The German publisher Gameforge has especially accustomed us to massively multiplayer games such as AION or Sword of Legends Online lately. With Trigon: Space Story, we change register to approach the independent game, more classic shall we say. This is indeed a first step for Gameforge, which intends to support many projects of this kind around the world.
Trigon: Space Story is a roguelike strategy game that will be released on April 28 on PC through Steam. A demo is already available if you want to try for yourself before possibly cracking on D-Day.
you are the captain
The title does not hide its major inspiration, namely the classic Faster Than Light from which he takes some elements to adapt them to his sauce. This is also one of the reasons why it caught the eye of a large community of players who want more titles in this vein.
For those unfamiliar with the concept, it’s basicallyexplore the cosmos aboard a spaceship made up of a crew who must complete different missions. To do this, they must go from system to system to progress, however, each stage is littered with random events, combat and daily tasks to be carried out on board the ship.
The roguelike part intervenes in its procedurally generated universe with each game, and of course, in case of death, you have to start all over again from the beginning. In short, a concept as time-consuming as it is addictive. To get the hang of it quickly, Trigon: Space Story offers to introduce you to its game mechanics through a fairly comprehensive tutorial which puts you in situation so that you understand how to manage your crew, your ship as well as the progress of the fights.
For the rest, everything is a matter of adapting and developing new strategies. In short, everything that makes the salt of these so special games. The most important thing to understand is that you are the captain of the ship, which means that you can freely explore the galaxy as you wish, but that position also comes with duties that concern your crew and the difficult decisions. to take.
With or without a break: it’s at your own pace
In order to satisfy everyone, or to go up the range gradually in terms of difficulty, the game incorporates an easy and hard mode. Also, checking the “Killing Machine” option gives even more of a challenge since there is no tactical pause in this mode. You have to think quickly and do the right things at the right time as a captain.
First of all, it should be noted that the campaign will take you through 4 different chapters. Each of them also puts one of the races of the game universe in the spotlight: humans, etaris, rakkhis and taertikrons. Your crew will still be able to have diversity since certain missions or events (in bars for example) will allow you to recruit new members on board.
In, Trigon: Space Story, the management of the ship depends on its good mechanical health. Each crew member must be prepared to repair damage caused by natural phenomena (such as a solar storm or a black hole) or pirate attacks, and to fight when necessary. Another important part of the management consists in assigning the energy of the generator to the good sections (armament, shield, hyperdrive…). It is sometimes necessary to assign points in an emergency such as in the infirmary to heal your companions.
Luckily, the spaceship can be upgraded in many ways, including weaponry, to keep up with ever stronger enemies. Your crew members also gain EXP and even get passive skills to strengthen themselves. Because the clashes can become quite chaotic, with pirates approaching your ship while bombarding you with projectiles. With each victory, your bounty increases, making the fights more and more difficult.
Good resource management
The sessions require you to manage your resources with a master hand, this of course goes through a discovery phase where you learn what to prioritize first. For example, we have credits that allow you to buy skills or crew members (among other things), scrap metal that is used to improve the gauges of the various components of the ship, and finally the hold that includes the elements necessary for survival. like the food of the crew or the fuel which allows you to move via the hyperjumps.
Finally, let us specify that Trigon: Space Story benefits from very polished graphics that reinforce our immersion in the immensity of space. Movements, weapons, and even the interface make us imagine ourselves totally in an atmosphere Star Trek. The same goes for the sound design which gives us sound effects worthy of science fiction classics.
In conclusion
After a few games on our side, we can say that Trigon: Space Story is indeed a game that should appeal to lovers of Faster Than Light. We still benefit here from a fairly modern dressing which makes the adventures more lively. We also appreciate this freedom in travel, although we are forced at some point to face big challenges.
Trigon is demanding but not inaccessible since it leaves us the possibility of advancing at our own pace via difficulty modes but the charm remains undeniably the discovery of the systems and cogs of our ship; without forgetting the crew that you have to learn to handle well. This ability to adapt and this accumulated knowledge means that we quickly relaunch the parties to always do better.
Trigon: Space Story will be released on April 28 on PC via Steam. If you want to have a more concrete overview, you can now download the free demo on Steam.
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