Comments on: Into the Breach http://thetarpit.org/2023/into-the-breach "Now I feel like I know less about what that blog is about than I did before." Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:25:26 +0000 http://thetarpit.org hourly 1 By: How to run DOS games from GOG.com, a practical guide for noobs « The Tar Pit http://thetarpit.org/2023/into-the-breach#comment-5487 How to run DOS games from GOG.com, a practical guide for noobs « The Tar Pit Sun, 29 Dec 2024 18:32:51 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=515#comment-5487 [...] also known as "Good Old Games", is a so-called gaming platform that despite its name also sells good new games and conceivably bad new and bad old games as well. But we're not really interested in those, are [...] [...] also known as "Good Old Games", is a so-called gaming platform that despite its name also sells good new games and conceivably bad new and bad old games as well. But we're not really interested in those, are [...]

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2023/into-the-breach#comment-5231 spyked Sun, 04 Aug 2024 15:45:42 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=515#comment-5231 One year later, this is still my favourite Sunday pastime. The gameplay is relatively rough on normal (but honestly, I'd just say that I'm not that good at strategy games) and there's plenty more if you like it rougher. I haven't beaten it yet and I've yet to unlock the last island. The roguelike element makes it nearly impossible to get it right everytime, because yes, at one point you're gonna get critically unlucky, just like in any RPG game you can think of, and then you're fucked. And just like in life, you get plenty of second chances, only many of them will have you starting it all again from nothing. Honestly, very few games that I know are this well-designed. This one ranks quite close to ye olde nethack, at least in my book. One year later, this is still my favourite Sunday pastime. The gameplay is relatively rough on normal (but honestly, I'd just say that I'm not that good at strategy games) and there's plenty more if you like it rougher. I haven't beaten it yet and I've yet to unlock the last island. The roguelike element makes it nearly impossible to get it right everytime, because yes, at one point you're gonna get critically unlucky, just like in any RPG game you can think of, and then you're fucked. And just like in life, you get plenty of second chances, only many of them will have you starting it all again from nothing.

Honestly, very few games that I know are this well-designed. This one ranks quite close to ye olde nethack, at least in my book.

]]> By: spyked http://thetarpit.org/2023/into-the-breach#comment-4426 spyked Sun, 06 Aug 2023 08:36:07 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=515#comment-4426 If you like Nethack, then you'd most certainly enjoy ItB. The battle and the "role-playing" mechanics are slightly different, but otherwise the idea is pretty much the same, yeah. Which reminds me: ItB, or some variation thereof, would make a *great* board game, for the more socially-inclined among us. If you like Nethack, then you'd most certainly enjoy ItB. The battle and the "role-playing" mechanics are slightly different, but otherwise the idea is pretty much the same, yeah.

Which reminds me: ItB, or some variation thereof, would make a *great* board game, for the more socially-inclined among us.

]]> By: Cel Mihanie http://thetarpit.org/2023/into-the-breach#comment-4422 Cel Mihanie Sat, 05 Aug 2023 13:29:27 +0000 http://thetarpit.org/?p=515#comment-4422 Hmmm... 1. Permadeath/no-save mechanic 2. Every playthrough is an exercise in masochism at the whims of the vengeful RNG god 3. Turn-based combat & RPG mechanics You sure you're not talking about Nethack? :)) Hmmm...

1. Permadeath/no-save mechanic
2. Every playthrough is an exercise in masochism at the whims of the vengeful RNG god
3. Turn-based combat & RPG mechanics

You sure you're not talking about Nethack? :))

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