I'm not really a CRPG guy, and I used this game to dip my toes in the genre, since I heard that it's pretty simple and could be a good introduction.
I find that the narrative and especially the atmosphere are pretty compelling. A gloomy, cyberpunk Seattle makes for a good backdrop to an exciting murder mystery. That's where the positives end for me.
I found the overall quality of the game to be pretty cheap. The visuals are kind of uninteresting, and pretty repetitive. The UI is clunky and clearly designed for tablets. The music is just a handful of short (admittedly moody and fitting) tracks that are repeated ad nauseam, which gets really grating in no time. It also seems to be a very linear experience with almost no sidequesting.
Combat seems really uninspired, being basically a less-interesting xcom, and there's very little of it: 6 hours of playtime (almost halfway through according to howlongtobeat.com) and the number of fights my character has been in can be counted on the fingers of two hands).
Overall, this game is a bit too barebones for my liking. I'm still interested in the genre, but I think this title wasn't the right introduction
I find that the narrative and especially the atmosphere are pretty compelling. A gloomy, cyberpunk Seattle makes for a good backdrop to an exciting murder mystery. That's where the positives end for me.
I found the overall quality of the game to be pretty cheap. The visuals are kind of uninteresting, and pretty repetitive. The UI is clunky and clearly designed for tablets. The music is just a handful of short (admittedly moody and fitting) tracks that are repeated ad nauseam, which gets really grating in no time. It also seems to be a very linear experience with almost no sidequesting.
Combat seems really uninspired, being basically a less-interesting xcom, and there's very little of it: 6 hours of playtime (almost halfway through according to howlongtobeat.com) and the number of fights my character has been in can be counted on the fingers of two hands).
Overall, this game is a bit too barebones for my liking. I'm still interested in the genre, but I think this title wasn't the right introduction