Project Tarvotan Reviews

I've rewritten this review a few times. Each time, I'd go back to the game, thinking I should give it another chance before I asked for a refund. Each time my experience was worse than the last. The more I learned, the more I disliked what I saw. Then I realized that I've spent too much time both on this review and on the game. Time I'll never get back. It's simply a bad game. Move along; nothing to see here. Barely worthy of Early Access, let alone a full launch. There are some interesting ideas at play (which is why I bought it in the first place), but after playing nearly an hour, all I can think of is "that's an hour of my life I'll never get back". I wanted to like it, the concept is definitely interesting, but the execution is simply terrible. Tutorial barely worthy of the name, horrid combat, unresponsive UI. Just bad design overall. From someone who loves strategy and simulation games: stay away. I feel a game should grip you/capture your attention straight from the beginning, and Project Tarvotan does the exact opposite of that. Maybe it gets better? Perhaps this would be my GOTY of 2015 if I gave it more of a chance, but I guess I'll never find out. Time to go ask for that refund.

This is a simplistic 2 dimensional game with a linear progression. It is probably not even worth your time.

You start out in the milky way and you can work your way around different fantasy galaxies trying to find the right balance to survive in a strategic way

Tutorial is both inconvenient and explains very little. Controls are clunky and a little frustrating. Gameplay is uninspired. Events in the game make no sense. And then there's the multitude of stupid stuff that completely breaks the immersion: [list] [*]"Milky Way" and "solar system" are not the same thing... [*]"Galaxy" and "universe" are not the same thing... [*]There are certainly more stupid mix-ups like this, but I honestly didn't bother to play this stupid game for any longer to find them... [*]I would understand a mining outpost in the middle of the asteroid belt, but a trade post? Far from any inhabitated celestial body? C'mon... [*]Why would an [u]allied ship[/u] attack me on Pluto of all places? Why would it attack me at all? We're working for the same company! Is this supposed to happen on the very first mission?... [/list] This game might be fine for casual gamers without basic knowledge of space/beyond, but [b]if you're looking for a decent gaming experience[/b] and know more about science/physics/space than your dead grandmother does... [h3]... you won't enjoy this stupid game.[/h3] The graphics are somewhat nice, though.

This is like A-A+ school project game. It's pretty simple one, but interface does make it looks way too complicated. So you go to the tutorial and find one of the most baffling things I see in games. Every page of tutorial auto skips in 30 sec. You could press space to add time to read about different aspects of the game and interface. It's really got laught out of me than I forget to press space and auto move to another page and found out that you could go back and forward manually. So it makes counter and add time feature meaningless. Also, you could add time by pressing space only to the 59 sec. It's break my brain thinking about why do developers did tutorial like this. And it's the most interesting thing about this game. I didn't find any logs, which is pretty important, because sometimes you see messages popup in the middle of the screen. They warn you about enemy ships, state of planets and amoung of resources you've got. It was a little bit satisfying than you've got to the further systems than in your previous session. But it's only joy you've got from this game and I still can't recommend this one.

I recently had the opportunity to play Project Tarvotan, a space exploration and survival game developed by FlagmanJeremy. This game has an interesting concept, as you are tasked with balancing resources and making decisions to explore different sectors of the Milky Way and restore balance to the universe. One of the things I liked about Project Tarvotan was the trading system, which allows you to make trades with other ships to purchase goods and stay alive. The quests were also enjoyable, as they provided a challenge and allowed you to manage relationships with other factions in the game. However, I did experience some issues with the combat system, as it felt a bit clunky and not well optimized. The graphics were also lackluster and could have used some improvement. Despite these issues, I did find Project Tarvotan to be an enjoyable and unique experience. If you're a fan of space exploration and survival games, I would recommend giving Project Tarvotan a try. Just be prepared for some bumps along the way!

It takes about an hour to play through the game. You start in the Milky Way and go through a bunch of different solar systems until you arrive at the finale. Every new galaxy gets a lot harder and it takes a while to get enough science to get to the next system. The finale is kind of like a roulette wheel because that black hole just keeps eliminating planets. The best strategy is to spend as little time as possible because every turn puts you at risk. I mean the game isn't really worth more than a few bucks. Looks like the developer found a pretty generous price at 99 cents but I mean its a decent game.

Nope... I tried it and its a game that doesn't let you save. If it had that feature it would be ok... a little niche tho, a niche I like to support. But can't... Cool idea tho but updates are rare and feels like abandonware.

The game looks like it might have a really good concept. Too bad it's unplayable. For one, no saving and loading. That makes it completely useless for anyone who has a life. Two, the tutorial is laughable. Tutorials are supposed to explain how the game works, not just go over the HUD and then end. I can't figure out the controls, even if I could save the game. Which I can't. I spent ten minutes clicking on things in the combat screen, trying to get something to happen -- then gave up. Do not waste your time on this game until the developers put in a save/load function and a tutorial that includes how to play the game instead of just explaining what you're looking at. When and if they do that, grab it.

There is still no way to save the game or to reload it. You start the game, you play it for a while, and when you quit, you have to start from the beginning again (if you bother). If you want to play such a game, go ahead - I don't. Moreover, the game appears to be abandoned meanwhile - prove me wrong, developers! I wonder why the other reviewers didn't point out that saving and loading is impossible (did they?).