DEVELOPER'S MESSAGE
It's difficult for me to write this "overview", because I do believe that
Saturn Quest: R. U. N. E. 3000
is one of the best video games ever created. It's my
game number 10
and it's the first time I feel this way about my own work. I DO believe this work is genius. And honestly it's all I want you to know at this point. But, of course, it's
my personal opinion
and yours may be completely different. So I do recommend you to keep reading this "
overview
" and also read
the game's 8-page manual
(on you right). It explains the game's mechanics to some extent.
Good Luck,
Arkhouse Telegraph
STORY
"R.U.N.E. is a secret space station orbiting an artificial micro-planet X-5. It was created for illegal experiments on just one particular life form. You."
FEATURES
- [ACTION-RTS [A.R.T.S.]]
ACTION-RTS battle system
is a unique hybrid of multiple genres (more than 2 (or even 3)). Imagine this combination as a base:
-Start with your
classic Zelda-style Boss Arena
-now add some very simplified RTS (
Real Time Strategy
) mechanics similar to classic strategy games like
Dune 2
(but again - very simplified - please, don't expect deep strategy on a one-screen "
Boss Arena
"...
yet
!).
There are
10
ARTS Battles in total (in R.U.N.E. 3000).
There are
7
+ more battles in other styles.
- [MINI-GAMES / MODES]
Variety.
Saturn Quest has variety. More than
10
game-play modes and their combinations, different perspectives, forms, space ships, etc!
Note:
variety and quantity are two different words. SQ R3000 is not a long game. It's "wide", not "long".
+ -
Asystematic Game-Design
(If you have never heard about it - it's all right! Nobody's using it! ...but I do.
ADDITIONAL INFO
- [SATURN QUEST SAGA]
Saturn Quest is an
Alien Space Opera
, containing multiple episodes that can be played in any order. R.U.N.E. 3000 is a sequel to the previous episode and a prequel to the very first. It is actually recommended to play first.
In all Saturn Quest games you play as
Captain Navigator
, the last Saturnian looking for Saturn.
- [DEVELOPER]
Ark House Telegraph/Ark House Telegnosis is a one guy with a laptop and internet.