Cobra Kai Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 Amazon now has pushed the release back to July 17th. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted June 17, 2018 Share Posted June 17, 2018 That's irritating, especially since we know the PS4 version is finished. Are they just waiting on the Xbox version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Well some good news, as of now Amazon is still sitting on their July 17th release date. Another bit of good news, I got a notification from Amazon that I'll get release day delivery of this game. The fact that I got that notification from Amazon this time tells me that the July 17th date is pretty solid. I didn't get any notice when the release date was set for mid-June. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Hey, that's Tuesday! Part of me doesn't want to give "Atari" any money, but I like Llamasoft and Tempest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Well some good news, as of now Amazon is still sitting on their July 17th release date. Another bit of good news, I got a notification from Amazon that I'll get release day delivery of this game. The fact that I got that notification from Amazon this time tells me that the July 17th date is pretty solid. I didn't get any notice when the release date was set for mid-June. Same here, I got the notification as well. Looking forward to trying it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bojay1997 Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 My Best Buy PS4 copy shipped so it looks like it's really happening this time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Got my Amazon shipping notification today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 20% off at Green Man Gaming for the PC version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 20% off at Green Man Gaming for the PC version. $4 less for Atari? Sold. I'll send Llamasoft a donation separately. Linky https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/tempest-4000-pc/ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 My copy (ps4) should be here when I get up. It's going to be awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Dang. Should have started reading some of the early reviews and comments for the PC version first. Apparently issues with refresh rate lock and no options to customize controls. Eh, I would have bought it anyway though. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Dang. Should have started reading some of the early reviews and comments for the PC version first. Apparently issues with refresh rate lock and no options to customize controls. Eh, I would have bought it anyway though. I can't find my GMG password and was waffling on which platform to get anyway. I would think PS4 would be the reference ... might have to get it there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Just picked up this game on Steam. I never got to play TxK, so I can't compare it to that, but, I gotta say...this game rocks. Definitely a sweet update on the same TX000 formula, with refined gameplay and a ton of music included. A bit miffed about the threadbare UI, hopefully that will get updated in a patch at some point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I got the Xbox One version because I wanted it on the big screen, and because my PS4 controllers weren't charged up. The game is *very* familiar, and I think I like the fat vectors of the Jaguar original a little more, but yeah, it's Tempest, tuned up for today. Worthwhile purchase. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 I like it so far, but I don't like having to use the thumbstick, D-pad doesn't work. This is with a 360 controller on Steam. It's too sloppy for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Got it! -Played a game of each mode, Pure, Survival, and Classic. I have no idea what differentiates the modes other than how many lives you start with. -Yeah, it has the original music, but so much more, and the originals are reworked/modernized a bit. -You can access the jukebox by entering into the CREDITS menu. -The controls. Eh, I kind of miss the precision of Tempest 2000 here. This game incorporates momentum into the controls, so I find myself kind of doing this swinging around motion. Kind of gliding and never actually stopping, so you swing back and forth to grab the powerups. I'm sure I'll get use to it, but prefer the classic controls for now. -The overall experience of playing this game is amazing though. I pumped up the music and sfx to %200 and rocked out. The trance effects of the graphics seem cranked up big time over the old game ( I haven't played anything between T2K and this). I am going to wig out on this game hopefully this weekend if I have some time. I have no delusions of taking any high scores on the leaderboard, I never even mastered T2K yet, even after 25 years of regular play. I'm not the greatest Tempest player but it's never frustrating, always fun, so I keep playing. Anybody got a rundown on the different Modes, that would be helpful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I like it so far, but I don't like having to use the thumbstick, D-pad doesn't work. This is with a 360 controller on Steam. It's too sloppy for me. D-pad works on the Xbone version, it's more precise than the floppy analog. Surely they'll fix this in the Steam version? -Played a game of each mode, Pure, Survival, and Classic. I have no idea what differentiates the modes other than how many lives you start with. ... Anybody got a rundown on the different Modes, that would be helpful. I'm done with games for tonight, but in other Llamasoft games, it's different leaderboards and starting bonuses. In PURE mode, you earn everything, and if you want to start at a more advanced level, you only get the number of lives you had last time you played, so you can't cheese your way through the levels. SURVIVAL is probably how far you can go without continues, and CLASSIC should be like Tempest 2000, where you can continue where you were with full lives. We'll probably see some Jeff Minter writing about it before long in one of these places: the yakyak forum Minter's twitter Llamasoft blog 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 -The controls. Eh, I kind of miss the precision of Tempest 2000 here. This game incorporates momentum into the controls, so I find myself kind of doing this swinging around motion. Kind of gliding and never actually stopping, so you swing back and forth to grab the powerups. I'm sure I'll get use to it, but prefer the classic controls for now. Maybe Nuclear Pacman discovered why I don't like the thumbstick if this also applies to the D-Pad. You have to apply opposite motion to stop, it is definitely less precise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted July 18, 2018 Author Share Posted July 18, 2018 I really like the game! But dang, Minter has gone trippier than ever before... One thing I DON'T like is the motion control requirement to get the "in-between" web bonus points. It was tricky enough with TxK... The music is a mismash between the original Tempest 2000 mod files, the Tempest 2000 CD, and TxK. They did rework at least one of the TxK songs trimming out the last 1/3 of the "Space Is Everything" song. :-( Overall, definitely worth a purchase! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 I really like the game! But dang, Minter has gone trippier than ever before... One thing I DON'T like is the motion control requirement to get the "in-between" web bonus points. It was tricky enough with TxK...Does it want you to tilt the controller like in TxK on Vita? That must be special to the PS4 version. Xbone makes you use the left stick. Feels like you control the tunnel, not your "claw," so I always muff up the controls at first until I adjust. What's the best way to dispatch enemies on the rim if you can't jump? Sneak up on them gently and shoot em before they can grab you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thanatos Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Also, what's up with the baddies staying at the top of the tunnel when you die? That just makes this 10x harder. It's almost cruel. Yeah, I'm not good at this game at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyper_Eye Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 From the sounds of it I should stick to the Jag version for my console fill and Typhoon 2001 when I want to play on PC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slab0meat Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 There's no jump in this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 There's no jump in this one? Right trigger to jump, but you have to earn it. The power-up comes after the particle laser, just like Tempest 2000. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 After a couple of hours of playing, I've got a few gripes about the PC version: - Pretty much no options for configuring your controls. Would be nice to configure the D-Pad instead of the left thumb stick. - Camera seems pretty sub-optimal on some of the levels, with at least one that I've encountered not fitting entirely on the screen. - No video settings. Can't change resolution. Apparently the game runs twice as fast on 144hz monitors. - Enemies staying at the top of the web when you die is annoying, especially if you hadn't earned jump yet. - UI overall is pretty threadbare. Would be nice to have a listing of the music in it's own menu with a different control scheme to switch between songs. Also no way to customize the playlist, from what I can see. Hopefully a patch for these issues will be on its way in the near future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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