WTF a time travel RTS?
This is cool as balls. But it hurts to think about.
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2009/03/27/epochal-achron-meta-time-stra...
Ouch. *Head asplode*
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reading Rock Paper Shotgun
reading Rock Paper Shotgun now huh?
That game looks seriously
That game looks seriously fucked up. I can't imagine a way in which they could make the time travel fair. Couldn't you just keep going further back in time and base-rape your opponent at the beginning with your end-game force?
You could, but the effects of
You could, but the effects of that battle wouldn't take effect until that time wave hits the present. So in theory you could go back in time yourself and counter act that battle with your forces from the present. Which... would...
Ok I'm going to need a piece of paper or something to keep track of all this. This is way, way confusing. I really want to try it out. It seems like each game would take forever but it would be like playing 100 matches in 1. This has lots of potential. I think.
Ow.
Oh yeah, that makes sense. I
Oh yeah, that makes sense. I guess. No actually it doesn't. But it does seem like the right answer.