Disclaimer: I've never watched RoboCop

Rogue City is an incredibly good effort. The story is cohesive and plays out in a great way, it's got action in spades, drama, comedy, and it was interesting enough to keep me invested the entire way through. The characters are all pretty solid, from minor side characters to ones more prevalent throughout the story. Even ones I kind of hated at first rubbed off on me by the end. Gameplay is where Rogue City shines. The gunplay feels great, guns pack a punch and every landed shot comes with a nice meaty thud behind it, plus there's a pretty solid amount of weapon variety. There's also a shocking amount of reactivity, I really wasn't anticipating much when I went into this but this game does an excellent job of putting some power into the choices you make. The atmosphere and level design is another highlight, the city portions in particular are done incredibly well and do a great job of making you feel like you're there. Visually, the game is solid, it can look downright beautiful at times, though it does have some weaker moments where the design of the levels is more at fault than anything. Really, the only gripe I have with it comes down to the sluggish movement speed. Sure, it makes sense as you're just a pile of lumbering metal, but it can make travelling from point A to point B one hell of a slog when there's nothing going in-between. Other than that, I was presently surprised by Robocop, and even enjoyed it to the extent that I'm excited to see what Teyon puts out next.

Reviewed on Dec 16, 2023


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