Is it worth to get this non-evolved version?

[WinuX]

Hi, these games are right up my alley, but it is confusing to see some of them are evolved, and some of them are not. At least with ReThink, then ReThink | Evolved, then ReThink | Evolved 2, and now ReThink 2? If there are noticeable differences in gameplay mechanics, and all the puzzles are new in all of them, then makes sense to get them all.

[¥aeko]

Dear WinuX,

They all are different games, and there are differences between the "normal" ReThinks and the ones that have a sub-name like "Evolved". (They are more like "branches" of the core idea behind them)

The "normal" ReThinks have static objects and are meant to be more complex than the Evolved games.

The "Evolved" ones are the ones with physics interaction and more dynamic gameplay, but not as complex as the upcoming game. (there are some complex puzzles in there.)

Each of them has its own Puzzles and mechanics. And the 2nd game has additional mechanics in comparison to the first game (be warned, the original ReThink has some jumping-stuff in it and is the oldest game, so it has its issues that i want to fix in a full re-creation at some point.) - the newer games do not have the jumping related stuff, only the first game.

The newer games are also more optimized, especially the upcoming game. (Please consider the system requirements :P)

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The newer games are obviously the better games, and you might take a look at the reviews and/or youtube for more information on these games before going out and grabbing "them all" as you said.

If you are still unsure, maybe get the "Evolved 2" game to try it out, you can always refund it within 2 hours of playtime in the first two weeks after purchase, if you dont like it or it doesnt run properly.

[WinuX]

Thank you for the thorough explanation! I have been gaming for 30+ years so I do not mind jumping in a puzzle FPS, or that older games can feel clunky compared to some of the more modern titles.

When you write full re-creation is that a patch to the original, or a separate item on Steam?

[¥aeko]

Originally posted by WinuX:

When you write full re-creation is that a patch to the original, or a separate item on Steam?

It will be a free update for the current game, i just need to find the time to make it. (It will be based on the technical foundation of the upcoming game and therefore have all the performance-improvements and enhancements this game has, in addition to new content and the removal of the jumping-stuff, which is the most critizised part besides performance in general.)

Each of these games has support for years to come, unless i suddenly disappear :P

[Nazemec]

Originally posted by ¥aeko:

Each of these games has support for years to come, unless i suddenly disappear :P

Oh, you can trust him on that! I remember a "broken therefore not implemented" feature on the first game (custom keybindings) that got added in less than a day just because someone (me) asked if it was planned! I think that's rare enough to mention it.

(And now I hope I didn't do bad advertising if the upcoming game doesn't have this feature for some reason... Yay brain, you gave me extra stress by yourself! Wooo!)

[¥aeko]

Originally posted by Nazemec:

(And now I hope I didn't do bad advertising if the upcoming game doesn't have this feature for some reason... Yay brain, you gave me extra stress by yourself! Wooo!)

Yeah, because i would remove the Keybindings again? :P

Still working on the game right now, since everything is new, it takes a lot of time to double-check everything, and i found like two truckloads of bugs >.<

I will probably move release, no chance i can get this done today. (which wont stop me from trying though, if nothing else breaks apart, i might get it done today)

EDIT: I moved it around by a week, im done for, i just cant get it done today, it would be bad.
I really tried, and i could have gotten it out there today, but no, thats not worth it.

I dont want to get into a situation like the first game 1,5 years ago, which was a total mess. (and still is, but this will change in the future)