He’s showing youChip n' Clawz vs. You’re playing as robot cat Clawz, and Gollop is plucky spacefarer Chip.
What do you do?
For god’s sake, listen to the man.
This is sort of his wheelhouse, not to mention his game.
Also, I was having fun.
“No comment,” replied Gollop.
I leave the session with a 92% chance to dunk my own head in the toilet.
The change in tone is obviously very deliberate indeed," Gollop says.
“The game is quite satirical, though.
“Mars Attacks is definitely an inspiration”.
Another was playing co-op games like theLEGOseries with his kids.
But that lighter tone is also a bit of a Trojan horse, I think.
“Sometimes you get a bit of a tower defense style scenario.
Sometimes you have escort missions.
Quite a few of them, you have to destroy the enemy HQ.”
Lots of options means lots of decisions - juggling real time building placement alongside commanding your robots.
Both Chip and Claw have their own special abilities, too.
Clawz can repair and heal.
You’re also scoping out for when to get stuck into combat yourself.
Melee is very simple and a bit stiff, but the one gun I tried felt fine.
How much of a factor does this stuff actually play in the long game?
Depends on your playstyle, Gollop says.
There’s this constant consideration: am I doing something useful right now?
Or could I be doing something more useful?
And what would it be?”
“Outhinking, outwitting, experimenting with different ideas and different approaches.”
A game should allow the player to do all of this.
You’re always trying to react to your opponents.
So that’s what I think strategy games are all about."
He laughs a little when he says “your opponent has probably done something you’ve not expected”.
I wasexperimenting, Mr. Gollop.
Chip ‘n Clawz vs.
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