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The editors liked
Resource allocation
Great dice animations
The editors didn't like
Arbitrary and cruel events
Nearimpossible dice challenges
Luck trumps decisionmaking
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Published: 2016-01-21, Author: Rob , review by: in.ign.com
Resource allocation, Great dice animations
Arbitrary and cruel events, Nearimpossible dice challenges, Luck trumps decisionmaking
Tharsis can never stop reminding you that you don't have control over its interstellar disaster, just the illusion of it. Every time I watched my ship fall apart, and every time I watched new events propagate across the ship that were completely impossibl...
With the way you move the dice around in the game world and slot them into different tracks to do different things, it often feels like it could /be/ a board game, having more in common with Dwarves in a Submarine simulator Red November...
Enjoyable board game experience, Simplicity allows for more of a focus on strategy
Barebones storytelling, Lack of variety forces you to continue losing repeatedly, Short runs hasten the frustration, The difficulty is outofthisworld unfair
Published: 2016-01-25, Author: Chris , review by: wccftech.com
Tharsis has outstanding visuals reminiscent of a board game, it plays very much like a board game would as well. With excellent visual and sound design, it is a great game to behold
However, the gameplay can be annoyingly repetitive and brutally unfair to say the least. This isn't bad luck as a result of a number generator, it simply feels like the game is stacked against you to an insurmountable degree
Abstract: Earth's first Mars mission should have been 300 days to glory. But Mike only made it to 170, and we lost Erin after 105. Earth's first Mars mission should have been 300 days to glory. But Mike only made it to 170, and we lost Erin after 105. Turns out, li...
Published: 2016-01-12, Author: Randy , review by: Gamingnexus.com
Abstract: Tharsis is no joke. Are you laughing? Because Tharsis isn't laughing.Welcome aboard the Iktomi. The Iktomi is an international spacecraft on a strategic turn-based mission to Mars. The crew of the Iktomi was doing just fine. That is, until a cluster of mi...
Abstract: When you first start looking into Tharsis, there's a lot there that can immediately catch your eye no matter what sort of gamer you think you are. The concept, of people attempting to survive in space during a mission gone wrong, has overtones of Apollo 1...
