Frozen Synapse

[Dowly]

Guess it's time someone made a thread about it. :O:

If you don't know what it is, head over to http://www.frozensynapse.com/

or

take my explanation: Rainbow Six planning screen meets X-Com/Jagged Alliance

Rock, Paper, Shotgun preview:
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2010/04/19/preview-frozen-synapse/

TotalBiscuit's (aka Cynical Brit's) 30min preview:
http://youtu.be/9jJrUY27O0Y


Amazing game, can't say much more. Just awesome. :up:

For some online in-game match examples (without all the planning), you can check Arclight's (http://www.youtube.com/user/Arclight386) channel or mine (http://www.youtube.com/user/Dowly).

Fun, fun, fun (you know, like in that one girl's vid).

[Arclight]

Was thinking: this one deserves a thread. Saves me the trouble. :)

And yes, excellent game. If you've got a tactical mind it won't disapoint. Relatively cheap too and comes with a free copy to give to a friend.

You can play with people at will too, they don't need to be online. Turn gets uploaded to a server and the other player is notified that he has a turn waiting. It's a streamlined, modern way of doing PBEM I guess.

[Herr-Berbunch]

Saw it advertised on Steam this afternoon (hopefully my boss isn't on this forum!), don't think I saw enough to make me want to buy it, but I guess it could be addictive when you start playing!

You'll all probably rave about it and then when I do decide to buy it, everybody will move onto Frozen 2ynapse - as I've no doubt it'll be called.

[Arclight]

This is not the sort of thing to make a sequel for, and it's not getting removed from my drive. Ever. Not gonna happen.

[Arclight]

Not normally one for shameless bumping or promotion, but really, it's good.

Did we mention it's only $25,- and that that gets you 2 copies? If you have a mate that's interested you can't go wrong. Or you can essentially get it half price if you can convince the bugger to chip in.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/06/12/frozen-synapse-beating-mike-gapper/

[Herr-Berbunch]

Anyone want to go halves? :hmmm:

[seaniam81]

Anyone want to go halves? :hmmm:
Even better Herr want my extra copy?

[Herr-Berbunch]

Yes please!!! I'll pm you shortly.
:yeah:

[Herr-Berbunch]

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

This game is great, just played the tutorial and one online game (result: draw - better than a lose! :damn:)

It is addictive, if I didn't have to go to work then I'd be here all afternoon. :up:

[seaniam81]

Glad you like it. It's a blast. Super addictive.

[Arclight]

Glad to hear that as well. :yep:

[Herr-Berbunch]

What server is everyone on? - well not everyone, but, aargh, you know what I mean!

[Arclight]

Think I played UK6 last time with Lion. Don't know where the earlier games with Dowly floated off to, didn't have a selection back then.

[Arclight]

There's a demo now as well, in case you were on the fence: http://www.frozensynapse.com/demo.html

[0rpheus]

Any of you chaps still playing this? I'm on the UK1 server and my ID is '0rpheus' (unsurprisingly lol). Would love to have a few matches if anyone still plays, I'm new but getting the hang of it slowly!

[Arclight]

Would be nice, haven't played in a while. Quite enjoy tactical games. :yep:

[0rpheus]

Would be nice, haven't played in a while. Quite enjoy tactical games. :yep:

Cool, send a game or two my way and help me work out my noobishness! :haha:

[Arclight]

Will do, I'll have a proper look tomorrow and send a match.

[Arclight]

Returned a game and made 3 more... :D

First 2 are random dark extermination, but first one came up with 2x GL and the second with a RPG. So third game is custom: random map but just 2x MG and a shotgun.

[Arclight]

Bugger me, really don't like the explosives.

[Arclight]

Right, gonna make this simple: I'll just send a game to everyone on my friends-list (well, I already did actually), and keep a game running at all times.


Played quite a bit lately, even against strangers; good folk, one and all. Not the type of game to attract rage-aholics aparently. Also, remarkable amount of newcomers... must be the sales during the holidays.

[Geno_Mariner]

If you guys are saying it's good... I'll give it a spin :hmmm: Now to download the demo :B

[jumpy]

got demo for this the other day - I like it :DL