SYNTHETIK is an absolutely fantastic game. The presentation is simple and concise, being all it needs and not much more. The sound design is fantastic, too, with everything feeling weighty in its own way.

The main star of this game is its gunplay. It's incredibly snappy and accurate, with not much to figure out past point and shoot. This works in its favor, as with the extra balancing of its very unique reloading mechanic. Reloads are ENTIRELY manual. You eject a magazine, you load one back in, and can hit the right timing to reload faster. This system is simple at its core, yes, but ends up creating a very engaging game in the longer run.

There's definitely a story, but it's not anything you really ever need to think about. Can't dock points for a story that clearly is just meant to set up cool gameplay. Things look cool, feel cool, and sound cool. Not much else to it.

My only real complaint is the lack of co-op with more than 2 people, but this isn't really enough to majorly hurt the game. Definitely gonna keep playing in the future.

the best one-hit-kill game ever made. no, thats not an exaggeration, either. everything else like it i have played simply doesn't shine up to everything this game throws at you

with a simple, almost objectively skill-based combat system, linear and well designed levels that keep you coming back, secrets and goofy interactions to be found almost everywhere, this game is fucking fantastic to play, over and over again.

in presentation, i really cant say much. just the poster image on this site is amazing, and it reflects the beauty of the pixel art, managing to stun my cynical ass from time to time, more than most games could say. the music is also amazing, not much to say there

the story is great, dont wanna spoil it. legit had my jaw dropped at a few points, and several both in-game and meta twists took me very off guard

buy this game right now. seriously. you wont regret this shit