Saturn Quest: R. U. N. E. 3000
Arkhouse Telegraph · 2022 · Action, Adventure, Action-Adventure, Action RTS, Bullet Hell
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Mostly Positive79% · 19
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About Saturn Quest: R. U. N. E. 3000
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
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-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.
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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
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In all Saturn Quest games you play as Captain Navigator, the last Saturnian looking for Saturn.
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What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
✦ AI summary
R.U.N.E 3000 impresses players with its distinctive art style, music, and soul as an indie creation, but demands extreme patience due to very long platforming sections, lengthy boss fights, and obscure storytelling that leaves many confused about the narrative. While some dedicated fans of the series find it a masterpiece worth the challenge, others find the difficulty spikes and tedious mechanics frustrating enough to question whether it's worth playing.
You done did good, kid.25 found this helpful
R.U.N.E 3000 is the third game in the Saturn Quest series, a series that was previously planned to have SIX games and is now planned to have TEN. No less than that. Gotta respect the ambition. No need for the usual pros and cons, it's Arkhouse, you know what to expect. Great art, great music, truly original and full of soul, the indie spirit, a game for art's sake and nothing else. Play it if you love games and are very, very patient. Navigator is still very dumb, but you love him that way, probably. If you've played 1 and 2, you have Stockholm for him and Roro, guaranteed. I was very attached to these characters and am sad at the idea of not seeing them again, but that's life, I suppose. Anyway, R.U.N.E 3000 is the longest entry in the series, with the most fair and balanced gameplay. Most of it will involve fighting bullet hell bosses by managing turrets and...trying to read dialogue written in gibberish. Be warned. Arkhouse recommends you play R.U.N.E 3000 before the other two. Do NOT ! You will be confused as ♥♥♥♥. I played SQ 1 and 2 first and I was still extremely confused by the end, although I've had some time to sort it out. To be sure, it's not only a prequel. A l…6 found this helpful
Very weird and quite hard, I still have no idea about the story. Great style and presentation though4 found this helpful
Este juego pondra a prueba tu paciencia con pantallas de plataformeo super largas y Jefes que duran 3-4 minutos. En concreto [spoiler]el primer nivel de plataformeo 2D donde tienes que ir esquivando las naves que se mueven por la pantalla de manera aleatoria[/spoiler] casi hace que desinstale el juego. Solo tengo cierta idea de lo que ha pasado en la historia despues de haberme pasado el juego entero. Pero aun asi, pienso que es una joya. El cuidado que le ha puesto el desarrollador a todos los efectos, todas las pantallas y jefes del juego es genial (valorando que el juego se vende a 5€ y que es un solo dev). Ademas la banda sonora, aunque algo repetitiva acompaña el juego muy bien. Si te da igual la dificultad y tienes mucha paciencia [i]quizas[/i] es tu juego.2 found this helpful
How can a game where you don't even understand the characters destroy you from the inside? Typical ArkHouse.1 found this helpful
"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." Hey, genius. Do you mind cutting down on the retarded tedium? Waiting forever for turrets to fire 4-5 times to break doors? Maybe eliminating the nonsensical dialogue text? You're a fantastic pixel artist; why aren't the NPCs communicating in images rather than text like in Hyper Light Drifter? I have yet to beat this game, which I'm working on out of spite, but ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ do I hate it so far. The boss mechanics are okay (but tedious), but this is a game that doesn't respect your time even a little bit. The exploration is largely unrewarding. There are levels where your little 5-pixel square is going through wayyy too long of a mu…
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