Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime

1. souffle_pan

   Dec 26, 2019

   10

   Love it! Rescue kidnapped space-bunnies! the Soundtrack is awesome. Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime is a frantic co-op action space game.

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2. Ruzaky

   Aug 26, 2020

   9

   One of the best couch co op games out there. near perfect game for coop :) Especially when you play like 3-4 people

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4. emerazea

   Feb 22, 2016

   9

   A rare coop gem. Get this game to play with a friend, and ignore that you can play it alone. The mechanics of LiaDS are quite delightful. YouA rare coop gem. Get this game to play with a friend, and ignore that you can play it alone. The mechanics of LiaDS are quite delightful. You and a friend are inside of a ship together, and you must control it's weapons, shield, and engine between the two of you.
   
   Each part of your ship can be powered up by gems that you collect, and the results are surprising. Each new “Campaign” (a series of 5 levels) introduces a new environmental mechanic, all of which were creative and fun. I don't want to spoil any of that.
   
   The gameplay itself can get pretty tough, and you and your teammate will end up creating little strategies in order to overcome them. You'll panic together, you'll sigh as you fail your first mission together, and you'll also feel the satisfaction of winning together.
   
   Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime found that perfect line of how much time and trial my friend and I could bear and nailed it. Highly recommended.… Expand

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5. plotlesviolence

   Feb 19, 2016

   7

   [OVERVIEW = 7]
   A 2D cooperative top-down shooter where 2 players switch between different subsystems of one spaceship.
   [PRESENTATION = 5][OVERVIEW = 7]
   A 2D cooperative top-down shooter where 2 players switch between different subsystems of one spaceship.
   [PRESENTATION = 5]
   (Graphics = 4) Clean and textureless, like a 2D flash cartoon.
   (Visual aesthetics = 6) Simple, bright, cartoony.
   (Sound Effects = 6) Functional.
   (Music = 5)
   (Voice Acting) None
   (Plot = 4) You’re collecting “love.” I skipped most of it, but occasional popups kept insisting a story existed. Plot is a bad idea in a co-op game, because when you get a friend together to play a game, you don’t want to be bogged down in non-gameplay.
   [CONTROLS/MECHANICS = 9]
   (2D Shooter mechanics = 9) This is a top-down shooter where, rather than controlling the shooter, you are controlling a character running around the inside of the shooting vehicle, very much like “Air Buccaneers” and “Guns of Icarus” but in two dimensions instead of three. You press “use” on different chairs that represent each subsystem. In one of the four “gun” subsystems, you aim and fire the cannon covering that quadrant. In the “shield,” system, you rotate a shield around the ship to block incoming fire. In the “engine” subsystem, you can drive the spaceship. There’s also a recharging superweapon seat. It’s intuitive and easy to pick-up-and-play, making it perfect for cooperative games.
   (Friendly AI = 8) When playing alone, a cat substitutes for player 2, and you can direct which of the subsystems it takes (where it is actually competent), except that it won’t take the driver’s seat.
   (Enemy AI = 6) Functional.
   (Physics = 6) Planets tend to have gravitational orbits that will guide you around if you stop flying. There are other little touches like a current in the underwater stage.
   (Camera = 6) It works, but it’s zoomed in a little more than I would like in order to show the positions of both player characters at all times, which makes the player ship take up an inordinate amount of screen space and limits the enemy encounters you can have.
   [DESIGN = 7]
   (Menus = 7) Not terrible, but it incorporates the main gameplay flight mechanics into selecting the stage you want to play, and it wasn’t that clear about how far I was in the game, leading to some confusion. Convenient drop-in, drop-out co-op.
   (Level design = 7) The goal is to fly around small-medium open stages, fight off enemies, and collect the hearts. You have to hunt a bit to find the collectibles that let you continue but they’re signposted. Nothing really interesting.
   (Checkpoint distance = 7)
   (Difficulty Curve = 6)
   (Upgrade System = 8) The upgrades are cool, usually offered as your choice of a progressive boost to one of your ship’s subsystems (i.e., faster rate of fire vs bigger bullets).
   (Modes) = Campaign-only (singleplayer or 2-player local cooperative). No versus of any kind.
   (Length) = 7 hours (0% Padding)
   [CONCLUSION]
   The core gameplay never really changes, but you won’t finish the game in one sitting. It’s too basic of a top-down shooter to play alone, or to last more than an hour at a time with a friend. But it’s just simple enough to work great for really enjoyable half-hour bursts with a friend where you call out instructions to each other.… Expand

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6. drlowdon

   Feb 15, 2022

   6

   Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime can be played alone, but this is really a co-operative multiplayer game at heart. The aim is to pilot aLovers in a Dangerous Spacetime can be played alone, but this is really a co-operative multiplayer game at heart. The aim is to pilot a spaceship using a variety of stations (thrust, weapons, shields etc) safely through each level, but with each station located in a different part of the ship players have to work together to ensure they are all in the right place at the right time.
   
   On the occasions that I’ve managed to get three people together to play (I’ve never had the maximum four) this his has proven to be very good fun, but being limited to local co-op only its very difficult to find a regular group often enough to make this worth playing, and I suspect that will be an issue of a lot of other people as well. Basically, if you can get three or four players round a console I’d highly recommend this game, otherwise you may as well give it as miss.… Expand

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7. tobivv

   Apr 3, 2020

   5

   When played by 2 players the game shines as you shout commands at each other trying to survive attacks from all sides with much to do and notWhen played by 2 players the game shines as you shout commands at each other trying to survive attacks from all sides with much to do and not enough time. Unfortunately, it becomes very boring when played with 4, as everybody gets their own role and sticks to it. Ships should change sizes based on how many players are playing.… Expand

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8. Turbodowg

   Apr 26, 2017

   0

   Another weak month on ps+..... sigh. This month we are treated to a terrible indie title that no one asked for or wanted....yay!
   
   TheAnother weak month on ps+..... sigh. This month we are treated to a terrible indie title that no one asked for or wanted....yay!
   
   The graphics are shocking, game play is laughable, sound is irritating and the most fun you will have is pressing X to delete.
   
   Avoid this drivel designed for those poor creatures who cant afford real games but sadly have to rely on ps+ each month.
   
   Sad times in gaming indeed!… Expand

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