Redshirt

Synopsis: Redshirt is mildly fun, cute, but vastly overpriced nerdservice. While it tackles an old saw with a new seemingly innovative twist of vicariously experiencing a space adventure from the perspective of a nobody who experiences life vicariously through social networking (wow how meta), the end result is a cute and at first funny menu game that shows itself pretty shallow with time. At first you smirk at all the little references and sarcastic jokes and puns, but then after hours of shifting through menus you frown because that is really all the game has to it. It is unfortunately a one trick pony, and ironically it essentially is the shallow facebook game that this game precisely intends to mock. As an example of art imitates life, it works and I get it. As a game that is an enjoyable time sink? Not for $20. It is a phone ap game at best for less than five. Update 1-19-15 It ain't worth 9.99 either. This is a glorified cell phone app.

Compared to other games of it's genre, it is overpriced, though it matches the proce of the Positech game this is a re-painting of: Kudos 2. For those that like the idea of a social management game, there are java based phone games, android games and I'm sure IOS games that have more to offer in the free to $10 range, but on the PC, Positech's Kudos and this are it without counting the Sims, which is really a whole different experience. It is a social life management game. You are given so many tme units a day to allocate your time and try to manage the life of your character, try to inch up the job ladder and anything beyond that is fed as backstory clues but the game itself is of a style more befitting a tablet than a PC interface. As far as the style of game goes, it is pretty average in it's genre, and have seen cell-phone games that had more to offer. For those that like the genre of game (which I do, in some of my moods) it's worth getting, but unless you love the game style, n...

A game about social networking.. and guess what.. it´s just as boring as the real deal -.- It repeats itself quite fast, there is way too few change in the daily activity and your "goals" as well as the actions of the "people" are senseless and stupid. Add this to the high price for such a game and the very few connections it actually has to Star Trek, which it wants to imitate with this "Red Shirt" thing and the away missions.. leaves only one thing Thumb down!

I bought this back when it first came out because I thought the premise was intriguing. I've always been a fan of Star Trek, and I thought a game about how those poor, unfortunate redshirts and other nameless, unimportant crew members survived the insane situations that inevitably befell the crew would be neat. I thought a game about being an underapprciated but vital part of a team would be fun. This game is not that game. Let's go through each of the claims this game makes any why I think most, if not all of them, are bogus. 1: "Satirical, tongue-in-cheek social simulation, filled with humour and political intrigue." If by "political intrigue" you mean "boring, petty interpersonal drama that I get enough of in my daily life," then yes. This game has political intrigue coming out of its nostrils. I will say that it is at least mildly satirical, as the implication that social media is a poor substitute for actual interaction is a perfectly valid one. I will admit, though, that I did...

The disappointment first arrived when I realized that, yes, the artwork in-game is worse than the preview screenshots. Since then that disappointment has mutated into full-blown ennui. I caution anyone considering whether or not to buy this game to [b]wait for a discount[/b]. Please don't buy this game at its regular price; don't make the same mistake that I did. At first glance, [i]Redshirt[/i] looks like a SciFi offering along the lines of [i]Long Live the Queen[/i], [i]Magical Diary[/i], and so on, but don't be fooled. While other slice-of-life simulation/RPG blends provide a decent story and actual rewards for game progression, [i]Redshirt[/i] laughs in the user's face as it generates more and more lifeless content to grind through. All the shortcomings of an independent development house mixed with all the malice and hate from triple-A publishers. Caveat emptor. The Good: - Star Trek inspired universe - multiple species available as player races - wide range of interests an...

Sadly this game has suffered on steam as a casualty of idiots giving idiot reviews. All the player has to do is just a little bit of research, to discover this game is made by the British company (Positech) that makes the very successful games "Democracy" and very importantly, "Kudos (original, and Kudos Rockstar and Kudos 2). ALL of these other games are "casual simulation spreadsheet" games that playout different scenarios. THIS game is basically "Kudos DeepSpace 9". The developer however, wanted to take its spreadsheet games in a new way that hadn't been parody'd much in video games "yet", why not re-work their spreadsheet interface mechanics of their life-casual-sim Kudos, with an interface that is based on facebook? What IF, instead of facebook being a place where you talked about what was going on... what if it was the true reality? Where parties, life-events, relationships, and so forth, originated on facebook, and then played out in life? THIS is Redshirt, or as it is a...

So it's good satire, but not in the "ha ha, it's making fun of Facebook" sort of way - it's satire in the way that a game should be satire. You advance by schmoozing and manipulating your "friends" via social networking, consumerism, and spending money on them at events. You feel skeezy doing it, but in my case, I keep playing, because... well, it's fun... and if I take that guy to a few more concerts, he'll probably give me that higher-paying job where I'll start getting medical experience, so, you know. I found it genuinely enjoyable.

The game description and pictures made me think this game may be kind of fun, and it wasn't terribly expensive so I went ahead and bought it. Unfortunately the early charm of the game kept me entertained for maybe an hour, after which I essentially "played" it almost racing through it to see if anything better would come. This game feels like a job and it's not fun. Just as an example, as you progress you are supposed to gain Spacebook friends in order to extend your influence. However, there is only so many action items in a day, and you can't do activities with everyone, so you constantly are bombarded by all of the people that you aren't spending time with. I really don't have any desire to play a game that simply has me manage my activities so that i equally distribute the time between a large number of video game characters.. Game just isn't fun.

Like Star Trek? Like Facebook? You'll find Redshirt totally addictive and hilarious. The video gives you a good sense of what you're in for: loving skewering of every sci-fi cliche ever plus a razor-sharp social media satire. It also shows how you can do social humor without being racist or sexist, while calling out dating-site creepy cliches for a good laugh. Plus, the mechanics are interesting, and will give strategy gamers good reasons for replays. I played 10 hours straight after installing Redshirt, and I've got lost more game time ahead.

The game was on sale for $2.49, so I decided to give it a shot. My gaming tastes include the following that synch up with this game, so if you have these same interests, you might like this game: [h1]1. Turn based games.[/h1] This game basically moves when you make a decision to do something, so you aren't in a race with a virtual clock. [h1]2. Life Simulations.[/h1] Conceptually, I like seeing and playing games where the heart of the game is trying to simulate a cultural universe. I've designed them as a hobby, and I also enjoy playing them and seeing other's work. [h1]3. Novel concepts.[/h1] This is 90% a Facebook simulator. When I was reading the negative reviews, I noted that the ones I read disliked that concept. It's different, for sure. The strategy of the game is in choosing what to Like, who to schedule events with, what general things to say - with the idea that there's no right answer. Just like in any group of people, you're not going to make 100% of them happy 100% of...