Defense Grid

[pontifex]

I know a lot of you ATers like the tower defense games so Steam has a 3d tower defense game called Defense Grid.

 

[tranceport]

is it any good?

edit: watched the trailer. Might actually be fun for a bit.. Not worth $19.99 though.

 

[Zenoth]

Maybe for $10 I would buy it but not for its current price, it does look fun though.

 

[fatpat268]

It's hard to justify $20 on a TD game for me. TD games are essentially a 20-30 minute time waster in spurts, nothing more really.

I dunno, I'll pass for now.

 

[AVP]

Looks cool but the whole concept behind TD games doesn't really have much to do with looks. The most important aspect is strategy and balance, and a little mix of choice to avoid repetition.

Secondly, there are a lot of fun TD games but the amusement is is lost in each one after you find a winning strategy. As a whole, however, they are awesome. I wonder if this game mixes it up or just changes backgrounds and skins.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: fatpat268
It's hard to justify $20 on a TD game for me. TD games are essentially a 20-30 minute time waster in spurts, nothing more really.

I dunno, I'll pass for now.

True.
I visited towerdefence.net recently and tried a bunch of downloadable games. They were fun, but I really wouldnt spend 20 dollars for the full versions.

Thats like paying for MS Solitaire.


EDIT: No demo.
Big mistake. This game has almost no hype. People arent going to buy it without tons of hype or a demo.
They need a demo.

 

[Modeps]

Defense Grid rocks. It's easily worth the $20.

Oh, and there's a demo out now too.

 

[shortylickens]

Got it, thanks.
Demo persuaded me to purchase it recently.
But I'm still stuck on one of the earlier levels and had to take a break. Cant figure out when I'm supposed to build a Meteor, if ever.

 

[Modeps]

Originally posted by: shortylickens
Got it, thanks.
Demo persuaded me to purchase it recently.
But I'm still stuck on one of the earlier levels and had to take a break. Cant figure out when I'm supposed to build a Meteor, if ever.

Meteor rules beyond existence... specially when you upgrade to level 3.

 

[xCxStylex]

I just tried the demo the other day and didn't like it. However, I only played the first two levels, so it's not a very complete review. The fact that you can only place towers at certain spots seems to take too much of the strategy of designing your tower layout out of tower defense.

It looks great, but just like a book, if a game doesn't intrigue me right away, I don't give it much of a chance.

 

[shortylickens]

Originally posted by: xCxStylex
I just tried the demo the other day and didn't like it. However, I only played the first two levels, so it's not a very complete review. The fact that you can only place towers at certain spots seems to take too much of the strategy of designing your tower layout out of tower defense.

It looks great, but just like a book, if a game doesn't intrigue me right away, I don't give it much of a chance.

Well, most tower defense games only let you build in a grid or on special squares.
With games like Vector TD its a lot of potential squares so you dont notice much.
If you are talking about a Desktop TD type game where you put them all over the place and leave a tiny little alley for the baddies to navigate through: There are a few levels in the game like that. Not many.
They're just big and open and have a crapload of blank squares and a straight shot to the ending (if you dont set up a path they will be in & out quickly).

You could actually put up a solid wall of towers but then the baddies are allowed to push right through the force-fields. Better to set up a maze. Also, someone on the official game forums noticed that its possible to make a long row, box the enemy in, make them run to the end, delete a tower at the back, and they will run back to it looking for the opening.
If you keep doing it you can make them run back and forth until they die. The problem with this is you lose a little money when you buy and sell. And the interest isnt enough to make up for it. Better to use this technique on bosses where you get 400 credits per kill and they are worth the extra attention.

You have to get up to level 6 or 7 before you see those kinds of maps.