I always dreamed that one day I would run my own gas station. Turns out, you can do that today! Only in space! That’s right, the award-winning Cosmo’s Quick Stop is our newest addition to kick ass kick starter. You may remember them for winning most addicting game when we were at Indy Pop Con this year. The fast-paced action, delightfully quirky style, and the oh-so-satisfying “COMBO!” mechanic made it impossible for me to put down. After checking out the even more refined version courtesy of Big Sir Games, I’ve fallen even more in love with our little bug alien thing.
Gameplay
The fast-paced action in Cosmo’s Quick Stop lends itself to the marathon mini game style. You’re constantly playing quick little puzzles and mini-games in order to service your customers as quickly as possible. Whether it’s cleaning up stinky latrines, when people directions to a certain planet, avoiding asteroids in your spaceship, for filling up the gift shop: You never run out of something to do. In fact you’ll probably fail at doing a lot of this stuff at once. Suddenly you’ll be stuck with seven different orders of four different things, and you hear the fail noise repeatedly. But there’s no time to wallow because you’ve got another four orders to complete. And once you’re able to tap the unlock button several times in a row, you’ll be treated to the most satisfying combo sound this side of Killer Instincts ULTRAAAAAAAAAAAA COMBOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
Style
I mentioned before how the game has a quirky style. The best way I could put it would be a mix of Futurama and the inhabitants of the series Samurai Jack. However, it take some more whimsical approach to everything. While the previous two could be admittedly dark at times, Cosmo’s Quick Stop is a much more happy-go-lucky dial. The game is a lot more approachable for younger audiences. Not to say the other two arts in some ways, but this is a very family-friendly game. The sound effects are cartoony, the colors are bright and beautiful, and the cast of characters is varied. If you’re not into that kind of silly sci-fi dial it won’t be for you. But for everybody else in the world, it looks fantastic.
The user interface for the game is also very simple and easy. The different stations are numerically and color-coordinated set remember where you need to be and the icons make it obvious what needs to be done. The fact that you can change the style and layout of the store while upgrading also adds to the variety.
Final thoughts on Cosmo’s Quick Stop
I would say that this is a game that you can pick up and play anytime, but that doesn’t say enough good things about how addictive this game is. Even when I had dozens of games to check out and while at Indy Pop Con, I was wondering to myself “When am I going to get a break can go and play Cosmo’s Quick Stop again?” the game is just that damn addicting. I’m pretty sure if this game ever came to mobile systems, the world would cease to function from everybody being addicted to this game. No Society, only coffee showers and gift shops.
So go check out the kickstarter for Cosmo’s Quick Stop and support them.
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