Crying Suns is a tactical rogue-lite that puts you in the role of a space fleet commander as you explore a mysteriously fallen empire. In this story rich experience inspired by Dune and Foundation, each successful run will uncover the truth about the Empire... and yourself as well.
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This game is almost everything I could want in a game; ftl style story telling, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL fucking art, incredible style, gameplay that's interesting if a bit formulaic, and it's all tied together in an interface that i smile every time I see it.
...unfortunately, the writing is some of the most Dudebro "Moral Choices About Whether To Torture Or Kill This Prisoner In Our Military Space Ship" I can possibly imagine and it suuucks. The first area's bad guys kidnap women to use them to breed more warriors. It's cringe, it's so fucking cringe
If you're the sort of person who reads this and goes "wow I don't know what you're talking about, that sounds fine, and the game looks great" then ignore this review, and buy the game. You'll probably enjoy a game I just couldn't stomach.
...unfortunately, the writing is some of the most Dudebro "Moral Choices About Whether To Torture Or Kill This Prisoner In Our Military Space Ship" I can possibly imagine and it suuucks. The first area's bad guys kidnap women to use them to breed more warriors. It's cringe, it's so fucking cringe
If you're the sort of person who reads this and goes "wow I don't know what you're talking about, that sounds fine, and the game looks great" then ignore this review, and buy the game. You'll probably enjoy a game I just couldn't stomach.
Enjoyed this one far more than I expected to!
The rogue-like structure is bizarrely implemented and doesn't really work due to how long runs take but there was a lot of thought and vision put into how it interacted with the narrative. I get the feeling that dying over and over was meant to be a significant part of the story but the difficulty wasn't high enough for this to happen more than once on my 11~ hour play-through.
Ultimately, while I did enjoy the combat and random encounters, the story was what kept me hooked in. Cool setting, good intrigue, and decent twists throughout (to give full credit, one moment around the 4th act legitimately made my jaw drop, it's so good).
The rogue-like structure is bizarrely implemented and doesn't really work due to how long runs take but there was a lot of thought and vision put into how it interacted with the narrative. I get the feeling that dying over and over was meant to be a significant part of the story but the difficulty wasn't high enough for this to happen more than once on my 11~ hour play-through.
Ultimately, while I did enjoy the combat and random encounters, the story was what kept me hooked in. Cool setting, good intrigue, and decent twists throughout (to give full credit, one moment around the 4th act legitimately made my jaw drop, it's so good).
FTL but i managed to beat it
Gorgeous aesthetic, fascinating world-building, an almost haunting vibe, and some really solid light tactical ship combat, but it's a bit overlong and gets repetitive in the back half. I can't help but feel like Crying Suns would have benefitted from dropping the roguelike structure or reducing its length. If this were three acts instead of six, I'd probably give it 4 stars instead of 3.
Super engaging FTL clone with really fun combat. Not as good as FTL but if you see it on sale and you like FTL then BUY it. It's really fun and challenging.
#shelved