I ran into this great little nugget just a few hours ago. If you’ve seen it, good for you. If you haven’t, then sharing it will be my little Chirstmas 2007 present for you.
“Battleships Forever” is a free indie game made by Sean “th15″ Chan, a 22 year old Singaporean. It’s a space-ship themed tactical RTS focusing on the control of a handful of ships with varying capabilities.
This game just has to be seen (and played) to believe. It’s 2d (well, that’s technically debatable, but for all intents and purposes, it is 2d), but it’s 2d done very well. Rather than just copying mechanics from the different RTSs around, Sean has added little twists that, combined with the tactical focu, makes the whole experience very fresh and innovative. The visual effects he put in shows care in craftsmanship, and the amount of control and you have with your ships (each ship has individual targettable parts, each weapon/contraption can be manipulated individually) shows depth.
This guy has pulled out all the stops, and it shows. It’s already very impressive as it is, and remembering that practically just 1 guy made this makes it an even more impressive achievement.
More screenshots can be found in the website, but why just look at screens when you can download it and play for free!
Kudos to you, Sean! This little gem was one of the things that made my Christmas this year.
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