7.0
Achron will probably be the most unique RTS you'll play this year. The implementation of free-form time manipulation really takes the genre in some new and interesting directions, but only if you're willing to work through some flaws
Achron
Hazardous Software · Aug 29, 2011
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In the battles of Earth's unwritten past, we knew that time was a constant. We knew that time was inevitable. Then the alien threat appeared. Every move they made a perfect counter, every strike executed with preternatural precision. One by one Earth's colonies fell, with only ashes left behind. But humanity learns, humanity adapts. Now we know the truth. The inevitable, the constant, is mere illusion, as fragile as glass. And time... Time is a weapon.
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- 5.0The problem is the rest of the game suffers from design flaws and technical issues, making Achron feel like an RTS relic. With a little more spit-shine and some fiddling under the hood, this could have been a great game
- 6.0It seems to be balanced well, though the time travel mechanics complicate traditional notions of RTS balance to the point where they may not even apply. It's a shame that this astonishing innovation isn't supported by the pathfinding, the AI, and the tight presentation it deserved
- 3.0This is a game that feels like it was developed in a bubble, oblivious to elements that have shaped the best RTS games of the past 15 years or to how an outsider will adjust to the game's rules. Then again, the fact that Hazardous Software couldn't even get the basics right (A.I., campaign structure, presentation) makes me think the problems go back further than that.
- Si vous aimez découvrir de nouvelles formes de gameplay, alors vous pouvez jeter un coup d’œil à Achron, au moins à titre expérimental. D'un pur point de vue ludique, en revanche, son solo ennuyeux et son multi vide nous empêchent de le recommander
- 7.0Achron is duidelijk een zeer unieke game en daar zal niet iedereen mee kunnen omgaan. Het concept is erg lastig, waardoor enkel geharde strategen de mogelijkheden van tijdmanipulatie ten volle kunnen benutten
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