Starlight: Defence Command

An elegant, but difficult Tower Defence title. After 4 runs at the initial "milk run" at the normal level (albeit I got close to beating), I was forced to go back to "easy" level to raise my stats. All the required components of a good game seem to be there including that "one more try" element. Different towers are not that easy to differentiate, but it is not a gamebreaker. Am looking forward to ploughing on.

This is a more cerebral TD game in a genre that leans towards kuwaii aesthetics. Tower customization is probably the most detailed I have seen and it is pretty satisfying when you dial in an effective tower strategy. There is leveling up, so it is worth replaying early maps and it gives you a chance to try alternate methods. The story is interesting and told in text and can be ignored if you don't care about it. Developer responded to a minor issue I noticed within 24 hours. Definitely worth trying out if you like TD.

decent fun with build variety.

Good concept but poor graphics. I was excited by the concept of being able to design my own towers. Unfortunately, for me the graphics are unbearable. The tower types are small low pixel symbols that all look pretty much the same to me during battle. Similarly, the enemies are all tiny balls that look pretty much the same. I suggest that you look at some gameplay footage before you buy.

I was fortunate enough to be an alpha tester, and am glad to see it on Steam. A very good Tower Defence genre game which could adapt to my play style. Unbelievably tough, and possibly too tough for me in the end, but knowing the community it will be just what they are after... weirdos ;)

shit