About This Game An accomplished, old-school, indie, futuristic Sci-fi RTS with RPG elements!!Play as Daniel Hanson, commander of the first expedition to planet Meridian and uncover the dark secrets it holds! Shape the world around you with every decision you make and through every dialogue with your crew. Meridian: New World offers countless options to devise your own strategy, including various equipment options for your units and special abilities for you to rely upon. Use your abilities anywhere on the battlefield and turn the tide of battle by weakening the enemy troops. Alternatively take the covert approach and sabotage the enemy power supply to shut down their production. You can rely entirely on researching superior weapons or special abilities. Or you can risk building a large economy, constructing a massive army from your enormous resources. The strategy you use and how many troops you sacrifice to reach your goal will influence the attitude of your crew towards you. Are you ready to shape the history of galactic colonization?http://store.steampowered.com/app/312330Brought to you as the brainchild of Ede Tarsoly - the sole man behind Elder Games - Meridian: New World was mostly received with disbelief and awe at the fact that it's a one-man production. While it remains true that Ede is the source of every detail of the game, some assets were created by his friends Balázs Bodnár, Tamás Gyermán and Gábor Menyhárt, who are credited with their contribution.Engaging and original story with varied missions A single player game Polished, dynamic and fluid unit control Beautiful graphics; realistic environments Amazing immersive music Steam WorkshopShare the maps you create in the editor with the Community. 7aa9394dea Title: Meridian: New WorldGenre: Indie, StrategyDeveloper:Elder GamesPublisher:Merge Games, Headup GamesRelease Date: 4 Apr, 2014 Meridian: New World Activation Code [portable] meridian new world cheats. lets play meridian new world. r.g. mechanics meridian - new world. meridian new world traduzione ita. meridian new world system requirements. meridian new world trainer 1.05. meridian new world трейнер. meridian new world patch download. meridian new world pc. meridian new world guide. meridian the new world. meridian new world download. meridian a new world. meridian new world pc. meridian new world guide. meridian new world gameplay. meridian new world recensione. meridian new world soundtrack. lets play meridian new world. meridian new world gameplay br. meridian new world трейнер. meridian-new-world-pc-em-pt-br-completo. meridian new world cheat codes. meridian new world walkthrough. meridian new world. meridian new world cheat engine table. meridian new world metacritic. meridian new world trailer. meridian new world gameplay german. meridian new world review. meridian new world engine. gra meridian new world. meridian new world pc gameplay. meridian new world crack. meridian new world gameplay pc. meridian the new world. meridian new world steam. meridian new world test. meridian new world steam. meridian new world. meridian new world contributor pack. meridian new world gameplay german. meridian new world обзор. meridian new world android скачать. meridian new world deutsch. meridian new world trainer. meridian new world trailer. meridian new world deutsch. meridian new world cheat engine. meridian new world multiplayer. kody do meridian new world. meridian new world cheats. meridian new world обзор. meridian new world traduzione ita. meridian new world oyunu. meridian new world requisitos. meridian new world game. meridian new world wiki. meridian new world trainer. meridian-new-world-pc-em-pt-br-completo. meridian new world review. meridian new world español. meridian new world recensione. meridian a new world. meridian new world metacritic. meridian new world game Simply put, this game is awful to actually play. If that's all you need from a review, you can stop here. If you want to know WHY this game is awful, keep reading.1. StorylineThe story is pretty uninspired. It's not completely terrible, but it's nothing you haven't seen before. Maybe it gets better, but I couldn't get too far due to numerous frustrations before I dropped the game. The voice acting is at best, average. WIth woodenly delivered lines, and dialogue that could have been written by a chat-bot.2. GameplayThis is the main problem. An average to below average plot\/voice acting can often be made up for in gameplay. Unfortunately these developers seem to have forgotten how RTS' work. Problem 1: The perspective and selection of units.The angle of the game, and the awful awful unit boxes make it very difficult to get all your units, or select individual units, or really do basic things quickly and efficiently. Did you miss on of your units when trying to select it? Well screw you player! Because now you have NOTHING selected. Isn't that great? There are several abilities in the game that you are to use on a singular unit. This is difficult and can cause issues. Anyone who is used to a well made RTS, and want's to micro and control army effectively is in for a bad time. This however, is not the only contributor to that bad time.Problem 2: The (lack of) pathfindingYou know when you play a game, and sometimes your unit happens to go a weird way around the map to the location you sent it to? Usually doesn't happen that often, and usually isn't a big deal. That's not the case In Meridian: forgotten mechanics. Do you want to move somewhere specific? They will eventually get there. Not together, not in a timely manner, but eventually. Just hope there are no enemies to fight.What happens when there are enemies? Well I'm glad you asked! See, if you run in to an enemy, while moving around the map, chances are everyone in your dumb as hell army has separated into squads of 