Void Bastards was a proper snigger, yeah? I had a correct good time blasting my approach across the daftest comedian 2000AD by no means made earlier this yr, however it did get somewhat stale after a bit. There’s solely so many instances a chavvy wee sod can inform you to shove a blaster up your arse earlier than it begins to grate, y’know. Even if it’s a lark for just a few evenings, Graham felt it wanted a bit extra course in his review. Today’s Bang Tidy replace won’t reinvent that wheel, however it does shove just a few extra cats into the combo to maintain issues attention-grabbing.
Oh, however it’s all fairly British nonetheless, innit. Bang tidy, bobs yer uncle, cheek a peek at this ‘ere trailer on the telly.
Bang Tydy provides a brand new corp to the nebula, that means new ships, loot and foes. Tydy vessels carry new layouts and scrap to scavenge, letting you set collectively the Whackuum gun, a weapon that actually sucks (the life, out of your enemies, get it?). These new ships additionally carry a wholesome variety of Heart-starters, nifty wee issues that reply to demise with a swift “nah, actually”.
Keep a watch out, although. Roaming vans drop off new fiendish Tydy bots on any ship they cross. Sucking can go each methods, and these cheery-voiced vacuum cleaners can rip the air clear out of your lungs, winding you quicker than a tumble off your new space-BMX.
Don’t fear should you’re not planning on investing in Bang Tydy proper now. Today’s replace additionally provides free Workplace Challenges, modifiers you’ll be able to flip on and off to combine up your boarding actions. These are unlocked by beating the game or unlocking “Brownie points” and vary from slopping oil on everybody’s toes to slashing all however certainly one of your hitpoints. Tricky stuff, that.
Bang Tydy is out now on Steam and Humble for £4/€4/$5. Until September 25th, there’s a 20% slash to Void Bastards on all platforms, bringing the bottom game right down to £20/€24/$24.
Disclosure: Former RPS chum Cara Ellison was a author and pirate on Void Bastards. She additionally was Alice Oh’s roomie, and I thoughts Alice speaking lots of guff about slime movies when the three of us first met at a bar up right here. There’s lots of slime in Void Bastards, too. That’s how we sq. that circle. Small world.
