Ostallian Core Steam Charts & Stats

[h1]Wild Ostallians[/h1] [b]Ostallian Core = Time Pilot + ZZT[/b] At it's [i]core[/i] 😏, this game is a throwback to 80s arcade games, with titles like Time Pilot springing to mind. It's an omni-directional (not quite 360 degrees) auto-shooter with small maps using sprites built with ASCII characters. I mean... That description right there is either going to sell you or not sell you. It is neither "arcade pure" nor "ASCII pure", however, as it features progression mechanics and unlockables and while the graphics were built with ASCII characters, they have some modern graphical flairs such as a glow effect that calls to mind the glow when playing an old vector-based arcade game on a black CRT screen. The core gameplay doesn't have surprises but is fun and gets very frantic, with Survivors-like levels of carnage happening on screen. The main twist is that you must destroy the enemy-spawning bases, which very satisfyingly have crunchy chain-reactions when you hit their weak-spots. It can get difficult, or even unfair, as some objects/enemies one-shot you even after upgrading your hull and can be very difficult to see coming The sounds effects fit the theme, and the music is suitable but not too different than many other late 80s mod tune style tracks. I did encounter some need for polish (the asteroids don't have a good feel to them when breaking apart and have a line in the sprite where the border of the image was missed, I also had the game crashing during on Hardcore run), but it was nothing too terrible. It would be nice to have some additional enemy and mission variety. [i]Ride this Ostallian if you...[/i] [list] [*]🚀Know what an 8088 is [*]🚀Always enjoy an 80's style arcade fix [*]🚀Have some bizarre attachment to ASCII art (totally not me!) [/list] [i]Dump the core if you...[/i] [*]💥Are looking for a complicated, involving title [*]💥Hate ASCII graphics (why are you here?) [*]💥Are looking for a true 360 degree shooter like Asteroids [/list] [b][u]Directive:[/u][/b] [h2]ᴾᴱᵂ ᴾᴱᵂ ᴾᴱᵂ ᴾᴱᵂ[/h2]