The very definition of a hidden gem.
If Star Wars Squadrons is the epitome of the modern space combat sim (and it is), Chorus is the same for a wilder, more arcadey experience.
While the story is simple, it's an effective tale of making mistakes, owning the consequences of those mistakes, and finding peace among the chaos both within and without. The world-building, similarly, is subtle and simple, but it works very hard to create added depth to the world you'll explore for 15-20 hours.
The gameplay? The visuals? The setpieces? Absolutely stunning. The slow build of more and more mechanics, as well as more and more things to keep in mind, in increasingly-complex enemy encounters is executing like learning to drive: It seems like every function at your disposal is too overwhelming until you start to see how they relate, and suddenly, the whole car makes sense.
That's the best way to sum up Chorus. The game feels tight to play from moment one, but as you get introduced to the more complex mechanics, it becomes even better, making the dogfights you'll have faster and you more effective in them, making you feel like a one-woman/one-ship army in a way that no other game has since Halo made that feeling a staple of its gameplay.
You don't want to let this game pass you by.
If Star Wars Squadrons is the epitome of the modern space combat sim (and it is), Chorus is the same for a wilder, more arcadey experience.
While the story is simple, it's an effective tale of making mistakes, owning the consequences of those mistakes, and finding peace among the chaos both within and without. The world-building, similarly, is subtle and simple, but it works very hard to create added depth to the world you'll explore for 15-20 hours.
The gameplay? The visuals? The setpieces? Absolutely stunning. The slow build of more and more mechanics, as well as more and more things to keep in mind, in increasingly-complex enemy encounters is executing like learning to drive: It seems like every function at your disposal is too overwhelming until you start to see how they relate, and suddenly, the whole car makes sense.
That's the best way to sum up Chorus. The game feels tight to play from moment one, but as you get introduced to the more complex mechanics, it becomes even better, making the dogfights you'll have faster and you more effective in them, making you feel like a one-woman/one-ship army in a way that no other game has since Halo made that feeling a staple of its gameplay.
You don't want to let this game pass you by.