THANKS.
It's been 48 hours (or thereabouts) since the release of It Takes a War, and we've just hit the Very Positive Steam rating, with 94% positive reviews.
To everybody that has played the game and taken the time to share their thoughts: huge thanks.
It Takes a War is a game that - more so than others - relies on word of mouth, and so your Steam reviews are incredibly important to us. Keep 'em coming!
WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING.
We expect ITAW to be somewhat divisive. We know it's not going to be what some people expect. And that's fine! That said, lots of people have been saying lots of very nice things about the game. This review from Rogue.site in particular just gets it, so I wanted to share a little quote.
"I don’t want to talk about It Takes a War because It Takes a War is an experience that I don’t want to take away from anyone. I want to talk about It Takes a War with everyone I can because it is a powerfully moving piece of art. I am both of these things.
...It Takes a War is an utterly forgettable FPS. I haven’t stopped thinking about It Takes a War since I beat it."
Other nice words that have been said:
ːsteamthumbsupː "The team-based tactical shooter genre has never felt more realistic."
ːsteamthumbsupː "Absolutely play this and look up nothing"
ːsteamthumbsupː "An experience that I didn't think would hit as hard as it did but it did!"
ːsteamthumbsupː "this ♥♥♥♥ is too real man."
ːsteamthumbsupː "Go in with no expectations and ready to be taken on a journey and you won't be disappointed"
ːsteamthumbsupː "I shot a rat until it exploded"
UPDATE v1.01
A few people have been experiencing issues with textures not loading properly upon loading into the game - a problem that should be now fixed with the arrival of the 1.01 update, which Thomas rolled out earlier today. Thanks for your patience while this has been sorted. We'll be keeping a close ear to the ground for anything else that might crop up as we continue to support the game post release.
FIND CONNECTION WITH OTHERS
If you've finished the game and want to exchange stories from your time in combat, please join us on Discord.
Thanks once again, and until next time,
Pantaloon & Thomas