Kairosoft release Epic Astro Story - Sim City meets Alpha Centauri - NewsRichard Horne7 comments
Tags: Epic Astro Story, Kairosoft, Pixel Art, Isometric 2d, Space Colony
It's been a while since we've heard from the guys over at Kairosoft Japan. But that's clearly because they've been busy beavering away on Epic Astro Story - the latest in their series of isometric strategy titles.
Continuing the lovely 2d pixel-art aesthetic they've so well-honed over their last few games, Epic Astro Story sees you attempting, Sim City style, to colonize an alien planet. But in addition to managing the minutiae of strategically positioning every single individual element in order to maximise its effectiveness - typical Kairosoft tropes - there's also now an emphasis on battling aliens during Final Fantasy-esque random battles.
As ever it looks wonderful and utterly charming, but has Kairosoft managed to get itself out of that creative rut that has led to the last few of its games playing out all too similarly. Here's hoping.
Epic Astro Story is available now on the iTunes App Store for £2.49.
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frod - on 10/04/2012 at 11:32 wrote:
I'm pretty sure most if not all Kairosoft games are just up-ports from old Symbian versions, hence the ill fitting blurry upscaled looks.
peej - on 10/04/2012 at 17:09 wrote:
I think they have a sort of identikit framework that would appeal if you like the subject of the game. I loved Game Dev Story but Hot Springs Story got real old real quickly. I didn't get the chance to play GPS though, admittedly.
This appeals though, I love a bit of Sim City and also loved Alpha Centauri to bits so I'm tempted to break my no ios gaming embargo to give it a go once it drops in price.
ilmaestro - on 11/04/2012 at 01:12 wrote:
They keep on making these games look cooler and cooler, but I still don't buy them, probably because I don't really play games on my phone.
frod - on 11/04/2012 at 09:26 wrote:
As HA says, this looks like hot springs story, it's not really in the same class as Sim City / Alpha Centauri at all.
TheBoy - on 11/04/2012 at 10:37 wrote:
What was the name of that space themed game with a similar style to the Kairosoft games - I think peej posted a couple of news articles about it last year? I assume it still hasn't seen the light of day but I remember it looking like it had the potential to be brilliant.
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peej - on 10/04/2012 at 10:48 wrote:
Hmmm been burned by the last few Kairosoft releases so I'm waiting till the price drops on this one. Looks lovely but also looks a little bit too much like Hot Springs Story