Mostly held together by really tight presentation and some solid fundamental combat mechanics which sadly don't have much built on top of them. I remember Ruiner mostly for its extremely stark colours, its blaring, thumping music and the simple thrill that came with using a lead pipe to check out some other guy's internals, but aside from that there's not much going on. Solid game for a weekend, but after that I dont think you'll be coming back for more
Aesthetics carry this game for me. Designs are really cool, the story is pretty straightforward. Gameplay was not it for me, I like top down shooters but it didn't feel tight enough for me and the enemies felt like they rarely if ever missed.
If you love a cyberpunk setting and top down shooters you'll love it a lot more than I did.
If you love a cyberpunk setting and top down shooters you'll love it a lot more than I did.
I'm aware that Ruiner is a 'simple' game; there's nothing extraordinary about its plot, and its duration is short - you can finish the main story in a maximum of 5 hours. Still, there is something about it that makes it quite special for me. Some of the great aspects of Ruiner, in my opinion, include: the scenery, the aesthetics, the penetrating red color everywhere, the gameplay, the architectural design, the weapons arsenal, not to mention the cool Puppy's helmet. The pinnacle of Ruiner is undoubtedly its soundtrack! I've played it many times, both on Xbox and PlayStation. It's obvious that Reikon put a lot of effort and love into this game, as everything is so well done. In a nutshell, if you're looking for a game with a straightforward storyline and lots of violence and blood, Ruiner is perfect for you!
This review contains spoilers
god the art style is soooo good and the music is BANGERRRRRR
i see why the physical copies go for like 60$ and i would pay that if i wasn’t a brokie. nonetheless i like the plot twist. not extremely unique but well fitting for a game like this. only qualm i have is that IM LEFT ON A CLIFFHANGER “meet me where heaven falls” maaaaan fuck u. even with the cliffhanger tho it’s a good standalone and doesn’t feel like it needs a pt2 to be complete.
i see why the physical copies go for like 60$ and i would pay that if i wasn’t a brokie. nonetheless i like the plot twist. not extremely unique but well fitting for a game like this. only qualm i have is that IM LEFT ON A CLIFFHANGER “meet me where heaven falls” maaaaan fuck u. even with the cliffhanger tho it’s a good standalone and doesn’t feel like it needs a pt2 to be complete.
Oh, this goes hard. Just the art alone is chef's kiss.
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9/10 สำหรับเกมอินดี้ที่ซื้อมาโดยไม่ได้คาดหวังอะไร แต่พอเล่นแล้วติดใจมากกก ถลุงอยู่สองสามวัน มันสสสส์ สะใจ โคตรได้อารมณ์
เพลงประกอบให้เต็ม 10 อาร์ตสไตล์ให้เต็ม 10 หักคะแนนเนื้อเรื่อง เดาได้ เป็นเส้นตรงและ lore ก็ไม่แน่น
ระบบเกมเพลย์สนุกและเพลินมาก แรก ๆ จะงงคอนโทรลนิดหน่อยแต่พอปรับตัวได้ก็ลื่น โคตรนัว โคตรชุลมุน เอฟเฟกต์ระเบิดโบ้มบู้ม
มีการเก็บแต้ม (Karma) เพื่ออัพเลเวล/ผังสกิล (skill tree) ซึ่งสำหรับเกมที่เล่นจบได้ภายในต่ำกว่า 10 ชม. ถือว่าสนุกและมีอะไรให้ทำ มีอาวุธให้เลือกใช้ในด่านหลากหลาย และมีองค์ประกอบ city hub เล็ก ๆ ให้เดินเล่นและทำเควทส์ย่อยนิด ๆ หน่อย ๆ ด้วย
โดยรวมถือว่าโอเคมากกกก เกมไม่ได้ยากนักสำหรับคนมีประสบการณ์ แต่ก็ไม่ง่าย ประทับใจ คาดหวังให้มีภาคต่อ
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9/10 สำหรับเกมอินดี้ที่ซื้อมาโดยไม่ได้คาดหวังอะไร แต่พอเล่นแล้วติดใจมากกก ถลุงอยู่สองสามวัน มันสสสส์ สะใจ โคตรได้อารมณ์
เพลงประกอบให้เต็ม 10 อาร์ตสไตล์ให้เต็ม 10 หักคะแนนเนื้อเรื่อง เดาได้ เป็นเส้นตรงและ lore ก็ไม่แน่น
ระบบเกมเพลย์สนุกและเพลินมาก แรก ๆ จะงงคอนโทรลนิดหน่อยแต่พอปรับตัวได้ก็ลื่น โคตรนัว โคตรชุลมุน เอฟเฟกต์ระเบิดโบ้มบู้ม
มีการเก็บแต้ม (Karma) เพื่ออัพเลเวล/ผังสกิล (skill tree) ซึ่งสำหรับเกมที่เล่นจบได้ภายในต่ำกว่า 10 ชม. ถือว่าสนุกและมีอะไรให้ทำ มีอาวุธให้เลือกใช้ในด่านหลากหลาย และมีองค์ประกอบ city hub เล็ก ๆ ให้เดินเล่นและทำเควทส์ย่อยนิด ๆ หน่อย ๆ ด้วย
โดยรวมถือว่าโอเคมากกกก เกมไม่ได้ยากนักสำหรับคนมีประสบการณ์ แต่ก็ไม่ง่าย ประทับใจ คาดหวังให้มีภาคต่อ