1. Thankfully, the enemy AI will just put them out of their misery. Now, it is possible you'll actually have your army together and want to attack. One of the basic moves in an RTS is to Attack move. In almost every RTS ever made, as soon as an enemy is in sight and range, the guns start blazing. In "Meridian: What LSD trip made us think we knew how to make a game", you will find, at almost every occasion, your units running directly at the enemy without firing. Without realizing that they are NOT some sort of kamikaze unit. Without deigning to obey your commands in a remotely satisfactory manner.Thanks to these amazing mechanics, you often need to retreat to try to herd your dumb struck army in to a semblance of a group so you can actually play the game. In most RTS' retreat is a viable strategy. In "Meridian: Oh my GOD does anyone know how to walk?" this is nigh impossible. Retreating involves attempting to move away from the enemy. In the unlikely event your units actually manage to walk away from the enemy, you will find them immediately attempting to engage the enemy. The worst part is, the terrible pathing and AI means that they will have half trying to get back somewhere, half who are going the other way and get stuck on eachother, and no one actually firing on the enemy OR retreating. The target acquisition range is just absolutely nuts. It doesn't make sense. I've had units react to hostiles WHO WEREN"T VISIBLE YET. I'm pretty sure Chewbacca lives on Endor, because it just doesn't, make, sense.Bonus problem:Hotkeys. I get having your own hotkeys for your game so you can be "different" so all the cool kids will like you. But changing fundamentals like moving the hold position command from 'H' to 'E' is just plain stupid. There's many similar changes in this game. "Meridian: who even needs hotkeys anyway" decided to reinvent their hotkeys from the refined version most games have settled with, to a new pile of crap that no one wants to be in.3. GraphicsThis is the only area where Meridian: Really Shiny gets any sort of credit. I'm not saying it's a visually stunning masterpiece. But it is nice. It's vibrant. Also really shiny. Nothing to write home about, but nothing particularly bad either.Final Thoughts: There are lots of RTS games out there. There is a reason that Command and Conquer, Warcraft 1, 2 AND 3, Starcraft 1 AND 2 are all timeless classics. There is a reason that most RTS games have similar if not identical base mechanics to each other. It's because they WORK, and they work WELL. They allow strategy, micro and macro. Meridian: Barely a functional game decided that's not necessary in their RTS. They wanted to be different, to be cool, instead everyone should be making fun of them and ignoring them.. THIS is the kind of RTS i like, yea it may be early access, but it is good enough to stand up alongside with quite a few alltime favourates of mine, yes, that means you Supreme Commander.In terms of gameplay, it could be improved only with additions that im pretty sure the lone developer is planning on adding anyway, my point is, if you have the money, you should get this, its not often i do reviews, but for an early access game, this game is well structured and is worth it.I would rate this 8.5 \/ 10 , or 4 stars.. Let me start by saying, I'm not a fan of "Early Access" games. This "game" is the exact reason why. I just finished the campaign mode, which consisted of about 1\/10th of what i imagine the complete game will be (like 3 maps). I labeled it as "recommended", because it is truly a very-well put together RTS. It's beautiful, plays extremely well, and a solid buy at $15, that is, it will be when it is COMPLETE. The problem with early access games, is that they are often abandoned or updates are severely delayed. I hope that's not the case with Meridian. I suggested this game, because you can play Skirmish and have fun with it, but I'd recommend waiting until the game is complete.Edit: Changed to "not' recommended. Very disappointing to not see them ever really complete the game, and then abandon any idea of ever updating it while just focusing another money-grab sequel.. Think C&C but then...-Remove all but one Faction-Cut the unit roster down to a quarter-Boil away all charm and personallity -Cannibalise the UILearn from my mistake, save your hard earned money.. If you're a fan of RTS games, ala SC2 this game might just be for you. Is it StarCraft II??...well, no. But this game puts a few interesting spins on the RTS formula that make it really interesting and fun to play. Instead of producing a standard unit and upgrading offense\/defense from an approriate facility (this game has this feature aswell for unit specific upgrades), any weapon upgrades you research for your units can ONLY be applied when they are created. For example, you can Research upgraded cannons, rockets, lasers, railguns etc. that are purchased with the creation of your new unit (varried costs). Cannons are strong vs infantry, Rockets apply area damage, Lasers have increased range and Railguns jump to nearby units. Also, Commander abilities add alot to gameplay (a SC2 comparison would be hero powers, but they are only usable when you have a hero and only with hero in range). Meridian's 'Commander' abilities are usable anytime and anywhere on the map not affected by fog of war. These powers do come at a cost in the form of an regenerative energy bar and vary from Direct Damage to Healing to Increased build\/production rates. These abilities are trained with points you acquire when you level up. No Multiplayer (yet at least), some pathing issues and at times questionable voice acting are the only minor concerns with this title. NOTE: This game was for the most part made by ONE MAN in 2 years. Damn impressive.
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