Ah, man. You'd think I would've learned my lesson with preordering super overhyped games after Cyberpunk 2077. I guess old habits die hard.
This game went under my radar way back when I was in high school, and watching the very first trailer released for it I was blown away not only by the various enemy varieties by also by eccentric yet memorable art direction. To be honest, I am a bit sad that they switched the art direction from this creepy survival game vibe to more of what seems live action themed one with quippy one liners and Call of Duty scenes (the crash of the train car, for example).
I will admit I did have fun exploring the map, and I will say the research complexes are the best parts - an easy way for the devs to implement and show these fucked up science experiments and to let their creative direction run wild.
Graphics are beautiful, and I will say the opening scene/area reminded me a lot of Bioshock Infinite's Columbia with introducing this fictional picturesque world before everything goes to shit.
Combat was alright, though I will admit once you utilize the Electro + Zvezdochka combo you literally win the game with the emp blast + melee swings replenish energy combo being wicked busted. Easily the most frustrating thing in this game is the repair bots system in the overworld- which pretty much mitigates any robots you've destroyed and any progress you make. And they don't even have a cooldown or limited amount to spawn in, it's literally endless until the destroyed robot is fully repaired!
I know people have already complained about the awful writing and the even worse English dubbed audio for this game, so I'm not gonna go more in - depth with it. I just want to comment on the protagonist being so fucking unlikeable - and I get that not every protagonist has to be a goody two shoes overly nice person but this dude will literally be such a dick for no reason (Like when he would ask a question to his glove companion then proceeds to get annoyed at the answer for the question he asked for in the goddamn first place.)
Lastly, I gotta talk about the endings man because fuck man did they fumble the bag. It's clear that they wanted to set the ending up to be hinting towards a sequel or something else, but fuck does it feel so rushed or they probably had something else in mind.
Honestly, not the worst game I've played however another big letdown for me. I will say that it is very impressive that Mundfish was able to create something like this as their first game though, and I actually am looking forward to potential future projects they have.
This game went under my radar way back when I was in high school, and watching the very first trailer released for it I was blown away not only by the various enemy varieties by also by eccentric yet memorable art direction. To be honest, I am a bit sad that they switched the art direction from this creepy survival game vibe to more of what seems live action themed one with quippy one liners and Call of Duty scenes (the crash of the train car, for example).
I will admit I did have fun exploring the map, and I will say the research complexes are the best parts - an easy way for the devs to implement and show these fucked up science experiments and to let their creative direction run wild.
Graphics are beautiful, and I will say the opening scene/area reminded me a lot of Bioshock Infinite's Columbia with introducing this fictional picturesque world before everything goes to shit.
Combat was alright, though I will admit once you utilize the Electro + Zvezdochka combo you literally win the game with the emp blast + melee swings replenish energy combo being wicked busted. Easily the most frustrating thing in this game is the repair bots system in the overworld- which pretty much mitigates any robots you've destroyed and any progress you make. And they don't even have a cooldown or limited amount to spawn in, it's literally endless until the destroyed robot is fully repaired!
I know people have already complained about the awful writing and the even worse English dubbed audio for this game, so I'm not gonna go more in - depth with it. I just want to comment on the protagonist being so fucking unlikeable - and I get that not every protagonist has to be a goody two shoes overly nice person but this dude will literally be such a dick for no reason (Like when he would ask a question to his glove companion then proceeds to get annoyed at the answer for the question he asked for in the goddamn first place.)
Lastly, I gotta talk about the endings man because fuck man did they fumble the bag. It's clear that they wanted to set the ending up to be hinting towards a sequel or something else, but fuck does it feel so rushed or they probably had something else in mind.
Honestly, not the worst game I've played however another big letdown for me. I will say that it is very impressive that Mundfish was able to create something like this as their first game though, and I actually am looking forward to potential future projects they have.
appreciations
1 year ago