Игра страдающая от типичной болезни издаваемых деволверами проектов: Что-то она делает очень хорошо(из-за чего со стороны выглядит очень круто), но в чем-то очень простом понимание у авторов как вообще можно сделать отсутствует. Итого мы имеем нереально атмосферную(я бы сказал лучший представитель атмосферы агрессивного киберпанка, в противовес депрессивно-гнетущему обсерверу, например), люто стильную и достаточно драйвовую игру, однако с скучным и репетативным слэшерным геймплеем по зачистке болванчиков. Играется весело но с какого\то момента заебывает, сюжет посредственный, твист так себе. Тем не менее чисто ради атмосферы игру можно пройти
Short little slide into cyberpunk that focuses more on the meat grinder aspect of the genre than the digital humanism, it says we are human but to the system we are numbers. Despite this the soundtrack and atmosphere does allow a little bit of hope as a people to slip through that calms the soul a little.
Not the most polished thing but a really fun time and has enough going on and changing up that it doesn't outstay its welcome. Very much enjoyed that slope full into horror at the last hour mark that it had been vigorously circling the entire time.
Not the most polished thing but a really fun time and has enough going on and changing up that it doesn't outstay its welcome. Very much enjoyed that slope full into horror at the last hour mark that it had been vigorously circling the entire time.
Cyberpunk distopyası atmosferini fena vermeyen ama hikaye anlamında amaçsız, savaş mekanikleri ile iyi kötü bir keyfi olan, genel anlamda idare eder bir Indie.
Puana da aslen 3.25 civarı bir şey verirdim, eğer imkanım olsaydı. Hani çok iyi değil ama potansiyeli var vs. diye. Bazen küsuratlar önemli olabiliyo- AMAAAN, FUCK IT; zaten puan vermesini beceremiyorum.
Puana da aslen 3.25 civarı bir şey verirdim, eğer imkanım olsaydı. Hani çok iyi değil ama potansiyeli var vs. diye. Bazen küsuratlar önemli olabiliyo- AMAAAN, FUCK IT; zaten puan vermesini beceremiyorum.
Prime example of vibe and soundtrack elevating a mechanically clunky and weightless game into "cool" tier. I can't even imagine how hard this would've exploded today though, being a cyberpunk story where you play as a silent murderguy in a cool mask that gets called "puppy" by a techgirl that makes cutesy poses when you win fights
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RUINER was an interesting one... The thing that I loved most about this game was the pacing, throughout the game, there was little to no exposition, they just said 'go' which made this feel much less boring than it could be. The combat was so dry, however. Switching guns throughout combat encounters keeps you on your toes, but it just ended up feeling like Hotline Miami but with less strategy. I loved the worldbuilding and the art direction, but the 3D was rough. The 2D stuff was cool though.
RUINER was an interesting one... The thing that I loved most about this game was the pacing, throughout the game, there was little to no exposition, they just said 'go' which made this feel much less boring than it could be. The combat was so dry, however. Switching guns throughout combat encounters keeps you on your toes, but it just ended up feeling like Hotline Miami but with less strategy. I loved the worldbuilding and the art direction, but the 3D was rough. The 2D stuff was cool though.
This game is very, very fun. Nothing inherently wrong with the gameplay at all and it is clearly skill based. I didn't care for the story at all, but it's alright. This isn't my kind of game though, the closest thing I'd compare it to is Hotline Miami. I can easily recommend this game for those who loved that game, it is a very fun game nonetheless.
i'm so fucking bad at this game. i'm not sure if you're supposed to play it with a controller. truly this is one of those rare times where, no matter what adjustments i made, i couldn't get my steam controller to feel good with this game. i dunno, maybe it's just hard or i'm just bad. it's absurdly pretty with a great soundtrack. it feels like the combat was well-designed but i know absolutely nothing about twin-stick shooters. story is excessively average. there are better cyberpunk games out there, but (with the exception of Transistor) none of them look as cool as this one.