<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?><oembed><version><![CDATA[1.0]]></version><provider_name><![CDATA[Too Much Free Time]]></provider_name><provider_url><![CDATA[https://tmft.wordpress.com]]></provider_url><author_name><![CDATA[Tracy Poff]]></author_name><author_url><![CDATA[https://tmft.wordpress.com/author/tracypoff/]]></author_url><title><![CDATA[First Impressions: Tasac]]></title><type><![CDATA[link]]></type><html><![CDATA[<p>Tasac is a vertical scrolling shooter by Sachen, and it sucks.</p>
<p><a href="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1083" data-permalink="https://tmft.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/first-impressions-tasac/tasac_01/" data-orig-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png" data-orig-size="512,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Tasac_01" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png?w=512" src="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png?w=300&#038;h=281" alt="Tasac_01" width="300" height="281" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1083" srcset="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png?w=300&amp;h=281 300w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png?w=150&amp;h=141 150w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_01.png 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>The title screen looks pretty cool, so one might expect the game to have decent graphics, or something. Most of your in-game time is spent in a position like this one:</p>
<p><a href="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1085" data-permalink="https://tmft.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/first-impressions-tasac/tasac_04/" data-orig-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png" data-orig-size="512,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Tasac_04" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png?w=512" src="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png?w=300&#038;h=281" alt="Tasac_04" width="300" height="281" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1085" srcset="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png?w=300&amp;h=281 300w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png?w=150&amp;h=141 150w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_04.png 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>There&#8217;s no real challenge in this part, except that the laser-like weapon you start with sucks, and the upgrades suck even more. When you get to the end, the boss appears.</p>
<p><a href="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1086" data-permalink="https://tmft.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/first-impressions-tasac/tasac_07/" data-orig-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png" data-orig-size="512,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Tasac_07" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png?w=512" src="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png?w=300&#038;h=281" alt="Tasac_07" width="300" height="281" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1086" srcset="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png?w=300&amp;h=281 300w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png?w=150&amp;h=141 150w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_07.png 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>But you can&#8217;t kill it yet. In fact, you can fly right over it. Why is the boss there before you&#8217;re able to interact with it? I don&#8217;t know. But the game carries on just as if the boss weren&#8217;t there. In fact, it carries on the same way even once you can fight the boss&#8211;the random enemies keep appearing, there&#8217;s just a boss on the screen at the same time.</p>
<p><a href="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png"><img loading="lazy" data-attachment-id="1087" data-permalink="https://tmft.wordpress.com/2006/09/24/first-impressions-tasac/tasac_09/" data-orig-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png" data-orig-size="512,480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}" data-image-title="Tasac_09" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png?w=300" data-large-file="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png?w=512" src="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png?w=300&#038;h=281" alt="Tasac_09" width="300" height="281" class="aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1087" srcset="https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png?w=300&amp;h=281 300w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png?w=150&amp;h=141 150w, https://tmft.files.wordpress.com/2006/09/tasac_09.png 512w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" /></a></p>
<p>Although the boss shoots a pretty large number of projectiles at you, they&#8217;re not hard to dodge. If the weapon weren&#8217;t so stupidly slow and hard to use, they boss wouldn&#8217;t be even slightly difficult. As it is, the boss just takes a little longer than it ought to.</p>
<p>The second level was just like the first. I think that the boss was slightly rounder, but I don&#8217;t really care to recall.</p>
<p>Verdict: Pointless. It&#8217;s just a below average vertical scroller.</p>
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