From the Brow of Zeus

Ernest Adams of Gamasutra said, "at $15, [SAIS] is the best value for money of anything I've seen in years."

Well you know what, Vern? I got that beat by 50%!

Paizo is offering Strange Adventures in Infinite Space on CD for only $7.50. That's 50% off the usual price of $15.


SAIS has been described as a mini-Star Control or "4x-lite." The playing time is 5-20 minutes, but the replayability is infinite, at least according to the official website. And they're not kidding -- on Paizo's reader review page, one fellow said he played the demo over a hundred times before deciding to buy the game.

"But Zeus! Longer games mean added value!" Yeah, not really. It's just as fun to beat a good short game twenty times as it is never to finish a long one, maybe even more. Think back to the days of Final Fantasy IV, when you could beat a Square RPG overnight. Kinda made you want to hit reset after the ending credits and start again, didn't it? Same concept here.

I'veI wanted to play this game ever since 2002. The digital download is only $15, but getting it on CD for $7.50 was too good to refuse.

Don't take my word for it -- I haven't even played the game yet. Gamasutra called it "a perfect short game." It won the Underdogs Top Dog award. And for you brainy types, GamerDad called it "....an existential height of great re-playability and meaning."

And it looks like a totally accessible Star Trek simulator.

Count me in.

P.S. While you're there, be sure to pick up Plasmaworm. Apparently, it's free.

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