New Battlestar Galactica Game Promises to Give Fans Exactly What They Want
By Chris Snellgrove | Published
If you are a fan of Battlestar Galactica reboot, you're probably dying for some new content. That killer sci-fi show came out two decades ago, and many attempts to cancel it or reboot it have also failed. During that time, video game adaptations were hit or miss. Many fans were delighted Battlestar Galactica: Deadlockbut that game and all its DLCs were delisted last year, leaving a void that is still waiting to be filled.
Fortunately, the wait for a new killing game is over. Dotemu (who has published excellent plays in recent years, incl Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge and the latter Marvel Cosmic Invasion) is about to release Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes. A clever and ambitious roguelite coming out on May 11. What is this game about, and will it be worth your frakkin' time and money? Recently, we sat down with two lead developers (Art Director Julien Cotret and Lead Game Designer Simon Swinscoe) to get answers to all your questions.
A Gameplay That Really Captures The Emotions Of The Show
Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes you are a roguelite. That means that you will probably need to make several attempts before you can successfully complete the story. In traditional roguelikes (named after the classic game, Rogue), each of these quests will be as brutal and unforgiving as the first. But as a roguelthing, Shattered Hopes it allows you to keep some improvements (and, of course, the meta knowledge of the game) to make successful runs easier.
As for the main gameplay loop, Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes divided into two main parts. The first is fleet management, where you have to allocate various resources, communicate with your crew, and make difficult decisions that affect the entire fleet. You can make a lot of decisions in this stage: like in the show, you can't take care of all the problems facing your ship, so you are forced to make difficult decisions that can be catastrophic or invisible.
After fleet management, your ships will definitely be attacked by Cylons (a design inspired by the best beauty. Battlestar Galactica episode “33”). At this point, the game switches to real-time space battle mode, or you can pause at any time to issue various orders. Like most episodes of the show, you have no real shot at defeating the Cylons, who have endless resources. During this sequence, your main task is to deploy your Vipers and protect them until you can successfully jump to safety.
Something Old, Something New
One of the first things I asked the Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes The devs were wondering if this game is meant to take place in the canonical universe of the show or if this was an alternate universe. What they told me is that the game is focused on one, original story that may be part of the show. He controls a gun, like the Galactica, that survived the first Cylon attack on the Twelve Colonies. You're basically trying to find Galactica and interact with other people. Along the way, you'll find scattered colony ships, and you'll have to defend them (and yourself) from the endless Cylon attacks.
So, fans of the reality show can easily think of this as just another story that takes place in this sci-fi universe. Along with the show, which eventually revealed that a completely different Battlestar (the Pegasus) survived the Cylon attack on the colonies. Of course, some aspects of the game are still slow without established lore. At certain points, for example, you will need to take out hidden Cylons from your ship, and they may be completely different characters than the named, human-looking bots from the show.
A Unique Type of Role Playing
The first one A scoundreland many subsequent roguelikes and roguelites, didn't have much in the way of an actual story. The games were about kicking ass and seeing how far you could go before you died. However, there are some great alternatives out there, including Hades, a deadly roguelike with massive RPG elements inspired by Greek mythology. With this in mind, I asked the developers of Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes if there were more RPG elements in their game.
They told me that there are several RPG elements in this game. In addition to giving orders to your subordinates, you can chat with the crew at the shipyard. When investigating who may or may not be a secret Cylon, you'll also learn a lot of background information about your suspects. Mostly, though, the game works as an Adam simulator. While playing a different commander, you will face the same combination of strategic problems, moral dilemmas, and resource management struggles. After playing the game for a few hours, you will feel close to Adam because you will have survived similar impossible situations.
So We Are All
Battlestar Galactica: Shattered Hopes it only comes out on PC on May 11. Currently, there are no plans for a console release, but that may change if the game proves to be popular enough. Speaking of which, the developers have some exciting DLC ideas, but they won't release anything until they see what fans' response to the game is like first.
This is where you come in. If you like Battlestar Galactica and eager for new content, it's time to vote with your wallet. From everything I've seen, this looks like it's going to be a killer game; made by devs with real and heartfelt passion for the original program. It will give you the opportunity to be like Adam, making difficult decisions that affect the lives of thousands of people. Or maybe you just want to be like Roslin and shoot annoying people without an airlock? Either way, this game has you covered!
