As a huge Robocop fan this game was high on my list of things I really wanted to get excited for but just didn't because I've been burned before in the past and hype always leads to disappointment. So it's very fulfilling to finally get to play a Robocop game that's not only really good but also has that classic charm that I always loved from the movies.
It's not perfect, it's very much a cheapo AA game trying very hard to reach those AAA highest with the small budget they have, and I'd be lying if I said the game did a great job with its handling of the police. On the one hand I really like how you as Robocop get the choice to either follow the laws dictated by your programing and fine people breaking the law, or you can follow your other directive which is serving the public which usually involves letting people off with a warning. This pretty much implies that the laws set in Detroit don't really make the city a better place and help the citizens, and more so are set to benefit the super evil mega corporation that owns the city. It's a lot more political than I thought this game was gonna go and I'm kinda impressed they went for it, I just wish the actual portrayal of the police was a tiny bit better. I didn't really have much thoughts on their portrayal for a majority of the game but by the end they kinda pull a Robocop 3 and have the police become "the shining light that will save the city from the city destroying gang warfare", which almost turned me off the ending. (which if I'm being real here for a sec is kinda an issue with Robocop as a concept not just 3.)
Other than that though this is everything I could've ever wanted from a Robocop video game. I thought I was gonna get a decent game that did nothing more than your basic fan pandering of famous moments from the movies, and while it does do that; you can also tell the devs behind the game have a deep love for Robocop and a firm understand of what that movie is and isn't. That's what makes games like this stick out among the trash like Hogwarts Legacy or Shadow of Mordor, games that have the appearance of love and appreciation for the source material but finding it only goes skin deep, not actually appreciating the narrative or characters of said story and more so just saying "oh wow isn't Hogwarts Castle pretty" or "aren't goes wacky Orcs the funniest''. Honestly I'd put this up there with games like Arkham City, or the Aqua Teen Hunger Force game in terms of game that perfectly capture the tone and spirit of its source material.
It's not perfect, it's very much a cheapo AA game trying very hard to reach those AAA highest with the small budget they have, and I'd be lying if I said the game did a great job with its handling of the police. On the one hand I really like how you as Robocop get the choice to either follow the laws dictated by your programing and fine people breaking the law, or you can follow your other directive which is serving the public which usually involves letting people off with a warning. This pretty much implies that the laws set in Detroit don't really make the city a better place and help the citizens, and more so are set to benefit the super evil mega corporation that owns the city. It's a lot more political than I thought this game was gonna go and I'm kinda impressed they went for it, I just wish the actual portrayal of the police was a tiny bit better. I didn't really have much thoughts on their portrayal for a majority of the game but by the end they kinda pull a Robocop 3 and have the police become "the shining light that will save the city from the city destroying gang warfare", which almost turned me off the ending. (which if I'm being real here for a sec is kinda an issue with Robocop as a concept not just 3.)
Other than that though this is everything I could've ever wanted from a Robocop video game. I thought I was gonna get a decent game that did nothing more than your basic fan pandering of famous moments from the movies, and while it does do that; you can also tell the devs behind the game have a deep love for Robocop and a firm understand of what that movie is and isn't. That's what makes games like this stick out among the trash like Hogwarts Legacy or Shadow of Mordor, games that have the appearance of love and appreciation for the source material but finding it only goes skin deep, not actually appreciating the narrative or characters of said story and more so just saying "oh wow isn't Hogwarts Castle pretty" or "aren't goes wacky Orcs the funniest''. Honestly I'd put this up there with games like Arkham City, or the Aqua Teen Hunger Force game in terms of game that perfectly capture the tone and spirit of its source material.