Gratuitous Tank Battles is an RTS/Tower Defense hybrid with online elements and customisable units. The player can take the role of the defender or the attacker in a series of top-down explodey fun. A built-in map editor will allow easy sharing of custom maps and defensive challenges with other GTB players in a similar fashion to GSB's challenge system.
GTB takes place in an alternate reality where the 'central powers' never surrender and the 'great war' continues for two hundred years. Soldiers still fight in the trenches of the Somme, although rifles have (mostly) become laser rifles and giant armored mechs stride across no-mans land. The two great armies continue to fight with patriotic zeal and little memory of who Franz Ferdinand was and what happened to him. One thing is certain: It will all be over by Christmas 2114.
Overon wrote on Jul 13, 2011, 10:23:
I don't understand where this anomosity for Cliffski and Positech Games is coming from. I'm puzzled.
KilrathiAce wrote on Jul 13, 2011, 12:19:LoL that could be the problem.Overon wrote on Jul 13, 2011, 10:23:
I don't understand where this anomosity for Cliffski and Positech Games is coming from. I'm puzzled.
Simple, people see word "Cliffski" and they instantly see HATE because they think its Cliffy B.... lol
Overon wrote on Jul 13, 2011, 10:23:
I don't understand where this anomosity for Cliffski and Positech Games is coming from. I'm puzzled.
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WyldKat wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 20:08:
I got GSB in some sort of indie bundle and I still fail to see the "fun" in the game. I think my complaints lie mostly with the way battles are conducted, literally involving no input from the player beyond placing the units and clicking Fight. This was excusable in Master of Orion because you had a wonderful 4x game behind it, but it just made this game feel rather boring.
WyldKat wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 20:08:Thats why it was called "battles" it is only battles. Some people like strategy better than tactics, and that's a game about setting your fleet and letting it go.
I got GSB in some sort of indie bundle and I still fail to see the "fun" in the game. I think my complaints lie mostly with the way battles are conducted, literally involving no input from the player beyond placing the units and clicking Fight. This was excusable in Master of Orion because you had a wonderful 4x game behind it, but it just made this game feel rather boring.
nin wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:32:Gocows wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:20:
Gratuitous Leafblower Battles
Gratuitous Forum Battles, with Cliffski begging for attention from anyone. You pick how controversial you want your post to be, and then sit back and bask in the attention it gets you.
nin wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:32:Gocows wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:20:Pankin wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:18:
I wonder what's next from Positech?
Gratuitous Leafblower Battles
Gratuitous Forum Battles, with Cliffski begging for attention from anyone. You pick how controversial you want your post to be, and then sit back and bask in the attention it gets you.
Dirwulf wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 16:23:Beamer wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:03:
Some more form and structure may make GSB more fun (or fun), but I'm a firm believer that tower defense games belong on the phone (where they're a great way to kill 10 minutes) not the computer (where they're casual games.)
You really should try Defense Grid. I couldn't imagine trying to play that game on a phone.
Beamer wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:03:
Some more form and structure may make GSB more fun (or fun), but I'm a firm believer that tower defense games belong on the phone (where they're a great way to kill 10 minutes) not the computer (where they're casual games.)
Gocows wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:20:Pankin wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:18:
I wonder what's next from Positech?
Gratuitous Leafblower Battles
Pankin wrote on Jul 12, 2011, 14:18:
I wonder what's next from Positech?