Game:

Tharsis (2016)

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Let's Play

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26 wins in a row (4*HARD MODE). [AMA] Game #27+ BAD DICE ROLLS p2 -- Watch live at http://www.twitch.tv/dragondave17

Tharsis! Welcome to Dragondave17's Tharsis Let's Play Series. I've uploaded as many videos from my Tharsis livestream above as possible, you can watch the progressing gameplay of the space strategy and risk management game Tharsis here. Tharsis is available on Steam for the PC and will also be available on the Playstation 4. You can watch my runs on both Tharsis Normal and Hard difficulty, as I try to take 4 loopy astronauts with varying degrees of stress and sanity and try to get them to Tharsis on Mars before they all vote on eating Joy and each other! You can learn more about Tharsis here: https://totallychoice.com/games/tharsis

Tharsis Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-vogfm3Jgo&list=PL7dFS57Pzsri4qLNuv_BSwzETyQmbHHXr

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A mysterious signal originating from the Tharsis region of Mars set us on a frantic mission. Who sent it? And why? Impossible questions, but in them lie the key to humanity’s survival.

Now, millions of miles away from home, a micrometeoroid storm has left us with a severely damaged ship, two deceased crew, and the sneaking suspicion this trip was doomed from the start.

Tharsis is a turn-based space strategy game. With dice. And cannibalism. It puts you in control of humanity’s first manned mission to Mars, just as it’s struck by a micrometeoroid storm. You must guide your crew through disasters, food shortages, and the unforgiving nature of space — all while maintaining your sanity amidst cryptic signals and warnings from Mars.

Defy the odds, make the difficult decisions, and embark on the most important mission in human history.
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https://totallychoice.com/games/tharsis
http://store.steampowered.com/app/323...
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Part of my review of Tharsis on Steam:
Tharsis: Recommended
107.5 hrs last two weeks / 107.5 hrs on record
Posted: 13 Jan @ 3:39pm
Updated: 18 Jan @ 11:13pm

"The subsystem for fire containment is not working. Because it is on fire."

Yay it's time for one of my poorly written, lazy reviews that I don't spend any time on. *wall of text follows* actually it's mostly just stuff I copy and pasted that I already wrote in the forum, edited up a bit to look even messier.

Difficulty: 10/10
Threads on this game "Yadda yadda this game is too easy/hard/imba" - No it's fine. Cannabalism could be a little less stressful, I mean, that's good eating.
That aside, my third win I had a ship damaging event that I wasn't able to spare anyone to fix for half of the run, and we still got to Mars in great shape.
The balance seems okay to me so far, I've had some tight spots and close calls but nothing I haven't been able to beat so far.
UPDATE: I'm currently on the same winstreak, except it's 22 wins now, with the last 2 on Hard. I think the game is balanced, despite a lot of negative reviews that you can't win e.g. because of RNG/game design.

Damage control (affecting the dice rolls):
The order in which you tackle events and the ways you use the rolls you get affect the final outcomes a lot.
There is a resource called Assists which gives you a lot of control when used well.
The research projects give you a lot of control over the results too. Say you roll more poorly then you expected, but you saved up some good research "just in case", you throw those low numbers in and purchase that research project.

Interface: 10/10
The game has a nice interface too, I haven't had any complaints, and never felt like "Oh you know what would good, if this did THIS, or we had a THING over there, doing THAT". It's great.
Theres a few nice touches you don't necessarily notice at first and all of the information you need is generally presented visually otherwise right there when you need it, without having to click on anything else.
Another example, I liked that when you click on ship info you can see which modules already have dice slotted in, and in the same vein, when you move somebody to a location, you have the option to go back, if you change your mind or saw something you didn't expect.

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