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48.4 hrs on record (33.7 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
First of all this is an early access game, however it doesn't feel like it.
It seems a bit simple at first as all you do is move and it auto fires for you. But then the more you play you find there's greater depth to it making it a great action shooter. The rogue-like nature of it means you'll not get far this first time, but get a few upgrades and you make progress.
The choice of upgrades you get during the game is nice and varied and often you are in a dilemma as to which to choose. There are unlocks to pursue, minerals to collect which then allows global upgrades between games.
It's definitely one of those "just one more game" titles.
The weapons have a nice variety and as you get up to 4 at a time there are multiple combinations to try out. The difficulty curve feels just right. Easy to start and get to grips with. Then it ramps up and frequently you won't finish all 5 levels of a mission. However it doesn't feel like it's unfairly punishing you. You can just start again and have another go.
The game play is intoxicating. It's like an old arcade shooter brought up to date with nice graphics, some scattered interesting dialogue, and the feeling you are a one dwarf mincing machine with awesome firepower, until you get overrun by what feels like thousands of bugs.
Great game. I'm hoping for a multiplayer update at some point.
All in all definitely worth £10. I've got 33 hours in just over a week since I bought it.
Posted February 28.
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7.7 hrs on record (4.2 hrs at review time)
Early Access Review
Just got this today on a beta release. The game seems to run nicely in the shooter parts, the computer controlled "wing man" seems to be faster and more accurate than me so gets more of the xp. The maps are quite small although I can't comment about further on as I've only played for a couple of hours. The play area is nicely rendered and although an isometric view the camera automatically moves and I've only been caught out once by a zombie hidden by some scenery.
The main interface/ globe map feels a bit clunky to be honest. There were some tips but it was a bit of trial and error with clicking different bits to understand what was going on. It works well enough I suppose, but it's not very engaging. I can see that further on the population might need to be moved around but it's still a lot of guesswork at the moment as to what I'm supposed to be aiming to achieve.
The research and character levelling up is very one dimensional and I for one would like there to be more options, and not just see all the guns in a research line that you probably steadily progress through as you inevitably gain xp. I would like more guns and more tactical options. Sniper? Heavy Support?
The zombies all seem identical at the moment, just run at you at different speeds, can't comment about further through the game.
All in all I suppose the obvious comparison to x-com will have to be drawn. It's an action shooter as opposed to a strategy game in the current state. But I can't help feeling I'm left wanting more. I would say it's a great take on the x-com style game, don't be afraid to take more cues from a very successful and long series of games. Just put your spin on it and this game could go from OK to great.
Posted June 9, 2014.
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