You must sign in to post. | Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Nov 15, 2008 @ 3:02pm |
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 poita
Joined: Nov 15, 2008
Posts: 2 | Hi.
I just played a few levels of Galcon and I like it. Here are some of my thoughts.
Well, this is what I want and if it were so i'd be happy to pay money for a digital download of this game.
1. On instant action the game screen only takes up one quarter of my screen. I have a 30 inch widescreen monitor so don't like being reduced back to a 15 inch game play area. I tried Ie's percentage increase to make the game area bigger but it's locked and remains small.
I wanna play Galcon on full/wide screen.
2. It's a nice and short game. I like that. Despite loving Risk, i don't usually play it because it just takes up too much time (i played the pc version but it sucks).
However, Not every gamer in the world wants a frenetic pace. When playing single player Galcon I would like the option to be able to go to a turn based system. I'd like (and enjoy) the luxury of being able to freeze the game and take time to strategise as i assign the number of ships i send out and to where. I'm not saying that's how the game should only be, just that i want that as an option.
3. I would like more varied sound effects such as planet names being spoken in cool electronica style voices when i click on them, launch souns as the fleet takes off, starcraft style acknowlegements of orders if i redirect, different enemy sounds so when an enemy attacks my world there is one sound of popping than when i attack theirs. Also, a victory sound effect fore every planet i conquer.
4. I'd like fleets to skirmish a little when they pass through each other. not exactly go into a full battle but at least both sides losing five or ten percent. That could make a huge difference to whether or not you have enough left in your fleet to take over your target.
5. I only played a few levels so far so i don't know if it's the case but i dont want the grid there all the time. Be nice to have a customisable option for what i see on the screen actually.
Hope you don't mind me makeing some of these points. They come right from my very first impressions. | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Nov 15, 2008 @ 8:00pm |
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 vince
Joined: Feb 16, 2008
Posts: 81
Location: Atlanta | You can play Galcon in full/wide screen if you download it. You can also play for free for thirty days before you buy it. And about the turn based system, that would make Galcon a completely different game. You would also find if you played the multi player version that entirely too many people take entirely too much time "strategizing." (What they're really doing is waiting for someone else to attack) It's not uncommon in games to see people sitting around for fifteen minutes before they move. All the time in the world to strategize. You should play those single player games just like they are until you can beat the computer opponents at their highest level. Then you'll find you won't need time to come up with complex strategies. Most of my strategies involve, "Which cluster do I want? Where are these guys likely to go?" Then I just go get it. Galcon is 90% tactics and 10% strategy. Tactics you just pick up as you go along.
I like your other suggestions, and I hope Phil will finally make a release adding some new features! There seems to be a huge feature list that will take a lot of time to implement. I'm sure he'll get to it when he has time. | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Nov 18, 2008 @ 10:21am |
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poita Joined: Nov 15, 2008
Posts: 2 | Yeah, sorry for my hasty and a bit ignorant post. I'd just played it a few times and was enthusiastic.
I'm playing the demo now. On my 30" monitor it looks great. I was surprised at how my brain quickly started to figure things out after some training. I'm playing on hard but it might be a while before i level up.
Anyway i really like the game and i'm surprised it's not more of a phenomenon. I couldn't get into games like darwinia, peggle, flow etc.
I would like an option to control the speed of the game so when i'm playing a complex singler player mission i can slow it down and have a bit more space to think. I sometimes cheat by pausing it.
The demo plays only one song. is there more in the full version as it gets samey after a while. Also, do the dreams go away? ;) i close my eyes when sleeping and see little triangle floating around. | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Dec 29, 2008 @ 8:03pm |
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 txgangsta
Joined: Mar 12, 2007
Posts: 550
Location: On the road again... | The demo plays only one song. is there more in the full version as it gets samey after a while. Also, do the dreams go away? ;) i close my eyes when sleeping and see little triangle floating around.
You can here the cancan every once in a while on multiplayer =) | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Dec 30, 2008 @ 4:49pm |
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 chi-ro
Joined: Dec 26, 2008
Posts: 203
Location: The cluster behind you... | what do you mean sometimes? I thought that was the default background music... | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Dec 31, 2008 @ 9:20am |
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txgangsta
Joined: Mar 12, 2007
Posts: 550
Location: On the road again... | Only on your iTunes, Chi-ro. | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Dec 31, 2008 @ 12:55pm |
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chi-ro
Joined: Dec 26, 2008
Posts: 203
Location: The cluster behind you... | Yeah that too. | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: May 19, 2009 @ 7:26pm |
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no.pwnage 
Joined: May 13, 2009
Posts: 236 | Are you chi-ro? Did you play Tribal Wars??? | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: May 19, 2009 @ 7:36pm |
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pwn.era 
Joined: Apr 28, 2009
Posts: 617
Location: ^ rawrr | dear sir, does that game pleasure you?
is it truly pleasurable?
will it pleasure me too if i dare to play it?post updated on May 19, 2009 @ 8:01pm | | Re: Just tried Galcon on Instantaction.com my impressions :: Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:30pm |
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stguy045 Joined: Jun 10, 2009
Posts: 2 | http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giQX_S4mAP0 - Watch in HQ
As you can see, there is little to no difference between IA galcon and the classic version. The biggest difference I guess is the game screen size: IA has their own resolution and only certain games have a full screen option (galcon is sadly not one of those). Regardless of the possible drawbacks, I encourage you all to check IA out (and re-check if you visited previously as there has been much change).
www.instantaction.com/galcon
IA forums - http://forum.instantaction.com/smf/index.php/board,55.0.htmlpost updated on Jun 10, 2009 @ 7:30pm |
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