#menace game

[storywonker]

Some people will tell you you shouldn't use directed-energy weapons to deal with bug problems

They'll say it's "unethical". That it's "overkill". That you're "wasting perfectly good energy".

I'm here to tell you those people are WRONG

(this post was sponsored by the Terran Congressional Republic Marine Corps Public Relations Board)

[wealmostaneckbeard]

murderbot to that one rogue secunit:

[gwenadier]

[occultprotobee]

I've been playing to much Menace. It came out yesterday and I've been playing too much.

I'm waiting for the Reva yuri to begin appearing. I know that if certain people get their hands on her it's OVER.

There's also the potential for yaoi but men get too many things already.

[eesbegovic]

So I've been playing Menace

Very fun platoon-level turn-based tactics game. Very satisfying gameplay, handles vehicles much better than X-COM and its ilk, and presents interesting tactical challenges. (It's amazing how much the game changes when you switch from fighting giant alien bugs to an actual rival military with working guns.) It's hilarious how doomed the heavily damaged Impetus's mission is, there are so many factions jockeying for control and all you have is a couple dozen marines. With light armor backup.

I do wish the early missions sold the sci-fi aesthetic more, though. There's something vaguely disappointing about fighting a cool alien menace with what are baaaaasically contemporary firearms and an I-can't-believe-it's-not-a-Bradley. At least you can eventually afford things like laser-armed mechs.

[workmommyblogger]

Been playing the Menace early access for a little while now, enjoying things so far. Picking out the perfect outfits for the little mans to wear for their grand adventures in squashing bugs and chasing pirates. Renovating their spaceship house (sorry guys, mommy had to replace the infirmary with a truck repair garage because trucks are expensive to replace and you keep wrecking them). Gradually earning the trust of the local crime syndicates, megacorporations, and what appear to be a kind of planetary North Korea?

Haven’t met the titular Menace yet, but I am so excited to! Don’t spoil it for me but I’m guessing it will be akin to the famous “Dennis” from the funny pages. I will prosecute my campaign of pacification like a maternal Mr. Wilson from outer space.

[wealmostaneckbeard]

Tumblr meet Renu Rewa:

She is a wounded military veteran held together by blood lust and bandages. She is most likely experiencing chronic pain and PTSD.

We have no idea what her sexual orientation is, so you are welcome to project onto her. Also I don't know Hindu so I don't how problematic her constant usage of the word "Kut-Ta" is, which she uses to describe her enemies. Oh apparently it just means "dog." That is a relief.

[eesbegovic]

Late game fights against Rogue Army be like

(This is doubly true after the constructs show up)