Easily My Favorite Tower Defense Game

[RedMint]

I played this to death on the Playstation 3, before my console and entire apartment were burglarized. This was really the only game I missed. When I saw it was coming to PC, I was pretty excited. I can't comment on the PC game yet, it's downloading now. But if (as I'm reading) it's almost a straight copy of the PS3 game, I couldn't be happier. I sunk so many hours into it, but had never QUITE completed it. Now I'll get my chance. Not to mention being able to play with other Steam friends. Awesome.

There are several things that set this apart from all the other tower defense games (even modern offerings with 3D perspectives, and tons more bells and whistles) - it just works WELL. Everyhing is tightly balanced, all the tower types are important at one point or another, there's a real sense of success in completing levels. The music is awesome (I bought the CD and continue to follow the artist). All the PixelJunk games are pretty good, but nothing tops Monsters for me. I'll come back and report on my PC experience once I've gotten a few levels under my belt.

Is the price too high? Yup. Sure is. This is a $9.99 game. It really is. It's an impeccable game. But so is FTL and other $9.99 games. Did I buy it for full price? Yup. Because it's one of the best games I've ever played. If all that money goes into the production of a Monsters II, I'll feel like it was worth it, but I do think it's about twice as high as it should be and I sincerely hope that doesn't prevent more people from buying it. If I'm not mistaken, the PS3 version was $9.99 when I got it. Maybe it's all the Steam overhead that adds to the overall price. I dunno.

[l.hutchinson]

Hi, There has been a tremendous amount of work and time put into getting this to Steam. I can only assure you that for the amount of time that has been spent ( & Money ) and its previous reviews ( 9/10 IGN ) along with the fact it takes well over 150 hours to finish, for a completionist.. that it is well worth it ( to which you agree )

Our version is based on Deluxe, which was $19.99 at release on PSP digitally & Boxed. The main difference between this and the PS3 version is all the online modes & the sheer amount of hours ( Thousands ) it takes to certify this game as being completable.

Without Online, this game would be cheaper.. As it would be a lot cheaper for us to Develop.

NOTE: we have just in the last week or so added a new feature where you can play through the entire campaign online with a friend, something not seen before in any version

[brave.inferno]

on the ps3 my partner and I have completed all stages on hardcore with perfects - took forever but was so worth it - 2 player and 1 player - oh and several times over because I had a few PS3s die.

[GT]

Just spent an hour an an half playing this! Last played it on PS3, now reminded why it's easily one of my favourite TD games! While I initially thought the price was high, after seeing how many islands (3 plus a random level generated island) and content (challenges and what not) there is now, I'd happily pay it. And I've not even got onto the online play yet!

Port wise, it seems pretty solid, and the different input methods work well. Overall, really happy!

[Jur]

It's decent but not worth the price. Besides that Bloons is way better. ;p

[iagaiz]

Thank you Lee for putting so much work into this game. So far it looks & feels awesome!

After selling my PS3 I missed Monsters the most, now I can finally play it again :) Plus there are all the levels I could never play, cause I didn't have a PSP.

[RedMint]

Appreciate the response, l.hutchinson. It's hard to think of a game I've had more fun playing in the last number of years, it's definitely worth $19.99 to me. Just a little worried the price point isn't going to attract the crowd it deserves around here, especially swimming in a sea of 'meh' non-"AAA" games. It's more than decent and props to Bloons but for me anyway there's no comparison. Hope it sells a lot.

[Fire Walk With Me]

引用自 RedMint：

Appreciate the response, l.hutchinson. It's hard to think of a game I've had more fun playing in the last number of years, it's definitely worth $19.99 to me. Just a little worried the price point isn't going to attract the crowd it deserves around here, especially swimming in a sea of 'meh' non-"AAA" games. It's more than decent and props to Bloons but for me anyway there's no comparison. Hope it sells a lot.

I am not part of that crowd but I wouldnt pay $20 for an old Tower Defense game, ever.

It would have a hard time beating Defender's Quest. Maybe I'll take another look when it hits 75% off or so - my personal value for an old port of TD.

[Mjercer.]

this game is entirely worth it, i think i picked it up for $15 but maybe i could be wrong and it was 9.99 when first released on ps3. then i bought the expansion for $15 or $10 a few year s later when i had ps3 again. i feel the price is more than fair for this game. the level generator and another island on top of the original and expansion islands, easily a huge improvement from my time spent on the ps3 version. this has always been my favorite tower defense game since i played it. so many hours spent on it with my good buddy and looking forward to doing it again now that it hit pc!!! so stoked, was waiting forever for this! THANKS PIXELJUNK! You guys rock, also i love Eden and i bought that game as soon as it came to pc also, my hopes were high for this port and now it finally came. enjoy guys

[RedMint]

Defender's Quest is fun too, but although they're both tower defense games, they each have an indescribable "vibe" that is very different from one another. DQ combines elements of RPG and has a lot of cool leveling options going on. Monsters feels much more strategic though, and is ridiculously fun to play with a friend. I still give the nod to Monsters. Defense Grid is fun, has spiffy graphics and tons of levels, but again, it just lacks a certain charm. The Sanctum series takes graphics to a new level and throws you into the mix as a first-person shooter (a bunch of them are doing this now). Fun. But I swear to god (just look around at the comments of people who have played this), there's just something about Monsters. It's more addicting, charming, and, simply, fun, than all these other gams. Just an opinion of course, but just wanted to mention that I'm kind of a tower defense nut and have pretty much played them all and Monsters still stands in first place. By the way, the transition to PC is great. I know I will definitely appreciate the 'new' levels (new to me, didn't play on PSP). I'm pretty sure my mind won't change about the price-point, but I'm also pretty sure this price point won't last a really long time, and I do want the devs to rake it in because they do great work.

[Vercin]

Graphics is not the best compared to td games like kingdom rush but gameplay wise this is best twoer defense game ever. Oh and music <3 <3 So people ignore all comments and whines about price etc. and just get it asap :)

[CueZero]

I've played a lot of TDs but never cared too much for them, I'm gonna have to agree with the OP though, something about the combination of sound and visuals create the most unique atmosphere in this one. I can't even put into words how well balanced the gameplay is for a Tower Defense, but the people behind this must be wizards.

[TankPilot]

This sentiment! :)

引用自 Vercin：

Graphics is not the best compared to td games like kingdom rush but gameplay wise this is best twoer defense game ever. Oh and music <3 <3 So people ignore all comments and whines about price etc. and just get it asap :)

[l.hutchinson]

Thanks for all the kind words in this thread, it really means a lot to ourselves and Q.

[Ayla Has Arrived]

As a counter-anecdote to the price point talk, I had zero reservations about buying the game at the pre-order price. Absolutely loved the PSP version, and from what I've played, you guys have done a marvelous job on the PC version. Thanks for doing the port and doing it well!

[l.hutchinson]

@CrazedGeek.. Thanks a lot.