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Not Recommended
0.0 hrs last two weeks / 4.0 hrs on record
Posted: Mar 28, 2015 @ 1:36am
Updated: Mar 28, 2015 @ 1:38am

In today's world of hyper-reactionary gamers, where decent games are routinely dog-piled by the community and even minor issues are denounced as game-breaking travesties, along comes a game like Dark Raid to remind us of what a truly bad game looks like.

In fact it's probably a compliment to call Dark Raid a game; better games have done more with less. Dark Raid is only a game in so far as it pretends to be one. It might be more accurate to describe it as a first-year student game development project, except the student(s) in question started this project late and only had a day to complete it.

This game just screams "minimum effort" on the developers' part; everything from character design and AI, to weapons, story, animation and level design are attrociously underdeveloped.

Level design, in particular, bears the unmistakable fingerprint of amateurs at work. Dark Raid's levels consist of either identical, mostly empty, rooms (literally) copy-pasted together or huge nearly-featureless rooms with platforms and ramps; rinse repeat for 5-6 levels until you've beaten the game. Levels consist mostly key/button hunts while clearing rooms of robotic enemies who relentlessly aimbot (no pun intended) you from the other side of the level.

Were Dark Raid a free game one might forgive its failings, but as a commercial game it is inexcusably lazy.

Overall Dark Raid is a joyless, tedious experience unworthy of its retail price. I was (ahem) lucky enough to get it in a bundle at a fraction of the steam store price and I still feel ripped-off.

There is nothing it can offer that other better, more complete games can at the same price. Save your money and buy them instead.
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5 Comments
Dr. Strange Aug 19, 2015 @ 7:24am 
I haven't played this Dark Raid. But I just wanted to thank your for your first paragraph. It is nice to hear from someone else who also thinks that much of what passes for "game reviews" are just mean spirited rantings by whiny babies. That's my take anyway.
And, of course, thanks for the warning on this "game". :)
Big Grizzly Aug 8, 2015 @ 2:41pm 
well you saved us money. its the least we can do
Rex Bellator Aug 8, 2015 @ 12:50pm 
Thanks for the kind comments you two, I appreciate it.
Big Grizzly Aug 8, 2015 @ 9:58am 
this actually saved me from even considering this game, thanks man
Cunin Aug 7, 2015 @ 10:24pm 
Great review, really. Exactly my feelings.
The screenshots are so deceiving...I almost was tempted to buy it on a sale but then waited for a bundle since I got burned so many times.
The logo picture is also really nice, which could make people believe it's some kind of a professional game.
Bad surprise, eh?