Overall a rather cute and pleasant game. The controls are smooth, the RPG elements give you interesting synergistic options (in short, are you an 80's Action Hero, Grizzled Demolitions Expert or a Tower Defense Engineer?), and the story has some well-written characters. Shooting zombies feels satisfying, and there are 3 game modes even in the story missions (Patrol, a TD-style; Arena, a survival match; Rescue, what it says on the tin) so it doesn't wear out its welcome. It even has a "Side B" story that's a parody of the main story for added replay value.

I will say I didn't like the enemies growing tougher over time (literally tougher, nothing changed except their HP went up) because it didn't make the game harder, but it DID remove any sense of progress in a lot of the RPG elements. I played on normal, and every time my damage went up, the enemies seemed to increase their HP by an equal amount so that I never felt a sense of progression, but never felt like the enemy was growing harder, either. There are only 5 enemy types; they start off mildly threatening, and thanks to HP growth, they end up mildly threatening by the end as well. I'd also say that the main campaign was wearing out its welcome a bit by the end, you could probably trim 10 days off without really losing a sense of the game's fun. Additionally, the story ended up falling a little flat as you realize it's more a first act of an arc than a complete story, and I kept waiting for a twist that never appeared.

I'm sandwiching my complaints between two positive paragraphs because again, overall, I am quite satisfied with this game. The leveling system was elegant, the weapons satisfying, the controls smooth, and the characters well-written. If you like twin-stick shooters with a pretty heavy RPG component (both in leveling mechanics and having a character-driven story) this game will scratch that itch quite well.

Overall a rather cute and pleasant game. The controls are smooth, the RPG elements give you interesting synergistic options (in short, are you an 80's Action Hero, Grizzled Demolitions Expert or a Tower Defense Engineer?), and the story has some well-written characters. Shooting zombies feels satisfying, and there are 3 game modes even in the story missions (Patrol, a TD-style; Arena, a survival match; Rescue, what it says on the tin) so it doesn't wear out its welcome. It even has a "Side B" story that's a parody of the main story for added replay value. I will say I didn't like the enemies growing tougher over time (literally tougher, nothing changed except their HP went up) because it didn't make the game harder, but it DID remove any sense of progress in a lot of the RPG elements. I played on normal, and every time my damage went up, the enemies seemed to increase their HP by an equal amount so that I never felt a sense of progression, but never felt like the enemy was growing harder, either. There are only 5 enemy types; they start off mildly threatening, and thanks to HP growth, they end up mildly threatening by the end as well. I'd also say that the main campaign was wearing out its welcome a bit by the end, you could probably trim 10 days off without really losing a sense of the game's fun. Additionally, the story ended up falling a little flat as you realize it's more a first act of an arc than a complete story, and I kept waiting for a twist that never appeared. I'm sandwiching my complaints between two positive paragraphs because again, overall, I am quite satisfied with this game. The leveling system was elegant, the weapons satisfying, the controls smooth, and the characters well-written. If you like twin-stick shooters with a pretty heavy RPG component (both in leveling mechanics and having a character-driven story) this game will scratch that itch quite well.