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NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics has my number something fierce. Do you like shmups, this Brazilian indie effort asks. YES, I proclaim. But do you suck at them, it continues. YES, I admit. If you find yourself in this quandary of unquenchable thirst, Post Mortem Pixels has your back.

NEXT JUMP is a turn-based, tactics Shoot ’em up for people who are bad at SHMUPs, but love them. Do space-jumps and chase the vicious Dragons who stole all the stock of Beverage from the Galaxy and now are running away! Your mission, our mission, is very simple: The dragons are fleeing with all our Elixir supply.

1. NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics. It's a title that raises a question before immediately answering it. You might not get much detail from the idea of 'NEXT JUMP', but 'Shmup Tactics'? It's not a light derogatory term aimed at you, but the notion of this being a tactical approach to classic space-based shoot em' ups.
2. X NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics. Windows Mac Full controller support. Live by the Sword: Tactics is a Tactical-RPG that puts you in charge of a group of adventurers. You will decide what classes to take and what abilities they bring into each battle. Featuring a story mode, a roguelite adventure mode and online and local battles.

In a display of inspired design, NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics blends bullet-hell with turn-based strategy. It’s akin to FTL and the combat elements of, say, The Last Federation. You’re travelling across sectors in pursuit of space dragons – chasing, if I’ve tapped into NEXT JUMP correctly – and upgrading your ship as you go. It’s of the rogue variety, and as much as the mechanical elements feel close to the aforementioned FTL and TLF, I get Weird Worlds vibes in NEXT JUMP’s coffee break-friendly runs.

Leaping along sectors, players shunt their ship around grids in sharp parcels of three-move ‘levels’. Enemies, laser bolts and all manner of space detritus form things to dodge or detonate. Every turn is a freeze-frame of ordnance and opponent to navigate, based around anticipating movement and killing for crucial energy.

Augmented by ship battery upgrades, your combat turn ends when you’re drained of energy. Key to combat is harvesting as much dropped energy as possible to extend combat. It’s a very neat abstraction of the real-time shmup conceit, making movement and position paramount. Destroying an enemy leaves energy in surrounding cells, which is then – hopefully – scooped up to power subsequent firing and manoeuvring. Those three turns go fast, but each turn is a puzzle in itself.

Enemies also drop scrap, which forms the currency in NEXT JUMP. This is expended in sectors that contain outposts, where ships can be repaired, upgrades made and items bought. Laser augments, missiles, scanners and the like; in place of a traditional shmup’s on-the-fly enhancement dredging, NEXT JUMP lets players peruse at their leisure. For a spiritual geriatric such as this old dog, the breathing room is welcomed.

I’ve only managed to use two of the four fighters, and they offer up some marked differences in the way they play. You might need to initially consider recoil on a particular ship, so firing a laser might shunt your little craft backwards into a laser bolt. There are armour differences, requiring a lot more scrap be spent patching up between missions in some cases. Engines set the limit on how many sectors you want to jump through before stopping and recouping, so the meeker machinery might be limited to two jumps before needing to restart the course-plotting.

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And as much as the stress of real-time bullet dodging is lessened in its turn-based form, NEXT JUMP is still a punishing little game. Within the cute, chaotic, punk-pixel aesthetic beats the heart of a brutal tactics game. No quarter given. If measured in coffee breaks so far, I’ve never lasted an entire cup. But that’s appreciated. Post Mortem Pixels have crafted something compact. And while I concede the visuals might not be to everyone’s liking, the mechanics are fool-proof.

Bite-sized with bite, I say jump in.

NEXT JUMP: Shmup Tactics releases on Steam (PC, Mac, Linux) April 28.

A downloadable game for Windows, macOS, and Linux

NEXT JUMP is a turn-based, tactics Shoot 'em up for people who are bad at SHMUPs, but love them.

Do space-jumps and chase the vicious Dragons who stole all the stock of Beverage from the Galaxy and now are running away!

Features:

• It's a Tactics SHMUP!
• A excellent Coffee break game.
• Be a pilot of the Bastards Federation: A group formed by the Elves, Humans, Dwarves and Orcs who used to live in peace, sharing their love for all Beverages.
• Your mission: JUMP! Chase the Dragons and stop them from running away with all that is most sacred to the Bastards by jumping from sector to sector, facing hordes of enemies in turn-based battles!
• Each Sector is a Board! Each given 'JUMP' represents a new combat board generated procedurally, simulating combat situations only seen in SHMUPs!
• Pick from SEVEN playable Ships, all inspired by classic weapons: The Ballista, Dagger, Hammer , Staff, Sword, Shield and a Secret one!
• Equip and Upgrade your ship with different weapons and accessories that change the combat dynamics!
• Not only inspired by the classic Shmups and Bullet Hells, it's also influenced by tactical games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Jeanne d'Arc and Roguelikes like FTL and Crypt of the NecroDancer.
• Like the classic games of the past, it has a complete MANUAL, accessible within the game!

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Purchase

In order to download this game you must purchase it at or above the minimum price of $4.99 USD. Your purchase comes with a Steam key. You will get access to the following files:

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Development log

• New update (build 298)!
  May 31, 2019
• Update bug fixes [276 mac]
  Apr 28, 2018
• Update, bug fixes [build 275]
  Nov 21, 2017
• NEXT JUMP: Red Legionnaires is now available for free!
  Sep 22, 2017

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