Star Chamber's Indie PC CCG Goodness Probed

Posted by simoniker on Monday January 12, 2004 @03:28PM from the addictable-and-collectivized dept.

Thanks to Ferrago for their in-depth review of PC online collectible card game Star Chamber, praising the relatively unknown indie title as "an invigorating little game", and suggesting: "It's been a long time since this jaded gamer was so captivated by a game." The same site has an interview with the creators from Nayantara Studios, in which they discuss the genesis of the game (from "a love of well-balanced, simple-yet-complex boardgames and adding a CCG element to be able to produce a high-quality 'CCG meets computer boardgame'"), and the future of indie gaming ("I do think that with the big publishers and teams focused on producing massive uber-budget games and MMORPGs, and especially with the consoles starting to dwarf PC sales, I think there is a significant window for the smaller, independent studios to take back some of the PC market.")

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Re:Tried it.. by dswensen · 2004-01-12 17:11 · Score: 2, Informative

AFAIK, you can play the "simple" game with a small deck of common cards for no money... just to get a feel for it, or play a simple game. Sure, it's a bit stripped down, but no cost involved.

A starter pack is like $15, roughly equivalent to what something like Bejeweled would cost. And buying a ton of cards doesn't really net you much (I know, I blew a wad on this game when I first started playing, and it hasn't given me a commanding edge by any means).