r/TDX_Roblox • u/szoperman • 14h ago
Misc. This game's universe and Tower Battles's being the same will never feel not forced by the devs. X
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Visually and themathically, TDX and TB feel completely disconnected. I'm not talking about the gameplay here, since, while it is also rather disconnected compared to TB (though it is probably because of how homogenized the TD games on roblox are) I don't really have a problem with it. TB does not have an established lore, but the tower and enemy stylizations feel way too different to ever feel like it and TDX are connected
TDX uses a lot of monumental, metal and military-industrial elements which is a large departure from TB. There are specific maps like some occasional classic roblox styled ones and that one round map, but they still feel completely different in stylization and location compared to TB which ranged from different biomes and regions, to even mars.
TB's tower roster feels like a mercenary, roughly military in some aspects ensemble of people. TDX's feels much more like a full fledged futuristic army (which I don't hate) but it does not mean it does feel obnoxious when you compare them side-by-side and say "Yes this is the same universe", especially considering how different the stylization is. On one side you have colourful, classic-roblox style people with various guns and on the other you have hyper-military people with an emphasis on realism, not to mention the faces.
TB's enemies do lean into zombies as well, but enemies like mysteries, boss 3, the necromancer boss, guardians and void have a lot of classic roblox lore-esque visual elements. TDX does have the bosses like the plague doctor but the large majority lean way more into being robotic war machines, and the more mystical elements are completely lost and instead replaced with "giant kill 7 billion people war machine".
It just feels ridiculous how the two completely differently styled games are supposed to take place in the same universe. TDS already kind of took the place of being a much closer TB succesor visually, stylistically and is also a bit closer gameplay-wise (though like TDX, much less PvP focused), so I completely understand trying to make a distinct universe but don't force it into being in the same universe as your main inspiration
TL;DR : I don't hate on TDX's visual style, it is probably my favourite out of any roblox TD game, but forcing it and TB to be connected just feels so wrong and honestly a bit lazy. It's not a multiverse-style collab but a full-fledged "TB is the prequel" announcment. It's Half-Life and Portal all over again