natural Selection since the release of the original mod for Half-Life, Combat for Natural Selection, and NS2, but not the Combat Mod for NS2. I'll be comparing this to both NS1:Combat and NS2.

Main Differences from NS2 and/or NS1:Combat:

Good:
1) No commanders. Also in NS1:Combat, this is one of the main draws of the gametype. You don't have to rely on anyone to get the weapons and upgrades you want. You don't instantly lose because a first time commander is in the chair. It sets up a more casual game that focuses on kills instead of a big strategic plan of attack.

2) Buildings. Yes, you can build stuff, unlike NS1:Combat. A huge change. Phase gates and Gorge tunnels help you control the map like you're playing a vanilla style NS2 game. I like it.

Bad:
1) XP Gain. Another huge change from NS1:Combat is how hard it is to gain XP. Leveling is much slower and gone is the "area xp" where everyone gets XP in the vicinity of the kill. You get XP from kills, assists, and captures. Also making XP gain difficult is that with such a small player base, 90% of the players are already very skilled NS2 players. If you've never played NS, you will die alot and you will never get XP.

One of the things I really liked about NS1:Combat is it's more casual gameplay style. Level gains were quick, if you fell behind, you'd get XP anyway. Here, if you fall behind, you're done. You can't really compete when you're low level against a bunch of people with armor, and the game doesn't help you out any.

I've read the upgrade progression is very limiting as well, but I haven't been able to level up enough to run into that problem.

It's hard to recommend this game to anyone. If you already have NS2, it's pretty much the same game. If you don't have NS2, you're going to die a lot, get stuck at the bottom of the scoreboard, and never given any upgrades to help you compete. A new player would actually have an easier time in standard NS2, as personal performance doesn't matter as much.